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THE GEORGIA PRESS. Rev. Watkins W. Hicks, D.D., so well known hereabouts, has been de feated for supervisor of the census in one of the Florida districts. ATirENS is a favorite town with min strel troupes. A man by the name of Avener started to New York from Thomson with his fam ily, hut deserted tliom in Augusta, leav ing them in a very destitute condition Ai.aiiama slings are tolerated in Thomson, and now a number of Macon archins want to arrange an exodus in favor of Thomson. Tins last issue of the Cartersville Free Prc-i was made up of the advertisement of Thomas W. Baxter, fertilizer agent, an attack on General Gordon, and a few local lines. Du. Jessf. Wiki.e will remove from Cartersville to Monticello. A phantom party was held a night or two since at the residence of Major C. II. Smith, (Bill Arp.) in Cartersville, a night or two since. A large brick hotel for Talbotton is among the probabilities of the not distant future. The fertilizer campaign has fairly open <jd all through the State, and the knights of the bone dust arc making things lively for cadi other. Tiik cogs of a gin and a hand of Mr. John T. Boyer, of Sparta, had a surprise parly last week, in which the gin came out the happier of the two. Miss Babe Whitaker was burned last Saturday night by tlie explosion of a keiosene lamp which she was filling. Two Lee county men had an eatingand drinking match last week, in which was agreed that each should pay the other's lulls. The bills were one dollar and a half each. Wheat In Sumter county evidently has the rust. .Captain John A. Cohen has resigned the presidency of the Americas Fair As sociation. Tin-: Hinesville Gazette is apprehensive thj!, on account of the warm winter and probable cold spring, the fruit crop thicughout the Stale will prove a failure. Sparta Jslmaelite: General Browne, of lb-- State University, now edits an ag- KH.it Mural department in that old and re liable journal, the Telegraph and Me-- • ' uEir. Tills will contribute to nie , -'» t“is paper a still more welcome vis itor lo the firesides of Georgia farmers. v - ,’ton Southerner and Appeal: Onr fa: ; tell us that there are not enough - in the county to supply the de- mi 1 for farm labor, and that many of tl: ■ that are here refuse to contract by preferring to rely upon makini * living by odd jobs. 7ui Ucffik Journal: Mr. Kaysorwas 111.. . ri.. to Miss Bloodworth, of Grif- fi:t, las: Sunday. This may be regarded a tiu.'keror.s proceeding.—Tet.. & Mess. IVai. i id she attempts to strap him; then, if lie’s got Bloodworth acent,lieTlKaysor. i.s seem to be subjected to rather singular treatment in Sparta according to the / <h,naeWc. It says: TIp> old well near Mr. Martin’s shop has lieeu dug up, and a new one is being pi.; ii..i a few feet further east. The !• supply of Sparta is very limited. P -ji'i.* night tobe very particular to guard agiih.-t fires; for if one should breakout 1.1 io' . n there wouldn't be water enough 1.1 i- !l it out. < vuiERSvii.r.E Free Press: Just as > e • * * lo press Mr. Will Taylor, a train band on the State road, was caught be- 1.. 1.v i I lie bumpers of two Ireightcars and mangle . to such an extent that no hopes .attained for hfs life. He was from -*u.:h Carolina and had been running but tv. oi niths. »i ni.'STA -Vines; Georgia has furnished .',aiiators to Mississippi, Messrs. La- ■ii.iv ..ml George being natives of the old . ma a .uwealth. They are both good— none better. Our own Senators are na- irvt*>. While keeping plenty of good brains at home, much that is valuable has oceii ■ attributed abroad. Ours is not as .in-.pi.au A. Douglass once described Ver mont -a glorious State to be bom in, pro- v.d.-.l one leaves it soon enough.” . iotton Register: Colonel Wad- i' V, i u.ough Captain W. E.' Baoul, the general Superintendent of the Southwes tern • a Iroad, has made a proposition to i .nu....»n to furnish the rolling stock,iron 1.1. rr.iss ties, if the people of Talbotton wuiiiil grade the road from Talbotton to number six. This is a most liberal prop osition, and there is talk of moving vigo ras ly in the matter. A cm respondent from Turin to the A o\v nan Herald says: We have traveled •• liro-igli portions of Coweta, Fayette and >-. - -1 :■ - ether counties, and notice a large Acreage sown in small grain, and a more pri-mlung prospect we have not seen any vr ar I! - an now foi small grain crops. We ,H-.it- id much soured meat on all sides,yet mo i ii.- i bat is a total loss. We think there is not spoilt meat enough to affect the price !e any extent, and farmers would do weii to defer purchasing a while longer. Much guano will be used upon the coming cr«j, w.-t we do not apprehend that more hind will be planted this than last year. The present price of breed studs svi l delicate the better policy to the fann- «'.»•• Corn now selling at eighty cents per bn.ih:!, would suggest the planting of more com. i'm.MASVtLT.E Enterprise: Our com- itiuniiy was shocked cn Monday last by the news of the sudden death of Mr. W. W. bmpliens, at the residence of Mr. Da vid J. llali, about three miles northeast of this city. Mr. Stephens left town on .Mo . I.*/ morning early to go out and -In vc up some cattle. He was accompan ied by a colored man, who says that he co:n|! .ined of being a little unwell on the wni. >.h! when he got to Mr. Hall’s he »niu tbe negro man to go and drive up the collie. Mr. Hall went with him, leaving M r. -Stephens sitting by the fire. Mr. tlail was gone but a little while, and on hi., return was met by his daughter, who U»M him that Mr. Stephens had fallen into the fire and was dead, she thought. .Mrs. liall had in the meantime called in Mr. Kelley, who was passing the house, uni tie had pulled Mr. Stephens away from the fire. Mr. Hall fouad Mr. Ste phen:, o:i the floor dead. He had been c.-. Lug as constable and deputy sheriff f r . nit-iime past, and gave general satis- ftctVsn In the discharge of the duties of hisufli.e. He was between sixty and seven'y years of age, and was apparently i»i jyie-l health to the very day of his death, Berrien County JiTeies: We are call ed u|>oii to record one of the most heinous i that ever darkened the history of up. Two were found, perfectly wild, in was as good as anybody and that she the swamp. A lively fight ensued be- should have something fine. The clerk tween one of these and the dogs, in which threw down several, and selecting one tlie latter were getting worsted, and Judge that he thought would suit, the Troup Bower ordered the negroes who were with comity man asked the price: “twelve thou- bimtogoto their assistance. This they sand dollars,” replied the clerk. “Well, refused'to do,-and thcJudge .went himself, you just wait until I see my wife,” said when the hog turned upon him, inflicting , the Troup county man, “and if she wants an u"ly "asli in his leg. Determined not me to sell otit my farm, my stock of goods to beontoone, Judge B. sent for a gun, and everything else we have and put anil, after repeated failures, it was induced the money in that shawl, I will let you to fire, and the hog was killed. Judge hear from me.” A. T. Stewart & Co.’s - - • * • ■ *—clerk hasn’t heard from him yet, and the Bower has suffered considerably from liis wound, and for several days was unable to wear a shoe. The cut, we are glad to say, is healing now, and we hope that lie will experience no further trouble with it. Tiie Athens Watchman thus grapples with the railroad situation : The route we would propose is, for the company which has leased the Macon and Brunswick Read to bring it on to Social Circle, instead of by McDonough and Covington. We are assured that this route is not only more direct, but can be built at a much less cost. After reaching the Circle there are ten miles already graded on tlie Walton Kail- road, from Social Circle to Monroe, and from there to Atliens is only twenty-live miles. From this point we have the Northeastern Bailroad, (already in opera tion) to Lula—leaving only about fifty-six miles to build to the North Carolina State line—a good deal of the heavy work of which, in the neighborhood of Clarks ville and Claytcv, i. already done. North Carolina is w ming and anxious to build her link in this line, and we are sure that tlie short gap la Tennessee will be filled in immediately. This would give the most direct and shortest line tliat can possibly be built from the coal fields of Tennessee aud Kentucy and the grana ries of the West to the South Atlantic sea baord, One of tin- most wonderftil things that lias occurred in Augusta this week was a colored man who was knocked in the 1* with a brick, from the cflbets of which he died. A post mortem examination should be held, as the occurrence, as it now stands overthrows all existing tlieori Griffin will soon have a military fair. Albany had a few flakes of snow on Wednesday. Frederick Paulding plays in Albany on the 16th instant. The Evening Advertiser is to be tinued, having received sufiicient patron age to warrant this step during the first month of its existence. Mb. and Mrs. Mock celebrated their golden wedding near Albany last week. Hon. W. A. Habibs is said to have re ceived five thousand applications for cen sus enumerators in the Second district. R. R. Blocker got hurt last week at Dawson while endeavoring to board train. Twenty-six fish ponds are in opera tion in Thomas county and more atten tion is being paid to pisciculture. The grading ou the Gainesville aud Dahlouega road is progressing favora bly. Pike County lias a minister named Bcllab. Captain B. J. Tabbutton, of San- dersville, died in Orlando, Florida, a few days since. TnE members of the Wallack troupe took a hand in extinguishing the recent Hawkinsvillc fire. Albany had two small fires last week. The uiore serious was the burning of the kitchen of Dr. W. VT. Bacon, which was insured. A verdict for a thousand dollars for in juries, has been awarded John Thomas, colored, in the Gridin Superior Court, against the Central Bailroad. If the Greensboro Herald man and the Warreuton Our County man continue to call each other donkeys, they will con- ince their friends that after all it is noth ing but a little family feud. Mr. John Lowe, formerly a merchant of Knoxville, Georgia, died in that place Wednesday evening last. probability is that he will not take the sliawl. • h . : The Jesup Sentinel says: Rev. W. B. Bennett informs us that lie has a stalk of com in silk and tassel. The Marietta Journal has the follow ing. Can this be one of the results of the election of the wet ticket in that place: j - We were awakened a few nights ago from sleep, by a low, soft, sweet singing, as if our mocking bird, which was in its cage in the room, had concluded to seren ade us. The notes were distinct, clear and varied in tone. We listened quietly, and tbcu approached the bird cage, but we were convinced that the music did not emanate from our feathered songster. The next day and night we frequently heard tlie mysterious singing which proceeded from different parts of the closet, until we were led to believe that a singing mouse had domiciled itself under onr roof. We were correct, for a few nights thereafter tlie singing mouse ventured into tlie room, trilling his notes unabashed. In an attempt to capture this peculiar singing animal, we had to kill it to pre vent its escape. Thohasville Enterprise: Monday was the first day of the spring term of tlie South Georgia College, according to the first division of time, and several new boys were expected. The school closed on last Friday with one hundred and forty-four pupils, showing a gain of four for the week. The necessary steps are being taken to introduce the military de partment at an early day. Until a detail is made by the Secretary of War, Mr. Al exander, the newly elected professor, will have charge of this department. Bein: thoroughly qualified, the young men will receive as thorough instruction iu this branch as they could from an officer the army. Colonel Wright, chairman the board of trustees, is in correspondence with Senators Hill and Gordon and Mr. Alex. H. Stephens, all of whom have pledged their best efforts to secure the de tail as early as possible. Mb. Milton B. Lingg, a saloon keep er, was assassinated by au unknown man in Savannah on Thursday night. The Fewsiays ; Last night two men entered the saloon and called for drinks, which were fur nished them by Mr. Lingg. The parties than retired to a small room opposite the bar, and commenced playing a game .of cards. Mr. Lingg went into tlie kitchen, which adjoins the saloon, and remained there a short time with his assistant, Mr. Ben Henges, when the parties again called for drinks. Mr. Lingg returned to the saloon to wait upon them, leaving Mr. Henges in the kitchen. He went be hind the bar, and had placed glasses up on the counter, when one of the parties, addressing Lingg with an oath, said. “Ypu are the s—n of a b—h that killed Dcnn.is Shea,” and immediately drawing a revolver, fired over the counter, the ball ZEE SUPREME COURT. Decisions Rendered February 3d, ' 1880—Hon. Hiram Warner, Chief Justice, Hon. James Jackson and Logan E. Bleckley Associate Justi ces. Bolden and Pollard vs. the State. Riot, from City Court of Atlanta. - Jackson, J—Where three are indicted for riot in unlawfully assaulting, beating wounding and otherwise maltreating an other in a violent and tumultuous man ner, and the evidence is that two of the three struck and wounded that other by throwing rocks at and hitting him on the head, all acting in a violent and tumul tuous manner: Held, that the two were properly con victedofriotunder the indictment; and though the testimony as to tlie persons who began the rocking is conflicting, yet there being enough to uphold tlie verdict, and the presiding judge affirming it, this court will not interfere. Gartrell & Wright, for plaintiffs in er ror. Howard Yan Epps, City Solicitor, for the State. striking Mr. Lingg in the left side, glanc ing upon a rib and entering tbe intestines. The parties then fled. Mr. Lingg stag gered from behind tbe counter, and was ibout filling upon the floor when Mr. Henges, who had been dozing in the kitchen, but who was aroused by the re port, rushed into the saloon and caught him. Upon examination the wound was pro nounced mortal. Mr. Lingg was in in tense pain, aud was as soon as possible placed under the influence ot morphine, and evety attention given him. Mr. Lingg did not know the man who shot him, but from a description of the parties, it is expected that they will be apprehended; Up to half past two o’clock this morn ing the parties had not been apprehen ded. The Amount of Ammonia in Cotton Seed—Reply to Dr. W. L. Jones, In the issue of this paper of the 5tli in stant was published a communication from Dr. W. L. Jones, editor of the our country. On Thursday night last as Mr. i. II. Elliott was walking in his back yard the contents of a double barreled shot gun were discharged at him. The dis ci ui:ges were almost simultaneous. One shot struck his pants near the knee, and auoiher went through the back of his coat. Tltc remainder of the loads entered a fence near by, and several of the shot {buck shot) were extracted next morning. Immediately after the firing a party ef citizens examined every double barrel gun i« tin; place, but did not find any that had been recently used. So far, the aifitir is •iinmded In mystery, but every effort will •ms made to ferrotout tlie perpetrator. Our people arc justly indignant, as they feel that the attempted commission of this dark crjma has cast odium upon their country, which calls for prompt and swift retribu- ■ i, it is due Mr. Elliot to state that he <• an !:oncst,hard vorklng citizen, and one who attends strictly to his own affairs. He r. .i (i.e sympathy of the people of Ala- ami will have their hearty co-opera- Uoil iu seeking to bring the guilty party injustice. * . ijuviSiXGJt Southerner and Appeal: 'Deciding to take advantage of the recent ’ ’ 1 '-;*Tl. Judge J. C. Bower killed a . .i- of Log*, and ilndingthatfour were ig, proceeded at once" to hunt them According to the Weekly, an average of five children per month have been bom in Conyers during the past year. Daiuen Timber Gazette: Hon. James II. Blount, of the Macon district, is one of the best men in Congress. TnE Dublin Post fears that Laurens county hasn’t a very hopeful prospect be fore it. It says the fanners fed away all their com waiting for cold weather to kill their hogs. When they did kill, the weather fooled them and spoiled their pork. We shall probably have a bad erop year, taxes will be high, and crime ran riot in our midst. Foist Valley Mirror: On Wednesday last, Mr. George L. Lilly, of Fort Valley, was married to Miss Lula McGehee, now of Tbomasville, but late of tills place. We wish the happy young couple a long and prosperous journey through life. We leam from the Berrien county News that Parson Jacob Young, of Irwin county, killed a catamount last week wbicli, it is believed, bad destroyed over one Hundred bead of sheep for tlie farmers in that sec tion. The animal measured over four feet in length, and was tbe size of an or dinary cur dog. It had long been a ter ror to Irwin county sheep owners. We note with pleasure tlie following from tlie New York Press: “When col lected in book form, as they undoubtedly will be, Mr. Joel Chandler Harris’ graph ic negro delineations, entitled ‘Uncle Re mus’Folk-Lore, 5 will be oue of tbe most popular volumes of humorous dialect sketches ever issued from the American press.” The Americus Recorder says aud we heartily endorse it: “Mr. Harris i3 a graceful writer, and his subject is most happily chosen. In the preservation of these legends he is rescuing from oblivion tbe ‘Folk-Lore’ of a past memorable to cveiy Southern heart.” Dublin Post: On last Tuesday niglit, while Mr. Richard Odom was in Dublin, attending court in tlie capacity of a grand juror, some cowardly villain taking advan tage of his absence went to li is home, in the extreme eastern portion of the county, and burned a house, a stack of fodder and some fence. Tlie house stood some dis tance in tlie field from the dwelling and contained a quantity of oats and all the plow gear. The party who committed this crime is a very eligible candidate for the chain gang, and it is hoped he may be detected and brought to justice. Cedabtown Advertiser: There is an old lady now living in Cedartown, whose vitality, at her age, is something remark able. She is seventy-one years old, and only a few days ago took up her knitting, started at nine o’clock in tho momin" and walked to her daughter’s, eight miles in the country, with whom she took dinner, and chatting an hour or so, returned home .in the afternoon and cooked sup per for four persons. Now, if anybody knows an old lady who can beat this let them trot her out. Babnesvllle Gazette: Captain B. M. Turner is making a strenuous effort to organize a joint stock company for the purpose of establishing telephonic commu nication between Bamesville and Zebu- Ion. It is thought that the cost of estab lishing such communication would be a much less than that of establishing com munication by telegraph; for in additinn to other things, there would be no sal aries of operators to pay. The postmas ters at Bamesvillr and Zcbulon could af ford for a small t ' ary to send and receive messages. We are very glad that an in terest is being aroused in this matter. It should, and doubtless will, meet with fa vor from the citizens of both places. L ,—. - . Columbus Times: A gentleman from ' nsing, or applying them together in the Troup county, who runs a store at Troup drill, I merely stated my opinion that.the factory, was in New York not a great j former is the better and more efficient while ago and decided that he would buy process, and I stated my reasons for that a nice shawl and make his wife a hand- opinion. Dr. Jones may hold a contrary some present on his return home. He ac-! opinion—though he does not say so—and cordingly went in at A. T. Stewart & the question would still remain open for Co.’s and requested the clerk to show him decision resulting from further experf- something handsome, saying that his wife ment. William M. Browne. Southern Cultivator, in which he takes exceptions to a statement ot mine, first, concerning the amount of nitrogen con tained in cotton seed; and second, as to the quantities of potash and phophoric acid contained in cotton seed. I am well aware that chemists differ widely in their analyses of cotton seed. Tlie amount of nitrogen they contain varies considerably, according to tbe quality of tlie seed, tbe nature of tbe soil on which it is raised and the character of the season, whether dry or with the usual amount of rain. Cotton seed grown on good land with adequate amount of rain during the growing season contains a much larger per centage of nitrogen thau seed raised on poor land daring a dry season. Again, seed from pickings made in August and Sep tember are much richer in nitrogen than seed from the last pickings. To these well-known facts may be attributed, I sup pose, the different results arrived at by different chemists in their analyses of cot ton seed. I have not made the statements con tained in the articles to which Dr. Jones excepts, without good and sufficient au thority. I made it on tbe authority of an agricultural chemist, whose statements, am sure, Dr. Jones will readily admit, are entitled to respectful credence, on accoimt of his universally acknowledged skill and accuracy. I allude to my distinguished predecessor, Dr. E. M. Pendleton, who states the following: “As an average, we may safely put down seven per cent, of nitrogen, equal to a little more than three per cent, of am monia. Fifteen hundred pounds of seed cotton will make a good bale of cotton, leaving one thousand pounds of seed. For every bale of cotton, then, the plan ter has seed enough left to make eighty pounds of ammonia.” I quote the above from a paper on the value of cotton seed os a fertilizer, sent me by Dr. Pendleton, and published by me in the Southern Farm and Home. 1 do not consider that my “official posi- sion” is in tho least degree compromised by accepting as correct the analysis of my predecessor in that position, and which lias been allowed to “go unchallenged” from the time it was published until Dr. Jones challenged it when repeated by me. As to tlie sec ond part of my statements which Dr. Jones challenges as “calculated also to convey an erroneous impression,” namely, tliat cotton seed contains “a small amount of potash and phosphoric acid,” and that this amount of phosphoric acid is in- v creased by tbe addition of a good acid phosphate, I cannot sco wherein I am ma king an “erroneous impression.” Accep ting, as I am perfectly willing to do, Dr. Jones’ “published analyses, giving twelve pounds each (potash aud phosphoric acid) in 1,000 pounds of cotton seed, the addi tion of 13.75 pounds of available phosphoric acid in evety 100 pounds of acid phosphate, must certainly be admitted to make the com post more valuable, inasmuch as it is in disputable that,|for cotton] crops especi ally, phosphoric acid in a soluble condi tion is tliat in which our soils are most de ficient. My mention of the acid phosphate manufactured by the Georgia Chemical Works, as containing 13.75 per cent, of available phosphoric add, which Dr. Jones is pleased to consider “rather in vidious,” was made for the simple pur pose of showing the amount of soluble phosphoric acia which a good acid phos phate contained, and further to show that an article of that high grade Is manufac tured at home in Georgia. As to the matter of composting cotton seed and phosphate some weeks before Brassel vs. the State. Voluntary man slaughter, from Claytons - Jackson, J.—1. Exception to the en tire charge will not be held good unless the whole charge be wrong. 2. Where no point is made in the ar gument before the jury, or insisted upon or contended before the court that tlie case might be involuntary manslaughter, and such grade of homicide is not appar ent at all from the evidence, tho court need not charge thereon further than to read the sections of the code which bear upon it, unless specially requested to do 3. Where no request is made to charge in regard to prisoner’s statement, and no injury seems to have been done defendant by the omission to charge in regard there to, the omission will not require a new trial—especially where tlie evidence abun dantly sustains, if it does not absolutely compel, the verdict. Judgment affirmed. J. D. Stewart; W. L. Waterson, by brief, for plaintiff in error. B. II. Hill, solicitor-general, by brief, for tbe State. Dnmasvs. tbe State. Murder, from Pike. Jackson, J.—L An indictment for murder is good though it omits to charge that tbe deceased was “in the peace of tbe State,” and that defendant was “of sound memory and discretion.” 2. Defendant’s statement on a former trial is admissible against him. 3. A juror who answers all the statuto ry questions, so as to qualify is prima fa cie competent, and if the defendant ob ject afterwards to his competency, he must try him and prove him incompetent. 4. A brother of one who contributed money for the arrest of defendant and for the employment of counsel and aided thus'the prosecution, may entertain the jury at niglit by order of tlie court, he being jailer, and being in tbe habit of do ing so in all criminal cases; and it ap pearing by deposition that tlie jury were under charge of tbe bailiff all the while, and that the jailer had no communication with them, and never had taken any part in the prosecution, the court was right not to set aside the verdict for this cause. 5. Tlie defendant having made no con fession of guilt in the case and only ati admission that ho was present when de ceased was shot, with protestation of liis innocence of any participation in the crime whatever, it was error to charge tlie jury that “all admissions should be scann ed with care, and confessions of guilt should be received with great caution, confession alone uncorroborated by other evideuce, will not justify a conviction.” (5. A new trial will not be granted on tlie ground that one of the jury was not impartial, on the deposition of one witness who swore to tlie statement of tlie juror against defendant, where the juror denied on oath making tlie statement, and swore to his perfect impartiality and freedom from any bias. 7. Acknowledgments of bis presence by the defendant without any promise or hope held out to him by tlie witness are admissible, though tlie witness received tbe defendant from a detective who bad held out the promise to liim that he would protect him from all danger. 8. There is no error in charging “if af ter an honest and impartial examination your minds are wavering, unsettled, un satisfied, that 13 the doubt of the law, and you should acquit; if that doubt does not exist, you should convict.” Judgment reversed. F. L. Haralson; J. J. Rogers; W. 5. Whitaker, for plaintiff in error. R. N. Ely, Attorney General; F. I) Dismuke, Solicitor General; J. A. Hunt, for the State. is going on. The Archduke is the recog- such a ground. oinm- . . nlzed friend of Rttssla. j Theslremarks gave rise to a very-spin. OmS of the lnan 3 n ?I ; ? f , theL and Washington, February 6.—The House ited, and at times verv nersonil eollonnv hrfw M.TfrT* V 1 "* District, testified - si , resinned the consideration of the bill between Mr. Stephens and General Gor- on Inil!a! * railroad com- pending in the morning hour, removing ’ don as to the scope and purpose of tlie hi", tron tothe recen t I ts msfc the com- j tlie political disabilities of John Owens,of dependent movement in Georgia It was r ihnrariv* evi ^® nce ’ mainly’cor- hy.hiflawbenlvireini^. . aIs P o developed that^SiSns rerentfr Bacon & Rutherford; C. J. Harris, for defendant. ~ ~. Bleckley, J. concurred dubitante. Warner, G. J., dissenting. To entitle an employe of a railroad com pany to .recover damages against 1 pany for an injury sustained by 1 in the set vice of the company, it matt be j Mr. Conger, of Michigan, opposed the shown thatThe.was without fault, or nog- bill for the reason that the petition at- ligence on his part, at the time of the in- tempted to smootlie over the late war of jury, Code 3036. • insurrection by calling it the “war of the It appears from the evidence of tbe plain- Confederacy.” He said there bail been tiff himself in this case, “that he was the too much of this attempted qualification defendant’s engineer, running its train of of treason aud rebellion by calling them passenger cars, at tbe time Of the injury rose colored names. If the petitioner complained of; that it was against the rules wanted his political disabilities removed of tbe company to have anybody on tlie because he bad been in rel ellion a"ainst Tlie Central Bailroad and Bankin_ Company of Georgia vs. Mitchell. Case^ from Bibb. Jackson, J.—1. An employe of a rail road company is not a competent juror to try a case in which 'tlie company is a party. 2. The declaration alleging that plain tiff “in his body was violently and griev ously braised, mangled and broken, to- wit: in and upon his bead, arms, legs and body, and particularly as to the serious injury and wounding of his internal vital organs,” such allegation is sufficient to permit testimony of injury to kidney, urinary organs, bloody urinal discharges, and tbe nervous system. 3. A scientific expert may testily in re spect to the character of cuts, embank ments, slopes, etc., though liis information about them is derived much from books. 4. The natural bias of relations, or ser vants, or employes, is matter for legiti mate comment by counsel before tbe jury, whether such witnesses be introduced by one side or the other. 5. Charges of the court objected to by parties will be construed in connection with the entire charge, and if unobjection able when so construed, will not author ize a new trial. 6. Though the evidence on the subject of notice be conflicting, yet the court may charge on the legal effect of it if the jury believe that it was given. 7. A railroad company is under obliga tions to employes to observe a 1 1 ordinary and reasonable precaution to keep its road in such condition as to make tlieir passage reasonably safe, and if it neglect such ordinary and reasonabio precaution, aud tbe road become unsafe, and employ es are thereby injured, then the company is liable for damage done by such negli gence, if the injured employe be without fault. 8. Before an employe can relieve him self of tlie legal consequences ol violating any rule of tlie company whatever, no matter how disconnected it may appear to be with the disaster which damaged him, he must show that his violation of the rule did not contribute at all to that dis aster. Upon clear proof that it did not contribute at all thereto, liis.rccovery will not bo defeated by such harmless viola tion of the rule. Thus, where the engin eer is the plaintiff, and he permitted a brother engineer of the company to ride upon the engine with him from Boling- broke to Macon, (the rule prohibiting him from permitting any person to ride there on), and the disaster and damage was caused by the falling of an embankment near Macon, and it was made to appear from tbe testimony of both engineers that everything possible was done to avert tbe catastrophe, and that the presence of tbe passenger engineer did uot in the slightest degree contribute to tlie disaster, but that the sama was caused solely by the falling in of the embankment, there covery of tbe plaintiff will not be defeated by hli suf fering the other engineer to ride on the eneine with him. d. The charge of the fcourt being en tirely unexceptionable as a whole, and perfoctly fair to both parties, and the evi dence being sufficient to sustain thever- engine, except the fireman and the wood- bis gor eminent, let liim say so and not passer; that lie took a man on the engine call the rebellion the war of the Confnd- with him at Bolingbrokc by the name of eracy. Emmet-son, to go to Macon, and that he Mr. Goode, of Virginia, said no particu- liad no authority for that.” The court 1 lar form of petition had over been nre- diarged the iury, amongst other things: scribed heretofore, and he thought it too “lou may also inquire whether the plain- late in the day, fifteen years after the end tiff allowed unauthorized persons to ride of the war, to take anew departure like on tlie engine with him. It yon so find, I this, and make a man write the words then inquire further, aud ascertain “traitor and rebel” on his own brow with whether those persons contributed to or his own hand, and get down in the dust caused the injury. If they did, you would and cry “unclean,” before the great gov- be authorized to find for the defendant, emment would consider his petition. If they did not, then you would not be Mr. Conger replied with some acrimo- authorized to find for the defendant on [ ny, and the House seemed on the point of that groundv- The fault or -negligence of j drifting into an excited political discus- the plaintiff must contribute to jror cause I simtwlien Mr. Wood, of New York, ob- the injury.” That tbe plaintiff was at | jetted to further debate as unwise andun-, fault when he took Emmersoij on the en- j profitable. gine, and who was on it at the timeof the | The bill was then passed by a vote of injury, in violation of the rales of the j 166 to 46. company, cannot be disputed. The rale { The bill removing the political disabili- of the company, which forbid its engin- ties of Joseph A. Seawell was passed with- eer to have anybody on its engine, except j out objection. the fireman and wood passer, was doubt- Mr. Reed, of Maine, from the Judiciary less intended for the better security of its J Committee, reported back to the Senate own property, as well as tbe safety ofthelthe bill for tlie relief of Gibbs & Co., passengere being transported on its road, j of Charleston, South Carolina. Passed, by removing all inducements and temp-1 Tlie House then went into the Commu tations front the engineer to withdraw liis I tee of the Whole on the private calendar, entire attention from his strict duty when j but without transacting any important running its engine and cars upon the rail- j business, the Committee rose and the road. If other persons were allowed to be | House adjourned until Monday, on the engine with the engineer -when j Washington, February 6.—The sub- running its train, talking with him, or I committee of the House Ways and Means otherwise diverting liis attention from the I Committee will give a hearing on Monday strict line of Lis duty in watching the I to parties interested in the passage of track before liim to sec if there were any j Representative Jorgensen’s bill, providing obstructions on it, it would not only have I for the cancellation of export bonds of to- a tendency but would be well calculated I bacco manufacturers at ports' of clear- to contribute to the loss and injnry of tile I ance. The matter is one of great interest company, and to the injury of passengers j to tobacco manufacturers of the country, also, and hence tlie adoption of the rule | who have made several attempts during by the company it may fairly be pro- j tbe past three years to vring the subject surned. At any rate it was the rale of J before Congress and becure relief, the company, and a violation of it by its I Liverpool, February 6.—This week’s engineer was no minor fault, but one J circular of the Liverpool Cotton Broker’s which it will be readily perceived might J Association, says: Cotton was in good contribute to tlie serious injury of tlie j demand throughout tlie week and consid- company, as well as passengers on defen- I erable business was done at advancing dant’s train. Suppose a passenger on de- I prices. Altbougb the market closes quiet, fendant’s train had been injured, and bad I quotations are generally raised. There sued the company for damages, and I was extensive business in American cot- proved that at the time of tlie Injnry the j ton which advanced 8-16d, but there was defendant’s engineer and agent had an I less doing Thursday and quotations unauthorized person on its engine in vio- I closed only |d above those of last Tliurs lation of its own rales, wliat reply could [ day. Sea Island continues in steady re the defendant have made to the charge of quest and the market was freely supplied negligence in running its train? The true J at previous rates. Futures opened with i law of the case is not whether the fault of hardening tendency. They became strong tbe employe of the company in viola-land active Tuesday and advanced 3-1 Oil. ting its rules, must contribute to the I but siuce then have been quiet, and after injury, but tlie true law of I some fluctuations, tlie final rates show an tlie case is, tliat tbe fault of the employe I advance of -Jd over those of last Thursday, in violating tbe rules of tbe company j Richmond, Va., February C.—Messrs, might have contributed to the injury, I Parnell and Dillon arrived here from then he cannot recover for the reason tliat I Washington this morning afid were met he was not without fault on liis part. ] by a committee of prominent Irishmen The charge of the court was that the fault | or negligence of the plaintiff must con tribute to or cause tlie injury. Whereas I it is quite apparent that the fault of the and escorted to the Exchange Hotel. This afternoon they visited tlie capitol and were accorded the privileges of the floor in both branches of the General Assembly. plaintiff in violating the rules of tbe .com-1 In response to a welcome extended by the pany, as its trusted engineer, might have presiding officers, they made brief ad- contributed to the injury not only of him- dresses in each House, self, but to tbo injury of tlio company Nashville, Tenn., February 6.—The whose einyloye be was, as well as to j Republican State Convention lias been the injury of tlie passengers on its train. I called for May 5th. A candidate for Gov- Tlie plaintiff’s undisputed fault, as tlie I einor and delegates to tbe National Cou- company’s employe, which might have I veiitiou will be selected. contributed to produce such disastrous re- j Washington, February C The Sen- suits, will not allow him to recover under j ate Exodus Committee held a protracted the statute against the company as such employe, notwithstanding there is no ev idence in the record that his fault in vio lating the Miles of the company did con tribute to bis injury, but lie was nevetthe- less acting in open violation of the rules of the company when he was injured, and thereby exposing tlie company and its passengers to injury in consequence there of; that was liis admitted fault, and therefore lie is not entitled lo recover. BY TELEGRAPH session to-day, and examined nine wit nesses. The most of the evidence was simply to corroborate tliat previously ta ken, but some of it was very interesting, especially the testimony of colored farrn- eis from various parts of North Carolina, who before tlie war were either penniless or slaves, and wlio are now owners of farms of from two hundred to a thousand acres. C. S. Wooten, a fanner living near La- Grange, attributed the exodus to the mis representations of an agent named Perry, who deluded tlie negroes with the idea that tlieir traveling expenses would be paid by tlie government. Perry, be be lieved, received one dollar from the Balti more and Ohio Railroad Company for ev ery passenger furnished their road. Woo ten ridiculed the idea that tlie negroes were oppressed in North Carolina, and thought they bad as good an opportunity to make a living there as laborers have anywhere. Janies Buclianan, of Indianapolis, said that there was no room or demand tor more laborers in that State. Every win- Washington, February 0.—Tbe House Committee of Commerce to-day devoted auotlier session to the subject of regulat- iug inter-Slate railroad commerce. Tlie sub-committee on the Reagan bill were ready to report it back‘without ma terial modification, but the sub-committee on the McLanc bill had not fully com pleted their consideratiob of that measure. It was, however, discussed at some length, in connection with the Reagan bill and McCord’s proposition, and finally the whole-subject went over for possible. . action at the committee’s next regular I supervisors of the poor had to feed meeting on the 10th inst. ? r ble 110(11011 , m011 who C0(,1(1 net get work. The House, after transacting some mis- I,, xras ’ a,ul a1 '' a -'" s llai1 been, opposed to celianeous business, proceeded to the I <lie an(1 . llu believed nine out of consideration of private bills. ten RepnbUauis in the State were opposed New York, February 6.—The special ° u - Halfa dozeH Republican leaders, committee of the Indian Commission, in- j fj^wever, whose names lie gave, had tac- vestigating the case of ex-Commissioner I, ^ t ^ ie . movement with the Hoyt, lias completed and made public its I ll0 P e ^ llat tlleir P art y would derive benefit report, after considerable modification. 1 lrom “• report says the charges involve seri-, , -• , - accusations against Agent H. L. Hart oll “fc "’ ho a slave . b L‘ r °i?„t 1,e '\ ar - and Inspector J. H. Hammond, implicate I testified that he was worth ?-->,000. An- ing the Commissioners as passively con- I colored man from near Goldsboro, senting to Hammond’s irregularities, if I Carolina,.said be owns 47o acres of not actually co-operating with him, with land ’P a, J of which lie rents to white men. the understanding that Mr. Hoyt and bis U \ 'Y' Arlington, of Nash county, tes.i- friends were to be benefitted thereby. ? ed ^tat he was a slave before the war, New York, February 6.—An old man I but now owns 1,000 acres of land, named Kenneth Albro, wlio came here I Washington, February 6.—At the Saturday from Texas, where be is said to I Cabinet meeting to-day the sentence of the have been extensively engaged in cattle j court martial dismissal of Major Reno raising, was robbed of liis satchel, con- I from tlie service was approved, and tlie taining $125,000 iu registered United 1 order of dismissal will shortly be Issued. States bonds, while he was ascending the I The Cabinet also considered the threat- steps of tbe Sub-Treasury office. He al-1 ened invasion of tbe Indian Territory, leges that he was accosted by two men, I and it is understood that the President one of whom dropped his pocket book be-1 wM soon publish a proclamation, warn- fore him, and his attention being called to ing settlers that attempt to invade the it, he was pushed down and the satchel Territory will be forcibly resisted, wrested from hi; band. He has no clue I New York, Febraaty 6.—Considerable tothe thieves, except an answer to ad- anxiety is felt concerning tbe safety of vertisements which he caused to be inscr- I the Lighthouse Department supply steam- ted in the morning papers, offering five I « Fern, which is over due five days. She thousand dollars for the return of the left Key West on the 26th of January for bonds. The answer agreed to surrender Suite island, and no tidings have been them on tbe payment of twenty-five thou-1 beard of her. sand dollars. Madrid, February 6.—Official dis- New York, February 6.—Denver patches have been received giving further specials state that on the morning of the Ue’aijs of the recent hurricane in tlie third, Major Morrow again caught up j Phillipine Islands. Twenty-five vessels with Victoria in the Malpais and lava of various classes were wrecked, includ- beds, on the east side of the San Andreas Mountains. Victoria held a strong posi tion on tbe top of a bluff and made a de termined resistance all day. Toward evening lie was dislodged aud compelled to abandon bis position. The darkness and rough country prevented pursuit that night. Tlie troops lost one Indian scout killed and four men of the 9th cavalry wounded. New York, February 0.—A Columbia special says: A colored family of nine persons, nqmcd Lorick, living four teen miles above Columbia, were burned to death Tuesday night, by the cabin taking fire. Memphis, February 0.—James A. An derson, late public administrator, was ar rested yesterday on an indictment found by tlie grand jury> charging liim with fraudulent appropriations of moneys col lected from tbe estates of minors. An derson was held in tlie sum of $9,000. It is generally understood that the defalca tion amounts to $75,000. Paris, Febraaty 6.—Several more deaths have occurred among tlie wounded in a railway accident, and many others are expected. London, Febraaty 0.—A Berlin dis patch says it is now certain that Count De St. Vallier will return to Ills post at Ber lin. The Radical journal. Berliner Zei- tung, has been confiscated for publishing a sharp attack upon the government; This is tlie first instance-for inr.iy years of a non-social isric paper being stal ing four French frigates, and a large num ber of other vessels were damaged. Forty- six persons were drowned. llio Janeiro, February 0.—Tlie new crop of coffee is reported good and abund ant. Private advices estimate tlie cotton crop at 4,250,000 bales. Washington, February C.—The Dem ocratic members of the Senate committee on the census held a long private meeting to-day for the purpose of conferring with the membereof the Georgia Congressional delegation in reference to the contested nomination of Rev. Thomas J. Simmons as census supervisor for tlie First Georgia district. Representative Felton, who pro cured Simmons’ nomination, was not present, but his side of the controversy was earnestly supported by Representa tive Stephens and Senator Hill, while Senator Gordon and Representative Ham mond insisted that the nomination ought to be rejected. The latter gentleman op posed the confirmation on the ground that Simmons is illiterate and wholly in competent to properly discharge tbe du ties of the office, and by his free use of the epithet “corrupt secession traitors, etc.,” he lias made himself a common slanderer of the great mass of the people of Geor gia. Messrs. Hill and Stephens on the other hand, contended that although Simmons’ orthography is by no means " faultless, lie is quite competent to supervise the taking Of the census; that be is recommended by good people, and that tlie charges of slan der are not of sufficient gravity to warrant pressed. 0 A Paris dispatch states that the Budjjet his reJectioB*'-53^^^^™ diet, this court, in accordance with its oft j Committee proposes-a vote of credit jet'i General Gordon pointed out that Sim- repeated ruling, will not control the pre- { eight million of fraqcs for the constrnytfpn' 1 moris Iff his autograph' letter of applica- siding judge In the exercise of his disere- of subt erranean telegraph. - j tion to the President for this appointment, tjonra overulingthe motion for a new) A Berlin dispatch says .from the (kef said he (Simmons) wanted it because fc it trial based onthe ground that tbe verdict that the, Arch Juke Albreieht is io reife- Would give liim a “victory over corrupt se- JHBHI .ArcuJuko Albic-icht is lo rej*e-• Would give him & “victory over corrupt; .. _ against the weigftt of the evidence. I sent Austria at ti«« »».••»•/» -Hu); a-vt're'^4 cession traitors.” General Gordo i said no fice,_reported_these assurances to_Lord developed that Mr. Simmons recently telegraphed Representative Felton to cause liis nomination to be withdrawn, but that Mr. Felton insisted upon iu re maining before the Senate, and that tlie struggle in regard to it has now assumed tlte phase of a contest bet ween the regular Democratic organization of Georgia and tbe friends of the independents. Liverpool, February 6.—The interest attached to the contest for the leat in Par liament made vacant by the death of John Tow, arising from the fact that Lord Ramsey, the Liberal candidate, bad made a bid for the Home Rule vote by pledging his support to au inquiry into the question of Home Rule, brought out a remarkably heavy vote. The vote was as follows: Lord Ramsey, 23,885; Edward Whitley, Conservative, 26,106. Whitley’s majority, London, February 6.—In the House of Commons, William A. Rcdmont, Heme Rule member, moved, and O’Gordon Ma hon, Home Rule member from Clare, seconded an amendment to the address in reply to tbe Queen’s-speech. • William Shaw, speaking in suppgrt of the amendment,, said he had no Wi$i to condemn the government for what they were going to do in the future, but fbr what they had done in the past. If .» government bad offered to make advance to Irish farmers in the first instance, at tin rate of one per cent., they might have done much to avert the calamity now upon Ireland. The government ought also to have S iven greater power to the board of guar- iatis. He said tbe gradual process of starvation bad been going on in Ireland for some time. He did not wish tlie gov ernment to lavish too much money on public works, because tlie people were de moralized by tbe manner in which money liad been wasted in 1842. He acknowl edged that the problem to be solved was a difficult one, but tlie difficulty was not insuperable. St. Louis, February 6.—A dispatch from Dallas, Texas, says reliable advices have been received there to the effect that Jay Gould and Tom Scott, representing tbe Texas and Pacific and Missouri, Kan sas and Tei as railroads, have purchased all outstanding bonds and securities of the Dallas and Wichita railroad, which will be exteuded so as to connect with Denni son and the Pacific extension of the Mis souri, Kansas and Texas railroad, thus making Dallas tlie terminus of the latter road, and establishing a competing liue with the Texas Central railroad. Charleston, February 0.—The third day of the South Carolina Jockey Club meeting, weather good, attendance excel lent and track heavy. In the first race, one and a half mile dash, Vagrant won, beating Ben Hill by two lengths. After beautiful contest; time, 2:48. In the second race, mile heats, Bound Dance and Gabriel, were entered. Pools sold at fifty to thirty in favor of tbe lat ter. First heat was a dead one. Time, 1:48*. Round Dance won the second aud third heats, in 1:50 and 1:54. Tlie third was a selling race of three- fourth mile dash, with five entries. Much excitement was displayed. Whitehall was slightly favorite, with Lucky Hit and Hawk Nest in pools. Lucky Hit won by three-fourths of a length, with Whitehall second, Hawk Nest third. Time, 1:20£, Tlie winner was sold for $500. London, January 6.—The Times of this morning says the following telegram lias been received from General Roberts at Cabul: “Before November 12, 1879, sev enty-three men were executed—viz: a magistrate and six others, convicted of dis honoring tlie bodies of tbe officers of the British embassy, seventeen convicted at tacking escorts of the embassy and having properly of the embassy in their posses sion, and forty-nine convicted of tlie mur der of camp followers and of implication in the attack on tbe British residency. Since November 12, nine have been exe cuted for attacking the residency, and fif teen more sentenced to death lor killing wounded soldiers and participating in the attack on tbe residency.” The Times says: “We understand that tbe report, to gether with the names of all tbe persons executed and the charges against them, is now on its way to England.'” New York, February C.—Serious strikes are rejiorted from the iron ore mines along the East Pennsylvania rail road, east of Reading. Tbe strikers are intimidating tlie miners who remain at work, with threats of violence, and trou ble is anticipated. London, February 7.—The blue book on tho Afghan afUiirs, has been issued. General Roberts reports that lie had a con versation with Yakoob Khan in October, 1S79, in which the latter stated that tlie British Mission under Sir Neville Cham berlain A-as turned back by tbe advice of tlie Russian envoy at Cabul, M. Stalci- toff, aud when Shcre Ali quieted Afghan istan in December, 1878, lie issued a fir man to the authorities of Herat, declaring that M. Stalcitoff had written to him as follows: “The Emperor’s desire is that you should not admit tbe English into your country, and like last year, you are to treat them with deceit until the cold season has passed away; then Almighty's will will be made manifest to you. That is to say, the Russian Government will Pitkin and others, and indicated that th? relations between the whites and Indian, was anything but conducive to barmonv anil mutual 'confidence. ■ J The select Committee of the House on the blup Canal hehlra meeting to-day. and was addressed at some le’igtb on the sub ject of our treaty relations as effecting the projecting ship canal, by Earnest Dich. man. Tinned States Minister to the Uni- ted States of Columbia. He appeared be fore the Committee, and explained the Wyse contract upon which tbe De Lessens project is based. Admiral Ammea aiso appeared before the Committee, and rehearsed the features of the route, which lie illustrated ly charts and drawings, and advocated as in the main superior to the claims of auy other route yet proposed. Washington, Februaiy 7.—The House Committee on Pensions at their meeting to-day agreed to report favorably t le House resolution of Representative Vance that the act of March 9th, 1878, be so. construed as to include all classes of soldiers and tlieir wiqows who served in the'mititary or naral service of the L rated States during khe war of 1812, notwithstanding a portion of tbe lime may have occurred before the declaration of war or after the proclamation of the treaty of peace with Great Eritain. Atlanta, February 7.—Tbe Supreme Court of Georgia to-day refused to grant a new trial to Cox who was sentenced to imprisonment for life for the murder of Colonel Alston. The case will be carried to the Supreme Court of the United States. Atlanta, February 7-—Wliile Mrs. Pinson, an elderly lady, was sitting near an open grate yesterday, lier clothing caught and she received injuries from tbe effect of which she died this morning. St. John’s, N. B., February 7 Dur ing a squall Sunday afternoon last, a schooner was capsized at Cheneys, and John Nesbit, Frank Robinson, John La- ny, Mrs. Lindsay and Mi-s. Simon Frank lin were drowned. All belonged to Grand Manan. New York, February 7.—A sharp and bitter contest between ex-Police Commis sioner Nichols and, Mayor Cooper, which had been bitterly fought since the ousting of the CommissionerTh-oro tlie Police De partment, finally resulted to-day in a complete victory for Nichols. ' Judge Lawrence lias just given his decision. The matter came before tbe court on a writ of certiorari, to review the action of Mayor Cooper in removing Nichols. Washington, February 7.—All the Georgia members of Congress have be come" involved in-tbe,contest over the con firmation of Smnnor.s as cen.us supervi sor. To-day tlie Democratic members from Georgia, who arc opposed to Sim mons’ confirmation, held a conference and agreed to use all their influence in sus taining Senator Gordon. A paper protes ting camesly against the continuation of Simmons was signed, and will lie submit ted to the Senate committee on the census, and if necessary be used when the case comes before the Senate in executive ses sion, for action. Tlie protest was signed by Senator Gordon ana Representatives Nicholls, Smith, Cook, Peisons, Ham mond and Blount. Senator Hill and Rep resentatives Stephens and Felton are sup porting Simmons, and it seems Represen tative Speer has uot yet joined either side of the controversy. In the decision before tlie committee yesterday, Senator Hill stated ti:at Representative Nicholls fa vored tbe confirmation. Senator Gordon denied this, and re marked that he wanted more than the word of his colleague to satisfy him that it was true. A rough passage took place between Senator Gordon and Mr. Ste phens, too. Tbe latter said iie iiad heard that the former was seeking to reject Sim mons because lie wanted ex-Marshal Smythe appointed Supervisor. General Jordon peremptorily demanded to know who bad told tins. Mr. Stephens decline'? to give his authority, and General Gonlon said: “I pronounce ir an infamous, in fernal falsehood, from whomsoever it may come.” London, February 7.—Baron .Joinini told Lord Duffcriti that the expedition would stop 200 versts short of Merve, but, he added, “we do not intend to goto Metre or 'do anything which will be in terpreted as a menace to England. You must not deceive yourself, for tlie result of our present proeeedixgs will bo to fur nish us with a base of operations against England hereafter, should the British Government, by the occupation of Herat, threaten our present position in Central Asia. On the 13th of August tbe Emperor as sured Lord Dufferin that there was no in tention of the Russian troops to advance on Merve, but on August 5th, M. De Giers, commenting on the terms in which Hon. Edward Stanliopc, British under secretary of State for India, conveyed Russia’s assurances on this subject to tlie House of Commons, said that he consid ered that Mr. Stanhope’s language went too far, and that although tlie advance on Merve formed no part of tlie programme, Russia did not intend by a solemn pledge given for all time to preclude herself from ever going to Merve. Nevertheless, Lord Dufferin might rest satisfied that ay, Hie ivussiau uoverni icm wm Merve wa3 5n no sense tfce ol ,j ect of Gen . come to your assistance either by diplo- ; , r „„„m s pvreiiition malic actions,or otherwise. We will en- wLrnNGTON^Febraa'ry 7—Tbe Star tirely cut off all English communications and interference with Afghanistan, or events will end in a mighty and impor tant war.” London, February 7.—A Berlin dis patch says theUItramontanes in the Bava rian Chambers have resolved to appeal to the King, imploring liim not to consent to the augmentation of the army. A Paris dispatch states that tbe GaidoVs positively asserts that twenty-two dead and one hundred and sixteen wounded, is the sum total of casualties uf the recent railway accident. Liverpool, February 7.—The Court of Inquiry on the Borussia disaster has exonerated the owners, captain and offi cers of the vessel, but is not prepared to say whether tbe vessel was perfectly sea worthy. New York, February 7.—The Herald revived the stories of the detectives hav ing obtained the clue to the missing Char lie Ross. It says: “ Two or three of the most astute detectives on the force have been daily in consultation with Captain Walling, under whose direction they are working. For a time their secret was well kept and tlieir movements remained unex plained, but at last a reporter beard euougb to satisfy himself that the super intendent and bis picked men bad at last obtained a clue which they expected would lead to the recovery of Charlie Ross, and tlie arrest of several persons who are con cerned in his abduction. It says a bulky letter will be received this morning by Mr. C. K. Ross, father of the missing boy; that the clue now being worked is four years old and implicates parties belonging to a gang in which the burglars Mosher and Douglass operated. New "Orleans, February 7.—The Picayune applauds the munificence of the New York Herald, in contributing for the relief of the famine stricken Irish, and lias opened a subscription, heading the list with a liberal contribution. All collections will be forwarded lo the Her ald fox distribution. Louisville, Ky., February 7.—A fire in the Dupaw Glass Works last night de stroyed tbe pot-house, box factory, grind ing bouse and storehouse. The loss is from thirty-five to fifty thousand dollars; insurance, ten thousand dollars. The fire is believed to have been incendiary. London, February 7.—The Blue Book respecting the affairs in Central Asia ha3 been issued. It showed that, on tbe 9th of July^l879, Lord Salisbury, Minister ot Forehn Affairs, asked Count Schouvalo..; then Russian Ambassador to Engb"<!, whether there was any truth in the re ports that the expedition from the Caspian intended to occupy Merve. The Ambas sador said that tbe expedition was direc ted against Tekke, and that he entirely disbelieved tbe existence among any sec tion of Russian statesmen of an idea to make an advance on Merve. On tlieJIOth of July last, M. Degiol of the Foreign Of- Judgment affirmed. | ry A. R. Lawton; Lyon & Gresham, for the German plaintiff in error. proehemmt Czar’s iicc-<■'<"! to-? 1 !” ii'raR enlightened Republican audience in the j Dufferin, British Ambassador to Russia, ian iiicos eOmnuue. .tnK.1. a fit*- .North would favor tlie appointment of one | in tlie most positive manner. ■nthet. i.o based his application for office upon Washington, February 7.—Henry C.! states this evening that it lias been deci ded to remove Thomas M. Blodgett, Col lector of Customs at St. Marys, Georgia. It says: “It appears that he has withheld about a thousand dollars that should have been forwarded to the Treasury, and up on investigation it has been found, it is stated, that he gambled the money away A long petition has been presented to Secretary Sherman, asking for the re-ap pointment of Mr. Sheppard, who was suc ceeded by Blodgett. The Gazette will to-morrow state that Governor Jarvis, who has been in Wash ington, has determined to call an extra session of the Legislature of North Caroli na, to meet March 10th, to consider cer tain propositions submitted to that Com monwealth in reference to the purchase of the State’s Interest in tbe Western North Carolina Railroad. London, February 7.—A dispatch from Paris to tbe Times says M. Jules Casot, Minister of Justice, in an interview with a committee on the subject of the amnes ty bill, stated tliat tbn government objec ted to it as re-opening the question settled last year by the enactment of a partial amnesty law. They reserve to themselves the right of individual pardons, however, ami would furnish a copy of depositions against them to any person condemned by default, who might apply for it, though such a favors contrary’ usage. The number of persons still ex cluded from clemency is 890; namely, 543 who were condemned in persons, and 263 by default,including M. Rochefort and others. M. Paul de Cassagnac has writ ten a letter to M. Gambetta, President of the Chamber of Deputies, thanking him for the justice rendered his father by M. Gambetta in tlie Chamber, while an nouncing his death. Cincinnati, Fibraary 7.—It now ap pears that clauses in the law providing for the last issues of bonds for the Cincin nati Southern Railroad prevent the con tractors from turning it over to the trus tees until fully completed. The trustees will ask relief of the Legislature to allow them to receive the road. Des Moines, Iowa, February 7 —The House of Representatives this morning, by a vote of fifty-seven to thirty-one, adopted a resolution for submitting the constitutional amendment to the people, malting women eligible to the Legislature. New Orleans, February 7.—Captain Coleman, of the steamship General Whit- uey, reports that on Thursday, when forty miles off St. John’s Light, Florida, he passed a foreign hark and an American schooner, both water logged and aban doned in the track of steamers bouud down the coast. He could not ascertain the names of the vessels. An incendiary fire occurred last night in the cargo of the ship Charles, loaded with cotton. The fire was soon extinguished with a small loss. An investigation has been ordered. —Attention is called to the advertise ment of boarders wanted iu another col-