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TUB GEOEOlA JPBBSS.
A letter for W. D. Palmer, Macon, is
bold for fOBtago In .bo Savannah office.
The following from the Charleston Newt
uni Courier may be of interest to some of
oar friends in this oity i
“Sooth Carolina railroad stock, which
for a lone time, wa * oonaidered as hav-
iDR a merely nominal value, ceema some
how to have regained a place, (though a
low one,) in the market. For momhs
past there boa been a limited demand for
it at irregular prices, the offers of boy-ra
ranging from *8 to $4 a share. TO-d*y
a Broad street broker advertises for 800
shares for $5 00—the highest price offei-
ed for many a day. It is understood that
the purchases are mads on Northern or*
ders. What they mean nobody seems to
know.’’
Th* An gusts Chronicle relieves a great
deal of public suspense by announcing
that Earl and Dargan, the South Carolina
chaps who have been thlreting to fight a
duel so many days, will probably succeed
pretty eoon.
Tea same paper, referring to the com
ing municipal race in that city, eayB t
It sceme to be well settled that there
Will bo no nominations either for Mayor
or Councitmen, but that it will be a go-
as-you-please race, open to all. There
•will probably be only two candidates for
Mayor—Hon. Robert H. May and Hon.
Charlf* E^ee—at least that is the im
pression et this time. It is said that
each will have his ticket for members o J
Council in every ward. It is probable
tho present members will all be candi
dates for re-election.
The Augusta .Netet states that Messrs.
G. P. Curry A Go reoeived on Thursday
from the Salo mine ia Lincoln county a
solid bar of gold weighing about four
pound:. This bar was panned oat Lie 1
week, and the mine is growing richer the
deeper it is worked.
Representativ* Oman, of Cnlnm
bus, hits back pretty savagely at ex-
Governor Brown in the Atlanta Oonstvb*
tion. Wo gave the latter a partial hea:
ing,and will do the same for Mr. Garrard
as follows:
Mead is now -dead, and the lawyer,
when driven*to the wall, speaks. Meade
is the other party to the oontract, and ny
all tho rules of evidence, Brown is not a
oomp tent witness, for Meade is not here
to deny or admit his statements.
Let ns wa.Vo this, however, and let his
testimony go to the dear people for whom
ho has endured apologising and shame—
for what it is worth.
If I am an “intellectual pigmy” I will
end-avor cot to be contracted in my
sense of justice. Let us see if Meade’s
statement and Brown’s apology are alike:
In the Cincinnati Commercial, a Radi
cal paper, was published a synopsis of
General Meade’s report on this (ABb
burn) trial, which may be seen by refer
ring to tho Atlanta Constitution of the
13tb of September, 1063. It is too long
to insert here. It admits most of the
charges made in the statement of the
priscnoie as to 6weat boxes, etc., and it
Bays that on tho 26th of June, 1863, the
General sent to the Secretary of War thu
the following communication
“I deem it of tho utmost importance,
not only for the end3 of justice, but for
my personal vindication, that the Ash-
burn murderers should bo tried by mili
tary commission; and I have according
ly ordered the trial for Monday n>-xt. Be
fore going North, I retained ex Governor
Brown >13 counsel for the government. I
deem hie services of great importance,
not only for hia legal ability, but for tbe
influence bis position In the State will
give tbc prosecution. He baB been ac
tively employed daring my absence.
But to-day, on my asking him wtat his
feo would be, he replied $5,000.
I elated that I did not feel authorized
tfbfiU! itiparlor authority.’ ’
He expressed his willingness to with
draw and not to communicate any infor
mation be had obtained.
General Meade then adviacs cho em
ployment of ox Governor Brown “in view
of the importance of the case and the
fac> that defendants wonld hire him.”
In the Constitution ol September 19,
1868, tbe offioial report of General Meade
to General Grant, commanding the army
is given, and not a word is said therein of
any such contract as Governor Brown re*
lies on, nor is Governor Brown’s name
mentioned therein.
This report was expressly made for
personal vindication of General Meade,
and after stating the whole affair from
hie standpoint, he says “hia conscience ia
Clear,” bat nowhere therein nor ia tbe
first mentioned document does he pretend
to eay anything to the effect that he did
not prosecute with fall rigor and to con
vict, If he could, the prisoners whom he
termed - murderer a” in advance.
No one can read this officer’s statements
and fail to be impressed with hia vigor,
determination to succeed, and conviction
that ho was dealing fearlessly with mur
derers.
Now for Governor Brown's version of
the “contract.”
Viewed in the light of General Meade’s
testimony, it is palpable that it he (Gov
ernor Brown) took the oontraot for the
government, intending at the same time
to benefit tbe prisoners, he was a traitor
to his client, whose paid attorney he
•was.
General Meade says he deemed his
(Governor Brown’s) servioes “of great
importance, not only for hia legal ability,
but for tho influence his position in the
Stsio .. iid give the prosocution," and
ho urges his government to acoept hia
Bervtci - at $5,000fee, else the defendants
jnigk; retain him.
Bo, General Meade’s idea evidently
was to pay Governor Brown $6,000 for
hia legal ability, and for the inflaenoe
his position as ex-Governor would give,
and ic pay It quickly, before the prison
ers could get bis professional aid..
If this was the General’s version of his
oontract, and if this is the true version,
and I have never eeen any denial by
Governor Brown until now, then Gover
nor Brown bartered for the fee, hia legal
services and his influence as a public man
in Georgia, withont qualification; and
any menial reservation on the part of
Governor Brown to help the prisoners
ana to do gocuto Georgia and her people
wonld have been unprofessional, to use
the mildest term.
Governor Brown wonld have us believe
that in accepting the retainer from .he
United States Government he was actu
ated by high and honorable motives, and
by a ileairo to aid tho defendants and
the people of Georgia.
Is this true? Does anybody ia Geor
gia believe it in his heart?
Tbs Sandersville JTcrald says ex-
Governor Johnson was sixty-seven years
oU'-l- J Thn.-.-day, and that he “celebrated
tho anniversary by an arduous day’s labor
In the cour.* holl, closing up the bnainees
of a prutr-roted session of near three
weeks. Though qnito ill a part or the
session, his freinda will be glad to know
ho had greatly improved, and was able to
preside the last week withont interrupt
lion.”
Tie Carlcraville Free Press reports Mr,
Stephens as “very hopsfal of the contest
of the next year’s Presidential campaign’’
and ue ‘having nothing to say of pnblio
affairs that he desired published.” This
daring bis recent visit to CartcrsviUe.
Tbe Dawson Journal thinks that one
of tho plainest lessons “taught by the
investigations, is that biennial sessions
of tho L-.-giilataro will not do. Two
years is too long a timo to leave tho
State’s affairs in tho hands of a few
officials without overhauling them.”
Krpurwpn.—We find the following in
the Columbus Enquirer, and read it with
great satisfaction, an explaining eomo*
.i. '-. d t» voiy r.gly bok as re-
4 Georgia’s decadence instead of ad
vance m a quarter from whioh much is
'ipeetadi
It is so strange that so many papers
in quoting the taxable wealth of Georgia
hav<* diminished factory values, quoting
the figures famished, from tho Comp
troller's office withont any explanation.
Probably the recent investigation haa so
affected that offloe that the employes are
incapable of giving an intelligible ac
count. Now, the cotton manufacturing
business has largely advanced over last
year. Tbe apparent diminution in the
reported reterna ia due to a difference
in tbe books. Last year the value
of real estate, sales and merchandise of
the mill* were entered under the heading
of “notion mannfiictor.es.” This year un
der that entry only the value of real es
tate la returned, while their sales go un
der tbe name of merchandise and other
auitsble ones. The tax receiver of our
oonoiy was the only one who was suffi
ciently thoughtful to give a note to this
effect. Our own faotories for the year
jo-t closed immensely added to their
bubiLGs*. consuming tor the year ending
August 31,14,865 Dales, an increase of
1,752 over the preoeding year. Yet,
un .or the heading ol “cotton factories, ’
only a valuation of f.'.ar hundred thou-
e-nd dollars occurs, tbe mere as*
e- ssment of real estate. Then, too, it
xmt be remembered we have three large
buildings wnicb under the State law are
ex, mpt from taxation from the period
of tbeir erection. To look at the returns
which are filled out according to the
hooke sent from the department one
would conclude that manufacturing in
Columbus bad fallen off $1.000.0CO,
whereas it has been increased prohably
over that amount- As we stand the mat
ter is thoroughly nnd-retood here where
tax receiver Dozier sent to the pa-
pera when furnishing the reports, a
nets dottmg the facts of the situa
tion. We know the same is ttue of Au
gust* where * be value of f-dories was
reported at $410,000. We believe none
et her estabiia.iuiiL.siu come within the
ten year law. That large gain in mer
chandise tho Comptroller’* ubies give
must be attributed in a largo measure to
the goods of our own industries. W-«>
thev »ak-n *“-» given as Ja9t year,
merchandise wonld show a decline from
and the cott, n manufactories a heavy
advance cn the previous season. The
returns of our city prove this. The Comp,
trollex’s figures would show tho same
facte when the difference cf entry was
made known. Wo know the Columbus
industries consumed more cotton and
transacted more business, sold more of
their fabrics and made more money than
any year in their history.
HawKiNsvnxB ceased to enjoy South
ern Express Company facilities on last
Monday. Cochran is now the point at
which all Hawk.nuville business is done
The wherefores of tho step ia not given
in tho Dispatch.
The Dispatch prints this timely Texas
letter which we hope will bo widely
read:
A postal card from Allen, Texas, dated
September 8’h, and written to the Dis
patch by a gentleman formerly living in
this State, gives a gloomy account ot af
fairs in Texas. The writer says that
Western Texas bas not raised
enough this year to support the
people of that part of tbe
Sam. A severe drouth ha* prevailed for
several weeks, and everything is dry.
Some ot tbe people are hauling water a
distance of ten miles. Stock is suffering
for water, and the people who have wells
not entirely dry are locking them, to
save tbe l ttle water that is in them.
Stone drills and pick powder are ia de
mand. The writer advises all Georgians
to keep away from Texas, and says that
he has not seen a Georgian since his ar
rival in Texas but who wants to return to
the State, and will do so whenever he be
comes able. He says Texas ia a “laud of
chance” any way one may take it.
The Dispatch thinks “Toombs should
be paid for all the service! he bas render
ed or may render the State, bnt be
jtmr&eciusa *tTie" people’ wont to Know
how much he haa received of their
money. We don’t like a man to get mad
became wo *dnn’ him, nor swear be
cause we ask him to show his accounts.”
The Albany News etates that one hun
dred wagons loaded with cotton left
Warwick, Worth county, last Tuesday
for Hawkinsville. They carried over 200
bales*
Or “Wdlow Lake” nursery, in Hous
ton county, the Perry Journal hoe thic
interesting notice:
Mr. Samuel H. Kumph, the proprie
tor, is a man of great energy and business
taot, and is making a great success. He
rs increasing his orchards end nur
eery every season, an; in a few years
he will be one of the largest grow
ers and shippers of frnit in the country.
A full crop of peaches from tbe trees he
has in bearing would be about ten thous
and crates, or three thousand bushels.
e^Tbis fall he will increase the number
of hia apple trees to tea ihouoand, which
in bearing will prodace twenty thousand
bushels; other fruits will be increased in
proportion, and for its oare and shipment
he will construoc large cellars with a
steam manufactory for barrels, crates and
boxes. This season he has fifteen thou-
sand dollars^rorth of stock in bis nur
sery, and next year will have about fifty
thousand dollars worth. Mr. Rumpb’s
first shipment of peaches to New York
this year sold for more than twenty dol
lars per bushel, and while they were
plentiful here choice peaohesfrom his
farm brought eight to ten dollars per
bushel there. There are oertain seasons
in whioh frnit cannot be shipped, and at
such times Mr Kumph dries it. He has an
improved evaporator and drying house,
ana his dried peaches sell as high aa
twenty-two oents per pound In the North
ern markets, while the same fruit sun
cored brings fonr to six cents. Ur.
Bnmph takes the frnit from tho trees to
the drying honee, and in three or fonr
hours it is dried and ready for market.
He made a shipment of the Aome tomato
to New York in Jnly last and they sold
there for two dollars and twenty-five
oents a bushel. This was at the time
when the crop there was in market and
selling at about fifty cents a bushel. The
Acme is a new and very fine variety,
and is perhaps the nearest to perfection
that this vegetable has yet attained. Hia
crop of this vegetable was very fine, and
this shipment was hia first and last, and
only experimental. Abont the first ot
August Mr. Rnmph cut his watermelon
vinca off six to twelve inches from tho
root and plowed up the patch, leaving
the hills untouched. Now the ground is
covered with rank vines and full of melons.
A utter for “Dear Grandfather Flor
ence, Ga,” ia held for postage in the An*
gusts offioe
Atlanta is talking of oonnty Commis*
sioners for Fulton oounty, and a strong
fight Is imminent. Judge Pittman, the
Ordinary, seems to have dosed some of
the people too heavily with blagreen*
back notions.
In answer to an inquiry by fonr gen
tlemen of Cobb oonnty, as to what he
knows of Governor Brown’a connection
with tho Asbbnm oase, Goneral Phillips,
of Manetta, writes a letter in whioh he
says, if the people of Georgia know the
facts as he did, “they wonld thank in
stead of ourse Governor Brown for hid
employment in the cose of the Colum
bus prisoners.” He says farther:
Governor Brown’s,eUtement to me of
the terms of his employment were, that
he was to control the prosccntion; mak*
a vigorous prosecution; that the case wa3
to be cond acted in accordance with the
roles of law governing in the trial of
eriminal coses in enr courts; that no
sentence of conviction was to be approv
ed by General Meade unless he, Gover
nor Brown, was eatiefied that by the
rules of ihe common law they were,
proven guilty; that if any one was con
victed by the military oonrt who was.
in Governor Brown’s judgment, guilty
M o]
and the jndgment not executed nntit
civil^government in the State coaid be
re-established or the case be heard be
fore the civil courts. Governor Brown
then told me that he was satisfied that
General Meade only desired to make
each an example aa wonld deter others
from the commission of like offenses and
proteot tho Union men, and did not do-
fire to enforce extreme penalties. With
more kindly feelings towards General
Meade and relieved from all apprehen
sions that any serious injury would be
done the Golnmbus prisoners, I came
home.
The Dihlonega Signal says ten miles
of the Gainesville and Dahlonega rail
road aro under contr&ot and by the first
of November “dirt will begin to fly.’’
Bxvn.il, of tbe Meriwether Vindicator,
“respeotfnlly suggests that Gov. Colquitt
appoint ourself and silent partner to fill
Dr. Janea vacancy. Give ns the pay and
we will print our reports free of oharge.
In these repoits we will Incorporate the
Georgies of Virgil, whioh will be a deci
ded improvement upon anything oar pre
decessor has put in his mannals and
manifestoes. Will the press thronghont
tbe State aid in giving ns a boom that
will land na in the chair agricultural?”
The Honse read bill No. 1,000 on
Thursday, as we learn from tbe Oonstilu-
tiOtlm
The Agricultural Department.—
Under this head the Constitution eayB:
Some weeks ego a heavy fight was
made on the agricultural bureau. This
fight was whipped by a very close vote,
and that Major Baoon oast the vote de
ciding in favor of its oontinusnee. It is
said, by tbe way, that Haj. Bacon by a
similar vote as speaker, created the
bureau. The bureau thus being sus
tained, and the' appropriation having
bsen made for the next two years, it was
tnonght that the matter was settled defl.
appears, however, that . ^
boo been made on the bureau by in
direct assault. By a resolution of some
sort it was gotten before tbe finance
committee, and several bills are sent with
it. One of these bills provides that only
$2,000 shall be voted for tho commission
ers’ salary—$1,000 for a clerk and
$1,000 for incidentals. Another bill
provides that the appropriation shall be
cat down from $13,200, the present fig
ures, to $8,000. Another bill provides
for $5,000 appropriation. A aub-eom-
mittee of tbe Finance Committee report
ed back tbe first bill to the committee
and withheld the others. The intention
of the snb-oommittee is to try the next
lowest appropriation if this one falls, and
so on until tbe $8,000 is reaohed. If all
these are beaten, tbe next thing will be
to fall baok on Mr. Ring’s resolution,
whica provides for submitting the ques
tion to ths peuple In 1880. The oppo
nents of the bureaa are very determined.
They convened on Wednesday night,
abont thirty strong, in the Cannon
Honse, and on Thursday night they ral
lied forty-one men, it ia said, at the Sen
ate chamber. They will move, it is re
ported, the first resolution to-day or to
morrow.
THE FRIENDS OP THE BUREAU,
on the other band, are w»y determined
and aio hopetai. They claim that they
have had important accessions from the
ranks ot the opposition, and that they
are stronger than ever. They say, too,
that it will require a two-thirds vote of
both houses to ohaDge the appropriations
already made,and that there is no proba
bility of rallying tbe two-thirds. The
fight may be looked-for almost any day,
bnt tbe probabilities are that it will be
settled by a preliminary ek rmish or too.
Dr. Henderson was sworn in on yester
day and took hold of tbe rains He has
made no obanges in the office, but bas
notified eaoh man that be will be tempo
rarily retained until ho can see preoisely
what ia needed.
The same paper informs the pnblio
fViofr UToqopo Ct.-e.— —a
Governor Cimltb, dined together at tho
Kimball Honse on Thursday, and that
some people walked around the gronp
and stared at them.
The Constitution has fixed its figures
at 50.000 for Atlanta ander the census of
next j ear,
The Columbus limes says as the regu
lar freight and sooommodatlon train of
the Southwestern road was nearing a
point about eix miles from the city last
evening, eome scoundrel ehot into the
eab car attaohed to the train. Several of
the ehot, a shot gun being used, lodged
m tbe panels of the caboose. No one
was injured.”
The Cuthbert Appeal is of the opinion
that “taken as a whole the present Leg
islature is the beet Georgia has had since
the war.”
We credit the following to the Atlanta
Dispatch:
A Georgia Nigger Fed.—In tbe in*
ternational walking matoh now in prog
ress in New York, a Georgia negro nam
ed Hart was entered by Major R. A. Ba*
cod, of Colnmbne, In tbe telegrams to
day it will be seen that Hart bolds his
own and is keeping pace with the best in
tbe lot. Hart was raised near LaGrange,
and before the war need to knook off
work on Saturday evening, and go to
Columbus, a distance of forty miles, fro!
io ail mgbt and get baok borne to break
fast next morning. Here’s to tbe Geor
gia nigger I
Went Back oh Him.—This seems to
be the season for matrimonial back
downs. A young lady at Social Circle
was to have married a very ol6ver yenng
man on Tuesday last. The yonng man
bought a set ot furniture end went to
considerable expense in fitting np a cage
for hie pretty bird. On Sunday, howev
er, an old sweetheart came along, and*at
ten o’olook ahe bedkme his wife. Verily,
verily, I eey unto yon, thu world la ex
ceedingly wicked, and growing amazing
ly wickeder.
Son of the daily press have mention
ed the name of Mr. Turner, of Brooks,
for Congress from the Second Distrlot.
We think ths people of Georgia have
higher trnsts in store for Mr. Tnrner than
Congressman from the Seoond Distrlot.
The Bpartor Times and Planter reports
two fires in that connty last week. One
Mr. William Jackson’s gin hons9, with
six bales of cotton, new gin, eto., and the
other Mr. Thomas Hobby’s honse with
all its contents. No insnranos in either
then that the case wae to be held np
fnsed to do, and Beaoh emptied the con
tents of his gun into him, peppering him
well. The chap immediately fell to his
knees and surrendered, whereupon
Beach dismounted and went up to
him, whereupon the fellow throat hie
pistol to the officer’s body and pulled
trigger, bnt, thanks to Providenoe, it
missed fire. Offioer Beaoh again closed
in with him and getting his pistol away,
broke it over his bead, meanwhile, Smith
oame np and seizing the empty gun, gave
the wonid-be-murderer a clip over the
bead that settled him until he could be
secured and thus brought to town.
The prisoner is a mulatto and Bays hia
name is John Williams, and that ho halta
from Cedar Keya, Fla.
Officer Beaoh, at this writing, is doing
well, his wound not being considered
dangerous. Jf pluoky officer that cer
tain.
The pistol need by the negro was rec
ognized aa one of tho stolen articles.
THE STATE LEGISLATURE.
Atlanta, September 26,1879.
THE SENATE
met at 9 a. m. The President in tbe
ohair. Prayer by tbe chaplain. The
journal was read and approved.
the special order
was taken np, whioh waa the bill provid
ing that in oonnUes having towns of over
ten thousand inhabitants there shall be
two or moro Judges.
Senator Clarke called for the previous
question. The call was sustained and
the bill waa passed by a vote of 25 to 15
the high court or impeachment
resumed its session at ten a. m., the
Chief Justice in the ohair. The minutes
were read.
In yeeterday’a report I omitted to men
tion that Mr. Henry Lumpkin, of the firm
of Jaol'Bon & Lumpkin, of this oity, is
also one of the oonuael representing the
defendant, John W. Bsnfroe.
The Managers being aeked by the
It appears, however, that a very eerioua Oo^raftthev were
Burglar Caught and Officer Shot.—
We credit tho following to tho Bruns
wick Advertiser:
We seldom have the opportunity of
chronicling a more dastardly act on the
one part or greater heroism on the other,
than the case we are abont to relate. It
seems that one ot the oars, stationed at
the old depot and used as quarters by tha
hands at work on the M. & B. R. R., was
bioken op, a, a fow day3 since, and sev
eral articles stolen. Suspicion point
ed to a stray vagrant from Ce
dar Keys, who has been around
town for eevcral days. ThiB party left
very suddenly, on Wednesday morning
last, and started for tho country. Officer
Beach and Mr. Jno. Smith started in
pursuit, on horseback, and, overtaking
Him just onteido of town, oidered him
to bait and surrender. Instead, however
be took to his heels and was panned
and fired at ten times by Offioer Baaob,
whilst running. When both pistols were
empty, tho wretch turned on Beach and
fired at him, the ball striking bis right
arm above the wri3t, passing between
tho bones and lodging m the flesh.
Bsscb, finding himself unarmed
and wounded, sprung from his
horse and stized the fellow, but he was
too much for him in his crippled condi
tion, and got away. Determined not to
be outgeneraled, tho daring offioer left
bis unarmed comrade to follow and
watch the fugitive, whilst ho rode back
to the edge of town, and borrowing a gun
loaded with small shot, returned to the
oh see, and again overtaking the fellow
ordered Urn to ensrender, -which he re*
answsvod bj Manager Cox mat they were
ready.
Tbe replication of the managers was
then reaa. It was a formal denial of the
troth of the matters alleged by the de
fendant in hia plea, and was signed hy
the Speaker of the Honsa of R^prosenta-
livas. Tbe replication being filed tbe
Chief Jostles asked it the oase was ready
to proceed.
Counselor Henry Jaokson, Jr.—Ready
for the defense.
The Managers—Ready for the State.
Manager Miller opened the case for
the State by giving a detailed statement
of the facts in the oase. He stated that
after Mr. Benfroe was made Treasurer
be put bimself in the band9 of hia secur
ities, and allowed them to direot the de
positing of tbe State’s money in banks
of their own choosing; that the said se
curities, to-wit: V. R. Tommy and B.
J. Wilson, did direct tho depositing of
the State’s money to the bank of whioh
Tommy was President and
B. J. Wilson was Director,
and that said Tommy and Wilson did
oontraot with the said bank to reoeivo a
commission on said deposits, and did di
vide tbe same with the Treasurer. And
that aft»rwa/de said defendant did make
another arrangement with John W. Mnr-
pby, by whioh eaid Murphy did obtain a
commission on deposits from another
bank, whioh he did divide with said de
fendant, in doing ail of whioh acts tbe
defendant ie guilty of high crimes and
misdemeanors against the law.
Manager Miller then read a long air ay
of authorities on the snt.jsot of impeach
able offenses. Also a number of sections
of ths now constitution.
I am bore to dUoass the answer of this
defendant. The defendant ia not an ig
norant man, bnt be is a high effiser of tho
conn, a man to whom was commuted
tho safe keeping of the moiiey paid by
(ho people for tneir taxes. The defend
ant claims to have bsen ignorant of tbe
law. This plea in office is in law nothing,
and ie. in inot, just tV&uBlll
the laws before they went into the ar
rangement. We will show how
Wilson wonld come into tho of
fioe ot the Treasurer with a scaled
letter, givo it to Benfroe, and no
ques ions a-ked, have been addition, di
vision and eilenoa. This proceeding ex-
oited the suspicion of tho defendant, who
also desired to encer into the arrange
ment. We will ehowtbat he did so, acd
also got money. That these arrange-
montd were entered into in 1876. That
there is nothing in tbe resolution ex
empting Aogier from tha penalties of
auit against bim for a similar offense.
That ie waa only passed by the Demo*
cratio party ns an aot of reward to An-
gier, for services rendered tho State
against Bollock and hie crew. That the
Convention did make great changes in
the law relative to the offioe and salary of
the Treasurer, and now he comes up and
declares be is ignorant of the law. This
Senate will not believe this.
We will show that this defendant en-
deaved to U3a his high office to obtain a
position on the Macon and Augusta Rail
road.
We will show that the oharge for fees
for signing tho Northeastern Riilroud
bonds is also unlawful end fraudulent.
Mr. Miller then thanked tho ttebaio
for their attention and eat down.
The Chief Justice—What evidence has
the State ?
Manager Cox then offered ia evidence
the copies of the official oaths and bonds
of the Treasurer and the executive record
showing what banks received the deposit
of State money.
Counselor Jackson—No objection as
stated yesterday.
Manager Cox then tendered in evidence
the printed volome of evidence taken be-
fore the investigating committee in or
der to eavetime.
Counselor Jackson, Jr. stated that Gen
eral Jackson had not examined the testi
mony in said book, and that the oonnsel
wonld like to have time to look tberoin,
bnt suggested that any other might be
heard.
After soma little delay the Cobrt ad
joursed until 10 a. m. to-morrow.
THE SENATE IN LEGISLATIVE SESSION.
Bills on flret reading were taken np
and read.
A bill to amend an act to prevent tho
burning of gin houses in this State, by
offering a reward for the apprehension
of inoendiaries.
To amend eeotion 611 of . the. code.
Judiciary committee.
To amend section 3315 of the coda of
1873 in reference to pay of non-resident
Judiciary.
retort of resolution of adjournment
io the Senato and Houso of Repre
sentatives:
We, tho undersigned joint committee,
appointed by resolution to look into busi
ness now before the General As«emblv
and ascertain and report at some early
day for the final adjournment, report that
we bava examined the business on tho
desks of the two houses, and before the
various committees, as well as such new
matters as will necessarily have to be
considered, and we see no reason why
all necessary business may not be dis-
306ed of by the tenth day of October.
.Vo therefore recommend that the Gen
eral Assembly do adjourn sino die on tho
10th proximo at.12 o'clock m.
We respectfully submit in this connec
tion that this report is based on the idea
that both houses will use the utmost
dispatch in disposing of tha business be
fore them, for without this much impor
tant matter will be undisposed -of even
by the 10th of October.
D. A. Russell,
T. W. Gbime3,
Senators.
W. W. Paine,
Isaac L. Toole,
John J. Kimset,
Representatives.
rills on the second reading.
To transfer the cases left over to tho
County Court of Macon oonnty. Lost.
To provide for tbe eleotion of the
Connty Judge ot Patnam county. Pass
ed.
Senator MoDamel gavo notice of his
intention to reconsider tho bill.
To regulate the law relative to charge
ing the jnry in criminal cases. Amend
ed by tbe committee and passed.
To prevent the illegal hunting on the
lards of another ih JoneB, Montgomery
and Tatnall connty. Passed.
To prescribe the manner of granting
licenses to sell liquor in the town of East
man; also in Dodge oonnty. Passed as
amended by the committee.
To amend an act creating a Board
Oonnty Commissioners in Crawford coun
ty, Passed.
To presoriba the fees of the Clerk
tbe Superior Court in issning commis
sions of commercial notaries. Passed.
To regulate the law relating to reverse
of judgments. Passed.
To amend section 1430 ot the cede.
Passed-
The Senate then adjourned, on motion,
till 9 a. m. to-morrow. Carolymn.
Atlanta, Sept. 25,1879.
THE HOUSE.
Tbo House met at 3:30 p.m., and was
called to order by the Speaker.
House hills on the second reading were
taken up. Quite a number were read
and passed to a third reading.
SENATE BILLS ON THE FIRST BEADING.
A bat to amendsection 64 of the code
of 1873. Finance.
To prohibit the introduction and circu
lation of obscene literature. Jadiotary.
To deolare and establish the flag of
Georgia. Military Affairs.
To appoint a oompetent physician aa
one of tbe trustees of the Lnnatio Asy
lum. Committee on the Lnnatio Aey-
Inm.
To require receivers and collectors to
return by name all liquor dealers, to
gether with tbe amounts paid by them
special tax. Finance.
To amend eeotion 661 of the code.
Committee on Internal Improvements;
Tbe Speaker announced that tbe oom
mittee to Investigate tbe right of the
Marietta and North Georgia Railroad to
nso the prooeeds of oonviot labor wonld
be Messrs. Hall, Phillips of Cobb, Ham
mond, Turner ot Brooks, and Boner,
SENATE BILLS ON SEOOND READING
were then taken np, read and passed to
third reading. The Honse then ad
journed. Carolyhn.
Atlanta, September 26lfa, 1879.
THE HOU8E.
Tbe House met at 9 o’olook, and was
called to order by the Speaker. Prayer
by Rev. John Jones, D.D., ohaplsin.
The roll waa called and the journal was
read and approved.
Mr. Matthews moved to reoonaider
lost bill to provide for greater efficienoy
of teaobers.
Mr. Eiden moved to lay th9 motion to
reoousider on tho table. Agreed to.
By permission Mr. Harris introdnoed
a resolution to require judges of the Su
perior Court to speoially charge grand
jaries in regard to wild laud frauds in
the different counties, and that the solic
itors general tarnish them with all the
information in their possession that bilia
of indiotment shall be eeonred if there be
nffioient evidenoe. The resolution was
referred to tbe Wild Land Committee.
THE SPECIAL ORDER
was a bill by Mr. Awtry infix tbe rate of
interest in this State. On tho bill, the
Finance Committee had reported ad
versely, and it was only on ita second
reading.
Mr. Miller,ot Honeton,eaid there was no
use of fighting over the bill twice, he was
therefore willing that the report should
bo disagreed to and tho bill passed to
third reading. Tbo report waa disagreed
to and the bill was advanced to a third
reading.
DILLS ON THIRD RHADINO
were in order.
A bill to amend an act to prevent mo-
nnn »l.na in freichC transaurianuu ana xo
secure tree competition in tho same;
Passed.
To authorize the Governor to furnish
counties whose court houses have been
burned, with Supreme Court reports and
with standard weights and measures.
Passed.
To amend sec. G55 of the revised code
eo aa to allow road commissioners to re-
-iga after two years consecutive service.
Passed.
To prescribe the manner of an appeal
from one jury to another in Superior and
city courts.
To prescribe tho duly of Superior
Court judges in issuing orders for insol
vent costs.
The specisl joint committee appointed
to ascertain the condition of pending
bnainees with a view to on early adjourn
meat, reported a resolution fixing tho
10th of October at noon as a time when
the Legislature may properly adjourn.
No action was taken on the resolution.
Reading bills the third time was re
sumed.
To regulate freight tariffs. Tabled.
Mr. Hadion offered a resolution that
the Legislature adjourn on the 10th of
October at 12 o’clock sr. Under the rales
this resolution laid on the table one
day.
On motion of Mr. Harris, the House
refused to concur in the Sonate amend
ment to tbo bill to make minora parties
to proceedings in conrt in this State.
The Senate amendment to a bill rela
tive to the dating and eerving of sum
mons in Justices’ Courts was concurred
in.
To provide for salo of perishable prop
erty when levied on by tax fL fas. Pass
ed.
To provide for the payment of the ex
penses ot the committee whioh investi
gated tho Comptroller General. Recom
mitted.
To regulate the practice In Superior
Courts in this Slate. Passed.
The Honse went into committee of
tae whole to oonsider a bill to appropri
ate inony to pay the expenses of the com
mittee whioh investigated the offioe of
Principal Keeper of the Penitentiary.
Mr. Colley was railed to the ohair.
On motion of Mr. Livingston, the oom*
mittee recommended the passage ot the
bill. The report was agreed to and the
yeas and nays were called on tUe pas
sage of tbe bill as it appropriated money.
Tho yeas wero 106 and the nays 11, so
the hill passed.
To appropriate money to pa; tho con
tingent expenses of the present adjourn
ed Boeeion. To oonsider this bill the
Honse went into committee of the whole,
with Mr. Luffmsn ia the ohair.
Mr. Hammond offered an amendment
appropriating $100 eaoh for the Secretary
ot tho Senate and Clerk of tne Honse for
the work of indexing the journal.
Mr. Livingston moved that the com
mittee rise, report progress and ask lsave
to sit again. Agreed to.
The Honse adjourned to 6:30 p. m
To allow tax collectors to administor I miEsioners to eleot their
oaths in cerium cases, was I oat, in a simi- ’ Lost’.
Atlanta, September 27, 1879.
THE SENATE
met at 9 a. m.
President Lsater in tho Chair.
Prayer by tbo Chaplain.
Tho roll was called and a quorum de-
clatfld.
Tho journal was read and approv
ed.
Standing committscs snbmittod their
report^
RESOLUTION
b? Senator Clements: That the thanks
ot the Senato are due Capt. J. F, C.
Tatnall, for presenting to each member
of the ehatnber a copy of the biography
of Commodore Josiah Tatnall, who hoe
by his life illustrated Georgia. Adop
ted.
The volume is from the faoila pen of
Col C. C. Jones, aud is one of the most
interesting usd valuable works ot this
charming writer.
BILLS ON SECOND BEADING.
To allow oertain board of county corn-
own clerk.
lar mann-r.
BILLS ON THIRD HEADING.
To maze it illegal for Judges of the
County Court* to hold any municipal of
fice. Paaeod.limiftaj&w r"***!]
Other bills wove passed to a third
reading.
FIRST BEADING.
To provide for supplying oonnties with
Supreme Conrt reporta.a.Jndioiary.
SSh vA .
THE HIGH COURT OT IMFEAOHMSNT
waa railed to order by tbe Chief Jnatioe
at ten a. m. The minutes were read.
The Chief Justice then inquired of tha
counsel for the defense if they would ao-
oede to the proposition ot the State in
reference to introducing the. volume of
testimony taken before the investigating
committee.
Counselor Jaokson, Jr., agreed to the
proposition, bnt insisted on a oertain
letter from General Alexander being pro
duced-
Manager Cox stated that General Alex*
ander wonld be pat on tbe stand.
Counselor Jaokaon—We agree to it.
This evidence is contained in a book of
abont three hundred pages. There arose
some debate among the Senators aa to
the character of the evidenoe, aa all the
Senators had not received the eaid vol-
umo.
Senator Clarke offered an order to the
effect that the evidenoe and proceedings
of eaoh day be printed and laid on the
desks of tbe Senators eaoh morning.
Senaror Grantland moved to lay tbe
order on the table. Agreed to.
EVIDENCE Ton THE 8TATT.
Xj, Moss aworn.—Witness is Superin
tendent of the Northeastern Railroad.
Had a conversation with A. K. Childs
and Benfroe in Atlanta, in reference to
tho bonds of said railroad. Somebody
—didn’t remember who—said there waa
bill for signing the bonds. Witness Baid
he wonld pay it, and gave n oheck to Ren-
froe for $247. Knows the operations of
the road. Benfroe never did any service
for the road bnt to sign the bonds.
Witness here identified the cheok.
Paid the bill, beoanse witness sup
posed the charge waa lawful. Paid this
bill as an nooount for offioial fees.
Cxors.—Have known Benfroe for some
time, couldn’t eay how long. The bonds
were delivered to witness in the Govern
or’s room. Childs, Cobb, witness, Ren
fros and the Governor were all there.
Mr. Calvin Johnson, of Athene; was
empowered by witness to ask Benfroe to
Bend his signature to have it lithographed
to save time, and when objeotion was
made, told Johnson to aay the coat wonld
be paid all the same as if it wae done
by hand.
By the Senate—The witness anawered
that Benfroe demanded the fees for
signing the bonds before it was offered to
O. H* PHINZY BWOBH*
I was in Augusts, met Benfroe in
spring of this year in Augusta,
had* conversation with Benfroe about
getting a situation for a friend in the
Atlanta department of the Georgia Road
that the friend wonld be satisfied with
any position however humble. Bnt he
did not wish to make a bargain with the
road, bnt that if ha could get the posi
tion for hia friend he wonld make the
bank the depository of the State f nnde.
The name of the friend was Pritchett.
The bank was already tbe depository ot
the tax of Richmond oonnty, Hia depos
it proposed was lor other amounts
than what the tax officer of Riohmond
county deposited in the bank.
Cross—Impression of witness is Benfroe
said the money or funds of the State
without any qualifications.
General E. P. Alexander, Witness is
President of the Georgia R R. banking
company. Benfroe did make a propoet
tion to witness, that if witness would give
position on eatd road to one T. J.
Pritoheit, Benfroe wonld deposit with
eaid bank the State funds to tha amount
of from $50,0C0 to $100,000. That kiss
ing went by favor.
The proposition was never consumma
ted on personal objeotion to the friend of
Benfroe. Witness dropped tho matter
himself.
Cross—Witness at request of defend
ant’s oennsel read a letter from himself
to Benfroe in relation to the testimony of
witness before tbe investigating commit
tee. Witness then read a list or deposits
made by the tax officers in Riohmond
connty.
m^; r ^feS*tnesa io Gid ^wish o to
idenco before tbe committee.
fiy the Senate—Tnink Pritchett was to
have located at Atlanta. Since he re
fused to give said position $30,000 have
been withdiawn. Counselor Jaokson Jr.
then stated mat tho oase of the defend
ant haviDg been tolly set forth in tbe
plea, that to save time the ooansel for the
defense wonld not make any set speech
in opening, bat would read the law re*
bed on, in the oase.
Counselor Jaokson Jr-, then read the
following authorities in hearing ot the
Senators, to-wit: Tbe Constitution of
1877, artiole 5, section 2, paragraph 5;
also artiole 7. eeotion 9, paragraph 1,
of Code eeotion 92, paragraph' 8, supple
ment to code seotton 18. paragraph 11.
Senate journal 1871, page 194. also House
journal 1871, page 192, also sots of 1872,
page 253.
Counselor Jaokson Jr., then read the
not of 1878, enforcing the 7th artiole,
seotion 9, paragraph 1. Also the act of
1879, passed n tew days ago, enforcing
paragraph 6, of eeotion 2, of artiole j of
the new Constitution. Also, a section of
an aot allowing John Jones fees in case
ot extra work, also the first eeotion ot
the appropriation aot of 1862, allowing
$1,009 to the Treasurer for signing treas
ury notes. Also, a letter from Mr. John
Cohns Johnson to Benfroe,saying that his
tees would be paid for the labor of Bign-
ing np tho bonds of the Northeastern
Railroad.
EVIDENOE FOB THE DITESNE.
Judge John J. H>lt was sworn. Had a
conversation with Rsnftoe; is a member
of the Legislature.
Manager Cox objeoted to tha evidence
being admitted.
Counselor Jaokson proposed that the
evidence be admitted at present to save
time, and if the evidence was ruled tabs
inadmissible it canid be rated ont after-
warn 8.
Tne Chief Jnstice ruled that the proper
time to decide such questions was the
present
General Jackson said that the question
involved the vitals of the oase; that the
defense did not insist on it as a right, bnt
asked it as a favor. Let it go in for
What it ia worth, and if it is inadmissi
ble let it be rnled out at tbe final vote.
The Chief Justice read the rale of the
Senate on the snbjeot.
Manager Cox then argued the objec
tion that the evidence sought to be in
troduced were declarations by the defen
dant a month after the commission it
the offense in his own favor, and this
declaration is that he did not know the
law. The code declares that ignorance
of law ie not excuse for the act. The
supremo court has ruled that ignorance
of law will not excuse a sheriff in the
exercises of his official duty; that the
coses ore identical.
Counselor Jackson, Jr., rose and ar
gued tho other sido. That the defen
dant has been elected three times to tbe
office of Treasurer; that this court is not
governed by the ordinary lawe of evis
iience. He is your servant; now will yon
deny your servant to tell yon he was ig
norant of some rules of law.
Copt. Jackson then read the eeotion of
the code which admits as evidence, let
ters, replies, and conversations as going
to explain motives; also a case from N
in which it was ruled in tho case of
an indictment against a Justice of
the Peace for receiving illegal feeB
in which caee it wa3 ruled tost the
ignorance of the law and an absence of
criminal intent will excuse tho defend-
To refuse to let the defendant
show hia motives, would be a proposition
unheard of, even in a court of tho email-
cat dignity, much more before this High
Court of Impeachment.
Manager Cox spoko again, and claimed
that the authority relied on was founded
on a mistake in the officer, not on igno
rance.
4*The Chief Justice—The general rule
that all ooiumporaneous saying and
doing are competent and admissible to
explain motives, but the chair is not aware
of any law permitting a conversation
loog after the offense, in hiB own benefit,
to be introduced. And, therefore, the
evidence is inadmissible and should be
rnled oat, but the chair wonld submit the
question the Senate.
Senator Camming opposed '-ho rejeo-
tion of the testimony.
Senator Cahaniss also spoke on the
question.
Pending a vote on the question. Sena
tor Bower moved to adjourn till ten on
Monday morning. Agreed to, and the
Conrt adjourned accordingly.
The Senate, after making some little
provisions as to having printed daily re
ports of each day’s proceedings, ad
journed also, Carolymn.
Atlanta, September 27, 1879
THE HOUSE.
The House met at 9 o’eloek and wae
called to order by the speaker. Prayer
by Rev. Mr. Taliaferro of the House.
The journal was read aud approved.
By consent Greene of Baldwin intro
duced e bill to increase the salary of the
Treasurer of Baldwin county to $500.
Referred to Finance Committee.
The unfinished business was tho con
sideration of a bill to appropriate money
to pay the contingent expenses ot the
preset adjourned session of the Legis
lators.
The House went into committee of the
whole to consider thia bill, with Mr.
Huffman in the chair. The amend
ment offered by Mr. Harris to pay the
clerk of the House and the secretary of
the Senate $100 each for indexing the
journals was lost.
The committee of the whole on motion
of Mr. Miller reported ths bill back
with a recommendation that it do pass.
The report was adopted. On the passage
of the bill tho yeas ai.d nays were nec
essary, ae it appropriated money. The
yeas were 102,' nays 6. Ho the bill
passed.
Senate amendmen a to the following
bills were concurred in:
To prescribe the manner of granting
liquor license in Esetmon and in Dodge
connty.
To amend an act to protect the game
in Thomas connty.
To regmate practice in Superior
Courts in reference to requests to charge
juries.
To amend the law os to pruosanm in
Superior Coarts in towns of two thousand
inhabitants or more.
To define who are agents of insurance
companies not incorporated by the law
ot this 8ta e.
Mr. Awtry, tbe anther of the bill, read
to the Honse an able and elegant argu
ment in its favor.
On motion of Mr. Phillips of Cobb the
bill wa* made the speoial order for Mon
day, immediately after the reading of
the jonrnaL
Mr. Dnval offered a bill to fit np new
apartments for tbe State Library. Re
ferred to Fmanob Committee.
On molion'of Mr. Mynatt a resolution
relative to the pay of mileage for tbe ad
journed session was read the eeooad
time. The House in committee of the
whole, with Mr. Halsey in thu ohair, re
ported in favor of the passage of n bill to
pay expenses of the committee which in
vestigated the office of State Treasurer.
On motion of Mr. Cannon tbe House
adjourned to Monday morning at nine.
LYING LOVERS.
It*asaIoTerloveda maid
That had a father who
Was thought to ba by all ths world
Exceedingly well to-do.
“Oh bo my wife.” the lover cried.
Uy bride, my quaon my own:
“You do not love ms.” she replied’
”1 fear for myself Alone”
“Aly pa ba is a wealthy man,
His t Jty child am I,
And all bis riches shall be mine
WteneverheshiU die.
“But riches, the Apostle says.
Unto them,elves take wings, oh.
If pa were poor wonld y ou lore me?”
“i would,” he cried ”by jingo.”
*‘I am so glad—I know you would—
1 in your love am blest;
Fa failed last night.” she sobbed and sank
Upon her lover’* oreait
•That mskes not a bit of difference,”
That gallant lover cried;
“3o I have yoi Icaranot who
That night when her lover took his leaTe.
At twenty minutes to one;
8he • hispered sottly in his ear,
‘•Darling, 1 was in fun.”
“True, pa has failed, but he his tula
liad duly salted by.
I only wished to try your truth—
Darliog, how glad am I.
For now I know you would love mo well
Even m poverty.”
And as he went home ths lover.
Who was by no meats green.
He blithorly hugged bimvslf and sang.
“X know what fa'lures mean.”
THE HOlir JHAKBiEU OF WO
nEfg.
An Animated Death Warrant—
rne Widow of* seven Has
bands
From the Saiyraa (DA) Times, Sept. 17.j
Benjamin Abbott, one of our old oiti-
zane, died in this town Saturday last in
the eighty second year of his ago. He
was a nephew of the celebrated Rev.
Benjamin Abbott, the great Methodist
revivalist ot the early psrt of this centu
ry, and come to this Stare from New Jer
sey when a young man, and settled in the
“Neck” east of thia town, where his active
life was moetlr spent. Bat the notable
feature in Mr. Abbott’s otherwise
uneventful life is tbo remarkable fact ot
being the seventh husband of his widow,
who survives bim. This mnoh-talked-of
and mnoh published event, (for it went
the zounds of the press of the nation,)
when he for the seoond and she for the
seventh time bowed before the altar of
Hyman occurred on Jane 30, 1875, he
then being 78 and she 82 years old. Mrs.
Abbott’s history in the marital relatione
of life stands perhaps without.* parallel
In the reoordB of tbe nation, and tradition
haB it there is to be yet another. It ia
onrrently stated withont oontradiotton
that aome years ago she had a vision in
whioh eight men stood before her in an
Impressive manner, whioh she has ever
regarded aa prophetto of the nnmber
of conquests she was to make. The
eighth is ju»t as likely and as reasona
ble aa the seventh, and already public
gossip is beginning to mark this and
that man as the victim of the next con
quest. Her maiden name waa Williams,
and ahe haa been successively Mrs.
Trax, Mre. Riggs, Mrs. Farrow, Mrs.
Wallace, Mrs. Berry, Mrs. Pratt, and
Mrs. Abbott. In every instance, save
the first, she has married widowars, some
of them with a good nnmber of children,
and on one occasion in her early married
life she went to the almshouse and took
therefrom three children and raised them.
She never had any children of her own.
All her lifo has been spent in this vicini
ty, and all herhnsbai .ds were buried by
the same undertaker. ’
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A Flsasent Incident in Editorial
Xilie
Occurred to Mr. Pearce, the enterprising
editor of tae Bethel (Uonn.), Ledger, and is
thus described in his letter. Who wouldn’t
be a fortunate editoi?
August 25th, 1879. )
Office of Bethel Lzdoeb, >
Bethel, Gone., J
M. A. DAUPHIN:
No. 319 Broadway, New York Oity:
Dear Bib—I take th a opportunity of in
forming yon that the agent of 'Adams Ex
press Company delivered to me last Satur
day morning a package, which, on breaking
the seal, I found contained fifty one-hun
dred dollar bills, tho exist amount ($5,000)
which my ticket, 22,955, drew Aug 12tb, and
which I obtained by inclosing one dollar to
you by mail. Thanking you. I remain,
Yooraa noerely, JOHN T. PIERCE.
Bpring field Republican.!
Thomas Bayard la to-day the only promi
nent leader with an Immediate future in the
Democratic party. He roprtsonU some
thing more than tha Democratic organiza
tion, be represents independence in polities.
Dias Bell.—out commencement exercises
are over. I have received my diploma, and am
now ready to enter with east into the pleasures
ot gay society. Attired becomingly in a pure
whiteroba, such as an angel might love to wear,
[took a prominent psrt in trv musical exercises
in the evening. Although I hai contracted a
severe cold a fow days before, I was enabled by
the use of Coussens’ Honey of Tar, the best reme
dy in the world for coughs, colds, and all diseases
of ths throat and longs, to sing so well that I
comnletoly enraptured a lance audience. Tell
UucJo John that the use c! that invaluable com
pound, Coussens Honey of Ter, will euro his
cough. It is only 50 oents a bottle, andean be
bought at Roland B /doll's Drugstore,
" Yoon 10 bastaSSS,
mav7 U—■BiB 3s
have received from the use ol tho Regulator.
Respectfully, etc. W B HALL,
Principal Hall’s select school. Macon. 6s.
The Original and only genuine manufactured
by JHZKILI.VACO,
Philadelphia Pa.
PrleoSi. Forsat*byai1druCT ; -v< —ns*
—In osoending Mount Wnawuguiu os the
bridle patn two men lost their way. They
reached the summit the next morning, badly
a-;ej np.. The toe on their hats was half an
inou thick.
—The most extraordinuy feat of billiards
on records bas just been performed at Mos
cow by a young Japanese, who won in twelve
hours a game of 5.00(1, in the course of
which he onee a sored 1,830 "caromblea” in
aucceauion
—Mr. Hayes, at Chicago, expressed ths
hope that for the good of the country Tilden
•Tilt not be nominated again. This in grati
tude to the man whose office he his got and
whose m mey he ia spending at the rate of
fifty thousand a year 1
—Negroes du not often commit suicide,
but in Mieeonri, two, nam td aaliington
Arnold and Pryor Ward, locked oruia and
delioerately walked into the Mississippi riv
er at St. Joseph, on Tuesday lost, aud WSTO
swept away by tbe ourrent and drowned.
—A weli-Qieased womsn drew a crowd to
gether in a Cincinnati street, the other day,
by striking a man across tho face several
t'.mes with a whip, and then finishing tha
punishment with her fists, bhe coolly ex
plained that he was her runaway nusbuid,
whom she nod laboriously traced for the
sole purpose of whipping him
“Is there a letter here in a scented enva*
lope for my wife?” he asked the postmaster,
while the green fire from his eyes made the
office look like» loafy forest. “Yes, sir,’
answered the P. M-, aa he hinded it out.
Thu jealous man tore it open atones when,
Io and behold! it was the milliner’s bill for
45ji. The end.
—The Jacksonville (Eli.) Sun aud Press
asks: “Will eome meoicol man explain why
or how it is that the negro is never known
to on’ ezsi'" Ask any old planter, woo own
ed ear js of servants, and he will tell yon
honu-er heard one of his servants sneeze.
Xt ni: y appear a very singular fact, bat it is
rjm.a,ihn In»» inn: and wo ai.nda fn it jnst
io enow how unobservant most people
are.”
—Tho Archduchoea Maria Chia'Iua, future
ueenof Spain, aged21, poiaoieea exceed*
ugly pleasant manners, and is about the
middle height, slenaer and fan, with dark
brown hair and ioree blue eyes, bhe is a
capital languist, speaking French, Italian,
bpanirh, English and German admirably.
Tne Spaniards are crowding to Aroichon,
ub-re aha ia dtijiug, tj cb.£.ia a glimpse ci'
their fature Qasen.
—Tn j Democratic State Committee held
an important meeting in Now York on
Wednesday Six of the Tamm my members
we-o present at ita opening, but oil save
one soon withdrew, the sohiury exception
being Mr. Peter Mitchell, who announced
his purpose to veto for Gov. liubicson. The
seats or all the other Tammany members—
moiuaing that of Mr Augustus Schell, who
was not present at tho meeting—wero de
clared vacant,
—The Detroit Free Press tsye that an
Alabama woman has originated a novel in«
duatry whienmay prova to bo an important
aud useful one. tibo strips the do*u of tha
feathers of mrkeys and other fowls from
(hair quill, and weaves it into a thick, soft
doth, whioh can be dyed any desired color,
and out of whicn moat beautiful aud oomi
fortabie cloaks, Basques, eta, can be made.
Her inability to bay herself a sealskin aacqua
isuher to make the experiments.
—Cabal, the capital of Arghaaiatan, where
the massacre of Cavagnari and Um English
embassy took plaoe, is not a city wnose pal
aces and pnolio institutions would allure the
sightseer to any lengthened stay iu its Vi-
oinily, Tor without exoepuon a more neglec
ted or tumbled-dowa collection ot houses,
without tne slightest pretenoe to sanitary ar
rangements, can hardly be found in Asia.
Tne only shops of any interest are tbo leath
er and iron workers and others dealing in
skins and stuffs peculiar to Oabui. Tha
fruit stalls in tha autumn are crammed from
tne ground to the roof with eveiy Bind of
both ripe and raw froits.
—Tha Ttoy, (Ala ) Enquirer says ibe nil*
roads nave pooled their issues un freight by
an increase of rates from almost every
Honthem town to tha North-m marcetr.
From Montgomery and Columbus the in*
crease has bsen agreed upuj uveaii-fira
oents on the hundred pounds. The new
rate will go into effect next Monday. Th*
rate to Troy iu reoentiy ieduced ten cents
on the hundred pounds, The increase next
Monday will p.ace it fifteen cents higher
on the hundred pounds than u was previous
to the recent redaction, and twenty fire oents
higher than at present, unless it mall be
made an exoepuon to the geneial rale.
—Sir Henry fiolwer, uncle of Lora LyUou,
for months fancied himself affected with
paraiysis of tbe lege, and refused to put a
root to the ground, but was wneeiea in a
clisir by a servant. One day tho nhone
steamer, on which he was traveling, caught
fire, and the captain having ran the boat
ashore, a plank waa thrown one, by which
the pacasngera might land. Thu first perron
on tiffs new bnage, and stepping nimbly
down, was Bx Horny. When ante on chore,
he remembered himself, and called cut to
hie temut: “Oarty me Foieter.” But it
was too late. Forster refused to hear more
of his master’s folly, and Sir Henry walked
Very well to the day of hie death.
Poisoned With Ivy.—The many friends
ot \Y taper D.Ls, all over thu country, will
oe pained to learn of his doiih, wh.cn oc
curred on Wednesday lost. About a.x weeks
ago Mr. Dills was poiconed by handling a
poisoned ivy, while .stopping at the reel*
donoeof his mother-in-law, Mia For bus,
on tae avenue near the stock yards. He
Waa walking through tho yards, and inought*
ieaaly picked up the ivy, aud, being freshly
shaven, he rubbed hia hands un inn face be
fore washing them. His blood was thereby
loirouud, and the hum-,/ firs; broke out in
its faoo. Every effort was mado to sava
turn, but medical science availed nothing,
and he succumbed to the do- otfuoisof the
poison, death terminating his nuiTeiings-as
above stated.
A Pap. l Ought.—When iho present Pope
was a cardinal ho obaiched the idea of pub-
tithing a Catholic journal that should be on
organ for hU churob, end that oomd be read
by all the people af .Europe and America in
tneir mother language, bu.ee oia elevation
to the pontificate, be has exerted himself to
start this newspaper, and n * announces
that its Ant number wiii ue issued next
month. It will be printed in suven different
languages ; it will discues the political aud
economical questions of the day. -ad offi
cially represent the opimo-a ol the Holy
dec. Tho composiiors aro to oe tne deaf
and dumb pupus in ths asyiums of Homo.
Alimonde will be tbo gohcrol -mporinten-
dent, and tbe Pope is anxious Umt a cardi
nal should be at ibe he.4 of Uiv -..orial de
partment. Tho novel paper will *t.«t with
i 12,UP!) subscribers. Very few oi tiiis nam- -
er ore Italians.
To suffer and do pluiw-ni u m-nost im
possible foe ua adu.. and qn ie so far a baby
When it ia uffhoiaJ w.u -oUc, o.xrtbssx or
otiiat trooblaiomo duofddfi uio hJc, Xtou d
Baby Syrup. Price 25 cea.e.
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