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! GEORGIA TOTHS®Alt ; & B CLISBY, JONES & REESE, Pdopsietors. Ths Family Journal.—News—Politics—Literature—Agriculture—Domestic GEORGIA ’TELEGRAPH BUILDING Established 1826. MACON, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 4,1879. C Volume LIY—NO 5 m TELEGRAPH. Philadelphia, January 26. — The third general convention of the Inde pendent Order of B’Nai Brith convened in this city to-day at St. George’s Hall. About 250 accredited delegatee were present. The meeting was called to or der by Julius Bien, President of the Or der. Josiah Cohen, of Pitteburg. was chosen temporary chairman and Alfred T Jones and Lewis Abraham temporary secretaries. A committee on credentials was appointed, and dnring their absence delegates were welcomed by Bev. George Jacob3 and others. , . , The following officers were elected: President—Simon Wolf, of Washington. Vice Presidents—E. S. Gouldston, of Boston; Nathan Bloom, of Louisville; Jo- s : ah Cohea, of Pittsburg; H. M. Heinman, of Sin Francisco; William LoyenstMn, of Richmond; Charles Koaminski, of Chica go, and Max Six, of Nashville. Bocre- tarieB—Alfred T. Jones, of Philadelphia; Lewis Abraham, of Washington, and Henry M. Oberdenfer, of Milwaukee. Norwich, Conn., January .26.—In tho Superior Court yesterday the counsel for Mrs. Cobb presented her petition for a new trial. The chief grounds are an alleged error in the ebargo to tho jury; the rejection of Floyd Crain’s evidence for the dsfenaa, and the admission of Mrs. Cobb’s little daughter’s testimony against the prisoner. The court bolds the petition under advisement. New Haves, January 2G.—Receiver Bussell, of tbo National Capital Life In surance Company, in replevining proper ty of the company in Washington, came into possession of B. Noyes’ check book. The stubs show that from thirty to thirty- live thousand dollars were nsed for legis lative expenses in influencing the Con necticut Legislature of 1875 to prevent tbo repeal of tho charter of the oompany asked for by thainsnranco commissioners. The Receiver refuses to maka lbs names public, but it la known that several mem bers of the Legislature of that year re ceived a portion of the money. Charleston, January 26.—Tho bark Winona has arrived from Liverpool. Tho chief mate was murdered at sea. The steamers are detained here by heavy easterly winds. About twenty-two hun dred bales of cotton have beon taken from the steamship Nio, of which some seventeen hundred are sound. London, January 26.—A Reuters’ dis patch from Calcutta states that Shere All’s Master of tbs Horae, the great op ponent of British influence, is dead. The Afghan troops at Oabnl havo been with drawn to Shore It to check desertions. Vienna, Jatuiry 2G—The Interna tional Sanitary Commission which mat heie to take precautions against the epread of the plague, has concluded its labors for the present. It has decided that the regulations relative to arrivals from Russian ports, can, if necessary, be applied to arrivals from ports on the lower Danubs. Herr Fmkelburg, the German delegate to tho Interna - ional Sanitary Commission, has started for Berlin. The Montage Review says Herr Finkelbnrg declared that shouli tho plagns increase, Ger many would establish a military cordon of eighty thousand men on the frontier, and that the order for their mobilization was ready. WAfnisaroN, January 2C.—Tho four members of the joint commission on the proposed transfer of the Indian Bureau to the War Department, who are in favor of the change cf management, have completed their report. It is vary volu minous and favors tbo transfer on the ground that tho present system is inade quate to detect the various frauds which uro constantly practiced upon it, no mat ter bow well disposed tho head of the bureau may be. They take Hie ground that tho army officers are in life positions, ere general 1 ? honorable, and that each officer is a check upon the other* - , therefore a misappropri ation of fands handled by them will not be so liable as nnder the present adminis tration. They believe in the existence of a ring who are nsing the Indian Bare an as a means of gain for themselves, and prediot an indefinitelcontinnance thereof, nnless the proposition to transfer is adopted. Tho report wili be signed by Senator McCreery’ and Rspresentatives Scales, Boone and Hooker. Washington. Jaunty 27—la the Sen ate the Vice President laid before that body the credentails of Hun. James Shields, elected United Slates Senator to 311 the vacancy caused by the death of Senator Bogy, which will be placed on file. The Huuso w^s occupied by reference of bills iatroduasd under the call cf States. The Senate Jed clary Committee au thorized Edmunds to report Honso joint resolution for passage, with somo sug gested changes, wbiob will not alter tno gsnerel purport, proposing a constitu tional amendment to prohibit the pay ment of claims of diiloysl persons for property injured or destroyed in the late war. The Potter Committee Commenced the investigation of the cipher telegrams. The first witness was Claranco Carey, Attorney cf the Western Union Telegraph Compiuy, New Tork. He testified that ceitun telegrams were placed in bis charge at the time of a proposed issue of Bubycerai for their production. It was thought, owing to his position, a sub- f (son would not be issued for him. ^ Subsequently, he was directed by the Executive Committee to deliver them to Captain Whitney, of Washington, mana ger of tho Western Union , and his cus tody than ended. Floyd Giant was then call 2d and testi fied as to tho manner of selecting tho tele grams. Ho said he selected from a tmnk those called for by the Morrison Commit tee and the balance he placed in tho trunk. The number remaining was 29,- 275 telegrams. They were about evenly divided as regards party. A number were sett by Z ich Chandler from Fifth Avenue Hotel. Some were signed Havemeyer, same Hooper and others Noyes. He thongbt Chandler’s went to Florida end others to New Orleans and Oregon. Captain Whitney, manager of tho Western Union Telegraph, of Washing ton, was then ewora and produced a schedule showing over 300 telegrams de livered to the Morrison Committee. He thonght that Morrison returned tho dis patches, but did not recollect the time. Washington, January 27. — Mr. Wright’s bill for a government loan of five hundred dollais to any person desir ing to take advantago of the provisions of the homestead act was defeated by a vote of yea3 22, nays 212. Pending the motion to suspend the rales and pasB the bill for erecting pub lic bnildingi at several places, including Augusta, Georgia; Oxford, Mississippi; Key West, Lynchburg and Montgomery, the House adjenrned. In the Senate, the bill introduced to reorganize and discipline the militia of tho United States has been referred. The bill abolishing tbs volunteer navy of the United States was passed. It dispenses with the seiviccs of a number Of medical officers. Mr. Eimnndp, from the Judiciary Ccm- Committee thonght the resolution, as it passed the House, was totally inadequate for the purposes indicated by the title. He wonld soon have it oalled up for con sideration, The Senate proceeded to the considera tion of the bill to pay Warren Mitchell for cotton captured by the United States at Savannah. This led to a lengthy dis cussion, bnt no action. The Democrats are holding a caucus t a-night. Richmond, January 27.—The Senate to-day unanimously adopted the report of the special joint committee on the alleged usurpation of State jurisdiction by the federal Jndga, Rives, in the case of the Reynolds Brothers, negroes, charged with murder, together with a lcng sari** of States rights resolutions here o:\re pub lished. . Tha House adopted the Senate resolu tion declaring the whole system of tobac co taxation unjust, and urging a speedy disposition of the question of its redac tion. Rsv. M. J. Michellsacher, a prominent Jewish rabbi for the past thirty- years in this city, is dead, aged eixty-nine years, t The funeral of. tho late Judge James D. Holyburton, who died yesterday even ing, took plaoo this afternoon, Indianapolis, January 27.—The Su premo Court has granted a new trial to Louis Guelig, murderer of. Mary MoGlew, who was to have been hanged on the 29th Instant with Aoheyes Merriok. Alexandria, Ya., January 27.—In the United States Circuit Court to-day coun sel in the Arlington case continued their argument upon the instructions to the jary. The Judge stated that to-morrow he would decide upon the instructions asked for by plaintiffs and one of those asked for by the defendants. Philadelphia, January 27.—The miners of the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad Company forwarded to Presi dent Gowen an address demandine pay ment of their wages in the lawful money of the United States, and threaten, if euoh payment is not made on-or before February 16th, they will refuse to work thereafter. Baltimore, January 27—In the Uni ted States Circuit Court, the jury render ed a verdict of guilty against Justice J. Gude and Walter Tucker, judges of elec-, tion at the late congressional election, in the 14th ward. They were found guilty of hindering ibe United States Supervis or in discharge of his duties, by refusing to admit a special Deputy U. S. Marshal to the polling room, and with stuffing tho ballot box. They were remanded for sentence. The session of Grand Lodge Independ ent Order B’Nai Britb,of theUaited Stites resumed this morning with full attend- nr.ee. The fi.-f.t basiness report of the Executive Committee of tho Constitution al Grand Lodge was road and adop’.od. It refers to the statute of religious liber ty elected la 1876, in Fairmont Park, and requests that suitable provisions be made for presenting the statnts to tbe people of tbs United States. The lodges of the order contiibnte $3,153 to the Roumanian mission. The- report also recommends an ensail collection for tho benefit: of the “Atlisnoe Israelite Universalis,” for the elevation of Hebrews la lands where op pressive law3 havo heretofore checked their progress. Washington, January 27.—The Pot ter Committee to-day commenced the in vestigation of tbe cipher telegrams. Among the witnesses were Clarence Ca rey, attorney for the Western Union Tel egraph Company; Captain Whitney, the manager of tho Washington office, and James O. Green, son of President Green of tho Telegraph Company. The litter testified to destroying a trunk full of telegrams which were sent from Wash ington to New York. The witness’ im pression was that they referred to the sale of political offices; I could not say what political office; he understood that it was in connection with tbe election. London, January 27.—In the admiralty division of the high of court justice, ac tion has been brought by the owners of the steam tug Admiral against the Unit ed States ship Constitution to recover A1,500 for salvage. The sum of £200 had been tendered bnt was rejected. The plaintiffs asked leave to serve a notice of a motion on the'esptain of the Constitu tion and the United States Consul, at Portsmouth. Application was granted, but the judge stated that he could not allow any order to issue upan the captain, that he would hear argument on tbe question Wednesday next, in the mean time be would uommunicate with the government. Belfast, Me., January 28.—AC Mont* vtlle, on Siturday evening, John McFar land, a farmer, his wife and grand-daugh ter, were murdered by one Powell; an in sane man. Mre. McFarland was shot; the others had their brains beaten out. Toe murderer was afterwards shot and killed by a neighbor whom he had at tacked. Memphis, January 27.—Mrs>. W. O Foster, a widow residing clone near this oity was brutally murdered last night by some nnknown persona, who crashed her skull with a hammer. Rcckfobd, Ills., January 27.—Mar shall S. Pritchard, town collector of Cher ry Valley, was mysteriously murdered here yesterday. His body was found with a ball in tho head. Washington, January 27.—A deoision was rendered by the United States Su preme Coart to-day in the oase of the Atlantio and Gulf Railroad Oompany against the State of Georgia, which affirms the liability of the road to taxation nnder the sot of the Legislature approved Feb- rnary 28,1874, on the ground that the aot of 1873. consolidating the Savannah, Al bany and Gnlf Railroad, operated to create a new corporation, and thu3 de prived thoee companies of the privileges and immunities grant, d by their original charters. Mr. GreeD, In bis testimony before the Potter Committee, said that the telegrams he saw were signed by Tyner, who is Second Assistant Postmaster-General, and tho impression be gathered was that they referred to the sale of some politioal offioe, bnt what offios he conld not say. Witness admitted that he forwardod to Washington, at tho request of President Orton, the entire telegraphic correspond ence between Judge Tyner and Mr. Fos ter of Indianapolis, who were tbe parties holding tho correspondence reforred to. The letter making this request was de stroyed by witness in compliance with Otton’s instructions. Representative Evans, of Indiana, was mittee, reported back the House joint resolution proposing an amendment to the constitution prohibiting tho pay ment of claims of disloyal persons for the property injured in the late war, with an amendment in the na ture of a substitute. Placed on the calendar. Senator Edmunds, in submitting the report, said the Jndioiary examined relative to certain packages supposed to contain a portian of the ci pher telegrams sent to the Senate Com mittee on Privileges and Elections by the Western Union Company. Witness denied any knowledge of tho contents of tho package, asserting that a clerk of the committee gave tho bundle to him for safe keeping, and he turned it over intact to second assistant Postmaster- General Brady, who evidently has them now. row. Mr. Brady will be called to-cior- Informstiou tending to confirm the re ports that Sitting Ball has recrossed tbe Canadian border has been received at the Depaitment of tbe Interior to-day. The Government Is nndeoided as to whether hostilities are intended or not. Secretary Sohmz will bring the matter before the Cabinet to-morrow. Albert G. Edwards has been nominated as Assistant Treasurer at St Louis. The letter cf Secretary Sherman, giv ing the reasons for the removal of Collec tor Arthur at New York, was made pnblio to-day, together with Arthur’s reply. Mr. Sherman's letter, as previously stated, alleged that Arthur did not study suffi' ciently tbe interests of the Government; that he made sinecure appointments and otherwise gave good reasons for the change in the Collectorebip. Arthur’s reply Is a document of eight thousand words in length, and is a vigor ous defense of his position. He denies emphatically Ssoretary Sherman’s asser. tions, and deolares that the reforms insti tnted by him were adopted 'by the De partment. The following is tbe fnll text of tho proposition reported from the Senate Ju diciary Committee bb a substitute for the Constitutional amendment on the same subject, proposed by the joint resolution which passed the House on a suspension of the rules oh the last d»y of the last seecion; Article XVI.—No claim against the United States shall ever hereafter be sus tained or allowed by Congress, or by anjr department, officer or court of the United States or money paid by the United States or from their funds, wheth er as damages, compensation or other wise, for, or on account of any property real, personal or mixed, taken, used, in jured or destroyed by tho United States troops or by or through any officer, civil or military, or other persons acting or professing to act under, or by authority of the United States or of their enemies, or taken, used, injured or destroyed from any Olher excuses whatever during tho existence of the late insurrection or re bellion against the government of the United States, unless the owner thereof, and ■ in case of any ce-operation, its governing authority and management, was dnring all the time of snch insurrec tion or rebellion, loyal in fact to the gov ernment ojLfhe United States, and gave neither aid nor encouragement to the enemy. No pension, bounty, grant, pe cuniary indemnity or pecuniary benefit shall ever he raid, provided for, by, or under tho authority of CongreB3, or any 8‘ate, for, or on aoconnt of any military or other service or' injury suffered in hostility to the government of the United States. No pardon or amnesty, past or future, shall have any effect to take any person, csss or claim ont the purview of tbi9 article. A joint Democratic caucus of Senators and Representatives was held this evening, the principle object of which was to take action on the question of the restriction of Chinese im migration, The subject was briefly con sidered and it was agreed to support tbe bill reported from the committee on edu cation and labor by Representative Willis, which prohibits the landing of more than fifteen Mongolians by any one ves sel. The greater part of the session was devoted to the consideration of the propo sition to the repeal section of the Revised Statutes, relative to the iron clad osih now administered to grand and petit jurorB. Owing to the dim attendance (not over 75 gentlemen in all being pres ent) the resolution was adopted defor. ring action on the question until Monday evening next, until which time tbe cau cus adjourned. Alexandria, January 27 —An Egyp tian National Bank, with capital of JE4,- 000,000, has bsen formed under ths auspices of the Minister of France, and the Right Hod. Robert Lowe, a member of Parliament for London University, has aocepted tho chairmanship of the English Board of Directors of tbe bank. Charleston, January 27.—The Teller Committee was occupied mainly to-day in hearing Democratic teatimocy concern ing the conduot of the canvass in Wil liamsburg aud Sumter counties El- ward Perry, a printer of Charleston, sworethet he printed tin thousand Re publican tissue tickets for W. M. Mackey, Republican oanddato for Congrets at the last eleolion. Philadelphia, January 27.—In the afternoon session, Mr. YVolfe sued 2 an address on tbe noble and beroio action which Solomon Matx and other brethren in New Orleans and the portions, of the dislriots of tbe South infested by the yel low fever had taken, and moved the ap pointment of a committee to prepare a suitable expression of the high regard in whioh they were held by the order. The motion was agreed to. Washington, January 27.—In tho cx« ccutive session of the Senate this after noon, Mr. Conkling, in behalf the Com mittee on Commerce, reported udvoisely on the nominations of Mr. Merritt to be Collector cf Customs, and Mr. Burt to be Naval officer, at New York, and they were placed on tbe calendar for aoticn here after. The nomination of Graham as Sarveyor of Castoms was not reported baok from tho committee. Professor Linderman of ibe mint is dead. _ Thousands of persons havo their eyes turned towards Wall Street. That 13 where thousands of dollars are made daily from investments ranging from $50 to $250. Tho reliable brokers, Alex. Frctbiugbam & Co., 12 Wall Street, New York, send their Financial Report free, which explains tally. State Debt of Tennessee. The Nashville American cf Sunday says: We publish this mcining a fall report of the proceedings inaugurated by the bondholders against the railroads of Ten nessee. It will be read with especial in terest at this time. The State debt ques tion has assumed a new and more excit* ing phase, and there will bsa struggled unparalleled interest for the millions at itan. The bill in question was filed in the Clerk’d office of the United States Cirenit Court by Edward L. Anderson, associate counsel with Judge Hoadly of Cincincati, Charles O’Conor aud other. It prays for the appointment of a receiver for the collection of past due interest on bonds owned by the reads, under the Internal Improvement Acts of 1852, and other statutes, and when the bonds fall die (o sell the reads nnder the statutes. The roads involved Cin’ti. Cumb’land Cap A Charleston...$ 377,000 Bait Tennessee ft Georgia 1.102 000 Bait Tennessee ft Virginia........ WS7.000 Kenptrie t OftMteijanni,...;,. f ii.COs Louisville ft Natlivilie, main stem 318,000 Memphis, Clarksville ft Louisville...... 819,000 Memphis ftOM*. , *’]22’SS« Tennessee ft Alabama— j79,C0O Central Southern—— Nashville ft CluttanapAa—— 120,000 Nashville ft Northwestern McMinnville ft Manchester Winchester ft Alabama 479,000 Mitsiisippi CenWaL-...— Mississippi ft Tennessee 705,000 Mobile ft Ohio. mOOO The amount of bonds originally Issued toward the construction of the abeva roads was $29,251,250; of this amonn - there are outstanding $12,453,000; num ber landed bonds now outstanding and claimed as a part of these secured by lien, about $2,423,000. Upon this amonnt there is an accrued interest of 21 per cent. The total amount claimed by the bond holders is between $17,000,000 and $18,- 000,000. The American,remarking editorially on the question involved in thU proceeding, says: In a communication published else, where, tho President of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway fur nishes some facts and figures whioh throw additional light npon s question we have diaonssed in these oolnmns. To snm- marise, as to this particular road, there are but $120,000 of :its old oonstiuoiion bonds outstanding, and these have been paid to the State la bonds of othes series. As to the Northwestern road, pnrebased by the Chattanooga road, tbe bond holders were made parties to thesnit, and either answered or r allowed judgment to go upon pro confesso, from whioh there was no appeal. This Chattanooga road also relies npon seven years’ adverse pos session of the road-bed and franchises. In the case of every other road sold, the bondholders were parties to the suit, and the purchasing companies have held ad verse possession for seven years. Thus the holders 0! bonds, in attempting to pursae the remedy suggested as a pcs-i ble one in tho Governors message, will find themselves confronted at theontset by very grave questions, which aopvar to block tbe way. Tho question cf the lien of the holders of bonds, and that of whether, according to tho iule3 of chan cery practice, it was possiblj to make the bondholders parties to the suit for the sale of the road?, as a class, without making each} holder a defendant, will havo to bs determined—not according to principles of equity jurisprudence and practice—bnt by tho acts creating tho debt and those growing legitimately out of them by express authority, as tbe act for the sale of the roads. The aot of 1852, under whioh the debt was oreated, reserves a lien for tbe benefit of the State. In ordinary cases, tbo se curity reserved by tbe endoiser would enure >0 the benefit of the bolder of the bond*. Tbe State, however, reserved in the aot of 1852 tbe right to enaot all such laws as might be necessary to preteot tho interest of the , Slate ogainst loss, ex pressly reserving only vested rights of stockholders. In the aot of July 1, 1870, and the amendatory net of Dioember 21, 1870, tbe State provided for the settle ment of all questions of law ond foot be tween the State and the roads, etookhold era, bondholders aud creditors, with power to sell and give complete title, pro viding alio for appeal to the Supreme Court. The court had also full power to deter' mine "what sballba tho reserved rights of said (delinquent) companies, stock holders and others respectively, a! against said purchasers alter such sale, nnder existing laws of the State.” With ample power to enact Jawa reserved prior to the issuance of the bands, the State appears to havo provided, so far as the railroads and the bondholders are con cerned, for a complete and final settle, meat. It is also to be observed that three of the ablest and purest lawyers in the State, Hon. Robert J. McKinney, Hon. Francis B. Fogg and Hon. Archibald J. Wright, were the commissioners who directed the litigation and sale. If the bondholders were legally made parties defendant to that suit, it is difficult to see what standing room they would have left, after the court had settled all ques tions and provided for the making a valid title, free from all encumbrance. Such title was to be made upon payment of the purchase money in bonds ol any series. TUB GEO KG: A PJRES3. The Chronicle and Constitutionalist, commenting npon Rome’s compromise of her city debt, aud ths patriotic address of Mayor Nevin, says of those who refused to accept the chaugo of bonds and what is designated as "partial repudiation of their property”: There is no guaiautee that they (ihe city authorities) will not raise the cry of heavy taxes,” "want of authority,” aud 'no ci nsideration” and again rsfuseto pay their unfortunate creditors. It tekes a long time to re-establish the credit of a repudiating city, just as it takes a long time to restore to society the woman who hassteppad asid t from the path of virtue. The bondholders who b ive refused to compromise their indebtedness nil prob ably remembsr the fair promises and glowing representations made by Rome when they first purchased her paper and will prefer to trust to the courts to obtain what is due them rather than to take any more promises to pay. There is a considerable modicum of truth ia these remarkp, but it must bs re membered that ilia present Legislature, by a general act, legal zea these settle ments when mutually agreed upon by both parties, and there nro cases where corporations, as well as private individu als,"can only pay eo much and no more, and half of a loaf is better than cone. Not that we favor repudiation in any shape, and in the case of corporations it is deplorable indeed when forosd to re sort to such extremities in the liquidation of debts, E8 tho loss of credit usually supervenes. There are cjsj?, however, where tho fraud, extravagance, or misfortunes of one administration can be adjusted in no other way. Vide tho city of Savannah which suffered so terribly from the rav ages of yellow fever. Big Fasiairr Business. — Augusta News The freight business of tbe railroad com panies is now something enormous, and the preparations for the year’s business and the spring trado keeps the iron on the tracks very warm, in fact, wo might lay hot. The South Carolina Railioad is moving all trains to quick time, and can’t keep up with the racket. Seventy and eighty car-loads per day are Bent down the road, and tho business is called tbo largest in a long time. This Earns expe- perienco is felt by other roads, and is another evidence that tho crisis is passed and business is generally reviving. A Railroader's Feat.—Atlanta Post Capt. Bxannan went off tho other evening to call npon a dashing yonng widow, and he was so delightfnlly entertained that time flew by with noiseless step, and the 3 p. m. train went off without him. He hired him a horse and he made the time to Norcros?, twenty miles, in five honrs. Hard to neat. . 'Any athletic man conld have walked that distance in the same time. We call that a dead Blow paoe, bnt suppose the captain, unaccustomed to equestrianism, was afraid to raise a "trot.” A Novel Scheme.—Valdosta Times : A movement Is on foot to organ:as sporting assooisilcn in Valdosta. Its main objeot is to raise a smalt fund for - the purpose of buying np what partridges r ,. a are brought to town for sale, to be turned together in unity.’- 1 Tha gentleman lives t • loose near the corporate limits, wilh a ‘ in Johnson county, and caught thetji all view 0! Increasing tha supply of birds our hunting grounds. We are inclined to think this a good move for those who hunt, and the in crease of the birds certainly cannot in j are the farms in the vioinity named, for ibsy are of the harmless kind. More About the Next State Fair. Constitution: Augusta is worrying about tbe State Fair. Colonel Smith,, one of the Execuiive Committoe of the State Agricultural Sooiety, says that Atlanta is entitled to the next fair, should she de mand it. He has written to Mayor Cal houn, however, to the effeot that unless Atlanta mado a deoision this week the place of bolding the next fair would be an Open question. The matter, we presume, will be referred to tbo North Georgia Stock and Fair .Association, who now have charge of the exhibition grounds.' It is said sx-Fresident Jeff. Davis will soon visit Atlanta end deliver a lecture. An effort is cu toot to bring him to Ms- con also. It would be the occasion of a grand demonstration on the part of the people. Educational.—Savannah News-. It Is understood that two-thirds of tho new Board of Aldermen are in favor of a oon- tinuanoa of the public schools and tbe requisite appropriation for their mainten anoe. On and after Monday a through day train from Savannah to Jacksonville will be run on the Atlantio and Golf Railroad, leaving tbe depot at 8:20 a. m. The night train will be continued as usual A Mysterious ' Affair. — Savannah News: On Thursday evening a stranger giving his name as Captain Hunter, of the sohooner T. F. Lmoatter, called at the Morning News office and reported that hts vessel hsd arrived at Tybee, seeking freight. There was nothing nnnsnal in this and no special attention was paid to it, until we learned yesterday that a Cap- taia Hanter bad been around among sev eral parties in the city borrowing money and obtaining various articles. Among those who kindly advanced him money were Messrs. Cunningham & Hewes, to yhom he was introduced by a Captain of a ship now in port, who stated he know him to be master of a vessel, having loaded alongside of him at a dock in New Oilsans. Oa inquiry dating tbe day it was diEoovered that the schooner T. F. Lsnooster was not at Tjbes, and diligent search for Captain Hunter by those who were slightly interested in his wherea bouts, proved fruitless. A sohooner of that name, however, arrived at Ponsaoola on the 17:h instant from St. Tbomap, and she aonlJ scaroely have reached here from that poit by Thursday.. The sup position therefore m tbe case is, that Cap tain Hunter may have been’master of the vessel, but either left her or was dis charged, and came to Savannah en route home, and ulilizsd his connection with her to advantage, or it may be that eome aaoident has beftllcn him, and that he will make his appearance and satisfeoto- rily explain his movements. True Grit.—Sumter Republican: Hen. Alien Fort wilt never allow - his Dame to boused asaa independent candidate for Congress or any other office against a regular nominated candidate. Never, never. He is tso good a Democrat for that. He is not that kind of a "Fort.” YVagon Train vs. Railroad.—Albany Advertiser: Another wagon train has been started between Albany and Camilla, the business men of the latter place be ing tho principal movers in the matter. Mr. John S. Montgomery, of Camilla, has charge of the new line, and transfers freight from here to Camilla for less than ia charged by tho A. & G. Railroad. He is now running two wagons, aud expects to put oa more ia a few days, if business continues to increase. Sad Accident.—Dixie, the Lseiburg correspondent cf the Advertiser, mites he following: A very sad affair took place at Thomp son & Hays’ saw mill day before yester day. It seems that Cnailay Porter, of Starkvill?, in passing the mil), stopped to play and have a talk with a boy that ha liked very mneb, acd who bad previ ously lived with his father a long time, whf u, by accident, a little derringer pis tol went off, literally blowing the boy’s brains out. Reubsn Young wai hia name. It is very much regretted by all, as the toy was liked by every one. Coiiraoaii3E. — Tboma6ville Times: Wbo’s going to give way iu the guano fight? Tnai’s the question. The farm ers ray they vsili not, and there is no sign of weakening on the part of the dealers. Split the difference, gentlemes. Gubernatorial.—Lumpkin Independ ent : Genera] Lucias J. Gattrell is fre quently mentioned as tbo probable suc cessor of Governor Colquitt. ■ He is emi nently qualified to fill the honored posi tion, and is one of the most deserving men in the State. We never think about the Governorship, however, without con necting therewith tbe name of the gal lant Tom Hardeman, than whom nono are more popular with the people, or have stronger claims for their support. Death in a Well.—The Independent gives, tho particulars of tho killing in stantly of Charles Evans, colored, who in sinking deeper the well cf Mr. High tower, had tbe suspended wooden curb suddenly to break from its fastenings and descend npon him, fracturing the skull, breaking the neck, shoulder and leg of tho poor man, and destroying him as quickly as a stroke of lightning. At Wcbk in Eabnect.—Tho same pa per remarks thet the farmers in this seo. tion are as busy as beavers after a fresh et, preparing their lands and farms for the next orop. Nsw f enocs have bsen put np and o!d ones repaired and lands bro ken np ready for plenting. Ths (own 8?oms descried, scarcely a countryman being scon dnring the week. We trost they may bo gven more saooesefnl wilh their crops during the present year than they were last. Resignation Withdrawn. — Darien Gazette: We are gratified to learn (bat the Rev. H. F. Hoyt has withdrawn his resignation as pas'or of the FirBt Presby terian Church of Darien. This annouoe- mest will oartainly ba good news to his many friends and admirers In Darien and throughout tbe country. Mr. Hoyt, wo are glad to know, has concluded to re main in Darien permanently as pactor of the Presbyterian chnrob. He is a most estimable gentleman and minister, and daring bis stay in Darien has made a faithful paBtorand a good citizen. We wish him continued good health and pros perity. A Load of "Varmints.’'—Louisville News and Farmer: There wa3 a load of opossums brought to Bartow last week. A gentleman had thirty-two all in one box or cago m3do for the pnrpcBe. They were sold to Mr. McMillan for fifty cents apiece. It seems that they were carrying ont the Scripture injunction that a great many of the higher order cf animals den’t observe faithfully. "They were dwelling in a few nights. He waa heard to eay the season was not a good one fer opos sums either. Murder in Mitchell Oouxtt.—Alba ny Newt: On Saturday last,'Sam Scar borough, who lived in-Decatur county, just on the edge of Mitchell, and John Kierce, living near Pelham, together with several others, were *’ going ont from Pelham. Somo dispute arose between tho two parties named, about a trivial matter. Kieroe,‘who was considerably under the influence of liquor, became very much offenfied, and tried to borrow a pistol from his^brother, who was in fhe party. The brother refused to let Mm have it, wnen ho (Kierce) rode back about a mile, to tbe residence of a Mr. Howell, snatched a gun from a rack, aud again overtook the party. ^ Efforts were made to get the gun away'from him. but he promised not to trouble Scarbo rough, and they paid no further atten tion to him. After traveling along about ouo mile Kierce made no demonstration, until suddenly he rode np by the side of Scarborough,"plan ted the Muzzle against bis side, and fired, the ball taking effect. The wounded xnan walked a quarter of a mile after ho was shot, and bn the fol lowing morning died. „ 1 *» Labor in Hancock.—Times and Plant er: So far us we can learn', tho ^farmers, are having no difficulty in procuring la borers for this year’s crop. .Most of_the lands will be tilled by small .renters or those who work for a share in the crops. Fifty dollars is about the average for fair field hands. There is moie land eown in email giain than usual. * Fine Cotswcld Sheep.—Albany News: Last. Monday we noticed a pair of the finest Gotswold sheep we ever saw, at,the 8. W. Depot, en route fpr Arlington, There must have been eight or .ten pounds of wool on each. _ Some enter prising farmer evidently intends to im prove Block in Southwest Georgia. Personal—B. H. Sasnetx, E q — Times and Planter: This gontlcmsn, so well known to our readers, has removed to the city of Maoon, where he williprac- tioe law. He is a gentleman of scholarly entertainments, and with a remarkable turn for making friends, and we join his host of warm friends, here in a hearty wish for his future prosperity. Well Done for Butts.—Middle Geor gia Argus: We learn from our County School Commissioner, Prof. E. E. Pound, that the old school debt of 1871 has been paid, and that over' 20 per cent, of last year’s dues were paid. In a short time our school system will bo as good as any in tbe world, then wo trust that wo will have no more people who cannot read or write. Give us education, and wo will staud beneath no people on earth. Dead.—The Warrenton Clipper: It beoomes oar painfal duty to ohronicle the death of one of the most prominent citi- zahs of on; town and county. Judge M. H. Welborn died at bis residocoe last Taeeday, at fifteen minutes past four p. m., in tho seventy-first year of hia age. He was stricken down by paralysis about three weeks ago, and einco that lime has beon quite helplses until last Friday, when an accidental fall put him on the dedico so rapidly that his recovery was soon despaired of. Wo shell forbear making any remarks npon bis life, as no doubt a suitable and fit tribute to hte memory will appear in o future issue from an abler peD, folly acquainted with hia history. Soffice it to say, for tho present, that no man stood higher in the estimation of onr people. He ia a pnblio loss, and all can folly realizs deep sympa thy with his bereaved family. Importance of the Wine Crop In Georgia. Advice 1 from abroad etito that there hes been a failing off id the wine produc tion of Franos of 43,700,000 heoiolitres when compared with the eild of 1878, and 8,093,000 average deficit for tbo past ten years. When we reflect that a hecto litre is 26} gallons, wine measure, the magnitude of this decline in the favorite beverage of Central Europe will be ap parent. Tbis bas bean due, in tho main, to those great enemies of the vine, pby- ioxera and oidinm. Neither, so far as we are informed, have over appeared upon American toil. Thisfaot being known to tbe vine-dreestrs of Fracoe, they have imported whole ship-loads of catlings from America to re-stock their vine yards, and millions of enttings have been shipped by that noted boitioultnrist, Mr. Berkmaos, of Augusta, and othor parties. Perhaps the prevalence of these pests have bad eomething to do with tho vast inorcssa in tha cultivation of the grape, and the msnufacture of domestio wine in California, Ohio, Missouri, Georgia, North Carolina and ether portions of the South. These wines are rapidly growing in pnblio estimation, and connoiseurs eay compare well with thoso imported from abroad. Several years sinco the writer bed the pleasure of descending throe stories be low the surfaoo in the wine vaults of the Amerioan Company at St. Lonir, esoorted by the President and acoompanied by a large party of gentlemen. It waB a speotacle for whioh he was wholly unprepared. Those immense caverns, divided into numerous compart ments, bad millions of bottles of cham pagne arranged horizontally in tiers one upon another, and as tbo patty moved cautiously through tbe narrow passage ways, eaoh with a taper in his hand, mo mentarily the atillnes3of that Arctic dark ness was broken by the pistol-like re- ports"of exploding bottles, whioh kept up oredible number of bushels of grapes. Messrs. Martin, Jenkins, and scores of other producers, aro offering for sale mo:-t deftly and beautifully put np and labelled, the piodnets of thoir wine presses, and we hope ere lopg to eoe every farm garnished'and beautified with a vineyard, which shall not only be a crowning ornament to the homestead, bnt rioh souroe of revenue to tho pro pxfetor. a perpetual, slow feu de joie. The pro prietsrs told us that they bought the •rapes from a wide extent of circumja cent oountry, extending even for a hun dred miles. Before leaving we were re galed with samples of their best, and, perbsp3 beoause be know no better, this deponent could discern no difference be tween the sparkling fluid he quaffed and the daintiest products of Madam Cli- qnot’s cellars. In Georgia, we have in the hardy and seldom failing eouppernong grape, a great source cf . revenue, which is just beginning to engross the attention of our people. Thanks to the intelligent ex ample and unwearied efforts of Mr. S. T. Jenkins, the noble pioneer pomologUt of Southwest Georgia, who has established fruit associations almost in every county, vineyards are multiplying in eve ry direction in Randolph, Terrell, Dougherty and other counties, and somo enterprising grape-growcr3 are already manufacturing thousands of gal lons of delicious wine. The article sells readily at a better profit than any other product of the soil, and its boquet, flavor and body will compare favorably with tho best shorry. The Souppernong seems to stand any season, wet or dry, without rotting, end it is only occasionally that a very severe freeze when the vine is abcut sheddingils bloom, or a tempest whioh scatters aud dissipates tbe farina, causes any redac tion in tbe abundant yield whioh usually rewards tbe husbandman. This vine is of very vigorous growth, and ths writer remembers to havo seen a single stock in Tatnall county, before the war, on tbe farm of a Hr. Pesrion, whioh covered one-fourth of aa acre and yielded an ia- Cruelty to tlie Insane. Many of onr best writers have in their works of fiction almost dramatized tho 9ruel deeds of the managers of the pri vate mad-honse3 of England, where, oft- times, aro sequestered those who are iu the way of wicked and designing friends. But everything of the kind pales Into ut ter insignificance compared with the re cent horrors which have transpired in the Michigan Insane Asylum at Kalamazoo. We copy from tho Port Huron Sunday Commercial, and did space permit, wonld reproduce the whole story of the grievous wrongs perpetrated upon the wretohed inmates of that so-called humanitarian, institution. Itris enough almost to craze the^brain even'tojead the shocking de tail?, given with methodical accuracy by some of the poor ♦ ictims who have con trived to escape or have been discharged. Happily in Georgia we have a benevolent and largo-hearted physician- in charge of tho unfortunates of onr - Sfato Asylum, and his excellent help-meet, Mrs. GreeD, is also a ministering angel to thp afflicted sufferers. The Sunday Commercial says: One omel practice the attendants in dulged iu was that of reaohing down aud jerking patients’ feet frem under them. Sometimes tho fall occasioned tho pa tient great pais. I will toll yon my first experienos of that. About fivo weeks before I went to the Asylum I accident ally ran a needle iuto my right foot, and it remained there. It often caused me pain, and I was anxious to get rid of it. Some two or three months after enter ing the Asylum I was • standing looking out of a window. Ic was the beginning of a very cold dBy, and we were about to be oalled to breakfast. As I stood there felt the needle pain me, sndithe idea ooonrred to mo that perhaps I might be able to foroe it ont, so I rasped my foot against tbe base or mop-bsard two or three times, with that-object only in my mind. I had not notioed that my glove- kid shoes had mado marks on tho white base-board, bnt ono of the attendants —a grass widow, Lucy Ogden by name— had. "What are you doing, Mrs. Kewley ?” she said, and pointed to the marks on the wall. For the first time I now observed tho marks, and stooped a little to examine them, when the attendant quickly jerked my feet from under me, and I struck fairly on my back. - The shock almost stunned me, and I could not havo got up immediately if left alone. But Lucy called her sister Louiee, and at the same time threw herself on my chest. The two put on tho ‘-leather muff” to secure my hands aud buckled a heavy belt around my waist, drawing it so tight a3 to inter fere with my breathing. They then as sisted me to rise, aud, a3 I gasped for breath, they forced me to walk, pulling and dragging' mo a dis’anco of about forty feet to a bed-room known as Mis. Reader’s room. The room wa3 known as Mrs. Reader’s rcom, because she was kept ia that room, and strapped down to that bench in the day, and often to the bed at night, for two and a half years. Her hands beeamo deformed from the constant restraint. She vas Saally removed to a more vio lent hall, and died there, Doctor Hurd, now of the Pontian Asylum, tdd mo that she did regain her senses before death. Onco in awhile I loosened tho belt which confined her bands and let her work the muff off herself. I did not dare be seen tonebing her. They did not feel her enough, and she often begged me to bring eome food from the table. I did so several times, but wa3 put under "restraints,” and ordered to desist. This was cot done by the Doctor, but by Mrs. Ogden and Mrs. Caffrey. Note —(The "muff” is something like lady’s muff in shape, but fastens tbo hands securely.] Inside that room they fastened me in a sitring posture near the open window. I could move my feet, but not my hands body. A mixture of sleet and scow WB3 falling, which blew in at the window and settled on my shoulders. I was given nobreakfaafc. Itaw no cne and was given no chance to explain, acd I was left there until eight in the evening without food. The snow on my back, in the seat beside me and on tho floor about my feet - , was more than talf an inch thick when I was released. At eix Mrs. Ogden came and effsred me food but would not release my hands nor loosen the band around my waist. I objected to eating out of her hand, and said that I could not cat any way unless the belt around my waist bs loosened. She refused to do either. I offered to clean the marks from the base- beard if 6he wonld release me, but sho said she would show them to Dr. Palmer and ho would order me kept where I was a month. I then asked her to lower tbo window and she laid I desetved what I was suffering; she would teach me not to do so again. When sho finally did released the belt around my waist at 8 p. m., and tho rush of blood that ensued caused me to fall to the floor helpless, sho grasped mo by the hair and dragged me out of the room. She then called her sister, end they proceeded to take off my clothing. Their violent behavior attracted tho at tention of another patient, Mrs. Blakely, who never appeared insane, and did lots of knitting and sewing. She grasped a chair and struck them, saying: "You have frezsn and starved her all day, and you must let her alone; you shan’t tan talize her any longer.” They then left jerked her feet from nnder her. —Georgia's new four per cent, bonds are selling rapidly at par ia New JTork. 80 says the Charleston News and Courier. —Lord Derby latelyat Boohdrio attributed English depression to over production, loans to insolvent States, and wantef confidence astopeaca abroad. He urged emigration and temperance as palliatives. . —Minnesota his a ’drummer’ in Europe and an agent in Now Tork. Shs iesues an nually 259.000 copies, in .various Uzisnsgee, of a pamphlet which tdifilnbiy' get* forth the advantages she can offer to immigrants. Hence her Bucaess is securing immigra ion. —It is reported that Thomas Graham, at Camden. N- J-, turned State’s evidence and convicted BsDjamin Hunter of murdering John M . Armstrong, is to have the benefit; of so doing to the extent that he will not ba tried; bnt the State will accept from him a plea of guilty of murder in the eeoond de gree. The punishment for this offense is imprisonment for life. Dr. Baibd.—A Richmond ditpatch of the 2ith, s>yj ths East Hanover Presbytery to day, by a vote of 15 to 6, removed the sen tence of suspension from Dr. E T. Baird late Secretary of tbe Preatyterian Board of Pab’isation, who was suspended last year for alleged irregularities In connection with lands of the oonoem, and restored Mm to the Gospel ministry., The Presbytw find that Dr. Baird has made a penitent acknow ledgment of tbe moral wrong done, and that ho ■expresses penitent sorrow-for tha great inj oty to the oatise of Christ and the Church resulting tU&refrom. • —A man who was to have been msrried in Rochester could not get nearer than wiihln forty miles of the city at the appointed in consequence of tha snow blockade. - -The assombled wedding party was informed by a telegram of the trouble. Aruggestlon that tbe eeiemony be ,performed by telegraph waa favorably received by the.bride,andthe usual questions and answers were flubed over the wires. It was fun for ths guests In the warm Rochester parlor, but the bride groom, ehivering all night in a cold oar, did not particularly enjoy it, aciUho bride wept. The Peuion Bill.—At a meeting or tho Cabinet Friday, the Commissioner of Pen sions submitted an estimate of the amount of money ho thought would bs necessary to meet this new Taid npon the national treasu ry. At most, he thought that the amount required to be paid out would not aggragato more than 82.000,000 each monib, and that tha grand aggregate would foot up between 630.o00.C00 and €50,000,000, Secretary 8her- rntnAffers very much from the Oommis- tioner’a estimate, and insists that the aggre gate would bi nearer $100,000,000 than $30,000,000. The Qdru Qcestion—Ths President, says a ■Washington dispatch to tbo World, has received a memorial signed by ail of ths members cf the California Stato Constliu- '' tional Convention, which has recently bsen in session in Sacramento, arkng of- tho President or the treaiy-making p wer such action as will oitectai'Jy provent tne further immigration cf Cbineee -into tbo Americm ;orts of tha Pacific coast. Tha President - ias already directed tho Secretary cf Stats to open negotiations with the Chinese Gov ernment look-Dg toward a modification of the fiurlingams Treaty He will not send a moss*go to Congress on the'subject until after tha results of theao negotiations are known. jumpedon her, pulled, mauled and pum- meled until they had snbdned her. They then put on the muff and tbe restraint belt around her waist and jerked her into thexoom. I was too weak to assist her, or I should have done so. She was left in the room and with the restraints on all night. I afterward asked her whether they kept her fastened on the seat all night, bnt ber answer has escaped my memory. Every day tbe atrocious conduct of Ihe vixenish attendants shocked my nerves. Probably no day passed in which some act of tyranny or brutality was not prac ticed which should never be seen in the treatment of eriminals, much less in an asylum for the rntaue. Some cf these acts of cruelty, related with marvelous distinctness as to time, place and detail, are harrowing Indeed. Now what is the moral? Bet us jealously watch over the rightB and treatment of all who, whether insane'or not; are de prived of their personal liberty acd at the mercy of keepers and officials, whether ordinary jailers, or the lessees of tbo thousand miserable convicts whose crimes have consigned them to wbat was ence known as tbe penitentiary, but now, in fact, bears no resemblance whatever to that institution. Cruelty should form no ingredient in punishment for crime. Rs- frrmation is tbe great object BGugbt alter by tho law. How Anour Coffee —The New York Enn says, one cf nineteen samples of coffee from New York and Brooklyn groceries tent re cently to Dr H. A. Mott, Jr, for analysis, seven were f jund to conta’n chicrory pure and simple, orcbiccary *nd sori&ls. That some persens hke chics ry ia their coffeo seems tabs an established, although inex plicable, fact; bat, as Dr. Mott romarks, that is no reaeon why persons of better t sie. who prefer their coffee pure, thou d be imposed upon The most disquieting discovery thus f*r made is that blue day can b j so ground, moulded, acd routed as to present the per fect semblance of tbo coffee bean. Fancy beginning iho day by swallowing a decoction of blue day! Ths ‘Comitg May;’ —Ths Grant stal warts, says the Philadelphia Times, are looming np grandly. Oonkling U retained to ths Benato from New York; Oameron from'PaimeyiTanii; Logan from Xllinaif and Carpenter from -Wiscontia, and Hawley is beaten In Connecticut It now noeda bat the next to certain election cf Chandler Icom Micl-igan to hive all things in readiness to ieauo the order to the Republicans of tho nation—‘As yon were, gentlemen.’ Next wilt awell np the chorna r f ‘Give us back our O’d Commander,’ and Grant will start the thunders of tho echo in the fulness of time, when he lauds on tho golden elopes of the Pacific, and slarts out on a transcontinental ovation that is expected to sweep him back into ihe White House. Unfortunately tho next Presidential election is jet nearly two years off, and who can toll wbat tide shall rule the politioalsea at a day so distasl? PcxmciLBeconchia*ion —A New York letter says as another step towards the re conciliation of the Tammacy and anti-Tam - many Democratic dements, with a view to •a u ore poifect union’ in the next pretiden- tial campaign, it may bs mentioned that the Tammvny representatives in tha New York Legislature have formally abindoned their loeition of hosti i’.y to Gov. Rjbiracn, and lavo Intimated to tim that tli=>y ate willing to let - Mgonea be bygonta * This, it is un - deratood, is In acoordancs with the adviso cf Hon. John Kelly and ths othsr rramgers down hero ThB Governor fully recip - cc ito i this changed feeling, and as a matifestaticu of h;s sincerity he invited the entire Tam many delegation to his reception the olher evening. The invitation was accepted, and tLus, fer tho fiiat Urns in two years, the two interests were as one. Ths Teltei IsvEsnaAT-.ON —The Teller Committee, says tho Nashville American, ha: failed to show the slate of rff&ixs^the RepubTctna have chtrgod as 'existing in tho South, acd there ia a very material modifica tion in the reports cf corretpondents. The witnesses oxtmmed, when silted, show a social state whioh is bad enough, but tit is not a ease of Bulgarian horrors, and then it is conSned to a email area. - Tbe evidence taken in Louisiana really implicates but a small portion of the State, but a few Bounties, and but a small part of tbe people.hr political disturbances. As a partisan movement the investigation is a failure already, whil9 it may result in good to the South. To ths greater part of the 8onth ecch a revelation of its social condition was neoossary to tho growth of healthful pnh'io opinion. What is most needed in the 8onth is the irretisti- ble solid foroe cf the bast thought oonatraiu- iog the unruly minority. Ths reason wh7 there has bean no each ncited moral force acting upon the few and small dietoibcd areas is plain enough. Such union of ths moral and conservative social forces moat come from within, not firm without. Tbo outward partisan preeaure has been always fatal to its growth. Marshal FuzsiiCmohs.—The Wash ington correspondent of the Baltimore Sun says, under data of the24th instant: Inconsequence of reports which have been widely circulated that the removal of Marebal Fitzsimmons, of Georgia,bad been determined upon, that gentleman came here a fow days ago in a condition of gretd alarm. In order to see how it was, General Gordon went to the White House and eaw the President The President said it-was not true that he had threatened to remove any officials in the South simply because they happened to be Democrats, and that he bad not any present intention of distuibicg Mr. Fitz simmons, who bad made cne of the best marshals ini' the country. With this comforting assurance Mr. Fitzsimmons was fain to be satisfied, and he has de parted for hone with a mind at case. A New Trouble.—Tbe English pa pers announce a new trespass on the part of these all-pervading Chinamen. They aro actually investing in ships and pre paring to take tbe commerce of tbe aeaa as common carriers of merchandise Are the tacraU of tbo higb seas to be-dis turbed in ttat way—by a people who chin-chin Joes—eat rice and rate, acd lire on two cents a day 1 Impossible 1