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~Sopbkior Court Yesterday.—The
only case disposed of was that of George
Pryor, charged with assault and batte
ry. He plead guilty and was ordered
tned 150 and costs.
The cases of Hyde and Bharpe John
son, charged with murdor, were con- i
tinned, the first by the defense, the
•econd by the State, on account of the |
absence of material witnesses. Hyde
wb9 required to give a bond of $2,500, I
and Johnson SI,OOO, or go to jail.
several other minor cases were con
tinued.
In twenty cases, no arrest was re
ported.
The Grand Jury returned six true
bills, one against Reuben Pride, color
ed, now in jail, for murder.
Court at 12:30 p. m. adjourned to 9
a m. to day, when the criminal docket
will be resumed.
The Court thus far has been a very I
impecuniouß one to clerks and assist- j
ants.
Balk of Real Estate.—The follow
ing are the prices realized at Ellis &j
Spencer’s auction sale;
A pretty good horse, harnesß and ex- j
press wagon, brought $72 50.
At Sheriff’s sale the improved prop
erty of Dr. Brunson, opposite the resi- ]
dence of Col. Lindsay, was bid off to
this last named gentleman for $1,405.
We heard him say he had offered S4OOO
tor it since the war.
The Owen Thomas plantation was
rented to Joe Huff for $1,125.
The Garrard property was sold as
folio w s:
Vacant lot on Broad Btreet, 07 feet
»; inches, by 147 ft. 10 inches, the Caru
ghi lot, sold to 11. Castleman for SIOOO.
Two lots on Jackson street, north ,of
Perry House, united 135 ft. front and
147 ft. 10 inches deep, bid off by A.
Gammel at $l,lOO.
The “Allen lot,” on Oglethorpe
street, north of Perry House, two story
house, knocked down to Judge M. J.
Crawford for SBOO.
The property above, the “Mollie
Jones lot,” bid off at SI,BOO by H.
Castleman.
The farm on the old Macon road,
containing 530 acres, sold at $7 lO per
acre to N. B. Roberts.
The farm at junction ofßull and Tay
lor creeks, 385 acres, sold to Col. Lind
say at $9 50 per acre.
Savannah and Memphis Railroad.
—This road is now running to a point
twenty-five miles from Opelika. Dade
ville will be roached by March. The
road is paying salaries and operating
expenses. The Directors had a meet
ing Saturday in Opelika. It was thought
they would determine on the lower
route to effect a junction with the Sel
ma, Rome and Dalton Railroad, (which
is so greatly desired to be effected as
speedily as possible) as it is eleven miles
shorti'f «nd half a million cheaper than
the upper one. Superintendent Sharpe
appears to understand his business
thoroughly and acts for the best inter
ests of the road. The latest we hear is
that President Sam Jones has resigned,
or will do so in a few days, and that
Mr. McAnemey, of New York, a man
of vim and means, will take the office.
It is also designed that through cars
shall be run to Columbua as soon as the
road is cxtendod far enough.
This road will be of immense benefit
to Columbus and should receive every
encouragement from citizens and the
Council.
Murder of Mr. Felix Long. —This
gentleman, a large planter in Jackson
county, Florida, was killed last Thurs
day night, on his farm near Marianna.
Lie was standing at his corn crib when
he was shot dead. A negro has been
arrested,aud the circumstantial evidence
against him is very strong. The print
of the butt of the gun on the ground
corresponds with the weapon found in
his possession. One of the screws of
the gun is wanting. A short nail found
where the old “fusee” rested, exactly
fits the hole and seems to have supplied
the place of the screw, but fell out
when the owner rested the weapon on
the ground, The trace of footsteps
also measure well with his shoes. The
motive for the act is not known, as Mr.
Long was very popular both with blackß
and whites. He was one of the wealth
iest men In the county. The boats
brought no further particulars.
Mr. Long was about fifty years of
age, a widower with an only son.
Death of Judge Wm. E. An deb- j
son.—We learn from officers of the ■
boats that this gentleman died at his
residence at Marianna,Florida,on Mon
day, the 27th. He had resided in J ack
son countytwenty-four years. He came
from Tennesse, wherß he once edited
a paper. He was prominent as a law
yer, was before and during the war, a
general of State Militia, and was cap
tured in Marianna, in 1864, while com
manding it, and lately has been a Judge
of the County Court. He wao very
well known in Columbus. He leaves a
family.
Since the above, we have received
the Marianna Courier, giving the action ;
of his brother lawyers regarding his i
death. _
Personal.—We return many thanks j
to the Hon. A. H. Stephens for an ele
gant copy of his “War between the
States”—a new edition, two volumes
none. We fully appreciate this tokeu
of friendship and shall preserve it as
the labors of a patriot, sage and Chris
titn gentleman and as inculcating prin
ciples on which alone Constitutional
liberty can be preserved on Ibis conti
nent. The book should be read and
studied by every statesman and triend
of this Confederate Republic.
Jason Gregory advertises he is now
making “Golden syrup” by the clarify
ing method. It is claimed this process
is greatly cheaper than the ordinary
process, and he guarantees it will not
ferment. Ho!stead& Cos. give explana
tions. See notice.
Took the Premium. — Mr. D. Pas
chal, of Hatchachubbee, Russell ceunty,
Ala., has been awarded the premium of
|l6O for the best bale of upland cotton,
exhibited at the Savannah Fair. The
cotton was shipped by Swift, Murphy
A Cos., of this city
Sheriff Bradford—This gentle
man is getting well. This i9 gratifying
to his many friends.
Crigler & Gordon advertise fresh
arrivals of staple and fancy dress goods.
Bee notice.
VOL. XIII.
PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
More as a matter of custom and cour
tesy, than for any substantial informa
tion, we publish in full the President’s
Message. There is a similarity between
bills in Equity and Messages. Any
sharp Yankee could invent a machine
to grind out either. Throw in Eng
land, France, Russia, Mexico, South
America, with a live Negro and Indian
or two, and it will come out a long,
sleepy Message.
We may, hereafter, recur to the Mes
sage. We recommend its reading to
such of our readers as are wakeful—it is
as full of romance and poetry as a dic
tionary ora tale told twice.
m 1.1.0C1i AND HIS FBIEIDS.
Our neighbor, tho Enquirer, in its is
sue of Sunday, the 3d, says: "The
prediction which we made, when Bul
lock’s flight was first announced, that
he would nowhere find any out-spoken
and influential defenders, has veri
fied. He skulks from place to place, al
ways far away from Georgia, awaiting
the developments of time, but no one
champions his cause.”
We, unlike our neighbor, make no
pretensions to gifts of prophecy. Our
lips have never been touched by a live
coal from the altar. We recognise the
fact when a grindstone is eaten by a
cow, rather than the prediction by any
one, that the wonderful thing would
happen. A close observer and accurate
thinker can guess pretty well the effect
from a cause, a future from the past,
but the many failures of modern proph
ets wain us not to place much faith in
divination. We suppose the “predic
tion” was grounded on rather a low es
timate of human nature and on the
common standard that the morality of
a crime is measured more by its detec
tion than commission.
In Bullock’s case, we did not expect
to find the old adage—“ Honesty
among thieves,"so completely nullified.
We thought someone out of his hun
dreds of beneficiaries would have
thrown at least a flower on his political
grave. We have been disappointed,
and like Grant, we have lost faith in
human nature. No wonder after such
a backing of his late friends, that Bul
lock curves his back, fights back and
says he stole and squandered the mon
ey of tho people in royal banquets and
proclamations, not to much for him
self, but for the benefit of his now
sympathetic mournerß. Bullock thinks
and thinks morally and legally that the
receiver of stolon goods, knowing they
are stolen, is as criminal as the original
thief.
We believe in the Jewish law of res
titution. Bt. Paul after his conversion,
truly repented and condemed himself
because tho clothes of the martyr Ste
phen were laid at his feet.
The Washington Patriot says:
Governor Bullock, defending himself
from tho outcry against him, denies
that he has profited to any material ex
tent by the speculations in which he
took a hand. “I had to wink at the
stealing around me,” he said, and “pre
tend to take my share. If I hadn’t
done so, tho knavish carpet-baggers
and scalawags, with whom I was forced
to associate, would have stolen me bodi
ly-
This is turning State’s evidence
with a vengeance! We think these
“knavish carpet-baggers and scala
wags” should make a clean breast of It
and return their blood money into the
treasury. If the late committees will
shake tho bushes vigorously, there will
be a terrible fluttering among the night
birds of prey.
SI»KEA.»IK« TOO *UJCM.
We are afraid our present Legislature,
like the simple old turkey-hen when, to
do something great, went to setting on
a bushel of eggs, is spreading itself too
much. The thing of course was a fail
ure—for in;the effort to do much, noth
ing was dono. Old fox hunter* tell us
that inexperienced dogs are very apt to
open on a back track, or false scent,
and that in the doublings and twistings
of the game it is difficult to bring it to
bay. We all know the late of the frog
that wished to swell into the size of the
ox—the thing would not do—because
the cloth was not enough for the coat.
A great English statesman was once
asked how it was that he could do so
much in a short time. He replied that
the secret was simple, viz: To do only
what was worth doing; do one thing at
a time, and do that thing well. A few
well directed blows at the same place
is better than to beat the air for days
with your fists. The pyramids of
j Egypt which have loomed for centuries
above the sands of the desert, defying
tho tooth of Time, are only the results
of single blocks of stone fitted on othors
one by one.
If any of our readers have troubled
themselves to look over the captions of
the bills introduced, they must be satis
fied that the largest number will never
be matured. Many are of no impor
tance and so half-made-up and rudely
shaped that it would consume weeks to
lick them into any comely form. Week
after week was permitted to expire be
fore committees to examine and report
on the frauds upon the State were ap
pointed, The question whether the
committees should be composed of
members, or outsiders, was for days a
matter of grave debate. Members re
fused to be put on the committees be
cause it would take too much ot their
precious lime from local legislation, as
if tho investigation and exposure of
fraud was not as important as any other
duty that could occupy their attention.
If the Legislature had confined itself
to the finances and frauds of the State,
and abolishedjthe laws against usury,
we have no doubt the people would
have said, “Well done, good and faith
ful servants ” As it promises, we fear,
alter the a*iui lutnbliuga aud ireincß
dous throes of the mountain, that only
a slick, slim, sickly mouse will creep
forth to the disgust and ridicule of the
good citizens of Georgia
Election in Montgomery.—ln the
municipal election, Monday, 3504 votes
were polled. Faber and Hughes, Radi
cals, were elected Mayor aud Clerk,
over Terry and Snodgrass, by 119 and
94 respectively. The Council stands
eight democrats, one independent and
three Radicals, including the two negroes
in Ward No. 5. The last Council stood
three Democrats against nine and Rad
ical Candidates for Mayor and Clerk
were elected by majorities ranging
from 600 to 750. Country negroes vot
ed largely. A negro was killed by
another.
Upson County.—A man named Wil'
liams cut a man named Culver, so se
verely last Saturday as to cause his
death in a short time. The parties
live near the line of Upson and Taylor
counties.
THE WEEKLY SUN.
REORUIA SEWS.
A citizen of Georgia just returned
from Europe, informs the Constitution
alist of Angusta, that the Georgia six
j per cent, gold bonds, new, are hawked
I about the streets of London and Paris,
| and may be bought at from thirty to
forty cents on the dollar,
The Atlanta Bun learns that Benja
min Conley, exercising the functions of
Governor of Georgia, has written a let
i ter to someone in Washington, declar
ing that Bullock’s administration has
been patriotic, economical, and that
| there has been no over-issue of bonds
! by him.
The Gainesville Eagle says :
Returning. Within the last two
weeks several families that moved from
our county ono-or two years ago—some
to Mississippi, and others to Arkansas
aud Texas—have returned to their old
homes, and express themselves as fully
satisfied with the Weßt. We are in~
: formed that a large number of persons
who have left Georgia since the war,
with a view of bettering their fortunes
in the West, are anxious to return, and
will do so as soon as they are able.
We clip the following from the Amer
icus Republican:
Fardon, of G. F. Page. —We learn that
a telegram was received in this city on
Saturday, that acting Governor Conley
had pardoned Mr. Page, who was found
guilty of “voluntary manslaughter” at
the last Superior Court of this county,
and sentenced by Judge Clark to ten
years’ imprisonment in tho penitentia
ry. If this be true, there is no necessi
ty for law in this country for the trial
of criminal offenders. It becomes a
farce.
Savannah. All the negro hotel
waiters struck for higher wages. They
were promptly paid off at the Pulaski
and Screven Houses, and ordered to
leave. Seeing the failure of the sable
brethren, the waiters at the Marshal and
Pavilion hotels remained, with two or
three exceptions. Telegrams have been
sent to New York for white waiters....
Branch House, a large wooden hotel, at
White Bluff, erected last spring, a fash
ionable summer resort, burned Thurs
day night. Cost $17,500, insured for
SIO,OOO. Loss $21,500, fully covered
by insurance. Georgia Home and
Southern Mutual had $4,000 on tho
building, rest in Liverpool and Connec j
ticut companies. Arkwigbt & Cos., j
owners. Fire caught in the dining !
room St. Andrews Society celebrat- |
ed its 107th anniversary, Chief Justice
Lochrane among the speakers Mr.
Philip Fitzgerald, of Macon, sentenced
by the U. S. Court for violation of the
revenue laws, has been pardoned by
the President The Fair awarded 50
gold, 200 silver and 300 bronze medals.
Savannah. Madame Isabella Mc-
Culloch Brignoli will give ono grand
concert on Thursday evening next, at
St. Andrew’s Hall, previous to her de
parture for Europe, where she has been
engaged for a series of operas in the
principal theatres of Great Britain and
the Continent Hon. W. B. Woods
departed for Jacksonville, Fla., where
he will preside at the Circuit Court, for
the district of Florida, now in session
at that place The Georgia Historical
Society has been presented by one of
the members a volume printed in 1492,
forty-seven years after tho first volume
that was printed by metal type—The
new line furnished the President’s mes
sage. One operator took it.
Cuthbkrt. —The News says a ma
jority of the farmers of that and adjoin
ing counties, have made corn enough
to do them till another crop Is made.
Some few will have a little to spare.
The top crop of cotton is pronounced
an utter failure in all quarters; and this
was depended upon to bring the crop
up to a half crop The male institu
tion is to have a $6,000 building and be
opened, if possible, by January Ist.
Houston County.— Right of way
secured for “our railroad” except in
one or two instances... .Two negroes
played with a pistol near Perry, on the
Lamar place. One was killed... .Mrs.
Mary B. Culler, wife of Dr. P. B. D. H.
Culler, died at the residence of her son
in-law, Major J. B. Cobb, in Macon,
last Monday morning. She was a
daughter of the late Hon. Howell Cobb,
and was 48 years of age.
Brunswick. —Some villain fired into
the B. & A. passenger train near the city •
Two ladies had a narrow escape. Judge
Sessions has granted the application of
complainants, restraining the lien
creditors of the B. & A. R. 11., from
selling the property levied on, and ap
pointed Col. John D. Rumph, Master
in Chancery, to investigate the claims,
and the second Monday in January
next for the hearing. The complain
ants state that a number of the claims
upon which lien executions had been
issued were for woTk done for H. I.
Kimball & Cos., and not for the Bruns
wick and Albany Railroad Company,
and that the Road had never been de
livered into the possession of tho Com
pany. Glynn Academy haß compro
mised with the B. & A. R. R., and se
cured $7,500 for their lots.
Early County.— P. L. Robinson,
aged eighty years, died at Blakely on
the 24th In a difficulty with Mr.
Eldridge Fain, Mr. Lewis lost his life.
Macon.— Two negro boys in employ
of Mr. Chas. B. Wiley knocked a pis
tol from a shelf. It discharged. The
ball passed through the hand of one and
lodged in the head of the other, killing
the latter.
Atlanta.—The two hundred and ,
forty thousand dollars of the bonds is
sued by the Atlanta and Richmond Air
Line Railroad, endorsed by the State of
Georgia, have been canceled, and are
now held by the company subject to the
order of the State..:.. Mr. Foss arrived
with about forty-seven Swedes, about !
equally divided as to sex, and ranging
from 20 to 35 years of age. About sev>
enty were left at points between here
and Augusta. They appear to be bs’e,
beany and vigorous. Colonel R. Peters
and anumbsr of our citizens employed
a number of them immediately.... Geo-
W. Adair sold about $75,000 worth oi
property Tuesday. Included in this
amount was the property belonging to
the estate of the late Patrick Lynch.
The Rock Quarry brought $30,000. The
two lots on Broad street opposite the
Constitution office brought SIOO a front
foot. The Collins streot lot brought
$3,000 cash.., .By a tire Monday, Eich
burg & Langgesser lost $3,500, covered
by insurance... .Tuesday, 11a. m., F.
H. Hall, stable keeper of Kimball House,
shot Cushman, railroad ticket agent at
same hotel, under the right nipple; ball
glanced around, and was cut out of his
back. The wound is severe but not
dangerous Conley has vetoed the
Poll Tax bill The Constitution hears
that Conley has sent Blodgett North on
State business, and that a legislator has
taken a fee of SSOO to engineer a bill
through the Legislature... Mr. P. B.
Hall of LaGrange, brother of Mr. John
T. Hall, of Atlanta, died very suddenly
I on Sunday morning.
COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1871.
TEIiEGRAPII IC.
FOREIGN.
London, December 4.— The Prince of
. Wales’ condition is unchanged. No
abatement of the fever.
The fire at Warwick Castle last night
did irreparable damage to the great
hall; the dining and other rooms being
| al3o gutted. The destruction of pic
tures and curiosities was very great.
The Prince of Wales’ symptoms some
what better. Public apprehension
! measurably subsided.
London, Dec. 6.—Prince of Wales
1 had some sleep last night, fever gradu
ally subsiding.
WASHINGTON.
Washington, Dec, 3.— The Treasury
! buys one million bonds every Wednes
j day and sells $1,000,000 gold every
! Thursday during December.
Only about twenty claims have yet
been presented to the United States and
British Commission. At the meeting
Wednesday night the question will be
considered. As various claims of Brit
ish subjects, heretofore adjusted in the
Supreme Court and the Court of Claims
may now be presented to the Commis
sion, a rule will be established concern
ing them.
Washington, Dec:. 4.—Both houses
organized. Davis, chairman of the
Committee of Ways and Means; Gar
field, Committee on Appropriations,
Pollard, Committee on Reconstruction j
of States.
Senate.—Blair offered a resolution
enquiring, the same as Beck offered in :
the House, regarding the enforcement
of the Ku-Elux law. Went over under :
objections.
Message was read.
Adjourned.
House. Committee on Elections:
McCrary, Hoar, Thoinaß, Perry.— I
Ways and Means: Dames, Maynard, \
Kelly, Brooks, Foiklenburg, Burchard,
Roberts, Kerr, Beck. Banking and
Currency: Hooper. Pacific R. R.: Buf
fington, Lynch, Sepher, Wheeler,
Beveridge, Haughton, Averil, Wells,
McKinney, Ely, Hooper, McHenry,Kel
ling. Claims: Blair. Commerce: Shella
barger. Public Lands: Ketchum. Post
Offices: Farnsworth. Agriculture:
Wilson. Indian Affairs: Shanks. Mil
itary Affairs Coburn. Militia Sheldon.
Judiciary Bingham, Butler, Peters
Mercur, Wilson, Goodrich, Edridge,
Voohies, Fatter; Private Land Claims
—Mercur; Naval Affairs, Foreign At- j
fairs, Banks, Territories—Taffe; Rail- j
ways and Canals—Packer; Mines and
Mining—Walden.
Freedmen’s Affairs—Cobb; Education
and Labor—Pierce; Revision of Laws—
Butler; Patents—Meyers; Joint Select
Committee cn Insurrectionary States—
Boland, Maynard, Scofield,Farnsworth,
Coburn, Stevenson, Butler, Lansing,
Cox, Breck, Van Trump, Waddell,
Robinson, Hawks; Mississippi Levees -
Moorey, Waldron, McKee, Gits, Duke.
The roll showed two hundred and
one members present.
Breck offered a resolution asking the
Preident certain questions regarding
Executive Ku-Klux Law, which, meet
ing a storm of objections, was referred
to committee on Insurrectionary States.
Washington, December s.— Heavy
ice in the Potomac. Navigation to
Aquia Creek obstructed.
Senate.— Kellogg introduced a bil)
for Mail service between New Orleans
and several Mexican ports, also to Rio
Grande.
A resolution calling for Cataeazy’s
correspondence was adopted. Cameron
opposing.
House.—There was a sharp discus
sion between Wood and Dawes regar
ding the continuation of the Commit
tee on Insurrectionary States, which
Wood maintained was a trick to con
tinue the Reconstruciion Committee.
The Administration sustained the
first defeat of the session on the Postal
Telegraph subject. Dawes moved to
refer to a select committee so much of
the President’s message as recommen
ded the absorption of the telegraph sys.
tern into the poßtal service of the coun
try. This was opposed by Randall,
Farnsworth and Nibblick, who conten
ded that the subject should not be taken
from a standing committee and referred
to a select one, which would necessari
ally under parliamentary rule, have a
majority in favor of the project. After
an animated discussion, in which the
scheme was denounced as one which
would bleed the Treasury to the amount
of 70 millions and add 25,000 employees
to the civil service of the Government,
the motion was defeated and the whole
subject was referred to the Committee
on Appropriations.
Washington, Dec. 6.—Wail’s Opera
House burned. Loss $50,000.
The Senate concurred in the resolu
tions calling Col. Saunders, of North
Carolina, and Messrs. Camp and Gist,
of South Carolina, to the bar of tho Sen
ate for contempt. Laid over under the
rules.
House. Resolutions were offered
calling for information regarding Cuba
and papers in general.
Senate.—Caucus appointed a commit
tee of five to nominate,commiHeeß, and
it seems probable Morton will succeed
Cameron as Chairman of Foreign Af
fairs.
The Commissioner of Agriculture, in
his report accompanying the President’s
message, speaking of the needs of South
ern agriculture, says: “It must be con
ceded that the course of agriculture in
the Southern States has not been con
ducted with that care, skill and regard
for ultimate results which have charac
terized the operations of farmers in other
States, while their lands are continu
ously devoted to cotton and tobacco un
til they have arrived at a state of ex
haustion. Those of the North are con
tinually improving by rotation of crops,
which is absolutely essential to tho lite
of tbe soil itself, and without which
farming and planting had better be
abandoned.
“These impressions have induced me
to turn my attention to these States to
seek some mode by which the influence
of this department may be directed to
benefit them to find out whether their
implements and especially their seeds
may not greatly be improved, aud bow
in the distribution of seeds and plantß
we may best reach those to whom they
may be profitably sent. He says that
the Southern States suffer greatly in
their interest, for want of grasses, in
the uae of which their productions would
be greatly increased by rendering a ro
tation of crops necessary. Clover,
with its deep roots, and rye grass, a
strong grower will well endure the hot
sun of the South." Referring to the
distribution of seeds, the Commissioner
says: “I am satisfied that the mode
heretofore pursued, is erroneous, the
| quantity sent iB entirely too small for
even an experiment. A pint or a quart
of wheat, oats or other cereal cannot be
; successfully grown, and such experi
ments almost uniformly fail, because
1 the quantity is too small. I need not
here discuss the reasons for this, but
the result is manifest to those who have
I tried the experiment. It would be far
1 better to put a half or whole bushel of
seed into the handsof one conscientious
! and careful person than to divide the
same quantity among ten or twenty.
Senate. —Anthony introduced a bill
to amend election act, making it crimi
nal to use any writing, device, token,
word or gesture with intent to intimi
dade voter, or counciling or indirectly
procuring to use such means of intimi
dation.
Robertson endeavored to introduce
Amnesty Bill, but declared out of or
der, and adjourned.
Hodsk. —Considered Appointment
Bill, but reached no conclusion in re
gard to Ku Klux Committee.
Stevenson offered a resolution for re
moval of political disabilities, and ex’
tending time within which habeas cor"
pus may be suspended, and making
every member of Ku Klux and other
treasonable conspiracies responsible
civilly and criminally for acts to fellow
members.
NEW YORK.
New York, December s.—Mayor j
Hall declines to inaugurate the newly j
elected Aldermen. He refers them j
to the courts.
The Times editorially announces that
Fish witbdaws soon from the Btate
Department. It applauds the message
but considers the Secretary of Treas
ury’s report a disappointment.
The Herald characterizes Boutwell’s
suggestions for reducing taxes as those
of a small peddler.
The Tribune opposes Grant’s policy
of postal telegraph, but finds more to
commend than oppose in the message.
The World views the message as an
electioneering document.
The Sun thinks the message bung
ling and boggling, and unworthier of
respect than any former President’s
message.
In the rocent suit in Loudon of the
United Stales vs. Blakely Arms Com
pany, the Court directed the proceeds
of the sales of war material belonging i
to the Rebel States be paid to the Atner |
ican Consul for the United States.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
Colombia, Dec. 3.—The Grand Jury
consists of 8 whites and 13 blacks; Petit
Juries 20 whites and 32 colored. The
prosecution moved to proceed with the
trial of persons indicted under the Ku-
Klux law. The defence asked a delay
until Monday. Granted. Btanberry
and Johnson are present for ihodefence.
Protestant Episcopal Bishop Thomas
Davis, of South Carolina, is dead.
Charleston, Dec. s.—ln the Ku-
Klux trial, at Columbia to-day, Mr.
Stanberry for defense, moved to quash
the indictment against Crasby and oth
ers, upon these, among other grounds:
that names of persons injured not men
tioned in the indictment; that the Grand
Jury had decided as to the law, instead
of the the facts ; that the indict
meut was defective in stating the depri
vation of the right to vote, as taking
place at a future date, as the United
States Constitution and law does not se
cure to any citizen the right to vote,
and that the State and not the Federal
Courts must redress such personal
grievances aa those complained of.
Stanberry argued two hours in support
of his objections. Cinber, for Govern
ment, asked for time, and replies to
morrow.
AI.AUAHA.
Selma, December s.—The Agricul
tural Congress met in this city to-day.
Delegates from Kentucky, South Caro
lina, North Carolina, Georgia, Ten
nessee and Alabama were present. An
interesting session is anticipated. The
hospitality of our citizens have been
extended. Gen. Lawton, of South
Carolina, will address the Congress at
11 o’clock to morrow.
LOUMIAXA.
New Orleans, Dec. s.—The second
District Court decides that Mrs. Gaines
is not legitimate, and revokes Probate
Clark’s will of 1813, probated 1855, as
invalid. Mrs. Gaines relied mainly on
this will to substantiate her claimß.
ABHAXSAtt.
Little Rock, Dec. 3.— Two youths
who outraged«nd murdered a little girl,
were killed in attempting to escape.
Their confession developed the fact that
while the parents were searching for
the child, they intended to plunder the
house.
VIKUIAIA.
Richmond, Dec. 9.— The General
Assembly convened to day, and the
Governor’s message read. It is quite
lengthy, and treats of the economy of
the State, its financial, social, political
and maternal condition. With reference
to national matters he recapitulates the
arbitrary texts of Congress and the
President, denouncing their encroach
ments upon the rights of the people.
AorOt Georgia (lonfereuee.
FIRST DAY'S PROCEEDINGS.
The North Georgia Conference’of the
Methodist Episcopal Church South,
convened at Athens November 29th.
Bishop W. M. Whightman, the pre
siding Bißhop, opened the Conference
by singing and prayer.
J. W. Heidt was elected Secretary.
More than one hundred members
answered to their names.
The Presiding Elders were appointed
a committee to nominate the usual
Conference committees.
A communication from Dr. E. H.
Myers was read, commending Rev. Mr.
Kenedy, the newly elected editor of the
Southern Christian Advocate. Also, a
communication pertaining to Wesleyan
Female college, lamenting the death of
Dr. Bonnell.
A communication from Dr. A. H.
Redtord was read, concerning the mis
sionary collections; calling upon the
older and stronger Conferences to aid
the weak, that all had paid up the old
missionary debt except taree Confer
ences. The whole amount of collections
for the whole church the past year
amounting to $88,675 60—increase over
last year $10,922 10.
Also, from A. H.J’udford, agent, the
annual exhibit of the Southern Metho
dist Publishing House, at Nashville,
showing that the assets of the concern
are $260,614 23.
Liabilities $44,667 66.
Net increase the present year $28,-
195 10.
Copies of the Sunday School Visitor
in circulation 60,000.
•These were referred to the Committee
on Publishing House.
The examination of the character of
Elders was taken up which coneumed
a greater portion of the session.
A committee of thirteen were ap
pointed to investigate the charges
against Jas. L Pierce; Rev. A. Wright,
Chairman.
Preaching at 3 p. m., by Rev. Geo.
Kramer, at night by Rev. J, E. Evans,
of the South Georgia Conference.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
Saturday, December 2
SENATE.
The Senate met, President Trammel
in the Chair.
The journal was read and approved.
Tne Dill to create a County Court in
each county in the State, being unfin
ished business, was then taken up.
The consideration of the several sec
tions was resumed.
Mr. Welch moved to amend section
2, so as to require said Court to be held
at the county site. Adopted.
Section 3 was amended to the same
effect.
Other slight amendments were made.
Mr. Erwin moved to lay the bill on
the table. Lost.
The bill as amended was then passed.
Mr. Hinton, Chairman of the Com
mittee on Lunatic Asylum, made a re
port, which was referred to Finance
Committee without being read.
On motion of Mr. Erwin the rules
were suspended to take up a bill to
amend an act incorporating the Mem
phis Branch Railroad Company on third
reading, which was passed.
Mr. Hillyer introduced a bill to incor
porate the Atlanta Car Manufacturing
Company.
A House bill to alter and amend sec
tion 178 of Irwin’s Code, relating to
the pay of members.
Mr. Brown moved to lay the bill on
the table on account of the necessary
absence of Mr. Reese, who specially de
sired to be present. Lost.
Mr. Nunnally moved to refer the bill
to the Judiciary Committee. Carried.
On motion of Mr. Simmons the Judi
ciary Committee was requested to re
port on Monday morning.
The Senate committee to whom was
referred a resolution directing a settle
ment between John Jones, Esq., late
Treasurer, and the present Treasurer,
reported a resolution that the last Leg
islature had fully investigated the books,
accounts and vouchers of Mr. Jones, by
joint special committee; that said com
mittee reported that Mr. Jones had pro
duced and exhibited to them his books,
vouchers and accounts, showing a prop
er disposition of the funds of the State
that had come into his hands after his
last annnal statement in October, 1566;
that said committee, by resolution, di
reeled Mr. Jones to turn over ail his
official boooks, etc., to the present
Treasurer; that, in accordance there
with, Mr. Jones had made three appli
cations at the Treasury to be relieved
from bis bond, and get the proper re
ceipt therefor, and was, each time, re
fused. In view of all which the com
mittee directed the account closed.
The report was adopted.
A bill requiring the Governor to with
hold his indorsement on railroad bonds
until an amount shall hav j been con
tributed by private persons equal to the
indorsement applied for. Passed.
A bill to equalize tax returns in this
State.
Pending its discussion, the hour of
adjournment having arrived, the Senate
adjourned until 10 a. m. Monday.
HOUSE.
The house was called to order at the
usual hour by the Speaker.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. Heidt.
The Journal of yesterday was read
and approved.
Mr. Fain moved to reconsider the ac
tion of this House on yesterday in in
definitely postponing the bill to repeal
the usury laws.
Mr. Fain made an eloquent and ear
nest speech in support of his motion.
Mr. Pierce called the previous ques
tion. The call was sustained.
The main question was voted down
and the motion to reconsider went over
under the rules until Monday.
Mr. Johnson of Clay, moved to re
consider the loss of a bill to make penal
the breach of contracts by employer
and employee. This motion did not
prevail.
The Speaker announced the follow
ing committees on tho part of the
House.
To investigate the official conduct of
R. B. Bullosk—Messrs. Huge, McNiel
and Payne,.
To investigate the mana;; ment and
administration of the Western and At
lantic Railroad —Messrs, Emcad, Phil
lips and Goldsmith. ,
To investigate the fairness or unfair
ness of the State Road Lease—Messrs.
Pierce, Netherland and Hudson.
To investigate the conduct of Com
missioners to audit claims against tho
State Road—Messrs. Wofford, of Bar
tow, Head and Woodward.
Mr. Simmons, of Gwinnett, moved to
suspend the rules to take up a bill to in
corporate the Land Grant Board. He
urged many feasona why prompt action
on the bill should be taken.
Mr. McMillain also favored the mo
tion to suspend.
The motion was lost.
Bill to prohibit and make penal the
purchase and sale of agricultural pro
ducts after darkness read third time.
Mr. Rawls moved to except Effing
ham county. Lost.
Mr. Simmons, of Hall, moved to ex
cept the county of Hall. Lost.
Joiner moved to exempt the counticß
of Dougherty and Camden. Lost.
Davis of Clark, moved to exempt
Clark county. Lost.
Mr. Griffin, of Houston, opposed the
bill as a measure calculated to work a
hardship upon certain persons, and to
injure the agricultural interest of the
country.
Joiner opposed the bill as a bad meas
ure which would disorganize labor.
Mr. Hudson said that the bill was in
tended to prevent petit larcenies. He
was in favor however, of recommitting
the bill in order that it may be perfec
ted
Richardson and Floyd opposed the
bill and proceeded to discuss the merits
of it.
Mr. Pierce made the point of order
that a motion to recommit would not
authorize the discussion of the merits
of a question. This point was ruled as
well taken.
Mr. Pierce called the previous ques
tion on a motion to recommit. The
call was sustained and the bill was re
committed.
Bill to amend the charter of the city
of Macon, to prescribe how and when
elections for Mayor and Aldermen, etc.,
of said city passed.
A resolution by Mr. McMillian provi
ding for printing 1,000 of Dr. Wills’
sermon, was adopted.
Bill to repeal an act to amend section
3151 of the Code passed.
Bill to repeal the Ist and 2d sections
and to amend the 3d section of an act
to prescribe the mode of granting and
hearing injunctions, etc., approved in
1870, was read the third time.
Mr. Graham explained the old law
and the nature of the act sought to
amend, and was opposed to the passage
of the law.
Mi . Hunter was opposed to the act
which is sought to be modified as an
innovation upon the old law; he was in
favor of the passage of the bill.
The bill passed.
Bill to alter and amend section 4478
in relation to vagrants was indefinitely
i postponed.
Bill to enforce contracts of immi
grants and laborers. Indefinitely post
-1 poned.
Bill to alter the law in relation to
compensation for taking down testimo
ny in cases of felony. Passed.
Bill to create anew judicial circuit.
Lost.
Bill to amend the road laws of this
State so far as they relate to Lumpkin
; county. Passed.
On motion of Mr. Hoge, the rules
were suspended and the Senate bill to
change the law in relation to the writ
of quo warranto, etc., was read the first
j time.
Bill to incorporate the Exchange
: Bank of Macon was passed.
A message from the Governor was
received, saying that the following acts
i had been approved and signed, to-wit:
An act to change the charter of the
• State University, so as to add four ad-
! ditional trustees to be elected by the
Alumni Society.
Also, an act to authorize the County
1 Commissioners of Pike county to audit
i claims for extra services, etc.
Bill to incorporate the Grand Bay
Paper Manufacturing Company. Pass
ed.
Bill to establish a Board of Commis
sioners for Meriwether county. Passed.
Bill to authorize the Tax Collector of
Meriwether to keep his office at the
Court House. Passed.
Bill to incorporate the town of Rut
!edg£ Passed.
Leave of absence was granted to
Messrs. Lumpkin, Jones of Terrell,
Colby and McWhorter.
Senate bill to protect the people of
Georgia in the illegal ana fraudulent
issue of bonds was read third time aud
passed.
Bill to require all persons who own
land In Miller county to pay tax in said
county was read third time.
Mr. Bush moved to disagree to the
report of the committee, which was ad
verse to the bill.
The report was agreed to, and the bill
was lost.
Mr. Rawls introduced a bill to appro
priate $2,000 for the heirs of the late
Col. M. Sheftall, of Savannah, a revo
lutionary officer, in full satisfaction of a
just claim against the State of Georgia,
was read first time.
Also, a bill to raise a revenue for the
support of the Government for the year
1872.
Mr. Hudson introduced a resolution
announcing the death of Hon. Wright
Brady and declaring that this House
will adjourn in respect to his memory,
until Monday next, at 10 a. m.; also or
dering the chair of the deceased draped
in mourning, and directing the Clerk
to transmit a copy of the resolution to
the bereaved family. This resolution
was unanimously adopted.
Monday, Nov. 4th.
Senate. —The unfinished business of
Saturday was taken up. It is a bill to
equalize taxation in this State.
This bill provides for the appointment
by the Ordinary of each county, of three
Tax Assessors who shall assess all
lands in the county.
Mr. Smith favored the bill on the
ground that it would tend to increase
tho amount of taxes by restraining the
practice of making false returns, and
would place honest men on an equal
footing with those making such returns.
Mr. Burns opposed the bill as an un
necessary innovation on a time-honored
system. It multiplies offices. Tho tax
laws are already complete, and he
thought the oath of tho owner ought to
be conclusive as to the value of proper
ty, he being the best judge thereof.
Mr. Hinton favored the bill. The
present system puts a premium on dis
honesty. He said two-thirds of the
property owners gave in their lands be
low their real value. It is no greater
hardship to refuse tho tax payer the
privilege of valuing of his own property
than to excuse a judge from presiding
in a case involving his own interest.
The bill was passed by ayes 19; nays
nays 18.
On motion of Mr. Brown the bill pro
viding for the pay of officers was takoD
up on its passage.
This bill provides that tho pay of of
fleers should be $lO per day, and of
members $7 per day, with $5 for every
twenty miles traveled in going and re
turning.
The Judiciary Committee reported in
favor of its passage.
It was passed by ayes—Messrs. An
derson, Birock, Brown, Bruton, Burns,
Cameron, Campbell, Clark, Colman,
Cone, Deveaux, Estes, Erwin, Griffin,
Hillyer, Hinton, Hoyle, Jervis, Jones,
Jordan, Kirkland, Kibbee, Lester, Mat
thews, Nichols, Poddy, Reese, Richard
son, Simmons, Smith, Steadman, Wal
lace, Wellborn, and Welch—34.
Nays—Messrs. Black and Hick—2.
Mr. Nichols offered a resolution that
the Generali Assembly shall adjourn
sine die on Saturday, 9thinstant, unless
it shall be necessary to remain longer
in order that important bills may be
passed upon by the Executive.
The Senate refused to take up the
resolution.
BILLS ON THIRD READING
A bill to amend an act incorporating
Gate City Insurance Company «t At
lanta. Passed.
A bill to exempt firemen from jury
duty. The bill exempts sixty members
of engine companies ; fifty of hook aud
ladder companies, aud forty members
of hose companies.
Mr. Lester moved to amend by strik
ing from, the bill all that related to ex
empting of members of companies here
after to be organized. Adopted.
Mr. Simmons moved to amend, that
when the population is between ten and
fifteen thousand, three hundred aloue
shall be exempted. Adopted, aud the
bill was passed.
A bill to provide for taking testimony
by written depositions in a manner not
now allowed by law.
A bill to amend an act incorporating
the Ocmulgee River Railroad Company,
and for other purposes. Passed.
A bill to incorporate the Way man <fc
Franklin Manufacturing Company of
Upson. Passed.
A bill to incorporate the Flint River
Manufacturing Company of Upson.—
PftSßOdi
A bill to creato anew judicial circuit,
to be called the Oconee Circuit, out of
the Southern, Macon and Middle cir
cuits. Passed.
Tbe Senate then adjourned to meet
at 3 o’clock, p. m.
House. —Mr. Griffin, of Houston,
moved to reconsidei so much ot Satur
day’s proceedings as relate to tho pas
sage of a bill to protect tho people of
this State in the illegal and fraudulent
issue of bonds.
Mr. Hudson called the previous ques
tion. The call was sustained.
The motion was put and lost.
The motion to reconsider the loss of a
bill to repeal the usury law which went
over under the rule on Saturday, was
taken up as unfinished business.
Mr. W. D. Anderson made tho point
of order that the failuro to sustain the
main question was equivalent to laying
the bill on the table, and that it would
take a majority vote to bring the bill
before the House.
This point was ruled as well takon.
Mr. McMillan moved to take up tho
bill, andi said that a substitute lmd been
prepared which he would support.
Mr. McMillan’s motion prevailed.
Mr. W. D. Anderson moved to lay
the motion to reconsider on the table.—
This motion prevailed.
On motion of Mr. Jackson, the rules
were suspended to take up a bill to
amend an act to establish a system of
public instruction in this State.
On motion of Mr. Russell, the bill
was acted on by sections.
The only important change in the old
law consists in abolishing District
Trueteee and providing for county
Boards of Education to be elected by
the grand jury.
Messrs. Griffin, of Houston, Hillyer
and Futuey opposed thiß change, argu
ing that the selection ot the trustees or
board should be left to the people.
Mr. Russell said that the old law often
resulted in the selection of ignorant
men, aud as the grand jury is most gen
erally composed of the best men in the
county, selections thus made would be
good.
The bill b 6 amended waspaßsed.
The bill to secure to the Educational
Department the fund Bet apart for edu
cation purposes. t .
Mr Jackson moved to fi.l the blank
with $1,213,000, aud stated that this
amount; of bonds would be better than
to appropriate s7oo,ooo—the amount
which the State owes the educational
fUBd.
Mr. Simmons, of Gwinnett, said that
he was opposed to the issue of the bonds
or to th e appropriation, because it would
be impracticable, and impossible in the
present impoverished condition of our
State. He is in favor of educating the
people but did not think that the act of
1870 would do much, if anything, in
NO. 44.
that direction, but would, in most
cases, be a perfect waste of money.
Mr. Griffin, of Hamilton, favored an
issue of bonds or an appropriation,
urging that it is due to the orphans of
Confederate soldiers, as well as the
children in the State, that means for
their education should be raised.
Mr. Bacon wanted to give the system
a fair trial, and was in favor of insert
ing some amount approximating the
sum recommended by the committee
through Mr. Jackson.
Mr. Scott said that he opposed the
school system as adopted in 1870, but
that it passed, and honest people have
acted under it, and good faith ought to
be kept with them. He is iu favor of
making some provision for giving to
the Educational Department such sums
as have been specially set apart for it
by the Constitution.
Mr. W. D. Anderson was opposed to
imposing such an additional burden
upon the already overburdened people
of this State. He was willing to see
the money which the Constitution sets
apart, devoted to school purposes; he
urged his viewsearnestly and eloquent
ly-
Mr. McMillan said that the last Gen
eral Assembly appropriated a part of
the educational fund to other purposes,
and as the law haa been administered
the children do not reap the benefit oi
the money set apart for school purposes.
He discussed the circuities connected
with the money for thiß purpose; he
was in favor of educating children,
but was not in favor of so doing through
the present channels.
Mr. Jackson said that the only addi
tional issue of bonds required will be
about $395,282. Governor Bullock has
partially placed back $268,000 worth ol
bonds, instead of those which had been
used tor other purposes. He said that
the State is only asked to pay tho inter
est on her indebtedness to the educa
tional fund.
Mr. Pattillo called the previous ques
lion. The call was sustained.
A motion by Mr. Riley lo indefinitely
postpone the whole matter was lost.
Mr, Jackson’s, to insert $1,101,300
was lost.
Mr Jackson moved to insert $432,283,
the amount owed to the educational
fund by the State since 1868, when the
new Constitution was adopted.
Mr. Cumming said that the idea that
this amount is a debt of the State is
erroneous, for the Btate cannot owe
herself, but a fund which should have
been used for the purpose for which it
was set apart. He was opposed to in
sorting any amount in the blank.
Mr. Dell moved to lay the whole
matter on the tablo. Lost.
Mr. Pou favored Mr. Jackson’s last
motion, and said that the constitution
requires that money raised from certain
sources should be devoted to education
al purposes, and that requirement
should be carried out. Even if the
money has been stolen, it ought to be
made good, and teachers who have la
bored in the cause should be paid.
Mr. Jackson’s motion to insert $432,-
283 was lost.
Mr. Scott inovod to lay tho bill on
the table for the purpose of an amend
ment. This motion prevailed.
A message from the Governor was
received, saying that an act to repeal
the election law approved October 3d,
1870, had been approved and signed.
The House adjourned until 3r. m.
AFTERNOON AND NIGHT SESSION
In the Senate this aftenoou several
House bills were read the first and sec
ond times.
Mr. Brown submitted a resolution re
questing the Governor to give u state
ment of the smoDut of debt due by this
State for printing, contingent expenses,
etc, which was adopted.
A message was received from the
Governor approving an act to change the
time of meeting of the Legislature, and
an act abolishing the Allpaha Circuit.
In the House this afternoon the fol
lowing bills passed:
To protect the credit of the State in
giving aid to railroads. To create a
circuit from the Southern, Macon and
Middle. To amend the charter of the
Newman and Americue Railroad. Al
so several local mils.
The Senate amendments to the bill
tempting firemen from jury duty, were
concurred in.
The bill requiring the owners of
wild lands to pay taxes thereon iu the
county where such land lies, was lost.
The Committee on Privileges and
Elections reported recommending the
unseating of Blue of Glynn Much dis
cussion followed, and the report was
disagreed to.
The Honse will hold night sessions
from the 7lh to 9th, beginning to-night.
The House, in night session, passed
the following bills: Bill to incorporate
tne Atlantic and Lookout Railroad
Company. Bill to incorporate the At
lantic, I-ol Valley and Memphis Rail
road Company.
Bill to consolidate the Chattanooga
Goal, Iron and Train railroad.
Bill to extend the right of dissolving
garnishment to others than defendants.
Bill exempt practising physicians
from jury dnty.
Bill to require Justices of the Peace
to keep dockets and exhibit the same
to the Grand Juries of their counties.
Bill to prevent parties from driving
stoch beyond their ranges.
A large number of local bill were pass
ed and lost and bills read a second
time.
Mr. Johnson, of Spalding, introduced
a bill to protect the people from the
fraudulent issue of railroad bonds.
The House is working vigorously.
(From the Atlanta Suu J
SENATE.
Tuesday, Dec. sth.
Mr. Nicholls moved to reconsidor a
bill to equalize taxation, lost on yester
day, providing for the appointment by
the Ordinary of a board of three tax as
sessors for each county, passed on yes
terday; carried.
A report of B. B. Woodruff, Archi
tect, appointed by the Committee on
Public buildings to inspect the State
House, with various recommendations
attached thereto, was read. Tho report
contained a thorough analysis of the
construction of the building, and rec
ommended the removal of the State Li
brary, as producing an undue and dan
gerous pressure upon that portion.
Mr Erwin offered a resolution that
the Governor be requested to have re
moved a portion of the Library
books to other rooms in the Oapitol;
adopted.
On motion of Mr. Nicholls tho rules
were suspended to take up a bill to in
corporate the Land Grant Board, and
for-other purposes.
Mr. Nicholls offered a substitute ap
pointing the Executive Board of the
Agricultural Society to receive the Ag
ricultural College Scrip, donated to the
State; to locate the lands under the
same, and report to tho next Geheral
Assembly.
The following hills were read the
third time;
To incorporate the Dahlonega and
Gainaville Railroad Company; passod.
To incorporate the Merchants’ Mutu
al Insurance Company; passed.
To secure counsel fees in certain ca
ses; passed.
To fix the compensation of Clerks
and Ordinaries on applications for set
ting apart of homesteads and exemp
tion of personality ; passed.
To amend an act to protect the peo
ple of this State in the sale of kerosene
oil; passed.
To amend an act to provide for fur
nishing panels of juries in certain ca
see; passed.
To amend the attachment Iswb of
this State, and to authorize the issuing
of attachment against the purchaser of
property not paid for for the purchase
money of the same; passed.
To make penal the sale of personal
property subject to mortgage; passed.
Benate adjourned until 10 to morrow.
house of representatives.
House met, Speaker Smith in the
chair. Prayer by Rev. Mr. Heidt.
Journal approved.
Mr. W. D. Anderson moved to recon
sider the action of the House on yester
day in passing a bill to incorporate the
Atlanta and Tennessee Railroad Com
pany. He wanted the reconsideration
in justice to the Marietta and North
Georgia Railroad Company, which has
already been chartered and hindered
by H. I. Kimball, who was a curse lo
it, as well as to tho country. The At
lanta and Tennessee Railroad will cover
pretty much the same line, and there
certainly will be no use tor both.
Mr. Simmons, of Gwinnett, opposed
the motion. He was in lavor of allow
ing a charter to any road proposed to
be built by private subscription.
Mr. Jackson also opposed the motion
to reconsider, remarking that the char
ter asked tor now will complete a chain
of railroads through Kentucky, Tennes
see and Georgia. He was willing to
charter any road which private persons
propose to build witb their own money.
Mr. Pou thought there was no rea
son why lair competition between rail
roads should not be allowed, aud was
in favor of granting the charier asked
for. Moreover, $15,000 pur mile Stale
aid haa been granted to ihe road from
Marietta, and yet not a lick had beou
struck on it; and retusing this charter
might defeat a toad through that sec
tion ol the country. The motion to re
consider was lost.
Mr. Hunter moved to reconsider a
bill to create & new 7 judicial circuit, in
order to substitute a Senate bill there
for. The motion prevailed.
Mr. Jackson moved to lake up tho
bill to secure to educational purposes
the fund now due to the Educational
Department. Be said lie thought he
could suggest an amount to insert in
the blank which would meet general
approval. Motion prevailed.
He proposed to insert $327,084, tho
amount ol poll tax collected and the li
quor tax collected since 1868.
Mr. Putney s»;d a much larger sum
than the amount proposed was due to
the Educational Fuud, and the interest
on $327,081 would not meet the de
mands and pay teachers for services al
ready rendered. The passage of tho
bill in the proposed shtfpe would amount
to repudiation and rendirtbe law use
less
Mr. Jackson, also, moved to amend
the bill by ordering the destruction of
all bonds issued by the Legislature in
1870; carried
ftsThe motion to (ill the blank with
$327,084 prevailed.
Mr. Dell moved to turther amend by
prohibiting any tuither issue ol bonds
for educational purposes under pre-ex
isting law s. This anieudiuent prevail
ed ami the bill as auicndedwus passed.
Mr. Pierce offered the following res
olution : Whereas, the present Btate
School Commissioner is a stranger to
our people and is iltle aiquainted with
our wants and desires; that under his
management the system of Public In
structiuu Is now, and will always be, a
failure.
Theretore be it resolved, That lie bo
requested to resign at once the office ho
now holds.
On the motion to adopt, the yeas and
nays were called, with tho following
result: Yeas 115; nays 26.
Mr. ltogu offV rod a resolution tender
ing tho use of this hall to the Demo
cratic Convention, which assembles in
this city to morrow, aud providing the
adjournment ol the House from to day
over until 9a. in Thursday.
Mr. Bacon offered a substitute pro
viding for taking a recess from 11 j
o’clock a. m. lo morrow uutil 7p. m.
The substitute was adopted
Tho bill to make penal the sale of
agricultural products between the hours
of sunset aud sunrise was read tho
third time.
Messrs Griffin, of Houston,and Davis
of Clark, opposed It. Various amend
ments were offered.
Mr. Johuson, of Spalding moved to
lay tho whole matter on the table. On
this motion the yeas and nays were
called. Yeas 78; nays 55.
A report of A. B. Wood raff, an Arch
itect, on the safety of tho Capitol build
ing, was read. This report says that
the building is safe under ordinary cir
cumstances, and recommends some
changes, such as the removal of tho li
brary to a lower floor, and the removal
of the water tank from its present po
sition.
Bill to incorporote the Merchants’
and Alaohanios’ Saving Bank of Cnluin
bus ; passed.
Bill to promote the propogation of
shad fish in the Savannah River was
passed.
Bill to incorporate the Macon and
Chattahoochee Railroad Company.—
Passed.
The following billß were read tho
third time and passed;
To authorize the construction of a
railroad from Elberton, Georgia, to in
tersect tho New York aud New Orleans
Air-Line Railroad; to authorize the
corporate authorltiesof Dalton to pur
chase and donate lauds to the Selma,
Rome and Gallon Railroad Company ;
to change the time of holding Worth
Superior Court; to more effectually
protect religious worship; to provent
the hounding and killing ol deer in the
counties of Tulbot, Marion, Taylor aud
Laurens in certain months.
A message from the Governor was
received, saying that the act to exempt
firemen from jury duty and a resolution
providing for the arrest of certain par
ties had boon approved and signed.
Bill to authorize the Ordinary of Ran
dolph county to issue bonds to build a
court house, passed.
To allow persons to make lax returns
to Clerks of the Superior Court in cer
tain cases ; passed.
To regulate the system of farming
out Penitentiary convicts, laid on tho
table.
To require all declarations and de
fenses in causes at common law to bo
complete at the first term was read.—
Lost.
To lay out anew county from tho
counties of Coweta, Meriwether, Bpald
ing and Fayette, to be csllod Waddell,
was laid on the table.
To amend the usury law so as to
mako it lawful for persons to charge and
collect 10 per cent, per annum, and to
fix the rate at 7 percent, when no rate
is mentioned, was read.
On the passage of the bill the yeas
and nays were called: Y r eas 85; nays
49.
Mr Simmons, of Gwinnett moved to
transmit tbe bill immediately to the
Senate ; lost.
House adjourned until 7 p. nt.
NIGHT SESSION.
The following bills were read the
third time ;
To require tho Tax Receiver to take
with lax returns the number of acres of
land cultivated in cereals ; passed
To repeal the bastardy laws of this
State was read third time. Passed.
House adjourned until 9 a rn. to
morrow.
aud Cbsllsussifs Hallroad
ih. t» !>*■>? •
Judge Woods Sustains Judge Busteed-
The Company Declared a Bankrupt
The District Court for the Middle
District of Alabama, on the sth o.
November, adjudged the Alabama and
Chattanooga Railroad Company an in
voluntary bankrupt, upon tbe petition
of \V. A C. Jones, a creditor. The
railroad company brought a petition
before Hon. W. B. Woods, Judge of
the United States Circuit Court, to re
vise and revoke the order of adjudita
tion by Judge Bußtced. Judge Woods
has been occupied the last three days
in hearing arguments and considering
the case. Y T esterday atternoon hu made
an order dismissing the petition, de
ciding that the District Court of the
Middle District of Alabama bad juus
diction and that the notice was a sub
stantial compliance with the order to
show cause, thus affirming the order
adjudging the Alabama and Chattanooga
Railroad Company a bankrupt
Judge Rice and Mr. Chilton repre
sented the company; Virgil 8. Murphy
and David Clopton represented W. A
C. Jones.
This decision is as the State authori
ties of Alabama, looking to the interest
of the State, desired it should bo
Savannah Republican.
Montgomery is said to have 11,000
inhabitants, and polled 3,300 votes Mon
day. The great American voter ballot
ed early and
The Atlanta Sun learns that Judge
Lochrane, of the Supreme Bench, has
resigned.