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CLISBY, JONES & REESE, Proprietors. Tex Faxilt Journal.—:News—Politics—Literature—Agriculture—:Dokzstis GEORGIA TELEGRAPH BUILDING ESTABLISHED 1826. MACON TUESDAY DECEMBER 81,1878. Volume LIH—NO BY TELEGRAPH. Havana, Deusmber 21.—The weather favors sugar grinding. Sugars are fast arriving, but still insufficiently purged. Transactions are therefore restricted. The market closes dull and unsettled. Quotations nominal at 10 to 12; d s 5J to C} reals, gold, per Arrobe, 16 to 20 d s, 7 to 8} reals: molasses sugar 7 to 10 d a and 5 to 61 reals. Mus Centrifugal, 12 to 13; boxo3 and hogsheads GJ. Washington, Deoembsr 22.—The city pout-office authorities arc actually en. gaged la an endeavor to discover the whereabouts of teo thousand dollars drawn from the troosury yesterday by William J. Brown, finance clerk of the city post-offies, to psy the darts, and, ac cording to the report of that officer, lost by him in one of the closets of the treas ury building. Detectives are at work in the case. Brown is not under arrest, but remains at home in a nervous and excited condi tion. His friends and postmaster Ed' wards are of opinion that he either lost the package, as he says, or that it was stolen from him. Brown has been employed in the ao- oounting devision of the city post- office tbirty years, and bears an ex cellent reputation. Congressman Beverly B. Douglass, representing the first district of Virginia, died at the National hotel early this morning, after a brief illness from in- fiamation of the bowels Douglas suf fered acutely during his illness. He was attended, in his last moments, by several of bis colleagues in the House of Repre sentatives, his daughtor,who arrived last night, and other friends. Qe lost consciousness during the night and died easily. The remains will be taken to Richmond to-night by n commit* teo consisting of Senator Jones, of Flori da, and Representatives Hnnter and Good.', of Virginia, Luttrell, of Califor nia, Cailisle, of Kentucky, Donnell, of Minnesota,Hartsell. of Illinois and Clark, of Iowa There will be no funeral cere monies bore, the intention being to have theobs-.quies performed at tho home of tUs deceased in Aylett, King Williams’ County, Ve. Berlin, December 22.—A resolution was adopted, alter divine service to-day, at the American Chapel, deeply deploring the death of B*yard Tayler. Before tho adoption of tbs resolution, Consul-Gen eral Kreisman, and Secretaries Coiemau andEvarts of the American Legation, made speeches eulogizing the deceased. The meeting decided to send copies of the resolution to the State Department at Washington, the American Legation, end the Consul-General of Berlin, and to the widow of deceased. Berlin, Dsc-tab«r 22.—Th9 following is the petition of the Sr. Petersburg stu dents to the Cearwitcb, which the former attempted to present December 11th : Your Imperial Highness: The Govern ment b^Usvse the agitation among us caused by a few evil-disposed persons. It Your Highness will recall to mind the fact that this agitation has betn extend ing somo years, and has met with a re sponse from ail educational establish ments of the country, you will scarcely share this opinion. The sources of this agitation nro to be found in tbs iatolsrable position in which tho youth of Russia are placed. The stu dents outside the college walls are sub jected to police supeivttion, while inside they are cocataariy more and mere de prived of their rights. They bad taken from them the right ot meeting to con sider their own affairs, and had been for bidden to establish a famd for mutual aid. Iu attempting anything of thie kind they are threatened with persecutions in the most odiooB form by tbo police adminis tration. Whsnavcx oar rights are con cerned car dispersion becomes the law ; but whenever ths qcsrtion arises of bur« dsns to be barns, wa aro looked upon as having a oerporato existenoe. We are deprived of the independence necessary to cdalts. The increasing ob stacles placed in Us way of higher edu oation will 8oon*make education the priv ilege of the neb. These end smaller oppressions are ths sole ciuse of ths agitation. We know what awaits the students of Charkoff, and ths example of the Kill agitation is frt-s-h in our memory. On the strength of the foregoing we take the liberty requesting year media tor on behalf of our Charkoff fellow scholars, and your attention to the pres ent condition of the students. Copenhagen, December 22. — Tho Duke cfCumbeil.nd and Princess Thyra were married with great pomp at the chape! of Cbrietiansburg Castle at 8 o’clock on Saturday morning. A Paris special says an express train on the Rosa and Vtlidikavkas railway re cently fell off on embankment. Twenty persons were killed, including General Hintzell and several functionaries and of ficers ot the army of the Caucasus. Thirty-eight were injured. Berlin, December 2t.—The funeral service of the late Bayard Taylor took place this afternoon at the residence of the deceased. Aid-de-Camp Count Lehs- darf, represented the Emperor, and Msj. Von PoniwiU represented the Crown Prince, and Counts Von Bulow and Phil- i inborn the foreign offices. All the Am bassadors, including the Cbineee and Japaneao were present. Tno Austrian Embassy, being vacant, Austria was rep resented by Prince Lychtenetein, a mili tary attache. Among others present, wero Statesmen Delbraeek, Professors Greislsnd end Von Bunsen. The authors were represented by Ausrbacb, Spielhager, Linden and Rodonberg, and numbers of higher officials, artists and scientists. Herr Auerbach, sptakirg in the name of German writers, lamented the decease of cne who was equally applauded in the old and new worlds; who, born in the country of Franklia, had died in that of Goethe, but not on foreign soil, for Ger many was bis sscond fatherland; and, moreover, by making Goethe’s master piece accessible to the American nation, he had formed a fresh link betwsen Ger many and America. The funeral procession was followed by two six-borso carriages of tho Crown Prince and a number of private carriages and many mourners. A dense crowd lined the route of the procession. London, D*o. 23 —The returns of the Union Woikhonoe in the East of London are beginning to show the exi9lenoa of wide spread poverty and distress in that part of the city. Applicants for relief are so numerous that house accommoda tion is inadequate. At Sboredlteh the Workhouse Infirma ry is full; alto tho Workkosae itself, an extra room must be provided. At Bstbel Green Workhcnso there are 1,059 inmates end 882 in the Infirmary. In H-ckoey there ere 1,418 in-door poor chaigetble io the “Union.” Tho visitation of diatriot visitors dis closes a vast amount of distress, and the oharitsble funds at their disposal are ut terly insuffieiea*. This io especially tffe oms at Poplar and Millwall, where thou sands of dock and other laborers Drummond this morning rendered a de cision confirming the sale of the Indian apolis, Bloomington & Western railroad. Columbia, December 23.—The favora ble condition of Governor Hampton con tinues. His attending phisioion9 speck most hopefully as to his reoovery. The appearance of his wound continues to Im prove, whilo his appetite and digestion strengthen daHy. The Legislature adjourns line die to morrow morning at daylight, after a four weeks’ session, the shortest ainoe the war San Francisco, December 23.—It is reported that chief Moses and several chosen warriors have been taken priso ners by the Y Jrema Volunteers. Hostili ties are feared. . Spitalfield’s Dime II*use t ol, Hackney; Shoatwail and H&g-eition are severely feeling tba acu-cness of the winter. The tradesman of the entire eastern districts of the metropolis are crying out aboat the badness of trade, and even Christmas wares aro a heavy drug in the market. Bo severe is the distress in Hsggerston that a committee is to be formed for the relief of cases of extreme necessity; hat it will be greatly crippled through want of funds. The weather is severe throughout Great Britain. There has also been a heavy snow fall here and in many parts of tho continent. In Scotland it is especially eevere and all the railways in the North are blooked. Two London mail trains were, at last accounts, snowed up ten or twelve miles from Aberdeen. Altogether seven trains are snowed up, and traffic is suspended. Snow was still failing last night. In some places it is over twelve feet high. It is the heaviest snow fall in thirty years. Washington, D. C., December 23.— The package of money diawn from the Treasury on Saturday for the payment of the clerks in the city post-effioe, and lost by Wm. J. Brown, wss recovered this morning. The package wa3 taken to Postmaster Edmonds’ residence, and he received it upon promising to ask no ques tions. Jadgo Edmunds is of opinion that Brown had his pocket picked, and is pos itive the money was beyond Brown’s reach, and that he was not a party to the transaction. Cincinnati, December 23.—The ven erable Archbishop Pnrcell, who has had charge of the Catholic interests in this city for many years, announced to the Cathedral congregation yesterday that he had written to the Pope, asking to be re lieved on account of the infirmities of old age. In his remarks he alluded to finan cial matters, and evidently convinced his hearers that no fears need to be felt as to investments made through him as they were secure and would be returned in due time. Washington, December 23.—Frederick Aiken of the local staff of the Washington Past, and an old newspaper reporter, died to-day after a brief illness. He was one of the counsel for Mrs. Surratt. A letter was reoeived at the Treasury Department to-iay from ths Assistant Treasurer in New York saying that tho resumption of specie payments will be effected January let without causing any embarassment whatever in business cir cles. Richmond, Va., December 11.—In the case of A. W. Wilcox, on trial in the United States District Court for robbing the mail, the jury returned a verdict ot gnilty. Sentence was suspended and the prisoner bailed m the cam of $3,000 until February, in order to give him time to apply for a pardon. The jury joined in tho reoommendation for the clemency of the court and ths President. The case of parties indicted for the vio lation of election laws in the second con gressional district has been set for trial on the 16th of February. The remains of Beverly B. Donglass reached this city last night from Wash ington and were transported via. the York River Railroad to King William connty to be interred at the birth plaeeof the late Mrs. Donglass. - A delegation of Congressmen accompanying the remains were met an their arrival here by a num ber ef the relatives and friends of the de- cea<ed J '.vho had been notified by tele graph, and who joined in the escort. Washington, D. C„ December 23.— The case of the Citizens’ Bank of Louisi ana against the State Boatd of Liquida tors was submitted to the United States Supreme Court to-day on printed briefs. The enit wss {"'•Minted by ths bank to eorapcl the deft-.Unfa to fund certain bonds of the New Orleans, Mobile & Chattanooga Railroad, held by it. and guaranteed by tho State nhder act No. 26 of 1869. Tho lower courts decided against the plaintiff, on the ground that the bonis in question were nst valid ob ligations of the State. The bank hopes to obtain here a reversal ef those decis ions. Amoag other cases argued to-day in the Supreme Court were the Atlantio and Gulf Rsilrcad Company against the State of Georgie, in which the railroad company resists the collection of taxes levied by the State on the ground of al leged uneoestitntloBBlity; and the case of Detroville against Small, from the United States'^ironit Court for the di.tries of Sontb Carolina. The latter is intended as a test case to establish or to overthrow the validity of tbo so-called ‘‘tax sale title,” by virtue of which a largo part of the real estate in Be&nfort coun ty, South Cardies, is new held. It is maintained by the former owners of the lands is controversy that the tax sales titles are invalid, first, on account of the irregularity ot the pucsedings of the United States District Commissioners, and second, on account of tho unconsti- tatienality of the act of 18G2, under which the lands wsre sold. Havana, December 23.—It has been ordered that the Gazette be published monthly en eoeount ot the custom house transaction*,thereby furthering the study of reform ia tariffs. The political aspect of the island continnc s favorable, order reigning every where. Captain General Martinez Campos is in Satiago, deCnba. The English steamer from St. Thomas December 17th has arrived. Advices from the island of St. Croix represent the island as quiet. Two sailing veetels from Denmark are expected with troops to garrison the Is land. Advioes from Santo Domingo, Dscim- ber 10th, pay that Congress will assem ble on the 11th. The election will take plaoe the threo last days of the present month. Guillermo, the acting Exeentiva will piobobly be eleoted. Advioes from Hayti, Dsoember Sod, say the election of Deputies to the Na tional Assembly will take plaae in Janu ary. Party spirit is high. Venezuela advioes say the constituent assembly will meet immediately to elect a President. It will adopt tho oou-tito- tion of the year 1864, fixing tho Pr--iden. tie! term at four years instead cf two. There aro many OAndidstes in the field, sod it is impossible to prediot who will triumph. It is feared that the partisans of er-Proeident Gezmtn Bisects wilt cre ate disorder. Diiaoir, December 23.—A fire at Ox ford, to-day, destroyed Wateoo, Wait & Co. s dry goods, Fansled’s hardware end Hackoti’s drug stores, Kile’s hotel, the brown out of employ man*. W «*» «»*JOxfonl Journal effioe’snd tbe~ibfOulo Hall. The total loss on the bnildings and stock ia estimated at $50,000; insured for $10,000. Bamarscotta, Me., December 23.—The schooner Charlie Ball, from New York for St. John’s, was wrecked at Thumb Cap Island on Saturday night. James Wheaton, David Knox, Charles Kemball and one other were drowned. Pittston, Pa., December 23.—Robert Roberts was almost instantly killed this afternoon by a premature coal blast. Yesterday, at Caxton, Pa., Mrs. Sarah Phiny, while engaged in drawing water from an unfinished well, slipped and was precipitated into it and drowned. Indianapolis, December 23.—Judge Washington, December 23.—The treaty between the United States and Ja pan ratified by the Senate on the 18th, annuls that of the tariff convention of I860 concluded with the United States, Great Britain, France and Holland, to gether with the schedules ot tariff at tached thereto and provides that tho right of Japan to adjust customs and regulate foreign cemmeroe in open courts be recognized by|the]Umted States. It abolishes all export duties in Japan. All claims by the Japanese Government for the forfeiture of existing treaties end for violatioas of Japanese customs may be sued for and collected in the United States Consular Court*. It reserves to Japan ths right to control the coasting trade. Nevertheless American vessels entering the open pons may unload their cargoes and proceed on their voyage on the payment only of the charges on the merchandise landed, while their govern mental charges on the vessels themselves will ba collected once only in the first port entered. Two additional ports are opened to the American commerce. Shemo- Nosiks, and the other will bo decided upon hereafter. It further provides that the convention take effect upon the conclusion by Japan of snob conventions,or revisions of exist ing treaties, with all treaty powers, and that it shall be ratified and ratifications exchanged at Washington, within fifteen months from date. No official intimation has yet been given oonoerning [the sac- oessor to Ialo Minister Teylor. Ths number of candidates is increasing. Pack, December 23.—M. Lson Chat- tean has again been delegated to America in the interest of the Franco-Amsrlosc commercial treaty, and will embark on the 5th of January next. Ho will visit New York, Washington, Boston, Balti more, Philadelphia, New Orleans, Cin cinnati, St. Louie, Chicago and San Frsn- oisoo. London, December 23.—Gen. Browne telegraphs from Jellalabad, on the 20tb: Wo occupied tois city to-day. The in habitants are friendly. A Renter tele gram says the notables of Jellalabad esme to meet' the British troop?. The same dispatch says tho Ameer left Cabal on the 10th tnst. ConsTantinopls, Dectmber 23.—Ne gotiations will commence immediately, based upon ths Imperial irade mentioned on ths 21st, authorizing the Grand Vizier conclude arrangements respecting Novi B-zsr and Bosnia on the terms pro posed by Austria. EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. Washington, Deo. 20tb, 1378. AND THEY ALL EEOAN TO MAKE EXCUSE. After kicking np all this bobbery about investigating Southern elections, bully Blaine, who ought by right and usage to be the chairman of the committee, sneaks ont of the business, and positively re fuses even to go Sontb. A brave warrior is James. To have head him roar and seen him cavort and entnp in the Senate, one would have''naturally supposed that he was fairly aching te beard the lion in his den, as it were—to taokle the South ern barbarians and tear them to pieces. But he emphatically declines to venture down in Dixie, and, after having mace all this fuss, subsides as quietly as a small boy who has had hie ears boxed. If James wasn’t a Seea’sr and a fa mous statesman, I should esrtaln- ly say he was a frsnd and a sneak to Jb*at. Bit he is *et mash worse than his other brethren of the Sen ate who voted for his prepoaitien. They have pretty nearly all declined the ser vice, and it seems there will be consider able difficulty in even drafting enough of them to make np a majority of the com mittee. All of them have particularly pressing business elsewhere just now. What a misetable lot of humbugs and sneaks these Radical renters are, eh? They all veto that awful outrages have been committed at the South which de mand speedy and searching investigation, and who abuse everybody who does not agroo with them as traitors and rebels. Bat when offered an opportunity to prove their charges by personal investigation at the scenes of these crimes, tboy shuffle out and sneak off under cover of other pressing business engagements. Ban I Speaking of Blaiae, I see that an En glishman writes to the Hartford Times that Jim’s harangue lest week was stolen almost bcdily'from a speech delivered by Daniel O'Connell in Parliament in 1832, in regard to the Cork election. How is tbat for Bob Iogersoll's “gifted, gallant, glorious Blaine”—tho “plumed knight” of the Mulligan letters! oTV FJE MINCE TIE AND ZOO NOO. By to-night there will not be enough M. C.’s in Washington to sustain a call for the yeas and nays. The Home has just mst, and there does not seem to my vision nearly a quorum, though the ma chine grinds along until two cr three o'clock. Everybody ia going off who can get away, and for two weeks trade in all branohea—wot and dry—will be slack. This is monrnfnl for many branohus of business, bat ain't be helped. Already the baokmen are roosting much lower as to prices, and a oomnsn man oan take a ride without bankruptcy. Toe holiday gift display In the shop windows is something gorgeous, and the shoppers who, like myself, are (oread to do mnoh of li outside and at a dialano*, are having a grand time. I don’t think I ever sew more tempting things, and at the same time hid less financial ability to captnre somo of them. This thing of being impecunious is denoedly inconvenient at all times, bat it nips especially hard just at this season. Somebodies mast be flush, fhopgb, from tho crowds in Gilt’s, (the Tiffany of Washington,) and the shops where seal skin sacqnes and other similar Inxuries are sold. OUGHT TO BE BEATEN. I hope the House will very summarily sit down npoa one bill whioh I see has jmt been agreed upon by the Commute* on Post Offices and Post Roads. It oicots that all mail matter must be en tirely prepaid. Snoh a law would require that if a letter happened to weigh the smallest fraction over half an ouno". and had only a tbree-cent stamp on it, !L must bo detained in the office where pcsied, and the sender, if known, notified to etep np and 8sltia the balance. If the sender is cot known, the patty to whom the let ter is addressed must be notified, and tho letter held back until the required postage is forwsrdsd. Could anything be more absurd than this? Let the newspapers taka up the mvttor and show the incon venience, tnnoyacca and damage that if theyjjwill, kill the preposition in its birth. And speaking of postal matters, it strikes me tnatif there is in any de partment of tho Government, the least exonse or reason for spending money, even to the verge ot extravsganoe, the P. O- D. is the one. I believe in fast mails, cheap postage and every possible faoility and improvement in the speedy and f re qnent delivery of all sorts of mail matter; and I think the psople are with me. We can’t afford to go baokward in this mat ter. We are bound to ba ahead of every other oouutry in this respect, or cease to boast onrselviB, as we do, “the smartest nation in all oreation.” ANEW PRINTING MACHINE. Under thi3 head, I find the foliowirS in the Btar, of yesterday afternoon, and quote it for tho benefit of the craft: Mr. Jas. O. Clephace, of thta city has just returned from Chicago, where he has been to superintend tho introduction of th9 new printing machine, which, it is claimed, is to entirely revolutionize the art of typo setting. The machine whioh has been taken to Chicago is a lithograph ic maobine, but no more of that oharaoter will bo built, as ths stereotyping machine, whioh will bo ready for exhibition next week, has proved a sucoes*. Mr. Chas. T. Moore, of West Virginia, is the origi nal inventor; and he and Mr. O. Meyen- tbaler (of Hahl & Co.), of Baltimore, have together perfected the stereotypio feature. It is claimed that an expert ope rator will print from fifty to seventy words a minute ca the machine, and that Miss Julia Camp, of this city, prists continu ously at the rate of seventy-five words a minute. The machine, it is farther chim ed, prints with ell sizes of type; does away with tho necessity for numerons “cases;’' dispenses with toe “distribu tion” of type; “justifies” more rapidly than the printer, correotu mistakes with more ease, and reads and corrects proof more readily. Tbs great speed of the maobine is secured, it is stated, through the ability of the operator, owing to a pe culiar construction of the instrument, to print at one stroke any word where the letters ocour in alphabetical order. For instance, the words “first,” “know,” “not,” “it,” “is,” and hundreds of oth ers, are printed at one stroke, the opera tor having simply to place his Sagers upon eaohkey, forming a>wotd, simulta neously. It is chimed, finally, that the eutiro work of composition on a newspa per can be done in a small-sized parlor; the maobine not being larger than a sew ing machine. all sobts. That old fraud, Foote, who has been toadyine to. and slobbering over every Radical administration from Andy John son down ro Hayes, has at last got a bone. Ha is Mint Superintendent at New Orleans, and went through the Senate with only four votes (Radicals) dissent ing. Most of the Democrats refrained from voting, which is to be regretted, if by eo doing they could have defeated his confirmation. A somewhat singular coincidence was reported yesterday at the Treasury De partment. The receipts from internal revenue and from customs esoh amounted to $301,100. Probably this never hap pened before in the history of the govern ment and perhaps never will agiin. Grant’s residence in this oity in the Wert Eud was sold yesterday for $17,600, a maiden lady being the purchaser. Whe her she be young, fair and tender, or ancient, ugly and tough is not report ed, bnt I will gtmble entt tbat she can easily find somebody to help her rnn it in this city of “hard up’ men. A train left for the South yesterday on whicb were 16,000 live salmon from Druia Hill Park, Baltimore, and bound for Ma con, Milledgeville, Conyers, Covington and Reynolds, where they will be placed in the rivers at those places. Yon see onr district gets the lion’s share, which shows that Mr. Blount is tasking sharply after onr varisns interests. Mr. Stephens is still confined to his. room from the effects of an accident sev eral days ago, while going np the steps of the Capitol, when he slipped and strained ths mussles cf ths leg which was once broken. Hit gwersl health, hew- ever, is decidly good, and he sees as much company and gate through as mneh wvrk sb ever. Geveral Teombs is in the city, end stopping at the same hotel with Mr. Stephens—tho National. The Pest has "intenriowed”him, bnt didn’t make mack by the operation. For once in his life, as it sermrd to me, the Geneial scorned singulaily unready with thsor*L A. W.R. Why is a baby like wheat ? Buoanss it is first cradled, then tbraihcd and finally becomes the flower of tho family. And we would add, sooths it with Dr. Bail’s Baby Syrup. It contains no opi ates. VBE GEORGIA FitEBS. The Sad Death ot a Noble Geob- gian.—The Cartersvills Free Press comes to ns draped in mourning becanss of the untimely death of Captain William H. Stiles, on the 19th Inst., at his farm in Bartow connty. It seems that Mr. Stiles, in walking through his barnyard, encountered the bull, and to drive him out of his way, struck him a slight stroke on the hr a 1 with his cane. But tho in furiated animal resented tho blow by dashing at his owner and hurling him to the ground. Before he oonld recover himself the assault was repeated, thie time perforating tho thigh of Captain Stiles with one of its horns and t wiring htm in the air. Still a third onset was made by the beast, which butted the prostrate gentleman in the breast again before he could be rescued by the-form laborers. Ths Captain lingered until 11:30a. a., on Thursday, when he ex piretL He received every medical at tention, and was tenderly cared for. When the news reaohod Osrterevilla the chnrch bells were tolled, and the whole com munity was plunged in the deepest dis tress. Captain Stile3 was tho sole surviving son of onr late charge d' affairs to Aus tria, Colonel W. H. Stilus, one of the most worthy and distinguished sons of Georgia, and the author of an interesting work on that country. He was a gallant gentleman and a fine specimen of manly strength and beauty. Sad, iedaed, has been bis fate, and we osn only wonJer at God’s inscrutable providence, and ssy peace to bis saber. Another Good Citizen Gone.—Tho Free Press also announoes the death of Mr. A. J. Weems, a noted resident of Cartersvllle. Wicked Attempt at Assassination. LaGrango Reporter: A most dastardly outrage was committed last Friday night on Mr. W. C. Jaiboe, one of the best cit izens of LaOrangr. Mr. Jerboa was go ing home from hts store abont half-past son was going along in the same direo tion behind him, bnt thought nothing of it. Jnst after passing the comer of Cap tain Hnntley’s front fence, he noticed that the person was apparently abont to pass him. After this he remembers nothing more nntil he was carried horns He was fonnd by Messrs. Walton Yonng and Dorio Ball, who happened to be paesing. lying on the sidewalk, insem Bible and bleeding profnsely. He was oarrled boms, medical aid was summon ed,'and after awhile he regained con' eoionsness. It was fonnd that be had been stinok twice—once on the back of the head and onoe on the right cheek bone. His wonrds are very severe, and his condition is qnite serious. The objeot of the deed was robbery. Mr. Jarboe’s pockets were rifled and all his money taken. His bank book wss also taken, bnt it was afterwards found in the garden of Col. Beall’s tat by Mr. A. J. Boyd, who rents tho place. It had probably been thrown there after the robbsr found that it wftB cf no use to him. Mr. Jarboe’s loss in money was upwards of fifty dollars. No clue to the perpetra tor of tbs deed has yet been fonnd. This affair is greatly regretted, as Mr. Jarboe stsnds high in tho oammnaity, having been several times Mayor of LtGrange. What Even a Threat op Advebtis- ino Accomplished.—Says the Reporter. This morning a gentleman who had lost some valuable papers, came into (he Re porter offiee end had handbills printed offering a reward for them. Mark the result. He carried th# handbills out of the offic*, and before ho had time to cir culate them, h9 found the papers. So much for advertising. Tho papers somehow heard that the handbills had been issued, and thus knew that they might as well come in—just as Captam Scett’s coen knew that he had no course left but to oome down as soon as he saw tho redoubtable Captain under tho tree. Wht a General Registration Law Should be Enacted.—Romo Courier: Wo desire the enactment of a registration law in Georgia not that any man’s right to vote ones may bo in anywise abridged, bnt that a check may be put to the practice of repeating; and that managers of elec tions may know who have the right to vot*. Handsome contributions from some of. Macon’e generons merchants to the Fort Valley Library Fair. It gives ns pleasure to copy the following from the Mirror: Messrs. W. A. Jnban & Co., of Macon, gave onr Library Fair a lady’s handsome cloak, which will realize a handsome sum This is characteristic of that well known and deservedly popular house. They have a large trade from onr section, and are represented among their salesmen by Mr. A. L. Brown, formerly of this place, who has many friends hereabouts. I«a*c Roy als is now with them also, besides a large corps of very accommodating clerks. Their present is duly appreciated, and is in marked contrast with the action of other houses who do a heavy business here. L. W. Smith & Co., Macon, dealers in fanoy goods, pictures, pianos, organs, frames, &%, gave ns a handsome picture for our Fair. Let onr people remember him when they wish to make any purchase in his line. He is as olever as he is gen erons to a worthy cause. Geo. W. Burr, Macon, dealor in stoves, house-furnishing goods, tin ware, silver ware, cutlery, &c., haa donated a very handsome ball lamp to our fair, which will realize a good price. He has more of the same kind of goods en hand and any of onr friends wishing to make a useful os wail as handsome present for Christ mas ran be easily soiled at his establish ment. Jacob Schall, of Macen, dealer in boots, shoes, etc, gave ns one pilr of baby shoes. Thomas Wood, dealer in furniture, car pets, etc-, gave us a handsome armchair. HowaBra»s Band Eleoted a Con gressman.—Rome Courier: Captain Per sons, of tho Fourth Corigressioeal dis trict, probably owss bis election to a braes band. At Newnmn be was serenad ed, and in response te a call made a speech to the band, telling them he al ways wanted to be a brass band, or words to that effect. This remark struck a re- spresive chord In the breasts ef all who had music in.their coils, and perhaps of every one who blows his own horn—and Persons went in with the tide. Good Advice.—Seaperf Appeal: Now the municipal election is over, we trust onr Democratic friends will organize and stand firm to the nominees for county of ficers. would result from snoh a law. They can, seven o’clock. He notioed tbat soma per- TIIE INVESTIGATION. A ticrd From non. A- O' Bacon— H»j. Bacon’s Connection with the Endorsement—Be Knew Nothing of Mr. Murpby’a Fee— This Fact Brought Ont by the Testimony—The Paper that he Signed. Edilore Chronicle and Constitutionalist, The testimony reported by the com mittee appointed to investigate the mo tives ana conduct ot the Governor in in dorsing the bonds of the Northeastern Railroad was not hid before tho Legisla ture nntil the last day of the session, and I had no opportunity cf reading it until after my return home. On one point the evidence is net saffioieatly explicit; and in justice to.myself, I beg tho nso of your ooluqms, that I my place the fact, sb it rxiets, beyond all possibility of doubt or question. In the testimony of Mr. J. W. Murphy, on the subject of the opinions which bad been procured from various gentlemen, as to tho legality of the pro posed indorsement of tho bond*, occnr the following questions and answers: (See page 36.) Q. Did all ot these gentlemen, or any of them, know that you were to receive $8,000 for your seivices ? A. I have no idea they did, sir. Q. Did yon tell any of them yon were to reeeive $8,000? A. Ido not think I did, except Mr. Hill. I told Mr. HilL Q Did you tell any of them why yon were so interested in the matter ? A. I do not think I did. Q Did any one aek yon why yon wero making efforts to hare these bonds in dorsed? A. No, eir. Q. Did not Judge Jackeon? A. I think that was accounted for very readily when I was with CarltoD. That was one of my objects iu having Carlton along. This testimony is all right, as far as ;t goes but there is still room left (unin tentionally, doubtless) forqneation;'.andI desire tossy without qualification! that I did not know at the time of writing and signing the paper alluded to in the testi mony, that Mr. Murphy had been em ployed for that snm, or any other sum of monry, or other consideration, to secure the endorsement of tho bonds; nor, in fao’, did I know that ho had been em ployed at all by any pereon whomsoever. I presume thio is also tiue of other gen tlemen who signed tho paper. A simple rclaticn of the] circums'aiccs attending the signing of the paDer may not bo inappropriate. In January, 1878, Dr; Carlton came to Macon and suid t j me that he wished a statement ' from Messrs. Simmons, Price and myself as to enr uaderstauding of the intention of the Legislature in the passage of the Act of Febrnaiy 25th, 1874. and the supplemental rciolntion of Mtroh 2dd 1874, ao for as the same concerned the Northeastern Railroad. I replied to him that I was engaged in a case in court which would occupy me the entire day; that I would not have time even to go to dinner, and that it would ba im possible for mo to meet him with those gentlemen during the day; but that if they would all go to an informal meal with oie at six o’olock, after the adjourn ment of the court, we would then have time to attend to his request. Learning from him in an incidental manner that Mr. Murphy was also at the hotel, I re quested Dr. Garlten to invite him to my houso with the other gentlemen. This was intended as an act of friends? ip for and courtesy to Mr. Murphy, whom I had known for a long time, and whom I knew to be well acquainted with the gentlemen who were to be present. For the came roaron I also extended the same invita tion to my partner, Mr. John C. Ruther ford, and ho was nresent with them. Dr. Carlton did not tell me that Mr. Murphy was in Mscon on the particular business which had brought him (Dr. C.) there, nor did Mr. Murphy, and I did not know the fact, bnt made the impression herein' after stated. At tny house there was a general con versation, in which all participated, and in which each gave his recollection of the circumstances of the passage of the act and resolution of 1874, and also his views as to the law governing the ques tion of the indorsement of the bonds. Mr. Murphy participated in the conversation and gave his recollections end views with a considerable degree of earnestness; but so did we ail, and knowing nothing of any employment, I attributed his earnestness entirely to bis friendship for Dr. Carlton, and also to the interest which ho would naturally feci as end who had been a member of the Legislature, at the time tho matters transpired which gave rise to the question, and who was conversant with all the facts relating thereto. Dr. Carlton’s interest was easily understood, as he had both ia and out o! the Legis’a- ture, always been the zealous advocate of the interest of the road in which he and his own immediate prople were vir- tally interested; but neither he, nor Mr. Murphy informed mo tbat the service cf Mr. Murphy had been solicited in any manner, or fer any consideration, to se cure thft indorsement of the bonds; and I did not know, nntil I heard of the per sonal difficulty between Mr. Hill and Mr. Murphy, in October last, that Mr. Murphy had been employed in the mat ter, or tbat bo had, in the indorsement of these bonds, eny personal inttrsst of any kind, either direot, remote or contin gent. What he said at my house, when I knew nothing of his employment, I then attributed entirely to the motives above stated. I do not understand any of the testimony taken before tbo oommittee to bo in conflict; in any point with this statement; bnt the evidence elicited fails to go as far as necessary to folly state beyond the possibility of misconstruc tion the position oocupied by myself. As the paper was signed by me in a quasi offiicnl manner, it ia due to tho pablio that it should be folly known how and why it was done. The above statement of facts, sub stantially, but perhaps lera in detail, was communicated by me pending the inves tigation, to three members of the com mittee, viz: Kr. Preston, chairman of the committee, and Messrs. Wrizht and Gray of the House committee. They offered to Bummon me as a witness before the committee, but I did not think it was for me to determine whether I should be a witness in (he care; I did request, how ever, that they would ask definitely of the witnesses whether I had any knowl edge of Mr. Murphy’s employment. I have no doubt they considered the testi mony elieited from Mr. Murphy, ard copied above, a sufficient compliance with my reque8’; otherwise they would bar# pressed the inquiry still further. I will add that prior to the time of giv ing th-s written opinion, Ur. B. H. Hill bed, in a personal interview with mo in Atlants, asked my opinion’ as to the legality of tho proposed endorsement of these bonds and in reply I had said to him, in enhstance, exactly what is ex pressed in the written paper subsequent ly given by me to Dr- Carlton. He urg ed me to go and say the same thing to the Governor. I replied to him that there was no secret about my opinion, and if the Governor desired to know it, I would cheerfully give it to him. On pago 16 of the testimony Mr. Hill is rep resented as saying: “To gratify the Governor, I a died Major Bacon to ask General Gordon for his opinion.” If I am the person alluded to, I have no re collection of the request; nor dolromem. her having made'any such request of General Gordon. It is probable that Mr. Hill's testimony in this particular is not correctly reported. As the committee omit t) give tbe re port and the evidence, the written opin ion given by myself and others, t here with enclose a copy of it, and request that yon pnblish it in ccnnsclicn with this letter. Itie assumed in the testi mony that we said in the paper tbat the Governor ought to endorse the bonds. It will be seen, however, that we gave only our recollectioh cf facts, seed expressed an opinion as to the legality of the pro posed indorsement in a certain contin gency, We did not presume to express an opinion as to tho duty of the Governor. Respectfully, A. O. Bacon. Macon, Thursday, December 19, 1878. [copy.] Macon, Ga , January 12th, 1878. To His Excellency, Alfred H. Colquitt: Dear Sir—Iu 1874 we were members of the Legislature of tbe State,and favored the passage of the act of February 23th, 1874, to repeal all provisions contained in the charters theretofore granted to differ ent railroads in this State, granting State aid to each companies, where the right to the same had not veeted. We know that it was the general intention and un derstanding of the members of the Legis lature, expressed at the time of the pas sage of the bill, that its previsions did not apply and were not intended to apply to the' Northeastern Railroad. That there might be ho misundersthnding of this intention, immediately after the pas- saga of tho bill, the declaratory res olution of March 3d, 1874, was agreed to by tbo Senate end House of Representative*. This resolution was agreed to before tho bill bad bscome a law, and while it was within the power of the General Assembly to have recalled the tame from the hands of the Gover nor before it had received his approval. This exception in favor of the Northeast ern Railroad was not made from any fa voritism lo the company, tut because of the largo amount of money which had already been inverted in the construction of tho road by tho rtockhoidets, it was conceded that the right co tho indorse ment had vested. If ths company haa now fully complied with tire provisions of the act authorizing the same, we are of opinion that the Governor can legally en dorse tbe bonds of tha company. 1874. Geo. F. Fiskch, Jr., I Chairman House Judiciary Committee, 1874. A. O. Bacon, Speakex House of Representatives, 1874- Geoeqe A. Mebcsb, Chairman pro tern, Judiciary Committee. 1874. Atlanta, Ga-, January 14,1878. I unhesitatingly give mv approval of the foregoing statement, and am clear in my recollection that they are true and correct in faot, except my memory doss not fully serve me as to the exact amount revested by the company. L. N. Tbauhell, President of the Senate of the State of Georgia in the year 1874. Snlphur tor Dlptherla. The World of Tuesday, in an article upon diptheria, says: Mr. John S. Wiles, a enrgeon of Dor set, wrote to the London Times recently that ho had to contend with an outbreak oE diptheria of the most malignant type on a large dairy farm, and began by ap plying to the fungus growth in the throat and nostrils the nsnal canstics and astrin gent preparations of iron and the like; but two cases out of nine having proved fatal, he was led, at the suggestion of the mother of the patients, to try snlphur. He gave tho woman a liquid preparation composed of sulphur and glycerine, and directed that each child should swallow, according to age, a teaspoonful or more of the liquid three or four times a day, and that a little should be applied to the nos- trUB with a sponge. Mr. Wiles was so impressed with the efficacy of the reme dy, ho said, that he adopted it in all oth er cases, and never lost a case where the remedy was used at the earliest stage of the infection. For infants Mr. Wiles used the “milk of sulphnr.”ond for older children and adnlts tbe “flowers of sul phur.” THE U. S. SIGNAL SERVICE. Gradually the wild and ungovernable forces of nature are, through seienee, msdo of use to mau. Following in tho wake of ingenions inventions for tho nee of steam and electricity, comes the or ganization of the Unitea States Signal Service. Is it not wonderful that a sys tem could bo originated and perfected whereby sn operator can accurately pre dict tho weather of a distant locality ? And yet experience proves cur “storm sig- rals” to b9 reliable. Equally great are the advances made in the science of medi- i. Step by etep, uncertainties and doubts have yielded to absolute certainty. The discoveries of Harvey and Jumcr have been succeeded by tho Golden Medi cal Discovery of Dr. R. V. Pierce. No longer need people despair because some physician has pronounced the lungs un sound. Hundreds of testimonials are on file in the office of Dr. Pierce from these who had abandoned ai 1 hope, and had been given np to die.by physicians and friends. Incipient consumption, bronchitis, and scrofulous tumors, speedily, enrely, and permanently, yield to tho healing influ ences of tho Discovery. If the bowels bo constipated, nse Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Purgative Pellets. For full particulars see Pierce’s Memorandum Book, given away by all druggists. deed,sw,wit We are reliably informed that some of the customers of Alex. Frothingham & Co, broker?, 12 Wall Street, New York, have make $SOO within 30 days, from an investment of about $100. Frothingham & Co,, are thoroughly reliable. Send for their Weekly Financial Report, sent tree. unstress m Great Britain. SEND RELIEF. Yesterday’s ttlsgsams bring a melan choly tale of poverty, destitution aad suf fering in Great Britain, and the misfor tune is greatly aggravated by the severity of tho weather. A terrible snow storm, ; in some places showing drifts and accc- mutations twelve feet deep, has covered the face of the country frem London northward, end similar storms of great sc-. verity are reported On the Continent. The weather is very cold, tumorous trains are reported snow bonnd, the alms houses areoTowdedto repletion, end have alto gether failed to meet tbe preralng de mands of ths hungry end naked. Organ iz-.tiona of charity are being formed to relieve extreme cases, there being no pro vision attainable adequate to a more gen eral relief. That is to say, tha effort is necesserlly restricted to rescue from death by starvation and freezing, to tbe overlooking of less dangerous stages cf want. This is a fairly heart-rending exhibit, and it wonld be grateful to see the Amer ican people, with their overflowing grane- risp, uniting in a universal effort to miti gate the distress in the mother country. Such an effort would demand no sacri fices sufficient iu magnitude to aggravate tbo pecuniary distress in America; it would be a graceful response to the sym pathy and relief which came from across the ocean to onr yellow fever sufferers last fall, and would he a noble offering to the cause of human brotherhood and the comity of nations. Let the American press pass the word. H;re is ths second successive winter o! extreme cold in Europe, and of uncom mon mildness in America. Tho isother- trial lines on th» two continents indicate for our own a much colder temperature in the same latitude*. The atmosphere of the ecagirt isles of Great Briti&n is won derfully tempered by the surrounding seas, whioh are warmed by currents from tropical regions. Consequently a severe winter is not a common event, and great snowf&lta are rare. Some natural pheno mena have been at work to have reversed for two years the ureal experience of far lighter winter in Great Britain than In America. - , - t Parties in Ihe Next House. The World tays the ceitifioate having beau awarded to Mr. Kitohen, in the Sec, ond Congressional District of North Car olina, and the election of Mr. Hall, in the Seoocd Florida being made certain by tbe Brevard connty return*, tha politioal complexion of the next Home of Repre sentatives is dow aoourately determined as follows: Democrats. 149 Republloahs. 129 Nationals 10 California has still to elect four mem bars. The present delegation from that State is . equally divided, though the Democrats gained a member by unseat ing Pacheco, who was returned ss elected like'Governor Morton in Massachusetts ling ago by one Vote in a poll of over 38,- 000. There.is a vacancy in the Twelfth district ot New York alio, earned by the. death of Mr. Smith, the Republican' membei elect from a district hitherto Democratic. It will thus be seen that the Democrats will have a clear majority of five over both parties on the organiza tion of tho Home, even in the very im probable contingescy of the Republicans again carrying Westchester county and of their making a clean sweep.cf ail font , (Signed] J. T. Buckons, of tbe California districts. Chairman Finance Committee, Senate la this wa leave out of the.qusrtiou the two Nationals from Iowa, who, at there is good reason to believe, are undt t pledgee to go into tha Democrats caucus for Speaker. Nor do we consider at the present the contingency of tha Iowa dele gation standing four Democrats and Na tionals to two Republicans, instead of seven Republicans to two Nationals, a contingency which might arise should the November election be regarded as. the legal election and the October election passed CTer. Opinion in Iowa ia divided as to the validity of the October oontMt even Secretary McCiary having recom mended calling a special summer session of the Legislature to cure any irreg ularities, and two of tho Republican Con gressmen elected in October having pro cured a re-election in November, as not being eertaia that their previous titles were good. GRAXI’S CANDIDACY. * The Beasmlnatiea ot tbe Ex-. President Considered Secured —Counting and Blaine Ont of tbe Hay-Why the Halne Sea* ntor l» Willing to Witbdraw. By Telegraph to the New York H.rald-1 Philadelphia* December 19,1878, The friends of General Grant are de lighted over their last ssooess in paving the way to the General’a renomination in 1830- Having secured Senator Conk- ling’s withdrawal as a candidate and his oo-operstion in tbe Grant movementrthey had stilt Senator Blaine to deal with. BLAINE SURRENDERS. It is not believed to ba easy to edge Blame off the track, bnt it was necessary to make tha attempt. His Pennsylvania friends were approached and sounded,and the olnb gossip is tbat McPherson, who is known as one ot the most aealoos as well as one of the most astute of the Penn sylvania. Blaine men, was convinced that his chief wonld do well to follow Senator Conkling’a example. A confidential agent was sent down to Washington last week, and retained with a message fiom Blaine that he wilt not stand in General Grant’s way in the convention, but will stand aside and lot the General have his-run. THE BUSINESS SETTLED. This is regarded as settling the busi ness, for with Conklirg aad Blaine promised to keep ont of the way and ma>ke no opposition the Grant managers rely confidently upon ,the popularity of his namo and the general enthusiasm to- seenre him a unanimous nomicstion on the first tallot. They do not eonceal their delight at this result. WH r BLAINE SURRENDERED. ’ It is believed in Blaine circle* that he does not consider the chances cf tho Re publican ticket in 18SO so good as to warrant him in making a fight for the nomiration against the odds he would have to encounter by a onion of the Grant and Conkling forces, and that this is the reason why he has surrendered at ditere- ticn. Sometoino Beautiful and Ixxiyablx Tastt—We were the delighted recipient yes'erday of a defily arranged tiny boquet of choice flowers, sent ns on an elegant silver salver by Mrs. D. Bl Rogers, each cf which was a gem of sweetness and beauty. The whole too was perfumed and glorified by luscious strawberries of great size and perfectly ripe, which laughed to scorn old Boreas, with his chilling winds and the reign of the Ice King. It was % touching testimonial and remembrance of the kindness and good will of a valued friend dating ever so tu back, and as such, we aoceptand will treasure to the last moment of their freah- neis these blushing 3a were, and then press, and embalm them to he preserved aa a pleasing aonvinir of the giver, and the Ohristmas of 1878- HAT CHINO EBON J ALU AS AD.—The Lon?03 Duly Telegraph's correspondent with Gen. Browne reports tbat the British aro on the march from Jalalabad. He repeats the story of tho Ameer’a flight in mofe positive form. —Five hundred barrels of pork were •hip ped from Ouicago l*st Weuesd.y to San Francisco by way of New York and the eea, instead of the direct route by the Union and Central Pacific Railroads, on acc:unt cf the exorbitant charges of those road*. —The Spanish Government, having ‘re constructed’Cuba, does Dot seem to have lightened the load of taxation inmwed nafia tha people to any great extant. Tbo budget for ths next fired year calls for $57.491.S17 in gold, tb be paid by a population of 149m- 000. —Friends of ex-Senator Carpenter, of 'Wisconsin, are predicting th election ia Senator to succeed Judge Howe. A promi nent member of the Jndictwy at Waafeiog- ton has informal! m that the Democrat* vml vote aa a unit for Carpreter if they cannot elect him, not that they love Gupsntermore, tut because they leva Howe let*. —The Havana telegraph reports the des truction cf eleven sugar plantations in tho die nets of Alqulzor and Hecuba. The origin of the fires is not stated, ant tho fact weald seem to give color to statements from Cuban sources heretofore alluded to, that serious trouble was apprehended among the iat6 population on and after til* 1st o January. —New Orleans telegrams report a meet ing of the various financial and trade insti tution* there, to see what could !>• done to raise money to pay tba Jammy coupons, eo as to save th» btate credit; bnt we are gitbn to nndenund that th* reanlt -Wre not as encouraging a* it might b*. Th* effort, however, is to bs continued a* long as sfe- ee-s is possible. * —A gentleman gives the following adtico in relation to docs: Tfyou enteralctwh&o there is a virions dog, he cartful to remove your hat or cap; a* the animal approaches you, bold the aame down by yenr tide be tween yourself acd the dog- When you have done this you have secured perfect immunity from attack.’ Puxisgjss UrFiiENVLr Ttib'b—A special from Jammed, Dec. 18, says that it has been determined to infliot vigorous punishment upon the Zakker Khele, who led the resent . attacks on the camp of Alt Mar jid. Over B,GC0 men leaTe All Mns'M, tc-Jay QWed- nesday,) to reipiie their villages, which aro ten mile* distant- It is anticipated an ex ample made of these netires will have the effect of pacifying tbe whole ooantry. —‘Gatk’ voiles of pretident Hijes: T thiDk his serenity is. almost an individuality, I have tat many time* in hi* presenoe and sera him restive all kinds ; cf- folk*. No King ever wore a orown more easily. He treats them, all with polite attention, and, I dare say, forget* about half they have said instantly. They all go away plowed, and he end* th* long seance* fresh as he begin*. He belong* to • long-lived ftntily— thev don’t free —Georgie’* nrw scheme of a popular bond ietne, in small denominations, may be voiy . ueefnl, eay* the Nashville. American, if it can he made and kept popular, and in the hands of the people. Aa to circulating, Do interest-beirlug security eon be mode to circulate as currency, f or the simple reason tbat investors will quietly drop them into their it toe for tho purpose of collecting the interest That is what becomes of *U fL- tereatrbo&ring •eouriti*’. Bl RrcxLies Statsneat? Senator Butler has called attention to the statement of Blaine'that thirty-five represenUtivre have bets assigned the South by reason of th* anfrenebiMBtent of the colored people, when the feet is that w* have always hod representation for three-fifth* cf thim. This would leav* only fourteen, and tbo Increase of wtite population in MiMOmi mreiM thirteen all told »«the number actual ly gained by the South from the elevation of thr black min to the privileges of suffrage. iLL'OlTOSI Ii PlDCrT OnCT POItttAMDN. •An adigator at < handta'iy, Iucia Sniing a native »Veen with his feet hanging *v:r the tide of his boat, gretbvdthe luckless Hindoo and carried him cff. A police in spector trertedrndkilled tha man eater, and found m hi* rtomsch 26 piira cf brae* ban gle* and anhlete, two eeta cf gold ear-ring* and* number of toolings. The alligator, judging from the ornament*, hed devoured at let ■: four women and five children, not to _« take account of people that wore no Jewil’y. r ~ mm&MMEa