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'^elegrnpjj rniir Messenger. MACON, JANUARY SO, 1880 -THE GEORGIA PRESS. Rome wants a temperance boom. Sbe • certainly has enough water flowing around her to organize on. The Clement attachment will now have to sit down a while and let the railroad •■question have the floor. Thom asville is stirred to its social •centre by the near approach of a leap year party.. A Callao earthquake is raild agitation to the convulsion going on In the usually quiet little city. The Tliomasville hotels are having ripe strawberries. The oldest inhabitant, with his mar velous weather stories, is now regarded as proper a target for bludgeons and bul lets as the Pinafore fiend. Professor R. T. Asbury, late of the .Modroc Female College, has assumed •charge of the Georgia Female College at Madison. The Madisonian strikes the Phono graph the liardest blow of all. A most enjoyable hop took place at the Hearn Hotel in Honticcllo last week. The able scribe who wrote it up concludes ■with the wish that “the Hearn Hotel ban ner may ever wave in the breeze and never flap in frizzles at the end.” /A prisoner in the Blackshear jail set fire "to the structure a few nights since and was cut out of his cell by the heroic efforts of the citizens. During the con fusion attending the fire he levanted, and, by this time,is in the land of flowers. The heroic citizens now realize that the burn ing was a premeditated plan on the part •of the prisoner to escape. Loss $1,100. A Blackshear daikey named Henry William, who was acting guide for a sere nading party from Brunswick, got tight and grew angry with the crowd he was . leading, drew his pistol and shot into the •crowd five times without effect. He has fled. The article alluded to in the last Pho nograph as having appeared years ago in Xhis paper, was not put in by any editor or •any one connected with the paper. It was disclaimed at the time, and the most • diligent effort made to discover the person •wli: surreptitiously conveyed it into the •composing rooms. .Mb. Jesse Weston, who for many years filled with great ability one of the editorial positions of the Albany Netcs has turned his attention to the saw mill busi ness. We wish liim the greatest success in wliatever he undertakes. 31 k. E. N. Hutchinson, of Berrien ■county, was thrown from his buggy last week under the wheels, and had his thigh .broken. Tek dwelling, kitchen, com crib and •stables, meat, fodder and com of Mr. * *uuiks Tompkins,'of Worth county, — - burned last week, He only saved -s and a few articles from his •dwelling. Eatonton wants a town hall—wants it badly and should certainly have it. The Eatonton Messenger says: fire on Monday last destroyed the - dwelling, kitchen, moat and wheat bouses of Mr. J. A. Spivey. The loss is quite heavy one, as he had no insurance on the property. The origin of the fire is sup posed to have been incendiary. Americus is receiving heavy shipments >• of guano this season. Mil B. T. Jackson, of Stewart county, died suddenly at the residence of Mr. C Alexander, where he was stopping, of ■ droopsy of the heart. Americcs is looking for 30,000 bales of cotton this year. Albany will have a large ball on the -4th of February. Mil Robert D. White and Miss Sal- lie U. Hargrove, both of Putnam county, were married at the residence of the 1 bride's parents hist week. Tocco.v News: There is an article going the rounds under the title “How to avoid bad butter.” We should say a good way to do it would be not to go near the blamed ■old goat, and if he comes near you climb over the fence and slip up the back stairs. Thank you. Now tell your readers how to avoid poor jokes and then sit down. The death of Mr. Whit West, of Lee county, is very much lamented by all who knew him. Mil A W. Turner, ono of the first cit- eens of Leary, and Miss Alice Webb were married at the residence oi Captain A. W. West near Whitney last Thursday. The Columbus Times, with its able pencil, credits a paragraph from this col umn to the Angusta Evening News. Sosa of prominent Savannah citi zees still 1 draw ths festive Alabama sling and the police of that city brin; them before the mayor. - “ ■f General Gartrell is the choice of the Dalton Citizen for Governor. . There has been hut one hanging in •Oglethorpe county since the war, but sev eral candidates are now in the field. Thomasville T/mes: The Interests of the South and West alike demand a great trank line to our sea hoard. The Cole- Brown-Wadley combination may be de feated for tlie present, but it will bo effec ted in tlie near future, nevertheless. Madisonian: Shady Dale has a histo ry as poetic as the “Deserted Village.' It was once the home of a nobleman as Intelligent and wealthy as any that Eng land can boast of, and was the site for the discussion of many important subjects. Waynesboro Herald: Wo learn that oa Thursday last in the vicinity of Lo- rctle, Mr. Thomas S. Oliver was killed by the falling of a tree. He was engaged in clearing up new ground, and had cut down a tree, which lodged against another, and in attempting to dislodge it he was crush ed to death beneath it before he could get out of the way. Mr. Oliver leaves a wife auii several small children. Albany News: Three negroes were arrested at Camilla, under requisition from the Governor of Alabama on Wed nesday, and brought to Albany and lodged la our county jail. Their names are Charles Evans, Richard Evans and Wil son Evans. The Sheriff from Seals, Ala bama, will probably reach the city to-day or to-morrow, to lake them back with Athens Banner: Dr. J. B. Carlton las a patient who has been under treat ment for dropsy for the last four years, doting which time he lia3 taken from the patient, four hundred and eighty-four and a half pounds of water in nine tappings. The last tapping extracted eighty-two 3nd a half potmdsjover nine gallons, and more than the weight of the patient. It is the most remarkable case of the kind on record. Thornton, in his letter to the Evening News, of Augusta, speaks of Atlanta as f-l?ows.: Every city of any consequence In ‘be,country lias a fire alarm telegraph, exeent Atlanta. But Atlanta is behind in ail essentials. ". always did think Thornton a'littlo re- kbut to make any such astate- il remain in the city is either tempting Providence or may be construed into a sort of attempted/elo de se. D’y’r He also says: Meeting Colonel E. W. Cole last night before he left on tlie special train tor Chattanooga, we walked from the depot to the hotel.' In answer to my question if he could tell me anything he said, placing his hands upon my shoul ders, (he is a taller man than I am), “if ? ou love me, say nothing for the present, do not know myself what is before me.” He will return here on tlie 28th instant, to attend a big meettng of railroad men at that time—the pool meeting. Gainesville Eagle: Great excitement was created in the city Wednesday even ing by a rapidly flying rumor that Mr. Alf Simmons had fallen from a trapeze rope and been killed. Hastening to the scene of the accident, at ProfessorLa- Hatte’s school, we found the report con siderably exaggerated, but the young man was lying on the ground in an unconscious condition, and evidently very severely in jured. It seems several of the young men had stretched a large rope from one tree to another, about twenty-five feet from the ground, for the purpose of putting up tra peze bars and rings. Mr. Simmons under took to traverse the space between the trees by hanging to tlie rope by his hands and swinging himself across. While thus suspended his hold gave way, and he was precipitated to the earth. He was placed in a wagon and taken to his father’s resi dence. No bones were boken, and we are glad to know as we go press, that he is thought to be out of danger, though his injuries are very serious. Jail Delivery in Ellaville Sumter Republican: The negro Albert us Black, who was one of the two found guil ty of stealing cotton on or about Christ mas, and committed for the same, made liis escape from jail by knocking down the jailer, Mr. McCrory, on Thursday morn ing last Mr. McCrory pursued him on a mule, without bridle or saddle, and with tlie aid of Mr. William Hudson arrested and took him back. A Rare Bird.—Thomasville Times: Mr. J. M. Blackshear cauglit and sent to tofen the other day, for tbo inspection of bis friends, a dwarf quail. The bird ap peared on Mr. Blackshear’s plantation last year. It is a beautiful, symmetrical bird, and is very highly prized by sports men. The Forest and Stream gives, in a recent issue, an interesting account of their rapid introduction into this country. They are called the Messina qnaii, and are migratory in their natute. During the past few years several thousand have been imported from Messina, by Eastern and Northern sportsmen. None, as far as we know, have been sent South, and how the little • stranger found his way down here is a mystery. The farmers of some sections of the State are forming clubs for the purchase of guano at wholesale rates. Albany had a very heavy rain on the 25th instant. It lasted nearly twenty-four hours. Mr. George W. H. Bartlett, of Cambridgeport, Massachusetts, son of G, H. Bartlett, of Boston, died of consump tion in Albany on Sunday. It is no uncommon thing to find stray corpses in Atlanta. Two were found there a day or two since, packed in a bar- rol and addressed to B. F. Avery & Sons, when the address should Lava mad A. W. Avery, a druggist of Atlanta. This careless direction of corpses will hurt somebody yet. The old valentines left over from last year’s stock will soon blossom over the counters of the book stores, and the poetry which lias been mashed into drawers year back appear as fresh as if it had just been ginned by tlie valentine poet fiend. The Wallacks are doing Griffin with a burlesque pinafore. Sunday mail. TnE Dublin Gazette man rises in wrath at the street patent medicine vendor and prize soap package distributor, and urges that a heavy license tax should be imposed on them. Has he been there on the soap question? A horse found dead in the woods with a bullet hole in his side created a good deal of excitement in Dublin recently. No whisky is sold in Wrigbtsville. Mr. Raysor was married to Miss Blood- worth, of Griffin, last Sunday. This may be regarded as rather a barberous pro ceeding. A train load of people went to Augusta to see Joe Jefferson in Rip Van Winkle. Augusta will have the names of her streets painted on her lamps. Augusta’s collections for the Irish fund has reached ovor two thousand dol lars. There is a certain lady in Greene county who superintended a farm last year, hiring one hand, that made ten hales of cotton, two hundred bushels of com, threo thousand fire hundred pounds of fodder, one hundred bushels of oats and forty bushels of wheat. The prospect for a good wheat crop in Houston county is, says the Home Jour nal, not flattering. That paper notes as a strange circumstance for this time of tlie year, that in many parts of the county wheat Ls already suffering from rust. The Tennyson Club of Griffin had a novel meeting last week. Each member was called on for a quotation. Niles, of the News, could remember nothing except the first four lines of Mary and hor talen ted lamb, and Charlie Logan wasted himself on a few brief remarks on tlie subject of some boy and a burning deck. Captain Mike T. Singleton, of the steamer Blount, arrived Thursday even ing and anchored for the night at Dublin. He is on his way down the river to its' mouth, and will commence clearing up the Oconee. He thinks he will get back to Dublin by June or July. Oglethorpe Echo: From all quarters wo hear it said that extensive prepara tions are being made for planting heavy cotton crops. This involves the purchase of tons upon tons of guano and the waiv ing of all the property rights a farmer possesses in order to sccnre the payment of the same early next fall. The man who goes wild over the present high prices of cotton and stakes Ills all ujxrn a big crop may pay too dearly for his whistle next winter. Keep cool and plant some corn, keeping out of debt. as far as possible is our cantion. Dublin Gazette: There is a malady among horses in this county which, in most cases, proves fatal. When, seized with ft they become almost crazed and blind. We leant that several cases have been cured by the use of turpentine applied freely about the head and small quanti ties poured in the ears. • Griffin News: At tlie Presbyterian supper Friday night some very mischievous person, name unknown, scattered a quan tity of cayenne pepper on the floor of■ the armory, which was the cause of very great complaint. Every person in the room felt an uncontrollable inclinattion ‘tt> sneeze, and the actual sneezing was yery general, and likewise-ludicrous. If the malefactor could have been caught the most summary punishment. would t have been meted out to him. .'. ,*•( A m'eofal to the Evening News is as follows: ‘ *’ ia 'J; Savannah, Januaiy 20.—A’ telegram from a prominent broker and railroad man in New York, received Saturday by broker in this city, instructing him to secure all the Central railroad stock ob tainable at 82, optional on the ratification of the lease, electrified the dormant boom and created a flutter in the market. Cen tral jumped several points; and closed film at to 90 asked. , \ * ] Fatal'Accident.—Dublin Gazette: A few days since a party of boys ware breaking a yoke of young oxen,- and among tlie party was Sir. Henry Coney, a son of William Coney, wlio, for some pur pose, was left to guard the team. They became frightened, and ran away and against a tree, throwing young Coney out and turning the cart upside down, the rim of the body striking him just behind the head—breaking his neck ank killing him instantly. The young man had barely recovered from a severe cut on t! e knee from an ax, which, from mortifica- came very near resulting seriously. Albany Advertiser: Kidnapped.— A colored manjby the name • of • Henry Miller, on Mr. Alex. Herrington’s place, in East Dougherty, has a son about twelve years of age, who, it seem, was kidnapped by some white men on last Wednesday night'. The kidnappers brought the boy to town, made him drank, bought him a new suit of clothes, and then carried him back with thorn, going past his father's house. The boy was wrapped in a quilt, and did not know where he was going. The party stopped at Isabella, where the boy was seen by some of tlie citizens. The same night the hoy’s father reached Isabella,having tracked the party that far. Learning that he was on the right track, he followed it way over into Berrien comi ty, where he found his boy at the house of some. people whose name he says he did not stop to enquire, but who said that the boy had followed them. Seeming his boy about twelve o’clock at night, the old man made tracks for home. Rohe Courier: We are gratified to learn that the contract to grade the road from Summerville to a point near Cathey & Robinson’s Gap has been let out to re sponsible parties. The engineer corps is now hard at work locating a road, and a force of hands are en route from the Cin- tinnati Southern under an experienced leader. Mr. H. Blanchard is at the front, and writes Colonel C. G. Samuel every thing is moving to suit him. Some days ago Mr. Biauchard agreed and signed the basis of a contract with Eastern and Wes tern capitalists to pool and build the three roads. We are informed by Colonel Sam- Baldwin county has sixty thousand dollars invested in the Macon and Augus ta railroad. Milledgeville again wants a public ball. The Columbus Times, under bead line of “ What have we done ? ” announces that the Wallacks and Pinafore will short ly approach that city. The same paper says the contract for grading the Pensacola and Selma railroad has been awarded and work is to be com menced at once. Seventy-five miles are required to make the connecting link. Tilitha Glover, a colored woman, and her little son have obtained a judg ment aggregating twenty-five hundred dollars against the Southwestern railroad on account of injuries received. Three thousand dollars of the six thousand required has been subscribed in Albany for the proposed ice factory. BY TELEGRAPH Manchester, January 27.—The Man chester Guardian says there is not much change in the aspect of the market There is fair inquiry in nearly all de partments, but the prices asked are most ly so high a3 to render it difficult to exe cute orders. Hence business is small— the only department which can be called active being yarns for the Eastern mar kets, of which fair sales are reported at prices in some instances slightly above those of Friday. Bangor, Maine, January 27.—The Justices of the Supreme Court arrived last night. They will confer to-day upon the Fusion questions. Washington, January 27.—In the Senate Mr. Randolph, from the Commit tee on Military Affairs, reported a bill for the relief of Fitz John Porter. The bill has heretofore been pub lished. improvements are being made m and around Rome than any city they have been in since the war. An editor thus acknowledges a present of grapes: “We have received a basket of grapes from our friend, W., for which he will accept our compliments, some of which are two inches in diameter.” Albany wants Thomasville to hold no Spring Fair, and Albany will hold no Fall Fair. Colonel Richard S. Taylor, form erly of Athens, but now a citizen of Waynesboro, lays claims to the mines and deposits in Oglethorpe, which are said to be worth $50,000. When he sold the land he reserved the right to all mineral de posits, and the records to that effect have been found. Railroad Run Off.—Enquirer-Sun : Last night the accommodation train on the Southwestern Railroad was several hours behind time. The delay was occasioned hnl»™™d.F“X by a car jumping the track at Schatuiga, about eight miles from the city. No dam age was done. Thomasville Post: Very heavy rains Mr. Logan made.a minority report. He dissented in toto from the preamble, and Observing strangers say that more contended, 1st, that the President had no « • 4 . • 3 ll ahmamIma a AA«Mn\IaoIaM 4a build the roads and that he has telegrams from them that they will be in onr city in a few days to close matters as agreed. In the meantime the work goes bravely on. Blacksuear News: On Monday the 18th of January, 18S0, Georgo Robinson, Sr., died at the residence of his son, Ma jor George Robertson, in Blackshear, Ga. Mr. Robertson was in his eighty-fourth year, being bora in'Savannah, Ga., in the year 1790. He served his time with Mr. Francis nil!, proprietorof the Commercial Advertiser, in Now York city, and then returned to Savannah, where, about the year 1823, he bought out tlie Savannah Georgian, which had almost passed out of existence. With the eneigy of early man hood he built up the paper and made it a lucrative investment, the leading paper of Savannah, and an influential factor in the affairs of the city and State. About the same time be represented Chatham county in the Legislature and served tlie city at the council board, and he was first Lieu tenant of the Chatham Artillery for seve ral years, under Captain Bulloch. The prospect of establishing himself in New York city lured him from the certainty of an established business and from the hon ors that were being accorded to his popular manner, his fertile and vigorous pen, and his remarkable energy and industry. But lie quickly lost in New York all that Re lmd accumulated in Savannah. From New York he removed to Augusta, Georgia, and established the Weekly Transcript, a purely literary pa per; but scon discontinued it aud became teller of the Mechanics’ bank, which place he held for about twenty years. It was during that time (in tlie year 1839) that the yellow fever devastated the city of Au gusta as it lias never scourged any other city; and for many days he was the only person in the bank. The president, cash ier, and directors had fled from the pesti lence, all the clerks were prostrated by the Cochran is happy because she gets a fever,' and some died, but he remained in gies, the matter was dropped and sup- perfect health, and kept the bank open; pressed; hut then, every day without exception, locking and ““ " r unlocking more than halt a million dol lars, of which he was the sole custodi an. For the two traits that shone most conspicuously in his character were devo tion to duty and a most exact and scru pulous integrity. He retired from the 1 bank and from all active business in 1855, enjoying a green old age with the kindly,' genial temper that made him ever a welcome guest, and carried him hap pily tbrougli ever ill. Since the death of his wife, which occurred in 1872, he has spent all liis winters with bis son, Major i the Southern Steamship Association. Robertson, in Blackshear, who* lie died Colonel Cole indignantly denies having on the 18th instant. His remains were con- j sold 0 nt to the Louisville and Nashville veyed to Savannah and interred in tlie | jj a ii r03( j > t 0 a reporter of the Nashville family burial ground in Laurel Grove 1 cemetery. Griffin had a slight snow on Mon day. The Rome Courier nominates W. Hi B»™, to «•** I* Con- SSSt gress. as Mr. Newcomb explains, did occur. I The Fire Department of Rome is pre paring for a grand time in May. The Rome police are raiding the dis reputable houses of that city. Mr. George P. Woods’ views on country journalism has provoked quite a discussion throughout the State. Mb. James F. Simmons, a most excel lent citizen of Talbot county, is dead- j Thh Talbotton Collego has over fifty pupils. •••« i'i Mil Owen McGarrigle, whose sui cide in Talbotton was mentioned a day or two since, was buried by the Southern Ri fles. The Rome Daily Tribune folds its lit tle hands and puts up a petition to the dead heads of that city for mercy. . j Some of the State exchanges are call-! ing “Whoa January” on the peach bloom question, and look in anxiety to the peach crop of the Rummer. i Upland rice Is being successfully cul tivated by numbers of farmers in Monroo county. The Wallacks will be ,upon Forsyth this evening, with Pinafore in burlesque, Mn. Jasper Williamson is poor, bu< proud. The Monroe Advertiser says he has been the proudest man .in Monroe county since donning a suit of jeans made from wool raised on his place, spun, wo ven, and made up by his wife. The papers through the Seventh dis* trict are making strong points against Mr J Felton on his endoisement of Rev. T/ jJ Simmons’ application for appointment aS census supervisor. », f Mb. Wm. Minor is building the new hotel in Montezuma—not Major Drum- right. * . . £ , ,' The people of Leesburg are contem plating building a jim-jam asylum around “X,” tlie correspondent of the Americus Recorder from that place.iff The Monroe Female Coll^q has re sumed its exercises for the spring term in; a commodious and convenient buildjng.! The hoard of government and instruction! will be a follows:. Rev, S. G. Hillyer, D. D., president and professor of rhetoric and: intellectual philosophy;. Rev. J. L. Ham mond, professor of moral 'science and Latin; D. P. Hilt, 'professor of mathe matics; H. Becliter, professor of Gef- lri&n language and music; Miss Katd E. Milledge; instructress 1U French, painting and drawing; K. P. Moore, M. D.,- lec turer upon bygione and . physiology; Mrs.) M. L. Stephens, principal of primary do-j partment. • ’ !, ’ ;i • ’* < •#*•* - * Mb. Pillsbury, Sr., manyjrears assis-' tant clerk of Sumter county Superior Court has been appointed County Judge.; Americus lias organized a literary and musical society. Colone} N.j A. Smith has been chosen president. ,' r . A colored woman, Mary: Ann Craw ford, of Marion county, walked into a store in Americus and fell dead- . Thfe coroner’s jury’ thinks she died ofiieart dis ease—or something else. authority to organize a commission to ex amine the case by taking ex-parte testi mony. Second, that the action of a court mar tial is not reviewable by Congress. Third, that Congress has no right to pay a person for services not rendered, be cause of exclusion from the army. The bill was placed on the calendar. Mr. Edmunds offered a resolution which was agreed to, instructing the Committee on Judiciary to inquire whether in the settlement or adjustment between the United States and the railroads mention ed or provided in the act of February 22d, 1875, to provide for a settlement with certain railroad companies, any discrimi nation or difference of treatment lias been made by United States officers in favor of one or more of such companies as_ against others; aud, if so, what further legislation, if any, on the subject is expedient. Mr. Pendleton introduced a bill to au thorize the appointment of Medical In spectors in the navy to the office of Chief of Bureau of Medicine and Surgery and to remove the disabilities of the present incumbent. Washington, January 27.—In the Senate, Mr. Coke presented a memorial of the State grange of Texas, praying for the regulation of inter-State commerce. Mr. Morrill, from the Finance commit tee, reported adversely on the bill to es tablish an office of assistant treasurer at Charleston, South Carolina, aud it was indefinitely postponed. Mr. Morgan introduced a bill for the re lief of the Medical College of Alabama, which was referred. A number of bills of minor importance were introduced and referred, aud several private pension bills passed. The Senate then resumed the consideration of a joint resolution withdrawing the compulsory legal tender power of the United States notes, which had been reported adversely from the committee on Finance. Mr. Bayard made a long speech in sup port of the views of the minority of that committee, at the conclusion of which the Senate adjourned. Washington, January 27.—In the House, Mr. Goode, of Virginia, chairman of the committee on the Yorktown cele bration, reported a bill to carry into ef fect the resolution adopted by Congress in October, 1781, in regard to a monumen tal column at Yorktown. Passed. Mr. Cook, of Georgia, from tlie commit tee on Post-offices and Roads, reported back the bill declaring all public roads ana iiigi»irayo j-oat routes. and authoriz ing the Fostinaster General to put tne pos tal service on all such routes when public necessity requires it. Upon objection*by Mr. Blount, of Geor gia, the bill was withdrawn. The House then went into a committee of the whole on the revision of rules. The rules as far as rule seven were agreed to, with unimportant .amendments- Adjourned. The House Committee on Public Buildings and Grounds to-day agreed up on bills appropriating money for the erec tion of public buildings at places, and in amounts as follows: At Montgomery, Alabama, $125,000; at Jackson, Missis sippi, $100,000; at Lynchburg, Virginia, $75,000; at Charlestown, West Virginia, $00,000. The President sent to the Senate to-day the nomination of J. D. Stanford, of North Carolina, to be Supervisor of Cen sus for the third North Carolina Dis trict. Augusta, Me., January 27.—The Fu sion Legislature assembled to-day, but ad journed until to-morrowwithout transact ing any business. Boston, January 27.—Tlie Herald's Au gusta special says there have been quite large arrivals of Fusionists from Lewis ton and Auburn, and that tlie Adjutant General lias information that a company of seventy-five is oxpected this evening from Blddeford. Leading Fusionists say any attempt to arrest the officials of their government will be resisted by force. Its Governor has been urged to call the Port land Blues and Montgomery Guards to this city, and it has been suggested to have them quartered in the hall near that in which the Fusionists meet The Gover nor’s proclamation is expected to follow close upon the decision of the Supreme Court. , - , - ~ i „ -. - Bangor, Me., January 27.—The Su- that I ever offered" one dollar of my own p reme Court has rendered a unanimous tr i decision declining to recognize the Fu- sioriist bodies in Augusta, and explicitly <1aa1<ikSiw» ilu. Vahoa nml aonofn timu ltnld- * commenced falling throughout this section on Sunday night and continue up to this writing (Monday noon). The country is under water, and we fear much damage has resulted to railroads, mills and farm ing interests generally. Fatal Accident.—Swainsboro Her ald: We learned the particulars of a most horrible accidental killing which occurred in this county some days since. Mr. T. S. Oliver, an energetic young planter, was felling a pine tree which lodged in the top of another one. He succeeded in dislodging it, when the one against which it had lodged rebounded with such force that the top broke off and fell, mangling Mr. Oliver most fearfully and causing in stant death. Mr. Oliver leaves a wife and children to monm his death. They have our most heartfelt sympathy. Asieuicus Recorder: Some of our readers know that several days ago an es caped lunatic from the Asylum was at large in our city. Tlie authorities at Milledgeville being notified sent aman for him. when he arrived the lunatic was not to be found, but hearing that he was in the vicinity of the depot, lie wqnt in company of policeman Erskine to arrest him. When they arrived at the depot they saw a man sitting on the banks of Mitchell's mill creek who, Si Hawkins told them was the man they were in search oi. He had a pistai in his hand. They held a consultation, and decided tnat On. Milledgeville man should conceal himself and that policeman Erskine should go around and come up behind the lunatic and arrest him unawares. The detour was a success. Policeman Erskine arrest ed his man without getting shot, but then you must know it was not the lunatic but one of our cleverest citizens, who thought he was arrested for shooting inside the incorporation. After mutual explanations and apolo- you know, it is the busi ness of newspaper men to find out a good thing. The lunatic was subsequently captured in Columbus. Railroad Matters. The conference between Colonel Cole and Messrs. Standiford and Newcomb at Nashville on Tuesday, proved barren of results. All the parties took tlie train for Atlanta to attend the annual meeting of American, he said ; “The idea of my selling a., controlling interest to the Louisville people when, ac cording to Colonel Stevenson’s own' state- am entirely occupied at present with my duties as President of the Nashville, Chat tanooga and St. Louis Railway. Tlie first hour I am free from my public duties I will answer any statement any gentle man has made or may make. Meantime, any intimation, insinuation Or inuendo by any one, charging or intending to charge :r oilered stock, or the stock of any other person, to the Louisville and Nashville Railroad Company, or any officers thereof, is basely false.’’ Tlie Colonel is represented to be in good health and spirits. Up to this moment his contract with the Central railroad con tinues to.'hang fire, with a bare possi bility only tliat it will be ratified. There is some talk oi 1 tendering to Colonel Cole tbe presidency of the Cincinnati Sonthera railroad. To show bow mired and uncertain ev- eiytbing relating to the Central railroad agreement - continues to be, a special to the Cincinnati Enquirer from Louisvillo yesterday says: There is a feeling here to-night that the Louisville and Nashville people will prob ably agree to. confirm Cole's leases, and continue his line to the sea in order to prevent complications, as the Central lease! involves butJp^tle r(sjs. ; ;IIIl Again we- say, let us “wait for the wagon.” : ...... Jjni.rv In,." • I T 4 p.a. n. a. eubafl • - . dkmtists, „ . x N« M Mmlberry StrML Hoeon. O* Tnth MtiMteS without oain,;b«Mtifai lets at girth hMwrtwL Ahicawnt Teeth ant Diseased Dealer* in ell kind* of Dental Materials 'nd ~ “ on hand • farm «ad *U kindi. Gold of all! kinds, kssalasas rt all kmds, Kabbers of *11 : sssrsdkw i Savannah VAijLEY Railroad.—Au gusta Evening News: On Monday last Uk. board pf county commissioners of An derson, South Carolina, voted a subscrip- tion to tbe capital stock-of the Savannah Valley railroad company to connect Au gusta and Knoxville, Tennessee i .pursuant to the vtficb’brflre' ^bfire' in the township directly interested expressed at the elec tion-last yea?, the firat installment of which is to be collected this year: Cen- t reville subscribes. $5,100, CVammea $6)500,1 Savannah $3,850, Hall. $3,500, Corner $3,700. The action of the board has been eertified'to theicounty auditor fiir the pur pose of having the taxlevied..!,i r A. UAUUwluui'^T To*11 •h»*r* sifl«run-from the error* and ” cnkksssof rvsth, nervous weakness, aarn j.loes at manhood, etc. I'will send a racibe wfll eure you. F&BI Of OHAkOB. Tbo nuat wody ■ was discovered by a missionary in South America. Send a aelt-addressed tnreoj e i the_fcev Joe*** 1 ' T Inman, Station D, Dew lrr » *odlde ■ZJWAShington^ January 25.—Mrs. Kate Chase Sprague gare^a dinner party here last week to a few gentlemen and la dles, among whom were several members of the Supreme Court. Senator Conk- ling and Mrs. Conkling were present. It is said by a'gentleman well qualified to know, that immediately after the affair at Oanonchet last summe?, Mrs.' Coiiklicg wrote * letter to Mrs. Sprague inviting her to accept the hospitalities of the Conkling house at Utica. just to pay soldiera the difference in the | tion of peace. The trouble grew out o for value between United States notes and coin, it was just to pay it to every one who had been obliged to take them. This would require an incredible issue of paper. Tbe present Congress might not yield to those solicitations, but on the threshold we should meet and defeat all such wild and fatal schemes. Whether the Senate would now concur in his views, he knew not, for a measure like this had never been and would never be made by him the subject of party caucus or personal canvass for votes, but he believed the good sense of the people would support his views. Nashville, Tknn., January 27—Pre sident Standiford and Vice-President Newcomb, of the Louisville, Nashville and Great Southern railroad, held a con ference with President Cole of the Nash ville; Chattanooga and St. Louis road to day. Standiford and Newcomb expressed a desire to have Cole continue as Presi dent of the Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Company, but Cole did not say whether he would do so or not. The various contracts on new lines and extensions in inauguration by Cole were discussed, but no conclusion reached, in reference to the contract with the Georgia Central. The Owensboro and Nashville road will probably be built through to Springfield. Messrs. Cole and Newcomb left to-night for Atlanta' to attend the meeting of the Southern Railroad and Steamship Associ ation. ‘ At a meeting at the Merchants’ Ex change Standiford made a speech, giving assurances that no discriminations would be made against Nashville in favor of any other city. Colonel A. S. Collyer said this promise should he made in the shape of an amendment to its charter. The time had come when the Legislature would be called upon for legislation gov erning the contracts of railroads. United States Deputy Collector Davis returned here to-night after an extensive' raid, in which he destroyed seven illicit distilleries and captured fifteen men. Bangor, Me., January 27.—Tlie fol lowing is the substance of the unanimous decision of the Supreme Court: The Coort says it cannot admit, even by implication, that the statement and questions before it are presented by any legally organized Legislature, so as to require the Court’s opinion under article C, section 3, of the Constitution. Presuming, however, that the gentlemen who ask the questions have an honest de-. sire to know their legal duty as citizens, the Court says it will give some of the reasons why it cannot entertain or answer the questions: When two different bodies of men, each claiming to be the Legislature of a State, assert their right to enact law for the people, it is the obvious duty of tbe judiciary to inquire and ascertain for itself, with or without questions presented by claimants, which of these bodies law fully represent the people; whose enact ments it will recognize as law; whose levies of taxes it will enforce, etc. This court is bound to take official notice of the doings of the executive and legislative de partments of the government; aud when called upon by the proper authority to pass upon their validity, we are bound to take official notice of historical facts and matters of public notoriety, aud at least transpiring in our midst. We can not accept the statement which asserts as facts matters that are in conflict with the record and with historical facts. We can not shut .our eyes to the fact that Govern or Garcelon and the Council disregarded tlie opinion off the Court given in answer to tlie Governor’s questions; that they omitted summonses to men who did ap pear io bo legally elected, and issued sum monses to men who did not appear u> he legally elected. We know that the of ficers who presided in the conventions of members elect of the Senate and House, on tlie first dav of January, recognized as members men who were unlawfully intro duced by the unconstitutional methods pursued by the Governor and Council; refused to recognize men who appeared elected, and refused to permit any appeal from their illegal decisions, to bodies over which they temporarily appeared—the House of Representatives and Senate, under tlie constitution of the State. New' York, January 2S.—A New Or leans special gives the following particu lars of the burning of the steamer Charm- j to the New' Orleans and Red River Transportation Company, on Sunday last, fire miles above the mouth of Atcliafalga. The steamer has on hoard 2,105 bales of cotton, sixty barrels of mo lasses, a lot of sundries, all of which were destroyed. The fire was first seen bursting out be neath the second tier of cotton, and in a moment the whole boat was in a sheet of flames. The pilot stood at his post and headed the boat for the shore. But for his cool ness the loss of life would have been very great—100 passengers being on hoard. When tlie boat readied the shore planks were immediately shoved out—yet such was the heat of the fire and haste of those aboard to save themselves that many jumped overboard. All tho passengers were saved. The lost were William Miller, cabin boy; Da vid Morgan, pantry man; Charles John ston aud John Johnston, cooks; Mary Flowers and Mary Hamilton, chamber inaids; William Cummings, fireman, and one roustabout—name unknown. The cargo is valued at $120,000. Cincinnati, January 28.—The Catho lic clergy held a meeting yesterday aud . . determined to fight the application for file declaring the house and *enate now hold- ’ sale of churdi property to pay tho debts of ing sessions in the State-house, to be tbe Archbishop Purcell, legal Legislature of Maine. * Norfolk, January 28.—Chief of Police Cincinnati, January 27.—A apodal Benson committed suicide in his private from St. Louis, says the tide of negro em- room at an early hour this morning by the substitution of colored fbr white la borers in the Columbia furnace. Washington January 28.—The Presi dent to-day approved the act to provide for circuit and district courts of the Uni ted States at Macon, Georgia, and to transfer certain counties from the north ern ^to the southern district in said State. New Orleans, January 28 A half- dozen tow boats with barges have gone to the relief of the steamer Louisiana. Captain Gager telegraphs that he expects to float her on high tide to-morrow if the water is smooth. A large part of the cargo has been successfully lightened. Richmond, Va., January 28.—Later telegrams from Shenandoah county report that the attack was made on the negroes at Liberty Furnace last night and two men were wounded. The rioters then dispers ed. All is quiet now, hut trouble is ap prehended and more troops are asked for. Tbe Governor has ordered the Winchester . ..... Light Infantry company to tbe scene of, settlement s*idit w*s the last stage oi conjumu. the disturbance with auctions to ryq j to the sheriff. , . . J ffimoont' llrtr Regulator I commerced uking London, January 28.—It is stated that —* * *— the Nationalists of the county of Mayo, n Tho symptoms oi Liter Complaint are a b it bad taste in the m mb pain, in the back, sides er ]oints, open mistaken . . CD natism. «on- stemach, ion ol snoeote. bowe’.a »Hern&t«li •costive and lax. headache, 1- as of memorv with a painful sensation of hsrlmt tailed to do some- thing which ought so bare been doie. debihtv low spirits, a thick yellow appearance o! the skin and ere*, a dry cough often mistaken for con. sumption. Sometimes these symptoms attend the disease, at others, very lew. Fain in Side for Three Yeirs, _ BxitPoikt, Gx.MarchlS.iST9 PlM; I have been down ten yrarswith hverooosptaint: have lay years at s time. I hare hrda.evtra p*, n in my side lor three yrara with a dry cough. This last tall my couth be! came severe, and would cough up half a gallon Thpba^dsetta* m Atlanta an? a? igration from the South lias set in again. About one hundred arrived on tbe steamer Scudder, Sunday, aud left for Kansas, while as many more came by the steamer John B. Maude last night. All of these people have some money,and came chiefly from East Baton Rouge, Louisiana,Wash ington county, and> Grenada, Mississippi. Those who have arrived say there are moretoepme. Numbers are waiting on tbe banks of the nver for transportation. A colored-man acting- as agent, has sent to tbe i relief committee a list, .of nine h jSwum wno wiah to Come Noi iun- ortli dre3 HP I | Within a few. days, seven hundred im migrants have reached St. Lout?. ' New Orleans, January ^27-—It is re ported that a duel is on the tapis between Mi 1. Burk he Democrat, and Major if. J. iiearsey, ot tne stales. At 12:30 tbe parties were still in the city, but it was understood that they would fight this evening. Affidavits are out against them. Later The duel referred to in a pre vious dispatch was fought this afternoon in Metairiory, near the city, with pistols; distance, ten daces. After firing two shots each, friends interfered and the difficulty was amicably adjusted. Washington,. January 27.—The fol lowing is an abstract of Mr. Bayard’s speech in tlie Senate to-day, on bis reso lution: , • Mr. Bayard said his object in urging tbe adoption of the present resolution was to bring about the actual resumption of specie payments. Whatever else might t be effected by tlie resolution was secoud- j aiy and merely incidental to tills one cardinal object. Sound prosperity must rest upon;sound basis, and real money is sound currency. To resume by the ex isting system" is as idle as to bail water by a sieve. Paper notes are an essential auxiliary to coin, but they are not coin— not money—but substitutes for iu . Their acceptance must be based on their credit, on their convenience, and must always be voluntary in order to be safe. Mr. Bayard then; referred to the money power, of which;so, jnucji fear is expressed .by tbe opponents of the resolution, and to the great accumulation of property, and said that the unequal distribution of prop erty is attributable more to the use of-in- couvertable paper money .than, to any thing else. - .Mr. Jefferson said that “breakingup the measure of value makes lottery of all pri vate property.” He saw no guarantee that greenbacks would not be inflated as In the past they had been. He combated Coke’s argument. The legal tender pow er ia like the germ of fever, only needing excitement, speculation, war, or distress, to develop its deadly powers. .In tills connection he spoke qf.. the Weaver bill, as one commenting on tbe the foregoing remark, and said if it were blowing out liis brains with a pistol. Tbe cause was aberration of mind resulting from domestic! troubles. Washington, January 2S.—The Sen ate is engaged in eulogiziug^the late Sena tor Chandler. > T The House passed several bills—among them one grantiu" a pension to the widow of Lieutenant ^ Hiram H. Benner. The House then proceeded to call of committees for reports. The .committee ou Ways and Means this morning continued the hearing’of the gentlemen interested in the sugar busi ness, and in'the proposition to modify tho tariff. ( j'| . ' .j ' A London, January 2S«—The. Finan cier says the representatives of the French Cable Company are here nego tiating with the Aglo-Amoriean Cable C'oinpa r y for the retention of the three shilling tariff. If no agreement is reached, the Anglo-American Company will enforce six penny tariff' on the French business from the first 61 February next, and on; all business, where the French Company’s English connection is made. \Y ashing ton, J anuary 2S.—In the Sen ate the day was devoted to eulogies upon tho late Senator Chandler, pronounced by Messrs. Ferry, Bayard, Anthony, Blaine, Logan, Morrill anil others. In the House Mr. Cook, of Georgia, from the Post-officeXiommittee, reported a bill declaring all public roads and high ways, post routes. An extended discussion followed, in which Representatives Came ron of Illinois, Blount of Georgia, and Glymer of Pennsylvania, opposed the bill, and Mr. Stone of Michigan, Mooney of Mississippi, Conger of Michigan and Dib- rell ot Tennessee, supported it. At ti e expi at’on of tbe morning hour, thej »lll went over without action. The House then debated a revision of the rules in the committee of the whole, but without making any progress. The remainder of the afternoon was devoted td eulogies on the late Senator Chandler. Ad journed. New- Orleans, January 23.—A .dis patch from Captain- Gager of the strand ed steamship Louisiana; says he. has cast overboard 250 toqs of the cargo td lighten the ship. fJgfiteis can' be used only in cal mi ' The propeller is broken. The pas sengers have been sent to Port Eads aud the sliip will be saved. Richmond, January 28.—'Telegrams received here to-day report intense exclte- meht in Shenandoah county over a colli sion between white and colored laborers at tbe Columbia furnace, near Edinburgh. Sheriff Stickley,of that 'ecun’y, hastele- graplied the Governor for troops to quell tlie rioit, and Governor has ordered Cap tain Magruder of the Woodstock military company toji^at his command at the dis- Ireland, hare decided to put up Davitt and Brannon, now under indictment for sedition, as candidates for seats in the House of Commons, at the forthcoming general election, with the understanding that, if elected, they will refrain from tak ing their seats. Tbe prospect for their election is considered good. London, January 28.—Steamer Hol land, hence for New York, has returned to Queenstown, having broken her main shaft when five hundred miles west of Fastnet. Berlin, January 2S.—The National Zeiting, discussing the proposed increase of the army, says the German nation is al most unanimous in its approval of Prince Bismarck’s resolution to resist Pansla vism as soon as it shows itself becoming an active aqd aggressive power. As yet Germany preserves friendly relations with Russia, but Europe can only be thorough ly quieted by exertions in the place whence the causes of the agitation have proceeded. Assurances of peace from the Russian press ought to be received with great sat isfaction, but it must not be foigottenthat it is more to excite fears than to pacify them. Washington, January 2S.—The Sen ate Committee on Appropriations, at a special meeting this afternoon, reconsid ered their former action in regard to the fortification appropriation bill, and finally decided to report the bill back to the Sen ate to-morrow with a recommendation that the amount granted by the House for the armament ofseacoast fortifications —viz, $225,000-Abe increased to $400,000. The committee will also recommend an increase of $50,000 in the House item of $100,000 for the preservation and repair of fortifications. Washington, January 28.—The House Naval committee unanimously adopted to-day the report of the sulk-committee, transmitting the hill intended to effect the reorganization of the navy by the sale of old, obsolete and worthless ships, and the construction of new ones in their places. The report which accompanies the bill considers in detail the present condition of every ship on the navy register, and shows that out of one hundred and forty- two war vessels in the United States navy only forty-eight are to-day capable of fir ing a gun, and of these, five are old, obso lete sailing vessels. If to this bo added ships \hat could be made fit for duty with in a reasonable time,' the whole navy of the United States would number only six ty-nine vessels capable of bearing guns and doing service. The bill which ac companies this report authorizes and di rects the Secretary of tlu> Navy to aoloct and sell all the ships which are unfit ior duty or not worth repairing, and provides that the sum realized from such sale shall be put to the credit of the navy depart ment to be used together with the regular appropriation in the purchase and equip ment of new vessels aud in increasing the efficiency of our naval force. The bill will be reported to the House to-morrow with the request that an early day be set for its consideration. Nashville, January 28.—The bank ers of Tennessee formed an organization to-day by tbo election of James Whit worth, President; H. S. Davis, Vice-Pres ident ; .Edgar Jones, Treasurer; John P. Williams, Secretary; and John Kirkman, A. W. Brockway, W. P. Ingram, M. J. Keith and W. W. Daugbty as Executive Council. They propose memorializing Congress for a reduction of taxes on de posits and .abolish stamp ; duty on checks. Portland, Me., January 28.—The Era, a leading Greenback organ, submits to tlie decision of tbe Supreme Court and appeals to tbe people. New Orleans, January 28.—Tlie Pres ident and Secretary of the Colored Men’s Protective Union sent a protest this even ing against Picliback’s appointment as na val officer. The State Republican Com- mittteo also protest against Pincliback, and request a delay until the arrival of Chairman Dumont, who left to-day with Colonel Badger and ex-Senator Burch, for Washington. Washington, January 2S.—The origi nal bill has been filed iu the United States Supremo Court by the State of New Hampshire against tho State of Louisiana setting forth that the former State is the holder of consolidated bonds issued by the State of Louisiana under the Act of 1874, and praying that provisions of the new constitution which propose to lower the rate of interest on the said bond be ad judged void aud unconstitutional and that an injunction be granted against the State officers of Louisiana, restraining them from using taxes collected under the Act of 1874 for other purposes than those spec ified in that act. . . ! vili !- EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. regularly, and now mj coujh it. nearly coni the pain bas Irlt Djr side and I am able to tit up nearly hall a d»y. lours, Q H DODD, 1 I Might Have Been Dead. [Extract of a letter from M V Bryant. J flotrsiox. Taxis, Feb ID, '87J. Gists; My health heretofore has been sery toor. Aboutfourmcnthsagoloommenced tsk- ing Simmon*' Lirer Begutator. which relisted me in a short time, and now Iain able to say. and thankfully too. that I am quit j well—owing to the use of your Regulator. li I bad not taken regul-rly when I was taken sick at Marshall, £ might now have been dead. My faith in tbe mesicine cannot be shaken, and I am a drrn be. liever in the virtue and all.powenul curing qualities ot the Regulator, and I would like everyone to know ita efficacy. Yours truly. MV BRTaNT. Cured of Dyspepsia in Six Weeks PoTTsTLTavii Cm, Vi, Feb IS, 1879. Dua Bias: 1 bad tbe dyspepsia ..boat three years ago; it had run on mo for two or three years, and I tried ail of onr doctors and every kind of medicine leould think of, and nothing did me any good at all. I happened to get one of Simmons’ almanacs, and sair the Becu.’ator highly recommended for Dyspepsia. I wss in. duced to try it and after taking tbe medicine about six weeks it made a perfect cure. 1 hare recommended it to a great msny persons, audit bas given general satisfaction. J W LANDRAW. It Cures Chills and Fever, Foss. Kag. Nor 18,1879. Bibs: I bar* tried Simmons’ Liver Regulator and pronounce it as represented, and can say that any one that uses it cannot remain unwell. It cured the chills and taverand flux upon me. Yocnvery respectfully W TMUsTiB, Prevents Billions Attacks. South Boston, Hal;b.x Co. va. Mss*as J H Znux a Co. DaixBIls: I hare used your Begu ator upon mvself and stock sritn great .access I have bad chills and fever for a number ol years, which haa greatly affected mv nervous system. Am ml* waya bilious. When I feel the attack coming on a good dose of the Regulator will always relieve me. V ry truly yours, D&G FBBKDBNSTKIN. Purchasers should be careful to see that they get the genuine mmmfaoturedonJy ^ FhilhdelnkUr Pa. Priim 17. Vt v»i»i| Washington, D. C., January‘26th, 1BS0. HORB AND, COX.. r These two gentlemen furnished about all the fun that was afloat at the Capitol last week. Cox had his say, and went for theJMhhigan humorist in a sharpstyle that tickled the floor and galleries immensely, much to Herr’s disgrnntlement, who looked immensely worried and moved around during its delivery in a manner that showed he was hard hit. Friday he had his innings, and I think liad full re£ venge. He was short and sharp, and rath er got away with Sammy, who pretended not to know that he was being demolished, but you could see that he felt the sting.' Hereafter he will, I presume, be known as -‘ sweet little Buttercup,” which nickname norr gave him amid the laughter and applause of both sides of the'house. Hereafter, Cox, who has been the head jester, of the House, must look to liis laurels when he rises to be as funny as he can, and cast a weather eye over to wards the Radical ranks to see if Horr is in his seat. Of course, both these lionor- able gents might.be better employed than ;n playing clown, but then what would become of the House if somebody didn’t occasionally give it something to laugh at. It would certainly sink to the dead level of owlish -dignity arid-somnolent decorum the Seriate wears when, Blaine is away. And by the way, Jim is still saving Maine, and has not put in an appearance here since the recess in December. I know Mr. Hill misses him. in the matter of Simmons,.. Dr. Felton’s candidate for Supervisor of Census in the Atlanta' district, and whose nomi nation is pending in tlie Senate, way, I hear Felton intends having Small, at the Atlanta Constitution, anil your correspondent, dismissed from the humble positions they now hold here fot daring !to print his and Simmons’ letters to Mr. Hayes. In my case, by having the committee, of which I am clerk, abolished by resolution of tlie House. I am there fore living at present with my trunk pack ed, and holding myself “ready to move at a moment’s notice,” as they used to say in the army. THE GRANT ROOM. The Sherman and Blaine strikers ar>l blowers here are busily engaged just now and that his boom has the death-rattle is its throat. They don’t believe it them selves and their noise and bluster amount simply to whistling to keep their courage up. Grant is still the strongest candidate by long odds with his party, and these people realize it more tub] every day. The Sherman runners are particularly active in the matter, and he is busily at work keeping them up to the mark. His axe has been newly sharp ened lately, and is ready to fall on recalci trant necks at a moment’s notice. If he is not nominated it will not be the fanh of the office holders. The latter’s last claim is that the Germans are all for him, and this they are poshing with great activ ity. Mr: Hassaureck, a leading German editor of Cincinnati, is here now, and has had his legs quite frequently under John'.' mahogony. He has also made up an oil quarrel with Schurz, which is supposed to to have been engendered by Sherman, and to be part of the scheme to ensure harmo ny and unity of action among the German leaders in securing the German vote fot Sherman. Blaine’s friends do not seem at all alarmed at all this activity. They claim a large majority of the native Republican vote, and that Grant and Sherman will cut one another’s throats in the Convention and leave Blaine to walk off with the prize- But I still bet all my loose change on Grant. He will surely win if his “nigger lucf lias riot deserted him and the “machine'’ has not grown rusty. With Conkling in New York, Don Cameron in Pennsylvania and tlie negroes at the South at his lack, how he can be beaten is more than ) can see. One thing at least is sure. His name will not be heard of in the conven tion if he can’t win. He will know tbe exact truth as to that long before itnecti- MR. BLOUNT’S bill establishing Federal courts at Macon passed the Senate last Thursday, wi- some unimportant amendments, anff will become a law by the President’s signature this week. It will prove of great benefit to Macon and Middle Georgia general^ and Mr. Blount deserves and will receive the grateful consideration of that section for his action in. this matter^ It he remains in liis present por tion he will doubtless do much mow for our section in the shape of sacuriac an appropriation; for the erection of > handsome public building at Macon for the accommodation of the court post- office and revenue officials, the construc tion of which will disburse seventy-five or one hundred thousand dollars among !lJ - and give employment to a large number of laborers. ALL SORTS. ; The dinner given by Mrs. Sprague w Mrs. Conkling last jyeek is tbe town talk- Everybody bas a "theory, hut uoboJj seems to know the inside history of tbe | transaction. Perhaps Mrs. C., like thou sands of other devoted wires, has put her feelings ono side in order to »’’? her husband out of a damaging scraps * does not believe the scandal. Wives M'* done a great deal more for their hasban® than tins in times past, and will font mttt to do so while time endures aud worne® are so greatly men’s superior iu noi>k ne * of soul and self-sacrificing devoticp 10 | f robjects of their love. It is giver out tri* Mrs. Conkling will soon return hi>tue w it looks as though her visit wax' vas^‘1 for this special purpose. .. Dr. Felton is still busy deviuv plans to break the force of that <®‘ aging Simmons business. He is almost to the point of bad words, understand charges General Gordo:*™ 0 “purloining” his and. Simmons’ Truly, the shoe does pinch, and-* 1 wriggles and groans are “mighty’" 5 *-' 1 ’ The gay season is at flood tide, the roll of carnages is heard falwjjj* small hours. As Lent draws new e iu ‘ >ws faster arid more furious. ‘JEM? If a dozen balls and parties cve|V 55 £*/ swell” • dinncr fecf P’ nauuu is pemuug in me oeuair, . nr>tTiin<r of ‘■sw-pll” rlinnpr*' coe t there is a very cheerful probability that £ sa} nothm of swell ' “ggj, 1,P will bo inmimri v sat. down nmn. t.ous, etc., wimout numoer. he will be summarily sat down upoD. The “corrupt, secession traitors” in that body, who, from his standpoint, include the large majority of the Democratic Sen ators, very naturally are not disposed to . help him to the position lie seeks, aud ought, if they do not, reject him promptly. 1 was astonished, however, to hear this morning that Mr. Hill had expressed him self in a manner that did not indicate that he would certainly oppose Simmons’ confirmation.' I hope this is not correct, but fhe well known relations between Mr. H. and the member from tbe Seventh now, is to write out the w , dress, diamonds, etc., of thfues'-s furnish them to the press, sj that j» Fiutilla Fitz Clarence andhe>irsis«»; as they sip tlie matutinal co; their aching heads with the tails. They tell a good story oi new Senator, Mr. Pryor. I been in Washington before. may oaf :%sing Jabamo” to neW the st'O' ueeil ill asimigtuu ircpvic, —- vjj is that the day he was sworn j h* 5 way going to his hotelf - ®^’ * irta to a policeman or some District, are such as perhaps to justify a | contrary result. If Simmons is confirmed | 0 e e ’ ” - it will be a great personal triumph for posal of that officer and the common- . Felton, and a corresponding defeat for the | Cottcn passed seven pent? wealth’s Attorney Allen for the preserva- J senior Senator from Georgia. By the erpool yesterday.