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MACON, TUESDAY
I .JULY® 1878^
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Volume IjIII—No26
BY TELEGRAPH.
GiiiTESToKt Jane 23.™“A Rcws special
from San Antonio says, reliable informa
tion has beon received that MacKenzie’s
expedition baa returned to this side of
the river. He had no fight, bnt recover
ed 400 bead of stook. He chased the
regular Mexican troops under Pedro Yah*
doz twice, but could not overtake them.
HaoKenzio reached Fort Clark on Friday.
Galveston, June 23.—A News special
from Concho city states that Desidario
a Poduca, second in command of the San
Elizario Company, and who commanded
the party in December last which execu
ted Howard, Atkins and McBride, was
arrested on the 16th instant by the Texas
State troops. The other leaders are
known to bo in the monntaina skirting
the Bio Grande on the Mexican side, in
sight of the Bangers’ camp, with the ex
ception of Chico Barela, General-in-Chief
o£ the mob, who ia at Chihuahna. The
Mexican authorities have replied to Judge
Biacker’s demand for Chico Barela’s ex
tradition, but the reply has been lo3t ia
the mail. The reply is known to bo evas-
GalvesTON, June 23.—A News' Efile
Pass special says General MaoKeczIe and
Colonel Shatter arrived here last night.
Their comrades will arrive here to-mor
row. They penetrated Mexloo about forty-
five miles from Newton—the place of
crossing, and about eighteen mile3 east
of SaragoEsa, where they were met by a
detachment of the Mexiosn army under
Colonel Valdtz, drawn up in line of bat
tle. Tho Mexican commander inquired
the purpose of the invasion, and inform
ed MaeKenzie that he had orderato repel
American invasion, nod that ho (Mao-
Kenzie) should not prooeed farther.
The Mexican’s position obstructing
the American’s progress, MaeKenzie
warned them to get oat of his way, say
ing if they did not do so by 4 o’clook of
that day ho would shoot where the Mexi
cans were standing, at the same time
patting hiB men In order of battle.
At the appointed time tho Americans
advicosd. aid their number appeared to
overawe the Mexicans, who hastily with
drew to a safe distance; bnt keeping in
sight of tho American troops.
MaeKenzie asked Valdez if ho intend
ed to obstruct tho American route again,
to wbiob Valdez replied that it was his,
(MaeKenzie’*,) business to guard against
that- MacKensie said he would, and that
ho would come again soon. Valdez of
fered a detoohmont of bis force to escort
the Americana to a pises of crossing.
MaeKenzie declined the offer, saying he
was able to take care of himself. The
Mexicans, how6Ter, saw MaeKenzie safe
ly aoross the river. No captures were
made daring the expedition.
Baltimore, Jane 23.—Colonel George
P. Kane, Mayor of this city, died this
morning. For the prut year ha had been
suffering with Bright’s Bisease, which
was the primary cause of his death. He
was an active and popular citizen and
filled many important offices.
Sx. Paul, Misn., June 23.—General
Forsythe reports that there is .no cause
for an Indian alarm in ‘Wisconsin.
New Fore, June 23.—At a meeting of
railroad offioialsheld here last night, com
missioner Virgil Powers reported that he
had been unable to proonro conferences
with the cffioials of Southern steamship
lines, and consequently nothing bad been
effected looking to an arrangement which
would protect both steamship and railroad
lines in carrying freight to the South. A
committee was appointed to consider the
matter.
Ralston, Pa.,- June 2S.—An intoxica
ted man named James Javery was ran
ovsr by the Southern express train on the
Northern Central, near Molntyre last
night. He was literally ent to pieces.
Tho engine was thrown on to a side track
and was stopped by rnnDing into a train
of empty cars; bnt tho baggage ear was
precipitated down an embankment. No
others were injured, however, and the
passengers were transferred to a special
train brought from Williamsport for that
TrVonx, Jnne 23—The will of the
lata William Cnllen Bryant is in Mr.
Bryant’s own handwriting. Only two per*
sons besides his daughters get any part of
his property. All his real estate, books,
plotures, furniture and interest In the
Buening Post are bequeathed to his two
danshters, Fannie Bryant Goodwin, and
Julia Sands Bryant, with the exoeption of
small legaoies to two parties before men
tioned. The value of the estate is not
given*
Newark, Jane 23.—The works of the
New Jersey plow company on tbe Pasnto
river were totally destroyed by fire this
morning with several other buildings, A
laree number of persons were thrown out
of employment. The loss is estimated at
from 5100,000 to $150,000.
New Milfobd, Cohn.* Jono -3.—Ed-
win Hoyt fatally siabbsd his father this
morning.
Philadelihia, Jane 23.—Daring a
quarrel laBt night Marion Johnson, a
agad colored woman, was knocked down
and beaten by a man named William
Cooper, from the c-ffaots of which she died
Et BaEUN, e jane 23.—A bulletin from the
palace this morning states that tho condi
tion of the Emperor is satisfactory. Tho
power of moving his left arm is percept
ibly increasing. _ .
London, Juno 23.—A Sf. Petersburg
dispatch to Eeuter’s says.“There is much
exoltement here concerning tho arrange
ment by whioh Turkey is allowed to coon-
py the Balkan passes. Tt is thought
Schonvaloff Ia accountable for making
the concession."
London. Jnne 23.—Cnarles Mattnews,
the comedian, is a little easier to-night
Ho has very little suffering, tut no hope
of recovery.
A Eeuter’s telegram from Berlin an
nounces that Congress, at Monday s sit
ting, will discuss the details of the ar
rangement made on Saturday permitting
the Turks to garrison the Balkan passes.
A later dispatch declares that this con
cession on the part of Eussia ia unques
tionably conditional upon the establish
ment of the autonomy of Eoumelia, and
the evacuation of the interior bj the
Turkish troops. .
The interior organization of the
province will be next discussed. The
conditions laid down by Eussia are abso
lute. It ia understood that negotiations
relative to guarantees for the autonomy
of the province will give rise to an ani
mated debate.
The question of the evacuation of the
fortresses will also arise in connection
with the organization of Eoumelia.
The EusBian privy counsellor, Scbloe-
msr, arrived in Berlin from St. Peters
burg on Saturday, and immediately bad
an inteiview with Schonvaloff and Gorts-
chakoff. Gortscbakoff is confined to his
bed.
Madrid, June 23.—The condition of
Queen Mercedes causes much anxiety. A
'Violent hemorrhage supervened oh Satur
day, which greatly weakened her.
London, Juno 23.—A Reuter despatch
from Belgrade says that a large number
of Russian offieers are expected there to
morrow. It is also stated in well-in
formed circles that in certain eventuali
ties two divisions of Russian infantry
will enter the country as a reinforcement
to the Sftyian army.
New York, Jane23.—Hon.Henry Wat-
terson, editor ef the Louisville Courier-
Journal, publishes ia the Sun an open
letter to the Hon. Abram S. Hewitt, in
which he says:
“Yon know, and I know, Mr. Tilden
disapproved tbe Electoral Bill. You
know, and I know, that yon spent Sunday,
January 14, in New York, and he made
his objections sufficiently known to yon.
On Monday evening, the 15th of January,
a meeting of the oommittee of advisement
considered the terms of the bill, byoothet-
ieally submitted to il; that at that meeting
I opposed them; that yon wars dumb es
an oyster as to Mr. Tilden’s opinions;
that, finally, we all agreed to enppoit the
measure, most of ns believing it the
emanation of onr ohief,
“I have charged, I do charge, tbatyonr
failnre to deal frankly with us on that
ocoasion, yonr failnre to tell na what Mr.
Tilden had said to yon the day before
was a pr&etioal suppression of his more
sagaolons counsels, and, (o all intents,
a betrayal of yonr friend.
“Now, I repeat and declare my charge
of personal dishonor npon yon, and, as
you don’t wish to fight it oat, and I am
snre I don’t, I will make you this propo
sition: Yon select two members of the
committee of advisement, of which both
of ns were members; I will select two;
these fonr shall select the fifth, and if I
do not make my charge good I will make
yon a publio apology.”
Washington, Jnne 23.—The friend
of Congressman Aoklen, of Louisiana
will publish a card in to-morrow’s Pos
regarding an affair whioh oocnrred in
this oity one evening last week, involving
the name and good repnte of that gentle
man and a lady cf prominenoe in sooiety,
of Haw York and Washington. The cir
cumstances, they remark, have been mis
represented and distorted, and, withont
going into details, it i3 sufficient to say
there was nothing in the conduct of Mr.
Acklen to warrant inferences which have
been drawn by the pnblie and oonnte-
nanced by the press.
Acklen’s conduct has cot been such os
to withdraw from him either tbe confi
dence or esteem of the lady in the ease.
Tbe card continncs: “There has been,
and is now, bnt one issns in the premises,
and that is an issue of a personal and
private character between Mr. Aoklen
and General Rosser, who have both left
the city for their respective homes to ar
range their affairs for such a determina
tion of the issues between them as their
views cf the responsibility of men to one
another, which do not need description,
would seem to dictate.”
Under these cironmstances, and espe-
dally in view of the faot that Mr. Acklen
is fnlly sustained and his version of the
affair entirely corroborated by tbe lady,
who is the alleged viotim of the reported
indignity, it would seem entirely proper
for the public and press to recant the vio
lent and nnwarranted judgment whioh
has been passed on the strength of an*
tenable inferences, and to leave the con
clusion of the matter where it properly
belongs, to wit: between Mr. Aoklen,
who nndertakes to defend both the hon
or of his companion and himself, and
General Rosser who figured first as the
intruder and second as the assailant.
The first report of this matter was to the
effect that General Rosser discovered Mr.
Acklen offering an indignity to a lady who
was the latter’s companion at dinner in a
well-known restaurant, and that Rosser
violently assaulted Acklen and rescued the
lady.
Tho various statements in the ease have
bronght the friends of Mr. Aoklen to re*
gard it imperative that it should be no
ticed in a publication, the snbstanoe of
which is given above.
Jndge Miller, assooiate jnstioo of the
United States Supreme Court, is danger
ously ill. He has jnst submitted to tbe
surgioal operation of lithotomy.
Ex-Governor Brown of Tennessee, has
again sent his draft to Secretary Sherman
in liquidation of Brown’s share in the
expenses of the Louisiana Commission.
It is believed Secretary Sherman will re
tain it until fntnre offloial action in re.
gard to paying the expenses incurred by
that Commission has been had.
London, .Tone 2L—The Times* Berlin
correspondent • says Sophia will be in
cluded in Bulgaria—not in Eoumelia.
The Powers consented to tins on condition
that the frontier line pass so close to the
south of the town as not to menace Aus
trian interests in that quarter.
London, June 24.—A dispatch from
Berlin states that Lord Beaconsfield, at
Saturday’s sitting of Congress, made the
finest speech he ever delivered. He op
posed the Russian demand that the Sal
tan, instead of bo ing permitted to garri
son the Roumeli&n frontier, as he chess,
elionld be obliged lo designate before
hand the points he wished to fortify, and
the number of troops to be maintained
thereat.
Also, that he informed Bismarck, with
extraordinary energy, that Eogland
would not hesitate a moment on this sub
ject, and that he would quit Berlin on
Monday if her demands were nasatisfied.
It is believed that when the withdrawal
of the organization of the provinces is
discussed in Congress there will be an
other crisis as severe as tbe one just
passed.
London, Jnno 24—The Czir of Russia
is expeoted at Berlin shortly, on his way
to Ems.
Prince Gortscbakoff was absent (from
the session of Congress on Saturday, suf
fering from a fresh attack of gont.
The new autonomous provinoe south
of the Balkans will be named Eastern
Ronmelia.
New Tobk, June 24.—A Madrid dis
patch reports tie Qneen of Spain dying.
She has reoeivad the last saorament in
the mesenoe of the King, tho royal fami
ly end ministers.
Washington, Jane 24.—The Potter
Committee met nt 11 a. m. Mrs. Agnes
Jonks was recalled and cross-examined
by Mr. Springer, who commenced by re
ferring to a statement cf witness where
in she stated that no one, excepting her
self, knew ought of the original doc ament
t na tha Utlflp.” And
known as the "Sherman letter,” and
said, ‘ If tot one, excepting yourself,
knows uogbt of the original document,
yon must have written itto which
witness replied: “I did not say so.” A
lengthy examination on this subject fol
lowed, but in vain, as witness positively
declined to give the name of (he person
in whose handwriting the "Sherman
letter” was. .1 HB
New York, Jane 24.—Governor Eofc-
inson was notified yesterday of an alleged
oanal riot at Lookport on account of tbe
discharge of a number of look tenders tot
malfeaeanoe. Tho disturbance has slnoe
been quelled and navigation resumed.
Cincinnati, June 24.—Ex-Repxssente-
liveJohnL. Vatoe has been adjudged
Insane and sent to tho Athens asvlam.
The farmers in ail parte or Ohio are re
ceiving notices signed “Workmen's
Bread or Blood Committee," warning
them against baying labor-saving ma
chines, especially self-binding reapers,
threatening to destroy the machinraand
burn the gm if an attempt is made to
use them. No violenoe is yet reported.
Nbw York, June 34.—The suspension
of W. D. Voorhees, an old member, is
announced on stock exchange this after
noon, his embarrassment growing rat of
shrinkage in values of real estate. He is
the senior member of the firm of voor
hees & Embrie, which will continue bna.
iness as usual. Mr. Vcorhees has no an
settled Mounts on Wall Btreet.
Detroit, Jane 24.—The annual meet
ing of the stockholders of the Michigan
Central Railroad was held to-day. The
following directors, for the ensuing year,
were chosen: William H. Vanderbilt,
Augustus Schell, Cornelius Vanderbilt^
Samuel F. Barger and William K. Van
derbilt, of New York; Anson Stager, of
Chicage; Ashley Pond, of Detroit; Wil
liam L. Scott, of Erie, Pennsylvania, and
Edwin D. Worcester, of Albany. Fifteen
millions of stock was voted out of a total
of eighteen millions, of which the Van
derbilt tioket received abont ten millions,
and the Taylor ticket five millions.
New York, Juae 24.—An Omaha spe
cial says General Crook returned yester
day from Chicago, after a conference
with General Sheridan on Indian ques
tions. Officers believe the situation to
be very critical, and some do not hesi
tate to plainly say that the army, with
the present numbers, can not put down
the Bannocks insurrection, to say nothing
of the anticipated troubles with Sitting
Bnll and others.
New York, June 24.—Oliver S. Vin
cent and William H. Code, clerks in the
tax collector’s office in Brooklyn, entered
the vault to-day. Code lighted a match
to light tbe gas jet, and Bn explosion of
gas instantly followed. The wall of the
vault was blown into tho middle of tho
office. Vincent was blown aoroBS tho
room, about forty feet; his clothes were
torn off, and his face and body were fear
fully lacerated. Code was buried in the
ruins. Both are fatallyinjnred. Several
were in the office at the time, and were
severely injured.
Nxw York, June 24.—At the monthly
gneeting of the board of control of coal
producers to-day, all interests being rep
resented, one and a half millions tonnage
was agreed upon as the production for
July.
Norfolk, Va., June 24.—Tho new ho
tel at Ocean View, just built, was burned
last night. The los3 is $4,000. Insured
in the Manhattan and Atlantia Compa
nies, of New York, for $1,000.
London, Jane 24.—All the Berlin cor
respondents agree in declaring that tho
settlement of the Bulgarian question is
entirely dne to the firmness of the .British
representatives in the Congress, bnt a
Benter’a telegram says Russia's conces
sions on this head are entirely dependent
on conditions fur the orgsnizition and
administration of Bonmtlia, the details
of whioh are yet to be arranged. One
condition is that the Russian troops, when
they evacnate Bonmelis, are not to be
replaoed by a Torkish foroe, bnt by na
tive militia, composed of Christians or
Mnssnlmen, according to the prevailing
religion of the distriot.
A Berlin dispatch received in Paris
says the French representatives in the
Congress support Beaoonsfield’s demands
on the Bulgarian question. The Times,
in a leading editorial, says it is considered
the alleged settlement is nothing less
than the abandonment by Russia of the
policy which has guided her relations with
Turkey during the last hundred years.
The Times adds: "The prooess of pieoe-
meal nibbling at Turkey’s outlyiDg prov
inces, and the periodical re-opening of
the Eastern question whenever circum
stances seemed to <..vor it would have
been continued by the extension of Bnl-
garia south of the Balkans under Russian
influences. It is to the firmness cf the
British representatives that we owe what
we may venture to regard &3 a solution of
the Eastern question. It was for this
that unlimited powers were confided to
them by both Houses of Parliament, and
they have given good proof that they axe
not undeserving the trash”
New Yens, Jane 24.—Aspeoial from
Berlin says it is fnlly confirmed that
Russia accepts the British programme
garding Bulgaria, and that there is an
inoreased probability of AnBtria acquiring
Bosnia and Heizegoriua. The Russians
are sending all military prisoners to Si
beria.
Madrid, Jnne 24.—The official bulletin
this morning announces the Queen
worse.
New York, Jnne 24.—A London speoiel
says party riots oocnrred in Belfast Satur
day night, daring whioh several persons
were killed and many wounded.
London, Jane 13.—The Post in a lead--
Ingedilorial says: “Eussia is now author
itatively told she is as far from Constan
tinople, If cot indeed further, than she
was when tho war began. Herein lies
the bitterness of th6 mortification to
which she most now submit.”
Charles Matthews, “aotor,” died this af
ternoon.
Washington, Jnne 24.—Mrs. Jonks
was on the stand two hours. Butler, Mc
Mahon and Springer eaoh endeavored to
elicit additUnal information in regard to
the Sherman letter but unsuccessfully.
She maintained her story to the laBt that
she bad dictated the whole of the alleged
Sherman latter and delivered it to Weber
and Anderson without the knowledge of
Sherman.
General Boynton of tbe Cincinnati
Gazette was examined regarding a con
versation with the President over a year
ago, as to his reason for appointing An
derson. Tbe conversation oocnrred
while General Boynton and the President
were riding out together.
The President says in response to
Boynton’s inquiries as tu how a man
against wham anoh charges oonld be
bronght by the Demoorats as had been
printed, could reoeive the appointment of
the President. He replied be was repre
sented to have performed good and hon
est aervioe for the Republican party bnt
said he did not expeot he would enter
npon his office. Upon the witness oalling
attention to tbe charges that he (Ander
son) had been appointed on aooonnt of
manipulating the Democratic votes, the
President did not affirm or deny the cor-
rec'.nsii bat merely said he did not think
Anderson wonld become an officer. The
matter than dropped, and the witness not
knowing that the commission had beon
withheld, and sappoBing that Anderson’s
not entering on the effioe was on'aooonnt
of his refosal to take the plaoe, formed
the impression without tho President
stating it, that the appointment was in-
financed by the put Anderson had_ been
reported to have taken in the Louisiana
affaire. Butler cross-examined the wit
ness who eould not be made to say that
the President had told him substantially
that Andersen’s appointment was made
because it waa necessary to cover up po
litical secrets which wonld do great
damage to expose. Boynton became
angry and told Butler that the rest of
the members of the committee were gen
tlemen and he (Butler) waa a rowdy. He
will be examined again to-morrow.
Robert M. Douglass, United States
Marshal of the Western District of North
Carolina, was recommissioned to-day.
The Treasury Department will pay the
July interest on the coupon bonds on the
25 m instant, without rebate.
The Departments of the South and tho
Gulf are consolidated, under the name of
the Department of the South, with Brig
adier General Augur commanding. Head
quarters will hereafter bo selected, and
announced in the general orders.
Montgomery, Ala., Jims 4.—A fire
oommenoed at noon to-day in the cotton
compress of Hunter & O’Connell, caused
by tbe treading on a parlor match whioh
had been dropped on the floor. Aoot-
ton sample caught and tho flames spread
„ &0 rapidly that everything in reach was
enveloped with fire immediately. It ex
tended into the Planter’s warehouse ad
joining. The two houses held between one
thousand and eleven hundred bales of
cotton nearly all of which was burn
ed. Compress building and the warehouse
bedding were badly injured. The loss
on the cotton is covered by tnsuranoe,
except abont one hundred bales in the
following companies: German, Ameri
can, New York, one thoneand; Home of
New York, $18,600; Niagara, New York,
seven thousand; Imperial and Northern,
London, $3,000; Phcehix, of Hartford,
seven thousand five bnndnd; Capital
fire insurance of Montgomery, seven hun
dred. The oompress building was Insur
ed in the Capital elty of Montgomery for
$2,250; North British and mercantile
of London, $4,750; Royal of Liverpool,
$3,000. It is thought that one fifth of
the cotton may be repacked and repick
ed. The oompress and building are
worth abont $40,000. The Hauler’s
warehouse estimated loss is $5,000. Work
on the compress will be started to morrow
morning, and be ready for business Sep
tember firs:.
London, Jnne 24.—The entries far the
four-cared boat raoes at Henley ware as
follows: For Stewart’s challenge onp,
Dublin University orew, the Shawaooae-
mettes, Kingston Club, London Clnb,
Coinmbias and the Jeans College orew, of
Cambridge. For the visitors’ challenge
enp, the Coinmbias, tbe Lady Margaret,
first Trinity and Jesus Colleges crews, of
Cambridge University, the Hartfort Col
lege and University College orew, of Ox
ford. For the diamond challenge, soulis
entres are as follows: George VT. Lee, of
Triton clnb, of Newark, N. J; Lee, of
Union Clnb, Boston, Mas?.; Oholmely, of
Kingston Rowing Clnb; Barker, of tho
Cambridge University Boat Club; Edward
and Mossaf, present holders of tho prize;
J. Lowndes, or the Oxford University
Boat Clnb, and Messrs. Pavne, Mawlsey
and Chill in gwortb, of Ino Rowing Club.
The time for objections against entries is
limited to seven days; bnt no objections
yet have been made against tho Americana,
and none are expected.
Washington, June 24.—General Mac
kenzie has repoited to tho War Depart
ment his return from Mexico. The de
tails of his trip wero sent by mail.
The War Department has received a
copy of the order by General Ord an
nouncing the death of the Mexican Gen
eral Falcan, and directing that fnneral
honors be paid by the United States mil
itary. General Falcan wan buried on
the 17th, with a large escort, under the
command of Captain John J. Rodgers, of
the Second Artillery. A number of
United States officers were present.
Preparations are being made at tbe
State Department for the distribution of
the installments of the Mexican award,
excepting the Weil & La Abra cases,
whioh await the diplomatic action au
thorized by Congress. The preparations
will require ten days or a fortnight, and
notice will be given by the State Depart
ment hereafter of its readiness to com
mence payment.
Annapolis, June 24.—Tho practice of
the steamer Mayflower Lieutenant Com
modore Brown commanding, Iort this
morning on the annual cruise with tbe
3rd ana 4th classes of Cadet engineers.
She will first go to Norfolk and continue
her cruise until September 18:h.
Baltimore, June 24.—On Saturday af
ternoon at St. Mary Industrial School
near the city, Thomas Fleming a youth
and inmate of the Institution, was gored
to death by a bnll. •
This morning Lonis Schreiber sged 26
years, wa3 inn over and instantly killed
by the ears of the Philadelphia, Wilming
ton and Baltimore Railroad, when otossing
the traok at Canton.
Philadelphia,, June 24 —Tho vessels
purchased by the Russian agents and now
undergoing alteration at Lo Crump’s
ship yard, are to be renamed when com
pleted. The “State of California” is to
be called the “Earope.” The “Colum
bus” is to bo named “Asia.” “Saratoga”
to be known as “Africa.” The new
vessel now building is to be christened
“America.”
THE OEOBU1A. JPKESS.
The Constitution soundtth another
small blast on its horn of exultation.
Within a month, it says, Old Prob will
open an office there. Messrs. Stephens
and Candler are responsible for it.
“It was I.”—We find this in the same
paper of Sunday:
To the public: “It was I.” It was I
who suffered at West End on Monday
evening, in body and mind and in repu
tation—tho foolish victim of a well-
planned conspiracy, conoocted and con
summated by men and women from the
very lowest depths of infamy. This oc
currence I tried to conceal by denial,
thinking no respectable person had wit
nessed the fact; and here is juBt where
I now see I made the greatest mistake
of my life. Of eoutse I see that my trne
remedy was to have pursued those "plug-
uglies” who wished to be myas3asBins
with the only argument that should be
used to their class--the shot gun. The
character of this "poor, unprotected child
of thirteen summers” and her "worthy
mother” is well known to tho average
young man of Atlanta. That she is a
full grown woman is equally well known.
This is all I have to say of the females,
and I wonld have said nothing bnt for
the reference to the * thirteen year old
child” in Friday’s Constitution, That I
am or ever tried to he a seducer is false.
I have stolen nothing; have sworn no
lies; owe no roan any thing that! am not
willing and able to pay. I claim to be
no exception to the average young man;
am only flesh and blood. That I am a
coward, very likely such creatures as
Bohneiield and Tant and their other
malo companion in this “reputable” bus
iness will think. Now, once for all, At
lanta ia my home, and in Atlantal ex
pect to live and die, and these afore-men
tioned bliok-lega and would-be thieves
and murderers are expressly informed of
this my-.resolution. That I shall hence
forth defend myself against high or low
characters remains to be seen. The many
good citizens who have volunteered their
kindness to me in this, the trial of my
life, I shall never forget. Very resnect-
fully, Frank Loo an, Jb.
A special from Augusta to the earns
paper says “little Alex." had a big crowd
to meet him, a salute of thirteen
gone, and the Washington Artillery as an
escort to the hotel. He will stay there
several days, and orate at length before
he goes to Crawfordville to oommence
"standing” for the Forty-sixth Congress.
Apropos of that “standing” business, the
Chronicle makes some pointed remarks
for Mr. S’e. benefit. It says:
The organized Democracy drove the
mongrel party from power, and redeemed
the State. The organized Democracy in
this district has honored Mr. Stephens.
Had Mr. Stephens written such a letter
in 1873 as the one written to. Dr. Casey,
we hazard nothing in saying that he
would not have been requested “to stand
for Congress” in that year. Neither
could he have been nominated at the Au
gusta Convention in 1874, or at the
Thomson Convention in 1876 if he had
erraigned and condemned the action of
the Conventions before their existence.
Mr. Stephens owes a debt of gratitude to
the organized Democracy of this District,
and he owes it to himself and to his party
and to the State not to uselessly and
wantonly provoke a contest, the prospect
of which is already hailed with rejoicing
by every scalawag and mongrel in the
State.
The Chronicle and Constitutionalist is
not the organ of any man not ef any
clique nor ring. It has “no friends to
award nor enemies to punish.” It is the
advocate of Demooratio principles and
Democratic) usages. It favors and de
fends Demooratio sonventions, because
the best interests of Demooratio govern
ment are thereby subserved. Abolish
the convention system and the strength
of the party is gone. In many of the
districts unprincipled and corrupt men
wonld be eleoted. Now* Mr. Stephens
owes it to the party not to set an example
whieh is certain, If persevered in by him,
to be followed in other dtetxiots in the
Stats. We are satisfied that Mr. Stephens
will be nominated by the Thomson con
vention if he will withdraw the objeotional
portion of his letter. We did not donbt
his nomination beforo that letter was wri-
ten. Bnt if Mr. Stephens permits that
letter to stand, the convention that nomi
nates him will staltify itself and bow to
him as the diotator and master of the
Democratic party.
The Chronicle says on last Thurs
day morning a white man, named Terry,
living cn Beech Island, in Edgefield Dis
trict, South Carolina, killed his paramour
and then shot himself. He first chopped
her head open with an sx, shot her, and
then shot himself.
“Bill Arp,” having threshed out his
wheat, seems to think he needn’t work
any more, and is resting himself by writ
ing letters to tho Constitution. His last
is in that paper of Sunday, and this is
an extract from it: '
Well, the corn ia growin out of sight.
It ain’c givin us any chance to lay it by
decently, for the rain comes along every
time when we get ready to plow, and
then we have to wait for tho ground to
dry. Old Peckerwood .remarked that
it was the rainyest time he everexpe-,
nenced, and he reckoned somebody must
have hung up a power of dead snakes
this spring. If these good seasons con
tinue, there will be corn enough made
for another small war, and I’m afeard it
won’t bring more than twenty-five cents
a bushel. If everybody had a little
money we would all be comfortable, for
things we have to bny are powerful
cheap. But that’s the trouble, and we
noticed for thirty years that when the
things I wanted are cheap as dirt I didn’t
have a cent to bny with. I do believe it
is better to have a pocket fu'l of poor
money and let things be higb, for there
is comfort in feelin’ of it tho’ it ain’t
worth roueh. When it took a hundred
dollars in “confed” to buy a pound of
tobacker I felt sorter like a gentleman, if
I bad the money; but now I feel as
mean as a yslier dog when my aesets gits
down to half a dollar. -
I think I understand these law-makers
purty well. It Is to their intrust to make
money scarce. You see they are very
keerful not to reduce their own salaries,
tho one dollar will buy three times as
much now as it did when the; voted
themselves six thousand dollars a year.
Its no wonder they "stand for re-election.”
Human natnr would stand forever on such
a hand as that. But we, the people, are
the safferers, for if they don’t reduce
salaries they can’t reduce taxes. We are
just like them muUs that pulled ronnd
the thrash—work, work all the day long
at the crack ef the whip, but the wheat
is all for the white folks. I suppose we
will git a little of the straw. Times use
to was when the people called a man
from his retirement, and axed him to
serve them, bnt now-e-days a feller can
hold on to an oflU until he thinks it be
longs to him. He don't wait to be called,
but he gits there first—ahead of every
body, and you can hear him a mnmblin
“I’m in, and I’ll be darned if I amt a
goin’ to stay in. I’ve got some pnnonal
friends and I can get the niggers and
scalawags and yon may go to the devil
with yonr convention.”
Yon see they oontrol the scalawags by
keepin’ ’em in office, and the soalawags
control the niggers and they all mix up
hash together and call it independence.
This hash party is a growin’ bigger and
bigger, and if onr people don’t mind will
absoib a heap more aoxebaoks than
Toombs. Bob never would work in a
wagon with a driver behind no how, and
I have thought that may bo If he eonld
get in the rear and bntt it around like a
goat and once or twice in a while tarn the
eonaern over, he wonld be satisfied. Bat
some how or other I like Bob—as a men
—not aB a very great man—for in my
opinion, one men ain’t very mnoh greeter
than another no how. The principle dif
ference is in the quantity of oonoeit and
impudence. Time was when modesty
was one of the ear marks of greatness,
but that’s a lost art now. Yours,
Bill Arp.
Judoe John Harris, of Newton coun
ty, died last Sunday week, aged 76 years.
He had a paralytio stroke last Maroh. He
was quite prominent in the evil days of
Radioel “reconstruction” in Georgia.
Only 272 men took enongh interest In
the eleotion for clerk of Newton Superior
Court last wsek to vote, and Aaron K.
Richardson was tha lnoky men.
Fibs Near Columbus.—The Times, of
Saturday, says on Friday morning, be
tween 3 and 5 o’oloek, the large and hand
some residence of Mr.William Brnoe, two
miles east of Colombo?, was ooosomed
by fire. This was formerly known as the
“Jack Jones’ plaoe,” bnt now as the
“Bonny Doon Stock Farm.” The insur
ance on tbe building is $5.4)00, and on the
fnrnitnre $1,000, in oompanles represent
ed by Jordon & Blaokmar. The Fire
man’s Fond carry $1,000 on tha house
and $1,000 on the faroitnre, the Com
mercial Union $2,000 and the Woslohes-
ter $2,000 on the building. The policy
in the Firemen’s Fund Company expired
yesterday, bnt not in time to preelnde
Mr. Brnoe. However, the sgenls wonld
pay tbe loser at any rate, as he always
insures with them at eaoh expiration.
This we consider a heavy loss npon Mr.
Brace, as he oan’treplaoe tuoh a hand
some bnildicg for tbe $5,000 insnranoe.
We are informed that the finish and ma
terial were eo floe as to make the entire
atrnetoro cost in the neighborhood of
$17,000 before tha war. C.lonelJohn
Jones, deoeased, Mr. Brnee’s father-in-
law, had this house constructed.
The Rev. D. W. Calhoun, died at
Augusta last Friday, aged seventy-two.
He had been a resident there since 1824,
and a member of the Methodist obnreh
since 1832.
The Oglethorpe Echo says the Stephens
letter to Dr. Cieey is generally condemn"
ed in that connty and that “if a vote was
taken to-morrow ko wonld be overwhelm
id ply defeated for sny effioe for whioh he
might ran.”
Crops and snakes are bith flourishing
in Euly county. A specimen of the lat
ter six feet fonr Inches long, with ten
rattles and a button, was killed last week.
Greene oounty will vote "fence” or “no
fenoe,” on the firat’day of July.
Mb. W. P. Hakes, one of the oldest
oitizsnsof Americas, died last week, aged
seventy-four years. He waa formerly
postmaster of that town.
The Americas Bepullican will change
that name on abont the 15th of Septem
ber to the Sentinel.
The Southern Mutual Insnranoe Com'
pany at Athens, make?, as usual, a diri-
of fifty per cent, this year, notwith
standing it has paid neatly double in
losses tbe past year, compared with the
year before; and also over $18,000 of
dividends on old issues of scrip. It also
appears that the cash valae of its assets
is $741,147.30 ontofa total of $*736,331.
90.
LIBERIA HEARD gfiOH.
What a Monroe County Darky*
Who hai Been There, Has to
Say ol the Country.
Aberdeen (Hiss.) Weekly, 14th. I
A gentleman residing in Aberdeen,
having business in the upper or northern
portion of our county, and learning that
Sam White, colored, who, in company
with his family and quite annmber of
colored people, left Bud Gillespie’s farm
for Liberia some time in December last,
had returned, took occasion to interview
Sam, and hear what he had to say of the
new country of “milk and honey." Sam
said oil leaving he took cars it Okalona
for New York City; to reach New York
it cost him $164. There the Liberia
emigration society took them in hand
and sent them to Liberia free of charge.
Their voyage was continnons, not
tonohing land nntil they .arrived at their
destination. On arriving they were fur
nished tents and food by the sceiety for
six months, tha fare being rather rough.
He said the natives look about like onr
homo darkies; the men are generally very
large, and the women small. They are
not more than half-civilized, and wear
no clothing save a fore-apron made of
oalioc. Their food consists principally
of oosote, a kind of plant that grows there,
similar to the sweet potato, whioh they
enltivate with hoes, they having no
horses. Their houses ooesist of a smell
thatch with dirt doors. There are sever
al tribes—about seven, among the inhab
itants, eaoh tribe governed by a
King, similar to the mode _ of onr
American Indians. The entire re
public is governed by a president. There
is but one tribe among them that speaks
the English language, and they very im
perfectly. The women are bought and
sold as wives, their “oeaufc.” regulating
the price. The climate is^rery hot, va
rying but little with the seasons. The
soil is a dark rich sandy loam. Bice and
coffee are the principal staples—coffee
being the only article raised from which
they can realize. It bears about a pound
to the bush, and abont eight thousand
bnsheB to the acre. They have bnt two
seasons—six months rain and six months
dry. Th9 water is clear but 6alt—even
the atmosphere is so salt that a piece of
iron hung up will rust in twenty.four
hours.
The bmsh is so thick that it is impos
sible to get abont nntil paths have been
cat. The climate is unhealthy, especially
for Americans. Fevers are very frequent,
and fatal. It yon get siok, the native
doctors give yon biush tea, which kills
eight out of every ten Americans. The
conntry is fall of inseots, the moet troub
lesome being a bug resembling a large
ant, and travels very rapidly, called the
raoer. They go in houses at night after
a rain, and give a person no rest, their
bite being both poisonous and painful.
There are no horses, except in the inte
rior of the oonntry, where they also have
small cows, whieh give abont one pint of
milk per day. Bnt few hogs are raised
there, owing to the soaroity of feed,
and the few that are raised
never go over one hundred and fifty
pounds. Bacon sells for twenty-five cents,
per pound; coffee, twenty cents; flour
twelve centB per pound; calioo, twenty-
five oenls per yard. Labor is worth thirty
cents per day. The town at which Sam
stopped, the oapital of the rspnblio, has
abont thirteen thousand inhabitants, rep
resented by all nations—tbe Fortngneee
predominating. They have both colored
and white merchants. The prinoipal traf
fic is ram. Colored people, who are now
meditating a ohange of.homes, wonld do
well to confer with Sam before farther
preparation. Sam seems to have aoted
the wise part by tearing before his money
gave ont; otherwise he would have been
a fixture there for all time, whire, he
says, not one in every fifty who go from
thiB oonntry are satisfied to stay under any
circnmstanceB.
fflLKW BnumSSTATEMEST
What Became of If.
Special Dispatch to Cincinnati Enquirer.]
Louisville, June 20.—Mr. John T.
Ford, in his statement of the assassina
tion of President Lincoln, does not tell
the whole story. The paokage contain
ing the statement of John "Wilkes Booth
was delivered to John F. Coyle, then edi
tor of the National Intelligencer, bnt it
was never opened, bnt was destroyed in
the presence of a very distinguished
company. - \
An eye-witness relates that on thenight
of the assassination of Mr. Linooln a
private dinner party was in progress in a
book roem at Wormley’a restaurant, in
Washington, at whioh were present Gen.
Baird, Robert Johnson, Hon. Samnel
Randall, John Morrissey, John F. Coyle,
(editor of the National Intelligencer,) ana
one other gentleman.
During the progress of the dinner a
waiter, who had been out on the street,
returned and stated that the President
had been Bbot at Ford’s Theater.
The news created great consternation
in the party, who at first thought the wai
ter was drank or erszy. Later on, when
they were assured that it was a foot, and
that John Wilkes Booth was aconaed of
the oxime, John F. Coyle, with blanched
features and trembling lips, said: “My
God, gentlemen, this very day I met John
Wilkes Booth in the market speoe. He
wsb on a bay mare, and rode np to me
and handed me a seeled enyelope, laying,
as he did so: “If yon hear of me in
twenty-fonr hoars publish this. If yon
do not hear of me in that time destroy
this,’ and rode away. Here is the paok
age,” said Mr. Coyle, prodnoing a Urge
envelope from his pooket. “Wnat must
I do with it?”
“destroy it at okce,”
Said Sam Randall: “they will hang any
body who knows anything abont the .as
sassination, no matter how innocently
they may have come by their knowledge.
Don’t opes it; born it np jnet as it is.”
“Yes," said Morrissey, “burn it up, by
G—d, at once.”
The doors were carefully looked, a fire
made in tbe grate, and the mysterious
envelope and its contents were carefully
barned. Even the ashes were oarefnlly
collected and placed inn dish and water
poured npon them, and the two mixed
into a paste, which was afterward put into
the fire and homed again.
Man KtCKedt—Pistols and ©of
lee.
The Cincinnati Enquirer of Saturday,
prints the following Washington speoiah
There is a soandal on the ambient air,
whieh involves a dashing young baohelor
Congressmen, and, strangely enongh, sur-
named Joseph. In face and figure the
youthful statesman wonld make a “smash”
in most any plaoe. The girls here have
doted on him, and his pastures have been
as green and changing as his yenthful
heart eonld wish. Last Wednesday night
he invited a lady to accept hospitality in
a gustatory feast at Welcket’s and make
merry wUb champagne and terrapin. She
went, a private room was called for, and
in it the twain sat down to a feast oaleulat-
ed to warm and agitate the most
dormant passions. While the victuals
lasted aJl went on as happily as a mar
riage-bell. It was when they were gone
that the yonng Adonis sighed for the for
bidden fruit not on the bill of fare. He
was repulsed. No faint heart was
Joseph’s. Again with whisperings of
love he besought his fair companion,
with that fervency with which King
David beguiled Uriah’s wife. A second
repulse ; then a scream; then a succes
sion of screams, and confusion worse con
founded. In an aajoining room sat Gen.
Rosser, of Confederate fame, as gallant a
Knight as could be molded after the
model of iTanhoe’a ideal. He hoard tho
screams, the noise, the pleadings. Duty
called him, and he proceeded to obey its
behests. Going to the door he found it
looked. Ho rapped—no response. Again
he rapped. A scream was the answer,
followed with the pleading "For God’a
sake protect me!” RoBser then threw
his heavy form against the door,, the
lock yielded, and he entered in a twink
ling. He kicked the yonng Congress
man ont of the room and escorted the
lady home.’ The lady who is connected
with the episode has been a reigning
bslle here this winter, almost tho bright
particular star, and holds an honorable
rank.
Annual Report of tbe Presi
dent of tbe Mobile and Gir
ard Railroad.
Mr. Wadley says, in his statement
dated June 1st, 1878, to the stockholders
of the company, that tho earnings ending
cn the 31st of May were $175,572.90
and the expense? 112,274 32
showing a net balanoeof $63,293.58
This is a considerable advance upon
the business of previous years, when it
is taken Into consideration that more new
rails have been supplied, and the rolling
etook and bridges have been greatly im
proved-all of which, of coarse, went to
expense aooonnt.
Eight hundred thousand dollars cf the
Company’s 4 per cent, bonds have been
exchanged with the Central railroad for
a like amount cf this company’s mort
gage bond*, and the coupons whioh
had been taken np by that oompany.
President Wadley says:
Of the $33,500 plain 8 per cent, bonds
outstanding at the date of the last report
$33,000 have been taken up and can-,
celled by exohange for a like amount of 6
per cent, bonds; thus reducing onr in
terest account from $91,202 04 to $57,980
per annum, leaving one plain bond of
$500 yet outstanding, to be adjnsted
whenever it is presented.
The balance sheet of the book-keeper
shows that at the close of this fiscal year,
we had to our credit at the Central Rail
road Bank, $10,140. Our Jane interest
will amount to $16,990, and onr July in
terest to $12,000, making a total of $28,-
990. Towards the payment of this, the
above named $10,140 will be ap
plied. We will therefore lack $18,850
of having sufficient in advance to provide
for Jnne and July interest. If, however,
we are able to do even as well in coming
years as we have in the one just closed,
it will not be long before the necessary
amounts will be provided for before ma
turity.
The foregoing statement shows that we
axe short $18,850 of an amount equal to
the interest that will fall due in Jnne and
July of the next fiscal year (1878). This
has resulted from the faot that in set*
tling with the Central Railroad and
Banking Company of Georgia there were
$7,000 first mortgage bondB that had
not been presented, and also $15,100
of coupons held by that company whieh
were not embraoed in'the statement at
the time of the settlement; making $20,»
100 of Indebtedness for bonds and cou
pons (whioh have been cancelled) over
and above the $800,000 whieh was liqui
dated by that amount of fonr per cent,
bonds. ThiB amount has been reduced
to the said sum of $18,150 within the past
year in addition to paying onr year’s in
terest, and as before atated, it is believed
the entire snm will in a few years be liq
uidated, and enable ns then to provide
onr intereat in advance.
It will be aeen by the preceding state-
menu and an examination of the Treas
urer’s report that the financial affaire of
the company are in every satisfactory
condition. The $300,000 8 per cent,
bonds will mature January 1st, 1889, and
with reasonable prosperity, it is believed
that the company will be abla^to meet
them at maturity, with the use only of
the $167,000 6 per cent, bonds now in the
hands of H. H. Epping, Esq., Trustee.
It this can be done, the annual interest
will thon amount to only $44,000 per an
num, and it is not unreasonable to expect
that small dividends can thereafter be
paid from the earnings of the road.
The above may be considered a Very
favorable and satisfactory showing of the
affairs of this road, and Mr. Wadley is
not the man to exaggerate in any partic
ular.
Wnat is a Sun Dance.
The telegrams a few days ago an
nounced that Spotted Tail’s band had
held a sun dance in the presence of seven
thousand braves and 25 white spectator*.
The telegram, as received, did not en
lighten the reader as to the nature of the
performance, but .in a more ample ver
sion we read as follows:
Tbe yonng men at Spotted Toil’s camp
are jnst concluding their annual sun danoe
and the barbarous festival has been one
of more than ordinary suaoess. Forty-
eight oen’didetes passed through the ter
rible ordeal of self-torture, tiros becoming
entitled to fall diplomas aa warriors of un
questioned bravery. Tbe ceremony is
as follows: The candidate for honors
cats two longitudinal slits, down eaoh
breast and under the strip of skin and
flesh inclosed by the inoiaion one end of a
lariat is passed and lightly tied. The
other end of the lariat is then msdefast
to the top of a high pole, and the oandi*
date throws himself baok withjds weight
npon the lariat. Tho danoe then goes on
until the flesh gives way. Should he fail
to break loose in the manner prescribed
or should he faint daring the operation,
dosed was held abont fifteen miles back
from the Missouri river and was witness
ed by abont seven thousand Indians asd
twenty.flwe whites. OJd Spotted Toil was
master of ceremonies. Tbe sun danoe
having closed, Spotted Tail’s Indians ere
now ready for the government to move
them to a new agenoy.
A Biippery Witness. -
The Potter oommittee, np to latest
dates, was completely foiled by the wit
ness, Mrs. Agnes D. Jenks, through
whom they expected to prove the exist*
anoe of the so-called Sherman letter, and
perhaps get on the track of the original
or even obtain possession of it Hie
witness is es slippery as an eel-—perfectly
adroit, oaelesB, rapid, seR-poeaesaed—
and frustrating all the oommUtee’s efforts
to get at the faots as easily as a duck
sheds water—refusing, in many cases, to
answer, Bnd then ennnlngly defeating til
inferences from sneh refosal.
In brief, Mrs. Jenks is sifoh eharrao-
tex as we read of when ambitions novelists
tax their wits and resource? to deeoribe
the most adroit female politician, oon-
spiratress, intriguant or marplot.
If one may pat on paper a fair and
plain iufcienco from bar testimony and
refnsel to testify, she herself wrote end
signed the Sherman letter, and did it to
quiet Anderson and Weber who: were
clamorous for better Beenrity that their
rascality should be rewarded than the
mere verbal promise of Sherman or any
of the other “visiting statesmen.” But
at the same{time she skilfully evades all
answer to the question whether she signed
Sherman’s name or where the letter !<?.
It is seldom that such a woman ns Mrs.
Agnes D. Jenks appears in publio on the
stage. She is a match for any ten Phil
adelphia lawyers that can be started, and
Ben Butler, who so easily twisted tho
truth out of tbe reluctant Darrell, was
completely and hopeleEsly foiled by the
dashing Mrs. Jenks; and while she fooled
and defied the committee, she kept it
and the spectators in laughing good hu
mor.
Secretary Sherman certainly deserves
credit for his judgment and skill in cov
ering his tracks. Mrs. Jenks ia his
champion. She has seen Secretary Sher
man, and she is the chosen instrument to
save him from the horrors of his own
sign manual acknowledging his obliga
tions for a successful fraud on the ballot
and pledging the Administration to pay
for it.
Luttteek’s Cottou Figures.
The New York Chronicle of Saturday,
22nd, reports the receipts of the seven
days ending the night of the 21st, at 10,
721 hales, against 8,526 the same wee
last year. Total receipts sinee the 1st
of September last to that date were 4,-
230.436 bales, against 3,932,137 for the
corresponding period of the previous
cotton year, showing an increase of 298,-
299 hales.
The interior port receipts during tho
same week, were 4,637 bales against 3.-
464 during the corresponding week of
last year. The shipments were 10,715,
against 10,265. The stocks were 23,287,
against 45,769 last year.
The Chronicle's risible supply table
showed, on Friday night last, 1,886,731
bales of ootton in right, against 2,441,-
545, at same- date last year 2,554,829
the year before, and 2,617,469 In
1875—showing a decrease of 554,814
bales on the supply of 1877—668,093 cn
the sapply of 1876, and 730,738 on the
supply of 1875,
Cotton in Liverpool market last Friday
was qnoted at 6i for middling uplands.
At same date in 1877 the quotation was
6 3-16—in 1876 the same, and in 19jT5
77-16.
The Chronicle's weather reports from
tha ootton region axe generally favorahto
Texas, Louisiana and Arkansas, however
oomplainoftoomnoh rain and fear cate
pillar and grass nnjiss it tarns dryer.
Several fire insurance eompanie
(prominent among them the Altnaj o
Hartford, Conn.), who have hot complied
with the law of Georgia requiring a do
posit of twenty-five thousand dollars
($25,000), and a license, to do business in
the State, have been diligently seeking
to obtain risks among onr citizens
through circulars specially addressed to
them. Other citizens are having their
insurance effected In the Northern com
mercial cities, seemingly unaware that
such policies are null and void, as wil
appear by the following decision, whieh
we publish for their benefit:
Rather Sharp Practice.—An im
portant suit was tried the other day at
theConrcof Chancery in London, Onta
rio. On tho 20th of Jnly last year, a
farmer named Shaw, residing at Shed-
den, effected an insurance with Joseph
Mitchell, a traveling agent of the Union
Fire Insurance Company of Ottawa. The
amount of insnranoe was $1,000, and tha
premium $17 50, was paid to the agent,
a receipt being given on the company’s
form. On the 30th ol the same month a
fire destroyed the structiffe insured. Mr.
Shaw duly proved his claim with Mr. J.
U, Lean, who is Agent-General of the
company in London. No defenaa waa set
np by the oompany that this chum was
not bona fide, or that plaintiff did not suf
fer less to the amount of the claim. But
the company based their defense on the
fact that they did not take a lioense oat,
as provided by the Ontario act, until the
month of October following the rime
when the insnranoe was effected; and
that, therefore, Mr. Loan waa not
authorized to take risks bafore that
date. The plaintiff adduced the evi
dence of Messrs. Mitchell and Ship*
herd, agents of the company, to show
that they acted in good faith, under
instructions from Mr. Lean. The Vice
Chancellor, while holding that the oaee
waa one of great hardship to the plaintiff,
and that it was evident ne had sustained
bis loss honestly, believing himself to be
well insured, held that, aa the defend
ants were not licensed, they could not le
gally contract. The bill was dismissed
with costs.
In the State of New York ail policies
issued on property in that State are in
valid in their conris,' and brokers ob
taining them are liable to a fine of fir
hnndreu dollars on each offense.