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fpy* Hfrggklg tmfr 3gggg»i & tfdqnpjl mii jfescttgcr. c*- " v V' •- TOT) AY, DECEMBER-1^1879. THE GEORGIA PRESS. W* notice in our exchanges constantly ^ aniials of emigrants. We do not kzipv she name of the fairy land from •wtadi ihe/y hail, for by the time they have jEarrxtl to speak our language, they have their own and their former life. HmriNtos is going to have a masquer ade ball. Svnr.y Svuth: The doctor’s province is tatol wounds, not to make them; but lie ■mrrev Le an adept in both businesses if he lavgi out his shingle in border lands. gdk appears from the following late oc- OMr.tn.-ce: “Dr. South, of western Texas, Sc the only physician in a circuit of fifty *2ts, and is therefore indispensable. He is-a. man or nerve, as is necessary to every body its that country, and shows it any ■way) professional or otherwise, according to the demands of the occasion. As an UBt^see. he was warned some tune ago Wirt jus iife was to pay the forfeit of hav- ir>tr roUxl on the grand jury for the indict- mint of a certain band of desperadoes. One night a man rode up to the doctor’s wim-Vw- and informed him that the wife of tfcr ringleader of the gang was ill, and he xnst come and attend to her. The doc tor naturally thought that it was a trick to him out and kill him, but he was con- acsentious in his profession. He got liis lent- Kid rode away with the messenger sfciit Into the camp of the gang of desper- a&e*, and dismounting, entered the tent at On: woman. There lay the sufferer Sunder the primeval curse of her sex,” white the man who promised to kill the feciee stood near by. The doctor drew Ks.-evoiver, placed it on the pillow and astis-iicd that he would attend to profes sional calls first and personal ones after wards. The desperadoes were struck with his courage and humanity, and teidetl his fi-e instead of shooting him.” A. ciel is not a success in a game of tachaO much less “cat.” Wien a gen- moer school girl seizes the bat and makes xstrive at the hall coming towards her with the “English” on it, she generally ends the game for at least two. She gets fee-bill on her nose, and gives the near est boy the bat. The Dublin Gazette has been investigating the question. It says: Dil you ever see little school girls and beys play cat together? You’ve lost something if you haven’t. The little girl, peer thing, never gets in the “hole.” She stands behind, and when the ball comes aw that direction she frantically stretches ootanns and fingers like a pair of wind ing blades and catches it amidships. This event causes her to stoop powerfully, bat she runs off smiling (to prevent the fcys making lier quit) and gets the ball. The idea of letting any boy have it to *o® is a matter extremely foreign to her Kind, so she walks very slowly back with fee-toll in her mouth (it does not make a great difference about the size of tlie rub ier globe) tying a red string around lier bock hair and talking all the while. That Seed, she takes a running start, throws ber tody into tho air and the ball strikes tbe ground about half-way the bases. The boys then swear she is only fit to run after fe when it is knocked across the ditch— and they are too lazy to get it. About feus time a crowd of girls came across the IW! ground with a “big boy’s” knife and . aaife» uer to “let’s play mumble peg.” She and the boys rejoice. Savannah Neies : On Saturdy after noon about half-past six o'clock the neigh borhood of South Broad street and Price was thrown into a tumult of excitement by I tic rapid discharge of shots proceed jfrg from the saloon at the streets named, •eerpted by Milton B. Lingg. Yl>ere was an immediate rush towards fee place, the houses in the vicinity being bohidy emptied of their excited inmates, and in a few minutes a large crowd had co&ected. Policeman T. C. Farr was at fee- barracks, and hastening in the direc- feni- entered the saloon, when he saw Desms Sliea lying upon the floor, having fedfcn from the effects of a shot fired by 1Bkon B. Lingg, the proprietor of tbe glace, who was in tbe yard. Lingg was aC anee arrested and carried to the bar- —fa. He made no resistance, and ac- iincnr’edged that be bad committed the dee-i. Tbe ball entered Shea’s right arm, jpssi below tbe shoulder and passed di- aecSlr through tbe body, causing almost mdsAtaneous death. tneg states that Sliea had been in bis enpK-y as barkeeper, but was discliaiged wal.oiUime since, though he continued tobas g around the place. Saturday lie Wae •’sinking, and bad during tbe day wkt.T some bard words about Lingg, who was hi another part of tbe city purchasing aesc? liquors, tbe saloon being in charge clerk. It is stated that tlie young sac. apprehensive of trouble, closed the a&oen about eleven o'clock, and it re- waoml closed until near six o’clock. ivj after six Lingg returned to tbe on and found Shea standing near tbe r- Ho passed through to the yard, Jen, he states, Shea made some insult ing and threatening remark to him, to wfeiri^ however, he paid no attention. A few minutes after Lingg had gone into fee yard Shea came up to an open win- few at the rear, we are informed, and agjt'n made some remark to Lingg, who w»e about re-entering tbe place, and then, aw Lingg states, drew bis pistol and fired attiui through the open window, but lai r * him. ' Lingg, who was armed, jcxknl out liis revolver and returned the fix; aid some six or seven shots were csKritonged, without effect, until Linj feitu his third shot, which struck Shea fexin, and thus fatally terminated tliis faprouiptii dud. Lingg states that he feacf had no serious difficulty with Shea, wHIi whom he had always been on friend- % It. ms, and did not think he intended to £— when he drew his pistol. He seem- erflc to perfectly possessed, and talked kij dispassionately about the affair to a wgpisseiitative of the News who saw him aSfLe-barrakcs. JJggl Tto* coroner’s jury which was imme- festo'y impaneled returned a verdict ofjus- taag'jn homicide and tlie prisoner was dis- dlargtcL Tzte. “blue ribbon” of temperance will msxx float from tbe lappels of reformed Swaunahiaiis. (brof our exchanges speaks of him as 4S*r.a Clause.” We thought every child ton years old knew liow to spell Sandy Ctsas. Don’t make tbe dause to long. Walker County Messenger: A cor- sespoudent wishes to know tlie best way t»|CInter geraniums. Tbe best and cheap- tot viy is to sling ’em over tbe back fence wot toy a new lot in the spring. At a meeting of the colored people of Der^-sc- county,called together for tbe pur- fasc ef considering tlie exodus question, atd jflcr many speeches bad been made fin r .-or of Kansas and Africa, Jeff Long, ■rti lad been invited to be present, took fees.and and uttered tbe most sensible wee. sof liis life. We find tlie following B»Or Monroe Adtertiser: work—not hang around bar-rooms and street corners. Tic told them that if they were determined to move they should send some of their best men to tbe West to ex amine the country and report as to its condition and outlook for them. They should not go off unadvisedly; for if they did they would experience a great deal of suffering. ,, , His speech was listened to with close attention, and wc believe a larce majority of the colored people agreed with his views. We learn from the Adtertiser that the fall term of tbe Forsyth Male Institute of a series of interesting exercises _ closed last Friday evening. And still they marry, and are given (away) in marriage. From tbe Savannah Yews we learn that the Cathedral of Our Lady of Per petual Help, comer of Harris and Aber- com streets, tbe first edifice erected in this country under that name, is rapidly assuming a magnificent appearance as tbe original designs approach completion, The exterior, as has been mentioned, is now handsomely plastered, and thereby greatly improved. TheJ latest addition to tbe ornamentation of tbe building is tbe placing in position of tbe three splendid sanctuary windows, donated respectively by Captain John McMahen, Captain John Fiannery and Dr. J. B. Read. These windows were made to order in Munich, through Mr. Pusted, of New York, and are richly stained glass, each compris ing two hundred feet. In tlie centre of tbe middle window is a figure eight feet in height, representing Our Lady- holding tbe divine child on her arm, and on either side is the figure of an angel in adoration. The design is entirely new, and is most exquisitely executed. The window to the right will contain a figure of the same size, representing St. Joiin the Baptist, richly executed, ana the one to the left a figure of St. Patrick, robed in full canonicals as a Bishop, holding in one band the crozicr, in the right hand the shamrock, while at his feet is the em blematical snake. These three windows are of genuine Munich manufacture, and are being plac ed in position by an employe of the fa mous New York house of Morgan. These are masterpeices of art, and have no equal in this country, tbe three costing $2,000, or over $000 each. They are placed in* mediately to the rear of tlie grand alter, are located due east, which position af fords a fine effect for light. Ax Americas man lias tlie tail of a rat tlesnake adorned with fourteen rattles this is one of tlie tails Hamlet saw un folded, when he had the jim-jams in the first act. The night freight, while at Leesburg, was burglarized and three bales of cotton stolen. Milledgeville, with a population of 5,000 souls, lias no bank. Macon, with a population of20,000, lias seven banks and two “wheels of fortune.” A darkey in Rome, whose wife has deserted him, now wants to marry again. He says she is dead, and offers to produce a letter from her certifying to the fact. Tiie act of the Legislature for the re lief of maimed Confederate soldiers does We have befon Je»Long, a bright mulatto from Macon, jskS an ex-G’ongressman from this district, vnatto next speaker. He said he came fete? jy an invitation, He would not tell fern, of some fancy scheme, but would gyre ‘hem tbe plain truth and would deal w&. .Item candidly and honestly. He *fi£cjlcd the idea that they could find any «wt" ry flowing with milk and honey, wi*. .s sugar grew on trees, and green- Ls5l. could be had for tbe asking; where jps&ais were ready cooked and “taters"’ ai-K. irs a whisky barrel. He had trarel- *i sr eusively in tbe West and knew that they .iuiu have to work a great deal tocw. .ban they do here. The weather was wider and harder work was re- ^asrir/. no said they would meet with ■tit apathy there; without money there fetj rould not be noticed; they would suti -. (or something to cat. White people ar.-i colored must work to get along. With they could go tliero and prosper; not always work well, us an exchange which tells of a one-legged Confed., who liaving drawn his quot from the State, invested it in a commod ity that tangled up Ills remaining leg be yond all power of locomotion. Talbotton is whooping up the project to build a railroad. | |We learn from the Talbotton Standard that a pcripatetic-stand-up-in-a-buggy-and talk-soap-man cleaned out the town last week. His soap was only a trade mark. Count Johannes B. Gorman’s Ad vice to Bachelors: “Never marry woman unless she is so rich that you would marry her if she were ugly, and so handsome that you would many her 11 she were poor.” Tlie ladies, long, long ago, transpose 1 tliis rule so as to apply to men, and for this reason the Count still sits on thi fence, as our Irish friends have it, like marble statues, swayed by every passing breeze. Columbus has succeeded in establish- ing a Telephone Exchange. Two Stewart county men have return ed from Texas, having been three weeks making the homeward trip. They say Texas is a splendid country to emi grate from. The United States frigate Kearsage, formerly lying in harbor at Port Royal, lias been sent by tbe Secretary of the Navy to look up the missing schooner White Wing, of Savannah, which it is feared is lost. Bessie Darling, who will appear on tlie theatrical boards in Savannaii next Monday, has a wardrobe which cost $10,- 000. The French editor of the Constitutio’ lias lately been reinforced by a batch ol imported idioms. u Ong passong" an. “tsu reservoir,” we have been favore.; with: “tater-tater” and “viz-r-viz” wil. come out in tlie Sunday supplement. Next to Professor Tice’s prediction re garding the stars, Mumford’s exploits with the army gun are tbe most remakable of current events. It may be that the fame of these two gentlemon are intimately connected, and that when Mumford pings the bulls-eye, the stars will fall. Fortune does occasionally smile upon an editor, as the following notice in' the Sylvania Telephone goes to prove: In Sandersville, on tbe 8d instant, Mr. W. C. Giles, of tbe Louisville Courier, and Miss Luelle Park, daughter of Rev. William Park, of tlie Sandersville Herald. Thou lias embarked in tlie matrimonial bark, William, where there arc two mates and no captain, and have our heartiest wishes for your future happiness. From tho Savannah Neves wc learn that an order was passed by Judge Woods in tlie United States Circuit Court yester day, directing tbe Receivers of tbe Atlan tic and Gulf Railroad to let the Savan nah, Florida and Western Railroad Com pany into immediate possession of all the rights, franchises and properties of said road. The same order relieves tlie Re ceivers, Colonel John Screven and Samuel A. Strang, Esq., from tbe further man agement of the road. ‘Thegeneral transfer will probably take place this morning, certain formalities be ing necessary, and when this is accom plished tlie Superintendent will issue tlie requisite proclamation. Mr. Plant will remain here until every thing is satisfactorily adjusted, and wil. then return to New York, accompanied by Mr. George H. Tilley, the Secretary, where he will reside, but will come here again in February, and possibly divide his time between Savannah and Florida until the general meeting of the company in March. Daily Enquirer-Sun: Sunday night tlie little town of Butler Southwestern railroad, was excited by a fire, which came near terminating in a disastrous con flagration. It originated in the store of Mr. E. B. Waters, and quickly spread to the cotton platform of tlie South western railroad. The store, with almost the entire contents, was destroyed. Be fore the fire could be arrested-half the platform, with twenty-five or thirty bales of cotton, was oonsumed. The cotton was awaiting shipment. It is thought to have been the work of an incendiary, and many think that the store was burglarized and then fired. We failed to learn whether Mr. Waters was insured or not. Lumpkin Independent: A negro wo man who lives in town, by the name of Amy Kidd, is very uneasy about her ninc- pei a heavy box as a kind of coliatteral for tlie safe return of the hoy, hut upon open ing it a few days ago it was found to con tain nothing but empty bottles, oyster cans and straw. The boy has now been gone nearly two months and his mother is grieving lierself to-death about him. The boy goes by the name of Eugene Battle and went off with a peddler driving a one- horse wagon and who called liimscif J. J. Smith. Rome Courier: WilliamNoble returned from Colorado yesterday. He went out with Messrs. Walter and Gus Gurney, of New York, and William Vivian, of Eng land. They bought a silver mine at Leadville, and before Mr. Noble left they had an engine in operation on their prem ises. Alfred L". Taylor and the Noble brothers are also interested in the mine with the above named gentlemen. One mine sold there a short time since for twenty millions of dollars, and another for two millions. Another working only one six horse power engine, makes a net profit of $250,000 a month. In about two years a city of 40,000 has been built there. The night Mr. Noble arrived in that city two men were hung by a band of regulators, and the next day seventy suspected thieves, robbers and murderers left. He says tlie excitement there Is beyond all powers of description We clip the following notice of a townsman from the columns of the Rome Courier: We were pleased to meet in our city yesterday Jeff Lamar, son of Colonel Lu cius M. Lamar, of Macon, who was at one time Colonel of the 8th Georgia Regi ment. This young gentleman seems to be a worthy * representative of the Im mensely popular Lamar family in Geor gia. The Macon Convocation, (Episcopal), recently held in Americus, elected Rev. R. F/Jackson as Convocation preacher, Rev. Mr. Pond, of Albany, as Essayist for the next Convocation, and Rev. Mr. Reed, of Albany, as Exegetist. The con vocation adjourned to meet at Trinity Church, Columbus, on Feb. 3rd, 1880. Union and Recorder: Just about the time the polls were closed on Wednesday evening, Mr. J. A. Casey, Mr. Jacob Caraker and Mr. John Walls were walking up to the place of voting, when Mr. Casey fell suddenly to the brick side walk. Prompt attention was given him, and in the course of twenty minutes was so far restored as to be carried in a buggy to his residence. Tlie attack was caused by a sudden rush of blood to tlie brain, or a fit of vertigo—about the same. For a while there was much excitement, and a great many people were on tlie spot. J Ve are gratified to be able to say that Mr. Jasey received no injuries in liis fall, and that he is now O. K. and in his usual place of business. He is subject to these attacks. Montezuma Weekly: A burglar ^en- tered the stores of Mr. John W. McKenzie and C. C. Grant last Thursday night, He was discovered before lie had time to make away with anything of much value, ne managed to dodge a few pistol shots and made his escape. It was a colored man. He left his shoes No. IPs behind, which lie can have by calling at this office and proving property. Haven’t time to notice more extended!)', BY TELEGRAPH COtSTY COURT. Some Lively Business^Yesterday. Yesterday a colored boy by tlie name of Jim Helfresh, was tried in the County Court for the offense of larceny. He stole ten bars of soap from the store of Mr. T. Callahan on Third street on Saturday night last. Officer McCafferty arrested him on Tuesday and the case came up regularly yesterday. The evidence clearly made out the offense and the defendant was found guilty. The hoy was discharg ed from tlie chain gang on the 24th of October, after serving out a sentence of vagrancy. He was sentenced to six months on tlie public works. He is a con stitutional thief, and a position on the chain gang seems to be his normal place. In tlie afternoon some lively proceed ings came before the court. Mr. R.T.New- hy, of Twiggs county, came before Judge Holt and took out a possessory warrant against Mr. George Moore for sixty-five dollars, whieh he alleges Moore had taken from him the night before. He al so swore out warrants accusing Mr. Moore of gaming, of keeping a gaming house, and of keeping a disorderly house, mak ing four in all. A counter warrant was sworn out by Mr. Moore against Mr. New by for gaming. On the warrantor gaming Mr. Moore demanded indictment by the grand jury, and went to trial on the case of gaming. After hearing the evidence, a judgment of not guilty was rendered by-Judge Holt in the case. The possessory warrant was set for a hearing at 9 o’clock this morning. Tlie case against Mr. Newby for gam ing was also set for this morning at 9 o’clock. Mr. Newby claims that on Tues day night he was inveigled into a room in the rear of a saloon in the sity and made drunk, and while in this condition his money was wonirom him. Mr. Moore claims that Newby insisted that he play with him, and that he even desired to stop him after he had lost five dollars. The cases were quite spicy in their de tails. present condition they wc:e better year-old boy who she thinks is stolen. *3 Iij.-il. Hoadrised the race* to live in] Several weeks ago she let him co cz a fetoaaray and friendship. The laborers | Tiail to his father, who lives near Richland, ■to* fulfill their eouUacts and good | and while theta his lathes hired him to a South Georgia Conference. The session of this body met at Perry, Georgia, December 10, at 9 a. m. The Conference was opened by Rev. J. W. Hinton, D.D. The Secretary of last Conference, Rev. D. Clements, called tlie roll of mem bers, ijrhen a large number answered to their names. ' 1 The Conference went ilito the election of temporary President, -which resulted in the choice of Dr. J. W. Hinton, who re ceived a very large majority. The Conference elected S. D. Clements Secretary, and R. M. Lockwood, R. L. Iloniker and W. C. Lovett, assistants. Tlie hours of 9 a. m., and 1 p. m., were fixed for meeting and adjournment. Reports were read from Publishing House and Sunday-school. Secretaiy, and referred to various committees. Rev. J. B. McFerris, D. D., was intro duced, and addressed tlie Conference in his usual felicitous manner. Tlie committee on tlie Wesleyan Chris tian Advocate made a report through Georce G. N. MacDonnell, which was re ferred to the'usual committee. The following committees were appoin ted: Books and Periodicals—J. O. A. Clark, R. B. Lester, J. M. Austin, J. E. Godfrey, II. S. Wimberly. Sunday-schools—J. O. Branch, J. O. A. Cook, H. P. Meyers, M. E. Bylander, L. S. McSwain, T. I. Neese, P. S. Twitty. ~ Bible Cause—E. N. McGehee, J. A. Frazer, T. D. Hawkins. Temperance—R. J. Corley, H. C. Fen tress, J. W. Simmons, J. G. W. Me-. Lauglin, J. P. Dickinson. Supernumerary List—The following called and continued: K. F. Williamson and C. J. Toole. Superannuated Preachers—The .follow ing called and continued: J. W. Talley, W.. H. Thomas, James Danwody, David Crenshaw, H. P. Pctch- ford, L. C. Peck, Y. H. TignejV W. Knox, James Harris, W. F. CorleyVJ. R. Owen, Capel Raifords, L. G. R. Wiggins, D. O. Driscoll. Bishop Doggett came in during the morning and took the chair and made some interesting remarks. He had been quite 111 and he had but little hope of be ing here, hut was thankful to liis Heavenly Father for his preejpus grace, and for the privilege of being at this Conference. After notices Conference a4J 0Urne d* London, December 9.—Tlie cattle plague has broken out on the Island of Cypress. C. H. Getting & Co., merchants of London, Buenos, Ayres and Montevideo have suspended. Brennan after his release addressed crowds from the windows of liis hotel. He announced that whatever he said at Balia he was prepared to say again. His words were loudly cheered. Manchester, December 9.—The Man chester Guardian of this morning says there was a strong market on Monday and prices further advanced; but the most striking feature is the disparity between the views of buyers a ad sellers and the consequent diminishing volume of trans actions. Most of the leading India and China exporters arc qaite out of the mar ket as far as actual business is concerned. London, December 9.—Heavy snow falls are reported throughout Germany and Austrian Switzerland, and from Paris, Madrid, Brussels, Florence, Bologna, Milan, Genoa, Venice and Rome. At Mantas the river Loire is frozen. St. Louis, December 9.—The flouring mill of Samnel Hill & Bro., at New Ath ens, Ill., was burned yesterday. The loss on mill and machinery is twenty-five thousand. Itwas insured for seven and a half thousand. The mill contained twenty to thirty thousand bushels of wheat, and some flour valued at twenty- five thousand, on which there was no in surance, Cincinnati, December 9.—The par ties laying rails on the Cincinnati South ern Railroad will meet to-day about seven miles beyond New river, Scott county, Tennessee, two hundred miles from Cin cinnati, and one hundred and thirty-seven from Chattanooga. The formal opening takes place on Christmas. Richmond, December 9.—Tlie Read justers of the General Assembly were in caucus last night until midnight, mak ing nominations for State' officers. The nominee for Second Auditor is the only Republican nomination. New Yobk, December 9.* The Times to-day says inquiry at the offices in this city of the companies interested confirms the report published yesterday that papers have been signed for a union of tlie Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe and St. Louis and Sau Francisco railroad compa nies, and for the construction of a joint line from Albuqurque, on the Rio Grande in New Mexico, to tlie Pacific coast. The statement, however, that the Chicago and Alton Company is in the scheme is pro nounced incorrect. By the terms of the agreement the St. Louis and San Fran cisco Company surrender to the Atchison, Topeka and Santa.Fc Company one-lialf interest in their franchises as owners of the Atlantic and Pacific Railroad Com pany, which they succeeded, and the two companies pledge themselves jointly to raise $25,000,000 for the building of an extension about one thousand miles long to some point on tlie Pacific coast not yet designated. The officers intimate that they know where they can obtain the money needed, and that the work of building the exten sion will he begun at tlie earliest possible moment that tlie weather will permit. These are all the details that can be ob tained for the present. New Yobk, December 9.—In connec tion with the memorial of tlie business men of New York in favor of the bill for withdrawing the legal tender quality from greenbacks, the World publishes the following extract from a letter received by J. J. Moore from Senator Bayard: “It is not hostility to the South that makes tlie North solid. It is apprehen sion lest unwise and ridiculous adminis tration of the finances should injure Northern property and investmenst. No instrument is so dangerous as a legal ten der paper currency, tlie redeemability of which may be endangered. I do not care half so much for party success in this con nection, although I value it most highly, as I do for tlie great sen-ice it would be to our whole country and tlie generation to succeed us." Washington, December 9.—In the House Pound, of Wisconsin, introduced a joint resolution proposing an amend ment to the Constitution, providing that, after the fourth of March, 1885 tlie President and Vice-President slial hold tlieir office for six years, and shall be ineligible for more than one term eon- aecuthrely, and that members of Congress shall be elected for three years. Re ferred. The Speaker then proceeded to call tlie States for bills of reference. In the Senate Mr. Bayard, from the Committee' on Finance, reported back the Senate bill for the interchange of tlie sub sidiary silver coins, and asked its indefi nite postponement. It was so ordered. Also, a Senate bill aftthorizing the Sec retary of the Treasury to issue ten mill ions of dollars of four per cent, bowls for the payment of arrears of pensions, aud asked its indefinite postponement. It was so ordered. The Vice President- laid before tlie Senate a communication from the Post master General transmitting a letter from tlie Assistant Postmaster General calling attention to the insufficiency of tlie ap propriations for the present fiscal year, re commending that two million dollars be rcappropriated out of unexpended balance of appropriations for that purpose during tlie last four years, which have been cov ered into tlie treasury and it he made available to meet the necessities of the service. Referred to the committee on appropriations. On motion of Davis, of West Viiginin, the resolution heretofore submitted by him, calling on the Secretary of tlie Treas ury for a statement by States of the amount paid out of tlie ^Treasury since 1860 on claims growing out of tlie late war, was taken up. Pending the discussion the morning hour expired and the resolu tion went over. On motion of Davis, of Illinois, at I;05 p. m. the Senate went into executive ses sion. Tlie Senate in executive session tliis af ternoon confirmed the nomination of Secretaiy McCrary to he United States Circuit Judge for tlie eighth circuit, with out debate or division. Washington, December 9.—In the House under the call of the States about three hundred bills were introduced, the most of them of private character. Among those of general public interest were the following by Mr. Money, of Louisiana, declaring certain kinds of matter unmail able and defining the duties of the Post master-General in connection therewith. This bill was prepared by the law officers of tlie Post-office Department and embod ies tlie views of that department with re gard to tlie lottery question. By Mr. Goode, of Virginia, to aid edu cation of the colored race by an appropri ation for that purpose of the unpatd boun ties and pay of colored soldiers. By Mr. Felton, of Georgia, for the ad mission of Peruvian harks and all prepa rations thereof free of duty. By Mr. Chalmers of Mississippi, for tlie erection of post-offices at Vicksburg and Natchez. By Mr. Ellis,' of Louisiana, abrogating the power of the executive officers to al low indemnity scrip for unsatisfied private land claims, and vesting that power in the United States courts. By Mr. Wood, of New York, to amend the laws relating to the Internal Revenue. It provides for an allowance of a draw back on all manufactured tobacco includ ed in the provisions of the act of March 1st, 1879, which drawback shall equal in value tlie ' amount by which the tax paid on such tobacco exceeded the tax of six teen cents per pound now,' imposed. By Mr. Felton, of Georgia, to protect innocent persons from criminal prosecu tions. It provides .for the repeal of sec tion 1022 of the Revised Statues, . in order taprohibit the use of criminal informa tions in criminal - prosecutions, and givo every criminaFtbe rig^f* of trial finder regular indictment by a duly empannell- ed Grand Jury. By Mr. Myers, of Indiana, to retire Na tional hank notes and substitute United States Treasury notes therefor. By Mr. Kenna, of West Virginia, to settle the claims of tlie citizens of West Virginia for losses, sustained during the late war, properly chargeable to the Uni ted States. i JiNlBl Jit *5 ’•** louxueu. By Mr. Warner, ot Ohio, tor tbe ap- -J.-W. B. ...pomtmentof*select aoralttCeto Inves tigate questions relating to interstate com merce. Wood, of New York, offered a concur rent resolution providing for the adjourn ment of Congress from December 23d to January 6th. After an amendment mak ing the date of ac\journment the 10th in stant instead of the 23d, it was agreed to. At 2:50 p. m. the House went into the Committee of tlie Whole on the hill defin ing tlie duties of tlie reporter of tlie United States Superior Court, and, without any final action thereon, tlie committee rose and the House adjourned. Tlie President sent to the Senate to-day the nomination of Wm. Miller as post master at Tuscaloosa, Alabama, and Jno. D. Wilson as postmaster at Murfrees boro, Teimessee. The Senate to-day con firmed the nomination of Samuel Rexin- ger, to be postmaster at Clarksville, Ten nessee. In the Senate, when the doors were re opened at 2:30, the Senate adjourned un til to-morrow. Norfolk, December 9.—The Cotton Exchange report is compiled from fifty- one replies from twenty-six counties in North Carolina and Virginia, of average date of December 1st. All report the weather during the month of November, very favorable for gathering the crop. The replies indicate that 92 per cent, of the crop has been gathered and the re mainder will he secured in from five to fifteen days; forty-nine replies indicate that the yield is 32 per cent, less than last year—one 19 per cent, above and one the same as last year. The yield of lint to the seed is about the same as last year; fifty- one replies show that an average of 75 per cent, of the crop has been marketed to date. Memphis, December 9.—The cotton crop reports of the Memphis district, for thp month of November, say the total mlnher of responses is 126; from West Tennessee, 40; from North Mississippi, 41; from Arkansas, 45—average date, Novem ber 29th. Picking progress.—In Tennes see 74| per cent, lias been picked; Missis sippi, 83^ per cent.; Arkansas, 70§ per cent.—averaging 774 per cent. Date of completion.—Tennessee, December 24th; Mississippi, December 20tli; Arkansas, December 24tli—averaging December 23d. The crop yield.—Teimessee, 19| per cent, increase; Mississippi, 7| per cent, increase; Arkansas, 18 per cent, increase—averaging 15 per cent, increase. Lint.—Tennessee, 3 7-10 per cent, increase; Mississippi, 2$ per cent, increase; Arkansas, 2 per cent, increase. Sold from plantations.—Ten nessee, 60 per cent, of the crop; Mississip pi, 57 per cent.; Arkansas, 50 per cent.— averaging 60 per cent. Galveston, December 9.—Tlie Cotton Exchange report for November condensed lrom 149 responses, the reports from 87 counties is as follows: In regard to the weather for gathering the crops compared with last year, 142 report more favorable ; four tlie same, three less favorable; 97 re ports tlie crops all picked; 38 report | picked; 13 report J picked; 1 report 4 picked—as to the yield, 29 report 33| per cent, more than last year; 28 report same; 92 report an average of37| per cent. less. Regarding the yield of lint to seed cotton compared with last year, 106 report tlie same as last year; 25 report 20 percent, more; 8 report ten per cent, less; 9 report all the crops marketed; 139 report an av erage of 72i per cent; 31 report 10 per cent marketed. Correspondent’s generally report that tlie crops lias been gathered in better condition than in any former year. Atlanta, Ga., December 9.—To-day forty emigrants from Meriwether county passed through Atlanta for Arkansas and Texas, where they will buy land. Tlie emigration fever is rising in Georgia. Very low rates are offered. Nbw Orleans, December 9. — Ex- Congressman Money, in a letter to tlie National Republican, denies the state ment published therein, that he, with others, is a refugee from Madison Parish. General Money says he came to this city to attend the sale of the North Louisiana and Texas Railroad, and but for this he would have been at liis plantation in Mad ison. Pittson, Pa., December 9.—John Ilinkle was probably fatally burned and .John Connor and William Sheridan slightly burned by an explosion of a fire damp in the Pittston coal company’s twin shafts this morning. London, Ontario, December 9.—On Sunday morning last the farm house of two brothers, Richard and William Need ham, in London township, was entered by masked burglars who stoic $500 and clubbed the two Needhams so mercilessly that both are expected to die. Washington, December 9.—For the South Atlantic States, falling barometer warmer and generally cloudy weather, and local rains witli east to south wind* Washington, December 9. — Tlie Senate Committee on Finance held its first regular meeting to-day, but transact ed no business of importance. It now has sixty hills and resolutions on its docket, mostly of a private nature. London, December 9.—Tlie London correspondent of tlie Manchester Guur- dian says he learns that the Kashgar re volt lias ended by a final and complete defeat of Hakim Khan, of Tura, with tlie loss of one thousand killed. Paris, December 9.—At nine o’clock this morning the thermometer, Fahren heit, indicated five degrees above zero in Paris, and in some of the suburbs six de grees below. The Seine is frozen. London, December 9—The steamer Rascomnion, from Liverpool for Havana, has been capsized and sunk. Six of lier crew were, drowned. New Yobk, December 9—An Ottawa Ontario, spe'acial, says the Indians aroum Fort McLeod, N. W. Territory, are get ting very desperate 'and troublesome on account of their starving coudition, and troops are under arms in anticipation of an attack on tlie fort. The Government will either have to fight or feed them this winter. Washington, December 0.—A joint resolution was introduced in the House by Mr. Frost, of Missouri, to-day, express ing earnest sympathy with the efforts now being made by the patriotic Irishmen to ameliorate the condition of tlieir country and extending to the Irish people sincere wishes for tlieir sutcess in their endeavor to obtain for themselves and their pos terity the inestimable boon of equal laws anil self-government; also a joint resolu tion by Mr. Gillctt, of Iowa, expressing similar sympathy and wishes, and request ing the President of the United States to communicate to her Majesty’s government the hope of this country that some just ar rangement may soon be made whereby the Irish peasant may become owners of tho soil they cultivate. Both bills were referred. City of Mexico, November 80, via Havana, December 9.—General Gonza lez lias been arrested and is in close con finement, charged with conspiracy. Gov ernor Charles, of Coahuila, lias resigned, being disgusted at the extension of Fed eral jurisdiction over tlie Sierra Majada. The Presidential excitement is increasing. President Diaz intends that free suffrage shall be secured to tlie people. It is re ported that the revolution in the State of Sonora is of a local character and unim portant. Neiv Obleans, December 9.—Tlie cotton exchange crop report for November: Louisiana—from thirty-six parishes we have received sixty-eight replies of the average date of November 30th. Tlie weather lias been extremely favorable for gathering crops, decidedly more so than during the same period last year; 87 per cent, of the crop has been picked, picking will lie finished about December 20tli. The yield of seed cotton has been 12 per ceut greater than last year, and of lint 0 per cent better than last year. About 57 per cent of the crop lias been marketed. Mississippi.—We have 77 replies from 35 counties, average date of Nevember 30th. The weather has been more favor able for gathering tlie crop than last year. Ninety-one per cent, of the crop has been picked and .picking will be finished by December 14th. Tiie yield of seed cotton has been 15 per cent, greater than last year, and yield of lint cotton is reported 7 percent, better than last year. Sivtj> seven per cent, of the crop has been mar keted. Unusually good roads and remu nerative prices have brought out the un usual marketing of the crop. Arkansas.—We have forty replies from twenty-four counties, average date of No vember 30th. The weather is reported favorable for gather-ire the crop, more so tliau last year; S3 per cent, has been [ Inn _1ll ■ ■« ■ • - ' about December 15th. The yield of seed cotton will be 23 per cent, greater than last year. Tho proportion marketed is estimated at 53 per cent. Nashville, December 9.—North Ala bama, 25 correspondents report weather more favorable; one less so; two-thirds to nine-tenths of the crop has been picked. Tiia increase is about 20 per cent; three- fourths of the crop has been marketed,and all of it will be shipped by January first. Laborers have been willing and energetic. Planters are selling their cotton as fast as it is ready; no one is storing. Middle Tennessee, seventeen replies,all report tlie weather more favorable; two report yield one hundred per cent, more; two fifty per cent; four, twenty-five per cent; two, fif teen per cent; one, ten per cent; six, the same; two report the crops all marketed; five, tliree-fourths; four, two-thirds; two, four-fifths; two, one-half; and, two, one- third. All say the advance in prices has stimulated the fanners and laborers to get crops gathered and sold as soon as possible. Charleston, December 9.—The re port of the Charleston Exchange on tlio cotton crop is compiled from replies of fifty-eight correspondents in twenty-seven counties, the average date being Decem ber first. The weather for gathering the crop during November is reported by all except seven as more favorable than last year. About the entire crop is stated to have been picked by forty-three, while fifteen report about 90 per cent, as gath ered and give the fifteenth of December as the latest date on which picking will he finished. The yield of the crop is re ported by nine to be about the same as last year, by nine to be larger from 5 to 25 per cent, averaging 74 per cent, and by forty to show a decrease of from 5 to 50 per cent, averaging 20 per cent. The yield of lint to seed cotton is estimated by twenty-six to be about the same as last year; by twenty-four to be rather more, and by eight to be somewhat less—none estima- mating the increase or decrease to be over ten per cent. The proportion of the crop marketed is as follows: nine-tenths by nine; seven-eighths by thirteen, tliree-fourths by eighteen and two-tliirds .by eighteen. The decrease in yield is at tributed mainly to bad weather in Octo ber and frost in November. Tlie crop ‘ gathered in better condition than formally years, and shows better quality. Va rious reports state that particularly favo rable results have been obtaiued this sea son by the use of fertilizers, and many correspondents mention that planters have generally hurried tlieir crop to mar ket, owing to satisfactory prices ob- tanied. Charleston Municipal Election. Charleston, December 9.—The mu nicipal election to-day was quiet and or derly. The contest was triangular, and was between Courteney, regular Demo crat, Sale, who also claimed to he a regu lar Democrat, and Gayer, Independent Democrat. The last named was generally supported by the Republican leaders. The colored vote was divided between all the candidates, Courteney receiving a large portion of it, including the ’longshoremen, who supported him in a body. The re turns to-night indicate that Courteney is elected, and his friends claim for him one thousand majority over the combined vote for Sale and Gayer. A new city ad ministration is elected for a term of four property is reported, but no loss of life. The continuance of frost can alone pre vent most serious disasters. Washington, December 10.—The President sent to tlie Senate the nomina tion of Alexander Ramsey, of the Mint, to be Secretaiy of War. The Senate adopted a resolution offered by Morrill, calling on the Secretaiy of the Treasury for information as to the effect upon the revenues and upon consumers from the repeal of the duty on tea and coffee in 1872. The Senate took up the resolution heretofore offered by Davis, of West Vir- giuia, calling on tlie Secretary of the Treasury for a statement of private claims growing out of the late war paid since 1864. Davis accepted an amendment by Edmunds, changing the date to March 4th, 1861. Momll offered an amendment Mr. Lay was attacked by .Uir? 2 ” 3 ®- to include in information asked for all Snrimr and did rmt 1 . J8ls k* such claims which have been presented to and rejected by the Treasury Department; a’so, which may now be pending therein. Rejected. The resolution then as amen ded was adopted. In the House concurrent resolutions to adjourn from December 19th to Janua ry 6th, were taken up. Davis, of West Virginia, moved its passage. Maxey moved its reference to the Committee on years. Savannah, December 10.—Tlie Cto- ton Exchange crop report for November is as follows: Georgia—The weather during the month has been very favorable for gather ing cotton—more favorable than last year. From tliree-fourtlis to seven-eiglitlis of the crop has been picked out, and by tho 20th of December all will he gathered. About two-tliirds has found its way to market, The out-turn of the crop of the State will be the same as last year. In Southern Georgia the yield is less as compared with last year. In the middle portion of the State about tlie same, while in the upper section the yield is greater than last year. Tlie yield of lint to seed cotton is about the same. Savannah, December 10.—Tlie weath er for gathering tlie crop has been fine— more favorable than last season. Seven- eighths of the crop has been gathered aud about two-thirds marketed. Tho crop is turning out better than was expected month ago, still, it is a little short of last year, even with the favorable picking sea son, In the sea island section the weather has been favorable for gathering the crop and it is nearly all picked, and one-lialf marketed. The yield will be a little larger than last year. The lint is reported better than usual on account of the use of improved seed and being better handled. Mobile, December 10.—The report of tlie Alabama Cotton Exchange is based on sixty-nine letters from forty-two coun ties. The weather during the month of November is reported by our correspond ents to have been more favorable for gath ering the crop than last year, except in six counties. Tlie average of the reports indicates that eighty-six per cent, of the crop has been picked, and all of it will be gathered by the 20th of December. In twenty of tlie most productive counties of the State it is estimated that the yield will he nine per cent, less than last year, and in the rest of the counties six per cent, less. The yield of lint to seed cotton av erages a little more than last year. About two-tliirds of the crop has been sent to market. From Mississippi we have twenty-eight letters from sixteen counties. Tlie weath er during the monili *of November is re ported as having been more favorable than last year for gathering the crop, except Clay county. About eighty-five per cent, of the crop has been picked, and all of it will be gathered about tlie middle of De cember. In seven of the most productive counties our letters indicate an increase of three and a half per cent- in yield as com pared wttli last year, and in tlie remaining counties a decrease of one per cent, as compared with last year. Tlie yield of lint to seed cotton will be more than last year. About sixty-seven per cent, of the crop has been marketed. Denyek, Colobado, December 10.—A dispatch from Fair 1‘lay reports the dis covery of uranium in tlie Sacramento mining district. The mineral is found in Bohemia, but never before in this country as far as known. The ore runs 60 per cent, and uranium is worth $1,000 per ton. A Los Pinos dispatch, dated December, says to-day’s developments prove that tlie casting of his knife upon tlie floor by Colo- row expressed liis vote for war, but the fact of the other Indians retaining tlieir knives, overpowered his vote. It was noticed as soon as it was perceiv ed that no other Indians wished to follow the example of Colorow. Two Utes arose from tlieir seats in the council room and went out, going away talking to the Indians outside who im mediately mounted their horses aud rode away. They had evidently been waiting for the signal which would call them to amis and at no time were any of them' distant a hundred feet from the council room, Every Ute at the agency carried with him more'arms than any two soldiers of the regular army. Yesterday brought out, also, the fact that Ouray’s respect for the President is due to his thinking the great father is elected by. and rales over tho whole world. In one of liis speeches he made that as sertion, and Mr. Doronsend, the inter— ireter, not actually understanding what le meant by it repeated the question, his answer showing tlie fact plainly that he considered Washington the centre of the universe and President Hayes ruler of all nations. He has not been undeceived and will not he by this commission, as it is now plain his friendship for the whites is assumed for policy and he thinks, if it were necessary, the annies of the world could be called to crush his tribe. London, December 10. — A dispatch from Pesth says tlie destruction of damson ucarly all tlie principal rivers in Hungary and Transylvania, and the terrible inun dations are again tilling the public mind with anxiety; but for the intense cold, ranging from fifteen to twenty degrees Reanmnr, Grosswardein and several vil lages around that city, would have shared the fate of Ezegedin. Temesbar, Arad and several' towns in Transylvania, were partly inundated on Monday, and, as in Grosswardiue, a num ber of houses fell in. The flood came so Appropriations. He was opposed to the resolution. This motion was lost, and tlie resolution adopted by 36 to 21. The House Committee on Canals met this morning and informally reviewed the work before them. The meeting of tlie sub-committee, of which Representative Tanner is chairman, will meet to-morrow morning to consider House bill SS4 of last session, relative to granting the right of way to the Georgia and Florida Canal Company. After tlie journal Burrows, of Michigan, introduced a joint resolution, which was referred, proposing the following amend ment to the Constitution: Article .Polygamy shall not exist within the limits of tlie United States, or any place subject to their jurisdiction. Section 2. Congress shall have power to enforce this section by appropriate legisla tion. At 1:24 p. m., owing to the number of bills introduced yesterday, the reading of the journal was not yet completed. Washington, December 10.—In the House, the Banldng and Currency com mittee to-day re-opened their former ac tion on tlie bill requiring the resources of National hanking associations to ho kept in gold and silver, in lieu of legal tender notes, and adopted an amendment offered by Judge Buckner, which strikes out the requirement for the maintenance of reserve of 25 per cent, on the amount of circulation and make this provision ap plicable to deposits only. The resolution of Messrs. Fort and Price in refemce to President’s greenback recommendation were not reached for consideration this morning. Washington, December 10.—In the House the regular order was then de manded, whereupon the Speaker stated that the regular order was the considera tion of a bill prohibiting political contri butions by Federal officers and Govern ment contractors. After a short discussion it was agreed that the hill be taken out of the morning hour and made the special order for January seventh. The Speaker then proceeded to call tlie committees and for a report. Mr. Acklen, of Louisiana, from the Committee on Commerce, reported a bill authorizing the appointment of a deputy collector at Lake Charles, Louisiana. Passed. Mr. Waite, of Connecticut, from the same committee, reported a bill amending section 2,771 of the revised statutes so as to allow any vessel not of the United States to unload at any port of delivery in a custom collection district after .the due entiy of said vessel and cargo at a port of entry in the same district. Pending action on the hill the morning hour expired, and the House went into the Committee of the Whole on a hill re lating to the publication of the Supreme Court reports, which was finally fixed at four thousand dollars, after which the committee rose and reported the bill and amendments to the House. The amend ments were agreed to, and tlie bill passed. Tlie Speaker laid before the House a number of executive and other communi cations which were appropriately referred. Tlie House then adjourned. At 1 p. m. the Senate went into Execu tive Session, and when the doors were re opened adjourned. The Senate inExecutive Session to-day confirmed the nomination of tlie following postmasters: Benjamin M. Cox, Farm- ville, Virginia; Samuel Amell, Colum bia, Tennessee; Henry L. Rankin,Hemp stead, Texas, and John C. Manning, San Antonio, Texas. New York, December 10.—Tlie report of the Executive Committee of tlie West ern Union Telegraph Company, for the quarter ending December 31st, states that the net profits for the quarter ending De cember 31st, based upon the official re turns for Octorber, are nearly complete. Tlie returns for November and the esti mates for December, reserving an amount sufficient to meet the claims of the Atlan tic and Pacific Telegraph Company, under the existing agreements, will be about $1,476,841.21. The Executive Committee has recommended that the Board of Di rectors declare a dividend of liper cent, from the net earnings for the quarter, payable January 15tli, and an extra divi dend of 1 per cent, out of the surplus mon eys in tlie treasury on that date. New York, December 10.—The Agri cultural Convention for the formation of National Agricultural Society met this morning at Metropolitan Hotel. - About 150 delegates were present, representing tlie States of New York, Iowa, Pennsyl vania, Connecticut, .Massachusetts, Illi nois, Georgia, South Carolina, Texas, New Hampshire, Minnesota, Vermont, Maryland, Delaware, Oliio, New Jersey, Rhode Island, Maine, Arkansas, District Columbia, Virginia. A temporary or ganization was effected by tlie election of General N. M. Curtis, of New York, as chairman, and M. J. Lawrence, of New York, Professor E. A. Carmen, of Wash ington, Professor A. R. Ledoux, of South' Carolina, Secretaries. Mr. J. H. Real!, chairman of the committee on organiza tion, read an address setting forth the ob jects aimed at by the Convention. The committee on organization then re ported a constitution for the proposed so- . . , ye*G *» per ceur. ms oeeu. suddenly that barmy, any preventive ureas- be ATuiuuir, vice ii. G. Dravser; ana oam- picked and picking wUl fafinfetadd by ucabsdl^ea takenaad.grett damage; to ptfi G WiiB^rn^ -T, ft/wfengham offices remain to befiiwi* Washington City Tm,^ eCember8 > 1 ^- the rouse Has just adjourned on the of the death of the Hon. Alfred?? 1 of Jefferson City, Missouri, agedf!?' three, a Confederate during th?^?' and a member of the present Col!* f‘| Lay r“ d * Spring and did not take his seat “. * extra session, but came here this w- greatly benefited in health and wit?.? expectation of attending to m. j . during the session. His disl« Utlu paralysis. His predecessor vr« o** 5 •Crittenden, liis law partner, and tt» ability is announced that as he viivK Crittenden, the latter in turn n-m him. Bland, of the same State health was also very precarious’ll™ 55 sion, is still at home and will hirihhl here until after the holidays. * that silver bill, which bears hi* n seems to have been too mud, Bland, at which there ou-dit nr.M T: any wonder. Lighter loa& have healthier men. *“ ue « a big debt is that recently piled up by m Rw against the good people of Mae ) is one they will all cheerfully r^ u and earnestly seek to discharge) mail delivery service he has just ed in establishing in our Macon thing to deserve and receive nnS commendation. It is somethin? aW be remembered to his special credit s- more important service has been Macon since the war, and no mem W- Congress from any other district has to) quicker to see, or readier to act when tb wants of his district could be subserved)) her interests advanced than Mr'him)? It is hard, to properly estimated^ or convenience of this new system form people. Only those who have liad iter come anywhere near the mark. • Wto we get, as we should, Macon as a comt fo holding terms of the Federal)com? the advantages of being represe'A ed .by a man who combines braia with energy and influence become mm conspicuous. The free deliver)’ systa will be inaugurated at as early a day* possible, and surely be hailed as a sr*. cial boon to everybody except sinnS, both young and old, who make “going fr the mail” a pretext for much slipping ij to surreptitious resorts aud pleasure after nightfall. You may be inclined to A- serve after that expression that perhia your correspondent has been there hia. self, in which, I may remark, you shot uncommon wisdom. the holiday question is being already discussed, il. though the session is only -.even days ell It will be made to stretch over two weefa at least, counting from about the ltd. There will likely he great activity inis, traducing hills and getting them stuck it committees, but there the matter willStf at least for the time. Tiie nononble John, or Joe, or Bill will hie liimstl home with holiday intent and the grater satisfaction of being able to say to ill question askers; “oli! yes—got your till in among tlie very first—had it apprt^o- ately referred anil it will come up amq the very first after recess,” Bless a; soul! How often have I heard ’em soak ing the impatient claimant after tii fashion. The knowing ones fully unis, stand this and vex not their souls. Wa they want tilings pushed they know ill the agencies and don’t fret. If % don’t, however, what a time they fan and how they do say bad words andk molish tlieir digestions! If amaatma to learn how not to bum the caud/eloo fast, even at one end, he can finivMahw who can graduate him thoroughly.* If hi is in search of teachers of a difjeng mould he can find them quite as easily.‘I possibly may have remarked before, to Satan is superbly served in Washing*. If not, I will say it right here. And yl he is uncommonly quiet about it, to may or may not be greatly to liis credit XIOBE GEORGIANS Have “jined the band” since I wrote hit I see Colonel Tuggle, of LaGrange,* hand this morning, aud consequently il claims casually out for an airing or tiK* a promenade for their health, have bt themselves secluded on pain of beiigifr continently collected. I don’t U2 much stock, as I have said hfab in this being a fertile sewj for the fourth estate, but there fill be some exceptions, as Colonel T. in my honest judgment, demonstrate. Be ought to have been as Georgia’s®® just as soon as Jim Johnson could w* given liim authority and the raftowj were restored. I think Georgia TO* have been a great deal fatter, financWi irovided Bullock and liis experts lud®* mown about it. A. N.l- Cutting teeth is one of the bides pieces of work the baby does. Weyf* then help it out by allowing it occisioM* doses of Dr. Bull’s Baby Syrup? A Serenade In the Howard DislrW- On last Monday night slirely qw composed of Messrs. Albert WmgCfla, 1- D. Howard, D. S. Bazemore and L Lundy, started out on a serenade. He=is- Wingfield and Howard occupied a bn*Sf The. other two went ahead on horseback and the buggy followed. After owpk® had been visited, the night being d* 1 * 1 the horse ran over a stump whicbtbi 4 * the buggy over, imprisoning tbe two occu pants beneath it. Lusty calls were made for assist* 11 * which were responded to by the out-nfc’’- As they rode up the lamentations rftj* two heroes of the buggy filled to *“’■ True to the main object in view, Mr. Bazemore inquired anxiously, “I* guitar hurt?” The buggy was side up with care, the broken p* 15 together, the instrument tuned up*** serenaders continued on their balance of the night. Momins f . two of them, with its gray mists, rwJ- the worst looking buggy in Bibb co - but happy over their lucky escape- Contract Closed - Macon's Mr. G. B. Roberts has closed to ^ tracts for the erection of two stoics on^ site of the stores which were hurt* spring on Cherry street. They . completed, be occupied by H' ml 4 jD( j & Lamar as a wholesale drug hf 5 *’ by Messrs. Singleton & Hunt as * ^ tablishment. The stores are to ^ hundred and eighty feet in - finished in strict and complete They will be a great addition 0 street. The confidence in real estate ^ merits in Macon is rapidly incressi - ^ the appreciation of values mark,- ^ cided. This is constantly ind f'^tly shown by investments that are-ort ^ being made in our midst, and o^-gity already entered upon an era 01 F the great that bids fair to make her one oi B inland cities of tlie South. Death or Mrs. Montso» ie '^ f yu. We regret to learn of the dc>' J1 ^ Jane Montgomeiy, widow of tlie a> _£ jor Montgomeiy,and sister of CoIouC n 0 n Lanier, which occurred in Char yesterday at half past twelve ^ The deceased was well known 111 and her friends will be saddened » ^ of her death. Her remains Au . _ . »if v fills evening at 6 o’clock on 1 . Richmond, December 10.—In tlie Gen- c ty . f be interred 111 ll eral Assembly to-day three additional | gusta train, au - (Re state officers were elected, viz: Corbin M. family burial ground m lust , vr f 0 rff' Reynolds, of Botetourte county, for Treas- The funeral services were 1 ciety—providing that its name be the “American Agricultural Association,” and its objects to protect, promote and de velop agriculture in the whole country, in all its brances and the interests of those engaged therein and closely connected therewith. Tlie report will he acted on at the afternoon session. London, December 10.—The Eastern Budget, the organ of the Austrian embas sy here, says we hear from Sofia that Prince Alexander, of Bulgaria, is daily growing more unpopular and that serious apprehensions are felt for the safety of his throne. It is becoming evident that the constitution is not workable, and the country is threatened with anarchy. Berlin, December 10.—The Lower house of tlie Landtag, has adopted by a vote of 220 to 155, the bill empowering the government to purchase the Berlin and Stetm, Madgeurg and Halderstalt Han over and Altenbecken and Cologne and Murden railways. The dissentients were the clericals, progressionists, Poles and some national liberals. The government has promised to introduce at the present or next session of the Landtag, hills pro viding for the guarantees stipulated by the railroad committee. New York,December 10.—An Ottawa, Ontario, special, says a shocking case of neglect has just come to light in Hull, near this city. A hoy, seventeen years of age, was taken down with the smallpox and liis family deserted him. His neigh bors hearing of it, took food to the house where he was stopping. On entering the room they found the youth covered with blood and at the point of death. Food being placed to liis lips, he ravenously swallowed it. An examination show’ed that he had eaten the flesh from one of liis arms in his agony of hunger. He died a few minutes after the arrival of the neighbors. urer, viceR. M. Hunter; Robert Walker, of Richmond, for Superintendent of Pub- 111* I'lunlS'w* trioA /’ Pi*n SflTU. tery. i no ‘, ^oriioo'-- ed in Charleston yesterday ^ Our sympathies are with ’he nJatiPS v. detowAiinOtocar-'