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§j>0cma: E? cnribt 3 fie Teleiracti aii fiesrapr. SE SEPTEMBER W 79 Gtartla rrets AiikIuki. An adjourned meeting of the Georgia Frees Association will be held in Savannah on Thursday, October 8th. The Central Railroad has, as usual, extended the oourte- eies of the road to members going to and returning from the meeting. Tho*e wishing passes wiff please stnd in their names at J. H. Eit-xl, President O. P. Baselzx, Becretary. —Tammany bis instructed the delegates sud to have been elected to represent it at the Syracuse Convention to withdraw in a body if Governor Bobinson ia nominated. A oommittee of three has been appointed to‘oousnlt’with delegatee from all parte of the State. Aocounts from London speak enooursg* ingly of the revival of the American demand for British exports, bnt the depression of trade, especially in the cotton interest, is vary great, and a number of large mills are curtailing their production, and in some oases oontemplating a total stoppage until the business is more profitable. —The reports regarding harvest opera tions throughout the greater part of Europe tend to prove that there will be an increas ing demand for American wheat. In South ern Bustle and Boumania not more than half an averge crop appears to have been secured. Coxn-INZSTLET.—Tho Daily Saratogian, a Bepubilcan organ, speaking of the Cockling- Cornell ticket, says ‘the ticket is our own offspring. Let us not deny its paternity. Though it be crosseyed, bandy-legged, weak in the back, red-headed and unhandsome still It c»m9 to us and we must take care of It. Perhaps the next one will be better look ing.’ •cava ths Exhibition.’—Under this rally ing cry a monster miss meeting was held in Philadelphia Thursday evening to pioteat against the contemplated removal of the exhibition buliaing from Fsirmount Park. Resolutions were unanimously adop ted denouncing the proposed reinoval as unwise and as fatal to the sobeme already rojeoted of securing the building to Phila delphia as a permanent and useful monu ment of the nation’s great exhibition. Norm ox Exacts.— 1 The farm fences of the United States, are estimated to oost $1,- 350,000.000, and require $250,003,000 an nually, to keep them in order. Besides the direct oost of fences, Iheland which they occupy, and render wortnless, is an impor tant consideration. The zig-zig rail fences, with stakos and riders, on an ordinary farm, occupy five per cent, of the land, or five acres in every hundred. In view of this, straight fence, other things being equal ths oheapest. Ths wire fences of various styles, now used, are to be commended as eoonom zieg space, and being durable. Drouth ix China.— Consul Lord, of Niogpo, China, writing -lab* 1ft une Xiang —muio April to the]Tmiddle of June the weatT'cr was wet and oold. It then became suddenly dry and hot, and so continued up to the time of writing. Such was -be inten sity of the heat that the canals, which are largely relied upon for irrigation, dried np, and everything became parched. Should the drouth continue much longer, the Consul Ihoughttho grain crop of the province would be almost totally destroyed. The cotton crop had alsosafferBd greatly. The province Of Che Kiang has an area of about 40,000 square miles, and a population of 20,000.0.0. Tke Codfish Conmovebst. — Secretary Erarte, some time ago, .sent Collector F. J. Babson, of Gloucester, and Ur. Foster of Boston, to tbe coast cf Newfoundland in a man-of-war, to look into and make a report on tbe action of the colonial people toward oorfiahermen. They have now returned and report that the colonists are penuaded that they may construe the treaty as they Jlkej that the colonial merchants find that our exercise of the treaty rights injures their trade, because our fishermen pay caah fo* bait and thus relieve some part of the New foundland shore population from the’r de pendence on the outfitters; that our fisher men use better tools and applianees, and henoe catch more fish than the alow-goiug colonists, and that all.theso causes combine to create an intense jealousy of our people. Bexatob Thurman Steaks—Senator Tm-r man delivered his first speech during the present campaign, before a large audienoe at Oolumbns, Onto, Saturday evening. He discussed exhaustively all the iesues of the campaign. Speaking of State rights, he sail that, acoording to the highest authority, ‘the rights of ths State are as indestructible, if oar system of government be preserved, as an tbe rights of the federal government, that the one is just as sacred as the other, and that be who assails tho plain rights of the State is ja<t as miohan enemy of oar system of free institations as is he who as sail* the just powers of the federal govern ment. Indeed, so sensitive upon this sub ject were our forefathers that within lees than two years after the organisation of the federal government, ten artiolea of amend ment to the constitution were adopted, every one of whioh was intended to limit the poweis or ths possible pretensions of that govern ment. The high tariff protectionists and ths seekers of subsidies alike desire a gov eminent of almost unlimited power, to grati fy ibeir wishes and foster their schemes. In a word, almost or quite every form of ooncentrated wealth, except real eetate, de sires by ceostmstion or otherwise to add new powers to the already tremendous powers possessed by the national govern ment. 1 On the sub jest of tho army at the polls, he aail In 1865 the Badioal leaders resolved to overthrow civil government in the South, and to divide that portion of the republiu into militaiy departments, to be ruled by five generals of the army, and to parmlt no elections, unless sanctioned by those generals ond supervised by them. He condemned the Republican policy in this re gard, saying: ‘Having failed to destroy naturalization by tbe bill to which I have referred, they now seek, by a corrupt and tyrannical execution of the election laws, to throw every possible obstacle in tbe way of the naturalized dtizon’a right to vote. The parpose totbus n3e election laws disclosed itself the moment the substitute bill of whioh I have ipoken was defe.tod.’ On re sumption, he sail, we have eo specie pay ments, accurately speaking, and tho sem- blanoe that wo have was brought about with immense Buffering to the people. There are many caasos, he thought, whic j operated to bring our paper currency to par; bat that would havo oomeaboatfboner If tho resump tion act had never passed, but the Secretary of tbe Treasury been authorized to receive oiatomsio greenbacks. Senator Thurman finally loosed the salience to applause by sayiogthat the rumors of differences be tween himself and Gen. Ewing were wholly unfounded; that Gen. Ewing was the regular Democratic nominee for Governor; that he (Hr. Tharmau) would do all he could to elect him, and that he beped every Demo crat in the State would do the same The Railroad BUI. We reprint to-day the railroad bill as it passed the House- It ia a great im provement on tbe previous bill, which would certainly have, defeated ita own objeot and been set aside as unconstitu tional. In the hasty and cursory exami nation we have been able to give this bill, we do not feel prepared to pass upon It, bnt we earnestly hope It may answer a good purpose in protecting the people without crippling or embarrassing the roads. There can be no doubt that the gigan- tio powers and controlling influences of the railways on all local interests should be under oontrol and bold a legal respon sibility to the people. Not that we believe they are often misdirected by any malign purpose towards localities; but such misdirection is very apt to result from combinations and through-roate schedules, from which local hardships and injustice result either as an incident, or are suggested by revenue necessities arising one of undue concessions at oth er points neoesssry to carry oat some general scheme of combination. In other words, It is unfortunately tine, in these latter days, that in tbe ef fort to aohieve grand results and form links in great oonneotiog routes, the main purpose for wbieh the railways were originally projected, end the right of wsy granted them, has been more or less lost sight of. That purpose undoubtedly was—-the convenience, comfort, prosperity and development of the State. To this main design of their creation, tbe roads should be nolden. If they can project external connections profitable to thamaelvefl, And ftt tho same time* witn- out Injury to the people of the State,that is all well and good; but obviously, they Lave noTight to enter into any arrange ments which will compel them to put the people of the State, or any part of them, to injustice or disadvantage. Great complaints of local injustice so arising have basn preferred at many points in Georgia, and particularly in Southwestern Georgia, which we hope will speedily be remedied. These have been often referred to by the Tzlbgbaph; and a few days ago we took occasion to show that they were the eubject of a grand convention of tbe people of the State of New York. They ail prooeed from one and the same cause—competing routes to reach distant freights, made mere or less at the expense of local freights ai d interests. But it ia a fact, neverth > , that all these roads were create? ;> i.iiarily to serve local interests in their u«u Stales, and not primarily to furnish lo » freights to other and more distant political communities. We say, then, action is needed every where to bring them back, as near as may be, to the primary ends of their creation; and this should be done without vioienoe and with the least possible injury. Ail rights should be respected; bnt there is no rieht to work wrong and injustice. We devoutly hope this is a bill whioh will answer these ends, and that it will be wisely, kindly, justly and effioiejitlgjf/y minUt&x«dogiffatioh u is easy to be seen. So far in this whole oonntry It is only ex perimental. CONSUMPTION CUEED. An old physician, retire 1 from practice, bar ng hod placed in his hands by an bait inuia missionary tbe formula of a simple vest-table remedy for the speeds and permanent curs tor Consumption, Bronchita.,Catarrh. Aailima.and all Throat and Lung Affections, also a p »itiv<j and radical cure for Nervou. Debility an- uli Nervous Complaints, after having bated i . wonderful curative powers in thousands a casus, has trlt it his duty to make it xn*wn to bis suff ring fellows. Actuated by this motive mu a desire to relieve humau suffering, 1 vii send freool charge to all who desire ,t. tins recipe, with full directions for preparing; and using, in CermaPreach or English, Beni by mail by eddniiiMig with stamp, naming this paper, W W 8m.rak, iso Powers’ Block. Rochester, N Y, tbit dm Tbe Chronicle’* Cotton Figures The New York Chronicle of Friday, the 5th inst., reports the receipts of the first five days of the cotton year at 13,920 bales against 26,750 for the corresponding days of last Septemb r—showing a ;de* crease of 12,830 bales. The Interior port business for those five days was as fol lows : Receipts 6.920 bales against 12 050 last year. Shipments 5.820 against 8.671. Stocks 9.593 against 9,979 for the same five days of last year. The Chronicle's visible supply table showed last Friday 943,179 bales of cotton in sight, sgsinst 1,115,485 bales at same date last year; 1,627,382 bales at same date in 1877. and 1,785.613 bales at the same date ia 1876. Tatse figures show a decrease of 172.306 baks on the viBible supply of last year; 684,203 bales on the visible supply of 1877, and 842,434 bales on the visible supply of 1876. In Liverpool, last Friday, middling up land was quoted at 6 13-16J. In 1878, at same date, the quotation was 6 9-161. In 1877, at same date, 6J, and ia 1876, at same date, <6 1-161. Ths Maturing Crop —The Chron tele’s telegrams of Friday from the ma turing crop state, as to Texas, .a fol lows: Galveston reports the weather during the week warm and dry. Tbe drouth throughout the State is again re ported as bad as ever, and all hope of a second growth has been abandoned. Picking is, of coarse, lively, bnt will be over toon. Indisnola reports 7.16 of ram daring the month of Augnst (which should be enough), but complains of drouth, and says picking will close very early. Corsicana reports that ehe had only thirty-fonr hnndredths of an inch of rain daring the entire month of Angast, and none since. Corsioana mast bs dryer than common dust. Dallas had S 90 daring Augnst and Brenbam 1 80. The whole State is parched with drouth. As to Louisiana, New Orleans says she bad 10.44 of rain daring Angnst and 90 daring the five days of September. Ac counts from the interior ara conflicting. Shreveport had 3 6 of ram daring the week. In Mississippi, Vicksbnrg had a severe storm. Cotton moves slowly. Golnmbna reports 8.15 of rain daring the week. Mach damage done by met. Crop ac counts unfavorable. Rainfall in Augnat 3 53. In Tennessee,. Nashville bad 8 85 of rain last week. Crop Recounts less favor able. Memphis reports one new bale, and picking moderate for laok of laborers. As to Alabama, Mobile says crop ac counts from the interior are less satisfac tory. Rainfall in August 9.70. Mont gomery says picking is progressing finely. Biinfall In Augnst 4.54. Selma says ootton is opening finely and coming for ward freely. Madison, Florida, reports caterpillars everywhere and doing con siderable damage. As to Georgia, Colnmbns reports cat erpillars everywhere and doing great in- jary. Augusts says crop acaonnts are cotflioiing. Savannah and Macon say nothing abont the orop. The Chronicle states that its annual erop circular wonld be issued to-day (10th). The Extension of the M. and B. Railroad. The following ia clipped from the Al bany Advertiser: The Txi.KaBA.rH awd Messenger makes an exceedingly bungling and awkward effort, in its issue on Thursday list, to explain away its anomalous position on the projected Macon and Brunswick Railroad extension. It was never op posed to extension—by bo means. It wanted and still wants the road to be ex tended to Covington, however, and not direct to Atlanta, because if the exten sion was made to the former place, it wonld be sure, in no great while, to be continued to Knoxville, Tennessee; whereas, if carried direct to Atlanta, it would there terminate. We believe one of the most effective modsa ever yet devised for defeating any measure is to clog it with some imprac ticable or ridiculous amendment, and this motive we always thought lay at the bottom of all the advocacy of the Koox- ville route. In our judgment it makes very little difference whether the road goeB to Covington er Atlanta direot. Ma con and Southwest Georgia, together with Jones, Jaeper and Rockdale coun ties, will be benefited all the same by the adoption of either route. In either event, too, the road wonld be a formida ble rival and competitor to the Central, and this fact we always thought, as did everyone else, lay. at the bottom of all the Telegraph and Messenger's oppo sition to tbe extension. We are qnite snre that Mr. McIntosh ( the talented editor of the Adrsrtwer.would not intentionally do an injustice to a friend and contemporary, and therefore albeit its record is the b-st vindication of the sinister motives attributed to the Teligbafk, we will address a few can did words of explanation to him. This paper has ever ardently advocated the extension of the Macon and Bruns wick Railroad for the two-fold reason that it will prevent monopoly by opening np a new highway to the northwest, and at the same time largely conduoe to the welfare and development of Brunswick* Macon and all the intervening country, from the seacoast to tho line of the Geor gia Railroad. Most especially will it prove advantageous to the rioh counties of Jones, Jasper, Newion and R,ckda1e, on the other side of the Ocmnlgee. It was from the fear that an air line exten sion to Atlanta wonld forever difeat this projected new route via Knoxville to the West, that we objected so positively to that portion of the proposed lease. With Covingtan as the point of intersection with the Georgia Railroad, the Tele- gbafh Is not only satisfied, bnt well pleased. Indeed, in 1874. in common with all of MacoD, we w*»—V advocated that as tb<* *— crossing of the Georgia —-jaa m the Knoxville movement, whioh was then agitated. Happily the lessees, if any can be fonnd, under the provisions of the bill as it finally passed, have the option of building either to Covington or Atlanta. By extending to the former they wonld tap a very rioh eeotion of the State and still make the contemplated connection with the capital. They would also be in a position, if deemed advisable hereafter, to continue on to Knoxville, which will soon be in ra lwsy communication with Louisville aod Cincinnati. It shoald be remembered that in any event another connection with Atlanta will be made, giving ’.freight shippers the choice of routes, bo that no barm could come from the Covington extension, while .be way will still be open to Knox ville. A eoanootiem by rati with that oity and beyond, wilt effectually break up the present monopoly of the Central and Western and Atlantio roads in the transpor.alien of fceignts to and from the West, while tbe new business that would be opened np wonld prevent serious inja ry io either route. In all business arrangements and un dertakings unnecessary antagonisms should be avoided, whioh affords another reason for the Covington extension, if, inde id, under the remarkable terms of the lease, any extens on whatever be fonnd pr oiio-ble. Wo trust our esteem ed oomemporary will not persist in Bay ing that wo are working in the interests of the Central railroad or any other or-* ganizition, when oar whole desire is to baild np toe olties of Msooa and Bruns wick and benefit Southwestern and Souths: n G?orgi*. THE MATURING CROP. corros A Noble Movx in B shale of the Hood Fund.— As will be seen elsewbeie the Citizens’ Committee of the State Agricnltural Fair, at tbe instigation of one of its members, a gallant soldier who had followed the standard of the lament ed General Hood, yesterday resolved to make an appeal to the farmers and pa triots of Georgia to help his numerous and penniless children. The plan suggested is for each connty to send a contribution to tie Fair, to be sold for the benefit of the o phans, and the proceeds be invested in S ate bonds It is hoped that the farmers of every oommnnity will give effect to this move m-nt by rending to some central gin a bisket of ootton each, wbiob shall be consolidated, and when duly baled for- uded to the Seoretsry of tbe State Ag- riuritu al Society. Or if they prefer. n» (tier produce or even live stock wonld be received and similarly appropri ated. Tu b proposition is by no means in- i» n red top ibvecl individual donations for 6 anno laudable purpose. Ic is bcliev- d .u&t many each will be t > Warded O w:o r.ill.'e group d o, ih-r »rd f.rm WbiA will : e designated tho “Hood CX.vt.l-.” W« I ti ■ He brethren cf the tries all ovnr -be S ate will aiv -. pnblioi y to this t*. eve si..... r.<a -id in tho atumpl fo make u a encores. . Report ol tbe Codon Exchanges for 1st September. The following .telegraphic report of the condition of the growing cotton crop i ue to h nd Taeaday night, too late to find room for it in our edition of yes terday : VIRGINIA. Ths condition of the ootton orop, as reported by (the Cotton Exchange, is as follows: 39 replies from twenty-one counties in North Carolina and Virginia were received. S9ven report tbe weath er since August first wet, but more favo- ble for cotton than last year; the twenty- two replies say the weather since Au gust first has been very wet aud much more unfavorable than last year; eight report cotton fruiting well, but not re taining its squares, and twenty-one say cotton is fruiting badly and shedding; seven reports the condition of the crop good, and probably better than last year, and twenty-two state the crop bad and worse than last year. No worms of any consequence are re ported, and eaatcelf any picking as-yet, bnt it will become general abont the twen tieth or twenty-fifth of September; no serious damage by rust, but much com plaint of shedding. SOUTH CAROLINA. Tbe report of the Charleston Exchange, ba-ed cn seventy-seven replies from twenty-nine counties: The weather for the month of August is almost universally reported as unfavorable; too much rain or else too much cold being complained of,' ad compares not will with last sea. son. The late growth is generally re ported as fruiting bnt poorly, excepting a few counties, and not retaining the holla. The condition of the orop on the 31st ultimo is reported folly as good to better by twenty, about tbe same by ten; not qnite so good by thirty-five, and from ten to fifty per cent, worse as compared with last season by twelve. Picking has commenced in all bat six counties, and will be general in the lower counties by the 8tb, and the upper by the 15th instant. Worms aro only reported in one connty and no damaged is antici pated tberetrom. The plant has been considerably injured both by shedding and rnat, the rain having oaused the weed to put on too much growth and tnnch of tne fruit either to rot or to fall off. On the average, we should say about twenty per cent, has been lost by shed ding. To estimate the comparative dam age by the mat is hardly possible,as every season there is considerable loss from this cause. Everything now depends on the weather. If the stme is seasonable, and with a late frost, a good crop may yet be nu.de. OKOBGIA S zty.fivi replies from for.y-t'jr. e oonn- ti’a-report the weather ounug the month of August was too wet and less favora ble for tbe plant, whu b was well fruited; bnt the excessive rams paused a portion to shed cff. With good weather and a late fall there is sufficient left to make a fall orop. The orop is later than last year by folly two weeks. It is at a crit cal period. How it will torn out, compared with last year, most depend upon the weather daring the next thirty daye. Picking has oommenoel commenced all over the State. In Southern Georgia it would beoome general about the first of September. In Middle and Northern Georgia picking will be general from the 10th to the 15th. Worms are complained of only in Sonthem Georgia. In two counties they have done damage. Ail complain, more or less, of the shedding of bolls or rust. The injury, however, is only slight, ex cept in light or sandy lauds. The replies from which this report was compiled, were mailed daring the last days of Angnst, daring the rainy spell, when the crop prospects were very gloomy. The weather, however, for the past tea days bas.been exceptionally clear and warm. The crop prospects now throughout Georgia are improving. FLORIDA. Seventeen replies from eleven oonnties report that the weather daring tbe month of Angnst hsc been variable—a part of tbe time favorable and at times too mnoh rainfall. On tbe whole, it is less favora ble tbao last year. Tbe plant has lost a portion of its frnit from shedding, taking on the eeeond growth when the rains commenced. The plant has more weed than last year, bat scarcely as much frnit. Picking became general about tbe 1st of September. Worms are mentioned in nearly all replies. Damage from them in two oonn ties ia reported. In the sea island section there has been two much rain. The orop is not as favorably reported upon as it was a month ago; still the proapeot is far more oheer- ing than it was a year ago, and, with a good piokiDg season, a fall orop will be gathered. LOUISIANA. From thirty-four parishes in this State we have seventy-nme replies of the average date of September 1st. The weather daring the month has been less favorable tnan in July, aud compared with last year, deoidedly more unfavora ble. The plane is reported fruiting well, but not retaining its equirds and bolls. The present condition of the crop, how ever, is good, and compares favorably with the same time last year. Pioking has fairly commenced and will become general by t h e 9:h of September. Army worms, rnst and rot have done very serious damage and injury from shtdling, superinduced by too mnoh rain and storms, ba3 been very great. MISSISSIPPI. This report ia compiled from ninety- nine replies from thirty-two counties, the dates ranging from Angast 22ad to September 3rd, averaging August 31st. The weather during the month has been unfavorable,aad compared with last year, icon favorable. The plant, during the latter part of the month, is frniting well and retaining ita equtrea and bolld. Many complain of shedding during the first half of tbe month caused by contin uous rains. The present condition of the crop is good, batter than last year, though grass is complained of in many instances. Picking has commenced in most coun ties and will beoome general about Sep tember 10th. Worms have appeared In twenty-seven oonnties and while caterpillars havo done no barm as yet, the boll worms have oaused considerable damage. Io several counties, mnoh injury has also been cre ated by the rnst, shedding and rot. The average from these sources being fally fifteen per cent. Replies dated on and after tha 1st instant from Amit9, Calhonn, Claiborne, Copias, Pike, Simpson, Wilkinson and Yazjo. These counties slate that severe damage was done to the ootton crop by tho storm cn September 1st, ARKANSAS. In oonscqnenee of the qu»»«ntine, no replies h»wo been reocived in answer to question* sent (o our errespondenta iu Arkansas. TEXAS. The report of the Galveston Cotton Ex change, condensed from eighty replies from fifty.six counties, of tbe average date of September 1st, is as follows: Six teen report tbe weather favorable during August; fifty-three dry and ho‘; one bb rainy; ten more favorable than last year, eighteen the same, and forty seven less favorable. Twenty-six report the cotton plant fruiting wel’; fifty four not fruit ing well or shedding. Compared with last year’s orop, eight report it bettei; eight the samr; forty-nine not as good. Two replies report that picking com' menced July Is'; twelve July 15:b; twenty-eight August 15th, and fourteen September 1st. Pioking became general two weeks after it commenced. Only two counties report a few worm?, but no damage. The general complaint is tha* the weather has bean too dry, and crops have been suffering on that account. It is impossible to give a fall report, as replies have only been received from t oont one-half of the counties sn the State. Correspondents give estimates cf the crop compared with last yeat’s. Some say a quarter, some a hair, some three quarters, and a few report the orop as good or better than last year. We have reason to believe that (he oonnties not heard from, many of which are in tbe northern and eastern portion of the State, will make a fair orop, and if a fall report was obtainable ths general average from tho State would appear larger than shown by oar report. MT LOVE LOVES ME. ’Ti* the last bricht hour cl anajifo time, The waiing close of a summer dream; I shall soon be far from the ocean chime, , . , From the sleeping hills and the voicefnl stream. And I ever have lingered, loth to part, O sweetest of western vaUafrom thee; But I leave thee now with a bo .nding heart, For I know to-day that my love loves met From the com fields glowing with August From the sea’s soft blue, from the wind swept down: I goto my lonely city room. To tha dusk and dun of the work-worn town. But a gay farewell to the golden field*. And a light adien to the laughing seat All longing to linger panes and yields To the thrill of the thought that my love loves me. o I cheerily turn me to work sgain, Life runs m ita daily round onoe more; Bnt the stress of thought and the sweat of brain Have lost the hardness that erstthey wore. For with street * new glory the world is bright, That never Before was on land or sea; And all thing* move in a mi»t of light. For joy that I know that my love love* me. I know by the touch of her tell-tale hand. I read iu tho rose-blush bloom of her cheek The lore that a lorer can understand. The wordless Luguag# that hearts can speak. Yet I hunger to hear it In accents low. And I look and longfor the day to bo The golden day when loure shall know From her own true Ups that my love lores me London Society. Marr|age fa First Street Metta- tsiljsi tiusrsi List evening the First Street Methodist Church was crowded to its utmost capso- ity on tbe occasion of a marriage o Miss Mamie r. 'A'normau to ax». w«u« B. Danse. The church had baen tastefully deco ated with evergreens. At the hour ap pointed, halt-past eight o’clock, the bridal party entered, preceded by Mr. Thad. C. Parker and Robert M. Smith, as ushers. The following were the at tendants : Mr. Alex. B. Zubers and Miss Mamie Ward; Mr.J Henry O. Speir and Miss Mattie Rhodes ; Mr. Durham G. Smith and Miss Mamie Smith; Mr. Geo. T. Beeland and Miss Carrie Lumpkin Mr. Jas. J. Branscomb and Miss Jennie Clark; Mr. Frank C. Benson and Misa Luoy Bracken. Tney entered in the reverse order and were followed by the bride and groom. The ceremony was performed by Rev, Walker Lswis in a clear and distinct manner. At the close Professor Coley played the wedding march, and the dense audience dispersed. Mr. Dense is the son of Captain Jame3 M. Dense, one of the most popular con ductors on the Southwestern Road. The bride is the daughter of Mr. Reuben Thornton, a very fine engineer of tbe Hacon and Brunswick Road. After th ceremony a reception woe held and a hand, soma supper served at Mr. Thornton’s, on Second street. The young couple re ceived many congratulations. -Z-HK STATE FA I it, malicious Much Itf, Borne unregenerated small boy has been in the habit recently of enttiag the harness on horses hitched in tbe vicin ity of the First Baptist church. Several times recently gentlemen who have left their teams standing there, oa their return have found some important Btrap connected with the harness severed. A day or two eince a gentleman wa3 delayed some time on this account, and a short time before a new pair of reins was oat np by the malicious mischief-worker. A sharp look-ont is being kept, and it is probable the offender will be caught if he persists in mutilating the harness of horses hitched in this locality. The Yoioe of Music.—Tnis is tho name of a now compilation of muBic de signed for choirs, Binging schools and musical conventions, published by that admirable house, Oliver Di-.son & Co., of Bsston. Part first is devoted to tbe elementary study of music, which it mnch simplified, and with proper in struotion can be easily acquired. Then follows a very oboice selection of songs and sacred music, adapted to church ser vices and the family. Like everything else emanating from this reliable and widely known musical house, this book Is one of the best of the kind ever given to the public. We heartily commend ib tbe notice of Sabbath Schools, chntchea and musical associations. The New York Demjcsaxic Convex- TXON.—The eatly foreshadowings from the New York Democratic Convention np to noon yesterday are rich in the promise of a secession by Tammany, and proba bly the nomination of an independent candidate, who. will doubtless be Gen. Wm. F. (Baldy) Smith, who was turned out of the office of Police Commissioner by Governor Robinson. —Mr. Lepnatd MonteSore, grandson and intended heir of Sir Moses Monteflore, tie esteem d leader of the Jewish people in England, is dying cf rheumatic fever in the Ocean Houso. He arrived in New York abont six weeks ago, bringing many letters b of inuodus'.ion to prominent porsons. Meeting of tbe Citizens’ Committee Yesterday, at the offioe of the Secret* ry of the Fair Association, the Citizens' Committee held an important meeting, to consider the intereits of the approach, mg State Fair. Itgvas announced by the Secretary that the musio for the oo oaston wonld be furnished by the cele brated Tairteeath Infantry band, now stationed in Atlanta. Tne band is com posed of twan'y-two mnsioisns, and the musio they faratsh is simply saperb. All the arrangements have been com pleted, and this elegant band will cer tainly be an attraction of the Fair, will Bo acoompaoied by Its own dram Ma jor, who is the best in bis business in the douth. Under the head of the special premi urns it was reported that quite a number of the merchants and others were in favor of this idea, and as soon as they perfect ed tbeir arrangements, would offer them. Mr. Lucieu Smith, of L. W. Smith & Co., offered a fine picture worth ten dol lira, for the best drawing by an amateur arli.-. A speci&l prize of a five dollar gold piece is offered for tha bast boy decUimer. The 83 sretary announce 1 the gratifying fact thit the interest being Jaken throughout the State wa3 vary largely IncreaB-d, and the prospects were very ezcelleut. The i i-a of having an excursion oa 8omeoae of tbe roa-i ruaaiug into Ma con on each day of tbe Fair was discassed, and was favored by the meeting. It is thought this plan will largely increase the aggregate attendance by popularizing the rates of travel for those days. It was suggested that special efforts bo made to get exhibits from faira taking place before the S.ste Fair. After a gener al conversation on the grounds, the attrao* tione and the favorable outlook, Captain T. L. Massenbnrg suggested that each county in the State be invited and rc quested to send to the fair, if possible, a bale of ootton, all to be collected in one hall, and exhibited as tbe contribution o’ the agriculturalists of Georgia to tne Hood orphans. After the fair the cotton is to be sold, and the proceeds properly invested. The idea was very favorably received Colonel George W. Adams spoke in favor of it. Judge Holt suggested that the press in the various counties bo re quested to respond, and urge the matter in their own ooonties. Colonel Jones spoke a few words in favor of the plan It was suggested that each family oon tribute a basket of eeed cotton, send it to some central gin, and when enough has been received pack end ship to tho Secretary of the Fair. From those communities unable to make a contribution ^of a bale of cotton or those that may wish to supplement their contributions, other products of the soil will be received and disposed of. Correspondence with the Secretary,is invi ted from every part of the State. The plan ia a fine one, and in no way could Geor gia better show her appreciation of the dead General and discharge a debt of gratitude she owes to him. The com-J mitteo adjourned subject to call. Strtet Work. The c.ty chain-gang is patting some very excellent work on Mulberry street, and making it a beautiful street. The work is the best that has been done since the street was placed in first class con dition by Mr. Gustin of Vmeville, a number of years ago. Captain Simpson and his gang are doing very pretty and substantial work. Washington avenne will next receive ths attention of the ';reeb force, aad it will be pat in an en- tirely first-class condition. No street stands in greater need, and it is aTery important one to the oity. —Diphtheria is a fr.gtuiul eeoarge of tha rising geaeraiio. The ctiildren i t kings and lords are otiried away by it; as well as those of tha poorest people. Iu several countries of Europe prizes are tffereifor the uisoovery of tbe beat remedy for the disease. Among the prizes U one offered by the Empress of Germany for tne best trea- 80 on tbe subject published within a year,, Ths Railroad Bill. The following is an exaot copy of the bill to regulate railroad tariff*, which passed tae House Satuiday and wss sent to the Benito yes’erday; A BILL To be entitled an act to provide for the reg ulation of railroad freight and passenger tar ffs in this State, to prevent unjust dis crimination and extortion in the rates charged for transportation of passengers and freights, and to prohibit railroad com panies, corporations, and lessees in this Htate from oha-girg other than just and reasonable ra.ee, and to punish the same, and prescribe a mode of prooedure and rules of evidence thereto; and to appoint commieeioners, and to prescribe tbeir powers and duties in relation to the same. Whereas, It is nude the duty of the Gen eral Assembly, in snide 1Y, paragraph 2, and eection 1, of tbe* constitution “to pass laws from time to time to regulate freights and passenger tariffs, to prohibit unjust dis criminations on tbe various railroads of tiffs State, atd to prohibit railroads from charg ing other than just aud reasonable rates and enforce the same by adequate penalties; ther.fore Section 1, Be It enac*ed by the Senate and House of Representatives iu General Assem bly met, and itia hereby enacted by tbe au thority of the same, That from andatter tbe pasasge of this act, if any railroad corpora tion organized or doing business in this State under any aot of incorporation or gen eral law of this State now in force or which may hereafter be enacted, cr an, railroad corporation organized, or whioh msy here after be organized under the laws of any other Btate and uoing bua ness in this State, shall charge, cothet, demand or receive more than a seasonable rate of toll or compensa- uo» rut tiro trMupovtrtion of passengers or froight of any description, or for the use and transportation of any railroad car upon its track or any of ths branches thereof, or upon »*»y railroad within this Btate, which it haB tbe right, license or pereaUaion to nse, operate or control, the same shall be deemea guilty of ixtortion, and upon conviotion thereof shall be dealt with as bereiaaiter provided. Section H. Be it farther enacted by the anth jriiy aforesaid, That if any railroad cor poration as aforesaid shall make any unjust discrimination in its rates or charges of toll or compensation for tbe transportation of passengers or freights of any description, or for ihe nee and transportation of any rail road car upon its said road, or upon any of the branches thereof, or upon any rail roads connected therewith, which it has the right, license or peimiselon to operate, con trol or use, within this State, the same shall be deemed guilty of having violated the pro- viaions of this aot, and upon conviotion there of shall be dealt with as hereinafter pro Vidad. Eection m. Be it further enacted by tbs authority aforesaid, That if any such railroad corporation shall charge, collect or receive for thetian*portation of any passenger or freight of any description upon its railroad, for any distance within this State, the same or a greater amount of ccinpensaiion than ia at the same time charged, oolieoted or re- o.ivei for the transportation in the same or oppoeite direction of any passenger or like qmntity of freight of the same o aes over a greater distance of the same railroad, or if it shall charge, collect or rcce ve at any point npon its railroad a higherrate of com pensation for receiving. handling, or deliver- ng freight of tl e same class and quantity than it sba'l at the same t.me oharge, col- .eot or receive at any other point upon the Bame railroad; or shall charge, collect or receive for the transportation or any passen ger, or freight of any description over its railroad a greater * mount as compensation than shall at the same time be charged, col lected or reoetved by it for tne transporta tion of any passenger or like quantity of freight of the same class, being transported laths same direction, tver any portion of the same railroad of tqual dietanoe; or if it shall charge, collect or receive from any per son or persons for the transportation of any freight upon its railroad, a higher or great er rate of compensation than it shall at the same time charge collect or receive from any other person or persons for the trans portation of the like quantity of freight of tne same olaes, being transported from tbe same point in the eam9 direction, over tquai distanoes of the same railro .d; or if it ana l charge, collect, or receive from anv person or persons for the nee and transportation of any railroad car or cars upon its railroad, for any distance, the same or a greater amount of compensation than is at the same time chaigeo, colectei or leceived from than ten thousand dollars, and the court ihall render judgment accordingly: and it the jury ihall find (or the Btate ard;th%t the defendant has been twioebefore convicted of a violation of the prontions of this act, with respect to extortion or urjuit discrimination*, they (hall return such finding with their verdict, and shall men and return with their verdict the amount of tbe fine to be imposed npon thedefendant atiuchsum&s the jury may think reasonable and just, not to exceed $25,000, Provided, that in all cases under this aot a preponderance of evidence iu favor of the Btate ihall be tuffldient to authorize a verdict and judgment for the State. Section Y1I If any men railroad corooration shall, in violation or any of the provisions of this act, ask, demand, charge or receive of any person or corporation any extortionate charge or charges f#r the transportation of any passasnger*. goods, merchandise or property, or for receiving, haul ing ordelivermg freights, or shall make any un just discrimination against any person or corpo ration in its i har.es therefor, the person or cor- poration so - Bonded agsiLst ma.- .lor each offense, recover ol such r-ilroad corporation, in any form ol action, three times the amount of the daman ■ sustained by the party aggrieved, together.with costs of suit and a reasonable attorney’s fee, to be fixed by the court where the aama is heard by appeal or otherwise, and taxer as apart of the ooaMot thecaas. . . „ , Section VIII Justices ot the peace, ludicial notaries, shall have concurrent jurisdiction with the superior oourt iu all civil cases under this act, wnenever tbe amount claimed does not ex- ceed $100, and either party snail have tbe right of appeal as mother cases, tried before justices of the peace, judicial notaries, nut in no case * hah they have power or authority to impose fines Section IX. In all cases under the provmons of this act the rules of evidence shall be the same as in civil actions, except as heretofore other wise provided, all fines recovered under the pro visions ol tnis act shall be paid into the State treasury to be used for such purposes as the General Assembly may provide. The remedies hereby given shall be regarded as cumulative to tbe remedies now given by law against railroad corporation*, and this act all all not be construed aarepeattretan* statute girins suen remedies. Seo.ion X. The term “railroad corporation 1 con. aired in this act shall bo deemed aad taken to mean all corporations, companies or individ uals now owning or operating, or which may hereafter own or operate any railroad in whole or in partj in this Btate, and the provisions ot this act shall apply to all persons, firms and companies, and to all associations of persons, whether incorporated orotnerwise, that shall do businesss as common carriers upon any ot tbe lmMOi railroads in this State, street railway s excepted, tne .< to railroad corporations hereinbefore mentioned. Heel ion XI. Be it fun h er enacted by tho au thority aforesaid, That tue general Assembly sha'l early as practicable after the passage of this act appoint one railroid commissioner whore term of office shall expire on the flr.t day o Jan uary. 1881. or when his successor is appointed and qualified, and every subsequent appoint ment fora term of two years. No person shal be eligible to the office ot railroid commissioner who is the officer, employe or stocthsider of any railroid company or who is the owner of any bonds or other obligations of aaj. If the appointment is made after the adjourn ment of the present session ol the General As sembly, the person appoint'd shall hold his office under such appoimment until the next session, ol the General Assembly, when such appointments s .all be submitted to the Senate foi permanent ratification or rejection. The commissioner msy be removed by the governor for ma-practioo in offi.'e, continued neglect ol tha duties of the office, forincompctency or or other good cause. Vacancies happening f.r any cause shall be filled by the governor with the advice and consent of the senate when tne Legis'aturo is in session, and during the recess tf the Lo • Ulatura such vacancy shall bo filled by execu tive appoincmtnl to hold until the next session of the Legislature thereafter. The commission er shall g vo bond in tne sum of ten thousand dollars, payable <o the governor or his successor in office, with two good and approved securities to bs approved by the Governor, conditioned to perform faithfully all tho dut es of >, is office and shall take an oath before the Guvernor. to faith- in lly and impartially perform auci duties, be fore enteri g upon the dutie* of his office. Raid commhBioner snail make and subscribe and tile with tho Secretary of State an affidavit in the following form: "I do solemnly swear or affirm that I will support tbe constitution of the United State, and constitution of the Mate of Georgia, ltd that 1 will faithfully discharge tea duties of commissioner cf railroads according to the best of ray ability, and that 1 am not nor will 1 be come a ttocsbolder in any lalrastdor freight oompanydirectlyor indirectly interested in any stock bond or other property of any railroad sompany. Ireram L in the employment of any railroad company.” Section XII. If any railroad corporation 'n this State that charge, collector receive nro ratu per mils for transporting local freights to wards one terminus or termini ot i's road more thin is chfrget collect 3d cr received pro rata per mile for tiansporting local freights of the same clars towards the other terminus or ter mini of its roed. said railroid corporation (hall bedeemed guilty of violating tne provisions of this act.*nl upon conviction thereof shall be dealt with as hereinbefore provided, Becti inXUL Tnat all lailrotd companies in this Btate shall, on deoand, ii«ue duplicate freight receipts to shippers, in which shall be Kt«t«d the class or cusses of freUhtshipped. th, frei fht charges over tbe real giving the receipt, and, so far as possible, shill state the freight charger over other reads that carry such frei th' uucura Blood and Skin Humor* SPBBDILY.PBRMANBNTLY AND KOON. OMlCAf.LV CUBED BY THE CUTICUBA REMEDIES. WHEN ALL OTHER aNOWN MEDICIN K8 AND METHODS 'O F TREAT MENT FAIL. Scrofulous Ulcers and Sores, Abscesses, Milk Ltg, Fever Sores. Erysipelas Sores. Old Bores and Diochargir g wounds, Boils. Carbundes. and Blood impuntie*. which manifest them,elves bv bursting through the skin and eating derp into the flesh, when treated internally with the Cu- ticuni Resolvent anl externally w.th th- Cnti rare and Cnticure Soap, rapidly heal and disan. rear. Silt fieum o*- Bcs-ma Tetter. Ringworm PSorissis. Lepro«y. Barber’s Itch, and ail scaly and itching eruptions of the skin, scald head dandruff and all irritating and itching humors’ of the scalp, which cause the hairti become dry thin and lifeless aod result in premature bald ness, are oermanently cured bj the Cut&cun Remedies, < Skin Diseases; A REMARKABLE LETTER FROM J TUCKER. ESQ.. MANUFACTURER OP BAY STATE SUPERPH08PHATS. Messrs Wzsxs A Pombr —Gentlemen: v, think I have paid for medioines and medical treatment during the last twenty years allot three thousand dohars, without receiving any permanent benefit. Last Msy while taking* Turkishbath at 17 Beacon street, a young man employed th-re by the name of Wm Corbett induced me to allow him to apply a preparation that he had upon me. assuring me thatit was perfectly harmless,and- for a certain consideration he would cure me within thirty days from the timehe commenced In case he foiled to do so I was to pay him noth ing. I oorsented and he applied it nearly every day for five weeks when the disease entirely disappeared. Ivory cheerfully paid him the- Hoiount agreed up,n. and then asked him what the remedy was. and he replied that it was none other than I'ntscura. Since that time I have had no trouble from thia disease, and h >ve not had such good health in twenty years as I have had during the last six month* 1 Luvo -ic.oa my recovory bought C uticum and given it to friends suff. ring with skin diseases, and ia every instance it Las cured them. I be- l ave it to be the greatest remedy of the present century. J A TtlUAEa. IS Duane street, Bo’ton, Dec 20.1878. Note—Mr Tucker is a well ku .wu citizen and has served the city in many impo; taut capaci ties. He is at present a member o: tho fioird of Aldermen. He is also well known ‘-oagricuitu* nits and farmers at ths manufacturer of the celebrated Bay State Superphosphate. Cuticura Remedies Have done for me whet hundreds of dollars- spent on other remedies have fa-led to do, and £ do not hesitate to recommend them as first class articles. Yours truly, MARK BRANNAN. Carbondale, Pa, Dec 20, ,873. Skin and 8calp Diseases shoutd be treated, externally with Cuueura. assisted by the Cuti- cura Soap, and Resolvent taken internally, until cared ana for some time aiterward. Where tho Humors are confined to the Blood, andconot show themselves on the surface, the Resolvent alone will speedily drive them Torn tho system. The Cut-cure Remedies rniallibly cure the most loathsome cases of Scrofulous and Skin and Scalp Humors, as is attested by hundreds of un-olicited testimonials inom possession. Prepared by Weeks and Potter Chemists and Druggists, 860Washington Street, Boston, Mass, and fur sale by all Drang sts and Dealers Price of Cuticura,smill boxes. 50 cents; large boies, containing two and one half times the quantity of small. $i. Resolvent SI per bottle. Cnticure Soap 25 cents psr cake; by mail SO cents i 8 cakes- 75 cents. Weary sufferer fr Rheumatism, Nearafgi VOLTAIC BS3ELECTB0'>Veak and Sore Lungs Coughs and Colds, Weak Back, Weak Stomach and Bowels, Dyspepsia, Female Weakness, hhooting Pains through the Loins and Back, try there Plasters. Pl»oed over tbs pit of the Stomach- thsy prevent and cure Ague Pains. Bilious Colic, Lirer Comp’iints, and protect the -yttem from a thousand ills. augl2 tu thussun Im COUJJVs* ITAIC BELECl ^Ustebs CUriCUHA REMEDIES can be had at ELLIS’ DRUGSTORE, Trian gular Block portation of any railroad car of the same c:ass cr numb or, for a like purpose,- being transported in the same direo’ion over a greater distance of the same railroad, or, if it shall charge, collect orreo ivefrum any person or persons for the nse and trans portation of any railroad car or cub npon iis railroad & higher or greater rate of compen sation than it ebatl at ame time charge, col lect or reoriv. from any other person or per sons for the nse and trampsrtatwn of any railroad oar or cars of the same olass or nnm- bir, for a like purpose being transported from the same point, in the same direction over an equal distance of the same railroad, all each oisuriminating rates, charge?, coi- leotious or reoeipts. whether made directly or by means of any rebate, drawback, or other shift or evaaiou, shall be d-em d and taken agiinst each railroad coipor^ticn as prim* facie evidence of the m-jojt discrimi nations prohibiten by the pro- reuni ot this aot; and it shall not bs de msd- » 8 ttiffenc excuse or justification of such .discbtarna tions on thd part of such rai rorri corpora tion that the railroad at-tion of pout at which it shall charge, co Irct or mooIve the same orders and rates of compsheation for the transportation of such passenger or freight, or fo r tho use and transportation of each railroad car the greater distanco than fur the shorter distance is- a railway station or po nt at which there exists competition with any other railroad or meins ui trans portation. This seciiou shall rot be con strued ao as to exo'.nde other evidenco tend ing to shew any unjust discrimination in f roigfit and passenger rates. The provisions cf this section enall extend and apply to any railroad, the nranches thereof, and any roa 1 or roads which sny railroad corporation has the right, license or permission to use, operate or control, wholly or in part, within this Btate; Provided, however, that nothing herein contained shall be so construed as to prevent railcoad corporations from issuing commutation, excursion or thousand mile tiokets, as the same ue now issued by ench corporations. Provided, farther,?Tn&t nothing contained in this set (bail be taken as in any m incer abridging or controlling tbe rate for freight charged by any railroad oompany in this btate for carrying freight whioh comes from beyond the bon idaries of the Btate, aod for which fre ght less than loosl rates on any road cany the same are charged by ench road, but sain railrotd companies shall pos sess ths same power and right to cearge such ratta for carrying ench freight sa the; joesessed before the passage of this act. Provided, Tnat neverthele-s that said rail roads may increase the rate of freight for a shorter d’atanue, not m*re than 25 per cent, on the rates charged for a longer distance on its same class of freights; Provi led, farther, that such increase shall tot apply to any thipments for a groater dUtiL.ce ihon 25 Section IV. If any railroad company, as aforesaid, shall enter into any contract, agreement or combination with any other railroad for tha pooling of freights, or to pool the freights of different or competitive railroads, by dividing between them ths ag gregate or net 6arnings if ench railroads, or auy portion of them, they shall be Bible to ths same penalties, to be oolieoted in the same manner as is prescribed in sections 5 and G of this aot, said contracts being ex- presBly forbidden in article IV, eection II, paragrapn cf the oenslitmion. Section V. Any each railroad corporation guilty of extortion, or of making any unjust discrimination as to passenger ok freight rates, or tbe rates for the nse and trans portation of railroad cars, or in receiving, bindling or de ivaring freights, shall, upon ooLV.ction thereof, be fined in an} earn not less than one thousand dollars nor more than fire thousand dollars for the first of fense ; and for the seaond off nse. not less thin il7e u,uudatd dollars to- more than ten tlioneand doilara; and for every subsequent offense and conviction thereof shall be liable to a fine of twemy-fivn thousand dollars; Provided, that in all cases nnder this sat oliher party shall have the right of trial by jmy. Bait against arid railroad company may bs instituted in any coaniy hirers ths party or pxr.iia are aggrieved or whore inch nujast di-crimiastion is made against snoh ioaividnslor individuals or corporation or co.rpiny resides, or where said oompiny or companies are operating o: daiig business. Section VI. T'Le fines hereinbefore provided for maybe recoverei in au action of debt in the name of the State of Georgia, and there maybe severe' counts j liued in the same declaration as toe'tortionand unjust discrimination, and as the passenger and n eight rate*, ana rates for the use and transportation of railroad oirs, and for recsivrar, handing and delivering freights. If upon the trial oi any cause instituted nnder this act ths Jury sbs’i n-.d for the --tale, they .hall *s- sass aud return with their verdict Ihe amoui-l cf tbe fine imposed upon tbs defendant, al an- sum not less that cne thousand dollars or more than five- housand dollars, and the court shall render j-idpu-C'-it accord!!,uly and ilthe lury eh li Cud lor the Btate and that the defendant has been onco before convictt dot a violation of the pro visions of this _ act, they shall return such finding with tbeir .eidict, sn<i s all as>.e-a and return with their verdict the amount of lire fine tu bam; postil upon the defendant at an 7 I sum cot lees tha". flYe thousand dollars nor more j act »ro hereby repealed, —An intellectual member cf tbe Arkan- tsi LegirLturo has intrmuosd a bill abbrf« viatingthe season of Lent from forty to twenty days. The Sea Islands —The Charleston News ■ ■ I and Courier has information that the cater- Wnenthe consignee present* trerailxoad receipt nihor.i* uirenuJ* * -<■■-mmtu- , .?4&l*‘ill£££gttfc n'WlWfinkna. asm oiopta txpeoted -■ ' "■ - to be much diminished in consequence. —While the complicated local affaire of California deprive tha election of any national t-ignifioance, it is tolerably olear that the Democrats have been completely shown under ia recent elections. —Interesting statistics as to the nse of the mailsm this country and abroad show* mnch larger number of post-offices in pro portion to population in this oonntry than in Lntope. Io ail Kaiopo there were at the close of 1877 53 466 offiaes to accommodate a population of 300,800,000, while the Un.ted Btatu8 at ths same time, with an estimated population of 4S.t0O.000, bad 39,253 offices. Ths average in Europe is thus one poetoffee to every 6,134 persons, while m thus country it is oue to every 1,220 inhabitants. Evenjin Switzerland, the European country which has the largest camber ot oicces both in propor tion to are* and population, the proportion is bnt one to every 933 inhabitants The North Carolina Bros Crop.—The Wilmington Review, of Friday last, says: 'The prospects of the rice crop on tbe Cape Foar are vorv promising. The crop was in jured very little by the storm, and the birds, tboee delicious little pests, are sea ocr than usual at tnis season. As (o tbe quality cf tbe rice it v,U bs impossible to tell that fully nn til it is harvested. We have been endeav oring, for several daye past, toobtam a close eet;ma’e aa to the size of the crop this year in this eection, and nave ascertained that it will probapiy reach so high as 39,000 or 35.- 090 bushels, as against 1U,000 to 12,010 bush els lastyear. We could not get the exact figures. Toe large increase of the ci op this year, over that from last year, angnrs very favorably for a revival of this branch ct industry in this section. The De sand for Locsx.tiv- s —The fast reviving prosperity of the condry is fairly n dicated by ihe large orders for loaomotivee pressing upon oar builders frem various parts of the oonntry, particularly tha Middle States and far Nortcwsat Tne Erie Com pany alone wants thirty new engines, and the Elevated Railway as many more. The Rogers Woiks have mere orders than they can fill, and the Donford Works ara likewif o driven to their almost cspicity. The Rhode Island Locomotive Works are full of woik, in lading Urge orders mainly from the Nerthwest; and the Taunton (dies ) Loto- motiva Works are bmlding ten engines for tbe Union Pacific. A ia gs mannfactnre: eaid the other day that he ha 1 propusais for no lees than 100 locomotives, and another remarked that never before was theoountiy so fall of orders of this charaoter as at the present time. Conklino vs Fhehitan. The complete triumph of Oonkling in Now Yoik is consi dered by the politicians fatal to Sherman. •Whatever e;se isuco t ain. Collec-or Arthur ia quoted at. saying, ‘there oan be no mistake abont cne thing, and that U, it kil's Bhermin as dead sb Cmsar. Sherman ii canning, and a good manipulator, bathe cannot get on without Now York ’ Gen. Arthur is accoun ted a pretty thread obser.v 'r or men tnl things, and, what is more, th 3ro ars a great many Equally astute politijaas who are in clined to concur with b m. With ths Secre tary of the Treasury thus anmKurUy dispos ed of. says the News and Courier, there is bat one other man who is regarded as the ‘cor.trolling ‘destiny,’ and he is snnocnced by the telegraph as on Lis way home from Asia. Gen Grant ii tho coming mania more senses than one. Grant is Ulysiee- Acd Boaooe is his prophst. Tee Farid nan's Bank —Newe nnwj|nee from Washington that the ‘wia liyOF ol ths Freedman’s Rank is still going on, five ytara after the failure; that the meet shock ing falsifications of tire books b&vo been dis- covered, pages having been freq itntly torn out, and tho index to ths ledger destroyed; 'bat unfortunately,’ ‘the Statute of Limita tions will prevent Ibo prosecution of tbe p.tsona responsi >le for this mismanagesent of the aff virs of the B.v k ’ Tnis is exsctiy what was to have been expected. Tha per- petruto aof this immense fraud were the membe.'s of the Washington Ring, which grew tip and flonr shed nnder tha favorer the Wmta House duireg Gen. Grint’s Ad- m • istratiou, and tbe Freedman's Savings fiiok was simply one of several nefarious- schemes. The Nation, inits trenchant rifle* denounces the meanness of the swindle, and Jnet.y blames the Democrats for their apathy iu >lie work of foiiowiug np and exposing fi le gots on to say: ‘Of the effect of the fr» al on tne thrifty and intelligent pjrtiun of Ih3 negro population we need not speak. When a talldczer goes after a black man with a wh p or « gnn it fills him with bodilv terror, bnt it doee nut ebako his faith in the exis tence of morality itee.f. But wnen a by 1 ^ of i-talwirU get together, and. after weepfi g 07u.” ti * condition, offer to take oare of bi» nreny for him and, having gut it. c'ivideR muug ’hoaiselvea and duapper. it mokes oi ioubt whethfr theie is jo Hoe anrwhet® nn earth; and this is very much wbst the Stulwirt8 of the Bank did We waireut that every one of ihe soguea is to-day besroilmg t ;e on'roge’at the Boutn and aboai.in* lot a ‘ttesdy bred at th® ‘helne in Wa:l D jd on payment of the rata charged for the cLsi of freights mentioned in the receipt. If auy rai.- road company shad violate this pi ovision oi the statute, such railroadc mpsny shall iucurapc:.- altytobefixedandctlectcdas profiled in sec tion fire (5) and six (-). Section XIV- it shall be the duty of said rail ro-d com mins oner to personally investigate and aioertam whether tho provis ons of this act io violated ny any railroad corporation in thisStaio and to visit tbe various stations on the line oi each railroad for that purpose, as often as practi cable and whenever tho facts in any manner as eertained by said rommissioner shall in his judg ment warrant -uch prosecution, it shall bo tho duty of Slid cvmmissio .er to immediately cause suits to Dh commenced and prosecuted against any railroad corporation, which m»y violate the provisions of thi- act. Buch suits and prosecu tions maybe in diluted Id any county in this Hilo throw h or into which tho line of ihe railroad corporation »ued for violating this act may ex tendi -And such railr* id commissioner are here by authorize t when the facts of the cave present ed to him shall,in his judgment, warrant the commencement of such action, to require the at torney general and .solicitor-general, where the suit is to be instituted, to conduct ouch suit on behal' of the state. But no fee thall be paid to any solicitor-gone;al exc pt upon obtaining final verdict in favor of the State. Section XV It shall be the duty of tho com missioner herein provided for tomaiethe Gov ernor a quarterly report oi the transactions cf his office, ana torecomme: d lrom time tj tmre such legislation as be may deem advisable under the prov sious of this act. Section XVt The railroad commisiionor hereby authorized and required to mike for each of the .silroai corporations doing business in this Stato.aa soon as practicable, a schedule of reasonable maximum rates ol barges lor the transportation of passengers and freights and cars on each of said railroads; and said schedule shall, in suits brought against aoy such railroad corporations, wherein is involved tha charges of any such rai road corporation for the transporta tion of any passenger or freight or cars, or urjuit discrimination in rela’ion thereto be deemed and taken in all courts of this State as prima facie evidence that the rates thtr in fixed are reason able maximum rates of charges for the transpor tation of passengers and freights and cars npon the railroads lor which said commissioner thall irom time to time, and as often as circumstances msy require change and revise said schedules. When ary schedule shall have beenmada or re vised, as aforesaid.it shall be the duty of said c immisiionvr to ca se publication thereof to be made for four successive weeks in'some public newspaper published in the city of Atlanta in this State. When any seba lule shall have been made or revised as aforesaid, it shall be tho duty of »aid oommis-ioner to c-u.e publication thereof to be made for three sacceisive weeks in some public newipsper published in the city of Atlanta (Georgia, and after the same f-ha 1 be so published it 8 ;all be the duty of »U such railroad companies 1 opart, at all tbeir reap-ctivu stntions.ina con spicuous place, a copy of said schedule for the protection of ihe people; Provided, that the schedules thus prepared shall not be taken as prima rac e evidence as herein provided, until ached ulrs shall have been prepared »ud published as aforesaid, lor all the railro d companies now organized und-r t> e laws of this State or that muy be organized at the time of said publication All such schedules, purporting to be printed and ublishcd as aforesaid, shall bi received and ..eld in all such suit* as prima f icie tho schedules of saidcomml-caioi er. without further proof than the production of the schedules desired to be used as evidence, w.t ti a certificate ol the rai-road commitsioner that the same is a true copy -.f the schedule prepare ! by them for tbe railroad com pany or corporation there named, aad that the ssmehas been duly published as required by law, stating the name of the pspir ia which t he same was published, together with the date and plate of said publication. tec ion XVII. Said railroad commissioner shall have power to administer oaths aud shall, at any and al, times during business hours, have access to any and ali boots and papers ia any railroad office, kept for and use-1 in any railroad office by anv railroad compsuy in this State. - e, cuon XVIII. Said rai roue commissioner, in making any examination for ihe purpose oi ob taining information pursuant to this act, shall have power to issue s rbpoe m for tho att-ndance of wituesses by such rules aihe may pre-cribo. In case anv person stall wilfully fail or refuse to obey such mbpocaa, is shall be ihe duty of the judge of the superior court of any coun.y, upon application ot slid commissioner, to issue an at tachment for such witness aud compel him to attend before tne commitsioner and give bis tes timony npon such matters as shall be lawfully required by such commission»r; »nd eaid court s hali have power to punish for contempt a* in oth er cases of refusal to ob.-y ths pr-ce;s and order of such court Sect on XIX- Every railroad company and every officer, agent or employes of any railroad cornmny who shall wilfully neglect or refuse to make and lurnish any report required by tbs commissioner as nectssary to tho pu,poses of thia act, or who shall wilfully and uulawfully hinder, celsy or obstra t said coruraisiiouerin the dizcharge of his duties hereb.v impo 101 upon him shall forfeit and pay a sum of not less than one hundred or more thin five hundred dollars for each offense, to be recovered in su action of debt in the name of the 6tato. Section XX- Said commissioner shall receive for his serv c» a sum not to exceed two t.emai,.! and five hundred (:2,100) dollars per annum.and hisaciual traveling xpens-s not to exce dthe sum of five hundred (JfOO) dollars per a num. He should be furnished with an c fix e ne *»»•». v furniture air-* slat-on iy ai tne vxpensecf ih. Btafo. The offi.30 of said c^mrais-ij-ier shall -,c kept at Allan a, and ail sum- of mm y au.th.r- ized to be paid bv this a-1 out of Ue Mare trev- ury only on the order of the Gov, rnor. Providtd that the tjtal su .. tube expended by said corn missioned- lor oiti e -m t, furniture and stil-omr shall in no case exceed th- sura of !iv- hundred ($j-.i) dolf.rs or sc much thereof asm iy b I; e e . € bSiry, per H-num. bee.ion XXl. All laws nfflitri ng against this