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----- CLISBY, JONES & REESE, Proprietors. ... . .; v:;. , . gC* The Family Journal.—NHWB-y-FoLit’ios—Literature—Asbicultuke—Domestic: GEORGIA TELEGRAPH BUILDING BY TELEGRAPH. Baltbdbb, Msrch 23.—Thomas Wei don, a ringleader of q mob engaged In attempting to reams & prisoner from the nni’odV of Palieeman Cheney last night, wu shot and killed by Polioe Sergeant Harvey, who, in attempting to prevent the hum, was violently assaulted. A coronor’s jury returned a verdtot of justi fiable Bhootifig. . .. The a33ail*ata.dbfflW»ed some of the greatestdesperated of thecity, and1 sev eral of them have served terms In the penitentiary. After the ehooting, Cho- ney took his prisoner, Henry Hitaill, to the station home. Charleston, March 23.—To-night the cotton aboard the ship, David Brown, for Ham, was discovered to be on fire. '■ he fire appears to be in the hold, and judg ing from the dense smoke, has made con- siderabla progress. The engines are now pumping water into the hold. The ves sel’s cargo is composed of 47 bales of Sea Island and 2.831 bales of upland cotton, and 150 tons of phosphate rook, which is probably insured in France. The snip belongs at Seaport, Maine, and is insured in Northern offices. She was cleared on Saturday. * * o11 * ** i London, March 23.—Reuters advioes from Cape Town to the 5th instant men tion a report that Oolonel Pearson had made a raid and burnt Catewayo’s old kra»l. Other advioes ot the same date, however, do not give the impression that he is in a position to nndertaker'an offen sive operation, and Etate that the Zalns bare destroyed the road from Tngela to Ekowe, and seem determined to do their utmost to prevent relief from reaching him. All ide.i of attempting to send him relief before the arrival of farther rein forcements Boem to be abandoned. . . Athens. March 23.—The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent a circular f> the powers, invoking their mediation on the frontier question between Greece and Turkey. - The Frontier Commissioners of Greece have returned here. The Turkish Commissioners have signed a document stating that the Porte admi's the princi ples of rectification of the frontier, bat declares the line indicated by Greece in admissible. Madrid, March 23.—Senor Castellar and 103 former Deputies of the Cortes have issued a manifesto to the Democratic party, announcing, as their programme, a sincere return to the Constitution of 1869, which proclaimed religions and ed ucational liberty— freelom of the press and liberty of meeting and association. The manifesto also favors universal suffrage, the inviolability of Spanish ter- ritory'and the payment of interest on the public debt, and recommends a policy avoiding alike reactionary excesses and demagogic utopia?. St. Paters burg, March 23.—At a baa. quet given here on Saturday by the Ger man residents in honor of the Emperor William’s birth-day, General Von Sohwe- mtz, the German ambassador, energeti cally declared that the friendship of the Russian and German Emperors is firmer than ever. I Atlanta, Match 2 4—Reports are at band of a tornado which pass d through the eastern part of Georgia yesterday. The principal damage was done at Mil- ledgevilie, where the river bridge was blown down, kil-ing a negro who was crossing with a team of mules, which were also killed. Numerous small houses were destroyed, but no other dpaths are reported. Fences were blown down in several counties. The total damage is unknown, bat planters have suffered con siderably. London, March 24.—A detailed report or the meeting of weavers at Blackbnrn on Saturday, showe the existence of great excitement and a strong party In favor of a strike. Mr. Whalley, Secretary of the Weaver’s Union for Blackburn, reported that two-thirds of the masters had posted notices of a 5 percent, redaction of wages, but the masters were also lee* -unions than they were before th9'»o-ihqr and lockout of 1878. Representatives of the operatives 6f Church, Oawaldtwistle, Harwood, Padis- ham, Clithoroe, Rispton, Bamberbridge and Barrley next gave reports to the ef fect that the general feeljng in their dis tricts, favoied eubmitsion until a favora ble opportunity arose to recover the re daotion. A motion was then submitted In favor of acceptance of the five per cent, redac tion on the understanding that the whole of the fifteen per cent, reduction ehtll be restored as eocn os possible. An amendment ia favor of resistance by a strike, if necessity, met with mdch support. A dieorderly scene followed. The proposition for a strike was repeatedly cheered and the opponents theieof hooted down. It seemed as though the majority were about to decido in favor of a strike, when a motion for adjournment was pro posed, so that the feelings of masters in dividually might be farther tested. The advocates of the strike refused to withdraw the proposals and the motion for adjournment who not carried until after four shows of hands and many ap peals to the meeting to be calm and not rashly plnnge into another struggle. Washington, March 24.—The Presi dent 6ent the following nominations to the Senate: Dr. John B. Hamilton, of Illinois, to be Supervising Surgeon Gen eral of the United States Marine Hospital Service. John M. Wilson, of Ohio, to bo Consul at Panama. George Scroggs,of Illinois, to bs Con sul at Hamburg. Joseph Hopkins, postmaster at Browns ville, Texas. In the Seaate Mr. Beck introduced a bill for a settlement of aocounts with oertsin railroad companies. Mr. Bntler introduced a resolution au thorizing the Secretary of War to deliver to A, P. Rhettand others fonr Napoleon gnus for ths use of the Charleston, S. 0., artillery. Also, a bill for the relief of sufferers by the steamer J. D. Cameron. A Urge cumber of bills were intr.- dneed, including several by Mr. Cuke ana one by Mr. Kellogg, giving aid to oer tsin railroads extending from Texas to specified points on the Rio Grande. Philadelphia, Msroh 24.—A fire broke cm this morning In tbs smoke houBeof the Washington Batchers’ Sons, 145 and 148 North Front street. The “•imea epresd ever the smoke houses in tho rear and communicated to the roof of the main fcnilding, which, with the contents of the sixth story, was burned- The loss is abont 325.000, folly covered by insurance. before the impeachment presbytery cum- mences this altornSoh- in -this -OUKen Street Church^., u : ca:«* ’ Richmond, Va., Marety 2^.—T^hqHeuai of Delegates this afternood* took a Ana vote on tho Senate bilf-'fafr’tife'bBfflefiftti. of the State debt, resuRii^i'itP tkfo x >pa«- eageof tho bill by a YototofcaJre»,-,76; a m and men ten* hllhf fcowevtfr, do not mi- Urially otfaejiAhtt wdia-pwrisienp of the Atlanta, g/1. ndge Wooij this morniDg decided the case of thernli »Mi agu»Ost'*Iv®hal Fitssimmons toi bo Vice President, if any- suelrfllBratist.’ This is a provision lot the aot ff Congress establishing the Electoral Commission. It was embodied thvfip in. view of " apprehension thtt the oominisslOh #b as they in fact did, refuse to look loti investigate the alleged-4rands? ta*Lbuisi- Nxw York, March 24.—The police yes terday closed Brewster Hall,* in which a walking match between two or three wo men was progressing. It was shut up for violation of Sunday laws. Pedestrian Hall, where another similar exhibition was going on, was also closed. A number of Hungarians and Aus trians held a meeting yesterday at the Hangar!*, to take measures for reliev ing tho sufferers by the Sztzeaien inun dation. A committee was appointed to . receive propositions and arrange plans for a benefit in aid of the fund. Tslmage has secured the services of Rev. Dr. Spear as his counsil. His trial torney ha's floHisdretioh id stfdh matters, -And orders the "exeoution of the warrant?. Hugh Danning, a planter living near Atlanta, was found on Sunday morning, near the city, fatally beaten. It is sup posed he had been robbed. Boston, March 24.—The firm of f. & A. Terrell, dealer in hides, have stopped payment. Their liabilities are $160,000, of which $90,000 fs due td one fiim ih| New Orleans; the balance to the trade of this city*.,, c . , ia ^ J Tho greatest consternation has been caused in Reading, Mii>sachu8ett4 , 'tyr discovering that Nathan’ P. Pratt; 01* the Savings Bank in that town, lsa defanlMr to a Urge amount, and that while enjoy ing the fullest confidence of tho commu nity, he has for years been systematically robbing the bank. His defalcation,running through a period of -three years,. will probably aggregate $90,000* .-<f 1 Charleston, March 24.—Tho ship, David Brown, has been filled with water, and the fire ' in the ooitofi appears to be extinguished. A steam tag, with a pow erful pump, is alongside, and will taka the water out of the ship beforo the open ing of the hatches. Her condition will not be known until the removal of the ootton. Washington, March 24.—Mr. SauIs- bnry’s resolution calling upon the Secre tary of the Treasury for information concerning negotiations of United States securities, the amount of interest paid, etc, was passed. • A motion was then made to proceed to the election of the officers of the Senate. An animated debate here -sprung up. Mr. Autnony said that nothing he could do would prevent the foregone conclasion of the majority to make a sweeping change of officers; not -because it was demanded by duty, but because partisan ship demanded it. As one who held in; respect, if not reverence, the precedents' and nssges of the Senate, he desired to enter his protest against the personal in convenience to which they wonld all be subjected to and tbo disturbance ot the order of the business of the Senate which wonld occur by an abrupt change in the officers. He mentioned the names of several officers of the Senate, who had never been disturbed in their official re lations to that body. Mr. Hamlin followed Mr. Anthony, saying he hoped that party spirit would not run riot in the Senate. Mr. Wallace replied . that there was no intention to interfere with business or break down tho life of the Senate. A majority only desired that tne offices held so many years by the Re publicans should be filled by gentlemen politically in accord with the majority of tbo Senate. They had gentlemen abundantly qualified to fill them. Mr. Conkhnguttered his regrets at the faot that the officers of tbs Senate were to be displaced. Mr. Bayard was impressed with the speech of Senator Anthony, as it con tained matters of historic interest. He regarded as dangerous and degrading the rewarding of partisans with government places. It bad entered the civil service of the country, ond nnV-oa it shonld be ir a gri&t dej,.-* A *i<i . ri d t wonld in crease to the dtiMiu ii . ood govern ment. The bet-- - ,i «>t tli •« sbpuld be in consideration hi *r. fare* of the country, thedii: -> t «t <*•? government and the parity u. uui ii.muilon*.' 'The power of appointment of officers in this body bad fallen to his part.' He did not understand that it contemplated any such slaughter of innooents as was announced by the other side. Observation had shown that, instead of. Federal offices being bestowed for tbo good of tbo coan- try upon capable and honest incumbent?, they bad been uroi fur m.ny jca:s for the benefit of a si- 0 .o party. Those here who now oomplaio, never negleq'ed to fill the offices with their party friends. ThedeDate was farther participated ia by Senators Beck, Blaine, Hill and other?, and at a late hour tbe Senate proceeded to vote, and elected the offioers recently nominated by tbe Democratic oanens. Mr. Blaine said tbe Potter CommitteS was organized in the hope of finding some evidence on which to. base. a pro ceeding to oust the President, and only because of its failure to find such facte was the design abandoned. Mr. Wallace pointed to the resolution adopted.by tbe Democratic Convention in Pennsylvania a few days after the is suance of the circular in queBtion, that any attack on the title of tbe President was unwise and impolitic, and said that while come agitation undoubtedly existed among the Democrats at that time, no authorized utterance conld be found jus tifying the Imputation of revolutionary designs. Mr. Yoorhoea justified the proposed change in officers on the ground that the employes of the Senate ought, to be in sympathy with the majority of the body, who were responsible to the oouatry for the management of its affair?. Mr. Beck said ho wonld not vote 36,000 a year into the pocket of the Secretary of the Republican National Committee, to be nsed in furthering his own personal and party political ends. Mr. Bayard thought that merely min iaterial officers should abstain from the exercise of partisan influence, and not seek to emulate the political power of elective officers directly responsible to the people for the carrying out of the views of their constituencies. Mr. Hill, of Georgia, replying to Mr. Blaine's charge of bad faith on the part of the Democrats in not accepting as final the decision of the Electoral Com mission, said therowasan issue of fact raised here between Senators who had spoken,-and a very material one, affecting aot alone the Democratic party, but the character of onr institutions. It was im portant that the real truth should be stated upon this question. The charge of revolutionary purpose mad«f against the Democracy by the eircular which had be«n read was denounced by the Senator from Connecticut (Eaton) as false, whereupon i the Senator from Maine (Blaine) came to the rescue of tho docu ment, and charges that there was each revolutionary intent, and,.to sustain his general charge*, he specifies the .Potter resolution as having tfcatrultorior mean ing. Mr. Hill claimed that the . enator from Maine was rs incorrect in his state ment as was the Secretary of the Senate in hia, and teat he coald produce no fact to bear out hia dbarge. - No portion of the Democratic party ever intended, un der any contingency," a revolutionary movement, for th' espuhion of the Presi de: t. When the Electoral Commission bill waa uos-.ed it contained ■>r-r jprevision as foll*w»> . f/fieetion 6, .That nothing in this aqt ai^l teyheld to Impair or affect any right now qjtisTiDg Tftder the Constitution filtlUWfB tion by proceedings in thd^-jtfaiofaNMEWt of the United States the right the person who shall * - - - * or who •acn who shall be deolafed^Jfoted; ishall claim'to. be' pr?Kqent oi :pre?tcfent*without an* examination of the tevtvtOny regArdiag - Hie. merits of the case. It was adopted* thab tjhe doors should be left opes in such a case to a proper judicial investigation, * which should bring cut the facte. c ' That there was ground for . the belief that the oonrte of the country would have jurisdiction is manifest from this faot that the loathed gentlemen and distinguished statesman on both '.sides if bath chambers incorporated a provis ion in the Electoral Commission bill ro- serving all right To reopen this question and bars it investigated before the judi cial tribunals of the* country. Some of the most able' lawyers: believe that by proper proceedings the Supreme Coart can get jnrhdiction to investigate this question. It was on that principle that the Legislature of Maryland passed a memorial to Congress demanding that proceedings of this nature should be in- angnrated. Some of the most distin guished Republican lawyers of the coun try hold thatit would be perfectly proper, in a competent-proceeding,'.for the- Su preme Court to. reopen and determine this case upon its merits. Every gentleman of hie (Mr. Hill’p) acquaintance, every prom-, inent Democrat or the United States, who desires to investigate this question at all, desires to do so in tbe courts, and under the encouragement and authority of tbe. election law. Was this revolntionary ? As io whether that prooeeding before tbe oonrt shonld be inaugurated or not, more wonld depend on tbe reliable evidenoe that shonld bo obtained ,n tbe case. Therefore all sections of ths Democratic party desired to bare an investigation to obtain the real facts. There were Re publicans as well as Democrats in tho country who, if the facts should thor oughly establish the illegality of the Presidency, and if it should appear that the Supremo Court have authority to in vestigate the subject, were in favor of such investigation. Mr, Hill denied that the Democratic party had ever announced a .revolutionary purpose looking to the expulsion of the President. He said in conclasion: ‘-The Senator from New Yook has informed this body that when he came here these seats occu pied by Southern Senators were empty. [ think we have heard this before. He also informed ns that these s?ats are now filled by Southern men. I think we knew that already.' We return to them, and like a revolution that thus ends where the departure began. The retnrn brought peace and prosperity onoe more. You raise the cry of revolu tion so that you may have eighteen more years of power; bn: yoar chances will not retain. Ye?, those seats are filled by Southern representative men, and they will so remain. Tnatis all. Lar, then, tbo past go. We are opposed to revolu tionary purposes and revolntionary schemes. We made nothing by revolu tion; the Rspnbiioans mads eighteen years of power by it, and that is ths rea son they are always talking abont revo lution.” After some passages between Messrs. Blaine and'Hill, Mr. Wallace offered a resolution declaring John C. Bnroh elec ted Secretary of the Senate. Mr. Conk- ling moved to substitute the name of George C. Gorham. This amendment waa rejeoted oy a voto of 27 to 38—a strict party vote. After the election of the other caucm nominees tho Senate adjonrned. New Orleans, March 24.—At a meet ing of the New Oileana Clearing House Association, held to-day , the condition of the banks members thereof was found ao satisfactory that it wa3 unan imously resolved that payments by the banka composing this Aesoci ition shall be made as heretofore in currency on de mand. -T Washington, March 21 —Lawyer Kid dle was on the stand in tne Oiiver-Cam- eron case. His testimony related to the visits of Mrs. Oliver to his office to en gage him in prosecuting her suit against the Senator, and to false representations made by her that she was cncicnte. Citt or Mexico (via Havana), March 24.—Congress wMl meet tbe first ot April. Strong efforts will be made for the approval of certain concessions to for eigners. A French company will solicit concessions for the laying of a cable from Yucatan to Cuba with a connection at Key West. The commercial prospect is improving. Importations at Vera Graz and Tampico havo augmented consid erably within the past two weeks. The discontented factions find it im possible to raise a revolution, the people being tired of anarchy. The strife is at present confined to the fioliticians, who do their work with the pea only. Ru mors of the resignations of Senors Rom ero and Riva Faiacio are unfounded. Redactions are being made m the army which will save the oountry three or four million dollars per annum* - The Bishop of Paebla is dead. Tho New Orleans Picayune reoently published a letter from G. M. Goyce, the United States Commercial Agent at Min- atitllan, complaining of illegal proceed ings on the part of tbe Mexioan Govern** ment, Tbe facte are that Jlr. Coy oe without au thority suspended hi9 consular functions, pretending that tbe Mexican Govern ment bad forcibly obliged him to lsave a Mexioan steamer, which oalled at Hinatitilan on her way to Vera Graz in January last. Mr. Coyoe was taken from the steamer by virtue of a civil writ upon the application of a respectable and re sponsible Ameriosn citizm. The Mexi can Government committed no violenoe whatever. Two bandied oaptured Kiokapros are on their way fiom Monterey to Mexioo Oity. ' will sail fox the greet metzopolia! named, to superintend the organization °l the new inetittrtiira. "Thia gentleman has been for 'somWaoryeaM associated with Dr. Fierce imposition of responsibility, and is well qualified 'for the duty now entrusted to him. Heretofore the foreign busineea of the Worid’a Dispensary has been transacted through the agWoey of prominent druggiata, but it h«w assumed such proportions as, to require, more direct care. Dr. Bsdortha will no ifohbt successfully carry out his mission, being a. gentleman of excellent buainsas abiii ties and moat pleasing address. THE GEOUGiA PRESS. Fust Gaines now has a paper,. It is named the 2K5u»e. i Wo wish It sacmm.' There ia soma distemper among the horses of Eirly county;*"- «- - T •• *V. \ Tee steamer T. H. Moore oarried seven hundred and seven bales of cotton down the Chattahooohes river on her last trip. TaU is tbe largest cargo ononoboatainoothe war. v The Early -county If cuts has -another correspondent byttwr name of Blocker, a# Irthtr gfefclPoftfmSl aW only Bf3 R.’B- was not enough? ’ 1 ^ iM ' Hazlehdrst, on tha'ita'Hn'and Bruns wick road, ia improving. •- McYxlle has a minstrel troupe. The Rollins Hotel is now an institativin f of McVille. ' - ri **** Mr. J.'tii Coprjtej .of Montgomery county, is dead; age GO yoars. In Lse county a negro man and bis wife! died suddenly within £ few hoars of eaob other of malarial fever. Both were bnried at the same time by about five hundred colored people. . * /ui, * j Captain A. C. Bell, who has been'ap pointed postmaster at Americas,'is a\i officer of the First National Bank pf that place. * .j« Wind-Fall.—Sumter BepuWtean: : J. Calhoun Matthews, Esq, of onr city in formed U3 yesterday tbat he has ja3t fallen heir to eighty thousand dollars by the death of an old uncle'in Virginia. He says he %vil start for the-Old Domin ion in a few days to fetch it home. • ‘ Speaking pf Captain J. C. Rutherford’s recent Parisian leoturo in Americas, the ; Republican sajst We have yet to fioa one person who did not like the lecture. It' was truly grand, in some portions, in structive, witty and entertaining, espe cially was this so in his peroration, in. tbat part after allading to the careof France for her old and disabled soldiers! when he tonobed upon the valor and ohivalrio deeds of the Confederate sol- diess, ‘*a thrill of sad delight struck the. heart in deepest tone, 1 ” and all were spell-bound in the eloquent tribnte to the Confederate dead. Dahlonega Mountain Signal: Some gentlemen are trying a new amalgamat ing process in the Lumpkin county mines. It is tbe first time anything of the kind, has ever been tried in ibis county. Mr. E. Wilson, of. Savannah, has won the Stevens medal at the North Georgia Agricultural College, and Jefferson Davis tho private medal, for bring the beat drilled men. The walking mania baa slightly affect ed Albany. Quite a number of white shad ara be ing trapped in the Flint river near Al bany. Nabbow Escape.—Albany Advertiser: The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Clark had a very narrow escape from an accident which would have doubtless re sulted in a horrible death, on Saturday last. The child was sitting in its little carriage on the sidewalk in front of the Barnes Hons?, when a runaway norse attached to a beef wagon came dashing up tbe street, heedless of all objects that stood in his conrse. Seeing that the child was in danger of being run over, Arob, one of the colored waiters of the Barnes Houbp, flew to its rescue, and snatched it from its seat just as the wheels of the flying vehicle struck the lictle carriage and tore it to pieces. Had the child remained ia its carriage a sec ond longer, its escape from an awful death would have been almost impos sible. His life was a very successful one, and he wa8 one of the worthiest and moat es teemed citizens of Savannah. Columbus is afflicted with the measles and influenza to a great extent. The former disease, however, is of a mild type, but two cases having proved fatal thus far. Tm North & South railroad is being extended to Hamilton steadily. Unrequited Apfeczions.—The SoutK ern Watchman says: An esteemed friend, m writing to ug the other day, mentions a very singular attempt to murder & young man named S. H. Shirley, son of Charles Sbirley, Esq-, living near Tallnlah Falls, in Hab ersham county. The aseailant was a young lady about seventeen years old, who stated to young Shirley after twice attempting to shoot him, that she was in love with him, hut saw no prospect of se curing him, and so had determined to kill ,both him and herself. The pistol she used was one 6he had borrowed from Mr. Shirley a few days before the occurrence, Tifo negroes, ourreBted for mule steal- ing, near ' Gainesville, acknowledged their : guilt, and say they belong to a regular ‘'society,” whose daty it is to steal horses and mules, and that their billy rule-for requiring Eeoresy is, “Dead men till no tales,”- or, in other words, shonld one of their clan betray any one off iff “society,” as Jtbsy term it, he should be killed. They eay that two of ■thSir “society,’* by the name of Ephram ■ffoasby and Henry 'Carry, colored, stole Dr. Brawner’* horse at thia place two -years ago. Tneyalsft state that Henry Curry is now in Athen^jail. They seem to feel no hesitancj*ih'giving names of ] persons belonging to their clan, and have given names of fonr white men living in and nearClarkesville. A World-Wide Reputation. Dr.JEU Y. Fierca, having, acquired a reputation in the treatment ot Chrooio Diseases resulting in a professional busi ness far exceeding his individual ability to conduct, some years ago induoed sev eral medical gentlemen to associate them selves with him, as the Faculty of the Worid’a Dispensary, the Consulting De partment of whioh has since been merged with the Invalids’ Hotel. The orgaoiz .- tion has now been completed and incor porated under statute enacted by the Legislature of the State of New YOrk, uoderthe name and style of the “Worid’a D,-penaary Medical Association.” W« clip tbe following from the Bnffalo Express ; k' A branch ot the “Worid’a Dispensary Medioal Association” is to be established >n iLondon, Eng., a step which the con- inoaily increasing Enropean business of The Fkjials Tramps.—Albany Adver tiser: ' The two female tiamDS who have been so extensively advertised by the press of the State, arrived in this city on Wednesday night last, and pat np at the Bogen House. They came in on tbe Gal! evening train, and intelligence reached tho city ahead of them that they had been “doing”Thomasvilie and Camilla. They hired a pbaion and took a drive aronnd the city on Thursday, and seem to be playing the role of ladies of elegant leisure rather than that of common tramps or beggar?. A lexoh caught in Berrien county and sent to Albany, is of a very large specie?. It stretches itself from three to fonrteen inches. The Southwest Georgia Industrial As sociation will hold its Spring Fair on Monday 221 and 23 J. CeNOEALiD Weapons.—The Dahlonega Signal gets off tbe following summary receipt tor exterminating the practioe of carrying concealed weapons: The Ailinta Constitution is trying to get np ■ healthy pnblio sentiment agaicst carrying con coaled weapons. The best remedy is to have boys bon brave; to allow no man to live in the community who tells to ths youths blood and thunder storier; to edu eate the boyB and not allow them to read yellow baou and traeb; to search all the lawyers and loafers and .editors when they don’t expeot it, and thereby oatoh them with their pistols and tend them to the chain gang for lift; to gather np all the clerks without searching them or trial and send them oat to labor on public works, to make offioera do their duty and atop bullies before they buy pistoh; and to send to prison for life every fellow in the State who bays or sella • pistol Wo men won’t try to keep their gallants from carrying a pistol when the streets are lined with drunken men and ruffians. Louisville la working hard for branoh road from that plaoe to the Cen tral Road, and 315,000 of stock has been subscribed. Two Griffin polioemen have been sus pended for seriously striking a oonntry- man in arresting him is tbat- city last week. , Rev. Db. Tbabdale is oonduoting aeries of meetings in Thomasvills, Geor. gia. Thomabville wants an agricultural oolhge very badly. Mb. We. Duncan,of Savaunab, is dead. He was bom in 1799 in Scotland; came to Georgia in 1818, and engaged in steam- tbe Dispensary has been found to war rant, and next week Dr. B. T. Bedorths beat transportation business in Augusta. Aiken Stanford, charged with mur der In McDuffie county, is confined in the Augnstajail. Found Drowned.—CAroniri* and Con- itilutiomlist: Yesterday morning, tbe decomposed remains of a man were found entangled in the roots of a tree in the river, at “Bine House Bar,” about two miles below the Fort Royal railroad bridge. Coroner Jones was notified and held an inquest ever the body. Investi gation showed tbat the deceased was a tnegro about sixty years of age, named Moses Boyd, who lived on Mr. Miller’s place, near the Ferry, and disappeared cn tbe24th of last December. The body was identified by Boyd’s wife. The jury returned a verdict to tho effect tbat the deceased came to his death from oauses to them unknown. Dramatic Incident. — Chronicle and Constitutionalist: LiBt Wednesday, as the officers of McDuffie Superior Conrt were conducting Dennis Holden, convicted of attempt to murder to jail, just'after the sentence, an unearthly soream pealed through the Court-house, startling every body. It wa3 folio ved by another and another. It was ascertained in a mo ment that the shrieks proceeded from a negro woman, Holden's wife, and direc ti m3 were given to pnt her nut of the Court-room. This was accomplished with some difficulty, ai oho continued screaming at the top of her voice. We understand that Holden charged her with being tbe cause of the crime for which he was convioted. He was found guilty of attempting to poison another negro. Mr. J. W. MoNeel, a merchant of Me- Rea, in Telfair county, was found dead in his store piazza a few days since. He died of uppoplexv. Madison Stephen?, of Bartow oounty claims to bs 117 years old. Savannah had a small fire in the Yama- craw section ot tho city on Friday night. On and after April 1st all vessels, sayB the Savannah Newt, from South American and West India ports will ba required to stop at tho lower quarantine until'in spected and granted a written passport to approach the city. The fruit crop about Atlanta has been injured by the late cold spell. The Constitution gives an account of a narrow escape of Msj. J. 0. MoAndrews, in not being hit by a pistol bullet fired into a sleeping coach near Montgomery, Alabama, a few nights since. Constitution:— It is now definitely known that the lSili infantry will leave for Dakota territory sometime between the 1st and 5'.h of April, and that a por tion of the 10:h infantry, now stationed in Texas, will he ordered to this city and the remainder of the company located at New Orleans, The United States officials have gotten into a controversy. Major Smythe, for merly United States Marshal, but now a Commissioner, issued certain warrants, which were placed in the hands of Mar. shal Fitzsimmons for execution" . EL F. Farrow, District Attorney, on being consulted, directed Fitzsimmons not to execute the warrants, and directed him to turn them over to him. Major Smythe had a rale nisi issued against the Marshal to show cause why he should not perform his duty! Fitzsimmons was represented before Judge Woods by McCay Sc Tripp?, and Colonel A. T. Aker man appeared for Colonel Farrow: Major Smythe plead his own anit. The case is still undecided. The grounds that the District Attorney claims for preventing, the execution of the warrants are instructions from Attor ney General Devons, and that the execu tion of them would result in no good, but pnt tbe court to needless expense, it being necessary to keep tbe expenses of the court within the appropriation. Constitution: The Governor was yesterday notified tbat Jadge W. B. Fleming bad qualified and assumed the duties of jadge of the Eastern Circuit, vice Judge Tompkins, resigned. Mb. Habuis, in the Constitution, turns himself loos? on the Park question. We. do cot anticipate bbj sash doloras re- salts. He says 4 , The claim of Mayor Hnff against Ma con, for improvements made in the Park, has bean settled so far as tbe courts are ooneerned, tbo judgment in favor of the former amounting to a little over nine thonsasd dollars. The wonder is that tbe matter ever went to the courts at all. The Park is tbe finest of its kind in the conn- try, and, properly managed, could be made to return a handsome revenue to the oity. We have no idea, though, that it will be properly managed. The Wheat Caor.—The Cincinnati Enquirer aey* lest year our oountry pro- duoed one of the largest wheat erops that ever was known. And lost fall a maoh greater breadth of land wa Mown in wheat than usual; and ap to this date the pros pect is good for another very fine crop. If the present year’s yield shall equal or sarpass that of last year those two mag nificent wheat crops will go a great way in plMing oar farmers on their feet again and In setting the wheels of commsroe and mtnnfsoture everywhere in motior, Last Weelt’a Cotton Figures. The New York Commercial and Finan cial Chronicle of Saturday, 223, reports the receipts of the seven days ending the night before at GO,202 bales, against 75,- 723 the corresponding'week ot last year, Total to last Friday night, 4.058,522 bales, against 3,827,988 to same date last year—she wing a net increase of 230,534 bales. The Chronicle's interior port table showed 34,149 bales received daring the week, against 87,749 during the corres ponding week of last year. Shipments, 54.491, against 59,650 last year. Stocks 141.612, against 146.653. The Chronicle's visible supply table shows 2.444,749 bal9S of ootton in sight last Friday sight against 2.743,272 in sight at the corresponding date of last year; 3,010,575 in sight at same date in 1877, and 2.930.830 in 1876 at same date, These figures show a decrease in the vis ible supply, as compared with last year, of 298,523bales; a deoreaseas compared with the supply in 1877 of 565,826 bales, and a decrease as compared with the snp. ply in 1876 of 536.0S1 bales, , Cotton list Friday night in Liverpool waB quoted at 5 5-8 for middling upland. Last year gt same date the quotation was Bixpsnce—in 1867,6} and in 1876, it vra3 6 9*16. >v Ths Chronicles weather telegrams dur ing the week note general rains over the whole ootton region, but no cxiess. FlantiBg operations were pushed with great vigor—principally corn, of course. In Southern Texas, however, cotton planting was pretty, much finished. Fur ther North in Texas and in portions of Louisiana aad Florida, cotton planting was going on. The Cotton Prospects—Ellison & Co.’s Liverpool Circular of March 8tb, quoted by the Chronicle, talks as fol lows : The outlook does not improve, so far as the raw material is concerned; the posi tion undoubtedly looks very strong, if we merely regard tbe statistics ot present and ptobable supplies, compared with the figures of preceding season?; but tbe statistics go for very little in ths face of tbe long-Continued disastrous state of trade in Manchester, and the absence of the least indication of any immediate change for the better. If anything in deed, the poaition is worse than it was a month since. Cotton ia low priced enough, absolutely, bat it is very dear compared with the price of yarn and cloth; and the spinner is being crashed between a firm market in Liverpool, oc casioned by the aforesaid strong statis tical position, and a weak market in Manchester, oocasioned by sn inadequate ’demand for yarns and goods. The out turn of the mills is being gradually re duced by failures, . stoppages aBd “short time,” but, so far, without bringing the least relief. Eventually matters will right themselves, and by some means or other a paying margin be tween the prices of tbe raw material and the manufactured article will be brought about. Whether this ahall bs accom plished by a fall *in cotton or a rise in yarns and goods romaina to ba seen. A fieros struggle is going on between the strong position of cotton and a bad etate of trade. At the moment cotton has the beet of the contest, and prices are much better than they would have been if the. East Indian, Egyptian and Brazilian crops had not fallen off; but unless tiade improve?, the position of cotton will be come less and Jes3 strong as the season advances and the advent of the new crop approaches. Jast now the chances are against any decline of importance, but some improvement will have to take place in Manchester before any advance of mo* ment can be established. There is still a considerable difference of opinion touching the probable out- tarn of the American crop. The known facte to date are a3 follows: ISIS 9, 1S77 8, Biles. Bates. Beceipti at the ports to March7 S.TOiBOO S.04S.OCO Taken by Northern apianers overland,'Feb. 23„,28L0C9 1S9.C03 EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. Total receipts to date 4,186,500 SSJ4.0C0 Here is an inorease of 352,000 bales upon the movements daring last season. The last crop was 4,811,000 bales. It the above inoroase is maintained to the close of the aeesoD, the oropwill reach 5,163,- 000 bales. Many authorities, however, ore lookinglfor a falling off in tha re ceipts after this date; bnt if they fell off 150,000 bales the crop will etill ba over 8,000.000 bales. So far as can be seen at present ft looks as if tbe yield would vary somewhere between 5,100,000 and 5,200,- 000 bales, or abont 100,000 bales more than seemed probable six or eight weeks ago. Against this there is a probability of a deficit of 100,000 bales in ths ship ments from Bombay. So that in tbe ag gregate tbe supply of cotton promises to be abont the same as that given In . onr Annual Report issued in January. It should be ncted tbat at the time these remarks were written, middling upland waa worth in Liverpool 5 6 16. It has since risen and waa quoted in onr laet at 513-16, a riee of a half penny; so that it will be seen that the cotton position has .materially atreogtbened in the paat fifteen days, notwithstanding the de pressed condition of the ootton goods market. It may also be noted that tbe cotton exoess a fortnight ago was 352,000 bales, whereas it is now 230,000, with a prospect of a farther decline. Better Tikes.—The Cincinnati En quirer begins a loud acclaim over bright* niag business prospects as follows: From all directions oomee the obeering information tbat the tide haa turned in this Country/and that the future pros pect for all classes ia brighter. Mer chants, manufacturers, producers, mi ners, in fact, ail the employers ot labor, report better times—more demand, bet ter collections, larger tales, and all items that go to inorease basin ess. This certain ly creates aad requires more employee, (killed Snd unskilled, and-better pay. The late familiar and perhaps too frequent cry of economy and bard times it grad ually bat'rarely bring dropped, and in their place are boar the more oheerlul statements of more Work and bu*y times. You Oa» Save Movsr by using Dos- ley’* Yeast Powder, because it ia abso lutely pure, and goes pi ash farther in using than the ordinary, adulterated, light weight baking powders. Ask yoar grocer for it. Morphia, Opium and remedies of tbeir class only stupefy and seldom cure. Fee disease* of Infancy use Dr. Bail's Baby Syrup, which is safe and euro ia it* effects. Price 25 cents. Washington, March 19, 1879. AS X PREDICTED two weeks ago, and .as tbe wires Informed you last night, the House of Representa tives of the 46 :h Congress was organized yesterday by tbe xe-eleotioa of all the old effisers, from Speaker down, they having been named ia oanons for their respective positions the night before. This ia as it shonld be, and I augur tbe best results to the party as well aa the country there* from. There was not maoh margin, it is txne, bnt enongh for all praotioal pur. poses. If Hr. Hayes imagined he wonld oatoh the Demoorate asleep by calling the extra session so early, he fonnd out hie mistake yesterday. The Greenbackbrs also discovered their weakness, whioh I hope will prove a usefnl lesson. They were of no mare soooant than the fly on the wheel, and their boasted twenty, odd men dwindled to fonrteen—all told. Henceforth their big talk will be heavily discounted, and their drafts on pnblio orednlity returned unhonored. THE TIGHT for the Speakership and for Clerk of the House, were both exceedingly sharp, not to say bitter. Blackburn’s frieifda were exceedingly aetive and aggressive, and did an immense amount of heavy work. They had as allies all tbo “outg” and a largo portion of the resident popu-' lation who did an immense amount of talking and claiming. All things consid ered, he and Caldwell made good races, bnt neither ever had the ghost of a chance to win, Blackburn’s speech in the can ons after hia defeat, withdrawing his name, and moving Randall’s nomination, was one of the neatest bite of oratory ever heard, and told immensely in his favor. If he had won, ot coarse Adam’s chances wonld have been rained, both being from the same Slate, and I can well fancy the letters “turn mental condition when the balloting between Randall and Blackburn was going on. The Georgia delegatoin voted solid for Randall, as I predicted. For Clerk I think tha vote was six for Adam?, and three for Caldwell—the latter being; it is understood, Messrs. Hammond, Speer and Felton. THE SCENE in the House, and indeed at tbe capitol, waa one of the liveliest I have seen since the Belknap impeachment days. By ten a. m. there was ecarcely standing room the Hoase galleries, most of the throng, of conrse, being women, who bad evidently aotne prepared to sit it out, many of them being provided with news papers and novel?, but, so far as 1 conld see, no knitting. There they sat, and each a clatter and chatter! By noon there waa not room in the galleries for a thin knife blade, and the halls and pas sages up and do »n-stairs wore jammed with people of all eort?, sizes, colors and conditions. Ths. clerk took position at his desk, and then tho business com menced. As tbe roll progressed there .was considerable staring as certain names ware called—notably those of Gen. Joe Johnston and Robeson. The former carries his years lightly and lookB in fine condition. There was also some craning of necks and staring when the Green- baoker DeLamatyr and Godlove Orth, of Indiana, were called. Both are, however, very common looking specimens, and one look was sufficient for most of thestarers. The proceedings generally were rather tame, and hardly repaid far the long wait of the gallery folks. There was one rath er dramatic incident however, connected with the vote for Speaker. As announced the vote stood, Randall 143; Garfield 125; Wright 13, and Kelly 1. This seemed to eomewhat puzzle the Democrats as to whether or notit was to elect Randall, and just then that sweet oreature, Con ger, rose and in hia silvery voice wanted toknowifit didnot' require a majority of all the members elect to choose a Speaker. Just as Clerk Adams was about to reply,a deep-toned voice on the extreme right of the ball called out: “Mr. Clerk, I want to vote;” and the Speaker was in stantly the focus for all eyes. “Mr. O'Reilley,” called tbe Clerk. “I vote for Samuel J. Randall,” was the .response, and then yon ought to have heard the applause. This gave Randall 144 votes which was a majority of all the members eleot, and then the old Conger eat down, looking as if he had jast been made to swallow an emetic. Mr. O'Reilley, who was called to Brooklyn.by important bus iness, had jnst returned, arriving by tha 1 o’clock train. Ho hurried to the House and reaohed tbe poeition he occu pied when he voted, jnst in time to learn th&thiB vote was needed. ' Mr. Rsndalt- might have voted for himself, and have thus disposed of the Question raised, but as both Garfield and Wright had remained silent, he would not consent to cast his ballot. When order had been restored Mr. Adams road the official vote, and de clared that Samuel J. Ra&dall had been duly elected Speaker. This was the sig nal for another hearty round of Democrat- ic applause. During tho entiroproceedings Mr. Randall had ccrupied a seat on tbe extreme right of the Democratic side, and there be was fonnd by'Messrs. Black, hum and Garfield, who had been designa ted^ escort him to the chair. DRAWING TOR SEATS was the basis for tbe usual amoent tf in- waid si earing snd ontward attetup's at the utmost unconcern. Willis, of Ken tucky, was tbe first noma drawn, and be took bis old seat. Blackburn, Garfield, Atkins, Tucker, Hanton, Clymer, Kelly and Ewing all got good seats; but Geo. Johnston and Fernando Wood bad the worst of lack, being compelled to tike seats on tbe extreme oater row near tbe main door. The Georgia members all fared pretty badly, net one of them sc ouring e really good seat. The attempt was made to allow oertais old members, euoh at Kelly, Stephens, Wood, Gsrfield and one or two others, to (elect their scale in advance, bnt ao many other names were added that tbe re eolation wee bro ken down by being overloaded, and was finally laid on the'table. By tbe Upre the drawing was finished everybody wtu pretty well worn ont, end on adjourn ment et half past foot wee eagerly wel comed. THE TSOtriCT AHEAD seems rather mixed, and there ere' many men of many minds ae' regard* the out. come of the extra session, its length, etc. But nobody knows anything worth recording. If Mr. Hayes’ backbone has really been stiffened, then is every pres- poet ahead for a^loLg straggle between the two parties. * The Democrats swear then will be no boekdewn on their: pert this time, nod the Radicals ere equally defiant At their caucus they resolved not to introduce any bills or attempt any business except that tor which Congress was specifically colled, and if they stand by that one gnat obstacle to a short ses sion will be removed. Whether the Demoorate will follow suit remains t» be seen. I hardly think they will, bnt that very eoon the usual avdouche of bill* will oommence » move. If both sides “stick” to their programme matter* will some to ndtafitorit; with ths key ia Hr. Hayes’ hand. But it is so, ues speeula- confidential, and not to bo repeated un der any circumstances. ~ ALL SORTS. Logan was the'bappiesl looking man in either House yesterday. His mouth.was on a standing grin all day, and be chewed up four papers of tobacco. Somebody sent him a bushel boeket of Sowers which ooveredhie desk and nearly hid his intellectual phiz from view. :We shall soon hear John’s horn and see the King’s English cmelly dune to death. Among the new Democratic Senators who took the iron-clad oath yesterday only one was from the South—ex-Gov- ernor Groome, of Maryland. General Gordon was not sworn in yes terday, being still confined to hie bed with inflammatory rheumatism. He ha? had quite a severe attaok of it, first in hi? shoulder and afterwards in hie stomach and bowels, and has suffered intensely for nearly a week. His pbyeiolon pro nounced bim better yesterday afiffithmkB he wilt now rapidly recover. 7nt the re arrangement of the Senate Committees General G. gets the chairmanship of the Committee oe Commerce, and Mr Hill that of Contingent Expenses. One marked feature of the new House is the abconce of the “man and brother.” There Ib not one Ot them left: I* lee Smalls and Rainey, of Sonth Caroline, are still in tbe city, and the Radloals-gsve tbe latter tbe empty honor of a caucus nomination for Clerk of the House. When they had the powtir to eUot’thSy -were very careful not 1, tff db atfJiHing ef the kind. KeiawSeMw Oce feature of the new Honse 4 Iriks conspicuous absence of srfmw well ktOWb faces. Among - them 'ere Hois, -Foster and Butler on the Rspublioep, and Hew ett, JEJen and Potter on .the Demo side. Both sides wiU miss them olallyr will the Rspnblioane miss'! Foster. They wtrs bfoth ■'esi stroDg and useful men to theft ^ bad the force that ocmes-of training wed experience. , < tm’tfkjtt The re-election without opaoaitiiManaf the Sergeant-at-Arms^Djprjftcpsy^ and Postmaster of the Hcus?, v^as bad news rn rllA ‘‘mifo hnf - /..In-C** *“***- *= • to the “oute,” but a contjoicnoa*'and"de* served compliment to tbos# offiesft. As they are not likely to make rx any chan ges in their subordinate?, there is great gloom and a strong disposition- to howl among the boys who are’ on the other side of the fence.. I had nearly forgotten to mention tbat Mr. Speer, and the late W. H. Felton, both of whom spit upon and revile party convantions and caucuses with each in dignant scorn and vituperation af home, were in tne Democratic caucus Sunday night, and that they came early, took front scats and stayed late. A party caucus her?, it seems, is eminently prop er and patriotic, but at home it is an abomination. Organization at "Washing ton is a patriotic duty. Iu Georgia it is utterly unclean and hateful A W. E. tr ting. I think Mr. Hayes will finally tbewltatie weaken, bub this is strictly private and ion, Sir a —A New York friend of Senator Wade Hampton baa sent to bim a pair of silver* mounted roes*wood crutchss. \s Capital Punish best in SwirzziiASD Tbo Bwise State Council, at Berno last Fri^ ia; by a vote of 27 to 15, resolvod to restore capital punishment in Switzerland. —Hon. John Andrew Bteele, of Woodford county, Ky., was married at Versailles, in that Btato, Thursday evening, to Miss Fan* nie Breckinridge, daughter ef the late Gen. John C. Breckinridge, —A Texas farmer lately lost a valuable horse, and offered a reward for him. Several days afterward he received from a neighbor ing town the following note: The hone is here; come and get him. The thief bu been hang.’ —Mad Wells, Anderson and the other members of ths Louisiana returning board have been sued for $5,000. It le tbe feo their lawyers, Cnllum and Caetellanoe, want for defending tbe beard ia tho prosecutions for changing the voto cf Vernon Fonsh. —Tn» fasling excited xmicg capitalists and business men In India by ins Govern ment’s financial statement U declared to be, one of grave anxiety, little short of alarm It is the almost unanimous opinion of the Indian press and tbe pnblio tbat financial salvation demands tbat not a single rapes of expenditure should be permitted on any plea whatever which haa Dot a corresponding rupee ef revenue to meet it —Elihn Barritt’e will gives about $8,000 to relatives and charities, and conoindee as follows: ‘Having thus disposed of ibe pro party which a kind Providence has pat in my possession; in a way which 1 hope may testi fy my gratitufe for each a gift, I bequeath to this, my native town, the undying affec tion of a son who held its esteem and special token of cowidmation above oil the he nor wuich he received elsewhere ’ —An old nickel mins has been discovered in the town of Drsoat, Mass., near Lowell, which was originally opened about 2)J yoars ago. Tbe resemblance of nickel to »;.vir probably deceived ths first workers and the mine was abandoned. Tbe value of nickel was not known before 1751. Tho aid abaft was forty-three feet deep. A campon; has recently tank it eixly-cne feet and found niekel enongh to pay,and proposes to operate the mine. Chicago 8c"c:Ausr3.—The Chicago Social ists had a grand boll, Saturday sight, tooom- numerate,, ae tbe programme expretsrs, ‘The dawn or liberty if 1843 and 1871, the Paris commune ’ Borne 36,0UO people, most ly ef the olaae known as communists, crow ded into tbe exposition and remained there until elate hour. A liberal display of gum was made. Tbs number of military is esti mated at 530 to 1,090. Tbe tbj eot waa said tobstbe raising of money to perfect their organization, military and political. —Of Gtn. Joseph E. Jobeaton, the Wash ington correspondent of tbe Raw York Tri bune rayt: ‘A man who received many at tentions ou. the Demoiratic rite and oven from some Republicans, was Gen. Joseph E. Johnston, a soldier who won tbs reepect of every Union man who fought in the armies that met his trooph ia the field, and whose ' It licence for good ig to-diyas great among tbe Southern people aa toot of any other mao. He will dita; print general expecta tion if he does not prove bimeelf a useful Representative a'd a wiio leader in his party.’ —The eoens whan Mr. BtnleU was escor ted to tbe o^air < f tbe Bouse by Messrs. Garfield tad Rltfkcurn, reminds us that we have approached the time when aei of all parties oonsider eochoihsr Ameriosn citiaons and whan tbe most earnest advocacy of opposing view* is consistent with mutual respect TbegoUeriee big*n chatting and it W(S taken np on both odes cf tbe Houeo. It cast* ho shadow upon tbia tribute to a faithful oSoer or upon tbia pleasant union of paxtiae tops; such a tribal e, that in a few daya they will be engaged in heated party discussion. An ZDiroa'a Palatial Bzmderce Wilbur ?. Storey, of tbe Chicago Times, ia shout building for himself a $100,000 residence, and is »<co creating a magnificent park at the comer tof Forty-third street and Grand boulevard. For a month put the nun who planted Grand braltvord bu been transport ing Immense trees tf over sixty feet in bright frtm Indiana to Hr. Storey’s land. One old red maple, two feet in diameter, over sixty feet high, with a bell of earth uted feet la diameter sad times feel thick, bod tabs moved like a house to a ten-ton truck, and srae hatdefi byeix horses. Indiana ExcmwxD.—Th e met politics event of Friday, os told by the Oooifcr Jctir- nol, tree the alriighter.by the Indiana Legia- !stare, of the odious gerrymander with which the State hu so patiently bora* tot jam. The apportionment which bu thus been wiped ont woe one ef tbe moat dishonest ef all tbe meanly partisan measures of the Be- pnldlnsns ■uiil liinr themselves ought to be most gratified over it* drateved fate Cer tainly it ti not gracefalUi thus to acoffi From Wayne to YssaUUea, from to the Ohio, tad the git£ sounds cf Jc arise. Tease an eestin *ood wiU to Indtanv ■w, , . matte facts o . Brother 8i»M Cime it 83, ht g*y tefiuie