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The Greor^ia "Weekly Telogra-pli and. Journal Messenger. Telegraph and Messenger. MACON, DECEMBER 12, 1871. News Stems. Speed of a Stolm.—Tho Manchester (N. H.) Mirror says the velocity of the wind at Mt. Washington, on the afternoon of the 15th of November, was 150 miles per hour, the greatest velocity ever known. Chanozs is frnE Cabinet.—The New York Son of Monday reports that Morton is shortly to succeed Fisb, and Judge Edwards Pierreport to take the place of the amiable Akerman, who, ■wo trust, will be sent on a special mission to the Fiji Islands. Matob Ham,.—The New York Sun says a new charter of New York-City will be passed imme diately on the convening of tho New York Legislature, which will remove Mayor Hall in live days after its passage. Hia successor will be appointed by Sigel, the Register, and will be Ottendorfer. Viaduct Railroad.— A summary of the oper ations of tho great Viaduct Railway Company, of New York, is said to be as follows: Office dosed and to rent; collected of stockholders, $110,000; spent in printing, $40,000; rent, $18,000; furniture, $38,000; balance in hand, $20,000. That beats Connolly. Habd Case —Henry McCord waa discharged from Sing-Sing Penitentiary 28th of November last, after sixteen months’ imprisonment under a wrongful conviction. Tho warden apologized as best ho could and regretted that the law p,o- Vided no redress, but it seems to ns tho law ought to cl > the contrary. It i* now reported (nays tho Columbia Phoe- nix) that Treasurer Parker has invested the sum $314,000 in United States bonds, and onr in formant holds that he knows whereof he writes. Is this tuau to be allowed to escape the dutches of the law? Make him disgorge. This is tho point. Belknap, the Secretary of War, sacrifices his personal and official veracity in this reckless manner: Indisputable evidence establishes the fact, which is proven, too, by the experience of nu merous sufferers, that an armed rebellion of regular organization and great strength now exists in parts of those States. Fast Gibes.—The Sun says four girls, about 1C years of age, were seen earnestly engaged in playing euchre while driving in the Park on Saturday. A handkerchief served the purpose of a card-stand, and in the lap of one of the players were several fractional notes forming the pool. The girls were riding in a turnout, with footmen in livery and a pair of trotters worth at least $5,000. Flights of Cabbies Pigeons.—The Newark Advertiser reports sundry experiments with carrier pigeons made by Harry C. Bleecker, of Montdair, N. J., from vessels at sea. One flew 1,004 statute miles at an average of 19C miles per hoar. Another made 1,50G miles at an average of 202 miles on hour. This last bird, however, died upon reaching its destination from having been overfed on the ship. A third bird flew 1,004 miles at the same average rate of speed and arrived home in perfect condition. These facts are perfectly verified by the ship’s log and the home record of the arrivals of the pigeoos. Annexation of Mexico. The Herald of Monday is out flaming for the annexation of Mexico and thinks if Grant does not take hold of it tho opposite a will. “ None but timid over prudent and sleepy conserva tives” will oppose the project, and as for cause, that conscientious journal well remarks, “Groat and progressive nations aro never at a loss for a cause when a profound national policy or ne cessity calls for snch action.” And tho same is true of “great and progressive men" of the modern stamp. They are never at a loss for reasons to take anything when they want it, whether it is theirs or nob But this shallow pated and flippant jonrnal is bnt a timid, over prudent and sleepy conserva tive, after alL Wo don’t want Mexico so much as the Isthmus, and what a stupid fellow to stop annexing short of Darien, while we are about it. If we annex, let us at least not stop short of Land’s End of the North American continent. Montgomery Municipal Election.—Tho an nual election for municipal officers of Mont gomery, Ala., was held on Monday last, and re sulted in a grand victory for the Democracy. They elected eight out of twelve Aldermen, losing the Mayor and City Clerk by only 119 and 94 majority, respectively. The last board of Aldermen stood three Democrats against nine Radicals, and the Radical Mayor and Clerk had, at the same election, 600 majority for the former, and 750 for the latter. Our brothers of Montgomery may well claim this result as a victory. The next time they will make a clean sweep. Two of tho three Radicals elected Aldermen are negroes, bnt— halleluiah! —tho noisome carpet-bagger has no place, at all, in tho picture. The negroes seem to have kicked all that crew out of doors. Of the elec tion, the Advertiser, of Tuesday, B*ya ■ The election yesterday was 4 characterized by more turbulence and a greater disposition to riot than we have seen manifested here since the days of Wager Swayne. For a while when a negro attempted to vote the Democratic ticket he was insulted and otherwise maltreated, and in one case at least, attempted to be beaten. The case refened to was in Ward No. 5, where a crowd of negro vagabonds had gathered to '‘carry the election at all hazards.” Some white Democrats who were present interfered to pro tect the negro who was assaulted, whereupon one of the impudent scoundrels shot into the crowd of white men, attempting, as it seems, to kill Mr. Tilgham Offutb The shot missed Mr. Offutt, bnt struck and killed a negro man. Another negro firod a shot, which struck Mr. Rike in the face, and it is said still another shot struck a negro in the side. The negro who fired the fatal shot esoaped. Fortunately the row ended here, or there might have been a terrible difficulty. Still Ahead.—We are not given to boasting, as tho pnblio and onr contemporaries will ad mit, bnt we may be permitted to refer with special pride to the faot that the Telegbaph and Messenger was the only paper in Georgia that published the entire text of the President’s message last Tuesday—the day after it was read in Congress. Our Savannah contemporaries bad most of it, bnt were prevented by an'acci dent to the wire of the Southern Atlantic Tele graph Company—over which they received it— from giving it in fulL The Columbus, Atlanta and Augusta papers of Tuesday, did not, we believe, give even a synopsis of it. Oar Colum bus contemporaries, however, published it on Wednesday, and with their usual courtesy— which we hereby acknowledge—gave the proper credit The monthly sales at Augusta, Savannah and Columbus, on Tuesday, were rather dull as to real estate, most of the property of that descrip tion being withdrawn for lackof bids. We how ever note some sales of farms in Richmond and Muscogee counties at from $7 10 to $9 50 per acre. At Augusta, one city bond of $500, due 1875, brought 89 cents on the dollar. Twenty shares Central Railroad stock (ex-dividend) were sold'at Savannah for $114 76 to $115 per !,hare. The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Augusta Fair Association was held Tuesday night, 153 shares being represented. Reports of officers were received and a board of direct ors elected. The Treasurer’s report shows a debt of $18,000. The provoking local reporter of tho Augusta Constitutionalist tells all about a “fist and skull fight that occurred Saturday night near the Planters’ Hotel of that city, between “ two well known young gentlemen,” bnt don’t give their names. Doesn’t ho know that such reticence is utterly unpardonable ? A drovo of 2O0 fat turkeys being driven through the streets of Savannah, on Tuesday, caused the greatest commotion since the war among the ink slingers. Harris, of tho Nows, especially, was greatly excited, and was only prevented by main force from going for one of them then and there. Ho was finally led off, swearing vengeanco against any tutkey that tried to bite him. We adviso those turkeys to roost high, for a few nights. In the United States Court ot Savannah, on Taesday, in the case of the United States against John H. Gould—the defaulting and vamosing revenue collector—principal, and Simon Gerst- man, W. E. Drummond and William R. Sy mons, securities, a verdict for plaintiff against defendants, Symons and Drummond, for $9,- 289 71 and interest from April 14 ultimo, was rendered. At the Milledgeville municipal election on Saturday last, Samuel Walker was elected Mayor, and Messrs. F. Mapp, E. Trice, H. McComb, T. Caraker, J. Carakerand H. Tem ple, Aldermen. P. Fair was elected Clerk, and J. B. Fair, Marshal. A gin house belonging to a negro named Asa Jimmerson, abont six miles from Milledgeville, was burned last night week, together with a gin, six or eight bales of cotton, eto. As Asa was a well known Democrat, the origin of the fire can bo very easily guessed. On last Sunday morning Mr. Rnssell Gunn, a well known and most estimable citizen of Bainbridge, was found dead in the rear of a store house in that place. The verdict of the coroner’s jury was, that his death was caused by some external injury to the spleen, which re sulted in internal hemorrhage. Tho Argus thinks there is mnch mystery about his death, and hopes that it may be cleared up. A cargo of cotton valued at $27,727 96, waa cleared from Savannah, on Tuesday, for the Spanish port of Santanda—the first ever shipped to that port from Savannah. A Federal soldier named Ansley, fell from the dock at Fort Palaski on Tuesday and was drowned. The Columbus Sun of Wednesday says: Death of Judoe Wm. E. Andebson.—We learn from officers of the boats that this gentle man died at his residence at Marianna, Florida, on Monday, the 27th. He had resided in Jack- son county twenty four years. He came from Tennessee, where he once edited a paper. He was prominent as a lawyer, was before and dur ing the war, a general of State Militia, and was captured in Marianna, in 1864, while command ing it, and lately has been a Judge of the Coun ty Court. He was very well known in Colum bus. He leaves a family. John H. James, Democratic candidate for Mayor, and the following Aldermen, all Demo crats, were elected at Atlanta on Wednesday, by an average majority of 1,900: Wells, Castleberry, Roach, Hammock, Mor ris, Grant, Wilson, Hill, Fowler, Leyden, Mor ris, Mayes, Mitchell, Farrar. We clip these items from the Atlanta Era, of yesterday: The money market in Atlanta has probably been “tighter” for the past sixty days than at any time since 1867. One of the novelties of onr market yesterday was a large drove of turkeys, numbering some hundred and twenty. Attobney General Akebman, Rev. Dr. New man, of Washington, Rev. Dr. Rankin, a num ber of distinguished Republican members of both houses of Congress, and other distin guished personages of Washington will, we un derstand, leave that city for Atlanta this morn ing. The excursionists will probably remain in Atlanta some days, and proceed hence through others of tho Gulf States before their return. It is currently reported that the veritable Horace Greeley, the great Texas fanner and editor of the New York Tribune, is to visit At lanta in a few days. Jeipsey Hunteb, the Mubdebeb.—We un derstand that Judge Alexander, of the South ern Circnit in this State, has commuted the sentence of the notorious murderer, Jimpsey A. Hunter, who was under sentence of capital punishment to that of imprisonment for life. This presents some very remarkable features. The case was of original jurisdiction in Alex ander’s Coart, and it was Alexander who sen tenced the murderer to be hanged. An appeal was had to the Supreme Court of the State, and the sentence of tho conrt below was there reaffirmed. Efforts to procure an Executive pardon failed. And now Akxander goes be hind the Supreme Court decision and his own previous decision and saves a murderer from the just penalties of his crime. Will Ran a Candidate. It seems to be pretty well settled, now, that what is left of the Badioal party in Georgia will nominate a candidate for Governor against CoL Smith. The Atlanta Constitution, of yes terday, says that at a meeting of the Radical party on Wednesday night, at that plaoe, the. following resolution was adopted: Resolved, That the Chairman of this meeting appoint a committee to be composed of two from each Congressional District and five from the State at large, who shall seleet and present to onr party the Dame of a suitable candidate for Governor in the election to be held on the 19th instant. The Era, of same date, says “it is not im probable the Republicans will have a candi date in the field for Governor on the 19th.” And the Radical paper published in this city says the same thing, announcing furthermore that meetings will be held at Atlanta, Maoon, Augusta, Savannah, Brunswick, Valdosta, Quit- man, and Thomasville, which will be addressed by the following speakers: Joseph E. Brown, Joshua Hill, James L. Dunning, J. W. Clift, Henry P. Farrow, Henry Wilson, John A. Logan, John A. BiBgham, J. S. Bigby, B. H. Whiteley, Thomas J. Speer, Wm. P. Fierce, A. W. Stone, James Porter, James M. Simms. We hope they will pnt np a man and make a fight. We only want one more chance to bnry the crowd so deep that not even the ghost of a stench will be left to mark the spot. Geoboians on thb House Committees.— We have not the space to publish the full list of the He use committees, so must content ourselves with giving the status of the repre sentatives from Georgia upon them. On Agriculture—Thomas J. Speer; on Mines and Mining—P. M. B. Young; on Patents— D. M. DuBose; on Education Labor—A. T. McIntyre; on Expenditures in Post-office Department—John 8. Bigby; on Printing—W. P. Piero*; on Pnblio Expenditures—R. H, Whitaly. Evidently Mr. Speaker Blaine holds the abil ities of the Georgia delegation in very high Senator Norwood’s chances. The Washington Republican, (Grant’s Organ) of Taesday, says: The credentials of Thomas M. Norwood, claim ing a seat in the Senate, were presented in the Senate yesterday by Senator Thnrman, and laid on the table. There is no prospect of bis being admitted, as it is generally understood that the vacant seat in the Senate from Georgia will be given to the Hon. Foster Blodgett, who has, by the great revolutionary action of the Georgia Legislature, gained strength in the Senate, and will, undoubtedly, be admitted. This same Republican six weeks ago, said that Blodgett’s proper plaoe was in the Penitentiary and not in the United States Senate. Who will deny the right of the Senate to fix its ownlevel and choose its own company. The Georgia State Democratic Con ventlon. Wo see by the report in the Atlanta Consti tution, that abont all the connties in the Stato were representedin the Convention. Tho only contest waa upon the point whether two-thirds or a majority should nominate, and tho ma jority rule prevailed by a vote of 131 to 38. We add the resolutions adopted, and the re sponse of Colonel Smith to the nomination: The following resolutions offered by P. W. Alexander, were unanimously adopted: Whereas, Power should over bo used wisely and justly for the benefit of those who oonfor it; and whereas, there is a prospect for the first time iu some years of placing the administra tion of the affairs of onr State in tho hands of her own sons; and whereas, it is not deemed necessary at this time to go into a particular enumeration, of onr views and principles in regard to general polities; therefore, Resolved, That we congratulate the peoplo of Georgia upon the prospect of seenriug an honest and faithful administration of their State Government, and wo declare it to bo tho universal desire of those whom wo represent to scoure good government, to live at peace, to pass wise and wholesome laws, and to have tho same administered in a spirit of “wisdom, jus tice and moderation.” Resolved, That it is onr fixed purpose to put down corruption in all departments of tho Stato government, to dear the temple of justice of the money changers, to practice eoonomy in the expenditure of the publio money, to elevate and preserve the public faith and credit, to en courage education, to develop the resources of the commonwealth, and to bring back all branches of the government, Executive, Legis lative and Judicial, to the auoient landmarks of the fathers. Resolved, That as a Domocratio convention of tho people of Geogia, we avail ourselves of the occasion to renew our adhesion to the great Democratic party of the Union, and to assure all men that it is our desire and purpose, as far as in us lies, to preserve public order, to bring to condign punishment ail disturbers of tho peace, as well as all unfaithful public servants, and to deal justly and kindly with all classes of the people. On motion of Mr. Hudson, of Schley, tho thanks of the Convention were tendered to Hon. Julian Hartridge. for the able and efficient manner in which he presided over the delibera tions of the body. Mr. Lamar offered a resolution that the Chair appoint at his leisure a committee of two from each Congressional District and four from the State at large as an. Executive Committee.— Adopted. On motion, Hon. Julian Hartridge was made Chairman of the Executive Oommitteo. Hon. Herbert Fielder being called for, re sponded in a speech replete with sonnd thought. He paid a handsome compliment lo the nomi nee, and to the others who had been named for the nomination. Colonel Cary W. Styles and the committee came in with the nominee, Hon. James Milton Smith. Mr. Smith responded in a speech, which ap pears below, reported phonographically for tho Constitution: SPEECH OF HON. J. AT. SMITH. Mr. President and Qentttmen of the Demo cratic Convention: It will hardly be expected that upon this oc casion that I shall say much more than to re turn my thanks for the honor you have con ferred upon me. If, at the approaching elec tion, the people of the State of Georgia shall see fit to ratify your action of to-day, I shall en ter upon the duties of the high trust which will be imposed upon me, with a profound distrust of my own ability for the full and faithful dis charge of the same. But, fellow-citizens, I trust I shall not be charged with egotism when I say that,"however limited I may consider my own capacity, I have an abiding faith in tho omnipotence of honesty. [Applause.] That is what we need to-day moro than anything else. [Applause.] What ia the condition of onr Stato? In tho remarks that I make I shall confine myself to the affairs of the State of Georgia alone, and I shall be very brief. There is a work for every Georgian to do, and there is an object for the exercise of the greatest patriotism. What have wo to do ? Wo all know that the financial af fairs of tho State are in inexorable confusion. We do not know how maDy bonds have been issued. We do not know what the legal in debtedness of the State is. Wo do not know how these bonds were put out, but wo have a suspicion as to the one who fat them out, and that is about all. It will be expected that the person who shall be selected to fill tho position of Governor, for the next twelve months at least, shall so administer the government of the State of Georgia as that‘the people shall know what their honest debts are, and what is ex pected of them. [Applause.] He will need honesty more than brains. [Applause.] It will be difficulty to get at the frauds that have been practiced upon us. It will require a firm will and an honest heart to get at and expose them; bnt, gentlemen of the Convention, per mit me to say that, as God is my Judge to-day, if I have the honor to be selected by the people of Georgia to fill the position of Governor, I shall endeavor to get at the bottom of these things. I shall at least give a very largo portion of my attention to the task of determining how mnch we really owe, and how much is claimed of us. It is of paramount importance that popular confidence should be restored in the adminis tration of publio affairs in this State. Unfor tunately, since the war, or within the last three or four years, we have been placed in a condi tion where the people, by reason of the many impositions and the many frauds which have been practiced npon them, have lost confidence in those who have been selected to fill the prom inent positions nnder onr State government. How long has it been since it was considered that the name of the Governor of Georgia was hardly a synonym for honesty ? I do not make these remarks in any improper spirit, bnt for the purpose of calling yonr attention to the faot that I feel in its full measure the great re sponsibility that will devolve upon me in case the people shall ratify yonr nomination. It is desirable that the people shall have con fidence in their Governor. In the event that I shall be’chosen to fill that position, it shall be my object to protect the people, so far as may be in my power, not only in their rights of per son and property, bnt in their public rights as well, [Applause.] And permit me to say fur ther, that in the discharge of the duties of that high office, I shall, if elected, observe no dis tinction except the distinction between rogues and honest men. [Applause.] But let me pause to say that tho names of the gentlemen have been brought to your at tention to-day in this connection—gentlemen of character, intelligence and great worth, (Messrs. Wofford, Fielder and Nichols). With the name of ono of these gentlemen I have been long familiar, (General Wofford^ I saw him in Virginia. He was doing his duty there. [Applause.] His attention was not particularly directed to me, because he was a grade above me—and he ought to have been a grade above me. [Applause.] I saw him.in the midst of smoke and fire and bullets, and he was doing his dnty then. [ApplanBe.] And wheD, on the present occasion in this Convention, where his name was prominently mentioned in con nection with the office for which yon have se lected me, his friends—the men who know him, the men who love him, and who are capa ble of appreciating his high character—have waived the urging of his name before this body, and themselves have become the nominators of myself, how could I feel otherwise than grate- fal ? I strike hands with those men and with their friends. I am sure that my honored f riendf General Woffozd, will nnite with me in doing everything that can be done to promote the welfare of the State, to secure protection to her citizens, and to plaoe the old Commonwealth in the same, high position she formerly occupied when men were selected to positions of influ ence because they were honest men, and were not chosen because they were rogues. I tell these gentlemen I want to strike hands with them and march forward to the emancipation of onr State from the impositions, from the frauds, and from the villonies which have been prac ticed upon her. And if the distinguished gen tleman will do his duty now, as be has done hia dnty on other arenas—and I know he will—-suc cess will crown onr efforts. A gentleman remarked, as I entered the hall, that yonr nominee waa a native Georgian. So I am. I know that since the days of reconstruc tion it baa been considered not altogether hon orable for a man to have been born in the South. Bnt I must plead guilty to the charge. I am native and to the manor bom. I look upon Georgia as my mother. She is my mother. I expect to repoee in her bosom at last, and my prayer is that I may so oonduct myself that I may not b«. oensured by the friends who have this day, in so marked a degree, manifested their oonfidenoe in me; that I may so conduct ‘myself as that no man who has spoken my name favorably to-day, will ever have ocoaaion to re- mith. [Applause.] And that when I shall havo run my career, and when my good old mother shall have taken mo to her bosom, I shall go to my grave amid the tears and blessings of those whom I have helped to emauoipate from the distress, tho suffering and villainy which have been brought upon them. [Great applause.] Loud calls wore rnnde for General Wofford, but be had previously left the hall. Resolutions of thanks to the various railroad companies in tho State, and to tho secretaries of tho Convention, wore adopted, when the Convention adjournol subject to the oall of tho Executive Committee. Newspaper Poetry. Every man and woman of litorary taste must rejoioe that the noble rage which tho publio once so assiduously cultivated for newspaper poetry is cooling down day by day, and is destined in tho course of time to play out almost entirely. Bat some of the weekly papers are making an effort to perpetuate the existence of this very disreputablo sort of poetry. • They persuade the school girls and moon-struok boys of coun try towns to write it and send it to them for publication. Why they encourage the growth and spread of tho scribbling itch among the young in this way, and thus moke fools of thousands, is a mystery, unless it bo that they think, which is probably the case, that every thing that rhymes is poetry, whether written by a school-girl ora professor of English literature in the best of colleges. That all the true poets of this country now living mav be numbered by the fingers on a single hand, with two or three fingers to spare, is a fact which the literary weeklies seom never to have discovered. The ability to write graceful rhymes whenever the occasion demands that -they shall be written is -certainly a very nico accomplishment, bat tho persistent habit of writing rhyming stupidity and offering it tons in print for poetry—a habit which many full-grown men and women, scat tered here and there, aro constantly cultivating —is an outrage npon helplesa communities which inasmuch as the laws are utterly power less in the premises, may reasonably challenge the intervention of the Ku-hlux and vigilance committees. Of tho weekly newspapers which are conspic uous for their offenses of this character is Mr. Theodore Tilton’s paper, the Golden Age, the organ of Free-love, Woman Suffrage, Woodhull & Cloflin, and other peculiarities of that sort. Among other misguided females—and by the term “females” we mean, not the “opposite sex” amoDg the lower order of animals, but women—Hester A. Benedict writes what is pop ularly supposed to be poetry for the Golden Age. There is some hope for a woman who gets into the House of Correction now and then, but tho woman who gets into the Golden Ago as a contributor is past praying for. Who enters there leaves hope behind. Hester’s last effusion is entitled “Drifting,” and opens thus: Wo are out together on Life’s sweet sea, Bat a hungry pain is hard in my heart, For I know, beloved, I know it mas: be, We aro drifting farther and farther apart. O! I clasp my oars, and I strive to stay The outward sweep of my fragile bark, But tho tido is high, and I float away Over th» billows—into the dark! Is it an hour, or is it a year, Since under the heaven of stars wo stood ? And you whispered: Though it may not be clear To yonr faith, my Isabel, God is good! ” That sea must be sweet indeed to a young woman who is out upon its billows in a boat of which she has lost the control, and which, in spite of her frantio efforts to stay its outward sweep, is floating away into the dark. It is none of our concern—for we don’t care a cent whether tho correspondents of tho Golden Age are drowned or not—bnt if we were going to offer Hester any advice at al), we should advise her to let the fellow in the other boat go, and jump overboard and swim ashore. We trust, though, that she won’t do it—that she will cling to her “fragile bark,” and keep on drift ing. For tho women who write such poetry for the organ of Woodhull and Free-Love, there is too little room on shore. Hester proceeds: “Is it an hour, or is it a year ?" she asks of the fellow in tho other bark. And then, without waiting an answer to this co nundrum, she tells him that the words fell slow from his quivering lips, and that she marveled much if he knew she was near the terrible gloom of tho 8onl’s eclipse, putting an exclamation point after the word “eclipse.” “I oall on you now 1” she exclaims, and asks has he whisper ings bland and soothingest balm for this hope’s de cay ? and would he dare to say that onr father’s band is bearing her bark from his own away ? Nay, nay— continues Hester— ■’lis only the pitiless winds Dropt out of tho clouds of our destiny ; Only the tempest of Fate that brings This weariest waiting to you and mo 1 * Still, still I am drifting away, away, Nearer and nearer the shipwrecking rocks Can I calm my spirit enough to pray In tho heart of the horrible thunder-shocks ? If Hester can calm her mind sufficiently, in the heartof the horriblethunder-shocks—whore- ever that is—to write such cold-blooded dog gerel as this, it strikes us that she might con trive, in some way, to calm her spirit enough to pray. But what good, we should like to know, would praying do her ? Wlienshe shall havequit drifting into such stale, flat and unprofitable rhymes, and shall have learned that it may be said of the women who writo for the Golden Age, that the trail of the serpent is over them all, she may pray with a hope of being heard, but not until then.—Courier Journal It ATI FIXATION MEETING. Enthusiastic Gathering—Bousing; Spcoclies by Colonel J. 91. Smith, General Woflortl and others. From tho Atlanta Constitution, of 7th ] Last night a large number of onr citizens, members of the Convention and members of the Legislature, assembled in front of the Kim ball House. Col. J. M. Smith, the nominee for Governor, in response to the enthusiastio calls of the crowd, responded in his happy style. He said that carpet-baggers had infested Georgia like the lice in Egypt, but they must now pack their carpet-bags and leave—Bullook had already packed Ms and left. Wo must give these rings—organized to steal —to understand that Grant, Alexander & Vo. take charge of such characters, and have buggy straps to satisfy the debt they owe to the State. If the State Road lease was honestly made, it should be respected; if dishonestly made the people Bhonld not allow themselves to be swin dled out of their property. He expressed no opinion as to the honesty or dishonesty of the lease. The oonrts would settle the question. The band struck up “Dixie,” and, in answer to the contmnon3 calls of the crowd, General W. T. Wofford appeared, and addressed the assemblage. He said that the present was one of the proudest moments of Mb life. It was peculiarly gratifying to him to again address Georgians who have constitutional rights, and can look forward to see the day come when every son of Georgia is a freeman. He was in that happy state that few defeated candidates enjoy. Personally, he,had no desire for office, nor had be any claim npon the people of Georgia. What he did in the past was Ms duty. When he heard that Col. Smith was nom inated be felt like thanking the Convention, for Colonel Smith was now the leader of the party, and the standard-bearer of civil service reform of the whole people. He wonld make war upon corruption, robbery and perjured officials who have stolen the people’s money and appropri ated it to their private use. He wonld aid Col. Smith in ferreting ont corruption, and in bring ing abont that good old time when “offioe shall seek the man,” and the servant of the people shall retire from offioe with Ms hands free from the spoils of plunder. Let ail nnite in giving moral aid to CoL Smith and the Legis lature in this work. When a man ia found who has taken the people’s money let him be held up to public scorn, letMmbe high or low, rioh or poor. The day ia not far distant when the people who visit the Executive will find in Mm a friend [an honest man, voice in the crowd[, with a heart that throbs alone for Georgia, her honor and her glory. He urged the people to emu late the example of the people of New York in putting down corruption and pnblio plunder ers. Hunt np and hunt down these felons and pnt them in the chain gang. The people have bnt to will it to cleanse this atlgean stable. He pledged himself to stand by Colonel Smith and fight to the death or victory. Colonel Smith would have to fight railroads, rings, thieves, and robbers, but he had the nerve and the manhood to meet them suooesafully. He gave notice to the robbers and plunderers to give leg bail at once and save their baoon. Colonels Cowart and Peeples responded in brief and pithy speeches, to calls made npon them, after wMoh the crowd dispersed. General Assembly of Georgia, PBOOEEDINGBOF THURSDAY. Reported for the Telegraph and Messenger.] Senate.—Tho Senate was called to order by President Trammel, and prayed for by Rev. Mr. Ketohnm. Journal read and approved. Mr. Brown moved to reconsider so much of the proceedings of yesterday as relates to the passage of a bill to amend seotion 4420 of the Code, so ns to make the purchase of stolen pro duce a misdemeanor, and the purchase of pro duce between sunset and snnrise 'prima facie evidence of the same. Mr. Matthews foroibly opposed the motion, and Blinded to various instances where the want of such provision had worked serious injury. He was surprised to learn that any district in North Georgia did not need such a law; bnt Southwest Georgia undoubtedly does, for he believed that seotion loses more annually for the want of such a law than the annual produc tion of North Georgia. Mr. Burns moved to lay the motion to re consider on thq table. Carried. The bill to repeal the act organizing the Dis trict Conrt, wMch was vetoed by the Governor ad interim, and the veto message returned with the same, were taken np. The message placed the veto upon the econ omy, speed and other advantages of the Dis trict Court, as now constituted. The vote on the bill stood, ayes 33, nays 8; so the bill was passed. A bill to repeal an act to declare the poll tax for the years 1868-69-70 uncollected, uncon stitutional, and to prevent the collection of the same—vetoed by the Executive, and the veto message accompanying the same wa3 taken up. The message based the disapproval of said bill upon the objectionable form of the bill, claim ing that it contained provisions not specified in the title, and was unconstitutional in contain ing more than one subject matter; and that the bill, as framed, would accomplish more than the repeal of the act aimed at. Sent/or Campbell spoke at length against the bill. On the passage of the bill the vote stood— ayes, 27; nays, 13. So tho bill was passed. A House bill to incorporte the town of Col quitt, Miller county, wa3 passed. Mr. Nichols offered a resolution providing for the appointment of a joint committee of five from the General Assembly to visit the peni tentiary and the several places where the con victs are employed, and report npon tho man ner of their treatment and all other matters connected therewith. Also, to report upon what interest, if any, Rufus B. Bullock has in the contract under which tho convicts were farmed out Also, to audit all claims against the penitentiary. Also to inquire what disposi tion was made of the appropriation of $150,000 to the penitentiary made in March, 1869, and called the previous question on its adoption, The resolution was adopted by ayes 25 ; nays 15. The House bill to amend seotion 178 of the Code, fixing the per diem and mileage of the General Assembly, and the veto message of the Exeoutive returned with the same, were taken up and read. The message stated that the bill was disap proved because retroactive, as providing that it shall take effect from the beginning of the pres ent session, and because the slight reduction made in the bill is not sufficient to meet the popu lar demand. Mr. Barns called the previous question. The call was sustained, and the bill passed, by ayes 29; nays 18. . BILLS ON THIRD BEADING. A bill to incorporate the Macon and Knoxville Railroad Company. Passed A bill to regulate and define the laws of this State relating to the assessment and enforce ment of connty taxes, and for other purposes. Indefinitely postponed. A House bill to provide for the’apportionment of Representatives in the General Assembly. The special committee to whom the bill was referred, reported a substitute to the same ef fect, and changing the Senatorial Districts, which limits the number of Representatives in the House to 175. Mr Nichols moved to have the bill printed and make it the special order for Saturday.— Lost/ The hour of adjournment having arrived the Senate adjourned until 3 p. sr. House—The House met at the usual hour— Speaker Smith in the chair. Prayer by Mr. Jones. Journal of yesterday read and approved. Mr. Pierce moved to suspendthe rules to take up a Senate resolutien directing the Attorney General to dismiss certain suits against the Treasurer, and declaring that the Treasurer shall not be held liable for interest on deposits in tbe Treasury. Mr. Pierce said that this was due to the faith fulness of the Treasurer who had done so much toward guarding the publio funds. The motion to suspend prevailed and. the resolution was unanimously adopted. On motion, the House went into a Committee of the Whole on the Appropriation bill. After a discussion of an hour or moro on the question of granting $500 extra pay to certain clerks, an amendment paying thechief Clerk of the House and Secretary of the Senate $500 and mileage, without per diem, was adopted. No appropriation was made for the Attorney General. The committee rose, reported pro*- gress, and asked for leave to sit again. Mr. W. D. Anderson moved to take up the Governor’s veto of the bill to reduce the per diem of officers and members of the General Assembly. The message was read. The reasons assigned for tho veto are that the bill is retroactive and unconstitutional, and that the reduction of only $2, leaving tho mileage as it was before, was not a sufficient reduction to meet tho demands of the people. Mr. W. D. Anderson moved to pass the bill over the veto. Mr. Edwards called the previous question, which was sustained. The yeas Rnd nays were called with the fol lowing result: Yeas 118; nays 31. House again went into Committee of the Whole. The salary of the Principal Keeper of the Penitentiary was reduced to $1000. It was moved to appropriate about $2500 to pay Messrs. Rawsoil, Redwine, Hammock and others for taking charge of and posting up the State Road books. This averages abont $150 per month for those actually engaged. This motion did not prevail. Messrs. Hoge and Jackson explained the sit uation when these parties were called upon to take oharge of the books, and the value of the services rendered. On motion of Mr. Jackson, one hundred dol lars per month were appropriated as pay to the clerks employed on these books, and one hun dred and fifty dollars per month, on motion of Mr. Wofford, of Bartow, as pay for the book keeper employed, i On motion of Mr. Bacon, onehnndred dollars per-month were appropriated to each of the gentlemen who were appointed a committee to take charge ef the books. Oa motion of Mr. Gumming, five thousand dollars were appropriated to Mrs. Catherine Fleming for money which the State got from her husband during tbe wer, as money belong ing to the United States, and for which the United States sued and obtained judgment against her and collected the money. The com mittee rose and reported book the bill. Pending final aotion on the bill the Houso adjourned until 3 p.m. AFTERNOON SESSION. Senate.—The Senate passed the bill appor tioning representatives. It gives Chatham, Richmond, Falton, Bibb and Houston each three Representatives; Bartow, Barke, Cobb, Coweta, Clarke, Decatur, Dougherty, Floyd, Gwinnett, Green, Hancock, Harris, Jefferson, Jackson, Muscogee, Monroe, Meriwether, Ma con, Oglethorpe, Pike, Randolph, Sumter, Stewart, Troup, Thomas, Talbot, Washington, Walton and Wilkes, two eaoh; the remaining counties one each. A joint resolution for the appointment of a oommitteo of two from the Senate aud three from the House to report on the necessity of prolongation was agreed to. The House resolution requesting the State Sohool Commissioners to resign was concurred in by a vote of 23 to 13. House.—The appropriation bill covering the usual purposes, was perfected and passed. The Senate resolution for the appointment of a committee to report on the necessity of pro longation was concurred in. The bill to move the Georgia Military Insti tute to Fort Valley was passed. A large number of Senate bills were read the first and second time. NIGHT SESSION. Several Senate bills were passed, mostly of a local ohaxaeter. ) The session trill probably be prolonged a few days to bring np unfinished business whioh would otherwise be lost. 8. L. BY TELEGRAPH. Washington, December 7.—The Houso is engaged on postal affairs. The Senate is discussing whether a witness who placed tho Ka-klnx Committee in con tempt shall be arrested by concurrent resolu tion or by action of the Senate alone. New Yobe, December 7.—The directors of the Union Olnb have expelled Mayor Hall for alleged connection with the ring frauds. The Tribune says the Grand Jury will indict one high Stato official and a large number of city officials for bribery aud corruption. A drunken man fell into an area and froze to death. A meeting of the Tammany sachems was called for the alleged purpose of expelling Tweed. It had no quorum. Haoebstown, Md , December 7.—Tho Epis copal Church and the court- house were burned last night. Several were killed by the falling dome of the court-house. The county records were saved. The wind is high and the fire con tinues at last accounts. New Ocleans, December 7.—Up to yesterday the yellow fever deaths of this season amounted to twenty-three. Tho first death occurred August 4th, and tho last December 4th. Tho heavy frost this week exterminated the fever. Iu the second day’s races Madame Dudley won tho first. Time 2:24$. Salina won the second. Time 2:52. Monarchist won the third. Time 2:524 and 3:49$. The track was in better condition than yesterday. New Yobe, December 7.—Arrived, Halsatia and Moro Castle. Halifax, December 7.—The gale on the coast of Prince Edward’s Island prostrated fences, trees, houses, churches and the tele graph lines, and wracked two vessels. Springfield, Mass., December 7.—William Stowe, for fourteen years postmaster hero and six years Clerk of the House of Representa tives, is dead. Matamobas. December 6.—Two days’ severe fighting resulted iu the rebel occupation of Saltillo. The revolntionists are apparently gaining ground. Tne second rebel loan was exacted at Monterey. Many foreigners closed their houses. The Mexican merchants were compelled to pay or enter the ranks. Washington, December 7.—The Secretary of the Treasury issues notices that on and after the 7th of Maroh, 1872, the principal and ac crued interest on five twenties coupons and registered, known as second series, act Febru ary 25, 1862, will be paid at the Treasury De-, partment. The amount of bonds is twenty millions. There was another batch of ad interim nom- iuations sent to the Senate to-day. The Senate had a short executive session, but confirmed no nominations. Frederick A. Warden, Chief of Division Ac counts in the Treasurer’s offioe, has been ar rested. The Government is twelve thousand short. Warden is a Massachusetts man. The Senate committees show no changes in chairmanship. Aloorn succeeds Spencer on the Mississippi Levee Committee. Other changes are unimportant. Both houses adjourned till Monday. The proceedings are unimportant. There ia another defalcation in Treasurer Spinner’s office. Seth Johnson, paying inter est teller, is short $50,000. He has been spec ulating. He is a New York man. Boston, December 7.—A meeting of the citi zens of Cape God to consider the effects of the Washington treaty npon fisheries, resolved to petition Congress for a liberal protection, other wise their occupation would be destroyed. Committees were appointed to co-operate with meetings at other points. St. Louis, December 7.—The National Board of Trade has appointed the third Taesday in October for its annual meeting, and amended the constitution so as to enlarge the number of delegates. The President of the Board of Trade of the dominion of Canada was introduced. He hoped the consultation wonld result in benefit to both countries by the freest interchange of commodities. Resolutions asking the Gov ernment to guarantee the Louisiana, Mississippi and Arkansas bands to the amount of $25,000,- 000 for levee purposes, was amended so as to tax the counties benefited. Columbia, December 7.—Judge Bond to-day in the United States Circuit Court, delivered 5%;J I the pomticae Senator Trmnbntl on the Sltn Passive Policy Declared a 5”,^* *■ cv<«*ns Division in the Radies J , preheuded. Special to the Louisville Courier Journal Washington, December 4.—I w detailed to me, by a prominent Souih 2* ciaD, tho particulars of a conversation v ( in the last day or two, with Senator tS of Illinois. My informant, who i, ex-Uaited States Senator, states Judge Trumbull in the librarv of CosoL li that, after exchanging friendly saln> - ' asked the Senator whether he would the use of his name as a conservative for the Presidency against Gen Illinois statesman replied with more V‘‘ emphasis: ‘•No, air, I would not.” “And why not?” “For many reasons ” Judge Trumbull substance: “In the first place I Jr where I am. I consider a seat in (ho c the United Statas a position in which t' more useful than any. other, and I fc-i.-r® 1 be as honorable as any undor the Gor^ if its duties be efficiently and cron' charged. In the next plaoe* I do notaW 7 the programme which has been maikS' those who refuse to support the the President for re-election. lame'-'? •of the need of many reforms, and 1, striving to accomplish them. But Id, .. lieve that a revolution of parlies would in tary. I do not believe either the peor'" H North or South are ready to protit L' - change.” ’ ” “Andwhy not?” “Because the peoplo of tho South hiva^ accepted nothing and are not willing to erato with the liberals cf the North in j... the practical relations of society on & s -!i‘ generous basis. I know that the 80S much to complain of. But so have the hi Republicans. It is not the rebel eleiae*> haps, but the nature of things that thsL should not realize the complete overtW the old order and a complete change ot J mestic policy. I believe that the defeatefi Grant wonld involve a reaction at the 3 whose consequences wonld be even tho present state of affairs.” “Don’t yon think Gen. Grant medium J permanent usurpation of the Executive:'' * “No, I do not. ,My opinion is that l Grant is, in the main, a conservative man. has madejmistakes. Butl cannot say the* jv ty his removal.” “What are your personal relations :- n “Very friendly. I have opposed soEecfJ measures; butl have no personal feeling e him, and, indeed, this is one of the n_ why it is disagreeable to have my namij tioned in the connection yon name.” “The Southern Democracy would supputJ with pleasure.” “You are mistaken. The Democracy a J too strong in numbers to disband, for meaning of the passive policy. Three of Democratic voters cannot afford to selli! selves to two or three hundred thousand I lican voters, and that for a mess of 1 whioh the Republicans and not the Demo, are to enjoy. I don’t believe they will dokj think the passive policy already a failure." “Like the new departure?” 1 ‘ No, not exactly. The new departure n| necessity, win or lose. Had the DenomhJ adopted it, but in its place had adopted a platform of J868, they would havo beer s more disastrously beaten. The new depin made no recruits, because tho peoplo tU believe it honest. The Democratic party!) ers did what they could no longer avoid-it accept the amendments—and the Repnb! have to thank snch writers as Mr. Stephens Mr. Forsyth that the Btep in advance did j make farther inroads. By 1876. the taal the war, the amendments and the Ku-Bcsr be ont of the way, and there may beaters complete reorganization parties. E:t; now.” “ What do you think of the Kft-klni:' “They may bo exaggerated. Bat then] enough of uupnuished violence ut the Scrritl justify the newspapers in all the on!crylh;;c| making. This alone wonld beat the Deuocn? | “Then you think the fight next yeMi2:l a straight-ont party affair ?” J “I think it will be so as far as the Roputttj are concerned. The party Is not really diril Its internal discussions merely exhibit'd;:I til 1 the pi an opinion on motion of tbe defence to qnash rtf Kn°^°f a t 0 ''The cise ot individual free will and* do it gooial charged with violating the Ku-klux law. The notharm> It will act as a body, and IS Conrt decided that two of the eleven counties „ „ , « & j ...,«.1 were good, that six were bad, and that on three counties the court was divided. The motion to quash was overruled. Childers from York county was arraigned and pleaded not guilty. The defence challenged a juror peremptorily, to whioh the government objected. The court reserved its decision until to-morrow. New Ocleans, December 7.—The Senate ad journed tine die without transacting any busi ness other than the eleetion of H. B. Finch- back, President, as telegraphed yesterday. Selma, December 7.—Tho Agricultural Con gress, after an interesting and important ses sion, adjourned to-day at 3 p. m , to meet in St. Louis in May. R. K. Spurr, of Kentucky, was elected permanent President. Philadelphia, December 7.—The jury ren dered a verdict of guilty against Jos. F. Marcer on five counts for embezzlement of publio money. The steamer Tonawanda, from Savannah, collided with schooner Wm. B. Cox, from New born. The steamer rescued the crew of the schooner, seven in sll, and towed her to North- chester. Hagerstown, December 7.—The fire was ex tinguished soon jfter 3 o’clock this morning. The loss of tbe court-house amounts to $50,000, the chnrch $20,000. London, December 7.—The Prince of Wales is steadily improving. Pabis, December 7.—A message from Thiers announces that he has notified Great Britain of his intention to abrogate the treaty of com merce at the stipulated, time, but that he will continue negotiations for readjustment. Pabis, December 7.—The Figaro says or. ders have been sent to Cherbourg and Brest to prepare vessels to ernise abont the coast of France to prever^ another return from Elba. The appointment of Jules Ferry as Minister to Washington, is officially announced. Quebec, December 7.—The thermometer is 22 below zero, and 17 below at Ottawa. The Lake is frozen over many miles. London, December 7.—The Republican meet- B6S810n - ings at Birmingham and Reading were disorder ly. The Reading meeting broke np in a row. Sir James Yorke Scarlett, Lieutenant Gen eral of the British army is dead—aged 72. Concobd, December 7.—The Labor Reform State Convention Assembled here to-day and nominated Lemuel H. Cooper for Governor. Resolutions embodying the aims and objeots of the Labor Reform party, were adopted; also, one thanking Horace Greeley for his efforts to expose and reform abuse, frauds, corruption, iniquities and usurpations of the Grant admin istration. Sybaouse, December 7.—At the session of the Methodist State Convention to-day, a reso lution looking toward the re-establishment of the Unity Ghnroh, North and Sonth, waa of fered and referred to the Business Committee to be reported. Veb8Ailles, December 7.—Thiers’ message warns the deputies never to forget to what depths of wretohedness the Empire had led the country. France should now look for a com plete reorganization to God and to time. It was her polioy to endure dignified peace, bnt should war occur, despite her determination to remain at petoe, it should not be her deed. France most resume the position to whioh she was en titled, not only for her own good bnt in the in terest of ail nations. Madbed, December 7.—The municipal elec tions are over. Of members of the Madrid Council, the Radicals have eleoted 75, the Re publican! 20, and the Ministerialists only 5. Returns are slow from the province, bnt those so far indicate that the RacUoal party has been everywhere Bueoessfnl. Programme fob Next Teem.—The special correspondent of the World, speaking of the obstacles attending the efforts -of the Hon. Chawles to make peace with the President and get back to his old position as Chairman of the Senate Committee on Foreign Affairs, says: Grant, of oourse, expects to be President for four years after the 4th of March, 1872. It is well understood among his friends here that should he be re-elected, the great feature of his seoond administration will be the acquisition not only of Santo Domingo, but of all the West India Ialsads. The Santo Domingo scheme will surely be pushed with vigor should Grant be re elected. Sumner, at the head of the Foreign Relations Committee of the Senate, would pre- gent a formidable obstacle, for he has committed himself in such a way that he cannot very well chime in with the administration programme. Grant knows this, and he muoh prefen to have some each man aa Cameron to deal with. will poll a larger vote than it did in matter what frame-work or what candidatHfI opposed to it. The people believe inttfij pnblican party on account of its liberal dks| Bions.’’ I am assured in saying that the opinio J Senator Trumbull are also the opinions of &n] tor Sumner. A Bill, To be enti'led an act, to protect the peop’-i tho State of Georgia against the irej>tl fraudulent issue of bonds and securities, for other purposes connected with the s; [Passed both Houses. Now before the ernor.J Whereas, divers bonds, purporting to bonds of the State of Georgia, and diverst bearing the indorsement of the State, have issued and pnt in circulation byKufosB. look, late Governor of said State, and ci : bonds issued prior to his administration’ been negotiated by him; and Whereas, it is believed that a large portiot said bonds have been illegally and frauds!® issued and negotiated, and the extent ~ amount of said bonds so issued and nej is unknown to this General Assembly, Seotion L Be it enacted by the Sensts House of Representatives of the State of Gsl gia, and it is hereby enacted by authority of UT same, that there shall be a committee of tl»| one appointed by the President of the S and two by the Speaker of the House, who have full power and authority to examine ascertain the nnmber of bonds which been issued, as hereinbefore recited in amble of this act, and the aggregate thereof, and so far as they have been s» hypothecated, by whom sold, the amount money paid, to whom paid, when paid, for purpose negotiated, and all other facts conn^j ed with the history of said bonds, and to rep the same to the General Assembly at its Seotion 2. Be it farther enacted by ^1 authority aforesaid, That said Commits I appointed be authorized and required to w* I and sit imthe city of Atlanta daring a t* 1 ®.. I exceeding sixty days, commencing I 1872, for the purposes named in the first I of this act, and said Committee are hewo’ I vested with full power and authority to I witnesses nnder oath, to send for books and papers, and to exercise such 0 I powers-as may be necessary to carry into e- • ■ the provisions of this act . * I Section 3. Be it farther enacied by . I thority aforesaid, That it shall be the <1*1 I said Committee immediately after pointment to give notice of the time sna p* j of sitting by publishing this preamble ano M at least two months prior to their situn& 'j two newspapers in the oity of Atlanta, t 1 the oity of New York, two in the city of I don, and one in the oity of Frankfort I Section 4. Be it farther enacted by | thority aforesaid, That all persons jj ^1 bonds of the State of Georgia, or hM“3 J indorsement of said State, issued »noe * j 1868, are hereby required to report the said oommittee for registration on or berw 1 first day of April, 1872, and upon fail^®”( ( | report said bonds, and to submit the sw* 1 registration, the same shall be deem;F J facie) to have been illegally or fraudniewv sued. Section 5. Be it further enacted by “ thority aforesaid, That the Treasurer _ J State be and he is hereby prohibited frwpi ing any interest on any bonds issued, neg°'A or indorsed by the State sinoethe *- ,• mw| July, 1868, until the said committee made their report, and the General ass'** I shall otherwise direct , th ,jtl Seotion 6. Be it further enaoted by , thority aforesaid, That nothing conW . this aot shall be so construed as to State of Georgia to tbe payment of wy issued or indorsed by the State since day of July, 1868, by reaeon of wd bo»_g ing registered as prescribed in this ^ it afterwards appear that the same b* illegally or fraudulently tamed. u. th* ** Section 7. Be it further enacted by ^ thority aforesaid. That the Governor be ia hereby authorised and reqoiied ta , ^ warrant upon the Twemrer in fcvor Gommitteteor such persons as they ® nate, for afl amount sufficient to defray. ^ penaeeof publishing this P r6M# ’“ nte ^\ and such other printing jmi s* to carry into effect the proviaioo* of * Section 8. Be it further enacted by thority aforesaid, That all law* md laws militating against this act, be and j are hereby repealed.
