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Qije-isrgtsspli atrjf* Smmunl & Mj^isgttgjgg: flfokgnipjf nufc StosBttgtr MACON, FEBRUARY' 1880, Boots and shoes for dolls are turned out by one London house at the rate of 1,000 pairs a week.' —A toast drunk with Highland honors Involves throwing the wine glass over the left shouldcr^tl&ldea being that the glasses Should never be degraded by use for any Other purpose. - Git? Burning.—Since August' 81,50 cotton-gin houses in Georgia, 35 m Ala bama, and 13 in Florida—total, 107—have been burned. , j .. , > / De Lesseps lias a large job on his hagds. 'sheabe undertakes to-reorganize the river system of the Isthmus of Pana ma as ho has to do to construct his canal. —The faculty of Yale College and their guests were on a recent occasion nearly deprived of their dinner by the sheriff, who attached the viands for a debt of the landlord's; but the money was paid before Jhe soup cooled, and there was no further 'trdhbtei —A ddtriihlttee of the Italian Parlia ment has reported iti favor of appropria ting 8,000,000 francs for a national monu ment to Victor Emanuel. The competi tion for the work is to be open to the world, and a $20,000 premium is to be awarded the be3t model. —A servant girl at Jersey, England, has been lined 10s. for playing a foolish trick With a train. She stood between the rails while the train was approaching at a rapid rate, and calmly watched it draw near. The driver Whistled, shut ofT steam, and reversed tlio engine, and thus succeeded in stopping the locomotive within two yards of the girl, who merely laughed iu his face and run away. —The Marquis of Lome will be at Hali- fas^by noon on Friday to-day, and will be tbe gnest of Lieutenant Governor Archi bald. Her Royal Highness Princess Louise will arrive by tbe Sannatian prob* ably’on Saturday, aud, together with her suite, will also be a guest of the Lieuten ant Governor. No decided arrangements as to the landing, receptions, &C., have as yet been made. —From the calculations of M. Paul Le roy Beaulieu Ih the Economiste Francais, it appears that the'public debt of France exceeds 20,000,000,000 of francs, ou which 1,205,000,000 are paid annually as inter est. Divided among 37,000,000 of French men, this debt, the most colossal in histo ry, gives an average of 700 francs as prin. cipal, for each inhabitant, and 34 francs interest per annum. —Abd-cI-Kader, whose death was about a month since generally announced, is not only still living, hut also, despite his 75 years of age and his forty-five children, is exceedingly healthy and carries himself as stoutly as a young man. He lives at Da mascus, devoting his time to agriculture aud charity. He is one of the handsome c t old men to be seen, enjoys life, and asks from Providence nothing belter than to be able to read a few more obituaries of him- self. ‘ . r< —Tbe body of ex-Govemor and ex- United States Senator J. D. Wescott, of Florida, wbo died on January 19 and whose life was described last week to are- porter for the World by Mr. George Law, passed through New York on Monday last on the way from Montreal, where he died, to Tallahassee, Florida, where the burial will take place. The announcement that the remains would be buried at Tallahas see caused surprise, inasmuch as in his later years he had frequently expressed bis wish to be buried in Canada. —Joseph Nestor, a blacksmith, of Wap- akonete, Ohio, wishing to die, cut the ar teries of his left wrist, then drove smith's scribe awl into his left breast, but to make sure of death put the awl to his forehead and proceeded to drive it in with a hammer. At this point he was seized by neighbors, who failed in their efforts to pull the awl from his head. His wife ap pearing he pulled it out himself. It |iad penetrated two inches. Dissipation was the cause of the attempted suicide. There is but slight chance of his recovery. Be Slow to Believe.—The Now York Sun says be slow to believe that the movement In favor of General Grant is to be abandoned without a prolonged and fierce struggle. The men who want Grant President again hare plenty of mo ney. They are willing to put a great deal of money into his election,, because they look upon it as merely an investment, whTch they will soon get back, with a hun dredfold increase. The plans to renomi nate General Grant are too well laid to be readily relinquished. Many of his sup porters are men of positive character, more accustomed to overcoming opposi tion than to being overcome themselves. —Numerous cases of-depredation by ’ wolvos have recently occurred in Hnngaiy. A band,of jthese animals passed through one of the suburbs of Temesvar, destroy ing any animal which was not housed. A clergyman who was returning home in a sledge from a ncfgUboring town was beset by a pack of wolves. He bade the driver, make all possible speed; butata sharp turning the sledge was upset, the clergy man was thrown out, and tom to pieces before eyes of the terrified driver... In a country village a few wolves camehold- Iy at midday into the inn yard and de voured an ass; and at Szaloutaa shepard was killed and eaten as he .was passing along the road at night. —The recent hanging of Swift Runner, an Indian murderer, at Saskatchewan, Canada, was in a temperature 40 degrees below zero. Afgallows had .been built out of doors, so that the Indians could see execution; but when the officers and prisoners Arrived at the spot, it was found hat most of the scaffold had been used for firewood by the half frozen crowd. S wiitRunncr complacent ly.warmed himself at the fire while the gallows was being re paired. When everything else was ready the nervous hangman said he had forgot ten to bring a strap to fasten the prison er’s arms and legs. He offered to save further trouble by killing himself with a tomahawk, but liis proposition was reject ed, and he ate a hearty meal of pemmi- can, with the noose around his neck, while a messenger was fetching a strap. A priest attempted to give him spiritual consolation, but he said tha*., the white man's whisky had mined him, and so lie couldn't believe in the white man’s God. He preferred a death dance by- his own people, and while they were performing it he was hanged. „ i -. it —Owing to the disease of the, vine, the area of the vineyards in France has de creased by about four hundred thousand acres since the year 1874; though a great portion of the soil in which the vine for mally flourished is unfit for any other cul ture. Tlie area of vineyards in the coun try is at present about five million acres Whew it comes to eight or ten ‘cents a pound for nails the weatherboards will fall off. Grant’s Withdrawal HIS BEST FRIENDS KNOW NOTHING ABOUT IT. The New York Herald sent a reporter I The Morals of Trade- Will not be a “Candidate." . Something in the Wind. General Grant, if not an adroit milita- j Advices, said to be of 'a reliable char-1 The statutes against engrossment and ly tactician, certainly does not lack ability . acter from Savannah, convey the some- [ monopoly, show that that there are, hr as a party diplomatist. The correspondent j what startling intelligence that at a meet- j. t j, e judgmant of mankind, immoral loses to inquire of Mr. G. Washington Childs J 0 fthe Herald, from whom tbe report of ing of the Board of Directors of the Cen- i of money within the scope of otherwise about that anticipated authority from ; Grant’s withdrawal as a Presidential can- Iral Railroad held in that city on Thurs- , honest harenn and sale. When nntw'de General Grant to withdraw him as can- didate originated, has reinterviewed his day, the 29th inst., a quorum being pres- /lislofA flm T>rAc5#lAn/»r. Mr. nhilds ! nutioeWtoc Am tlmf ctotAmnnf onrl tlipv ! pnf. flip. Tvnriincr mnfrflrt fr>r t.hfl transfer didate for the Presidency. Mr v Childs authorities for that responded as follows: If General Grant has declared his in tention not to be a candidate I know nothing of it. By this I do not desire to be understood that he has expressed to any of his friends a wish for re-election. The truth is his friends do not know what he intends to 4a»..,. Buf the report says that his friends are to make public tlie General’s disinclina tion again to be a candidate, now do his friends feel on the subject? asked your correspondent. I hare not been asked tbe question squarely before, bat- 1-have no-hesitation in saying that General Grant’s best friends have not urged his candidacy. Jf lie should publicly decline lie would please them. Of course they will support him if he is nominated, and not one of them would attempt to influence the Gen eral by persuasion one way or tlie other. The interview lasted for some time, but the gist of it, so far as it relates to the sub ject Is hand, is covered by the above sum- uiaiy. . to the Vegetable Oysters Equal Veritable Bivalves, Mr. George Beggs opened three cans labelled “Brans” last night, which were sampled by a half dozen gentlemen and pronounced as nearly equal to the shell fish yclept oyster as one clam is to an other. They were, in fact, a perfect imi tation-juicy, luscious and toothsome, We had read of, seen and tasted the vege table oyster raised by our gardeners, but it docs not compare in flavor and quality with the bean oyster which Mr. has on sale. If the seed conld be grown in this hill country, so like is the resem blance to genuine oysters, that Mr. Felix Corput’s vocation, like Othello’s, would be “no more.” Those who wish to see and taste the “bean oyster” can do so by calling upon Mr. Beggs. The most doubting Thomas will. be convinced that ibo vegetable oyster is almost a fac simile in every sense of the cestaceous product of the deep which bears the same name. What of the Central Railroad Con tract? Simply notning. After all of his positive assurances that the Cole-Brown-Wad- ley combination had vanished into thin air, “H. W. G.” now asserts what we have repeatedly declared upon the best author ity to be so, that as yet tlie whole matter remains an impenetrable mystery. The proper parties to the transaction have ta ken no decisive action in the premises— indeed, have not acted at all. Bat it is difficult to comprehend how Colonel Standiford and his friends can fail to sec the superior advantages of the Atlantic route over the proposed outlet on tlie Gulf of Mexico, via Pensacola or MoDile^ The latter would involve a voyage of near 1,000 miles around the capes of Florida before a ship could get even abreast of Savannah, to say nothing of tbe dangers to bo encountered, and heavy insurance charges. It may be some days yet before the question is definitely settled. A Dead Letter. It is said that the law imposing restric tions upon emigrant agents, which was passed by the late Legislature, is utterly disregarded. Such agents ply their voca tion in Atlanta without fear of arrest, and without paying any license. How is that? : ' - • statement, and they ent, the pending contract for the transfer reiterate it in this shape, to-wit: Tfiat of tlie road and its connections to the St. lie will make a declaration “conclusively Good News. The price of wheat is considerably less than a few weeks since, and in view of the immense stocks that have accumulatr ed in consequence of tlie New York “cor ner,” must go lower. Most heartily do we endorse the emphatic language of an exchange as follows: This relief will be-none the less pleas ant' to cdntdinplate. .because it will have been secured at the expense of the “syn dicate'’ (so-called) of speculators and fore-, stellers, Who, for several months, have been obstructing the natnral Course of trade in their endeavor to reap a profit by the enhancement of tL-e price of the leading breadstuff of the world. These specula tors are entitled to no sort of considera tion whatever, either upon this side of the ocean or the other, and if they themselves should be broken by the break in prices few tears will be shed. It seems likely that prices will go down sufficiently in a very short time to permit a renewal of grain shipments. The Kaiser Crazy. A cable dispatch says the' German gov ernment proposes to tax newspaper adver tisements. Now ft is astonishing that the toyal old gentleman, who runs that ma chine, could be guilty of so foolish an act. How long would he survive with an army of hungry editors and printers in quest of his scalp? Infernal machines and. every other killing contrivance would be liarm- less playtliings. in comparison with that Sanguinary crowd. When -will crowned heads learn wisdom ? - lO ; ■ -»»».,. ■ Southern Historical Society Papers. The February number of this deeply interesting publication lsj the equal if It do«3 not surpass any that lias preceded It. Indeed, as time rolls on and the dramatis personal of the war one by one drop out ofsiglitli^ethe passengers oyer the bridge in the Vision of Myrza, so does the inter est in these stirring times intensify and increase. ' j: . ’' ‘ The table of contents is as follows ; Sherman’s Meridian Expedition andSooy Smith’s Raid to West Point—A, Review by General S. D. Lee; Lieutenant Char lie Pierce’s Daring attempts from Jolmson's Island—by Lieutenant McNamara; nistoiy of Lane’S North Car- Ofina Brigade, by ■ Brigadier General James- H. Lane—No. 8; Prison Life-at Fort McHenry—by Rev. Dr. T. D. Wither spoon, late Chaplain to the Forty-Second Mississippi Regiment—Paper No. i; Battle of Gettysburg—Report of General Junius Daniel; Editorial Paragraps; Literary Notices. , From a cursory review, which we in tend to supplement by a more careful pe rusal, the writer is constrained to say that he was both edified and delighted by the various narratives contained in the South ern Historical papers. Especially are the attempts to escape from a Federal prison, by Lieutenant Charlie Pierce, deserving of note, as evincing rare ingenuity, great presence of mind, and the most indomita ble courage. These “Historical” papers will hereafter he eagerly sought after, as affording the real “inwardness” of the great struggle, which for four years shook to its centre ourwhole social fabric. The late visit of the editor, Rev. J. William Jones, D. D., to our city, will invest with new interest these papers, which he con tinues to collect at great pains and heavy expense. The Grand Jury, after sitting for two weeks, yesterday adjourned for the term. They have found a number of true bills. The session has been a laborious one. taking him from the field as a contestant for the.nqmination.” It is worthy rdf remark that General Grant, according to his own account, -never has been in the field “as a contes tant for the nomination.” He has always declined a contest before a nominating convention. He did not seek a nomina tion as a contestant when lie received it on_the first and second occasions,, andjso far as he a3 ever alluded to the third race since he left the Presidential office, it has been with a distinct intimation that he is not a contestant. A renewed intimation to the same ef fect will, therefore, place him in no hew aspect, - find looking at probabilities will strengthen liis chances for the nomina tion. Let us suppose the convention met and half a dozen candidates before it, of whom Blaine, Sherman aqd. Conkling hold the leading positions. This triad will never consent to a nomination of any one of the three, and will hold practically a veto ppwer against himr ; Let the coir- ventioiv therefore^ exhaust .itselfbal loting for these three. * ' ” ‘ " . , •-Outside of-thwe stands Grant—a “contestant”—-declining the- 'light tftid all interference, and yet .-TJoKUngj-as we da not doubt he will hold, a majority of the votes of the convention, whenever it is thought proper to bring him into the field. Grant, to begin with, will have the votes ot the solid South—and he will be backed in such a case by New York, the majority of Pennsylvania, a good vote in Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and other Wes tern States, and would go in on the first ballot with a clear majority over and above all the “ccntestants” put together, who had, meanwhile, worn each other out in the conflict. Therefore, to. take him from the field “as a contestant,” is to put him, as things stand, on the high, plain and straight road for tbe nomination—in all human probability. His chance will probably he better than if the attempt to stock the Convention for Mm in advance had been persisted in. This seems to have been tbe original idea, upon which tlie hurried movements in Pennsylvania and New York were pro jected. But • those movements have re vealed an unexpected degree of opposition to the tiiird term, and now the engineers think it better to withdraw General Grant’s pretension as a predetermined candidate, relying altogether on liis personal strength. He will stand as a sort of compromise man, in which attitude he is far stronger than anybody else; and when a long tri angular contest has developed the irrecon cilabilities of Sherman, Conkling and Blaine, Grant will be shown a more available point of compromise than any other; and the opponents of the third term will be expected to waive their scru ples in deference to party exigencies. This seems to be a reasonable diagnosis of the situation. The Macon and Brunswick Railroad Lease—Pleasant Tidings. We are delighted to learn, on the au thority of letters received from a credible source in New York, that the lessees of the Macon and Brunswick railroad are progressing favorablv in tlj eh ttnancisi ar rangements for the consummation of the, lease, and the speedy extension of the mad. Various causes, one of them of a Provi dential nature, have operated to retard the movements of Messrs. Vibbard and Cou- per,and their associates; but it is intimi- ted that hereafter, all will be plain sailing, arid the most sanguine expectations of tlie Macon and Brunswick people are in a fair way to be realized. We only hope that the prediction may be fully realized in every respect. Witli tills commercial artery pulsating vigor ously not only from the seaboard to Ma con, but reaching out through a fertile and populous region to Upper Georgia, anti thence toopat no distant day, we trust, to the teeming cities and granaries of the West, onr city and Brunswick, and, in deed, all Southern Geoigia, will experi ence a new era of prosperity. Let us then push forward the Westward boun^i railroad column, and give the les sees -all the aid and comfort in our power, both materially and otherwise. In the meantime, it is pleisaiit to know that the section of the. line now in operation from this point to Brunswick, is doing-a large and remunerative busi ness. Iu corroboration of tills assertion! we have only to quote the following para graph from that enterprising and merito rious paper, tiie ITawkinsville Dispatch : THE HEAVIEST BUSINESS EVER DONE BY THE RAILROAD AT THIS POINT. "* 11: CaptainHerily, the a£ent, informed us yesterday evening “that the Macon’ ‘and Brunswick railroad lias done a heavier business at Hawkinsvillo the present sea son that) any year within his Knowledge, and he has been coimctted wfth the road here for thirteen years. He makfes weekly remittances of receipts and tl$ aggregate receipts for tlie'last four weeks amount to $7,511.95,-fieing an ‘txmg/B of Hearty $2,- 00Q a week. Besides, a ‘great deal of the guano shipped here had the . freight pre paid upon it;' ! ,Vum Z?rf'lrr • This is true also of every other point on the line of road. And.-yet this road may be said to be in its infancy - only with re spect to the development of its resources. Ho for Cumberland Island. The lovers of this Charming sea re sort will be, pleased to know that Mr. Bnnkleyis enlarging very.considetably h»s accommodations for thelb comfort during tlie ensuing season. He has had the pier and wharf completed, so"that there will be. no difficulty hereafter in effecting a land ing upon the island. -New cottages alio! have been erected, and important changes for the better made ip most of the apart ments in the old building. The' parlor and dining room have been enlarged, and two commodious and well ventilated chambers constructed over tbe. latter. Other important additions and alteration* to the establishment have also been made, and in addition a pavilion will be erected on the beach, with dressing rooms at tached for the accommodation of, hii guests. Cumberland Island is becoming more and more the popular resort of Ma con in the spring and summer months, and there the visitor Can «hjdy tbat per fect abandon and freedom bum care arid conventional restraints which he will seek for in vain amid tbe more pretentious wa tering places and haunts of fashion. How many times have tbe weather-wise The presentments were yesterday handed j been fooled this winter into predicting a in to Judge Simmons. ' celd snap sf.er every rain ? Louis, Nashville and Chattanooga Road, was formally rescinded. We have no reas on to doubt the correctness of the report, though no official notice of the transaction had been received by the directors of tbe road whoTesidc here, up to 12 m. yesteP day. •» ' — • - ’ Central Railroad stock, on the strength of this or some other tidings, bounced up to 91. There is a very general impression abroad, that even without forming any combinations the Central will be able to pay seven per cent, dividends to its stock holders hereafter. The condition of all the railroads of the State has improved pari passu with the revival of business in every department of trade. General Alex ander, of th? Georgia Road, is re ported to have said that he expects to pay seven per cent, divi dends to Ms stockholders for five years to come, and eight per cent, after ward, besides reserving a hand some- margin for contingencies. But every one is in doubt as to the cause of the sudden rise in Central-stock. Some say it betokens an alliance or combination with Governor Brown and the President of the Cincinnati Southern. Other rea sons, not worthy of mention, have also been suggested. Any opinion on the sub ject amounts to mere speculation, howev er, and we are forced patiently to await what the future will reveal. • That the Central railroad, with its wide ly extended branches, can and will do a large and profitable business in the future, does not admit of a doubt, provided Pres ident Wadloy will abolish those odious local freight discriminations which have arrayed so many enemies against Mm. Sound policy a3 well as the laws of the State will render that step necessary. The Court sat down, as usual, tins morning, but left tlie bench in a hurry. The fact is, somebody had placed five tacks, point upwards, on the judicial wool sack. The Court, though evidently irritated, maintained a judicial gravity of speech, and pronounced it an infringe ment upon Magna Charta and tysgpmen- tal constitutional rights. It is, said the Court, “Tacksation without Representa tion.” Had it been properly represented to me that any body desired to use the ju dicial bench as a depository of tacks, should have interposed no objection. But in this case, there being no statute appli cable, I shall apply the ancient lex tali onis a posteriori. The Court, thereupon, called up a young barrister and installed him as judge pro tem with pointed cere monials. . The Southern Railway and Steam ship Association. Tlie Annual meeting at Atlanta of tlie Southern Railway and Steamship Asso ciation has just taken place. Nothing more than routine work occupied the at tention of tlie numerous delegates, and the session was pleasant and harmonious. The Constitution says: The body assenibled promptly at ten o’clock, with a full attendance—nearly every delegate being In his seat. The meeting was called to order by ex-Gover- nor Brown, president ot the association. The report of tlie committee appointed the day previous to consider tha matter of representation was again-read.'Some discussion followed, in winch the rights of railroads to representation in the body were fully brought out. One faction of the body favored an in crease of represenlation for trunk lines, as they believed that-the lftfger corporations should have voting power according to the length of the line or to the business done by them. As it stands now, they argued that all feeding lines* whether large or small, had the same voting power as did the more prominent lines, and that in tMs way the small lines could outvote anil control the action of trunk lines. The opposing faction held' that tlie association was 1 auded together for a common good and that tlie rules of the association gave to each line that was a member equal rights arid privileges, especially in tlie matter of voting. Upon a conclusion of the argument vote was taken which resulted in leaving tlie matter of representation unchanged. Tlie subject of spring y rates was then brought up. On motion, the president ap pointed a committee to prepare a, rate sheet to go into effect at an early date, The committee will remain in session in Atlanta until they have concluded their business. It is thought that they will not get through until Saturday evening and probably not, even -then;; - Thi3 comhiittee commenced its duties yesterday aftemoou Immediately after the Hoar of adjourn ment. • hna On motion, it was agreed that the of fice of,the Commissioner shall remain at Macoii, where it is at present located, un til, October next, when it will be removed to Atlanta and located permanently here. The next matter brought to the atten tion of the body .was the annual election of officers of the Association. Without opposition all : of the old officers were re elected, as follows: Ex-Govertior Joseph E. Brown, President; Virgil Powers; Comiqissioner; C. A. Sindal, Secretary. ■ - ' The meeting then adjourned, subject to the call of tiie President. ’ ‘ Tab Fair of.the Vqlunteers was a splendid success last night, and the in terest deepens rather than diminishes. That tiiis should be the case after the lapse of ten long days, may be ascribed almost wholly 4p the unabated efforts of the noble ladies , who are the motbers, wives, sisters arid sweethearts of the gal lant boys who wore the^'feray” and spilt their blood sq/jre^ jjjjliehalf pf South ern liberty. The'fair will close to-night, and the writer only wishes that he liad the fabled purse of Fortunatus that lie might pour iLs golden and never failing contents into the treasury of the “Volun teers.” .i . honest bargan and sale. When outside communication was cut off for a longtime from Gum Swamp, by an extraordinary freshet,wMch covered with deepwater all the road approaches to the village, and that keen trader, Jim Sharpe, sent out and bought up every pound of lard, every gal lon of keroseue, every.barrel of flour and every box of soap, for sale in the_ place, the people did not know what to make of it, until they found that every one of these articles and many others had risen to just double ’price, and they must pay that or go without. Then they were charged that Sharpe had robbbed them of every cent lie made by that dishonest transaction,) ust as much as ii he had picked their pockets. There w;as enough of all these articles in the town to i|*ve lasted the people till the roads became passable, had it been left in general stock as usual. But the rascal Sharps used his Money and the rains arid bad weather-to rob them, just ■as the highwayman uses his pistol and a surprise to take money out of a defense less traveler. Undoubtedly they were right although Sharpe bought all tlie.goods for cash at the price asked, and paid for them ion the spot. Sliarpe in this transaction, was nob a trader but a swindler. It is easy to see tiie moral of this trans action as applied on a very limited scale to the village of Gum Swamp. But when we leave this little town and strike out into the great world of trade, (so-called) the understanding becomes more or less con fused by high-sounding terms and words, and the Jim Sharpes who'combine their capital to force up prices, arid • use their wits and capital to extort from the people and aggravate the public necessities, mis fortunes and sufferings, are considered le gitimate traders, and veiy honest and hon orable men. In point of fact they may consider themselves honest, partly-because they never seriously edrisidered the point, and partly because of the' almost univer sality of tiie practice. But it is a fact, nevertheless, that if every man in the world was busy infixing traps pnd corners for his neighbor, whereby to wrench more money out of Ms pocket, that fact would not make it a bit better in the • light of a sound morality, it would still be constructive larceny, for which a Man must as certainly answer before the bar of a sound morality, as for larceny from the house or pocket. An honest dealerjmay, with entire pro priety, realize an advance in goods on his hands, for it is certain he must con versely suffer from a decline. But he has no right to force such an advance, either singly'or in combination; and when, in order to aggravate the effect of a provi dential scarcity, he forms a combination to lock up and hold from market a large portion of the meager supply, with a view of exaggerating scarcity and extorting from consumers a price not justified by the real condition of relative supply and de mand, this is not legitimate business, but preying on the people. . Will it be said that there is so much of this thing? That it pervades all depart ments of trade? That it is visible every where? This is only acknowledging a general demonstration. It is no justifica tion. It will not quiet the conscience of any man who feels liis obligation to do right—who recognizes the fact that lie is accountable for a proper and beneficent use of his money, talents, time and influ ence. It only calls the louder for reform and a manly opposition. It appeals more strenuously for prevention and for rem edy. In the single matter of the currency question, its argument is overwhelming against putting the management and vol ume of our paper circulation into like spec ulative hands. The spirit of speculation and thirst for unlawful gain which per vades every avenue of trade aud business should not bo further armed with the con trol of a vast local banking currency, con stituting, in poirit of actual fact, the money of the people. Tlie record of bank catas- tropliies warns us not to provide for tlieir multiplication, and the whole course of trade is marked by dishonest comers, sliifts and speculations—failures—breaches of trust and black Fridays, which warn us that “honest money” can be more cei> tainly secured tlirougli government chan nels. < - The Mild Winter Explained. The New York Herald assigns, as one reason for the extraordinarily mild win ter how so far advanced, the high temper ature of the water on the South Atlantic coast.: TMs is found by observations ta ken at six South Atlantic coast stations south of New York, to be 7.00 degrees higher than it was last winter at same date. Peradventure this may be taking, at least partially, effect for cause. Last suriuner was remarkably warm, and there lias been no cold weather to reduce the ocean temperature.‘. Another cause tiie Hera/iljassign* in the generally low barometorial pressure which has long prevailed in the Rocky Mountain regions, inducing a continued northwest ward flow of air current from the tropical regions of the southeast. It is quite cer tain something must be the matter. ■ The Carolina Embroglie. It is with great reluctance that we print elsewhere . the caustic angiy enough to mob 'Sharpe.' They dislike to appear in print. ’ But in the __ comma- Decisions Rendered-January ,87th, mcation of Colonel Haskell, in re- *"“ ■*" — — r» ply to certain strictures reflecting upon Governor Hampton, in a published Inter view of General Gary with th8 editor of the Abbeville Medium. Nothing conld induce us to do this if the affair had not already been widely disseminated through the press, and even become a matter of national notoriety! Private quarrels and personal grievan ces should always he peaceably and quietly adjusted if possible. The more they are bruited abroad, the_ more irreconciliable they become. Busy-bodies, too, are prone to interpose for mischief. The brave, it may be said, are always modest, and Mi?. G- W. Hunn(CUTT made on the celebrated “Mound” field, of 53 acres the prist season; 58 bales of cotton.—Carters- tUle Free Press. ■ '■■■ f • < • No doubt that is the way to cut honey in farming. The English farmers say a light crop is ruin—a fair crop goes to the landlord and a heavy crop alone brings profit. If land were very scarce iu Geor gia it would often bring a bale to the acre. Nonsensical Error.—The “intelli gent compositor,” so-called, yesterday, in the introductoiy remarks to Dr. Tal- mage’s sermon, made ns say, “we saw many intemperate advocates of intemper- anc€.lri8t &9 in Boston.” As is obvious to! rill, the word temperance should he substituted for Intemperance to make any a™ —The Duchess of Edinburgh has three cMidreri who have all magnificent blue ©yes, and are as free from any suspicion of codling as the'severest disciplinarian could desire. Tb* eldest, Prince Alfred, is a great, plump, handsome,- five-year-old boy B Princess Marie is three years old, fair, ana with a wealth of sunny curls. The youngest is unnamed and yet in the cra dle. ' i - ‘ 1 Macon's Musical Talent That Macon should bo able to produce so elahorato a composition as Belshazzar twice within ten months, and with an al most entire change of performers, speaks well for the musical capacity of the city. Out of the fourteen principal characters, two only retain the parts they had last May, while several appear in the opera for the first time. Of the chorus more than three-fourths are entirely new mate rial. We doubt if any city of its popula tion in the South can show as fine an ar ray of amateur musicians as Macon. Will the piece be as well rendered as before? Professor Butterfield is Mghly pleased with tlie material of the present company, and promises to the public a more finished production than before. The advanced preparation of tlie music when he came enabled him to give more time to instruction in many points, wliich had to be passed over before for lack of time. The acting will show a great im provement, and some changes in the parts will show off the music to better advant age. The scenery, too, is much improved. The public may be assured that the pres ent company are well up to the highest demand of their several roles, and that the audiences will be fully compensated for the moderate price of admission. It is to be hoped that the Opera House will be filled. to its utmost capacity on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings, when will be offered such an amateur Entertainment as Macon has never seen. instance under review, the splenetic state- inents of General Gary to the editor* of the Medium, left no other’alternative to Colonel Haskell, save that of refuting the charges against his honored father-in-law, as publicly as they had been made. And never have we perused a calmer or more Scathing personal article than that which appears in the News and Courier. Under Ms signature, it can only be compared with the scorching lucubrations of Junius of old. TMs quarrel between gallant men and representative Carolinians is greatly to be deplored. At any and every pains and effort it should be stopped. There is too much at stake in our sister State; and her gallant sons are not sufficiently numerous to be pennitted to slay each other at will to the detriment of the commonwealth. We take no sides in this personal contro versy, but counsel peace and forbearance. The writer is a personal friend of Colouel Haskell, and feels constrained to say that a more gallant, generous and noble gen tleman never trod the soil of South Caro lina. Let us hope that 'temperate counsels may be allowed to prevail and that this unfortunate difficulty may be amicably adjusted. A Messenger of Peace. An Atlanta correspondent says: Tbe Rev. W. E. Boggs, D. D-, formerly of Memphis, Tenneesee, lias fully entered upon, his pastoral work in connection with, the Central Presbyterian Church in this city, and is doing noble service for the cause of Christ. Although he is consid ered a very strict disciplinarian and a most conscientious pastor, he has thus early in liis pastorate succeeded in heal ing all the past breaches growing out of the Block-Leftwich matter, and securing peace and harmony among the brethren. •We are sure that the people of- every creed and faith will rejoice to Jyead the above. It is well known that at the date of the retirement of Dr. Leftwicli, the Central church was divided into two hos tile factions, who were as bitter in their warfare as the Houses of York and Lan caster. But now, see the effect of the ex ample and counsels ofa single Godly man. All feuds have been healed, those who had left the church have returned, aud Christian fraternity and a new and heaven bom feeling seems to auimate oveiy disci ple of Christ. What a Representative Negro Says of the North Carolina Exodus. Charles N. Otuy, the editor of the Washington Argus, and the principal of the Howard University, testified before tlie Congressional Committee that the condition of the people of North Carolina, though susceptible of improvement by the contemplated amendments to some of the laws, and especially by restoration of their rights to elect certain county officers, is, on the whole, highly favorable, and that there is no adequate incentive what ever for colored people to leave the State. ‘“In fact,” said the witness, “every intelli gent colored man in the State is opposed to it, and the six colored newspapers of North Carolina are all fighting it, and I say that although an exodus from some of the Southern States maybe a blessing, the exodus from North Carolina is a fraud and a curse.” While testifying to the existence of most kindly relations between the whites and the colored people in North Carolina, lie described the liberal provision made by the North Carolina Legislature (large ly upon Governor Vance’s recommenda tions) for the education of the colored people, both in common and normal schools, and for the benefit of tlie colored deaf and dumb, blind or insane; and af ter speaking of a number of “colored law yers who have made a name at the bar, doctors who have lucrative practice, farmers who own their farms and carry their own cotton to market,” he contin ued: I lired in the West two years and a half, and I never saw in Raleigh, North Caro lina, such a poor, ignorant class of colored people as I saw in Oberlin, OMo, tlie par adise of colored people. There were many rich colored men there, there were colored men doing good business, but the poor people were poorer than any I ever saw in North Carolina. Now, this was in their heaven. My God, wliat will they do in Indiana, which State, up to within a few years, had a law on her statute book that a negro could not live in the State ? We commend this solid talk of an intel ligent man to the colored people of the South. Stand firm in your lot and remain atliomciifyou would hope to do well, No where else on the green earth will you experience as kind treatment, or find warmer friends, than in your own sunny South. A neighbor infornis us that his wife never knew a quiet night until tbe doctor prescribed Dr. Bull’s baby syrup for her little one. Counterfeit Bill. Yesterday a tax payer, who lives In Rutland District, came into the office of Mr. Peter, the Tax C ollectbr, to pay his taxes, and iii doing so laid down a twenty dollar bill. The bad appearance of tlie hill caused Mr. Peter to doubt its genu inenoss, and lie he called attention to the fact. ‘ The Rutland man, however, insist ed that he had received the bill from one of tlie banks. Mr. Peter then received it under protest, writing the namo of the man presenting it on tho margin, and in a few moments took it to the First National Bank, whore Mr. Wrigley, the casMer, promptly pronounced it ft glaring counter feit, and stamped it forthwith. It is a na tional currency bill of the issue of the ?0th of March, 1804, the signatures of the Register and Treasurer, Chittenden and Spinner, being well executed. It thought that this is probably the only bill of this description in these parts. The story about the bill having been obtained from one of the city banks, is regarded as an error of memory on the part of the gentleman who presented it. Hsrdi Gras. Quite a number of persons will go from Macon to Mardi Gras in New Orleans. Those who contemplate making the trip, can receive invitations to his Majesty’s hall by calling on Mr. D. Cromeline on Mulberry street, not later than Monday evening, the Sth instant, at eight o’clock. Mr. Cromeline was .one of the King’s at tendants at the last festival, and will kindly sec that all who wish invita tions to the ball,are supplied. Those who go, should remember that fall dress is ab solutely necessary to gain admission to -the theatre in which the ball is held. i SUPREME COURT. whether white_ or colored, is within the grant to license,"that restriction not being forbidden by any words in the graut to li cense, or in any other part of the char- ter. m Justice, Horn James Jackson and: A greater power includes tho less over Logan E. Bleckley Associate Jnsti- “ ces. * m - ,v Gilham & Brown vs. Wells et al. Case, from DeKalb. Bleckley, J.—1. By charter, the May or and. Council of the town of Stone Mountain have power “to do and perform all things toward keeping the peace, pre- the same subject matter; therefore, the power to withhold license altogether, in cludes tiie power to withhold unless it be accepted on terms, or to withhold fer cer tain solemn occasions, or on certain days. Therefore the power to put this restric tion upon these retailers, is clearly dedu- cible from the very broad grant of power to withhold all license. 3. If it be argued that after this license venting vagraney, lewdnessj-violations of was grsented, the council could not curtail the Sabbath, playing at cards or any other game or sport at which money is usually won-or lost, take allmeans to cause the streets to be worked, nuisances to be re moved, and to do all and every act they may think proper to preserve the moralSj health and good order Within the corpo rate limits of said town, as fully and as effectually as if a grant of power were hereby given them in every case Which may arise, and power to grant or refuse license for peddlers, and to pass - all' laws, ordinances and by-laws for the govern ment of the same, so as to enable them to do and perform all acts not.inconsistent or restrict its unlimited exercise for one year, I answer that these plaintifis, in or der to obtain license, voluntarily agreed to take it subject to any future ordinance which might be passed by the council granting it, or by their successors. There for^ they stand precisely as if the ordi nance had been passed .priqr to the issu ance ot tlie license. They not only so. agreed", hut ca’rne under bona with hands and seals thereto affixed, to be controlled and regulated in their traffic b v ordinances enacted in future. This agreement and bond became part of the contract ot li- ■ cense as much so as if Included in the with the laws of '!'0 Untied State? or the Same writing, and they are bound bv their State of Georgia;” .also “to abate nui* contract, sances and enforce proper police laws;” also, “to impose such fines not exceeding fifty dollars, or im prisonment in the calaboose not exceeding twenty days, or both, for the violation of any of the laws or ordinances of said town within its coiporate limits, also, “to grant or withhold, to any person or per sons, license to retail and sell spirituous liquors within said limits; and in no case shall the license he for a larger sum than two hundred dollars for twelve months, and no license shall he granted for a less time, and the person receiving the same shall execute bond and security to said mayor and his successors in office, condi tioned that he will not sell liquors on the Sabbath day, and shall also take an oatli to observe and not violate the ordinance of said town; and for a violation of any of said ordinances, the party guilty there of shall be liable to pay such lines as may be assessed by said mayor or any three members of council.” Held, that under the charter and the laws of the land, the mayor and council have no authority, as against a person holding from them a li cense (paid for and uure\-oked) legally granted to retail spirituous liquors in the town for twelve months, to pass and enforcean ordinance in the fol lowing terms: “Be it ordained that during the continuance of divine sefvice at any tfme hereafter to lie held hy aiiy denomi nation of Christian people within the' cor porate limits of Stone Mountain, the doors of all houses or rooms where intoxicating liquors are sold hy retail shall be closed; and if any person shall, sell or cause or permit to be sold, or In any manner-fur nish any intoxicating liquors, spirits, wines, or other intoxicating drinks during the time appiopriated to such worsMp, he shall pay a fine of fifty dollars upon con- dainedthat this prohibition shall cover the viction for each offense. And it is further or- entire appointed time for' divine worship, from its commencement to its final close —that is, it covers not only the time in which such services are being actually performed, but on all protracted occasions it covers intermissions by day and night.” (a) The chartered power is to grant or withhold, not to grant for a definite peri od, and then forbid the use for some indef inite and uncertain part • of that period both by day and night. (b) The ordinance is not limited in its terms or import to public worship in a church, meeting house or other defined or described place, but extends to warship conducted anywhere in tlie town, wMcli includes an area in the form of a circle and having a diameter of two thousand yards. (c) The ordinance does not, with any certainty, fix or regulate the element of time by the corporate will of the mayor and council, but subjects that element to a casual and incidental control, -depend ent upon the will and pleasure of tiie va rious denominations of Christian people, and ignoring all others. The laws of Georgia protect all religions and religious worship equally and impartially, exclud ing only acts which, ave licentious, or practices inconsistent with the peace and safety of the States. , 2. The undertaking in a retailer’s bond (entered into oil obtaining license) to “ abide and keep all ordinances of the present mayor and council and their suc cessors in office regulating the retail of spirituous liquors, and save harm’ess the present retiring mayor and council from any damages or responsibility that may grow out of issuing of said license,” im poses no obligation to obey or acquiesce In any subsequent ordinance which is ul tra vires, or for any reason void. . Judgment reversed..* L. J. Winn, for plaintifTin error. Hulsey & McAfee, for defendants. Warner, C. J., concurring. The seventh section of the charter of Stone Mountain declares, “that tlie mayor and council of Stone Mountain shall have power to withhold to any person or per sons license to retail and sell spirituous liquors within said limits (1,000 yards in 4. The plain facts considered altogeth er, irresiiective of any isolated views of law applicable to portions thereof, show that there should be no recovery,, and that the verdict Is right. „ TMs suit is brought to recover damages from the town authorities as individuals for their conduct in the discharge of their public trusts. It is brought under the following state of facts: A wet and dry ticket were voted for town authorities. Those in favor of tiie retail of spiritous liquors and those against it, met in battle. There was an open field and a fair fight and at the close of the day victory perch ed upon the hosts of temperance, and the- dram-sellers were sorely discomfitted- What should, what could they do ? They hastened to the outgoing council, be fore the victors, who had fairly- won the field, could be installed, aiid applied for license. . Everybody lores fair play. It looked wrong even to the outgoing party to run counter to the policy of a majority of the people and to forestall tlieir contemplated stop page of the traffic. So they finally con cluded not altogether to disoblige their friends and applicants, but to grant the- license sub modo, on condition that they should be protected, and that the incom ing adipinistratisn should be pennitted to do after license whatever they themselves could do before. Thereupon on being in stalled a few days thereafter the new council, naturally distrustful of those who thus procured license and anxious to do nothing without lpgal authority, took legal council and adyised with Judge Floyd in respect to their powers under tills state of facts and their charter. The judge ad vised them that, they could not revoke the license, but that they could regu late how it should, be used, and at their request drew up the ordinance in ques tion wMch the council adopted. And this suit is brought by these plaintifis, thus obtaining license against the will of . the majority of the community in which they live, and thus under bonds imposed by their own friends to abide the terms which should be imposed by the new council, against that council for: their official conduct in passing tlie ordinance and enforcing it, on tlie ground that they acted maliciously. It is sought to make these officers individually and personally liable for .fines imposed and paid into the treasury of the -town, and for profits on the liquors they could have sold while God was being worshipped, and in wMch the defendants had no personal or pecun iary interest whatever, notwithstanding tlie hot haste witli wliich plaintifis rushed to thwart the community, notwithstanding the contract they made and the bonds they executed, and notwithstanding tlie prudent and considerate manner in wiiicli the defendants officially acted. In my judgment there is neither law, nor equity, nor good sense, nor good mor als, in permitting plaintifis to recover one cent, and I therefore dissent from the judgment of reversal; with entire respect, let me add, for my colleagues, and with regret that my own convictions are too strong to permit mo to yield to their view of the law. The Egyptian Masonic Emblems. L In reference to the alleged masonic, em blems found under the foundation of the Egyptian obelisk at Alexandria, the fol lowing’telegram appears in the TTortd and Herald of Tuesday: Alexandria, January 26.—Dr. Fan- ton, a highly instructed Mason, has finish ed a^areful examination of the l'ounda-; tions of the obelisk, and confirms Lieuten ant Commander Gorringc’s discovery of tlie. Masonic emblems, which establish the relations of many ancient Egyptian mon uments. Dr. Fanton declares that the Hiram version of Masonry which originat ed with the construction of Solomon’s. Temple is disproved by jhe revelations- of the foundations of the obelisk. The Masonic emblem of Life and the Sun, be- liquors within said limits (1,000 yards in vond doubt, is identical with tiie rnonu- every direction from the Georgia railroad j merit of the Egyptian god Osiris. This depot), and in no case shall tlie license bS-' proves that Masonry originated-with the for a larger sum than $200 for twelve months, and no license shall be granted for a less time, and the person receiving the same shall execute bond, etc.” This section of the charter is exhaustive upon thejquestion of retailing spirituous liquors witMn the limits of Stone Mountain, and confers no authority on the the mayor construction* of the pyramids or at least, with a faf remoter period than the con traction of the foundation of the' obelisk.' The number of blocks comprising tiie- foundation, as welU as their position and' arrangement indicate that the ancients- were familiar • With -the higher degree- of Masonry, at- least as high as the- and council to pass the ordinance eighteenth degree. Manv peculiar em- complained of. The sole power .granted ; hlems not ■ understood by Lieutenant in the charter in relation to the sale of spirituous liquors within the limits of the corporation, is. the power to withhold or to grant the license on the terms there!- m prescribed. If the mayor and council grant the license, to retail for twelve months, and receive tlie money therefor, then, under the charter, with the money- in its treasury, it had no powor or author ity to practically defeat tho object of granting the license by the passage of the ordinanoe in the record. In other words, the mayor and counul under its charter have no power delegated to it to serve “God aud mammon.” If it desires to serve the former, then let it withhold tlie license; if the latter, then let it grant the license, take tha money for it, and let the traffic go on, but don’t undertake to run both schedules, especially when its char ter does not authorize any such prooeed- ito. Jackson J., dissenting. 1.! It is trne that the constitution and laws of Gooigia open the entire State to the free exercise of religious opinion and worship therein, so long as such worship does not embrace or encourage licentious ness or immorality; and Jew or Gentile, Christian or Fagan, are alike entitled to equal protection under our liberal and wise toleration of perfect freedom of re ligious thought, and equality of protection extended to religious worship. Nor do I. suppose tliat it entered into the brain of either of the counsel who advised, or the authorities of Stone Mountain who enac ted, the ordinance iu question, that any preference was thereby given to Christians over other worshippers. It so happens that at Stone Mountain, as in most of Georgia villages, the only churches are Christian, and the only worshipping so cieties are believers in Christ as the Son of God. If there be a place of worsMp or any society of worsMppers according to any other faith within lhe limits of Stone Mountain, the record does not disclose it, nor I ever heard of such place of worship or society of worshippers therein. If such had been the case, doubtless the ordinance would have extended to them, as it should, equal protection against the dan ger of not or interruption from grog sel- ers and grog drinkers -whilst the mind should be composed for the worship ofths common Creator of all. Therefore, I do not think-the ordinance void because it does not name other as well as Christian worshippers. 2. The charter of Stone Mountain gives to the town authorities power to grant or to. withhold license to retail spirituous liquors. The power to grant covers the terms on wMch license is granted, except in so far' as the terms are prescribed and restricted in the legislative grant of the power. Therefore the restriction that the Commander Gorringe were fully explain ed by Dr. Fanton from a Masonic point of view. This discovery furnishes a clue to other important discoveries not only un der the fallen'obelisks, hut also mother parts of Egypt, rendering probable a solu tion-of the mystery of the construction of the pyramids. Among tbe discoveries was fonud a perfect cube and also em blems of all Masonic foundations. Lieu tenant Commander-Gorringe; who is a member of the Masonic fraternity, entire ly approves Dri Fanton's explanation, and gives this dispatch Ms entire appro bation. n ■ - i - •>! * Savannah Railroad News. Specli 1 Telrgr.jn to the Moa/irg lie* s J Atlanta, Ga., > January 29.—The Railway Association -re-elected their old officers and decided to keep tlieir head quarters at MaconV Nd business of un usual importance was transacted. Colo nel Screven is a member of the board of arbitration. : There is intense excitement about the Georgia Western Road: Mayor Calhoun i and - the citizens say tbe Louisville and Nashville Railroad must build the road or surrender the charter. Rumor says that Governor Brown to day secured a controlling interest in the. Western and Atlantic lease, aud that Messrs. Cole, Brown apd Wadley are to form a close connection with the Cincin-. nati Southern. Neither Messrs> Cole nor Wadley are seeking an alliance with the Louisville andNashville new combina tion. Startling developments may be looked for in a few days in railroad cir cles. Central railroad, officials'are- M good spirits, though silent as to the fiiture, except to say that Savannah and the Cen tral are safe. Bklshazzer. The rehearsal of this immensely popular spectacular opera, was largely attended last night. Nearly all of the dramatis personae were present. We cannot, and will not, give the fainest ink ling to the public of the magnificent scenes, charming music, and thrilling in cidents of this interesting rendition of some of the most salient events of sacred history. We simply call upon all to come and see, and listen for themselves next week. Be sure to be on hand when the amateurs of Macon act Belshazzar. —The Presbyterian Union of Cleve land has voted that no Christian can con sistently read Sunday newspapers, hut has expressed no opinion on Mondaj retailer should not sell during religious - morning newspapers, which are made on meetings whether stated or protracted, Sunday.