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(Sdtgrajiji auii Jtostngtr MACON, FEBRUARY 1.' .880. —A Bradford (Pa.) family were made I « , ' a vast crater or volcano, and may »t any I Proeress of Hie Country - Interesting t;me be blown up . Reports have reaci^ Statistics. j us that two new craters have hurst open, Mr. R. B. Porter, a well known and re-j and tbat fire and smoke are issuing from liable statistician of Chicago, has recently j them and can clearly be seen at Laudat. Ucen preparing comparative tables under j g a { e ' ^ Macon instruction from the Census Bureau, of the AM xmobo wealth and taxation of the United States. I They show the progress made by thecoun- The Much Talked of Central Bail’ toad Combination with the Louis* THE BROKEN UUSE. How It Happened. in.. TlaFoatAd Tj»u> ond RqIa—What ent throughout, he receives it in that spir- and five volunteer companies of this State meJieieateaiiOaseana Date wmu. it by which eveiy honorable man should acted as body guard, while four superior Remains to be Rone. aaFmotori mw?n* lil’o nir/*iimcton/v>o 1ft Ki>neo bomlo /lieoAtinonrl moi4Sn1 nlm be actuated imde: like circumstances. It. brass bands discoursed martial airs. The The failure of the Governor to ratify is proper to say to General Gordon that ‘ city officials and the King’s Royal Guards ^ ~ J JLUC IBUUiC Vi IUO VVTVSMVl »v AO a tv «.w vviuvu V-IUJ UIUVIAIO Mini Ml UUdllO vin^ and Haahville Railroad. • 1 Last evening Mr. J. M. t ' ou p er » 01 1 tbe sale of tke and Brunswick . while Mr. Stephens accepts ha apology made up the balance. On Tuesday mom- startling ard Brunswick Off. . Sale Of t “ e J“ ac the Central railroad to'thex-.usville and | carshed, just before the leaving of the train mftnt tb ’ r()Ugbout Mid dfe and correctness of the version of what occurred ick Railroad xinauy j Ifashville for five years, the contract in- I 0 n the Macon and Brunswick road, Was . Manv able lawvers 1 oh the occasion referred to as set forth in not only beyond the capacity of the wri. ter, hut impossible because of space- very sick, one almost to death, by eating but demonstrate that tlie advance of the Despite the cheering tidings of a con- sundry Tennessee lines. paper. Mr. Couper stated that the retu- poisoued cheese. r West has been much more rapid than that t nature> s0 rec ently published, we So far as we are lable to ascertain this sa i of theGovernor togivea warrantee -Parisian fire screens are made of Lfanv other portion ofthe country. Theta- L re force d to announce that, at the announcement was premature and lacks l deed to. the road caused Ml com- jNasnvine ior nve years, me couiracj, m- 0 u the aiacon ana nruuswic*. io«u, I Southern Georgia. Many able lawyers on the occasion reierrea to asseciortnm ter, but impossible because of space- eluding the Georgia road and embracing interviewed by a representative of this . .. . B " General Gordon’s letter. He cannot ad- First came the King of the carnival; the c„A,r “man™ lines. stated that the refu- b _ ehe 7 e tbe lease or sale Act and em Utthat there was any such provocation King in his chariot .drawn by twelve A miw ,. stated that the refu- I UC1IC> - mit that there was any such provocation paper. Mr. C pc . I pba tic deliverances of the General Assem- j ^ General Gordon assumes in apparent monograms, birds, butterflies and ot her L, ngtliepas t nineteen years, to 1800 that Couper> Hazleliurst and Lane proved it direct frofa a Central Railroad direc- J come up to every legal requiremem of the I ^ ^ Governor assume any personal rc- Ijjui.. .nnnnted in cilt bamboo ... , t- g,.»as inAlndinff New 1 .mi midntcrht having been tor just from Atlanta,that no such ar- lease act. The funds were all in hand to . His nctian-ishleh is hly, were tantamount to a guaranty of justification of the words which he regrets I title should the provisions of-the- law be and withdraws. Mr. Stephens does not I turn snoura me pruviauma . I aflmit there was any provocation on his duly earned out. They say, in no event! ’ - -- - - - .... oddities, and mounted in gilt bamboo l ft k enine Eastern states, including New abort5ve> an d midnight having been frames. . . J York and Pennsylvania, was 10,594,800; I rea ciied on the 12th instant without a fi- j —They call it a romantic marriage in oftbe Westem states, Ohio not included, nal settlement, the whole affair lapsed by Michigan when a couple of the neighbors I Q ^^2,308, and that of the thirteen South- default, and netther lease nor sale was get the bride’s father into a back room I ^ g tates> 10) 259,016. At the close of e ff ec ted. The following facts may be re- and sit on him to prevent his interrupting tbe po pu i a tions of the same territory | ^gd as perfectly reliable, coming, as and breaking up the wedding. . ^ | were ’ j respectively, 14,403,000; 14,055,000 j they do> f r0 m the lips of one of the prin- tor just from Atlanta, rangement baslbeen consummated. the amount-of a quarter —The Hon. Mrs. Ronald Campbell, ’ 295 000> These estimates are not I cipal participants in the negotiations, who I ville may. regulate all through freights ■whose husband was killed in the engage- i d will have to lie verified, was pres e n t to the veiy close of the last from their line to Savannah, Port Roya ment on the hill of Kambula, will ac ^ " ,’ g nQt likely they are very wide of coherence. I aad Charleston, and alsorra Montgomery As nearly as could be gathered the dollars, the amount required by the act, facts are as follows : A treaty has been j They were required by the Governor to entered into between the Louisville and j Nashville and the Central and GeorgiaRail- roads, by which tlie Louisville and Nasli- , .... _ - sponsibility, even if his action,-(which is 0 a 1 ' uot probable) when received by the next Legislature should fail to pfe-t at all, certainly none was intended. | In further response to General Gordon’s letter, Mr. Stephens takes the occasion to „ , add that nothing was further from his at- * . . t tention in anything he said or did on the be sustained. | 0 ' ccas j 0n he referred to, by tone or action They were required ny I So far as any liability for the $600,000 is I to wound the feelings of General Gordon, strengthen their bond, and did so by piac- tb0 matter has be en solemnly or to be in anv way, by manner nr other- • it V.»» in \Tonr \ firV. I ® _ I n.ion In fTia lnoof itnimu) rlicp/vtirfflAliq to ing, through their hankers in New York, ounce ’ d upon in the negative by the securities to the : amount of four hundred ^ autbori fal0wn t0 the ^ nd on 1 thousand dollars, in such position as to ■ be a cash security to the State. The only demand they made was a two separate occasions, A strong effort will be made, therefore, wise, in the least degree discourteous to him. As to the remarks of General Gor don in relation to what seems to have been an extreme sensitiveness o» bif part at that time on account of what had company Empress Eugenie in her pilgrim-1 tbe age to Zululand. D . When we come to the the tables of ag- perfect the purchase and comply with the —There came very near being a panic in I ricultural produc t3 from 1870 to 1878, in- very letter 0 f the law. All the money a Chicago theatre a few nights^ a g°- A j clusive) we get on firmer ground, because j and bonds called for were forthcoming, I there are positive data to go upon. The | tbe t ; t i eSj transfer papers, stock scrip, Frerv reouisite had been duly taken to and the Central, with the understanding warrantee deed. This was insisted on. j ... .. I ,1-t ti :ii witiv r»nr»Vi nf flipsft I rpi,A f/vnl- tlio matter under ad- | that it will pro rate with each of these roads according to distance, and giving j preference to the shortest route. Amerl- cus will be the dividing line, as it is about The Governor took the matter under ad visement. The time steadily passed away and up to nearly twelve o’clock the lessees waited patiently for a reply. The the road, which is all that the purchasers called for. Should he decline finally to do this, un-1 to Mr. Stephens a mutual friend to correct erroneous impressions under which Mr. Stephens seems to be laboring, it is proper to state here briefly that Mr. Stephens was less consenting to call an extra session of j j^ 0 t a ware at all of any such sensitiveness man arose between acts and said, Come, re positive uaut w gv, i tue uues, iran»i«i aw— —n >— -,,, . . «_ _ ^ ... i wnauuuug ■ iiw. »»«. » a* -y w-— ■ ■ Colonel, lets go out and t£e something, ^ which Mr. Forter ap- blauks etc had been provided, and even equi-distant from Nashville, via Montgom- Governor finally announced thatafter ^ General t b er e will he no or cause of such on the partofGeneral and half tbe male audience in the par- ■ oniy ^ - .... ^ I ’ .1 ^ ^ . j I r; Q Atintita-That is. the charges L^nnanlteHnn with legal advisers, he aid | .. .. , ^ %-«_ «r» ™ I Gordon. It is true, a gentleman who quette got up and said they would. I to be ill-informed is the Southern. I tb „ seal oftbe ne w Company had arrived ery, and via Atlanta. That is, the charges I consultation with legal advisers, d ‘ d I otber alternative left his Excellency but Jordon. R is true, a gentlema^ According to his tables the Eastern States from New York, to he attached to the fi- for freight to that point will be samel not thinkunder 0 * to proceed at once to appoint the five rail- and" General Gordon, did _cali with a ward in chancery and marrying ! ^ of corn and 47,000,000 bushels; of one oft he company her. a bomb shell into the camp ofthe negoti- ing roads. possession of a road over which was 1 ^ one seems directed by the action in the prem- of the next Legisla- think that Messrs. Stephens _— ■■■■■ upon Mr. Stephens sometime ago and sta ted General Gordon had requested him to come and make some explanations which he thought would disabuse Mr. Stephens’ mind of impressions existing on it in rela tion to his conduct. Mr. Stephens said —Edgefield and Nashville each having 1 w ^J‘ Southern States in ig^o produced It waste the effect that unless This agreement in no wise disturbs the suspen ded a claim for six hundred thous- & Kimball bave a s b ado w of General Gor- voted by a majority for annexation under j ^ (543,000 bushels of Sm and P 33,000,- GommOT Colquitt TOuld, on the part of present management of the contractmg and dollars worth right to claim the lease as the next high- donrt^Ido feel that’ I have been badly n act ofthe General Assembly, Edgefield ^’ busbelg of wheat. In 1878, 314,729,- tbe state> sign a . warranty title to the j roods, each retaining its ^isring^organi- j cordmgly withdrew from the transactio . | _ t 1Qf1l A<vv>rflinr-1 1... ,n, is now annexedTo and becomes a part and parcel of the city of Nashville, and in law I ^ 0 f wheat—which is £ and is in fact subject to all the laws, rules and regulations thereof. [ —Queen Victoria i3 the owner of a sil-1 000 busueis 01 wneai. iu tlie state, sign » ~ lnoal 600 busheis of com and 40,000,000 hush- L, ad and ’its appurtenances against all xaUon and offieas.jmd ^ els of wheat—which is a falling off in nine L laimsof every nature whatsoever, (of fares. !n other words, it is py q cst bidders on the 13th ultimo. According treate d by him, and if he has any expla- " to the terms laid down in advance by the nations to make to come in person and Mr. Conper assures us that his com- _ ^ ^ ^ _ pany has acted in the purest good faith I „i itv D f tbe several bids I make themIrimseif. I want no interne- ,US g “^,«oo u r ■‘j; r:, I I^ *" “t I ^ ver gilt casket in which are lockets con- gjo 000 bushels of com and 168,000,- taiuing locks of hair of thirteen officers m of wbeat) ^ 18f78> 903,490.- who fell at lsandula. Each locket is en- 95Q busbe , s of com and 332,000,000 bush- graved with an “In memoriam,” and the ^ of The Western States, in 1870, produced | withdraw from the proposed purchase, This was a most serious hitch just when parties interested, We give the above as related to us, but J ticipated. The company, through Mr. to any party who should, upon investiga-. tion, be found ineligible under the terms | the affair was Governor about to be consummated. | vouch for nothing, when the combination | G e0 rge H. ^ehurst, had^ordered^ ten Qf ^ ^ ^ and only tben , should name of the officer together with the date of his death. The souvenir was ordered by the Queen. —A bill for the restoration of capital punishment is before the Wisconsin Leg islature, and a Janesville merchant, to test public sentiment on the subject, made a canvass among his customers who were electors. Out of sixty-nine the sum ofj one day’s vote, thirty-seven favored and thirty-two opposed the bill. —The Canghnawaga Indians, who live The manufacturing interests of the country, also, show a large increase throughout the country, the Eastern States, however,making the best showing. r.„i„,„t t naiipH in Tndtre Bleck- of to-day is dissolved to-morrow, and all tliousund tons of steel rails, railroads see».o ba l,'»s arouad|.WLer«cttactoa»b. o.ily for the State, in concert with Attorney loose,.and gravitating m this or that dr- General Ely, and the deliberations were rection, according to the behests on y protracted until the last moment allowed |however. | cancelled. The'intention of the company was, among other things, to give Atlanta General Gordon did not act in accord- ,nce with the request, but Mr. Stephens as in no irritated mood with him be cause of that or anything else, and there- the next highest bidder he allowed to f ore had not the slightest intention of be- . ing in the least discourteous to him before . , I n committee of liis &ssoci£ite Senators in But in the instance under review, no 11 tbblg be sa ; d . Mr. Stephens did not objection of any kind whatever was made | bnow w hat General Gordon wished to to the successful bidder, and after due de- ! explain tlirough a mutual friend, or what by the law. Finally, a little before the Pig iron, says the statician, can be pro-1 dock sounded the witchinglionrof twelve, duced more cheaply at the South, be- a message from the Governor and his J ofthe low cost of labor and the counse i announced that the executive had —, , . Tbe I a railroad from Gunter’s Landing, b y liheration tbe transaction was approved Mr. Stephens had been reported to him cause w iuu •«" — - 1 — j raw material. | no authority to make the stipulated guar- He might have added that the ore is I an ty. That was a matter requiring leg- of better quality than elsewhere in the islative act i on , and therefore the Governor Union, and in some places its quality is I could not consistently assume the respon- pronounced equal to the best Sweedish sibility G f such a proceeding. have made a good thing-of it as their stock was held firmly yesterday at ninety-three We will keep our readers posted when ever anything ’reliable actually trans pires. ^ J _ Alas, and A-Lack-a-Day! Our esteemed cotemporary, the Sea- payment of the ten thousand dollars ad- marks before the committee was considered vance money required under the act. This by him as such “insinuations” as produced 1 the great excitements which he admits. 1 • . , , 1 Mr. Stephens was entirely unconscious at failed afterwards for any non-fullfilment tbe tim ’ of wbat bad occasioned it. opposite Lachine, on the beautitul Lake productiolls . The statician fails to recog- Asa necessary consequence, tlie sale port Appeal, publishes the following ju st. Francis, have a reservation of 30 > 000 I nize tbe fact tbat the plainer cotton fab- went by default, not having been perfect- kfiant extra: acres, whiah, under the treaty, no white ^ ^ also manufactured cheaper than ed w i t hin the prescribed thirty days, and man is allowed to occupy. Canad ‘^ I an ywhere else, and with slightly deeper I it was made practically null and void by squatters liaved pre-empted about 16,000 investigation wou id have found a' health- tbe surren der of all binding papers in the I the lease acres of this land, and their expulsion is I revival ^ operations of the cotton bands of tbose to whom the property was demanded. flf Ricbard mills, not only of Georgia, hut of all other knocked off at auction, GLORIOUS NEWS! nections would also have been made by the-East-Tennessee, Virginia and Geor- gia railroads, and the Memphis and I I^thekasTnerfectlyTegaL" And if it I the“great excitements which he'admits. Charleston railroads with the West. I made the lease ® Ur. wn® nnt,r*lv unconscious al The company was composed of nine per sons, their aggregated wealth amounting to little less than twenty million dollars As to the future course to be taken, Mr. Conper could give no information Yesterday the news produced a profound of the proposed terms, then the whole | matter necessarily fell through, and the ] Governor could only proceed as instructed, We hope the end of this unfortunate controversy has been reached. By its notoriety the pigmy, Simmons, has been horses—his handsomely costumed guards; besides advance guards, etc. Next a “float” on which stood a white ox, dec orated in ribbons and wreaths—the “boeu/ jrros,” and then followed twenty floats, representing the four elements—earth, air, water and tire. In design and delicate conception of subjects the artists, in pre paring the floats and the costumes, dis played talent of no inferior grade. Then followed the “Phnnny Phoity Pliellows,” with their inimitable burlesques—the “Cotton Jammers Benevolent Society” and the “Products of America,” “Rum and Tobacco Excelled.” And next came an indescribable mixture of general nuisances. Bands aud military were prominent in the procession. The pro cession was about one mile long and took about a half hour to pass any one point. At night the streets were tilled early, and the Orleans Club and Pickwick Club rooms were brilliant. Fire-works, brass bauds and crowds, about twenty mount ed policemen came dashing down the street (Canal street), and the crowd di vided like the waters of the Red Sea, and then the night begun. Great lights were lit, all colors of lights were seen, and the irocession begun. First, the Mystick Irew of Comus, with their fifteen floats, representing the Aztec pMph 5 and their conquest of Cortez. Next, the Knights of Momus, with seventeen floats—subject, “A dream of fair women.” These floats or cars, both in the Mystick Krew of Co mus and Knights of Momus, are elegant and grand. After the procession came the tableaux, at tbe opera house, of the Knights of Momus, which were surpass ingly splendid—an extensive historical representation. • TheM. K. of C. gave their tableaux, in design and execution excellent. After the tableaux the halls were in order, and the various parties divided to attend the different balls. The invitations to the balls ofthe two orders cost nearly six thousand dollars, and were made iu Paris. The whole Maidi Gras cost about fifty thousand dollars. the largest theatrical audience ever assembled in New Orleans was that of the Grand Opera House on Monday night, 9th instant. Nearly twenty-five hundred people were seated. Mr. T. A. Hall, who is well known at the South for his excellence as a gentleman and supe rior capacity as a theatrical manager, well sustained his reputation by having the Emma Abbott English Opera Troupe to play here during the season of Mardi Gras. It is the first time they have ap peared in America, and they are already receiving high plaudits lor their talent. to appoint five. commissioners to take magn jfied into a most unseemly impor- charge of the road, etc. tance. Now let the Senate sit downup- Able lawyers assert, as the lessees came on tbat illiterate secession hater, and con- and sale perfected. . - . - itm, ow1 cpprnpd n I — 1 on that illiterate secessiuu uaici, nuu “ r it—«rjo“r the » «“> «» h.m,s»l°t°»-°MM°°°fae **. Miss Rogers, a cousin Cobden, was the prodigy in the last exam- States taithe Some say the Governor ought to have general feeling of disappointment over failure of the lease. Tlie opinion was I freely expressed that tlie Governor, if suf ficient assurance could be given by the The If. & B. Transferred, to purchasers. GEO. H. HAZLEntJRST, R, T» WILSCN, A. J. LANE, AND C. M. SICGHEE THE ^e™, iSSa-The lease 1 company whichhas just declined the lease, piration ofthe thirty days, and there was Shakespearc , s wisdom, no default on their part, that the Govern- ghaltespeare, wisest of men, over two or has still a perfect right to re-consider bun d re d years ago, detailed atenost every his action, if he deems proper, and ap- I experience ofthe human heart, and al- inations at ux oru u -. u,, researches, presents iven tbe required warrantee She outstripped all defective. In Emustbe placed in his posi ••• v„r„„ i wick railroad were perfected yesterday I tbey wou id re-assume the contract, he position before evening) ^ the road was transferred to I sbouId ca u the Legislature together. pend his signature to the warrantee title, which was demanded. It could not be supposed that any company, making a . . purchase involving an outlay of millions, A telegram suggesting such a course sign-1 ^. ould be content with any other than a nation she was a to nc eappointed lecturer kind and consequent | ^ Is a terrible impeachment mama _ in Somerville lial, I sources of revenue. The tables conclude 1 abroad just now,too,and doubtless theGov- | Tennessee, Virginia and Geo^m, and w „ 7 , . . ^.1. I WUU1U UC WUWUb w nil auj v *'**'-* ed by some ofthe most promtoent genUe- t0 tbe pr0perty in ques tion. men ofthe city, was sent to the Governor I ^ are the purchasers. _ . , R. T. Wilson is President of the East I t daY . Central stock, which had de- Trjw/«!n fJpnnna. and I J 001 * 1 J ■* _ buildings for women students. A Sacramento undertaker’s con science accused him of being glad when he heard of a death, and he became con vinced that even the'probability of an epi demic caused pleasurable emotion. He, with the prediction that tlie West will, I ernor ’ s enemies would not have been slow for the next decade at least, wield the I toattackh j m had he assumed to act for the j dominant influence in the politics of the | state in this important transaction. We country and that the sceptre so long held wisb> however, that he could have seen | in the East will have to follow the west-1 big way plainly to do so, and do not be- Gierefore,committed suicide, leaving a let- ward star of prosperity and pass into the Heve tliat there is any reasonable doubt I |[‘°“ oa d wi n be built, that good conncq- vS —-Rich he sai~ ’.- be.could no Ion- keeping of the sturdy yeomanry of the tbat tbe next General Assembly would j tions witb Western systems will be eflect- Sfaud SkZ railroads’, and dined the day before yesterday took a McGhee is his General Superintendent. booming upward tendency and went to It is understood that Hazelhurst will he jd ne ty-s!x, at which figure it closed in President, and %t the-extension-will he. cood rcques t." built from Macon to Atlanta at once. I £ The company is a strong one, and tne friends of Brunswick may rest assured tramps. n».» uusuw=> of I West, which were closely connected with m— \ 'm^Tlie oldest turpentine fields north of Nvwbura, North Carolina, are well nigh ahaspned, the industry having been however,* lmJfl&lg. tbe ro 9 r ° forests in the southern belt of^rgm pine lina which will supply Wiimw,-:— Dav al stores for a centsiy to „ —A musician nam«* Drrmo, was killed a fortnight ago by an electric shock receiv ed from the apparatus for producing the olectric light at the Holte ThP“ tre i Aston, Biriniugham. A single powerful battery supplies all the lighw ot the theatre and its adjoining grounds, and the wires con veying the current pass over the orchestra. Mr. Bruno placed his hand on the wire and received the full shock of tlie electric current. He was rendered unconscious ' by the shock, and died in a short time. —The latest case of absent-mindedness comes from Tennessee. A young gentle man of Memphis, lores a girl who lives in the comitiy, up the railroad. Wishing to see her he hired a horse and buggy and drove out to her house, hitch ing the horse at the door. After a while he" came out, happy, serene and delighted, walked down to the railway station, got a ticket and rode back to Memphis, leaving his horse hitched near the country gate. —The Sedalia (Mo.) Democrat reports that a party of gentlemen have discovered a mound near Nob Noster, in that State, which contains the skeletons of pigmies, with skulls no larger than a man’s fist, and the jaws provided with a full set of teeth, showing them to be the remains of grown persons. —rhe National Quarterly Review for January, has an article entitled “A South erner’s Estimate of the Life and Charac ter of Stephen A. Douglas,” by Hon. J. D. Waddell, of Marietta. It Is an article of rare merit, scholarly and able. It is a production that will reflect credit upon Southern literature. Colonel Waddell is a graceful, forcible and eloquent writer. —Lady Thornton carries out her Brit ish ideas in Washington. A correspond ent of the Syracuse Journal says that the English woman very emphatically de clares that her guests shall not by her consent, be criticised through the press. Whoever attempts to describe what this or that lady wore at the British Legation, has gained such information without the consent of the hostess; and, having once offended in this particular, need not ex pect to be again invited. Curiosities of the Telephone.— With a single telephone held, say to the right ear, the transmitted voice appears to come from a distance to the right; while with a telephone held to the left ear, it seems to arive from the left of the list ener. With a telephone to each ear, if one ear be less sensitive than the other, or if the telephone be held farther from that ear, the voice apparently shifts to the side of the other ear; and if both ears hear alike and both instruments are equally near their respective;ears, the voice apparently .proceeds from in front of the observer. M iiiT^TTl ./burner?' On last Saturday evening, at a turkey shooting match, a few miles below Powder Springs, in this county, Mr. Thomas Entrican accidental ly dropped his gun on the ground, the hammer struck a rock, and the gun was discharged, shooting- three men. Mr. Wade Mozley had his left ankle shattered fearfully, and amputation will be neces sary it is thought. Mr. Alec Gresham and a Mr. Holbrook received painful flesh Wounds. have sustained him. Of this thing, however, we are assured The Ireland’s sake. even by one ofthe defeated lessees: Gov-1 *° 018 y-gg ferers in Ireland-tliat they shall be dis tributed without regard to the re- . t „._. «« sent, andrasosend- ^ .iie benevolent desires of the donors are more completely carried out than in any other way. The responses to calls from the Emerald Isle are liberal from all parts of the country, and the sums being daily placed to the credit of those having the distribution in charge speak loudly for the strong ties existing between Old Ireland and this republic. The Irish have the sympathy of the world, and now that her people are in distress, gladly does this sympathy take tangible shape and form in a generous charity, manifest ed all over this country. ed, and that the day of discrimination against her has passed, The City Inreucd by a Gang. Reports now reach us daily of the ex ploits of tramps in the city, and it seems A New Bankrupt Act The Judiciary Committee oi the Na tional House of Representatives, are taking steps to perfect another bankrupt law. It seems to be generally conceded that some such measure is needed for the protection of the victims of misfortune who have relentless creditors. But up most every phase of human liie, and _ in one place he even seems to have prophsied that remedy of remedies, the Safe Kidney and Liver Cure. 2w MARBI-GRAS IN NEW ORLEANS The Boss Racket—Its History in New Orleans - The Present “Pleats” An Immense Theatre. St. Charles Hotel, New Orleans, La., February 12, 1880. Editors Telegraph and Messenger: Per haps no celebration on the American con tinent is comparable to Mardi-Gras in this city. Whether it he the feeling of desperate longing to supply the appetite with the forbidden meats upon this the last day on which they (the Catholics) can eat meats that they thus indulge in ThT mornhig^^iapers contain further J a, if there .yas a regularly manured ' ix-jOTT mgntS since a lady was knockea down by a tramp in her own house, and The Franco-German War and its Cost The cast of the Franco-German war has at last been footed up by skilled sta- ticians and experts, and is found to amount to 13,939,000,000 francs, or re duced to dollars and cents in round num bers to two billion, seven hundred and eighty-seven million, eight hundred thou sand dollars. This does not include the damage to the material interest of the country, by the stagnation of manufac tures, nor its loss in the young life of its yeomanry, who yielded up their lives to their country, nor, indeed, a thousand incidental losses indirectly entailed by the war. War in all instances is a very ex pensive luxury, and France to-day fully realizes the fact. Curious Effects of a Dominican Eruption. The St. Thomas, West India, Tidende iesi-ns that on Sunday, January 4, atabout G a. m., a heavy fall of rain commenced In Dominica, which lasted for several hours. About two hours after the rain began to fall a heavy cloud suddenly spread over the entire town, causing al most total darknesss, and for about a quarter of an hour there was a perfect deluge of rain and ashes. The Roseau river became much swollen, flooding a greater portion of the town, carrying away cattle and houses. The cause of this disaster is a volcanic eruption at the Boiling lake, the lands in the vicinity of which have been covered with lava. This Lake is some thirty miles from the town of Roseau. The River Point Mulatre has been filled up and its course turned, by which several estates have been flooded. It is fortunate that there was such a heavy fall of rain at the time or the entire town of Roseau might have been destroyed by fire. Rather curious it is, however, that there was not the slightest oscilla tion of the earth which would have led one to suppose that an eruption had oc curred. A private letter from Roseau says: “At 11 a. m., 011 the 4th distant the whole place was darkened by a heavy storm of sand, mixed with sulphur, antimony and iron. In a short time it was thick on the ground ai:d housetops and the gutters round the eave3 of the house were choked with it. Fortunately it rained heavily aU the time, otherwise we should have been blinded or suffocated with the sand and sulphur. Thq air being charged with an timony many persons felt a great nausea. Women fainted and went into hysterics. The Roseau river overflowed its banks and carried away cattle, sheep and a house be longing to Mr. Davis. The storm was ac companied with lightning and thunder, and I expected every moment to feel an earthquake and perhaps be swallowed up. It took myself and four others from 7 a. to clear up my garden, d lawful, to accomplish it. No one will regret it more than he. The result is a sad blow to Southern Georgia and and Brunswick’s prospects. The whole ground will now have to be gone over de novo with all the uncertain ties of future legislation super-added. There is one course, however, open to the Governor, which some of our best citizens earnestly desire him to pursue. It is to call the Legislature together in extra session to pass such enabling act as may be deemed necessary in the premises, and for that specific puipose only. £ev. eral of our prominent citizens, among then Hon. A. O. Bacon, Colonel Whittle and Colonel C. J. Harris supposing that the time of the lease would not expire un til the night of the thirteenth, telegraphed yesterday to theGovernor, advising him to give the desired guarantee, and assur ing him of the support of the people if he did so. But the deliberations had already closed. There is another view of this transaction entertained by some of tlie best legal minds, which is dsserviug of considera tion. They hold that the sale did not necessarily lapse at the expiration of the thirty days in this particular instance, be cause the lessees had literally complied with the law in its every requirement, The first instalment had been duly paid, and the bargain clinched, and they were ready to turn over all the necessary bonds and every dollar of the cash demanded to perfect the purchase. The laches, therefore, was on the part of the State. Of course the Common wealth, just as any private individual, was expected to warrant and defend the title it gave to the sale of this public property, and the failure to comply throws the blame upon its accredited representatives. It is held with seeming justice, therefore, that if the difficulties in the way can be removed, and the Governor properly as sured that he may with safety give the requisite guaranty—indeed, that the spirit of the act contemplated that he should do so—the thread of the negotiations could he taken up again, and the affair, if tbe parties are still agreed, prosecuted to a successful termination. We throw out these suggestions in tlie earnest hope that something may yet'be done to retrieve the situation, aud give to the people of Brunswick* Macon, Jones, Jasper, Newton, and all the region from the Georgia Railroad to the ocean, the commercial facilities they so much need, and which the General Assembly enac ted, should he conferred upon them. The people will await the issue with the deep est interest. - J j* Yohktown.—A Washington dispatili ■jtfg I , 'V ■ • • A committee of members of th« Virginia Legislature, and others were here to-day, in conference with members of. Congress with reference to the Yorktown celebra tion. It is understood that the .Vilgiuia Legislature will pass a' hill appropriating, $10,000 to help defray the expenses of rth* celebration, and it is proposed that-each pr the thirteen original States make an appro priation of $10,000. This would make $130,000, of which $30,000 would be ample to defray the current expenses of the cele- particulars. * n. WtrrE.^Vne Kennesaw route is Presi dent Wilson’s route, and Joseph E. Brown is its prophet.—[Editor. Now, is it not too bad that all this good news should afterwards have dissolved into thin air? How true the apothegm, “there is many a slip twixt cup and lip.” Can’t Brother Styles help us resurrect this pet enterprise of Southern and Mid dle Georgia? By the rood let us “ never give up the ship! The Effect of a Good Example. Since the New York Herald led off with its magnificent subscription to the starving I she would be killed. She did not reply, on the same night attempts were made to enter several other houses. On Thursday night no little excite ment was occasioned on Magnolia street by the attempt of tramps to gain entrance to one of the residences on that street. Abont ten o’clock Mrs. L. B. Pike was attracted by a noise at the hack door,of her residence, and leaving her bed-room, went there, discovering that there were several men on the back pi azza. She was told to open the door or bration, and the remainder, $100,000, could be added to the $100,000 appropria- I promotion of tiglit-lacing, there is the poor cf Ireland, the good people of Goth am have come to the front with $44,298.40 more in the short space of eight days. What the sum total will amount to, cannot now be ascertained. But it will certainly reach a princely sum. How many thou sands of. sufferers will be made glad by Mr. Bennett’s royal bounty! Nor will he be the loser by it in the end. Victoria Regia' gave $2,500 to her perishing subjects, out of a revenue of millions. Citizen Beunett $100,000.! Protection, to Innocent Purchasers of ~ Patented Goods. Our readers will remember that, during the sessions of the late State Agricultural Convention, Col. T. J. Smith introduced a resolution, which was unanimously adopted, to memorialize Congress to add an amendment to the patent laws for the protection of unsuspectiug parties who purchase goods that are patented from those not authorized to sell them. The following from the Herald of yes terday shows that the matter is already under advisement by the National Legis lature : * The bill for the protection of purchasers of pateuted articles which passed the House on Monday should become a law as soon as possible. It provides that when buyers of patented articles are sued for purchasing from persons not author ized by the owners of the patent to make or sell the same, and judgments for small amounts are rendered, the pereons bring ing suit shall pay all or part of the costs. Nothing but such a law—unless it be a properly handled shot gun—will dispose of tlio numerous sharpers that have played into each other’s hands so successfully, that many people, particularly" farmers, are afraid to purchase patented articles of any. kind, No citizen who is not a special student of Patent office records can lie expected to know anything about infringements or how to guard himself against them; therefore the power which makes the right of a patentee absolute should defend honest purchasers. A hetter method of defense could hardly he devised than the bill that is now awaiting further action, for the profits of sharp practice would be brought down to nothing if the wily prosecutors were compelled to pay the costs. g The Latest Corset. ; ■ London Correspondence or the New York Time*. By the way, as a privileged person, I was one day this week, in a'famous store, shown the latest corset from Paris. It was a most elaborately made pair of stays made to exaggerate a narrow waist by the addition ofartificial hips and an artificial busU*r “.English ladies will wear this a ;1 during the coming season,” rtist who presided over my pri- of the new invention, “but my Paris correspondent tells me they expect to send more of them to America than to England.” The truth is the United States is quicker to adopt the French fashions than England; and in contradis tinction to this bad sign of the further hut went to the front of the house and cried loudly for help. Several gentlemen in the neighbor hood rushed to the rescue, but the tramps had made good their retreat. Several persons heard footsteps as they ran off into the darkness. Mrs. Pike with two small children was unprotected, all the male members of the family^being absent, She was unable to say whether they were white or black. It is thought that the tramps have several women accomplices who go around the city and dis cover the places where there are no gentlemen, examine the fast enings of tie doors, or in other ways prepare the way for the operations of the masculine members of the gang after niglit-fall. The attempts which have come under notice so far have been made in tlie early hours of tho night. The po licemen have been notified, and are keep ing lively watch on suspicious looking parties about the city. In tli* meantime, a loaded revolver or a reliable shot gun on the premises, would bo a decided re-as surance and an agreeable protector. m. to 1 p. m Nothing was felt of this 1,000 feet above. . r ,, T , the level ofthe sea. We are experiencing ted by Congress for a monument, and a good one of an artisticrevival in London strange phenomena and having extraordi- : structure worthy of the event could then . society of the baby-waists and loose robes nary weather. We seem to be living on ‘ be reared. * for the yea ladys. Harried. The. Columbus Times speaks as follows of the marriage of Mr. Peyton E. Moore, Jr., of Macon, which occurred in that city day before yesterday : At the residence of the bride’s father, Colonel E.M. Hogan, yesterday morning at three o clock, Mr. Peyton E. Moore, Jr., formerly of Athens, but now mail agent between Mar.on and Columbus, and Miss Susie E. Hogan, of this city, were united in marriage, Rev. A. H. Campbell, pastor of the First Baptist Church, per forming the ceremony. Only a few friends and relatives were present to wit ness the impressive and solemn ceremony. Mr. Moore is a most estimable and es teemed young gentleman, and we con gratulate him that he has won the .heart and hand of one of our charming young ladies, who will make him a treasure as a Wife. May all that is good and success ful attend them in all their journey through life. —A bill for tlie restoration of capital punishment is before the Wisconsin Leg islature, and a Janesville merchant, to test public sentiment on the subject, made a canvass among his customers who wore electors. Gut of sixty-nine, the sum of one day’s vote, thirty-seven favored aud thirty-two opposed the bill. —A vineyard proprietor ofthe Haute Garonne was recently engaged in testing his wine, and, coming to a large rat of the last vintage, was shocked at what he described as its “fantastic flavor.” He accordingly allowed it to run off into other vessels, and proceeded to examine' the bottom of the receptacle, when, to his horror, he discovered the body of one of his own workmen, who had mysteriously disappeared last October. The comfort ing piece of intelligence is added that the authorities have forbidden tho sale ofthe } wine and it will be turned into brandy. j to this time every statute of the kind lias served hnt to eitny - si m»5„ T of 1 ^ a t clea, or a strong 'desire to enjoy ax- | .mnoaods, while the instances are J ax.a- i.-4-wAP.n where any real benefit has been derived from such legislation, As a general rule the honest debtor can always make terms with his creditors. It is the dishonest who ought to be made to suffer, that seek relief from a bankrupt law'that enables them to pay their debts with the sweep of the pen, and then start business full-handed again. We do not believe tlie people ofthe South desire any such law. The Spat Between Senator Gordon and Hon. A. H. Stephens. The unpleasantness growing out of the Simmons matter between General Gor don and Mr. Stephens has been amicably adjusted. Our gallant Senator, on the 7th instant, addressed the following mag nanimous note to Georgia’s Great Com moner : Hon. A. H. Stephens—Dear Sir: hope you will receive this letter in the spirit which prompted me to write it. I deeply regret that I allowed myself, un der any extremity of provocation, to use toward you the harsh and angry words I uttered m the controversy yesterday be fore the census sub-committee. But it had been reported to me that for some time past you had done me grave injus tice in private conversations, and I had sent to you a mutual friend to correct the wholly erroneous impression under which you seemed to be laboring. Therefore, when you repeated the same insinuations before a sub-committee of my associates in the Senate, I, of course, felt the wrong still more keenly. Then, when you ad ded the statement that you had heard that I favored ex-Marshal Smyth for the office of supervisor in the first census dis trict of Georgia, in the face of the fact tliat I had Just a moment before, in an swer to a question from the committee, stated that I had urged the appointment of both Mr. Albert Howell and of our mutual friend, Colonel Mark Johnson and, failing with both these, had done al I could to secure the appointment of Mr. Griffin, who is also a Democrat—I say, when in the presence of these facts, you repeated to the committee that you had been told that I was endeavoring to se cure Mr. Smith’s appointment, I felt a sense of wrong and of outrage which compelled me to ask for tlie name of your informant. The charge by your informer was so false, so malicious, so directly in conflict with what I had just stated to the commtttee, and therefore so inconsistent with my character for truth, political and social integrity, so absolutely without foundation or even the shadow of an ex cuse, that upon your refusal to give me tlie reason of your informant, my indigna tion was so great that I used to you lan guage which, in view of your age and our long established friendship, I deeply regret. I allude to the words that “I would hold you responsible for the false hood until you divulged the name of the traducer!” Of course I meant by this only that I would consider that you were re sponsible for the false charge, unless you would give me the author. These words, I repeat, I deeply regret, and, although still suffering under a sense of the wrong you have done me aud still repeating the titter falsehood of your informer’s statement, I wish to recall the words which seemed .to imply that I re garded you as responsible for the ialse- liood. Very respectfully yours, J. B. Gordon, To this Mr. Stephens replies', at length, speaking in the third person. We extract as follows: Mr. Stephens acknowledges the receipt of General Gordon’s letter of the 7th inst. It was handed to him late Sunday even ing by a special messenger, and Mr. Steph ens has had no time to give it that atten tion which it deserves until last night and this morning. He wishes - to say now that he duly appreciates the motives by which he is assured it was prompted, and without any comment upon the tone, feel ing and excitement iu it, quite appar- *ic., is a mauer which may be referrid to to the “Mistick Krewe,” or some other power. It is nevertheless a fact that the people of New Orleans, in some way, have formed a brilliant conception of the old Roman Saturnalia, and, by intermix ing modem ideas, have succeded in giving an entertainment of high degree, which far exceeds the ancient awkwardness. ITS ORIGIN IN NEW ORLEANS. It will be remembered that this city has a large Catholic population, hence the conformance to tills established feast of their church in Europe. Mardi Gras or Fat Tuesday is also called Shrove Tues day, the last Tuesday before Ash Wednes day, which is the beginning of Lent. It is a movable feast, being governed by Luna phases. In 1S56, ou Mardi Gras day, something was said here about a proces sion that night,' and the famous “Mistick Krewe of Comus” appeared in procession. This is the original body of Masqueraders in New Orleans. From 1856 to 1872, up on each Mardi Gras day, scattering mas queraders were to be seen all over the city, but there was really no organized body, nor a systematic celebration, Early in the year 1872, Mr. Arm strong, of the New Orleans Times, wrote an article on the subject of a combined demonstration. This valuable suggestion from his gifted pen attracted large atten tion, and responses were suddenly made by leading merchants, bankers, etc., Mr. Charlie Howard, President of the Louisi ana State Lottery, heading the subscrip tion list with S100. By the day of Mardi Gras, in 1872, sufficient funds were gath ered to give an impromptu celebration, with a Rex. The Grand Duke Alexis was here at the time, and his presence gave the affair some impetus. This occasion marked the first celebra tion of consequence of the day in New Orleans. I am told that it was the most interesting ever held, as it was really a general gala-day, all parties and ranks taking part. It comprised an unrestricted display and a universal participation, and the city was alive with the sound of horns and clatter ot horsemen, while the mas queraders were energetic iu their efforts to represent merriment. Each year im provements have been made, and from the original procession of hacks, drays, cavalcades, societies, etc., has come a gaudy pantomime on wheels; or a tableau representing the mysteries of enjoyment, beyond the capa bilities of an outsider. The “Royal Guards” were organized at this lime, and were out in their scarlet uniforms. The ‘Knights of Momus” is an order of recent origin, hut of importance to the day. As to the participants and the masqueraders, little is known. There is, of course, an organization, having rules, officers, etc.; but a modest man wont risk his counte nance by asking questions of a royal Mo- jui in the Carnival of the Fat Tuesday in New Orleans. It is, however, safe to assert that mer chants, bankers and leading citizens com- irise the principal organization. A meet- hg is held each April, when preparations are made for the next carnival, officers elected, etc. THE CARNIVAL JUST ENDED, is said by knowing ones, to be the larges and most elegant ever given here. Be'-; sides a population of over two hundred thousand who reside in New Orleans, there were estimated forty thousand visi tors. Trains consisting of only sleeping care, ordinary passenger trains, freights, steamers, both ocean and river, came to the city literally packed with visitors. Thq weather was clear and cool, and all things seemed to conspire to the success of this, the leading street parade of the world. Canal street, the principal thoroughfare of New Orleans, was impas sible because of the assembled crowds to witness the procession, and yet all had a good view. Banners and flags being un furled from nearly every window. Hand somely dressed and beautiful ladies waved their fans and kercliiefs to tlie merry makers. Bands of music made the air Mrs. Partington Hays will cure general dilapidation, costive habits and all comic diseases. They saved Isaac from a severe extract of tripod fever. They are the ne plus xmum of medicines.— Boston Globe. 2w —Grant ought to be able to pick up a great mauy points iu Caesarism from Diaz whose guest he will be in a few days. The history of Mexico is the recognized text hook and standard authority on dicta torship. —The cx-Empress Eugenie has ordered ofthe sculptor Boehm a marble group of life size representing the Prince x...,^rial lying dead on the ground, parti. ...apped in his cloak, while an angel is crowning him. —The comparative force of gunpowder and dynamite was discussed by two miners at Tunka, California. They agreed, as a test, to explode certain quantities of the substances under two planks, the friend of gunpowder to stand on the dynamite pianb ami iUa friend dynamite on the other. The test was made in the presence of an interested crowd of spectators. It resulted in a broken leg for the man who was lifted ten feet into the air by the dy namite, and uncounted bruises for the one whom the gunpowder threw against the trunk of a tree. A Fire in the Rear.—Washington, February 11.—There is some talk here among Liberal Republicans, who are ap prehensive that Grant will be nominated at Chicago, of holding a mass convention there to nominate some man whom they might have reason to believe could be en dorsed by the regular Democratic Conven tion which would he held shortly after ward. Just how much weight may be given to this proposition cannot now be said, inasmuch as it has only been broach ed among certain Liberal Republicans in Congress within the past few days. —What does Don Cameron mean when in urging the claims of Grant as a strong man to the Presidency, he says: “The people of this country are tired ofthe un certainties of its government? Is it the uncertainties attending elections that trou ble Don?”—Cincinnati Commercial. To this the Courier-Journal responds: That can not trouble any Republican leader who understands the facilities in the hands of the party for defrauding a majority out of the legal result of their vote. Mr. Cameron’s remark only ex presses the dominant desire of the Repub lican party fora kind of government which will do away with the expense and farce of holding Presidential elec tions. —Our army is composed of 2,187 of fleers and 24,262 enlisted men. At West Point Academy there are 24 musicians, 8 professors and 212 cadets. There are 3S8 retired officer. The active or com batant force of the army numbers 20,566 men, 11 generals aud 1,559 officers, or one officer for every fourteen men. It would appear that there is entirely too much of ficers in our army. Tecumseh Sherman wants more officers and more men. He would like 200,000 but he will die with out being gratified. Sherman is more of a Mexican than Grant. He would “pro nounce” for himself In a minute if he bad 200,000 men under him. At present there is.not war material enough in the covero- ment’s hands to fully equip 60,000 men. -Courier-Journal. A Roval Author.—King Cetewayo has dictated the history ofthe Zulu nation and the Zulu war to Captain Poole, of the English army, and il has been published in Macmillan's Magazine. It appeared that the King when dictating the' story, occasionally divested himself of nearly all his clothing to give his ideas fair play, which would tend to show that the excen- tricities of genres are not confined to civi lization. So long as-he was narrating questions of foreign policy or domestic finance he remained calm, hut when he came to the story of a battle he worked himself into frenzy, and on one occasion seized Captain Poole’s sword and hacked the furniture of the room in illustrating the incidents of the fight. It is needless to say that after that time all weapons were carefully removed. “ Facto are stubborn Thin**.” And few facts are more stubborn and difficult to overcome than the various skin melodious, while the eye rested upon tho beautiful pageantry. On Monday after- diseases caused by impurities of the blood, noon the King arrived, and was formally But Warer’s Safe Bitters or Safe Tonic,, received by the officials. A tong and j purifies the blood and removes the sores handsome procession, in which two com- and eruptions which disfigure and annoy, panics ot the regular United States army | 2w.