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Uirre Kisses or Farewell.
r(iwisite verses are from one of “Esther
L. '.'l. .u'-Uttora" fa Scribner’s for December.]
tZ> ( . n :v three, my darlfag,
l \ - intf. no’.irau. alow,
the swift and joyons ones
■’ j, w*4 to k'-ow ...
I vjjrtibreanse we loved each other
S to Ude love’s ewert,
IjadU'wteiouiViiaes as ihe enmmer
■ h»*t—
IjZ |j H »v lu>i whn^e hearta are wrung,
Itnun impe anJ frar ar© epent,
I ^.iUushWt to Rive, except
* irtewaent!
I rat of (be three, my darling,
I pti-tJ ante pain;
I to U« fan £ '»cli othor often;
\fe .l»: again,
I nt s if fine because we miss each other,
| iiil jo not understand
I gnite witten words are so much colder
I t j . eic and baud.
|lLi!i!.ee. d ar, for all such pain
I »e may give or take;
|{r:ci. fiM'vtn. before it comes
‘ fcuur love’s sake!
IjiiKord kies, my darling,
I b:r.'.lrf Joj's sweet I brill;
yitinllc-icd each other always;
jfr »’.wva will.
IfitU lria'b until we feel each other,
| of time and space;
(toslaL listen till we hear each other
I IjftrtTplace;
IIV rartb is full of messengers,
I ttoU ire rends to and fro;
Iits-tl.ee. darling, for all joy
KiPxe stall know!
He last kiss, oh, my darling,
M< loir—I cannot see
T» 3a. my te ars, as I remember •
Wu: it may be.
fnay.be and never see each other
hr wiih no time, to give
Istrim tut our hearts are faithful
To die. as live.
feba of what they will not see
Ki> oeeonr parting breath,
Rbicolart ki-s. my darling, seals
Th* scad of del'll!
is (ins .Veils of <lbio—Tlicir Im
mense Product land Grcut Value.
iw;or.l:nce of tbe N. Y. Evening Mail.]
Piis'EsviiXE. 0., October 2C.—While visiting
apl.TLS.mt city on tbe shores of Lake Erie,
e stteiition of yonr correspondent was at
ari! to .'be important discoveries of natnral
in various localities in the vicinity. Geolo-
aI.T:- often prophesied that there wore im-
M inpplira of n.tnralgas under tbe surface
if the eatib. extending over a great space along
Lie shorts. Their predictions have been
!v verified by the discovery of this natnral
hit in &t hast a dozen localities near Lake
tsd spnadiDg from New York State os far
Mas Detroit. Gas as a natnral product has
sntiMvn in various conntries for centuries,
|dit is probably the result of the decomposi-
• of organic substances. It has been snp-
;fftl that its source is in beds of coal, bnt in
instances no signs of coal measures have
found where the discoveries have been
|aie. and it goes far to diaprovo the supposi-
at The supply seems to be inexhaustible,
Iciit issues forth in great quantities—so large
in souic instances whole towns are lighted
: : t The town of Fredonia, in the western
!*•“ cf New York, has thus been illuminated
-many years—I think nearly as long as yonr
|mIT.
TWO WELLS AT FAINESYILLE*
, to Painesville the gas was first discovered
-—g tbe present year, and is the constant
jhte of conversation. Two wells have been
ted—ono on the farm of Mr. C. O. Jennings,
ciiie other on the Seminary grounds—and
tetire yielding a constant and abundant snp-
cf the e’ue.
Srsitar John C. Casement, tho son-in-law of
“• Jetmiogs, was the first to commence opera-
***• He bui no indications that he would find
i'S kn*. he was possessed with the idea and
Trocseded to carry ont his intentions. The well
commenced last season, bnt for several
•usots little progress was made. It was bored
«Mgh tho various strata of earth and stone,
W it lined, liko oil wells, with wrought iron
kfes. Drillihg was commenced in the spring,
hist three hundred and fifty feet below the
tehee gag was fonnd in sufficient quantity to
•"3 tie engine. At fivo hnndred and fifty feet
•urge vein was struck of such power as to stop
te*. Tho boring was continned to the depth
; ; »ren hnndred feet, which is the present
*r&. Tho volume of gas is so great that good
i%t estimate that it is sufficient to supply a
3j i3 largo as Cleveland. It comes throngh
it pipe with a load rush, and is of.great purity,
hs well has l>een visited by thousands, many
JMiitg from a great distance to witness its
“®ting. It is conveyed to the dwelling houses,
“veral hnndred feet distant, and is used not
for illuminating purposes, bnt also for
krisg. The entire cost was about §2,000, and
ti supply ig sufficient to repay the entire cost
short time. In company with a friend yonr
? Wi<pup^ en t visited the place, and was kindly
litvividby General Casement and his wife, who
hWcd us everything conneotid with tho well.
HOW THE oas IS USED.
. Tit manner in which the gas is nsed for heat-
■^8 *cd cooking in tho dwelling-house is very
•“inesiing. In the library was an open firo-
and what seemed to be a rousing hickory
r®> tut in fact the logs of wood on tho and-
-’j-i were admirable imitations made of terra
•Wi. By turning a small faucet near the firo-
tho blazo was increased and diminished
^ p’ea-.ure. To show ns how easy it was to
“8“" it, the gas was turned off and a lighted
®* !: h thrown on tho logs. The gas was turned
^4 in an instant wo had a beautiful fire.
'• ik Te3 no nor smoke, and in every room
~X® house fires can be lighted at any moment
as ranch facility as the chandeliers. In
rjJt^Res in the kitchen and in all the stoves
is employed for heating bnt the gas.
“Mrtds of cubic feet are daily consumed, and
in coal and wood amounts to a con-
sam - It is so convenient, too, and
fitfectly nnder control that it proves to be
fc>a '>mical fuel. Tbe grounds which
Iho honso are illuminated day and
6 u i and remind one of yonr city parks.
J^eacticu. Test of the Naeuow Gau.
.. 8 fifs ‘ practical application of the narrow
clin Principle in railroad construction, on a
tta “efficiently extensive to test satisfactorily
“ents of the system, is now making in tho
to* . l “ a Denver and Bio Grande Bailroad,
Une* »!?l ot<H i and opened for traffio for a dis-
Ciw ; J c miles between Denver and OdTBrado
earn.!? 9 olor ado. This section is not yet fnlly
tt&erf 83, ? win 8 *o tho delay which has been'
wp n „ “J®d, >n obtaining tho narrow gauge
but it will bo within a few weeks
m™**. and the experiment will then be
Kii,„ ,to the test of practical trial. On tbe
trial will probably depend the
“scuion in-favor of or against the cen-
s., ,°P ,lon of the narrow gauge system.—iron
GEORGIA TELEGRAPH BUILDING
MACOM. TUESDAY, NOYEMBEK 28, 1871.
Yolume EXY—No. 22
From the Opelika Locomotive.
Mordecal.
It was Haman, rich and great,
First fiddle in the Stite,
Who coutdn’t ehnthis eye
To sleep nor slnmber. why?
For early and for late,
And forever, at the gate.
Of his Lord and master, sate
The rebellious Mr. Mordecai!
And his bloated carpet-big
Grew billions at tho rag
Of the veiy ragged Bebal sitting nigh;
And he set lumself to fix
The doodlest of tr eks
For the hoisting of Mr. Mordecai.
So he went and builded straight
A gallows at tbe gate,
A gallows that was forty cubits high,
With a scaffold and a rope,
And a trigger, in the hope
Of strangling Mr. Mordecai.
But tho King, a kindly soul,
He took the tallest pole
Of the gallows that was forty cubits high;
And on the stiffest limb
Made a pendulum of him
That was Haman, and not Mordecai
And we see him swinging slow,
Throngh the ages, to and fro,
A warning to tho world from tho sky,
With his carpet-sack to choke him,
While the little boys to joke him,
Holler: “Howis that for (Mr. Hordec) hi?”
Now! ye men of Belial! Heed,
In yonr guile and in your greed
Of yonr neighbors’ neck and pelf,
How a man may build a gibbet
And thereupon exhibit
Nobody bnt himself.
Tulips la Winter.
“Fine” writing upon emotional topics is so
pitilessly decried in the harsh, realistic litera
ture and journalism of the period that snch
remnant of harmless sentimentalism as survives
youth in every healthy haman heart can seldom
find in current print the gracious indulgence
which it craves. Modem poets and romancers,
even, disdain all tenderness of sentiment be
yond the gross materialism of consummate pas
sions; and, whether in books or the literary
periodicals, there is nothing scarcer nowadays
than the simple “love-story” of the good, if
somewhat lackadaisical, old fashion wherein
old hearts as well as yonthfnl ones are supplied
with a romance, which, however unpractical,
is wholly free from moral offence, and a re
freshing casual response to one of tho minor
intellectual needs of all imaginative hnman
nature. Turning over a pile of old news
papers in the house of an old bachelor
friends who lately died, a correspondent of the
Democrat, at Davenport, Iowa, fonnd, and
sent to his journal for repnblication, a mark
ed sketch of an old-time adventure in which
tbe departed bachelor had been tbe hero,
and which may be given in condensed form here
for the benefit of those who can still appreciate
one of those pretty pieces of pure sentiment
which fashionable taste might ordinarily reject
as mawkish. Years ago. at an early hour of a
moonlight evening in mid-winter, a yonng man
in heavy over-coat and mufflers, descending the
stairway of tho hotel of a village in Northwest
ern New York, saw two ladies standing in the
door-way of the reception room and apparently
admiring his horse and entter sleigh, which
stood before the opened halt door of the build
ing. Itecognizing them as a respectable matron
of the village and a fair guest of hers on a visit
from the metropolis, he was passing with a bow,
when the younger lady expressed her admiration
of tho fine animal before tbe sleihg, and said
jocosely that she would give much to have a
ride behind him on snch a brilliant night. Re
sponding in the same vein that his jonrney was
to extend over thirty miles, going and coming,
and that if bis arch cballeiiger wonld really go
with him they might enjoy the perfected poetry
of a sleigh ride by moonlight, the youDg man
was both surprised and delighted to discover
that bis invitation made a serious impression.
He had met the lady only two or three times
before; bnt in those days and in that honest
little village long acquaintances were not
deemed necessary for tho guaranteeing of safety
to either side in a friendly association, and a
little earnest pressing of the offer he had made
in sport was sufficient to confirm his fair friend’s
sudden impulse for an excursion with him in
the airy “entter.” So it was that, after a brief
delay for the hasty enwrapping of tho adven
turous yonng lady in cloaks and fare, the horse
and sleigh darted off ever the glittering epow
with a donfile load, and shook ont the music of
bells to blend with the merry talk and laughter 1
of two highly contented people. Sleigb-ndiDg
of this particular description is peculiarly cal
culated to enconrage an order of conversation
in which the moat trifling acquaintanceship
quickly ripens into the grateful unreserve of a
generons friendship, and the gentleman and lady
of the “entter” had not proceeded five miles on
their way -before they were chatting cosily to
gether like confidential second- cousins. Tho
night was supremely beautiful, the snow smooth
as glass, and the horse at his swiftes'; and as the
young man listened to the vivacious words of
tbe intelligent and charming companion beside
him, he conld fairly imagine himself trans
ported to some Laplander’s arctio heaven. Bnt
sleighing by moonlight in Northern New York is nois had been cursed by snch governments as
a decidedly cold luxury for the general system, ]j ave existed in North Carolina, South Carolina,
had not the courage to say more on the sub
ject. After brief conversation on ordinary top
ics, they repaired to their sleigh, reached their
destination, and from thence returned to tho
village. The kiss was not mentioned again by
i either; on the following day the lady departed
for her home in the metropolis, and’
“ ‘They parted, e’en as strangers part
Upon a foreign shore,
When each is to the other naught,
As they had been before;
The paths of their existence met,
To meet again no more.’
‘‘Months passed on and the young man, en-
gaging as traveling agent for a house of busi
ness, forgot in newer adventures the curious
sentimental episode of the eleigh-ride. Exact
ly one year from that night he was in a small
town in Massachusetts. Ho received a letter
by the evening mail that the yonng lady who
had once met him nnder snch peculiar circum
stances was again in the village. Feeling in
tho mood he sat down and wrote her, recalling
the night of the ride. What was his surprise
to find two days later,' a letter written on the
same evening, and on the same subject. The
next year he was in Boston, and, remembering
the anniversary night he wrote her again, di
recting to her last address. Again he received
a letter, written nnder the same oircnmstances
by the yonng lady. The third year ho was in
New York, and again received his annual letter.
For eight years this correspondence was kept
up. Neither party ever reqnestod the other to
write again; no hint of a growing attachment,
nothing of a personal nature even entered into
these letters. They were simply reveries writ
ten in the mood on each recurring anniversary
of their strange, firsthand only familiar ac
quaintance. My friend bore testimony to the
highly intellectual qualities of the letters re
ceived, betokening refinement and scholarly
cultnre. The last letter fonnd him in a far
Western city, where his restless feet had tar
ried for a season. The envelope was covered
with postmarks, and seemed to have been on a
long and fruitless search for its owner. He
opened it, and read an invitation to her wed
ding in Philadelphia. This was all. He mused
long on tbe carious denouement to his ro-
usance. Then turning to his desk he took there
from a packet of letters, and, holding it in tho
gas-light, burned them to ashes. He took these
ashes, folded them carefully in a paper, and
mailed it to her address, timeing it so tbe
“charred remains” should reach there on her
wedding-day. This was the last he ever heard
from the beauty who kissed him so tenderly
that winter night.” Beady, it seems, as the
gentleman had been at first to forget the orig
inal adventure, the annual correspondence
seems to have impressed him more serionsly ;
for, as his friend in Iowa has written, he died a
bachelor. Wholly romantic, yet as wholly free
from anything like passion, the story is qnite
striking as a piece of pnre sentimentalism, and
a rather chilly proof that casual cnltnre of tnlips
in winter time is no surety of orange-blooms for
a more congenial season.— World.
Carpet-Hag Governors anti “Loyal”
Thieves in the Month.
We invite attention to the following, from the
leading Bepnblican journal of tbe West, the
Chicago Tribune:
‘There is considerable excitement over ihe
condition of the finances of South Carolina.
One party assorts that there is an over-issne of
at least §13,000,000 of State bonds, making
/he State debt §22,000,000, when even its ex-
teravagant administration only anthorized a debt
of §!) 000,000. Oa the other side, these asser-
tions are denied officially; but the denial is not
accompanied by any intelligent statement of
the actnal condition of affairs.
It is impossible to obtain any information
from the discussions now going on in the South
Carolina papers. Everything is marked by in
tense partisan feeling. Statements and accusa
tions are made by the contending factions in
the most reckless manner, and without the least
evidence to snsfain them. In Georgia the long
andfl-igitons rule of Governor Bollock has been
brought to a close by his flight and his resigna
tion. In what condition he left the State has
not yet been disclosed; bnt his administration
has been marked by such a continued traffic in
State bonds that tbe Stale, which emerged from
the war without any debt, has now an outstand
ing debt which will not be paid daring this cen
tury.
“Speaking from the records made by the
Governments of South Carolina and Georgia,
we confess that Kepnblicanism has not been a
success in these States. The necessity which
compelled the recognition, after the war, of the
hordes of adventurers who fonnd their way into
tho Southern States, has been grievous indeed.
Except, perhaps, in the case of Gov. Walker,
of Virginia, there has been hardly a ‘carpet-bag’
Governor elected in any of these States who
has not proven to be, in one form or another, a
disgrace and a curse to the State and to the
country. They have been of incalculable injury
to the negroes. They have taught tho latter
how to bo dishonest, corrupt and utterly unprin
cipled in political matters, making them, to the
extent of their ability, a practical injury to the
States.
“There has been no justification whatever,
since 18GG, for any political disfranchisement
in the Sonthern States. If the people of Illi-
however warm may be tbe hearts in the sleigh;
and, as several miles of this ride extended over
the frozen surface of a lake, where the cutting
winds had fall sweep, there came a time when
onr hero and heroine, after brave efforts to con
ceal tho fact, were at lost obliged to confess,
simultaneously, that they conld endnro tho
severity of tho air bnt little longer. Some dis
tance must yet be traversed before tbe objective
point of the ride conld be reached, and consis-
Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas, and perhaps
other States, there wonld have been a popular
revolt before this time. Bullock's flight and
Holden’s impeachmentonght to besupplemented
by tho resignation of all tbe other scalawags
holding State or national offices.
“The duty of Congress to the suffering peo
ple of all these States fa to repeal all laws in any
way restraining the people in the choice of their
own officers and governments. Until this fa done
tently with safety there was no choice but to j there will be no peace. If Bepnblican ascend-
panse temporarily st some nearer haven of
warmth. Driving ashore from tbe inclement
lake to a small tavern on the bank, tho youDg
man hastened the lady into a reception room,
where a stove dispensed reviving beat; and for
a time the two thought only of sharing the lat
ter and overcoming the drowsiness affecting
their benumbed senses. The perilous sleepiness
induced by intense cold was no sooner con-
qnoreil, however, than—in the gentleman’s caso,
at least—it was succeeded by tho still heavier
languor incident to reactionary warmth. To
ancy in those States can only be maintained by
the forcible protection of fraud and robbery,
then it wonld bo better for the Bepnblican party
to lose its control in these localities. The reign
of tho carpet-baggors ought to be brought to a
close as speedily as possible,”
A Scottish widow in tho time cf King
George was one day in Spring seen by the
clerk of her parish crossing tho church-yard
with a watering-pot and a bundle. “Ah,
Mistress Mactavfab,” said the clerk, “what’s
this last depressing influence the youDg man fair- yor business, wi’ sio liko gear as that y’are
Iy sneenmbed, and while the lady, on tbe other carryin’?” “Ah, weel, Mr. Maclachlan,” ro
side of the stove, kept herself awake with a j pjj e( j t be widow, “I’m just goin’ to my
book from a table at hand, fell asleep in bis | gndeman’s grave. I’ve got some hayseeds in
chair. How long that sleep lasted he never ; my bundle, the which I’m goin’ to sow upon it;
knew, bnt was aroused by the touch of a hand an( j t b 0 wa ter in the can is just to gi’o ’em a
on his forehead. Through eyes scarcely nn- Spring liko!” “The seeds winna want the
closed at all he beheld the lady standing over' xvatoring," rejoiced the clerk, “they’ll Spring
him, her head bowed over his own,and her lovoly , g no j y 0 ’ themselves,” “That may well bo,” re-
conntenance eloquently expressive of the ten-' joined tho widow; “bnt ye dinna ken that my
der impulse which had induced her to f° nc k i gudeman, as he lay a-deeing, just got me to
him while he slept. He saw this in a drchm; ma jj 0 promise that I’d never marry again till
and, with a dreamer’s daring, suddenly drew
down that face to his own, with clasping arms,
and warmly kissed the lip3 too near to bo fore- ^ f
gone! To his unspeakablo surprise the daring bs kept a lone uilow, as ye see me!” The
salnte was returned. “There are those,” pro- j minister’s aide-de-camp looked on the widoV
ceeds the story, quaintly, “who kiss a man in a j j nc j ee g w ah a mirthful expression. “Water
very airy, little way—like a canary peeking at a I bj m W eel, widow,” said the clerk; “Maotavish
lamp of sugar; there are those who accomplish | ' ay0 drouthy I™
it as they would bite a flowor; others are so shy —
promise
the grass had grown aboon his grave. And,
as I've had a good offer made me but yestreen,
ye 9ee, I dinna like to break my promise, or to
that they miss tho mark and tho token falls on
hair cr forehead; all these and many more are
recognized types. Bnt thfa was, not of such.
It was finer and more assthetio—it was in fact,
the ideal kiss, which may be experienced,
bnt not explained. It was in a certain sense
calm and cool, and seemed to come from
her involuntarily, and beforo she could
realize what she fa doing. He opened his eyes
fully and looked at her. Sho returned his gaze
calmly and fearlessly, with no trace of emotion
or embarrassment in her features. I befl
your pardon!’said he, starting to his feet in
credulously : ‘I couldn’t help it; I hardly knew
what I did.’ To which she replied with perfect
composure, ‘and I hardly know what I did. I
must hove fallen asleep in my chair, and then
walked to you* side in a dream. My first con
sciousness was when yon kissed me, and I re
turned it.’ Her explanation was oven more
awkward than his had been; yet she offered it
with such perfect quietude of demeanor that he
Radical Hosestt.—Tho attention of the
Radical papers which denounce William M.
Tweed are invited to the following paragraph,
from the Clarke Courier:
How the Radical Papers are Supported.—We
were called upon by an assignee in bankruptcy
to print handbilfa for the sale of some personal
property, when we asked the gentleman if he
did not wish the advertisement published in
onr paper. He replied that the decree of Judge
Biv6s’ court was that it should appear in one
paper, and that paper was named in the decree
a Radical paper—and pnblishedatLynchburg,
upwards of ono hnndred and fifty miles from
where the sale takes place. What honesty there
is in Radicalism!’.’
A beau weighing six hnndred pounds was
killed recently, on Pottsbarg creek, in Florida,
by a party of hunters. Ho killed a cow and a
dog before succumbing.
General Assembly of Georgia.
PROCEEDINGS OF MONDAY.
Reported for the Telegraph and Messenger.]
In the Senate, a bill was introduced by Mr.
Kibbee, to carry into effect, artiole 3, section 5,
paragraph 3 of the Constitution, requiring the
Governor to withold hfa indorsament on rail
road bonds until it fa made cleariy to appear
that there has been actually invested by private
persons, in said railroad, an amount equal to
the indorsement applied for, also to repeal an
Act requiring Justices of tho Peace to act as
Road Commissioners, in Pulaski county.
By Mr. Peddy—To incorporate the West
Point and Macon Narrow Gnage Bailroad Com
pany.
By Mr. Reese—To create a County Court in
each county in this State; also, to amend sec
tion 4420 of the Coda.
By Mr. Richards—To repeal an act to amend
seotion 415 of the Code, in relation to nolle
prosequi in criminal cases.
Mr. Matthews offered a resolution that,
whereas, Rufus B. Bullock has absconded;
that a joint committee of five be appointed to
inspect and take an inventory of the honse and
kitchen furniture, silver-ware and all other ar
ticles connected with the Executive Mansion,
and report the some to the General Assembly.
Adopted.
By Mr. Simmons—To prevent any claim
against the State being paid by the Treasurer
until the same has been passed npon by the
Legislature.
In the Honse Mr. McMillan moved to sns-
pend tho rules to take up a resolution instructing
the Joint Finance Committee to report a special,
bill to-morrow morning, looking to the reduction
of per diem. The motion prevailed and the res
olution was adopted.
The Honse was engaged nearly the whole of
the session in debate upon the special order of
the day—a bill to investigate tho affairs of the
State,on which a debate followed, pending which
the Honse adjourned.
PROCEEDINGS OF TUESDAY.
Atlanta, November 21, 1871.
Senate.—The Senate met at 10 a- at., and
was called to order by the President.
Prayer by Rev. Mr. JVright.
Journal of yesterday read and approved.
The special order of the day was taken up.
It fa: A bill to relieve parties plaintiff in cer
tain cases from the operation of an act to ex
tend the lien of set off and recoupment as to
all debts contracted beforo Jnno 1,18G5, and to
forbid tbo collection of the same until all legal
taxes due thereon shall have been paid.
The Judiciary Committee reported as a sub
stitute, a bill to repeal tbe act in question.
Mr. Nichols moved to lay the whole matter
on the table. Carried.
Those voting in the affirmative were: Messrs.
Anderson, Black, Brock, Brnton, Burns, Camp
bell, Clark, ColmaD, Curie, Crayton. Deveaux,
Griffin, Heard, Hoyle, Kirkland, Kibbee, Les
ter. Nichols, Nnnnally, Simmons and Smith
—21.
In the negative: Messrs. Brown, Cameron,
Candler, Estes, Hicks, Hillyer, Jorvis, Jones,
Matthews, Peddy, Reese, Richardson, Stead
man, Wallace, Wellborn and Welch—10.
BILLS ON THIRD READING.
A bill to incorporate the Oglethorpe Manufac
turing Company. Passed.
A bill to amend section 364 of the Code in
relation to sheriffs’ fees. Lost.
A bill to amend an act requiring the Judges
of tho Superior Courts to give specially in
charge to Grand Juries sections 4489, 4490,
4491 of the Code, relating to disturbing con
gregations engaged in religions worship.
Passed.
The bill to empower the Ordinary of Union
county to construct a public road in said
county. Passed. ,
A bill to provide for adjudicating the rights
of parties nnder article 7 of the Constitution
relating to setting apart homestead and ex
empting personalty, and allowing the plaintiff
to file an affidavit that the property levied on fa
subject to execution, and the property to be
sold. Passed.
A bill to repeal section 12 L of Iho Code,
which declares that a minority candidate fa
elected, when the majority candidate cannot
take tho office was passed.
A bill to abolish all offices connected with the
Western and Atlantic Railroad. Passed.
A bill to make tlander a criminal offense.
Mr. Candler opposed the bill because it would
givo rise to a number of unfounded suits.
Mr. Hillyer opposed the bill. Said it would
rostrain prosecutions because the allegation
necessary to procure the warrant for arrest
wonld be indictable.
Mr. Wellborn supported the bill, as it wonld
be the best way to check the unbounded license
which prevails all over the country.
Mr. Nichols offered an amendment providing
that the truth may be given in evidence in jus
tification as in libel Adopted.
Mr. Candler moved to amend by excepting
language of housewivo to cooks, etc. Lost.
Mr. Barns hoped the bill wonld bo lost. It
was passed.
A bill to change the time of holding the Supe
rior Courts of the Flint Judioial Circuit was
passed.
A bill to incorporate the town of Doraville, in
DeKalb county was passed.
A bill to amend an aot to incorporate the town
of Decatur, DeKalb county. Passed.
Abill to incorporate the town of Lntheraville,
Meriwether county. Passed.
A bill to provide a rem dy by which money or
property stolen or unlaw nlly converted or de
tained from the State or the Western and At
lantic Bailroad, may be recovered and used for
other purposes. J .
Mr. Kibbee moved eo make the bill the spe
cial order for to-morriow. Carried.
A bill to change the time of holding the Su
perior Courts in the Eastern Circnit. Passed.
A bill to amend an act to grant to the Savan
nah, Skidawayand Seaboard Bailroad Company
the right to construct a railroad on the afreets
of Savannah. Passed.
An aot to authorize tho Ordinary of Cherokee
county to issue bonds for the purposes of build
ing a Court-house. Passed.
A bill to fix the compensation of grand and
petit jurors of DeKalb county—fixing the same
at §2 per day. Passed.
A bill to provide for ascertaining the amount
of bonds which have been issued, to require the
same to be registered, and for other purposes.
The Finance Committee reported as a sub
stitute a bill to protect the people of this
State from the illegal issue and negotiation of
bonds—providing for a commission of three,
one to be elected by the Senate and two by the
Honse, to investigate all past transactions of ’
that character.
Mr. Brown moved to strike out “commis
sioners elected” and insert “committee ap
pointed.” Tho motion prevailed by yeas 22 to
nays 13.
The report was adopted and the bill passed. ;
A bill to allow contractors and sub-contrao.
tors on railroads a lien on the same for labor
done in the construction thereof.
Mr. Brown offered an amendment “for all la
bor done nnder contract made with any railroad
company.” j
The bill was dismissed by Messrs. Brnton,
Nnnnally, Candler, Simmons and Hillyer, and
pending which the hour of 1 o’clock arrived and
the Senate was deolared adjourned.
House.—Tho Honse met at 9 o’clock A. sr.
Speaker Smith in the chair.
Prayer by Bev. Mr. Heidt.
Journal of yesterday read and approved.
Mr. Benfroe introduced a bill to change the
time of holding the Superior Courts in the
Middle Circuit; and also, a bill to incorporate {
the city of Sandersville, which were read the
first time.
On motion of Mr. Gray, the rules were sus
pended to take np a resolution providing for ,
the appointment of a joint committee to in- j
quire into the legality of the lease of peniten
tiary convicts. .. „ _ ,
On motion of Mr. Goldsmith, Mr. Gray s
resolution wa3 laid on the table.
The unfinished busine?s, to-wit, the bill to
appoint commissioners to investigate the af
fairs of this State, was resumed.
Mr. Phillips continned his argument. He
said that Mr. Scott’s bill wonld organize a com'
mission, with the powers of a court, and if
the gentlemen proposed as members of that
commission are obnoxious to the 14th Amend
ment, they conld not act; that he is against the
new departure and the 14th Amendment, bnt
he is unwilling to see anything done by this
Honse which might result in damage to our
State. He urged the adoption of his snbstitnte
providing for the appointment of a Joint Com
mittee from the Senate and Honso to make the
proposed investigation.
Mr. Simmons, of Gwinnett, said it is the dnty
j of this Legislature to make this investigation,
and the people expect it of ns. The com mis
sion proposed by the bill wonld constitute a sort
of court, and if any of its members were dis
qualified under the fourteenth amendment, or
should refuse to act, Mr. Conley would make
appointments to fill vacancies. H9, therefore,
fovored tho snbstitnte.
Mr. Davis, of Newton, thought that none but
the gniltv parties can imagine the magnitude of
tho frauds which have been perpetrated against
the Stato. They ought to be ferreted out and
exposed, andhe favored tho commissionbeoanse
those composing it wonld have more time than
members cf the General Assembly.
Mr. McMillan said that the charges of villiany
againt high officials were as thick in the land as
tho locusts of Egypt, and snch charges call for
immediate investigation. Tho dnty of making
it falls npon the shoulders of the members of
thi3 General Assembly.
Mr. Fon said he was at first epposed to Mr.
Scott’s bill, bnt is now in favor of it. AU ad
mit that an investigation ought to be made.
Who shoniddo it is the only question. Tho
sessions of thfa General Assembly are too
short to make a thorough investigation throngh
committees, therefore Mr. Scott’s bill should
be passed. If the commissioners to bo ap
pointed by tho bill are ineligible under the
fonrteontti amendment then it would equally ap
ply to an Irishman, not a Swede or other person
sent to Europe to bring immigrants to Georgia.
Mr. Jackson called the previous question.
The call was not snstained.
Mr. Bacon was opposed to the passago of the
bill; did not admit that members of this Legis
lature are wantiDg in ability or experience.
They were not sent here because tbeir superiors
are ineligible. Again, it is true the investiga
tion cannot be finished before the end of the
session; bnt the committee can continue their
labors after adjournment, and its members
could certaioly spore as much time as lawyers
who stand at the head of the profession.
Mr. Johnson, of Jefferson, opposed the bill.
The members of the Legislature are competent
to make this investigation—were elected to do
it, and tbeir constituents expect them to do'
their foil duty.
Mr. Biiey also opposed the bill. Tbe mem
bers of the General Assembly can do the work,
and he did not see tho use of getting ontside
men to do it.
Mr. Hillyer said that persons of all parties
wanted this investigation made, bnt members of
both political parties should be appointed on
the committee. If the charges are true he, for
one, would be glad to see punishment fall on
the guilty.
Mr. Peeples favored tho original bill. He
wanted on the commission a good lawyer, a good
banker, and a good merchant, and suggested the
names of Phillip Clayton, Junius Hillyer and
John A. Doane.
Mr. Phillips accepted the substitute offered
by Mr. Simmons, of Gwinnett, for hia substitute.
Mr. Pierce argued in favor of the substitute.
No assurance had been given that the com
missioners mentioned in tho bill wonld serve,
and though ho had no respect for the bastard
amendments to the Constitution of tho Unite!
States, wonld follow out tho policy of this
Honse and respect said amendments as law, till
repeal. Then the ineligibility of these gen
tlemen wonld prevent tho fall discharge uf
this duty.
Mr. Dell favored the substitute, but said it
wonld almost reconcile him to vote for the bill
if be knew the gentlemen named therein conld
and wonld serve.
Mr. Anderson wa3 neither for the bill nor the
substitntes; he was glad to hear compliments to
the intelligence of members of the Legislature,
and was not willing to admit that all the intel*
ligence of the State is in men nnder disabilities.
He favored the appointment of a small Joint
Committee who wonld be authorized to employ
an expert banker, a skillful lawyer, and an ex
perienccd railroad man to ferrit ont these vil-
lanies. This idea, bo said, had been sug
gested to him by Mr. Wood, of Walker.
Mr. Scott concluded the argument in favor of
his bill. Mr. Riley called the previous ques
tion. The call was sustained.
On the motioD to adopt the snbstitnte, the
yeas and nays were called for with the follow
ing result—yeas 128; nays 12. So the substi
tute was adopted.
The Committee on Internal Improvements
reported in favor of adopting a memorial ad
dressed to Congress, in relation to the canal
between the Mississippi River and the Atlantic
ocean, and in relation to the appointment of
a committee to visit Washington to farther the
memorial. A message from the Governor was
received but not read. Thfa message returned
the bill to.order a speoial eleotion for Governor,
withont approval.
The Honso was declared adjourned nntil 9
a. m , to-morrow. S. L.
Gen. Sheehan on Gen. Grant’s Military
Peace Policy.—A reporter of the New York
Herald reports some remarks made by General
Sherman as part of an “interview” with that
officer, jnst prior to his departure for Europe
on tho frigate Wabash. Being asked about
the administration polioy in the South, the Gen
eral said;
“I don’t care to speak plainly on these mat
ters. It is not in my line of duty. I think,
however, that when the war was ended warfare
against our brethren of'the South should have
ceased. The negroes are well disposed and a
kindly people, but they are not, as a class,
posted in the science of government, but they
are apt to make mistakes and behave rashly.
Bat I have no doubt whatever that everything
will tarn ont all right in the end. The Union
men in the South were never a very fine
class of people, and some down there now
wonld be bettor ont of it, but their presence
in the late insurrectionary Staten affords no
proper excuse for acts of lawlessness.”
“Then, General, yon do not approve of the
repressive acts of the Federal Government?”
“I think a mistake has been made. They are
not all rascals in the South. The majority of
the people are the best citizens of the repnblio.
The young men that followed the retreating
Confederates into Texas, the men of the army
of Virginia, and the lads of the West who
leaned toward the South, are capital fellows,
though mistaken. These, in my opinion, should
have been appointed to positions under the
government as marshals, postmasters, internal
revenue collectors and to other Federal and
State offices, instead of being driven into op
position. I really believe that these yonng
men represented the South, and that they were
ready to cry “peccavi” and support the govern
ment. I am sorry they were not treated prop
erly. But it will be all right in the end.”
Tttt! Old and the New.—The New Orleans
papers have resurrected the following advertise
ment from the columns of the Fioayune, of
December 10,1841, as furnishing some clew to
the previous history of Lieutenant-Governor
Dana:
$5 Regard—Ran Away—From the subscriber
on the 23d November last, the negro boy, Osoar
Dunn, an apprentice to the plastering trade. He
is of griffe color, between twenty and twenty-
one years of age, and about five feet ten or
eleven inches high. All persons are cautioned
not to harbor said boy, nnder penalty of the law.
Wilson & Patterson,
Corner St. John and Common streets.
FIGnTIKG A BEAR IN A CATTLE CAR.
An Indian Locked up with Beasts—A Ter
rible Fight.
The men on the mixed train going west yes'
terday morning had a pretty good-sized sensa
tion just as the train arrived in Bothwell. As
the noise of the wheels subsided unusual and
excited sounds were heard issuing from a bond
ed car which all along the passage from tbe
Suspension Bridge had remained nnder look
and key, attracting no espeoial notice from any.
one, as no one on the train seemed aware of its
true contents. Grade ally the noise grew louder
and more exoited, snuffling was heard, accom
panied by yells and imprecations from a hnman
voice, and a series of low, fierce snarls and
growls as from an enraged and powerful ani
mal; then a shuffling to and fro, and more ex
cited bnt perfectly unintelligible exclamations.
The men were at a loss what to make of all
this, and marvelled exceedingly. A crowd
collected, and noises of the same character
continned within.
There appeared to be a terrible rumpus in
side the car, which each moment grew more
desperate and alarming. All at once a violent
thumping against the door and the voice of the
man, which had by this time grown more co
herent, that sounded faint and smothered,
broke ont in exclamatory appeals, “Brek door!
brekdoor! Injin get kill!” After which tho
struggle seemed to be renewed more furiously
than ever, the Indian giving vent to short yells
of pain and distress.
No time was lost by the men ontside, who
proceeded at once to obey the call, and break
the lock. No sooner had the door been partially
opened than ont sprang a strapping young In
dian in a terribly excited state of mind, minus
his hat, with his clothing hanging in shreds
abont his body, and displaying several bleediDg
wounds. He was well nigh exhausted, bnt did
not stop running till be had got behind the
station honse in a place of safety, where he
stood panting for breath for some minntes
before any ono of those who snrronnded him
conld elicit any information from him as to the
nature of the ordeal throngh which he had
passed. That, however, was perfectly intelligi
ble to those who witnessed his escape, for be
had no sooner got clear than a large black bear
came snnffiog at the door, wanting to get ont
too and pursue his enemy like a roaring lion to
devour him. On seeing the men, however, and
probably not caring to jamp into the immediate
presence of so many persons, Bruin recoiled and
sneaked into a corner, from which he glared
savagely at them.
There were several other animals in the car,
some of them in cages, and some securely fas
tened np with chains and ropes. Among them
was a yonng cab belonging to the oid bear, who
at once took refage behind his ma in the cor
ner, apparently somewhat bashful at the ap
pearance of so many grown men. There was
also an antelope, a couple of monkeys, a wild-
kangaroo, some curious specimens of the feath
ered creation, and a box of snakes, which re
mained comfortably coiled np in their blankets,
either too tired or sleepy to tako any part in the
fnss. The collection, it appears, belonged to a
traveling showman, who proposed to exhibit in
a western towm
The Indian boy, for he was scarcely ont of
his teens, although big and muscular, as soon a3
he conld collect his ideas, and began to realize
that bo was safe and sonnd, related that he was
employed by the proprietor at eight dollars a
month to attend the animals in their travels as
keeper, that he had been shnt np with them in
the car for nearly three days, with nothing to
eat bnt bread and tnrnips, and with only water
to drink, that the old bear had become restive
in the car while on the journey, probably from
hanger and thirst, and ended by committing an
assault upon him, which he repelled as long as
he was able to hold out. He thought every
moment he would have to give in, and consent
to be eaten np for breakfast by the she bear
and her interesting offspring. Twice she got
her arms fondly aronnd him, and wonld cer
tainly have hugged him to death but for the
herculean strength which enabled him to throw
her off, and spnrn her advances. Being some
what cramped in her physical energies by the
confinement and dnll routine of show life, be
sides being not so young as she nsed to be,
she was the more easily overcomo and failed
to make as stont an attack as the circum
stances seemed to demand from her. The
yonng man from the country parts, however,
was determined not to be “taken in” any more
by the deceptions and allurements of side show
life, and then and there resolved to abandon a
profession in which he discovered he had neither
the talent nor education to shino very resplend
ency. •
“He tink me big fool 1” said he; “Injin only
get §8 a month, and a chance to get ate np into
the bargain. No, no, my friends, that muchly
too thin! Ugh! Not for Joseph—not if he
knows it?”—Toronto paper,
Sumner as an Interviewer—How But
ler was Beaten at Ills Own Game.
The Atlanjio Monthly for December gives an
account of the interview between B. F. Butler
and Senators Snmner and Wilson, of Massa
chusetts, during the recent canvass by the first
for the repnblican nomination to the governor
ship of that State, and after tho appearance of a
newspaper paragraph, which asserted by author
ity that the Senators opposed Butler’s candi
dacy. The Atlantic’s account says:
‘ ‘Immediately after the General’s arrival in
Boston he proceeded to Mr. Snmner’s rooms, in
the Goolidge Honso, and fonnd the Senator
busy over his morning work, and comfortably
chatting with his colleague. Taking the morn
ing paper from his pocket, the General read
tho paragraph above quoted. “This purports
to be by authority,’ said he: “is this true?”
“Yes, General.” Turning to Senator Wilson,
“Did you concur, sir?” “I did.”
“After an opening skirmish the General began
to insist that hfa speeches were not correctly
reported; bnt the Senator reminded him that
the Springfield and Worcester speeches were
evidently written out or revised by himself, and
those speeches were enough. Btfiled at this
point, General Butler brought up his reserves.
‘This all comes,’ ho retorted, of your hostility
to Grant. I am for him and you are against
him. I have foreseen thfa, bnt thought it would
not come before May; bnt I am ready for it.
You have always been against Grant, and every
measure of hfa administration.’ ‘Ah 1’ said Mr.
Snmner, ‘every measure? Be good enough,
General, to name one.’ ‘The Santo Domingo
treaty.’ ‘Waiving the question,’ said Mr. Sum
ner, ‘whether this was an administration measure
be good enough toname another.’ To this there
was no answer.’ ‘You are silent, General;
please mention one olherl’ The General re
mained tranquil. ‘Yon aro still silent, General
Butler! You mention only the Santo Domingo
treaty, and yet yon allege that I have been
against every measure of ihe administration. I
ask again Tor an answer. Now, General,’(after
a panse.) ‘have yon not been against the treaty,
so that in opposition to tho administration we
are even?’ General Bntler then proceeded to
qnote certain language which he alleged Mr.
Snmner had used in disparagement of the
President, adding. ‘I have an affidavit of it.’
The Senator said that this matter of obtaining
affidavits seemed a little too much according to
the practice of the criminal oonrts. ‘Bnt,’ said
he, ‘General, to be frank, do you think any bet
ter of General Grant than I do? No answer.
‘You are silent General; you do not answer me.
I ask you again, do you think any better of
Grant than I do ? I know yon do not. This I
know.’ Here Senator Wilson joined in conver
sation, and it became less pointed, and in a few
minntes General Bntler took his leave.
The Sugar Crop.—The editor of the Planter’s
Banner, after a visit to several sugar planta
tions, thus sums up his observations:
Planters ar# most of them very much dissat
isfied with their yield, and all agree that the
crop cannot exceed that of 1870 in amount.—
Some of the large cane fa hollow in the lower
joint, whioh is a bad indication. They say the
extraordinary rains in the growing season did
the cane crop mnch harm. Then the October
storm hnrt the rankest and best cane. Finally,
the warm, wet weather since sugar making com
menced, started vegetation and reduced the
yield very muob.
How All Slcoot Caught a Chicken and
What Else no Caught.
Not for from San Jose lives an old lady whose
frugality has verged so closely upon parsimony
that she has actually the reputation of being
miserly. She has a son, whose wild habits, dis
solute ways and propensity for playing practi
cal jokes will some day lead him to tbe gallows
or to editing a daily paper in San Jose. Next,
bnt by no means least in tho trio whose names
will be passed down to history throngh this re
cital, fa a worthy representative of the Flowery
Kingdom named Ah Skoot—the latter very fond
of experiment. Now to the facts: Not long since
a party consisting of.a baker’s dozen of Sau Joso
ladies visited the ranch where the old lady, by
raising chickens, keeps the wolf from the door,
and drops an occasional five-cent piece into tbe
deacon’s hat as he takes np the weekly contribu
tions on Sunday. The ladies belonged to the
“sewing cirole,” and the old lady determined in
tbe fullness of her heart to decapitate a chicken,
npon which these thirteen hungry Christians
were to dine. Ah Skoot received his orders to
that effeot, and immediately repaired to the
poultry yard to carry them into execution (tho
orders, not the poultry.) How to catch a chicken
in the daytime was now tho difficult problem
which exercised the brain of the Chinee. Abont
thfa time Jim, the old lady’s son, hove in sight,
and to Ah Skoot’s interrogations answered in
this wise; “Now, look here, Skoot, you jest
git some com, and I’ll tell you what to do then.”
The neoessary articles were duly proonred.
The hopefnl James had loaded the gun plom
np to the muzzle, and telling Skoot to throw
down some corn, abont two hundred chickens
put in an appearance. Now the Chinaman, as
before stated, was qnite fond of experiments,
and reaching for the gnn, he took aim at a noble
rooBter, who, towering above the others, in the
pride of his yonth and roosterhood, was entirely
nnsnspicions of the coming storm. It fa per
haps needless to state that James Immediately
ensconced himself behind a large tree, ont of
harm’s way. Abont this time a report, which
wonld have done eredit to a twenty-four pound
er, aronsed the folks in the honse, who, en
masse, rushed ont to the scene of the slaughter.
At first nothing was visible bnt smoke and dust,
next abont two score of chickens were rising
and falling, floppingand squeaking. The gronnd
was strewn with the mangled remains of abont
forty more, while the remainder of thfa once in
teresting flock were making for neighboring
ranches, to avoid another earthquake.
Bnt what of Ah Skoot? Did that mass-of
torn and disheveled rags resemble tho once fes
tive yonth, whoso delight had once been to ex
periment? It was he. - The kind ladies ap
proached him, and tenderly, oh! so tenderly,
raising his head, they essayed to administer
spiritual consolation from an old black bottle,
which the old lady produced. By and by the
distorted features showed signs of animation,
seeing which the old lady said: “Speak to me
Skooty! Oh, speak to me!” John raised hfa
head and gave vent to the following: “Speakee!
Wassy matter speaky? More brandy, more
brandy; G—d d—n, too muchy shooty*!” It fa
perhaps unnecessary to add that John is now in
quest of another situation.
An Arizona Grand Jury Presentment
—Is the Army following the Civil
Service ?
The Tucson Citizen, of October 28, contains
tho following extract from the report of the
United States grand jury of Pima county, Ari
zona :
“We find that the habit of beastly drunken
ness has generally prevailed, with few marked
exceptions, among the officers commanding at
Camp Grant, Camp Goodwin and Camp Apache,
whore the Apache Indians have been fed; that
tbe rations issued at these camps to the Iudians
have freqnently been insnfficiont for their sup-
port-and unjustly distributed, sometimes bones
being issued instead of meat; that one quarter
master of the United States said he made a sur
plus of 12,000 ponnds of corn in issuing rations
to the Indians of Camp Goodwin.
“We find that a commanding officer, while
commanding at Camp Apache, gave liquor to
tho Apache Indians and got beastly drunk with
them from whisky belonging to tho hospital de
partment of the United States government; also,
that another officer of the United States army
gave liquor to said Indians at said camp; that
officers of the United States army at these camps
where the Indians are fed are in the habit of using
their official position to break tho chastity of the
Indian women.
“In conclusion of the labors of this United
States grand jury, we wonld say that five hnn
dred of our neighbors, friends and fellow-citi--
zens, have fallen by the mnrdoring hand of the
Apache IndiaD, clothing in the garb of mourning
the family circle in many of the hamlets, towns
and cities of all the cities of onr country. This
blood cries-from the gronnd to the American
people for justice—justice to all men!”
Perils of Addressing Actresses*
From the New York Sun.]
A charming actress who plays light parts in
ono of onr theaters, who is also an excellent
wife and mother, had been annoyed by the
overwhelming attentions of a young down
town jeweller. At last, his notes and bouquets
becoming too frequent, she mentioned the faot
to her husband, who immediately fired np and
threatened to punish the infatuated youth. A
powerful athlete, he armed himself with a cane
of the genus bludgeoD, and left his hotel the
next morning with the avowed intention of giv
ing his rival a few blows and teaching him to
mind hfa own business. Entering the shop
where he was employed, he strode hastily
throngh and inquired if there was a young man
there named H . “There fa,” said the
owner of the establishment; “he is at the win
dow tinkering watches. Mr. H , you are
wanted.” As the little male flirt aroGe and con
fronted the large man, he trembled and turned
pale. “Did yon send my wife these notes?”
said he, producing some of the offending billet-
doux. “I—I—yes—I did,” stammered tho
culprit, trembling in every limb. He saw the
weapon, and he thought his time had come.
Well, well,” said the broad-shonldered, big-
hearted actor, reaching over the counter and
patting the poor, frightened fellow gently on
the top oi the head, “look here, bnbby, you
must not do so any more.” And he left poor
H to the tender meroies of his fellow
clerks.
The story of the Countess Benedetli, wife of
the Fronoh Minister to Prussia, is worth re
cording. Sho was once a Greek slave, landed
at Alexandria by Jooosi, the celebrated mer
chant at Constantinople. She had been edu
cated for sale, and was consequently full of ac
complishments. One of the wealthiest of Arab
bankers in Alexandria purchased the girl to
wait npon his wife, to whom he was mnch at
tached.* The Greek girl, lively and amusing,
diverted the ennui of the harem, and soon be
came the ruling spirit there. Ih course of Bigg
the wife died, and the aged husband, regretting
that he oonld not marry her, adopted her as hfa
child and the heir to his enormous fortune. At
hfa death the former slave inherited his wealth,
and Benedetti, at that time a young attache be
longing to the French Consulate at Alexandria,
happened to present himself to the heiress, won
her affections, and they were married. The
old merchant’s money enabled Benedetti to cut
his way to a conspicuous position In diplomacy,
and hfa wife, lovely and accomplished, reigned
for a long time over the world of fashion in .
Paris.
"Beddoing the Public Debt— The Govern
ment Show.—A Washington speoial of the 13th,
says:
“Tho process of reduction of the
fiebtreveals some interesting concomitant facts,
showing in a peifeotly. unanswerable manner
how the burdens of the people are being re
moved. As has already been stated, the total
redaction of the debt sinoe March 1, 1869, ia
§279,749,811 68, and the monthly interest
oharge on the total debt has decreased from
$10,532,462 50 on the 1st of March, 1869, to
§9,068,453 41, or, in other words, the redaction
of the debt is now saving to lira country in in
terest §1,864,009 08 per month, or at tho rata
