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Telegraph and Messenger. MACON, DECEMBER 19. 1871. Sem Items. Lrax, in Massachusetts, makes ten million pairs of shoes, mostly gaiters, of cloth lasting but a very short time. The Prince of Walls was still alive at soon yesterday, but with every prospect of speedy death. It was thought he would die during the day. Amoko the arrivals by mail yesterday was a catalogue for 1872 by O. Platz&Son, Erfurt, Prussia, seed-growers and nursery men to the Emperor of Germany, of flower, vegetable and tree seeds. Cotton lifted again a little yesterday both in New York and Liverpool. In the latter market it was quoted from 9J to lOd., with sales of 20,000 bales. In New York the market was somewhat excited and unsettled, and uplands were quoted at 20§, which showed a rise of half a cent on the previous morning quotations. The Nxw Yobk Petroleumists have arranged for a regular tustle with the police next Sunday, if the latter do not back down from their pro hibition of the parade. Assuming that they have a right to prohibit such a parade, and all other political demonstrations on Sunday, and ought to do it in the interest of the public peace and morals, we trust they will show these tur bulent and disorderly spirits that public author* ity and order will be maintained. The London Times —Mr. James Grant, in his new book on the “Newspaper Press of Lon don,” expresses the opinion that the profits of the London Times are $2,300,000 per annum. Cotton gave way in New York yesterday to the extent of a quarter of a cent. In Liverpool, however, the market was strong with heavy sales. We invite attention to some cotton arti cles from the New York Commercial and Finan cial Chroniole, in this edition. Wendell Philips and the Commune — “Scratch New York,” says Philips, “and yon will find the Commune,” Accordingly he has been “scratching New York” with one of his bull brier speeches, and the letter writers say ho found communists by legions. He received a tremendous ovation and pnt himself at the head of the Grand Labor movement, upon which he is to float, now that tho anti-slavery scow has ceased to be available. Philips, who never earned a dollar by labor, is profoundly im pressed by the grand thought that the poor must be fed by taxing “the rich.” Fbance and the EMriBE.—The Paris corres pondent of the World asserts that the prospects of the empire are brightening daily—taking on new strength from the terrors constantly dis played by Thiers, which are betraying him into all kinds of tyrannies, as well as from the stag nation of trade and tho prostration of industry. Moreover, the Orleauist Princes and Count Ohambord are powerful only in their mutual ani mosities. Ckambord has declared that he, him self, “would prefer the wild stock who last yesr was heir of the empire,” to tho Count de Paris, whose grandfather forced his mother, the Duch ess de Berry, to make publio that she was a mother during her widowhood. Sumner's Christmas Present.—In the Senate the other dsy, Sumner pathetically urged upon his brethren the passage of a 6upplementaiy civil rights bill, providing for a perfect admix ture of colors, as a noble Christmas present to the colored race. On Tuesday last, be intro duced a bill for “mixed schools in the District of Columbia,” and besought early action of Congress, insisting that the example would be followed everywhere. Sumner is moonstruck on this subject. The effort to establish “mixed schools" in Washington and elsewhere, by law, will result simply in turning the schools over to the blacks, and no amount of legislation will bring abont the social intermixture which he seems to think so essential to the welfare of the blacks. And so far as we can see, the blacks— the real negroes—do not desire association with the whites. It is only the mnlattoes who are dissatisfied with “colored associations” and in sist on crowding among the whites in schools, churches, theatres, cars, steamboats and hotels, and enforcing snch intrnsion by law. Santa Claus’ Headquarters.—We took a stroll, yesterd&y, through this popular place, and found Messrs. Brown & Co. up to their eyes, almost, in a wealth of attractions for the holidays. They have never bad a larger nor better selected stock of Christmas goods on hand, nor sold at more reasonable prices. There is scarcely anything that can be desired in the line of books, toys, and fancy goods of every description, lacking from their well filled shelves and counters, and glittering show-cases. In the line of pocket diaries, memorandum books, pocket books and portmonnaies, of the most elegant workmanship, they can suit any taste or pocket. We especially noticed some Russia leather pocket books that, empty or full, cer tainly deserve to be a joy forever. The times are indeed hard, but we have a superstition that with sueh a nest of beauty and fragrance in one’s pocket wooing the stamps, they couldn't resist coming down. But a column would fail to enumerate all the beautiful and useful articles in this collection. Only a personal inspection can convey an idea of its extent and attractiveness. Be sure and call and judge for yourself. The Georgia Radicals Meditating a Trick. ^ The Constitution, of yesterday, says a letter was reoeived in that city the day before, dated the 8tb insL, from a distinguished source at Washington, whioh had the following para graph. We call the special attention of Demo crats everywhere to it They must watch out for this trick and trump it by a rousing majority for Smith. Says the writer: “I heard to-day that the Georgia Radical did not propose to nominate publicly a candi date for Governor against Smith, but proposed to vote a silent vote for the man they agree upon. The negroes and white Radicals are to be posted beforehand; the negroes to be furnished with tickets beforehand with the name of the Radical candidate upon it. They hope that by not running a candidate the Democrats will feel so confident of success that they will make but a small effort to briDg out our full vote; that the negroes and white Radicals being folly posted on the recent move will come out in full force and be enabled to steal the eleotion from us. Keep your eyes open and notify our 'friends everywhere in regard to this matter.” The Income Tax.—The Baltimore Sun’s Washington correspondent writes under date of Saturday last that members of the Committee on Ways and Means very generally agree that the income tax should be abolished with the end of the present year. This understanding has the effect almost of positive legislation, because no action whatever is needed except it be intended to oontinue the tax, and that of course will not be done. The present law limits the tax to the end of the year 1871, and it therefore expires on the 31st of this month. The assessment and collection of the two and a half percent on all incomes above two thousand dollars received during this year will be made in March, 1872. The dozen bills before the oommittee for the repeal of the income tax do not need any con sideration, in view of the status of the existing law. Acting Got. Conley, If we are capable of comprehending the plainest English, is just as mnch entitled to the Executive Chair at this time, as is the writer or the reader of this paragraph, and not one parti cle more. His constitutional right to exeroise Executive powero ceased and determined when he ceased to be President of the Senate, and passed to Mr. Trammel, his successor. We can not understand how there can be a reasonable doubt of this fact Mr. Fielder, in his letter, makes it too clear for question. The General Assembly should have made the issue then and there, and had the point settled, if needful, by judicial decision; but in a too abundant caution to avoid oonfliot and pursue a conciliatory course, they permit ted Conley to hold on to what he had no shadow of title, and now the man, in return for these good offices, has ruled them out of the Capitol— declared their session illegal—stopped all com munication with them—stolen their flag, ac cording to tbe report of the colored brethren, (even the Star Spangled Banner) and ordered tho Treasurer to stop their pay; and this in utter defiance of the express provisions of the Constitution of the State, which vests in two- thirds of each house the exclusive power of prolonging their session beyond the period of forty days. This is as bold an illustration of tbe impu dent usurper as ever was enacted in America, and is a fit offspring of the studied contempt with which the Administration has taught its partizms—black and white—to treat the people of the Southern States. What will grow out of all this is problemati cal, but we insist that the Legislature shall ex haust all legal powers and remedies to combat this audacious usurpation. To give in to it one moment, is to yield up all law, justice and rec titude. Conley has outlawed this Legislature and its handiwork when the appropriation bills are not yet passed, and he must, therefore, intend to carry on the government of tho State without a single appropriation by law. His usurpation of power, is therefore to be supplemented by the plunder of a year’s revenue of the State; fo? the Constitution declares that “no money shall be drawn from the Treasury except by appropria tion made by law.” The functions of the gov ernment must cease or Conley must pay ex penses by drawing money from the Treasury without an appropriation by law. For the ap propriation bill was only passed on Monday, and Conley declares that tbe law-making power of tbe Legislatnre for this session was lost the day previous. Bullock’s School Commissioner. The Savannah Republican, of Tuesday, says: We regret to see that, in its superabundance of conservatism, tbe Senate has reconsidered tbe resolution requesting Gen. Lewis to resign his position of Superintendent of Education for the State. It is enough that the people of Georgia do not desire him to hold the position, whether competent or not. He cannot be use- f ul in it. While Georgia has equally oompetent and far more experienced men of her own, will ing to take the place, her people are unwilling to set them all aside and go to the Federal army and Freedmen’s Bureau for a stranger to super intend the education of their children. And in this they are reasonable. There is no State in tho Union that wonld not feel the same way, and if the Senate Committee shonld do their duty and respect the wishes of their constitu ents, thev will promptly report back this resolu tion with a recommendation that it do pass.— If Gen. Lewis bad anything like proper sensi bilities, he wonld promptly surrender the trust, and not wait to be invited out of an office which he clearly holds against tbe wishes of our peo ple We agree with the Bepublican. If Lewis were not jost what he is, an unscrupulous, greedy carpet-bagger, with no thought nor care beyond how much money he can make ont of his office, be wonld at once resign the position into which his patron, the fugitive Bullock, thrust him to the disgust of all decent people. He does not suit the place nor the place him, and least of all the people. We have plenty of Georgians of ten-fold the experience and ca pacity who are in sympathy with the wants and sentiments of their fellow citizens, and one of them should be put in Lewis’ place as speedily as possible. His appointment was an insult to the white people of the State, and shonld be cancelled at the earliest possible moment. We do not know the Senate’s reason for reconsider ing the resolution requesting him to resign, but it certainly should be a strong one to reconcile their constituents to a line of policy that seemB calculated to retard or hinder a consummation so devoutly to be wished as the resignation of this Two of Them. There are two of them in Atlanta. One is B. Conley, who claims to be Governor with as much show of law and reason as if he claimed to be Cham of Tartary. Conley, with a view of showing that the Legislature of Georgia, then in session, was not a Legislatnre, surrep titiously removed the United States flag from over the chambers, and when the colored Radi cals inquired “who tole datar flag?” and ap pointed a colored committee to find ont, there could be no. other response than “B. Conley,” and precisely so the colored chairman (Clower, of Manioc), was foroed to answer. But, never theless, twelve hours after removing the flag and vowing he wonld hold no communication with the Legislatnre, Conley was quietly send ing it ostial messages. He had to take the back track, tod ht> has got to do it again. The other chap is the Daily New Era, who pnbliahe^he proceedings of the Legislature under the head of “Public meeting at the Capitol,” and says: A number of the citizens of Georgia, styling themselves Senators and Representatives of said State, met in the Capitol building yester day. We publish the following report as items of news. t- • f These do not merely call themselves “Sena tors and Representatives” as Conley calls him self Governor, but they are snob by the voice of the people and the authority of the Consti tution, and the New Era, like Conley, will find out that their claim to be a Legislature will have to be respected. Hon. Herbert Fielder’s Letter.—We invite special attention to a letter addressed to ns by this gentleman on the subject of Acting Gov ernor Conley’s contemplated usurpation, which very clearly and strongly illustrates the ntter groundlessness of his pretensions and absurdi- ities and orimes into whioh they will drive him. Political Maneuvering at Washing* ton—The “On© Term” Parly. . The Baltimore San’s Washington correspond ent under date of Sunday last, says it is stated by persons who are in the movement, bnt who object to their names being used in print, that a conference of leading democrats in Congress was actually held there last week, with several anti-Grant republicans, who are at work organizing an opposition party, to coalease with the democracy to prevent Grant’s re-elec tion. All that resulted at the meeting was a universal acquiescence in a resolution declaring in favor of the one-term principle for the Pres idency. The anti-Grant republicans expressly declared that they desired to leave the demo cratic party free from all coalition, yet to leave it prepared to act with vigor and wisdom at the proper time. In'the meantime, the “one-term” party will soon be ready, it is assumed, to de* velope its line of battle. All it is proposed that the democrats shall do, as an independent organization, is to support the “one-term” prin ciple snd declare for it in caucus or convention. The following is the resolution agreed on at the conference already held: “Resolved, That we will henceforth inscribe upon onr banners the one-term principle for the Presidency of the United States, and will likewise proclaim among oar tests for the oom- ing campaign against vioe, corruption, confed erated wealth and aristocraoy, those of “no more monarchy in America,” “no more stand ing army,” and no candidate for Chief Magis trate, under the new yearning of the world for peace, who represents or typifies the art of war.” . The ship Calista Hawes, was cleared from Savannah, on Saturday, for Liverpool, with a cargo of cotton valued at $319,074 23. The Savannah News reports a horrible mur der by one negro of another, last Saturday, at Coleraine, a negro settlement some fifteen miles from that city. The murderer escaped. The News also- says that Jem.Mace, Joe Coburn, and other brutes of the same persua sion will visit Savannah, in January, on a grand sparring tour. A man, whose name Is not given, was arrest ed at Savannah, on Saturday, for passing coun terfeit money on a girl who kept a peanut stand near the Custom House. Nobody bnt a rising Radical politician could be guilty of such a meanness as that. The Bainbridge Sun, of Friday, says: Narrow Escape.—Captain John O. Ruther ford’s little daughter Lizzie, bad a narrow es- cape'from being seriously burned the other day. While playing around the stove her clothing was ignited, and bnt for the presence of mind and prompt action of a colored cook in extin guishing tbe flames, the little girl wonld have been seriously if not fatally injured. The Chroniole and Sentinel, of Sunday, says: Shooting into a Railroad Train.—As the down passenger train on the Georgia road reached Saw Dost yesterday afternoon, a white man deliberately discharged his Bhot gun twice into the oars. Some of the shot struck the con ductor in the wrist, and rattled briskly against the sides of the passenger coach. Fortunately, however, no serious injury was inflicted on any of the passengers, and the conductor was only slightly struck. But this was no fault of the desperado who fired the shots, as he evidently intended mischief. The State vs. Egbert J. Martin.—At the calling of the criminal docket on Thursday morning, the Solicitor-General, I. W. Christian, entered a nolle prosequi in the case of the State against Egbert J. Martin, who was indicted for murder.- The indictment has been pending for two years, and the case has excited mnch inter est in the community. Tho defence urged in sanity, and npon this issue there was a trial more than a year ago which resulted in a ver dict that the party accused was a sane man. At the last term of the court the defendant was put upon trial aB to his guilt or innocence, and the result was a mistrial. Abont this time a peti tion was oircnlated for tho purpose of obtaining signatures thereto, setting forth that the Solici tor. General had ably and faithfully discharged his duty, that it was the prevalent opinion that the party oonld not be conviotedonthe evidence in possession of the Solioitor-General, and that farther prosecution would entail great expense upon the county, and requesting, the Solicitor- General to enter a nolle prosequi. Daring the present term that petition with eighty-sixsigna- tnres thereto was read in court. Upon hearing the petition his Honor Judge Sessions referred (he matter to the Solicitor-General as the proper party to inform the court in the premises, and he announced his concurrence in the contents of ths petition as being an expression of tbe sense of the community on the subject * * * Brunswick Appeal, 9th inst. The Appeal animadverts with much severity upon the course of the Judge and Solicitor in this case. It maintains that the cost should not be counted in the punishment of crime; that Martin committed a grave offence against the State, and not against so small a part of it as Glynn county; and that the petition of private citizens shonld not have been allowed to inter cept the course of justice. If cases aro to be disposed of in that way, it maintains that it wonld be better to abolish the courts altogether and allow a knot of citizens to administer the law or not, as may Beem to them best. The Chroniole and Sentinel, of Sunday, has an earnest appeal for a full vote at the election next Tuesday, the 19th instant. It says, truly, that a foil vote is all important to show how thoroughly and unreservedly the people loathe and condemn the wholesale robbery and cor- rnption of the thieves who have harried Geor gia so dreadfully for the past three years. The article concludes as follows: Let not an admitted party majority, however large, beget enpineness and inaction. The im pending election deeply concerns every interest of society, for, as the public will find expres sions at the ballot box, so will public conduct find direction in action. If misrule and malfea sance and unblushing dishonesty in administra tion be bnt faintly rebuked, fraud and deceit will prevail throughout the land, and corrup tion reign in high places. When publio thieving is perpetrated with impunity, and acquires dis tinction and ease with stolen wealth, where will be fonnd a safeguard for common honesty and individual uprightness ? Let the people of the State, then, rise and pronounce clearly and em phatically, and with overwhelming force, as with the voice of thnnder, their condemnation of thieving Radicalism,so thatitmay be engraved on the publio mind as with the pen of iron and the point of a diamond, that the first great requisites for publio distinction shall be com mon honesty and faithfulness to pnblio trust. Let the Demooracy organize and poll their fall strength, and all good citizens and honest tax payers rally to the polls and pronounce the ir revocable doom of Radicalism in Georgia to in famy and ignominy. Babnxsyxlle is basking in “chitlings and fatty bread.” The boys can’t kiss tbe girls at all, their months being too greasy for the sweet col- „ mjadmt~i Lmmtnk Joel Bears, an old and honored citizen of Butts county, died last week, aged 70 years. The new Methodist Church at Forsyth will be dedicated next Sunday by Bishop Pieroe. ' The dwelling house of Mr. Key, seven or eight miles from Griffio, was horned last Friday night, with all its oontents. Sim Orr, of Newnan—rip-staviu’ drank—cat Frank Johnson’s abdomen open with a knife, last Saturday night. The Griffin sinners said their prayers in a hurry last Friday abont half-past 1 F. it., the moon and a bright star making their appear ance at that hoar, while the sun was shining brightly. Mrs. Sabzy Hemphill, of Rome, will be 100 yean old next April, and has been a member of the Baptist Church since she was 14 years old. Floyd county has mnmps and matrimony in an epidemic form—which we must say is in deed a strange conjunction. The Rev. S. Anthony had $70 stolen from him last Thursday, at Americas. We clip these items from the Monroe Adver tiser, of yesterday: Business fob the Courts.—We learn that a large number of prominent citizens of the coun ty decline to pay the taxes assessed by the de funct Ordinary. The objectors propose to file affidavits of illegality, and to contest, before the conrfs, two hundred and fifty per cent, of the levy. — t. gy VT* i <** *c» More Taxis!—The internal revenue assessor for this Distnot, has levied a tax of three thou sand dollars npon tbe county money now in cir culation, and notified the Ordinary to have it oolleeted without delay. What next ? A Vexed Question Settled.—Aoting Gov ernor Conley, on Wednesday, commissioned Mr. G. A. King as Ordinary of Monroe oonnty. Mr. King enters npon the discharge of the du ties of tbe office under the most unfavorable circumstances. His predecessor was driven from the position by force of pnblio opinion, but not until he had squandered vast snmB of money. The people of the oonnty will, there fore, watch the coarse of the present incumbent with no little anxiety, and be sure that his offi cial acts are subjected to the closest soratiny. This is their right, and they intend to exeroise it We quote the following Iron the Atlanta Constitution, of yesterday: * j A Confidence Game.—Two men by the name of Whitaett—one hailing from Baltimore and the other from tbe Went—on Saturday night praotioed the oonfldenoe game on an ami grnt named Madden, by passing spurious gold on him and victimized him' ont of $220. As soon as information was conveyed to polios headquarters, Captain John L. Johnson and Lieutenant J. Bid Holland took the matter in hand and soon nabbed the birds. They deliv ered up the money, and were eaged. Yester day while np in one of the rooms of' 'the City Hall, they made a frantio effort to esoape, by jumping ont of a two-story window on the ground. They were not hurt by tbe fall. Both were recaptured—one after a hard chase— and again lodged in jail. They didn't want to recognize the Superior Court, perhaps . Cap tain Johnson and Lieutenant Holland are ever prompt and active in the discharge of their duties. _ ... McCulloch Brignoli.—We regret to state that the above gifted lady is quite |iek at her hotel, caused from cold and travel. Her sickness is something like 8gue. We are grati fied to style that the Madame, appreciating the welcome extended heron Saturday night, will, at some future day, revisit onr city. The Griffin Georgian of yesterday says: The Shooting Scrape on the New Railroad —Nine Men Wounded from one Shot.—The shooting affair at the camps of Lyon, McLen don & Co. night before last occurred in the fol lowing manner': One of Col. Griffin’s hands, by the name of Norris Trewel (oolored,) had stolen from Col. G.’s tent some clothing and blankets, snd carried them to the camps at Lawson’s ™iil. CoL G. pursued and arrived at the camp sometime afterward, apprised Mr. Kinny of what had taken place, they immedi ately proceeded to the tent of said Trewel, ac companied by the overseers, and fonnd him playing cards, with the missing things in his possession. They called him from the tent, and were in the act of starting back to camp when some unknown party fired into them with number C shot, from abont 15 yards distance, wounding seven white men and two colored. Col. Griffin receiving several shot in the arm: Mr. Kinny in the head, neok and shoulder 28 shot; Mr. Valiant in the throat and arm sever al shot; Mr. Brown, in the head; Mr. New- house in the face, neck and arm; Mr. Paul, in the head; John Collins on the arm and shoul der. One colored man in the breast, and the other in the foot. The person who fired the shot immediately fled. Capt. Lyon made every effort to find some trace of the perpetrator of the deed bnt as yet has been unsuccessful. Dr. Drewry examined the wounds and pro nounced none of them serious. The Columbus Enquirer notes the marriage at Eufanla, last Thursday night, of Miss Anna B., daughter of Hon. Eli S. Shorter, of that place, to Col. A. H. Leftwiob, of Lynchburg, Va. So Eufanla has loBt it3 belle. Lina Whitfield, a negres’, aged one hundred and ten years, died on Tuesday, at Savannah. Counterfeit United States Treasury notes of the denomination of $5, $10 and $20 are in circulation at Savannah, and one or two arrests of suspected patties have been made. The Savannah Advertiser, of Tuesday, says: Swedish Emigrants fob Monboe County.— The steamship Herman Livingston, from New York, which arrived yesterday morning, brought ont seventy Swedish emigrants. They were quaitered at Mr. D. McConnell’s, and their gen eral appearance elicited most favorable com ment from all who saw them. They are a ro bust, heaity set, with the glow of health appa rent npon all their countenances. Tbe female poition were especially observed for their fine, frank looking faces, and the neatness displayed in their apparel. The Swedes left last evening in charge of Mr. Geo. W. Adams for Forsyth, Monroe county, where they will be distributed through the county as farm laborers, servant*, etc. Another paragraph in the same paper says three of these Swedes deserted from the party, and up to Monday night had not been found. Mrs. Nelson, a well known and greatly es teemed lady of Columbus, died last Monday. Messrs. E. E. YoDge, O. EL Williams and George W. Grimes, have been respectively elected Treasurer, City Attorney and City Phy sician, of Colnmbns. The Mayor’s salary has been fixed at $1,000 ; Treasurer, $1,000; City Attorney, $200; City Physician, $500; Mar shal, $1000, and to keep and feed his own horse, and Deputy Marshal tho same. Rev. D. S. T. Douglas, of Lumpkin, has ac cepted the position of President of the Fallow Masonic Female College of Americas. Alex Jackson and John Williams, negroes, were arrested at Columbus, on Monday, charged with setting fire to the store of Col. Barden, of that place, last week. The evidenoe against them is very strong. Ihe Columbus Sun of Tuesday says: A New Mode of Raising Money Adopted by thu Presbyterian Chubch.—A new plan, in lien of the system of renting pews, has been adopted by the Presbyterian Chnrch. It was announced Sunday. The chnrch numbers nearly 300 members. To pay all expenses some $125 per week is required. The pastor is paid $200 each mouth. Tho plan adopted provides for free pews. Families can retain those they have been accustomed to, or change with others by agreement, but it is clearly understood that all the pew^are free. Each person of the regular congregation, is to be asked by proper authority what amount he cr she can contribute for the This is reported to the treasnier. The year. amount subscribed by each is divided into fifty- two equal sums. An envelope, marked with this fractional charge, is famished each one every Sunday, as the officers pass around, the sub scriber deposits his envelops with the money enclosed, into the receptacle. The treasurer deducts this sum from the total subscription of the individual. If a subscriber misseB any Sun day or Sundays, he brings up, when he does come, envelopes for each day missed. The Chronicle and Sentinel of Taesday prints this item: Glue Won’t Do.—Our readers will no doubt, remember the massive and burglar proof looking ballot box which was iised at the State eleotion last December. It had three locks and three keys, and only one small opening for tbe bal lots. It looked sb strong as a bank vanlt, yet it wasn’t. It must have been putting on airs, for it seems now to be very weak. On yester day it happened to be pnt in front of the fire in the office of the Clerk of the Superior Court, and the heavy botton fell ont of its own mo tion. It was glned to the box, and the heat was bad for the glue. There was still another bottom, bnt it looked as if it only needed a lit tle prizing to fall ont too.- In making ballot boxes, nails or screws shonld be used. They don’t look as well, bnt they are stronger than glue. An iron safe wonld make a good box, and the connty should buy one. It is lnoky that the Democrats insisted upon setting np daring the election nights last December. If they had not, the bottom of the box might have come off, and there would have been trouble in getting the votes bick. By all means let ns have an iron safe next time. Mr. D. L. Boober, of Columbus, was ran over by a horse and buggy -on Monday and badly braised. ****** ***_'** ai The Federal Union, of Tuesday, says: Colored Methodist Conference.—The an nual Conference of the oolored Methodist Chnrch convenes in this city to-day (Wednesday.) We learn that abont two hundred preachers are ex pected to be in attendance. Bishop Vanderhosrt, of Charleston, will preside. We learn that Bishop Pierce is expected to be.presont The nse of ’ the Methodist Chnrch having been granted to the Conference, the hsnal services for the white people daring the week and on next Sabbath will be suspended. The galleries will, however, be open for the whites on next Sabbath. *mt ,tet iTV I The Atlanta Sun, of yesterday, has the fol lowing items : ij* I ' A Female Lobbyist.—The Bond Ring have in their employ a smart, intelligent, handsome lady, from New York, who is exerting her charming infldenoe in their behalf. This kind of lobbying has been quite suooesafol in Wash ington and other cities farther North. We be lieve it was never before introduced in Georgia. Of course she is in the interest of Henry Clews *******» "jjsTl-Il Dads County Prisoners. — These persons, oharged with violating the enforcement act, by Mr. Ransome declined to take it. They then asked him to change* $5 bill, but he replied he had no change. Two of them were stand ing in front of him, and the other had slipped, nnpereeived, to the and of the oonntertopre-: vent his escape; - Those in .front of nim^e- manded what money he bad, attempting to shoot (both having pistols), but their pistols snapped. Mr, Ransome pulled ont of the desk a revolver, bnt it also snapped.. The; despera does ran ont of the store.- Jnst as they were making their exit, Mr. Ransome fired, the ball striking the door. As the unarmed negro ran out he gathered up Mr. Ranaome’s boots, and carried them off. This was all they obtained by their raid. Mr. Ransome is confident he can identify the parties.. ^Uitqoi tram^naass J '' Letter from Baltimore. Baltimore, December 5th. Editors Telegraph and Messenger .•—Sojourn ing for awhile in this, the city which from the earliest days of childhood up to the tarn of fifty years, was my home, and throughout which period I had become familiar with everything of a pnblio character within its then prescribed limits, I now naturally look around to see what changes have taken place during an ab sence of ten yeaxs. It is not my intention, however, to attempt a description of, or any comparison between Baltimore as it is now, snd as it was, when I last saw it That has al ready been better done than I could do it by its own intelligent press, and observant cor respondents of distant papers throughout the country. I will only say that Buoh has been the increase in the area of its improvements that hundreds of square acres of its formerly ad joint lands then cultivated as farms and mar ket gardens, are now paved streets with solid rows of massive stores and elegant dwellings thereon. With regard to buildings of special note, and other improvements of magnitnde in coarse of construction, or already erected, I may mention the new city Hail, which is now approaching completion.. It is built of pure American white marble, and as a specimen of elegance in architecture and vastness of pro portion, it is second only to the capitjl of the country. Another great improvement is an immense grain elevator now being erected by the Balti more and Ohio Railroad, which, when com pleted, will supply what has been felt as a great need among the large dealers and shippers of that important article. Another work of gigan- tio dimensions is the great tunnel or under ground railroad, which is in course of construc tion. This massive work will be carried entirely nnder the city, from one extreme to the other, and will involve a cost of millions. It is de signed, as I understand, to save the necessity of transhipment of freight, and delay in passing through the city. There are, of coarse, many improvements of les3 magnitnde, bnt no less interest. Among the latter is the new and beau tiful Grand Opera Honso recently erected by Mr. John T. Ford, the well known theatrical manager. This is one of the most elegant, as well as spacious, buildings to be seen in the city, and has been erected by its public-spirited owner at a cost of over $100,000. It is designed to be the leading theatre of the city, wherein vast assemblages may convene to witness the higher order of theatrical, operatic and orches tral performances, and where nothingof a minor character will be presented. In its architectural design and mechanical construction, it combines vast extent, elegance, and every possible oom- fort and convenience necessary to effective pre sentation npon the stage,and the accommodation of its audiences: It was found by its owner, Mr. Ford, the former lessee (now sole owner) of the old Holliday Street Theatre, that that building was inadequate, often times, to accommodate the large audiences who desire to witness the popular productions of that stage; and in order to remove this difficulty, and se cure to the patrons of the drama the facilities of a first-class theatre, he at once, with his pro verbial energy, set to work, and in an incredi bly short time has accomplished the work. This magnificent opera honse is now in full operation, and no one visiting the city shonld fail to attend it. Since its opening it has been occupied by Madame Pareppa Rosas’ Grand English Opera Company and the Great Orchestra Combination of Theodore Thompson, which attracts large and brilliant audiences at present. The far- famed and universal favorite, Maggie Mitchell, is the ruling star, and is playing the ronnd of her popular specialties to large audiences, and as the season advances all the leading stars of the country will appear in their respective roles. This splendid structure has involved a cost in its site, construction and varied appointments, of over $100,000 to its owner, Mr. Ford, and to his energy and public spirit are the citizens of Baltimore indebted for a means of rational en joyment snch as they have never heretofore possessed, and which cannot fail as an incen tive to distant dealeis when visiting the cities to purchase their stocks. I. G. M. Howell, (oolored) were brought before Commis sioner Smith yestMtSiy. Hnwir^nsmes-are as follows: W. P. H. Tatar., E. W. M. Tatum, W. P. Sharrock, J. G. Hall, W. L. Stewart, R. Haney, B. H. Tatum, .J. W. Blevins, A. Mo- Bryor, W. Amos, J. Morltnd end Thomas 8har- ******•«!>■$} After a short inre*tfgmtlo«rt»d>raineeeosnlbtf- tion, it was determined to postpone the investi gation proper, until Friday, 8 P.'W. The priso ners —at least some of them—on disposed to betray and implicate each other, knd also to in volve several citizens of Northeast Georgia in the eharge. -~ L . The Constitution of same flats says: Daring Attempt to RoB.—On Monday night, Mr. Ransome, clerk far J. J. Marbnt, on Deca tur street, near of the Air-Line Railroad cross ing, heard a considerable noise around tbe store, and thinking it near day, got Op and lighted a candle. He then went to the back door to look out, when three negro men came np and said that they wanted to buy a candle. He got a candle, and they handed him a ragged fifty cent fractional note, whioh was a counterfeit. Hon. B. H. Hill In Twiggs. Jeffersonville, Ga., December 6,1871. Editors Telegraph and Messenger At the in stance of many friends and acquaintances, the following committee was appointed: Dr. H. S. Wimberly, Judge Levi Gallemore, and Col. R. R. Slappy, to wait on Mr. B. H. Hill and re quest him to address the citizens of Twiggs county npon the political issues of the day, he being in attendance npon the Superior Court of said connty, it being adjonrned on account of the Judge’s sickness. Mr. Hill felt it his duty, however reluctant he might be to speak on that Bnbject, to grant the request so sincerely made, and was accordingly introduced by Col. B. R Slappy to a crowded house—all eager to hear Mr. Hill in justification of himself (if, indeed, we may nse the word justification.) We are sat isfied that Mr. Hill has now the most sensible position he has had for a long time—and how can a man justify himself for aoting nobly and speaking the truth. Mr. Hill and his position need no vindication—they are unimpeaohable and sublime. Bnt to the subjeot: The speaker, after a few preliminary remarks, reviewed his past political life from its inception; showed why he became a politician, how, and why he bad taken every political step of his life—it being from a firm conviction of his being right—as also the doc trines he advocated. He gave the most solid and conclusive reasons for his course since the close of the war up to the time of writing his celebrated address of December, 1870, and for that address he prononnoed a vindication that will equal that of any other man, for any act of their lives, in either modern or anoient time. He was most impressive in his remarks, and while bo me felt that Mr. Brill had erred, not knowing his reasons for acting, and not having a proper con ception of the political arisis—yet when he gave them his reason, the honest tears that fell from many a manly face in that assembly, testified beyond a cavil, that his errors, if any be had, were no longer remembered against him, and all were ready to exclaim, “well done thou good and faithful servant ” Mr. Hill’s description of his slanderers was chaste, eloquent and amos- lDg, and he was frequently interrupted by oon- tinnoos roars of laughter and applause. I can safely say that the motives of Mr. Hill, as a politician, will nevermore be impugned in this connty, and when passive and blind prejudice will no longer usurp the plaoe of thought and reason, Mr. Hill will be universally recognized as the true champion snd statesman of his na tive State—a mau of spotless political character and indomitable courage. Yes, every Georgian will yet be proud to exclaim— Tby fame, Ben Hill, will long outlive The vonomed shafts of envy; And patriot tongues will praise thee in death. Listener. A Georgian.—Samuel J. Anderson, whose at tempt at suicide, by ratting his throat, in New York city, last Friday, has been announced by telegraph, was a Georgian by birtb, from ths neighborhood of Atlanta. He was private see- interfering with the free exercise of one Ssvecn rotary to Gov. George Crawford, when that gentlemen occupied the gubernatorial chair, end afterwerds chief clerk of the War Depart ment when Gov. Q. was Secretary of War nnder President Taylor. He also held a prominent position, at one time, in the Clerk’s Office of tjieU. 8. Honse of Representatives. He was deputy marshal of New York city at the begin ning of the war, and was sent to Fort LaFsyatte for disloyalty. Since the war he has held office under the municipal government of that city and, more recently was*a dark In the office of Comptroller Connolly, and after that official’s resignation furnished some faots snd figures going to prove that frauds had been perpetrated to the Committee of Seventy, by whom he ex pected to be rewarded with money or a more lucrative position. His claims were ignored, fftit Senator Conley Attempt to Be- tain JExecative Power? l , *^utheebt, December 11, 1871. Editors Telegraph and Messenger: My apol ogy to year readers for noticing so stupid a proposition is the frequent inquiry as to my views, and the fact within my knowledge that leading Republicans, supposed to understand hta purposes, have asserted his righbtQ boj&for the balance of. Gov. Bollock’s term against whom soever may be elected under the special act of the General Assembly. If Senator Conley does not intend to hold, the injastioe is done him by bis own friends. None is intended by this let- “Universal manhood suffrage” was the great peace measure with the Republican party of the Union, and of this State, In 1868. It was their pet in polities, and so intent were they on ac complishing it that a part of the white race were temporarily disfranchised and kept from the ballot box, in order to secure it to all classes forever. By itrthey forced npon ns an organic law that was repulsive, and brought into power a carpet-bag and seallawag administration that, in three years, has achieved a worid-wide repu tation for enormous crimes, and ended its career in the inglorious flight of the chosen and trusted leader. Then the ballot was the palla dium of liberty. Now when it has oeased to be available ■ in their hands, and when it has be- comepotent for good by'beingthe.lawful agent to restore pnblio virtue in the government of the State, all its charms to Senator Conley’s wing of the Republican party have suddenly vanished. The dishonest leaders have disgusted the good men of the party and foroed them to leave it in order to avoid complication with crime, and to preserve their private character for com mon honesty among men. By desertion of most of the virtuous element of the party, black and white, it hasbeen reduoed to a mere remnant of its Once vast strength, and the ballot for the want of reliable numbers to wield it, has be come impotent in their hands. Now we are told, this faction will attempt to prolong the tenure of their power by usurpation and force. Although in this attempt they meet the open and unqualified opposition of the intelligence and leading minds of their own party, they des perately rely on the bayonets of the Federal government to sustain them. They expect to violate tho State Constitution in its very letter, which Senator Conley helped to make'and as Senator and Exeoative has sworn to snpport; they expect him to violate the penal Code of the State in attempting to withhold the records and books of the Execu tive office and subject himself to an indictment for the crime, and to—not an impeachment as Governor, for he never was that—but to an ex pulsion from the Senate, from which there is no appeal, and which wonld at once terminate all his official connection with the State, and all his pretended claim to Executive power. For it. is difficult to oonceive a higher official crime than fora member of the Legislature, undercolor of that office, to attempt to nsnrp Executive power, and to hold it by force. They expect President Grant to listen to. and be controlled by, the malignant advice that wonld complicate the National Administration with the disgraoefol delinquencies of the Geor gia members of the Republican party, and place the Federal Executive in the attitude of assum ing responsibility for, and shielding Bulloek and Blodgett and all their associates in, crime and public plunder. In a word, they expect the administration at Washington to fly to the res cue of acknowledged thieves, and to become accessories after the fact to their notorious crimes—by employing the military power to hide them from the gaze of an indignant peo ple of both parlies. They expect all this for no higher purpose than to bolster np s dead and rotten organiza tion in this State, whose stench has already reached the noBtrils of their own disgusted party leaders all over the nation, and which organiza tion, if alive and in rightful power; and of the average viitue of the national party, they do not need in order to hold the reins of National Government. They expect the party at the Federal Capitol to interfere with, and overturn the civil State Government erected under their direction, upon the rains of the so-called Re bellion, for no offense on our part, but the hold ing of an election nnder the Constitution they diotatedto us, and in literal aomplianoe with its provisions; and to fill an office essential to the State Government, made vacant by the flight of a man from his own crimes, whom the Republi cans of this State had trusted with the highest office in their gift. They expect the national administration not only to abandon all pretense to consistency and adhesion to boasted principles, but to become a monster suicide, by aiming a deadly stab at its own.vitals, in thns abandoning every behest of common sense. They expect all this to be done against the better judgment of the leading minds of the party in this State, and all for the personal interests of that faction of the party who have brought so much obloquy npon it by outrageous crimes—and to hold a man in the Executive office who has not the shadow of a pretext upon which to claim it Three years ago the now disgraced leaders of this faction cried, oh! for the ballot in the hands of the weak, to protect them against the strong. Now they cry, oh! for the bayonet, to shield them from the indignation of those weak people who by the ballot have entrusted power to them. Then they were associated with well mean ing negroes who, by force of circumstances, looked alone to that party to proteotthem in their rights, and with honest misguided white men who had great hope of general good in the establishment of the party of universal freedom and suffrage. But now, by crime and usurpa tion, they have become loathsome to both in this State, as well as to the parly leaders at Washington, and have, by rapid process of deg radation, sank into nearly universal contempt. There is now only one useful purpose to which the national parly could apply these fall en associates. If indeed, there is such an order as the far- famed Kn-klnx Klan, that band is an evil to so ciety and government, and therefore ought to be abated. The most effective method of do ing so, is to indace this Georgia Radical fac tion to joih it. If Bullock could be made grand Treasurer, he would soon ran the machine off its hinges for the want of funds to carry it on— especially if Blodgett could be made superin tendent and allowed tbe benefit of bis vast ex perience in fiduciary financiering. If Benjamin would proclaim himself Grand Oyolops—and he has as good s right to that as he has to the power he new usurps—there is but little reason to donbt that the veterans of the Klan in fear of contact with their new leader, would leave it like rats scuttle from a barn on fire. There would be bnt few risings and settings of the sun, before these late Republican leaders wonld have fall oontrol of the order, snd Benjamin, who shows snoh large pretensions to office with such limited abilities, might in solitary glory wear tbe Kn-klnx crown until Gabriel’s last trumpet shall be heard. The government and the pea cable people of this country wonld be glad to dispose of these late Radical leaders and the Ku-klnX on those terms. It is for want of attention to the language of the Constitution of Georgia that any person ever conceived the idea, that Benjamin Conley beoame Governor on the resignation of Rufns B. Bollock. Upon the death of an Ordinary, the clerk of the Superior Court does not beeome Ordinary, but as olerk of the Superior Court, is required to exeroise certain duties in that office of ordi nary. On the death of the President of the United States by express provision, the offloe President of the Senate, "therwi*. P , Hinton, or any other Senator have claimed it at first as Oonlev ** * gaily eierdae it now as Conley*^/!*®*! still fills the description in the i Georgia of President of the Senate ceased to be President of the Senate U M there certainly ean ne no doubt h« l* to have legal right nnder the Conanil!. 1 this State to exeroise executive po*«„ How far his sets may be valid bv ( recognized as a defacto officer, it isnJr 11 - pessary to discuss. For no matter the thirst for power msy for* minds upon this subject, there can u ^ to the termination of his right uuon and qualification of a Governor the literal provisions of the Constitutor can be no donbt that in ease Senator p r? tempts to hold the offiee, he will b*** 1 ' of Executive power over the neonL^ State, and guilty not only of violatST,? he took as Senator and Executives^a stitution of the 8tate, and guilty nt 7?^ against the State; butin attemptingt ft r^ Executive records and books, will b* ■ a crime against the penal laws of the The discretion of filling the vacmJ v election, depending upon the circa such case, was wisely oonfined to thTo? Assembly. I he Executive term by the Constitution of 1868, from years. The provision fora special The President of the Senate held devolves on her vioe-President. Bat in oase of his death, OoDgreBS msy provide, not who shall be President but who shall temporarily exercise Executive powers. In case the Governor of Hiia State dies or resigns, the Constitution does not provide who shall be Governor, bnt it does provide that the “President of the Senate shall exeroise the Executive powers of the Govern ment nntil a successor is elected and qualified.” The offiee of Governor ean only be conferred by an election as tbe Constitution provides. In case of his resignation the office does not de volve on any person whatever. Nor does the right to exeroise Executive power devolve on any exoept the President of the Senate if there be one. It is the President of the Senate alone who era exeroise these powers. And he does it by virtue of the office as President of the Senate, snd not as Governor, just as the (deik of the Superior Court, asraeh, oxeroieeaOrdiaa- jt powoxie _9nhSS ■ If Hon. O. B. Wooten, who was Conley’s competitor for the Presidency of the the organisation in 1866, had been wonld neve bora President of On 8 Bullock resigned, sad u each entitled to exer cise executive power*. How lone t For one or two yean after he oeseed to be President off the Senile, rad after Re sensed to be a member of the Senate st all? Will ray aora self tobe-stnpift eoragb to believe r mm lifntdt — ■well jtosiiie liim wool have been Governor of Ctoorgis?^ To state the case is to decide it. The right to exercise exeo- however, and henoe his effort to take his life, Truly a sad ending for a man whose fortunes utive power will not devolve npon the person of were once so flourishing. ray Senator as a Senator. It does npon the power for the balance of the term, of the Senate and the Presidency of began and expired with that of th e q'-Jj and no confusion could arise ont ot it ^ JJut here, the President of the Seuk,., cease to be snoh after Executive volved on him for two years prior to the ^ ration of the Executive term. TheEr*^ vacancy might occur soon after the term v 1 or just before its olose. The person vtb? the time being is President of the Stnairi? or may not be a person acceptable to the as Executive. Every case stands on i-f peculiar oirohmstances, and must be ny by the Legislature in their discretion. * Bnt we are told the remedy comes too after the vacancy has occurred; that a law must have been passed that wonld mm case before it occurred. Then, we sh - >' compelled to have an election in tverjtte a vacancy. That would be as mnch ape- election as that by whioh the Governor is it chosen. With that construction therewon^ no meaning in tho words “special electio'' the Constitution. Article4, section 1, paragraph^ Codes in these worda: “The General AssembW have power to provide by law for filling 5 pired terms by a special election." The Legislature has not attempted toprorj a general law applicable to vacancies expired terms, but has within the very la® this Constitution provided for a special fo to fill the nnexpired term of Gov. Bollock. This is a special power conferred o; General Assembly who may provide the *. and fix the time with or without a Presite: the Senate exercising Execntive powers.aal or without his assent It would be moo,; to say that a special power conferred upo; General Assembly who are supposed to bei out a Governor, eonld be defeated bp who by accident comes to exercise Em powers, and who, even for base purpose?, Ej be backed for the time being by one-iib! either branch of the General Assembly cording to that construction, if we had sol dent of tho Senate or Speaker of the Hoc* no law already enacted to provide for as t tion, the State must remain without an Ea live. If we had snoh a general law m eonld execute it except the acting Eier.ii In that case Conley could defeat its openi by refusing to order an election, and the Ge: Assembly wonld be powerless notwiibete the express provision of the Constitution But the discussion of this branch of tie ject is unnecessary for practical purposes is! case. The right to veto ss Executive nsi ceded, and his attempt to defeat the plain visions of the Constitution in that method ft: For that attempt he is accountable to the fin of his own conscience alone in this life, an attempt to defeat the election law thus stitutionally enacted, by holding the Exec: office and exercising Execntive powers fod and against tbe legally elected and iMJ Governor of the State, wonld make him sc inal, and, as snoh, accountable not only t: Senate of which he is a member, butt: Courts of the State. Those whose superior intelligence uix association may give them the contract 1 judgment will deserve public odium if tbeyi direct his action. But Senator Conley rl entitled to pity for want of legal intelligci guide his will into a more lawful, peacchJ, a safer eourse. The Hon. James Milton Smith, my st; ful competitor for the nomination, if tls will not derive his right to the effies Senator Conley, or from the particulu in the State capitol where he may sit, from his custody of the executive b and records. He will derive it from ths stitution of Georgia and the appointment ci people, under and in strict accordance with instrument,. And all efforts to prevtit from exeroising the' offioe will be as fntfit they are criminal. He is a man of warm;* otiam, known integrity, large experience, abilities that fit him for the high and respaa ble trust. There are many reasons why,« without opposition, there should be a larger- polled for him, rad abundant ground to - for eminent good to the State from his afc iatration. Truly, year friend, Herbert Fieu® Legist stive Proceedings—Action the Acting-Governor. In another article, we show that, by theC-o the present legislative session of forty a>. n clndes this day. The Acting-Governor sfi upon the Treasurer the following order, n* ting a reckless determination to provoke flict with the General Assembly at all He refoses to recognize the LegisIatnre,!^ Senate has unanimously decided that the s waa constitutionally prolonged: Executive Depabd®- State or Geosgi .♦f te nth? knr» Atlanta, Ga., Deo. 11, J Whereas, The session of the Generel bly, commencing November 1,1S71, t*®“* fay constitutional limitation on the at 12 o’clock, midnight, said session notn been extended beyond forty days in the prescribed in the Constitution. It is toe Ordered, That the Treasurer of the»*»- and he is hereby instructed to pay the ® e and offloers of the General Assembly, ^ session, sueh per diem as is provided W** the forty days daring which the Geaenj . bly was constitutionally in session, ana 1 Given under my hand and the utive Department, at the capitol, the day and year first above written- (Signed) Bebjakin Conley, wV By the Governor: R. H. Atbinson, . ...» Secretary Executive De^il . The New Usury Lew. A bill to be entitled an Act to amend t\i • laws of this State. The General Assembly of the State o gia do enaot: ' Section % That when any P* ra ?“ lJT j •itten contract to pay interest at ^ exceeding ten per centum P? r * n r“_ a iia, nse of money, snch contract shau ^ nse or money, binding, and may be enforced this State. *. totb« J Sec. 2. If the contraot is silent as to ^ of interest, seven per centum p*r can be oolleeted. .. ..jiw See. 3. No usury heretofore P* 13 *LV s! t covered back unless the perera or pe ^ paid the same institute suit thereto _ oS( months after thepassageof thisact, _ , ^ hereafter paid shell he recovered te sued for within six months after tb- P - thereof. * Sea. 4. When ’s written «° ntr *®* LaU pay more than ten per eentum P®v. jmII the Use of money borrowed, the lew 3 ** ^ be entitled to rsodvermore Oan tea P 6 _ 0* CasHWWtii' •at BlotUtMK; -v, tassui*** nWr teeHaii the Assembly, whioh expired on not cease until to-night. So tbs „„ has made a very serious mistake. —
