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(SttOK&ut M&eklg 3fmrni&l $s Me^s^ttg^r* Currency Debate in Congress, noth Houses opened on currency meas- J« v«sterJay, an.l so paved the way for Z^d talk and a long session. In the Late Mr. Bayard’s anti-legal tender Solution came up, and was opposed in a La speech by Senator Beck, of Kentucky. As to the argument of unconstitutionality, it may be conceded there is no specific crant of such power in the constitution, but there is a positive denial of the powsr to Issue bills of credit to the States. The irguiuent against the power must there- f 0 ^ rest on the provision that all powers not specifically granted, or necessarily ‘ ciJental to the granted powers, must withheld. ;Ve should concede the unconstitution ally in deference to tender consciences; j,ut it is not needful that the Treasury notes should be made by law a legal ten der. They were in circulation many years without any such provision and were better than gold or silver. They have existed as legal tenders many years during the war and since, fortified by low as legal tenders, and yet have been as low as sixty per cent, worse than gold or silver. These facts show the pow erlessness of law to fix values and credit. An acknowledgment of indebtedness by the United States Government is more tliau anything else we can get of a sure and reliable value, and when we exchange it for the bills of the Bubbletown and Frogliollow banks, although redeemable in specie on their face, we make a terribly poor swap. Brethren don’t do it. The Louisville & Nashville Bailroad Combination. The Louisville papers are pretty well filled with the details of the late purchase at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, in New York, of a controlling share of the stock of the gt. Louis, Nashville & Chattanooga road. The scheme was fixed up with closed doors in a Wall street office, and then the papers were drawn and executed at the hotel above named. Elsewhere will be found an account of the whole transaction clipped from a special to the Courier-Journal. All accounts agree in saying that the fate of the contract between the roads repre seated by Messrs. C'ole, Brown and Wad- ley still remains undecided. The general drift, however, of all the intelligence re ceived thus far on the subject does not seem favorable to its consummation. The Courier-Journal devotes over column of editorial jubilation to what it terms the “crowning stroke of the Great Southern management.” In its exulta tion, it pronounces the new combination “master of the situation, ruler of the rail way system of the South, extending its paternal supervision from the Mississippi river to the Atlautic ocean in one direc tion, from the lakes of the Northwest to the Gulf of Mexico in another, and including or controlling, or soon to control, the fol lowing lines: Miles. Louisville and Nashville 734 South and North Alabama 183 Mobile and Montgomery 179 Montgomery and Eufaula 81 Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis 321 St. Louis and Southeastern 307 Owensboro and Nashville 121 Louisville, New Albany and Chicago 284 Cumberland and Ohio SI Cecilia Branch 42 Western of Alabama 160 Central of Georgia 734 Western and Atlautic 138 Macon and Brunswick 197 Total 3,572 From the above it will he seen that our contenporary, in his enthusiasm, ropes in Governor Brown’s and Colonel Wadley’s roads, and tlieir connections. But these gentlemen, if the late contract is defeated, will be still in control of the highways they represent, and will have a voice in the adjustment of all through schedules of freights that seek Atlautic ports. Fail ing to ratify the Cole-Brown arrange ment, it would seem that the only way Messrs. Standiford & Company can get possession of the Central and Western and Atlantic Railroads, will be by pursuing their recent game of bnying up the stock of those two great coiporations. At pres ent, it is not even claimed that they con trol more than seven shares of the nine teen and over, belonging to the lessees of the State Road. Perhaps, therefore,, the Courier-Journal is somewhat premature in its calculations. It is difficult to conceive why the “Great Southern” should refuse to ratify the work of Messrs. Cole, Brown, and Wad- ley, when the league they had effected would accomplish far more for that great enterprise than all the Gulf connections that can possibly be effected. But from present appearances it is probable that the arrangement will be broken up. What of the Lease of the Macon and Brunswick Bailroad? Simply nothing. T:: report that the late lease was in the interest of the Louis ville and Nashville Company, the same that gobbled up Colonel Cole’s road, lacks confirmation, and few give credence to the story. If this, however, should prove to be the fact, then that powerful combi nation would either he forced to purchase a controlling interest In the Western and Atlantic read, and connect thus with the proposed extension of the Macon and Brunswick to Atlanta, or build the Wes tern road from Atlanta to Decatur, Ala bama. Either alternative would he satis factory to the Brunswick people, and ben efit Macon. But we confess that our first love is for the Knoxville extension and thence to Cincinnati, as this is the only line which Would open up a new and undeveloped country, and afford substantial and healthy competition. We trust, therefore, that the lessees, whoever they m»y prove to be, will keep aloof from entangling al liances, and that they may be strong enough to operate for themselves in the direction above indicated. Macon is more directly interested in the rente to the West via Knoxville and Cincinnati, tlian in any other railroad enterprise that could possibly l»e started. It would indeed be a grand consummation for all South ern Georgia. —A Galveston paper, having announced the birth of twins to a Mrs. Archer, of that city, another journal thinks her hus band ralist, be the party referred to In the quotation: “Insatiate Archer, would not suffice.” ANTIQUITY OF MASONBY. Those Egyptian Emblems. We append a copy of the letter of Com mander Gorringe to the World describing the Masonic emblems be discovered at the foundation 'of the Obelisk of Alexandria —(Cleopatra’s Needle) so-called. It will •be remembered that Commander Gor ringe is officially in charge of the expedi tion for removing the Obelisk from Alex andria to New York, and, in pursuance of his mission, has taken the monolintli down and is now preparing to transfer it on ship-board: Alexandria, January 17, 1880. To the Editor of the World: Immediately under- the pedestal of the obelisk and in the east angle formed by the steps I found a block of hewn syenite granite, forty inches in the cube, repre senting a perfect Masonic altar. Under this and immediately below I found a white marble slab, representing the apron, extending across the foundation of polish ed syenite granite, one hundred and two inches long and fifty-one inches broad and twenty-five and a half inches thick, the upper half hewn into a perfect square. At the same level and touching the short sec tion of the square and in the west angle of the foundation I found another block of syenite granite markedly regular in form, the surface of which represented rough ashlar steps and the foundation of which was composed of white granite. Besides these four pieces I found other less no- ticeabift and important but equally signifi cant emblems. H. n. Gorringe, Lieutenant Commander U. S. N. This discovery is eliciting considerable discussion among the eminent disciples of the craft and others in New York and elsewhere. Grand Master Charles Roome, of New York, says he has no doubt the order can be traced back thousands of years before the Christian era. Charles T. McClenachan says that, although he has never been able to trace the legend of Hiram Abiff beyond the fourteenth cent ury, he has no doubt that Masonic em blems were in use among the Jewish Es- senes a thousand years before Christ. And Dr. Ewer, Elwood Thome, and John W. Simons maintain an equal antiquity. The next day tlie World interviews General Husted on the subject, who does not believe that the emblems discovered have any connection with operative Ma sonry as practiced at the present day; but the discovery will stir up all the archaeol ogists. He cannot trace Masonry a step beyond the Crusades—about 400 years ago; but these emblems may have been the insignia of some ancient organization with corresponding _ objects. More History—The Big Boad’s Policy. Special to the Courier Journal 1 New York, January 18.—The pur chase by the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company of its line, the Nasli- ville and Chattanooga railroad, is fully confirmed to-day. A rapid advance in the securities of both roads has recently indi cated something of the sort. The negotia tions which ivere begun several weeks ago in the West were renewed in New York, and completed at too late an hour Satur day night for publication in detail. Louis ville and Nashville stock was quoted at 90 Thursday morning, and 110 bid Satur day ex-dividend of 3 per cent. Several directors of the Louisville and Nashville railroad are in town, and from them the following history of the competition and strategic manouvers of both these two Southern lines has been obtained: Eighteen months ago the roads were fighting each other, and the stock of both was very much depressed, Louisville and Nashville selling as low in 1878 as $24 per share. About a year ago the most vigorous competition between the. two roads was begun. Louisville and Nashville drew FIRST BI.OOD by purchasing the Kentucky or Southern Division of the St. Louis and Southeast ern Railroad, running from Nashville, Tenn., to Evansville, Ind. The Nashville and Chattanooga construed this acquisi tion at once as a menace, and through its Southern connection and friends in Geor gia and elsewhere secured control of the Western and Atlantic Railroad from Chattanooga to Atlanta. The Western and Atlantic Railroad was virtually owned by the State of Georgia, and the control had to be secured in a roundabout way. The stock was registered to indi viduals identified with the Nashville and Chattanooga interests to evade the State law forbidding any coiporation to hold a majority of the stock. Next the Nashville and Chattanooga Road bought the Ow ensboro and Russellville Railroad in Ken tucky, with a projected extension to was In their hands if one of five laige holders of the stock would sell out to them, and at a conference held Thursday night one of the stockholders of the J-fjlH- viile and Nashville succeeded in convinc ing a large holder of Nashville and Chat tanooga stock that THE ONLY POSSIBLE BUYER for his property was the Louisville and Nashville Road. This gentleman spoke to his four associates on Friday, and gave them the option of taking his stock. The offer was not sufficiently tempting, and the Louisville and Nashville bought con ditionally that afternoon the stock owned by Mr. Vernon K. Stevenson, President of the Real Estate and Trust Company, 115 Broadway, and his son, Vernon K. Steve- son, Jr., that of Thomas W. Evans and his son, Donald L. Evans and C. Bald win. These gentlemen owned the greater part of the Nashville and Chattanooga stock, and agreed to sell it to the Louis ville and Nashville the next day, Satur day. The price is kept secret, but it is ru mored to have been 70. It is understood that the terms involve the payment of more than half In cash and the remainder in Louisville and Nashville stock. The Louisville and Nashville hoard had been holding continuous ses sions Thursday, Friday and Saturday and at four p. in", adjourned to the Fifth Avenue Hotel, where late that afternoon the agreement was signed by the seller above named, and by E. D. Stands fonl, and H. Victor Newcomb, parties of the second part. The contract puts the Louisville and Nashville railroad into ab solute control of the Louisville and Chat tanooga road. The capital stock of the latter is $6,000,000, so that the Louisville and Nashville controls close upon $3,500,- 000, at a cost value of about $2,500,000. This control of the capital 'Stock carries with it the control of the leased roads and branch roads of the Nashville and Cliatta- THE mtDTDEBV FAIL * J XJ f&'i An Immensely Successful Iuucvis- tion-A Keene of Bcsnt/ and Bril- llnneTi~"- 1 The Volunteers’ Fair, of. which there lias been so much said in the city for the past two weeks, was opened last evening at the armory of the company in Masonic Hall, and the opening night was a grati fying and encouraging success. The hall was filled during the entire evening, The clouds which came with the early morning and which exhausted themselves in a light rain during the day, had passed away and the beautifully clear night in vited all to go down to the hall and en courage the gallant Volunteers and their ever willing lady friends in their laudable undertaking. During the day the hall presented a busy scene, and the amount of work done was simply wonderful. The various tables grew like magic into beauty, and to any one who visited the hall in the earlier hours of the day and returned at night the change wrought cer tainly brought iomind thoughts of fairy work. On the right hand side, as the hall is entered, is a platform surrounded by a railing, on which is placed a very elegant marble top bed-room set, a handsome easy patent rocking chair, upholstered in the latest style with the popular raw silk fab ric, a Brussels carpet and a lady’s writing desk, all to he disposed of by raffle. Near the lower end of the hall, presided over by Mr. T. W. Maugham, is a table J Lunch will be served to-day to all who may call after one o’clock,', and the fair will open again-this afternoon at four o’clock. Music by Kessler last evenlrg ■wasw-pleasant feature, and will be re peated this evening. A Child Accidentally Shoots Its operated under one comprehensive cohesive system. The identity of the dent line is ended. The line to the sea of Nashville and Chattanooga as an indepen- KINO COLE, stretching from St. Louis to Savannah, has disappeared in magnificent oblivion. The Directors of the Louisville and Nash ville said to-day that the magnitude of the transaction is unprecedented. The Louisrille and Nashville Railroad obtains an uninterrupted line from St. Louis to Atlanta without a competition, and con trols every avenue and outlet into Ken tucky, Tennessee, Alabama and Georgia, from Cincinnati on the Ohio, to Memphis on the Mississippi, with connections, and practically an unbroken line from the fresh water lakes at Chicago to tide water at Pensacola, and running east and west from St. Louis to Savannah. Railroad men say that it is impossible to estimate the extent of territory dominated by this vast system. Great cities and towns which are now competitive points between the two companies, come under control of the Louisville and Nashville, and then- trade will henceforth be dicta ted and controlled by that wealthy corporation. It is known that the Nashville and Chattanooga re cently acquired the lease of Colonel Wad- ley’s road, the Georgia Central, and it is said that Colonel Cole was actuated in making the lease by his knowledge of a secret contract and alliance entered into by the Georgia Central and the Louisville and Nashville. This agreement involved the transfer of all business of the Louis ville and Nashville at Montgomery; vice versa by the Geoigia Central. The Nash ville and Chattanooga vainly sought to break the alliance, and its oniy alternative was to lease the Georgia Central. This agreement was to have been ratified at Nashville on Saturday by the board of di rectors and stockholders of the Nashville and Chattanooga, but King Cole was no tified by telegraph to hold off the ratifica tion meeting, as the Louisville and Nash ville had stepped in and secured the ma jority of his stock. It will be optional with the Louisville and Nashville to carry out Mr. Cole’s plans. The grand scheme cf a north acd south line across the conti nent seems to be completed. The Census. ,, . _ The supervisors of the census have all Brunswick Masquerade. We learn that on last Tuesday evening one of the most elegant masquerades that has over taken place in Brunswick came off. It wa3 very finely arranged that no obj^tionablo parties could gain entrance to the hall. About eighty maskers engaged in the dancing and with numbers of hand some costumes the scene was quite gay. It has boon a long time since such a pleas ant evening was spent. and Nashville Railroad. The Louisville and Nashville people were hit hard by this last purchase,and began to fear for the value of their property, when they were apprised a few days afterward that the Nash ville and Chattanooga road had acquired the northern division of the St. Louis and Southestem from Evansville, Indiana, to St. Louis. This tended to cut off the use fulness of the Southern division of the same road, previously acquired by the Louisville and Nashville. The Nashville and Chattanooga further proposes to ex tend this latest acquisition from Evans ville to Owensboro, making connection there with the Russellville and Owensbo ro railroad, and thus to force Louisville and Nashville to seek a fresh outlet to St. Louis. The purchases were in progress about four months ago. About that time, irrespective of the general boom in the stock market, there was a rapid and spe cial advance in the stock of the Louisville and Nashville and Nashville and Chatta-. nooga roads. The former was then qno- ted at 05 and the latter at 45. It is now surmised that since it appeared that no further competitive points could he cov ered for the moment, the stockholders and directors of both roads began to buy the stock of each other’s roads to endeavor to obtain control. the competitive war was removed to Georgia. The Louisville and Nashville bought the Western road bed and franchises of the Georgia West ern, intending with the assistance of the people of Atlanta to complete the road in ninety days from Atlanta to Decatur or Birmingham, Alabama. The strategic value of the acquisition can easily be measured by the extent of the railroad system south of the Ohio river. With this road the Louisville and Nashville would have been able to furnish a quicker transportation than its rival. Other con templated combinations were in progress at the close of November, and at that time the Nashville and Chattanooga besought the aid of Eastern capitalists, and secured especially, as has since transpired, the for midable assistance of Mr. William H. Vanderbilt. In the early part of Decem ber a truce was called between the two lines, and negotiations were secretly set on foot by the Louisville and Nashville to purchase a majority of its rival’s stock. In the meantime the rival corporation proposed a consolidation through Judge Baxter, each company to receive share and share alike in the new enterprise. The proposition was rejected. The nego tiations were prolonged at Louisville without success, and two weeks ago were transferred to New York. Conferences have been held daily ever since at the of fices of the Louisville and Nashville rail- road at 52 Wall street. Mr. G. M. Fogg, attorney and director of the Nashville and Chattanooga railroad, represented the in terest of the road, and Mr. H. Victor New comb the other. Pending these confer ences Nashville and Chattanooga was “bulled” by the directors who desired consolidation until the stock was quoted at 96. Mr. Fogg urged Mr. Newcomb to conclude a consolidation, quoting the price of the stock as a reason for it. The Louisville and Nashville stock was per mitted to remain quiet under 90. About the middle of last week negotiations were spoken of. In the meantime the Louis ville and Nashville people had all along been buying Nashville and Chattanooga stock, and had secured sufficient to war rant them in believing that the control The State fair. The State Agricultural Society meets soon in Cuthbert, and if Macon wishes to retain the State Fair this year, measures should be taken at once looking towards that end. The Augusta papers are full of fair talk, and it is thought a deter mined effort will be made in that quaiter to secure the fair. Macon is eminently the place. All sections have a better op portunity of attending the exhibitions here than in any other place in the State. The success of the last two fairs show conclusively that our city is able to get up and sustain the State Fair. The matter should be looked after at once, and the fair should be retained by all means. .. , ... .... . . which at once attracts the eye by its taste- noogarailroad, which will hereafter be , , . , ... , . operated under one comprehensive and an< * beautiful arrangement. Among the articles upon it is a canary bird in a beautiful cage, donated to the fair, ex quisite flowers, also donated by Mrs. Theo. W. Ellis;’abox and basket of choice flowers from tho elegant garden of Mrs. H. Felton, and from Mrs. Dr. Cook, of Marsballville, sent up especially for the fair, a china and a tin water set, a beauti fully iced cake and many fancy articles. Mrs. Maugham is assisted by Miss Jennie Villapigue, Miss Clara Nutting, Miss Fan nie Grier, Miss Florine Dunlap, Miss Mary Bonner, and Mrs. Maugham’s three young daughters Misses Fannie, Lizzie and Ida. The large sales attested the popularity of the table. To the left, in the centre of the lower portion of the hall, was the fruit and flower table. The arrangement here was exquisite. Pyramids of luscious fruits, artistically built, rose at either end, and in the centre, interspread in beautiful profusion, were exquisite collections of choice and fragrant flowers. One of the handsomest things on this table i3 a satin damask table cloth. In front of the table is a very handsome aquarium, in which a number of gold fish disport themselves With the aquarium is a globe also containing gold fish. Both will be raffled during the fair, the highest throw taking the former, and the lowest, the latter. This table during the evening was splendidly patronized. It wa3 in tlic charge of Mrs. J. E. Wells, Jr., assis ted by Miss Viola Rodgers, Miss Annie Powers, Miss Fannie Hunter and Miss Alice Hunter. Next comes the Domestic Venture table, presided over by Mis. Judge T. J. Sim mons, Mrs. J. W. Lockett, Mrs. Lee Ellis, Mrs. Judge T. G. Holt, and Mrs. Dr. Price. This is one of the most attractive tables in the hall. It has been admirably gotten up. The articles upon it consists of an endless variety of household goods, and all arc to be disposed of by chances. Twenty-five or fifty cents entitles any one to draw a ticket and whatever the ticket calls for is promptly delivered. All the goods having been donated, the pack ages corresponding to the tickets represent the full value of their cost, and many far in excess thereof. Last evening, for fifty cents-Mr. John G. Deitz drew a ham; *Mr. Joe Bond, a ham; Mr. C. L. Bartlett, fifty pounds of lard; Mr. W. W. Wrigley, a can of lard; and Sir. S. B. Price, a ham. Among the undisposed of articles are barrels of flour, champagne, etc. Opposite the door is the “Old Volun teers table,” three in one. On the one upon the right is a case containing a very elegant dinner set, ornamented with moss rosebuds, and numbering one hundred and sixty-four pieces. The cential table contains among many other articles of ex quisite fancy work, a handsome silver tea set, silver coffee urn, elegant cakes, beautiful and costly toilet set, a bronze card receiver stand, a heavy gold headed cane lor the most popular young gentle man, and a truly fine officer’s sword for the most popular commissioned officer of the Battalion, both to be awarded by voting. The table on the left supports another case containing a beautiful French china tea set complete. The table is under the charge of Mrs. D. B. Wood ruff, assisted by Mrs. Felix Corput, Misses Fannie and Annie Johnston, Miss Lillie Barker, Miss Georgia Stevens, Miss Ellie Setley, Miss Annie Qoge and Miss Addie Hoge. In the upper right hand comer of the hall a shooting gallery was in active oper ation, under the management of Mrs. Vil- lapique. Under the musicgallery, most tastefully and beautifully arranged, was a cigar stand, presided over by Mrs. J. P. Flan ders, Mrs. J. H. Dobbs, Mrs. A. T. NewJ son, Mrs. Hayne Ellis, Miss Rebecca Isaacs, and Misses Wood. < The overhanging music. galleiy formed a beautiful alcove and decked with gar lands, ornamented with pictures and graced by the fair ladies in charge, the cigar stand could not and did not yield the palm of popularity to any other table in the house. In the reception rooms in the rear was the restaurant. Here the most tempting viands were served in unexampled style. Never has this department been better managed. It is presided over by Mrs. D. M. Flanders, Mrs. A. G. Butts, Mrs. H. C. Sailors, Mrs. D. Flanders, Mrs. Henry Freeman, assisted by Misses Nettie Dun lap, Cora Nutting, Susie Edwards, Dovie Powell, Leila Cook, Carrie Butts and Mrs. H. M. Brown. Acknowledgments are made by the la dies in the restaurant to the following la dies: Mrs. W. H. Ross, for ham; Mrs. J. F. Hanson, cake and bread; Mrs. Ward, turkey; Mrs. J. L. Cook, milk; Mrs. A. Mix, cake and cream cakes; Mrs. D. Flanders, cream; Mrs. H. S. Glover, cake; Mrs. J. P. Flanders, birds and cake; Mrs. George Payne, cake and salad; Mrs. M. Fort, tongue; Mrs. Raoul, ham; Mrs. Captain Carnes, biscuit and turkey, sand wiches and gelatine; Mis. Robert Collins, turkeys; Sirs. C. A. Sindall, salad, The appearance of the hall is gorgeous. The fair will be a great success, and the Volunteers deserve it. This evening the art gallery will be Accidentally Mother. The Opelika Leader of January the 21st, says a serious, if-not fatal accident, hap pened on last Tuesday night, about nine o’clock. Mrs. Johnson, the estimable wife of Mr. Green S. Johnson, who had recently moved to our city from Fredonia, Alabama, while in her room surronnded by her children, one of them took a pistol from the mantle. The pistol went ofl’ in the hands of the child, and the ball pierced the left side of the mother, producing what is thought at this writing a mortal wound. Mr. Johnson is traveling for a Louisville house, and his whereabouts is not now known. Drs. McCoy and Shep herd were called in to see Mrs. Johnson, but as yet are unable to give an opinion. She is in a stupor, but whether from tho shock, or from hemorrhage, the physicians could not determine. ■ BY TELEGRAPH Augusta, Me., January 22.—The Fu sion Governor denies that he ever issued an order calling out the trorp3. ~ He tie- w dares the report a Republican invention the Missouri, Kansas and Texas Railroad, Notice is given by the light house board that after January 31st, a white light, iU luminating the horizon with a flash every thirty seconds, will be shown at Laurel Point, Albemarle Sound, North Carolina. The 'House committee on Commerce heard arguments to-day by Mr. Foster, of Charles R. Johnson, of Griffin, has re ceive the appointment for the fourth dis trict. Mr. Johnson is a young lawyer of Griffin of great promise. He is the son of Mr. Dan Johnson, who held the appoint ment of postmaster of Griffin for several years after the war. The appointment will give satisfaction. The district em braces the counties of Butts, Baldwin, Bibb, Campbell, Carroll, Clayton, Coweta, Crawford, Douglas, Fayette, Harris, Heard, Henry, Jasper, Jones, Meriwether, Monroe, Newton, Pike, Putnam, Spald ing, Talbot, Troup, Twiggs, Upson and Wilkinson. The Brunswick Road. There was a rumor circulated about the streets yesterday that the company which had bought the lease of the Macon and Brunswick road at the recent sale, had perfected their arrangements and would commence the work of building the exten sion to Atlanta about the middle of Feb ruary. It was impossible to trace the ru mor to any reliable source, but some cre dence seemed to be given it. The route mapped out was a direct ex tension without touching the Geoigia road, and the rails were to he of steel. In best informed circles the rumor was deemed somewhat premature. The First Baptist Church. " Yesterday the report gained wide cir culation that Messrs. B. L. Willingham & Son had bought the First Baptist Church property and were intending to commence at once, on the site, the erec tion of an opera house. The report traveled rapidly and soon found anchor age in reportorial ears. Somehow or other with each repetition of the report were ex pressions of surprise. With note hooks and pencils, two conscientious reporters set about ascertaining the truth of the rumor and entered the popular warehouse of the firm. The senior was out but Mr. Calder Willingham, who was engaged in making out a bill of sale of a thousand bales of cotton, more or less, courteously received the representatives of the press, and from him was learned that the re port was strictly not so. The Board of Deacons had recently considered the ques tion of selling the church, and it was con cluded that if a good price could be ob tained, and an eligible site found, they would be open to negotiations, especially as some repairs were needed on the pre sent edifice, and if a more eligible location was selected, the money to be devoted to these repairs would be saved to go toward the erection of a new house of worship. No idea of purchasing the property for the purpose named above, however, had been contemplated by them. General Joseph's. Johnston has < * ene ‘ 1 under * e ***'« Ge ! n f a | contributed $100 to tho Irish Relief I-Armstrong, and will be one of the richest Fund. I and rarest ever seen in Macon. A Coast Connection. If there he anything meritorious in the leading idea of the Cole combination—a shorter and cheaper seaboard connection with the Western produce markets than now exists—the Louisville connection with Gulf ports has little or nothing prac tical in it. Tho Golf does not furnish accessible and convenient ports to any point, unless it may to a few of the West Indies. A scheme to run steamships from Mobile to South America will not out-last more than two trips. If Roach cannot run his ships from Philadelphia, the at tempt to run them from Mobile Is prepos terous. A port on the Atlantic seaboard, in easy and convenient calling distance of coast liners from New York, Boston and Philadelphia, might open the conditions of profitable trade with South America and the Carribeau seas. We say, then, that if Cole’s idea was well studied and practicable, a South Atlantic connection with the West is necessary, and is ho wise met by the Louisville arrangement, The South not Solid. The alleged solidity of the South is t myth, as proved by tho researches of cer tain correspondents of the New York Herald. One of them shows that the whole country lying between the Allegha- nies and Blue Ridge comprising the Page and Shenandoah Valleys and several coun ties, is honeycombed with immense cav erns, abounding in apartments of enor mous size and sparkling in the light with all formsof cluystalization. One of these apartments—the diamond chamber—is described as a perfect circle—400 feet in diameter, and with a floor as level as the floor of a ball-room. How can old Vir ginia be said to be solid with so many holes in her. And there are about as many in Kentucky and Tennessee, while Florida is merely a crust ready to be bro ken through anywhere you dig a well. Wej are afraid this crust is not thick enough to sustain that big canal they threaten to dig between Cedar Keys and St. Marys. The charge that these States are solid is entirely groundless. They are all hollow and cavernous The Steamship City of Savannah Col lides with a Schooner in Hew York Harbor. From a passenger of tho “City of Savan nah,” who came by her last trip arrivin. in Savannah on Tuesday, we learn that after the ship had backed out from her pier in New York and proceeded a short distance, she came in contact with a laige schooner loaded with cotton with such damaging force as to cause the latter to sink soou after. The Savannah escaped without material injury, losing her fore top mast and some spars only. It appears that, from some cause, tho ship became unmanageable, and did not obey the helm. Every effort was made to avoid the collision by reversing the en gines, etc., but without effect. After a detention of an hour or two, the vessel pro ceeded on her voyage. 1 Before the passengers landed, they passed resolutions completely exonerating the commander, Captain F. G. Mallory, from any blame in the premises. That officer has been unfortunate of late, a somewhat similar accident having befallen him several weeks ago, resulting in a considerable loss to the company. In view of these facts, at a late meeting of the Ocean Steamship Board, the Captain was relieved from duty. Captain Mallory is an old and excellent commander and seaman, and also a perfect gentleman. He lias the sympathies of a large circle of friends, who hope ere long he will be on duty again. “ Law Triumphant in Maine.” This Is the way the St. Louis Globe- Democrat puts it, and gays; If there is anything especially aggravat ing to a Democrat, it" is the opinion of a Supreme Court which happens to be ex actly the opposite cf his own. Democrats always have opinions about grave consti tutional questions, formed without the in convenient but rather necessary prelimina ry investigations, and when the same ques tions undergo a severe judicial examina tion, the courts generally reverse the Dem ocrats. But our respected contemporary, in the intense bathos of deliverance, ignores the fact that the Maine Junta, yclept a Su preme Court, is nothing more than an un principled, Radical, partisan body. The decision they made was no decision, be cause not carried before them according to the ruling of the Constitution, and in terms of the law. It was a bogus appeal and a bogus decision. Nothing more nor less. The so-called Republican Legislature is a travesty upon law and justice, and should command not a whit more of au thority and respect than the farcical assem blage of the Fusionists. We have, hut little sympathy witlf either, though as usual the bulk of the rascality attaches to the Radicals. At present anarchy reigns in Maine and there is really no government either de facto or de jure. Both factions are afraid, and a more pusiliauimous condition of affairs cannot well be imagined. The tom toms and gasconade of the Chinese, are put to the blush by the bloodless noise and fuss of these Down Easters. Really the Maine situation is both fa tiguing and ridiculous. Query.—What will Congress do if saddled with this ele phant? Why not, with due regard to il lustrious precedent, remand the whole matter to the Supreme Court of the United States, and let it fizzle gracefully out under the action of that 8 to 7 judi catory? That is the last analysis Of Radical government. Grant in Pennsylvania.—J. W. F., the telegraphic correspondent of the New York Sun at Philadelphia, says that the majority of the forty-six delegates to the State Republican Convention selected in that city are anti-Grant, and that James McManes, who leads the delegation, told Don Cameron, when he rushed over there from Washington last Saturday to find out what was the matter, that “Grant is not in the fight, and his name will not be brought before the convention.” Is that true? to throw discredit upon it. That they do not propose to resort to arms, although substantial offers of arms and ammunition have been made from outside the State. Representative Frank Hill, of the Fu sion House, says the State Treasurer, Charles A. 'White, will within forty-eight hours commence paying out money to Fu sion members in need of funds. Whitt will not give up the office of Treasurer,. to which he was re-elected by the Fusion ists, to the Republican Treasurer, Hol brook, who was elected yesterday. Treasj urer White’s bondsmen are strong Fusion ists, and it is said will back him up in paying the Fusionists. The commissions of Governor Smith’s staff bear the seal of I the State. Panama, January 13.—Early in De cember last the Canca Valley was visited by a very hiavy rain. The water rose until it was many yards above the highest freshet mark designated by memory or tradition. The inhabitants along its course were driven from their homes. The river rose until over three miles wide, and went raging through the valley, carrying all before it. Several small villages were destroyed and some lives lost. When the stream subsided everything had been de stroyed in the way of small crops and movables of all sorts—cattle, goats and horses all gone. The cocoa farmers visit ed their haciendas in boats, trying to gath er the crop which had been left on the frees. • They had to go armed in order to protect themselves against the immense snakes which gathered in the trees, and which had hean driven down the valley by force of the waters. The loss is esti mated at a million dollars. Washington, January 22.—The House, after transacting some miscellaneous busi ness, resumed consideration of tlie bank reserve bill, the pending question being on seconding the demand for the previous question, and it Was6econded by 100to4S. The main question was then ordered, and an hour’s debate commenced on the bill. On motion of Mr. Cameron, of Pennsyl vania, the Senate resolved, by yeas 31, nays 21, that when the Senate adjourns to day, it will be to meet on Monday next. The Bayard resolution was taken up, and Dr. Coke proceeded to speak upon it. In the Senate Mr. Teller offered a reso lution calling on the Secretary of the In terior to inform the Senate whether any member of the Board of Indian Commis sioners had become interested in Indian contracts. Adopted. At the conclusion of the debate the House proceeded to vote on the bill and pending amendments. Washington, January 22.—In the Senate, Mr. Call introduced a hill author izing the State of Florida to incorporate the Agricultural College and seminary fund donated by Cougress, with the com mon school fund of the State* Re ferred. Mr. Coke, speaking against the Bayard resolution, said there was not a line of legislation to show that greenbacks were originally regarded as a temporary loan. On the contrary, the original intention o the series has been to keep as large an amount afloat as could be kept at par. They were the most popular money the jicople ever had. The people were satis fied with them, and he favored letting well enough alone. If the legal tender quality were withdrawn from greenbacks, they would have to bo called in and destroyed. This was a move ment in the interest of the na tional hanks and bondholders, who wished to enhance the value of the gold. The policy of those who favored it was to oppress the people in the interest of those who were already rich. The demand for this measure comes not from the produc ers or laborers, but from those who live on the labors of others. The cry of “hard money” was, he said, delusive. We would not have hard money under the operation of this resolution. The national bank notes would take the place-of silver, and greenbacks of gold, should gold leave the country, and we would have little gold in the hank vaults, and a flood of bank notes in circulation. In conclusion, he said: “All who favor the unshackled influence, of the people in this government; all who favor hard money; all who disapprove dangerous monopolies; all who believe in equal rights for all, as opposed to class legislation, should oppose this resolution.” Then Senate then adjourned till Mon day. In the House speeches Were made against the pending bill (Buckner’s bank reserve bill) by Gillette, of Iowa; Weaver, of Iowa; Wlutthome, of Tennesse, and Keiffer, of Ohio. The House then, by a vote of 158 to 78, refused to order the third reading and engrossing of the bill, thus virtually killing it. After the usual debate upon the revis ion of tho rules, in course of which Cox, of New York, made a humorous speech. The Senate amendments to the House hill providing for United States Circuit and District Courts at Macon, Georgia, were concurred in, and the House ad journed. ' Boston, January 22.—The Herald's Augusta special says the Republican State government is still vigilant, keeping guards at the State house and troops at the arm ories. The Fusion Legislature met to-day with undiminished numbers, but trans acted no business. Its members arc dis cussing a proposed removal to Portland or Biddeford. Fuisionist Representative Staples took his seat in the Republican House this morning, and says others will follow his example. Augusta, January 22.—In the Fusion Senate to-day a motion was made to pro ceed to business. Mr. Atwell opposed the motion, saying: “Let us go into the State House or let us go home.” Messrs. Strickland and Ellis also opposed the motion to proceed to business. Pending action a recess was taken till four p. m. Mr. Smith, the Fusion Governor, told a reporter to-day that under the present circumstances he should not deem it ad visable to go on, but “if we had posses sion of the State House, the Republicans would not get in without bloodshed.” Liverpool, January 22.—The Princess Louise, Marchioness of Lome, embarked for Halifax to-day in the steamship Sar- matian. London, January 22<—The latest re port places the number of deaths by the collipry explosion at seventy. New York, January 22.—Commander Homer C. Blake, U. S. N., died here yes terday. Petersburg, Va., January 22.—A large valuable cotton gin, owned by Cojo- nel William H. Spratley, in Greenville county, wa3 destroyed by fire yesterday, together with the machinery and a large quantity of cotton stored in the build ing. Boston, January 22.—The Heralds Augusta special says that Republican au thorities at. the State house are growing impatient over the unexpected prolonga tion of the Fusionist government. A mem ber pf Governor Davis’ txiuncil said to-day that the Fusionists would not much lon ger be allowed to play Legislature. It is intended to arrest Fusionlst Secretary Sawyer in case he issues any documents purporting to come from the Secretary of State. When Governor Davis is ready to deal with the Fusionists he will do so res olutely. The Republican legislators are taking measures to arrest the whole batch of Fu- sionist officials on the charge of treason. Augusta, Me., January 22.—The Re publican Judiciary Committee reported to the House tp-day a bill providing that whoever shall remove from tlie office of the Secretary of State, the State seal, who soever shall abstract books, accounts, election returns, etc., or having them in possession, shall refuse to return them, shall be punished by fine and imprison ment, the penalties to vary according to the extent of the offense from one year’s imprisonment and $500 line, to "three year’s imprisonment and $5,000 fine. The bill was recommitted'to the Judiciary Committee. aud E. P. Alexander, President of the Georgia State Railroad, in opposition to the Reagan interstate commerce bill. The House Committee on Education and Labor heard arguments this morning on the proposed distribution of money arising from unclaimed pay and bounties of colored soldiers. Tlie committee are in favor of devoting this money to the ed ucation of colored people, but have not yet decided upon any plan of distribution though it is understood they are in ’ favor of the plan suggested in the bill introduced in the Senate by Senator Bruce, of Mis sissippi. London, January 22.—The corpses of fifty victims ef the explosion in the Lycett colliery, at Newcastle-under-Tyne, yester day morning, have now been recovered. Of the twelve, persons who were got out of the mine alive yesterday five have died and the others are dying. Rerun, January 22.—A bill ha3 beeu introduced in the Bundsrath, providing for an increase of the German army by thirteen new regiments, thirty-two field batteries and a battalion of pioneers. The increase will require an additional annual outlay of seventeen million marks. London, January 22.—A dispatch from Cabul to the Standard says: “Matters here are very unsettled. An outbreak is possible at any time, and almost certain to occur as soon as the snow melts. Mahommed Jan is very popular among the Afghans, who will willingly follow him again when called upon. They do not admit their defeat, but say they were only dispersed because they had no can non with which to dislodge the British from Sbirpur. The next time, they say, they will have cannon. Mahommed Jan is actively pre paring, for another rising. The Kohistanes are quiet but can’t be relied on to remain so when disturbances recommence. The excitement at Logar continues. The Brit ish position at Shipur has been strength ened, but is too extensive to be held by a part of the garrison, should any troops be sent out for offensive operations. The un certainty as to whether the British intend to hold or abandon the country works to their disadvantage. Charleston, S. C., January 22.—A fire broke out early this morning in the car shed of the South Carolina Railroad in this city, destroying twelve passenger coaches and twenty-seven baggage and freight cars, together with the car shed. The loss is estimated at thirty thousand dollars. The shed was insured for five thousand dollars. Savannah, Ga., January 22.—The second day’s meeting of the Savannah Jockey Club was a grand success. The weather was splendid, and the attendance large. In the first race for the Bonaven- turc stakes, for three, year olds, mile heats, four entries, two started, Mamie Fields and Lucky Hit. Mamie Fields won In two straight heats. Lucky Hit was distanced, second. Time, 1.48J and 1:46. • ' Tlie second race, a mile dash, four started—Hattie F, Aaron, Buckshot and Shortfellow. It was a beautiful race and was won by Hattie F, with Aaron, a good second and Buckshot third. Time 1:48. The third race, mile heals, was between Vagrant and Iiawk, the former winning in two straight heats. Time 1:48 and 1:53. The Chime Hippodrome races prove a great attraction. The meeting will close Saturday. Havana, January 22.—General Grant and party arrived here on the steamer Admiral this morning. They were re ceived by General Arias, civil governor of the province, and conducted to the Palace where they will remain duringtheir stay here. After making a trip to Hayti, and perhaps to other islands, General Grant will sail for Vera Cruz about February, 12. New York, January 22—-The Joint Executive Committee of trunk lines made some changes to-day in the cotton rates from Western river ports, as follows: St. Louis to New York 47 cents per one hundred pounds; Cairo, 47 cents; Evans ville, 45: Louisville, 43; Ciuciunati, 40; cotton received from steamer from East St. Louis, 49 cents; from Cairo, 49; from Evansville, 47; from Louisville and Jef fersonville, 45; from Cincinnati, 44. New York, January 22.—Bids for 250,- 000 shares of New York Central stock, re cently purchased from Vanderbilt, were opened to-day by the syndicate commit tee. Two hundred thousand shares have been disposed of in London and New York at prices ranging from 131 to 135. ■Washington, January 22 It has beeu decided to appoint ex-Governor Pinchback, of Louisiana, as naval officer at New Orleans in the place of Colonel James Lewis. The. friends of the latter are decidedly opposed to this change, and it is likely that a fight will be made in the Senate on Pinchback’s confirmation. A PRONUNCIAME NT0. Another Greeley Nominee. The New York Sun Washington cor respondent of the 19th, pronounces in favor of the nomination of somebody not a Democrat, as the only possible chance for killing off Grant and the stalwarts. The movement in the New York Legisla ture to elect presidential electors by dis tricts is the inspiration of Senator Conk- ling, and is suggested by the fact that it the only possible method of defeating solid vote of that State for the Demo cratic candidate. The three last New York State elections have steadily shown the Republicans in a minority. In 1876, Tilden beat all opposing candidates by a majority of 30,769 votes. The election for Judge of the Court of Appeals, in 1878, showed a Republican minority in the total vote of 40,472, and the election in 1879 showed Cornell in a minority of 59,512. The people cannot be safely trusted in a fight over the third term. It must be submitted to the Republican Congressional gerrymander, under which, although tlie two Republican electors at laige may be whipped out of sight, the State will yet return nineteen out of the thirty-five electors. The correspondent then quotes the prophesy of O’Conor as follows: “I am constrained to regard it as abso lutely impossible that anyone called a Democrat should prevail in the next pres idential election.” It being impossible to make up to the Democrats the loss of the thirty-five elec toral votes of New York, the only possi ble chance against a third term, in his judgment, will be to bring forward some man whose political position will concili ate the entire opposition of the country to the third term movement. The people, he says, dislike Grantism, but they detest Bourbonism. Therefore, the Democrats and the softs must unite on a ticket, just as they did for Greeley, and so sweep the country, just as they did in 1872! The wisdom of that idea is more appa rent in theory than in practice. A plan of battle founded on the idea that the en emy is too strong to be whipped by any thing but a piece of luck—a special provi dence, or a grand scheme to divide and cripple him Is not worth the powder. It is lost before a gun is fired. A trade in which ninety-nine men sell out in order to take the chance of pleasing the hundredth, is not an invigorating bargain. The Sun correspondent says: Of course the Republican Legislature, with a majority of two thirds in tlie Sen ate and more than three fifths in the Washington, January 22.—The Presi-! House, will do whatever their leaders dent has withdrawn the nominations of! may order. Discipline and dictation the following census supervisors: Samuel j have made them obedient instrument of Thompson, Second Alabama district, and ‘ arrogant authority. A few of them at first Henry Hammond, Second South Carolina ; may be inclined to resist, hut their scrup- district. ..i, * les will yield to the expectation^ reward or to menaces of proscription. Yonreow- ardly politician dreads most of all things to be caught in a minority of bolters and malcontents, which would throw him out of the regular line. ' Behind this movement the figure of the Strong man for a third term looms up at full length. He carfhot carry New Yark if the people are allowed to vote their true sentiments, and therefore it is pro posed to jockey them out of nearly two- thirds of the electors of the State by trans ferring the choice to gerrymandering dis tricts. It is essentially a Grant scheme. This is one of the results' oF'the Great Fraud by which the Presidency was stolen and the consummation of which Mr. Conkling was morally pledged to prevent when he fled to Baltimore the day that the electoral vote of Louisiana, with falsa and forged certificates, was counted. The Democratic managers, who in their little short-sighted way have been electing a President on paper and telling the world that New York was the pivotal State, and that this or that man could cany it, and therefore no other candidate must he considered but one in that category, find themselves in a demoralized condition by this flank march on their chief work. With the factions fighting each other like Kilkenny cats, they were in a had way enough before Conkling played this can!. But now they are shocked and paralyzed with fear. Tilden, Seymour, Church, Hancock, Bayard, McClellan, English, Parker, Ran-’ dolph and other aspirants whose hopes were founded on the theory of carrying New York, all go by the board at one fell swoop'if the bill to choose electors by Congressional districts should become a law, as it surely will do. Their capital, like the ghost of Bauquo, will then vanish into thin air. The Panama Canal.—Somebody re vives to-day, in the telegrams the story of the furious storm and overflow near Pana ma, evidently to show that, had de Les- seps’canal existed, it would necessarily have been destroyed, and if located In such a situation its existence will always hang on the contingency that no more such floods visit that locality. It wilt need special insurance. I>ae Postage. The Post-office Department has issued orders forbidding the reception of mutil ated fractional currency at the post-offices of the country. This prohibition includes all coins which have holes in them, and extends to all letter carriers. Persons, therefore, who receive letters on which there is postage due can expect the car riers to refuse such coins when tendered. • If they receive such money, the depart ment will not take it from them, and they are chaiged up with it. This is a small matter to tlie public, hut of some impor tance to the carriers. LIN Ed TO AFLIBT. A white formel card and engraved invitation. To come to your wedding at nocn ot to-itay. Have made me choose yin for an apt dedication. Of Lines to a Flirt In her bridal array. There lien now before me a golden-rod flower. And close by my hand iaa little kid glo-e, They’re aerved to recall the sunsbini and shower Of days when, ale*, l was deeply in love. O (course, ot that summer you’ve k-pt not a to* ken. w . Forgotten by yon are the months and the year. ? - Forgotten the lover whose heart then was bro ken. Forgotten the offer, tlie sigh and the teer. The old rustic chair in the croon grove of maple* The lawns and the cirviLg and shrab-htddea The skira t&at were hlne aa the bluest at Maple*, The wind with the perfume of newly mown hay. The charming old novels we xesd throat htc- gethor, The hundreds of poems with love in each verse. The tales of romance that were light sc a feather, With plumed cavaliers, swinging ladders, and worse. The suuc little phaeton and stont little pony. The white corded reins in your little gloved hand. The duct in clouds when you whipped “Kcoc- roni,” And laughingly pointed to Btrephon’c fair The quick stolen kist. the piazza’s dark angle. The pressing of bands as we’d meet unaware*. The tar distant signal you gave with Tour bangle When wishing to meet me alone on are stain. What nor seme, ’twai nothing, ’iwas simple flira tation; And Cupid has flown to the heavens above. And made the gods laugh at a man’s desolation Produced by a flirt with a flower and glove. —N. Y. Bun. 45 Years Befot-e.tbe Public. 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