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GEORGIA PRESS. The Wayne County Agricultural Soci ety arc taking steps towards holding a county fair at Jesup next fall. Unimproved town property in Waynes boro sold last week for five hundred dol lars per acre. The arrival of the festive robin and the recurrection of the ancient fowling piece are announced in some of the papers. The thirty acres of land so long in liti gation in Eastman is to be put in market able condition by General Ira Foster, ■who has recently recovered ft. in a suit in the United States Court. This suit has been a very serious obstacle to the prog ress of the city, but is now happily set tled. TnE Cochran Enterprise wants a rail road from that place to Dublin. The Dublin brass band has been visit ing Eastman. The anniversary of the Social Reading Club, of Eastman, was a most enjoyable and creditable affair. Andrew Brown*, colored, go*s from tire Laurens Superior Court to the peni tentiary for life, for the murder of Jim Smith, colored, whom he shot while sit ting iu his own house with lii$ wife. Last Sunday evening, in Cochran, Mr. and Mrs. Q. L. Harvard celebrated the twenty-fifth anniversary of their marriage by giving a supper to which all their rela tives and a good many friends were in vited. Coi.oxki. J. M. Stubbs has retired from the Dublin Gazette. Another little darkey had a holocaust of her own last week at Cothran. Mr. George W. Wabler and Mr. John Yates killed a very large catamount last week near Sandersville. The dogs ran a raccoon and the catamount up the same tree; the party shot them both. The prisoners have been removed from tlie old to the new jail in Fort Gaines. The gin house and press of Mr. J. 1\ Durham, fifteen miles from Dawson, were destroyed by fire a few days ago. He was insured for about nine hundred dollars. The small crop of corn, it is feared, will embarass many of the farmers about Dawson. The Albany News will exchange with the Atlanta Republican so as to have some sort of a reminder that there is a Republi can party in the Stale. Albany wants a city clock and a chem ical fire engine. Small grain is rusting around Albany. The llawkinsville Dispatch denomi nates the magnificent watch for two dol lars and sixty cents, now being offered in many pajiers, as a magnificent humbug. John Johnson, colored, who has been twice tried and three times sentenced will hang an tlie 27th of February, in Savannah. He and two others murdered a sailor by the name of Daniel McDurmont. The Felton attaclunent to Simmons has crowded tlie Clement attachment out of sight. Dublin is said to be growing faster •and doing more business than any town off a railroad in the State. Over one thousand maimed ex-Con- federaie soldiers have been supplied either •.with -..lificial limbs, or their equivalent in cash, since the adjournment of tho Le gislature last fall. The small grain crop is said to be unu sually promising near Albany. We un derhand that a larger area than usual was plauicJ. Chronicle and Constitutionalist: Mr. J. S. Hammond, of New York, well known in Augusta, is at the Planters. Hi s wife—better known as Miss Belle Boyd, the Confederate Spy, will shortly make a lour through the Soutli, reading ‘ tlie benefit of the Hood fund. The iv York Herald terms lier a Baltimore y—this is a mistake; Miss Boyd is a ginian by birth, but belongs so com- lelv to the whole South that it would unfair to designate any place with her ntity. IAWKINSVIT.I.E Dispatch: TlieMill- leville Union and Recorder observes ires very closely. It remarks: The published volume ot sketches of lubcis of the Georgia General Assem- js interesting reading. The sketch of n James M. Buchan says he was born 1828 and was married In 1810, which s eighteen years before his birth. That tcli must have been made in heaven. Albany News: Yesterday morning i Extension train brought in five feet of huge rattlesnake, which was captured tlie neighborhood of Williamsburg, this inty, under the following peculiar cir- nstances: A dog chased a rabbit ’till ran into a gopher hole. Wien the ner attempted to draw the rabbit from hiding place he found that in that rc- itacle there was a happy family, com- >ed of a skunk, the rabbit, and a huge llcsnake with eighteen young ones, ly five feet of tlie monster serpent was :ured. V corespondent of the Buena Vista gus, in a letter from Macon, concludes follows: rhere are Maconites all over Georgia o will no doubt rejoice to hear that r city is booming—not in a sensational y, but in that steady, “be sure you are ht and then go ahead” style that tells lb effect. Sncouraoino Prospects.—Dawson iurmil: Dawson seems to be undergo- ■ a grand change. New fences, new ifs, new dwellings, and repairing gener- y are to be seen on every street. Let ; good work continue. Already some sen or inorc good, substantial families re moved in among us,and as many are iccted next fall. The county is also lidly filling up with experienced farm- , who scorn to take an Interest in our rn, and will doubtless do much to build ip. Why should people not locate here? ncll has several advantages over a ma- ity of the counties in tlie State, and the •rounding country is finding it out. thin twelve months lands have advanced irly or quite fifty percent., and we would rise those who contemplate settling our county to select their homes while ids are yet comparatively cheap. Ter- 1 docs not owe a cent and has a surplus tlie treasury. Hthe fanners do not buy ■ heavily on time this year, we confi- ltly expect a good and prosperous fu- e for all our people. The Rome and Chattanooga Rail- ad.—Rome Tribune: From a party io witnessed it, we glean the fol- ring: A meeting of the incorporators tlie Rome and Summerville Railroad nipany was held on Tuesday last in i court house in Summerville, Chat- iga county, when the books were med, the stock taken and * meeting for i election of directors ordered. \t Trion a legal meeting qf the incor- ■ators was held yesterday, stock books *ned, tlie stock subscribedpnyl a direc- meeting ordered, as per nonce in an- fer column. Tlie meeting was -very rmonious, and everything completed, as ■fired by the darter. The following k-r, just received, explains itself: |hk railroad boom baa fairly reached kiLorville. We congratulate all con- Led, and particularly Mr. Blaueliard, I 'laving precured possession of both r ■ • .which now clve3liimthe undispu- [key to the situation. Work is prog- ling very satisfactorily. Colonel I . i-; daily increasingliis forces, and I . i tlie mad through with all possi- •; iity. |i i Atkins llininer gives the follow- 1,.. ,i.i of l ow the darkies of Ogle- 1, , Hie their little difficulties: I t bnital case of stabbing occur red on one of tlie plantations ofMr. James M. Smith, of Oglethorpe county, on last Saturday night, January 24tli. We get the facts from Dr. J. W. Sewell, the phy sician who attended the wounded man. It seems that two men, Mr: C. R. Linsay and J. W. Galliber, liad*a magic lantern show at the old Glenn place in Oglethorpe county, at the house of Gains Deadwyler, colored. After tlie show was over the col ored gents with their dusky sweethearts posed to wind up with a dance. Dead wyler, the tenant of the house, proposed to have a little auction before the dance commenced, and asked Mr. Galliher to auction off some hats for him. The bats were soon disposed of, and the auctioneer offered to sell a bunch of rings, where upon Joe Colbert, colored, ordered Cali ber to “stop that business so that the ball might go on.” After some very bitter words Joe drew his knife and made at Galliher, and stabbed him in the right eye, making a very serious wound. Galliher tried to get away when Judge Colbert came to the scene with his knife and cut Galliher below the left shoulder blade, inflicting a wound about eight indies long, the knife cutting to the nbs. Galliher also received three other wounds on the right shoulder and a wound on tlie left knee made with a stick or rock. Jesse Howard, and, in fact, nearly all of the young bloods had some thing to do with the cutting. Galliher succeeded in getting back into the house and Gains Deadwyler shut the door or the mob would have killed him. The wounded man remained in the house on the floor from 10 or 11 o’clock Saturday night until Sunday night before his wounds were dressed. The. sight was shocking, the blood having dried and his coat, vest and two shirts were glued to gether with blood, and on taking them off the edges of the large wound on the back was found to he drawn about four inches. Dr. Sewell attended the wounded man and says that he is in a very critical con dition. Judge Colbert and Jesse Howard are under arrest but the rest have left for other parts. Gains Deadwyler did all he could to stop the row and assist Galliher. Darien is in anticipation of a mar riage boom in a short while. Darien has no board of health this year. Many exchanges say a better selection than Judge Crawford could not have been made to fill the Supreme Court vacancy made by Judge Bleckley’s resignation. Mr. George W. Stubges, of Fort Valley, is dead. He was ene of Fort Val ley’s first citizens. He was buried with Masonic honors on Thursday. Fort Valley’ has a vicious cow which chases the young ladies of that place. Fort Valley has had very heavy rains. A bachelor says that when he secs in tlie papers tlie headline, Lifetime Fetters, he docs not know whether to expect a marriage notice or an account of a sen tence to tlie penitentiary for life, but that both, in the long run, amounts to about tlie same. Bbunswick is having a matrimonial boom. In a prize drill of the Savannah Cadets Corporal Dasher wa3 the victor. The Emory Mirror is the title of a handsome eight page paper published by the young men of Emory College. The first number, now before us, is well edited and elegantly gotten up in every particu lar. The friends of old Emory should rally to its support. Says the Bamesville Gazette: Barnes- ville is rapidly becoming a distributive point for mules and horses, particularly tlie former. A few years since the mule trade was comparatively insignificant, but it lias grown rapidly for the. last two years. In 1875, when we became a citi zen of Bamesville, mules were received here and salesmen carried them in droves through the surrounding country, and re tailed them out to planters. Now they arc taken off the cars here, and those who deal in mules find ready sale without ped dling them through the country. For in stance, there are four excellent livery, sta bles here, and they all do a large business at this season. Last Wednesday morning every lot attached to the four stables was full of mules. Four car loads had been emptied into them during Tuesday night, in addition to those they already con tained.” Adcertiser: There is a great deal of unsold cotton in Monroe county yet, and many a gold dollar which has been paid out for the staple during this season, is stored away for use during the present year. The Catholics of Bruswick are go ing to build a new brick church in that city before the winter is over. We wish them success. A colored man has sued Rockdale county for $12,000 damages, occasioned by his falling through a bridge last Au gust. Fort Valley Mirror correspondence: There are two things that Byron lacks to make it one of tlie most pleasant homes South. These are more young ladies and a church. Though I am truly glad to say that the latter deficiency will soon be fill ed as the Methodists of our town will soon commence a fine building, the most of tlie material being already purchased. The former, I can’t say when it will be filled, Surrendered by ms Bondsmen.— Savannah News: Mr. Thomas Barrett, of Thomasville. who was recently indicted by the grand jury of this coUnty for as sault with intent to murder, in shooting Mr. A. J. Moore, of the same town, in front of the Screven House in this city, on the afternoon of the tenth of October, and who had been released by Magistrate Molina on bonds furnished by some of his friends in Thomasville, has been sur rendered by his securites, for what cause we know not. He was brought back to the city, and is now confined in Chatham county jail. Savannah Netcs: Yesterday morning between nine and ten o’clock, Thomas McDermott, an old and faithfnl employe of the Central railroad in the capacity of switchman, was run over by the drilling engine on the Central railroad, at tlie junction of the Savannah and Charleston railroad, while attempting to uncouple some cars, and almost instantly killed. Mr. McDermott was about fifty-two years of age, and leaves a wife and three children. His body was removed to his residence, corner of McDonough and West Broad streets, from whence his fune 1 ral will take place this morning at half past eleven o’clock. Eastman Times:Out friends over in Richmond, Burke and other counties are preparing to build a railroad from Augus ta to Thomasville. The road is to touch at Wrightsville, Dublin, Eastman, and we suppose at Abbeville, as it is in direct line. Says the Oglethorpe Echo: “Few peo ple have an idea of the difference in. size, color and shape of the various varieties of cotton seed. Some are white, green and blue; others large, medium and small, and round, flat and oblong. The smaller the seed the shorter is the staple, but the greater the yield of lint. The once fa mous Dixon seed has become so badly mixed that it is going out of use. The Simpson and Cheatham varieties are the same, only the latter is the purest. These are the earliest and best fortius section. The Bancroft yields well, hut is two weeks later in maturing than the before men tioned varieties. Several new kinds of cotton, one with a veiy largo seed, is be ing introduced in this county. We believe the old Pettignlf the best cotton ever grown, but it has entirely disappeared, we are sorry to say.” And it is now said that the three “subjects” which arrived in Atlanta re cently from Cincinnati, and which created such a sensation in that city, were the bodies of three negro emigrants, who had died after getting that far on their journey Westward. In fact, it is even stated tliat medical colleges are anticipating a plenti ful supply of cadavers for scientific pur- poses from the cxpdps. • • The Independent tells a mournful story of how a boy living near Lumpkin recent ly went out rabbit hunting; how his dog started a rabbit; how the little animal ran up an old steam pipe which was lying on the ground; how the dog stuck his head in the pipe, got stuck fast, was una ble to be extricated, and finally died in sight of his game. This affords a good basis for another one of Uncle Remus’ folk lore stories about “brer rabbit.” Tim Covington Star says that the farmers of Newton county are going to do their “level best” to make a good crop this year. Some of them have failed for three successive years, but they are not going to give it up so, and will only work the harder this year. During the year 1879, 220 vessels en tered the port of Brunswick. Of these, 72 arrived from foreign- and 148 from coast wise ports. There were 225 clearances,6S for foreign and 157 for domestic ports The exports during the year from Bruns wick were of the value of $1,394,401, against $1,373,804 in 1878, Meriwether Vindicator: Bio Cat. —We learn that Mr. McKnlghtat Waraer- ville, while fishing in White Oak creek last Thursday night, caught an immense cat fish, which on being opened, was found to have swallowed three young beaverg. Our informant desires to know if our friend, Boss Woodward can beat this. We are informed that Mr. McKniglit lias been remarkahly successful, as a fish erman the past season, having taken from a fall trap one night as many as 600 fish, including eels. He certainly will never want for meat. Gordon’s Endorsement of C. R. Johnson.—Griffin News: Alter seeing the charge made in the press that General John B. Gordon had endorsed C. R. John son, of this city, who is a Republican, for Census Supervisor, we called on Mr. Johnson to as certain the facts. Mr. John son says General Gordon did not endorse him, but merely stated that he was com petent and, if a Republican had to be ap pointed, he was his choice from that party. If there is any inconsistency or corruption injx Democrat telling the truth we do not belong to that party. That is all General Gordon did, for Mr. Johnson is competent and the objection to him is on account of his politics. General Gordon did nothing more than any honest Democrat ought to have done—made a choice between two Republicans. Savannah will soon have a tiglit-ropc performance. Johnson is the colored fel low’s name. He killed a sailor. Supposed to Have Been Foully Dealt With.—Savannah News: On Tuesday the 13th inst., a young man by the name of Daniel McLerinott, in tlie employ of James R. Ward, Murray Hill, Soutli Carolina, who also has a store in this city, at the comer of Canal and River streets, left Savannah for that place. Since then nothing has been heard con cerning him, and it is feared that he has been tlie victim of foul play. lie is des cribed as a worthy young man, about twenty-four years of age, stout built and of good appearance. Timber Gazette: Darien wants a libra ry, a railroad, a fire engine, a business boom, a plenty of timber and a hundred thousand dollar appropriation from the government. Give : her' these and she will be contented for sometime to come.j | The Planter^ and Grange, of Atlanta, the Rural Sun, oit Nashville, and the Plan tation, of Montgomery, have been consoli dated, and Will hereafter be published as the Dixie Farmer, with offices at Atlanta and Montgomery. It is an eight page, containing forty-eight "columns. . It is neatly printed in Nashville, and is well filled with good reading matter,* and we commend it to our farmers as a good agri cultural paper. ' Tlie Dixie Fanner will be conducted by Messrs. Frank Gordon, S. A. Cunuingliam and B. M. Hord. We wish for the new combination all the pros perity that it deserves. Tom Abter is in the wilds of Florida. George Davis lias been sentenced in Cartersville to twenty years in the peni tentiary, for killing William Holland. The circumstances are as follows: Iu last September, as William Holland, accompanied by two sisters and some other kinspeople, was going home from church, one Whisnant asked Miss Holland to allow him to see her home. The re quest was refused, and renewed by Davis, who was also refused. Davis and Whis nant then began acting in a manner un pleasant to Holland, who called Davis to one side of tlie road and asked him what he meant by such conduct. Davis replied “nothing," to which Holland rejoined, BY TELEGRAPH “that’s all right, then, 1 Di aud turned to go away, when Davis said, “if you don’t like it, you’ve got a poor way of helping your self.” Holland then struck Davis a back- handed lick, aud Davis preceded to stab Holland six times, from the effect of which he died on Tuesday morning next there after. Southwest Georgia. Cuthbert, January 29,1880. Editors Telegraph and Messenger: This part of the commonwealth is in a state of quietude as to all public political matters. We read the news from Maine, and won der if the “truly loil” will shed the blood so precious in the veins of Puritan de scendants over a little matter of office holding, and if we are ever likely to be called out to suppress a rebellion away up in New England. The business of Governor making, which we hear so much of when we go from home, and read so much of in our newspapers, does not, as yet, seem to en gage our people. FerLaps the coming of the grangers and farmers and their at taches of the law and merchandise, and other callings, is a tidal wav6 that will bring the matter to our doors wheu the Agricultural Convention shall assemble. For as much as we think of farming, and much as tlie State Secretary prates about digging independence up out of the ground, many who do not hold tho plow or drive, and do not rely on farming, seek the popularity of Industry to bring down a living from the public offices of the State. And this is altogether as reputable and honorable on their part as many of the other arts and devices by which tlie pub lic honors and offices of this day are sought. If the question were propounded indi vidually to the intelligent people of this part of the State, as to who is tlie popular choice for Governor, the candid answer would be, in almost every instance, the people have not made a choice among the many public men they esteem and honor. It is, in reality, in this, as it lias ever been, missionary ground in which aspiring men from other sections fly to electioneer for votes, but from which the powers in offico never see fit to select men for pub lic honors not necessary to be held within our own territory. This city has been true to a time honored liberality and hospitality^ in entertaining, all public boards who have honored us with their meetings. And no-fear is felt that the Agricultural and Pres Conven tions of this year, will have cause to Coip- plain. We appreciate both, aud the .prop er method of showing that appreciation will be better witnessed tban predicted., There are many men connected with both who are well known and popular with tlie people. Tho agricultural otftlook seems favora ble in this part of the State. All hands have gone to work in good earnest, and but little idle bread is consumed. * Randolph. Railroad Velocipede.—The Mont gomery Advertiser says it is stated that Mr. W. G. Raoul, superintendent of the Southwestern railroad, has purchased a velocipede constructed to run on railroad tracks, and is now testing the practicabili ty of its being used by supervisors inspect ing the road instead of the crank HOW use. They arc constructed similar,'to the ordinary velocipede, except two oftlie wheels run on one side, and whatis called iho guide wheel is on the rear Instead tff. the front. They weigh seventy-five to one; hundred pounds, and can be handled by one man, and put off and dn the track with ease. They cost about forty dollars, carry one man and are capable of.beiug forced up to a high rate of speed. It is anticipated that itwill save the expense j of two hands, who work the ordinary crapknow used,., . »«•.»• Richmond, Va., January 30.—The Whig, General Mahone’s organ, publishes the following: The Manchester Courier of yesterday under display headlines, per petrates a stupendous joke upon the Re adjusters, the sense and substance of which is that General Mahone has gone over to the Republicans. We are not sure that it needs contradiction. Cer tainly nobody who knows Mahone be lieves it, and developments that are rap idly to come will give the hoax its quietus. The Courier might as well say Mahone has gone over to the Bourbon funders. London, January 30.—By a fire damp explosion in a colliery at Messen, in Sax ony, yesterday, ten miners were killed and nine injured. Nine persons who were in the pit at the time of the explosion are unaccounted for. Paris, January 30.—The Monde, organ of the Papal Nuncio, referring to the mis sion of Charles S. Parnell to the United States, says by the mouth of a Protestant Catholic Ireland calls the Protestants of England to account. Whoever outrages justice paves the way for a terrible expia tion. Washington, January 30.—In tlie House, Mr. Acklin, of Louisiana, made a personal explanation relative to charges made in a recent number of the New York Ilcrald and Detroit Post to the effect that lie had, during tlie absence from the House of members of the Committes on Foreign Affairs, of which committee he was not a member, made a report pur porting to be a report of the Committee on the Nicaraguan Canal bill. He refer red to these charges as the most malicious and willful prevarications of the truth on record, and offered a resolution which was adopted, directing the Committee on For eign Affairs to examine into their truth or falsity. Mr. Harris, of Massachusetts, from the Committee on Naval Affairs, reported a bill which was referred to tlie Committee of the Whole, providing a permanent con struction fund for the navy. Governor Pitkin, of Colorado, resumed liis testimony before the House Committee on Iudian Affairs, this morning. He rela ted incidents of bis interviews* with Jack and other Indians, going to show Ouray had gradually lost influence over the younger Utes, and a feeling of disaffection and war spirits had, for some time past, been gaining ascendancy with them. He said some of the scouts had, previous to Thornburgh’s fight, been warned that tlie Indians would attack the troops at or near Bear river, and that tlie general opinion among tlie people of Colorado was that the outbreak was premeditated on the part of the Utes. Washington, January 30.—In tlie House Mr. Valentine, of Ne braska, asked leave to offer a resolution instructing the Appropriation Committee To report the post-office deficiency bill, with tlie exception of the items of appro priations to star service, by the fifth of February. Mr. Blackkurn, of Kentucky, objected Mr. Knott, of Kentucky, Chairman of the Judiciary Committee, reported a bill removing tlie political disabilities of Wil liam B. Taliaferro,df Virginia. Mr. Conger, of Michigan, opposed tlie bill on the ground that in his petition the petitioner referred to tlie late war as “a war between the Southern States and the United States,” instead of a “war of re bellion.” The Speaker thought tlie tone of the petition did not exhibit any disposi tion on the part of the petitioner to be hypercritical. It was*in the us ual form. The chair was always on the side of pensioners and relieving disa bilities Mr. Conger: “I do not rank pensioners and those who ask amnesty in the same class.” The Speaker: “The chair would erect them all to full citizenship, and those wlio have suffered lie would have pensioned.” The bill was passed. Yeas, 172; Nays, 53. Conger, of Michigan, objected to the passage of a bill removing the political disabilities of John Owens, of Virginia, and demanded tlie yeas and nays. Fend ing which the morning hour expired. Tlie House then went into a committee of tlie whole on the private calendar. A bill for the relief of certain citizens of Lynchburg, Virginia, refunding to them taxes improperly collected from them on manufactured tobacco, amount ing to $20,000, was debated and laid aside to be favorably reported. After some further business of little public interest, the House adjourned. Liverpool, January 30.—This week’s circular of the Liverpool Cotton Associa tion says cotton was in good demand with firm market throughout the week. To day there was a quieter feeling, but quo tations for American have advanced. American was in good daily demand at gradually hardening prices—the latest quotations of medium qualities being l-16d higher. Sea Island was in fair re quest at unchanged prices. Futures opened firm and improved gradually. On Wednesday the tone cf tlie market was strong, and advanced, amounting to 5-32d to 3-16d. To-day tlie market was much quieter and prices declined l-16d. The final rates snow an advance of 3-32 to Jd. Atlanta, Ga., January 30.—Rev. T. J. Simmons, whose name is before tlie Senate, has withdrawn liis application for appointment for the position as Supervisor of Census, for the purpose of relieving his friend, Hon. W. H. Felton. Auousta, Me., January 30.—Several additional Fusionists took seats in the House, and. there are but four empty chairs at the Senatorial board. The Au burn Light Infantry departed this morn ing. Nomilitaiyor extraordinaiy police force are at tlie State house now. London, January 30.—A dispatch from Rome to the Pall Mail Gazette says the condition of the Pope’s health Is causing anxiety. He suffers from fits of shivering and great prostration, but persists in his usual occupations. The very Rev. Frederick Oakley, a Catholic divine and writer on religious subjects, is dead, aged seventy-eight. Lord Beaconslield is suffering from an attack of gout. Three deaths from starvation have oc curred this week in the neighborhood of Parisontown, county of Louth, Ireland. Baltimore, January 30.—The steamer “Falcon,of Charleston line, sunk in a collision some time since, was sold to day for $S8,800. Pittsburg, January 30.—At a meeting of the Western Iron Association here to day, tlie price of iron was advanced to four cents. / Cincinnati, January 30.—Congratu latory dispatches were exchanged to-day between tlie mayor of Chattanooga and Cincinnati, on the occasion of the opening of telegraphic communication over the Cincinnati Southern Road. Washington, January 30.—Before the Exodus Committee to-day Windom and Blair closely cross-examined Cbarles Otuz, who testified last Monday. He ad mitted to-day that he knew of no mem ber of the Emigrant Aid Society, except Mendenhall, nor any outside Republicans, advising the diycrsiou of negroes from Kansas to Indiana for political purposes. He belie'*' - the three men engaged iu in citing the, emigration were in tlie pay of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Compa ny. The other testimony was unimpor- *—Tfr 1 tant. Tlie committee amounted until to morrow. * J 1 ‘ Washington, January 30.—Iu tho House tlie Committee on Commerce con sidered the Reagan intc£5tates commerce bill to-flhy, but without taking final action thereon. Adjourned. 1 Secretary Sherman was before the Sen ate Finance Committee to-day, and a col loquy took place in which the general financial policy of tho Government was ^London, ^A dispatch iro: Paris to tlie limes says a coalition of tho moderate Republicans witli the Conserva tives, yesterday, elected 'M. Leon, Presi dent of the Senate Finance Committee,over Mi Colman, a Vice-President of the Sen ate;,,who' wa3 Hie regular Republican candidate. I ——~ —: ' On the : Senate proceeding to elect a life Senator, vice Count Montatorer, re cently deceased, the extreme left, whose turrt it was to make a nomination, select ed Dri Tanl Broca, tlie eminent an thropologist. A'Republican life Sena tor, with twflvS dr* fourteen folldWeri,' who have practically ceased to belong to the left centre, and must henceforth rank as a distinct group midway between the left and right centres, declined to be bound by the rotation system of the left, and opposed the nomination of Bro ca, on the ground of liis Darwinian ten dencies. They nominated- M. Bertoland, a well known advocate and Republican, but opposed to the anti-Jesuit clause of Feny’s education hill. The vote being taken, Broca received 126 votes and Ber toland 118; scattering 12—Broca thus re ceiving three less than an absolute nnyor- ity. The election was then postponed. More than oae hundred Senators of the Right Centre supported the nomination of Bertoland, manifesting if De Fauvre’s group gains a few accessions through the alarm of Radicalism of the Chamber of Deputies, it will be able to hold the bal ance of power. The rejection of clause seven of the education bill is now consid ered as certain. A Vienna dispatch to the Times denies the statement that Austro-Hungary, Eng land and France have - agreed to make & joint representation to the Porte for the speedy execution of the provisions cf tlie treaty of Berlin respecting Montenegro and the question of reforms in Turkey. A Berlin dispatch to the Times says, as neither the Ultramontane party, nor the Centre nor Brussian Bishops can lie re garded as impartial sources of informa tion touching tlie plan of the Vatican, Bismarck has determined to demand di- rictly from the Pope, what really are the grievances of the church, which prevent the establishment of solid peace. When an answer is received, Herr Von Putfc- kammer, Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs, will draft a bill abolishing the severest clauses of the May law. The strength oftlie German army on a peace footing, as shown by the military budget of 1SS0, is 17,227 officers and 401,659 men. This does not include the projected increase which the Cologne Gazette says is chiefly destined to rein force the Alsace Lorraine garrison. The Louisiana floated at five o’clock last evening. She reached Port Eads at 1:30 this a. m. At seven o’clock she left for this city under her own steam. Ottawa, Ont., January 30.—A man, supposed to he dead from small-pox, was being buried here Wednesday. The grave digger had begun to fill up tlie grave when a noise was heard in the coffin, which was opened, when the man was found to be alive. He was taken back to the hos pital. Parnell’s visit to this city has been in definitely postponed. It is asserted by a morning journal that owing to strong public feeling against his visit, he will not come at all. Paris, January 80.—The Abbe de Baize died at Uquiqi while attempting to cross Africa. Calcutta, January 30.—Information is received from Herat that Yakaob Khan’s Cabule troops refuse accompany ing him and threaten to return to their homes unless their pay is forthcoming. Auousta, Me., January 30.—W. A. Curry, of Camden, a prominent Green- backer, on taking his seat in tlie Legisla ture to-day, offered an order repealing that clause in the constitution which re quires certificates to be issued to members of tlie Legislature. Melbourne, December 30, via San Francisco, January 30.—Tlie weather is favorable for harvesting and prospects continue good. A large surplus of grain for export is anticipated. Gold mining prospects continue good, and it is expect ed annual returns will show an increased yield. St. Petersburg, January 30.—The in crease of infectious diseases in this city is exciting some apprehension. The mor tality from that cause for the week end ing January 17th, being nineteen per cent, oftlie whole mortality, or twice as great as usual. Rome, January 30.—The Vatican has sent dispatches to St. Petersburg, through the Papal Nuncio, authorizing Bishops in Russia to adopt certain provisional rules embodying tlie concession, which it is hoped will facilitate the settlement of more important questions. Washington, January 30.—Governor Pitkin, of Colorado, testified yesterday and to-day before the House Indian Affairs Committee, that tlie Utes made frequent raids from their reservation, set fires and wounded tlie whites; that they refused to surrender tlieir criminals to the State au thorities. That their grievances against Meeker was his desire to civilize them, not lack of food, and that no miners camps had been established on the reser vation as lias been alleged. New York, January 30.—The long standing suit of tlie St. Louis, Alton and Terre Haute Railroad against Samuel J. Tilden, Charles Buler and others, lias ended by tlie virtual confessions of judg ment by tlie defendants and tlie repay ment of several hundred thousand dol lars. Judge Blatcliford to-day dismissed the case without costs to either party. London, Januaiy 31.—A Paris dispatch says: M. John Emile Lemoine, the Pub licist, lias been chosen a candidate for the vacancy in the Senate, caused by the death of M. Jules Favre, by the left centre Sen ators, whose turn it is, according to a standing arrangement between the various groups of the left, to fill up the vacancy. A rich land-owner near Barcelona, his wife, three daughters, son and two women servants, have all been found murdered in tlieir betls. The deed was apparently done with a hatchet. The house was ransack ed. A shepherd and his two sons have been arrested, charged with tlie crime. Washington, January 31.—In tlie House a resolution was adopted this morning calling on tlie Secretary of War for information as to the names aud lineal rank of all officers of the army who are not on duty—with their regiments and corps, but on duty elsewhere. The House at ten o’clock discontinued the transac tion of public business, and eulogistic ad dresses were made in memory of Rush Clark, late member from Ohio. Boston, Janury 31.—A dispatch from Mount Washington last night says the se verest storm of tlie season is raging there. Washington, January 31.—In the nouse, Mr. Keifer presented the petition of Jere Haralson, relative to tlie contested election case of Haralson against Shelly, from the fourth district of Alabama, and asked that it be printed and referred to the committee on elections. _ Some oppo sition was made to the printing of the pe tition on tlie Democratic side, on the ground that it was competent for the com mittee on elections to order its printing if it saw lit, but finally Mr. Keifer’s motion was agreed to. Mr. Speer offered a resolution directing tlie Secretary of the Treasury to lay be fore tlie House all the evidence on file in tlie Internal Revenue Office and papers and reports of the Collector of the second collection district of Georgia, going to show tlie true state of affairs touching the enforcement of the Internal Revenue laws in southeast Georgia. Referred. London, January 31.—Tlie King of the Belgians lias conferred the Leopold Cross on Mademoiselle Rosa Bonheur, the ar tist. She is the first lady who has received this distinction. The King of Spain lias also recently conferred on this dlslm-. guislicd painter, an equally liigh order, .which lias never before been granted to a lady. Jacksonville, Fla., January si.— The rowing race between Frencliy John son, George W. Lee and L. B. Tuttle, three miles and a .half, for a puree of a $1,000, was won by Johnson by a length, Lee second, while Tuttle was virtually out of tlie race from the start. 1 ime, 35 minutes and 16 seconds. New York, January 31.—The Repub lican State Committee met this morning at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, with General Chester A. Arthur in the chair. It'was resolved to call the Republican State Convention forFcbruaiy 25, at noon, in the city of Utica, to elect delegates to rep resent the Republicans of the State in the National Republican Convention, which meets in Chicago -June 2, to nominate candidates for President and .Vice-Presi dent of the, United States;; to he voted for at the next election. Cincinnati, January >31.—The resi dence of Senator T. C. McCrary, at Owensboro, Kentucky, was burned yester- J.day, together, with a valuable library and ’ household goods. Tho loss is about ten > thousand dollars. Insurance, Six thou- sand. 11 ‘ ’„■ . _ abl . | New Yobk, January hi.—A dense •*'dfdifrd filled Ow^ourferoo8»*S*day In ‘Jie^ sey City, to hear the charge of the Judge in the case of Jennie R. Smith and Co vert D. Bennett, on trial for the murder of policeman Richard H. Smith. After the jury had retired, Gilbort and Judge -Hofflnan, counsel for the defendants, pre sented and read the formal bill of excep tions containing thirty-eight distinct refu sals of the court to charge as requested by counsel. At his charge the Judge had carefully avoided complying with the spe cific points of law made by the counsel, upon which the ruling of the law was asked, and the case was given to the jury for their decision. At 4 p. m. the jury rendered a verdict of acquittal. London, January 31.—The wages dis putes in tlie cotton trade are still threat ening. Proposition of Oldliam employes for an increase in wages of five per cent, in March, and that no further demand be made for a year, is acceptable to tbe ope ratives, who are willing, however, to wait until the end of 1880. A general strike at Oldham is improba ble because the limited companies are just beginning to prosper and cannot afford to quit. But there nmy he partial strikes which will give operatives the benefit of the strike fund from mills which continue to work. The Oldliam operatives number seven thousand, of whom five thousand are members of the union. There is a strike of weavers at Burnley, and one also impends at Riddale, where the operatives have demanded an advance in their wages. The striking spinners at Mossby and Asli- ton-uuder-Tyne have accepted the in crease of five per cent in wages, to take effect March the first, and [tlie promise of another increase of five per cent, iu July if the trade continues to improve. The strikes there, which have lasted a fort night, are now ended. Lord Derby and Hon. John Bright were the principal speakers last night at the non-political banquet given by the Mayor of Manchester to Her Majesty’s Judges at Assizes. Washington, January 31.—Before the Senate Exodus Committee to-day, the ex amination of Mr. G. Lewman, sheriff of Greencastle, Indiana, was concluded. He testified that lie met and had an interview with a colored man named Hatch, who came on the mail car from Washington to Greencastle over the Yandalia road. The mail route agent’s name was Reynolds. Hatch was trying to find locations for col ored emigrants, and told witness liis ob ject in the first place was to get to Kansas, but at Washington Adams, tlie- Secretary of the Emigrant Aid Society, asked him to stop at Indianapolis. He had letters to Judge Martindale, and Colonel Holloway, prominent Indiana Republicans. One rea son of the colored people leaving North Carolina, was to better their condition, and another was that their friends in Washington desired as many of them as possible to get out of North Carolina and into Indiana before the census was taken, about May, so as to decrease repre sentation in North Carolina and increase that of Indiana. Ten thousand intended to come. He supposed, when lie was mak ing these statements, that witness was a Republican. He said the Republicans had proposed to pay half of the expenses. Witness could not remember tbe men tion of any name, but that of Adams. On the cross examination, witness stated that liis county is well settled up. There is no demand for labor there. Tlie dissat isfaction felt on account of emigration, is not because of the emigrants’ color, but because they reach there destitute and have to be supported by the county and because they overstock the labor market. There is ill feeling among the laborers of both political parties. It sometimes takes the shape of threats. One man who hired some negroes, had liis barn burned a few days later. He met neath at the depot when he came in on the train, and, representing himself as a Republican, got into a con versation with him. He told Heath that the Republicans wanted a good many negroes to come to Indiana, neath said there was no doubt they could get all they wanted, hut it would be necessary to pay half tlieir expanses, because those who had horses would not leave home and those without horse3 could not afford the expense. Witness got the impression that no arrangements had yet been made whereby their expenses were to be paid. Paris, January 31.—M. Loyson (Pere Hyacinth) lias asked the Prefect of tbe Department of tlie Seine to grant him the use oftlie Church of the Assumption, on Rue Saint Honore, at present occupied by the Polish Fraternity. M. Loyson pleads that his present church is unsuitable, be ing too small and too high rented, and that his work addresses itself to persons requiring a religion free from superstition and fanaticism. His application will certainly be refused, as his community occupies the same position as the Proles- tnnt free churches, which provide their own edifices and pay their own pastors. London, January 81. — A dispatch from Rome says the congregration of tlie Index has issued a decree placing a num ber of works in the Index Expurgations, most important of which are “Religion of the Future,” by Count Terenzio Maraiari, and a “Critical Essay on Revelations,” by Jonathan: H. Everlay, of Charleston, South Carolina, which is included by Count Mamiani, in an appendix to his own work. Brussels, January' 31.—M. Paul De Vaux, tho Belgian politician, is dead. Aged 79. London, January 81.—The Gibraltar Guardian says the Moors at Fez, Morocco, have attacked tlie Jews, wounding sev eral. They covered an old man over seventy years of age with petroleum and burned him alive amidst shouts of joy. Two of the wounded Jews are French subjects. Regarding the reported remarks of the Czarwitch to some Polish magnates, that he should be glad to wear their glorious crown, etc., the St. Petersburg Golos again asserts that negotiations for tbe es tablishment of an independent Polish kingdom, under Prince Radzwill, have been unsuccessfully made between repre sentatives of Russia and of the Polish National Government. A dispatch from Rome to tlie Standard says accounts from Terra Di Lavoro, Naples, continue to be terrible. The population of the seventeen comjnuncs, especially affected, numbers 92,382. Of this number 51,340 hav6 been attacked by fever up to December 15tli. This fever means famine. Government aid is not sufficient. .f. Washington, January 31.—The House Committee on; Appropriations at their meeting this morning agreed upon the In dian appropriation bill, and will report it to the House at ^be parliest opportunity*. The bill appropriates in tlie aggregate $4,593,645.80, which is $219,533 less than last year. The principal items of the de crease are: Fpr the Red Cloud and Spotted Tail Sioux, $95,000 Jess than last year; for the Yankton Sioux, $15,000 less; for the support of industrial schools, $10,000 less; for expensed of the Indian Commis sion, $7,500 less. — ; The House Committee oh Post-offices and Post Roads will invite General. Bqau- regard to come before them and give evi dence on tlie lotteiy question at an. earlv j,' Augusta,-Maine, January "81.—P. A. Sawyer, Fusion Secretary of State, who had established an office aud retained pos session of valuable Stato papers, has at last yielded, and under 1 protest given up all the State property In his possession. At 5 p. m. to-day Sawyer delivered to the Republican Secretary of State ‘the State seal and tlie returns of the .vote for Gov ernor, county officers. Senators and Rep resentatives, council records and all re ports of tlie Executive Couhcil of 1879 re- ; lating to the election returns. Sawyer was unable to find the key of the safe* He holds himself entirely responsible for liis acts in the premises, and says lie receive'd legal advice yesterday , to hold out In liis position, hut as he was notified that tlie sheriff liad a warrant for his arrest, he did not choose to make a martyr of him- s, therefore, given up his claim , and will hot attempt to exer- ctions further. *<»' lfC- , leans, January; 31.—A fire ^ eredin the cargo of the ship Hectanooga, having on board 2,S70. bales of cotton. The-harbor boat “Protector” filled her hold with gas and Extinguished the fire, r The extent of the damage is Unknown, but - it is hot believed to be great. Shi was insured In the Atlantic, EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE. Washington City, January 28th, 18S0. bayard’s booh for honest money in the Senate yesterday, was the event of the present session. No more masterful and unanswerable argu ment has been heard in that or any other Legislative body. He spoke nearly two hours to a large audience in the galleries and a full Senate, and was listened to with the closest attention. It was a pow erful array of facts, figures and arguments, aud a grand appeal for real resumption of a standard value in place of the present resumption which allowed the legal ten der notes to be put in circulation again after having been redeemed. This speech 1 may hurt his chances for the Presidency but it stamps him as one of the wisest and bravest of Democratic leaders and as a Democrat of the old and true faith and one who had lather be right than Presi dent. Alas! that the party has so few leaders of whom this can be said. ! SIMMONS, Dr. Felton’s nominee for census super visor, has not yet run the gauntlet of tho “secession traitors” in Uie Senate, and there is the best of reasons for believing that be will not. I notice tbat Felton de nies that he ever read Simmons’ letter to Mr. Hayes asking the appointment, but that denial is generally received with a considerable degree of scepticism. If he did not know what was in it, why should he ask Mr. Hayes to read it over care fully? Perhaps this denial would never have been made had not the letter come to light. It was a little too strong even for the “Independents” of the Seventh dis trict, and so he hastens not to repudiate its sentiments or language, but to say that he had never seen it! How eminently characteristic of the man and his meth ods! I suppose he will now proceed to everlastingly demolish General Gordon amid the cheers and plaudits of his claquers and penny-a-liners at home. It has been high fun since the tell-tale letter came out, to mark his feverish activity and anxiety to devise some plan to rub out its damning revelations. 1 am inform ed tliat be was on the go one whole day for this purpose, and tliat his official du ties knew him not for that time. Why lie doesn’t pass over to the enemy’s camp, bag and baggage at once, and for good and all, is a question the publi cation of this correspondence has suggest ed even to some who have heretofore ta ken stock in his fraudulent claim of being an “Independent” Democrat. But the time draws near when he must show his hand, and iu that sweet hope let us rest for tlie present. He can’t carry water on both shoulders in a Presidential cam- paign. I LIBERALIZED. General Cook’s Committee, that of Pub lic Buildings and Grounds, has been im mensely liberalized since I had the honor of serving as its clerk. In those days the obstructive, stingy element was in tbe majority, and very generally and summa rily set down upon all propositions, no matter liow well considered and strongly backed, to erect additional public build ings at divers points where they were de manded by business considerations. Some of thei members of both parties seemed to be under tbe spell of an oatli to vote no on every proposition of this character, and it is rather a coincidence that most of them were left out in tlie making up of the present Congress: This session, however, a well considered liber ality has marked the action of the Com mittee. Several bills for the erection of public buildings have been unanimously reported, one for $60,000 for Danville: $75,000 for Lynchburg; $125,000 for Mont gomery; $10t>,000 at Jackson, Mississipi; $G0,000 at Charlestown, West Virginia; and $600,000 at Brooklyn. Two or three others were reported last week. I am glad to see this liberal spirit. Macon will need a public building before very long, and, with General Cook as chairman, a committee made up like the present one, and Mr. Blount to push the matter with his usual energy and persistence, she will be very apt to get it. Uncle Sam could not put $100,0OO of liis surplus cash to better use than building himself a house in Macon. THE GEORGIA DELEGATION. It is a subject of frequent remark in my hearing by men and members who don’t know where I “hail” from, that Georgia is served here in both Houses with exceptional zeal, ability and efficien cy—all of which is quite gratifying to me. If there is a better delegation in tbe House I have not heard it named. Our mem bers are always on hand and never idle. Messrs. Felton. and t Speer, whatever may be their political sins, are active, working members, always in tlieir seats and paying close attention to tlie business in baud, besides looking sed ulously after the wants and interests of their constituents. No fault can be found with them on that score, and- it gives me pleasure as a Georgian to be able to say this much of them as Georgia Represen tatives, and to put on record this oflset to their political dereliction. The same good words are especially due as to the others. No man in the House stands higher than our owu immediate Representative for courage, industry, strong sense, exception al good judgment and a devotion to duty, ana the others are universally recognized as ranking among tlie best men in the House. Georgia has abundant reason for congratulation that she has chosen so well. [PERSONAL. Our friend Randall, of the Augusta Chronicle, is still here and driving a most industrious and eloquent pen for that able journal. He is here, there and everywhere, aud has a nose for news that does him infinite credit. ‘He ought to have a “pliat take” somewhere and I sincerely hope he will get it. It does seem strange that in the distribution of official plums two men who have served the party with such zeal and efficiency as he and Albert Lamar should not be recognized. Major E. A. Wilcox, of Macon Is here, aud, I understand, will soon be provided for on tlie doorkeepers roll. He and General Field are o Id acquaintances, and the latter doubtless bears in grateful re membrance the kindness received at Major W's. hands while sojourning in Ma- Our townsman, Mr. S. I. Gustin, is also to the fore, and tlie busiest man and tbe most industrious pedestrian in Washing ton. He haunts the domain of Monsieur LeDuc, and is suspected of having an eye on that gentleman’s place after March 4, 1881. He is certainly fully capable ot filling it most satisfactorily. A. W. R. Hardly to be credited, but it is never theless true, that a sick horse or a bad- conditioned cow can be brought up in a few days by tbe use of Simmons’ Liver Regulator. The powders should be mix ed with the food, and they will eat it readily; and it is surprising to see what improvement immediately takes place.. It opens the bowels, strengthning them, and does all’and even more than the best Con dition Powders. A small quantity in the food for chickens will.cure cholera, and keep the poultry healthy. Shocking Casualty at Abingdon. —Last Friday, Miss Fields, a lady living in Abingdon, met with a horrible death by burning. The Bristol Argus says it appears that the lady was up stairs in a room by herself. She approached the fire-placo or grate to arrange her toilet in some way, when her apparel caught fire, and altliongh she endeavored to raise the alarm, tlie unfortunate woman was burn ed fatally before aid reached her—only living about an hour after the accident occurred. The lady, was a member of one of the best families in Abingdon. Becena. Discoveries. The discoveries and inventions for the past few years have been among tbe most remarkable in tbe histrory of the world, ami lir-t among those for the removal of disease are Warner’s Safe Kidney aud Liver Cure, Safe Diabetes Cure, Safe .Bit- lei's, Safe Tonic, Safe Pills aiid Safe Ner- vine. * * jan 19-2w The Haakell-Gary Difficulty. Our readers will call to mind tbe recent dispatch from New York which announced the probability of a serious personal con flict between Colonel JohnC. Haskell, the son-in-law of Senator Hampton, and General Gary, who has long been at en mity with Governor Hampton. The letter of Colonel H., which, it is feared, will cause the affair to culminate in mortal combat, we copy from the Charleston Neioscmd Courier. It is as I followr: Columbia, S. C., January 22, 1880. To the Editor of the Abbeville Medium : Sir—I have seen to-day, for the first time, a copy of your paper of January 7th, containing an interview between your correspondent, “Hampden,” and General M. W. Gary, which is entitled “General Gary Again—He sticks to his statements and gives the evidence.” Now, liis state ments are repetitions of the charges made to a New York Herald correspondent that “General Hampton, in 1876, advocated the withdrawal of the Tilden and Hen drick’s electors, and that he was not true in his support of their ticket.” He goes further, and says that by the rule that silence is admission, General Hampton stands convicted, not having denied the second repetition of the charge. Now, a newspaper interview is always unsatisfactory matter to deal with, as Gen eral Gary may repudiate, explain away or evade in any other way such part of “Hampden’s” interview as he pleases; but even with that difficulty in my way I hope I can make my points clear. 1. As to General Gary’s claim, as repre sented by the interviewer, that General Hampton by his silence has admitted the charge, I would say that General Hampton pronounced his charge to be “utterly and absolutely false,” and tbat his answer ap plies as well to the second, third and every other repetition as it did to the original. But that there may be no question I will say that, if General Gary will, over his own signature, repeat what he has said in the published interview, or simply say that it Is true, namely, “that Governor Hampton advocated the*withdrawal of the Tilden and Hendricks electors,” I will, by the veiy gentlemen whose names he gives as bis witnesses, prove his statement false. I will use no other testimony. Out of the mouth of his own witnesses I will convict him offalsehood. I will go further. I will undertake to prove that General Gary did the very thing with which he lias falsely charged General Hampton. That when Settle and Denny, emissaries of President Grant, offered if General Hampton’s party would admit that the State liad gone for Hayes and Wheeler, the Hampton government should be recognized, General Hampton refused the offer, while General Gary urged that it should be accepted. General Gary has in the interview fur ther stated that General Hampton sent Judge Mackey to Hayes, iu Ohio, aud gives Judge "Mackey as his authority. Now, if General Gary will repeat this over his own signature, I will repeat my offer to prove by his owu witness that it is false. Further in the interview ho says: “But Hampton met with the misfortune of breaking his leg, and of course I could not strike him when he was down.” Let him repeat this and I will prove that it, too, is false, and that General Gary made the most indecent assault on General Hamp ton at the very time he- was thought to be dying. He shall not lay claim to a mag nanimity which he did not show. I think I have made my points clear, and unless General Gary “admits them by silence,” I shall prove each and every one of them. I might well stop here, but I sliaU add a few words on General Gary himself. He utterly misunderstands his owu position, or he misstates it as grossly as he does that of others. He is entirely mistaken in hold ing that any one has stood between him and the people, and kept him from his rights. Tlie people always have and al ways will choose for themselves who shall serve them. The whole trouble has been tbat they would not take General Gary at his own valuation. They have not thought him worth tlie price. Whenever they want him they will undoubtedly take him, but not before. I frankly admit that I do not think Gen eral Gary is fit for the high place to which he has aspired and will give as some of the reasons for my opinion the following facts, which, if General Gary will deny, I will prove to be true: 1. In 1871 General Gary did agree for pay “to use his best efforts to get the Tax Payers' Convention to endorse the whole bonded debt of the State,” both the honest aud the fraudulent. “Picture it, think of it.” 2. That he did about the some time en gage with the advocates of the Blue Ridge Railroad “to aid securing” the approval of the same Couvcutiou to the relinquish ment by Uie State ofits first mortgage on the Blue Ridge Railroad to private parties. It is true that when Major Warley de nounced the scheme in the Convention, and General Gary was called on to re deem his pledge, he refused to do it, but took his pay all the same. 3. That he was the constant defender of McDevitt, the Radical Treasurer of Edge- field, and that one of the indictments against McDovitt was for fraudulently paying to General Gary a large sum of county money. ’ 4. Tliat in 1876, after he had been defeated for the United States Senate by General Butler, lie did advocate tlsac General' Butler should be withdrawn, and that Whittemorc, (who had beoti ex pelled by the Radical Congress for bribe taking,) put in his place. I have long known these facts, but have not cared to use them, and do so now only to convince General Gary that he cannot, with impunity, indulge in abuse of those who have never injured him ex cept by too clearly sefilng the ass’ears un der the lion’s skin. I have'addressed this communication to your paper because, it circulated tlie charges.; It is only justice that it should carry the denial to the same audience. Tiiat there may.be no misapprehension, I will add that General Hampton knows nothing of this commiuiicatiouj General Gary, with his usual taste, having made the last assault while he was absent in Mississippi at the death bed of his son. L am, sir, your obedient servant, John C. Haskell, Father in Getting Well. My daughters say, “How much better father is since he used Hop Bitters.” He is getting well after liis long suffering from a disease declared incurable, and we arc so glad that he used your Bitters.—A lady of Rochester N. Y.— Utica Herald Belshazzar. The rehearsal of this popular biblical opera was largely attended last night, and we can safely promise to the people of. Macon and the entire State, that if they will honor with their presence this mag nificent rendition of one of the most strik ing and salient.passages in sacred history, they will be richly compensated ’ for their trouble. The music is exquisite, the act ing excellent j and there is a charm about the Eastern costumes and the surround ings of the representation, that cannot fail to attract all who may he induced to at tend.- . ‘ ' , The corps has received an urgent invi tation from Columbus, to give one or more performances in that flourishing city next week, and after the question had been submitted to tlie amateurs it. was de - cidcd, nan eon., to comply with the re quest. Of.tliis, however, more anon. The Belshazzar entertainments, next week, will draw large crowds, and it is safe to assert, tbat every visitor will be not only pleased, but delighted with the rendition of tliis famous sacred opera. Dr. Boll’s Cough Syrup has been be fore tbe public for years, and is pronounced ■by thousands'superior to*all other articles for the cure ,of coughs, 'colds,' influenza and pulmonary complaints.