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VaCON. GA.. AUGUST 19. 1879.
—An ounoe of peaca kernel* contain* *
grain of prussie aold, which ia a fatal quanti
ty. Ammonia I* the best antidote.
—The new constitution, the work of I he
Louisiana Constitutional Convention, will be
ubmlttel to tha voter* of that State for
ratification or rejection on the 2d of Decem
ber next. The New Orleans Democrat cal
culate* that if adopted It will savetl.OCS,-
633 to the State each year. More than half
of this sum ia la the way or interest on the
State debt. .
—An Indiana lady, who ha* been keeping
a book of college statistics for more than
twenty year*, *ay* that thirty-seven per o:nt.
O* sweet girl graduate* die within two year*
after they take their diplomas. It maybe
worthreoording that the average Amsrican
girl graduate i* somewhat lea* than eighteen
year* of age, that the French girl ia twenty-
Iwo, *nd that the English girl is more than
. twenty-five.
—Latest returns from the Kintucky elec -
tion Indicate that Blackbnm, (Democrat,)
for Governor willhave 43.C03 majority, which
lea larger majority than Gov. McCreary
obtained four years ago. The Bepublican*
have gained several member* in both bran
ches of the General Assembly. This result
was due to looal questions which were sprung
up In the respective senatorial and legisla
tive diatriots in which * the Bepublican* were
triumphant.
—'The Sisters of Sarah, a negro religious
society at Amherst, V*., engaged theEev.
Mr. HaU to preach the fanoral aermog^g
dMeasedj5SR b 5f,rt!ia’earners’ervlce. The
two clergyman met angrily in the church,
and each Insisted upon preaching. Acorn
promise, on the basis of having two sermons,
fell through, because the qiestion of prece
dence coqld not be settled. A fierce fight
onened between the faction*, and the rela
tive! finally drove the Sister* of Sarah ont of
th* church.
The Gael's Oumml—That cable tele
graph companies have their charges high and
need the threatened competition of th3 new
Frenoh line is obvious by the profits now
made, Daring the first half of 1870 the in
come cf tbs dxeot cable across the Atlantic
was $133.53), the working .expenses $102,-
615, and the net profits $335,915. Thera
were $44,725 expended for repairs daring
the half year, and dividend* paid amounting
to $151,775, the remainder of the net profits
being added to the reserve fand, which now
amounts to $530,003, and is an accumulation
to be devoted to baying a new cable or re
pairing th3 old one, should any accident be
fall lb
Novel Triatmext op Choup.—lccording
to Lee Hooded, Dr. Durodie has successfully
treated a case of croup, ia a child seven
years old, by scraping the larynx. The
method is to introduce rapidly the left index
finger into the pharynx, eo as more surely to
reach to upper laryngeal opening; then, with
the right hand, a piece of curved whalebcns
la introduced, having a small piece of sponge
fixed st the end, soaked in tepid water.
After three or four movements up and down,
the instrument was quickly withdrawn, this
being done three different times at each
eeince. The sponge was covered each time
with debris of false membranes. The in
strument has a refiex as well as a mechanical
action, causing spasmodic movements, which
provokes the ejection of the false mem
branes. The child rspldiy recovered.
Lax? LiGirrrD by lianrsira —The Char
lotte, . O., Observer says: Daring the pre
valence of a storm a few evening since, the
telegraph operator at Eing’e Mountain went
to his office as usual after tes, and turned on
the k:y of the instrument. His lamp, a
glass one, was sitting within a few inches
Of the plug, and as he turned to get a match
to light it, there came a brilliant flash of
lightning, a flame burst all over the injsltU'
ment, and the lamp was lighted in an in
stant The occurrence was witnessed by two
other persons, besides the operator himself.
The lamp was not injured in the slightest
degree. Had it not been entirely of glass,
a non-conductor, the result would doubt
less have been different, ae the operator
wonld have had occasion to know.
Cosnsra Eltctioss.—The elections to be
held during the preeont year areas follows;
In California, September 3, for State and
judicial offioers, four Congressmen, and
members of the Legislature; in Maine, Sep
tember 8, for State officers and members o
the Legislature; in Iowa and Ohio, October
14, for State officers and members of the
Legislature; in Maryland, Massachusetts,
Minnesota, NswTork and Wisconsin, Novem
ber 4. for State offioers and members of the
Legislature; In Mississippi and New Jersey,
November 4. for members of the Legisla
ture; in Pennsylvania, November 4, for State
treasurer and members of the Legislature,
and in Louisiana, December 2, for the adop
tion or rejection of the proposed constitu
tion. A member of Congress, to Ilia va
cancy, will also be elected in Iowa October
14.;
A Novel Fly Tuap.—The Pittsburg Tele
graph says: A restaurant keeper in the
Alleghany Diamond daring tho past week,
liko many others, has been Infested with
flies. Patent gum paper, poison, everything
known to fly-exterminating soienee has been
tried, but still they come. Sunday -last was
a good day to experiment. The room, with
closed doom and windows, was a perfect
buzz of flies. A train of very fine gnnpowd r
was laid in narrow strips over tho floor, and
the spaces between the etripa were carefaUy
printed with molasses. In an incredible
short time all the flies in the room seemed
to be on the floor, enjoying the luxurious
repast so temptingly set before them. It
was but the work of an instant; a flash, a
cloul of smoke, the work was done, and the
result, \then cirsfally weighed, was two
pounds three ouuoes of fly carcass. The
proprietor of the restaurant is happy, and is
abont to apply for a patent on the now pro
cess.
The Cosd.vion cf Memphis.—The Nasi*
ville American of Tueeday remarks that tho
difference in time between the beginning of
yellow fever at Mcmphla in 1873 and in 1879
was not so great as many are led to believe,
from the official reports. Laat year the
flratthe people heard cf yellow fever in
Memphis was on the 12th of August. This
year the first case was announced on tne 10th
of July. In 1877 the yellow fever really
began In July, abont the 20!b, and spread at
first slowly, cacti case becoming a new centre
of infection. After the|12thof Auguat it
spread very rapidly. This year, instead of
having to establish itself, there is ever rea
eon to believe that, at least until recently, it
spread from existing local centres of infec
tion, in houses where it occurred last year.
Tbs difference in time, therefore, is very
Blight, and the more rapid insteaae eo eaily
this year, when the disease la really milder
and overy way less viculent, appears to bo
fully accounted for by the fact that this year
it epread from numerous local oenters alrea
dy established, {while lust year it spread
gradually, under favorable conditions, from
the first case.
Only Three.
Buffalo Expreta ]
W. It- Travers remarked at Baratcgatho
other day, “ There are bat three eminent
liars, Tom Ochiltree ia one, and Eli Perkins
is the other two.” We do not hsppen to
know Mr. Ochiltree; but Mr. Perkins can
stand in hit plate, too. If necessary.
—The Frenoh army exists only on paper;
that ia to say, the number of men aotuaUy
under the Hag ha* been reduced to tho lowest
possible figure, and oompaaies which in time
of war were 240 strong eniy mastered fifteen
files at a reoent review.
Emergent Legislation.
What proportion of our Georgia legisla
tion do you suppose would be classed un
der this head of Emergent Legislation?
We mean by the term, legislation evoked
by a suppoeed abnormal and exoeptional
condition of affairs, and, therefore, more
or less in confliot with ordinary rules,
principles and proceedings. We should
say abont half of her important legisla
tion has been of this kind for the last
twenty five or thirty years. Indeed, it
will puzzle the oontemperary historian to
point ont a time which has not been a
crisis with cur legislators.
They are always in a ciisie, and at last
they have made crisis a permanent
and fundamental condition, by putting
it in the shape of a constitution. Oar s
is a constitution made for a crisis to pre
vent crises hereafter forever—to tie up
the people so that they can’t hurt them
selves, however hard they may try. The
idea is that when we, the legislators, die,
there will be very little sense left, ana
therefore let ns put ours, like the Egyp
tian mummy, in shape for everlasting
PI Bat ifisali a mistake. Suooes3ive gen
erations ooma and go, and generally im
prove on the methods and facilities for
taking care of themselves. They say old
fogies with a mnoh stronger voioe than we
Bay yonng fool?, and all onr schemes to
give an imperishable vitality to onr rem
edies for the evils of onr own time and day
will be brushed BBlde as antequated cob-
webs. Nothing will live in fundamental or
statute law wnloh is not baaed on the
eternal principles of right, justice and
sound usage.
_ AT these trwhyJawa u wh^ fl «» t ~7’ r
twenty-five or thirty years.—laws to evade
or aannl contraotB—laws giving apeoial
remedies to favored classes—etay laws and
lien laws, and so on, will only figure as
monuments of folly and injustice. What
ever in onr statutory system Is (in short),
the offspring of what is oalled an emer
gency—a orists—a sensation orprejudioe,
will only flrure in the fnture as a badge
of fraud and folly.
And yet we go on with this emergent
legislation. The railroad bill now before
the Legislature beats Dennis Kearney—
a bill absolutely striking a deadly blow at
the right of property. Within the terms
of its charter, every corporation or arti
ficial person ha3 all the legal rights of a
natural person, and here is a bill to take
the management of property out of the
hands of its owner, and compel him to
do business on bis own cost and responsi
bility, and yet entirely outside of his own
control o .iteration, and neder the abso
lute oci trol of others. If such a law
can stan-J, so could a general confiscation.
Not a railroad could live, and all property
under such a system would be nothing
but a peril.
One would think Georgia might ha*e
learned enough about this emergunt leg
islation in her experience under Congres
sional reconstruction to sicken of it for
ever.
Never vote for any of these men who
have crisis on tho brain, or who can find
excuses and occasions for departing
from the sound principles of law and jus
tice. Not one of these exceptional stat
utes ever was or ever will bs anything
else than calamitious and disgraceful.
Burying tbe Constitution.
The newspapers are printing a letter
to Senator Hill from an ardent, bat im
patient, Bepublican in Massachusetts,
signing himself William Giles Dix. His
views on tho political neceseities of the
times may bs gathered from tbe follow
ing paragraphs.:
The main duty of the Bepublican par
ly, when the war was over, was, by con
stitutional and historical precedents, to
destroy the constitution of the United
States, whose deadly and exactly logical
work the civil war was. It should have
been put out of the way of doing any
more misohief just as the Aniolee of Con
federation were put out of the way when
their work, both for good and evil, had
been done.
For the neglect of its plain duty to de
stroy the conBtitntion of the United
States, the Bepublican party deserved
all ifs reverses. I shall greatly rejeioe
if there be truly a reason for fear, and
: any hope, that the Republican party, if
again in the ascendant, will make a better
and more thorough use of its power than
it did before—that it will bury the con
stitution of the Unit d Stateain the same
grave with slavery. That is the proper
place for it, and there I hope it will lie.
The Bepublican party eo called were
unable to “destroy the constitution of
the United States” in due form of law.
They did all they could in that line, by
patting the party "outside of the consti
tution" and have kept it there ever since.
Bata legal and formal destruction of
that instrument will be a work of so
much time and trouble, that it will nev
er be attempted in that manner, or prob
ably even by any direob proposition in
so many words. The idea and initiatory
tep, however, ars embodied in the third
term movement—for every third termer
is saying to himself, get Grant in once
more, and we understand he goes in to
stay. With the army and a solid North
at his back, it will be with him and ns to
Bay whether there shall be another elec
tion, and whether there shall be any
more talk abont a onion of Slates and a
President.
Mr. Dix says in another part of his let
ter : I have no right to speak for the
Bepublican party, and do not seek to do
so. Nevertheless, I shall be glad if the
Bepnblican party shall take my gronnd
and advocate the confirmation by organic
law of the Imperial eovereignty of tbe
nation in all departments and to the re
motest acre of the national domain.
The Bepnblican party is not going to
take any such ground, tot this wonld de
feat tbe purpose of the leaders, which is
to accomplish the object in the only prac
ticable way, without alarming the people
—putting Grant in and letting him take
and occupy the ground, so that the alter
native shall be, as it was with Tilden,
submission or a fight, which shall figure
aa “another rebellion.”
Cholera in London.—Two cases of
cholera were reported in London, yester
day, and there will bs a unanimous de
sire, throughout Christendom, that it shall
stop at that figure. The cholera in Lon
don threatens a world-wide sweep. This
dreaded disease has been raging in Per
sia for some time, and wa3 reported in
Constantinople day before yesterday. It
has been rife in Afghanistan, and infect
ed the British troopi there, wno carried
it to India, where, by Ia9t accounts, it had
appeared at several points—most notably
at Bombay. After war comeB pestilence
by an almost invariable experience. Tho
Almighty eeema te say to His creatures
who are fighting each other, since yon
are impatient of the slow process of ordi
nary mortality, and must kill oach other
by fire and steel, yon shall be swept off
by infectious disease. When did this
fall to be the csbi? See Rossis, last
year; see the United States after the
civil war, and now coma Turkey and In
dia, and perhaps if cholera migrates to
London, it trill sweep Europe.
Belshazzar Reunion.
The solo and chorus singers who took
part in "Belshazzar” are requested to
meet at the residence of Colonel Virgil
Powers, on High Btreet, this evening
at 8 o elook. AU who took part are re
quested to attend. All who bav| bcoks
will please bring them.
- TnuasDAY, Augnat 12,1879.
THE SENATE.
The Senate met at 10 o’olock, and was
called to order by President Lester,
Prayer by Senator Clarke.
The roll was called' and a quorum
found to ba present.
The Journal was read.
UNFINISHED BUSINESS.
The Senate resumed consideration of
the bill to preventflobbymg. Mr. Mc
Daniel, who had the floor, continued his
arguments in favor of the passage of the
bill. Mr. McDaniel briefly reviewed the
arguments he had made the day before,
and read a deoision of the Supreme Court
of the United States, whioh defined lob
bying.
Mr. Hodges said he was in favor of
preventing lobbying if it conld be done.
He did not think the bill under consider
ation did so. The proposed bill does not
oarry out the intent of tbe Constitution:
The speaker then argued that the bill
was impracticable, and would be void, if
passed.
Mr. Camming replied to Mr. McDaniel,
and argued that the Supreme Court de
cision referred to did not defiue lobbying
as a crime, but merely referred to some
other acts contrary to the publio poli-
Mr. Clarke and Sir. Cummiog had en
tlrely misrepresented the use he and
Mr. McDaniel had made of ths decision
of the Sapreme Court: of the Unitod
States. It had not been contended that
this decision declared lobbying a crime,
but that it merely defined lobbying.
The Convention declared it a crime.
Mr. Cluke then read the desision and
oommfPtsd nn ,t4 ..Vadjwn
Gojastions were made to the bill. It ia
argued that beoause the bill does not do
all, what it does do shall not be accepted,
which argument cannot be legitimately
need on any question. The advantages
of this bill were expounded and the ne
oess.ty for it portrayed by the speaker.
The bill purposes to obey a constitution
al mandate and to prevent that whioh has
been deolared against the publio polioy.
Tho idea of corrupting a legislature has
been scoffed at, bnt history shows that
legislatures are corruptible, and we can
not donbt it, in view of the history of tbe
past few years at which Georgians have
clushed.
Mr. Clements, of the 44Lb, argued that
the substitute offered by himself met the
ends desired by the convention. The
friends of the substitute offered by tbe
oommlttee have made labored efforts to
show the superiority Jof their measure.
That substitute goes too far and eh-
oroacheson the|so-calIed right of petition.
The anbstitote proceeds on the supposi
tion that tbe legislature is venal and cor
rupt. Thero is no reason for making a
high crime ont of an ast, which, per se,
has in it no taint of corruption.
On the passage of the substitute offered
by Mr. Clemente, the yeas and nays were
called. The yeas were 19 and the nays
18. So the substitute was agreed to.
The report of tbe committee as amended,
was agreed to and the yeas and nays were
called on the passage of the bill.
The yeas were 22 and the nays 15. The
bill failed of a Constitutional majority
and wa3 lost.
Mr. Clarke offered a resolution to
amend the rules of the impeachment trial
of Comptroller Goldsmith, so as to re
quire the Chief Justice to be sworn before
he presides. Mr. Clarke said he offered
the amendment at the request of Jadgo
Warner.
BILLS OK SECOND BEADING.
A number of bills were read the second
time. House bills were read the first
time.
BILLS ON THIBD BEADING.
The reconsidered bill to amend the
sohool law relative to counties which do
not pnt schools into operation, was taken
up and recommitted to the Committee on
Education.
Te require the Govercoi to appoint a
competent physician on the Board of
Trustees for the Lunatic Asylum. Pa—-
e$.
To repeal seotion 8075 of the Code.
Passed.
A message from the House of Bspre
sentatives was received.
To prohibit woiktug females on chain
gangs. Passed.
Mr. Bowen gave notioe of a motion to
reconsider the bill to prevent lobbying.
On motion of Mr. Camming, a bill to
make tax collectors ex-officio sheriffs,
was taken up and referred to tbe Com
mittee on Finance.
To prevent cruelty to animals. Mr.
Camming spoke briefly in favor of tbe
bill. He argued that the bill did not un
justly interfere with private rights. The
bill is reasonable and provides a mild
punishment for any violation of its pro
visione. Thera ia nothing In the bill
that can be considered objectionable.
Mr. Camming said he desired to pay a
passing tribute to the gentle, lovely wo
man who inaugurated this movement in
Georgia. He spoke in beautiful and pa
thetic language of Mis3 Louise King; of
her devoted labors in the cause of the suff
ering brute creation, of her sweet life and
its noble aims. Said he: "This work
fell from her folded hands more than a
year ago, and the Legislature should
now take it up. The speaker’s tribute to
this lamented woman waB beautiful in.
deed. The bill pasBedby 23 yeas toS
nays.
To define the mime of being a trump
and prescribe the penalty for the same.
The Judiciary recommended the passage
of the bill by a substitute amending the
p-ssent law against vagrancy.
Mr. Bussell, the author of the bill, said
ae should contend for the original bilL
He regarded the substitute as a mockery.
He argued that the bill would operate to
suppress one of the crying evils oE the
day. He portrayed the charaoler of the
average tiamp and the trouble he causes.
Oar laws, as they now are, almost pro
tect a tramp, They demand yonr charity
ov your life. The lightest dnty of the
government is to proteot the life, proper
ty and peace of the citizen. There can
bs no case imagined in whioh this bill
wonld work injustice. The bill is aimed
at bad men and thieves who tramp
round preying on whomsoever they find.
Mr. Buesell made a strong and earnest
appeal to the Senate, to paes the bill.
Mr. Harrison moved that the substi.
tnte ba printed and made the speoial or
der for 11 o’olock on Thursday.
On motion of Mr. Clements of the 44tb,
the Smite went into
EXECUTIVE SESSION .
where it remained half an hour, and re
turned to opon session. Nothing defi
nite was done in executive session. The
Senate stood adjonrned to 10 o’olock.
Atlanta, Ga., August 12th, 1879.
THE HOUSE
met at the regular hour this morning,
the Speaker in the chair. Prayer by
Rev. J. Jonep, the Chaplain.
The roll was called and the Journal
read and approved.
THE SPECIAL ORDER,
which was tbe consideration of tbe bill
proposed by the committee in lien of the
several bills on the subject of railroads
and freight rates, was made the special
order for next Friday, immediately after
thereidingof the Journal.
Mr. Humber, of Fatnam, asked that
two bills tabled in bis absence be leitored
to their place on the calendar. Allowed.
Several other gentlemen preferred
similar requests, which were allowed.
HOUSE BILLS OP THIBD BEADING.
A bill to regulate tbe sale of commer
cial fertilizers. Tabled.
A bill to incorporate the town of Eat-
onton. Passed as amended.
A hill to make it a penal offense to hire
minora without the consent of parents or
guardians. Parsed.
A bill to repeal an act to consolidate
the offices of Superior bourt clerk and
tre a’surer ia PauldiDg county. Passed.
A bill to repeal an act requiring a reg
istration of voters in Mitchell county.
Tabled.
A bill to provide for the issne of bonds
by the Ordinary of Jackson county fer
the purpose of oreating a new oonrt house.
Passed by substitute.
A bill to
of Atlanta relative to taxation. Passed.
A bill to amend the charter of th9 city
of Atlanta in relation to the issne of
bonds by the city authorities. Passed.
A bill to amend an aot creating a board
of water commissioners for the city of
Atlanta.
A bill to amend an act oreating the
Georgia Trust Company, allowing them
to reduce their oapital stock to $75,000.
Passed.
A resolution by Ur. Miller, of Hous
ton, to allow the investigating committee
on the State Treasury to employ a steno
graphic reporter and a sergeant-at-arms,
whioh was agreed'to.
A bill to amend the roallaws of Falton
county. Passed.
A bill to establish and Incorporate tbe
Georgia Branch of the National Bell Tel
ephone Company. Passed.
HOUSE BILLS 0? BEOJND BEADING.
were taken np and read and passed to a
third reading.
The following bills of tbe Beoond read
ing were reported on unfavorably by the
several oommittees, and were .lQst on &
vote of tbe House on agreeing with the
adverse reports.
To prevent violation or abasement of
contracts. Last.
To.revive the State Penitentiary. Lost.
To* amend section 1589 of the code.
Lest.
BULSJ SUSPENDED.
On motion of Mr. Cox, of Tronp, the
rnleB were suspended and tbe bill intro -
daced bj*Mr. Bacon, of Bibb, prescribing
the time of trying all oases of homicide in
order to bring criminals to speedy and
impartial justice, was taken up and read
the second time.
The Judiciary Committee report ad
versely on this bill.
Mr. Cox moved to disagree to the report
of tne oommlttee, and supported his mo
tion with a long epeeob.
Mr. Mynatt opposed the motion. -
Mr. Livings'on also thought the bill
should be read the third time.
Mr. Baoon said that there was no
more crime in Georgia than in other
States, bnt that there was crime in the
State. The qnestion is, "is there evil in
ths State the present law does net reach ?”
That is the question for eaob legislator to
consider.
Pending the conclusion of this ques
tion the House adjourned.
Cabqlynx.
Atlanta, August 13 1879!
THE SENATE
met at ten o’olook and was oalled to or
der by President Lester. Prayer by
Rev. W. F. Quillian. The roll was
oalledTrad a quorum found present. The
Journal waa read.
Senator Bower moved to reoonsider the
aotioa of the Senate the day before in not
pawing a bill to prohibit lobbying and
prescribe its punishment.
Mr. Bower spoke in favor of his mo*
tion, and briefly gave the reasons why he
thought the bill should pase.
Mr. Preston spoke in favor of the mo
tion to reoonsider, in order that the Sen
ate might pass the substitute offered by
the committee ins ead of the substitute
offered by Mr. Clements of ths 41th.
The hour of 11 arrived, and for that
hour the Senate had set as a special or
der the bill to regulate the sale of Sa
preme Court Reports and the salary of
the Eeporter.
On motion of Mr. Bower, the special
order was discharged until the Senate
should dispose of the matter under con
sideration.
A messsage from the Governor, ac
companied by » sealed commnuication,
was received through Col. I. W. Avery,
the Governor’s Private Secretary.
The motion to reconsider was agreed
to, on a call of-tho yeas and nsy?, the
yeas being 22, and the nays 7.
Mr. McDaniel moved to disoharge the
special order, the hill to regnlate the pub
lioation of Sapreme Court Reports, and
make tbe same the special order for Fri-
dry at 11 o’clock.
The motion was agreed to.
Mr. McDaniel moved that the Senate
take up the bill just reconsidered.
Mr. Clarke moved to amend the mo
tion by including a bill and amendments
to which the House had asked a Commit
tee of Conference.
The motion, a3 amended, was agreed
to.
The bill prescribing thi manner ia
which corporate powers may be granted,
was taken np.
The Senate had passed the bill. The
Hoaee had amended it. The Senate had
refused to agree to the House amend
ments. The House had insisted and
asked a Committee of Conference. The
Senate insisted on its disagreement, and
the President appointed as a Committee
of Conference on the part of the Sonata,
Messrs. Clarke, Hoad and Hawkins.
Tne reconsidered bill on lobbying wan
again taken np. Mr. Clements, of the
44:b, again offered his sabstitnto to the
substitute of the Committee.
Mr. Head wished to offer a substitute,
bnt it not being admissable at this stage
of proceedings, was read for informa
tion.
A message from the Hen38 of Repre
sentatives was received through Mr.
Goetchine, the Clerk thereof.
Mr. Clements spoke briefly in snpport
of the sabatitnte, which he offered to the
substitute of the Committee.
Another message from the Governor
was reoeived. It announced that he had
approved the resolution authorizing him
to offer rewards for persons who forged
the great seal of the State for use on land
grants.
Mr. MoDaniel said tbe opponents of
the bill had persistently deolared that the
friends of the measure were trying to
make a crime of that whioh is innooent
in itself. He utterly denied the proposi
tion.
On the substitute of Mr. Clements the
yeas and nays were ordered. The yeas <
were 13 and the nays were 23, and the
substitute waa not adopted.
The substitute offered by Mr. Head was
read. Mr. Head made a to v remards In
support of bis substitute.
Mr. Bussell agreed with Mr. Head.
TheyeaB and nays on Mr. Head’s sub-
stitate were: yeas 13, nays 23. So the
enbatitnte wai lost.
Mr. Dauoan offered to amend the sub
stitute of the oommlttee by striking out
the words “daring the session of the Leg
islature-” The yeas and nays were called
on this amendment and it wav lost—yeas
17, nays 19.
Mr. DuBose offered an amendment,
whioh was lost.
An amendment proposed by the com
mute was agreed to. The substitute waa
agreed to. On the passage of the bill,
the yeas were 26 and tho nays 10. So
the bill passed.
Tho standing oommlttoes made reports
whioh were read. The Senate then went
into exeoutive session.
There was nothing definite done in ex
ecutive session, and the Senate returned
to open eeession.
House bills were read the first time
and referred to the appropriate oommit
tees.
The Senate then adjonrned to ten a. m.
Thursday.
Thr motion prevailed, the
read tne first time and referred to the
oommittee on the Maoon and Brunswick
Railroad.
CALL OV OOUNTIBS FOB NEW HATTER.
Mr. Paine, of Chatham—A resolution
to petition Congress for an appropriation
to open the Altamaha and its tributa
ries.
Mr. Yancey, of Clark—A memorial
which was referred to the Oommittee^m
Education.
Hr. Striokland, of Clinoh^-A bill to
exempt railroad employee from road duty.
Committee on Railroads.
Mr. Turner, of Coweta—A bill to regn
late notice by publioatieri in eertain cases.
Judtoiary. *
Mr. Westbrooks of Dougherty—To en
courage the use of printed papers in Su
preme Court oases. Judiciary.
THE UNFINISHED BUiIN*3S OF YE3BEEDAY
was taken up and the special order of the
day was displaced to make room for it
[The special order waa the bill to
equalize the labor of the judges and cre
ating judicial circuits].
The unfinished business waa the con
sideration of the bill to provide for a
speedy trial in all grades of homioide.
When the Honse adjonrned the debate
was etlll unfinished. Under the rales
Mr. Bacon, of Bibb, the introducer of
the bill, bad twenty minutes io answer,
and tbe chairman of the committee also
had twenty minutes to cloee the debate.
Mr. Baoon yielded hii time to Mess s
Strothierend Phillips of Cobb.
Mr, Turner of Brooks, olosed the de
bate in a strong speech against the bill.
The question or Bgnwing to tha npnit
of the Judioiary Oommittee, whioh was
adverse to the passage of the bill, was put
to the House. The vote stood 52 yoas to 73
nays, so the report was disigreedto, and
the bill passed to a third reading,
THE SPEBOIAL OBDEB,
whioh waa the bill to establish Judicial
Districts, thereby reducing the circuit?
and alternating judges, was taken op.
The oommittee reported favorably.
The report was agreed to. The ques
tion then reoorred on the passage of the
bill. The yeas and nays were ordered,
and stood, upon summing up, yeas 61,
nays 81. So the bill was lost.
Several oommittees submitted their re
ports, whioh were reoeived and read.
CALL OF CI.UNTIK3 RESUMED.
Mr. Badwiue, of Hall—A bill to estab
liah a thorough and uniform system of
common schools throughout the State.
Education.
The Finance Committee offs red a reso
lotion recommending payment to the
families of Hon. B. A. Alston and Hon.
S. J. JemersoD, the undrawn amount of
their salaries a3 Legislators.
The report of the Lunatic Asylum was
reoeived, read and two hundred copies
ordered to be printed.
Mr. Miller, of Liberty—A bill to re
quire commissioners of roads and reven
ues to give bond for faithful performance
of their duties. Judiciary.
Mr. Carr, of Rockdale—To prohibit
the sale of liquor near certain churches
in said county. Local Legialation.
Mr. Awtre, of Troup—To amend sec
tion 651 of the code. Judiciary.
A dispatch wns received from Hon. I
T. Baiue, U. S, Commissioner of Fish
Culture, regretting that unavoidable en
gagements render it impossible for him
to accept the invitation of the Legislature
to address them on the subject of fish
culture.
The House then adjourned.
The report of the Committee to pre
pare and prefer articles of impeachment
in the Goldsmith case, will report to
morrow to tho House.
Carolynx.
STATE AGRICULTURAL SOCIETY,
The Meeting at Jonesboro—Colonel
Thomas Hardeman Ue-eltcud.
The society met on Taeaday, and was
addressed in a very eloquent manner by
the President, Colonel Thomas Harde
man. Abont two hundred delegatee were
present. General William M. Browne,
of Athens, read a report of the progress
of farming operations on the experimen
tal farm of the State University, especially
treating of wheat. The report was
lengthy and of great interest.
Yesterday the following business was
transacted:
The convention met in the Superior
Court room of Clayton county promptly
at 9 o’clock a. m. with President Harde
man in the chair, and Maloolm Johnston
Saoretary, at his poet. Prayer was offer
ed by tho Rev. Mr. Leak, of Walker
o&unty.
Mr. McKay, of Tronp ooanty, moved
that a oommittee, to consist of one mem
ber from each of the Congress:onal Dis
tricts of the State, be appointed to name
four candidates as trustees of the State
Agrioaltnaal College. Objection was
made by a delegate from Liberty oonnty.
Mr. Grier, of Jones, sustained the resolu
tion in a very strong speech of about
fifteen minute?. He argued that it would
take tbe convention a week t j elect four
trustees by balloting. A debate ensued
between several of tbe members. The
resolutions finally passed by a vote of
yeas 89, nays 37.
The following gentlemen were appoin
ted by the President: Messrs. Srotes
berry, of Clinob, of tho 1st District, Ken'
non, of Clay, of the 2nd j Black of the
3rd ; Early of Troupe, of the 4th‘; Fletch
er of the 5:b; Grier of Jones, of the 6th;
Lyon of the 7cb; Branch of the 8th;
Montgomery of the 9th.
A delegate from Glynn county moved
that a committee be appointed to confer
with the Railroad officials of this city, to
see if pa33cs could be had for the mem
bars who wished to go to Atlanta and re-
tarn. Lost.
bill was Historical sketch of Howard
District and tho Oemalgeo
Farmers* Club.
Read by 3. W. Lundy, Biq., before the Club
Aug ast lit, 1879.]
(continued )
singer's BILL.—THE U IN ROB BAIL BO AD,
Abont fonr and a half miles from Maoon
the Forsyth road sweeps «round the
southern slope of Singer’s Hill, one of a
chain of high knobs and elevated teble
lands fanning a little sonth of west and
skirting the oak and pine woods and also
tbe tertiary geological formation, whioh
may almost be dignified with tbe name of
mountains.
The original way laid off by the early
settlers, diverged from the present ronte
near the southeast oorner of lot 339 and
passed on the north eide of the bill, the
residence now owned by W. J. MoEIroy,
being situated Immediately on the pnblio
road. In 1828, the Commissioner of
roads with the publio hands belonging to
the State of Georgia—Ignoring the old
buoket handle illustration that a road
aionnd a hill instead of over it may not
inoreasethe distance and at the same time
greatly facilitate travel — ohanged the
road so that it passed nearly over the apex
of the hill.
This change was a very nnfortnnate
one for the traveling publio as the long,
steep ascent from th6 noithwestern side,
was often, in wet seasons, so badly cut
np by the wheels of road wagons as to bo
almost impassible, and “Singer’s HU1 in
Bibb” soon beoame more widely known
to the people then inhabiting the coun
try, between Macon and where Atlanta
now i», than the Stone Mountain in De-
Kalb. Macon waa then their eotton
market and place cf trait; and this hill
wob as dreadful as a "lion in tbe path.”
Here they expected to "stall” and of'
ten had to "double teams” in order to
drag over and through the mad. They
generally put on “steam” and prepared
tor whipping and whooping by getting a
supply of whisky at Singer’s “Grog
Shop,” situated a few rods from the
place of tedious ascent.
Hence they called the Hill “Singer’s
Hill,” though the worthy old Dutchman*
John Singer, never owned a foot of land
on either eide of the hill proper.
Many an or, mnle and horse received
harsh treatment here, which terminated
his life.
It was not until 1845 that Old Uncle
Tommy Bedding, a much respected and
public-spirited planter of MoBroe, pur
chased the old Lundy place and removed
to Bibb.
Knowing from experience the necessi
ty of avoiding this terrible hill he gener
ously supervised the road bands and
changed the. route again to the present
road bed, and Singet’s Hill was no longer
a terror to the traveler. It may here be
remarked that Coleman’s Cut, on the old
Monroe railroad, so called from Robert
Coleman, father of Sam and Robert Cole
man, now enterprising merchants of
Macon, is the deepest between Me con
and Atlanta, and the embankment at the
culvert just above Singer’s Hill is
the highest on the sam9 road.
The section of the railroad just
above Singer’s Hill waB constructed
by Story and Prslt—both Northern men.
Their grading was done principally by
wild Irish, imported for the business.
They looated their tents or email board
hemes, without fljors, near a spring in
the rear of old Singer’s honse, about three
hundred yards from the hill. They were
good workers, but A terrltly wild set.
With theai was imported tbe word "shan
ty” as applied to the temporary buildings
erected for railroad band?, the name,
from common usage, boing now indiscrim
inately applied to any cheap house. The
work on the Coleman Cut was done by
negroes. In “blocking off” several hands
were killed, Seon after the Irish
began work, and while raising the heavy
embankment at the culvert a very unfor
tunate circumstance took place, which re
sulted in the murder of a worthy citizen
of Coweta county Earned Huckaby. A
7-
> aatoad thjy&arter of the city
Atlanta, August 13:b, 1879.
THE HOUSE
met this morning at the hour of nine, and
was called to order by the Speaker,
Prayer by the regular Chaplain.
The Journal waB read and affirmed.
Mr. Phillips, of Cobb, moved to recon
sider se much of the Journal aa related
to tho passage of a bill prohibiting the
hiring of minors without the consent of
parents or guardians. Prevailed.
The name of Mr. Harps, of Chatta-
hooehee, at his request, waa placed on the
majority report ot the special oommittee
of thirteen to investigate the condnotand
office of the Comptroller-General, as he
was absent when the oommittee made its
report.
Mr. Colley, of Wilke?, moved to ans-
pend the rulee and taxe np the providing
for the sale of railroads for taxes, and re-
c immit the earns to the Committee on
Railroads. Agreed to.
Under a suspension of the roles Mr.
Fart, of Samter, moved to take up and
read the Senate bill providing for the sale
or lease of the Macon and Brunswiok
Railroad.
President Hardeman stated that the
Bail Roads would not recognize passes
to-day, and members who wished to vis
it Atlanta would have to do so at their
own expense. It was thought none of
the members will visit tbe Capital.
Mr. Hatober, of Macon oounty, offered
a resolution against the aot now pending
before the General Assembly to abolish
the inspectors of fertilizers. He advo
cated the resolution in a very able speech.
He argned that wbile the planter was
now getting the very highest grades of
guano, by abolishing the inspectors, the
planter would get a very inferior article.
He also argued that the planters paid
three-quarters ot the taxes of Georgia,
and wero entitled to this protection. After
some very able speeches by Messrs.
Doyle, of Clayton, Grier, of Jones, Park,
of Bibb, and others, the resolution was
consigned to a committee, who were on
dered to report at 3 p. m.
Dr. Guetavus J. Orr delivered a very
able address upon the oommon sohool
system of Georgia. Dr. Orr spoke abont
an honr.
He contended that the Moffett Bell
Panch wonld be a benefit both to the
people and also to the dealer. To the
farmer, because it would pay into the
treasury $450,000 for the common schools,
and to the latter because it would make
his business a cash business, and thereby
defend him from loss and the poor ae-
ohanio and artisan from getting liquors
on credit, and preserve their wives and
children from suffering from the hus
band's and father’s dieaipatlon.
After the address Professor Willet, of
Mercer University, delivered an address
upon the cotton caterpillar, exhibiting
specimens of tho caterpillar in their
several stages to the convention.
Professor Willet’a address was learned
and showed much careful, intelligent and
scientific research into the subject.
An invitation was tendered the society
to hold its next session at Cuthbert. The
invitation was accepted by a rising
vote.
The convention Ihen adjonrned for
dinner.
In the afternoon the eleation of offioers
took plaoe, and Colonel Thomna Harde
man waa re-eleoted President of the Soci
ety unanimously by aoolamation. This
great testimonial to his fidelity to its in
terests shows the esteem In whioh he ia
held by the agrionltural fraternity. The
town of Jonesboro ia very crowded, the
hotels and private bosses being Ailed to
their almost capacity. The people, how
ever, are doing their beat, end tbe hospit
able refutation of the place is being fully
number of cotton wagons were passing
on to Macon. A large and powerful
Irishman, named Com Hcgas, atoed on
the embankment as cart-dumper—sev
eral young fellows, going along rather aa
supernumeraries than drivers, and ripe
for fan, went up to Bee the work going
on—it was a new thing. While there
they passed around a bottle of foul
whisky, laughed and retreated, It was
the signal fora row. Tha Irish, about
forty in number, each provided with a
“ahilalah,” (large green hickory stick*,)
pursued and overtook the wagons near
the old MoDonald gate, (now Ayres’.)
The real offenders Baved themselves by
flight. Huckaby. a clever gentleman,
consoioua of no offense, and consequently
apprehensive of no danger, was over
taken and beaten to death in the road.
He raised the cry of mnrder in
vain. This occurred roon after dark.
Next day a large posse comitatus, com
posed in part of the Bibb oavalry, came
out from Macon with the sheriff. Num
erous arrests were made, but fer lack of
evidence to identify the murderers there
were no convictions.
Huckaby wob intered by the roadside,
and his f rieude pat around his grave a
neat enclosure, but now nothing remaixa
to mark the spot.
There iB now no trace of the double
log dwelling with its big dmtoh stone
chimney, which fifty years ago, was occu
pied by the worthy and industrious old
emigrant from “faderiand,” John Singer.
Hm “grogshop,” as ha oalled it, in the
rear of which, within the interval* sf
serving customers with whisky at “tkrip
a drink, seven pence per half a pint,” he
kept pegging away, for he was a shoe
maker, ia gone also. He was mush re-
spected, for none of the crooked ways of
the proprietors of the modern “dead fall”
was ever imputed to him, and ssvatal at
his descendants are now thrifty and
highly respected citizens of Soathwset
Georgia. With strong contnso* mom he
had a spioo of good humor. Kia stars was
Ferry—then at the Cress Eoade, new
Ellia W. Howard, and then cn the rail
road—reformed and joined the temper
ance society. Meeting old man Carr one
day, he rallied him about whisky drink
ing and getting his -high broken thereby.
"Howard,” aayB he', “you have been
drinking and selling whisky all your life,
and now you don't want other people to
have the same privilege.” "Ah! uncle
Joe, I have seen the folly ef it," said
Howard. "I want to see the folly ot it
too.” “Well, I think you ought to see
the folly of it, for it has made yon a orip-
ple for life.” That was pretty tough. He
reflected a moment and rejoined, “Well,
I be d—d if I navn’t got one oonsolation,
I'm the first Carr that ever run off ot that
railroad.”
There was another oharacter among
tbe pioneers that I oannot pass without
mentioning. His name was Brown. Ha
waa what Diokene would call a “remark
able man, a very remarkable man, eir.”
Martin X Brown was noted, among
other thing?, for his size—be stood six
feet four Inches nigh and weighed two
hundred and forty pounds. At one time
he was magistrate of the distriot.
It is authoritatively stated of Mm that
in five mouths he bad forty-nine fights,
and the figures used In making the oounc
are Arabic rot rhetorical. Whether or not
these renoontres were had in tbe discharge
ot his effiial duties as Justice cf tbe
Pesos, or.'Wbether or not this waa his way
of keeping the “peace,” I am not ad
vised.
He removed to Thomas county, where
he was prospering when last heard from.
Several years ago, while passing through
Maoon, he met with some of the citizens
of the ’‘old 433 J,” «nd told them himstrlf
of the many "battles” ia which he was
engaged while a resident of the district.
AN INCIDENT OF THE WAB
During the war there was a stockade
at Macon where the Federal prisoners
were canfiued. Frequently a prisoner
escaped, and endeavored by following
close to the railroad to reach the army,
then operating above Atlanta.
At that time Jim Land, as he was
usually called, livedin an old house near
theM.&W.B.S, about fire miles from
Macon. The situation was very secluded
and there was a large body of dense for
est growth adjacent. Jim was a very
Doorman, rented his home—his chief
property consiating of eight children and
a like number of doge. His children
ranged like atair-Bteps from about
twelve year old size down. His main
dog,. “Boston,” was a large black one—
a cross of the Newfoundland and MaBtiff.
Then there were dogs of various colors
and intermediate sizes, descending in the
scale to a diminutive fice, weighing abmt
four pounds, and appropriately named
"Chigger.” Jim was a dark-skinned,
thinvisagfd man, and was exempt from
military service on account of phyaical
disability. With his dogs and his old
single barrel shot-gun he was a mighty
hunter in the land.
Some time in the year 1864, an escap
ed prisoner, an officer ia the United
States army, paesing through the woods
near Jim’s house, threw an iron rod at
an old hen, thinking, perhaps, to secure
and make a meal of her.
Some of the chiidron saw him and ran
to the house to tell "Pap” while the
gentleman in bine hastily retreated in
another direction.
It was not long before Jim wae on
hand with his dogs and gun, made pur
suit and captured the Yankee, who seem
ed to be quite an intelligent man, and
considerable of a tactician.
Jim said “he made a beautiful race un
til he looked back and seed me and old
Boston a coming, then betook a tree
quioker.” "Come along down,” says
Jim, 'Tin going to carry you back to
Major Rylander.” Ha obeyed, but en
deavored to dissuade his captor from his
purpose in many ways.
"Yon have no land—no niggers. What
do yon oare abont the Wdr? You’ve got
nothing at stake.” "Don’t oare,” Bays
Jim, “there is toy home and there is my
folks. I aint able to go to the war, and
I’m glad to do something to help the
cause.” • “Look here,” says the Yank,
"I have a fine gold watoh. Take it and
tarn me loose, nobody will ever know it.”
“I’m mighty poor, bnt yon and yonr
crowd aint got money enough to bay me,
I shall carry yon back to the stockade,~
waB Land’s reply. And he did take him
back, and didn’t steal his watoh either.
When the officer got ineide the prison en
olosure, he said he hated mightily the Idea
of being confined again, but the thing he
hated moat of ail was being captured and
bronght back by "a d—n free nigger,”
referring to Land’s dark skin.
Jim responded with a parting maledlo-
tion, aDd told him if he ever oameout bis
way again he'd make "Old Boston tear
him np.”
[to be continued.)
Good for the cotton Crop.
The hazy ekies and remarkably cool
spell of weather which baa been ex
perienced for the past week after such
fioodsof rain, eeem3 to have been a special
interposition ot Providence in behalf of
the planter,
r The saturated earth has had time to
dry off gradually, without being subject
ed to the usual fierce suns of August,
aad it ia reasonable to suppose that the
cotton weed continues to hold on etnrdily
to its early frnit, while at the same time
patting forth all of its powers to make
more fibre, leaf and blossoms. Hot
weather and vertical euns in lien of the
breezy autumnal days that have Buper-
vened, wonld have carried blight and
destruction to the growing crop.
As matters stand the tnrnip patches
are luxuriant, the natural grasses prom-
negro. Next morning a neighbor cams
along and inquired into the matter, ask
ing who was the guilty party. Singer
told him. “Impossible,” says tbe nsigk-
bor, “he is in thechurob.” "By tarn,**
says Singer, "me viah he stay is his
church and keep out of min* grog-shop.'’
On one occasion Singer joined a party of
friends and neighbors engaged in the
pleasant reoreation of partridge shoot
ing. Hubbell from Maoon—the "orask
shot” of th6 day—tbe Dr. Carver of tho
period, was along with his splendid doab
le barrel gun and his ribbed-nosed "lva
hundred dollar pointer dog.'
While in- the woods a squirrel came
running by end started up a tree, the
dog sprang forward after it. Singer fir
ed and killed both dog and squirrel.
Hubbell was frantic and was with diffi
culty restrained from killing the slayer
cf his dog, though it was, ot coarse, an
accident. Hubbell had the dog buried,
and the grave marked with a light wood
post, on which was carved the dog’s
name, and which remained many years.
Sieger Bold ont to old Joe Carr and re
moved to Stewart oounty, just before the
work ot grading the old Monroe railroad
was begun. He was likewise a oharacter,
the impersonation of oddities—an hon
est man of the olden time—his greatest
fault was his love of whisky. He didn’t
believe in shouting, or in great religiose
excitement, and Baid ho ence read books
on religion, and heard preachers preaok
of hell-fire and damnation until his hair
ris on his head, and he was afraid te
think his own thoughts, or speak his own
words. He then read Tom Paine and
other books of like oharacter, until he
didn’t care a continental for anything,
and then said he, “I split the differenoe
and; that’s my religion.” There ia an
other too good to be lost. I think it was
at the time of the exciting election for
members of the Lsgislature—James La
mar and S. B. Hunter being opposing
candidates. Old - uncle Joe’s path to
Howard's .preoinot crossed the Monroe
railroad, then just graded, Bear
the voting place—wbiiky was as
bee as water—the old man get
drank and on hia return home, fell ef
ise an abundant yield of excellent hay if
broken open and robbedTona^night ky"» oufc * U8b whea the blooin a PPears, pe&3
never looked more promising, and half
dead tomato and hsan vines, cabbagea
and other gar dm track have put forth
again, and will oontinne to add to the
comforts of the domestic board. All this
has been accomplished by the timely
rains and favorable seasons of the past
fortnight.
Let ns take heart then, and renew the
snuggle fer bread and independence an
other year. The battle is not yet lost.
A profusion of sweet potatoes will bs
harvested, sugar oano and rice have am
ple time to recover from the effacts of tbe
drought, and though the yield of oorn
will fall far short of an* average, yet
with plentiful fall and spring sowings of
fiats, rye, barley and wheat, the deficien
cy in bread stuffs can be more than made
up.
It is a noteworthy faot also, that very
large stores of oorn are still nnconsumed
in almost every section of the State, and
sad to relate planters are selling it. This
is short sighted policy. Let them hold
cn to every grain and replenish thtic
pile instead of diminishing it by every
possible expedient. An intelligent and
shifty farmer need never bny a bushel
of corn, even if bis crop i3 cat off by
summer droughts- Peas, millet, erab
grass, potato slips, rye, oats, barley,
heat and turnips can be made to more
than eke ont the partial loss of this im
portant cereal. The writer has demon
strated time and again the feasibility of
what he now urges upon the farmers
Of Georgia with so much pertinacity. We
tell, yon, “men and brethren,” that to
thrive, yon mutt produoe at home every
thing needed to support the wants of
man and beast. Otherwise, agriculture
is a failure and a farce.
State SaelDs state
The Legislators of New H.n,pj hirn .
lately passed an aot which, MQnr ^.° ^
tbe New York Graphic, provides that* **
oitizm of that State holding « dishonored
claim sgaunt another State m»v J* *
that claim to the peopb of
of New Hampshire, and on his ^
lug a bond to indemnify the state ham
ooets and expenses arising ia th
cution of the legislation, and smLL'
the Attorney General that the claim •
meritorious one, that officer isemnJ*
ed to bring an action in the name of it
commonwealth against the
This sot was substantially case** a
tbe Legislature of New York on the ^
UeiUticn cf holders of defaulting a£
bonds, but Governor Robinson vetoed it
and application was then made by t
same parties to the Legislature oft.
Hampshire, whioh hasj resulted i tt Z
passage aad approval of the I tw £s staUa
above. The Graphic eaye, speaking to
the constitutional question involved f
The Beoond section of the third arUeU
of the constitution of the United ££
provides, among other thing?, that th.
judioial power ahall extend * * a t®
controversies between two or O0 „
SUtee; between a' State and oitzms of
another State; between oit'zjna of dif.
ferent States; between citizens of ti«
same Btale oUimiog lands under graato
of different States, and between a Vat?
or the oitizena there and foreign
citizens or subject?.’’ The eleventh
amendment to the constitution is in th.w
rr°n 9 i of ', The . i“ aio,al Power of the
United States shall not be omatruedta
extend to any snit in law or equity com.
meuoed or proseouted against one of th?
United Slates by oitizens of another
State by citizens or subjects of any for.
sign State.” y Iot '
It is perfectly plain that the power of
a State to sue another 8tate of the Un.
ion in the Sapreme Court of the United
States—for in oase where a State is a
party that Court has original jurisdiction
—ia left intaot; that power is granted by
the Constitution sa originally ratified
and it has not been taken away by
the amendment. The only effeot of the
amendment is to prevent a defendant
State from being sued by citizens of an-
other State, or by citizens or subjects of
any foreign nation. A State is still
liable to be sued by a State. The juffi.
cial power still extends to controversies
between two or more StateB.
Under these views the Graphic suggests
that the wisest thing for the defaulting
States to do now ia to anticipate tho ac
tion of their creditors—settle up
with them and keep their cases ont of
the Court?.
Collector Andrew Clark.
The following communication and ex
tract from the Atlanta Dispatch has been
handed ns for publication. Mr. Clark
has ever borne a good character as aa
honest man and faithful government of
ficial;
Editors lelegraph and Messenger. In pol
itics Mr. Clark is regarded as a Republi
can of the stalwart type, bnt one who, to
an unusual extent, enjoys tho confidence
and esteem of leading men in the Demo
cratic party. Fair dealing, honesty and
integrity of purpose are prominent char
acteristics in his private and official life,
and consequently he enjoys an enviable
reputation bath as officer and citizen.
He has always taken an active part in
political campaigns, and is a recognized
leader of the Republicans m Georgia,
He possesses extraordinary energy and
is. aehrewd tactician, which, coupled
with flue administrative ability, sound
discretion and keen diecermenc in the
selection of co-workere, makes him alto
gether a man of great influence wheiever
he is known. We would rejoice to have
Mr. Clark beoome a convert to Democ
racy and constitutional government, so
that his at present misdirected talents
wonld be a power exortedfor good to our
people and country at large.
Testimonial cf Faithfulness.—Col
lector Andrew Clark has received from
the Treasury Department a apeoial re
ward of merit, beautifully engraved ou
parchment, which seta forth that from
"an official examination of tbe records
and acoouuta of his offioa it is found
that he haB faithfully accounted for all
pnblio moneys collected by him, and has
otherwise discharged tbe duties apper
taining to hia office In such a meaner as
to merit the commendation o! h:s supe
riors; and the Honorable ComEnissiontr
of Internal Revenue tenders the Collec
tor his thanks for this faithful discharge
of a high public trust."
It affords us pleasure to add to the
above our own opinion that Collector
Clark fully.deservea the confidence of his
superiors, as it ia universally conceded by
those who know him that he is a faithful
and effioient officer.
Charleston News and Uourer.)
As far back as 1877 a bridge on the Char
lotte, Colombia and Augusta Railroad was
carried away by a freshet, and wi'h it a train
full of passengers, a number or whom wen
injured and narrowly escaped with their
lives. One of these injured men ^brought
suit against the Road for the damage which
be sustained to his person, and iu course
of time secured the verdict of a jury for ten
thousand dollars. A motion for a new trial
was made on the ground of excess .vo dam
ages and theverdiot tekig contrary to tho
evidence. The motion was overruled, and
on appeal to the Supreme Court it derided
that it had no right to interfere. Onr limp
ing plaintiff now naturally felt eecnie of so
much of hia ten thousand dollars as should
ba left after the teas ot liio eour.gel had b;ea
subtracted therefrom, and ths counsel was
doubtless luxuriating in the prospect of re
ceiving those fees and good round cc-ls o.
Oonrt from the Railroad to boot. Bat now
in comes tbe soansel for the itoia with aa
unprecedented motion before an anunprsce-
dented Jadgo, and obtains what the counsel
for the plaintiff eurely considers an unpre
cedented deoision. Tne motion was mafle in
Chambers for a new trial and a stay of pro
ceedings, on the ground that the CBrcmt
Judge who refused the hew trial and ths
counsel for the defendant, were ignorant oi
the faot that the motion was not renewable
W the Supreme Court, aad that both regard
ed the motion and its refusal is mere matter
pro forma for bringing the question before
the Court cf last resort. Moreover, the
counsel for the defendant makes oath that
the Justices of the (supreme Court grid that
their decision did not prejudice the right to
move for a new trial In the Court below.
Tbe Judge, in Chambers, derided that hehn
no right to grant a new trial, hut he dm
grant a stay of proceedings, in order tna*
the motion for a new trial might be renew ea
in term time. So our limping plaintiff oa- 1
limp awhile longer without money to : w
himself a crutch or carriage, and, If
Judge in Chambers happens to be the Juag?
in Term, the lama man’s “great ex P e f.„.
tiona” may be considered to hare gone g™;
meriog wiih other shadowy ghosts of
chimeras, and he and hts counsel may mou™
together, while the Railroad men hold * J “7.
lee and shout, “Great is tty nafflOj 1
Lxwl”
the railroad embankment and broke hia „ mone , w d time ty having Dr. BuU’s
thigh, from which he waa ever after a Biitimora always on hand, and using
cripple. Harmon H. Howard, at whose (u, tm far the numerous diseases which more
place he got drunk and who had fra- J M i« M trouble families at times; Bold every
quently kept grocery—one at Tompkins * where. JPrioe 25 ots.
In Maine, where tbe State election
oomea off September 8Lb, according to
the most reliable testimony, the BeF^’
licanshave given up all hope, and M
Radicals are aanguine of carrying tne
State by 13.000 majority. Blaine re
ports the party in high spirit?, ® Du
Washington Post says they are in the
depths of despair. They are rally 1 ??
for the ticket to a man, and tbou-nn
them will sot go near the P 3 **’
Blaine is exultant, and badly ecare
These are the faota abont Maine-
In Ohio it is tco early to speak con
dentiy of the result, bat according 1
the papers the condition of things
pretty much the same as in Maiue^joth
parties are hopeful and hopel^ty,
will oarry Ohio by a large^Fand r® 8 .®”'
neither has a donbt of the consci
while both are trembltg n the
prospect of annihlK Mlay
These timely re>- D fi<j 0 nce.
hensioa and in*” 1 ®