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■ ■ ' — 1? HI GEORGIA PRESS. Charles Greaves,who received a few v Jays, since in Savannah, a blow on the Jmad from the hands of Walter Small, - died of hk injuries. Both parties were negroes. Akmam Neal, colored, under sentence • of death, and imprisoned in the Chatham • county jail, died of consumption. Two of the “new issue” police of Sa- 'vannah, doing fecial duty in Yamacraw, ■had a tough time with the negroes, and •were forced to use their pistols to preserve their lives. They succeeded in arresting two darkies each, and carried them to the lockup. One of the policemen was •wounded in the head by the usual brick, and one negro was twanged through the week by a pistol ball. The Blue Ribbon movement got a se vere set back Christmas day, with New Sear day to hear from. Augusta had her share of the Christ mas fracas. Near the city limits on the Savannah road, George Harris, colored, lammed Colonel West DeLacy over' the head with a gun, and the Colonel is no more. At the market there a triangular fight between three white men. One was banged up generally, another liad the parting in his hair ex tended down between his eyes along the nose, across the chin and into his neck, with the point of a knife. The third was prodded in various portions of the body and face with a bodkin. James Thomas and Arthur Moore got up a razor duel on the Sand Bar Ferry road. James failing to guard the shoulder cut, was slashed across the head, and showed very palpa ble signs of having been hit. Added to these cases were several minor fights and casualties. It may be well to remark that Augusta is the quietest city in Geor gia. Tns Albany bar met at the office of Hon. W. E. Smith, and passed resolu tions commemorative of its regard for -Judge P. J. Strozer, who died at his home, four o'clock Monday morning of last week. The Georgia Weeklies are beginning to arrive in half sheets. Speaking of the Findley gold mines in Lumpkin county, a correspondent of the Athens Chronicle says : These are owned and run by Colonel Hand of Minnesota, and arc said to yield from. $5,000 to $10,000 per month the best of any in that belt. Our genial guide, Mr. Simmersour, with cordial politeness, •showed us through the entire process of rilgging and preparing the crude ore for market; and had we not already overrun oar space, we would inflict you with ^petition. The Pigeon-roost mines, higher up in *umpkin county, were so flooded by the ecer.t rains, that they have had to sus pend operations for a few days. The miners are a robust, ruddy, set of hen, and we were told by our guide, that sickness was unknown to them, that oc casionally one fell over and kicked a*Iittle and died, but that was all. Although we left much pleased with •oar visit, we did not catch the “gold fever,” and mentally declared that the dear old hills of Athens were better far, than these mountain ledges with their glittering contents. •Savannah News: On Christmas mom- Ing. about 11:30, o’clock, some sensation w33 craned m tue southeastern portion - of the city by an occurrrenee at a private house. From a resident in the vicinity we learn that the attention of the neigh- vbars was drawn to a lively racket in the house mentioned, the occupants being en caged in a combat. In a few seconds the door was thrown open, and two men were seat spinning into the street by a woman, i who did not stop to see the laughable acrobatic feats of tue aforesaid individuals as they lost their equilibrium and tumbled heels over head into the sand, but banged the door to and retired. Tho p irtie3 who had got this grand bounce recovered from -•their amazement and surprise, and again entered the domicil. And for a few mo ments quietness reigned; but it was not to last. The disturbance was again heard; .the door was quickly thrown open, ant! two men appeared, dragging a third by his feet, and very unceremoniously depos iting him on tho sidewalk, returned in side and locked the door. The ejected one, having no company this time, became indignant, and finding it impossible to gain admittance, commenced to “rock” the house. A policeman had in the meantime been sent for, and tho “rocking” individul was “rocked” off to tho barracks •where, at the request of the parties con- veerned, he was kept until he got sober, and then discharged. Fight in Union Spuing s.—Columbus Enguircr: Christmas the little town of Union Springs was the scene of some ex citement, occasioned by a shooting scrape. From what we can lcain the particulars are about as follows: Dowdell Adams Was shooting Roman candles, and shot one of the balls in the face of Sam Knight, who asked what lie meant by it, Adams replied if he didn’t like it to lielj , himself. Knight then walked toward Adams, when he (Adams) drew a pistol ■grul shot him. The ball struck Knight in the left hip, inflicting a painful, but not actions wound. Mr. Knight came to the • city yesterday. Mr. Adams is the man who killed Love and threw his body in the Chattahoochee river at this point and was acquitted of the charge of minder. Lawyers’ Fees.—In noticing soma large fees awarded in certain big eases, the Atlanta Constitution, of Thursday, “It is said that General Henry R. Jack- son, has just gained a case in Florida touching the ownership of certain railroads in which his share of the amount gained will be over $100,000, and it is more than likely that the case will be settled in a abort time. Mr. Guerrard is said to liave an interest in this decision, representing other bondbeldcrs, that will yield him a ice of about $10,000. Colonel Daniel S. Printup, of Rome, is the only lawyer of North Georgia that we know of that has made much more than a competency. Hb has established a bank in which his .sons are doing a large business—making •character and money. Messrs. Alexan der & Wright, of Rome, made a. $10,000 fee for collecting an old war claim.” Augusta Chronicle: Christmas after soon a somewhat mysterious affair occur red on Jones street near McKinnic, at the house of Gabriel Waiters, colored. Mr. Alex. Miller, who had been spending the ■day with relatives nearly opposito to where Waiters lives, went across to the latter’s to get him to cany himself, his wife and child to their home in another part of the city, in liis hack. When he knocked at the door it was opened by Mary Waiters, wife of Samuel Waiters, aon. of Gabriel. While the two were talk ing the woman suddenly put lier hands to ter stomach, made an exclamation and «ank down. Her mother-in-law came to her assistance and put her on a bed, when it was discovered that she had been wounded by a pistol ball. A physician was sent for, and, upon his arrival, probed the wound, but was unable to find the hall. Mr. Miller, who had returned to his relative’s residence, was arrested a abort time afterwards and carried to the City Hail. He protested that he knew nothing about the cause of the accident. He said to a Chronicle reporter, who talked with him, that when the woman cried out lie was much surprised and could not imagine what was the matter with her. He had no pistol, never saw the woman before, and there was no reason whatever why he should injure her. He cannot account for the wounding in any other way Jtlian that it was the result of accident, tne ball be ing tired from a gun or pistol some dis tant away. He was released yesterday. He is anxious foran investigation. Samuel Waiters, tJw husband of the wounded wo man. declared to a Chronicle representa- Crre that his wife was satisfied Mr. Miller the pistol. The woman lierself, however, told Chief Christian, a short time after the shooting occurred, that she heard no report whatever. Mr. Miller is said to be a very quiet, peaceable citizen, and everybody who knows him is satisfied that he had nothing to do with the shooting. The general impression is that some one fired a gun or pistol at random, probably hundreds of yards off, and the ball acci dentally struck the woman. Another theory is that some little boys firing a toy cannon thoughtlessly put & bullet in it, and that-it was that which caused the ac cident. The wound, while serious, is not considered to be dangerous. Atlanta Constitution: President Hayes was arrested by one of the capitol mlice Saturday. There are certain seats n the rotunda set apart for ladies. Mr. Hayes stopped in the rotunda, and for a few momonts sat down on one of these seats. The policeman not knowing Mr. Hayes ordered him up, and the President not responding very readily the policeman arrestedhim and started for the guard room when- an employe recognized the officer’s mistake and informed him whom he had arrested. The officer made profuse apol ogies, but the president “said that is all right, I suppose you were carrying out or ders.” The officer is named AlexSte- ihens Birch, and was named for Hon. A. I. Stephens, and was placed on the force by Mr. Stephens. Mr. Birch’s mother signed Mr. Stephen’s bond when he was released from prison after the war. Some of our exchanges are going into heroics over that supposition that Maine is about to secede. Gentlemen, tills is a Kilkenny affair with which we have noth ing to do. There will be no secession and we are out of range of stray bullets. Let us resume our pipes. If Grant comes to Augusta, by all means give him a reception. An eggrnog will do, especially if the egg has gone to seed. Rosie has liad her murder excitement. Another darkey has been found with a crushed tympanum, gazing earnestly into the heavens. We shall never feel happy until our exchanges announce the adoption of the blue ribbon thougliout the" various print ing establishments of the State; then, and not until then, will our weekly visitors fail to turn up during the holidays as half sheets. We learn from a correspondent of the Columbus Enquirer that the supposed murderer of Mr. Gammon is wandering around in Alabama. Thornton got sixteen falls to the square inch in the Augusta skating rink, And the blue ribbons in Savannah number 520. We clip the following from an account of the proceedings at a Drew meeting, published in tho Savannah Neits Mr. Estill, who was seated at the rear of the hall, then arose and stated that he had no intention of making a speech on temperance, as he much preferred to be listener. As Mr. Drew thought he might exert some influence with others, he would simply state that he was heart and liana in this good work. He had been a total abstinence man for several years, and member of one of the regular temperance organizations, and had put on the blue ribbon not to renew a pledge, but if possi ble to encourage others to enlist in the cause. The speaker said that he had not intended wearing the ribbon, but as many young men in liis employ had put it on, he had determined to continue to wear it, as encouragement to them and to set good example. He was in hopes that would give the movement their support and comuup rtomese -ninor ings. Evening News: The news that Grant and party will be in Augusta next Wed nesday evening is likely to create a sensa tion and will stir up the city. The idea of seeing the greatest General and the pro posed Emperor will draw up the biggest crowd that Augusta ever knew. A sight of Grant will hardly be suf ficient, and a grand reception is proposed for New Year’s day. Coming on New Year’s eve, an invitation should be for warded immediately, asking that his party remain over and accept a public reception on New Year’s. If Augusta does not stop him Savannah certainly will, and even Atlanta will be reaching down for the great Captain. Colonel Fleming, the courteous Super intendent of the Port Royal railroad, says that if he can be urged to stay over the authorities oi ids road will arrange for his trip down whenever agreed on. He declares he is going to take him to Port Royal anyway, and thinks it right to in terest Grant and all the great Northern men in Southern cities ana enterprises. Thomasville Times: The Guards had a jolly time on Christmas night. Their splendid armory was decorated. The Guards’ flag and the stars and stripes hung gracefully overhead, while the hall was brilliantly illuminated with Chinese lan terns. Colonel Rockwell, the veteran commander of the Guards during the war, met with the hoys. Lieutenants Davis and Prevatt were present, and success fully engineered the entertainment. The boys had flowing bowls of eggnog, flanked by long necked bottles of choice wine. A number of invited guests were present and all enjoyed the affair very much. Long life to the gallant Guards, and many returns of the day they celebrated. Columbus Times: It will be gratifying to all of our readers to learn that the dense darkness which enveloped this black crime one week ago, is gradually hut surely being dispelled, and that suffi cient light has already been thrown upon it to make the chain -of proof against the guilty wretches who committed the deed as strong as evidence not positive can make it. In tracing np the threads that have finally led to the facts nowinoffi-, cial pessession, too much credit cannot be accorded to Solicitor Bussey, for from the very start he entered into the work and did not relax Ids efforts when the coro ner’s jury found their verdict, but pushed with renewed energy his investigations into every channel that the coroner’s court pointed to as likely to furnish one ray of additional light. That his efforts hare been rewarded with almost absolute success is not the less gratifying, because we felt at the first that such would be the result of his labors. Colonel Bussey and his co-workers deserve the unqualified thanks of this entire community for with out any other reward, or the hope thereof they have performed a service thas is be yond price. We understand further that it is the in tention of Colonel Bussey to have the ground, from the store of the late Mr. Gammon to the point where his body was found, carefully diagrammed by a compe tent surveyor. At the trial he will thus be able to show, accurately, the scope and relations to each other of the' various points named in the coroner’s examina tion. This is important, for without it, it would not be so easy a matter to explain the known whereabouts of the accused, at well ascertained horns, on the day of the murder. We are not informed as to the time when the preliminary trial will be held, hut pre sume it will not be unnecessarily delayed and when it comes off oar readers shall be fiilly informed of the developments and results. On Tuesday afternoon last Mr. J. B. Parks, a clerk in a store of Rome, caught hold of one of the ropes of the elevator belonging to the store with the intention of slowly letting it down, at the same time carelessly placing his left foot over the hole in the floor through which it passed on its way to the cellar. On the elevator was seven hundred and fifty pounds of wrapping paper, and the whole weight caine down on the fore part of Mr. Parks’ foot, wedging it between the side of the elevator and the passage way. He was finally released, but the Rome Daily 3 that the agony he suffered was in describable. It must have been indeed terrible. Evening News: The situation in Maine is threatening. Tho codfish eaters are on their muscle, and the frozen air is full of rumors of war and revolution. In this unhappy condition of affairs the eyes of the nation turn towards the “visiting are they idle in the supreme moment of Maine’s history? Their experience with fraud in New Orleans makes their pres ence at Augusta imperative. They will not, of course, find quadroon girls and soft shell crabs there, but there will be plenty of fresh codfish, and perhaps the old fashioned custom of “bundling” has not gone out of fashion, The visiting statesmen ought to go to Maine by alj means. Chinese Habits. The Chinese.are generally very abste mious; and, though a Chinese servant will occasionally ransack his master’s cellar when he gets an opportunity, champagne being in that case preferred to any other wine, it may generally be taken for gran ted that a native who does rot walk straight in the street is suffering from an overdose of opium rather than of alcoholic liquor. A coolie will keep body and soul together upon eight shillings a month; with twice that sum he is able to live very comfortably, for the Chinese sapeque, which is the current coin, is not above the fifteen-hundredth fraction of a tael (6 shillings), and for ten sapeques he can buy a dish of rice or of vegetables from a ven dor in the streets. Boiled rice is the ba sis of Chinese food, and the symbol of it, so to speak, for a waiter when asking you whether you are going to take a meal, will ask you whether you will have some rice, and “Have you eaten your rice?” is the equivalent of “How do you do?” In the north of China wheat and canary seed are also consumed in great quantities, boiled and made into small rolls; cakes made of boiled wheat are held in high es teem, and these, with a little fish or some vegetables, will enable a Chinaman to make an excellent dinner. A Chinaman in comfortable circum stances takes, in addition to his breakfast, dinner and supper, various light refresh ments between meals—the kuo tsa lead ing up to the morning, the kuo tsong to the midday, and the tien chento tlfe evening meal, while the cheau ya and the kuo yia are partaken of during the night by those who cannot get to steep. This is why the street vendors are so numerous anil the street cries, varying according to the hour of the day, and so discordant; cakes of wheat boiled in oil and hot rice cakes during the early morning, beans and boiled rice towards noon, the blood of ducks and pigs boiled and dried, C] cooked just before the chickens wh they contain were hatched, baked pears, etc., towards night-time being in turn the most in demand. Kitchen utensils arc of the simplest description. An earthen pan and an iron stove are used to cook every kind of food; while the two chop-sticks of bone or ivory are generally preferred to knives, forks or spoons, though the two last named, and even the first, are some times used now for convoying food to the mouth. CONTENTION. Proceedings of the Meeting. The Convention met at eleven o’clock, in the Council Chamber, and was called to order by Colonel C. J. Harris. On motion of Mr. Couper, of Glynn, Hon. Allen Fort, of Sumter, was elected temporary chairman. Several nominations for secretary were made, and Messrs. Tom Eason, of Mont gomery and W. E. Kay, of Brunswick,' representing Camden county, were chosea temporary secretaries. Mr. Fort, on' taking the chair, thankel the Convention for the honor in a few well-timed remarks. The chair announced that the next bus- ness in order was the calling of the roll of delegates from the various counties, C3 soon as such roll could he prepared. Colonel Styles, of Glynn, moved that representatives of the press he tendered desks on the floor of the Convention. Mr. Kay, Secretary, requested that the rolls of the delegates be handed into the secretaries. The roll of counties was called, and the following delegates answered to their names; BOLL OF DELEGATES, Appling county.—B. F. Harris, Benja min. Miligan, J. I. Carter, Silas Crosby, Lovett Baxley. Bibb county.—C. J. Harris,Samuel T. Coleman,S. R. Jacqtles, S. S. Dunlap, Thomas Hardeman, Jr., T. D. Tinsley, Frank Johnson, G. B. Roberts, J. H. Campbell, C. L. Bartlett. Camden county.—G. B. Mabry and W. E. Kay, by proxy* Coffee county.—James A. Lati mer, H. C. Girtinan, G. W. Smith, W. C. Smith, James M. Denton. Dodge county. —C. R, Armstrong, William Pitt East man, James, M. Buchan, D. M. Roberts, John A. Harrell, Harris Fisher, L. M Peacock, Hiram J. Sapp. Glynn county, —J. M. Couper; C. P. Goodyear, M. L. Mershon, J. F. Nelson, A. O. Best, M. Michaelson, A. J. Crovatt,_ A. G. P. was added to the committee. ! The committee retired. Mr. Fort, of Sumter moved that Mr. A. G. P. Dodge, be requested to address the Convention on the possibilities and future of the railroad during the absence of the committee. The motion prevailed. Mr. Dodge spoke in substance as fol lows: That he felt considerable diffidence in addressing a body which appeared more solid than any he had ever seen in Atlanta in the Senate or the House of Representatives. He was a Georgian, not to the manor bom, but an adopted son of one of the grandest States of tho Union. He had everywhere met with a grander hospitality than he had ever met with in Fifth Avenue, New York. This is an important issue. I am willing to rive the fall mead of praise to Mr. Wadley and other members of Ms company for all that they had done, hut their policy is a mistake. Mr. Dodge cited the case of the Camden and Amboy Railroad* and how it had paralyzed the interests of New Jersey. He opposed putting all interests under one great over towering monopoly. If any one who is trying to build up a Statehastogohatinrhaud to such mo nopoly, he never would succeed. How much better would the State be to have two great trank lines through it compe ting honorably. With two great trunk lines running to the coast, Atlanta would, in ten years, be a grand city of 150,000, unless paralized by one man power. These lines will build up Savannah and Brunswick. If these lines are insisted on, they will he the great highways from the West to the coast and the Mississippi Valley will be through Georgia. If a monopoly is created this can never occur. He did not believe any power could go long against the will of the people. He believed we had in the Gov ernor a man who could not be bought,and who would prove himself an Andrew Jackson. Be/ore he allows tlus road to be bid off to any one, he will see that it goes into friendly hands, and that under no circumstances will he allow the royal will of the people of Georgia defeated. Let him say the spirit of the law shall be carried out, and then, gentlemen, we will Dodge. Jasper county.—C. L. Bartlett, ’ not have met in vain. by proxy. Jones county.—R. V. Harde man, T. J. Stuart, R. T. Ross, G. W. F. McKay, W. T. Glover. Montgomery county.—W. T. McArthur,. Geoige T. McLeod, Tom Eason, D. J. McRae, A. G. McArthur, J. D. Barbour, J. C. Clements. Newton County—J. W. Anderson. Pulaski County—C. M. Boze man, R. W. Anderson, W. A. Feiguson, James D. Stetson, K. A. McKinney, O. C. Horne, James T. Willis, A. C. Pate, R. O. C. C. Kibbee, J. Pope Brown, G. R. McCall, Samuel Mayer, Y. H. Morgan, J. W. Trunnell, J. A. D. Coley, Elias Henman, A. E. Choate. Sumter County —W. B. Harrold, D. C. N. Burkhalter, T. A. Graham, J. B. Felder, Allen Fort, T. Wheatley. Telfair County—C. C. Smith, M. N. McRae, J. D. M&eod, W. L. Smith, R. Johnson, D. M. McRae, J. M. Clemens. Twiggs County — W. O’Daniel, P. W. Edge, C. R. Faulk, W. L. Solomon. Walton County—D. H. Walker. Wayne County—W. H. Whaley, R. F. Lester, John Massey, T. P. Littlefield, A. B. Purdom, The next business in order was the elec tion of permanent officers. Colonel Har ris, of Bibb, moved a committee of one from each county be appointed by the chair to nominate permanent officers. The chair appointed Messrs. C. J. Har-. ris, Bibb; J. M. Couper, Glynn; W. H. Wlialey, Wayne; T. Wlieatly, Sumter; P. W. Edge, Twiggs; G. B. Mabry, Camden; J. W. Anderson, Newton; W. P. East man, Dodge; J. M. Denton, Coffee; C. C. Kibbee, Pulaski; W. T. McArthur, Mont gomery; C. C. Smith, Telfair; C. L. Bart lett, Jasper; B. H. Walker, Walton; • R. V. Hardeman, Jones; B. F. Harris, Ap pling- African Civilization. One can get a lively idea of African civilization from the following excerpt from a foreign papersn the Herald: The Comte de Semelle, who has recent ly returned from the banks of the Niger, whither he was sent when Marshal Mac- Malion was President of the French Re public, has just published a few more chapters of his startling narrative. The Count says that on reaching Lokodga he offered the Sultan of that place some cot ton goods, whereon His Majesty shouted: “I am a great Sultan, and not a dog! I don’t want your presents; give me gin and ram!” The Count thought he was going to be assassinated, but he forced his inter preter to say he was not English, but French; that he had never been received before by such a dog, that he feared neith er fire nor poison, etc. This language having sobered the Sul tan, the Count gave him a Uuttlo of gin. wliich. nroducnd^anoUxnr, fit nf delirium tremens. 4/ne Count adds that the Sul tan is completely abruli, and that lie lias no authority over his subjects, who have imposed upon him a parliament with wMch he gets drank from morning till evening. At Onitcha the Count came across sev eral English establishments, and he com plains that they were rather jealous of him and were more inclined to throw ob stacles in his way than to help him on his road. Higher up the country, in the country of the Mitchis, the Count nearly saw his travels brought to an abrupt con clusion. However, the King, after slay ing before him 100 human victims and ex amining their entrails, declared them fa vorable, and made the Count a present of twenty wives. The 100 victims were cut up into small pieces, which were distri buted through the city, and the Count, who dined with the Sultan in the evening, was obliged to eat a morsel and to take a draught of human blood. Fortunately, he was able to conclude his repast with fruit and palm wine. The Count writes glowingly of the natural wealth of the country, which evidently requires a good deal of opening up. A Danger Infinitesimally Small. Prof. Proctor says: I have received several inquiries, some of them rather earnest inquiries, respect ing the dangers to be feared from meteoric downfall, the death of David Metsentlater having apparently suggested that such dangers may be greater than has hereto fore been supposed. If we knew the av erage number of meteoric masses wliich break their way through the earth’s ar- J going into tho details of its purposes, mor—that is, through the firmament, ex- j Tlia purpose, I will say, is a lawful pause of ether, pure transparent elemental 1 purpose, and a grand purpose of the air—it would be very easy to calculate tho, great people of the State of Georgia as exact chance of death by meteoric down-1 W ell as of that section which we have fall. As a matter of fact, we have no sat- the privilege of representing, that of de- Tho oommittoo retired, and after a short absence returned and reported as follows though its chairman: For officers of the convention; Judge M. L. Mershon, of Glynn for President; Vice Presidents, C. P. Goodyear, of Glynn; C. R. Arm strong, of Dodge; O. C. Home, of Pulas ki; C. J. Harris, of Bibb; J, W. Ander son, of Newton; D. H. Walker, of Wal ton ; Allen Fort, of - Sumter; R.V. Harde man, of Jones; Secretaries, Colonel Carey W. Styles, of Glynn; W. E. Kay, of Glynn and Tom Eason, of Montgomery. On motion the report of the Committee was adopted and the officers unanimously elected. Judge Mershon in taking the chair, spoke as follows: Gentlemen of the Convention : This is an honor that lias taken me more by surprise than anything I had ever thought of. Nevertheless, it is one that is fully appreciated and will long be remem bered. Still, in the greatest candor, I must say the choice is an unfortunate one, in as much as ordinarily the duty of ex plaining the object for which a Conven tion is called together, devolves upon the chairman. That duty I am unable to fully perform, and therefore will be com pelled, under the circumstances, to let the purposes of tho Convention develop them selves, as I presume, under all circumstan; ces, is the only true way to arrive at the object. I was not certain that I should attend this Convention until twelve o’clock last night. Indeed, I was not a delegate until that time. I was certainly not aware that I should occupy the posi tion that my friends have bestowed. I shall have to ask that I be excused from isfactory evidence on this point, because most of the meteorites wliich fall upon the earth escape attention. I suppose, however, that if Professor Newton, of Yale College, rightly assumes the number of falling stars of all orders to be 400,000,- 000 yearly, we may fairly assume that about 4,000 meteorites fall annually upon the earth’s surface. This allows one me teorite for 100,000 falling stars. Now, let us take the total number of human beings at any one time on the earth as 1,500,000,000. Assume the risk of persons within doors equal to that of persons in the open air—for a meteorite falling on a house would not be seriously interrupted in its course, since it would travel with a velocity of several miles per second. Again, remembering that the meteors do not fall vertically, nor, even if they did, do men always stand upright, we must lake a larger surface for each person than ■hat wliich he presents as seen from above when standing. We may take half a square yard for an adult, and perhaps a quarter of a square yard for the average human being. Now, the earth’s surface contains about 200,000,000 square miles, each containing about 3,000,000 square yards—in all 2,400,000,000,000,000 quarter square yards—whereas the human race oc cupies only 1,500,000,000 .quarter square yards. Thus the chance of a single me teorite striking some one is as 15 in 24,- 000,000, or as 1 in 1,000,000; and if 4,000 meteorites fall per annum the chance of one death occuring in any given year is about l-400tli. On the average one death by a meteor stroke might he expected to occur in 400 years. If it is true, as I have seen recently stated, that nine such deaths have occurred in the last • 900 years, it would appear probable that 10,000 meteo rites, instead of4,000, annually reach the earth.” ___ The Baltimore American says the announcement of the marriage of Mrs. General John Pegram, an estimable lady, well known not only here in Baltimore, where she lias lived since the war, but in other cities, to Professor H. Newell Mar tin, of the John Hopkins University, caused quite a flutter among the upper tens of fashionable society, when it came out on Saturday. They were married early Saturday morning,at Dr. Murkland’s church by that clergyman, and immedi ately left* for a protracted tour North. Mis. Pegram was one of the leaders of the best society here, and on Wednesday night gave a brilliant reception at her res idence on North Charles street, which was attended by over 100 guests. Dark rings around the eyes indicate the existence of worms. Hasten to use Shri- ner's Indian Vermifuge to expel these miserable pests. It is a safe and reliable agent. Always use it according to the di rections, and-it will do its work'well. Mr. C. C. Smith moved that Hon. A. Fort address this Convention. Mr. Fort rose and spoke. Thanking the Convention for the call, he wished they liad called on some one wor thy. He took great interest in the sub ject; it was of vital interest to the people. A few months since it had been thought difficult to dispose of the road, but now it was who shall the State permit to have it. A few years ago the State liad invested $2,000,000 in this road. The endorse ment had been made when such endorse ment was good. Why wasjjthis done? That there might be a competing line through the State. Trade demanded the check of competition. The problem of transportation nearly equalled that of production. We have met to-day to keep a corporation from violating the spirit of the law. The will of the people cannot always be slighted, arid a popular cry may become a popular clamor. He did not wish to do injustice to the great corpora tion to which he alluded; simply wanted justico, and was willing to give it to all. He spoke of the prospects of extensions to Florida and Americus, and of the advanta ges of the latter. They would help the whole Stale, aud all we wish is that the will of the people be carried out in good faith, as expressed in the act of the Legislature. He had confidence in the Governor and belieied he would, .from the firmness lie had exhibited, carry out the will of the people. Then will the State be benefited and if our deliberations uphold the hands of the Governor, then will we have done much good, Colonel Styles was loudly called for and responded: That he was not now ready to say so—fttijngon the subject before the Convention. liCTvas m favor untnran; until the report of tlie committee, and let any debate rise on the preamble and reso lutions of the committee. After a few re marks full of pleasantly, he proceeded to say that as the Convention was assembled to speak of railroads, the Macon and Brunswick road and competition against monopoly, he would proceed to speak. He thought if tho Central railroad liad pursued a more liberal policy to the sec tion oi the county through which it runs, much more good could have been done. But it looked as if the Central road liad thought that progress was at an end and it was satisfied to make no fur ther advance. He opposed railroad monopoly. Wliat liad the road done? Look along the line of the road. No towns—no monuments to Wadley. He seems to think the whole work is finished and transportation needs no further facili ties. He spoke of the increase of the yield of cotton. Cotton has frequently to wait for transportation over the Cen tral. Cotton from outside the State ^ta ken through first, because it might go around. This was good policy for the road, but not for the State. Savannah cannot accommodate all of the commerce. This was not a Brunswick movement. It is a development of a grand policy for the whole State. Geoigia should be the grand commission merchant of the cotton crop of the cotton belt. The West should pour its produce into the lap of Georgia, and in return the South would send back the commerce of South America and the Indies. He would love to see these rail roads prosper, and to declare dividends, but wanted to see Geoigia prosper more. Colonel Styles continued his remarks at length, speaking with much earnest ness, and received close attention through out. At tho close of liis speech the Conven- tne privilege oi representing, mac oi ue- . . .. . . velopiug a large section of the State of, * l ,°“ amounted until half past two Geoigia that lias heretofore been deprived | h of railroad facilities; that of utilizing to the full and legitimate extent the privi leges we already have at hand; that, of expressing the feelings of a large portion of the people of Georgia in relation to the enforcement of her statutes. Tliis as sembly represents, in round numbers, about 250,000 citizens of Georgia—I mean counties that aggregate that population. Therefore, it is*a convention that is of sufficient magnitude to command the re spect of the people. As I said before, our object is a lawful object—that of working for the interest of ourselves and others. I take it that all members of this conven tion shall be free to speak their thoughts freely. Again thanking you, gentlemen, for the honor bestowed, I will not go fur ther into the objects of the convention. [Applause,] On motion, Mr. C. P. Goodyear, of Glynn, was requested to state the objects of the Convention. Mr. Goodyear rose and spoke as fol lows : He had taken a deep interest for fifteen months in this matter. Ho did not think it wise for him to make an extended talk. Debate should come upon the resolutions to be introduced.by the committee to be appointed. Ho moved that a committee of one from each county he selected to pre pare business for the Convention. Some time since he saw a letter in the Tele graph and SIessenoeb, suggesting a meeting of delegates from the counties along tho road and the proposed line to Atlanta to consider the “best thing for the people to do in this emergency.” I say in this emergency, for on the Cth of No vember, there was enacted in this city an attempted ^efianed of the laws of Georgia, of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad sale and lease act, which called for the condemnation of the State and people of Geoigia [applause]; that called for this Convention by ' the intelligent citizens along the line of road most deeply inter, ested in this matter. This is almost a voluntary gathering. There has been no effort to gather this delegation from each county Im Macon to discuss tliis matter. I will not go further into the objects of this Convention. I move that a commit tee be appointed by the Chair to retire and prepare resolutions expressing the objects for which the Convention was called, and to make their report to tliis Convention. , . Mr. Couper, of Glynn, seconded Mr. Goodyear’s, motion. The motion prevail ed, and the following committee appoint ed: C. P. Goodyear, J. I. Carter, C. J. Harris, G. B. Mabry, J. M. Denton, J. M. Bucham, C. Jj. Bartlett, B. Y. Har deman, O. G. McArthur, C. C. Kibbee, J. B. Felder, M. W. McRae, W. O’Daniel, D. H. Walker, R. F. Lester, J. W. Ander son. o’clock. AFTERNOON SESSION At half pasr two the convention reas sembled, and the committee appointed to prepare the order of business for the meeting reported the following preamble and resolutions : Whereas, The public policy of the State of Georgia in tlie grant of Charters to a number of railroads across her terri tory to the seaboard was to stimulate com petition and secure to the people of the State competing lines of railroad to com peting points; and, whereas, that policy was reiterated in tlie grants of aid to such roads, engrafted in the Constitution of 1877, given practical expression in the general railroad law, and in the Macon and Brunswick Railroad lease Act adopt ed at the last session of the Legislature; and, whereas, that policy has been autliorr itatively pronounced to be the public poli cy of the State by the Supreme Court in the case of tho Central Railroad vs. Col lins, reported in 40tli Ua And, Whereas, the Central Railroad of Georgia, and that road only, lias per sistently sought to defeat that policy by purchasing, leasing and controlling roads which gave these roads access to the West, aud by discriminations in favor of its own road against such roads, and has attempted to purchase and thus control snch roads, thus attempting to defeat the policy of the State, and on the sixth day of November last, attempted to defeat the will of tlie people expressed in the lease Act,-by offering, through one of its Di rectors, bids for the Macon and Brunswick Railroad lease in behalf of an Association cf some of its stockholders in direct defi ance of the terms of the Lease Act; And, Whereas, The President of this corporation has repeatedly called such policy in question, denying its wisdom; notable in his answer to a bill in equity in the case of Central Railroad vs. Collins et al, reported in 40th Georgia,and in his railroad report for 1879, and in a speech thereon to stockholders at Savannah, wherein he threatens to withdraw certain equal privileges alleged by him to have been granted the Macon and Brunswick Railroad over the Macon and Western Railroad to Atlanta, when in truth and fact, the Macon and Western road has dis criminated against the Macon and Brun swick Railroad aud Brunswick in numer ous ways susceptible of proof. Besotted, That this Convention, repre senting sixteen counties and about 200,- 000people of Georgia, pledge oui selves to enforce the public policy above stated in every legitimate way, believe snch policy wise, and certain, if persisted in, to devel op the material resources of Geoigia, give Central Railroad within the scope of its charter as an important factor in the development of the material resources of Geoigia,we condemn in the strongest terms its persistent efforts to defeat the declared policy of the State, destroy competition, build np a vast and oppressive .monopoly, cripple and crash trade centers, and a sea port equal, if not superior to its own ocean terminus. And especially, do we condemn the action of certain of its stockholders on the 6th day of November at the attempted lease of the M. & B. R. R., as an open and flagrant defiance of the will of the people expressed through the Legisla ture in the M. & B. R. R. lease and sale, act and act amendatory thereof. Besolved, That the Macon & Brunswick Railroad extensions, under the provisions of the lease act, are not only wise as in suring competiton across the territory of Geoigia to a competing port, hut will open up one of.the finest agricultural regions in Georgia, with a population of over fifty thousand inhabitants,- and will utilize the water power of the Ocmulgee, which has no superior in the State. Besolved, That we have watched with exceeding interest the gigantic movements and negotiations of the Louisville & Nashville and Great Southern, the Chat- tanoogee, Nashville and St. Louis, and the Cincinnati Southern Railroads, seek ing as they do to divert a portion of the travel and freight of the Great Northwest to South Atlantic ports, through a territory free from ice and. snow. That we, and we believe the whole people of Geoigia, not blinded by a narrow and selfish policy, are prepared to welcome these, and all other roads with like objects, across our territory to our ports, and to join in gen erous co-operation with these lines to se cure the great ends desired. Besolved, That Georgia, by her geo graphical position on the Atlantic coast, 600 miles nearer St. Louis than the City of New York, with two great harbors un equalled south of Fort Monroe, is destined, if the policy of competition prevails, to become the outlet and the emporium of the commerce of the great cotton belt of the South, as well as of a large share _ of the products of the ten great grain growing States, and also to become the port of entry for a large proportion of the vast trade of South America and the West In dies, and that we can, if we will, by a wise, liberal, generous and broad policy, solve the problem of direct trade within our own borders, thus, not only building up the port of Brunswick, but adding to the business of Savannah ten, perhaps twenty fold; and that we .invite Savannah to join us in such a'policy before the pol icy of the Central Railroad drives busi ness, which should come to our ports, into the ports of sister States on. the Atlantic and Gulf coasts, as it partially has done already, at Charleston, Port Royal, Mo bile, Pensacola and other points. . Besolved, That tlie order of the Gov ernor of Georgia readvertising the lease of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad on the 13th of January, 1880, breathing as it does a stem and unalterable determina tion to enforce the lease act in its letter and spirit, should meet with the generous support of the people. And that a suc cessful enforcement of that order on the 13th day of January next will merit and should receive the approbation of the citizens of Geoigia. Besolved, That a committee of three from each county here represented, com posed of delegates to this convention, be appointed by the chair to attend the sale of the lease of tlie Macon and Brunswick Railroad on the 18th of January next, at Macon, and aid the Governor by any in formation in their possession in carrying out his order of readvertisement in its terms. Besolved, That a copy of these resolu tions be furnished the Governor, and that the Telegraph and Messenger, of Macon, and the press of the State generally bq rpfiiipgtpii tn publish .those resolutions wltbtheproceedings ortliis Convennon. The resolutions were preseuted by Mr. C. P. Goodyear, of Glynn, chairman. Mr. McArthur, of Montgomery, moved to receive and adopt the report of the committee. Mr. Goodyear spoke to the resolutions, and thought the* report should not be passed"without a word of explanation. The resolutions were then taken up and discussed seriatim. Mr. Goodyear in sisted that the Central railroad should be prevented from obtaining a monopoly over the line of the Macon and Bruns wick railroad, and that the will of the people in the passage of the act providing for the sale or lease of the road, as de monstrated by the Act of the Legislature, should be carried out; that tlie present policy of tlie State should become the per manent policy for the future. He closed with some glowing remarks on the pros pects of the road and the State, if the pol icy now adopted by the State was carried out. Mr. Goodyear made a fine speech; and was frequently interrupted by applause His points were logical, clear and forci ble, and preseuted in a graceful and flu ent manner. Colonel Harris wa3 called on and ad dressed the meeting. He gave the history of the bi’l for the sale or lease of the road. The case of Collins and others against the Central Railroad,in which the Supreme court in 40th Geoigia report, decided that it was against tlie policy of the State, that one road should have a controlling inter est in the railroads of tlie State. That monopolies were prohibited by the Con stitution of the State, the bill was passed in pursuance of this Constitutional pro vision. He had worked for this, and : if he was there again, he would do so again, [Applause.] He spoke of the resources of Geoigia, aud said that the policy of the State should be maintained if the militia had to he called out to doit. [Applause]. He was not opposed to companies from abroad, and all would be given an equal chance. Mr. Harris spoke strongly and to the point, and was interrupted by hearty and enthusiastic applause. The question was then called, the vote taken and the report adopted, unanimous- ly- Mr. D. H. Walker, of Walton, intro duced the following resolutions:. Besolved, That a committee or tliree he appointed by the Chair from each county represented In this Convention, to obtain subscriptions to secure the extension of the Macon and 'Brunswick Road, as well as to secure the lease and purchase of said road, and that said committee report at a meeting to be held in tliis place on the morning of the 13th of January, Besolved, That it is the sense of this Convention that said extension of the Macon and Brunswick road ought to be made with the Geoigia road at or naar AJcovy bridge, provided said route should prove to be the cheapest and most practi cable. Mr. Walker spoke dispassionately, but eameastly, in favor of his resolutions. He was out of the influence of the Central Road, and that in the extension of the Brunswick road to this point, the opposi tion of the Central road would be with drawn. That the natural grading half made the route to the" point he contem plated. He was opposed to direct exten sion to Atlanta. Mr. Harris queried if lie (Walker) was authorized to say the opposition of the Central road would he withdrawn. Mr. Walker—-I am not authorized, hut such was the understanding at the time the first sale was suggested in Governor Smith’s administration. A telegram from Social Circle was read showing tlie interest taken, and offering subscriptions, etc., for the proposed ex tension. Mr. Goodyear opposed the special route feature of the resolutions as unwise and out of place at the time. He was in favor of the capital which should take hold of the road seclecting the route, and if the latter part of the resolutions was stricken out, lie would join, with the rest of it heart and soul. Mr. Anderson, of Newton, movodto lay ou the table. Mr. Harris, of Bibb, opposed the motion to lay on the table. Mr. Styles, of Glynn, moved the follow ing as an amendment to the latter clause of the resolutions: That the road be extended on the lease-sale act. Mr. Fort, of ^ Sumter, moved to 'strike out the last section of the original resolu tion. Withdrawn. The amendment was accepted by Mr. Walton, and the resolution, as amended, passed. Mr. J. M. R. Westbrook, of Sumter eounty, was enrolled as a delegate. Judge Pate offered the following resolu tion: Besolved, That the thanks of tliis con vention are due and are hereby tendered to the citizens of Macon and their Mayor and council for courtesies extended and for the use of a hall. Passed unani mously. Colenel Styles moved that the thanks of he convention be vited to Colonel George W. Adams for courtesies extended to this body. Unanimously passed. The chair appointed the following com mittee, in accordance with the resolutions offered by Mr. Goodyear, of Glynn, look ing to a representation at tlie sale or lease of the road on the 13th of January: C. P. Goodyear, chairman. Appling— J. I. Carter, G. J. Holton, B. F. Harris; Bibb—C. J. Harris, C. L, Bartlett, T. D. Tinsley; Camden—W. E. Kay, G. B. Ma- biy; Coffee—J. H. Latimer, G. W. Smith, J. M. Denton; Dodge—D. M. Roberts, J. M. Buchanan, John A. Harold; Glynn— C. P. Goodyear, J. M. Couper, A. G. P. Dodge; Jones—R. V. Hardeman, R. T. Ross, G. W. F. McKay; Montgomery— W. T. McArthur, A. G. McArthur, Tom Eason; Jasper—G. T. Bartlett, James Henderson, F. C. Goolsby; Newton- J. W. Anderson, Hugh White, W. W. Clarke. Pulaski—R. W. Anderson, A. C. Pate, C. C. Kibbee. Telfair—C. C, Smith, N. M. McRea, R. Johnson. Twiggs—W. O’Daniel, P. W. Edge, W.L. Solomon. Sumter—W. B. Harrold, D, C. N. Burkliatter, Allen Fort. Walton— John T. Echols, W. A. Skelley, D. H, Walker. Wayne—Willis Clary, W. H. Whaley, Allen Perdom. The following committee was appointed by the Chair under the resolution of Mr. Walker, of Walton county, to solicit and receive subscriptions: D. H. Walton. Chairman. Appling—Benjamin Mulli- ,n, Silas Crosby, L. Baxley. Bibb— T. Coleman, S. R. Jaques, Thomas Hardeman, Jr. Camden—E. A. McWhor ter, B. B. Atkinson, R. D. Fox. Coffee— H. C. Girtruan, G. W. Smith, J. M. Den ton. Dodge—W. P. Eastman, L. M. Peacock C. R. Armstrong. Glynn— J. F. Nelson, M. Michealson, T. W. Dex ter. Jasper—G. T. Bartlett, R.W. Preston, James Henderson. Jones—R. V. Harde man, W. F. Glover, R. T. Ross. Mont gomery—D. J. McRae, W. T. McArthur, J DABarbour. Newton—J. W. Anderson, Hugh White, W. W. Clarke. Pulaski—R. W. Anderson, J. D. Stetson, Y. H. Mor gan. Sumter—T. A. Graham, J. B. Felder, D C. N. Burkhalter. Telfair—J. D. Mc Leod, W. L. Smith, R. Johnson. Twiggs— W. O’Daniel, W. L. Solomon, P. W. Edge. Wayne—R. F. Lester, W. H. Wha- ly, T. P. Littlefield. Tlie chair stated that it was instructed by the Bibb comity delegates and the Committee on Reception to extend an in vitation to the Convention to meet them in the ball above immediately after ad journment. On motion of Mr. Dodge, the Conven tion adjourned; THE BANQUET. In the hall above the Council Cham ber an elegant repast was served. The collation did great credit to the gentlemen getting it up, and the city generally. Champagne flowed freely, and an im mense supply of punch concocted by Mr. Penny Havens, afforded all the refresh ment desired. The edibles were arrang ed by Mr. E. Isaacs and Mr. C. H. Free man. The hall was beautifully decora ted, and all tlie delegates made to feel at her the advantage of her geographical po- shortest, cheapest and most direct route. Sition, and build up two instead of one j having reference to the best interests ot great commercial route upon our coast. »the people of that section, and that shall The *rinptoiD» elLtor Coon lain* are a b ittar or b >* teste in the m ut? pain iu the back, (Idea 0,t ®" "“‘'taken stomach. |0M aPfttHtJ b .o'V'2tinu2<S painful ■ensation'tf haTinc'Tattal'todo (ome? thiHK which ought to have been done, debility. Io w spirits, a thick yellow appearance ot the akin sndevea, adrjoough often mistaken for con. sumption. 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Per tale by all druggists. sopM The Tea and Coffee Tan. — Tlie figures in regard to the repeal of the tea and coffee tax sent to Congress by Secre tary Sherman show that with regard to tea during the year 1870, 1871 and 1872 the average value of this article varied from 30 to 30£ cents per pound. This rate of duty varied from 15 to 25 cents per pound, anil the revenue received varied from $3,000,000 to $10,000,000 annually. During the calendar years from 1873 to 1878 inclusive, when the article was im ported duty free, its average value varied annually from 24 to 3SJ cents per pound, and the estimated revenue which would have been received by the government on the basis of former rates of duties would have been from $8,000,000 to $16,000,000 annually. With regard to coffee the aver age value during 1870,1771 and 1872 va ried from 10 to 11 cents per pound. The rate of duty varied from 3 to 5 cents per pound, and the revenue received varied from $5,500,000 to $12,500,000 annually. From 1873 to 1879, inclusive, when coffee was imported duty free, the average value per pound varied from 12$ to 16$ cents, and the estimated amount of duties which would have been received under duties of former years varied from $8,500,000 to $12,000,000. It is thus shown that the government lost some $23,000,000 a year by the repeal of the tax, and that the price, instead of going down, increased- How Gould Bought Out Commo dore Gahhison.—Tlie Boston Herald's Chicago correspondent says that Jay Gould got control of the Missouri Pacific railroad by buying out Commodore Garrison’s share in the following manner; One day, while with some friends at the Windsor Hotel, on Fifth avenue, Gould said to a son of the Commodore: “Look here, Garrison, would your father take $1,500,000 cash for his entire Missouri Pacific stock?” Garrison, surprised, thought Gould was joking, and said liis father might take $1,800,000. He told his .father of Gould’s question, and the. Com modore was visited by Gould next day, asking if he would take $1,800,000. He said yesterday yes, but to-day $500,000 more, telling him to-morrow it would be another $500,000 more. Gould came back next day, $2,300,000; the next, $2,800,000, and the next, $3,300,000. The fourth day Gould said he would take it at $3,800,000, and offered liis check. Garrison wanted gold cash, so Gould took him over to the sub-treasury and gave him the amount in gold certificates. Ohio KuKlux.—Ohio and Ken tucky have been disputing preeminence in violence for a number of years. The last performance in Ohio merits notice. Three men, armed, entered the house of Bernard Pickens, an old German, in Delphos, on Christmas and demanded his money. Being .refused £hey shot him through the brain. They then seized his wife, hound her and applied fire to her feet un til she disclosed the hiding place of the money. A FLOUBismNG Institution.—There are 1030 students in the University of Pennsylvania of whom 377 are in the De partment of Medicine, besides 151 in the Auxiliary Department of the same sub ject and 75 in the Department of Dentistry The professors number 67 besides as many instructors and demonstrators. To enjoy good health, aim to always have abundant sleep, tliis can generally be secured by management, unless there be a crying baby in the house, in which case Dr. Bull’s Baby Syrup will greatly assist. Price 25 cents a bottle. Execution of a Cannibal.—An In dian cannibal was executed at Fort Sas katchewan on the 20th instant, for killing and eating his mother, wife and seven children last .winter. They were out walking; it was cold, and he was coughing. She handed him a bottle of Dr. "Bull’s Cough Syrup and said; “Here’s a little thing that I think will help you.” His cough was cured in a short tune.' At Petersburg on Tuesday morning,the Mayor and people tumed_out before day light to see the third term, but lie was not on the train. A Lady’s Response to the Toast of ‘The Men.” Mrs. Dunway, of the New Northwest, at a literary reunion, at Salem, Oregon, “toasted” the gentlemen as follows: God bless’em. They have our joys; they double our sorrows; they treble our expenses, they quadruple our cares; they excite our magnanimity; they increase our self-respect; they awake our enthusiasm; they arouse *our affections; they control our property, and out-maneuver us in everything. This would he a very dreary 'world without ’em. In fact, I may say, without prospect of successful contra diction, that without ’em it would not he .much of a wori£anslurw-.—-W® love ’em, and the OearTJcmgs can’t help it; vre con trol ’em, and the precious fellows don’t know it. As husbands, they are always conven ient, though not always on hand; as beaux, they arc by no means “matchless.” They are'most agreeable visitors; they are handy at State fairs, and indispensable at oyster saloons. They are splendid as escorts for some other fellow’s wife or sis ter, and as friends they are better than women. As fathers, they are inexpressi bly grand. A man may be a failure in business, a wreck in constitution, not enough to boast of as a beauty, nothing to speak of as a wit, less than nothing as a legislator for woman’s rights, and even not very brilliant as a member of the press; hut if he i3 our own father we over look his shortcomings, and cover his pec cadilloes with the divine mantle of charity. Then, as our husbands, how we love to parade them as paragons! In the sublime language of the inspired poet: We’ll lie for them, We’ll cry for them, And if we could we’d fly for them, We’d anything but die for them. The Santo Domingo War- The negroes and mulattoes of this fertile Island are eternally in a state of turmoil, revolution following revolution in rapid succession. Indeed, it has come to he pretty well established that the black man left to himself, is well nigh incapable of self-government. It is certainly true of this Island, as well as in the so-called re public of Liberia. Tho former slaves of West India and Bahama Islands, under the strong rule of English Viceroys, do better, but have little or no influence in public affairs, and are still, for the most part, only semi-civilized. The last intell igence from the Dominican war confirms flight of President Guillermo. A telegram says the city suffered from hunger before the surrender, and Guillermo is greatly disliked as being responsible for the dis tress." As a consequence of this feeling, the triumphant entry of the revolution ary army on tlie 17th of November, was attended with perfect order. It is still un known who will be the next President. Peace has been fully restored. None of the plantations have been destroyed. An outbreak was feared at Cape Haytien, and troops were sent to prevent it. Some ar rests were made. A Railway Adventure.—A former superintendent of the Providence and Worcester railroad says that one night when stationed at Providence in charge of the freight department, a freight train was late, and there remained but twenty-five minutes to clear the track for a coming ex press train. This wasn’t unusual, and as the red light was burning for a signal, no one felt alarmed. Hilton says, “1 walked out to the very end of the depot platform, and there I suddenly heard in my ear these words twice repeated and with im pressive distinctness: “Hilton, the light will go out; Hilton, the light will go out.” The sound was so positive and struck me with strange power,that I instantly looked at my watch, saw that the Shore Line ex press was due in tliree minutes,grabbed the red lantern on the car of tlie freight- train and ran up the track with all the speed of which I was capable. Alongl fairlyflew,im pelled by some strange intuition that there was danger, and never questioning for an instant as I ran, whyl was running or what I was to do. Arrived at the first end of the curve near the Corliss engine works I stopped for an instant, turned and looked back at the red light. It was burning, but in a second it fluttered a lit tle and sudddenly went out,” and there came the express train. Hilton shouted and swung his lantern, and the engineer, seeing him, whistled down brakes, anil avoided collision. Then they examined the light, and could see no possible rea son why it should have gone out. It was full of oil with a perfect wick, and there was no wind blow ing, although if there had been it should have remained burn ing, as it bad before been through many a storm. Tlie re were ordinarily but two passenger cars on the express, and tins ni"ht there were seven, all full. Hilton firmly believes the voice w es supernatural. A London telegram yesterday says the loss of life at the Tay Bridge accident is fixed at about ninety. Only one body li3d