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MACON, GA , ATJG. 22. X879.
•aha: UUUKttlA PKESb.
A uiai eambir of Griffin property
holder* will hold a meeting next Monday
morning for the purpose, aa stated by
the Vacs, ••of taking native measures
against the proposed lease of the Macon
and Brunswick railway.' 1
SiLYss Minina in Burrow.—Taesday
afternoon, says the Carteraville Enpreet.
Mr. John L. Moon stepped aboard the
acoommodation at Allatoona with a large
atone in baud whioh gliateued with silver.
He had just mad* a blast from the cut of
the railroad track one and a half miles
below Allatoona. It was the rioheat vein
S et found in that locality. Many tests
ave been made recently from whiob it
was found tbai 41$ per oent is lead, and
the silver contains $42 50 te the ton.
Mb. William Ecavons.olerk for Moore*
AMar.b, o: Atlanta, bad his leg broken
bro< a last Monday by a bale of dry
goo Jr 'ailing on it.
A ;ock thrown at a chicken last Sunday
by Charles Mapp, of Some, aged ten
years, missed its mark and hit hia broth*
er, F.ank Mtpp, behind the ear, canting
aim os. instantaneous death.
Aw unknown negro broke hia skull las*
Saturday, by jumping from attain on tbe
Ncrt «as:era railway, near Maysvillo.
And another negro, while drunk, named
Hear* Smith,Saturday night laid down on
IheQ-orgia railway track near Atlanta,
was run ov.r and almost ton: to pieces.
Ms Hill's letter in reply to the mem
bers of the Legislature who asked him to
addros; ihem, isaa follows:
Atlanta, August 16.
Gbstlsmss: Your letter of the 8th
instant, muting me to deliver an address
on "national politics," was handed to
me afew momenta before I was compelled
to leave the city, on a professional en
gagement. l ias will aceount to ycu for
the delay ic making this answer.
I u*. t-rofouadiy grateful for th* confi
dence tu pUed by this flattering invitation
from auen a large number of Senator*
and Rpo-oautive* of th* General A*,
semi'll. Under ordinary circumstances
X should feel i; was my duty, and it would
be my pUa are to comply with your re-
qu.i-U
For seven months I was almost contin
uous) absent from >he State, and neg
lected pnvate interests and professional
engagements are now pressing upon my
attention. Too General Assembly is al
to ck>>< ly er caged in matters of Stste
interests. Ko political campaign is
peudiog, an i ao issues need immediate
di*cm»i ml For these and other reasons
I matt aik yon to excuse me fiom deliv-
»nug ao address on national politics at
)e present time.
Events are most certainly bringing the
)o great parties of the country to a di-
>ei iB-ue upon qns-tions vitally iuvolv-
R tha character, integrity and preser-
u.oa of our popular institutions.
}ith secession and that theory of exclu
sive federalism, from which sesesaioa was
deduoed as a doctrine, now forever be-
hind ns. the country must face that oth
er msre diugcTous theory of exclusiv-
nationsl centralism from which despot
ism'is inevitable. Constitutional nation
alism against absolute nationalism is
now the great issue in American polities.
By constitutional nationalism we mean
that compound system of dual govern
ments wherein the federal government
is national and supreme over all the coun
try lame exercise of the sovereign power*
delegated by the people of all the States
in a plainly written constitution; and
wherein each State government is nation
al and supreme over all the territory of
the State m the exercise of all sovereign
power* not d'legated bnt plainly reserv
ed by tbe p ople o! each atate in the
•so* written constitution.
By abeolate nationalism we mean that
system so plainly repudiated in tbe for
mation of the constitution and so plainly
negatived in the language of the consti
tution, which now eeeka a* a pretended
result of th* war to absorb in th* Federal
governujent the exercise of all the sover
eign powers, delegated and reserved: cr,
which seeks to give to that Federal gov
ernment the right to supervise without
hindrances, without limit, the several
States tn the exercise of their reserved
powers.
Every man on this continent who de
sires to improve our beautiful system of
oon-titutional nationalism aa the only
means of maintaining onr free institu
tion*, and who does not co-operate with
the Democratic party is simply blind to
his doty. Every man who, in ttus crisis,
seek, tn distract tbe attention of the
Democratio party with any other issue, is
a practical malcontent, and not fit to be
trusted m its council*. I do not mean to
say there are no other questions worthy
of dieoastioc, but I do esy there is no
other question which ought not to be
held entirely and absolutely eubordwat e
to this one.
It is certain tbit every man on this
oonUnenl who dasirta to establish abso
lute nationalism as a means of imperial-
lairgoar government U co-operating with
lb* Republican party, and allow* no other
furenoa to weaken that eo-operatJac.
The eonteet will be a Seres one, and
boat be waged under the some disadvan
tage*, tat u th* people oan only hash
Xttir poeeion* and listen to reason, wo
A*-. uoioalyAaeoeod, but we will in 1839
o-e*t*t>Lih the eyt;em of government
form*-f in 1737 on more clearly defined,
and therefore, on more enintiog-Joanda-
Uoae than that system hai evcr before
known.
With asanraoes* or the warmest regad
for eaoa of you personally, I am yoore
▼ary truly Bxxj. H. Hill.
Oijmi YTsastos. a whhife aailor, bo,
longing to a vessel lying n the Savannah
Harbor, waa knocked dawn and badly
beaten by a crowd of negroes last Satur
day night. They wen evidently beat cn
robbery, bat Gsnrg* lifted op hia voice
ao taarial'y tfca: they flsd before carrying
ont their utrpese.
What He Wasrs.—Th* editor cf the
Early county Sett* go* off tha foHosing,
la iMponw to th* reception of a copy of
lh*We,tbro:k roilvav bill. He sayc
A general Soil rood MU has been in-
poM hi* object in oeedutg ns a ccpy of
ta* bill was to secure our valuabi- en
dorsement of ita previsions and oar ns-
valuable recoms-adstim in favor of ita
oaactmtct. Weil,there is baton# way
which either can bo secared. In th*
first place, we matt bo mode oae of the
throe Railroad Goamiasioaan for the
appeintmeat or 'which it provides at aa
aaanal salary of $3,500; tits jrc-
vi-isa must be made to insure the
designs* of arCwiag >:V R!iWd i * risa
who. sroali drabttoos b* get
ting cp ocruioaal cajulon* for the
FT«?U! ebtirtUaseddMii Ciaeiksiin*
•w When the? waat to exeurt over roods ;
we wont the CoaucLrioaen ta be anUmr-
Issd to ongsg* the eorvieec of Urn chsa-
pioo psgttMef the United Slate* at a
Ujacal s-liry, whose duty it aK»n ho to
promptly take all fijhts oft tbe band* of
■aid Coatnlssisusrs; we further van; pro.
Tij'.a mad* far tbe employment or a
oh--' tin «-h»e filth is of the mountain
m - :nr kind, that be may tnra aside the
cl ere that will he bn: led against the
L«‘ is of tbe O.rocairaicaers, by iadig-
ba-'* railroad mm, should sold Commu
te?-*-'* attempt ta carry cut all the pro-
vi- oa* of tbe h>:!.
should onr ©osdiikm* be complied
w- r, we'll do cur eadr&rare tosocure the
F v: ag* rf the bill. Bnt then we’il try to be
en;ire'T continent, sal wii] on Mr.
Wv»tbrook gctUrc up an Omnibus Bill
whi-h will fatly atd eansp'.siejy teguli^e
the bastasM of She whole people U th*
State in all the affairs of life. It would
not lock right for a set of honest legisla
tors to pass laws regulating the prices and
management of only two of ths great in-
duatiiea of the State, the printing presses
and the railroads, hence tho necessity of
oar proposed Omnibus BilL
Wi find this marked notioe in the last
issue of the Madisonian, and publish it
for the Information of all whom it may
coneero tn the range of oar circulation:
Antioch church, having rescinded its
action postponing the Central Association
last Saturday, by resolution Invited that
body to meet with thorn on Taesday the
23J day of September. Papers in the
boundary of the Association are requested
to give publicity to this notioe.
Tnr eame paper says tho Bsv. J. P-
Baker, Baptist preacher and school teach,
er at Batledge, has, by making falsa re
turns, succeeded in getting $40 ont of the
Braswell Orphan Fand of Morgan oonnty.
Tax Madisonian casually remarks that
"because some one faoetionsly remarked
that Governor Colquitt was a Methodist
and his wife a Baptist, bU traducers are
trying to insinuate that these two
branches of the church are trying to re
elect him. Governor Colquitt, doubtless,
has strong friends among these two
churches, but the strongest and most
outspoken friends of his in this section
are not very xealoae Christians. Indeed
we beard one sty a few days ago that he
did not know "bow well Hia Excellency
preaohad, bat one thing he did know, and
that was hefonght the Yankees like —
and that was enough for him,” and thou
sands of old soldiers echo the sentiment,
barring its profanity. 1 *
Ths Jackton county .Yews says after
the war several homes in that oonnty
were torn down qnd tbe lumber carried
to Atlanta, a distance of sixty miles, for
building purposes.
Will Thxt Do It.—The Walker coun
ty Mattngar, under the above head, re
mark.-:
Th* independent press of tho State
have ohatged Governor Colquitt with
quite a variety and multiplicity of wrongs
and misdeeds of late; bnt with all the
big fee* and little tees, of Georgia sins
and Washington frauds, of wholeeale
bribery and retail stealing, and with all
their chargee of wickedness in finance,
and hypocrisy in religion, they have not
yet aocased him of being an accessory in
the murder of Slanding, the Mormon El
der, or of being tbe cam* of yellow fever
in Memphis this summer. Will they do
i*
It appears to the Greensboro Home
Journal a "misnomer to dub the schools
recently established by the University
trustees ‘Agricultural Colleges.* They
do not profess to teaeh either tbe theory
or praotice of farming. Their curricn-
toms are the*) of high schools. Indeed,
this is all they are. 'Where the perti
nency then of styling them agricultural
collect-? Both words are inappropriate
—the former for the reason given, and
the latter because they are not allowed to
give diplomat. Coll them by their right
names—high schools. Governor Bre.cn
is long headed, and can see as far into
iho future perhaps as any man in the
State. Bat we fail to see the large ben
efits accruing from these schools to the
University. They will never be feeders
of Franklin College. Oa the contrary,
we fear they will take from her material
which she would otherwise get. We are
no prophet, not even the son of a proph
et, but thus the thing look* through our
glasses.”
Isvx,TiaiTiO!t Ecs Wild.—Uadtrthie
head the Albany Advertiser presents some
thoughts that seem eminently deserving
public consideration. It says:
Wo would not like to say anything on
this cubject which could be construed in
to a desire on onr part to suppress the
fullest and freest inquiry into tbe official
aeuogs and doing of any of cur public
servants, all of which should be subject
to the strictest scrutiny at all times; still
there is danger that when once the ball
has been set in motion, even in the right
direction, there may be each a thing as
over-doing the pari; and the prospects of
a little cheap notoriety presents an al
luring bait to some minds to set
on foot long and expensive investigations,
destined in many instanoea to end in
nothing, exoept to give tbe investigated
official an impregnable and on assailable
character to the future—a circumstance
of which a really corrupt officer would not
be slow to take advantage.
Ao investigation of the kind reoentiy
concluded in Atlanta and soon to be fol
lowed by four others nuder the present
refutation, is as it sbonli be, a moat
thorough and searching inquiry into the
public end oiivete life and conduct of the
citixsn, and if ordered without adequate
grounds of suspicion, it is easy to aee it
may beoome a most invidious and even
tyrannical exercise of authority. It would
be difficult for the body in whioh such a
resolution was in trod need to vote It down
and the cffisial. whether innoeent or
guilty, could only be silent.
Tax important fact that Mrs. Potts
has reached Atlanta on her return from
her tramp to New Orleans, has thrilled
that city for the last day or two.
Thb committee of ths Legislators to
which was referred the matter of releas
ing Messrs. Grant and Nutting from
their liability aa sureties on the Jack
Jones bond has, the Constitution says, de
cided by a vote of twelve to five to re
port the bill for their relief back to the
Legislature with the recommendation
that it do not pass. Tbe same paper
says when the report eomea np in the
House aa effort will be mode to pass a
substitute, "allowing ths petitioners to
go book to the ccurU and present the is-
aoa to a jury. In other words, to modify
the rule of testimony in this case eo far
as to allow a jury to hear the evidence
and determine whether they signed a
temporary bond in fact sad ought to be
relieved from liability for the moneys due
bom Jones to the State,”
Kxminri to the problem of how Lag
the session of the Legalotare will last,
the earns paper eajt:
Nearly all ef the big question* that
were before the Legislature bare been
dapoeefl of. Tbe peni:entiary question
has bMQ virtually settled by the prepara
tion of a compromise nnnis -a the
committee by which th* whole motur
was refereed. The acbititnte provides
that the Governor, the kroper and the
ot-tute a board of
nmissioaers. This
board shall overlook things in the camp*,
atd the Lasses shall not be permiited to
discharge any guard without
at or consent of this board.
Baades this board (wtish shall serve ex-
effiris, and with cut any increase cf salary.)
there shall be local wardens for every
or penitentiarv, at salaries of about
$750. It rinril be the dnty of these men
so rcperviee the oomp and see to It that
tic convicts ara not maltreated. Is is
provided, further, that separate planes
oh oil be provided for the men and
the women courier. These are the
main provisions of the bill, whioh
will pass, we presume, without opposi
tion. Itspassag? will doaa on* of tbe
questions of the aes-
He will doubtless be forced to make
the race for Governor again, to see if the
people for whom ho fought and who
sleeted him to the high office he occupies,
will endorse him or his assailants. I
have heard it intimated that the Govern
or, lired of submitting so tamely to the
treatment of which ho has been the re
cipient, will try an active warfare on his
own part, and then we will see who will
or will not get hurt.
Thb same correspondent strains onr
credulity fearfully by alleging thifc many
legislators are tired of Atlanta and
wish to go home lo look after their bus
iness; and they would be the readier to
adjourn because the pay is only four dol
lars per dim. He also writes that Judge
Warner says the impeachment trial will
laat at least fonr weeks, and that if it
doea "October will find us in session”
Thb citizens of Griffin resolved as fol
lows last Moadnj:
Whereas, there is now pending before
the House of Bspresentativee a bill t°
lease the M, A B. B. B., with a proviso
looking to the building of a railroad from
Macon to Atlanta, we, eitisens and prop
erty osners in the Stato of Georgia, liv
ing on the line of the Central railroad,
feel that great wrong aid injustice
would inure to us in tho case of the pas
sage of tho aforesaid bill, and believing
it to be a project inaugurated by a body
of capitalists who have grown rich in
many simitar projects at the expense of
our citizens generally, and who. cow with
their immense capital, desire to sap
our very cxistenre, with a project
that will only benefit the proj
ectors^ do utterly condemn the act
in all its features, and pray that
h e honorable House of Bepresentatives
will refuse aid to these monopolists, ic
taking from ns, onr wives asd children,
what little is left In good faith we have
invested onr all in lands and property
in this section of tbe State, resting on
(ha guarantee of tho noble old State of
Georgia to proteot ns in these invest
ments, made under the guarantee given
by thu Slate in the original charter or the
*Maoon and Western Boilroad, and we do
not and will net believe that yonr honor
able body will b9 a psrty to tho great
fraud about to be perpetrated on os. We
ask onr immediate representative, and
especially the Legislature at large, that
they will weigh this question weU, and
defeat this scheme, which will greatly it-
jareua. Wo request that oar Senator
and BepreaentaUve be requested to pre
sent this memorial to tbe Legislature.
Tub Athens Banner, referring (o an al
leged remark of General Toombs, that
he couldn’t ring Sunday-school song?, or
mike agrionltata! speeches, shoots this
sharp arrow:
As respects agriculture and Sonday-
echools, General Toombs’ education upon
these snbieots bos evidently been greatly
neglected, and he certainly has not lived
op to his duties and privileges. But then
the General, yon know, b unanimous on
railroad speeches, and weire the belt
when it comes to singing tsmperanoe
6ongs-
At the laot meeting of the Baiirosd
Benevalent^Association of Savannah, $5,-
000 told at 43 per oent. premium.
Thb Exodus Fbvbb is Nobth G sce
qia.—The Borne Conner soys:
There was a large and enthusiastic
meeting of the colored people held in
the City Hall lost Saturday for the pur
pose of discussing the exodus question.
There seemed to be much enthusiasm on
the part of some in favor of the move
ment, we born from those present; asd
it was resolved lo send forward a couple
of trusted agents to spy out the laud. If
Dr. Felton doesn’t watch closely he will
find his boasted "majority” struggling
for a crust of bread in the happy land of
Kansas next year.
A Savannah negro had a narrow es
cape lost Monday. His frienca «
nonneed him dead and made him ready
for the grave, and the preacher had com
menced hia prayer when the corpse sat
cp, stared around him and deliberately
got ont of bed. Tab irregular proceed
ing kicked up a trameaduoui bobbery
among the mourners, says the Yews, some
jumping cut of the windows and tomb,
ling pell mell over one another out of
the door, leaving the resurrected colored
citizen all alone for a rime, when some
of the party, getting over their fright,
returned to the house.
Thb Union and Recorder Bijs the heav
iest rain that ever was seen by the oldest
inhabitants felt in MilledgeviUe for an
hour lost Saturday.
Wb learn from the same paper that
William A. Choice died in the Asylum
last Friday and it adds:
Mr. Choioe was long a citizen of Borne,
bat subsequently went to Atlanta, and in
the year 1859, we think, shot and killed
a constable in that city by the name of
Webb. He was tried and found guilty
cf jauidsr in the first degree. A bill was
introduced in tbe Legislature nt the ses
sion of December, 1859, to pardon Choioe.
After a long and exhaustive debate upon
it, the bill was passed and cent to the
Governor for approval. Gov. Brown, the
then Executive, returned the bill to the
Senate with a disapproval and assigning
his reasons for eo doing. The bill waa
passed over the Governor’s veto, on the
ground of alleged insanity, and Wm. A.
Choioe was subsequently placed a the
Lunatic Asylum. During the war, Mr.
Choice escaped from the Asylum, &ad
Barred in the Southern Army. Recently
he was returned to the institution.
Thb Usages also slates that Mr. Thes.
Prosser's mill, in the eastern part of
Baldwin county, via reoentiy mysteries-
ly burned, together with 1,200 pounds of
flour. Loss about $5,000.
Thin asd Now.—We quote from the
Columbus H*~*ircr- Sttn
la 1860 tbe value el land iu Stewart
county was returned at $2,242,259. In
1879 it was returned at $777,916, showing
a falling off of $1,464,343 ticca I860.
The vmlne of all property in the country
in 1869 was $10,117,208; the value of
elsvee $5,866,093. In 1379 the aggregate
of all iroperty returned is $1,315,133. In
1850 U« ToJue cf property, not including
slaves, was f5.251,llS, which makes a
falling of $3,935,914 since 1S50.
Tax Gocsxss or ths Bern— Doixab.—
Tbe khjbodetphia Scarf Fubliahre an ziti-
rcocarisg a model for tha goddess on the
H t-I dorizr, which Ei intended to represent
tbe trpisal fi—ri— female face. The
Tousgiadr who is thus bo&orod is a Miss
A-n. fir. WfiBuao, of No. 1 Spring Gsr-
dea otreet, Phdadebdria, a school tsariiertn
the House of Befogs of this city. Mies
r-oderrr ho* never oBcrwal her to
ffiralg* the fact that ths design is a proto
type of her features. The engraver. He
eon, who woe brought from England
design tbe dollar, varied ths Academy of
Fme Arts ana Woman’s &hool of Design, in
search of a fine American face, bat failed to
there find any model which accorded with
his ideas. Byascodeciha soared the con
tour of Mist Wilburn, who he sold, had th*
most perfect profile be bad ever seen.’
Lin ill's Iatlso lax.—Ths number of
tbe Iriviux Ags for tbe weak* ending August
Sri: and lSh reapectively. contain tbs fol
lowing articles: Wordsworth, by llatthsw
Arnold, and tbs Xirabetns, Macmillan; Pood
and Feeding, by Sir Henry Thompeoo, and
More* Hunting ic Canada. Nineteenth Cec-
turr, The Last Jswisb Bevott, ami Chloral
and others Koieotioa, Oootaesponaiy; The
ZeoLCgeboal Movement, its Parentage. Pro-
ertwa and I**oa by Hr. Otadstons, British
v) oortertr The Birth, life and Death of a
storm, IVp-oUr Scteoos Erriew; How to
Popularise Wjrdswortb: Tbe Journey of
Coiocel Prj*T*Jahy toward* ThUbei; The
Intoanoe cf Ini'* on China, and tha Lent one
of Prince Kapetaon'a Funeral, Spectator;
Egyptian Exiles, Saturday Bsview; Tbs Chin
es* of ffiUhBatsl Metuniy. and to the way
of fiettaai, Tha Ghees of Morcsrts Ttowsr.
The Grey, and iastatmsnts of Jean Ingw-
fllCii Sadie Elliott, daughter of the
late Bishop E-bott, baa reoentiy written
a novel which a Boston critic pro-
counsel equal to Gecrge EHiau’s last ef
fects.
Mr. Clint Taylor, a weU known acd
muih esteemed citizen of Atlanta, died
on Tuesday of Bright’s disassw of the
kidneys. He was the fathec-indaw of
CoLKibbreof Hawkisrrille. . — . . . _
tv. -a,.— w.. , , - low* -Sarah de Bereturerr’andBaahTvUsrNi
Ike C. tea Monroe As^tukt | -Xb* Bade* Pom' and the usual Mntsml of
referring to Gov. Colquitt and the a- post y.
Vr *•»
his paper U follow: *aadK~tbfliwagsi* apprehended.
THS STATE LEGISLATURE.
Atlanta, August 19,1879.
n THE SENATE.
Tbe Senate met at 10 o'clock and was
called to order by President Lester.
Prayer by Bev. John Jones, D. D., the
Chaplain of thnHonse.
The roll was called and a quorum
found to be present. The journal was
read.
Mr. Preston moved to reoonsider (he
bill to prescribe tbe manner of letting
tbe pnblio printing.
Mr. DuBose favored the motion to re
consider.
Mr. Bryan took a similar view of the
matter. *
Mr. Holoombe said he would prefer to
have the piinting done at home if it can
be done here as cheap as it can bs done
eliewhere.
A message from the Governor an
nounced that ha had approved a bill to
fix the line between Georgia end North
Carolina.
The hoar of 11 o’elock arrived, and for
which there waa a special order—the bill to
regulate the volunteer military of this
S.&te.
On motion of Mr. Boyd the speoial
order was discharged until Wednesday at
11 o’clock.
After farther debate, which was par
ticipated in by Messrs. Clarke, Howell
and Hodges, Mr. Harrison called the pre
vious question and the main question was
ordered. On the motion to reoonsider
the yeas and nsys were called. The yeas
were 16 and the cays 19. Lost.
The standing committees made reports
which were read.
. Mr. Clarke moved that the Senate
elect a chaplain and briefly spoke of the
necessity of snoh an arrangement The
resolution was adopted.
The election of a Chaplain was accord
ingly set for Wednesday at 10) o’olock.
’ HOUil BILLS BEAD THIRD TIMS. i
To establish a Board of Police Com
missioners for the o'ty of Augusta.
Passed. Yeas 27, nays S.
Under a suspension of the rnle3 Mr.
Clarke offered a reeolation accepting the
invitation to attend the ceremonies in
the H.ues of B>preientativs3 on the re
ception of the portrait of Dr. Crawford
W. Long. Agreed to.
The House resolution selecting General
Oglethorpe and Dr. Long as the two
representatives of Georgia, whose stat
utes are to be placed in the National
Art Getliry. The resolution was concur
red in.
Adjourned.
Atlanta, August 19, 1879.
THE HOUSE
met porsnant to adjournment and was
called to erder by the Speaker.
Prayer by B=v. J. Jones, D. D., the
Chaplain.
The roll was called, journal read and
approved.
Mr. Wright, of Blchmond, after due
notice moved to reconsider so much cf
the journal as relates lo the action of the
House ou tbe claimB of Thomas L. Sneed
of New York. The motion did not pre
vail.
Mr. Brin, of Chatham, moved to sus
pend the rnlee for tbe purpose of taking
up and reading the second time, a bill in
reference to extending a street rail toed
line in Savannah. Toe motion did not
prevail.
TJKrlSISHXD BUcINSSS.
The regular order was the considera
tion cf unfinished buisnees, which was
the bill to amend an sol creating the of-
fise of State Geologist. Tbe House went
into the committee of the whole to consid
er this bill, Mr. Northern of Honoook, in
the chair. The state of business in the
committee was as follow::
Mr. Sikes moved that tbe committee
report the bill back with the recommen
dation that it do not pis?, and Mr. Ad
ame of Chatham, moved that the bill do
ps»; tbe committee then adjourned.
Upon re-assembling, the gentlemen frem
Fallon, (Uynatt) bod the floor. He op
posed tbe passage of tbe bill in a speech
strongly appealing to ignorance and
prejudice. He claimed that it does the
farmers no good to know anything abont
geology, and asked in what way could a
knowledge of tbe country do anybody any
good or make anybody any money, and so
cn and ao forth.
Mr. Livingston of Newton, took tbe
floor, but as the hour bad arrived which
had been set spirt to consider the special
order of tbe day, ths committee rose, re
ported progress asd asked leave to sit
again.
THE SPECIAL, ORDER
was tbe bill to lease or sell tbe Macon
sod Brunswick railroad. Toe main pro
visions of tbe bill are to lease the read
to a company at the rental of J60,000
per annum for a period of twenty years,
upon condition that tha lessee build an
extension from Mason to Atlanta within
five years after date of lease on pain of
forfeiture. The clauses protecting toe
State are fall and strongly drawn. In
case the company wish to purchase the
road they are allowed eo to do at a price
of $1,125,000. In case the srie or the
lease of the road cannot bs effected, then
the Governor should appoint a board of
five commissioners to take charge of and
run the read in the interest of the State.
The Mil was read, lhe committee on
the Macon and Brunswick railresui re
commended that the till do pass as
recommended by the committee.
Mr. Hall of Spalding, offered a memo
rial from the citizens cf Griffin protest
ing against the passaged* the bill. Tne
memorial was read.
Mr. Hall also effered an amendment
as follows, "provided, however, if before
the expiration of the last day allowed for
leasing the road, the GiTerser can sell
the toad for $1,112,000, he shall sell at
that price, and not lease, asd if the sale
is male the payment may bs made as
provided in section 13 of the bin.”
Mr. Fort, of Sumter, opposed the
amendment, on the ground that ita adop
tion would defeat the whole objeot o!
the bill, as no doubt the Central road
would beoome either purchasers or bick
ers of some purchaser in their interest,
thus deferring tha reel object of the
bill, which is to !escape the paralysis of
the monopoly of tbe Central read.
Mr. Livingston offered to amend the
amendment of Mr. Hsli, aa follows:
“Provided, if sold then the company ao
purchasing shall extend the road from
Ni-wn re Atlanta, as provided for in
section 13 cf the bill, within three years
frem tbe day of such sale, and a failure
to do, shall work s forfeiture as to all
money or bonds paid by such company,
asd the Governor shall seize the road
and all property then in the hands of the
company, asd hold ths same for the ben
efit of the S; ale.”
Mr. Paine, cf Chatham, opposed the
passage of the bill in a speech of come
ier clh.
Mr. Harris, of Bibb, advooated the
passage cf the MO. and opposed tbe
amendment cf Mr. Spaulding ai a speech
of ability and unanswerable argument,
aho wing bo w the extension proposed from
Macon to Atlanta would benefit both toe
great cities cosaseed.
Mr. Hall opposed the bin.
Mr. Opt, of ‘i'roup favored toe MB.
Mr. Fait, cf Sumter, again adireised
the chair in aspeech showing dearly the
object cf the bill, ita widespread advan
tage* to all sections and parties, and es
pecially to the two great cities of Maces
and Atlanta, as delivering them from the
unjust raossplieaoi Its Central.
Pending the coudurlcB of the matter,
the House adjourned.
Cascltxs.
Atlanta, August 20,1879.
THE SENATE.
The Senate met at 10 e’dock. asd was
called to order by President Lester.
Prayer by Bev. John T. Clarke, of the
Senate.
Tbe roll was eillei asd a quorum
found present
Tie Joortal was read.
Tbe special order, after the reading of
tbe Journal, woe tbe election cf a Cusp-
laia, in aorerdasc* with a resolnri .u
passed tbe day before.
Mr. Hudson renominated Bit. Jar. P.
Darren.
Messrs. Csbanlss and Howell were ap
pointed tellers. The count of the ballot
resulted ee follows: Bev. John P. Dun-
oan, 23; Bev. D. W. G win, 4; Bsv.
John N. Hudson, 9; Dr. Gwin and Mr.
Hudson were not candidates.
Mr. Brynn, Chairman of the Commit
tee on tbe Library, made a report in fa
vor of removing the Library up stairs in
to tho rooms now occupied by tho Agri
cultural Department.
Mr. Camming, Chairman of the Com
mittee on tho State of the Kepnblic,
made a report on a bill to adopt a flog
for the State.
Tbe House message on differences with
the Senate as to certam amendments to
the jury bill, was taken np and read.
On motion of Mr. Bussell the Senate
insisted on its amendment.
On motion of Mr. Harrison the Senate
asked for a committee of conference.
The President appointed, on ths part of
the Senate, Messrs. Harrison, Bnssell and
Holton.
The House and Senate were at differ
ence on a bill to amend eece. 4787,4788
of the code, prescribing tha punishment
ofbnrglary. A committee of conference
was asked and, on the part of the Senate,
Messrs. Clarke, Bower and Preston were
appointed by the President.
B1LL3 ON SECOND BKADINO.
A numoer of bills were read the seoond
time and passed to a third reading.
The report of the committee in favor
of moving tbe library was tak:n np and
adopted.
Mr. Clarke offered a resolution that a
committee of three be appointed to escort
the Chief Justice to the chair each day
daring the impeachment trial. Agreed
to.
BILL3 ON THIRD BKADINO.
To regulate legal advertising and to
prevent extortion in the same.
On the passage of the bill the yeas
were 23 and the nays 15, so the bill
passed.
To prerent driving and grazing of dis
eased cattle in places where the oat le
are not diseased. Passed.
THE SPECIAL OSDS*
fo; 11 o’clock was the consideration of a
bill for the better organization, govern
ment and discipline of the volnnteer
troops of this State.
Mr. Lester moved to amend the third
section by striking ont a provision that
honorary members, on payment of $25
a year, shall be exempt from jury duty.
Mr. Cabaniss opposed the amendment.
Mr. Lester spoke in favor of it.
Mr. Cabaniss spoke in opposition to tbe
amendment.
Tne amendment was agreed te.
The previous question was called, and
the main question ordered. The report
of the committee was agreed to. On the
passage of the bill the yeas ware 22 and
the nsys 11. So the bill failed of a con-
atltntional majority and wa3 lost.
Mr. Cabauise gave notice of a motion
to reoonsider.
Mr. Head gave notioe of a motion to
reconsider a Home bill to rsgniate legal
advertising.
Mr. Holcombe reed a notioe of au in
tention to apply for tbe passage of the
bill to revise tbe jury box of Harris coun
ty. The bill passed. *
HOUSE BILLS.
To authorize tha psymeot of $103 to
tbs School Commissioners of Whufirid
county. Passed.
A number of house bills were read the
third time. Adjourned*
Atlanta. Joty 20, 1879.
THE HOUSE
met at nine o’clock. Tne Speaker in
the chair. Prayer by B:v. J. Jones D.
1). the chaplain.
The roll wa3 called, journal read and
approved.
THE SPECIAL OBDEB.
Mr. Harris cf Bibb; moved that tbe
special order, which was the consider*,
lion of the "general lailroad bill" be
postponed until after the disposition of
the bill to lease the Macon and Brun
swick railroad. Agreed to.
Mr. Turner of Brock?, offered a reso
lution to hold evening sessions after to
day, in order to read bills tho second
time which have been favorably report
ed on by the committee. Adopted.
CONSOLIDATED BILLS FIRST BEAD 1X0.
A bill creating boards of county com
ty commissioners in various coontise.
Committee on Corporation?.
CALL. CP COUNTIES NEW BUSINESS.
Mr. Nesbit of Babb, a bill to
prevent killing or taking certain
game during certain months, in
said county. ~ Finance Committee.
Mr. King, of F.oyd, a resolution pro
riding that the question as to whether
the Department of Agriculture be contin
ued shall be submitted to the vote of the
people at the n«xt gubernatorial election.
Bsferred to ths Committee on Agricul
ture.
Mr. Well*, cf G:lme-, a bill to amend
section 670 of tbe code. Judiciary com
mittee.
Mr. Dickie, of H?&ry, to change the
time of holding the Superior Court in said
county. Jadidary.
Mr. Clegg, of Lee, to repeal the act ere-
atingtoonty commissioners for said coun
ty. Local and special.
Mr. Painisy, of Monroe, to require
section ma-ters to remove stock killed by
railroad care at least two hundred yards
from si id road. Committee on railroads.
Mr. Bryan, of Tatnall, to prescribe tbe
mode of issuing liquor licenses in slid
county, Specia!*
Mr. Wheeler, of Walker, a resolution
to limit speeches to fifteen minutes
length. Committee on Boles.
Mr. King, of Floyd, a resolution that a
committee be appointed cn ex;eisei of
the effioe of State Geologist. Adopted.
Mr. Turner, of Coweta, a bill lo amend
an act creating a County Court in the
county of Coweta. Beferred to the Com
mittee on the Judiciary.
UNFINISHED BUStoXSS.
The ire finished business first In oidsr
wis tbe consideration cf the bill to con
tinue the Geological Bureau. Upon mo
tion of Mr. Hiller, of Hoaston, this bill
was made tho special order for Thurs
day next.
The bill providing for the sale or lease
of the Macon and Brunswick Boilroad.
Mr. Davidson, of Sumter, called for
the pterion? question on tha amendment
offered by Mr. Hall. The motion did sot
prevail.
Mr. Adams spoke again? i the bill. IGs
remarks were delivered with his accu*.
tomed power and eloquence.
This scheme of disposing cf the Mason
and Brunswick Buad is very favorably
regarded by business men in this sec
tion. I: is thought that first the State
will be relieved of tho unprofitable bur
den cf a nen-paying road, and next that
it will relieve trade from tbe o&us of the
monopcly of the Oentrel Bead, and last
it will force the CenlnlBood to pay regu
lar dividends, or have the stockholders
withdrew their interest.
Mr. Halsey supplied the biD in a
speech of clear and concise argument.
Toole, of Boday, also supported the
bilk
Mr. Matiiiws, T-lbot, alee advocated
the passage of tbe bilL
A message from the Senate was ree?iv-
edcouceruiagthe pi&sgpcf several bills
and lasdstiou; al«e thu the Senate sd-
btred to ita amendments oa several tills,
acd Mtadte oemmittees of conference is
each ease.
Tbe debate cn tbe lease of the Macau
and Brunsri^ -road was resumed.
Mr. Smothier of L’ncrJn, also advoca
ted the srie of the road or the lease of the
Mr. Wheeler eriled for the previous
question. The oril w*s susUired-
Mr. Idringstow of Newton, asked leave
to withdraw his amend meet offered yes
terday. Agreed to.
Mr. Hdl of Striding, asked th.t his
amendment be read, and called for the
Teas and nays oc its adeptiou. Both
muttons were agreed to, and the roll
called. Upon summing up tbe rote stood
yeas 24, nays 131. ao ike amendment was
last.
The amendment of Mr. Hall was re
ported yesterday. It Is to tbe eff eet thst
the Governor shell sell and sot lease,
ia rose tbe S#*ae is nu; entered ioto with
in a certain Urn*. This omeodasat the
friends cf the hill s*y is offend to toe in
terest cf tbs Centre! rood.
Mr. Halt moved to amend the first sso-
tiou by filing rontol at S67 000 Instead
of $60,000.
The amendment was lost.
The first section was adopted.
The second section provides that the
road be leased at public outcry in Ma
con, forty-five days after the adjournment
of this session of the Legislature.
Mr. Tumor, of Coweta, moved to strike
out the words ’‘adjournment of the pres
ent Legislature.” Lest.
Mr. Sims, of Coweta, proposed to
insert ninety days instead of forty-five.
Lost.
Mr. Paine moved to strike ont all re
lating to advertising tho sale or lease of
tbe road. Lost.
The second section was adopted.
The third section provides for aecurity
for rolling stock, eto, prohibiting the
leasing to adventurers or speculators,
etc.
Mr. Tatum of Dade moved to Bteike
out "nor to any company of speculators
or adventurers.” Adopted, and the sec
tion adopted.
The fourth section was read. The
section provides for the keeping np of
the rolling stock of the road, requiring
the company to expend $200,000 within
two years for that purpose, and that all
shall revert to the State in case of for
feiture of the lease.
Mr. Cox of Troup moved to amend the
bill by making the appraisement of
stock governed by their value. Adopted.
The fifth section wa3 read and adopted,
Ssction sixth was read.
Mr. Paine, of Chatbam.moTed that the
company may have the right to seise and
destroy any road interfering with pro
posed extension from Macon to Atlanta.
Lest and the section adopted.
Section seventh was read and adopted.
Section eight was read and adopted,
Seotion ninth wa3 read and adopted.
Seotion tenth was read. It prohibits
unjust discrimination in freights, eto,
on pain of forfeiture of tbe lease.
Mr. Polhill moved to amend by prohib
iting any person whatever from haring
such discrimination mode in his favor.
Mr. Ccx opposed tbe amendment os be
ing unjust to mike the interest of the
lessee subject to the illegal act of a single
person.
At this point a motion was mode to
suspend the debate a3 the hoar of ad
journment was at hand.
Mr. Yancey, o? Clarke, announced that
the portrait of Dr. Crawford W, Long
had reached the city, and asked in a res
olution thst the Legislature receive the
some next Friday with doe forms and
ceremonies.
Several standing oommittees reported.
The Committee to investigate the office
of Pnblio Printer, is composed of Messrs.
Herriaon,' McCurry, Awiry, B-dwice,
Williams of Colombia, Greene of Mali-
sen, and Hogan.
There are tbree newspaper men cn
this committee,
The committee to Investigate tbe office
and expenses of the State Geological
Bureau are Messrs. Irvin, Bankin, Cook,
Oliver asd Ho well, ofLovndes.
The House then adjourned till tc»
mcrtOF at 9 a. m.
The Committees cn the Treasury and
the Penitentiary hold regular daily s> s
sloes. Caroltnn.
Bsdlca «.uusuluuoii.
Washington Post]
An cff.year Democratic majority cf about
45,000. in Crutucky, is the only consolation
tha: the Bspub'ucaa party has hod tor tbe
last week, except ths happy escape of Sena
tor Ooukliog's diaphragm frem being pep
pered with bud aho t No. 1, by Gov. Sprague’*
cuiatnre howvzst.
A Cheerlai Story.
N. Y. Graphic.)
Fx-United States Senator J.tn B. Lsris.
of Virginia, who is stopping at the Grand
Central Hotel, said that the Bepublirea par
ty in hi* State wo* almost deal. Democrat*
io majorities were so Urge they could not be
overcome. Nearly all the Virginia BepubU>
cans favored Gen. Grant's nomination for
the Pres.dency in 1S39, though Secretary
Scerman had many tupportere. The Demo
crats were remswhot divided on the State
debt q nation, bat were otherwaa united.
Ttie Hall Not Told.
Philadelphia Special to the Cincinnati Com.
Bamsdell. the Washington correepnndent
cf ths Times, writes a scathing letter on
Coakling and the lady, as eeen from the
Capital. Occasionally a ely suggestion found
its way into the papa:*, bnt out of regard for
ths two families, nothing of consequence
was ever eaid. This immunity only made
the conduct of the taro more reckless, and if
alt the facta ever come ont, yon may be
sure that Borne will howL Not the half has
been told or even hinted it If a divorce
snit is ever bsgnn, look out for music by the
full band, with fog-horn attach xent There
has apparently never been any effort on
their part to conceal their foedaees for each
othsr. Th=y walked together, rode together
far into the night, and frequently, e.ther
from the Utenees of the bear of frem other
causes, llr. Ooakling has remained all night
at Edgewood, :s it seems he has done at
Naragansett. Tbe couple have ales wonder
ed off together in the woods, and they hive
had frequent lunches together in tbe 8ena-
toi’e committee-room in the Capitol. I have
on two cr three occasions seen them togeth
er on a New York train.
New York Ladies Whs Drink, j
Hartford Couxanh)
A sherry cobbler would be considered a
mild deocction by a great many New York
giria, and u>t fast gins, either. I have seen
young ladies oat chopping stop at Bigot’*,
or Par*ell's, or eTen Delmcnico’e, and order
a hot Scotch with as lidle hesitation as a
Boston lady would order a cup of tea. Fverv
time this subject is brought cp in the papers
there is a great hue and ay rtised. and the
thing is denied. But. nevertheless, it is
tine. I do cot cay that New Tack ladies
drink to excess, but they drink a great deal
of both wise asd spirits. I have very sel
dom tees a woman intoxicated, except at a
Uederkrar z or Arion ball, bat I have eeen
wemsn drink pretty freely. Iom not talk
ing of drunkards row, bet simply of women
who drink. That there ore women drunk
ards Ihiro i* no denying. I know another
weman who will steal a bottle of eclogue, it
your back is turned, and have its content*
down htr throat before yon have time to
look around. I know of etHl metier wo-
man who has been twice in the Mrial*
asylum, and who is only kept from drinking
mei:gnat spirits by their being labelled
‘•potion” in uig tetters. Ton may ety that
I krew a queer lot of people, perhaps- Ido.
for I know a great many; but ycu win find
that otiiers knew almost os many drinking
Bit? drisiizc is not c&il&d ‘Miixik*
lng," I btkira. If itwxe, ladies would cot
do it so publicr. Beer is tbe most popular
beverage in New Tori to-day, and if yon go
to KuKer A Bui's, tbe Msdisea Square Gar-
dens, TtneM*. ar any of the pubbe mad pri
vate gardens in this city, yea wifi see as
marv women enjoying ths foaming cap.
Again. X am net ana
men, tat
faring to corocaan wo-
TUe Politics! Oatteak
Ths next Preeodential campaign will
hare one important feature—it will vir
tually ex pres* ths people’s vurdiet epen
the question* at tisoe between the lead
ing political parties. For behind car
g:r?rnmsct, behind onr po’iticiaas, be
hind all the legislative machinery, rings,
asd petty partisan organisations, is tne
teal ruler and director cf car govern
ment—tbs sovereign people. Every of
ficial wilt be brought before the inqaui-
i of the people’* tribunal, and all
unworthy will bs igsomiaionaly sent
ne to tend to their own badness.
The people wil er dorse nothing
whatever, be it n president or
pill, tear 1 * riot proved it
self a genuine article. That the
Americas people have so long ackuowi-
edgvd, by botu word and patronage, the
genuicecees and value cf Dr. Fierce’*
fomilT remedies, is proof eoadarive that
their use faliy jusufii* iheir discoverer's
claims for them. No other proprietary
medicine* sell so largely. Tbe Golden
Medical Discovery i* a eovereign remedy
for el! rrrefak-as, bleed and skin dieea-es.
It has pretty weU superseded the old
time saroaparillAS. Tbe Favorite Pres
cription ho* no equal os a remedy for
those ehroris weaknesses and pxlefcl
affeetios* peculiar to women. Pleasant
Purgative Pellets, sugar CMhst and hard
ly larger than ma&ard seeds, are now the
popular laxative acd cathartic. Soli by
druggists.
Luge sales iudirete the merit* of all
coed utides. Druggists <eU sere of Dr.
Bah’* Baby Syrup thro of oil other rrm- J
edits f r the cure of Baby D-sord;rj.
THE ALLEQOBTs
From the Orange Journal.)
A common spring ot water, sudden welling,
Unheralded. Irom sorin'unseen impelling.
Unrecognized, begin hi* life alone
A rare and haughty vine looked down above
him.
Unclesf>ed her climbing glory, itooped to love
bim.
And wreathed herself around bis curb ot stone.
Ah happy font 1 content in upward smiling,
To led no life but luher fond beguiling.
To »ea no wood but in her veil of green.
And happy vine, secure iu downward gazing.
To dud ono theme hia heart forever praising—
The crystal cup a throne, and she the queen.
I sp >ak. 1 grew about him evor dearer.
The water rose to meet me erer nearer,
The water passed one day this curb of stone.
Was it a weak escape from righteous bounding.
Or yet a righteous scorn of false surroundingtf
I only know 1 live my life alone.
Alone? The smiling fountain seemed to chide
me—
The constant fountain. Tooted still beside me.
And speaking wistful words 1 toil to hear.
Ah n.w alone! The mystic words confound me-.
And still the awakened fountain yearns beyond
me.
Streaming to some unknown X may notnear.
“Oh list,” he cries, ’.the wonderous voices calling!
I hear a hundred at reams in silver falling;
I feel the far off pulses of the sea.
“Oh comet” Then all my length beside him
faring,
{strive ana strain for growth, and soon despair
ing,
I pause and wonder where the wrong can be.
Were we not equal? Nay I stooped from climb
ing.
To his obicure, to list ths golden chiming.
So low to all the world, so plain to me.
Now,’were some broad fair streamlet, onward
tending.
Should mate with him, and both, serenely blend
ing.
Koto magroni accordance to the sea:
I tend not so; I hear no roles ca’ting;
I have no core for rivers silver falling;
1 bite the foroff sea that wrought my pain.
Oh. lor some spell of change.my life new aiming!
Or belt by spells, his too much life reclaiming,
Hold all within the fountain curb again.
KLiztSpaoAT Tcosbe.
A BSOKElf SEEING.
Sing, and to yon! No—no-with one netejarrel
Toe harmony ot life’s long chords are broken;
Tour word were ligbt and by light lips were
spoken.
And yet the music that yon loved is marred.
One string, my friend, is dumb beneath your
hand.
8trike. and it throbs and vibrate! at your will.
Falters upon the verge of sound, and still
Falls back at sea saves shattered on the stand.
Touch it no mure, for yon shall not regain
The sweet, lost tone. Take what is left or let
Life’s made sleep to death. Let as forget
The perfect melody we seek in vaic.
And yet perchance, some dty before we die.
As boil in dreams we hear tho night winds
sweep
Around our windows whin we fain would
deep,
Laden witn one long sobbing, moaning cry.
One faint, tar tone vi l wskenond wifi rite
Above tbe gre*t wave voice of mortal pom;
Hand will touch hand and lips touch bps
again.
As in the darkness it recedes and dies—
Or lingering in the rammer evening clow.
Then, when ths passion of tbe crimson West.
Burning like some great heart that cannot
rest.
Stains as with blood the waters os they flow.
Some old, forgotten tones may rise asd wake
Our dying youth, and set on r hearts aflame
With their old iweetn at—to oar lip* ths tame
Of love steal softly forth* old tore's i«k<s
Corxkili Magazine.
Noranta removes an incipient cold
mere quickly ani p’.t&santly than a re
liable cathartic medicine, such as that
old and tried remedy. Dr. Ball’s Balti
more Pills, used by thousands of families
throughout the land. Price only 25
sen'.a.
the City Focdtns Act.
A BILL,
To be entitled An Art to authorize Ute
issue of interozt bearing bonds by the Maj
or end Conn cl of the Oily of Meson for re-
ftmdn.g the present banded debs end fund
ing that part of the fisering debt of the city
of Macon, herein epeoifisi, to provide for
the sate and exchange of said bonds through
a commisj.cn. to redeem and pay eff eaid
bonded and floating debt, to provide for the
levy and ccllecticn of a tax for the pay
ment of the principal and interest of eaid
bends, and to preecr.be tbs manner in which
said bonds shall bs issued and paid eff, and
or other paipoeee.
Section 1. Tho General Assembly of the
State of Georgia do enact. That the Mayor
and Council tf the city Mxcon ora hereby
authorized for tbe purpeste here-n specified,
to issue the bonds of the city of Macon un
der the said corporate name, not exceeding
in all the amount of seven hunfred acd fifty
Section 2. The eaid bands ehafi bs cf
dred dollars as the said Mayor and Council
may determine, thill ran for the period
of thirty years from the first day of Jan
uary, eighteen hundred and eighty, and
shall bear interest at tbe rate of eix per
centum psr annum, payable quarterly upon
interest coupons, or warrants. Said bonds
shall be executed by the official signatures
of the Mayor end Treasurer of the city of
Macon, and by having affix'd the corporate
seal of said city of Macon. Tbe coupons or
interest warrants, shall be tigaed oy the
Treasurer of the city and each coupon
or interest warrant, shall indicate the
bond to which it belongs. Tbe Board of
Commissioners ah all keep a lerord of tbe
numbers end denominations of all the bonds
isrned, and shall cense each of rad bonds to
be countersigned by the President of sad
board before ths same is negotiated.
Sections. The eaid bonds herein author
ized to be issued, aha] be used exclusively
for refunding the principal of the present
banded debt of the city of Macon and for
funding that nirt of the principal cf tbe
Coating debt of tha city of Hacon existing
prior to the fifth day of December, eighteen
hundred and seventy-seven.
Section A To pay the interest which shall
axrae on said bond* issued under tbe pro-
Tisisns ot this Act, and to provide a sinking
fond whch shall be expended as hereto di
rected, the Mayer anddnzou of the city of
Macon shall levy and collect annually, Cur
ing the full term of thirty year*, a ax of
thrt e-four.hj of one per centum upon all
the property teal and parsons! in
of Macon, which eaid rev ebadi be s
ly teried and eeptnteiy collected for the
specific purpose herein designated and ah all
be used or applied to no otter pupate what
ever.
Section 5. Tbe prinripal of raid bonds
when they ehafi beocme due. and tbe eon-
pens or interest warrants of ths same wheo
they shad become due, shall be rfeemble
ty ths erty of Macon in payment cf aa dass
to ths city of Mason; and said bend* shall
be ncri taxable directly or toiirictiy by the
city of Mama.
Section 6 To enable its Mayo* end Coun
cil of the city of Macon to levy az; collect
annually the raid tax cf thres-fborth* of
one per centum herein authorised, in addi
tion thereto, the raid Mayor and Owsffi
ore hereby authorized to levy and collect
a tax cf coe-hotf of one per mm— upon
tbe real end persona! property iu eaid atr,
eo thu tbe extire tax for all puipcwee upon
the real and persona! property m said city
shall not exceed oc* and oceqosrtsr per
centum per ansum, of which total advalo-
ramtax, tbe tax of three-fourths of one per
centum eh all bs separately levied and col
lected far tbe purpceie herein provided.
After the year 1279 the entire amount levied
and cofiected by the Mayor and Council of
the ctiy of Macon os baseness and '. '.caste
tax. shall cot exreed a total cf fifteen tbow-
doll&rB pcT ffiJirnm.
Section 7. That fur ths parposs of dispea
irg of tbe bond* hereto authorised to be trac
ed *n dbf paying eel tbe moo-y anting from
said tax of three-fourths cf one pec re
turn there i* hereby treated a board of com-
mistioxMTS to bs known as tbe Oommiraioa-
«s of Gas Beaded Teh; ofth*£Sty of Kscsro
Tbe oomauerioeers shall bo ecmpreedcf rites
cit.Tims of Mzssa who shall be tax payers
and who thrll serve during good behavior
and reside in ths coy: John E Jjoea,
Aebec Ayer!. Jobs W. Burts, BiebazfiP.
Lawton. John ?. Fort. Htmy L. Jewett,
L Q. Flint, Wifiia H- Bos* and J. F. Han-
eou,are hereby appointed aud lyM—,
All TlCir&ta ft-Buviff ftifftmvravy.ftvw
be filled by siectioa by tbe rad board ot
eemmossooeau In oddities to tbs
and ahall keep a correct reoorfi of an the pro
ceedings of said board. The Treasurer of
the city of Macon t ball keep correct account*
of tns receipts and disbursements of ttid
board of commissioners. Slid record* and
accounts shall be kept in b.-oka sapanre
from the books of the city and shall at ail
times be open to examination aadiESDect'nn
by the pnblio. ” “ oa
Section 9. That ihe Treasurer cf the tit*
of Macon shall, upon the official book* o*
theoity, open on oeoount with s«3 commis
sioners and shall, so soon as received nu*
to their credit all of the money co.ie’t :-d un
der said three-fourths of one per centum
tax herein provided for and shall keep ttli
money so received separate end dishcrt frem
the general funds of the city and shall div
the some upon demand either in whole or
part, as may be required, to the said board
of commissioners upon ihtir warnr tg Eieuei
by the President of said board of «*>»”
sioners.
Seotion 10. Said bonds, when executes «*
herein provided, elitil be delivered^ bvthe
Mayor of the city or Macon to ths raid board
of Commissioners. The said Commission
ers shall dispose cf slid bonds, or to much
thereof as may be necessity in ths following
They are hereby authorized to txehmse
at par, the said bonds for the prinoicti of *uv
other bends heretofore issned by the itivm
and Council of the city of wbet^-r
the same are due or have no: nuctcd.
baid bonds heretofore ieaued hr the hlavc-
ond Council of the city of Macon and thus
received by said ootamirsicners in ex
change for bonds herein oathorizsd to be is
sued, and said bonds heretofore issued which
may be purchased by said cosuaisaoners
shall be cancelled by said commissioners
and delivered to the Mayer and Oram-
* P 1 ® “W commissioners are further
authorized to issue said bonds at par in ee*-
tiement of the floating debt ot the city of
Macon existing prior to the fifth day of De
cember e ghteen hundred and oeveutV-eeven,
to the holders of said debts, provided s*M
debts shall be first approved bv the Mayer
and Council of ths city of Macon. Ths said
commseioners shall 'be farther authorized
to sell said new bonds and to purchase with
the proceeds of said sale old bonds of the
city in iheir discretion, os they may deem
most for the interest ot the city. Provided
that in no event shall the principal of the
bonded debt of tho oity of Mecca b s increas
ed by such sale and purchaie. Any and all
profits which may arise ont of the sole of
any of the new six per cent bends and ths
purchase of the old seven per cent bonds
shall first be sppSed to each adjustments of
the claims of tbe parties who may bold put
due bonds of the diy of Haoon os may be
regarded by tbe commieeiocer* as jut snd
equitable, and any balance which may re
main shall bs added to the sicking fund.
Section 11, That the said tax of three-
fourths of one per oent, shall be paid and
ooilected only in lawful money of tbe United
States, and in the said kx ptr rent bonds
issued under this Act, when matured, and is
the ooncoa- or inter art vrazronte of said six
per cent bonds, and so much as may be nec
essary of the tax received in tbe ooBsetfatt of
ths said tax of three-fourths of ocepercm-
tum. stall bs need by the eaid c:mmlsscc-
ers in the piymsnt each quarter of the ma
turing interest coupons or warrants of the
said eix psr cant bonds herein amthorzed to
be issued; and the remainder of the mousy
ee received from the collection of raid tax,
which shall remain each quarter after tha
payment of eaid motoring interest warrants,
or coupons, shall be beta by raid eoamis-
eionere as a sinking fond for the payment
of the principal of tbe eaid *ix per eeot bonds
of the city of Moron herein author zed to
be issued, which eaid winking fand aboil be
managed and disbarred by said cumxiseua-
ere os herein provided.
Section 12. That tbe meaty belonging to
raid sinking fond shall, free* time u time,
aa ths said commission ere stall dein beet,
be inverted ia the purchase of raid ax per
cent bonds isensd under this Act, and the
same thill not be otherwise :x.varied. Bach
of eaid bvoda no purchased by th* onsnmiw
sioners shall be registered cn tbs beck* of
the Treasurer of ths ci y of Korea in tbe
nom? of said esmmiseionsra, and shall h*vs
pi i inly entered on ths rams, to be signed by
ths Fresident of arid bend of eummsssn-
era tbe fofiowing, ta: “Itis toad is tbs
property cf tbe eosmiati:nere of tbe bond
ed debt of tbs city of Macon and he be n
so entered oc ths books of tbe Treasurer of
eaid city and is not traneferrabte.”
Section 13 That the Mayor and Cbsnefl of
tbecityof Mroan shall continue top >y to the
ssidrrmmlHunpereootoftbeincceyrecaTOd
from nfi tax of tbree-foortlu of css per
certam tbe interest coupons, or warrants,
of ths eaid bonds, so purchased and held by
them until tbe expiration of tbe thirty years
mentioned In tbe reared etctioc of this Act,
which money eo received by eaid c-vrniri.vtoc-
ere, in payment of interest accruing on the
said bonds ttus purchased on: bald by
t’cmesailronatituteapixtcf ud finking
fund aid bs need and disbursed as provided
in the 11th and 12tb sactions of lit* Art.
At tha expiration of tbe said thirty years tbs
said six per cant bonds es purchased, acd
any oan of eaid fund not dispond of, shall
be ditirersd and paid by tbe said c:mmis-
iiouerstothe Mayor and Ocsscfi of tha city
of Hxcrti who shaft cancel and destroy esd
bond* and appropriate uml unmvxsted fnDd
to tbe payment of tbe priori;*! asd interest
of any of eaid eix per crol b wds whch rial!
then remain unsaid.
Section 14 Thrt oaid commissioners abail,
on tha first day in November cf each year,
make to lb* Mayor ard Oooccti of the city
of Kacon a report in writing of their acting*
asd deiegs under this Act, as sail error: j -
siozere, mt'cdtog an icmunr cf tbeir re-
c wpts and fiisoarM mate cf mroey resrised.
bed ion 15 Tbe terms of <hw Ac: shall
constitute an icrinUhie cm trod between tbe
Mayor acd Council o? tbs city of Haem asd
every purchaser acd bolder of any boed ou-
tbortxed and issued by and under this Act,
S : c ion 16. This Act shall be printed in
fall upon tbs back of etch boed herein au
thors d to be issued
B-ctton 17 That eB laws and parts ef
lav* mUita- irg against Mbs Act, be acd Iho
same are bsrobj repealed
WS3IS to do iso look
finrtfcaasbeesmts ertris,
tinfitflS tXQK-
CamLixs2X Ko
H»HMtgora**y.CAteO Adrertisercfft _
cayoaysthitthe esteem wuosare raroroj
txMriritt tbs rlar.talinr - iaiim exxfly.
~ tilths riiy yjBoiiv report that
f has already been dec* by!'
insert*, and much i
—SCJtt» Y'-~ ~ ~
oetves or Fressoti,
lart,byi
ware am-ring l
bail they bad the farthest, when one of tb-m
let ths boil ehp jrat ash* throw it. acd i:
e truck tzcihirycurs man, zroroei Xulhro
l wtes rocerttogto*
tbs othae packet wp
members of said eommistton, tha K»yac
of the city ot Muoa sad the tAarrasa
o! th* Ftoaaoe Committee of toe Oowa-
etl for tbe time bang »h*Jtt b* ex-officio rore-
Dwioun oa aril tn*~1 rf rnnrrwinr>im.
hot shall have do vote in ihe fitting of any
voiesey aaxteg tbe member* of aud board
of oomnrsa ooraw. Any member cf said *ub-
raismert, who shill bs aa any rime ileatrrt
to th* cffice of Mayor or Alderman of lb*
rity of Moron, other toon said ex-rffijts
member*, (ball qwo facto sense te be a
member of rail bea d of somaarasoasn.
Tbs dectrioa of any question by raid board,
exrept :be fitting ot vmoccm to * ud board,
shall require ths ccacam’-aoe cf a »»j xioy
cf the wnele of soil bons-L
Serttea S. Said roiemtesueen sb*2 erae*
from tot it ut nba a Freeslaci ef *ato board,
whe boil bis office for tbs term of twu
■****». and until hi .aswesor * eiacted.
jba cte.k cf be Ocvutii: of to* «iv of Xa
con shall he a-cS*> CSeckof lb* raid board l
8in:»T rs
far* 'roti one of ti
an axe sad * ruck 1
fcg— * '■ r ^ • -,A*t - *
rthtoz his pockvc* raff I
bofy erte the rivar the mur-rorer* <
' at were socn after s—I mi te
Siirt Oeram Borxa —The Saa trosra-
r*r t f North Carotins has otiratiy succeeded
is retiring under a recent tet cl th* Latu-
latoreof that State, H KO.OOJ of the old
debt, which is new represented by £1,12?,-
in tbe new tends-' This Isst*# shoe:
(3,000,000 of ttu dab* stiti coteteutong. AB
chase* of old bend* provided far under ths
sot are bring beccgb: in, asd there eeecaz to
bs no ffispoeitiae to vr.Lthi'J aty partketor
iatus in hrpe* cf a mere safiefssesy of jatt-
■tent hereafter.
. Beowxlov Mxsxeix—A Wxehmstoc.
apoctol to tbs Chisago Tribcze rays, tbe
carreut report in opposition papers tost
Ool Browslow.of Toocewse. bad bom re
tro rod from tos ;x>s-i-je in to: revesn* «r-
tx* for tbe perpoe* ef furthering tne Freri-
deotial rapneae* of Sotirecur fihaonais
wtibrot » partoe of ioazdatom. Oeti
Bro wnicw'i reaignuioc vu requested severs!
month* rp te reason a* faros poraute
from azy-.ikrg cf * pxiti or toi-oster.
—A Grspbio representative, met ex-Gov-
ernor VTaranelh, of at Trig
If.waeh, H* said toot ho was dactiefsi if
th* BapaUiroa party cacti* count on a sto
gie electoral vote from tna route «u Mff.
Greet wa* tbs cboace of the Brpebfians for
Fiwrieut; B.yard th* ci-awanf theDcsao-
cT te*. TOdeca'e choreas vs* i£A He tndxs-
«dtoeodmroi(traii:nafFr*ri.e*»Hajws SS*d
was earpmed that bis ntza; wm not bstog
toged more raruhr-'y for Fre?dset to IfSi.
ai thought tbe negroes voatia. after the
crops were gathered. Mgh tabus tot
Sooth by lhacaiada.
Saw Fair Fatv.ks —A goal raacy of the
gBBsuri firaowt.' pjatfi-iva* cf Sew
Fork tity want to Niagara Fads to giro the
broe&t of ihrir ecwnooi to h* Score eom-
sciTte*. whato a*i :here oo F:?iay to if te*
cm* for tee meeting of the State Geers-
boa. .Ths cammi&sae «e obru: erezdy drn-
d*d betavec -TUdeo oad azti-TBdeo, and
afoc. tee inedeetiu of ih? euaie ridher way
important rseni'a are to fetoge.
Mr. Tudsi'a freesda uacqueosaSy declare
that ih*y wifi bar* to do *ttb IWm-
marT in cr cm cf tee e.t.r»uteai end* **
‘'StSSSSS-f—*=
act b* itirii'iiti aha Fris iirat ebW* «
,-as^.i imi al te? killed snd varadea » Oc
tober-