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the gibsoxca.se.
Vj ,. et a»y morning the coart convened
*'**', o’clock, and even at that early
‘" Cw rt Mom waa filled. At fire
Colonel J. H. Blount
the argament for the defense,
0P 5 wen* immediately to the snbjeot
hand. He spoke for an honr
fortv mian ei and held hie audience
l0 1 (uVio™! completely interested. His
Jae highly impassioned and was
StSwith narked and unabated atten-
ftnbv the crowded court room.
Handled to his sid all the power of
“ m and ridicule, keen satire and
^.niiroay. He went over the testi-
„aai cirefally aid pointed out what ho
JJLm»d its defective points.
Caring the coatee of hie argument he
. i o'casion to comment on the press of
dav. Filins ic ‘ to tb « P°P n, ? r ® ITOr of
.wholesale cindemcation of the en-
!L cnill for their endeavors to
uphold law ani justice, order and
£, ihw regard were Iboae of an advocate,
ind we will do him the oredit to think
that a man of hi* intelligence and who so
wfllksow* the icflnenoe of the press in
rrMtiviog pnhlio morals, does not hold
the views txotessed when not making
*bat are called in law privileged ccmmn-
"hoaBw Hall folio red for the de-
f# jfc Bartlett closed for the Slate In the
grandest effort of fail iife. H® was elo-
Snent, impressive and tembly m earnest.
The testimony was revolved in the view
of the jury, and each material
int dwelt open. The witnesses
for the defense, especially Air.
Phillips, met with no mercy.
The law of the case was road and al.
the arguments for his side presented
with emphasis and power. His concln-
aion was highly impassioned and thrili-
icalj eloquent, and when he eat down he
h«l certainly won the goldoa opinions of
all. He spoke nearly two hours.
Judge Wright proceeded to charge the
■ U jfe said: Before my charge, I will eay
a few words to you. This is a transac
tion of business yon are called upon
because you are citizens, to try this
cause. This is an is3ue to be tried,
and nothing else. Ton have nothing to
do with the result. What is the truth;
tot whether it will affect friend or foo
It makes no differenca whether the world
approves jour verdict—you must nek
yourself what is the truth.
After some ether remarks on the same
line, he chaiged as follows, clearly and
impartially:
q’ns Stats cf Georgia vs. Abuse
F. Gibson.—Murder in Bibb Superior
Canr\ tried April adjourned term, 1879
Gent/emenof the Jury: This is a ease of
ilia S.»te of Georgia, as plaintiff, aga nit
Abner F. Gibson, as defendant.
The State, in the bill of indictment,
which you will have out with you,
charges Abner F. Gibson with the offense
ot murder, in killing one D. W. Ooleman,
in the oounty of Bibb on or about the 31
of November, 1878
To this charge the defendant, Gibson,
comes into this Court and files his pies
of not gailty. This charge of murder in
said bill of indictment by the State and
the deni si of the charge in the defend
ant’* plea, forms the issue for you to try,
to-wit: is the defendant, Gibson, guilty
of murder, as charged in said bill of in
dictment, or is he not ?
Ion must determine this Issue from the
l«r sod the evidence alone. Ton must
disregard not only any sympathies you
may have for A fondant or his rt'a’ions,
bnt public clamor for or against the de
fendant, or any.htng else tut the
iaw and the -v.iLuce—and whan I say
evidence I mean what the witnesses on
the stand teshtUd to, that was petmitted
to go to you by the court, and as you
heard, enderstoed and remember it.
Taen upon (his issue, thus formed, I
charge you that it is incumbent on the
Slate to make out tho charges in this
lili of indictment by proof; then the
just thing fur you to do after getting to
your room is to examine the evidence
and see if it h*s been done according to
lav. The law says that the State must
piovo that Coleman waa killed on or
about the timu charged, in S.bb county,
tad in the manner charged, and that
this defendant, Abuer F. Gitaon, did it.
If the eviJeuce in this case satisfies your
Bind* beyond any reasonable doubt,
then I charge you the State will have
made out, what is known in law as a
prima facie case, and the law says the
harden is then cast upon the defendant,
lo show you by proof that he did not do
the killing, or that he was justifiable or
eicusable, or that he was under the law
mentally incapable of committing the
offense at the time charged, or
that if done at all it was done nn-
der such provocation as would
by iaw redoes the act from murder to
som* lower grade of crime or misdemean
or, or raise in your minds by proof rea-
stnable doubts as to the existence of any
of tbeae requirements above named.
To the first of these propositions he
may show that to did not commit the aot
that produoed the death of deceased, or
that it was accidentally done, or that it
occurred in some other manner than that
defendant did it, under circumstances
that wonld not be murder as defined in
the code, which I will read to you before
finishing this charge.
To the second, as td mental incapacity
to commit orime at the t me chaig-d, it is
incut-bint oa defendant to snti.iy year
mind*, orraiscin them by prrnf a reason
able doubt as to bis sanity at the time
charged, but I charge yen that temporary
aberration of mind brought on
by voluntary intemperance in the use
of any kind of intoxicating drinks
that defendant may know produ
ces temporary aberration, or that spsci' 3
of insanity on hie mind, wonld not -®*
litre him from the legal responslbititf at "
licbed by law, to his acts, as a ean> man.
Tte law presumes him sane *Btii he
shows to the contrary, or r.i^ 8 rea
sonable doubt of the fact in y° r minds.
In short, did he know right* r . om wrong
at the time. If not, did h’ bring a tem
porary want of knowledge°. n himself by
voluntary intemperanc w, “i a knowl
edge of thu effects or utempeiance upon
him. If so it wouldfiof excuse or jus
tify thecoramieei<-/°f a crime, other-
wire it would.
The third pro**’ 11 * 011 fjr defendant to
establish br p J ° f cc »l»® a reasonable
doubt in 5o<- miDa *> "P° n ls * ? aB he
jU3ti&»ble. 1 new read you the law
from the r Je > relative to crimes, and the
defimtio- c f tho one under considera
tion, r-d sections 4.292, 4.6H2, 4,291,
VO* ,310, 4.3(2, 4,319, 4,32), 4.321.
4,3224.323 aa amended, 4,321, 4 325,
4.3JT 4,331, 4.333, 4 334. I have also
toa Jou what the iaw says is justifiable
hficide, and whit Is voluntary man-
lighter.
ih®. law just read upon justifiable
®ic;ds is about as plain as I can mske
• M you as to what will justify the tak-
wg of human life. When the killing is
h lbo Hw requires and the party
1 who did ir, and no reasonable
provocation appearing, malice is pre-
-s- 10 exist witb tbB v * tty
tv , ere 008 relies <°r hi* defense upon
os fear that a felony is about to be eom-
®‘ U J® “Pen hi* psrsoa or property ho
®ost show by evidence the acts and
“* ln gs, or saying*, of tho one of whom
can • !? ftre entertained, so that the j ary
7“ l u oge from the evidence whether
“®y were sufficient to arouse tho feare of
reasonable man or not. If a man’s
i-f T eT0 ar on*ed by bis mind being
cited by voluntary intoxication from
oo use of strong drink, when thore was
°..n l M reasonable grounds for them,
» b ®y wonld not exouae or jaitify
. r. 1 ® ‘U® commission of a crime. I o >k
> »o evidence to see how this ie. Bat
u^rcumstances were such as would
««e the fears of a r. asonable man, and
party acted under these fears, and
‘ n • spirit of revenge, he would be
tt *li3ed--drunk or sober.
®®*t also appear that the decs.sed
: M to produce these fears before
,defendant can be jnotified by them.
, * to fhe Rronnl of killing in self-
yaa ft '*in section* 4333
44334. I thii’t thii is aa plain as I
-c make It,
Colonel Blonnt’s remarks
Next, aa to whether this defendant is
guilty of murder or voluntary man
slaughter. Defendant’s counsel claims, as
the defenses in this case, that the defend
ant is not gnilty, as charged, bnt if so be
was justifiable. If not justifiable his
mental condition was snch at tho time
that the law doe3 not hold him responsible
to its penaltiee. Lastly, that if these
named defenses have not been sustained,
that if he is gmlty of any orime it is vol
untary manslaughter. I have already
charged yon as to the three first, and now
as to the last, and, in doing so, will
sgain read yon sections of the code 4324,
4325.
And it moat also appear (hat the de
ceased was the person who did tlm acts
that aronsed these passions, or the cir
cumstances mast have been such aaarcnld
have led a reasonable man to believe the
deceased was the one who did the acts if
any were done.
Gentlemen, you are to determine what
the witnees testified, also the credibility
that you will give to statements of each
witnees in the case.
It Ie your sworn duty if you can do eo
to reconcile ti* testimony of each and ev
ery witne> s so fiat it can all consistently
8ti.nl as tine, impating perjury to no
one; bat if you cannot eo reconcile the
testimony of all the witnesses, and you
should believe there is a real conflict in
the testimony of some of the witnesses, it
is yonr provinco alone to decide to which
you will give oredenoe and thought, un
der tho following raise of law for yonr
guidance, to wit: It i3 yonr rightful
duty, look to the manner of the witnesses
while on the stand,their opportunities for
knowing the facts about which they tes
tify, their interest in connection with the
case and parties thereto, wbat influences,
if any, operates npon each one.
The reasonableness and consistency of
theatatement how far they may be aup
ported or contradicted by other evidence
or circumstances in the case, wbat con
tradictory statement have been made, if
any, or to any other matter or thing aris
ing from or springing ont of the evidence
of thia case, from these rales and the
free exercise of yonr own reason and ex
perience you are to decide what credi
bility you wi l give to each witnesses’
testimony. The failure of the State to
produce and swear all the witnesses to a
transaction, or any particular one, where
3nch witnesses are equally accessible to
the other party, is noc a matter for yonr
consideration. Gentlemen, yon are, in
criminal cases of this kind, made by the
constitution and laws of this State judges
of both the law and the evidence, and I
will myself charge you npon this point by
reading from two decisions of oar Su
preme Court. Bead from 30th Georgia,
McDaniel alias Hick vs. the State. Page
856. Also 42 ad Georgia Be ports, Ander
son vs. the State. Pages 9 and 10.
Gentlemen, in conclusion, let me again
remind you that the prisoner is entitled
to the benefit of any reasonable donbte
that you may have npon any or all of
the material points I h-.ve given you in
charge.
These donbte to benefit defendant
must be reasonable, and must result
from the evidence, not onteide c-f it.
The prisoner’s statement is not made
under oath, bnt it is your right to give
it any weight you, in your judgment,
think it entitled to, taking it in commo
tion with the whole case.
Gentlemen tf, after applying the law
to the evidence in this case you should
believe the defendant gnilty, you should
so say by year verdict. The form wonld
be. We, the jury find the defendant
guilty. If yon should believe him guilty
of voluntary manslaughter, the form of
your verdict would be. We, the jury,
find the defendant guilty of voluntary
manslaughter. If, upon the other hand,
you believe tho defendant is not guilty
of either murder or manslaughter, or
you have reasonable doubts as to bis
guilt as charged yon, then the form of
your verdict would bp, We, the jury, find
the defendant not guilty. If you should
find the defendant guilty of murder, you
have the right to reduce the punishment
from death to imprisonment for lire. In
that aooa tho.fuiui ut yonr verdict would
be. We, the jury, fied the defendant
gnilty, bnt recommend tho prisoner be
confined in the penitentiary for life.
After the charge the jury were taken
to dinner and then locked np in the
grand jury room to make a verdict. They
seemed to disagree early in the after
noon and’complacently resigned them
selves to the contemplation of Second
street from the windows of the j ary
room.
Dp to the hour of going to press a ver-
diet had not been rendered, and matters
begin to look a3 if Bibb county iB about
to suffer another disgrace of a mistrial.
The interest with which the verdiot is
awaited is very great in the city.
The jary in the Gibson case remained
ont all night in the grand jnry room,
and yesterday morning retained into
open conrt and delivered their verdict to
tne Judge. The verdict, to the great
surprise of all was complete acquittal
It was read by Mr. W. G. Coleman,
foreman of the jury. Its announcement
was greeted with a slight round of
vpplauss on the part of Mr.
Gibson’s friends. This waa promptly
ohecked by Judge Wright, and two of the
participants fined $5 eeob.
The prisoner evinced no emotion at the
tendilion of the verdiot and Boon after
hft the Court room and went to his resi
dence on Second street.
The jury was discharged by the Jndge
presiding and the term of the Oonrt ad
journed.
TAs jurors were very reticent in re-
g».-d to wbat ocentred in the jury room,
i»viag catered into an agreement not to
disclose the necrete of their proceedings
We have been enabled, however, to
learn from various sources bow the. ju
rors stood on the very important ieene
before theta. When the jory first re
tired it ie nedentood they were e;x for
acquittal and six for the grades of homi
cide Tho ballotting proceeded, quite a
number being taken, the jury, standing
at length about eight for acquittal and
four for conviction, one being tor the ex
treme penalty of the law. Thus mat
ters stood until three o’clock yesterday
morning, when snotber hallo: was taken
and thodo who were standing for con
viction be gen to waver, and yesterday
morning, after breakfast, the verdiot was
mads np, Mr. Pjttie, of the Warrior Dis
trict, being the last man to yield.
The verdict of the jury was reeetvod in
the city witu uilugled feelings of aston
ishment and indignation. The prevalent
belief was that a mistrial would be msde,
but an acquittal was entirely unlooked
for, in view of all the circumstances of
the Oise. If there ever waa a
community whioh felt itself outraged it
was Macan yesterday, on the publication
to the world of the verdict by the jury.
This feeling was not conosaled, men pro
claimed it on the street oorners.and freely
expressed their condemnation of the
twelve juror* who eat on the case. Some
intimated that the jury was packed, and
that some of the witnesses for the defense
bribed, and some even going so far as to
say that they wonld not now belitve the
jaroreoa their oaths. These are no flights
of the imagination, bat simply b reci
tal of the sentiments of some of
tho most law-abiding end best
men of ont community. The veidiot
certainly did mneb yesterday to break
down the confidence which ev®ry citizen
ehonld be able to place in the protection
of the State, and made all feel that they
held their safety in their own bands.
Tne importance of tne issues at slake
cannot he over-estimated, and we dreap
the era-commenced on the 31 of Novem
ber last and sanctioned yesterday morn
ing.
The voice of the jnry is the law of the
land. It is now the law here, and with
.them rest the responsibilities for tne con
sequences which will follow. Just such
verdicts and just such acts of criminal
violence which form the basis of this
whole transaction bring Southern society
and Southern civikzition into disrepute.
Wo do not speak from *a personal
stand point, but for the high ground of
public justice. The remedy must be ap
plied by the people in an improved sen e
of juUice, and until then the present
stit j i f iffairs must be endured.
BY TELEGRAPH.
Special to the Telegraph and Messenger.
New Oeleavc, July 10,1879,
New Orleans is healthy and there is no
yellow fever here at present. The re
ports as to its existence at thia time are
unfounded. The we lther h cool for this
season of the year tnl favorable to health
generally.
London, July 10.—Official arrange
ments are complete for the reception of
the remains of the Prince Imperial on
Friday and their oonveyanoe to Chisel-
hurst, escorted by the Eoyal Hcrse Ar
tillery. The whole diatanoc will be tra
versed in a walking pace—the procession
reaching Camden House at about eight
o’clock. Tho whole Woolwich garrison
will proceed separately to Chiselhurst to
participate. Funeral bells will be tolled
as the oorpse leaves Woolwich. On ar
riving at Camden House the coffin will be
carried into the ball, where the body of
the late Emperor lay in state, by officers
of the Artillery. The hall will be draped
in white. The corpse will remain until
11 o’clock, daring which time mass will
be performed over it in the presence of a
select party, by Father Goddard, Chap
lain of tho Empress, when the officers
will replace it on the gun carriage and a
procession will be formed, consisting of
the first-class cadets of the Military
Academy, with reversed arms, a mounted
band of artillery and then the coffin.
The mourners are expected to include
the Prince of Wales aud the Duke of
Connanght, besides numerous French no
tabilities, such as M. Bouher.
Tho Churoh of St. Mary £3 distant only
bait a mile distant froaa the house, but
the procession will fellow a devious route
to avoid declivities.
Ic is expected that there will be a
crowd of 100,000 spectators present. The
Fifth Lincers will keep the way. Three
batteries of artillery on the common will
fire minnte guu3 daring the progress of
tho procession. The cadets will fite
three rifle volleys as the body enters the
ohurch. The officers will carry the coffia
from the gan carriage and file out of a
side door, leaving the remaining duties to
the friends of the deceased.
The ceremonies will ccnust of a short
mass and will probably conclude by noon.
The chairs used by the Imperial family
have been placed inside the altar rail.
Tho ex-Empresa Eugenie will occupy her
chair. Members of the Bonaparte fam
ily present will bo stationed outside of
the rail on the right and left altar and
members of the household in front.
Tho pavilion of tho deck of the Eaoan-
tress has been fitted np os a mortuary.
The following are already waiting at
Chiselhorst to attend the funeral: Tne
Duke and Dnches3 of Monchy, Prince
Murat, M. Bouber, wife and danghter,
and the Prince and Princess of Moskowa.
It is probable that Prince Jorome Bona
parte will be present. Princess Clo
thilda and her eons will certainly be
present.
Lckdon, July 10-—John Joseph Meohi,
the noted scientific agrionitarist, writes to
the Times as follows:
Another week of flooding storms and
low temperature has put the finishing
stroke to agrioaitnral disaster. It is now
too late for the crops to reoover. They
ere considerably injured even on well
farmed and drained lands, while on ill-
farnied and undrained land* the matter
is simply ruinous. Wheat wil! suffer less
than spring crops. Weeding is hopeless,
and unites we get promised hot, dry
weather many grass and clover crops and
even peas will rot ongathered.
Sabatoga Lake, N. Y.—The water ie
lumpy but the double sculls got away at
10 a- m. The following crews started:
G. P. Boise! and Thomas Hield, Jr., of
the Hartford Olab, of Hartford, Conn.;
P. MoElgrenc aud B. Tapping, of the
Wahwah Sun Club, of Saginaw, Mioh.;
J. A. Lyonand B. W. Eathborne, of New
York, of the Athletic Club, of New York
City; W. H. Hydeman aud H. M. Butler
of the Minnesota Club, of St. Paul. Min-
nmute; A. W. Btono and 8. J. Lawrence,
of the Wyandotte Club, of Wyandotte,
Michigan; and Frank Henderson and W.
A. Bennit, of the Qaaker City Club of
Philadelphia.
AtthehaU mile stake the Qaaker City
Club led; the New York Athletic led at
the mile stake and won in 8:18$. The
Wahwah Sun was second in 9:24$, and
Minnesota third in 9:25.
In the first trial heat for junior single
scull3 (here were eix starters. Burt
Brown, of the Union Springs Club, of
Union Springs, N. Y.; G. P. Beisel, of
the Hartford Club, Hartford,Connecticut;
Edward Field, of the Monmouth Club,
Bed Bank, N. J.; S. E. Seyfert, of the
Nautilus Club, of Beading, Penn.; Chas.
Goffe, of the Pilot Club, Grand Haven,
Mich; and H. K. Tofford, of the Watkins
Clnb, Watkins, N. Y.
At the half mile stake Brown led with
Leonard second. Brown continued lead
ing to the finish, winning in 10:26. Sey
fert was second in 10:31, and Leonard
third in 10:33.
In the second trial heat for junior sin
gle sculls the 8tart*»re were Harry Ball,
of the Z3pbyr Club, Detroit, Michigan;
William Murray, of the Elizabeth Club,
Portsmouth, Yirginte; E. G Jackson, of
the Palisade Club, Yonkers, New York;
H. C. Eommel1, of the Triioa Club,New
ark, N. J; W. J. Gear, of the Longue-
ville Club, Montreal, Canada. Murray
led from the start aud won in 10:29;
Jackson second, in 10:33$; Gear third, in
10.33$.
Ai&entown, Pa., July 10.—The min
ers at Beaver Brook, Ebonvale, Harleigh
end Andenried etruck work this morning
for an advance of 20 per cent. The
Jcansville men stop to-night.
New Obdkans, Jaly 10 —E. B. Still,
of Sabine Parish, a member of the Con
stitutional Convention from thel9‘.h Sen
atorial distriot, died yesterday or dysen
tery.
Memphis, July 10.—The Board of
Health this morning, issued the following
order:
lo the People of the City of Memphis :
We «onld say quietly remove your fami
lies to a plan’s of safety until we can at
least see whether the few esses of yellow
fever will assume an epidemio form. To
tbe people along tho lines of the differ
ent routes of travel, we s»y there can be
no possible danger of infection for many
days to oome,
F,ve new cases were reported this
motning, and one death—an intent of
Judge J. E. B. Bay, of the Criminal
Couit, wbo, t^ether with another son, is
prostrated with tbe disease.
A perfect stampede of oitizsns is in
progress, tbe trains being unable to carry
away the hundreds who are ready to
leave.
SEOaOIA.
Savannah, Ju'y 10.—The Cotton Er-
obange reports for Jane give the follow
ing: .There were 102 replies from 56
counties in Georgia. The weather has
been too dry with nights too cool, and not
B3 favorable for the plant as last year.
There has been little or no change in
the ares. The condition of the plant is
good and clear of grass. It is small and
needing rain, bnt is blooming and fruiting
well. The stands are good. Toere is
some complaint of ic jury occnrring by
the clearing off of grass after th9 wet
spell.daring the first part of May. As
compared with last year the prospect is
not s>i promising for the farmer, owing
to the oold nights. The plant has been
troubled with lioe, and owing to the late
ness of tbe plant in getting under way
and the dry weather it looks small.
From Scntborn Georgia there are several
complaints of caterpillar.
IL0BIDA.
Twenty-eight replies from thirteen
counties. Since the first of Jane the
weather has been seasonable, with the
exoeption of too cool nighte, but not so
favorable for the development of the cot
ton plant as last year. The area devo
ted to cotton remains the esme as lest
report. The stands ‘are good and the
plant is blooming aijd forming. The
t x soot-condition of the plant is good
’ h mgh small ermpared with last year,
being backward and not as promising on
account of various drawbacks—firs*, too
much rain, then lice and now want o'
rain. The caterpillar is reported in sev
eral counties, but no injury has resulted
therefrom as yet. In the sea island sec
tion the prospects of the farmers is more
cheering in every respeot than last year,
which was bad throughout. The stands
are reported good, the condition good
end the plant blooming and forming
well.
Memphis, Jaly 10.—At this honr, 2 p.
m., there has beeH no change in the situ
ation. The great desire of every one Is
to leave the city before the fever spreads.
The physieians are hopeful a3 to the
future, but the stampede of citizens has
almost assumed a panic form. There
will not be cars enough to-nighc to carry
tho people away. Business i3 progress
ing as usual, but to a limited extent.
London, July 10.—St. Petersburg ad
vices says the Chinese are about devel
oping formidable military operations di
rected against the Kuldja (rentier. Thf
force of Cossacks sent to meet thsm hae
been compelled to retreat on account os
the superior strength of the enemy.
Thousands of workmen have been en
gaged several weeks on the works As
signed to cause the Omis river to return
to its ancient bed, so as to establish easy
water communication between the Cas
pian sea and the regions bordering on
Afghanistan.
London, July .10.—A dispatch to the
lima from Paris says Prince Jerome
Bonaparte has already virtually assumed
the attitude of chief of the Imperialists.
It was represented to him that commit*
tee* were working in every department
aud oanton of France; that subsidized
newspapers were advocating the oauBe of
the Bonapartists, and that the faults of
tbe present government were being
skillfully and vigorously turned to ac
count, when the death of the Prince
Imperial came to check the great and
well managed organization oa the point
ef bearing frnit. Prince Jerome, who
was only anxious at first td avoid being
exiled, ha3 become so strongly assured
that hi3 hour will soon come that he is
prepared even to go into exile.
Paris, July 10.—Senator Maximilian
Littne, a well known philologist and
member of the Institute, is in suoh a con
dition of health as to be permanently
confined to his room.
Londsn, July 10.—A dispatch dated
Capetown, July 23d, says General Sir
Garnet Wolseley, Supreme Military and
Civil Commander of Natal and Trans
vaal, arrived here to day and imme
diately started for Natal on board a swift
steamer.
Telegrams received at Capetown state
tho British forces are within twenty-five
miles of Cety way o’e kraal. ■
Berlin, July 10.—In addition to Herr
Frankensten’sjmotion to distribute thesar-
plus revenue among the States the Beioh-
tag hsB passed Herr Yambrieler’s motion
that this provision shall come into force
ou the 1st of April, 1830, and that
amount obtained from oustoms and to
bacco tax from October, 1879 to January,
1880, in excess of fifty-three million
marks, shall be deducted from contribu
tions of the eeveral States in proportion
to their population.
Portsmouth, July 10.—The coffia con
taining the body of the Prince Imperial
was removed from the troop ship Orontes
to the admiralty yacht Eachaatres* at
8 o’clock this morning. Minute guns
were fired. Prince Murat was present.
Vienna, July 10.—The Neue Freie
Prase says tho Liberals have no for lost
fifty seats in the Beicberath.
London, July 10.— A dispatch from
Eooke’s Drift, tinder date of Jane 24tb,
■aye the decision of the conrt martial in
the oase of Lieotenant Carey, who com
manded the expedition in which the
Prince Imperial lost his life, has been
sent to England for confirmation.
Lieutenant Carey will go borne at the
first opportunity.
Ia consequence of the defyotive state of
tne transportation service General Wolse
ley h&B snmmoned a meeting of tbe na
tive obiers at Marilzbor g, on tbe 30tb of
Jane to devise measures for transporta
tion by native carriers. General. Wolae
lay will start for tho front on the 1st of
Jaly- Ttio Zulu prisoners state that Cet-
awayo will allow the troops lo advance
near Ulandijand then make an attack.
Fall Biveb, July 10.—Two meetings
of the strikers were held last night. At
one two addresses were made, one by
Miss LeCompt, a New York Socialist, and
tbe other by H. L. Cargill, of the Santa
Fe Bvlrcad, who desires to induce
colonies of operatives to emigrate to tbe
West. The manufacturers olaim to be
deoidedly gaining gronnd. Their abate
ments are denied by the strikers, who ex
press themselves satiafied with the sitae'
tion.
Coscobp, N. H, July 10—Buzzell,
the murderer of Mtss Hanson, waa exe
cuted a few minute* after 11 o’clock,
this morning, and died in 19 minuteB,
without a struggle.
Owbnton, Kr., July 10.—Court met
at ten o’clock to bear the Buford case,
records fcpai Franklin Circuit Court
having arrived by messenger laet night,
defense made motion for continuance,
but couit overtuled it aud gave defense
until two o’clock thia afternoon to decide
wbether or not they were ready to pro
ceed.
Washington, July 10.—The weather
to-day throughout tbe country has been
extremely hoi. Toe following are the
temperatures at 4:35 p.m., reported to
tha signal office Atlanta, 92; Augusta,
101; Baltimore, 92; Cairo, 96; Charleston,
103; Charlotte, 94; Chattanooga, 93, Gin*
cinnati. 90; Coreicaua, Texas, 97; Daven
port, 91, Dasmoines, 94; Dodge City,
Kansas, 95; Fort Gibson, Indiana, 100;
Iodianapolis, 94; Iodianola, Texas, 91;
Jacksonville, 101; Keokuk, 97; Knoxville,
95; Lacroese, 90: Lsavanvortb, 93; Louis
ville, 96; Lynchburg, 91; Madison, Wis
consin, 90; Memphis, 97; Milwaukee, 90;
Mobile, 96; Montgomery, 95; Nash
ville, 99; New Orleans, 90, Noifok, 93;
North Piatte, Nebraska, 96; Omaha, 96;
Sioramento, 90; Savannah’, 101: Shreve
port, 95; St. Louis, 97, St. Marks, Fla.,
95; Viokbnrg, 96; Washington, 91; Wil
mington, 91; Ydnktown D. T., 97.
St. Petersburg, July 10.—Disirte-s
from the Oithoiox Ohurch just accorded
full liberty of worship, are a sect known
as “Old believers.” Ocher deserters will
remain nnder the existing disabilities.
Constantinople, July 10.—Franca and
Eagland have demanded that tha impe
rial ediot investing Tewfek Pasha with
tbe title of Khedive shall give him tbe
right of concluding treaties with foreign
power*, which bad been revoked by tho
Saltan.
Paris, July 10 —Paul do Cassagoao
has gons to Eagland to attend tbe funeral
of tbe Prinos Imperial.
Lokbon, July 10.— Mr. Chamberlain,
member of the House of Commons for
Birmingham, writes to the Daily News,
complainlnig that concessions on the
question of flogging in the army and na
vy, whioh have been wres’od from the
government, have been obtained without
the aid of the Marquis of Hartington.
He deolared that in almost every im
portant movement dating the present
parliament the initiative had been left to
unofficial members of the Liberal party.
Madrid, July 10.—La Liberlad statea
that tbe Emperor of Austria w.ll, daring
tbe coming autumn receive a communica
tion from Madrid relative to the projected
alliance between King Alphonso of Spain
and the Archduchess Marie of Austria.
The communication will be officially pub
lished in November.
New York, July 10.—To-day’s session
of the Hebrew convention was principal
ly taken np with the discussion ol a
scheme for the establishment of agricul
tural Hebrew communities. The scheme
was favored by Dr. Wise, ex-Coroner
Herman and Est. Dr. Huebsch, and op
posed by Eev. Dr. Moses, of Alabama,
and others. The report of the committee
favoring the plan of Hebrews forming
settlements was finally adopted, and the
executive committee instructed ie take
the necessary steps to procure lands.
Joseph Simon, of New Orleans, was ap
pointed a member of the agricultural-
committee, and after the adoption of a
resolution to meet next year in Chicago
on the second Tuesday in July, the con
vention ad j earned.
The L9gijIativo Btilroad Investigating
Committee to-day continued tho examin
ation cf Mr. Ba'oh with regard to the af.
fairs of the Erie railway. The contro
versy arose tonohing the relations of
witness to tbe road since his discharge.
A letter was read from Mr. Jewett,
charging Mr. Balob with a deliberate
attempt to injare and break down tbe
read. The truth of this soousation Mr.
Batch emphatically denied. On the cross-
examination witness said be believed Mr.
Jewett totally nofit for the truet he held.
A oopy cf the recon3trnotion pi-iu of the
Erie road was then pnt in ovidi-iou, a •>*>
the oommittee adjourned.
Owenton, Kt., July 10.—Court re-con
vened at 2 p. m. Mr. Pratt, for the de
fense, made an effort to getacontinnance
and was followed by ex-Gov. Curtis, wbo
alleged that the prisoner wa3 forced into
trial. They were unsuccessful, however,
and the work of empanelling the jury
began. Up to the time of adjournment
only five had been selected. Tnis work
alone will occupy two or three days, any
peraon who has formed an opinion or
road of the cise in a newspaper being
disqualified. Out of the call to day of
105 witnesses for the defense only 22
answered, but more are expected to
morrow.
Charleston, July 10.—The thermom
eter to-day reached 101 degrees in the
shede. Before this the greatest heat
ever known in over twenty years was 99
degrees in 1871.
Memphis, July 10.—The cotton ex
change report for July, embracing West
Tennessee, north Mississippi, north Ar
kansas, is as follow*: Aggregate respon
ses 153; 72 report the weather as hav
ing been very favorable; 53 favorable,
both on account of less and more season
able rains; 23 report the weather unfa
vorable for lack cf rain, attended with
too oool nights; ons reports too much
rain.
Of 125 reporting favorable weather,
nearly all mention that rain was needed
at the date of responding. 71 report
stands very fiae; 71 good; 4 bat moder
ate; 7 bad; 111 report the plant bloom
ing freely, and 42just commencing. The
condition of the cotton crop is reported
very fine by 106; 39 good; 59 moderate;
135 report laborers working well or never
better; 13 report them wording moder
ately well.
New Orleans, July 10.—At a meeting
of the State Board of Health to night,
preamble and resolutions were adopted
setting forth that New Orleans was nev
er healthier, being entirely free from yel
low fever and remarkably free from all
kinds of disease. The port is rigidly
quarantined, and great care is given to
the sanitary condition of the city.
Resolved, That in order, to continue this
healthy cot dition, it is the duty of tbe
board to enforoe against Memphis rules
and regulations suggested by the Nation
al Board of Health, The president of
the board was farther authorized to es
tablish rigid quarantine against Mem
phis, both by rail and river, and to place
Inspectors on all trains entering. Dr.
M. Bemiss, of the National Board of
Health, is co-operatiag with the State
board.
Nrw Orleans July 10—Tha conven
tion to-day, after a short session, ad
journed out of respeot to Hon. E. B.
S’.tlle, deceased member or Sibine par
ish.
Captain J. B. Eads, in a telegram from
Port E ids, to the agent of the Associated
Press, to-day, says: “Tbe greatest depth
and width of tbe ohannel required by
the jetty aot at the month and also at
the bead of South Pass, has been seonxed,
aud the faot was this day oertified to the
Secretary of War by Captain M. E.
Brown, United States Engineer, inspector
of tbe work- Tois virtually completes
tbe woik at the mouth of the Mississippi
river. The jetty ohaonei is over thirty
feet deep, and a good navigable channel
of twenty-six feet, measured at the low
est stage of the river, exists at the head
cf the passes.
THE UKOHUIA FBGS8.
Dr. Hawtuo3NE, of Montgomeiy, Al
abama, delivered his tbriiling leotnre,
‘‘Be true to tby*elf,” in Griffin on Wed
nesday night. j
The Gate City Guardi of Atlanta, took
the prizes in tho drill at the Borne en-
oampment. The judges appointed for
the oonte3t were Lieutenant W. L. Mar
shall, U. 8. A.; Captain J. H. Hall,
Athens Gaards, and Henry L. Davis, of
tbe Oglethorpe Light Infantry.
Tbe fhg was silk, 6x6$ feet, with gold
eagle, broczs fringe and cord and tassel,
and cost $75. Tha presentation was
made by Corporal Saursy, of the Chat
ham Artillery, ia a handsome spesoh, and
reoeived by Captain Burke for bis com
pany, bo paying a compliment to Borne
and her people whioh all appreciated.
The Eureka cavalry company had a
grand Fourth of July celebration at
Gaines' Crossing, in Sumter county. Mr.
E. G. Simmons delivered the oration.
The McDuffie Journal says Mr. J. W,
Murray, an old and substantial citizen,
was paralyzed while riding and fell from
bis horse, and will hardiy survive.
A Blooly Affray About a Calf.—
McDuffie Journal: Wo leatn that on Sat
urday last a difficulty occurred at Hol
der’s Mill, beyond Wrightsboro, in this
county, between Messrs. Henry Holliman
and Jet re Thompson, in which Messrs.
Cbarlie Lowe and Obe Smith became in
volved. Knives were the only weapons
used, but they were used freely. Thomp-
son was cut across the throat through the
windpipe, producing a vary serioUB
wound. Holliman was cat on the back
of the neok and shoulder, and Smith re
ceived a slight wound across tho breast.
We are informed that the trouble grew
out of a law suit over a calf, but we have
not learned the paiticulars.
The weekly press is slowly reoupera*
ting from the effects of the Fourth of
July.
The Fourth.—Tha MoDuffia Journal
contains tbe following in regard to the
glorious fourth, whioh snows that the
good people of McDuffie gave themselves
up to a gl irification of the bird of free
dom, &3. :
The Day We Celebrate” was observ
ed in Thomson last Friday with more
than usual patriotism. For the first
time in many years the merchants (or
rather, the moot of them) closed their
stores and gave themselves up to the
pleasures of the occasion with a boyish
recklessness that was truly relrsBhing.
Quite a large procession, with Doo Sut
ton and John Benton as fife-leaders, arm
ed with tin cups and carving knives,
wended its way to the barbecue at Per
kin’s Spring, where each individual re
solved himself into a “committee of the
whole on internal improvements,” and
took ia tne matton until locomotion be
came an impossibility. ,
The Trnndlebed Brigade went to
Boae.ville for a swim in the mill pond,
and in the afternoon a large delegation
visited Col. Faltou’e pend end took a
bath. Their clothes were too large for
thorn when they got through, and it iB
reported that the fish in the pond have
shed their ecaleB and are holding a pro
tracted meeting.
Jack Adkins took a big dose of anti-fat,
shouldered his lunch basket and went to
the country. His principal amusement
was in laughing at the disappointment
and disgust of tho hungry ticks and zed
bags when they tried to bite him. .He is
the- only tick-proof man in Thomson,
and, knowing this, he tried to oajole the
ladies and children of his household
to go with him, but they prndently de-
lmed.
Cjlonel Bash, Tom Scott, John Neal,
Tom Lewis and Mr. Jim Hatdaway went
out to Wiliingham’d pond and all hands
got tight on watermelons. Mr. Hardaway,
of course, oarried his.famous fan tailed
duster. They used it for a wagon cover
goieg to tho pond, and then they rented
t«n aore of laud from Willingham and
stretched the duster on poles for a tent
olotb. It is a wonder!al garment. When
they got home they were swollen almost
beyond recognition, and had a crop of
red bugs which will last them till Cnris 1
mas.
Jim Boatwright and Phil Sailing spent
most of the dsy in studying the book of
Kings.
Squire Soroggias collected a number
of patriotic friend* in his shop and rati
fied the occasion with great enthusiasm
and a big battle of anvil duat. Many
icasis were offered and eloquent-, speeches
del.y;red whioh we.must oiuti for want of
space. The cx.'.it-ment of h.e guests
was uproarous when the Squire straddled
the anvil and asserted that any man who
said he couldn’t shoe a kicking mule, or
manipulate an elephant’s tail, or drive a
bull calf home from the wilderness was a
blasted, everlasting Fourth of Ju-iisr.
Ttun he closed the services with the long
metre doxology and a long pull at the
anvil dust aud dismissed the company
with his biesBing.
Thus the day wa3 sanctified and our
patriotio people have bundled np their
surplus enthusiasm aud laid it away
until next year.
The narrow-guage fever run* high at
Jefferson, and last Tuesday a committee
to look cut a railroad route to the Air-
Line, either at Gainesville or Flowery
Branch, was appointed.
The days of watermelon festivals are
npon the State.
The thresher of Messrs. Fowler,Lay field
& Jinks was burned in Macon county last
week.
At Warwick, Worth county, the bar
becue on the 4’Ji was one of the largest
that has ever occurred in that section.
Over a thousand parsons were present.
Almost a Fire.—Americus Bccorder
Sunday evening about 8 o’oloek, as eveiy-
body was about going to churob, the town
bell sonnded the dreed alarm of fire.
On investigation it was fonnd that
the Barlow Home had narrowly es
caped being burned down. It seems that
a lighted lamp bad been put in No. 23
early after tea for the use of the occupant,
and that from some unknown cause it
had exploded, and as no one was in the
room the oil had about burned up, and
tbe bureau on whioh it was Bitting was
slowly catching fire. It seems that the
oil did not spread mnoh, aud was soon
destroyed, and the fire easily put out.
Tbe lamp was broken into a thousand
pieces and the bottom part left standing
on the bureau. It was oertainly a nar
row eaoape.
Burglar Captured —n.mexiou3 .Re
corder: Sol Eay, the darkey who broke
into Andrew Belt’* store, about a week
ago, was captured by our vigilant police
force yesterday morning. He had in his
possession several keys, among them two
Yale keys, Nos. 814 and 1423, a flat pad
lock and one chest or wardrobe key.
Tbe stolen goods were found in his pos
session.
The Dalton Citizen says: We have a
man in tbis vicinity who proposes to beat
Marcellas Thornton in the quail-eating
business. He says that he will wager
that he can eat three a day for thirty
consecutive days. Now, let Marcellus
look to his laurels—rise for an explana
tion—or forever after ignore the.auail in
his’n.
Amid the wreck of ma’t9r and crash of
worlds incident to the Fourth tbe Athens
Banner still waves and eeys : ,
Judge O. A. Loohrane, of Atlanta, has
aooepted an invitation of tbe Phi Kappa
Society to deliver an address before the
two literary societies next commence
ment.
Also :
Colonel H. H. Jones, one of the able
editors of the Telegraph and Messen
ger, and obairman of the Board of Visi
tors to the University of Georgia, honor
ed onr sanotum with his presence on Fri
day morning laet. We wish Colonel
Jones and the Board of Visitors
Godspeed in their coble and patriotic ef
forts to elevate the standard of scholar
ship in our cherished University.
Athens wants a new city hall and a
publio sohool system.
'Female Murderess” is a /headline in
the Chronicle and Constitutionalist.
Bishop Beckwith and family have
gone to Salem, Yd., to spend the sum
mer.
Mrs. Jambs M, Mobley died at her
residence, near Hamilton, last Thursday.
She was tho wife oE Col. James M. Mob
ley, Grand Master of the State Lodge,
F.A.M.
Augusta will likely send np a stormy
delegation to the Legislatnre when the
bell punch sounds the call to war.
Bass Ball Tournament.—Dispatch:
The Alerts, of Atlanta, are preparing for
a grand base ball tournament, to be given
at Oglethorpe Park on the 25th of this
month. The visiting olubs are: The Tom
Forts, of Chattanooga; the Dixies, of
Greensboro; th9Star?, of Hampton; the
Lightfoots, of Griffin; and theFairbnrns,
of Fairburn. The first prize is two thirds
of the gate money, and the second the
remaining third.
The Dispatch 13 responsible for tbe fol
lowing : W
Not a thousand miles from Atlanta a
few days ago, a leeture on temperance
was in progress. Some mischievous fel
low filled tbe pitcher on the stand with
beer, and as the lecturer closed a brilliant
sentence on the subject he attempted to
quench his thirst by pouring out wbat he
supposed to be water. The beer was on
him, but he did not shirk tho conse
quence, and pour6d the beer down re
marking that tbe water was somewhat
muddy, but rather water half mixed with
red mud than viliianous beer or whisky.
Eastman Times: Complaints of dry
weather and the damages to the growing
crops in consequence thereof continue
to reach us from nearly every quarter.
We have heard some reliable, good farm
ers say their corn crops are already cut
off one-half; others not so much, while
some few seem to have suffered but little.
The drought has continued almost with
out a shower in some localities for more
than aix weeks.”
Lieut.fiov, Dorshelmer oath a
Woodford Story.
Lieutenant-Governor Doieheimer, eays
the World, was quietly promenading the
piazza of the Hotel Brighton yesterday
afternoon and bracing himself with a sun
bath when, in reepouse to a question pnt
by a reporter, he said: “Ob, yes, I saw
that story in the World about the con
templated seizure of Mr. Tilden, and I
have no doubt it was substantially cor
rect.”
“Had yon heard of it before the recent
publication in tbe World f
‘■Yes, indistinctly. I recall from tbe
varioas mutterings and murmnrings of
the time a number of threats, predictions
and suggestions as to the probable or
possible action of the administration in
the event of Mr. Tilden’s taking the oatn
of office.”
“Suppose he had done so ?”
“Well, suppose he had. There is no
taw against it that I know of. You or I
or any other man can go before a judge
and take the oath aa President of the
United States. There is no treason in
that.”
“Do you believe the existing Adminis
tration had serious thought of arresting
Mr. Tilden f”
“Yes, I have no doubt of it. I be
lieve tbe latter giving Woodford’s plan
was, in all essential rospeots truthful, and
if there had bees the least provoaatlon it
would have been oarried out to the let
ter.”
“What would have been tbettteol ?”
“It Mr. Tilden had taken tbe o&th of
office in Naw York the day Mr. Htyas
took it in Washington, and he had then
been arrested,I have a very clear idea that
the parties who perpetrated tbe outrage
would have fonnd themselves In a very
Unpleasant predietjEeat.”
It is. foolish for any one to have the
faoe full of pimples; blotches, etc.,' when
Dr. Bull’* B iltimore Pills can be bought
for 25 cents at any drug store.
Beneath a roeo, m morcina broke,
An.asgelfrom his sleep awoke.
Pleased with thefliwerabOTehis head,
So l»ir and beautiful, he said—
‘Thy fr>grxnco and thj cooling shade
Bare doubly sweet my slumber made.
Fairest ol flowers on earth that grow.
Ask what j oa will and I’ll bestow 1"
“GrsnMhen, she cried. Iask no more,
Seme charm no flower has known before l”
The Angel st first secemei at a loss:
1’ben clothed the bush iu simple moss.
And, lo! the Hoss Bose stood oonfessed,
A lovelier for than ell the rest.
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Atlanta, July 9, 1879.
THE SENATE
Met at 10 a. m. President Lester in the
chair. Prayer by iter. A. T. Spaulding.
Journal read and approved.
Senator Harrison, after das notice,
moved a reconsideration of so much of
the journal as relates to the passage of
bill No. 124, to allow defendants in die.
tress warrants to replevy in formapau
peris. Tbe motion to reconsider pre
vailed.
Senator McDaniel was excused from
attendance on account of professional
business.
A message from th8 Governor relating
to tho North Georgia Agricultural Col
lege was read and referred lo tho Com
mittee on Agricnltnre.
BILLS OF THE THIRD BEADING.
A bill to declare how a judgment lien
may be lost. The Committee on the Ju
diciary, which had this bill in charge,
reported favorably on its passage.
Senator Clarke moved to disagree with
the report of the oommittee. A some
what extended debate ensued. The mo
tion to disagree was lost, and the bill
passed by a vote of 23 to 16.
The rules were suspended and the fol
lowing business transacted:
Beats were tendered Messrs. Notting
ham, of Houston, Hon. C. O. Kibbee and
Judge J. S. Hook.
Senator Hudson presented a report
from the oommittee appointed by the
Teaohera’ Association to memorize the
Legislature on th9 passage of a dog law
and liquor law to increase the school
fund. .Received, and the memorial re
ferred to the Committee on Education.
A sealed commnnioation and message
wasreoeived from the Governor. Beseived
for consideration in executive session.
The Judiciary Committee make a re
port.
REGULAR ORDER RESUMED.
A bill to provide for the cancellation of
deeds, mortgage, etc. Tabled.
BILLS OF THE 6E03ND BEADING.
A bill to amend section 2443 of the
code. Lost; by agreeing to the adverse
report cf the Judiciary Committee.
To amend section 2042 of the oodo rel
ative to laying off a homestead and for
filing exemption to the same.
To amend seotion 4161 of (he code
relative to garnishments in justtoe oourts.
BILL3 OF THE FIRST READING.
On the oall of the roll fortheint.-oduo-
tion of now matter tha following bills
were offered:
By Senator Boyd, to amend the school
law of the State so as to provide for the
eleotion of sohool trustees in the same
manner as members of the Legislature
are elected. Beferred to the Committee
on Education.
Also a bill to repeal the aot authorizing
the leasing of the penitentiary convicts.
Baferred to tho Penitentiary Oommittee.
By Senator Hamilton, to enforce the
provi8tone of the new constitution relat
ing to the selection of upright men as
jurors. Judiciary.
Also, a bill to provide how and where
suits may be brought against the Macon
and BrunBwiok railroad. Judiciary. ’
Senator Bussell, to require a record of
coioroftitle. Judioiary.
Senator Clements, to make it a penal
cffense.to poison any d imestio animal.
Judiciary.
Senator Lester, to amend section 1920
of the code on the subject of limited
partnership.
Senator Preston moved to.take from the
table the reports of the oommittee of in
veatigation of the endorsement by tbe
Governor of the bonds of the Northeastern
railroad for the purpose of having
the minority and majority reports recom
mitted so that they can reconoile their
difference.
Senator Gumming offered a resolution
that the minority and majority reports of
Northeastern railroad bond investigating
committee be indefinitely postponed.
This motion did not prevail, bnt the mo
tion to recommit prevailed.
EXECUTIVE SESSION.
The following county judges were con
firmed in their appointments:
Hon. A. C. McKinley, county court
Baldwin county; Hon. J. H. Casey, county
court McDuffie coin's; Hon. Emory P.
Edward*, county court Elbert ocuniy;
Hon. W. L. Watterson, county court
Clayton county; Hon. W. H. Toombs, so
licitor, county court ’Wilkes county.
Senate adjonraed till 10 a. m., to mor
row.
Atlanta, July 10,1879.
THE HOUSE
met at 9 a. m.. Speaker Bacon in the
chair.
Prayer by the Chaplain.
The roll was called and the journal
read and approved.
On motion of Mr. Neebit, of Bibb,
seats on the floor were offered Mayor
Huff, of Macon, and also Mr., Lofton.
Seats were also offered to a number of
other gentlemen of distinction.
Mr. King, of Floyd, rose to a point of
privilege and read from the Atlanta Con
stilution a short account of a reported
difficulty between himself and Dr. Janes,
Commissioner of the Agricultural Bu
reau. Mr. King stated that the entire
account was without foundation and that
nothing but the most friendly relations
(X'sted between himself and Dr. Janes.
THE REGULAR ORDER
was tbe continuation of tbe discussion of
tbe bill to abolish the Agricultural Bu
reau.
Mr. Livingston, ef Newton, had the
floor and spoke with great force and
clearness, showing fatly all the great and
important advantages to the State and
the farmers particularly in advancing
improved methods and improvements in
scientifio farming. Mr. Livingston’s
speeoh is the beBt whioh has been deliv
ered thia session on this or any other
question, and itflecta the gieatest credit
on this gentleman, at oeoo for tbe direot
keenness of his arguments, as well as for
the manly fairness of his statements, Mr.
Livingston resembles Senator Hill in the
quality of meeting eaoh question sprung
on him fair aud squarely and without
flinching.
The debate on this subject wes contin
ued down to the hour of adjournment, and
was very bitter and hotly contested.
The friends of the department think
they have a majority of votes, at least a
majority’of the leading minds of the
House.
The special order of the day, which
waa the discu6s;on of the tax oa dogs,
known aa the “dog law,” wa* postponed
(ill Thursday next, to make room fox the
discussion of tbe bill to abolish the agria
cultural department. So on next Thais
day we will have it deolded bb to what
becomes of “old dog Tray."
_ Carolyun.
—Governor Hendricks does not abandon
the idea of a Presidential nomination Sena
tor McDonald, supplies to the Indianapolis
Journal the figure* to establish the nomina
tion and eleotion of Mr. Hendricks. He
maintains that Hendricks will get the votes
of Kentucky, Missouri, Illinois, Tennessee,
Texts, Louisiana, Georgia, Virginia, Florida,
and very likely Vermont and Bbode Island;
and that while Tiiaen is making great efforts
to secure the nomination, he won't be able
to get the re qiiaite number of votes from
the South.
Fat mea made happy by using Allan -
Anti-Fat, the great remedy for corpu
lency. I* acts upon ths fcoi in the
stomaob, preventing its bring converted
into fat.
—Senator Bayard and wife will sail from
New Fork on next Saturday in tbe steamship
General Werder, of the North German Lloyds
Line, direot for Bremen, whenos they will go
at once to Carlsbad. Mrs. Bayard hopes to
racsive benefit from the waters of that- spa.
They expect to be gone about throe months
an: will return by war of England
1 be Alh it b u is Da- ass —A roosnt Issue
of the Madrid Lealtal makes ths lamentable
announcement that great flSamoa are disclo
sing themselves in the rock npon which the
extreme western part of tbe Alhambra stands,
and that there is every reason to fear that
tho portion of the palaoe known as tbe Veia
Tower and the Aioarz ba will at an early day
e precipitated into the Barro.
—John, duke of Argyll, having been with
some ladies in the opera h ease in Loudon,
an English squire, pnffiing, blowing and
sweating, entered tbe box in which the were
seated with hi, hunting boots on and whip
in baud. Ths duke instantly rose np, and
making a low bow exolaimed ‘Sir, I am
very mu:h obliged to yen.’ ’Oh! why? how?
for whai?' 'For not triaging your horse
here.’
—M. Da Lesseps, iu a lecture at Amiens,
on the Panama Canal, stated that the sub
scription would bs opened two months
henoe; that iu November ho should himself
start for the Isthmne, thst tha first sod
should be turned on New Fear’* Day, and
that with 33,000 or 43,000 workmen, some of
them Chinese, but ; 5.0 0 of them free ne
groes from Brszil, whom the Emperor Pedro
would doubtless agree to send, the work
would be completed iu seven or eight years.
—A clergymen talking to some youngsters
on the coming vacation, and diverging into
the no leseity of kindness to animals, inci
dentally remarked: ‘Beys are often cruel to
frogs and toads. I remember when a b. y of
wickedly filling up a toad with firecrackers
and then lighting ihe slow match.’ He was
horrified to see ibis remark received with the
liveliest emotions, of interest and delight,
and utterly prostrated as be passed out at
hearing one urchin say to another, ‘By jingo,
that’s a new note. TVon’t we hare fan blow,
ing np the bull paddies down in the medderl ’
—A daughter of the Duke do Persigny has
sued for a divorce from her husband, de
Ghevries, in Paris. She say* that he told
her she must consider herstlf fortunate to
have secured him for a husband. Oa their
wedding tour he attempted to strike her, and
palled her hair. When intoxicated be threw
her watch out of the window. He deolared
that she deserved to be flogged, and that
his father would rise in his tomb did he know
that he contracted such a marriage.
CuturiON Aluga70* bTOSY —The Tampa,
Florida, Tribune say* that daring the resent
dry woathsr in Manateo oounty the lower
ake dried up ail to one hole—a thing never
before known to the oldest inhabitant—
winch hole waa quite deep and was the only
resort for water for the cattle. This hole
was full cf alligators, and as the stockmen
feared their depredations on the cattle, a
number of them went one day arid killed 723
alligators, from 6 to 14 feet in length.
Steel Baits Faoe Eeglasd—The Man-
chatter Guardian of June 26, tiyj another
American railway has Just fallowed tbe ex
ample of the New Fork Central and Hudson
B.ver line in giving a large order for steel
rails in thia country. The placing of these
orders in England, in epite of the heavy
tariff, is r<garded as a hopeful symptom of
oammerc ai rev.val. It thows that in one
trade at least manufacture! s have tuoceeded
ia reducing the cost of P' eduction to a point
whioh esablts them to resume a tucoessful
competition with ihe highly protected man-
ufaotureia of tbe United states.
Lsegs Legacy to Jefzescn Dtvis It is
learned, says a New Orleans telegram of tha
8th, that the late Mrs Sarah A.«Dorsey, of
Mississippi, wbo died in this city last week,
leaves a will beqaea h ng her whole estate to
Jifferson Davis
In making this bequest. Mis. Dorsey re
fers to the great acrv.ots and sacrifices of
Mr. Davison behalf of the South, and re
proaches his countrymen for their failure ia
gratitude and appreciation for snob eervicse,
and regrets the small contribution which she
ia able to make for bia relief.
■ The estate embraced in this legacy includes
two large plantations in the upper part of ths
State, and the elegant villa at Beauvoir, on
tbe sea coast, whore Mr. Davis ia now sa-
Jouraing, tho climate and situation of which
nave proved cspec&lly favorable to Mr.
Davis’ health, and bia present acceptation of
study and labor in preparation of ht* book in
defense of ths administration of the offioe cf
President of the Confederate States. This
legacy of M's Dorsey will make the circum
stances of Mr. Davis quite easy and oomfor*
table.
CONsUMFilON OUttED.
An old physician, retire I from practice, hav
ing had placed in his hand3 by an Hast India
missionary tbe formula of a simple vegetable
remedy for the speedy and permanent cure for
Consumption, llronchita-. Catarrh. Asthma, and
all Throat and Lung Affections, also a positive
end radical cure for Nervous Debility ana all
Nervous Complaints, after having tested Its
wonderlul curative powers in thousands of cases,
has felt it his duty to mnko it known to his
suffering fellow*. Actuatod by this motive and
a desire to relieve human suffering, I will send
free of charge to all who desire it, this recipe,
with full directions lor preparing aud using, in
German, French or English. Sent by mail by
addressing with stamp, naming this paper, W W
Shasab, US Powers’ Block. Rochester. N F,
ebl* 6m
From all sections of the country come
tidings of the good effects of Dr. Ball’s
Baltimore Fill* in diseases of tbe Liver,
Stomach, Bowel* and Blood. They cure
Constipation, Malarial Fever, Headache,
Nerve uss 389, etc.
45 Years Befoi-s the Public.
THE GENUINE
BE, Go McLANE’S
CELEBRATED
LIVER PILLS
TOR THE CURE OF
Hepatitis, or Liver Complaint,
DYSPEPSIA AND SICK HEADACHE.
Symptoms of a Diseased Liver.
P MN in the right side, under the
edge of the ribs, increases on pres
sure ; sometimes the pain is in the left
side; the patient is rarely able to lie
on the left side; sometimes the pain
is felt under the shoulder blade,'and
it frequently extends to the top of the
shoulder, and is sometimes mistaken
for rheumatism in the arm. The stom
ach is affected with loss of appetite
and sickness; the bowels in general
are costive, sometimes alternative with
lax; the head is troubled with pain,
accompanied with a dull, heavy sen
sation in the back part. There is gen
erally a considerable loss of memory,
accompanied with a painful sensation
of having left undone something which
ought to have been done. A slight,
dry cough is sometimes an attendant.
The patient complains of weariness
and debility; he is easily startled, his
feet are cold or burning, and he com
plains of a prickly sensation of the
skin; his spirits are low; and although
he is satisfied that exercise would be
beneficial to him, yet he can scarcely
summon up fortitude enough to try it.
In fact, he distrusts every remedy,*
Several of the above symptoms attend
the disease, but cases have occurred
where few of them existed, yet exam
ination of the body, after death, has
shown the liver to have been exten
sively deranged.
AGUE AND FEVER.
Dr. C. McLane’s Liver Pills, in
cases of Ague and Fever, when
taken with Quinine, are productive of
the most happy results. No better
cathartic can be used, preparatory to,
or after taking Quinine. We would
advise all who are afflicted with this
disease to give them a fair trial.
For all bilious derangements, and
as a simple puigative, they are un
equaled.
BEWARE OF IMITATIONS.
The genuine are never sugar coated.
Every box has a red wax seal on the
lid, with the impression Dr. McLane’s
Liver Pills.
The genuine McLane’s Liver Pills
bear the signatures of C. McLane and
Fleming Bros, on the wrappers.
* Insist upon having the genuine Dr.
C. McLane’s Liver Pills, prepared by
Fleming Bros., of Pittsburgh, Pa., the
market being full of imitations of the
name McLane, spelled differently but
same pronunciation. . ^