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45tltgrnpfijmi) &i —It Is decieeajjby th^Prulbta. solitary authorities that any officer wlio shall be struck by a civilian, must forthwith draw upon that civilian, though the latter is unarmed and defenceless, and cut him down upon the spot. An officer neglec ting to perform this duty is liable to be cashiered. —The King of Sweden, in a very larges mindad manner, is returning- good f< Bvflj'ho has charged' himSelf wli education of the-htd-who-recently wrote a threatening letter to the Queen deman ding money for refraining from killing the Crown Prince. The youth declares that it was want of means to continue his Studies which led to his crime. —The steamer Koln, 2,700 tons, with a wargo of S,515 hales of cotton, sailed from Charleston, South Carolina, Tuesday, for Sebastopol, crossing the bar on a draft of eighteen feet three Inches. This is the largest steamer and the. heaviest cargo An Attempted Fraud. “ tj£ c< ^ ' ott. rk, Of _ conts. and pi ket the old bonds issued cal administration of the State govern ment, and repudiated by the present Con stitution. There are no bonds of the State worth less than 107 to-day. The advertisement which places these i an open u£#n the' mar ring the Radi- bonds upon the market, states that they will be sold at fifty, and that past -due- Jn Southern and Southwestern. Georgia^ coupons, from 1874, go with the sale. Any one who can read, must ho aware that Georgia is not in arrears with the interest upon her bonded debt, and money invest ed in these securities might as well b* cast to the winds, with the expectation that the whirlwind will return It multi plied fourfold. The advertisement also offers bonds of the city of Atlanta, which are pronounced by the press oflhat city, as worthless.> . . i-iii /• The new Federal Western f Circuit, with Macon as its headquarters,. will embrace the counties of Bibb, Monroe, that have ever passed out of the port of j Jones, Twiggs, Houston, Crawford, ‘Bald- Charleston. —A Bayard club was organized in St. Louis last week, and already numbers several hundred Democrats, including prominent merchants, attorneys and poli ticians. The preamble of the constitution of the club says: “The objects of this club shall be to urge upon the Democrats of the nation the policy of nominating win, Wilkinson, Laurens, Pulaski, Dooly, Macon, Taylor, Upson, Putnam, Han cock, Warren, Schley, Marion, Talbot, Harris, Muscogee, Chattahoochee, Stewart Webster, Lee, Terrell, Randolph, Quit- man, Clay, Quitman, Dougherty, Baker, Early, Miller and Mitchell. In addition to the above the counties of Pike, Butts and Jasper will he annexed from the Senator Bayard for the presidency, and, [Northern Circuit. The number ofofii- when nominated, of electing him. : —Tlie lumber season, which has just closed at Chicago, lias been without ex ception the most prosperous on record. Prices have ruled higher than for years past, and the amount of lumber received in the city, 1,467,840,'000 feet, is 30 per cent, larger than last year—the largest up to that date—and 50 per cent, greater than the receipts ten years ago. The shingle trade, while prosperous, owing to increased prices, has not been larger in quantity than for several years past. —The Hon. William E. Chandler says the Hon. Don Cameron has told him witliin a week that he Is for Grant, “first, last, and all the time,” and that Grant's nomination next year is now a foregone conclusion, no other Republican aspirant having the ghost of a chance against him} This sort of talk will not commend the Hon. Don Cameron to the affection of the Hon. John Sherman and the Hon. cers and marshals will not be Increased. The division Is made simply for the ac commodation of Middle and Southwes tern Georgia, and will no doubt beeome a law. Congress—The Holidays. The Senate at 12:10 yesterday noon ad journed over till Tuesday, Ctli January next, for the holidays. The House also did the same later in the day, making the report of the Committee on Rules the or der of the day from day to day until dis posed of. The following Committee on the Isth mus Canal was appointed by the Speaker: King, of Louisiana; Singleton, Illinois; Wliitthome, Tennessee; Martin, West Virginia; Nichols, Georgia; Hutchinson, New York; Page, California; Conger, Michigan; Frye, Maine; Haskell, Kansas. In the Senate Messrs. Voorhees, Vance, Pendleton, Windom and Blair were ap- James G. Blaine, "to ray“nothing"of ^lier I P° int , ed a of instigation, uu- seif-appredatlre Republican Statesmen who might be named. Electric Light on Sripboard.- The Inman steamer City of Berlin, which arrived at New York on Saturday, was lighted during the voyage by electricity. der the resolution of inquiry into tke caus es of the emigration of negroes from the Southern States. Unquestionably, if the committee will appropriate to the negroes the money they are about to expend on this investigation,they can stop this emigration, Why Hot? esville .Gazette suggi to nnah w ill were are oi jyrup,havi g aid Voir k< l tlieif crops int chantable the dark sugar, classes as “milado” in the markel We agree fully with onr sprightly con- temporary, and, also ofiere pecu! lishmdtit of a rel .The . culture ol genuine Otalicite and West Indian cane is rapidly extending Four lights were placed in the saloon and I if il be desirab,e t0 doso ' B . ut a S 0 " 0 ™ 1 two in the steerage, each having a light power of 400 standard candles, the appara tus being driven by a small four-horse power engine. The experiment proved such a success that the delighted passen gers presented an address of thanks to the Inman Company, through Capt. Kennedy, -commander of the vessel. —California papers contain much in formation about the grape culture in that State. The St. Helena Star says: Last summer a certain forty-acre tract, nine teen of which was in vines, was offered tor $4,500. Parties thought it too high, This fall the vineyard alone yielded $2,- 500 worth of grapes.” The Anaheim Gazette reports: “It is said that there ore tons of grapes rotting in the vineyards at Westminister, the owners being conscien tious temperance people, who would rather see the fruit waste than sell it to winemakers.” —London has been startled by the news that Prince Bismarck has written to Lord Beaconsfield to say that he will visit him In the summer of 1880. The invita tion is of old standing, having been given during the sittings of the Berlin Confer ence at the Radizvil Palace. Bismarck was absent from two of the sittings, and on learning the ailment, Lord Beacons field said that Buxton’s Spring was a specific. Bismarck suffers from a strange complication of disorders, aggravated by his enormous consumption of tobacco and his proportionate use of beer, not the light Bavarian, but the heavy beer brewed on ids own estate. —The Archduchess Christine, now Queen of Spain, was greatly beloved in Vienna, and her departure has left a void in the circle in which she lived that will not soon be filled. She is described as gentle, graceful, tender, amiable, interes ted in music, the drama, and the fine arts, and often seen in public with her mother, who is still a handsome and majestic woman, with a head like Maria Theresa’s. T.» ***** „„ fond diffusion of the negro population through out all the States, will be a fine thing for the country. It will improve the negroes by bringing them into sharper contact and competition with the whites. It will im prove the whites by enlightening them on the general subject matter. For the first time they will be able to comprehend that there is such a tiling os a distinction of races below the skin. The committee on the Isthmus Canal will not, we presume, be required to en ter into personal examination of the dif ferent routes on the ground. What will be demanded is a counter manifesto to the Lcsseps-Panama scheme and notice to the world that no canal across Central Amer ica must be dug under a foreign protector ate. That would have been a matter of vital moment before the Pacific railroads were constructed, but as with the aid of. these armies could be transferred from the Atlantic to the Pacific shores In a week the sting of an Isthmus Canal is pretty much drawn. Lesscps, however, does not contemplate building his canal in opposition to Ameri can views. He relies, on tho contrary, on receiving subscriptions in the United States, and with this view has announced that lie will be in New York next sum mer. It is very improbable that he will accomplish anything important in the way of enlisting capital in liis enterprise, if it is not supported in this country. 'First Blood for Grant.” The election of Don Camera i to the chairmanship of the Republican National Executive Committee and the location of the National Convention at Chicago are claimed to he an importont victory for Grant. The Herald’s Washington cor respondent reports that the occosion of the General’s visit to Philadelphia would be embraced for a consultation with him by such of his party friends as are op posed to his running for a third term. Says the writer: A considerablo number of these friends of the General are known to be very de- Christine—fully as affectionate, probably, as the father whom she lost some years ago. At her departure for Spain Chris tine wept bitterly, and would not be com forted; the assembled Princes of her family embraced her with ill-repressed emotion, and the Emperor had to withdraw hastily to avoid giving way to an unkingly ex hibition of feeling. —The British situation in Cabul and Afghanistan throughout, says the Balti more, Sun, is certainly critical. The Heratee regiments are marching on Can- dabar, where the forces to oppose them are confessedly inadequate, the garrison hav ing been weakened by detachments sent to keep the Ghilzi tribes from joining in he determined attack now being made upon General Roberts in his position in Cabul. The attack upon tills place was made from Ghuznee, the strongest fortress in Afghanistan, and the force assailing comprises 10,000 men. Tho Afglians, after being attacked by Macpherson and Baker, whom they partly repulsed, estab- Ished themselves on the ridge south of he Bala Hissar." Roberts sent Macplier- on against them on Friday, and succeed ed in dislodging them temporarily, hut the battle was renewed, and seems to continue at the. present time, and Roberts announ ces that he has withdrawn into the canton ments of Sharper, a strongly fortified barracks erected by Shere All to enable his troops to overlook Cabul. Reinforce ments are advancing through the Kbyber Pass to the assistance of General Roberts, hut they will probably encounter a vigo rous opposition from the hill tribes before they reach the open countiy and get up to Cabul. In the meantime it is winter in he Suleiman mountains, the passes are iable to he blocked with snow, and the difficulty of supplying provisions and orage is almost insuperable. —Judge Eldridge of Memphis fined himself $10 for tardiness at court. Two lawyers made able arguments for the remission of the penalty, hut his Honor remained firm. Disappointment never attends the use of Dr. Bull’s Buby Syrup. Wee only 25 cents a bottle, j of the country compromising his present high position and fame,exposing him anew to'tlie disagreeable turmoil of a partisan contest and in eyery way needless and un fit for him. A number of his friends are also understood to be strongly of the opin ion that the time has come when he should publicly decide the matter one way or the other, and that it does not comport with his high public position, now that lie has returned home and lias leisure, to have tho question ' of his candidacy flung about the country or leit any longer a matter of doubt. To remain silent, it is urged, is for the General to stand in the attitude of an expectant, and this, they say, does him injury in the gen eral esteem—greater injury than even a frank declaration that he desires a nom ination to a third term. They say: “It makes him look like a beggar mute ly holding out his hand.” Some of General Grant’s friends here expect an announcement of his purposes, to be made by him, or for him by author ity, witliin the next week or ten days. The effect of this appeal will doubtless be shortly apparent, wDether it elicits any response or not. It is a ease where si lence will have all the meaning of words. Artificial Diamonds. Among the London items of yesterday is the following: “Mr. James Maclear, of St. Rollux Chemical Works, lias informed the Glasgow Philosophical Society that, after experiments since I860, he lias suc ceeded in obtaining chrystalized forms of carbon which Professors Tyndall and Smith, and Mr. Maskelyne, of the British Museum, do not doubt are diamonds.” That, if true, is a practical realization of the dream of the philosopher’s stone; nor need human skill and perseverance despair of ultimately producing all those changes and combinations of matter which, in the order of nature, are perfected by time. But unless Maclear’s process is exceed ingly costy or imperfect, the jeweled world will find itself a heavy loser in the value of natural gems. Kohinoors, them selves, will sink in value from millions to hundreds, and all the immense treasures of crown jewels now locked up in Europe and Asia may be outshone by stones of far greater size and splendor, fresh from the workshop. and soon, every farmer will make his own sweetening. .OTHI . — But the bulk and freight upon syrup subtract very much from tlie profits de rived from the pradiiot ton of thati Article Hence the importance of a refinery where the raw juice boiled to the granulating ppint can be converted at very slight ex-' pense into the crystalized, white grades of)' commerce. Baker, Lee, Terrell, Randolph, Donglr- efty, Webster, Houston, Macon and Sum ter counties alone could furnish crude su gar enough for a first-class refinery.i And still this most profitable of all the crops save that of upland rice in Southern Geor^ gin, as yet, is only in its infancy. Wie shall say more anon upon this subject. ' : The Railroad Meeting' To-day. We trust there will be a full turnout of tl» solid men and capitalists of Macon and Bjbh county to-day, to give expres sion to their views on the leaso question, and pave the way for practical action in tlie premises. The importance of the ex- tension of the present road to the people of Jones, Jasper, Newton and other coun ties on and near the line of routo is very evident. And then, aside from the At lanta connection, there looms up in pro spective that most desirable project of building on to Knoxville,which will bo al most a necessity to the financial success of the lessees. With the completion of the line to Cincinnati, which in all proba bility would be accomplished in the near future, no stock in the eountry would pay better, while at the same time it would give an impetus to the growth ar.d prosperity of Macon and Brunswick, which can hardly be estimated. Of course,however, this depends upon whether the capitalists who lease or buy the road, are friendly to our section, or intend to run it simply in tlie interest of their own pet scheme and outlying con nections. It is possible that we may re ceive justice at the hands of the lessees whoever they may chance to he. But how much better if it be within tlie bounds of possibility, to make assurance doubly sure by joining together and leas ing the road ourselves, thus retaining its control hereafter. All these questions, we suppose, will be discussed by the approaching Convention, and the whole subject be fully ventilated in all its bearings. Resurrected Memphis. All accounts agree in stating the busi ness of Memphis this season to be more flourishing than ever before. Her trade in merchandise and cotton is most surprising. This shows the power of a salient and commanding commercial location. One would have thought that thousands of the affrighted citizens would seek homes else where. But not so. All seem to have re turned, and hundreds of others who are not afraid to risk their lives in seeking for tlie almighty dollar even in this unfortu nate city, which, in two years, has been twice decimated by the pestilence. This lias been true of New Orleans also in the past and of Havana. Self-interest will cause a man to dare almost any danger. Tlie people of Memphis, however, are shewing great pluck and industry in their efforts to improve their hygienic condition. With this in view, an extra session of the Legislature has been called, and that body met on the 16th inst. The Govern or announces in his message that the ob ject of the session is that Memphis may be.clotlied with additional powers for the construction of the proposed sanitary improvement for tlie protection of the city against yellow fever. The action required will he the granting of authority to levy a special tax for that purpose. Nashville desires the same boon also. One or two other minor measures maybe acted on, sucli as to prevent the robbingof cemeteries for scientific purposes, and to enable the Paducah Railroad Company to raise funds to complete their road. The session will probably be a short one. What General Lee Said of his Great Adversary, Grant. Tlie Philadelphia Times prints a conver sation held last week with Colonel J. Stoddard Johnston, a gallant ex-Confed- crate Kentucky soldier, who surrendered with Ills command at Greensboro, N. C. Ho says, after Lee’s surrender the Attor ney General of the United States pub lished an opinion that the Kentucky Con federates had expatriated themselves by taking part in the war. This caused great uneasiness among them, and Colonel Johnston and General Echols, of Virginia, were appointed a committee to visit Gen eral Lee, and seek his advice as to the course best to be pursued. We quote the Interview as related by the Colonel: We both knew him and were cordially received. Upon stating the object of onr visit, General Lee replied very impressively that our condition and the condition of tlie whole Soutli was very deplorable. By the terms of General Halieck’s order we were left without the protection of law while tlie South was a rain, her people impov erished, and the youtli of our country growing up without education. That lie tad but one conviction, which was that whatever fate might be in store for us, we who had been leaders should not leave the country and abandon our people, hut should share their fate. We should re main with Ahem, seek to build up the waste places, alleviate their troubles and educate tlie youth. “As to my own fate,” said lie, “I know not what is in store for me. I believe the politicians at Wash ington are bent on the most extreme measures, and if they have their way will stop at no humiliation they can heap on me. My sole reliance is in General Grant. I have faith in his honor and integrity as a soldier, and do not believe that he will permit tlie terms of my surrender and the parole given me to be violated.’ The se quel shows that General Lee was correct in Ids estimate of General Grant’s char acter. Stanton had intended to arrest aud imprison him, when General Grant interposed and prevented it, demanding that the terms of the surrender should he strictly complied with, and declaring that if General Lee was molested he would break his sword. Knowing this as a his torical fact, although opposed in the past, and expecting to be in the futtfte, politi cally, to General Grant, I have always felt that he was entitled to the gratitude of the Confederate soldiers for tins act.” Commenting editorially on this inter view the World says: This confidence in General Grant as a soldier was not mis placed. This does not affect the fact that the Southern people have had real and deep wrongs to complain of at the hands of General Grant as a civil ruler, and misrepresent the history ipf tlie 5 ' United States for eight years. But nol South, we presume, has ever jfiagincd- tliat President Grant was inspired by any feeling of personal vindictiveness towards the Soutli any more than General Grant, or that his errors proved itaytliiug more against him than his unfitness for high trusts of civil government. The last remark of our contemporav at thoflBouth thousands ofSouth Carolinians who were rendered homeless and houseless by his tyranny. - Poor Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi^ too, have nothing to say in far $o&4fJHrafct’s^reiipi,^ llwver much ‘they may he grateful for the clemency he ex hibited in the first flush of victory. Haw Indiana is to be Carried by the Republicans. The La Porte (Indiana) Argus has printed an Intercepted confidential circu lar, sent out by the United States Marshal of Indiana to various Republicans residing -in the different election precincts' of that" State, .witli the vl^w to perfecting the plans which have -been devised to carry Indiana in 1SS0. Here is a portion of the document: Indianapolis, Indiana, October 31. 1879.—Dear Sir: .Your name hes beeii given me in response to a request for tlie name of an active, zealous, reliable and well informed Republican at your prccint, with whom I might correspond confidentially on matters pertaining to the well-being and success of our grand old Republican party in the coming straggle. Will you respond? I know you will, and will not apologize for thus addressing you. We must carry Indiana in 18S0, 3 Sveiy one of us has a part to perform to bring about this result. He who shall do that part well and thoroughly, however hinnhle it mav be, will be entitled to, and will receive life meed of credit. Tlie kind of work which will redeem Indiana is a careful attention to minute detail and in telligent use of accurate information. If I presume to point out some detail work which you can easily and conscientiously lerform, and which will accomplish results >eyond our expectations, do not deem me officious, but do the work pointed out, and and judge by the results. The vote in your precinct on Secretary of State in 1878 was as follows: Democrat ; Republican total, . What changes in tlie above figures would you estimate to have taken place sine i the election of 1878 in your pre cinct? The official enumeration taken January 1879, shows white: . . . . col ored; .... total votes in your township, Estimate carefully and fill the blanks as indicated. How many ex-union sol diers are there in your precinct, and about how did they vote at the election of 1878? Give me name and post-office address and politics of all schoolmasters in your precinct. Give me the name and post-office ad dress of each postmaster in your precinct. Tsend you a blank to make the replies to these questions upon, and postage for tlie return of the same. Send it to me at once, and at the same time write to me fully your views upon local as well as upon general politics. Let me suggest that you at once take steps to increase tho circulation of your Republican county newspaper in your vicinity. Have any colored persons permanently located in your precinct since last Janu ary? If so, how many? Please give this matter your immediate attention, and talk with none about this larticular work. You know not who can ie trusted. Let ns get this work done, the result accomplished, and then we can safely talk about it. [Signed] W, W. Dudley. Among the blanks sent was one which reads ar follows: How many colored voters have perma nently located in your precinct since 1872? How many colored families? . . . The above shows that the Radicals, em boldened by tlie success of the mammoth fraud which elevated Hayes to the Presi dency, are determined to continue tlie game. It is well that they have revealed their hand. A Wall street telegram of the ICth to the Baltimore Sun says: Telegrams are pouring in from the South regarding the cotton position, and well they may, as there lias been a fall this day week of one hundred -and sixty to one hundred and seventy points. Many weak bulls have been slaughtered in tho heavy drop, but there have been no failures, and when Januarys broke this forenoon to 12-1U, against 13-SO. on the 9tli, there was a decided disposition to g* in for an up ward turn. Tlie question of the hour is what caused the fall ? Simply the selling out of the more prominent bulls, who pocketed a profit of one to two cents per pound, and went short at the same time in both the New York and Liverpool mar kets. thinks should be gradual—first, with drawing the one dollar bills—then the . Our- ttwog- and then the fives. This substitu- e of his .<ion, he thinks, would lead to the appre- nd so hai'e ciafion of silver, notonl^ in this couhtry, but all over the world. He is- of opinion that the convenience of small bills is greatly overrated, and their use is directly in the way of an increase in the circula- 11011 of tie precious metals, The ex-Secretary is right in his.opinion about the practical effect of small bills, and ydt it would be a heavy shock to tlie countiy to have none below the denomi nation of ten dollars. That would neces sitate the use of shot bags for purses, and Would stand seriously in the way of the Wtail trade, The currency of a country should seek its primary adaptation to the small daily purchases of life. This, in its last analy sis, is the trade of a country—subsisting all other trades. All large “operations* of the “merchant princes” must find at last a solid foundation here or come to naught. Therefore, we repeat, the first consideration in relation to the currency is to adapt it to the convenience and read iness of these small exchanges. The bigger ones can easily take care of themselves, and, indeed, are usually ef fected without interchange of any money at all; wliile plenty and convenience in making change is essential to almost every little transaction, and without them bad habits are engendered among the people— such as running up accounts and creat ing debts, which not only involve a vast amount of useless labor, but save public morality. A five dollar bill, therefore, might well be the lowest limit of the pa per circulation, but if it were ten the change would be burdensome to make and to carry, if in silver—and silver is and ought to be the money of the people the world over. Our financiers sneer at France for carrying such a weight of ine- talic currency, hut the French are beyond schooling in these matters. They know that plenty of money makes a cash retail trade, and a cash retail trade underlies tlie whole fabric of public thrift and morality. SUPERIOR COURT. ..^ Plea for.a Silver Currency. ^-Secretary McCulloch addresses a .letter to a prominent member of the House of Representatives, in which he urges the increase of the silver circulation -by the withdrawal of small bills—all be-, [ K): _ low ten dollars. This substitution he - as ^' ed M a verdict had been made up, and Mistrial lit Re Barge Caw. t Yesterday the Superior Court met, and t£e jury In the Joluf^W. Burge lease sent -Kr by judge Simmons. The Jury was whether of -one reply there being was any likelihoods reached. A The Kirkwood High School. One of the editors of this paper lias been associated with the principal, Mr. Charles M. Neal, for several years as a member of the Board of Visitors of the University of Georgia, and knows him to be not only a perfect gentleman, hut thoroughly competent educator. Mr. Neal teaches one of the most select schools in the State, and numbers among his patrons many of the best citizens of Georgia. He will do justice to the moral and mental training of every pupil entrusted to his care. Proposition to Tax Chukciies— The special tax commission in New Jer sey is engaged in the examination of the subject of taxing church and college prop erty. It is understood that there is a widespread and growing feeling in that State that neither churches nor colleges should be exempted from the general bur den of taxation, and that strong represen tations to this effect wHl.be laid before the commission. But, after all, as New Jersey is said to receive enough income from royalty on railway traffic to support her State gov ernment, the strain on tlie churches will ha light. General Grant in Philadelphia. A very large portion of a double sheet of the Times, on Wednesday, was devoted to a graphic account of the immense pa geant in honor of ex-President Grant. On the first page appears the facsimile of a letter received from the General on tlie fourth of January, 1865,' accepting from the people of Philadelphia an elegant house and lot which had been debated to him. Fifty thousand persons marched in pro cession, and the streets, avenues and housetops swarmed with at least 300,000 spectators. The Times speaks of it as “the most imposing and popular pageant ever given in this broad land.” President Grant was the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Childs. No monarch on earth ever re ceived greater adulation from his own subjects than have been extended to this private American citizen. A large number of prominent Republican officials, includ ing several members of the Cabinet and other distinguished personages, were pres- The Mormons. Mysterious outgoings from Utah repre sent that the Mormons are planning to pull up stakes again and remove this time to Mexican territory. As affairs stand through* thepoHcy of which “he "suffered : hey see it is clear that they must give up b'mself to-be the Instrument,-To deny -polygamy or take to tlie woods. American Silk Manufacture. Tlie Baltimore Sun learns from a recent brief account liy William C. Wyncoop that last year this country imported, prin cipally from Asia, not less than 1,590,- 600 pounds of raw s*lk; that there is no demand in this country for cocoons he- cause there are no piiatures for reeling silk estahiislied among us, and conse quently all the raw silk imported lias to be silk that is already reeled, and this for the purposes for which it is used must be of tlie finest quality. Many of our readers will he surprised to learn tliat the manufacture of silk thread and twist has reached a point with us that defies competition, that our plain and dressed goods are superior in texture and in wearing qualities to those of the same grade imported from Europe,because none but the best silk thread is used, and the weaving is done in power looms la- stead<<UJU>y hand, which admits of using lumpy and imperfect silk thread. In American made handkercheifs, scarfs, neckties and millinery goods, we compete successfully with the foreign supply, and in ribbons, our success lias been so great that they are exported, while our original designs are much admired abroad. The Railroad Meeting. As will be seen in the proceedings, which appear elsewhere, the public meet ing yesterday, which, though not very nu merously attended, embraced quite a number of representative citizens, without any discussion upon the merits of the leqse question, simply appointed ten dis creet and excellent delegates to represent the city in the convention which meets on the SOtli instant. At that time the whole subject will doubtless he exhaustively considered. Tlie late meeting demonstrated, however, the unanimity of the community upon the necessity and propriety of the lease. A prominent citizen told the writer that with proper effort the money to secure it could be raised in Macon and on the line of the road and its proposed ex tension without any trouble. There are capitalists from abroad who arc said to be willing to come down with the cash for that purpose with the guaranty of a few substantial citizens, and once leased, tlie road will pay tlie required rent of $60,000 per year, and the extension can he built by the sale of first mortgage bonds. This is the opinion at least of some of our wisest citizens. The agony, however, will soon he over and the apothegm verified we suppose, that the longest pole will get the persim mon. But Macon and Brunswick should strain every nerve to retain possession of the road. Subscribe for the Telegraph and Messenger We have, at heavy expense, arrayed our paper in anew dress of bright and perfectly legible type,and from the long list of valua ble exchanges daily received, and the use of telegraphic news, spare neither pains or labor to enlighten tlie reader upon all the news and most important transactions oc curring Jaily over the entire civilized world. In politics, the editors are Conservative Democrats, and favor an economical ad ministration, of public affairs and the strictest adherence to the constitution of our fathers. Upoi- ocal matters, they are devoted to the best interests of our city and section, and be.'^ve it to be their du ty fearlessly to advo tte the right, and never blindly follow the lead of passion or subside into the grooves of faction or per sonal partisanship. ' In the selection of candidates to office we advocate the doctrine that all good Democrats are eligible, and, therefore, while everyone should have a showing and he fairly dealt with in onr columns, the people, in primary assembly or conven tion, are, and should be tho sole judges of the qualifications and merits of all aspi rants. When thus fairly nominated it is the duty of every Democrat to stand by his party. Having thus succinctly stated the principles and rales by which we intend, in all honesty, to be guided, we again call upon the people of Middle, Southern and Southwest Georgia especially to yield, as hitherto, a generous support to the Telegraph and Messenger, which has labored in their behalf for more than fifty years. slderation, dismissed the jury and entered a mistrial in the cose. The jury had been out just forty hours. The result was not unexpected, and is another addition to the long list of mistrials made by Bibb county juries. The jurors were then drawn. The courtn the adjourned. The injunction case, hi which Mr. George C. Brown seeks to-restrain Judge E. E. Brown from ousting him from the Brown House, and to compel him to specific performance of the contract of lease and sale, and which was taken from tho court in order to effect a settlement, will come up next Monday. The injunction of the Southwestern railroad against the State, enjoining the collection of certain taxes, which was to come up yesterday, was postponed until Saturday, and subsequently, on account of Judge Simmons’ absence from the city, .until next Monday. The State will be- represented by the Attorney General and Hon. Robert Toombs; the road by Judge Lyon and General A. R. Lawton. Sir. C. L O’Gorratn. Yesterday, much regret and sympathy for Mr. O’Gorman was expressed in tho city. He was taken yesterday morning to Milledgerille for treatment, by Mr. J. W. Rice and his brother, Mr. John O’Gorman. . We are glad to learn that after an exam ination the physicians in charge of the in stitution expressed strong hopes of com plete restoration, and gave much encour agement to life friends. It is thought his present trouble was brought on partly by loss of sleep, caused by~constant watching at the bedside of an invalid sister, a loss in cotton and general derangement in health. We learn from Mr. J. W. Rice, w‘ho is well acquainted with the unfortunate gen tleman’s family, that there is no heredi tary insanity in his family. We trust that Mr. O'Gorman may he speedily re stored to health of both mind and body. There will be no change in Mr. Rice’s business here, and it w’ill be carried on as usual. He assures us that he is well pleased with Macon and her people, and expects to stay here. We should regret to see so prosperous and important an establish ment removed from tlie city. Nothing stupefying or dangerous, no morphia, no opium, enters into tlie com position of that famed remedy. Dr. Bull's Baby-Syrup. Frico 25c. - Arrested. The old darkey, Abe Morrison, who beat his wife so badly on Bassett’s Hill, a few week’s since, that she died from the effects of her wounds soon after, was yes terday arrested in Dubois, on the Macon and Brunswick road. The old darkey, alter committing the assault on his wife, fled from the citf, and took the Macon and Brunswick road. His gait and gen eral appearance are peculiar, and as he wa3 well known to tlie road’s employees, he was recognized as he passed down on foot. Some days since information was received as to lirs whereabouts, and night before last Bailiffs Pridgen and Moore left on the Brunswick train to effect his arrest. They found him yesterday morning, splitting rails on a gentleman’s place, forty- eight miles down the road. He recognized Mr. Pridgen at once, and, sticking his axe log, began to make off, but was promptly halted and arrested. The offi cers arrived in the city with him last even ing, and he was placed in jail. His case will probably be called up at the adjourned term of the Superior Court, to he held in January. A II amt Organ. A living persecutor, in the shape of full toned, doubled bass, high C hand or gan, yesterday shattered the atmosphere in the city aud claimed the undivided at tention of the juveniles of all ranks and stations, without reference to race, color or previous condition of ancestral servi tude. The organ seemed to rely on several tunes for its reputation, hut on none as it did on the “Sweet Bye and Bye.”. To is it clings to with leeeh-like tenacity, and the notes were drawn out in a manner which seemed to indicate they would reach the sweet bye and bye before they ended. Several brass mounted pistols were yes terday taken down from the shelves, and the owners were seen industriously polish- isliing them up and renewing the car- tridges. Whether their movements had any reference to tho hand organ, we can not say; but the proceedings were, to say the least, significant. It was rumored last evening that a trade was in progress between the owner of the hand organ, who, by the way, is a dis guised Italian nobleman, and in no way dependent on the “sweet bye and bye” for his support, and the pooling office boys for tho purchase of the organ, to be used on serenades and pie-nics. We hope the ru mor is a canard, as all of the young gentlemen connected with the office stand iiigh in the community,aud such a step by them should, if possible, ho avoided. The Soph- and his WakinJj Dreams. I | IIyx.i.je. ^ It takes capital to start a college, but the soph, is a self-made man without capital. Being a seif-made man, he is a cross be tween the “Fresh.” and “Junior,” anil marked by the distinguishing vices of both. Still we admire the Soph., from the reek- negative Jess slant of his hat, to the careless grasp j. . w “Ch he imprisons his flabby yet distinguished cigarette. There is a man- of-the-world, Sir Charles Grandison air in his movements, perfectly enchanting. He Jfiews life through rose-tinted-glasses, and - moves strictly in a world of his own crea tion. In no stage of his existence docs a man live-as- near the original plan of earthly happiness, as when lie recites with the Sophs. Bad lessons and damag ing reports are to him less than tlie shad ows of passing, clouds,- and a‘ sunburst trnough scattering figments of vapor, is darkness, compared with the glory which surrounds him, when lie stands upon the comer, and with critical eye scans tlie habiliments of passing maidens. He knows a great deal better than we do, that he will bear off the first honor, and in the temple of Fame be crowned with the laurel wreath. Know- mg this, life is to him a thing of beautv. The fact that several Sophs have been Presidents of these U. S., establishes clearly in his mind that none but Soph: political combinations not preventing—< ever again fill the place, and he looks foi> ward to the day, when, “Greece, her knee in suppliancc bent, shall ter-r-r-emble at his pjwer.” I would rather be a Soph, standing on Yolger’s comer with a crumpled piece ot cigarette paper in hand, and in the act of saying, “Robinson, haul out yer terbac- cer,” than dram-major of a band of ninety ; pieces. The pay might not be as much, liut more eyes would be fixed on me and I would mash more girls, and that is true glory. I knew a Soph, once whose total worldly possessions were encased in a valise, in an 8x10 room on the fifth floor, and whose “governor” had ready for him a talented plow, with a Georgia mule attachment, as soon as he should have learned enough geometry to plow straight, yet this same Soph, would pull his Hyperion locks care lessly over liis Calhoun brow, and, with his feet elevated on a line witli his eyes, blow ciond3 of smoke into old nature’s face, while he dreamed of glory. And such dreams! He was a reckless sort of chap was this Soph.; utterly, in liis mind’s eye, regard less of life. He had been cut up more, shot oftener, had performed more miracu lous feats of strength and exhibited more heroic courage than any man since Ad am’s time. Strange to say, liis “girl,” who, in college dialect, had'gone hack on him, was always present when he was mangled. That was tlie chief glory in be ing mangled. Sometimes it would be a frantic horse madly dragging a buggy in which she sat, tbe crowd gives way in hor ror, and none are brave enough to rescue- the imperiled maiden. None ? Only one. He springs forward, grasps the trailing lines with one hand, the wheel with the other, and, though dragged a quarter of a mile, succeeds in stopping the infuriated animal: he has just time to stagger across the road and to hear her scream, “My God, is lie hurt?” when he faints, only to revive as the grateful father rashes up and offers him a home in the family. Or a house is burning. A maiden is at the window. The terrified crowd staggers back—there is always a crowi to view the scene and to stagger back. A lithe form goes up the lightning rod: see he grasps the window sill—he is in. Tlie crowd breathes hard. Are both lost? No. lie appears amid the smoke with blankets and sheets tied together. He lias her in his arms. He is coming down; slowly it is true, but he is coming. Angry flames surround him. His clothing is on fire. His hands are blistered, everything is gone but his moustache—in his wildest dream he never lets that perish. Eager hands Uprise to inert them. Hurrah! IZut zah*! Hurrah!!! aud the mighty crowd bursts into an applause that echoes among the Halli *uw^na-ns^. to the Convention. Yesterday at 12 o’clort , .. l>osed of some of the ™ eetm "> com- izens of Macon, serer-,i tSUbstantiaI clt * Jones county, aui] re P res enUtives of road Convention, f0 tLe R aU- onthe30thinstant,tTcS“ thia <% priety of making an eflbrt ♦ * q ' e pro- posed, of Messrs. Isaac Hardeman S s' U U U ^ f 0ra Andere6n » 2. Witkow- f£^nT^^ artlert ' vasap ^ inted hy tl|e Chair to select ten delegates to the Convention to represent Macon and Bibb county in that body. The committee withdrew to the Clerk of the Council* office. 5 .Captain A. G. Butts asked if the coun ts along the line of tho road would send can delegates to the convention, and was in* formed that several had already held meetings and the representation would in all probability he general and from all sections. A motion that a committee of throe bo appointed by the chair to draw up resolu tions expressire of the sentiments of tbe meeting, and such resolutions as the com mittee should deem proper to lay before the meeting was discussed at some length, and finally laid on the table, it evidently being the sense of the raeeU ing that such action was prematnre, and that a conference should first be held in cdniention before any course of action be suggested. It was also the sense of tbe meeting that the road should be extended. The committee appointed to elect dele gates returned into the hall and reported. The following gentlemen were selected to represent the city and county: Messrs. S. T. Colt-men, S. S. Dunlap, C. J. Harris, S. R. Jacques, I. C. Plant, W. R. Rogers, Thomas Hardeman, Jr., Frank S. Johnson, C. L. Bartlett, and T. D. Tinsley. ,; The report was received. Judge Holt moved that a committee of three, of which tho Mayor should be chairman, be appointed by the Chair to arrange for tlie reception of delegates to the general Convention on the 30»h in stant. The motion was passed and the chairman appointed Mayor Huff, Judge T. G. Holt and Colonel H. H. Jones. The meeting, on motion, adjourned. Died In Crmwfor<l County. We regret to learn of tlie death of Mrs. Mary Simmons, wife of Rev. D. W. Sim mons, of Crawford county, which occur red yesterday at the family residence. Tlie deceased was a most estimable Christian lady. Her health has been failing for some time, and for several months her death has been expected to occur at any time. She was the sister-in- law of Judge Simmons, who left immedi ately for Crawford county on hearing the intelligence of her death. Tlie deceased was about forty-five years of age and had been all her life a resident of Crawford county. We regret to learn that Rev. Mr. Simmon’s health is by no means good. Music jlnth Powers. We were favored last evening with a concert-serenade, conducted under the auspices of the “pooling office boys.” The opening piece, “Martha,” was very credit ably ground out by Mr. P. Blue upon his talented organ. Messrs. Powers, Collier, Boifeuillet and Freeman vocalized “She’s a Daisy” very effectively, and were fol lowed by a solo from an exiled Italian nobleman, performed upon a contralto or gan, slightly indisposed from an attack of hay fever. The concert closed with an oigan duett, which reminded us of “Blind Tom’s Battle of Manassas,” and silence again brooded o’er the night. For which we are thankful. How many a home lias been robbed of sunshine and happiness and rendered sad and desolate by the loss of some dear and petted child. This is a dangerous season for children, and parents should keep Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup handy. Price 25 center. startled hills. But the brave rescuer is teiribly injured; the deed was done at terrible cost; still, beneath her ministry he recovers. He always recovers and—the girl is his. This is the burden of his dreams, the. rescued maiden with variations to suit circumstances. I am not betting as much as I was, but I have everything up on the wager that more than three hundred maid ens are annually rescued by our Sophs. But Commencement Day! How shall I encompass the subject! It rises before me like an impossible dream., The mel low gaslight: the stately President; the smiling Faculty; tlie monograms and flow ers, and the breathless audience. The last notes of “Life on the Ocean Wave” have just forsaken the horns to hurry out into the night, when, behold, he cometh! —tlie Soph. Four society badges flash hack tlie mellow light from his breast, and upon that Calhoun brow the Hyperi on lock is plastered into submissive adorn ment. For one brief moment liis form is shut up like a jack-knife; the next it unfolded in solemn grandeur. He plants one foot before him, casts liis good eye towards heaven, and with his right hand extended in the attitude that accompanies the benediction, exclaims in a thrilling whisper: “There had been a day of triumph in Capua” But words fail me. Language is bank rupt, and even imagination will honor no more drafts. The pen may he mightier than the sword, but there are subjects migliiter than the pen, and this is one of them. A Compliment to Representative J H. Blount. The Atlanta Constitution says Con gressman Blount is a bigger man than old man Grant, in Macon. He has given the city free delivery of mail matter, and made it tho center of a new judicial dis trict. If he keejis on os he has begun, he may urge Congress to move the capital to Macon. Whatever he presses upon tlie attention of Congress is sure to go through. Mesara. Ashley A Spier. Messrs. Ashley & Spier, the well known agents of Black's Improved Fertilizer, have been doing a largo business for the past season, in selling farm aud country rights. The fertilizer enjoys fine reputation wherever it is used, and nearly every fanner who has once tested it and given it a fair triai, prefers it to all other kinds of fertilizing mate rial. The great advantages of this ferti lizer is its efficacy and cheapness, that being but a small percentage of the cost of commercial brands, and pronounced equally as good. An advertisement appears elsewhere this morning, to which we invite particu lar attention. Tlie firm will hereafter have their head quarters in this office, where either one of them, or a competent representative, can be found at all times. Mncon’8 Progrm. Tho establishment of Macon as the headquarters of a United States Judi cial Circuit meets with great satisfaction from the people. The lawyers are de lighted. One improvemont for the city, which will come as a natural conse quence, is the erection of a handsome government building. This may not come in a year or two, but will come in time. The free delivery and the estab lishment of a judicial circuit, of which Macon is to be the centre, are two public recognitions of Macon’s advance in im portance and her increasing trade, whole sale and retail, the rapid improvements in real property aud steady rise in values now going on, and show Macon to be on the high road to even greater prosperity than she now enjoys. The feeling among holders of real estate is decidedly better than six months ago, while the business men of the city look forward to the futnre with.evident satisfaction. 1 The Thayer Concert. The concert at Ralston Hall last even ing by Miss Thayer and company was, if anything, more enjoyable than tlie rich musical treat the evening previous. Miss Thayer again sang the Grand Aria from “Nabucco,” and was received with positive enthusiasm. The most critical of her audience do not, at first, accord to the artiste the fullest approval, as the first hare are of a recitative character, but no sooner are these passages over than she was recognized as one of the rare singers of the day. We feel that it would be difficult to say too much of this charming “Southern mm of song,”tlie qualities of her voice,and her elegant and accurate method. As an en core thc“Merry Postillion” was given with a warmth,beauty and expression which are hard to equal. Later in the evening Miss Thayer sang a fine selection in which oc curred a difficult high trill, which was ex ecuted in a faultless manner, and in re sponse to a peremptory encore, favored the audience with the “Suwanee River.” The simple and familiar ballad in the sweet, flexible, sympathetic voice of Miss Thayer stilled the house into absolute si lence, and illustrated the power which ballad music always has over audiences of all grades of culture. Schubert’s sere nade was again exquisitely rendered by Miss Thayer and Mr; Arbuckle, and if anything was wanting in the impression made by the lady it was supplied in this last selection, and left her victor of the occasion. Signor Tagliapietra was in better voice than the night before, if possible and ac quitted himself with great ability. His every performance was encored. The first selection sung was admirably suited to display the rare excellence of his voice and ended in a beautiful diminuendo in the upper register which was easily and accurately accomplished. Madame Teressa Carreno again de lighted her audience. She certainly is a very brilliant pianist. Mrs. Norman was also in better voice, and the rich pure and velvety qualities of her splendid contralto won many admi rers. Mr. Arbuckle elicited much applause. His concert waltz was a sparkling gem throughout, with a dash and brilliancy which captivated all who love comet mu sic. Much of the pleasure of these conceits is due to tlie elegant accompaniments by C. E. Pratt on the grand Weber piano, which is carried by the company. His touch is exquisite, and his execution won derfully pleasing. J. C. Bannon A Co. We clip the following notice of the above firm from the Talbotton Standard: Among the commercial wonders in the city of Macon, tho growth ofthe dry goods trade of J. C. Bannon & Co., on Second street, has been the most astounding. This popular young firm has had only one brilliant career o? success since it first launched its barque upon the sea of com mercial life. No breakers, no storms, but all has been calm smooth sailing with our clever young friends, who deserve all the encouragement aud patronage they have received. They are young men of vast experience and their stock is perhaps the most select stock of staple and fancy diy roods in the Georgia trade. Hence, in Duying from them, the fastidious taste can be satisfied. Tlisy pay the strictest smd politest attention to orders by mail. Our ladies especially should encourage these clever gentlemen, by a most liberal pa^ ronage. This notice is unsolicited, ana without fear, favor, reward or the hop® thereof. It is simply the outburst of an honest admiration richly deserved. “' JC ' cess to our friends. Flee Alarm. At seven o’clock yesterday slight alann of fire was caused by the burning out of a chimney of tbc Stubblefield House kitchen. There was some excitement on the premises, but the fire did no damage. While the flames issuing from the chimney were attracting attention, a stove pipe in the kitchen, con necting with the burning flue, set fire to the lathing of the kitchen ceiling, and was rapidly developing into a serious con flagration. Several buckets of water thrown upon the burning spot extinguish ed the flames. A heroic young lady occu- jiaut of the house assisted in extinguishing the fire with a large vessel of water and jiotaioes which were being prepared for consumption.