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FRIDAY, JANUARY 2, 1860.
—Mr. Spurgeon is at Mentone, very
depressed.in spirits, and his condition ex
cites some anxioty.
—The effect of the Atchin war is to* in-
'Crease the Dutch national debt, which
had been steadily diminishing. It now
Stands at 953,000,000 guilders.
—Virginia has 075 colored schools
taught by 415 colored teachers. The
male 'teacher’s salary averages $30 a
' month, the female’s $24.
—In Scotland the marriage of parents
subsequent to the birth of a child renders
such child legitimate, and In England and
Ireland it does not.
—A Harvard student was going from
Boston to Newport, but he bought a ticket
to New York, because it was only $1
while tlit fare to Newport was $1.00. At
Newport, however, the steamboat officials
would not let him get off until he had
paid the extra 00 cents. He sued the
company and lost the case.
—A committee of the Park Street
Church, Boston, reported lately that it
had made patient investigation among the
converts of the recent revival meetings in
that city, and found a marked fulling
from grace among those who had been
earnest in religious professions a year ago,
The Rev. Dr. Withrow, in reading the re
port from his pulpit, said that with few
exceptions the converts had relapsed into
a condition worse than that in which they
were previous to their professed change of
heart.
—The fumes from the smelting of lead
ore are now passed through a very long
line of pipes and woollen bags, and con
densed into lead again as steam is conver
ted into water. The lead thus obtained
is a powder of exceeding fineness, which
makes an excellent blue paint. An in
tense heat melts this powder, and by a
similar process of catching the fumes, a
white powder is obtained, which makes a
Superior white paint.
Welded Bullets.—General Roger A.
Pryor of Brooklyn has received from a
Virginia friend a curious relic of the war.
It consists of two bullets that evidently
met in the air over some battlefield, and,
happening to strike each other on their
conical points, were firmly welted to
gether. The ball that, from its shape, is
supposed to have been fired from a Union
soldier’s gun, apparently was going with
greater speed than the other, and is more
conspicuous in the relic. The bases of
the balls are split apart and flatteued
against each other. The relic has been
mounted in gold as a pendant.
—An attorney at Boston a few mornings
since, meeting a German friend who is
not exactly “up” in the most approved
“King’s English,” asked him if he heard
the news from Maine. “No, vas is dot ?”
“They say that Maine has gone Democra
tic now the vote is counted, and the Re
publicans say that the Greenbackers and
Democrats stole the State the way they
stole Louisiana.” “Ish dot so?” “Yes,
that’s what .they say.” “Vel,” said the
German gentleman, “dot gliickens come
home to stay all night, eh?”
—A pretty American girl in Rome went
frequently into the streets unattended,
contrary to the custom there. The young
Romans followed and annoyed her, until
she invented a novel method of rebuffling
them. She provided herself with a pocket
ful of centesimi, each the value of a fifth
of a cent, and whenever a man spoke to
her, pretending to utterly mistake his
words, she gracefully extended her hand
and dropped this fifth of a cent in his
hand, saying, in her broken Italian, “Hun
gry, are you, poor man? Well, take this
and buy some bread.”
Kisses and the Ages.—The Trenton
Gazette, Grant Organ, says when the Gen
eral took his place in the private box
Miss Grancell, the young lady who made
the speech, a very pretty brunette, was
sent for. The General embraced the
young lady tenderly and then kissed her,
white she blushed crimson. Of course
this kiss will at least be historic in the
Grancell family. The young lady’s child
ren—assuming that so accomplished and
pretty a maiden will, of course, get mar
ried—her grandchildren and great-grand
children will boast that their beautiful
ancestor was kissed in public by the great
General Grant. It will be a proud tradi
tion in the family no doubt through the
ages.
—A Dakota man was moving his family
into a new house, and left his stove for
the last trip. Within a hundred steps of
the house his wife was taken ill. Leav
ing the two youngest children in a dry
goods box on the hand-sleigh, he helped
her and two older children into the house,
where, in order to prevent their freezing,
they were all put to bed. He then return
ed for the two children, and was frozen to
death before lie reached them. The wife
lay in bed until the next day without fire
or food. The father lay dead near the
corpses of his two boys in the box, but,
although the children in bed with their
mother were frozen nearly to death, it is
believed that they will recover.
Repudiation nr New England.—
The Boston Herald says: “It will hardly
do for our New England moralists to hold
up their hands in holy horror over the
absence of financial integrity in the South
and West in view of the fact that some of
our own towns seem in no way indisposed
to repudiate their just indebtedness when
a favorable opportunity offera. The town
of Bucksport, Maine, is now proposing to
act in this dishonest manner, some of the
leading citizens of the place being fore
most in their advocacy of giving the bond
holders who have advanced money to the
town the cold shoulder.
Dead Millions.—One of our exchan
ges says: “Five of New York’s million
aires, estimated to have been worth $280,-
000,000, dropped off close together. John
Jacob Astor went first, and then in quick
succession Commodore Vanderbilt, A. T.
Stewart, Wm. C. Rhinelander and Rsbert
Goelel. Aster’s wealth was estimated at
$50,000,000, Vanderbilt’s at $100,000,000,
and Stewart’s nbout the same. Rhine
lander’s property represented, it fa sup
posed, $10,000,000, and Goclet’s is estimir-
ted at $-20,000,000.” This is mere conjec
ture. The only certainty of any interest
to the general public regarding these great
fortunes Is that tlieee defunct persons
were good enough to leave ever/ cent
behind them.
Emancipation in Cuba-
In the late vote of the Spanish Cortes
at Madrid by which the gradual abolition
of slavery in the island of Cuba was re
solved upon, all the Cuban Senators voted
in the negative. It is said the act pleases
neither slaves or planters. Cuba has al
ways been a hard nut to crack, and a
costly jewel in the Spanish crown. |
The Railroad Convention.
This body will assemble to-day at 11
o’clock, a. m^ in the city hall, the use of
which has been kindly tendered by the
Mayor and Council. The delegates from
Bibb are Messrs. Samuel Coleman, S. R.
Jacques, S. S. Dnnlap, Thomas Harde
man, Jr 0 A. R. Tinsley, Frank Johnson.
G. B. Roberts, J. H. Campbell, C. L,
Bartlett, and C. J. Harris. All good men
and true, who the taxpayers of Macon
will gladly hare represent them.
We are authorized to state that after the
Convention has concluded its delibera
tions, the members will be entertained in
an adjoining apartment with a collation
provided by their Macon friends.
Our city gladly welcomes the represen
tatives of Middle and Southern Georgia to
our homes and firesides, and hopes that
the tie that unites us will be drawn still
closer by the action of the Convention,
with whom this community is in full sym
pathy.
The TJtes.
Sunday’s news from the Utcs puts an
end to suspense and bids tbe country pre
pare for war. The Commission were in
imminent hazard of losing their scalps,
and the northwestern frontier of Colorado
was exposed defenseless to savage brutal-
ti es. The roads were so obstructed by
snows, and the weather so extremely cold,
that it will be next to impossible to move
troops or supplies for some months, and
the Indians will probably work their will
on the people. The authorities of the
United States have shown great forbear
ance to these Indians, and it is important
now that, unhindered by any more cant,
nonsense and romanticism, they take hold
of the matter and take hold of these and
all other troublesome savages finally.
They should be located at some convenient
point for feodiug them, their arms taken
away, their wings clipped to a flight of
forty acres a piece,the young put to school
and the old to work, and being comforta
bly fed and clothed, required o keep the
peace. A class of sentimentalists in the
North maunder about the wrongs of the
Indians and frighten the government from
doing its duty. It is mercy to white and
Indians both to apply strong repressive
measures in the premises.
Gov. Hampton Vindicated.
Our readers have been advised of the
unfortunate personal differences existing
between the gallant Hampton and Gen
eral M. W. Gary, who is spoken of as a
candidate for Governor in South Caroli
na. These differences, if they lead to the
dismemberment or serious division of the
Democratic party of our sister State,
would be almost the greatest possible ca
lamity that could befall her now happy
and prosperous people. Every effort
should be made to reconcile these noble
sons of Carolina, who are in every sense
par nobile fralnim.
One charge against Senator Hampton
is that he sold out the State to Hayes af
ter the last Presidential election. But the
Mews aud Courier publishes an emphatic
denial of this by Associate .Justice Mc
Gowan and ex-Judge Haskell, who de
clare that the Democrats of South Caroli
na, under the leadership of General Wade
Hampton, made every effort to insure the
success of the Democratic electoral ticket
in 1870. The* letters are published to re
fute a recent statement of General M. W.
Gary to the effect that General Hampton
wanted the Democratic electoral ticket
abandoned in South Carolina. General
McGowan, after reciting many facts to
prove the sincerity, good faith and activity
of the Democratic electors for the State of
South Carolina in the Presidential can
vass, and that Tilden and Hendricks were
not deserted, adds: “Under these cir
cumstances it is mortifying to fail, if that
be the result; it is mortifying to fail by a
mere baneful of votes—less than five
hundred; but it is still more mortifying,
because it is unjust, to be told that the
State gave a lukewarm support to Mr.
Tilden, and was lost to the National De
mocracy by the bad ‘policy’ of one who
was not an elector, but a candidate for
Governor.”
No one who knows the dashing and
chivalrous Hampton could ever doubt his
fealty to the State he had contribntcd so
largely to pluck from the rapacious jaws
of Radicalism.
Another World’s Fair.
New York proposes to hold an interna
tional World’s Fair in 1883. Secretary
Sherman favors the project, and indulged
in the following spread eagle language to
the committee who recently waited on
him at the Fifth Avenue hotel, and asked
his opinion concerning it:
We may almost hope to see the day
when New' York will be the Empire City
of the world, when the finances of all na
tions shall seek through her their ex
change. Even now it is rapidly becoming
so. San Francisco and the West is be
coming tlie clearing-house for the trade
of China and Japan, and California and
San Francisco must necessarily make
thdir exchanges with New Yori. I be
lieve that in the future the money power
of the world will be here in this city of
New York. There is nothing which we
may not hope for in this country of ours.”
Sensible.
The Hinesville Gazette says the colored
people of Liberty county have no idea of
leaving this good land for the uncertain
ties of Kansas and Nebraska. Their con
dition is undoubtedly improving each
year, is shown by their schools, the ap
pearance of their farms and the rice and
cotton which they are selling.
The writer had the opportunity, some
months since, of verifying the above state
ment by personal observation. There are
negro fanners in that county who will sell
1,200 bushels of rice the present year,
worth over $1,500. The colored people
are also very civil and well behaved in
that portion of the State.
A Fearful Railway Disaster.
The great Iron Tubular Bridge, on the
North British Railway, fell yesterday
morning with a railway train conveying
about 300 passengers, all of whom were
lost. The bridge was two miles long,
and from 88 to 130 feet above the surface
of the water, and the water was forty to
fifty feet deep. Nothing was knowr. about
the catastoplie, as no one who witnessed
it survived to tell the tale. A violent
storm had been raging, and it is not
known whether the bridge succumbed to
the lateral pressure of the gale or fell with
the pressure of the train. This is the
most fearful catastrophe of the kind yet
recorded.
The Afghans Badly Whipped.
The British in Cabul, it seems, have
settled accounts suddenly with the Af
ghans and cleared the decks with very lit
tle difficulty. Those gentle Britons make
little account of barbarians at best. Ten
to one is small odds in their estimation.
But the Afghans should have been formid
able on their own soih
It is impossible to diminish, poverty by
multiplication of effects; but the best
tiring to diminish the effects of a heavy
cold is Dr. Bull's Cough Syrup. .
Last Week’s Cotton Figures.
The New York Chronicle reports the
cotton receipts of the seven days ending
last Friday night at 207,601 bales, against
199,981 for the corresponding week of last
year. Total to last Friday 3,012,549 bales,
against 2,576,136 for the same period of
last year, showing an increase of 436,413
bales.
The interior port operations far the same
days were as follows: Receipts 112,216,
against 82,425 for the same week of last
year; shipments 90,793j against 69,100 ;
stocks 364,926, against 294,718 last year at
the same date.
The Chronicle's visible supply table
showed on Friday last 2,370,290 bales of
cotton in sight, against 2,304,004 last year
at same date; 2,345,761 in 1877 at same
date, and 2,835,060 in 1876 at same date.
These figures show an increase of 66,286
bales on the visible supply of last year;
24,529 on the supply of the year before,
and a decreaso of 464,770 bales on the
visible supply of 1876 at the same date.
Middling upland was quoted in the Liv
erpool market last Friday at $J. A year
from that date the quotation was 6J—in
1877, at that date, 6f, and in 1876, at that
date, 0 15-16.
As to the Chronicleft- weather reports
for the week ending Friday—Texas re
ports ice, killing frosts, light rains and
picking ended. Louisiana reports light
rains and good roads. Columbus, Missis
sippi, has had 1.46 of rain. Little Rock
had a day of sleet last Wednesday.
Nashville had 2.94 of rain during the
week. Memphis had 2.01 of rain and a
quarter of an inch of snow. Mobile had
a little ice. Montgomery had five rainy
days and very cold on Tuesday. Selma
says three-quarters of her crop is mar
keted. Savanali and Augusta had light
rains and Charleston the same.
The Chronicle insists that receipts must
stopshowing an increase or people must
revise their estimates. As the thing
stands now, the following is the showing:
1879. 1878.
Receipts to Dec. 26—
bales . . . 3,010,000 2,576,000
Increase in interior
stocks on Dec. 26 . 350,090 290,000
Overland to mills to
Jan. 1 . . . 325,000 174,000
Receipts from planta
tions after Dec. 26,1,581,000 1,581,000
Overland after Jan 1 . 300,000 300,000
Southern consumption, 165,000 152,000
Total . . bales, 5,731,000 5,073,000
Or 6S8,000 bales in excess of last year’s
crop, with equal receipts from this date.
The Maine Trouble.
In order to comprehend the telegram of
points to be submitted to the Supreme
Court, communicated by Hon. Lott Mor
rill, it will be necessary to read the reply
of Governor Garcelon to Mr. Morrill’s orig
inal proposition, to which this is a rejoin
der. The following is that reply:
Lewiston, December 25, 1879.
Hon. Lott M. Morrill, Chairman, etc.:
Sib : Your communication of the 24th
readied here yesterday, just as I was leav
ing Augusta, aud I take this early oppor
tunity to reply. The excitement in the
public mind is, in my judgment, wholly
without excuse, and is, without question,
the result of a systematized attack of vitu
peration aud slander upon the Executive
Department, not only without parallel,
but without cause. Be that as it may, it
is the duty of every good citizen to use his
best endeavors to allay public excitement,
however created, so far as he is able, and
to resort to such measures as will allay
civil strife, and at the same time secure
the ends of justice.
You intimate that it is in ray power to
restore peace and tranquillity and good
feeling to the State and all its inhabitants,
by asking the opinion of the Supreme
Judges on each law point involved in the
variations of the count from the returns.
Nothing would give mo greater pleasure
than an authoritative opinion upon points
involved in the present condition of af
fairs, and also upon such as might be like-
S to arise. Please to indicate the points
at occur to you which have not already.
been adjudicated upon, and I doubt not
that we may be able to secure a satisfac
tory solution of doubtful complications; or,
if not satisfactory, at least such as may be
deemed authoritative. The fact to which
you allude, that so large a number of Re
publican members elect failed to receive
certificates, is due to the fact that so many
municipal officers failed to comply with
constitutional requirements, and which,
by judicial decision, the Governor and
Council have no authority to overlook.
This conditiqn of affairs is no fault of the
Governor and Council.
Respectfully yours,
Alonzo Gabcelon.
A Gkeat and Pbosperous Country.
The latest statistics published by author
ity .show that the value of the agricultural
products of the United States for 1879
amount to the stupendous sum of $1,904,-
480,659, against 1,488,570,856 as the total
oY the previous year. This gives an in
crease of more than four hundred and
sixteen millions of dollars—enough to
feed a huge slice of the world’s popula
tion. Verily, if any man ever deserved
to bo canonized, it was the discoverer of
America, Christopher Columbus.
—Paper as a substitute for wood in the
manufacture of lead pencils is being at
tempted in Germany. The paper is steep
ed in an adhesive liquid and rolled around
the core of the lead to the required thick
ness, and is colored after drying, when it
resembles an ordinary cedar pencil.
—London World:—“Adelina Patti is
now free to sing in Paris or anywhere sue
likes. She paid the Marquis de Caux
l,000,000f., and is now advertised to ap
pear at the Gaiete, in Paris, on the 14th
of February next. The performances be
gin with ‘La Traviata.’ ”
Boston had a severe conflagration on
Sunday night, principally among the pub
lishers, paper and book men. A large
amount of property—something over a
million, was destroyed.
Kew Year’s Call.
New Year’s receptions and callers this
year promise to be fully as numerous as
in former years, and the delightful
custom is to be kept up with all of its due
and wonted enjoyment. No merrier day
can be found on Macon’s social calendar,
and we hope the custom never may be
“more honored in the breach than in the
observance.” The young gentlemen of the
city are taking great interest in the ap
proaching day, and will be out in force to
mee ttheir fair friends.* The groupes of fair
ones tlris year will be larger and the at
tractions morofconcentrated than formally.
Tills will not* however, be the rule, and
many ladies will receive either without
assistance or in couples. We will, on
Thursday morning, publish our usual so
cial directory of those who will receive.
We wish to'make the list as full and cor
rect as possible, and hope our lady friends
will co-operate with us in making it so-
Tbe Tiricp County D*l«ca<i«a.
Twiggs .county elected, delegates to the
Convention which meets to-day, several
.days since. * They are Dr. W. O’Daniel,
P. W. Edge, C. R. Faulk and W. L. Solo
mon. The meeting was presided over by
Colonel D. G. Hughes, aud Mr. P. W.
Edge was the Secretary. J
The Railroad Convention.
This; body was even larger and more
representative-than we were prepared to
see. No less than sixteen counties sent
deputations from among their best citi
zens^' and about one hundred delegates
answered to their names. A finer looking
assemblage of gentlemen were never gath
ered in the State. They embraced gray-
beards, stalwart men in middle life, and
youthful and enthusiastic citizens. The
best feeling prevailed, and the proceedings
were characterized by harmony and una
nimity. Several of the speeches were able
and logical. '
While the resolutions are direct and
pointed, yet it was pleasant to notice the
absence of bitterness manifested by the
speakers when animadverting upon the
course of the Central Railroad. Some of
them took issue with Mr. Wadley’s poli
cy and combatted it, but all disclaimed
any personal hostility to the road he rep-
sents.
Of course nothing decisive was accom
plished by the convention, but it brought
into direct intercourse the people of that
section of the State which is most inter
ested in the Macon and Bruswick Railroad
and its . proposed extension. The result
was a very free aud full interchange of
ideas between the various delegates on the
late railroad legislation, and the necessity
of employing eveiy available means for
the more thorough development of the
material interests of Middle and Southern
Georgia. No direct point on the Georgia
Railroad was designated os the terminus
ofrthe extension.
Our readers will find the proceedings of
the convention in extenso on the fourth
page of this issue. The banquet was a
magnificent affair, and seemed to be
keenly enjoyed by the guests of the city.
Among the visitors was Mr. E. T. Paine,
who claims to have been the successful
bidder at the late attempt to lease the
Macon and Brunswick Railroad. That
Boston company evidently has a hanker
ing after the prize.
A Great Bridge.
An Edinburgh correspondent of the
New York Tribune discourses at length
on the great bridge overthe Frith of Forth,
now planned and commenced under the
impetus of what is claimed as the perfect
success of the bridge over the river Tay.
The letter is dated Christmas day, and
the bridge over the Tay broke down on
the morning of the 29tli, about four o’clock,
and drowned a train load of people, not
one escaping to tell how it happened. It
is melancholy to read the ridicule of the
distrusts of these bridges, in the light of
this terrible catastrophe four days after
ward.
The bridge now to be constructed over
the Frith of Forth was projected so long
ago as 1818, andjias been discussed among
engineers ever since. The builder now
is Sir Thomas Boucli. It is intended to
carry two lines of railway, instead of one,
like the Tay bridge, and its entire length
will be 2,620 yards. Its largest spans
overthe deep water of the Forth will be
1,600 feet, wjjich will be 180 feet above
high watermark. There will be two
such spans—one across a channel 210 feet
deep. These spans will be supported by
anchoring towers of steel, supported by
chains and girders of the same material—
the towers resting on solid brick founda
tions and braced from each other. The
lattice girders will rest on these towers,
Several of the piers of the bridge will rest
on solid ground before it reaches the water
or on an island in the midst of the Forth.
We wish it better success than the great
bridge over the Tay, which was comple
ted in 1878.
The Boys in Blue Still Savage and
Clamorous for More Back Rations.
At a meeting in St. Louis, recently of
“Veteran Union Soldiers,” after consider
able spread eagle talk, Mr. George Sporer
introduced the following resolutions,
which were adopted with tremendous en
thusiasm :
Whereas, We, as men, had to risk our
lives and blood to save the Union of this
United States of America and to abolish
chattel slavery and to erect this Republi
can Government in the late war:
Resolved, That we, as citizens and up
holders of the Constitution of the United
States of America, heartily indorse the
bill introduced by Mr. Weaver, of Iowa,
for the equivalent payment of all soldiers
and marines serving in the late war;
That we shall now organize all over
the United States, and that a • record of
every member in Congress who votes
against said bill, or amends it so as to
change its original character, be kept; and
that we shall denounce each and every
sudi member, and bring him before the
public as an unworthy representative; al
so that we solemnly pledge ourselves nev
er to support such member for any public
office whatsoever hereafter.
This is almost as bad as that “circular”
to the employees of the several depart
ments at Washington who hail fi'om
Maine, to form a rifle company and pre
pare to depart forthwith for the expected
seat of war in Augusta.
Verily, it looks as though the “Boys in
Blue” again sniff blood in the air; but this
time it is the blood of their own legisla
tors and Congressmen who may have the
temerity to refuse to consider all the trashy
greenbacks of the warin the light of bright
and 8liininggold and silver dollars for their
benefit. In other words, to more than
double the immense sums disbursed to
the millions of Federal troops who served
in the war, at the expense of a debt-ridden
country, and the utter ruin of the impov
erished South, already depleted by taxa
tion well-nigh unto death. Then to lug in
again “the chattel slavery”! We fear it
will be many a long day before the bloody
chasm the departed Greeley was so anx
ious “to bridge,” is closed, if the above
resolution reflect the true animus of the
soldiers of the Union army. Is it not
enough that we have been forced to bear
our share of the costly mausoleums and
thousands of marble monuments erected
by the government in memory of the Fed
eral dead? Shame that the poor Confed
erate should be called upon, in addition,
to help pay over again the long settled
wages of his enemies ?
Well Done.
Another $20,000 was deposited in bank
to the credit of the State, yesterday by the
Directors of the M. & B. R. R. This
makes $50,000 received from the net earn
ings of tlie road since the adjournment of
the Legislature. At this rate the lease
would be dirt cheap at $60,000per annum.
No railroad in the country is better man
aged.
Tbe Jraet County Meetlu*.
• .The citizens’ meeting in Jones county
passed 1 a resolution endorsing the act of
the Legislature, providing for the sale or
lease oftheMacon* Bruns wick road, and
instructed the delegates of that county to
pledge their co-operation to the Governor
in all legal measures, to enforce and carry
out the same according to tlie spirit and
intent thereof.
BY TELEGRAPH
Augusta. Me,- December SO.—It is
learned, on good authority, that the Gov
ernor has decided not to submit to the Su
preme Court the questions proposed by
Mr. Morrill.
New York, December 30.—J. Lloyd
Hait, wire manufacturer, bas failed. His
liablities are $300,000 and nominal assets
$450,000.
• Denver, Colorado, December 30.—
Up to this time nothing has been heard
from tbe Commission.
Communication between Lake City and
Los Pinas bas not yet been broken, but
there bas been no news, official or unoffi
cial, since Friday night.
Hatch was to have left Mr. Clines’
rancho, thirty miles from Los Pinos, yes
terday morning, but whether he left or
staid is not known. The anxiety is in
tense apd there are fears of another mass
acre. V
WiNNErEG, Manitoba, December 30.
The Indian cannibal, Swift Runner,
was executed at Fort Saskatchewan on
the 20th Inst; this being the first legal exe-
cusion in the Northwest territory. He
was convicted on his own confession of
having killed and eaten his mother, wife
and seven children during the last winter.
New York, December 30.—A special
from Bismarck says Dave Hall, John Gal-
TaHer and a man called" Missouri, were
frozen to death on the 24th. They were
walking in from the bad lands. It is
feared many others have met the same
fate. The thermometer has averaged fif
teen degrees below zero for two weeks.
Trains are blockaded, and all business
on tlie Northern Pacific is at a stand
still. *
A New Orleans special says tbe Illinois
Central railroad officials have been recon-
noitering the line of tlie New Orleans and
Pacific, extending from New York to
Shreveport. It is believed with a view to
its purchase as a feeder to the New Or
leans, Cairo and St. Louis railroad under
the same control, giving a line to Chicago
from Shreveport under one management.
Fredericksburg,Va., December 30.
In anticipation of General Grant’s passing
through tills place on his Southern route
to Cuba, the Mayor and most of tbe city
council and a large number of citizens,
embracing many of our leading people,
together with the city hand, attended the
early train this morning to pay tlieir per
sonal respects to the General and to wish
him a safe and pleasant journey, and were
much disappointed at his not being on the
train.
London, December 30.—Tlie Queen
has telegraphed to tlie Provost of Dundee,
tendering her- condolence with tlie be
reaved. Only one body has heen recov
ered so far, and that in a badly mutilated
condition. Various accounts agree in
placing the total loss of life at ninety.
New Orleans, December 30.—A spe
cial from Sherman, Texas, to the Times,
reports the burping of the opera house and
adjoining buildings in that place. The
loss is estimated at $40,000; insurance
$20,000.
Bangor, Me., December 30.—Adju
tant General Leavitt,acting under instruc
tions from Governor Garcelon, to-day or
dered the arsenals here to be opened for
the purpose of removing the arms. Seve
ral wagon loads oi arms and ammunition
have just passed through the streets un
guarded and without molestation to the
Maine Central depot. Crowds of people
are standing on the sidewalks. The am
munition will go to Augusta by express
on the evening train.
Washington, December 30.—General
Grant and party left for Richmond at half
past five tills afternoon, in Colonel Tom
Scott’s private car, the “President.” The
party consisted of General and Mrs.
Grant, General and Mrs. Sheridan, Colo
nel and Mrs. Grant, Miss Kitty Felt, of
Galena, and Byron Andrews, of the Chi
cago Inter-Ocean. They will reach
Richmond at eleven o’clock to-night, aud
expect to he in Charleston New Year’s
morning. From Charleston they go to
Femandina, Flabby-way of Savannah,
and at Femandina'will embark Ibr Hava
na in the steamer Alexandria, of tlie New
York and Ilavana' line, which left New
York on Saturday, and will put in atFer-
nandina for them. Gen. Sheridan will
accompany the party as far as Havana,
and his future movements will be govern
ed by the course of events in tlie Indian
country.
London, December SO.—Tbe German
ship Leda, before reported ashore on
Goodwin sands, has become a total wreck.
The British steamer Glen Isla, Captain
Tanner, from Savannah, Novembe S, via
Plymouth, for . Reval, arrived at Copen
hagen December 29, having lost two
blades of her propeller. She will Lave to
lighten astern .to repair.
Madrid, December 30.—As tbe King
and Queen of Spain were driving through
tlie gate ol the royal palace this evening, a
young man dressed as a workman fired a
shot from a revolver at the royal carriage,
but his aim was bad and no one was
hurt. Tlie would-be assassin was imme
diately arrested. His name is Gonzales,
and his age nineteen years. He is a wai
ter by occupation and a native of Galicia.
Constantinople, December 30.—Tel
egrams from Novi Bazar announce that
the agitation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
is assuming serious proportions owning to
the tyranny of the Austrian officials.
Vienna, December 30.—Forty thou
sand Albanians are ready to resist the
cession of Gusinji and Piava to Montene
gro. Alunend Mouhktar Pasha’s troops
are mutinous. They have not been paid
and are in a rage.
London, December 30.—There are
now ten thousand miners on a strike in
the Mons district of Belgium.
Capetown, December 30. — At a
meeting of the Boers held on the 10th
instant, it was decided to maintain the
demand for the independence of Trans
vaal. Sir Garnet Wolseley, however, has
declared that henceforth Transvaal will
be considered a crown colony.
London, December 30.—A dispatch,
dated Cabul, December 27th, says that
General Biker lias gone to Koliistan with
a force consisting of 1,700 iefantry, a regi
ment of cavalry and four guns to punish
the instilments there. The country about
Cabul is rapidly becoming quiet.
Madrid, December 30.—Senor Agala,
President of the Chamber of Deputies, is
dead.
London, December 30.—'The Viceroy
of India telegraphs that Colonel Nor
man has been attacked at Gandamuk
by Azmitullali Khan, with two thousand
follower*. The enemy were driven off.
The British loss was one officer and one
man killed. Colonel Norman will ad
vance at once and reoccupy Latalbandi.
Los Pinos Agency, December 28.—
The commission adjourned yesterday to
meet oa the 29tli instant at Cline’s ranch,
on Cimeron river, twenty-five miles
southeast of the agency, where they will
await the arrival of the prisoners. Gen
eral Hitch and escort left in a drizzling
rain at four o’clock this morning. Tlie
extension of five days expires on tire 29th
instant, and if all the Indians demanded
by the'eonunission are not then surren
dered, peace negotiations will end. “All
or none,” were General Hatch’s parting
parting words to Ouray as tlie latter left
the commission's rooms yesterday for his
ranch to hold the final Indian council,
where, ere this, has been decided tlie fate
oftheUte Nation. It is very doubtful
whether the guilty Indians will ho surren
dered, as Chief Guerro, who is second to
Ouray in power and has a large follow
ing, is bent on war.
New York, December SO.—Tlie Su
preme Court to-day denied tlie motion for
a new trial in tbe case of Chastine Cox,
murderer of -Mrs. Hull. . It will now be
earned to tbe Court of Appeals.
Boston, December 30.—It is now esti
mated that tbe loss by tlie recent fire will
not exceed <1,500,000, many of the firms
burnt out having sold a large part of their
stock.before Cliristmas. Tlio loss on the
buildings will be about $150,000.
Augusta, Maine, December 30.—The
committee of public safety of this city,
consisting of General Boynton, Hon.
Joseph Nye,ex-Goycror Conner,Joseph A.
Homan, Mayor Myrick and Amps Wilder
li.nl a long interview with Governor
Garcelon this morning. They informed
the Governor that they represented the
people of the town and would cordially
join with Mayor Nash in his recommenda
tions and suggestions. They. trusted that
no arrangements would be made to bring
the mili a*y to Augusta, and that an aug
mented police force would be amply able
to quell any disturbances. Tbe Governor
replied that he had already given orders to
General White, of Bangor and Major Fol
som, of Oldtowh to take one hundred
stand of arms and ammunition from the
State Arsenal at Bangor and ship them by
express to Augusta. ' He did this to test
the sincerity of tlie citizens of Bangor in
saying they* would obey the civil authori
ties. 'He had never ordered any troops to
Augusta and would not, unless there
should be an outbreak. One of the com-.
mitteusuggested that a portion of the ex
tra police provided by the city could be
detailed for duty under the direction of
the Governor. Tlie Governor replied
emphatically, “I have force enough now.”
He also informed the committee that, as
they might be aware, he had ftill power
te call tlie Legislature whenever he
pleased, and on the slightest disturbance
lie would take the Legislature away from
Augusta. The conversation then turned
on the subject of submitting certain ques
tions to the Supreme Court. The Gover
nor said lie should go to Portland and ob
tain further legal advice before deciding
whether he would so submit the questions
or not.
Bangor, Maine, December 30.—In
an interview with an Associated Press re
porter this afternoon, Adjutant-General
Leavitt said that the arms were removed
from tlie Bangor arsenal to Augusta by
order of the Governor, and were sent by
express addressed to the latter in person.
He did not know for what purpose the
Governor designed to use them, but lie
supposed to protect public property and
the archives of the State.
London. December 30.—After several
unsuccessful attempts a diver has discov
ered a first class carriage of the wrecked
train in the Frith of Tay, but as there
were no first class passengers, no bodies
were found in the car. Operations will
be resumed to-morrow. A heavy gale ac
companied by rain, bail, snow, thunder
and lightning burst, over London yester
day afternoon. .Terrific gales are repor
ted from all parts of Great Britain and
Ireland, causing much damage to proper
ty.
Little Rock, Arkansas, December
30.—The boiler of Benjamin Taylors saw
mill at Calf creek, Seavy county, exploded
on tbe 23d instant, instantly killing four
men named Griffin, Burke Woodark, Ken
nedy Woodard and Campbell, two of
whom were literally torn to pieces.
Madrid. December 30.—The Diario
Espanal says that two shots were fired at
tbe royal carriage thi3 morning, the sec
ond passing quite close to the queen’s
face. The pistol used was a double-bar
reled one.
The diplomatic body have gone to the
palace to congratulate their majesties On
their escape. The attempt excites general
indignation. It is believed that Gonzales
had accomplices, and three persons have
been arrested on suspicion. King Alfonso
attended the opera at night.
MASONIC HALL.
Entertainment East Evening.
A very brilliant and large assemblage of
spectators gathered last evening to witness
the entertainment of Professor West’s
dancing school at Masonic Hall, and the
occasion was a great success in every
way.
A number of dances were executed by
the younger pupils of the Professor, and
all displayed rare skill and a remarkable
degree of perfection in the art they had
undertaken. The programme consisted
of the Grand March, “Lanciers a la Pina
fore,” very pretty; waltz, “Norwegian
Lanciers,” introducing some graceful fig
ures; waltz: “Minuet Lanciers,” “Prince
Imperial quadrille;” “Sir Roger de Cover-
ly; waltz quadrille, a la de Garmo.
The latter was danced by a number of
young ladies and gentlemen of the city.
The entertainment closed with a delight-,
fill gerimui, in whieli a number of ho4n ti-
ful figures, some of them original with
Professor West, were introduced into the
dance. Professor West has made many
friends in Macon by his gentlemanly de
meanor and his skill as an in
structor was clearly demonstrated last
evening. We regret that the pressure on
our coltuns prevents our particularizing.
All of the little folks, however, who ap
peared in fancy costumes, looked elegant
ly, and the evening may be fitly termed a
brilliant occasion.
Mnrrled.
On the 23d instant, at the residence of
Colonel D. G. Hughes, by Rev. E. J.
Coats, Mr. Erwin L. Dennard, ofHous^
ton county and Miss Fannie H.
Hughes, of Twiggs county, Geoigia.
The Mew Year’s Eve Stop.
The hop by the Mitchel Guards takes
place this evening at their armory in
Ayres’Hall. It will have a full attend
ance and a pleasant time is in store for all.
Held for Postage.
Letters for D. A. Andrews, tax-collect
or, Columbus, Ga; S. P. Petty, Atlanta;
and twenty letters addressed to various
parties, mailed in envelopes of Edwin
Bates & Co., New York, are held for pot.
tage in the Macon office.
PERSONAE.
Captain A. A. Sharp has returned to
the city from the west.
Mb. Aleck Morris, one of the best
telegraphic operators in tho service of the
Western Union Company in the State,
has returned home from a visit to New
York.
Mb. Joe Waxelbaum, of New York,
is in the city.
Canagy Bird Seed. _ . ,
We are in receipt of apackage of very
superior mixed Canary Bird Seed. It is
composed of choicest Sicily Canary,
Russian Hemp and German Rape seed,all
selected with great care by the sterling
house of H. B. & F. B. Thurber & Co., of
New York. Mr. Charles Dreyfus at the
Lanier House cigar stand is agent for this
seed, and all proprietors of Canary birds
will do well to secure a package for trial.
A Pine Address.
Last week in Fort Yalley, Mr. Roland
B. Hall, of this city, delivered a very fine
address before the Masons of Fort Valley,
in response to a pressing invitation from
them. His effort won great admiration,
and will be published by the Lodge before
which it was delivered. Mr. Hall is a
graceful writer, and his addresses are al
ways handsomely written and well deliv
ered.
Died in Hawkinsvlll*.
On Monday night, in Hawkinsville, Mr.
John F. Lewis, of that place, died of pneu
monia, after an illness of a week. He
was a member of the firm of Lewis,
Leonard & Co., bankers, and John T.
Lewis & Co., both prominent business
houses of Hawkinsville. He also had
large business interests in Montezuma.
It is thought exposure brought on his
death. His family lived at his old home
at Gum Creek, in Dooly county. In
Hawkinsville -a store and residence were
just approaching completion, and 'here ho
expected soon to move his family.
In his death Hawkinsville loses one of
its best and most highly esteemed citi
zens. We learn from a correspondent that
the news of his death in Montezuma cast
a gloom over the whole town. “One store
after another closed its doors, until busi
ness was entirely suspended. The nu
merous farmers, assembled for trading
Iturposes, could do nothing hut return
empty-handed to their homes, to wonder
who would be able and willing to make
tlie money advances for them, that he
would have made.”
Fire In Vineville.
Yesterday morning, about six o’clock,
the usually calm and peaceful suburb of
Vineville was aroused from its final nap
by the cry of fire. The residence of Mr.
B. F. Sawyer, located in a grove near Pio
Nono College, was discovered to bo on
fire, and on account of there being no
water facilities, and tho headway the
flames had made before discovery, the
dwelling was burned ti the ground. Tho
kitchen, which was not observed to be on
fire while tlie dwelling was being con
sumed, was shortly after discovered to
have been fired from within, and was also
consumed.
The fire was evidently the work of an
incendiary, as kerosene was used in satu
rating the doors and weather-boarding of
the dwelling and some bedding in the
kitchen. Mr. Sawyer and family were
absent from the city, and no one was on
tlie premises.
Two weeks since Mr. Sawyer sold tho
place to Mt. J. L. Hardeman for $1,520,
but no titles had passed between the par
ties.
Free Delivery.
Tlie free delivery system to go into
effect Hie first proximo, is now a very in
teresting subject. The collecting and de
livery of mail matter has beeu arranged.
The mail will be collected from the boxes
at six and eleven o clock in the forenoon,
and at six o’dodc in the afternoon. The
mails will he delivered at forty minutes
past seven, half past eight, one o’clock and
halfpastsixin the afternoon; All mail
dropped in the boxes by six o’clock will
jie collected and sent out atonce. Matter
for the Central, Camak and Brunswick
trains should be deposited before six
o’clock the evening before.
—The late Wm. McKee owned three-
fifths of tlie St.—Louis Globe-Democrat,
Which last year paid a net income of $120,*
000. His whole estate is estimated at
$750,000.
Attempt to Wreck a Train.
Last evening some one placed an eight
foot bar of railroad iron across the Macon
and Western railroad track near the Sec
ond street bridge, evidently with the in
tention of wrecking the incoming Atlanta
train. Although on a curve, it was dis
covered just in time to avert an acci
dent by the prompt application of the
air-brakes. We hope discovery will fol
low the deed and the guilty person
brought to speedy justice.
Dime Entertainment.
Last evening at the rectory of Christ
Church the first entertainment of the
Church Guild was held, and was a very
enjoyable affair. The programme con
sisted of a duet, violin and piano, by Mrs,
Villapigue and Professor Czurda; vocal
solo, Miss Cocke; reading, Mr. T. Skelton
Jones; vocal duet, Misses Williams; vocal
solo, Miss Ethel Crippen; recitation, Mr.
A. E. Boardman; vocal sol^Mr. Luther
Williams; vocal solo, Hii? Gocke. The
audience was large and appreciative, and
all those taking part acquitted themselves
well.
(uticura
The Escaped Prisoners.
No news has been heard of the two 1 ,
prisoners Mulvey and Brooks. The man
ner they effected their escape is a little
remarkable. During the day ’he cells are
not kept locked, but a simpleolt thrust
through the hasp. It is supposed a wire
was taken from a satchel which was in
the cell at the time, the bolt taken out
with it and escape thus effected. The
men are supposed to have secreted them
selves in the jail yard until dark, and then
scaled the fence. The satchel was found
ia the jail yard after their departure. The
jailer, on making his rounds when lock
ing up the cells, looked in and saw the
blankets and bedding arranged so as to
resemble two sleeping men in the cell,
and their escape was not discovered un
til next morning.
Electlou oi OUlcers.
The following officers were elected last
night in Magnolia Lodge, No. 3, A. O. U.
W.:
M. J. Baer—M. Workman.
Wm. J. Dickson—Gen. Foreman.
W. A. Wylie—Overseer.
H. Spahr—Recorder.
George F. Wing—Financier.
M. G. Schwed—Receiver.
George W. Wright—Guide.
Wm. Lee Ellis—I. Watchman.
M. Lowenthal—O. Watchman.
J. W. Blackshear assumes the seat of
P. M. Workman.
L. M. Subers—Representative to Grand
Lodge.
R. H. Flanders, Jasper F. Greer, Max
islier—Trustees.
Mr. B. Xacanlcjr.
At Ralston Hall last evening, tbe play
of “A Messenger from Jarvis Section”
was presented by Mr. B. Macauler
and company, again delighting the audi
ence beyond expectation. The leading
role was executed in elegant style, and
“Little Clip” again distinguished herself.
‘Skinny Smith,” the professional land
lord, by Mr. I. N. Beers, was one of the
best pieces of character acting, more per
fect in its-details and faithful in portrait
ure than has been lierq in a long time.-
Tbe role is filled with artistic perfection,
and while all, through’the feelings of dis
gust for the character, cannot fail to ad
mire the skill of the artist delineating
it. We hope this will not be Mr. Macau-
ley’s last visit to Macon. He will always
be welcomed.
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and ot "*7 10 c»“FOirtioa
every * nd . , “ cce ’ dl i? curing
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the riru» of irntfni/ ^ potions, caused by
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nine, both external and luternal, but with notf-
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Yours, very thankfully.
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You may put this in the piper and welcome,
and mayitdo some other poor sufferer tho same
joed it baa done mo. I am well known here,
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was tore, thinking I would have to give up alio-
sethrr with my sore hand., and haring a small
family to take e»re of; but ob, think God, lay
hands rre well, ao I again return thanks.
Yoon respectfully,
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Littleton. N. H., May SI, 1!>7S.
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—The sliip Crocodile wliicli crossed tlie
Equator on September 21, encountered a
curious experience, thus related by a
passenger: “On tlie following night a
most curious circumstance occurred, which
would liardly be credited. The ship was
stopped by jellyfish, which, shortly after
1 o’clock, appeared in myriads as far as
tho eye could reach, and the thousands of
lnimnous bodies floating upon the water
gave the appearance of a scene from fairy
land. Some of the fish got into the strain
ers, and blocked tbe holes, so that the
water could not enter, and the result was
that the vacuum went down, and then
disappeared ontirely. The condensers
afterward became so heated that we had
to stop steaming altogether, take off tjie
strainers, and cleartliem. Three attempts
were made to steam,-and each failed from
the same cause. In this way we w*re
delayed no less than five hours; but at
daybreak the fish sank, and the ship was
able to proceed. The same thing occurcd
again on the following night, the snip be
ing delayed four hours.”
Rev; J. S. Inskip, of the. Northern
Methodist Church, a professor of complete
sanctification, preached in St. James,
A^gimia, last Sunday. Nothing can im
prove the world more than a universal in-
troduction of this experience and prac- 1 association, and 13 have been expelled or
_ hive been absconded from it,
—Garfield pronounces tbe story false
that he had advised the Maine Republi
cans to resist .tbe decision of Governor
Garcelon and Council by force if necessa
ry. He simply urged them to use every
remedy given by tbe law, saying that if
.the Democrats were technically right
under the law the Republicans would
have to submit.
—The distance from Philadelphia to
Jersey City is eighty-nine miles, and the
time of the lightning express is one hour
and fifty minutes, an average of over forty-
eight miles an hour, whicli is faster than
any time made in Europe, with the excep
tion of a single express from London to
Swindon, on the Great Western road,
which makes seventy-seven miles in an
hour and twenty-seven' minutes, or a rate
of fifty-three miles an hour.
—Cincinnati agents are contracting
with Edison’s agents to introduce his
electric light in that city. The capitalists
who have entered into this preliminary
arrangement are represented by Mr. John
Shillito, jr. It is reported that among the
associates are Andrew Erkenbrecher, the
Kilgours and W. P. Hulbert. It is pre
sumed that one of the stipulations of the
agreement is that tho light is really to be
introduced, if it be successful at Menlo
Park.
What Grant Says of the Soutern
Methodists.—In a speech which he
made on Friday last to about seventy-five
preachers of the Northern Methodist
Church, General Grant said: “There was
no doubt about the loyalty of tbe Metho
dist Church in the North, and there was
no doubt of its disloyality in the South.
What is true of the loyalty of the Metho
dist Church in the North must be said in
regard to the churches of the other de
nominations, with not perhaps, the same
unanimity enough, however, to save them.
I thank you for the words you have spo
ken.”
—fix-Govsmor Rufus B. Bullock of
Georgia was in the city recently on his
way to his home in Atlanta. He was re
turning from a business visit to Maine
and Massachusetts. Tbe object of his
visit was the purchase of additional
machinery for tha Atlanta cotton mill, of
which he is treasurer. This is the first
steam mill started in the cotton belt, and
has a capacity for 20,000 spindles, 12,000
being now in operation; the full number
will be at work In a short time. It is
now running night and day. As there
are two steam cotton factories in Macon,
besides others in oilier places in'Georgia,
all of which were running long before the
Atlanta cotton mill was ever thought of,
Ex-Govcmor Bullock is in error.
The Date of the Nativity.—To
the Editor of the Times: I notice in to
day’s Times an article relating the opin
ions of several Baptist ministers upon the
uncertainty of the date of our Saviour’s-
birth. I respectfully state that during
the fourth century there was a doubt
about tlie date, and tlie then reigning
Pope, Julius I., A. D. 336-352, made
sea th of the yoman archives and ascer
tained that Joseph and Mary went to the
city of Bethlehem to be enrolled on De
cember 24tli, and on tbe following morn
ing our Saviour was born, establishing the
date of December 25tb. [The then Ro
man Emperor enforced every one to be
enrolled, and to that end made it compul
sory.] Repectfuily, “
J W. F. Patterson. x
Doylestovcn, December 22,1879.
;*—One night, at the close of last month,
200 ex-convicts met at a mission chapel in
a mean street of a low district in London
for tlie third annual supper of an associa
tion devoted to tlie aid of discharged pris
oners. A member of this mission attends
every morning at one of the chief city
prisons and invites discharged prisoners
to breakfast, after which the question of
what can be dono to help them is consi
dered. During the past year, 6,502 break
fasts have beengiven, 172 men were placed
at work, 50 sent to sea, 18 to various
“refuges,” 45 had tlieir railroad fare paid,
to their homes, 25 are lu the home of the