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MACON, APRIL 11 1876
The mills, wo suppose, at least as to
newspapers, are reposing in Augusta. Oar
latest New York date la April 1st.
The Buena Vista, Mariop county, Ar
gos, says planters there aro busy replant
ing their oom crop, which was killed by
the lato cold snap.
Old Jake says tins is “ a gwino to bo a
xnos* ormity year for corn,” bnt can as
sign no bettor reason for that opinion
than the “ he jess thinks so.” The trou
ble is tho seed for an “ormity crop”
won't be pat in tho ground.
The Buffalo Express Bays ho is willing
to compromise by going for tho devil
until the Cincinnati Convention, bnt must
then snpport the regular Radical nomi
nee. Yob ! that is the way with those
people—always “ from bad to worse.”
Health op Me. Nebs.—It will bo grati-
ifying to the many friends of Hon. M. C.
Kerr to learn that ho is rapidly reoovering
his health, and that tho disease with
which he has been c dieted is rapidly
yielding to the course of treatment which
he is receiving.
Beplastino in Baeeoue County.—The
Eufonla Times learns from a gentleman
residing near White Oak, In Barbour
county, that many of tho farmers are
plowing up their first planting of corn
and aro replanting. It waB much less
hnrt by the late freezes than was at fitst
supposed.
Jars Alsees, of Borne, 6a., ts ho
paid his taxes last week, remarked to the
collector: “ I am fifty-two years old and
don’t owo a dollar; haven’t bought a
bushel of oorn or a pound of meat since
tho war; never had a cross woidwitha
neighbor In my life, and never swore an
oath; never bny any clothing—have
them spnn, woven, and mado at homo;
□ever had a lawsuit with any one, and
never was a witness in court.”
The Babcock Jcb —Tho CaurierJour-
nai says the Bepnblioans may wrigggie
and wriggle. Bat, spite of Bell’s bad
character, the country feels that he has
told tho truth. Tho Babcock acqnital
was a sst-np job. Everybody knows
that now. Tho circnmstances of tho
trial, and those which have come to light
einco, leave no rocm for donbt that Bell
is of conrEe a scoundrel, a professional
spy; bnt it is not denied that he was em
ployed by Gen. Grant. The suddenness
of his dismissal is confirmatory. Dyer’s
testimony is conclnsivo. As for Storrs &
Co., they aro unworthy of credit.
Ds. Rediteld on the Races.—America
has proved the tomb of every ruoo ex
cept tho wbito raco. That tbo negroes
in America will fade away within the next
two csntnries, ts have tho Indians, I
have no donbt Their desroase in free
dom will bo as rapid as was tbeir increase
in riavery. Tbo mortuary report of every
Santborn city show this. Thero is not a
city in tho Southern S:atos where tho
blacks aro cot dying year after year at a
rate of from sixty to Ibreo hundred per
cent, faster than tbo whites. Washing
ton is abont an average, and there they
die abont ono hundred per cent, fester
than tbo whites, and tbo rate keeps np
year after year, as tho mortuary reports
ehow.
"Majob Mebbill” was before the
Committee on Erpenditurcs^.^
ho bad received $21,400 in rewards of
fered by the sotorions Gov. Scott for tho
apprehension of Kuklux. Conceive of
tho unhappy condition of a peoplo whose
bard earned taxes are perverted into re
wards for hounding them into dungeons
on negro testimony. Gen. Caster charg
ed Merrill with taking a bribe in a court
martial case in Texas, and no ono can
doubt Merrill’s susceptibility to anything
dishonest and dishonorable. Yet Merrill
has been selected by tho administration
to represent tho Government as custo
dian of the Washington exhibits at tho
Centennial, which fact illustrates a
strange, bnt a persistent taste in the Ex
ecutive Department.
Brunswick as a Naval Station.
The movements at various points
along tho South Atlantic coast to seenro
tho location of a new Naval Station at
Wilmington, Beaufort, Port Boyal,
Charleston and Savannah, remind ns
that the State of Georgia through her
General. Assembly and Delegation to
Congress has repeatedly committed hor-
stlf to the Port of Brunswick—that in
accordance with this action two survoys
have been made of that port to ascertain
its adaptability to snch a purpose, and
each time with the most favorable re
sults, and that the Government itself, in
pursuance of the scheme, long ago par-
chased and now owns a valuable eito for
n Navy Yard at Brunswick, ready for all
tho buildings and improvements, which
will make it the most convenient and
accessible point for naval construction,
repairs and supplies for all West India,
Central and South American Btations on
the whole South Atlantic coast.
Tho port of Brunswick, cheaply ac
cessible to the most varied and extensivo
supplies of timber, lumber, naval stores,
fuel of all kinds, and provisions, presents
advantages for a naval station which
cannot well bo equalled by any other
Southern Atlantic point; while in depth
of water and general harbor facilities,
aho bas been indorsed as unequalled by
those marine veterans, Commodores
Bacbe, Wooieey, Claxton and Shubrick,
on two careful and independent surveys.
Surely, with tho selection and purchase
already made under such circumstances,
there should be an end of the question,
if tho decision is to be determined by
considerations of convenience and adapt
ation. Wo publish elsewhere a letter
on this snbiect from the Seaport Appeal.
The Connecticut Election.
A Republican ha3 been elected to suc
ceed Starkweather, Republican, deceased,
in tho Third district. Govornor Inger-
soll is ro-elected by seven to eight thou
sand majority—a loss of about 2,000 on
bis previous vote, and the Legislature is
.carried la both branches by the Demo
crats by % very decisive majority. In
fine, Connecticut has been again carried
by the Democracy by a considerably di
minished relative strength.
Centennial Candidates.—Oar Dem
ocratic centennial list begins to assume
new value in the presence of these new
developments from Washington. It may
be the winning list after all. The Dem
ocrats can fight to win or to lose. Bay
ard, Tilden or Tburman is a candidate to
win. The candidates to lose, like the
subscribers of the Herald, '• aro too nu-
melons to mention.”— Herald, i
THE SOUTH IN THE SENATE.
Extreme Bitterness and Insulting
Tone of Northern Badical Sena*
tors.
The lato sweeping assaults upon tho
South in tho Senate aro not mero hasty
ebulitions of ill temper on tho part of
Northern Radical Senators. They arc,
on tho contrary, insults very deliberately
planned in harmony with a settled pur-
poso and a well digested scheme of na*
tional canvass.
They aro also founded, as wo bcliove,
on a pretty accurate knowledge of the
present drift of popular feeling in the
conquering States of thn Union. A year
ago thero appeared to be a manifest sub
sidence in those States of tho bitter sec
tional antagonisms which found their
culmination and surfeit in the subjuga
tion of tho South, mainly because in tho
general average of humanity revenge is
not altogether insatiable, and its ten
dency is to abato when tho victim lies
prostrate—tho helpless sufferer of what
soever tho triumphant foe chooses to in
flict. For a decado that had been the
condition of tho Southern States, and
the North had availed themselves of it
to inflict npon them every mortification
and indignity compatible with a possi
bility of these States ever hereafter rising
beyond the condition of penal colonies,
and contributing in tho smallest degree
to tho common strength and prosperity
of tho country.
Thi3 was tho only restraint upon the
Northern carnival of retributive ven
geance, and the eagerness to punish drove
them so far beyond a sensible, prudent
and statesmanlike recognition of sack
limitations, that they came near destroy
ing all order, responsibility and govern
ment in these States, and just so far
crippled their ability to he useful to their
conquerors.
The plain perception of this indispu
table fact no doubt aided in bringing
about tho reactionary feeling which was
manifested a year ago. The North saw
that in upsetting the elements of order,
intelligence and prosperity in the South
ern States, it wa3 punishing itself and
business and financial interests clamored
for a halt in tho repressive policy.
But the North had not considered tbat t
under our system of government. States
and citizens restored to their vitality
must necessarily enter into and enlist
actively in the governing power. Rebel
citizens and Rebel States held under ban,
disqualification, m a sort of anomalous
and hybrid condition, of a.mixed military
government and a bogus representation
of Northern political adventurers, hold
ing such responsibility as they hold only
to a semi-barbarous suffrage, erected in
dependently of the States, tho citizens
and tho constitution, by the arbitrary
power of the Federal Government, had
become a painful -a mortifying specta
cle, even to tho North; hut still the
North had not fully considered that when
this thing came to an end, even by
their own consent, these Rebel States
and citizens became necessarily a part of
tho governing power, and that they
must necessarily see what they now com
plain of as so offensive—men who had
fought against the flag and against the
Government, participating in the public
administration, independently, on their
own judgment and sometimes in opposi
to their conquerors.
Tho exasperation
^cktuuie is the real trouble now in the
Centennial year of 1876, and accounts for
all the losses at tho ballot-box by the
Democratic party in the North, who are
supposed to bo more intimately associa-
ted with the rebels and more particularly
responsible for this grievance.
Thero has been altogether too much
and utterly' groundless crimination of
Ben Hill’s speech, against which we ven
ture to reassert there is no reasonable
objection, except the general one that a
rebel has no business to be making speech
es in Congress, except in bumble ac
knowledgement of the clemency of tho
Government which has spared his life.
No speech has been made by apy
Southern member, which has not pro
voked bitter commentary grounded upon
some such tacit assumption. Gordon’s
speech upon the liquor tax, as little cal
culated to draw out such an onslaught as
tho Book of Psalms, brought upon him a
flood of anti-rebrl objurgation. The of
fense is not in the speech, but in the
speaker—that having been a rebel, he
has dared to speak there at all. Hence,
Curtis, of Harper’s Weekly, and Grant in
the White House, have both, within a
few date, given voice to their convictions
of the extremo impudence of rebels, who*
have tried to destroy tho Government,
undertaking to reform abuses under it
by the pursuit of malefactors.
Now it is thi3 condition of tho North
ern mind which Blaine and others in
the House and Morton and others in tbo
Senate want to operate on and inflame
on behalf of a new lease of political pow
er to their lawless and plundering politi
cal faction. That is the secret of all
tbeir experiments on tho patience and
cnduronco of tho Southern Senators and
representatives, and that is tho key of
the approaching Presidential canvass.
Instead of being, as we hoped a. few
mon.hs ago, a canvass upon broad and
common political issnes, on'their part it
will bo a baser, bitterer, moro sectional
and insulting campaign than any ever
yet brought to the ballot. The patriotic
reminiscences of a common ancestry, his
tory and achievements appropriate to
tbe centaijpial year of the Republic
are to bo silenced under the hisses and
execrations of a bitter sectional moral
war.
Tho existence of this feeling in tbe
North accounts also for the lack of all
appropriate and anticipated response
from the people to tho unprecedented
discoveries of malversation in every de
partment of the Government. They know
the fatal tendency of such abuses of
power as well as wo do ; but when they
seo rthelt active in bringing them to light
their indignation is transferred to the
detectors intead of the thieves, and they
will vote for tbe thief sooner than back
the men or tho party engaged in expos
ing him. This is the state of tho ease bo
nearly os we can discern it, and the only
remedy is time.
Beatb of Dr. P-T. Woodson.
A telegram from Florida announces the
death of Dr. PnilipT. Woodson, formerly
of Houston county. His remains will
reach here at five o’clock”this afternoon
by the Southwestern raiiroid train, and
will be carried immediately to Rose Hill.
His friends and those of hfr. »nd Mrs.
I Isaac Winship, and of Mr. and Mrs. Em-
I ory Wine hip are invited to attend. *■
Northern Fanners In Georgia*
One of tbe Northwestern editors, who
recently made a tour through Georgia,
writing back to bis paper, among many
other things, has the following:
“In the central and northern parts of
Georgia, we found many Northerners
who bed purchased farms, and were en
gaged m fruit raising. They all said it
was a beautiful country, with good soil
when well managed, 8nd they were en
tirely satisfied. Most of these men who
have come from tbe North end settled,
expressed themselves in any thing bat a
complimentary mannor of the negroes.
‘They are lazy, shiftless and impudent,
said one farmer to me, who had emigrated
here from Wisconsin. ‘They won’t work
while they have a cent, and will leave yon
tbe minnte they get one. ‘No dependence
can be placed on them, and we have quit
hiring them and rely entirely npon white
labor.”’
“They will not remain in tho country,
but crowd into cities, and are contented
so long as they can scrapo enough food
together to fill their bellies, and fiad a
sunny corner to loaf on. In Atlanta
there are, on an average, ten or twelve
negroes standing abont every corner one
tbe prinoipal streets, and we counted sev
enty-nine leaning up against the walls of
the State house.”
This is mnoh too sweeping a condemna
tion of onr colored popnlation. Many of
thorn, it is true, are idle, thriftless and
dishonest, bnt many are good steady la
borers, end some are improving their
condition. The average Afrioan wo have
fonnd to bo a simple-minded being, and
in respect to labor easily influenced and
controlled by a jedieions and faithful
employer. Iu tbo hands of an industri
ous, pushing man, who has gained his
respect and confidence by a transparent
fairness nnd integrity of dealing, tho ex
slave is still generally a pretty fair and
cheap laborer. But if bo finds bis cm -
ployer indolent, inattentive and careless
of his obligations to the employe, tbe latter
soon becomes worthless and unprofitable.
Tho negro farm laborer must have his
wage3 told down to him Id such manner
that not a donbt can arise in his mind
that he gets all that is due to him. The
practice of running long open accounts,
in which on occasional debit of cash figures
among numerous charges for tobacco
and other merchandise, is most unsatis
factory to the negro. However honestly
the account may be kept, he will never
believe that advantage has not been taken
of bis ignorance, and will guago his labor
accordingly. Whatever stipniations the
parties have entered into should be rigid
ly complied with by tho employer to the
day, and in the most punctilious and im
pressive manner. There is no belter
plan than cash on the last day of every
month; end no payments by piece-meal.
We ere confident that active end indus
trious farmers in control at a few bands
working with them, setting an example of
vigorous industry, while he carefully
squares all his business transactions with
them by rigid justice, tempered by the
law cf kindness, will find them, on the
whole, good and profitable laborers. And
we believe, working on this schedule,
Georgia agriculture will soon revive again
The Connecticut Election.
The figures given in the telegrams to
day from tbe whole State are as follows:
Ingersoll, Democrat SI .071
Boblinson, Republican 43557
Smith,Temperance 1.871
Atwater, Greenback 1,235
Total rota DS.4S5
Ingersoll’s majority over Robinson 7,514
InKcrsoll’s majority over all 3,057
Toe vote last year was as follows:
Ingenol). Democrat I23JS
Green?- ZZ.ZZZZZZ 2.93X
Total voto ....100 950
Ingersoll’s majority over Greene 9 480
Ingersoll’s majority over all 0.518
The legislature stands Ibis year as fob
lows: Senate eighteen Democrats and
four Republicans ; House, one hnndred
and fifty-nine Democrats and eighty-fivo
Bepnblioans, and two Independents—
showing eighty-six majority on joint bal
lot. Last year tho Dcmoorats bad but
eighteen majority. On tho whole, Con
necticut bas lightened up the moral dark-
neES to a considerable extent; but still, it
cannot escapo observation that the enor-
mens exposures in Washington bava fail
ed in producing any perceptible effect on
tho ballot.
—
Affairs in Alabama.
The Montgomery Advertiser toke3 en
encouraging view of the material condi
tion in Alabama. Although (says that
paper) our peoplo may not realize it, jot
wo are candidly of the opinion that they
aro in a better condition than the oitipens
of any portion of the United States. It
is very true that they have bnt little ready
money, bnt tboy aro happily very little in
debt. Their farms have been Rreatly im
proved in the last few years; their dwell
ings, farms and outhouses fixed up neatly
and snugly, and a start made in the direo-
tion of raising supplies at homo. Tho
good result of raising plenty of corn is
demonstrated by tho appearance of horses
and maios that now come tg market, com
pared with those that cams last winter
and tbo winter before. Planters have
had to bny a good many mules this soasoD,
but they have paid for them and owe very
little ou them, and will not bo put to any
outlay on that aoore next winter. From
Eufaula to Demopolis, we laaru from re
liable authority, that fourteen thousand
mules bavo been sold this season, distrib
uted as follows: Eafaula 1,800. Union
Spring* 1,000, Montgomery 4 300, Selma
2,700. Uaiontown end Marion 2 2C0, De-
mopohe 2 000. Tile freedmen have done
well, aiid w- understand that they bought
at least 1,800 mules in this city. A great
many young whito men have rented land
and are rnnning the plow and tho hoe.
They are bound to aucoeed, and will
make money this year if thero is any sort
of a season. With even snob a orop year
as the last one was, the South will be on
tho top round, and from then on her ad
vanco in prosperity will bo sure and
steady.
Doing Without Whisky.
Rutland district, in this connty, it will
bo seen, is about to submit the question
of prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors in that district to tbe people there
of, under a Iooil bill passed by the last
Legislature, a oopy of which is printed
in a notice by the Ordinary published in
this piper. The election takes placs a
week from next Saturday, and if it shall
close the retail shops in the district, we
have no doubt the district will get along
all the better. THe cross road wbiBky
shops ere very demoralizing to our agri
cultural laborers as well as to others.
G eoegia Centbal Bailboad.—A
Washington telegram to the Courier-Jour
nal says: General Robert Toombs is
hero os counsel for the State of Georgia
beforo the United States Supreme Court,
in the case of the State of Georgia vs.
tho Central Georgia Railroad and Bank
ing Company. The case involves the
right of the State to assess a tax upon the
railroad corporations for such State pur
poses. This right is denied on the gronnd
that tbo charters excepted tbo corpora
tions from taxation, and that rights have
vested which can not now he impaired.
Messrs. A. R. Lawton and H. W. Capers
appear for the defendants.
THIS GEORGIA PRESS.
Mb. Simeon Blue, of Marion county,
died on the 24th ultimo, aged 65.
A pabtt of Buena Vista sports went
out a few days ago and killed 44 rabbits.
Stalks of wheat two feet high, come
of them bearing full grown r.eads, hare
been produced in Marion county this
season.
Mb. Matt Seeet, who was lately cut
by Homer Ware in Rome, is recovering.
His wounds are not so Seery-ous as was
at first supposed.
The Rome Commercial says; As tho
morning train on tho Selma, Romo and
Dalton railroad reached a point some two
miles below Calera, the train wa3 thrown
from the track by the “break shoe” get
ting under one of the wheels. Mr. J. B.
Freeman, brakeman on tho second-class
coach, attempted to catch the bell rope
to signal tho engineer to shut off steam,
but unfortunately missed his aim, and
was thrown headlong from tho car and
struck against a rock. His skull was
badly fractured above tho left eyo by
tho fall.
Tun same paper has tho following:
One of the best farmers in this section,
Capt. James Camp, showed us ouMonday
a samplo of his wheat, taken from dif
ferent part3 of his farm on tho Etowah.
Wherever the wheat had jointed it has
been badly damaged by the recent se
vere freeze—in fact it may bo considered
as ruined, except snch as may sprout
again from the roots and make lato wheat.
We have the same complaint from vari
ous farmers in thi3 section. Wherever
the wheat had not jointed it does not
seem to be injured.
The Pike county Courier publishes tho
following: We learn that our county
commissioners bought a plantation in the
western part of the county to use as a
poor farm, paying $2,500 cash, as the
whole amount of purchase money. The
tract of laud bought had been home
steaded upon by the former owner, but
he gave an order and deed signed by
himself, wtfo and all of im heirs. The
late decision giving parties who com
mence suit within sir months a chance
to recover their property, sold and paid
for, if said property be a homestead al
lotment, ha3 aroused the passiou of pos
session within the breast of the former
owner, and he comes forward with all
the purchase money in Jiis pocket, nnd sues
the county for the said poor farm. Such
an action-without a doubt shows more
impudence than we thought any South
ern man possessed. The citizens are all
justly indignant at such proceedings,
and think that such an action in douolo
dealing and brazen impudence stands
without a parallel iu our State. Of course
he cannot recover what he has no claim
upon. ,
We learn, says the Griffin News, the
particulars of a sad death in Pike county.
A little daughter cf Mr. E. D. Riggins
was left at homo last week, alone, the
family being absent, when her clothing
caught lire, burning her terribly, so ter
rible indeed that her sufferings ended ia
death in a few hours.
The News anticipates a lively month in
Savannah and enumerates tho following
elements: Prize drill of tho Republican
Blues; annual meeting of tho Savannah
Rifle Association; Easter celebrations of
tbe Sunday-schools of Christ and St
John’s Epi-copal Churches; prize drill of
the First Volunteer Regiment; anniver
sary celebration of tho Union society at
Betbesda; convention of delegates from
the First Congressional District; memo
rial celebration; anniversary celebration
by tho Independent Order of Odd Fel
lows ; annual examinations in the public
schools ; dedication of the new Cathedral.
On Saturday night tact. “*°
m uau uy tbe name of Rogers, who is
employed upon tho place of Mr. Coch
ran,’ whose house was robbed a short
time since, and whoso wife aud child
were brutally treated by a gang of ne
groes, had occasion to make a tour of
the premises before retiring. He had
n.’l left the house many seconds when he
discovered three or four negro men
prowling suspiciously around one of the
out Ik uses on the place. They wore not
aw ire of his approach until ho got with-
in a Rinrt distance of them, when they
sta led to run. He called to them to
ball, and inquired what they were about.
Thuy paid no heed to the summons,
hoi ever, and continued their flight,
when he fired upon them. One of tho
negioe3 was struck and killed, almost in
stantly. The others succeeded in mat
ing their escape'. From indications, it
was apparent that tho parties were on a
burglarious aud incendiary mission.
The News bas tho following Atlan'a
special: Tho lady trusteo3 of the Georgia
State Lottery have just completed an
overhauling of that institution, aud find
ing its management unsatisfactory, have
removed all tho managers and their of
ficials. Two prominent gentlemen of
high character and business capacity
have been appointed temporary mana
gers, one of them a ettizen of Savannah
J. C. Butts is superintendent, and here
after the manner of transacting the bns-
ines3 of the lottery will oe satisfactory to
it3 patrons and tho public generally. A
full report cf tbo proceedings will bo
made in due timo.
The scent of tho guano still lingers ia
be nostrils of the Monlezumeans.
Mb. A. G. Muechhon, ono of the most
worthy citizens of Crawford, had his res
idence and all Its contents burned on tho
evening of 30th March. The firo caught
from the roof. Mr. Murchison has a
large family of small children, and will
bs in distressed circumstances.
The Constitution of yesterday says:
~y virme of a decree of Falton Superior
Caere John H. James, W. F. Inman and
S. B. Hoyt, commissioner, sold at public
outcry tbe Oglethorpe Oollego property.
The lot on the corner of Washington and
Mitchell streets fronted 100 feet on Wash
ington and 200 on Mitchell street. On it
is the handsome two story brick residence
bnilt by John Neal, E-q., and now U3ed
as” the Girls’ H'gh School. The house
and lot was bid off by George W. Adair
for the oity of Ailanta for $10,000.
The Constitution has the following
with reference to the homestead:
The measure of relief to this people,
afforded by tbe recent deoision by the
Snpremo Court upon tho right of waivor
residing in tho head of a family, is so
great as to justify every allusion to it
whioh Will make it clear to every under
standing and fully iDfozm the public of
its paramount force and effect.
When Judge Lichrauo was Chief Jus
tice of our Supreme Bench, in the cas9
of Toliver vs. Pry (41 Ga., 023), ho nt-
tered an obitur dictum upon tho point
embraced in the reoent decision, to the
effect that tbo waiver of a homestead by
the husband was binding upon the wife
and minors. At that timo he had no
donbt npon this point, and his opinion is
contained in the record of tbe case in the
volume of reports above cited. The re
oent decision shows him to have fully
grasped tho principle in the question,
and the Jadge has reason to feel proud
of the slow bnt snre agreement. Judge
Emkine, of the United States Distriot
Court for Georgia, on tbe 1st day of Jan
uary, 1875, some fifteen months ago, an
nounced the same principle as holding
good is his court in bankrupt cases. The
oase In point was
In tv. James W. Alexander, Sr., James
W. Alexander, bankrupt, va. R-nbsn W.
Williams, sheriff, and Bird & Robinson,
etal—No. 1120. In bankruptcy. Peti
tion for injunction. Temporary injunc
tion granted. Motion to dissolve tempo
rary injunction.
Ee9ki.se, J.—-It is not pretended that
the debt for which the mortgage was
given was not founded upon a valid con
sideration. When tho bankrupt made the
mortgage he direotly and in unequivocal
words waived his right to a homestead in
the land, eto., conveyed in tbe deed of
mortgage. Bat it is said the wife did
not concur in the aot. Uoder the decis
ions of the Slate Supreme Court (Wool
folk vs. Murray, 44 Ga , 133, aud Lump,
kin vs E«ey, lb. 339) it was held that
there is no right of property in the fsmi-
lv nntil the homestead bas been laid off.
The view of tbe eubjeot of waiver of
homestead presented by Lscbrane, O. J.,
(Toliver vs. Pry, 41 Ga., G23) is, I think,,
the true and legally correot one. Any
other determination would be subversive
of fair dealing. Tno waiver hero was, so
far as the record shows, a free and vol
untary aot on tbo part of the mortgagor.
And it is a significant fact, that the peti
tion is in tho name of Alexander by his
attorney, Hart, and sworn to Hart; and
not by Alexander; This foot escaped the
notico of tho judge in granting tbe writ
of iDjnnotion. It is ordered and adjudged
that the injanotion be and it is hereby
dissolved. John Ebskine,
U. S. Jadge.
These facts grouped together fix the
ratings in tho several oonrts of this State
so as to make it a general law that before
tbe homestead is taken in form of law,
tbo bead of tho family has the right to
waive it, and that this waiver will be good
aB against tho wife and the minor chil
dren.
Judo® Ebskine, of the United States
Distriot Court, has issued a decree order
ing the sale of tbo H. L Kimball House,
under a mortgage, for tbo snm of $57,000
principal and $18,105 interest The de
cree closes as follows:
And it is farther oid«red, decreed and
adjudged iu terms of wild mortgage here
in and hereby foreclosed, that the sale of
said mortgaged property as aforesaid shall
be made bubject to the lien of the unpaid
balauoe of the purchase money, and also
for tho lieu of a mortgage made aud exe
cuted t>y tbe seme party to John Rice.
Said murtgage to oomplatnant b ting made
subject to said unpaid balance of pur
chase money, sod to said mortgage to
Joan R.ce. Tho amounts due thereon as
appears from the pleadings being as fol
lows : To Joseph Thompson, forty thou
sand dollars with interest thereon from
March 23d. 1870; to John P. King and
Richard Peters, $4 000 with interest
thereou from Marco 23j, 1870, nnd to
John Rice, $144,500, with interest there'
ou to this date, amounting to $23 443;
and that all costs shall bo paid out of the
proceeds of said sale.
A two and a half story Savannah frame
house, belonging to Mr. P. Moriarty, was
bnrned night before last.
The Savannah News of yesterday con
tains the following melancholy announce-
ment:
A dispatch was received yesterday eve
ning by Mr. B. H. Knhardsoo, the city
editor of tho Morning News, from Mont
gomery, Ala , announcing tbe death of
little Lynnette, hie yonngest child. Toe
announcement cams without premonition,
and the suddenness of the loss made it
all tho more severe. Mr. RicbardBcn was
one of the gnests of the Savannah R.fis
Association yesterday, and when he re
turned to the oity h9 wts met by tbe
heartrending intelligence eontained in
tho telegram The effusive offices of con
dolence on an occasion like this are little
better than mockery, and yet we know
that to our friend and associate tbe knowl
edge is not unwelcome that his grief is
shared by those whose sympathy is not to
be translated into words Little Lynnette
was an exceptionally bright and intelli
gent child, aud was tho especial pet of her
father Possessing an exceedingly sweet
and winning disposition, she was demon
stratively affectionate to those she loved
She died in Montgomery, Ala., yesterday,
and her remains will be brought to Sa
vannah for burial.
A mulatto boy was drowned in the
river at AugustaMnndne
On sale day in Augusta the Express
office building brought $13,409, the Co
hen house $10,000 and the Opera houso
property $33,000. Oae bundle of notes
and accounts calling for $64,718 brought
$110.
Twx following telapTcm. save tho An
gusta Chronicle and Sentinel, in refer
ence to the Oconee bridge was received
in this city yesterday:
“The Uconee river is higher than it
has been in two years, but commenced
falling thi3 morning. The damage to
the bridge is light, and can be repaired
in twenty.four hours after we commence
work, but tho high water will prevent
us from doing much to-day, but hope to
cross trains to-morrow night.
S. K. Johnson, Superintendent.”
Instructions have been issued for the
freight trains to Ioavo Augusta this morn
ing at 10:50 as usual. Passengers were
transferred at tbe bridge yesterday, trains
reaching Augcs’a and Atlanta on schedule
time.
The same paper has the following: We
bad an agreeable visit yesterday from
Col. Jones, of tho Macon Telegraph and
Messenger. Col. Jone3 13 an indefatiga
ble worker, and his paper is one of the
best conducted in tho State. We aro
glad to know that tho Telegraph is doing
well under the able management of
Messrs. Olisby, Jones & Reese. Oar
friend Watson comes in for a foil share
of the honors due to the editorial quar
tette.
NOTES.
Twenty-one years in the Stato prison
is the value of a Tennesseo mule.
The Chinese think the laws passed in
California to discourage immigration
among tho celestials treat them very
coolie.
James Pabton, in marrying M3 step
daughter, becomes his own father-in-law
and his present wifo may go to the grave
of her mother and weep over the ashc3 of
ner daughter-in-law.
Rice, a claim agent, published a card
stating that Gen. Caster had lied in his
testimony beforo tho Clymer committee.
A few evenings after Custer run Rice
through a cano mill, and took all tho
chaff off him clean.
The Mississippi ^Republican conven
tion goes for Morton. Tho Democratic
Legislature of the samo State went for
Ames.
The Radicals don’t like tho ring of the
Bell. It sounds like a knell to their
rings.
“ Gen. Wm. B. Hazen, ono of Sher
man’s aids, writes a letter to tho Hon.
Heister Clymer, in whioh he says that he
knew and told of the disgraceful post-
tradership proceedings some time ago.”
Why Has a n’t ho been beforo the com
mittee?
Tho Impeachment* etc
A Washington special to the Courier-
Journal of last Monday says tho business
before the Honss to-morrow will be the
adoption of tho impeachment articles,
and the choice of managers to conduct
the prosecution. No opposition is antio*
ipated to the articles ss repoted by tbe
Judiciary Committee, and they will prob
ably be adopted without debate or mate
rial alteration. The list of managers
seleoted by the Democratic caucus will
be adopted, except Mr. Wheeler, of New
York, who declines, as is understood, on
account of a reesnt domestic fffiiction
which tenders him indisposed to figuring
conspicuously in pnblio proceedings. It
seems to bo agreed that Mr. E. G. Lap-
ham, of New York, a new member, bnt
an able Iawer, will be selected in his
place. Mr. Wheeler’s withdrawal is ‘a
dooided loss to the prosetuion. As soon
as the articles shall be presented by the
Haase managers to the Senate, that body
will proceed to determine the order for
tjie trial. The coaneel for the accused
will probably demand the tbirty days
heretofore allow: d, in order to prepare
the defence.
TESTIMONY of DI8TBI0T ATTORNEY DYKE.
Tbe testimony of District Attorney
Dyer, of Missouri, makes mnoh more sen
sation here than that of the deteotive,
Bell, who tells so hard a story of Bab
cock, Lackey and Pierrepont. This tes
timony of Dyer goes to ehow how mis
chievous to tbe pnblio interests was the
lettor cf Attorney General Pierrepont,
whioh Babcock copied and had printed
in order to intimidate witnesses from tes
tifying sgainst him, and it dUcioses also
tbe faot of a seoret communication be
tween the President and a member nf the
St. L mis grand jury named Pox. Fox is
to be examined, and also ex-Senator Hon
demon, aud a good deal of light will prob
ably bo thrown upon tbe agenoies by
which Baboook’s acquittal was procured.
FROM LIBERTY HALL.
Health or nr. Stephens—HU Resi
dence—Library—Household— CrnTV-
fordsvllle—The Oconee Bridge-
Judge Reese for Governor.
Liberty Hall,
Crawfordsville, Ga., April 1, 1876.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger: A let-
tor giving you an accurate account of
Hon. A. H. Stephen’s present condition,
some remarks concerning “Liberty Hall’
and it3 household, and a few miscellane
ous items, may not be unacceptable to
the many readers of your deservedly pop
ular and flourishing journal.
HON. A. II. STEPHENS.
I am gratified to state that, in my
opinion, his condition i3 decidedly im
proved. It is his own opinion that he
will nover recover; but having seen Such
a change for the better in his condition
within the past month, my opinion takes
issue with his, aud strongly inclines me
to believo that within tho next six weeks
be will be occupying bis seat in Congress.
His cough, so alarming fivo or six weeks
ago, has gradually abated, nntil he now
rarely coughs or expectorates at all. His
fever, then so high, ha3 also abated,
while his sleep, which, at that time, was
almost entirely the effect of bypodermal
injections of morphine, bas gradually
become moro natural, as i3 proved by tho
fact that he gradually reduces the quan
tity of morphine injected, and yet his
re3t grows moro satisfactory and refresh
ing. His kidneys which, it wiil be re
membered, were tbe object of those dan
gerous and excruciating attacks last fall,
seem to have lain in a sort of abeyance,
while the cough and fever were ravaging
his system so fearfully about six weeks
ago, bnt now that these have abated, the
kidneys have resumed their discordance
and perform their functions very unsat'
isfactorily indeed. These organs seem
now to be tbo only drawback to his re
covery. They have been thus reluctant
for tho past two weeks, but there is yet
no indication of change for better or
worse. But, while this is discouraging,
every other symptom points to recovexy,
and his face presents a fresher and live
lier appearance than at any timo this
year, his dispositiao also remaining quite
cheerful.
liberty hall
i3 the significant name of the residence
of Mr. Stephens. WheD, about the year
1834, he “stuck out his shingle” as a law-
yer in Crawfordville, he engaged board
with Rev. Williamson Byrd, a local
Methodist preacher and a relative, who
owned tho lot upon which now stands
Liberty Hall. The house, at that time,
was probably regarded as a fine one, being
a large oblong building of two stories and
containing eight or more rooms. From
that timo until now Mr. Stephens has
never changed his residence. Having
become attached to his early home, when
the place was sold he became the pur
chaser. From timo to titre he added to
thn hnnort onnk i«*pAwiomcui8 &3 were
rendered appropriate and necessary by bis
public station and a continual stream of
visitors. Among, these was a wing of
two rooms attached to the rear of the
building—one of them for hi3 library, tho
otner for his own occupation. But, last
year, tho structure, excepting tho two
rooms just named, was torn down and
another modernised and handsomely fin
ished residence erected m its stead. An
elegant portico, fronting the entire width
of a square building, has been substituted
for the narrow, old-fashioned porch that
introduced you into the quaint struct ire
as above described. About a mouth ago
Mr. Stephens, by tho advico of Dr. Al-
friend, removed from the wing whioh, as
before stated, was added to the rear of the
old houso and which still remains undis
turbed, into the new house, and is now
occupying tho first foom oa tho right
side of the hall a3you enter.
THE PABLOE
is the room opposite to that occupied by
Mr. S. Upon the mantel in this room
rests a large gilt framed steel engraving
of Daniel Webster addressing the United
States Senate in 1850. There is also an
engraved picture of himself, one of Gen.
Toombs, and superbly painted lifo size
portraits of Judge Linton Stephens and
his former wifo.
THE L1UBAEY.
Thero are few, if any, moro extensive
and valuable private libraries than that
of the bago of Liberty Hall. Its actual
co3t was about $20,000. The room is 20
feet square, and the walls, from floor to
ceiling aro shelved with the choicest vol
umes—between three and four thousand
in number. While there is hardly any
department of learning that is not rep
resented by standard authors, in this
thesaurus of knowledge, a total stranger
would soon recognize it os tho library of
a statesman, by reason of the specialty
given to works on government. Tho un
broken “Annals of Congre33,” the nu
merous histories of the lato war, together
with standard treatises on government
generally, point to the ruling propensity
of the mind of their owner. To digress
somewhat, wo heard Mr. Stephens say
that, nreparatory to undertaking hi3
"War Between tbe States,” he thought
he read over not less than a million of
pages. Everything worthy of notice,
that bad been written on the “war”'up
to tho commencement of his “ work,” is
found in his library, and was closely ex
amined by him before be began hi3 con
scientious and responsible task.
the obove,
in the midst of which the residence is
situated, ia mainly of native oaks, tall
and ttately, but there are also, and espe
cially in front, other trees that have been
cultivated tor shade. Tho house is on a
picturesque eminence which affords a
view of tbe antediluvian village of Craw
fordsville, on the opposito side of the
Georgia railroad and abont a quarter of a
mile distant. Iu tho same inclosure with
the residency stands the Methodist
Church, the site of which, together with
a contribution in money, was donated by
Mr. Stephens. Just outside of the inclo-
suro and in a fine grove—a continuation
of the ono to which we now allude—
stands the Baptist Church.
THE HOUSEHOLD.
Mr. Wm. G. and Clarence Stephens,
tho former an attorney and the latter an
editor, are nephews of Mr. Stephens and
live with him. Mr. Quinny O'Neal, an
interesting and pious old gentleman, is
also a member of tho household To
theso may bo added, usually, Mr. Sto
phens’ privato secretory, but, on account
ot his sickness ho has not, this year, em
ployed one—Mr. W. G. Stephens discharge
ing whatever duties that would devolvo
upon one, if employed. Before dismiss,
ing this paragraph, we must “write up,”
briefly, the old gentleman above named,
mb. o’nbal.
Born in Handcock county, in 1703, ho
is now in his. eighty-third year of age.
Whenever a man; in these daya of fast
living and little, work, attains so ripe an
age, it is well to inquire concerning him.
Temperance, exercise, honest conduct and
a clear conscience have brought Mr.
O’Neal so far above the allotted period.
He filled the office of Clerk of Superior
Court of this (Taliaferro) county for thir
ty years, wrote young Aleck’s law license,
and daring tais time attended to hi3 own
business so strictly that he was never
called as a witness into court except In
ono case. A fight occurred one day on
the streets. Hearing the noise, he look
ed ont from a window and saw the com
batants just as they were separated. He
was summoned to testify whether the ac
cused commenced the fight, but as it or
iginated in a store, and he saw only the
finale of the disturbance, he proved a
very unsatisfactory witness—to the
State’s officer at least. Mr. O'Neal’s
office was adjoining Mr. Stephens’, who
located hore as above stated, about for
ty-two years ago, and to whom ho then
formed, and has ever since retained, a
sincere attachment, having voted for
him for a score of offices and enjoyed a
friendly association with him during
this long period. 'I he “parson,” a3 ho is
familiarly called at Liberty Hall, is a
straightforward, but not canting, mem
ber of tho Methodist Church—a regular
student of the Bible—a quiet unassuming,
honest old gentleman—now spending
the evening of life with his congenial
and hospitable friend, Aleck Stephens.
THE SERVANTS.
T'neso I can barely mention. They are
all of ono family. Harry, bis wife Eliza,
bis daughters Dora and Fanny, and his
son “ Quinny”—named tor tho “parson’”
of courso—a boy black as charcoal and
independent a3 Julias Ca>3ar. Eliza ia
the cook, the girls tho housemaids, and
Quinny the mail boy. It is worthy of
note, that though Harry, by M3 industry
and economy together with the indul
gence and liberality of Mr. Stephens, now
pays tax on $3,000 worthof property, yet
his fidelity and attention to M3 master
are simply perfect.
MISCELLANEA.
Upon my arrival hero from Madison
thi3 evening, I fonnd Colonel Peterson
Thweatt, who ha3 by no means become
disheartened in M3 efforts to get Ms suit
before the courts. Would it not bo a goad
idea for the next Legislature to elect him
Comptroller General of tho State, for ho
says it has cost him in printing, hotel
bills, traveling, loss of time, etc., moro
than half of what he has already earned
from tho State, and has been trying to
get, though without success.
COL. S. K. JOHNSON,
the efficient Superintendent of the Geor
gia railrosd, has evinced dispatch end
ability in the rapid and substantial re
placement of tbe Oconee bridge, whiob,
as yonr readers know, was bnrned about
two weeks ago. In eight days site; it
was burned, trains were tanning over the
temoorary bridge now ereoted. If John
P. King is re-eleo'ed President and 8. K.
Johnson Superintendent of this road, at
•be May convention of stockholders, then
G*orgia railroad stock, sow quoted at
$80, will next fall sell for $00 or $100
per share. Tbe road has'already earned
and deposited in bask a sufficient clear
gain for a summer’s dividend.
SUDDEN DEATH IN MADISON.
Yesterday, abont 3 o’clock, Madison
was startled by an announcement of the
death of Mrs. Graves, a widowed sister
of Mrs. George W. Williams, of Charles
ton. Tbo deceased had been visiting
friends of the oity tbe day beforo her
death, and, so far a3 I have heard, she
had complained of no ailment whatever,
when on yesterday ebe was seized and
died with apoplexy. Her death creates a
gloom in Madison, for she w&3 a useful
and beloved lady.
Fan a ovEBNon.
This section of Georgia prefers tbe
Hon. Judge Augustus Reese to be our
next Governor. A clear head, a pure
heart, an experienced judgment, aud a
rcoird that defies criticism, place the
noble Judge conspicuously before ocr
people, and no ono can doubt that he
would make a model Governor. He be*
longs to that type of patriots who contemn
the wiles of tricksters, and value honors
only as they are spontaneously bestowed
by their fellow citizens. Taough he has
filled important public stations, yet he
was never, and never will be, a candidate
for aDy office, of bis own motion. If the
D-mooratecf Georgia, of tbeir own ao
nnrit *00 at to nomin.to nitii. no will ran;
but in no other sense is he a candidate
It is literally true of Jadge R^ese that
“he would not flitter Neptune for bia
trident nor Jove for his power to thun
der.” Requlus,
Bold Burglary.
One cf the most daring burglaries ever
perpetrated iu Macon was committed at
an early hour Sunday morning at the
store of Mr. M. Levy, corner or Fourth
and Oglethorpe streets—McKenna’s old
stand. Burglars entered tho store, by
cutting through a front window blind,
and succeeded in getting away with 40
sacks of flour, 20 cans of lard, a number
of pieces of bacon, boots, shoes, dry goods,
clothing, segars and case liquors, amount
ing altogether, iu value, to about $500.
Tho indications are that thero were
several ia the party, and that they had a
wagon to carry their goods off. Mr.
Levy 6lept in a room adjoining tho store,
but slept too soundly to be awakened by
any noiso tho thicre3 might have made.
Mrs. Levy, however, was awakened by
them, and although sho was satisfied
that the robbrry was going on, she feared
to wake her husband for fear his life
would be in danger. She knew that one
of the gang was on guard at the window
of her chamber, and sho was alarmed
lest bo would attempt tho life of her hus
band should tho latter awake.
The robbers appear to have entered
tho store abont half-past twelve o’clock,
and remained there for moro than two
hours, helping themselves to what they
wanted. They drank tho contents of all
the bar bottles and left the bottles on
tho counter, and sacked the whole Btorc,
making such selection of goods as suited
thorn, and laying in a plentiful supply of
substantial.
There appears to he, so far, no clue to
these robbers. Policemen have been en
gaged in endeavoring to work it up, hut
so far they havo not found a sign that
promises any results. Wo hope, howev
er, thatthoy will yet succeed in tracking
the thieves and securing the goods. Thera
is a suspicion that tho stolen property
went into tho country. -
THE FRESRET*
From the Griffin Nows.j “
Tho last heavy ram commenced early
last Saturday evening, and continued
with occasional slight intermissions nn
til yesterday (Monday) morning, and still
the skies aro o’ercast threatening more
rain. In Griffin this has been the heav-
ieaC - continuous rain-fall for several years.
Several people from tho country report
their lands badly washed and some
bridges destroyed. Blanton’s bridge over
Flint river was washed away and the river
is reported as higher than ever before
since the war. Sullivan & Edge’s mill
is partially nnder water, but no danger is
apprehended. Of coarse no work can bo
done. Tho Newnan train failed to arrive
yesterday, and it is feared the railroad
bridge at the river is washed away, though
probably it is only somo trestle works or
embankment, as the bridge i3 the Howe
truss, said to be impervious to any ca
lamity except fire, or tho work of Provi
dence. Walker's bridge over Towaliga 13
gone. Many other bridges in this coun
ty supposed to he washed away.
From tho Rome Commercial)
_ Tho recent heavy rain3 have raised the
rive* several feet, and the back water
on Elm street was some two Feet beyond
the rear corner of Carver’s store Monday.
Tho low lands of Romo aro completely in-
undated, and there is much suffering
among tho poorer classes who live near the
hanks of tho river and aro driven from
their, houses by the water. The wheat
crop is considerably damaged, and the
farmers’ fencesTiave either already float
ed off or aro in danger of being swept
away by the receding tide. The Etowah
commenced falling yesterday afternoon,
and last night tho Oostanaula was slowly
going back into it3 channel.
From tho Atlanta Commonwealth.)
.The Yellow river, near Conyers, is
higher than it has been for years. Tho
rain has been continuous along the line
of tho Georgia railroad einco Saturday
morning.
Tho Chattahoochee railroad bridge at
West Point is ia great danger, and is
watched with interest. The river is, at
that point, within three inches of the
high water mark of 1867, and is still ris
ing. We learn, however, that much less
drift timber i3 iu the stream than usual,
and this gives hope for tho bridge.
We havo had no Augnsta papers since
Saturday, and no Columbus papers einco
Sunday.
CUSTER’S CASE.
The Lively Tunc It Played on a Claim
• Agent’s Back.
■Washington Special, March 30, to tho New York
World. 1
General Custer was the hero of a se
vere caning affair, in which E. W. Rice,
a claim agent here, was tho worsted par
ty. Rice has long been an intimate
friend of General Belknap’s, and is be
lieved by a good many to have been the
medium through whom a large part of
the post-tradership money passed from
tho buyers to General Belknap. General
■Custer’s testimony tended to prove this,
tho General testifying, among other
things, that he had been told that in a
certain instance a post-tradership was
secured through tho payment of $5,000
to Rice. He replied by a newspaper card,
in which he said that if General Custer
did pay that any money was ever paid to
him (Rice) for a post-tradership, he was
a liar. To-night Caster met Rico on Q
street and gavo Mm a very severe caning.
The Longest Speech on Kecord
It wa3 in tbe Legislature of British
Columbia, when a measure was pending
whoso passage wonld tako from a great
many settlers their lands. Mr. De Cos
mos was in a hopeless minority. The job
had been held back till the eve of tho
cIomi of tho session: unless legislation”
was taken before noon of a given day, tho
act of confiscation would fail. The day
before tho expiration of the limitation,
De Cosmos got the floor about 10 a. m„
and began a speech against the bill. Its
friends cared little, for they supposed
that by I or 2 o’clock he would be
through, and the bill could be put on it3
passage. One o’clock came, and Da Cos
mos was epeakmg still—hadn’t more
than entered on Ms subject. Two o’clock
—he wa3 saying “in the second place.”
Three o’clock—ho produced a fearful
bundle of evidence, an 1 insisted on
reading it. Tho majority began to havo
a suspicion of the troth—ho was going to
speak till next noon and kill the bill. For
a while they made merry over it. but as
it came on to dusk, they began to got
alarmed. They tried interruptions, bnt
Eoon abandoned them, because each one
afforded him a chance to digress and
gain time. They tried to shout Mm
down, hut that gavo Mm a breathing
space, and, finally, they settled down to
watch ths combat between strength of
will and weakness of body. They gave
him no mercy. No adjournment for
dinner; no chanco to do more than wet
his lips with watpr; no wandering from
his subject; no sitting down. Twilight
darkened; the ga3 was lit; the mem
bers alippeu out to dinner in relays,
aud returned to sleep in squads, but
Do Cosmos went on. The speaker
to whom he was addressing bimsclf, was
alternately dozing, snoring, and trying
to look wide awake. Day dawned, and
the majority slipped out in squads to
wish and breakfast, and. the speaker
still held on. It can’t be said it was a
very logical, eloquent, or sustained
speech. Thero were digressions in it,
repetitions also. But still the speaker
kept ou, and, at last, noon came to a baf
fled majority, livid with rage and impo
tence, and a single man, who was tri
umphant, though his voico had sunk to
a husky whisper, hi3 eyes wero almost
shut, and were bleared and bloodshot,
M3 legs tottered under him, and his baked
lips wero cracked and emcared with
blood. Do Cosmos had spoken 26 hours,
and saved tbe settlers their lands 1
Macon County Democratic
Meeting:.
The Democratic party of Macon county
mot in convention at tho court-house, in
Oglethorpe, this day, April 4. 1876, for
tbo purpose of selecting delegates to
represent tho county in tho Democratic
Convention to ho holden in Macon on tho
26th inst, for tho purpose of nominating
delegates to tho .National Democratic
Convention; and was organized by elect
ing J. II. McCInng Chairman and C. R.
Keen Secretary.
On motion of J. L. D. Hillyer, a com
mittee, consisting of J. L. D. Hillyer,
F. T. Sneed and J. N. English, was ap
pointed to select delegates to tho Dis
trict Convention.
Tho committee reported tho names of
L. M. Felton, W. H. Willis, J. L. D.
Hillyer and W. H. Fish; and they wore
appointed, with power to appoint their
own alternates.
On Motion of L. M. Felton it was or
dered that theso proceedings he furnish-
to the Montezuma Weekly, Sumter Republi
can and Macon Telegraph and Messenger
for publication.
On motion of J. L. D. Hillyer the meet
ing adjourned, subject to the call of the
Chairman of tho Executive Committee
of the county.
J. H. McCluno, Chairman.
O. R. Keen, Secretary.
Queen Victoeia has intimated to Lord
Dnfferin her desire to contribute to the
projected improvement of Quebec by a
gift of ten thousand pounds sterling for
the construction of one of the city gates,
which is to he named “ Kent ” gate.
More of Ex-Senator Nye’a Biography*
From Noah’s Sunday Times and Messenger.)
The question before the Senate was a
bill to admit the Chinese to equal priv
ileges of citizenship, and Mr. Snmner
had the floor. His speech was, as usual,
elaborate Demanding suffrage and equal
rights for the enfranchised slave, he urg
ed that tho Chinese, who had emigrated
to and settled npon onr shores, wero
equally entitled to similar recognition.
A3 soon 03 Sumner had taken his seat
Nyo sprang to his feet. “Mr. Presi
dent,” said Nye, his broad face beaming
with hnmor and Ms attractive perron
showing to the best advantage, “ I was
born in the good old county of Steuben,
in New York State, and wa3 raised upon
a farm. My parents were hard-working,
thrifty people, fearing God and perform
ing their duties with a good conscience-
Wo had morning and evening prayers,
in which were always offered an appeal to
the Almighty for tho freedom of the
slave. I trudged between tho handles
of the plough, drove up the cows, fed
the stock, reaped the grain and mowed
the grass, and, like every other farm boy,
did my share in tho home work.
“My good mother, God bless her,%as a
car. ful housewife, and among our stand
ard delicacies, doughnuts wero always
provided. Wo all liked doughnuts, and I
think tho American farm boy that don’t
lik* doughnuts i3 hardly to bo found. I
often watched my good old mother, God
bless her, when she made the dough, and
kneaded and softened it until it wa3 in
fit condition. Mr. President, tho result
of my observations was that Bha always
took a small piece of the dough and fried
it in the fat beforo she risked the wholo
batch! She tried it first* and awaited
results."
The late Counter Danner, widow of
Frederick VII, of Denmark, left her
property, valued at nearly 14.000,000, for
the maintenance of an institution for or
phan and deserted girla of Denmark.
The castle of Jagerapris, in North Zea
land, will be the central building ot the
institution, and accommcdationa for six
hundred or eight hnndred cMldren wilt
bo provided.