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- - . ,, -——.. . —«*. -■ .j uiTJiSi Tj/fl’ rw m M XL l4> ir: JOURNAL & liilSfll, CL1SBY, JONES & REESE, Fsofshtobs. Tax Family Joubnal.—News-—Politics—Lit^batueb—Aobicultubb—-Domstis GEORGIA TELEGRAPH BUILDING Established 1826. MACOft, TUESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1879, Volume LTV—N058 ■ OKBrHIXO FSOH ATLANTA. Atlanta seems busier every time ono sees It. Strike at 4 a. m., and the great city is just awakening from its last nap, even at that early hour, is turning over to its little bed and getting ready for the ruBhot the day. When light, with its rosy fingers throws back the onrtaini of the night, the universal free for all, befit two in tbroo race commences after the vagrant nickle as well as the ancestral •dollar as tho atakeB. It is related that change pas3es so rapidly from hand io hand in Atlanta, that it has grown to be a characteristic for the eagles on the silver from thereto be all bald, snatched into that nnfortnnate condition by the average enterprising oitisin. Everybody is working early, even George Sasseen, the depot aooident poll, oy “Bivrn,” who has been granted im mortality in the pages of Harper’s Maga zine, was trying to effect a sale on a timid pasieDger, when the breakman shouted Macon.at the east end of the Maoon train. The city shows oonstant signs of im provement. The mnsio of the trowel is never nnheatd, and the Gato City wears s mere and more city-liko appearance. The Custom House, one of the finest pnblio buildings in the Sontb, rises in splendid proportions just opposite the Capitol, rapidly approaching completion In the matter of private residences, the style of arohitectnre has assumed a more substantial, and yet ornamental nature, 8 nd brick ie all the fashion, for there is fashion in architcotnre there as well as anything else, for new residences. Ono of the most truly beautiful and elaborate etrnctnres, however, is the new First Presbyterian Chnrcb, on Marietta street We doubt whether its exact coun terpart is to be found in the Bsnth. The exterior is handsome, but the interior is more so. The doors are wide, move noiselessly, and are mode of walnut heav ily ornamented. The auditorium Is nearly equate, tho oeats arranged in am phitheatre style. The aitleB converge to tho pulpit, the first seats being nearly ton feet above the front row. Back of the pulpit, about on a level with the rear pews, Bit tho ohotr facing the congrega tion. The wal'B are frescoed in the very highest style of the art, in colors sub- fined and chaste. The ceiling is orna mented with the same style of art, in a very magnifioent manner, while above tbe'main entrance is tha picture of "the Goo'd Shepherd.” The Church is of the very latest and most improved style, and its beauties can only be appreciated by being seen. On Sunday night the pnlpit wsb filled by Dr. J. H. Martin, who de- iivered an interesting discourse. Atlanta is following in the footsteps of Savanoab, and soon the opera house, it is rumored, will reeound with an ama teur Pinafore, a la Ford's troupe. Heav- mnforefend tho olty! Mrs. Oates is the dramatic attrac tion at DeliiveV. The little eotress has faded greatly, and the Atlanta engage' ment was not proving a very great euccees. AT THK CAPITAL ALL SKEWED serene as a May morning. In the ante room of tho Governor’s office several gentlemen were waiting fer interviews. The tread of the legislator was unheard, and even the Supreme Oonrt room wsb voiceless, Monday being tho day npon which the Judges make up their de cisions. In tho State School Commissioner's of fice we were shown quite a number of bell-punch registers. Tho old original Moffett arrangement was on exhibition, and is simply gas meter dials operated by a orank instead o! the passage of tho gaB, a cam arrangement on the shaft of the crank driving back a o It to whioh is attaohed a spring. When the cam is revolved the belt is palled into its former position by tbo spring and in this way and strikes a little bell. The best arrangement, however, is the Clsrk register. It is so oonstraofed that it cannot bs opened, making it impossible for the frandulently-minded barkeeper to turn tho wheels pack and thereby lessen his amount of tax. It registers as high as one million drinks, and tuen com mences over at tho nnits. ready to soore tho second million. Dr. Orr has s adied the subject very closely, and Is earnestly in favor of registers in this State, notwithstanding tho Legislature thought differently. TBS HOTELS. At the Kimball we fell into the hands of those most genial gentlemen, Messrs Callaway & Wyley. After Ed Calloway had smiled ono of those engaging smiles, eo natural and yet so bland, and whispered his welcome, Wyley remarked that there was no cirons in tho city, bnt that they cow had a Governor, three Snprerne Court Judges, one or two Senators and Congressmen, Marcellos Thornton and several other notables and a man by tho oounter obiraed in with "and two May ors.” The’,Kimball is being run in elegant style by the present proprietors, and tho clerks above mentioned oinnot be excell ed. Messrs. Hoff and Brown at the Mark ham ue also conducting a fine house and drawing a good patronage. Bat time, with relentless flight, puts a period to our visit and these notes, an! leaving the bury city with its Govern ors, Senators and duplicated Mayors, ita spires faded from view. Along the route to Macon, for forty ®ilea below Atlanta, the fielde are still quite white with the “top crop” an^ the gatherers buey everywhere. Below that point the snowy staple baa vanished, either because the crop has been shorter ortho planters more industrious. Farther down the road the fields wear tho russet brown of autumn. In the woodland the leaf has forsaken its parent tree, and the tree itself stands oheerless in the cold, without its cummer children. J. H. J. BY TELEGRAPH Backs Winter, ot Maoon, who eacg Bridges Smith’s beantifal little eong of “Dri-ainy Brown Eyes” in tbs Maoon Am ateur Minstrels when that oompany was In Atlanta, has accepted an engagement with Havcrly’g Mastodon Minstrels, and *® ®ow warbling to the Cinoinnati people. —Phonograph. Cincinnati, November 23.—The brew- era of this city have recently been hold ing frequent meetings, and it is reported have determined to merge allseparate in- terest* in one gigantiobrewing oompany, with a capital of eight million dollars. It is said some such action was necessary, because competition had cut prices eo low, and obtaining customers had become eo expensive that the profits ot the sepa rato breweries were eaten np. Bicjhmond, November 23.—Special agent, Henderson, of the post-office de partment, has arrested J. G. Bsngb, a colored mail-oarrier, on the charge of robbing mails. Ha was entrapped by a decoy letter and five marked one dollar bills were fonnd on the person of a wuita mail-osrrier, named Hall, tj whom Baugh had jnst given them in charge. Baugh was bailed in $1,500 by his mother. Cinoinnati, November 23.—A dispatch from Detroit says that the United States grand jury in that District has iudioted O. F. Lockwood, colored, of the First Begiment of Michigan State trooprs, for embezzling the funds of the First Na tional Bank ot Detroit, of whioh he is cashier. Havana, November 23 —The govern ment is officially informed that its troops attacked the oamp of the insurgent lead er Guillemon in the province of Santiago de Cabs, on the 15-h Inst., kilting six and dispersing the whole force &Dd burning four hundred hats whioh they had bnilt for shelter. Among the killed waB Lien tenant Colonel Bosello. In Los Taras commander Eoharenia and Captain Castillo, both insurgent leaders, have surrendered, and in Santa Clara the Spaniards have defeated and dispersed the insurgent party numbering forty. Baltikobx, November 23.—Tbo Brit ish steamship Bitbmore, whioh sailed hence for Liverpool last Taesday, w th a miscellaneous cargo, inoluding four hun dred head of cattle, returned this morn ing in a semi-disabled condition. Her first officer reports encountering severe gates upon entering the Gulf Stream on Thursday, In the course of whioh her rigging was seriously damaged, and her master, Captain Bowles, instantly killed by the falling of a block. About ninety head of cattle were killed and swept over board. The oaitte pens were carried away, and the steamer was left io such a condition that the first officer considered it prudent to return to port. Bawling, Wtcsiino, November 23 — Paymaster Stanton arrived from White Biver Agency to-day. He reports every thing quiet, and no signs of Indians in the neighborhood of the Agcnoy. General Merntt left Wnlte Biver yeBterday for this plaoe with tho third cavalry and Company D of tho 5th cavalry. Three companies of cavalry under tbe command of Lieutenant-Colonel Gilbert, will re main at Waits Biver thiB winter. Madbid, November 23.—When e x Empress Eagenie arrived here, her moth er,countess de Monti jo, was already dead King Alfonso, who was awaiting E i- genie at the station communioated the news to her on her arrival. Eagenie wished to go to her mother’s residence bat was prevailed upon to go to -he Alba Palace, where many- thou sands of visitors called and insonbed their names. Panama, November 15 —The long ex pected invasion of Peru by tbo Chilian forces is at last an aooomplished fact. On Sunday, November 21, tbe Onilian fleet of sixteen eail3 appeared off Pisagna, opened npon and silenced the batteries of the allies on the h- ights behind the town and covered the landing of a large body of Chilian troops. An obstinate resistance was mado to tbe landing and many men were killed: bat the Bolivian forces who garrisoned tbo town finally retreated to San Berna- do. leaving Pissqua in the bands of the Chilians. Subsequently the Bolivians continued their reireat to Pera Grande, seventeen miles from Iqniqne where the allied for ces expeot to make a atand. The Chilians are eaid to number 12,- 000, well armed, thoroughly disciplined men, tbe flower of the Cotlian army. The allies number about 0,000, and if prop erly handled in the rough country back of Iqniqne, whither the Chilians are ad- vanning. should be able to beat the in vaders off. Thoy are under the com mand of General Baendia, and officers who have seen some service. The Chili- an?, who are commanded by General Es cals, had at last accounts penetrated the country to Santa Catalina, a march of a day and a half fiom the position of tbe allies. The Peruvian column of Generals Daze and Prado are thought lo te advancing from Arica and Tocus, directly in the rear of the Chilians, A battle mast soon take place. Panama. November 15.—Gen. LaPnexta has a new oibinet, formed this time of his personal friends and fellow-workers in politic-: Gen. Labaters,-minister of war; Don Baenstura E'geria, minister of tbo interior; Don Jnan Qiimpeia, minis ter of finance; Don Rafael Velarde, min ister cf foreign affaire; Don Adolpho Quircga, minister of ustico. Augusta, Mb, November 24.—The Governor and oonncil have given notice that they will be in session from the 1st to the 13:h of December for tha purposes of exaicing tho cfiblal returns, and can didates claiming irregnlarities or other causes presumed (o vitiate their election, will have reasonable opportunity to be heard personally. A telegram from a member of the Be- publican Advisory Committee states tbat Republican Senators-elect from every county in the State will be present at the opening of tbe hearing on Monday, De comber 1st—each to see for himself tho preoise nature of the returns from his district in order to nave corrections made if errorB be found. London, November 24.—Tho only dis quieting circumstances concerning tbe meeting at Balia county, Mayc, on Sat urday last, was tho military order and discipline observed by tho processionists, and which was evident the result of training. Aloises, November 24.—The city is in a etate cf great excitement, because of recently repeated fires. A judicial in quiry is proceeding as to their canse. Lond'N. Nov. 24—A pastoral of Archbish op McCabe, of Dobho.wr.s read m all the Catholio cbnrohes yesterday, declaring tbat all must tako part in bearing the bntden of bad harvests in Ireland, bnt they mast take core not to drive God from their side by violations of his law. Thepaetoralalso says: “Unfortunately men proclaiming sympathy for tho peo ple are disseminating dootrines, which, if pushed to their logical oonclasion, strike at the root of good faith and mntnal con fidence.” London November 24—Newspapers ot opposite political views agree that ar- rcets of Demit, Killen and Daly, Ireland, have had tbe effect of reducing anti rent agitators to the abandonment of in cendiary langnage m their speeches. The Daily Newt thinks that the agitation will henceforth beoome more disciplined and organized, while tho Timtt antici pates that it will soon die out, as audi ences at meetings will aocn tire of lia tening to dnll speeches. Tin plate workers demand five per cent, advance in wages, whioh will prob ably be yielded to, manufacturers being crowded with orders. A ourreepaDdent of the Manoheeter Guardian saye: "Lord Beoconafisld on Saturday requested tha attendanoe at his official residence of a very active mem- berof the Home Bale party, with whom he conversed a long time about the peti tion of tbe Irish members of Parliament, praying that the Govarment relieve the prevailing distress in many parts of Ice land, the greatest of whioh remits from a scarcity ol fuel. Lord Baaoonsfield de clared that the Government was favora bly disposed towards tha prayer of the memorialists, and (hat they oontemplate sending large quantities of ooal to the ports neareet the distressed districts, to bo aiabribnmd to the poor hy the law offi cers and relief oot&oxittess at oost prices. Slioo, November 24.—tld arrested last week and lodged in jail here, were charged before the magistrate to-day wi’h sedition. Mr. Monroe, Queen’s counsel and orown law adviser, oonduoted the prosecution. The enquiry will be very protracted. Ohtxlea G. Par nell and a number of priests were present in court There was no demonstration. Tbe prisoners were brought to court under a heavy escort; there is a great crowd in Sligo; extra polioamen have been drafted. Mr..Bsa, Solicitor of Belfast, himself at one time a political prisoner, defended Killin. The Jprieonera all looked wall and chatted unooncernedly. The oonrt room was crowded, although tickets were necessary to secure admis sion. Mr. Linden, counsel for Daly, ap plied for a copy of the notes whioh tbe government short hand writer had taken at the meeting. The application was granted Mr. Monroe in opening the case for tbe proseatioa. He pointed oat that sedition meant not only open violence, but anything oalonlated to inoite disaffec tion or to set one class against another. He then prooeedei to call evidence. Pants, November 24.—Antony Gibb3 & Sons, merchants of this oity, have re ceived telegrams from Valparaiso, an nouncing that a decisive viotory has been gained by tho Chilians over the Peruvians and Bolivians, near Iqniqne. The defeat of the allied farces is described as crash ing. New London, Conn., November 24.—A collision between a freight and passenger train on the New London and Northern Rrilroad occurred this morning between Palmer and Three Rivers, Maes. The engines of both trains and two or three cars were wrecked. Seven persons were more or less severely injured, a majori’y of them being trackmen of the road who were riding in tho baggage-oar of the passenger train. Homer Williams, engi neer of the freight train, had both legs broken, and his fireman was severely in jured in the baox. The collision waa due to the stoppage of tbe freight engineer’s watch, through which ho was twelve ruinates behind schedule time. Nobi-clb, Va., November 24 1—The Board of Slate Senatorial Canvassers of Norfolk county to-day gave a certificate of election to Jonathan E. Bonaah, Re publican Debtpayer. Halifax, November 24—The steamer City of Richmond, with a broken shaft, wss towed in here by tbe steamer Cir cassian to-day. All well cn board. Tbsnton, N. J-, Naveab -r 24,—Gra ham, the confederate of Hnnter in tbe murder cf Armstrong, at Camden, was sentenced to-day to twenty years hard labor. Viboinia, III., November 24.—John and Robert Taylor quarreled with two brothers by the name of Eismann yester day, and kaives were freely used. One of thoEismann’a has died from his injur ies, and the oth jr is not expected to live. Officers are in pursuit of the Tayloie, who escaped unhurt. St. Louis, November 2-1 —Peter Ba- piu, of the Port Royal Harbor Improve ment and Steamship Company, of Port Boyal, S. O., addressed a meeting of msr chants this afternoon on the snbjeot of an organised movement to send Western produoeto Port Boyal for exportation, instead of more Northern points. He made a lengthy statement of tho advin tages of this scheme to Western ship pera, by shortening railroad transporta tion to tbe seaboard, by the superiority of ita harbor, its entire freedom from io", cheapness of handling freight, etc., and apparently mado a strong and favorable impression on those present. The Board of Directors of tbe Merchants’ Exohange will consider tho subject to-morrow. Memphis, November 21 —The Sanita ry Commission of the National Beard of Health, tbe oity authorities and the com mission appointed by tho citizens’ mass meeting on sanitation, held a oonferenoe hero at noon to-day. The meeting was called for a general interchange of ideas with regard to sanitary matters. Davis Hidden, representing the citizens’ committee, pledged stiioc compliance on the part of the people with all eagges- tions made by tho committee for the im provement of the condition ot the oity- Charles Herman, of Liuisville, who made a survey of the city several years ago, will arrive to-morrow to aid in a new survey tbat i3 to Le nude. Cirr or Mbxioo, November 16.—A great scandal occurred in one of the prin cipal theatres here on the 8th instant, in consequence of an attempt of the Vice- Presidents of the Senate and House of Deputies and a large camber of army offiseis to interrupt the proceedings of one of the pocnlar'clnbs of tbe city. The meeting was broken np in oonfasion amid cries of "Live Gonzales,!” and “Death to Benctiz!” The disturbance was gotten np in the interest of Gsneral Gotzalas, the Minister of War, who, npon being called npon by President Diaz for an ex planation, resigned his position. Gov ernor Pacheco has been appointed in his place. The Minister of JaBtice has also been compelled to resign on account of participation in the same intrigue. New Obleans, La., November 24.— Manager Alleyn, of the Western Union Telegraph Office of this city, produced twenty-one telegrams called for by the Keliogg-Spo&ord oommittee to-day. All were in cypher but one. W. H. Seymour Notary public, was examined by the committee, with reference to the affida vit of Jeremiah Blackstone, a member of the Packard Legislature, admitting the receipt of $2,200 from Kellogg to be used to seeming the lattei’s election. Witness repeated the part of t e conversation in his office between members of tbe Nich- olla* Legislature, Blackstone and others abont bribery, in which Blackstone said be oould get affidavits of persons to whom he had paid money received from Kellogg, and that money had been paid to bribe him. J. D. Berignon, Assist at Sergeant-at. arms of the Packard Legislature, testi fied to hearing Kellogg promise Senator l’witchell one of tho best places in tbe government for hiB vote, and to seeing bim give the latter three hundred dol lars. J. S. Antz, enrolling cleik of the Packard Legislature, testified that it was notorious tbat the members were paid for voting for Kellogg. T. J. Stokes, Judge of Grant Parish, related the cir- onmstances of his arrest and removal to Texas by the Bepablicsns, who wished to get rid of him on tbe false ohargo that he was an absconding Tax oollcotor. The oommittee then adjourned until to-mor row. Nxw Yobk, November 24.—The Al bany Evening Journal says irregularities have been discovered in the accounts of the State Treasurer, including a deficit of fifty.two hundred dollars in the eash. Upon being apprised uf the faot by the State Comptroller, the Governor direoted an expeit to take possession of the Treasurer's book?, and make an exami nation. The Argue, of to-morrow, will state on the highest authority that tho aeoonnts in the State Treasurer's office are entirely ootrect, and that the books of the Treas urer and Comptroller perfaotly balance. A week ago several irregularities involv ing the uee of individual ebooks as oasb to the extent of absut five thousand dol lars mere discovered. Mr. Hackin’a at* teation being oalied to the fact these checks were promptly oolleeted through the usual bank medium, and out of this ciroumstanoe has grown rumors to which the u.m York Tribunt has given pub licity. Niwabk, N. J, November 24.—The Vioe Chancellor has just decided » suit of the American Union Telegraph Com pany against tbe town of Harrfeon, East Newark, N. J., in favor of tho Tel. egrapb Company, granting a permanent injunction and restraining the mnnieipal authorities from interfering with the wires or fixtures of the telegraph com pany on private property and across streets. Stbaousb, November 24.—T. K. Falter, in behalf of the Syracuse Manufacturing Company, offers a prize of $7,000 for a five mils scnlling race, to take place on Onondaga Lake, near Syracuse, on the 4th day of next Jnly. The race will b9 opened to all first-class sonllers in the world, Hsnlan and Courtney barred. The entranoe fee will be $500. The race will bs oontrclled by the Oompany, and be a boaafida contest. Evansville, Ind., November 24 —The proposition to denote one hnadred thou sand dollars to tbe Evansville, Owens boro and Nashville connection of Col. Cole’s Nashville and Chattanooga road was carried to-day by a clear majority of 2,090 votes. Most of the road between OwenBboroand Nashville has been bnilt and is in operation and a large force is engaged on the remainder. Work on this end of tbe Eraosville and Owensboro gap will begin inside of twenty days, and the entire road is to be in operation within fifteen months. This is tho fourth road Evansville hss voted for since July 1. TUB GfiOBtilA JPKKSS. Capt. Ed. Smith, well known to the claS3 of 1875 at Athens, has returned to that city with his bride. Bbunswioh seems to bs suffering from an over dose of burglars. Thank;giviso day hss been appointed by the Governor. Well, we have many tbiDge to bs thankful for, one of which is a fat turkey that weatB a ball and chain in our backyard to keep him from straying off before his mission is .com pleted. Two married ladies in Dublin engaged in a quarrel which finally led to the drawing of weapons. Bnt for the inter ference of a gentleman, somebody would have got “sic-ged.” It is almost time fur the fall and win ter poets to send in the “Christmas Car ols,“Death of the Old Year,” and "Ye Blustering Winds cf Wictir.” As soon a3 the gentlemen get used to their flan nels tiny will settlo down to work. Washington has had its snow storm also. Two darkies near Americas white banting the "talented” ’possnm, encount ered a wild oat. The oat lit on one dark ey’s bead and clawed until the victim informed the neighborhood of the trouble; his companion came gallantly to the reeonc, and by a well direoted blow from his stick, knocked down the whole lea party. A drunken negro to Crawford fell into a well and was drowned. Mb. W. I. Ragan, of Monroe connty, is de.d. "Ocb County” whioh Las sustained some severe attacks provoked by "flippant” fling at Hon. A. H. Stephen?, now retains tbe fire, and declares its in tention of standing by its first editorial. Laying aside all other points m the dis cussion, it seems to us that a man of the age and standing of Mr. Stephens, and possessed of the intelleot which even his enemies conoede is unsupassed, deserves a certain amount of respect which onr contemporary has failed to render him. "Ta ta Alec,” may be perfeot slang, bnt it is an insnlt when need as a farewell to Mr. Stephens. The final disposition of the $300,000, the snm for which tho Atlantio and Gnlf railroad was sold on the 4th instant, has been the subject of general speculation, as there are so many olaimB npon ihe amount. We learn from the Savannah AYicr, of Wednesday, however, tbat an other claimant has put in an appearance, whose claim, if allowed, will absorb near ly the entire amount This claim is on tbe part of tbe United States, and iB for the sum of $224,992, for taxes arising under the Internal Bsv- nua law, being ten per cent, of $2 249,- 920 ot the notes used by the road for cir culation tor the years 1874-5-6. Judge Woods allowed the o’aim to be filed on Tuesday, and the matter has gone to Colonel Bnfns E. Lester, Speoinl Master in Chancery, for his considera tion and report. The report will be look- od forward to with mneb interest. Gainesville Eagle: We learn that on Sunday night last Mr. William Armonr, an old and respectable citizen w&o resid ed in the upper part of this county, com muted suioide by banging himself. We have been unable to get the details of tho sad affair, bnt oonld only get tbe following facts: It seamB that on Sunday night Mr. Armour retired abont the usual hour and in his usual health as far as tha tho family knew. That sometime in the night he got out of bed, pat on his shoes and went ont of the bonse. After he bad been gone (onetime, Mrs. Armour beoeming unea sy awoke the family and instituted search, which was continued until his body was fonnd a iitils distanoe from tbe house, suspended to the limb of a naaoh tree by a trace ohain. When found life was ex tinct. Mr. Armour was about sixty-five years old, was reared and had always lived in the neighborhood where he died, and was a man of good oharaoter and a substantial citizen. Block in Cotton.—Enquirer Sun: For some days our co'ton men have been much exercised over the "block" of tbe staple at the Southwestern depot. The shippers are nnable to get the cotton off, whioh places the buyers and themselves in anything but a pleasant position. The ootton yard is crowded, notwithstanding. the faot that extra trains are sent ont daily. A "block” occurs, so say tbe rail road men, every season, but car recollec tion is that there was no oifficulty of the kind last season when wo had a compe ting line to northern and eastern mar kets. On the yard yesfetdiy afternoon were abont 2,000 bales ot ootton. About four freight trains go ont on the Sontbwestern railroad daily, oarrying about two hun dred and twenty bales of cotton each, or over two thousand bales per day, The tronblois the road has not a sufficient □umber of osrs. At Troy there is over a thousand bales awaiting shipment, aud about the same number at Montgomery. At a station within twenty-five miles of the city there are eleven bales of ootton, which have been in the depot conelgned to partiea in Columbus. Ie seems very strange, to us that the .Central railroad will not remedy this evil by sending more oars to this point. This is .the way the Thomarrille lime$ responds, to tin aff eotionate request: A Mr. O. Lum Smith, of Philadelphia, addresses as very affectionately as “Dear Editor,” and ooolly asks tbe insertion of a forty dollar advertisement, to be paid for in a year's subscription to some $1.50 or $2.00 weekly, including Pomeroy’s Democrat. He ways that over 2.000 papers have accepted his offer. ; "Dear” Mr. C. Lum Smith: Yourno?- tal is returned will* * u - • 215° wS*°no5- ed. Yu**r young man oan fill them at bis leisure. Either there are 2.000 more rook os the press than wo.had any idea of, or C. Lum has lied. You’ll be kind enough to excuse the lima, C. Lum. Athens Banner t About half.paBt eleven o’clock yesterday morning the alarm of fire was sounded through the streets, and on tracing it twits source it was found that the kitohenon the premises ocoupied by Dr. H. H. Carlton had caught fire from the stove and was rapidly burning, and threatening to involve tbe dwelling in ite destruction. But the fire compa nies were promptly ont, and by their ex ertion tbe fiamee were prevented from doing more then destroying the kitohen, with most of its contents. The colored fire company wae the first at the spot, and waa followed hard by. the Babcook engiae, wbiob, with its fine pair of blacks, driven by John Moore; made good time. It wss very fortunate that the fire occur* ed in tbe day time. Had it been at night the dwelling would certainly have gone with the kitchen. The buildings were both insured, thekiioben for $500. To tho timely arrival and manly exertion of tbo.fire companies is due the preservation of the handsome dwelling. The New York Chronicle reports the ootton receipts of tbe seven days ending Friday night last, at 218,408 bales, against 181,376 for the corresponding week of last year. Total from 1st Sep (ember laBt to tbat date, 1,885,846, against 1,545.609 for the same peried of Inst year—showing an increase ot 340, 237 bales. The ootton exchange comparative statement of list Friday night showed as follows: Receipts of the week 219,886, against 179,408 last year. Total, 1,903.- 017, agaton 1,501.793 last year—showing an inoreaseef 401,224 bales; difference, 60.987 bales. The Chronicle’s interior port table for the week shows 135,110 bales reoeipts, against 86.003 last year. 103,238 ship ments against 68.964 last year. 218,938 in stock, against 188.491 last year. Tbe Chronicle’s risible supply table show ed, on Friday night last, 1.870,572 bales of cotton in sight, against 1,786,068 at same date last year—1.783,444 the year betore at same date, and 2,439.860 iu 1876 at same date. These figures show an in crease ot 84,504 bales on the supply of liBt year—an increase of 937,128 on the supply of the year betore, and a decrease of 619,288 on tbe supply of 1876 at the same date. Middling upland was quoted , in Liverpool lest Friday at 6J—at same 1 date in 1878, 6|—to 1877 at the same I date, 0 716, and In 1876 at the same da’;, ' the same. The Chronicle’s weather telegrams n * Friday note light rains in Texas daring tbe week—benefioiil, bat insufficient to relieve the situation. There were heavier rains from the Mississippi eastward, and snow abont Augusta to the depth of three inches. Augusta reports a good top crop matured and seoure, and says planters are holding on to their cotton. The Chronicle criticises the report of the Washington Agrioultural Depart ment, and, like Tiiden, wants a bill ot particulars. The 290.000 bales deficit from last orop does not follow the facts stated. or under ihe laws cf Georgia, and to fix their liability when acting without au thority of law. Section 1. 77ie General Assembly of Georgia ie enact as folium: That any perron who aolioite insurance in behalf of any insurance oompany not organized under or incorporated by the laws of this State, or who takes and transmits, other than for himself, any application for ia- suranoc, or aay policy of iusurauos to or from such oompany, or who advertises er otherwise gtves notice that he will re ceive or transmit the same, or who shall receive or deliver a polio? of insurance of any such oompany, or who shall examine or inspect a risk, or receive, collect or transmit any premium of insurance, or make or forward any diagram of any build ing or buildings, or do or paefotm any otber not or thing in the making or con summating of any contract of insurance tSan for himself, or who shall ex amine into or adjust or aid iu adjusting any loss for or in behalf of any such in surance company, whether any of each note shall be done at the instanoe or re quest or by the employment of aueK in- saraaes oompany, or of or by any broker er otber persoD, shall be held to be the agent of the company for whioh tbe aot is done or the risk is taken, and snbjeot to all tho duties, requirements, liabilities and penalties as are now or m9y here after be imposed by law, and in artieles three (8), eeotion twelve (IS), paragraphs one (1), two (2), and three (3), of the Constitution of Georgia of 1877. Sec. 2. Be it further enacted, That any person who shall do or petrorm any of the acta or things mentioned in the pre ceding eeotion for any insurance compa ny cot organised under or incorporated by tbe laws of this State, without such oompany having first complied with the requirements of the Jaws of this State, cr having received tbe osrtifloate of anthori ty from the Comptroller General of this State, as required by law, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor, and cn conviction by any oourt of oompetent jurisdiction, shall be punished under the provisions of sec tion 4,310 of the Code ot Georgia, and shall also pay a Bam equal to tbe State, oounty and municipal taxes and licenses, required to be paid by insurance compa nies or agencies not organised under or incorporated by tbe laws of this State, doing business in this State. Sec* 3. Be it further enacted, That whenever any person shall do or perform any ot the acts mentioned in tbe first section of this aot, for or in behalf of any suoh Insurance Company, such Com pany shall bo held to be doing business in this State, and shall be subject to the same taxes. State, oounty and municipal, as Insurance Companies not organized under or incorporated by the laws o this State, and doing business in thi State by agent or otherwise are aubjee the same to be assessed and oolleeted a taxes sre assessed and collected against such Companies, and suoh person eo do ing or performing any such aots or things, ehall ba personally liable for such taxes. See. 4 Be it further enacted, That any person who shall do any of the nets jnen- “flal stranger, th's to us,” said one, as round him they did gather. “But see, he is one-armed: be patient, men, and 1st ns rather Bear with his uojaet words, and show to him, as I do here, That we sis prisoners from the front, not skulkers from ths rear.” Then, at his words, the three their written parolee held to viov, mil Jim, with vision growing dim, bed read them eaoh one through. ‘Tstkyer pardon, gentlemen,” he sail in lOOQDtB low: ^ “Forgive aay false and nnjuat words, ye are true men, I know., “But gents, ’twas bard to blieve that Lee—” and here his voice broke down. And with a stifled sobbing he sat down npon ths ground. - Then ooveriog with Us single hand his faoo as bsst he oould, He broke into a strain •» etief **•* might ->«* uw suoaueaT Longevity in Lee County. — The Americas Recorder, whioh, by tbe way, has been converted into a tri-weekly, gives the following names and ages of some of ths citizens of Lee, which oar* tatoly speaks well for the health ot that region: Colons! Edwards i 1 82 78 Twa» childhood's grief. The three steed by and silently looked on, A new light-ktodHog m their eyes, and all resentment gone. “I sty, boys, he’s true grit,' cried one, and brushed away a tear. ”TOU l/f>4 Ijw 4.,t anwlleva weald j W linger here.” 'No, we must on.” outapoke the third, “but ’fore we go will we Just present arms forh’mwho waa tbe last recruit for L?e.” • They had ns guns, but at command they through the motion went;i Then silently they turned away, .their faoes Southward bent. And when in after years they talked of thoee old troublous days, Beoailing many a deed that well might claim a patriot’s praise— Deeds done npon the battle .field, or in the wild pursuit— They ne’er forget to tell of him they oalied Lee’s Last Bzcarrrl Tlie Bayard Uoom. Tbe New York Herald very sensibly remarks that if the Demooratio party is ready to oome out of the wilderness in which it has been straying for the past twenty years and take np ita neglected principles once more, it oannot do better than nominate Mr. Bayard. Bnt it need not carry him tbe nomination with any notion tnat it as doing him a favor. He will do it a great favor if he accepts its nomination, for his acceptance will be evidence to the country that the party ie once more striving to become worthy of pnblio confidence and that it has made up its mind to live clean and return to Democratic principles, The Senator is a manly, straightfor ward, honest politician, and withal per feotly fearless. He had the oourage at one of oar State fairs to speak for hard money, even in Greenbaok Georgia, and in opposition to the demagogue Kelly. Now that the remonetization oi silver, and the rapidly increasing coinage of both of the preciouB metal?, to Bay nothing ot tho unprecedented influx of gold and silver from abroad are gradually giving the conntry the "inflation” it bo much 3 ... . , needs, the soft money question seems to tioned in the first section of this act, for I. , * or on behalf of any each insurance dom- , *• -»>Dg ground, as was clearly evtnosd pany, without such company has firs. ®Jf ho recent elections. No party can complied with the requirements of th. M j to suooeed upon that platform alone laws of this State, shall be personally <u the next Presidential contest, for The financial experts warn the people that tho flaw of European gold to this country is abont done. Ahe gold supply both to France and Eogland, is getting too short, and balances will hereafter be settled in American stocks, of whioh a great abundance is held across the aea. As to grid, Eogland baa now abippod abont fourteen million pounds sterling, and can spare no more. The bank will therefor" raise intereit rates to a point whioh will check all farther movements, end throw stocks into the market. It is not easy for people without money to see how these things oonoern them, bnt ulti mately they reaoh the poorest sewing woman and laborer, and, In fact, reach them far more greivionsly than they do t the capitalists, for they diminish th» [ supplies to the meal barrel. There is, however, but one idea afl:at mong American capitalists, and that is the pressing importance of applying all these aooumnlatione of foreign gold at onoe to retiring as many greenbacks as l will redeem, aird bo decking in America the rage for stock speculations and the advance in prices, by a timely money cramp. Tbe Penalties ot an Unautbor- izad Insurance Agent. A late aot of the Legislature requires any ioanranoe company not organized in the State to deposit in the hands of the Comptroller-General the sum of $25,000 as a guaranty that the oitisens ot the commonwealth shall not bs swindled by its operations. Those agents, therefore, of companies not organised or incorporated nnder the laws of Georgia, who shall undertake to utter polioies, receive fees or settle fire risks, asks their representatives liable to heavy penalties. These are summed np as follows: They shall be made to pay a snm equal to the State, connty and municipal taxes and lictmss required of insnrance companies not organized in the State, and every agent guilty of the deed shall be held personally liable fo- each taxer. In addition, theee accessor ries are liable to a fine nnder the code,of one thousand dollars, imprisonment for six months, or to work in„tbe chain gang for twelve months.; This Aot is designed for the proteetion alike of the insurer and insured. Some difference of opinion exists as to the jus tice of the Aot, as it praoUeally rules ont foreign companies, and it is olaimed tends to enhanoe the price of inanrano'. We believe the increased Beourity to tbe ineared, however, will outweigh tbe dis advantages in the premises. At all events, the law must and will be enforced. We print it in fall as follows: An aot to define who are agents of in* snrsnee oompaniea not incorporated by liable to tha holder of any policy of insu rance in respeot of whioh such act was done, for any loss covered by the same. Section 5 repeals conflicting laws. Approved Ootober 3, 1879. [Code, section 4,310. Punishment of accessories after the faot. Accessories after the faot, exoept when it is otherwise ordered in this Code, shall be pnnished bv g Sue not to ejoeed one thousand dol lars, imprisonment sot to exceed six months, to work in a chain gang on tbe pnblio works not to exceed twelve months, and any one or more of these punish ments may be ordered in the discretion of the Judge.) When a man of family finds himself at* tiokedby a violent cold, it it h.a duty to re lieve the anxiety of his wife and children and seek a remedy immediately. Dr. Bull’s OonghSytnp coats only 25 cents a bottle, and few doaoa will give instant relief. A Toncbing Lyric. We have been favored by the author, Mr. Bhaler Hillyer, of Onthhert, a eon ot Bar. B, a. Hillyer, D. D., with a poem of twenty, fonratanzi*, entitled •‘Lao’s Last Becrnit.” Aside from some defeots, wbiob, howev er, are of little importance, wa regard these verses as among the bsst relating t > the war that have been produced, and it Is impossi ble to retd thorn withont emotion. Tha plot is as follows: A yonng and gallant soldier who had lost an a~m at “Mal vern Hill,” towards the close of the war hears hat at length General Lee, pressed by superior numbers, is falling back, and his trmy fast melting away. Instantly he re- Ives ones more to go to th9 front and join Army again. Without panting even for ! midday meal, he emhraees his young wife, imprints a kiss npon the cheek of ‘lit tie rascal Jim,’ bis darliog boy, and presses onward. After j onrnoying night and day he draws near Lee’s lines, and enconnters three ptrolled Confederates, who inform him of the surrender of tho great Chieftain. The preoeeding has been deftly told to verse, bnt from its length oannot be reprodooed. Now, however, let the yonng hero tell the remain der of his story: At length, abont the time the sun had oi imb ed half way the skies, Jim, looking far before him, saw, with some thing of surprise, Three men slow coming down the road, and who, as he eonld see. Were clad In tattered anlsa of grey, that told they’d been with Lee. He kept hie eyes fixed on these three, and when they nearer came, He aaw tbat they were wetk and wan, and one of them was lame; That they were silent, spiritless their eyes, and that their tread Was bnc the life'eas step of those whose ev ery h' pels fled. “Hello! my men,” oried Jim, on meeting, “seems to me that yon Are going in the wrong direotion for good men and tine. Pm on my way to jine Lee’s boys, to help ’em all I sen; From what Tve heard, they need the help of all tins hearted men. “Bat what good news d’ye bring to-day, you’re from the front, £ see?” “Good news—the Front,” repeated one, the foremost of the three: And there was grief in his low tone, and wonder on his brow— “Good news will oome to na no more, and there is no Front now; Lea has tnrrendered—’” “That's a lie,” oried Jim, With Ups turned pals: “Ob! no, it jos’esat os—ya can't impoaa on me yer tale Of Lea's surrender; rather will I b’liers tbat years three Dee driers from ids lines, and (bat this tale ye're told to me Te have between yon planned that it might pass yon on the w*y.” At these tell words the faees of the three turned ashy gray. And in their eyes, no longer dull, there flash ed an angry light, 8nch fight as gleams in brave men’s wyes when Wrong oppresses Bight. nearly ail of the Bspnblioans, and a large -majority of the Democrats, favor oppo site views. Hence, it were madneEs to make soft money a test of the qualifica tions ot a candidate next year. This we know also, that Mr. Bayard is a starling patriot and tried Democrat, who could and would do as much as any other mac living to bring tbe Republic back to its old constitutional moorings. But we are not wedded to Bayard, or any other candidate. The standard- bearer of tbe Democracy shall reoeive onr unqualified and zaalons. support. A Fine Tbibute to a Devoted Sbb- vant or God.—The JteligiouM World contains an interesting communication from a member of Dr. Warren’s forme oharga in Btcbmond, from which ifc af fords na pleasure to extract this pertinent paragraph: He leaves the church fall, strong, united, active. The Lord has given him anocess in Richmond, and the church which he leaves deelare that they “will part from him with sorrow, and he will bear to his new field their undivided love, and also their prayers for his greater use fulness.” The saintly Payton advised a brother minister, "Paint Jesus Christ npon your canvas, aid then hold Himnp to tho people; but so hold Him that not oven your little finger oan ba seen.” If onr late beloved pastor had been eo ad vised, he con'd scarcely more fally bava followed the oonnst 1, for he literally hid himself behind the cross. The congregation ot the First Baptist ohurch on last Sabbath was very large. Bev. A. '•#. Ohsby having been called elsewhet." -o fill a Presbyterial appoint ment, many of his people were present. Dr. Warren preaohed from the text: "He, (Jeans,) went about doing good.” It was one of those plain, apposite dis courses, ths embodiment of piety and simplicity whioh a child of tender years might appropriate and take borne with him. And this is tbe secret of this worthy pastor’s snoseap. Ths day waa fine, and 6 is to be hopsd that all of God’s sanctu aries were filled with worshippers. The New York politicians have now on foot a scheme of State Democratic reooDBtrnction through which the hope is expressed that they can navigate the ship through the canvass of 1880 withont capsizing or shifting cargo. That will ba a good thing; bnt they should reflect; that shippers will bs naturally ohary of a craft which has displayed so many nn- Bea worthy qualities; and one oan hardly tell what amount of bond and insnrance will be demanded for a hotter perform ance in the fntoro. The "loss ot oonfldenoa” is a heavy es. Sometimes the New Yorkers see it displayed in a ran on their banks whioh is wholly unmanageable. We roppoee jaat now they can read some evidenos of ita effect in politics, in the boasted out break for Grant in the Sinthern States When the rats begin to leave a ship, it is supposed they believe it to be in a sink ing oondition, and a ship is certainly aot In a safe condition whan half the erew are in mutiny and insist on tanning her on the rooks. It Is a good thing to get her off the rooks as soon as yon can, but, after all, when she hss been got off, and pnt npfor another voyage under the same crew, shippers are eoery and risks do sot class Al. That performance in New' York was a frightful experiment on Demooratio morale and confidence. Per haps the brethren have never looked at it Pin that light. Mrs. Edvards Wlllto Martin Mary Martin (wife) .90 Sam C. Wycbe ,80 Alfred Hearsay ........81 Tommie Green 77 Mrs Green (wife) 70 Johnnie Roberts 85 J. W. Jordan, 8r. 77 Rev. D. O’Drisool! 87 There are a number of other citizens, such bs CoL Maxwell, W. C. GiU, John and Peter I**xvinore, now bet seen 68 and 65 years of aga, who came to Lee when yonng men, who are now bale and hearty, and whoee uniform health has been good. ? -—The lottery rage i, an groat in Barman, mder tkewiesand beneflMM rale of King «• «old for a few According to Mr. Lowe tbe cost of bring ing the 7.000 Sepoys to and from Malta last year, at the tim* of Lord Boaoo&sfield'a grand ooup. was 8765 per man, ors gross ram of 85.355,000. Godolio, the Emprets of Austria's favorite Hungarian home, is the honied of palaces. The great circaUr riding school i« the centra of attraction, and the evening ta often ijnt there. —A railroad up Veenvitu is the latest thing in European engineerUg. Perhaps it may be more romantic to make the ascent on foot, but those who have tried it ones will prefer to sscriSoe poetry to ocnoSort and take tho outs. —Toe Pope next year, it is arid, win visit Belgium and Germany aa tbe gut at of Kir W • Leopolds! Brussels, and go to Ootog&a to celebrate the completion of its peerless Cathedral, the woik of 632 years. —-Torae kitten* have died of diphtheria in Ogdeneborg. Obey contrasted the diasaas from children affected with it- The poet- mot em examination showed plainly tbs dipbtberi ia membrane in Ihe kitten’s throats. —The work of preparing the Egyptian obe- liaV for removal to He* York continues. It will bo lowered at the beginning of Decem ber and iacccbed in a cite and will then ba thrust lengthwise into the bolt of the stea mer. Tania's Wzilth—Mr. Tfiden is far richer than peopla think. I have reason to believe tbat he ia wonh marly $2J.OOO.OOO. His stock speculations,. which tbe government baa unravelled, show profits to two month of $510,000 and of 31.10J.000 daring the JOK 1869 merely in steak matters George Alfred Townsend. —Dr. Mcffat asserts that one result of the early cloning of public houses in England Is an increased consumption of op'nm and laudanum; while in Ireland there has base a great increase ia the oonanmption of sal- phario either sinoe t-p-rcoms were olosed on Sundays. —The London Times annonaees that then is to be no more salt butter. The Aylesbury Dairy Oompany have been trying a new treat ment for butter. which they say completely preeeivesit. Better eo treated was placed m a firkin on Jnly 24. and on Oct 24 it was fonnd as' awoet and fresh as when first put in. If unprepared, it wenid have been putrid. If luo stcry is correot, another severe blow baa been given to Britieh agrionitnre. —In Paris a fe v weeks sinoe there were at ths theatres on one 8atnrday night, tbs Prince rad Frinooas of Wales, ths Caere- witch and hereditary Grand Duchess, Prince Napoleon, tbe Conut of Paris. Queen Isa bella of Spain, Don Carlos, the Dnke d'Au- male, Mr. and Mrs. Gladstone, Adelina Patti, and half a dozen Bustian grand dukes—a rather brilliant group of oelebrities. —Mr. George Auguatue Bala, who is oom- iag to this country to write letter* foe the London Telegraph on the oondition of the South, wis to reoeivn s farewell banquet from his brother preeemen and litterateurs, simitar to that given to Tbackersy and Dick ens on the eve of their departure for this country. Mr. Bala has taken rooms at tbe Brevooii. I —New Orleans, as a tonnage point, is rapidly taking front rank. The New Orleans Times of a few days eino? oontaine a list A column »nd a-tjalf long of sea going ves sels In port and on their way there, The papers ot tbat oity are eDtbnalastio over ths high proepeets of New Orleans, whioh they attribute ins large measure to the snoMss v of the Eads jetties. —Molding to the investigations ot A Russian professor. Dr. Monaaoein, singing is an exoillent means of preventing con sumption, and for the development and strengthening of tho cheat it is more efficient than even gymnaatio ix?roises. The Profes sor has examined 220 singers varying in ego from 9 to 53 years, and fonnd that the chest is greater and stronger among them than among persons of any other oooupation. Failube or the Chakfagne Csor—Ia Chimpsgne. Franoe, a disaster has oeonred unparalleled for 60 years- Not s bottle of wine has been harveated; the lots is terrible for the small grower, and mounts np to 25,000 or 80,000 francs for the whole depart ment. The grape did not ripen, rad it has been gathered only in order to prevent tres passers from entering the vineyards and damagieg them Eevebe Wbithes it Euiops—London, Nov. 22.—A dense fog prevails over London. The weather throughout tbe Kingdom, has been cold, wet and raloy for the put three days A Berlin dispatoh: Winter has set to with ceveritv here and all ever tbe northern part of tbe Continent. 8naw ia deep to Berlin. A Paris dispatch says that the early enow his driven the wolves from the forests to the department cf Marne, and the peasants are organizing midnight hunting parties to pro. tect their flocks. A Heavy Clidc —The United States Gov ernment has brought soil agaiuet the Atlan tia end Gnlf BaiiroiJ, which was sold at auction to Savannah, on ihe 4th Instant, for $3)0,000. The Government claims 'that the Atlantio and Golf Railroad was and ie indeb ted to the United 8tates in tho snm of 9224,- 992 for taxes arising under tha internal re venue law of the United Stales, being ten per oonmm cf $2 249 02) of tha notes of the said road need for circulation and paid ont by the Atlantio and Gair Oompany for the years 1874. 1875 and 1876.’ Claim is there fore made for this amount to be paid ont of the purchase money; which has not yet been distributed. A Fakous Cncisia Str>s —Tbe one-time Confederate steamer Shenandoah has been sunk in the Indian ocean, off Soo?tr», nearly all tha crew going down w.th the vessel, wbiob, at the time of the disaeter, wu tho property of the Bnltanof Ziczibar. Tho Shenandoah was bnilt at Glasgow to 1863, nominally for the China trade, sod was annebed ths name of tbo Sea King. In 1861, off Madeira, the was transferred to the Conl'edeiate service, nnder command of CapL James Iredell Waddell, who changed her name to Shenandoah, and immediately started her npon her famous craiso, which tasted thirteen months, ending toAngnst. 1865, long after the war waa over. In this cr nine tbe Shenandoah sailed 58.000 milev, a fourth of tho time among ioeberge, captured 88 ve«sels rad destroyed property valued at $6,000 000. The Shenandoah viaited all the oceans exoept the AnUrotio, never lost* chase nor met with an aooident. When he reached Liverpool Oapt Waddell tamed his vessel over to ibe British Government and landed Gapt. Waddell retamed home rad entered tbe Psoiflo Mail servioe. where bis oondnet last year, on occasion of the wreok of bis steamer, wen high enoomiom. "Whither are yon round V’ (aid John Moore as bio stood to the door-war of his establishment and saw bis old fr.end dam Horen walking slowly peat. The latter, with sunken ties and pallid visage, bearing evidence* ef disease, hast ened to reply, “1 hare lou< su'Terod ailthe hor rors arising Irom an inactive liver, and am go ing to the office of Dr Slow to seek relief.” “Do no such thing,” said hi* friend, “when you i;n buy > bottle- of Portal i e, or Tabler’s Liver Heguiator, for only 50 cents, and be permanent ly relieved. It wilt cure Dyspepsia, Heartburn, four Stomach. Sick Headache, and all disorder of a torpid iirar.” For sale by ivoland B Hall Druggist. _ may U One of fhe moat fn quam uonbles of early childhood is imperfect digestion, osnatog colic, diarrbeet, eto These dietroeetog rad' often dangerous aliments are promptly re lieved and oared by the use of Dr Ball’n Baby Byrap Price 15 cents.
