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f&Ea & JONES & REESE, Proprietors. Thi Family Joushal.—News—Politics—Literature—Asrioultube—Dohksti; GEORGIA TELEGRAPH BUILDING Established 1826. MACOft, TUESDAY, JULY 15, 1879. V olume LIY—N02 9 THE GIB50X CASE. Tiilerday morning in tbo Superior r , nrt He case of the State vs. Abner F. was called. This case has be- ^ mea cause eel.Ire in Macon. The inter- ‘ ,centering about it haa not diminished. The court r00m y cBterd »y morning was s i a =r..«« coin tenet iog procese of choosing a jury encased the time of the court. Judge G. J- Wright, of the Albany oir- S«jaaaae“fs -^a^'Srtsaa: V Gibson, and asked if the parties were r«»dv Said he: The State is represent- by Messrs. Prouint and Solicitor fieneral Bartlett, and the prisoner by Mes«s. WhitUa & Whittle, Sam Hall 7 Son, 0. J. Harris, Isaac Hardeman .ndJ H. Bionnt. Gentlemen are you Midi? The Slate announces first. The State called the list of its wit. n»saes and answered ready. The defense S,Wh Col. WhitUe, called ready. The Judge asked if a regular panel of iuroM hcd been made. The call of the lorors was than commenced and when twenty-four had answered to their names, JuJge Wright asked* if any of those who had been called had any excuse to make. The call was resumed «od at the close of the call of the eecond twenty-four, the came question as to ex cuses was asked. lhetiist panel was seated in the jury boats and the called proceeded and one hundred and one juorors answered to their 1 The* Judge then announced that the csllsd would ba suspended as about two hundred more names remained uncalled, a E d asked if any whose names had been caihd, or who had been summoned, bad any excuses to make why they could not serve. A nuuibnr approached the Judge’s seat, ons juror had o sick family and was txsu- ied, another was a bonded officer of a nilrosd and was not exoused; another Hid bis beating was dofeotive; the Judge named, “Do yon hear me?” "Yea" •*»e’d try yon for a jaror." The Chief of Police w>s not exonsed ; a road com missioner, Deputy United States Mar- ih.l, a juror wtth palpitation of tho heart and a practicing pbysioian, a justice of (he peace aud a man whose nama was notin the jury box fared betier. A ja- toi gave in as an excuse that be had to work at nigbt cod tben shifted to the ex cuse that he was loo unwell to serve. Tfce Judge informed him that he mast either go io bed or Eerve, end directed the Sheriff to send a bailiff after him every day and if he was at work to bring him before tha court. A toucher in the publio schools was ordered to the jury box; a superintendent cl a manu facturing company was informed that the law could not excuse him; another man said he had thirty or forty hands under him who would not work while he wa9 away, and was inf ormed that they would bate to try and get along without him. Many trivial excuses ware offered ana rtj oted in a summary way, much to the abasement oi the crowd. The Absentees were called and their names turned over to the Solicitor-Gen- cra>. The first panel of forty-eight was call ed up. The first juror was Mr. Z. B. Wheeler. He bad formed and expreseed an opinion from baying heard a portion of tho evi dence. To Mr. Emanuel Domingos, the pris oner objected. Mr. C. C. Smith was pronnnnced com petent. Hs bad read a portion of the teeumony. Mr. H*U—I want to show that he can not be without bias. The Judge tben said proceed. Mr. Hall—Mr. Smith— Solicitor General—I object to him as k ingtue juror a question. He has ren dered himself competent. Mr. Bartlett read authority for his position. Mr. Whittle argned that they wanted merely to explain what the juror said himself. Judge Wright—This is not strictly within the rule, but the object of the law is to try by perfectly unbiased juries. I think it is in the disoretion of the court. I have found it best in a ci39 of tnis magnitude to get peifectly impartial ja- tws. Mr. Hill—Wo want him to mike an explanation. Mr.fcSmiih pr93.sed.id to explain bis po- The Solicitor asked the voire dire ques tion again. Mr. Smith—I; reading the pip3r hear ing the testimony under oatl? The Court—Wnat wasyoar impressinr.? Mr. Smith—I only read a portion, but foraed and expressed an opinion, and •a of the same opinion still. Mr. Hall—Where did yon read it? Mr. Smith—la the Telegraph and MfcEXSOiB. Mr. Holi—Whose testimony? "* Mr. Smi.U—Askew’s ; and only a por tion of it. Mr. H«U—That la yoar opinion yet? ! Mr. Smith-Yes. * Mr. Hal!—I hare one other question : t would like to prove that the report in t“e Tiligraph and Messenger was cor* te £j*a regard to the testimony. Tbe Court—I don’t think it necessary. Tbs prisoner is entitled to enter this case *ith impartial jnrors. I set Mr. Smith Aiid?. Mr. Booth had formed and expressed bn opinion, a, aleo had the next three. _Mr. Beddiogfirid had formed and.ex pressed an opinion from reading foe newrpapers. „*fb Joshua Tinley was next called, bsa stated that he was prejudiced. By the .Court—Would yon not do tha on your oath? **’• Tinley—i have not seen the crime committed nor beard the evidence under »tb, but f*om other reading he stands “dodged, and I fcave formed and ex ited an opinion. „*?* Court—You have no prejudice *^ e Prisoner himself ? Witness—No; I havo no prejudice ■Wnct him. I have not seen the crime committed nor— Court—I don’t want any speech “M will not have it. The queetion is as [tv*English language can make iud lon 8cem t0 be an ,nteI1 ‘g en t man 00 yon can answer then yes or no. JJj court then pnt the question and Plaited that under the last oijsanb n Eh? ° r ' re i adioa can arise between the •nT. acoused from any cause. n « witness was set aside. ^WilUm King was objected to by Tho flm juror sworn was Mr. Charles Pwdj H ® Wa3 th ® e ‘ 6ventb of the Five more were rapidly eet aside. , r ‘ E. P. Smith did not recollect g e.bar he hand the evidence or not. Jjij y w ** compelled to answer catrgori- Numb^r nise'cen was prejudiced. a - Coletcaa was ftcce P ;e<J The i r'goner objected to the twenty- third jaror, and the State to the twenty- ant i. Borne little sensation was caused when Mr. Sol Johnson’s name was called. He did not recollect whether he had heard the evidence or not. The Court—That answer won’t do. Yon have bean in court before? Mr. Johnson— Yes, sir; I can’t recollect, though. The Court—Mr. Sheriff, take Mr. Jonson to jail until he can an* ewer. JohBon: Well, I will have to go. The oonrt called him before the bar, and after conversing awhile Mr. Johnson an swered. He stated that aooording to the beat of his knowledge he would an swer, and answered no. The juror was pronounced comp3tent and objected to by the State. Mr. John Mark3 was sworn on the 0:d Testament side of the Bible, the Jndge saying, that la your own book, yon can’t go baokon it; that’s Moses’ work: Mr. A. J. English, tho thirty-seventh juror, and Mr. Mr. Charles Pfenning, the forty-seventh juror, were sworn in. One other juror to whom the State objected ex* hansted the first panel. The second pan el was called. Many were prejudiced, one opposed to capitsl punishment, and not until the twenty-savonth jaror had been called was another added to . the jury in the pereon of Mr. J. W. Hines. The twenty- ninth, Mr. A. M. Lockett,was next Bworn and the coart took a recess until 3 o’olock. Oo reassembling the call was resumed, and the second juror, Mr. Lavoisier La* mar, sworn end took his seat, and the next juror, W. M. Bonner, was also sworn in. A gap of three followed, when another juror was taken in, Mr. Bobctf Hamlin. Another panel followed and the elev enth and twelfth jarors, Benjamin Tid well and William Parker taken, end made the tenth and eleventh members of the jury. Juror after juror was then set aside. The jury had been made up except one man. Bath sides became very paxtioular During the oall the court said that a ja ror must either have Been the crime committed or heard evidence under oath. That is the question. If the juror has read the papers and formed and expressed an opinion on what he has read in the papers, then he can inform the court of that fact. ittr. H. A. Haight announced that he waa opposed to capital punishment. The Jndge asked if a man were to shoot his grandmother from behind a log on a dark night weald he be opposed to hanging him. [Laughter.] Toe jaror responded "Yes,” and waa set aside for cause. A new panel was required, and an addi tional forty eight were sworn,making one hundred and ninety-two men sworn m the case. Mr. W. B. Pettie, tha second man of the last panel, was sworn in, be ing the one hundred and sixty-sixth juror put npon bis his voire dire. After minute instructions to the jury, the oonrt ad journed till half-piet eight o’clock this morning. To sum up the day’s work, it may be said it was a gcod one. The jury has been made np much more rapidly than was anticipated. The jary is oomposed as follows s Charles Craig, J. G- Coleman, Charles Pfenning, J. W. Hines, of the city ; A. J. Eaglish, of Godfrey District; A. M. Lockett, of Howard District; Levolsier Limar, W. M. Bonner, Bonert Hamlin, Benj. Tidwell, William Parker, W. B. Pettie, of the Warrior District. This morning the evidence will be commenced and will probably consume the day, STATE LEGISLATURE. Atlanta, July 7, 1879. THE SENATE having adjourned from the 3d till ic-day there was no session on Saturday. THE HOUSE met at tbs usual benr of nine s. m„ Spe aker Bacon in the ohalr. The exercises were opened by Dr. H. H. Tuoker. The journal was read and approved. Mr. Davis, of Houston, having given the nsml notice thereof ■ moved to con sider so much of the journal as related to the action of the House in rejecting H. B. 190 offered by himself and prohibiting bans and trust companies and loan corpo- rations from charging more than the le gal rate of interest on their advances and loans, under penalty of forfeiture of the entire debt, principal and interest. Mr. Davis spoke at length on the motion to reconsider. Mr. Wright, of Richmond, moved to table the motion to reconsider; the yeas and nays ware oalled on tho question, but the oall was not sustained. The ques tion was tbeu put by division and the motion to table was lost. More debate ensued, when Mr. Jordan, of Wilkes, called tee tha previous ques tion; call sustained and the motion to re consider put and carried. A MESSAGE 1'lt at THK 6KNATB asking the concnrreuoe of the House in several bills which have been passed in the Senate. THE CjURTBSY OP (EATS was extended to tl-ssr*. S. O. Mitchell, A. B. Thomas, A. E. Cochran and Pail- lip Csok. MR. DAVIS, OF BAEBB, Chairman of the Committee of Confer* enoe on the wild laud investigation made a report. Mr. Walteis, or Dougherty, moved to postpone the reading at the report, and that five bandred oopies be printed for the ase of the House. The motion pre vailed. Mr. MoCnrry, of Hart, moved to r-ns- pend the regular order of business in take up the xeport of the committee on judi- oiary, on Ioesl and special bills. The motion pr6vaifed aud the repoT taken up. Toe re was ao'j irity and minority re port. Both reports were read and are as follows: Mr. Turner, of Brooks, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, made the fol lowing majority report: “ Mr. Speaker, the Committee ca the Judiciary have had under consideration a resolution with reference to the intro duction of iooal and special Lilts, upon which they instruct me os then; chair man, to make the following report > The committee reoommend that all lccil and special bills be laid by the members of the House before the committee on "Lo cal and Special Bills.” and that eaid com mittee b=> iiKUuotcd to prepare resola tions to be submitted to the Hons?, and to ba paesed by a two-third vote author izing said.committea to consider and re port such bill to the House, notwith standing that fifteen days after the or ganization of this General Assembly have already expired, eaid bills to be specified by their titles in said resolutions. And further, that said Committee may from time to time oon3ider aud report susb lo cal and special bills as may belaid before it, first obtaining the passage of a resolu tion of the Hcnse, Iik9 that herrin provi- dad for to specially authorize the same. The committee farther recommend that this report be adopted in lieu of the reso lution referred to tbe committee. (Signed) H. P. Tdbnee, Ch’m.. MISCBITY REPORT. Mr. Speaker, the uadsmigned, mem bers of the Judiciary Committee, resptet- fnliy submit th8 following minority ro- poit, and c?k its tdiptiou in lieu of the report submitted by the majority of the committee, to-wit: Resolved, That it is the sense of the House that, this being a prolongation of the eesBion of 1878, no Iooal and speoial bills can be introduced or considered at this session, unless the House by a two- thirds vote upon each bill presented di rects its reference to the Committee on Local and Speoial Bills; or noless the House by a liko vote order the bill to a first reading and then its reference to the Committee on Local Bills, or to some other committee. Resolved, 2d. That members presenting Iooal or epeoial bills will do so r ‘he manner prescribed in Rule 43 \e House for tho introduction of pst-tiocs, memorials, etc. Signed by Fort of Sumter, Turner of Coweta, Harrison of Stewart, Pike of Jackson, J. E Stroether, W. E. Luff- man, Dupree of Macon, J. H. Polhill, and Gray of Catoosa. A long debate followed tbe reading of the two reports, participated in by many of tho best men in tho Honse. The mi nority report was adopted as a substitute by a vote of 91 to 30. The special order of the day was ihe consideration of the bill introduced by Mr. Russell of Chatham, providing for the creation of the office of Keeper of the Archives of the State. Tbe bill was referred lo the Committee on Finanoe. Thomas Butler, (eoL), moved a sus pension of the rules to introduce a me morial and refer the same to the Commit tee oa Edaoation. The speoial committee on tbe M. and B. R. R. met this evening. Honse ad journed till nine to morrow. CABSIiYNN. THE WILD LAND COMMIT TEE’a RETORT. The committee, after organizing on the 13th of December, adjourned to meet again on the first Monday in June. Since that time they have been engaged in the investigation and enbmit a lengthy and comprehensive-report, the following b3ing a synopsis of it: 1. As to tbe number and against what lots of laud, giving the number, district and county; for what years the tax fi. fas. have been issued by tbe Comptroller General of the StaAe, aad whether legally issued or not. We called npon the Comptroller as to tbe number issued during the years 1874, ’75. *76 and ’77. 20.525 n. fas. were issued. Tbe statement was made ooosc-lidated and not itemized, the Comp troller contending that his office was one of record and not of book-keeping, and jlhat it would require a very long time 1 ' and a great, amount of labor, to make the statement os required. We endeavored faithfully for several days, with the assistance of a skilled account ant, whom we employed for,the|purpose, to verify the statement; but, owing to the fact that in some instances more than one fifa is issued against the same lot of land ; that the taxes on some of tbe lots were paid after the check marks (indicating the fifa) were enteied against them, and those particularly were kept m the office and treated as mere matters of record and not of account, we could not verify it without tracing each lot of land from one book to another from year to year. This applies to the years 1874, ’5, and ’6. As to whether these fifaa were legally issued, we think they were. In all ca ses where the laud was in default of both retnrn3 for taxes and pay ment of taxes, except that the aot of 1874 requires tbe fi fa "shall be directed to tbe Sheriff' of tbe county where the land lies.” Whereas, tbeee fi fas were directed to ail and singular the Sheriffs of eaid State, oommiueo waa not prepared *o pronounoe oa validity of such fi fas. In many oases fi fas were issued where lots were returned but negligently not re ported by lax receivers to the Comptrol ler General, and in eome instance a mis take were made in the wild land office and fi fas issued against lots not in de fault. Such fi fas are void and titles do not pass. Report cites two instances: “The general tax book” in Comptrollex's office shows 332 lots in virions parts of the State returned by Ranndo & Co., and Fox & Co., of Baltimore. Liter in the books said lots it was seen that D. Lott bad more lot3 sold than fi fas charged to him in tbe wild land office. Investigation revealing that tax fi. fas. he waa ebarged with in tha wild land of fice were a part of the lands of Rsundo & Co. aDd Fox & Co. whiob which were not in default, having been regularly given in to the Comptroller before fi. fas. were is sued. The committee called on the Comptroller. He furnished additional statement of D. Lett’s fi. fas., and ex plained that he kept this list in a sepa rate book in his eafe (a copy of which books were attached to tbe report.) He •issued and transferred fi. fas. to Lott be cause he (Lott) paid tbo taxe3 as a part in 1875, and closed those fi. fas. for his protection, and that he might indemnify himself for tho money he paid. The committee were unable to find any Fox & Co. A telegram from Baltimore elicited the information that no suoh firm was in that city. Boando & Co. wa3 a firm in Atlanta which went into bankruptcy in 1871. Two of the firm are still living in Atlanta. They did not own the lands. They testified they never gave any au thority to give tho lot3 in or pay the tax(8, and never had heard of D. Lolt until now. Tha record ehows 223 of tbeso lots transferred to D. Lott. Com mittee denounces the transaction by which Lott gets control of 100,000 aores of land, was without the (lightest shadow of authority aud positively oontrary to law. Lott testified he only paid taxes to get possession of laud. Comptroller claims he knew nothing of the fraud perpetrated in this way.' Another instance, in whioh lots of Walsh & Co., of New Xork, were sold by mistake or oversight in the will land officer, which sales are void. IL Aa to the number of fifas, refer ence was made to the first part of tbis report. No separate or dis tinct record of tbe amount of a fifa is kept in ‘ the office, and can only be ascertained by tracing its history, whether issued for one, two or three years, done by reference to the di gests for these years, ascertaining rate of tare?, State and county and doubling the same. Each lot thns requires time and it wsb impossible to examine the whole number. The names of transferees are of record and accordingly were not copied. The testimony BhowB. that the face value, that is the tax and oostof fifty cents on each fi. fa., was paid to tbe Comptroller General when they were transferred except in the Raundo & Co, and Fox & Co., lots, for whioh on>y the sum of fifty cents per lot as cost, was paid, the tax "a having been paid in 1875. As to legality of transfers, the com mittee reports that it had give most carefnl attention, Tbe facte were ascertained and the acts on wild land consulted besides, but au thorities and c*nclusions reached that ibe transfers by the Comptroller General were authorized by law. He cites the opin- ni so of the Attorney General. It merely decides that these fi. fas. are transferable by the cfficer whose dnty it is to transfer them. It does not decide that the Comptroller General is that cfficer, though we believe that it was under stood by the Attorney Ganeral and the Comptroller General that the opinion was intended to and did cover that point. With great., deference to the learning and known ability of the Attorney Gen eral, we think that opionion au error— one of thceo errors 'that any man, how ever learned he may be, is liable to make. The act of 1874 authorizing the issu ance of fi, fas. requires that they ba is sued against the land and not !'ue persons owning the land. This faot would prevent their transfer by anyone. Section891 of oode cited by the Attorney Genoral relates to execu tions issued against parsons. The section limits transfers of fi. fas. against persons to the enforcing officer. The Comptroller is not such officer, as he cannot levy end sell. He cannot execute the writ; ha <nn only issue it. Even this act of 1S74 requires fi, fas. to be exe cuted by the sheriff of the county where the land lies, audit commands that they be directed to that officer. It. is conten ded that the Comptroller oan execute the. fi. fas. because he C3n order or suspend sale. So can plaintiff in sn' ordinary fi fa., but he must appeal to officer to whom it is directed. . But tbe Comptroller is not vested with-any die- cretion. He has no control on a iy time, place or manner, bus the Sheriff h »». Tho governor is the only ono who can suspend and only for a limited time. The great question ia, were tbs fi. fas. transferred stall? We think not. “The history of all the wild lands taxdigiala- tion in Georgia, demonstrates the true meaning of the act of 1874. AU previous acts failed to provide sufficient protection to the^trno owners, Rnd the evils likely to grow out of the enfoicement of those lawa were bo apparent .that they were never enforced i The Executive from time to time suspended there enforcement and they were all repealed oil maiurer thought. The Legislature of 1874, to obviate tho difficulties of the previous acte, as to proper protection of the own ers, who, in inaoy cases, were uarepre* eented estates, widows, orpbac3 and lu natics, passed this act, throwing every safe-guard around the rights of the true ownets and tbe State, (for the State is the true owner of many hundreds of those ljts) by requiring the ’ Comp troller General to keep a complete xeoord of the “numbers of all such land and the amount of taxes oolleoted there on and to whom sold,” and requiring him to recieve the purohaso money, and to pay it to t&e true owner, on his making sat isfactory evidence of his title °to tbe Comptroller-General. The Comptroller- General is required by every coustrao- tion of tbe aot to watch and proteot the interest of the owners. He ia a trustee for their protection. By no principle of law or policy could he transfer this trust tb an irresponsible stranger. If th9 State could pirt with all its pow-ra and rights by a transfer of the fi fas, S3 claim ed, why require the Snenff to make re turns to the Comptroller-General? The aot requires the Oomptroller-Ganeral to keep up with tho history of every lot he issues a fi fa against. It is beyond hu man power to do this, if the fi fas are in the hands of hundreds of nDoffioial spec ulators, as they new are. Tbs aot clear ly oantemplated no power or agenoy be tween the Comptroller-General and the Sheriffs, but provided for direot inter course between these officers. Any transferee comiog betwaen them is an interloper, and an enemy to every inter est of the Slate and its cittzsns. Ia staling these views we d-ern it prop er to go farther, and Bay, that no tide did or could pass at any sale had under transfered fi fas. There are two good reasons for this outside of all questions of frand. First, these sales are conduct ed by and dictated as to time, eto, by unauthorized parties, who bad no pow er to represent the State and the true owners, as they seemed to be manipu lating the sales and all their consequen- oes to snit themselves and whose inter ests are in direot cotfliot with the interest of the true owners of the land and the State. We assimuiate the trans ferees to a stranger who unlawfully gets possession of a fi. fa., and forces the de fendant’s property to a sale, without tbo consent or authority from the plaintiff, who is especially interested in the result of the bale and which is known to pur chasers at such sale, as all purchasers are bound to know at tbeee sales. The second reaaon why these salos are void, is when these transferees paid the tax to the comptroller general, such pay- ment instantly beoame aa extinguish ment of the State’s claims for taxes and tho power to sell for snoh tares forever extinguished. It was a payment of the taxes because the reoeipt of the taxe3 was tho extent of the comptroller gen eral’s authority and “a payment of the tar, whether by the owner or any one else will void the eale.” 73 State Penn. Rep., 4&4 and the other authorities above cited. We find from the evidenoe that the comptroller general charged on each and every fi. fa. the sum of fi ty cents for costs. We examine ,all the laws of the State bearing on this subject and wo find no authority either expressed or implied, for suoh a oharge The fee bill of the Comptroller General contains no each item. The act of 1874 mokeB no provision for it. The Comptroller General, however, relies on tbs wild land aot acd the set of 1875, p ige 15, for antbority for this charge. This aot is on the anbjeot of railroad tax fi. fas.and it does not touoh this enbjeot even by analogy. It is a negative stat- n!e and dees not contain the express del egation of right to tax costs as is required bylaw. It flx68 no amount, nor does it define the services tor whioh tbe costs shall be charged. This is too indefinite even os to railrosd tax fi. fas. The wild land aot is silent on this snhj set. “All officers charging coals and exacting pay ment from tne pockets of the citizsn must always show tho authority of the law to do so.”—10 Ga. R9p. 643; 2 Kelly, 240; 9 Ga. 1C9. The Comptroller General has treated these costs of fifty cents per fi fa. as his legitimate perquisites. We do not think this in acoerdinoe wilh tbe law but directly oontrary to it. Section 100 of tha oede provides that all fees ahargad by tbe Comptroller General Khali ba by him paid into the treasury. We couid fled no repeal of this, and therefore if he were entitled to oharge fifty cents per fifa costs, he would ba entitled to keep it as bi3 perquisite. The evidence showB that the transferences wore the prinoipal pur chasers of lands under the sales of-fifas transferred to them. We have made as thorough an investigation as we could in the time we had, as to whether any of the public officers of the State were interes ted in any of these fifas and sales. We could find no evidence that the Comptroller Genoral had any interest in the transactions, except hiB charge for costs, but we are'pained to have to re port that Dr. A. J. Bell, a clerk in the wild laud office, and who w&3 tbe active managing party to the transfer o£ fifas, who principally kept the records, and conducted the correspondence on this subject, was engaged in the speculation. To what extent we are not fully sat isfied. Tbe testimony connecting him with many lots np to'a certain point, he then disappears. In one instance he used a flatitions name on the records as trans feree, and thereby reserved the lots charged to the fictitious parson for bis own benefit. The evidence discloses all the minutffl of this transaction. We take occasion here to say that no suspi cion oan attach to either Mr. Wright or Mr. Hardeman, clerks in the office, ia any of the wild land transactions. Their conduct h&3 been proper and right in ev ery point we investigated. Wo respect fully refer to the evidenoe on this sub ject, The proceeds of the sales under these fi. fa3. have, in a majority of cases, been absorbed wholly or in pirt by the transferees, cither by charging against the fand arising from the sale or excess ive costs which they did not pay, or by pretending to be true owners of tbe land, and inducing the sheriffs to turn the ex cess over to them as such true owners, and, in many instance?, by combining both ways. The sheriffs permitted them to do thU under the circular issued by the Comptroller General to them, dated November 1st, 1877, instrncting them as follows: “In all will land sales.the excess of the money over and above the tux and all costs, must be paid over to the owner of tbe land if to be found at the time of the saK 'vif the owner is not to be found, the i cm of money in excess of taxe3 and costs must be sent to me to be depos ited in the treasury to th9 oredit of the owner as a trust fund.” Taking advan tage of these instructions of the Comp troller General to Sheriffs, in some in stances transferee?, would gather up any kind of titles, however fictitious or fraud ulent, and for the express purpose would present them to the Sheriff, and under these, claim the entire prooeeds of the sale. Tney yet hold these moneys, in some cases large amounts, and as in stances of this we refer to the evidence showing that the transferees in Dodge county, retained an excess of $9,142.92, and that Dr. Litt has retained the en tire proceeds of the sales in twelve coun ties. Bat the most common way o! de frauding the true owners and the State, has been in excessive charges for costs. In almost every instance the tiaaafer- eas have made contracts with newspapers to do the advertising by tho square, thus gotting it done for about ten cents a lot, and when they settle with the sheriff or the State, they deducted from the pro ceeds of the eale from $2 50 to $5.03 a lot, gensrally $4.00 being charged. This is of course illegal. There is no law fixing the printer's fee. Whatever is aotnally and in good faith paid for advertising a levy can be taxed at costs against the do fendant in fi. fa, in those cases, against tbe fund arising from the eale of the land, and no more. They also made contracts with the sheriffs to have the soles made for a small proportion of the usual costs for sheriff’s levies and sales, aud they charged in the settlement full sheriff’s costs, and, in many instances, more than sheriff’s costs. Some times they would oharge $2.00 for a levy of one of these fi. fas., when the Act of 1876 expressly fixes it at thirty-five cents. In many in stances they would charge $3.50 for mak ing a deed, they being the purchaser?, and seventy-five cents for recording the deed. As one instanoe of this we refer to the sheriff's return of the sale under Mr. Germany’s fi. fas., in Terrell county. We believe that every officer and person acting in these if he were acting illegally, is bound to render a true no count to the true owner or the State when oalled on to do so. They would be quart trustees for the true owner, or the State as the ease may be, and cannot charge a priee greater than that paid for any services, it has been impossible for ns to ascertain tbe amounts of the excess in the hands of the, various transferees. It would require the oemmittee many months to ascertain it. It would require a caloulation as to eaoh aud every lot of land. This is all m a sea of ohaos and a world of confu sion. It oan never be straightened. While we are on this subject we respectfully oall your attention to that oircnlar of the Comptroller-General to Sheriffs above alladed to. The cot of 1874, seotion 8, expressly charges the Comptroller-Gen eral with tha daty of deoiding who these true owners are; it is an offioial duty cast upon him, that he cannot delegate to Sheriffs. Maoh of tbe confusion that has grown out of these wild land matters is directly attributable to this circular. We fied many frauds of various species acd kinds, practiced by these transferees and others at sates. In many instances they bulled eni beared the market by many unlawfal means and devices, too numerous to mention in thia respect. This discloses many of them. We are eatisfitd that a volume of Buch frauds could be gathered. We were compelled to pas3 over a great many evidenoes of this kind, because we had not the time to include thorn in onr investigations. We only include fair examples of them. To unearth them all wonld be an endless task, for as one of the heaviest transferees himself expiesses it, while testifying be fore the cjmmittbe, “The land sharks went every man for himself and the devil take the hindmost.” There is no record of saleB in quito a number of counties in the Comp'trallec General’s office; the transferees and sheriffs having made no return or eettlemont with that cfficer. Ia some counties sales were made by the sheriffs for the trausfereea without first making levies, and without even having the fi. fas. ia band on the day of sale. The Comptroller Genera! has allowed these exoessive costs to be defiuoted by the transferees, notwithstanding he was informed of their proceedings. He re plied to complaints mads to him oa the snbjaet, that he had nothing to do with It. We think the primary oanse of all thsBe frauds and troubles is attributable directly to this misapprehension of the law, for had the law been administered in its letter and spirit the frauds could not have been committed, and there would have been no oonfusion. And if per- ohance the oourta or Legislature should hold valid or ratify these sales, we see no reason why the Comptroller General wonld not be liable to the State on-his of ficial bond for a.l these moneys in the hands of transferees or others. The State cannot condescend to litigate viffi these hundreds of people who now hold this money, but should in the event allu ded tlook direotly to the officers whose mistakes diverted it from the Treasury, leaving him to look to the people dealt with for his indemnity. It may be necessary for ns to say something of the expense we have incurr ed m this investigation. Oa this subject we can state that we have been extreme ly careful to have the necessary service done at *tfae least possible expense, con tracting for the lowest figures. The out side service we have employed has been efficient and faithful, and should be paid. We therefore recommend that the Audi ting Committee of the honse audit this account and report it for proper action. We think the testimony taken in this matter is a fair exposure of the frauds, aad to be properly understood by the Legit Lture and the people, should be printed. We there recommend that it be printed for the use of the General As sembly. In view of the wholesale fraud com mitted in these transactions we respect- fully recommend that this Legislature pass an act declaring all these sales held undsr transferred fi fas, null and void, as eome of the' courts have already de cides, and another to withdraw all pro tection of any statute of limitation or law of prescription from all such titles or others founded on them, or emanating from them; and this committe beg leave to continne their organization for tho purpose of preparing these bills and re porting them as soon as possible. D. A. Russell, _ ■ , A. J. CtfANDLSB. 0 - • On the part of the Senat Louis Strickland, John O. Maund/ Parrish D. DavIs, , On the pait of the Honfe, Mr. Chandler offers an exculpatory rial-- nority report, exonerating tho Comp troller General. BY lELEURAPH Havana, July 6.—The Bugar maikot daring the week has ruled active and strong at ad vanoing prices,and operations wonld have been heavier but for the high pretensions of holders. Nos. 1 to 12is 6j@7$ reals gold par arrobe; Nos. 15 to 20as 8@9I-eals. Molasses sugars, Nos. 7 (O 10, oi©5|-reali; Museavado common to fair, 6J@s$ real;; centrifugal sugars, Non. 10 to 13 in boxes and hogshead?, 8}(§8$ reab; stock ia warehouse at Ha vana and Matansas 09(5 bores, 737 bags, 726 hogshead?; receipts for the week 2,- 900 boxes, 2.250 bags, 2,840 hogeheadr; exports during the week 9,800 boxes, 8,- 500 b3gs, 7,800 hogsheads, including 205 boxes and 4.400 hogsheads to the United States. Tobacco dull. Spanish gold 212@212). Exchange firm; on U. S. 60 day?, gold, 8@8ipremium; short 9@9); on Loudon lS»a@20; Paris 6£@6. Constantinople, July 6.—The report that Ex Sultan Murad has esoaped, is eemi-officially denied. Capetown, Jane 17,via Madiera.—The troops have commenced an advance from fort Pearson to fort Ohelmsford, and a junction has almost been effected with Col. Wood, who is also advancing. The rumor that an armistice had been agreed to is not confirmed. Roue, June 16.—It is asserted that Sig nor Sella hae bean entrusted with tho formation of a new cabinet. Paris, June 16—Gen. Oa3tleman has asked to be placed on the retired list in order to be able to attend the funeral of the Prince Imperial. London, June 16.—Tho Observer's cor respondent at Paris, understands that Prince Jerome Napoleon and his two sons will attend the funeral. IndianAP0LI3, July 6.—Tne printers’ strike ended here to-day by the newspa per publishers acceding to the demand for 33J centB per thousand ems. Hartford, Conn., July 6.—Alanaon Work, who for nearly forty years Was employed in the Missouri penitentiary, for three years on a sentence of twelve years for trying to help slaves to free dom , died in this oity to day. He was eighty years old. Philadelphia, Jnly 6.—Kennard IL Jones, Chief of Police of this city, died this morning after an illness of two months. Mekchantvillb, N. J., July 6.—The residence aad barn of Adam Martin were destroyed by fire last night. Mrf. Still, an elderly lady neighbor, died from fright. New York, July 6.—Advices from Rio Janeiro to June 8 report that the dismis sal of the Minister oItthe Interior by the Emperor, on advice of the Premier, on account of differences between the former and his colleagues, has caused much ex citement. A scene of great uproar oc curred ia the Chamber of Deputies on the 6th, occasioned by an interpellation brought forward by the dismissed minis ter. The galleries were occnpied by an narnly crowd, who applauded and hooted the Deputies in turn. The President was ultimately oompelled to suspend the sitting for two hours, and ia the interval stationed a guard of 400 soldiers outside of the building. This step caused great excitement among the popalace, and the Premier and finanoe minister were grossly insult ed on the streets and at the entrance of the chamber. The disturbances were renewed on the following day—the mob inenlting the ministers when proceeding to a Cabinet counoii. The troops finally dispersed the rioters, but not until several persons had been wounded. The city ia now guarded by patrols. Washikqton, July 7.— Secretary Mo- Crary has isauei an order placing Adju tant General To -cssndln charge of the work of oedifying the army regulations, under the recent aot of Congress. The statement that Colonel Roberts, of Loui siana, has been plsoed iu charge of this workisnotoorreot. London, Jaly 7.—The report ele- graphad by the Pari3 correspondent of the Times, of the ainkirg of*a steamer and loss of 35 lives in a harrioane on the river. Doubs in Franos was republished in the Journal deJura, without date or other details, and ita authenoity is doubt ful. A B Jilin diepatoh to the Homing Post sayB the prospect now regarded as cer tain of the early adoption of the high protective tariff, has caused the mer chants to import large quantities of goods in advance, so as to escape in creased duties. Hence a great falling off of trade is feared, apparently with good reason, after the new tariff shall become a law. Bismarck, in tbe face of eerioua objec tions, insists upon an inoraaes in the du ty on foreign corn. The Times’ Berlin oorieapmdsnfc says tbe sooond reading of the tariff bill be ing now complete tbe third reading will ba merely formal and the measure will probably ba completed by Saturday, when it is intended to prorogue the ReiohBtag. The Liberals and Socialists mads a des perate stand ag&iaat the duties on coffee and petroleum, Her Bebel declaring they would breed muob discontent and faruieh a fresh atimnlas for social and demoor&tio agitation. Panama, J a oe 28.—Lima advices to the 18th repors a battle at Caloma and the capture of that point by the allied Cailian f oroea. The losses are estimated to ba about 1,500 killed. No offioial report of tl.a action has been received, and the statement la discredited. Au insignificant enoouuter ia reported at Qaillaqna on the river Loa, in which a smalt Chilian advance guard was beaten, several kiljpd and the reat captured. Campero was reported lo ba within 20 milei of Ca’oma on the 16lh, r sling, pre paratory to an attack on that plaoe. Re ports from Iqalque state that there were font thousand Chilians at Qallaqua, whioh Would teem to indioate that no advance was made on Caloma from Peruvian ter ritory. The offioial organ of Peru publishes a letter from a distinguished gentlemsn at Iquique where he took notes of tho fight of the 21st of May from Chilian prisoners taken from the ships engaged in it. The latter states that the eommtuder sad crew of the Esmeralda were thoroughly demoralized during the ooabst, tbe crew actually recognising no commander, and throwing tbemcelves naked into the water before the Huascsr bed given the Euner- alda t&e fatal blow. London, July 7—The person who sup plied the pistol to Alexinder Silovitff, with which he attempted to assassinate the Emperor of Russia, is a medical doc lor from Weimar, Germany, who ia also proved to have procured the poison with which Salovitff attempted suicide after his failure to kill the Czar, and to h ivo owned thehorae by means of which the assailants of General Mesentsoff attempt ed to escape. A telegram from St. Pe tersburg auihoiitativdly Btalei that he has been sentenced to be hanged very .shortly. - , 'Londsn, July 7.—A dispateh to ^:ha Times trora Yeaqpa says; The walls of tho fortress at Wi Jden, SilisUa, Uustohuk acd Vienna hsiS ' been deetroyejl and the earth works left to fexpcanrehif the wrath- A dispatch to the Daily Newt frpm Par is, says*: The authorities fcojrp have in terdicted a crest meeting at the Bor deaux Alhambria where M. BlV.qai was advertised to speak. * ‘ Lord Chelmsford's dispatch to Sir B«- tie Frere, of June 6tb, staling t^t-pend- ing King Cettawayo’s answer, \ymje woud be no military operations, apparebt-. ly means only that the Zulus will not be actually attacked pending the reoeipt of Cettawayo’s answer, as all the account* ogre# that the advansa has oommenoed-, London^ July 7.—A. long telegram front' Lord Chelmsford received at war c-ffiie lo-day, atatos that King Cettaway has not yet yielded to tbe proposals made to him. London, July 7.—The London corres pondent of the Liverpool Courier says: An agreement was signed Saturday on be half of tho orginal promoter of the Pan ama Canal Scheme, resting their rights in M. DeLe?sepB as representative of the future stockholders of an inter oceanic canal company. Subscriptions for 750,- 000 pounds in twenty pound shares will be opened in London. Parle, Frankfort and New York simultaneously in about a fortnight. London, July 7.—A. dispatch to the Pall Mall Gazette says the new German Consul General for Samoa has received orders to abstain from all interference with internal affairs, Tae suggestion of certain interested parties that Germany ehall annex Samoa finds no favor in high quarters. A lairage capriole of accommodating 8,0C0 bead of cattle to facilitate the im portation from America is about to be erected at Barrow inFurnesa, Lanca shire, which is connected with the whole rail .ray system oE England. At Robstock, Somerset county, 809 colliers have atiuok. Norwood, N. Y., July 7.—The butter tub dry houso, with about 15,000 tubs, owned by the Norwood Lumber Compa ny, was totally destroyed by fire last night. Loss $30,000; no insurance. Cincinnati, July 7.—A special dis patch from Shelbyvills, Indiana, says Girton, Semour & Kent’s grain elevator, with 7.500 bushels of grain, was burned Saturday evening. Les3 $10,000, insur ance $5 500. Providence, R. I, July 7.—To-mor row at 11 a. m., at St. Mary’s (Catholic) Church, in New York, Bishop Hender son will celebrate a pontifical requiem mass for the repoEC of the soul of the late Prince Imperial, of France. Colonel Jerome Napoleon Bonaparte and his brother from Baltimore will be present. New Yore, July 7.—Judge Potter in the Supreme Court this afternoon grant ed a writ of habeas corpus and certiorari in the casa of ChaBtine Cox, the self- confessed murderer of Mrs. Hull. While a part of the tenement bouse in Jersey Oriy, known as “the ship” was being torn down this atternoon, the roof fill npon tbe crowd of women and chil dren and five were more or less iDjared. Newton, N. J., Jaly 7.—-A large blast furnaoe at Franklin furnace, New Jersey, waa fired up laBt Saturday after having been unnsed several years. This morn ing the employes, numbering about a hundred, struok for higher wages. Ottawa, Ont., Jnly 7.—Oa Saturday a boy named Van Dette quarreled with his six-year-old sister, and shot her with a revolver, tbe ball lodging in her temple. She died to-day in great agony. Dnsveb, Col., July 7.—Jas. H. Croft and Charles G. Wabooth' were arrested at Alamosa on Thursday for tbe mnrder of William S. Yske last month. Last Saturday' they were taken from ibe jail by ona hundred oitiz ins and hanged to a oottonwood tree. Phil&delphia, July 7.—Steamer Sax on, bound irom Boston, reports seeing a balloon of pecular construction descend ing to the Ocean on the 6-b inst., forty- five miles southeast of Sindy Hook, four teen milea from the “Saxon,/ but jaat ahead of an unknown bark. GalveiTsn, July 6.—A News special from Saudulenio, eays JereCordora, tbe Mexican who murdered Robert Trimble in Jnly, 1877, was executed to-day in the jail ojrndor in the presence of physicians and reporters. On th9 eoaffold Cordora de lated his innoasnoe and made same statement in writing yesterday. The drop fell at 11:25. The only signs of a struggle were a few convulsive shudders and the msn was declared dead at 11:45 The body was lowered ten minutes later and turned over to his parents, Cuido- ra exhibited the utmost coolness to the last moment. Boston, July 7.—A collision occurred to day in the habor between the steamer John Earner on her way to Nantasket and the yacht Undine. Both were dam- aged, but no lives lost. The steamer re turned to the wharf and landed her pass engers. Pitt.:BU*o, July 7.—A man named At kin?, -71 years old, shot and instantly killed his wife, aged 73, at Greeneburg yesterday,in a dispute about a small piece of Lend and then put the muzzle of tbe gun under hie chin and ehot himself. Nobfolx, July 7.—Judge Willis, of Elizabeth City County, at the recant term of bis court rendered a decision in the case of the Commonwealth against Harrison Pkosbns, to the effect that terri tory oeded to the United States by the consent of the State ia nnder the execu tive jurisdiction of the United States Government, and that the revenue laws of Virginiahave no force or effect there. The euit was brought to determine whether the Hvgeia Hotel at Old Point Comfort waa liable to tbe State for li cense, The Commonwealth’s attorney has appealed to the Circuit Court. Louisville, July 7.—The trial of Bu ford for the killing of Judge E liott com mences' at Otrenton to-morrow. It is generally conceded that the plsa of tbe defense will be insanity. EoaTON, July 7.—The Golden Gat?, the smallest ci aft that ever started for a trip around the world, left her inoeiings in thia city this afternoon. She is s hoonT rigged, 19 feet in length, 2) feet depth of hold, 117 tons burden, and carries a crew of two men. Nashville, July 7.—Bamli Smith and John Hril, two negroes, who mur dered Major Pugh at Murbreeaboro not long since, and who were Friday sentenc ed to be hangfd August 8’.b, centered tne crime to-day. Ban Feaeciscj, July 7.—The Are'i 3 yacht Jennette ia offioialiy aunounoed to sail to-morrow aftersoon. Xo Reason, BT 0 AX LO CTA IX3BT. How o.uid eh-i fail to understand Tne loving, ling’ring clasp at hind! The winning smile, the tender glance—. Passion’s moat tel on g ntteranoe, ‘J he sweet, transparent strategies Th»t needlessly in lore’s wise He need ; the voice in which she heard Lore’s gamut in a airgto word, Love has so miny eigne, all set With Truth's wa eiguet ring; and yet With intuitions clear and fins, She read alight its every tiga ; For in her betrt she held tne key To all tbe tub He mystery. How could she fail to understand The careless, loosened clasp of hand, And when, by slow degrees, the gla&cs Lost tenderness, by wnat mischance Could shs net see ? When from the tone All food signifietnee was gone, Why was htr ear so dull ? Aud when The signs ware plus to all, where, then, Her woman’s intuition ? w; se Bef ire, why fail lo recognize This truth as well? Dear friead, you know' That dootrino taught us lorg ago— We liked it not, and yet in Booth, It h9id within a gstm of truth, And reason has no skdl cor art ’Gainst unbelief that’s of the heart. —Gen. Gourko, Governor of 8t. Peters burg, is a very practical man. He reoeired a letter which aud he would be poLoned. Not at alt Alarmed he sent for his cook and thus adlreased th\t personage: 'You esc thU letter. R?&d it very well. Now keep in mind,'the diet time I get the colic I will hang you l —ilemphi8 Lodger: Nearly ten thousand barrels or potatoes have been shipped from tbis to Northern markets, and it ivsafa to calculate that not less that $49,000 has been returned to the growers. The pricee realized range fiom $3 5J to }5 50 per barrel, a few special lots reaching a still higher figure. —A recent performance of 'Around the Word in Eighty Days’ In Orenburg, Bassis, ' was marked oya tragic disaster. A fire breaking out in the scenery, a German ac tor lost hia life ia the fluneg, while the panic- - stricken audience, in a mid endervor to es cape, crushed three persons to death and itjared mspy others. —Boston ia to have a little of woman snf- age. Women are permitted to vote for embers of the Bohdol Committee, and an ppeal haa bsen istusd by Mrs. dgaesiz and wenty other ladies expressing their faith hat ’those women who care for the wiee cBtraetion of children will avail themselves of this opportunity.’ —The Btroogeat chosted, it not tha sweet est singer of the world is oue Mono, who in tb3 Berlin Variety Iheatre treats hid audien ces to selections fiom the 'Troubadour,’ while a weight of 7.0 pounle rests upon his breast. Ho chtliengea the singers of the ■ world to compete wich him in his epedlalty for a purse of 5J0 marks. —A brother and xister, aged 12 aad 9, In mates of the Hou-e of Beioge at Greeaborg, Ind., packed a little wagon lull of food and ciotbee liom ihe stare-room, and escaped with the Bluff. When overtaken the girl was hugging a coll baby and riding upon the wagon, being pulled by her brother. They left their wagon aud Aid into the woods, , where they were captured. —Since the question of Stated’ rights Is, in one form or another, to be a leading issue ’ in the coming political campaign, a suit re cently brought in the Unite a States Court in Massaohudetie becomes of interest. The Eastern railroad in that State has a New Hampshire ertditor. Tho Has arhusetts Legislature reorganized the debt of tho rail road iu a manner distasteful to the New Hampshire msn, who thereupon brought suit iu his own State to attaoh the properly of ihe company is filass&chu.otta. The Uni ted States Cou.t is now called upsn to en join him from such prosecution. Cheip Qcimse —Mr. Weightmsn, of Pow ers A Weightnian, Philadelphia, one of the two quinine manufacturing firms in this country, announced t j a reporter on Tues day tbe intention of his firm to discontinue that industry, which, ha end,could not be pro fitably maintained against foreign competi tion. This is virtually a concession that we have been paying too much for the support of ‘a gnat American industry.’ The Phila delphia papers s peak sadly of this blow at ‘a great industry,' but, coming down to facts, it appears that Powers A Weightmsn have only eighty men engaged in making qainino. —John Murphy was Francis Murphy’s chief assistant in last year’s temperane a re vival in Philadelphia, and w.s known as Morphy No. 2. He was an eloquent speaker, and became exceedingly popular. He burst into the Philadelphia Times a feW days ago, in a state of hilartons intoxication, and said: ‘The temperanoe rocket u played out. Mur phy No. z is me name, and well ye know’t. There's reporters here now who came to Concert Hall when I had me shoulder to the whael and pr.nted me word# of eloquence — burcin elcquonos they oalled them. Bcgob,' it waa messlf that was bumin’ for a drink while I uttered them, and I tell yezlwas the.big globule in tbe bowl of cold water that ■ peronce tooket is played out. I’ve only got drunk twice in the ust week by signing tbe pledge and catching a dollar from thetb- etineaee chaps. Dead to ea ch ’em f jr a lea dollar note.’ —The Ktupp gun woiks of Germany are of Immense dimensions. One of the estab lishments employs 8,5f0 workmen, and con tains 293 boiiers and engines, which, com bined, h.vu 110,000 horse power, and operate 77 trip hammeis, varying m weight from 810 to lOo.OOO pounds etch Bin09 1877, 16,004 cannon have been turned out; 300 are made on an avert go every month. Daily 18.000 tons of ooai and coke are consumed, and 21,- OlX) gu Jets are in use. A railroad track, with 24 loo motives and 703 trucks, is in operation witnin the works, aud between them and the nearest railway station. Tbe establishment baa 24 telegraph stations, aad 8 fire engines for protection against confla gration. In the mines oonneoted with these works there ara 6.310 workmen. Iron ore the company gets (10m its own lands in ths north of Spain to the extent of 290,110 tons annually, whioh five steamers that it owns convey to the factories. Ths company haa built 3,278 tehementa for its employees, in which 16 299 persona live- The grain used in the bakeries that supply these people wilh bread is bonght by agents of tbe company in large quantities, ohitfiy in Odessa, tho Bn«- sian grain pott. Four common bchools and an indnetrial school for girls and women provide tha elementary instruction needed by th's city of footojy Lands. —The Briti.h Government has at last sue- ceded iu putting down the secret societies of religions mnrderers in India called Thugs, who, in the service of their goddess, Doerga, strangled and plundered travelleia. Tbe labonom prooess of hunting them out occu pied thirty years, and it is only lately that some of tha ndic.-ean’s were brought before the Frince of Wales, cneof whom boasted Of having committed sixty-seven murders with his own hand. The god Juggernaut is no longer suffered by the Government to crash the devotees who fling themselves QDder hi* chariot wheels. It is not long (since a host of sacrifices were offered by certain m 11-Brahmin tribre; the villages where this tock place, n-.ed to porohase tor the purpose men, women, and children, the so-called Meriahs British officers have hod the diffi cult task of effecting the deliverance of these Maiiahs and the snpprees on of the sacrifi ces, panly by force and partly by gentle means A single officer. Major Usmpbeil, in the course of eighteen yean, according io the i outomporary Be view, rescued fifteen bandit d men doomed to this sacrificial death. It required watchfulness and energy of the British officiate to put down the practice of murdering young girls aad burning widows. This prohibition of the praatioa of Suttee, and the law allowing widows to marry again, were denounced as an attack on the Brah- minist religions rystera, and reckoned among the pretext* for ths Sepoy minify The value 0/ human Ufa ia to a Hindoo infinitely below that of a cow; he had rather kdi tea men than in j ore ono cow. rorroViLL*, Pa, July 7—Tee Bin’s at Big Mountain, Back Ridge Storeicg aud Luke Fuller Colleries at Sttawakns. and Grhlba and Shepps men at Lccn,t Gap, struck to-day for an advance of ten cent* on wager; 1200 men and hoys are idle with no indications of & compromise mama*