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10jt£ (8&j3!£gl& Hfc&ftlgF The Telegraph and Messenger luccar. GA-, JULY IS .879 “—Dawn in Qeorgli, says the Wrffc Ooatisr Journal, they aro tn favor of remov. ing thotax on q itoino and putting It on dogs. Changing the duty on bark, as it were. —The Trench Republicans are doing wba t they can to help the ImperialUtu. That Marshal MacMahonthould have been refaaed permission to attend the funeral of the only son of the Prince who made himaMarehu of France and a Duke can only be regarded as an act of j odicial madness. _A lieping boy was cut in the back yard pounding on a tin pan. Tbe fa.Uercamo in tired and anllen, and being diatmbcd ty the noiae, cried outs ‘What is turned loose to the back yard, a wild animal?’ Tbe littlo fellow replied, ‘Yetb, tbir, it’d a pan tbir.’ —Senator Chandler says that the story that'he had offered to lend the Government glOO 030 to pay the deputy mareha s ie a lie. As to the report that ho was a candidate for the Bepubl'can nomination In 188), ho said, ‘The idea of my beiag a candidate to ridicu lous, so that it would be absurd for me to decline.’ Mr. Chandler, on the eubjectof the Onto election, did not appear to be over- sangntoe. He would only say that thoir was a strong possibility of Poster’a election. —Georgo Wilson, who lives a few miles south of Enltor, A!*., while soated to his door reading one day last weok, heard hia little two year-old son, who was playing to tbe yard near by, utter a peculiar sound, as though trying to attract attention, and on looking up was horrified to see the little fellow approaching him with a rattlesnake grasped in his hands. The child hold the poisonous reptile b7 ths middle of its body, and escaped without bring bltton. —Secretary Sherman has issued the fol lowing circular to tbe Collectors of Customs and Internal Revenue, Assistant Trotsurers, and other principal officers of the Treasury Department: ’Hereafter, when sntmi'ting nominations for appointment to subordinate positions under your direction, yon will state, fu addition to tbo other information now re quired, tbe service of the nomiooo in the Union army or navy during the rebellion.’ The Great Cnisaz is Carr. Eysdibs.— Ths Springfien Republican, i aye the well- known Oapt Bycdera of New York city, the head esntre of one of the moet desperate political dubs that ever existed to this conn try, has besn happily converted, and is now a bright and shining light in the Me faodiet Church, and can quoto Scripture like a par son. Ho told the writer that ho never knew real happiness until he wn cosvortod, and became a protesting Christian. The Drouth in East Tes»es3;e—The Kioxvill j Tribune says the prolonged drouth has seriously interfered with too river trade, as well as almost every business in this por tion of the moral vineyard. Tbo water ie down to low summer lids, rendering both rivers above unnavigablo to barges of any e’zo. The last arrival of new wheat from Trench Broad contained only 330 bushels, which was with great difiuu’.ty brought through after running aground at eeveral points. Two-thirds of tbe city cisterns are as dry as a tramp to tbo station-house, and the ay is ‘water!’ everywhere. It’s probable we shall bear little m ere opposition to tbe water-works. Sasit ary Conti:r in cf New OtxsArs — From an Interview with Ex-Gov. Wirmctb: ‘Wbat do tbe people of New Orieans think or the probability of a return of Yellow Jack this summer?’ •There will be no yellow fivor there this summer, you may rtly upon that. The fover never visits us wnenwo have had a vary cold winter and a dry and backward spring. Last winter wo had snow, and for throe days to euccosBion the ioides bung from the oaves of the houses. Besides, large sums have been raised by subscription for sanitary purposes, and watc-r is pumped regularly from the river into the gutters to keep them clean. I don’t think there will be a single case of yellow fever to New Or leans this summer.’ —At the eix'h annual ecncort cf the Bo- formed Episcopal Church at Chicago the following statistics weroeubmitted; Receipts of the missionary fund, @11,671, against 50,- 089 the year previous; value of church pro perty, @910,636, an increase for tbe year of @143,615; amount raised for benevolent objects, @127.828; present number of com municants, 9,11$, an increase for tbe year of 3.619; number of Sunday school children 8,000; new cocgrcgations added, 16; new church buQdirgs opened, 6; new ebureb buildings begun, 1; ministers added, 27; present number of ministers, 100, viz: 6 bish ops, 70 presbyters, 21 deacons' Two others bishops and 15 clergymen aro to England Biehep Stevens has 3 presbyters, 2 deacons, 15 lay preachers, 15 congregations, 1,183 communicants, 10 church buildings, andxo- ported @1,513 collected the past year. —Ths Tribune says a private letter has been received to Washington from General Grant, to which be says he shall defer his return to thla country till after the Republi can nomination for the Presidency is made next year. Ho says that though he has been received every whero with the greatest con. eideration, more than, as an ex-official, he had any right to expect, he is extremely a. x- ious to return homo as eoon and as quietly as possible; but to view of the superservieoa ble zeal of some persons, whoso acquain tance docs not J uetify their offiiaus intentions to receive him on his arrival, he h&e deter mined to sacrifice hit own wishes and remain abroad. He expects that his Australian tour and possibly a voyago along ths west, coast o!South Amsriai, the Isthmus and Mexico, will conenmo the time till the early part of June next, by which time he expects the question of a Republican candidate will be settled. —George Washington's last visit to Valley Forge, when ho was about to retire to private life at the end of his second Presidential term, was described by an old farmer, once a Revolutionary soldier, to his sou, who made a record of that description. The farmer was ploughiog in a field near tbe old en campment ground when ho observed a man of dignified appearance, dressed in a plain blaok suit, and followed by a colored servant, ride up the road and dismount near. He approached and cerdially took the farmer’s hand, makirg inquiries about certain fami lies to the neighborhood, about the eurronu- ding farms, their productions and the sys tem of cultivation. He put ths answers into a notebook and told the farmer that ho had bsen to the army and at the camp, end as he txpectedto leave the city to a few months with tbo prospects of never returning, he bad taken this Journey to visit the plaoo which had been tbe scene of so much Goffer ing and distress and see how far the inhabi tants had recovered from its effects. And adding that his nano was George Washing ton, he declared that to sec the people hap py and the farms prospering and to meet with his old companions now peaceably en gaged to the moet useful of all employments, afforded tx’m moro satisfaction thin all ths homago that could be paid to h's person or station. Dais Bsix.—Our commencement ersreises are over. I have received my.diploma, t,nd am now ready to enter with into tbe pleasures of gay society. Attired becomingly In a pure white robe, luch as an anjtdl might lore to wear. I took a prominent part in tbe musical exercises in the evening. Altliouxh I hal contracted a were cold a few days before, I was enabled by theuseof Uoutsena’ Honey of Tar.lbe best reme dy in the world for coughs, colds, and all diseases of the throat and lung*, to sing so well that I romoleHy enraptured a large audience. Tell Uncle John th it the use of that invaluable com- pound, Ifousisns Honey of Tar. will cure his rough. It is only no rout. a bottle, and can be bought at Roland B Hall’s Drug Store, Yours lnhoife, u:st7 tf AFFIX. TEie Macon & BrnnswlcK BalL- Koad—Wliat Will bo Done AYitb It. Tuo writer, in his recent visit to At lanta, found that the Macon & Bruns wick rail road was eocn to be a live and important question before the Legisla ture. Some advocate tta unconditional sale; others a lease for a term of yeare, and not a few believe it would be well for the State to allow Col. Adams and the present Commissioners to continue to op erate the road as hitherto, until there is a general revival of business and a sate can be effected at a fair valuation. But there is still another project which has recently taken shape and is backed by powerful influence, and indeed is about to be introduced in the form of an elab- arate bill before the Legislature, which is as followe: The present number of Commissioners to be enlarged by the sdiition of Col. C. C. Kibbei*, of Hawkinsville, and James M. Couper. Esq., of Branswiek. It is then proposed to lease the read with tbe necessary protection to the Stale by proper bond and secnrily, at a min imum figure, not less than sixty thou sand dollars per annnm, payable in equal monthly installments. The said lessees to be aocorded the privilege of extending tbe road from Atlanta to Macon, toAmer- icus from Hawkinsville and to Jackson ville from the nearest available point on the M. and B. E. E. This route will bo nearly on an sir line with the Cincinnati Southern from Chattanooga to Cincin nati. The proposed extensions to Jackson ville and Americas are left optional with the lessees, but tbe completion and equip ment of the projected road to Atlanta are made compulsory within three years, under penalty of forfeiting the lease. Should no lease bo effected on these terms, the Board of Com missioners, as above constituted, :s au thorized to continue to operate the joed as at present, with enlarged powers in future. The lease is limited to a period of twenty yea’?, or may be made to ter minate at ti .• • xpiration of that of the Western ana Atlantic railroad, which has thirteen years still to ran. It is agreed that the lessees, if they desire it, shall have the privilege of purobasing the road at any timo after its completion to Atlanta at a fair price,to be determined in some way mentioned in the act. The pxinaipal point insisted upon is the extension to Atlanta. Several available routes are suggested, to-wit: On the Erst side of tbe Oemulgee, nearly on an air line to Atlanta, only sev enty-five miles in length. A second, known as tbe “ridge route,' has already been surveyed, and passes through Joses, Jasper, Newton and Kick- dale counties, and is estimated to be about ninety miles in length. There is still another route by way of Covington and the Georgia railroad to Atlante, which is considered quite prac ticable. Any one of the above lines would’render available, water power soffi- cient cn the Ocmulgee to ran a dezen Lowells, and besides develop and bring to market the varied products of several of the richest counties in Georgia. To piove this we have only to show from the recent report of the Comptroller General, that the taxable property of the eoanty of Jasper amounted to $1,202,221; that of Jones to $11126.515; that of Newton to $2,065,747, and that of Eockdale to<l,310,681. These teeming d stricts have never heard tbe energising whistle of the locomotive, and the com straction of this road wonld soon double tbe taxable value of tbo landed estates, aud add greatly to tbe v.lumo also of their egricnltnral products. We cannot bat thick that if the pro posed lease of the Macon and Branswiek railroad can be effected with proper guar- antccs to the State on the proposed terms of the abeve bill, it will prove of signs 1 advantage to onr city, while at the same time greatly benefiting the people of those counties which will bo traversed by the extension. A Brilliant Scene in New Orleans On the 17th of Jane last, in the city of New Orleans, there was gathered many of tbe principal citizens of the Crescent City, in company with a large number of strangers from different pans of the conutry there, who as visitors felt interested in the witnessing of the grand extraordinary drawing of the Louisiana Sra*e Lottery by Generals Jubal A Early and G T. Beauregard, The warriors went at it as squarely as ever they led a panoplied host into battle, and by the turn of the wheel scattered fortunes right and left. Space would be too great to enumerate, but the next drawing takes place on August 12:b, (the invar! able second Tuesday) and all other infor mation will be promptly given on appli cation to M. A. Dauphin, P. O. Box 692, New Orleans, La., or tbe same at No. 319 Broadway, New York city, ju!9 lw Sen at 3 e Hill and the Tbibo.se.— Senator B. H Hill, of Geotgia, made a speech in Tammany Hall on the 4’.b in aunt, without having previously consult ed the New York Tribune. As an anhsp- py con-i qnenoe of this oversight much of tbe Tribune, since that time, has been de- votecUio correcting Mr. Hill’s mistakes and exposing his misconceptions. The Senator will not soon repeat tl e error. Is Yonr Business Hall? Hundreds of fine opportunities to make excellent p.ofita constantly occur In Wail street, if investors can be secure from coun teracting movements. The only safe and certain method ie to unite capital with ex perience and ekill, and operate in stocks •at the time of flastn&tions, without incurring sadden i ie ke in ewe -ping changes. This can be dono by tbe Mu nal Capitalization sys tem, originated by the old and reliable bank ing house of Adimi, Brown & Co. Custo mers control their profits, which aro divided pro rata tvoiy thirty days. An}body can ope rate successfully by this method @25 will make @125; $50 wid earn @259; @100 will re turn @500; @500 will yield @250u, and so on as market movements occur. This plan has met with aoparallaed success. New circu lar, “Boles for Success,” with invaluable information to all investors mailed free. All kinds of stocks and bonds beugbt and sold. Ad 'to a Adams, Brown & Co., Back ers and Brokers, 25 A 28 Broad attest, Now Yoik City. What are me Profits ? This is the absorbing point that is of chief interest in every basinets transection. By tbe combustion system of operating in stocks, Messrs Lawrence A Co., Bankers, N. Y , nails the orders or thousands of pa trons, in virions sums, into one immense amount, and operate them as a mighty whole, tbns obtaining all the advantages of tbe largest capitalists and best skill. Profits are distributed pro xata among ebirclield- e a every month. In this way largo gains arc ecccred in short periods, and capital from @;0 or @15 to @50,M)J can be used with equal proportionate success. @20 will m»ko ilOO in to days, sr.50 will pay @1,600profit, or 10 per cent, on the Brick, and to on, ac cording to tho market. A citizen of Troy, mvdo @315.75 on au investment of @;0. Many customers are doing better. The new circular has *• two nnerrlcg rales for suo- cess,” aud fall details so that any one can operate profitably, blocks and bonds want ed. Government bonds enpp’iod. Apply to T.awrence A Co., Bankers, 57 Exohanco Place, N. Y. Emory college. Oxror-n, Ga., Jn'y 10,1879. Messrs Editors—To-day tbe exercises of Emory clocod and th© crowd, th© largest ever known here, dispersed to their various homes. The chapel accommodation has heretofore been very far below the wants or the usual crowd. This year, through the zeal and earnest work of President Haygooi and Joseph T Stewart, Esq., mayor or Ox ford, a large addition was made, which it was ©opposed would accommodsl© ©IL Butui© crowd, thcujh far more comfortable, was be yond the capacity of the large assembly. It was a jam; nearly as many outside as in- eide _ _ At 9 o'clock to-day, the '.senior clsss de livered their graduating addresses according to the following programme: W. B. Hoyt, P. (2d honor) Atlanta, Ga., Greek 8alutatory. „ . _ T. Baxter, P. G., Macon, Ga., A Beaovo- lent Provision. . _ _. H. L. Oiualey, P. G., Atlanta, .Ga , The Hereto Sido ot Man’s Duty. •_ H. IS. i)aJAinette, (5 * Eatonton, G», Societies. „ _ ... J. B Greene, P. G , (1th honor) Opelika, Ala, Scientific Beseirch. Vf. R. Hoyt, F, At anta, Ga., Work. A. W. Mathews, F, Elberton, Ga., immi- ® m! W. Monroe, F, Qitncy, Fia., Ambition. W. W. Seals, P. G., Wo it Point, Ga, Tee Superiority of Mind. E. B. Smith, P. G , (3d honor) excused, Oxford, Ga, The Intelligence of Brutes. U. H. Smith, P. G., Opelika, Ala., On L w! e o.’ Wright, P. G., Bamesville, Ga, P j!e BP ffooten, P. G., (1st hoc or)--Vale dictorian, MoViUe, Ga, Oar Southern Pride The beys all-cid well, some of them be ter The President substituted for his B.ccaUu- reate address a collection speech, which re sulted in about @1200 towards paying for work on new chapel extension. At 4 P. at- Rev. Dr. J. J. T*fferty,of Bich- muni, Ya, delivered tho Annual Address before the Literary Societies It was replete with good sense, sparkling wit and true elo quence. Bis subject was Modern ProgreeA It was a rich treat and ihe large audience enjoyed it notwithstanding the excessive lie&t. At night Prof. McIntosh gave a concert The college mntio class, assisted by several distinguished artists, gave a most superb con ert. Every body seemed to eDjoy it I cannot olose this article without adusion to the magnificent hospitality of the Oxford people. They open their doors aud their hearts to r< C;ive the great crowd. There is no hotel, and hence all strangers are taken in and provided for by tbe cit zsns. We saw one table set on Taesday at which over one hundred wero ha.d omely entertainer. They never knew when to quit b tog clever *nd no man ever goes to Oxford without being impressed with ths unusual and ex tensive hospitality by people of moderate means. _ _ ^ Th© College exercises b gin cn first Wcd- needay in October. J. W. B It does not make any difference how severe the case of bilious derangemtnt is, Simmons’ Liver Esgulator will cure it speedily and tffectually without saliva tion, or that prostration of the system ensuing from the use of draetic purga tives. .... As there are mauy spurious imitations of this valuable msdieiae, tike care yon get the genuine. “We have been selling your medicine for some time, and we find it better adap ted to the cure of bilious attacks than any other medioine we have ever used or sold. Jas. M. Beasley & Co., ju!8 1 v Magnolia, Ark. NORTON’S AUllir.lL AT 1(0.12E. Held In Default of $3,000 Ball; A lettfr from the detective who had N jfton, alias Carl, tho directory man, in charge who recently camo so conspicn oasly before the public, announces that after he left Macon and about fifty miles were placed between him and our city he made a free confession to all the charges on which he was arrested in this dry. Since hir arrival nt home he has bsen before tbe courts. We find the fcl lowing accinnt of his trial in the Harris burg, Pennsylvania, Independent. The detective in charge of tba prisoner speaks in his letter m high terms of praise of the kind treatment received at the bands of our officers and citizens. There was a large attendance of spec tutors at tho Mayor’s office this morning to get a glimpse of Carl, the bigamist, who was given a hearing at 9 o’clock. The prisoner was scarcely recognizable b> those who tbooghc they “had him down fine,” as ho wore a large pair of blue glasses and a fall bsard. Upon the removal of the glasses, how ever, which allowed tbe upper part of his face and Urge nose, (which by tbe way has grown into greater prominence owing to sickness), to becoige plainly visible, tie expression, “that it was tbe same old fellow,” was distictly audible. He was very tastily dressed in a light colored suit, wore a light hat, and during the hearing did not utter a word. Three charges were preferred against him, two ot false pretense by Messrs. Cummings and Brady, jewelers, and oneraf bigamy, preferred by his wife in this city. He was held in default of $1,000 bail on each charge. He appears much humiliated, and evidently sought to hide his shame by means of tbe large glasses Jast as tbe prisoner was leaving the dock a young sen of the woman whom Carl had married in this city two years ago stepped up to htm and said : “Well, what have they got yon here fot?” Carl, with the indifferenoe which he has man’fi-ted oil along, turned oa hisstsp- son i .1 in a surly tono said • 1 ou’t know yon.” “Hot I know you, retorted the boy. “Yon married my mother about two years ago when yon had another wife and then ran away; for half a cent I’d bring a charge against yon for sloalicg that ten dcll&ts of mine.'' Tbe prisoner did not reply to this accu sation, and, before the small boy had a chanoe to pat in another word, Carl was rapidly taken to his quarters in jail. TheFiest Yillow irzven CabeinMev- rms as we learn from a telegram to the NashviUo American, occurred on Wednesday. The deceased was ose Frank MulDrandon, an Irishman, aged 47, a shoemaker by pro- feseion and liviDg at the northeast corner of Desoto and Pontotoc streets, to tho southern portion of the city. He was taken sick, last Saturday, while at work in his shop, at No. 874 Shelby street, and died to-day at noon. Hia attending physician, Dir. W. E Rogers, had treated him for yellow fover ,bnt know ing the inteneo excitement it wonld create, wnen publicity would be given, this after noon, called in Drs W. R. M tobeli, member cf the National Bnard of Health and late Medical Director of the Howard Association; G. B Thornton, President ot the City Board cf Health; T. J. Tyner and W. B Winn, and proceeded to hold a port mortem examina tion, to which they all concurred that the deceased hid died from a well developed case of yeliow fever. TLo case is declared o bo a sporadic one and may not tproi i, yet there could not bo more exoitement if there wero a hundred casee here. The trains which left to-night on tbe Louisville railroad and the Memphis & Charleston railroad were crondod with fleeing citizens, although ths death is not generally known even at this lato hour, 11 p. ts. The famhy of the deceas ed consists cf a wife, a sister-in-law, andfonr children, nono of whom are ill. Ho was buried to-night at 9 o’clock at Calvary Ceme tery, and the promises aro being disinfected under tho direction of the Gity Board of Health. Too neighborhood where the funer al occurred turned out en masse to wituess the f aneral. The exoduB of citizens,' to-mor row. will doubtless be great, although this is the only one that has or may develop. DRS J'P.KW.U. ttOLBfil, DENTIST 8, No 81 Mulberry Stress. Macon, Ga Tietb extracted without t»in, beautiful sets ol Tee:h inserted, Abscotsed Teeth aud Diseased Gums cure!. Dealers In all kinds ot Dental Materials and Instrument*. Constantly oa hand a Iars;e and (uUassortmectotTeeth of all kinds, Gold ot all kinds. Amalgams ot all kinds, Rubber* of all kinds. mar* iIAwly The John Sherman boom is reprecested as under very active and stringent j res euro jastnow, and, if anything ont-boom- ing the Giant boom. Bat tbe fatal, de fect in the Soorman boom ia that reither Chandler, Cockling, Blaine nor any olh- cr leading st-lvait joins in the boom. They are ail boeming for Grant. QBUStY—'“Why will men smoke common Tobacco, whoa thef can ba- Marburg Bros. ■8EALOF It ORTH CAROLINA.”!*! the mo price Editors Telegraph & Messenger—About throe hundred of the people of Twiggs osunty met at Stone Creek Church cn the fourth day of July for the purpose of reor ganizing an agricultural society, to celebrate tbe day and to have a good time generally, and judg ng from tbe freedom with which all participated in the exercises, it was certain ly a day of pleas aro an’ recreation The young were restrained in their indnlgenciea by the presence of the old, and the old, from the joyous countenances of the young soemed for the once to live over again the hippy days of childhood. Hon Tuob. Har deman, Jr., Col A J- Lane and other die. lingniahed agricultural! t were invited aud many were looting for one of Col. Harde man's characteristic ora dona. However, to onr great disappointment, neither of these gentlemen put in their sppesranca. At eleven o’clock the people assembled in the cnnrch, and after some preliminaries, the meeting was permi-enily org-nizsd by eleoting P. W Edge, President, J W. Bur- krtt, J. A. Nelson and W. li Solomon, Vice Presidents, and Mr. W. A. Basis, of Bibb county, Secretaiy and Treasurer There being no regular order of business before tbo body, on motion, a committee consis’iog of W. A. Davis, A. E. Nash, T. W. Bu kett and Jodge E. J. McDonald, wis ap pointed to draft a pr.gramoie for th9 occa sion. The commi.tee, alter thirty minutes consultation, reported as follows: “Beat mannerof aupp'ementirga short corn crop.” The disen-.sion to ba opened by Bev. A. E. Nash. •• »'he steak law, v.z • fence or no fence.” Diecnseion to be opened by B. W. F. Woodall. The committee, nt tho req lest of some of the other members, also appuiot- ed Judge McDonald and Mr. W. A Davis, to participate in tbe discussion of the e sub- jtes. , , The hour r.f twelve having arrived, tho convention adjourned to dinner. The table cloihs were spread on the ground in a long line under the umbrageous trees around ihe • burch and were soon nlled with barbecued thoat, mutton and hid. boi’ed ham, fried, baked and and stewed chi :kent, t gather all the delicaciea of the season It was indeed a good dinn.r and all seemed to heartily en joy it. At 1:89 f. r. the convention reassembled. The president. P. W. tdge, in the chsir. The regular order of bueinose was taken up The firct subject: “The best manner of rnpulemcntii g - short corn crop,” was dia- ca-ted by Messrs. Nash. Daria, Burkett and McDonald. Some good thoughts were sug gested, such as plmting pease,drilling corn, sowing osts, etc . which wish a proper sjs- tern of economy, the convention thought would enable th3 people to pas3 over till thonex crop. . .. . In the discussion of the next subject: “TheBlock law,” H ears. Woodall, Davis, McDooald and i£dga aU took part: some pro and con. Mr. Woodall le i eff in a very .ear nest manner in favor of no fence. Tho con vent on seemed ne*ry rqiallj divldel A final disposition of the matter was deferred until nt xt meeting The society decided to seek admittance irto the Georgia State Agricultural Conven tion and instmoted the President to appoint delegates to ihat body. A committee cor atsting of W. A. Davis, A. E. Nash and T. N. Burkett, were appointed to draft by-laws and constitution for the stciaiy. There bting no further bnainees bofore the ody, tho society, tigether with the ciii- zsns present, request.d tua president, Hon. P. W. Edge, to aadreaa them on the tax laws of Twiggs county. Ths people of this ooun- ty have been burdened with a most onerous taxation for many years, and yot they nave no Bridges or pnblio institutions, except a poor house, to mention. Last year they paid fifteen dolliia on tho ttousand, year Before twenty-two, and this year expect the taxes to be from fifteen te twenty dollars on tho thousand- Now in addition to this the grand jury at its last ees ion ree mmended that tho Legislature empower the board or commissioners to levy an extra tax, which, it is estimated wonld make the total amount of taxes for this year about thirty dol.ars on Ihe thousand. It is to this extra taxation, recommended by the grand jary, that the peooleobjeot, and ontlis issue requested ihe views of the president. The pres dent, after calling Judge J. N. Burkott to the chair, took the floor and held the undivided at-.eu- tion of the while audience for more than an hour. A more man’y, eloquent, or logical tffoit rarely fails from ths lips or man, The ruinous policy of a burdensome taxa ticn was discussed to all its phase?, the speaker tricing it through many h'storical periods and eoteparirg his own tsx-riden county to tho prosperity of others. It is impossible to attempt even a synopsis of this most masterly effort. Tha speaker, while he was very eevere on tho catess which produced this state of affaire, yet did notriflsctin tho least on any individual, corporation or section At the conclusion of the speech, tho fol lowing resolutions wero offered aud unani' mously adopted. Thsre wa3 not a dissent— iag voice: Whereas, the last g:and ju-y of our conn 1 ty, in an honest effort to elucidate tbe in debtedness of the ccnuty, recommended to tha county bond the asae.sment of sach tax as wonld bs necessary to meet said in debtedness, and to this end have ordered the eame, to accordance With law. to ba so pnb’dsbedas :o bo considered and pastel by tbe present LeaiaUtnre giving tho board the right to levy such tax; and whereas, we be lieve such authority to be unconstitutional and dangerous to both political and _ social liberty: and whereas, it is ths opinion cf this society that if snob authority ehould be con'orred on the board and said assessment made, it would work hardships to homst tax payers and still fail to pay its Indebted ness. "Therefore be it Besoleed. That this society appoint a com. mittee to me a orialize the Legislature, first to repeal the present 10 per cent tax pro vision, at least so far as our ciunty is con cerned. Resolved, That wo petition our immediate representative and through him the Georgia Legislature, to confer no additional powers on tho board cf imposing tax on the people. P. W. Edge, T. W. Burkett and J. N. Nel- sod, were appointed as the committee. Mr. J K. Andrews was appointed to open the discussion on “ Wheat culture” at the next meeting. . _ . Adjourned to the fourth Saturday to July. Thus has passed a most pleasant and prof itable meeting. Not only has sgricnltore re ceived a new impetus in this section, but there has been suoh a burying of petty jeal ousies aud eu.h a reunion of hearts and com mingling or spirits that this day will live m tno memory of th s people as a green oaBis to the dreary desert of life’s lone pilgrimage. A OARD, To all who are suflenns from the errors anil indiscretions of youth, nervous weakness, early decay, loss of manhood, etc, I will send a recipe thatwill cure you, FREE OF CHARGE. This K it remedy was discovered by a missionary in th America. Send a self-addressed vnveopcl to the Rev Joseph T Inman, Station D. Now York. | deiojodly Chattanooga, quarantined against Memphis last Friday. It is to be hoped that the quarantine will bo lifted in a few days. We cannot parsnade ourselves that ytliow fever is coiug to career through epace as he did laBt summer. But at the eame lime, it is safe to. bo governed by tbo most unfavorable view of tbe case, aid to take all possible pre cautions. Fire Mi IVlcaonus Hotel, On B> mdway. New York, now under the popu lar m ".casement ot Mr. Uriah Welch, has largo, well- rsntilatod rooms, excellent beds aud perfect accoi imodations.. An elevator connects directly with ,liu ladies’ entrance. The tabloand atten dance throughout is acknowledged as being un surpassed. No extra charge for first-class oo ms. _ declii oodSm —There are five bandied acres of straw berry beds in ths neighborhood of Paris. The soles average @120 an aero. RHEUMATISM. This droodfai torment, the dootors toll as, in the blood, and, knowing this to be trne, wo adviio every sofferor to try a bottle of Durang’a Rheumatic Remedy. It is taken internally and will positively euro the wore, case, in the shortest time. Sold by every druggist to Msoon l*«ll din 8m Floyd Rifles. We have received from Captain Har deman a nca.ly printed pamphlet of theaddreesor Col. Thomas Hardeman, Jr., on tbe presentation of the Ge’.tyB- burg modal at Bilston Hell, on Jans 18th, It is very niaeiy gotten up and will be Eold for tho boaofit of the com pany. PRESCRIPTION FREE For the speedy Cure ot 8emmal Weakness, Loss o! Manhood, and all disorders brought on by in discretion or excel*. Any Druggist has the in gredients, Address _ DAVIDSON 4 CO, jul deodlw ly 73 Nassau St. New York! —Secretary hherman ie going to start for Maine next Monday to open up tho campaign there. He will be able to ge: out of reach before tho Brcisidsnt esn get uia civil advice reform order into'position. ELhefuib HKiiaus A sure cure lor ccrrcus debility, premature decay, eiV.ustion, etc. Tho only reliable erne Circular* mailed free. Address J K. UuliVE s Chatham St, N Y. . iebl8 doodiwSai Newton House, Athens, Joly 9,1879. The Beard of Visitors to the University of Geergia oonoluded its labors this naorn- ine and will leave for their respective homes at 4 p. m., by the Northeastern railroad. They have had an arduous eea- siin of ten days, carefully scanning and scrutinizing no lees than five thousand four hundred and thir- TT-BAVIN PACKS of legal cap manuscript, which was par celled ont as nearly equal as possible to the various members from day to dry. The result of their labors will soon be given to the public in a formal report to the Governor. It will be gratifying to every Georgian to know that the University is in a healthy and flourishing condition, and if the Legislature would bnt open its heart and grant a small additional annual Bub - sidv the TUrriOH COULD BE MADE FREE TO ALL. Wnat a glorious boon would this be to the struggling children of the com monwealth! .Here tbe State has spent many thousands to establish aud equip au institutioneecocdtonone in the South. The apparatus is complete in every res- nect, and embraces all the new and deli cate inventions of the age for the proper illustration of natural philosophy, chem istry and tbe mechanic arts. Those who teach these practical sciences possess every qualification, and are diligent, faithful and untiring in their efforts to prepare the Btndent for the great battle of life. Hero one may learn to bean accom plished engineer, bridge maker, chemist, lawyer or farmer. And if he pursues the entire literary course with fidelity, will be graduated a thorough scholar ready in turn to impart to others tho ample stores of knowledge he has acquired at this ancient foundation of Ecience. Hav ing done so much therefore, and arrived, as it were, IN EIGHT OF THE GOAL, onr good old mother, Georgia, should not hesitate to complete the grand work by bestowing upon every one of her sons the priceleB3 blessings cf a liberal educa tion without money and without prioe. To refuse to do so in tho present condi tion of the country when free schools have been inaugurated everywhere, and seme States are even enacting laws en joining * COMPULSORY EDUCATION, which ie wrong, would be to stultify her self, and dwarf the noble University it has required near a century to build up and perfect. Cut she afford to do this? Not while the memory of tbe Cobbs, the Stephens brothers, Birtow, Stiles, Pal mer, Waddell, Gordon, Hill, tbe Le Contes, Screven and a hundred other bright and shining lights who haro il lustrated Georgia, survive. That almost peetless Southern divine, the great Thornwell, when President of tho South Carolina University in its best days, in an elaborate paper, declared in eunstance, that it was a great mistake to suppose that the eduoation of the messes could best be achieved by commencing at the bottom and ascending upwards. Ia other wards that the common eohools of the country, taught Bsthey in many instances by INCOMPETENT INSTRUCTOR!, can only take the pupil to the foot of P*z- nassus, and then he oomos to a dead halt At the very threshold of knowledge, with its inviting A ids just glimmering in tbe distance, and opening up delightful vis tas to the enquiring mind, he is foroed to pause, end regretfully begin life’s weary joniny conscious cf innate powers end ca pabilities, for the development of which no opportunity has been afforded. This learned theologian and patriot maintained, on the contrary, that popular education was best promoted by UrQINNISQ AT THS TOP, and allowing the wisdom and teaohiogs of erudite scholars to Blowly percolate and pass through 6very stratum ot sooiety, softening, cleansing and vivifying each ola see it descended,until the lotreet rook- bed ot igpoiance bad been reached. Henoe, bo argued earnestly that tbe tu.-uBt method orgimparting thorough ed uoation to the masses is through tbe me diae! of INViirUTICNS CF THE HIGHEST GRADE, which would annually send out scores of graduates ospable of serving tbe country in pulpit and cabinet, or as instructors ot tbe poiple. Now, therefore, if access to such an in stitution as our noble State University can bo made free to all, is it not appa rent that the number of thoroughly edu cated young men sent abroad every year will soon furnish a host of competent teachers for the pnblio 8ohools of the country, they, in tarn, as the pupils ad vance in knowledge, becoming nurseries to their great head an Athens? The writer,verily believes that if our law giv ers pursue this enlightened course, in less than fifteen years A THCUSAND STUDENTS will throng the classic halls and beauti ful .groves ot onr State University. If any one deems this prediction extrava gant, we have only to point to Michigan whose State .College where education is free, counts fifteen hundred matricu late?. THE AMATEUR TALENT OF ATHENS. The writer, and his associates, by the courteous invitation of its managers, at tended a brilliant conoert given by the Haydn Musical Society a few nights ago at Dsupree Hall. Professor Schir- macker was the musical director, assist ed by several experts on the flute, violin, cornet, base viol and piano. A large number of ladies and gentlemen formed the chorus, and eeveral beautiful solos were sung with exquisite taste and effect by «mateurs of both sexes. With rare modesty tbe programme simply • announced tbe designa tion of each piece without giv ing the name of the performer. Hence tho stranger was left ia ignorance as to those who were the aotors. Bat the writer can at least affirm that the selec tions, all from the best masters, wore eiro ply admirable. Tho mnsio Indicated both talent and good training, and eeveral voices with very little oaUivstion wonld be deemed excellent. We were surprised in a place of the size of Athens to find so many muaioal profioienta. THE NEW CEMETERY. With a couple of friends for compan ions, we visited this romantlo habitation of tha dead, bounded on one side by the swift flowing Oconee which Duraue3 its winding way, foaming and ohefiog against obstructing rocks, the dividing waters now and then leaving mid stream an en chanting little island like a stranded em erald. We donbt if any city of similar popu lation . in the State poaaesses so many eplendjd and graceful monuments to the departed. Prominent among these are the shafts erected jointly to tho memory of the chivalrous and pious T. B. B. Oobband Judge J. H Lumpkin. Mr. Baxter, the revered and excellent President of the University. BEV. AL'NZO CHURCH, D.D., the monument to the Thomas family, the, splendid itrnotnro simply inscribed “Centre,” end though less pretentious the exquisite stono and surroundings, whioh mark tho last resting placo of tho beloved wifo cf General William M. Browne. The grounds are still new and in com paratively an unfinished state. When properly graded, underbrnshed and im proved, the oemetery at Athena w;li take rank with the most boautifnl mausoleums in the Union. - As onr party wandered on and on,reading the epitaphs of the mouldering dead, sud denly they paused at a level epace ter raced and piatformed, from the side of a steep eminence, with only one tomb, bearing the inscription of a young mem ber of the Cobb family. Hers repose, beneath the foundation HtoriH of what was designed to be a col- loesal monument to GENERAL HOWELL COBB, the mortal remains of that astute states man, gallant so.'dio-, pure patriot and representative Georgian. But years have rolled away, and still the duat of the il lustrious dead remains, with not even the simplest tablet to preserve it from ob livion. We heard, it stated that the family of the deceased intended, when able, to erect a suitable monument to tbe memory of their distinguished kinsman. But the State should not suffer thig to be done b; the stricken relatives, who, in common with every loyal Southron, loat well nigh their all by the collapse of the Confederacy. GEORGIA should undertake the mournful yet pleas ing task of rearing a column whioh. will endure all through the cycles of time in honor of her favorite son, who filled so nobly and well almost every office in the sift of the Commonwealth, PER CONTRA. The writer aleo visited the old grave yard which has been abandoned, and sad to relate, converted into a grazing com mon for stock. A large number of the dead have been taken np and re-m- terred in the new cemetery, many of the yawning graves never having been rfefided. Hundreds of tombs, however, remain, but very few hav^ escaped deae oration. On every eide the visitor be holds broken slab?, dismantled tombs, piles of brick and rubbish, gaping holes made in the last resting places of tbe de ceased, and a general desolation equal only to that of some heaven-cursed city of old. This is a stain upon the fair es- cutcheon of the classic and refined city of Athens which should be wiped out at onco. As baa been done in Savannah, this ancient burial place ought to be strongly enclosed and protected against the vandal invasions of man or beast. A TOUCHING INCIDENT. To 6how that the long buried dead have not been forgotten by their friends, the writer in an early morning e'.roll oe- foro the eun had appeared above the hor- ison, encountered a man in this neglect' ed cemetery hard at work, with coat off and hoe in hand, filling up an ngly hole in tbe grave of a child. A simple head and foot stone gave the name and nativ' ity of the deceased and the date of his burial—1837. He bad filled the cavity with brick and was restoring the monnd over the remains of a little brother, who forty-two years ago had been laid to re3t among strangers. Hoy/ stoutly did he dig Into the impacted clay and deftly mould and smooth tho newly made grave over ths cherished infant brother whose bones had long since mingled with their kindred dust. What stronger argument could be ad duced to enforce the appeal in behalf of this neglected “city of the dead.” PUBLIC SCHOOLS. At present this community ia much exercised upon the question of inaugu rating a system of free schools similar to those in operation at Macon, Savannah, and other cities of Georgia. ( The majority of the citizens favor the measnre, and aro hard at work striving to raise the necessary funds by voluntary contributions. A3 yet the problem has not been solved. A respectable and infla ential minority oppose the measure on the ground cf tho increased taxation nec essary to maintain theso schools, asd some go bo fur even as to donbt tbe pro priety and utility of their establishment. We ttnst, however, that the free school sentiment will prevail. But for these primary gatherings for instraction sup piemented in the .cities by echools of a higher order, the present generation, white and b'ack, wonld be now atrug gling ia a very ABYSS OF IGNORANCE. Since the war the mass of tbe people have been too poor to educate their chil dren. To provide tor their physical wants was tbe firet and most imperative da’.y. We are rejoiced to state, however, that every year witnesses an additiorrof many thousands to the' roll of pupils in Georgia seeking the blessings of educa tion. To attempt to deny this precious boon to our former servants, who are now possessed of equal rights with ourselves, would be a great mistake. In ancient Spar ta even the helots enjoyed the benefits of ednostion and some of them surpassed their masters in scientifio attainments. Shall the people ef this enlightened and Christian age do lest? Those who have dounts on the eubjeot we would respeot- f nlly refer to SCHOOL COMMISSIONER ORE, the best authority in Georgia. THE NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD AGAIN. From the very courteous and efficient Superintendent, Mr. J. M. Edwards, who was trained as an engineer in the State University, we gathered the following in teresting faofc concerning the above highway. The first mortgage bonds a?e soaght for and cannot be purchased at one hundred and five dollars per share. Tho interest on the other bonds also i3 paid on the nail whenever it falls dne. Few road3 in tha country have been built and equipped at so small an omiay. Its entire length, from Athens to Lula is forty miles, and tbe whole cost was bnt FIT? HUNDRED AND TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS, or $13,000 per mile. It has been positively ascertained also by carefal survey and calculation, that the farther extension of the road in the direotion of Knoxville to the North Oaro. line, (a distanco of 56 miles) can be ac complished at a total co3t $565,000 only. To bridge tbe remaining gap of sixty miles to Knoxville, the State of North Carolina has granted the use of her con- viot labor. It will be aeon therefore that there is bnt little donbt in tho near future of the completion of the Northeastern road to Knoxville. If Maoon therefore will plaoe herself in oonneotion with Athena by the extension of the MSOON AND BRUNSWICK ROAD. there will bs opened up a new and short er competitive lino to th9 Weat which wonld prove of immense advantage to your city and the country at large. The distanoe from Athens to Louisville, Ken., ie 4G5 mile?, or ten miles lets than from Atlanta to that city. IN NO DANGER OF BANKRUPTCY. The earnings of the Northeastern road continue to increase rapidly. In June, the dullest month in tha year, the com pany paid all current expenses, including the interest on the bonds endorsed by the State, and then had a margin of 12} per cent, left of thojamonnt of gross earnings. As an evidence of its prosperity and good management, we have cnly to state that in December last tbe NET EARNINGS were equal to tho gross income for the same month of the previous year. Tho contemplated extension to Knoxville will pass within two hundred yards of that grand and magnificent cascade, Tallulah Fall?. This would induce thousands of tourists to visit that enchanting epot. HOT WEATHER. The merenry mounted to 93 degrees in Athena tq day, and last night the heat rendered sleep almost impossible. Not a breath of air stirred the drooping leave?, and we sighed for the hills of Vineviile. The oorn ie twisted like whip cord, and without speedy and repeated rains must be cut off fully one half. Let ue invoke a kind Providence to grant this pluvial blessing to the whole country. H. H. J. Kimball House, Atlanta, Ga. July 11th, 1879. Here wo are again in the bustling, restless, crowded Capital, where the as sembled wisdom of the State ia hard at work MAKING AND UNMAKING LAWS every day. The present body really de serves credit for the industry and energy with which they diepatch business in this sweltertog weather. We saw one member o! the Honse yesterday of portly dimensions whose l.neu garments looked as wet while speaking, as though he had just emerged from a plunge bath. Aud, “tell it not in Gith” that man, though n farmer, had worked himself Lato such a lather by hia FURIOUS OPPOSITION to ihe Agricultural Bureau. Was there Over a moro palpable case of quarrelling with ones own bread and buite-i?’ Tee, there he stood laboring and floundering like a porpoise in shallow water, ringing tho changes on that much abused word sitiveness of oommerce and eren.i. relating to trade when eouahtVn?-* trolled by arbitrary Interference mv 2- of healthy competition and th? prinJiS" of supply and demand. By thu t P i 9 not mean to intimate that ought not to be enacted which Su ** strain railroads from acts of injurt,??.^ invidious discriminations iathrir fr v and passenger rates. Butl-t the be applied only when such laws lated, and by no means seize and atto™ !C .' to run all the roads of the S-ato would be the practical iffeot of'sn. , tempt*at enforcing arburary reT/ freight and passenger fares. e3 01 moobe’b o mmbrcial ollvo* A visit to this institution f on -j n. Professor at his post, and about asSJS? young men hard at work wire pencil. The system comprise the thorough course of instruction keeping and banking. A fik (the University Link.) j 3 re on .„ b * Bk ' with all the ledgers, day ho-A books, and machinery of a Bimon’A 6 ^ nanoisl Institution. EveryAtnfl^f orsdited with a thao3sna dollarsIn n\J 3 federate money at the start, and draw* A will, tTer and anen havieg hia bxk dnf balanced Every possible^ Sc??, shown that may happen in re&lbwine s life, and the student, when ho arcdusre* if a good scholar at the beginning ia , finished acoanntant. Since Jannari m young men and one young hdv, from Ar kansas, have been matrieulaied. A oonn« of instruction, embracing f 0Qf month® tor $115. ’ “ bj “ dto * tuiii0D ’ NOMINATED FOE GOVERNOR. Oa the 3d of July the accomplished Speaker of the House of Representatives Hon. A. O. Baoon, returned to Mason to paBS the National holiday with hi, fsmi On his arrival he wae presented with t... other noble little son and heir, who had just made hie advent upon this mundmo sphere. There wa3 great rtjoicing at the auspicious event, and when the speak- er returned to the Capital a deputation ot members nominated, not the Ms jar, bnt the little stranger to ihe Gubernatorial chair of Georgia. If he ehould bs elect- ed asd his able sire made regent pend ing the attainment of bis majority, there ie not the least danger that the Stato would not be well governed in the in terim. This is the youngest nomination on record. THE DROUGHT is simply fearful All jtlong the line of railroad from Athens to Macon tbe corn is almost past rtdemption. Many acres cannot yield one bushel, if it rained nntil Christina*. Cotton, too, is small and overfruiting itself. The weed, however, looks healtny, and if seasonable shower, would set in soon, so as to start it to growing gradually agaiD, a fair crop may yet be realized. A glot of rain would cause the plant to put forth a rap id second growth which wonld make it cast the plentiful crop of fruit with whioh it i3 now laden. The situation is indeed gloomy. H. H. J. economy, and furnishing a lively speci men of an ante diluvian fossil. Can such folly cn tho pait of those who are the lar gest beneficiaries oE the Bureau be cred ited abroad? Yet it is true that the principal opposition to this department, whose Valuable statistics, crop reports and metereological records aro bo much sought after, is to be found in the ranks of those for whose beaefit it was specially inaugurated. THE LAWYEBS, to their credit, stand aloof and snicker at the verdant utterances of their farmer would be the practical effect "of* friends. They vole almost solidly to ’temotfat enforcin'? 1 “J&t* eustain tha Bureau, and this will be done by a decided majority. One earnest Bach olio statesman was opposed to vo ting a dollar for any purpose save to keep in motion the machinery of the government. He made tbe STARTLING ANNOUNCEMENT that the value of all real estate and prop erty in Georgia was steadily tending downward, and wonld .ere long reach the absurd figure of $150,000,000. We could tell this Solon that the six ohief cities of the commonwealth themselves represent a large portion of that amount, leaving ont of tbe account the soores of other flinr- ishiog town?, the rich gold mine?, mag nificent water powers, and MILLIONS CF BROAD ACRES, which make np the grand domain of the Empire State of the South. It is tortn nate for these short-sighted brethren and the oonntry that they are in a hopeleeB minority. The fight on the Gsologioal Bureau also, and th9 Board of Health will ba very persistent and bitter. Bat we do not be lieve that Georgia will inaugurate her new constitution, whioh bristles with re form in every paragraph, by TAKING ANY STEP BACKWARDS. rasa thn 'Watmnot The mineral surveys conducted by Dr.-J On his arrival hi w M Little, under the authority of the Stats, have developed the existence of hidden treasures beneath the soil of Upper Geor gia, and already have added many thon- eandeto the taxable values of the com monwealth. Men, barely vegetating upon a few acres of rooky hillside have fonnd themselves suddenly rich when the State Geologist osme along, with his tools and tests, and enacting The part of a magician, pointed to the mineral wealth deeply bnried in the earth. Cap ital, labor and popnlation continue to flow in apac9, and that onoa solitary wilderness now rerounds with the hum of industry and will Boon add immensely to the resources of the State. And yet but little comparatively has been done asd a large part of that mountain region ia still ATZRRA INCOGNITA. Shall onr sapient legislators check the march of progress, and leave iu ttuir pristine aolitndes those districts wnioh have eo long remained valueless tor lack ofscientifioexptoratiost? For the honor of Georgia we hope not. The board of Hexltb, too, should be speedily re-habilitated and equipped by a suitable appropriation, (very little ia ask ed for,) which will plaoe that body of medioal experts immediately cn guard to shield the State from the ravages of fatal epidemios, or abate their virolsnce when present. Ths sad intelligence of the re appearance of the * DREADED YELLOW FEVER in Memphis ought to hssten ths aotion of tho Legislature on tbts important question. THE NORTHEASTERN RAILROAD B JND The majority and minority reports of the November session on the matter of the endorsement ot these bond3 having bsen re committed, we lexrn througn Mr. Wright, ot Bichmond, that the new report which will probably be introduced to-day, completely exmerate3 tbe Gover nor from any complicity or blame what ever in tho premises. There is no men tion mode of Mr. Murphy’s bargain with tbe rolling mill, a3 that waa an ontside issne wnioh the courts will, in dtio time it ia said, determine. A bill, however, is, or will be reported, to prevent the re currence of such transactions in fature. Mr. Wright is of the opinion that tho new report will bo adapted with bat little, if any opposition. Surely the fact ia patent to all tbat our noble Governor is as guilt less of nDy connection with tho business arrangement made by Murphy with Mor rill, as an angel in heaven. Both of the last mentioned parties assure the writer that General Colquit was wholly ignorant that Mr. ' Murphy had lean feed in the case. The report also declares that the Governor was not in any wsy influenced by Mnrpby’s facte and statements. They were already known to him. The writer happens to bs alls to vouch to this also from a private interview with his Ezoel- iency pending the signature of the North eastern bonds. LCCAL LEGISLATION The mnUitadmoiiB bills emanating from every corner and section of the State of a private or mnnicipal charac ter, are pouring in like an avalanche un der the two-thirda rale, and they are re ferred with eqhal rapidity to the Com mittee on “Local Bills.” Speaker Bacon dispatches business like magio. When a bill ia introduced and read at £.40 pace, by general agreement, instead of a call of the yeas and nays a3 was supposed to be necoesary. the Speaker disposes of it by a V l RISING VOTE OF THE HOUSE, the yeas eranding nntil they can be coun ted by tho clerk, and then the positions being reveisod, the voice in the nega tive ia heard and recorded. i hie saves an immen«eamount of time. Unless tha local measnre ie general in its effect aud operation, it ia very seldom that a single objection is mede. In doe season the whole will be reported upon by the appropriate committee, and many bills of a kindred character adopted to gether. This is one of tbo wiBest provis ions of the now constitution. THE BILL FOR REFUNDING THE DEBT OF THE CJTY OF MACON is is the bauds of Mr. Bacon, and will be presented when Bibb is reached under ttis call of the oonntiea. It is the only salvation of our city, and framed as it was under th9 joint consideration and imprimatur, not only of the municipal authorities, but a responsible and repre sentative committee of citizens, and rec ommended by them, we trust will pass nemiiic dissiente• Let ns be rid in an hon orable way as soon espossible of the ter rible incubus of debt which hangs about the neck of this community, but never mention—no, never even breathe—the word repudiation. " DEFEATED. It ia a curious fact that nearly all of the bills and retolu'ions introduced into the Honse in November havo been defeat ed or withdrawn. So muoh for seven months’ calm refliotion, and another ar gument against hasty legislation. THE WILD LAND EUBROOLIO. The report of Mr. Bussell and his esso oiaies, whioh evinoed a wonderful amount of industry end patientresearoh as wallas temperate deliberation, has fallen like a bomoshell upon the people. No one dreemed of ench enormities as have been developed and carried heme to guilty par ties. What will be done in the matter is now tha question. Well, that is hard to say. A» usual in Ench oases it is feared that a mere bruiem fulmen ia the way of indignant remonstrance will be &3 tar as the General Assembly will go. Bnt many think otherwise, and assert that with proper legal proceeding thousands of dollarafrandulentiy obtained oan be oov- ered back into tie treasury. Indeed, et least one of the parties, if the allegations made against him are sustained, will be luoky if he escapes the penitentiary. M-. Basse]! assured Ihe writer that tho half had not been told by the committee con cerning these wild land iniquities. DANGERS OF INJUDICIOUS LEGISLATION. A brilliant yonng member from Chath am said in enr hearing that he had just received letters from Savannah stating that a report in circulation to tbe effect that a bill bad been in’.roductd into the General Assembly prescribing a fixed uniform tariff of freights for all tho rail roads of C.; orgri, fccri caused Central iail- roud stock to fall cu two or three dollars par share. Nothing has been done what ever, in tha promises however, sin;o No vember, aud we do cot believe :hst our law- givers will be guilty of any ra.h or harsh actica on the eubjeot. The above furnishes an instance of the extreme seu- JBread ana Meat. There was a panic in tbe meat market yesterday, reaching from Chicago to Ms- con. Tee immediate occasion ot it might, perhaps, have been the health panic in Memphis; for when orders came from the Board cf Health to evacuate tbe premises forthwith, and everybody was getting ready to put cut, there was no doubt a strong disposition to diminish stocks of meat as well os other suppliea Bat it will be noted ib»t everywhere breadstuff* are looking up—this rise be ing founded on the general certainty of ehort crops in Earope. Tno fortunes of bread and meat are, however, so closely interwoven that they cannot long bj kept separate. We cannot long have a pros- tiate meat market and an active and rk« ing market for breadstuff,. Both ere about equally concerned in tho great question of food supply, and people wilt consume more largely of meat when bread takes on a disproportionate prior. We look on the JR lie, therefore, as a mere wind gnat. On the llth August last meat fell half a cent, and by the 13 th had recovered thatloEsarda hundred points more; and so, we fancy it must be now very soon. This country is going to be heavily taxed for food Enppliee to Europe. Tbe calcula tion for grain supplies is that France will require a hundred millions, Eng land a hundred and firty millions, Ger many eighty, Austria sixty, Spain forty, and other continental countries from ten to twenty millions apiece; and a pros* trate meat market in the face of each food demands ia a thing utterly impose! ble. Wabm Weather.—A terrible heat raged through the land yesterday. A hundred degrees might be mentioned as abasia figure, from which fast and imag ination could build up to suit itself. It was warm enough fer anybody, in point of fact, and with the aid cf a fevered and nervous fancy, it might easily be made too hot for a healthful existence, and verify the old saying of hotter than Beel zebub’s back kitchen in dog days. 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