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GEORGIA PRESS.
A charter for the Columbus library
■will soon be obtained.
A full brother of Blind Tom works as
a yard baud in the Eagle and Phenix
Mills, Columbus.
The train on the Hamilton narrow
gauge railroad was rocked a day or two
since and several of the passengers in
jured.
Louisville has a popular citizen by
the name of Lettice.
Louisville had a Are alarm last week.
The flames, however, were extinguished
without doing much damage.
Mb. Murdock A. McEachan, of Tel
fair county, was married to MissEula
Woothen, of Hawkinsville, last Thursday
in the latter place.
An nccident on the Columbus and Borne
railroad occurred Tuesday, in which a
number of persons were injured and sev
eral cars wrecked.
The firm of Michael & Co., of Atlanta,
who have advertised $2.G0 watches, is
pronounced a swindle by the post-office
authorities.
Thomasvtlle has a colored brass band
in process of formation.
TnoMAS Barrett, the young man who
shot another young man by the name of
Jack Moore at the Jasper Centennial, was
tried in Savannah last week, • and ac
quitted.
The Northwestern Railroad Company
has been organized by electing the follow
ing directors: nenry Blanchard, Dr. Rob
ert Battey, John H. Reynolds, president
First National Bank; C. G. Samuel, pres
ident Bank of Rome, and Henry Blanch
ard, Jr.
Mr. E. B. Brown, of Hancock county,
lost his dwelling, two com, cribs a work
shop and three hundred bushels of com
last week by lire
The Sparta Ishmaelile is under the im
pression that the shortest pole sometimes
takes the persimmon.
Mrs. B. H. Hooks was danderously
burned one day last week in Hancock
county.
Orange trees are blooming in south
ern Georgia. Orange blossoms have been
plentiful all through the winter in every
section of the State.
An eight year old daughter of Mr. An
derson, living seven miles west of New
ton,' 7 >aker county, was burned to death
recently during the absence of the parents
from the house for a short time. It seems
that these things are of alarmingly fre
quent occurrence,
The Louisville Courier says: “The
co lon crop of Jefferson county'is not
quite all sold yet. We see a few bales
c .me in occasionally. We saw a wagon
o- the street with seven bales on it last
Saturday.”
Sparta Ishmaetite: The Maconites
and the Colnmbusites continue to be ex
cited over Belshazzar, Zerubbabel, Cyrus,
and some other old fellow, who died a
little while before tbe death of Hannibal
ll&mlin. We will say forthese old chaps,
however, that Hannibal is not at all rela
ted to them.
Columbus Enquirer: Yesterday there
was considerable excitement on tbe plan
tation of Hon W. A. McDougald, which
is situated just across the river in
Russell county, Alabama. The cause
was an old negro, Matt Edmund, had been
found hung by a rope in the gin house
and . life extinct. The affair was a sad
one for all both white and colored. The
news quickly spread to this city, and was
not long reaching the ears of an Enqairer-
a good one, and seemed as if the rash man
left this world willing, for a smile was
on the lips. On inquiry wc learn he was
universally respected by all on the place
and in the neighborhood, and the tragic
death caused much sadness among his co-
laborcrs. For six long'years he has lived
with Colonel McDougald, being during
tbe better portion of the time unable to
work. The Colonel with true charity al
lowed him a house and in fach supported
the faithful old servant in his declining
years. His only duty was to occasionally
to hoe in the garden. His affliction had
troubled him greatly, in fact at times
drove him to insanity. He had been a
great sufferer, and death probably was
more welcome.
Toomsboro correspondence oftlielr-
winton Southerner and Appeal: A little
negro boy qn the plantation of Mr. J. M.
Boone, shot and killed his little sister last
Thursday evening. The boy is ten years
old; the girl was about nine. From what
can be learned from one of the children,
who was present when the shooting took
place, it seems that the girl was trying to
make the boy put up the pistol,- and as
she left the door of the house to follow
him, be told lier to. stand, and fired the
fatal -.hot. The boy, wc learn, left, tak
ing .(line clothes with him, the night after
the shooting, but lias since beeh captured
and brought back.
Savannah Becorder: Captain Mey-
nardir, the conductor on’ the Savannah,
Florida and Western Railroad, who was
shot a few nights ago by a negro, while
a'(erupting to steal a ride on the train,
was fortunate in escaping with his life.
The bullet from tbe revolver entered his
head directly above and a little beyond
the eye, and after penetrating the skull
came out behind the ear.
Mr. Mcynardie is sufferin'* from the in
juries which are of a painful though not
dangerous nature. We understand the
companion of a negro who shot aimed at
tbe conductor’s breast, but knocked the
weapon away only to receive the shot from
t!x< other, as mentioned before.
Hi: is at Jcsup, under the kind minis-
t rat ions of his wife and family physi
cian.
Conyers Weekly: The Henry County
Weekly thinks Blount should have an
easy walk-over in this district. No doubt
about him being elected, in onrmind, if
lie runs. We all know that he is one of
the wisest and best Congressmen Georgia
!.as over had, and he is as good as this
d is: i id will ever get. That he will have
strong opposition there is no doubt. Liv
ingston is dying, for the position but has
no chance at all. General Sims has
many strong admirers. We are of the
opinion that lion. James M. Pace, would
the man next to Blount.
to fill so responsible a position, he atonce I Sandersville Herald: Painful Ac-
oave evidence not only of his ability cn>ENT.-We regret to learn that Mr. T.
Ifl Writer of great force, hut took M. Kennedy, of Davisbore.metwith quite
„ „ writer of great
rank as one of the most brilliant wri
ters in the State. He commanded an
influence in the councils of the Democra
tic party that made his paper a power in
the advancement of its interest. He was
one of the best and most conscientious
editors upon the Georgia press, and no
paper in the State had more political influ
ence. He was elected a member ef the
lower house of the Legislature from Rich
mond county, in 1877, without opposition,
and when the Legislature met he at once
took rank as one of the leaders of the
House. He was a member of many of
the most prominent committees, and, we
believe, was chairman of tbe Committee
on Railroads, which was one of the most
important committees of the last Legisla
ture. Mr. Wright was one of the most
talented writers in Georgia, and his place
in journalism will be hard to fill.
Mr. Wright married a daughter of Hon.
Henry F. Russell, of Augusta, who is a
most estimable lady and a devoted wife.
He leaves her and three children and a
host of friends and relatives to mourn his
sad death.
Mr. Wright’s influence as an editor was
great, and it seems that it was a great ca
lamity that he should be cut down in the
vigor of manhood.
Athens wants a glimpse of Atlanta’s
Juvenile Pinafore Company.
The gold interests of Northeast Georgia
are exciting great attention.
Corn has been planted already by many
of the Burke county farmers.
The lumber trade of Burke county is
very lively, tbe mills haring all they can
do to fill ordere.
Liberty county has had a new acces
sion to its stock in the shape of a pair of
Cashmere kids.
Mr. James Kennedy, sheriff of Bartow
county and one of its best citizens, is
dead.
The Brunswick policemen dress in
Confederate gray.
Another colored suicidist has been
developed near Columbus. A shot gun
was the instrument.
The store of Messrs. W. M. Dye &
Bros, at Jesnp was robbed last week; loss
small.
Three card monte is acting as a
purse lifter and eye opener for the raft
darkies of the Altamaba near Jesup.
A few cases of whooping cough afflict
the youngsters of Dawson,
Mm j. a. P. DuPont, of DuPont, will
soon remove to Cochran to practice law.
Houston county boasts of more fine
wing shots than any other county in the
•State.
The iron interests of Bartow county
have been revived.
The timber men of Darien are making
money.
Darien has raised a fund of $550 for
the Irish sufferers in one week.
Cuthbebt shipped a box of ripe straw
berries to Michigan, last Wednesday.
Wild geese going north passed over
Cutbbert two days since, indicating the
early advent of spring.
A competitive rabbit hunt is to take
place between twelve of the best shots in
the vicinity of Cutbbert on the 9th proxi-
a severe accident recently. While riding
au unruly horse at a rather rapid rate one
day last week, he was violently thrown
against a fence corner, bruising him about
tbe head severely, which has confined him
to his bed ever'since. He is, however,
slowly improving, and it is hoped that in
a few days he will be able to be about
again.
Gainesville Eagle: A few days ago
while in Jackson county, a reporter of the
Eagle met two beaver trappers from near
Rome, Georgia. They have trapped for
the varmints in Alabama, ’ Florida and
Tennessee, and on this trip have set their
traps on all the streams from Rome down
as far as the lower edge of Jackson coun
ty. They had caught sixteen heavers in
Jackson county alone. They caught five
one night and four another, weighing
from thirty to one hundred and ten
pounds each. Some of the finest skins
were five feet wide.
One of the men informed us that he had
been trapping beavers for- ten years, and
found it very profitable and to possess quite
a charm for him. He uses a gum which he
says will draw a beaver more than a mile.
The same family, lie says, will use for ten
miles up and down a stream, and that; the
current report that a beaver will cut its own
leg off to get out of a trap is a mistake.
He says that a large beaver will cut a
smaller one loose, but it is impossible for
one to cut itself loose,-their neck joints
being only about three-eights to one-half
inch long. ■
He packs the meat in salt and. sells‘it
when he returns to Rome, where the peo
ple pay hinrtencentsper mound.
He says a beaver always cuts a tree,
cornstalk, or anything-they cut* so it will
fall toward the stream,’ and ohebever cuts
a bad year of com down.
-He sets out twenty traps, at a time, and
has caught during his career as trapper
more than six hundred beavers. He said
Chat his gum was so' attractive to beavers
that he could catch the same heaver in
another trap the same nightif it should
get away. He puts his. trap in the .water;
chained to a small pole, which floats on
the water, and when the beavers get
caught they fight the trap till they are
drowned if it catches a foreleg, but if it
catches a hindleg it runs under a log and
sometimes gets out on the bankwith float,
trap and all.
Beyers never eat fish, Alls supposed by
some, but eat bark, roots, com, wheat,
oats, etc. The sweetgum is their favorite.
They have four front teeth that are very-
strong, about an inch and a half long and
one-half inch thick. Their tails, with
which they fight, and use also for trow
els in making their dams, are boiled, and
make the very finest oil, the oil from the
tail of a common sized beaver being
worth from sixty cents to one dollar.
Washington Correspondence.
Washington City,
February 25, 1880.
AN UGLY RUMOR
was floating around yesterday to the ef
fect that Simmons had a fair show for con
firmation—that two or three Northern
Democratic Senators had been attacked
with a collapse of backbone, and that with
the solid vote of the Radicals in that body
he might pull through. I hope this is one
of Madanf BumorV'lies’,' But still itha3
made me uneasy. The Democrats named
as-showing signs of yeakeuing^ aro Eaton,
THE CENTRAL CITY.
Haem as Seen *b]r a Visitor.
From a long and giacefully wriiten
letter from “Nellie Herbert,” the accom
plished correspondent of the Savannah
Morning News, we clip the following.
The kind words for our city are always
appreciated. Macou and Savannah are
bound together by many warm ties, and
the handsome letter appearing below but
strengthens the bonds between the two
cities:
• Some of the streets of Macon are really
attractive, and many of the residences
give evidence of wealth and culture on
the part of the occupants. Not a few of
the wholesale business houses now oc
cupy stately and commodious buildings,
and their prosperity seems to he increas
ing rapidly of late.
Macon appears to be inn on a some
what different plan from Atlanta. There
is more system and better order in all her
business departments. Strangers notice
this, and especially ladies, who feel more
at home, and a great deal safer, in getting
around in such au orderly and systematic
place.
SOME POINTS OF INTEREST.
One cannot fail to notice Macon’s ele
gant court house, from whose imposing
tower the kindly face of a “town clock”
keeps the people posted as to the correct
flight of time. No city in Georgia can
boast of such a substantial temple of jus
tice, The Masonic Temple of the Grand
Lodge is also worthy of mention. In the
spacious second story ■ is the finely ar
ranged armory of the Macon Volunteers.
Nearly in front of the court house, in a
sortof street crossing square, stands a well
designed and beautiful Confederate mon
ument. I am not much of an artist, but
I join heartily in the generally expressed
opinion that the massive and elegant
statue of the . private soldier which sur
mounts it, should be carried up at least
ten feet higher.
first violin, gave us some very fine solos.
He is a truly gifted violinist, and will yet
be heard from in the musical world. Lit
tle Lottie J. McCabe, of Glynn county,
sang with rare sweetness of voice, and in
a manner to indicate that she is an apt
and diligent student.
After the musical exercises were closed,
Lottie McCabe and Jeannie Mathis, the
two bright little girls, whose singing we
had so much admired, came forward and
read to ns from the Bible, and also exhib
ited their proficiency in arithmetic.
The blind pupils’ Bible, which is used
at the academy, is veiy expensive, being
published in eight large volumes by the
American Bible Society. There are sev-»
eral other styles of raised type for blind
readers, some of which are easier to read,
and all of which are used in the academy.
I had often been surprised t* hear that a
boy once visited his brother and sistcir,
both blind, at the academy, and after see
ing their great progress in music and other
branches of study, wished that he, too,
had been bora blind, that he might there
by obtain the same advantages they had
secured. What I saw at the academy
made me feel that the hoy did not put too
high a value upon his brother’s and sis
ter’s superior advantages by' reason of
their blindness.
The workshop of the academy was visi
ted by our party, and there we saw many
fine specimens of brooms, brushes, mat
tresses, cane-seated chairs, and other work
aone by the male pupils. It w&s iu this
shop that George W. Stone, Jr., of Emory
College, at Oxford, learned bis trade,
which has enabled him to establish a suc
cessful broom factory at his own home.
Not only does the academy send out ex
cellent music teachers, but it fits many
pupils to secure an honorable living by
broom making and other employments,
Tlie girls are also taught to do a variety
of fancy work, and not a few become ex
pert in these branches. Professor 'Wil
liams seems to aim at making all the pu
pils industrious, as well as intelligent and
musical. No class of children in Georgia
I are better cared for, or less to be pitied as
The Macon Public Library is Just as, tton the pupils ott6s hiti- laid on such desertion is the forfeiture of
«y and attractive as_ it is possible to The state cannot sive too liberal wages, and even this cannot always be
Killed by an Alligator.—Sumter
It/publican: We learn that an old negro
killed by au alligator on the river in
Wo,th county, one day last'week. His
name was Martin, and he was so old that
he «its quite deaf. Our informant states
that lie had been out some time looking
I'm.' a cow that he had lost, and coming to
?’ . iver bank, sat down upon a stone to
Ti-i:- Tbe alligator was a few feet off,
a-I made a sudden rush upon tho de-
f ess old man, struck him with his
iftii, knocking him down, seized him by
’ tad in its powerful jaws, and bore
' .. Aito tlie water. This was witnessed
by ,ue negroes who wcie on this side qf
?• .ver in Lee county. This may or
ti n nt be true, but as we got it from
a re person of apparent honesty, we
l to our readers, but will not vonch
. as we do not know that these two
i res are divided by a river, never hav-
■cn in that quarter.
a following brief sketch of the bril
ind lamented Gregg Wright, taken
an exchange, will be read with in-
began life as an active member of
igtiste bar, having entered the pro-
i with brilliant prospects, and under
•le legal training of his distinguished
. Having a desire for journalism,
mceted himself when quite young
'ho Chronicle and Sentinel, of Au-
wliich paper was then edited by
her. Upon the death of his father,
iper was sold, and was purchased .by
latrick Walsh and Hon. il. G
The Early County News favors Judge
John T. Clarke, of Cutbbert, forCon-
A negro woman wrote a note to a
citizen of Gainesville the other day, in
which she significantly requested him to
please lend her two sticks of wood “until
dark.” So says the Eagle. She evidently
thought she could supply her own wood
after dark.
ClmrcTi in Darien will be commenced
soon after Lent. When this new church
is built Darien will then have three new
houses of worship.
The Berrien county News tells of Mrs.
Cinderella Lee, of Coffee county, who is
the mother, grandmother and great-grand
mother of 215 children.
The Barnesville Gazette has intro
duced a new feature in journalism. It
presents a “colored department” to its
readers. It says the object of this de
partment will be to advocate a proper ba
sis of moral and intellectual training for
tlie negro, a proper sense of his obligations
to society and his fellow workmen, and
correct principles of industry.
Chronicle and Constitutionalist: Two
young men went down -to Sand Bar Ferry
a few days ago to fight a duel with pistols
but finally concluded to settle the matter
with their fists, and then made friends.
Hon. John C.'NichoLls has presented
another bill in Congress for an appropria
tion ef $100,000 tor the improvement of
Darien harbor and to improve the navi
gation of the Altamaba river. • ,
- Perry Home Journal: Mr. James E.
Barrett, the veteran .color bearer of the
Southern Rights Battery, . has his front
gate ornamented with sixty-pound cannon
balls.
The same paper says: Rev. A. W.
C’lisby will preach at the Presbyterian
church ing Periy next Sunday at 11 a. m.,
and probably in the evening. We are re ;>
quested to announce that all are invited,
to attend. Mr. C. is an able preacher.
And also that the train on the Perry
branch had another run off Monday atthe
Ragin place, about fifty yards from tbe
scene ot last week's accident. Tbe track
was badly tom up, but little damage done
the cars. The engine came jn and brought
the passengers.
Swainsbobo Herald: Last. Friday
while Hr. E. H. Edenfield was out' bird
hunting lie came’ upon a very large rattle
snake, and was in two feet of the monster
before lie knew there was any danger
about him. He shot the snake and found
him to be over six feet long, and wearing
thirteen rattle.
Cartebsvuxe Express: Jtr. Isham
Alley, of this city, had an old well in the
rear of iiis store house, cleaned out yes
terday, and found in it twenty-seven
boombshells weighing 100 pounds each.
They were thrown in the well by the
Federal soldiers nearly sixteen years ago.
The Cherokee Advance reports that
there was in Canton last Friday an old
negro who is probably the oldest man in
Georgia. His name is York Grisham,
and he said he was one hundred and elev
en years old. He is in good health, but
unable to work. ■ < I -
The Augusta News says: This coun
try is now enjoying an unexampled era of
prosperity. Next year tbe seasons may
oe more favorable on the other side of
the “pond.” In that case the demand for
our productions will cease. This willxe-
duce our income, and we will b6 com
pelled to retrench. Would it not.be well
for onr business men and farmers to pay
some attention to these possible contin
gencies now ?
Athens Banner: Deputy Collector
George Ware made a raid ou the moon
shiners over in Walton county on yester
day, and captured three barrels of whisky,
a wagon, and three mules. The owners
of the whisky took to their heels, and
doubtless by this time are safely quartered
in some retreat on the slopes of the great
Blue Ridge, or perhaps in the fertile val
leys of the Tugaloo and Chattahooche, or
it may be where the’bright waters of the
Chattahoochee with rhythmical murmur-
in gs lull them into sweet repos'e.
Buena Yista Argus: Mr. David Hol
ton, near Tazewell, sent us a message to
this effect: He was fishing one day last
week, and caught three fish on the same
hook and at the' same time. He had bait
cil a large hook with a minnow, and soon
a small jackfish came along and made a
meal of it. In a short time a larger broth
er jack satisfied his hunger by swallowing
tbe first jack and His feast.- Before the
last named jack had enjoyed the benefit
of his catch a hungry trout made a full
of- Connecticut, - Hereford, oT .West Vir
ginia, and’Peildleton, of Ohio. I am not
very much -astonished • it the two first
named, blit I am as-to l-Pefidietoii. I did
not imagine lie WAS thatsort of man. If
Simmons is confirmed it-,will he an insult
to the people'of'Georgia, Which ought
never to be forgotten or forgiven against
those whom they can reach and who will,
in a few short years be begging continued
honors at their hands. Let the “secession
traitors” of Georgia hear this In mind
when the men who are now holding up
the hands^fjfe h o^ l fc^ s f y T fth7 press
of Geoigia docs its duty this outrage will
be fully atoned for when that day comes.
THE TIME AND PLACE.
As you already know, Cincinnati and
the 22nd of June have been- named as the
time and place for the next Democratic
Convention. Both are well chosen and
eveiybody seems satisfied. If Thurman
had stood firm to the old Democratic
faith, the selection would mean much to
him, but I judge he is out of the race. It
was said here that Tilden wanted St.
Louis, but I don’t think there was much
substance in that rumor, though Tam
many, which was here in the persons of
some of its leading braves, were disposed
to take a dozen or so extra
drinks and crow over the result.
Times were rather lively ‘dtaiDg
the days the committee were in session.
The hotels were ifulj, and the stream of
gab immense. The spirit of “true Jeffer
sonian Deniocrhty” was also abroad, and
under.its influences some of the spouters
at the serenade the night the committee
finished its workinade considerable asses
of themselves.3 Bray ;ls it that Radical
spouters don’t lett&dfffeet slip on similar
occasions? You. can fill them fail of
wliisky and set half a dozen brass bands
playing -but thej don’t give themselves
awfcy alter-' anyi'ajidi; fashion. Perhaps
they carry Their “liquor more steadily, or
tlia habit and practice of deceit ana hy
pocrisy lias'become So' nearly second na
ture that-'theyinejer leak. I founds
miteh better,Thai is Shore hopeful, feeling
among : tlte members' of the committee
than 1 expected."* Most of them expressed
great confidence in success-with the right
kind of candidates, but wore rather reti
cent as to names. It was understood be
fore the committee met that Tilden bad
a majority m it, but if so the fact was not
very clearly demonstrated. How could
they be hopeful and at tbe same time fa
vor his renomination ? That is something
I cannot understand.
i, JUPGK XOCIKODAf^^
whom I see nearly every time Tie stops
over here for a day or two, in his mean
dering? np and down the earth; is the
most enthusiastic Grant man I know.- Ho
outwhoops the wboopiugest of them all. _ HHP
He grows eloquent at the bare mention of the neat sleeping apartments, the cozy
“the head and summit of the human race,” comfortable sick room, the nnmei
t, and lie look his father’s place as meal of the three others suspended on the
-in-chief. White he was quite young 1 hook.
put up ru electoral ticket -
wonld surprise us all • by
moral strength and respectab
and declared- that the inch bi
would stump the : State -from fta-
bun to Thomas; that they would ncwier
be ashamed uor afraid to meet any
and all opponents and wouid light riba
Grant fires so brightly that the blaze jrill
iHumiliate tbe whole State. In fact he
nearly took my breath away, and fi i
hadn’t just then remembered our cham
pion claimer John G. Thompson, of Ohio,
and his remarkable—ability in that Jiae, I
would have been utterly demoralized. I
found, however, that he had a soft place in
his heart for Governor Seymour, and low
ered Ills pegs considerably when the sug
gestion of that gentleman’s candidacy was
made. T " a*
CONGRESSIONAL MATTERS .
Are still synonymous with dullness. The
House is hammering away at the rules,
with the pleasing prospect of finishing
them in Committee of-the Whofe-to-day.
Substantially they remain as - reported by
the committee, and will doubtless lie
adopted in that shape. It is admitted
that they are a vast improvement oh the
present ones, but the Radicals have fought
them from the ontset. Forpure “cussed
ness” that party does' surely beat the
world. Especially do they fight every
proposition that looks towards doing away,
with all the old opportunities and meth
ods by which they have heretofore ruled
and robbed the country by legislation.
They seem to love ail sorts of political
crookedness and wickedness for its own
foul sake. Was ever such arparty since
the bloody days of Robespierre, Danton,
and Marat allowed to shame and 1 stain
the proud record' of a great country ?
A. W. B.
make such a place. Captain Charley
Herbst, as has been well said, was bora
to create public libraries. Atlanta owes
her splendid Young Men’s Library to his
labors, and now he is giving Macou a still
more attractive and popular institution.
He never tires in liis etforts to secure new
:and interesting- contributions to fill his
shelves, cover his tables, or adorn his well
arranged rooms.
Ross Hill Cemetery is one of the lovli-
est spots of the kind in the South, and
Central City Park is without a rival. It
•may be that Mayor Huff, who is rather
nervous and headstrong, does not always
pursuethe wisest course; hut if I were a
resident of Macon, and he a greater official
sinner than I think he can possibly be, I
should, let his charming Central City Park
“cover a multitude of sins.” He has
given Macon one of her chief ornaments
and she should be iustly proud of its
beauty.
A CITY OF COLLEGES.
Macon may well be given this title, for
she not only has several prominent educa
tional institutions of high character, but
claims to possess the oldest female col
lege in America, if not in the world.
I refer, of course, to the venerable Wes
leyan Female College, chartered in 1836
as the Georgia Female College, which has
been in successful operation since 1839.
As its devoted friend of a life time, Rev.
Dr. Lovick Pierce, once said, “no human
pen can ever write the full record of this
grand institution’s work.”
A stranger is more than pleased with its
sightly location, its stately and attractive
buildings and delightful grounds, and its
array of happy-faced and bright-eyed stu
dents. But a glance at the triennial cata
logue fills one with wonder and surprise.
What a cluster of honored names of noble
women, living and dead, does it contain.
Who can number the happy homes and
the fair daughters and worthy sons that
Wesleyan Female College has given our
State through those thoroughly educated
and wisely trained wives and mothers of
Another well established and popular
school for girls, tlie Mount de Sales
Academy, is under the supervision of the
Sisters of Mercy of the Roman Catholic
Church, while in the city suburbs stands,
with its quiet surroundings, the substan
tial edifice ofPioNono College, for hoys,
under the able Presidency of Bishop Gross.
Not far away, and nearer the city,
the handsomer edifice (with its towers
and Gothic architecture) of Mercer Uni
versity attracts attention. Since the re
moval of this old’and beloved institution
from Penfield to Macon, it has renewed so.
tution. The State cannot give tod liberal
a 8upportto Professor Williams in his
noble efforts to make the Academy a real
blessing to her blind children of both
sexes. “
Hawkinsville.
Editors Telegraph and Messenger:
Having just returned from a brief trip
to our sister city, Hawkinsville, allow me
to give you a few dots, showing the
growth of this young city on the -Ocmul-
gee..
The numerous fires which have occurred
seem to have been a benefit to the place,
for inferior buildings burned are being re
placed by handsome and durable brick
houses.
The warehouse of Messrs. C. M. Boze
man & Sons is about finished and is occu
pied by these gentlemen. It is a much
handsomer and more extensive building
than the one destroyed.
Messrs. John F. Lewis & Co. and
Lewis, Leonard & Co. have rebuilt but
not on the same lot. They are farther
down on the same street. They are about
finishing one of the best buildings in
Hawkinsville. Everybody laments the
untimely decease of John F. Lewis, Esq.,
tho head of this house. He had just re
moved to Hawkinsville, intending to iden
tify himself with the business of the city.
He had just completed a beautiful resi
dence, and was not permitted to occupy it,
His death was caused by exposure in
looking after his buildings. He was a
worthy citizen and his loss will be deeply
felt by the community. His sons and
partners will continue the business in tlie
old firm name.
The new bridge across the Ocnmlgec is
another new feature. It is one of tlie
longest bridges we ever saw, and will be
a great addition to Hawkinsville, and is -
credit to the energy of her citizens,
will be finished and ready for crossing in
On Sabbath, Bishop J. ,W. Beckwith
preached twice in Hawkinsville. In the
forenoon at his own church. At four p.
m. in the Methodist Church, on account
of its capacity, the Episcopal Church be
ing too small to accommodate many who
desired to hear the Bishop. It was our
good fortune to hear him in the afternoon,
He preached. a most eloquent sermon
The Bishop’s oratory is perfect, ami tlie
large congregation, made up of all denom
inations, listened to it with deep interest.
Everywhere we saw signs of the growth
of Hawkinsville. It is destined at no dis
tant day to be one of'the best trading
points south of Macon, if it is not already
BY TELEGRAPH
London, February 27.—A private tele
gram from Japan states that a severe
earthquake occurred at Yeddo, on the 25th
hist., but no details are given.
A Paris dispatch to the Manchester
Guardian says the official documents sub
mitted to the French Government by
Prince Orloff, Russian ambassador here,
by which it was intended to prove the
criminality of Hartmann in connection
with the Moscow explosion, are considered
too vague to establish the guilt of the ac
cused. Public opinion here is opposed to
Hartmann’s surrender, and the officials
are delaying action in tbe matter in order
to find ground Tor- refusing the demand
for his extradition, without wounding
Russian susceptibilities.
Paris, February 27.—The Moniteur
announces the arrest of a Prussian officer,
while taking views of the Be'ssa redoubt.
He was conveyed to the Rhine.
St. Petersburg, February 27.—The
woman Vera Sussalitch, a famous Nihil
ist agent, who on the 5th of February,
1878, attempted to assassinate General
Trehoff, prefect of St. Petersburg, has
been arrested at the residence of one of
her friends in this city.
■Washington, February 27.—After
having transacted some miscellaneous
business, the House, at 12:30, proceeded
to the consideration of private bills.
In the Senate, Mr. Cameron , of Wiscon
sin, presented a joint resolution of the
Wisconsin legislature deprecating any
financial legislation by Congress, as likely
to endanger the prosperity of the country.
MrfJonas presented the petition of the
owners of steamboats plying on theMis-
sissippi river, reciting that they suffer
great inconvenience and pecuniary loss
By the desertion of crews, or parts of
crews. Passengers and mails and cotton
shipments are thus disastrously delayed.
The prosperity of alarge part of the South
western people depends on the regularity
of this commerce. The only penalty now
its youth, cast off its plain country garb,
and is now quite dandified in its appear
ance and manners; still, under Rev. | Dr.
Battle’s efficient Presidency, it Is turning
out as good men and finished scholars as
graduated in the “better days” of the rev
erend Jesse Mercer.
THE BLIND ACADEMY.
But the cbiei attraction to our party, if
other expressions of delight were as sin
cere as my own, was the Georgia Acade
my for the Blind, where we not only saw
many things of an instructive character,
but listened to pome of tbe sweetest music
ever made within its walls.-- -
Professor W. D. Williams,. who has
been the efficient and popular superinten
dent for over twenty years, and connected
with the institution for nearly thirty
years, met us at the entrance and cordially
W elcomed onr party in a most pleasant
and captivating manner.
As I looked m his.benevolent and beam
ing face, upon which the hand of time
has made few traces of age, I c.uld hard
ly realize that he had spent' over a quar
ter of a century in the noble institution
over which he now presides with such
good results.
Tbe academy is a substantial four story
brick edifice, located just beyond the Wes
leyan Female College, and surrounded
with well arranged grounds and plenty of
shade trees. The work shop is in one
comer of the grounds, aud the front door
opens upon the sidewalk. The academy
building is farther back from the street,
and is reached by pleasant circular walks.
Professor Williams kindly conducted us
through the institution, and wej were
highly pleased with tlie airy school rooms,
“ and
numerous
musicTOoms,«nd the spacious-and hand
some chapel with its magnificent grand
piano.
Going up to the observatoiy on the top
of the building, we had a most enraptur
ing view of the city and its surroundings.
From onr high perch, we ‘could gaze' far
and when it comes to claiming States and
majorities for him, makes the . wildest
Blaine or Sherman bowler ashatued of
himself. The last time I saw him he told
me Grant would carry at least four Sotfh-
em States, and scare the Democrat* icf
some of the others nearly out of then-
boots. He claimed Geoigia in the| eflent
of Tilden’s nomination, and nearly clam
ed it anyhow. He said tho Radicals iu ing along by its side; diverging in all di-
tlie event of Grant’s domination, would rections we could trace the circling tracks
The public library was destroyed by
one of the recent fires—but the friends are
at work vigorously to replace it with a
better one. The one destroyed was a
most raluable one, and its destruction
was a great loss to the people. We hope
it will be better than ever. Contributions
are coming in from various quarters, and
still there is room for more. Persons who
are willing to help in a good cause can do
so by sending contributions of books or
raoneylto either Colonel C. C. Kibbee,
Rev. A. M. Williams, or Colonel L. C.
Ryan, who are a committee to receive
contributions. Look around and see if
you cannot help the Hawkinsville public
library.
One of the greatest institutions of Hawk
insville is Colonel George P. Woods’ Dis
patch. It is one of the best and liveliest
weeklies in Georgia. It is truo his fish-
snake and gourd stories sometimes excite
a little ' doubt on the part of his friends,
but be invariably works out on tlie upper
side. He^can’t be outdone in this line*
and his,paper is always looked for' with
interest in ail the country round about.
Last, but by no means least, we must
'mention the Hawkinsville cotton fabtory,
recently bought arjl now run by Mr. J.
C. McBumey and Mr. ju.* Hollingsworth.
They are running it day and night, and
we were informod by the proprietor that
they were not able to keep pace with the
demand for then- goods. They have a
large sqpply of cotton on hand, aud are
expecting more machinery. They will
make a great success of it.
But we must close, hoping that Hawk-
insville.and her kind and hospitable citi
zens may continue to prosper.
J. W. B.
jdqwn upon the beaufiful “Central City
JPark/Mvith the, sluggish Omulgee flowJ
pJHbqffWTailroade running into Sic Ma
con depot; Mercer University, with its
•tateiy spires- and towers, and PIo Nono
College, plain and lonely in its. rural
quiet, met th^cye .in, the near suburbs;
beautiful‘even In its 'winter garb, tear-
Hose Hill Cemetery, whose white monu
ments gleamed in the sunshine and attrac
ted our-gaac. ■ The scene beneath and b>>
yond uson every side was varied and
striking, aud afforded us no little pleasure
and profitable information.
Returning te the chapel, we found quite,
a number of the pupils gathered there for
the purpose of giving ns an exhibition of
tbeir progress in music and other branches
of study. The instrumental performances
by the orchestra, composed of boys, under
the efficient ..leadership of Profi Thomas
Coiey, a graduate of tlie academy, were
remarkably well executed., Nor were tlie
girls .less meritorious in tbeir singing and
piano performances. For years Professor
Williams bas been sending out thoroughly
accomplished • music teachers from tho
academy, and it is difficult to speak in too
exalted terms of this department.
Some of the pupils are uot entirely
blind, and. we could easily detect these by
their more graceful and easy movements
on the platform. Professor Coley, who
baa been successfully treated by Dr. A.
W. Calhoun, of Atlanta (whose great
skill as an oculist is so well known), has
a very good use of his eyes now, auu is or
ganist for several churches in Macon.
Little Jeannie Mathis, of Americus,
sang “Sweet Bye and Bye” with great
tenderness, and the full chorus added
much'to the effect. Little Moselle' Rus
sell, of Jefferson county, who has a brother
atid sister ill the academy, followed with
an excellent performance on the grand
piano. Charles Austin, who plays the
The Boetors’ Yielding-.
Ever since Prof. Green wrote to the
Medical Record advisingphysicians every
where to use the Safe Kidney and; Liver
Cure in their practice, it has been gaining
in favor with the profession. They can
find nothing which is a substitute for it,
R. Caulkins, M. R»> of Rochester, N. Y.,
says. he. would now prescribe it to all who
are afflicted with serious kidney, and liver
diseases. febl8-2\v
-Democratic Love Feast,
Tlie Herald, of last Thursday, says the
Butler and Abbott wiiigs of the Demo
cratic party in Massachusetts have kissed
aud made up. According to' the reports
tbe peace overtures were made by the
Butler wing of the party. For several
years past the Essex statesman has been
in the babit of likening himself to a widow
who fulJy knew her own mind and was
not afraid to give expression to her senti
ments. Being leap year, the “Widow”
Butler has proposed, been accepted and
now everything is lovely in the Demo
cratic family of the old Bay State.
The event is, of course, significant in
the politics of Massachusetts. Tlie outside
public has not been taken into the confi
dence of the high contracting parties; so
that it will be necessary to wait some
time to see how the political partiiership
gets along. Of course the great question
is, has the “widow” sworn to love, honor
and obey? ■ And if she lias, will she keep
her promise? If, after Hr- ii-aditienal style
of widows generally, she insjsfsupon ruling
the household, it is not Improbable that
before next fall we shall have the liveliest
kind of a political Democratic divorce
suit. An interesting question' in connec
tion with the event i t, “Where are the
Butler Re publicans who lclt tlie fold last
fall?”
Settlement of a long dispute.! .Phy
sicians have at last co’.pe -to t a e elusion
that the best medicine for teething chil
dren is Dr. Bull’s Baby Syrup.
enforced. Legislation to remedy tins evil
by compelling hands to abide by their
contracts, is prayed for.
Mr. Anthony, from the Committee on
Printing, reported favorably the House
joint' resolution authorizing the public
printer to fiiraish all applicants with cop
ies of bills, reports, and other documents,
hereafter printed by order of Congress,
and distributed from the document rooms,
on such applicants paying costs of such
printing, with ten per cent, added. The
resolution was read the third time and
passed.
The President sent the following nomi
nations to the Senate this afternoon: Percy
B. S. Pinchback, of Louisiana, to be naval
officer of the district of New Orleans; Im
manuel Eurobach, to be assistant ap
praiser for the district of Now York. To
be United State's consuls: Frank G. Steb-
bins, of New York, at Manilla; Charles
C. Bichardso, of Texas, at Pass Del
Norte; Louis S. Maguire, at Muscat; Jas.
Si Williams, at Aden.
New York, February 27.—A company,
comprisine the Public Exchange, a Trust
Department aud clearing house, is about
to begin operations in this city. The pro
motion of mining interests is the main ob
ject of tbe movement, and the list of trust
ees and officers includes the names of
many men of wide renown and reputa
tion, both in tlie East and West. The
capital of the company will be $5,000,000.
Loans will be made on mining shares, and
it is intended to give to mining interests a
position they have not before had in this
city.
Washngton, February 27-—In tbe
Senate Mr. Jones, of Florida, from the
committee on Public Buildings and
Grounds, reported with amendment tho
bill for tlie erection of public buildings at
Montgomery, Alabama. Placed on the
calendar.
On motion of Mr. Voorhees a bill ad
mitting free of duty clothing and other
charitable contributions from abroad for
the relief of colored emigrants in Kansas
was taken up and passed.
On motion of Mr. Bailey, it was agreed
that ou Monday next the bill to establish
an educational fund and apply a portion
of the proceeds of public lands to public
education and to provide for a more com
plete endowment and support of national
colleges for the advancement of scientific
and industrial education was made a
special order,
Mr. Gordon entered a motion to recon
sider the vote by whicli the bill for the
relief of the city of Macon was indefinitely
postponed.
The morning hour having expired, the
Senate resumed the consideration of the
five per cent, bill, the question being on
Mr. Edmunds’ motion to reconsider the
vote by which the bill was indefinitely
postponed.
. Mr. McDonald moved the further con
sideration of the motion be postponed
until April first next- He desired that
further time be allowed for the investiga
tion of the question. After a spirited dis-
cusion, in which Mr. Edmunds, Mr.
Jones of Florida, Teller, Kirkwood, Hoar,
Thurman, Plumb and Allison participated,
Mr. Morgan said he hoped the bill
would be postponed until the next ses
sion.
Mr. Edmunds moved to lay his motion
to reconsider on the table, which was lost.
The question recurring to Mr. Edmunds’
motion to indefinitely postpone his niotion
to reconsider,:was( also defeated.- Yeas,
20; nays, 32. . ' s
On motion of Mr. McDonald, the mo
tion to - reconsider was postponed until
next December. -•»** I
Mr. Randolpn moved to take up the bill
for the relief of General Fitz Jolui Porter,
but consenfed to lay the bill aside tempo
rarily, to enable Mr. Hoar to speak on the
Geneva award bill. Adjourned till Mon-
In tiie House, at the expiration of tlie
morning hour, tho House went into the
Committee of tbe Whole on tbe revision
of the riifts. The apaendment to the rule
.offered by|Mr. Frye,, was adopted, provi
ding tha£jt shall be in order to suspend
the rules oh the' first and third "Monday
only, of every month, instead of on every
Monday, as the present rule', prorides the
-preference being given on the first Mon
day to individuals, and on tlie third Mon
day to Committees.
Mr. Williams, of Wisconsin, offered an
amendment to rule.29, so as to require
the House rneinbe:? of the conference
committees to Append to their conference
report an exjilanation of tbe points in
controversy. Adopted.
An amendment was adopted changing
in some particulars tbe present method of
drawing tor seats at the beginning pf a
congress, and an amendment was also
adopted-reducing the fees of witnesses be
fore committees from'three to two dollars
a day.
«No further amendments were offered
until the last of the rates was disposed of,
and that stage of tlie proceedings was
attended with handclapping and other
demonstrations of gratification. Several
amendments merely of a verbal character
were afterwards made and agreed to, when
the committee reported the rules to the
House, and notice was given by Mr.
Blackburn that he would ask final action
upon them next Tuesday. The House
then adjourned till Monday.
In the executive session of the Senate#
J. R. Smith was confirmed Postmaster at
Meridian, Mississippi. Rejected; Benjamin
C. White, Supervisor of the Second Dis
trict of Louisiana.
The House Judiciary Committee con
fined its attention to the private calendar,
and did not, as was expected, take up the
case .of Representative Acklen.
The Joint Committee on the Library
to-day agreed to recommend the purchase
of a painting of Martha Washington, at
a cost of $3,000, to be placed in the east
room of the Executive Mansion as a com-
panion-pieCe to Stuart’s Washington.
Houghton, Mass., February 27.—A
fire this morning in the business portion
of the the town destroyed several busi
ness buildings and dwellings, Involving a
loss <ff*$39,000—insurance $16,000.
New .York, February 27.—A collision
occurred to-day on the Third Avenue ele
vated railroad, damaging several cars. No
le was hurt. ,
Antonio Seek and Vincent Streno were
arrested in Brooklyn to-day for the mur
der of Flaerty, who obtruded himself into
Seek’s house," and' iu' the ensuing*scuffle
was fatally^stabbed. .
San Francisco, February 27.—Tlie
agitation among the workingmen has ap
parently abated. No meetings, except
ward club gatherings, were held last
night. The newspapers are bare of news
and express editorially confidence that
peace will be preserved.
Boston, February 27.—The British
steamer Parahence, for West Hartlepool,
struck off Cape Sable and sunk. The
crew was saved.
Fall River, Mass., February 27.—
Rev. Charles E. Walker, a Methodist
preacher, was suspended from the minis
try by an ecclesiastical commission at the
instance of his wife, who charged him
with infidelity and a failure to support
her.
Liverpool, February 27.—This week’s
circular of the Liverpool Cotton- Brokers’
Association says cotton was in compara
tively limited demand throughout the
week and quotations show a slight de
cline. American was in moderate de
mand which was fully supplied hut quo
tations are reduced l-16d. In Sea Island
business-was small but prices were firmly
maintained. Futures opened dull and
the tone was generally quiet prices after
a slight fluctuation show a decline of
1-32(8)1-16.
Valparaiso, February 27.—When the
resolution broke out against Daza, he
sought refuge on board of the United
States steamer Alaska, hut this was re
fused him. It is affirmed that he is at
Arezuipa. Others think he is hiding at
Arila.
The German admiral will not receive
the steamship Dupar without indemnifica
tion for the seizure.
Savannah, February 27.—John Hen
ry Johnson, a negro, was banged in tlie
jail yard this aftemaon for the murder of
Daniel McDermott in March, 1878, a 1 sea
man on the British bark Tillonia. John
son was perfectly calm and made an ad
dress from the scaffold, expressing the be
lief that he would go to heaven, enjoining
those present to lead better lives. John
son confessed his guilt and said his sen
tence was just.
London, February 27.—The North
German Gazette, in justification of its re
cent articles with regard to Russia, says:
“If the efforts of the pan-slavists are suc
cessful, the dissolution of the Austro-Hun
garian minority must follow, and the pol
icy of Prince Bismarck, sanctioned by the
whole of Germany, is to intervene to pre
vent that event,” The article concludes as
follows: “Profound indignation by many
for peace does not involve the consequence
that all the leading Russian statesmen are
to be regarded as friends of Germany.
London, February 27.—The bark Mar
tha, from Galveston, Texas, which arrived
yesterday at Liverpool, landed the crew
of the Norwegian ship Stranger, Captain
Tonning, from New York, for Liverpool,
which was abandoned February 12, while
leaking.
The steamer Orator fromNew Orleans,
which arrived at Liverpool, on, the 25th
instant, landed the crew of the ship Lloyd,
Captain Bermigen, from Pensacola, for
Liverpool, which was last reported as
having been spoken off Fowey Rocks,
January 22d.
St. Petersburg, February 27.—The
imperial ukase issued by the Czar, nomi
nating members and defining the power of
the commission of the supreme control, is
dated February 25th, and is addressed to
the Senate. It says, “Being firmly deter
mined to put au end to the repeated at
tempts of criminals to undermine the or
der of the State and society, a supreme
executive commission is established in
St. Petersburg for the protection of or
der.
General MelekoS is appointed the head
of the commission, and the appointment
of its other members will be made on
General MclekofTs suggestion. By the
imperial order the head of the commission
has moreover the right to summon before
the commission all whose presence he
may consider useful in order to give a
united character to the action of all the
authorities. The head of the commission,
setting aside the right of commander-in
chief of St. Petersburg, shall have direct
control over all political trials held in the
capital. Iu the military district of St.
Petersburg and throughout the empire all
local authorities of the government, gene
ral and town commanders are placed un
der the jarisdiction and control of
tlie head of the commission, and all
employees in the various departments
are bound to afford him their entire oo-op-
eration. The head of commissioners is
at liberty tD adopt any means wiiich may
appear to-Iim desirable for the protection
of order in the empire, and orders he may
any one vessel. Copious extracts will be
given from the testimony referred to to
^?pr d >f'thl 1 f'u 1 - leSed demo >wlizing char
acter of the Chinese population, and the
detrimenta effect of cLase i a C u £n
the industrial interests of the white work
ingmen outlie Pacific coast, and the com
munity m general. The necessity for im
mediate action on the part of Congress
will De strongly urged in the report. ’
Atlanta, February 28.—Governor
Colquitt to-day closed the sale of theMa-
eon and Brunswick railroad to a company
of Georgia and New York gentlemen,
backed by R. T. Wilson & Co., of that
city. There has been great difficulty in
arranging the sale of the road, several
parties claiming it. The price paid was
$1,125,000. The condition of the sale re
quires the completion of a road at once
from Maconto Atlanta, thus makiuganew
aud important line to one of the best har
bors in the State.
London, February 28.—A dispatch
from St. Petersburg to the rimes says it
may be unintelligible to many persons
abroad how the Nihilists succeed in their
work in the very residence of tho imperial
family, probably no other building in St.
Petersburg is less safe. It has always
been a refuge for numberless vagabonds,
workiDgmen, friends of servants and oth
ers, many without passports, who wonld
not live with impunity anywhere else.
The imperial ukase of last April gave full
powers to General Gourko to search the
buildings of the palace, but even that se
vere governor-general could hardly ven
ture, such is the Russian administration
to intrigue with special authorities of the
imperial residence. There is an old Rus
sian law which gives the right of sanctu
ary to criminals taking refuge within the
buildings of the palace. As far as con
cerns ordinary police, who have no juris
diction in such cases. No fewer than
5,000persons have been living in the Win
ter palace and nobody has ever known the
precise duties of one half of them.
~Galvestox, February 28.—A dispatch
to the News from Guero, Texas, says that
three men, Holland, Martin and Coward,
were engaged in pitching half dollars for
drinks, when Holland disputed the game,
and started for his house to get his gun to
kill Martin. HLs mother, seventy-five
years of age, came from the house and
caught Martin, who was trying to prevent
Holland from getting the gun, and held
his arms while Holland drew a knife and
savagely hacked Martin’s throat. Coward
put a pistol in Martin’s hand, and the lat
ter shot Holland in the arm, shook clear
of the old lady, knocked her down and
shot her, inflicting a wound from which
she shortly died, then fired again at Hol
land, wounding him mortally. Martin’s
injuries are not serious.
Washington, February 2S.—The Sen
ate Committee on Indian Affairs, at a spe
cial meeting to-day, reached au agreement
to. prepare and report to the Senate for
passage on the original bill, designed to
cover the entire range of the Indian ques
tion, by the enactment of various new
provisions, based upon the general princi
ple that the United States should in a
great measure abandon tlie policy of treat
ing the Indians as children, and place
them as speedily as possible upon the foot
ing of citizens. The main features of the
plan, outlined by the committee to-day,
were:
First—A permanent localization of the
Indians by alloting homesteads to them
in severalty with the provision that lands
so allotted shall be absolutely inaliena
ble during a period of twenty-five years.
Second—An extension over the Indians
of the civil and criminal laws of the Uni
ted States, or of the respective States and
territories within whose bounds they are
located.
Third—A continuation of a certain de
gree of assistance'to them by the govern
ment in the line of progress towards civ
ilization until they become self-sustain
ing by means of agricultural and pastoral
occupation.
It is not proposed by the committee to
transfer the control of the Indians to the
War Department, but the bill will divest
the Interior Department of discretionary
power in regard to the Indians, by placing
them individually under the control of the
country’s general laws. The provisions
of the bill arc not to apply to the five civi
lized tribes of the Indian Territory.
Mobile, Alabama, February 28.—Tbe
Louisville and Nashville Railroad will
take charge of the Mobile and Montgom
ery Railroad March 1st. Through trains
will be run between Louisville and Mo
bile, via Nashville and Montgomery, after
that date.
Rev. J. J. Keeler, of New York, Secre-
. I tary to Bishop Quinlan of this diocese,
issue are lobe unconditionally obeyed
The office (if provisional governor geucral
of St. Petersburg is abolished.
London, February 27.—General Mele-
koffbas issued a proclamation to the in
habitants cf St. Petersburg in which, after
referring to tlie indignation felt in Russia
and throughout Europe at the attempts
on the life of the Emperor, he declares
the government is compelled to adopt ef
fectual measures for the suppression of
the evil tlireatenings of the social order.
General Mclekoff says he recognizes the
difficulty of his task, and will not encour
age the exaggerated expectations of im
mediate success. He will not hesitate to
take the most stringent measures for the
punishment of criminals, while endeavor
ing on the othor hand to tranquilize and
protect the well intentioned portion of
society. He hopes for the co-operation of
all honest men, and begs the population
to await the future with calmness, and to
disregard all malicious and frivolous ru
mors.
Sr.. Louis, Februaiy 27.—The Post-
Dicq>atch published an interview with
Albert Austin, a leading socialist of this
city and the editor of the Rol Destemme,
an organ of the workingmen, Jn which he
says he will start next week on a tiiree
months trip to all the principal cities East
and West to auimate the labor question
before trades unions and assist in a more
thorough organization. He says it is not
to bring about a general strike of work
ingmen at present, but to prepare for the
future. He holds that tlie opinion is gen
eral among tlie intelligent workingmen
that the excessive speculation at present
so rife will produce a general crash, and
to meet this condition of things the work
ing men, by organization, will be united
throughout the continent. He further
says the National Workingmens’ Con
vention, to be held at Chicago, in June,
will probably nominate John Swinton,
of New York, for President and Dennis
Kearney for Vice President.
Washington, February 27.—Postmas
ter General Key bas suspended his order
stopping letters to M. A. Dauphin, secre
tary of the Louisiana State Lottery, until
the case is decided in the Supreme Court.
Cohoes, N. Y., February 27.—-The em
ployes of three mills of the Harmony
Company, numbering l,S0O persons, last
night went on a strike, and 75,000 spindles
are now idle. Tlie strikers demand an
hour for dinner and ten per cent, increase
in wages. They are parading the streets
with banners and transparencies. Their
wages aggregate $5,000 a day
Washington, February 28. — The
House Inter-Oceanic Canal Committee
was in session for several hours. Lieu
tenant Collins, of the United States Navy,
who served iu several of the surveying ex
peditions on the Isthmus, made a state
ment as to the comparative effects of v the
winds aud currents by tlie Panama route,
and by the Nicaraguan route, demonstra
ting by means of a' diagram that for sail
ing vessels the Panama canal would pre
sent great disadvantages, owing to the
prevailing calms iu that region of tlie Pa
cific Ocean, while the Nicaraguan route
would be free from such objections.
Commodore Hull, who commanded one
of the sun-eying expeditions, gave testi
mony to the same effect, and alse entered
into a full explanation of the proposed
plans for the construction of the Nicara
gua canal. Both officers favored this
route very strongly. The committee then
went into executive session.
The select committee “to inquire into
the causes of the depression in labor,”
held a meeting,-and Henry B. Wright,
Chairman of the Committee, read an ex
haustive report upon the Chinese ques
tions. (covering 105 pages cf foolscap)
which was adopted by tlie committee, r .
and will be reported to tlie House March j short time to accept the terms he lias ol-
10th. It is understood that the report fered them, but the strikers are deter-
deals with the Chinese question in vteor- mined to resist.
ous language, recommending a modinca-1 London, February 23.—A Berlin dis-
tion of'the Burlingame treaty, and tlie ! patch says Baron Radowitz will replace
adoption of a joint resolution limiting the! Prince Hohenlohe as German Embassa-
Chinese immigration to fifteen persons on ! dor to Paris,
died to-day.
Chicago, February 2S.—The Evening
Journal to-day announces a change of
publishers, Lieutenant-Governor An
drew Shuman and J. R. Wilson having
leased the office. The former who has
been managing editor for over twenty
years, will be editor-in-chief, and the lat
ter will assume charge of the business
department. In connection with this an
nouncement, Shuman requests the with
drawal of ids name as a candidate for the
governorship.
New Yokk, February 28.—Herbert
Burriil and Andrew Coombs, who started
from Boston in July last, to go to the Mel
bourne Exhibition in a small decked boat
called the Golden State, were brought to
New York yesterday in the steamer City
of Para, from Rio Janeiro, after having
narrowly escaped death by shipwreck ana
starvation. Their boat,’ about eleven and
a half tons, after going out - of Boston
harbor had pleasant weather, which ena-
abled them to make the port at St. Jago
in Cape Verd Islands, in fifty-eight days.
Setting sail again on September 17th, they
encountered heavy storms, and failing to
make St. Helenaj they were obliged to
steer for the coast of Brazil.
Their provisions were nearly spoiled by
salt water. For twenty-five days they
lived qn cocoa and small rations of wa
ter, and when their provisions were near
ly exhausted and they had almost given
up the hope of reaching land again,, they
sighted a small island eighty miles from
the coast of Brazil and inhabited by fish
ermen. They landed there, and after re
maining among the fishermen for a time
to rest themselves, made Bahia. They
saved nothing except what they had on
them. .‘ •■-. .
- Paris,- February 28.—In the debate on
M. Jules Ferry’s education bill in the Sen
ate yesterday. M. Jules Simon, Republi
can. expressed himself as favorable to the
principles of liberty; of education, con
science, and religion. He maintained
that article seven of tlie bill which pro
hibits members of unauthorized societies
from teaching in school, was an onslaught
on the freedom of education, and conclu
ded by saying in the name of my republi
can faith, ! declare that to restrict the
liberty of parents, is to attack the princi
ples of liberty, aud is a danger to the Re
public.
Lonon, Febrayry 28.—A Brussels dis
patch says six small steamers constructed
in England for the King of Belgium, will
be shipped in sections next month from
Liverpool for Henry M. Stanley’s use in
Congo.
Boston, February 28.—The Supreme
Court has set aside the verdict of man
slaughter found iu the case of Charles H.
Hartwell, conductor of the freisht train,
which it is alleged caused the Walliston
disaster on the Old Colony Railroad in
October.
Danville, February 28.—At a bank
rupt’s sale to-dav, 12,000 acres of Patrick
county land, containing iron and other
ores, were sold to Harry G. Blackwell for
$12,000.
New Orleans, February 28.—In th«
case of Edward C. Palmer, before the Su
perior Criminal Court, application for a
new trial was refused. Palmer’s counsel
at once filed a motion in arrest of judg
ment, which will be argued on Saturday
next.
New York, February 28.—Herrman,
furniture manufacturer, whose cabinet
makers have been on a strike for an in
crease of wages, decided to-day to close
both factories, wliicli will throw about 400
machinists, clerks, etc., out of work. He
lias expressed the determination to give
up the manufactory branch of the busi
ness unless his employes decide within a