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THE GEORGIA PRESS.
A railroad is in contemplation from
Cartersvillc to the manganese beds near
that place. They are said to promise very
valuable returns.
Mr. W. J. Brannon, of Americus, on
the first of March dug'from his garden an
Irish potato four and a half inches in cir
cumference.
Fourteen hundred and sixty-eight
hales of cotton were shipped from Ameri
cas during February.
Albany has a skating rink.
About half of the com crop in Mitchell
county been planted.
Tiie oat crop in the same county looks
sickly, and fears are entertained that it
will be a failure.
The march of tramps through Twiggs
county is said to be constant.
Master Frank Coleman, of Coch
ran, has been investigating the proper
ties of gunpowder and now carries both
hands in a sling.
The scrap iron fiend scruples not at a
theft of innocent wash-pots left iu the
moonlight of the back yards of Carters-
ville
The recent cold weather in North
Georgia is said to have somewhat damag
ed tiie wheat crop.
Fifteen lawyers/! rummers and others,
ct id genus came upon Camilla in one day
last week. It is problematical how long
it will take the town to recover. •
Dawson is improving rapidly. It
likely that the Library Society, of that
place, will soon he reorganized.
Some wheat in Terrell county is two
feet liigli.
Bill Ari» lectuies in Hawkinsville on
the lStli instant.
The new iron bridge across the Ocmul-
gee river at Hawkinsville has been com
pleted and accepted by the authorities.
Tiie store and dwelling of Mr. Harmon
and another small house were destroyed
by fire in Columbus on Thursday morn
ing.
Mr. Osbukn, keeper of the light house
on St. Simons’ Island, was seriously shot
by Mr. John Stephens, his assistant, for
talking in a disrespectful manner to his
wife.
Brunswick is soon to have a
.hall.
A party of three, Messrs. W. W. Pro-
van, F. C. Jones and N. J. Cruger, left
Albany via the Flint river on a maroon a
day or two since.
Goats ramble reeklessly over Colum
bus, aud the comer without its goats is
desolate indeed. The animals even
climb nimbly through the slumbers of the
patient editor of the Enquirer Sun, and
he waketh and saith how long, oh, how
long shall this thing be, or words to that
effect.
Geneva has been troubled by a wild
man in the wooes.
The . Brunswick Libraiy Association
was organized Friday evening last, by the
adoption of a constitution and the election
of officers.
So.'tE of the subscribers of the Colum
bus ’1 elephone Exchange have become
digusted at the delay in perfecting the ar
rangements, and have withdrawn their
subscription.
The Milledgcville Recorder is still
anxious to record the erection of a cotton
factory at Treanor’s Shoals, near that
city.
Rome Courier. “Willie Felton stood on
the burning deck eating ’Simmons by the
peek, whence all but him and little Alec
and Bennie had fled. The flames that lit
the oattle wreck shone round him o’er
the dead for about a minute, then there
came a fearful explosion, and Simmons,
O,where was he?
Buenxa Vista Argus: From the
hack driver on the Geneva line we learn
that the prisoners confined in the jail at
Talbottou broke out and escaped last Sun
day night. He did not know how many
there were in the jail or the particulars of
their escape.
The Sumter Republican pays the fol
lowing compliment to Colonel G. W. Ad-
;Things are all quiet now, the same or
der is maintained, Colonel G. W. Adams
holding over. There is no loss of time or
connections. There is no better manager
of railroads anywhere than Colonel Ad
ams, and the company will doubtless re
tain his services if possible.
Eastman Times: Rev. J. D. Anthony,
the presiding elder of the Eastman dis
trict, was thrown from his buggy, near
Mount Vernon, a short time ago, break
ing his collar bone and inflicting other se
rious injuries. lie was improving slowly
when we saw him on day last week.
Dr. George Little’s geological map
gives the following elevations above the
sea level as taken by him: Savannah, 32
feet above the ocean; Augusta, 147; Spar
ta, 545; Milledgeville, 304; Macon, 414;
Forsyth, 735; Griffin, 075; Atlanta, 1,050;
Marietta, 1,134; Chattanooga, C03; Car-
tersville, (194; Rome, 691, Dahlonega,
1,225; Gainesville, 1,222; Lula, 1,302;
Toccoa, 1,040; Thomasville, 252; Bain-
bridge, 83; Albany, 251; Americus, 360;
Columbus 400; Hawkinsville, 336.
Ibwinton Southerner and Appeal:
During last week Mr. Jim Smith was put
ting up a house for Mr. J. T. Thompson,
just across the Oconee river in Johnson
county. On last Sunday Mr. J. R.
Thompson, of this county, was on his way
to visit his son m Johnson county, when
he met 3Ir. Smith coming towards the riv
er, being about a mile on the other side.
He enquired of Mr. Thompson concerning
the chance of getting across the river.
Mr. T. told him that there was a batteau
on the opposite side; but that if he would
wait awhile a negro would come over in
it, and he could cross that way. Neither
Mr. Smith or the batteau have been seen
or heard of since, though dilligent search
has been made for both. It was known
that Mr. Smith could not swim, and it is
thought that he overturned the boat while
attempting to cross the river, and wa3
d nvned. We gather this information
from Mr. J. It. Thompson, who was in
town last Monday.
The Griffin News contains the follow
ing account of the marriage of the young
est son of the late General Howell Cobb
to one of Griffin’s first young ladies:
At the Baptist Church, yesterday morn
ing, occurred a fashionable event in the
marriage of Mr. Andrew J. Cobb, of Ath
ens, and Miss Starkie Campbell, of this
city. . . _
• The ushers were Howell Erwin, Esq.,
of Atlanta, Mr. E. A. Heard, of Griffin,
Major Lamar Cobb, of Athens, aud Wm.
Mi.Mitchell, of Griffin; attendants—Por
ter Wingfield, of Griffin, and Miss Birdie
Cobb, of Athens; George Thomas, of
Athens, and Miss Brown, of Fort Valley;
Seaton Grantland, of Griffin, and Miss
Prince, of Athens; J. A. Whitner, Atlan
ta, and Miss Maggie Hampton, Griffin;
Howell C. Glenn, Atlanta, and Miss Bur
ney, Rome; C. A. Niles, Griffin, and Miss
Trezevant, Atlanta. The attendants were
followed by Captain J. M. Kell and Miss
Stark Campbell, Andrew J. Cobb and
Mrs. J. M. Campbell. The marriage was
performed after the Episcopal service in a
most impressive manner by Rev. C. D.
Campbell, of Athens, assisted by Rev. A.
B. Campbell, of Columbus, both uncles of
the bride. , „ . .
The bride was given away by Captain
J. M. Kell, the famous commander of the
Alabama. .
In speaking of the star mail service bill,
the Irwinton Southerner and Appeal al-,
lu-lesio Colonel Blount in the following
terms:
While this bill is the work of the com
mittee, of which Mr. Blount is a promi
nent member, its passage in a shape that
retains our mail service intact, while pro
viding a means to limit the post-office de
partment to expend the funds otherwise
than is intended, was greatly due to tne
persistent efforts of Mr. Blount on the
floor of the House. In this, as in all other
instances, we find our immediate repre
sentative in Congress occupying a position
that entitles him to the appellation, “ a
true representative of the people.” Mr.
Blount is best known as a statesman in the
committee room, but when lie docs speak
in Congress, it is to talk business and not
to weave bright garlands of rhetorical
flowers. The Sixth District of Georgia
has a Congressman that is an honor to his
constituency, and they will honor them
selves by re-electing him.
The Eastman Times: Well Man
aged.—The[commissioners of the Macon
and Brunswick railroad on the 24th of
last month, paid an additional S40,000 in
to the treasury ef the State from the earn
ings of the road. This makes the hand
some total of $90,000 that has been cover
ed into the coffers of the Commonwealth
since the adjournment of the Legislature
last summer. We are reliably informed
also that the managers have on hand a re
serve amply sufficient to meet every out
standing demand against the road, and
still leave a considerable margin to be
paid to the State after the present month’s
collections has been received.
The commissioners and their superin
tendent, Colonel Adams, will enjoy the
proud satisfaction, in surrendering their
trusts, of having faithfully discharged
their duty to the people; and all will ad
mit that their stewardship forms at least
one proud exception to the general rule,
that no public interests can possibly be
economically and wisely managed by the
State.
Athens has in its immediate vicinity
2,994 water horse powers in the streams
near that city of which only 395 horse
powers are utilized. The Georgia factory
uses the largest amount, 125 horse power
and has a reserve of275.
Hon. William Hulsey is said to be a
candidate for Congress in the Fifth dis
trict.
The Tennyson is the bijou club of Grif
fin.
The Cuthbert Appeal publishes in its
last issue a story, “The Edge of Doom, or
Murder will Out,” by John D. Ross, of
this city.
Rabbit clubs in Cuthbert are all the
go-
The State papers are publishing the
railway commission rates in tabulated
form.
The Americus brass band will give a
concert next week.
The commission composed of Governor
Colquitt, Hon. Rufus E. Lester and Hon.
A. O. Bacon, appointed to look into the
title of the city hall lot to be donated to
the State as a site for the new capitol, had
a meeting in Atlanta on Friday. Noth
ing was determined and another meeting
will be held in April.
Jim Roe, colored, escaped from Cuin-
mingjailby burning a hole through the
floor.
One of the Atlanta medical colleges
turned out forty-two new doctors last
week.
Oyer fifty tons of guano were wagoned
off from the Cuthbert depot one day this
week.
Rev. H. H. Tucker, D.D., of Atlanta,
has received and accepted an invitation to
preach the baccalaureate sermon at the
commencement of the University of Ala
bama, at Tuscaloosa, on the last Sunday
of June next.
The last treaty with the Cherokee In
dians was signed beneath a giant white
oak that, it is said, still stands near Cher
okee comer, Oglethorpe county.
Serious Throw.—Enquirer-Sun: Last
afternoon, as the operatives of the Eagle
& Phenix manufactory were going home,
a boy threw a rock at another. The mis
sile missed its aim but struck one of the
young females in the temple, knocking
one of the eyes out. Names were not
known to our reporter.
The Greensboro Herald says: On last
Tuesday a negro man by the name of
Jackson Tilley, of Sparta, passed here on
a hunt for the colored circuit preacher for
Lexington Circuit, who has abandoned
his wife and children and carried off the
daughter of Tilley. The old fellow had
his bristles up, and that preacher may
lookout.
The Chattanooga Times predicts that
Messrs. Wilson & McGhee will build the
Macon and Brunswick road to Atlanta,
and then on through to Huntsville, Ala
bama. This will give the company con
nection with tiie Memphis and Charles
ton railroad, the bulk of the stock of
which Wilson & McGhee control. This,
however, is all mere speculation.
Athens Banner: New students are
coming in every day. Some are from Sa
vannah and others from iflahlonega. Let
the tide flow ever upward from Lower
and downward from Upper Georgia to the
University, till the little local branch
academies ofCnthbert, Thomasville and
Milledgeville shall know that they are but
preparatory schools for the great central
University at Athens.
Cuthbert Appeal: Judge Hood ex
hibited in our office on Tuesday last, spec
imens of full grown pea pods plucked
from his garden. What luxuries we all
might be enjoying here in this section, if
we but improved the opportunities oflered.
We notice, says the Augusta Nines,from
one of our southwest Georgia exchanges,
that a vast quantity of cotton seed put
away for the purpose of planting, has rot
ted from being overheated. - In view of
this fact, it would be well for farmers to
examine their piles of cotton seed which
they have reserved for planting, and ob
serve their condition. The warm season
we have had, has no doubt caused consid
erable loss of cotton seed.
Rome Tribune: The friends of Major
B. F. Jones, formerly a'resident of Rogie,
late of Kansas City, Mo., now of Lcadville
Colorado, will be pleased to learn that he
has “struck it rich,” and writes to a friend
in this city that he has, by a lucky mining
speculation, cleared about $250,(X)0, and is
returning to Kansas City with $65,000 of
that stun.
Beuna Vista Argus:-A vegetable cu
riosity was handed us a few days ago by
Mr. J. F. Benson. Its shape approxi
mates that of a gopher. It has a woody
rind, the inside of which is filled witli a
substance resembling com meal. Uncle
Johnnie informed us that the Indians sub
sisted on it for bread. The main pecul
iarities are that it has no stems,, stalks,
vines nor roots, and were it not lor its be
ing minus a caudle appendage we would
denounce it a veritable vegetable gopher.
Later.—Since writing the above we
have heard it called “turkey hoe.”
The Americus Recorder contains the
following account of the funeral services
of the late Rev. Samuel Anthony whose
death in that place has been already an
nounced : ,
The funeral services were held at the
Methodist.Chnrch atSp. m., yesterday, the
following gentlemen acted as pall bearers:
Revs. G. F. Cooper, B. W. Bussey, G. T.
Chandler, E. H. McGehee, Harris
and J. W. Burke. The sendees were
conducted by Rev. A. M. Wynn assisted
by Rev. Mr. Ainsworth. Very feeling
and appropriate addresses were made by
Rev. J. W. Burke, Rev. G. P. Cooper,
Rev. E. H. McGehee, Rev. G. G. N. Mac-
Donell and Rev. A. M. Wynn. The large
concourse of people, many more than the
capacity of the church could accommo
date, and the sad, sorrowful expression of
their faces bore silent but eloquent testi
mony of the great confidence and love en
tertained for this man of God.
All the houses of the city—Jew and - - -- - . — ...
Gentile, not excepting the barrooms, were J Eliot does not think there is any a
closed during the services at the church. ence.) . 7 ^
It was near the gathering shades Of. 1 • 1 • ; ■ ~—"*• !
evening when his remains were taken to I They say business is dull; sugar ana
Oak Grove Cemetery, where the last rites coffee are selling slowly. Not so with Dr.
of his burial were said by Rev. P. S. j Bull’s Cough Syrup, we understand our
Twitty. I druggists can hardly supply the demand.
Uncle Anthony is gone, and no one
doubts but that he has reaped the full re
ward of a just man made perfect; but in
conclusion we would drop atcar of affection
and sympathy for the loved ones left be
hind. May the Christian's hope and faith,
which has been sufficient to sustain Uncle
Anthony duringjthe many trials of this life,
sustain them now and evermore.
The Quitman Reporter says:
Suppose our city fathers investigate the
subject of the lighting up our town by
electricity? We understand that a small
donkey engine, (which is necessary) can
he bought for a trifle, and then, not only
the whole town but the surrounding
can be lighted up at a cost not exceeding
three cents per hour. Sell off the lamps,
buy an electric apparatus and put tiie
thing to going, then no one can have cause
to ever complain again. The light will
shine upon all alike, and no one can hide
out in the night any more than in broad
day light. It will be a good moralizer.
As a progressive movement, let Quitman
lead off and outshine all of her sisters by
inaugurating the electric system. If our
city fathers really mean economy, then
the electric light presents itself as offering
them the inducements to economize to
their heart’s content. We all want it,
kinder like it, as the boy said after kiss
ing the girl.—
Lost in the Woods.—Cedartown Ad
vertiser: On last Friday evening Mr. S.
J. Henley, who lives at the Wimberly
place, on the road to Rockmart, about
four miles from here, discovered that
Maudine, his little daughter, about seven
years old, was missing.
She had; been out to play with the other
children near the railroad, which was
close by. All the other children could
tell of her was that they had left her some
time before and sbe refused to go with
them to the house. Mr. Henley set up a
search about where she had last been
seen, and finding that night was coming
on and get* ing no tiding of her he became
uneasy. Neighbors soon became aware
of his trouble and joined him in the
search, which was continued all night, but
without avail.
The next morning, Saturday, the news
spread and new parties joined in the
search, many persons hunting the pine
woods on horseback for a distance of sev
eral miles around. Saturday night came
and nothing bad been seen of the child,
neither were there any signs of where she
had been. The search was continued all
night again, but with the same fruitless
result, until Sunday, and those in search
began to despair, some fearing she had
been kidnapped, or that she had met her
death in some unknown and horrible
fashion.
On Sunday morning the crowd that had
gathered to join in the search had swelled
almost to two hundred—the largest por
tion being on horseback, and many of
them from this place. If nothing could be
found of the diild after an early search in
tiie morning, a plan was laid for making
a systematic search by taking the pine
woods for a space of a mile in breadth
with a man on horseback for every fifty
yards, and scouring it through as far as
there was any probability of her having
strayed.
About nine in the morning the crowd
who were on the search were relieved of
their anxiety by the blowing of a trumpet
which was understood as a signal that
the child had been found.. Mr. A. S. Ful
fill, who, among .others, was hunting
about two miles from Mr. Henley’s house,
discovered the child lying near a large
pine log. He was not sure at first whether
it was dead or only asleep. Fearing he
might frighten it if it was asleep and he
should awaken it too abruptly, he ap
proached it cautiously, and tenderly
raising it up he saw it open its eyes.
Seemingly unconscious of the danger
it had been through, "it ex
hibited no signs of fright, and being un
fortunate and not possessing the power of
speech, could tell nothing of its adventures
and sufferings. It showed signs of huu-
ger and was given food from tiie lunches
that had been provided by the crowd,
which it ate ravenously. It had been
raining and its clothes were damp, and
Mr. Fullin wrapping up the little wander
er as best he could in his rubber pvercoat,
mounted his horse aud sped away, and
soon finding Mr. Henley, restored him his
lost darling. Mr. Henley showed much
emotion at having recovered his child
alive. The weather, fortunately, had been
very warm for several days, or the little
one’s fate might have been different from
what it was.
A Human Curiosity.
A Waupaca, Wisconsin, letter in the
Chicago Times, says: “ The Times corres
pondent learned to-day of the severe ill
ness of Evan Thompson, the son of Post
master E. B. Thompson, and has gleaned
tiie following facts from tiie boy’s father:
Evan was borne May 25, 1864. During
the first three years of his liftt he grew the
same as other children, and: seemed pos
sessed of unusual brilliaflcy. At the age
of three he could recite long jioems per
fectly, and could talk ! as plainly as an
adult. He knew all his letters^ and could
spell short words. His father and mother
were proud of their son, and di£ what they
could to instruct him. When, bp was three
and a half years old he was taken with a fit,
the nature of which puzzled (lie doctors
These fits came at more frequent intervals,
aad the diild began to lose-the power of
locomotion and speech. When jie was four
and a half jgeaxs old hejwas jlaid in his
little crib, and has xcma^eiPthere for the
past eleven years, not at any time being
able to even turirhSmselX over.* He now
weighs about twelve poimds^ind is thirty-
six indies long. The bones, in his ana
are not larger than an ordinary led pencil,
and the skin is drayyn 'tig!itly arouiit_
them. His head is the size or that oLany
child’s five or six years old. He has hot
spoken a word for over eleven years, and
still is able to detect the presence of, a
stranger in the room. He knows in an
instant his father, mother, sisters or
brothers, and seems to talk with his eyes,
They are latge, gray and very expressive*
wih them he can beckon or repel,' denote
his pleasure or displeasure; in fact the
members of his family can understand his
most trivial wants by the expression of his
eye. The child is kept alive by eating,
three times a day, about two ounces of
liquid and semi-liquid food, and if more
than that amount is given him, it is forced
up from his stomach. He is entirely help
less, and of course cannot feed himself,
not even being able to chew his food. He
has a passage of the bowels regularly
once every twenty-one days, which is at
tended with the greatest struggles and
seeming pain. Physicians say there is no
hope for him, and his death is daily ex
pected.
Conkling’s Littleness.
A letter from “A Woman in Washing
ton” to the Springfield Republican says: '
Conkling looks exhctly like Nast’s pic-;
ture of him as “Jackdaw Conkling.” -His
face is handsome in a certain way, but
mean, bad and cynical—h6 looks like a
man who, all sweetness in sodety,. would
be selfish, snafling and snappislnat home
—In short, like what he has proved him
self, a coward; a "man capable of com
promising a woman, and then—running
away. From the curl on his forehead to
the tip of his aristocratic boot, he looks"all
this—but is no longer “the blonde.
Mephistopheles of the Seriate,” for
he is growing gray fast, an<L/looks as 'if
he hated it. Here is a story typical of
the vain and small nature of the mah. A
hotel keeper in Washington who went to
school with him hadn’t met him'for years.
Ono day Conkling went to his hotel to
engage rooms, and stood in the Office talk-'
ing to the clerk. The proprietor came,
down stairs, and -stepped up and held out
his hand, saying: “Roscoe, how are you ?,”
Conkling took no notice of the proffered,
hand, and drew himself up, and said: “I
am Senator Conkling, sir.” “You are a
damned fool, that’s what you are,” was
the response. Conkling turned majesti
cally to the clerk, and said: “Can I have
rooms here?” “No, sir,” shouted the’
irate proprietor, “not in my house nor
upon any terms.” (By the way, I desire
to know what essential difference there
is between “d—n” and “damnj?”- George'
BY TELEGRAPH
Louisville, March 5.—The D emocratic
State convention, to nominate delegates to
the Cincinnati convention, has been called
to meet at Lexington, June 17th.
Kansas City, Mo., March 5.—The
Board of Trade hall was filled to overflow
ing last night to listen to speeches by Col
onel Boudinot, Hon. B. J. Franklin and
others, in favor Of opening the Indian Ter
ritory to settlement. United States Mar
shal Allen, who has received instructions
from Attorney General Devens to be
present at the meeting, and read the Presi
dent’s recent proclamation against the in
vasion of the Territory, at the opening of
the meeting, was requested to stand
up anfi execute the order. The assembly
was made up and controlled by the best
ettizens of Kansas City, gathered together
to give expression to their views in regard
to the necessity of opening up to peacea
ble settlement the Indian Territory. It
had no sympathy with forcible invasion or
settlement. The meeting adopted a
lengthy memorial to Congress, with ac
companying resolutions, embracing strong
points in favor of opening the Territory,
and prayed Congress to take such action,
consistent with the best -interests cf al !
concerned, as will soonest bring about
the desired end.
London, March 5.—A St. Petersburg
dispatch says that Modelskey stated that
he was arrested there in 1879 and deport
ed to Jusk, but escaped. When he heard
of hisfparty preparing for revolution for
the second of March, he resolved to go to
St. Petersburg. Having heard of Meli-
koiTs appointment, the Revolutionists or
dered nothing to be done on the second.
The postponement of the revolution pre
venting him irom getting money, he re
solved to kill Melikoff.
Washington, March 5.—The Vice-
President laid before the Senate a commu
nication from the Secretary of the Navy,
■in response to a Senate resolution for in
formation as to the present condition of
affairs in Alaska. Also a communication
from the Secretary of the Treasury, trans
mitting information as to the amounts
paid for star postal service, etc.
Mr. Maxey, from the Committee on
Post-offices and Post Roads, reported,
with amendment, the Senate bill to desig
nate, classify anil fix the salaries of per
sons inthe'railway mail service. Placed
on the calendar.
Mr. Butler, from the Committee on
Territories, reported a bill to establish
territorial government for the territory of
Alaska. Placed on the calendar.
Mr. Harris presented a memorial of the
cotton exchange, aud fifty leading firms of
Memphis, praying that tiie mail service
may not be reduced, but maintained by
proper appropriations
In the House tills morning, Mr. Chit
tenden, of New York, introduced a bill
which was referred, giving the New York
Chamber of Commerce permission to erect
a suitable statue or group commemora
tive of the inauguration of Geoige Wash
ington as the first President of the United
States, in front of the sub-treasury in New
York City.
Mr. Morrison, of Illinois, from the
Committee on Ways and Means, reported
a bill amending the statues in regard to
tiie immediate transportation of dutiable
articles. Printed and recommended.
Washington, March 5.—In the Sen
ate to-day,Mr. Saulsbury opposed the pas-
: sage of the bill relieving pay director
Abbott, from liability for defalcation on
tiie part of his subordinate, on the "round
that it encouraged carelessness. The bill
was however, passed, thirty-five to four
teen.
y Mr. Logan continued his argument
against the passage of the Fitz John Por
ter bill. lie pointed out on the maps the
relative position of the various forces on
the field, and said it was evident that
there was no obstruction in front of Por
ter to prevent his pushing forward to
strike Jackson’s right beforo Longstreet
could come up as Pope had intended that
it should be done. If Porter hadobeyed
Pope’s orders, Jackson would have been
crushed.
Mr. Logan praised Gen. Pope’s plan in
this instance; and eulogized Pope as one
of the ablest officers in the army. The
Confederate General’s reports show that
the Confederates were deceived by Pope’s
strategy into throwing their forces to the
left of Jackson’s command, thus leaving
Jarkson open to Porter’s attack, and it
was only Porter’s refusal to obey Pope
that caused the stratagem to fail. To
pass this bill would be to condone a great
crime, establish a dangerous precedent,
and injustice to officers whose promotion
in the army would be delayed by Porter’s
promotion. ' '
Adjourned until to-morrow.
In the House, Mr. Carlisle introduced a
bill fixing the duties on sugar as follows:
On all sugar not above No. 13 D. S. in
color, 2.40-100 cents per pound. Above
No. 13 and not above No. 16, 2 75-100
cents per pound. All over No, 16, 4 cents
per pound; provided, that nothing herein
contained shall be construed to alter or
amend the act of August 15th, 1876, to
carry into effect the agreement between
the United-States and tire King of the
Hawaiian Islands: Referred.
Mr. Hazleton complained that Mr."
Warner of Ohio, had used the words “hos
pital pimps” yesterday in referring to the
pensioners of the Government, aud then
had them stricken out of his remarks, as
printed in the Record.
A lively discussion ensued, which was
once interrupted by the Speaker, who
thought the members were out of order.
Adjourned until Monday.
Representative Cox, of New York, in
troduced a bill in the House to-day to in
crease the efficiency of the life saving ser
vice. It authorizes the cstablisluncnt of
two additional stations on the North Car
olina coast, and six houses of refuge On
the cast.coasf of Florida. The bill pro
vides for a pension of fifteen dollars per
month to widows of officers, and twelve
dollars per month to widows of the
members of the crew, who may lose their
life in the service, or from wotmds or
sickness contracted iu the discharge of
their duties.
Senator Butler, from the Committee on
Territories, reported a bill to-day to or
ganize a territory of Alaska, and establish
territorial government therefor. •
Washington, March r>.—The commit
tee on pisims reported to the House to*,
day favoring the payment of Warren-
Mitchell’s claim for 738 bales of cotton,
which were sold in 1863, • under an act
providing for the sale of condemned and
andoned proprty, and the proceeds
[wlijch; $128,692, were covered into the
‘easury,
Secretary Schurz says he is in hopes o:
coiicluding negotiations with the Ute In
dians to-morrow. As soon as the mattei
{•definitely settled and the signatures oi
tl]|: Indians obtained, the text of tin
cment will be made public. It * In
it yet been 'determined whait will, «be‘
tie with the two Utes now here who araf
iposed to have been immediately con-
d with the Meeker massacre.
ichsiond, March 5.—The Govemoa
ed the Readjusters’ bill to he Legist
;nre, with his disapproval.
3t. Louis, March 0.—The National
Greenback Convention elected B. Dillay:
of New Hampshire, President, and B. FJ
Chambers, of Texas, Vice President. I
Cincinnati, March 5.—The new Su-
perintendent of tiie Police having called
oa the proprietors of gambling saloons.td
close their places, the request is being
generally complied with.
'TrCy, ITew Y6bk, March 5.—The
printers have given notice that they will
demand an increase.of fifty cents on all
gradesuf work af.er April 1st.
| London, March 5—A dispatch from
Berlin to the Pall Hall Gazette, says:
“with a view to affording Prince Bismarck
further relief from his duties, Cotint
Von Stalberg Wemigerode, at present
Vice-President of - the Council of Minis
ters, is about to be appointed Prussian
Premier ip his- steqd.”
A correspondent of the daily News at
Paris, says:" “By putting together a good
deal of information, I have come to the
conclusion that Hartmann,the Nihilist,ar
rested here, will not be surrendered to
the Russian authorities. , Prince Orloft,
tiie Russian ambassador, has assured the
French government that its decision in
tbit matter,, whatever it will ho,.willn.ot
effect the relations between France aud
Russia.”
Paris, March5.—The Figaro publishes
what purports to he a manifesto of the
Russian revolutionary executive commit
tee, justifying the plot against the life of
tiie Czar, which resulted in the explosion
in the Winter palace. It expresses re
gret at the occurrence, hut declares that
such catastrophes are inevitable so long
as the army is the bulwark of Imperial
autocracy. It says that revolution is
forced on Russia by the government’s re
pression of intellectual men,
St. Petersburg, March 5.—Modelsky
the Nibilist who attempted to shoot Gen
eral Melikoff on Wednesday last, was
brought to-day to the place of execution,
strapped in a sitting position on a black
vehicle with his back to the horses, a pla
card bearing the words “State criminal”
was attached to his breast. A company
of Cossacks formed the escort. The
scaffold was surrounded by infantry
drawn up in a hollow square. On the
way to the scaffold and after reaching it
Modelsky was quiet and calm, [smiling
occasionally. After his sentence was
read to him, he turned and bowed on all
sides to the people. Just before being
delivered to the liaDgman, he said a few
words to a priest attending him and
kissed the cross.
The execution took place in the pres
ence of an immense concourse. The body
remained hanging twenty minutes. The
police arrested seven men in the crowd
having the appearance of students. They
were taken to the fortress under a strong
escort.
Richmond, March 5.—Governor Holli
day returned to the General Assembly
the bill passed on Monday, known as the
Riddleberger bill, disapproving of the
same. He declares the title of the bill—
“an act to re-establish public credit”—a
misnomer, its object being really to repu
diate a large part of the State delt. He
bolds that the pretexts set forth in the
preamble of the act have never been here
tofore relied on. It is an attempt to re
pudiate more than thirteen millions of
dollars which have been already ac
knowledged by the people in adopting the
constitution of 1S69.
He says the McCullock hill was regard
ed by the outside world as honorable and
fair, aud but for the impediment thrown
in its way, would have been a complete
success. He summarized the present bill,
aud referring to what it contemplates, says
it is a beautiful lesson for a Republic to
teach. Its creditors had to learn to keep
faith, or it must return one day in disas
trous import. Could these things be done
and be pronounced in accordance with the
State and Federal Constitutions, both of
which declare that no law shall be
passed impairing the obligations of con
tracts?
Livebpool, March 5.—This week’s
circular of the Liverpool Cotton Brokers’
Association says: “Cotton was in limited
request early in the week, and prices gen
erally exceeded those of Wednesday and
Thursday. American has been in mod
erate demand after declining from l-10d
to Jd. It is now Jd higher than at any
time during last week. Sea Island sales
were smaller and prices firmer. Futures
were dull until Thursday, after which
there was a better demand at four
months.
London, March 6 A Berlin dispatch
reports that the Russian government has
engaged the services of M. Hyrovoix, late
chief of the personal police staff of Napo
leon HI.
A Vienna dispatch to the Standard says
Vera Sassalitch is still at Geneva, en
gaged on Krassatkines Revolutionary
Journal.
The bark Arctic arrived at Liverpool on
the 4tli instant, from Wilmington, North
Carolina, and landed the crew of the
Britisii Crig Wanderer, from St. Johns,
N. B., for Barcelona, before reported as
havirgbeen seen waterlogged.
Fall Riven, March 6.—The Spinners
in the Union Mills yesterday struck for
an advance in wages.
Patterson, N. J., March 0.—A fire
broke out in the oil room of the Danforth
Locomotive andMachine Works in this
city this morning at about 5 o’clock, the
origin of which is unknown, and the loco
motive building portion was laid in ruins.
The buildings burned consisted of black
smith shop for heavy work, locomotive
erection shop—two stories high—in which
various parts of machinery were made.
All the above were of brick and stone,
and very substantially built. The tools
and machinery were, of the best descrip
tion and very costly. The buildings de
voted to machinery for the manufacture
of silk and other purposes, also the new
three story brick structure for finishing
locomotives, were saved.
San Francisco, March 0.—E. T. Cot
ton, a well known theatrical manager,
committed suicide at Almeda last night
by shooting himself in the brain. Finan
cial troubles caused the act.
Washington, March 6.—The Vice-
Prosident laid before theSenate,a commu
nication from the Secretary of the Interior
transmitting a copy of a letter from the
Commissioner of Pensions, submitting a
revised estimate of deficiencies for the
army and navy pensions for the fiscal year
ending June 30, 1880. The -Secretary
earnestly recommends an appropriation
in accordance with the estimate. Re
ferred. * v *
Mr. Wallace presented a petition of-the
Philadelphia Board of Trade, praying that
the United States mails may be carried in
American built ships,
The bill confirming the title of Charles
Oliver deClojel, to certain lands in Louis
iana, was passed. The morning hour
having expired, the Senate resumed con
sideration of a bill for the relief Fitz John
Porter. Mr. Carpenter addressed the
Senate. . a ■
Washington, March 6.—In the Senate
Mr. Carpenter argued that Congress had
no authority to annul the sentence of the
cotfrtMnartial or to authorize an appoint
ment to the army in spite of tiie sentence,
or to grant a new, trial (o'a man who had
been oiitof tiie army seventeen years.
The President could pardon Porter, but it
was unnecessary to pass a bill to tell him
so. Mr. Carpenter said the whole ten
dency of our times seemed to be towards
central izatlon of power in Congress. The
boundaries between and limitations of va
rious departments of tiie government es
tablished by the constitution were con
tinually disregarded. This bill was an
example of such encroachments.
Washington, March 6.—At a meeting
of the select committee of the House of
Representatives on the Inter-Oceanic Ca
nal to-day, it was unanimously resolved
to report to the House the following joint
resolution Witli a recommendation for its
immediate adoption :
Be it resolved, By the Senate and House
of Representatives of the United States
of America in Congress assembled, that
the establishment pf any form of pro
tectorate by any one of the powers of Eu
rope over any of the independent States
of (his Continent, or the introduction from
any quarter of a scheme or policy which
would carry with it the right to any Euro
pean-power to interfere with their con-
1 eems or to control in any other manner
their destiny, or transfer to any such pow
er by conquest, cession or acquisition in
any other way of any of those States or
any portion thereof, is a measure to which
this Government has, in the declaration
of-President Monroe, in his message of
December 2, 1823, and knowu as the
Monroe Doctrine, avowed its opposition,
and which, shonld the attempt be made,
will regard and treat as dangerous to our
■peace, prosperity and safety.
Resolved, That it is the interest and
right of the United States to have posses
sion, direction, control and governriient of
any canal, railroad, or other artificial
communication to be constructed across
the-*Isthmus connecting the American
continents, for the transfer of vessels and
cargoes from the Caribbean sea to the Pa
cific ocean, whether the same be built or
constructed at Panama, Nicaragua, or
elsewhere, and in view of the magnitude
of this interest, it is the duty of the Uni
ted States to insist, that if built, and by
whomsoever the same may be com
menced, prosecuted or completed, and
whatever the nationality of its corpora
tors or source of their capital, that the in
terest of the United States and their right
to possess and control the same, will be
asserted aud, maintained, whenever, in
their opinion, it becomes necessary.
And be it further resolved,That the Pres-
i(jbiit b<5 requested to take steps necessary
aud proper for the abrogation of Sny exis
ting treatise whose terms are in conflict
with the declaration or principles.”
The Committee adjourned till Monday,
when De Lesseps.'will come before them
on invitation and explain the features of
his Panama scheme.
Wilkesbabbe, Pa., March 6.—An ex
plosion of gas occurred at No. 2 shaft,
Nanticoke, yesterday afternoon. There
were ten men in the Shaft; feur were
killed and one seriously injured.
London, March 6.—The Galbrath’s
spinning mills in Glasgow have been
burned, and 4,000 spindles destroyed,
causing damage to the amount of fifty
thousand pounds. Two lives were lost.
Liverpool, iTarch 6.—The Court of
Inquiry into the.collision of the Guion
Line steamer Arizona'with an iceberg, on
the 7th of November last, has found that
the lookout on'the steamer was defective,
and has suspended the certificates of the
captain and second mate fora teem of six
months.
Constantinople, March 6.—Heart
rending accounts have been received from
Armenia. Fifty-two persons have already
died from starvation in Van alone. Thou
sands are [endeavoring to emigrate to tiie
neighboring Persian provinces, but the
road is covered with snow, and many
have perished on the journey.
Paris, March 6.—The Figaro states
that M. Mouravieff, Russian Advocate
General, who is here in connection with
the Hartmann affair, has received a visit
from two representatives of the revolu
tionary committee threatening him with
death if he persists in his object.
'‘London, March 6.—A Paris dispatch
says: The French government has finally
resolved not to surrender Hartmann, the
Russian Nihilist arrested in Paris, chaig-
ed with being connected with the Moscow
explosion, and the decision has been com
municated to Prince Orloff, Russian Am
bassador. Hartmann will be expelled
from French territory. He will probably
be conducted to one of the channel ports,
whence he will embark for England,
Washington, March 6.—The Senate
confirmed the nominations of Charles C,
Richardson, of Texas, to be consul
Paso del Norte; Cadwallader J. Pride, to
be Supervisor of Census for the first dis
trict, Heury Hammond second, aud Jo
seph L. BredeD, third districts of South
Carolina; James B. Mitchell, Collector ot
Customs, Yorktown, Viiginia. The Sen
ate rejected the nominations of Samuel
Thompson, to be Supervisor of Census for
the second district of Alabama, and
George M. Buchanan, for the first dis
trict of Mississippi.
In the Senate, Mr. Carpenter, speaking
on the Fitz John Porter case,concluded as
follows: If Porter walked down the-Ave-
nue and killed a man to-day, he would be
hanged. Life for life, upon this admeas
urement of justice. What shall he done
with the man who, by his criminal con
duct, sacrifices the lives of twenty thou
sand soldiers ? The battles rendered nec
essary in consequence of his neglect of
duty cost us twenty thousand lives. Upon
this admeasurement, if Porter had twenty
thousand lives, they were all forfeited to
the State. The people of my own State I
know, felt it keenly. The loss fell heavily
upon us. What was called the iron bri
gade, in the army of the Potomac, made
up of three Wisconsin regiments and one
Indiana regiment, as brave a body of men
as ever were on the battle field—a body of
men, who, for bravery and soldierly bear
ing and conduct, would not suffer by
comparison with the old Guard of Napo
leon, in one of tho fights in that neigh
borhood lost in one hour and five min
utes 1,910 men killed and wounded. Eve
ry train of cars that penetrated the inte
rior States for months afterwards came
freighted with the sacred remains of our
slaughtered soldiers. They were piled up
pine boxes around our depots, like
merchandise, and sleep now in green
graves that dot every high hill and every
green valley in Wisconsin. Our people
will not soon ' forget Fitz John Porter.
They will never forgive him. The would
not soon forget me, and never forgive me
if I should stand as their representative aud
vote to put Fitz John Porter back
where he would have been if he had
not fallen, and pay him all that he would
have had if he had remained in servree
and served his country faithfully. Queer
thiugs are being done these days. This
thing may be done by the Senate. It will
not be done by my vote. I shonld regard
it as a disgraceful act for Congress to do,
nevertheless, Mr. President, God’s will
be done. It may be that even this last
travesty upon justice is necessary.
Theytell us that “whom the gods would
destroy, they first make mad.” It may
be, although it seems impossible that the
Democrats are mad enough yet to ensure
their total destruction. This last act
may be needed to convince the American
people that to ensure the proper discrimi
nation between virtue and vice, fix the
proper punishment upon disloyalty, and
hold rebellion in check, we need in the
White House once more the steady hand,
cool head, and patriotic heart of U. S.
Grant. [Great applause.]
Mr. Bayard obtained the floor, but
yielded to a motion for an executive ses
sion, and when the doors were re-opened,
tbe Senate adjourned until Monday.
Washington, ‘March 6.—-The only
case that gave rise to any discussion in
the executive session of tiie Senate to-day
was that of George M. Buchanan, nomi
nated to the census supervisorship of the
First Mississippi District, in regard to
which Senators Lamar and Bruce took op
posite sides. It was rejected by a strict
party vote ot Democrats against Republi
cans, on tiie ground of Buchanan being an
active partisan and ex-professional politi
cian, who would be likely to make use of
the supervisorship a3 a means to procure
his election to Congress.
London,March 0.—The Cunard Steam
ship Campany, (limited), offers for pub
lic subscription 66,667 shares of its stock
out of one hundred thousand shares, of
twenty pounds each, of which sixty thou
sand shares are to paid, and the re
maining forty thousand shares are to pay
ten pounds each, at present.
The prospectus states that the existing
company was formed in 1878, and the to
tal capital of $1,200,000 was then taken
and is still held by the managing own
ers, Messrs.-Canard, Burns; & Maclver.
This holding would be returned now, but
for the stock exchange rule,which requires
that two-thirds of the capital of any pub
lic concern must be allotted to the pub
lic before a quotation can be granted;
therefore, CG,607 shares of their holding,
which must be paid in full, and 40,000
new shares, on which a payment of ten
pounds per share will be called immedi
ately, are offered for subscription, for the
purpose of providing new steamers.
The new Board of Directors includes,
besides the present partners, Mr. Thomas
Brassey, member of Parliament, Mr. Le
van, of the firm, of Barclay, Bevan & Co.,
of London, and Mr. Thomas Barrug, ol
the firm of Barrug Bros. Messrs. Cunard,
Barns &-McIver agree to retain at least
five hundred thousand pound interest,
and continue to manage the affairs of the
comj^ny, and not to engage in any com
peting business in fourteen years. j
Boston, March 6.—The young Repub
licans of the State met here to-day and
elected Harvey H. Sheppard, of East Boa-
ton, president. The committee on cre
dentials reported twenty clubs represented
by forty-nine members. An effort was
made to obtain the sense of the conven
tion on the Presidential preferences, but
the motion was tabled by unanimous
vote. Resolutions were offered opposing
the nomination of Grant or Blaine, since
many considerations will lead a large
portion of the Republican party to vote
against either. They declare men like
President Hayes should be gladly sup
ported.
Colonel Hopkins opposed the candidacy
of both Grant and Blaine, and this senti
ment was echoed by other speakers. The
motion to lay the resolution on the table
was lost.
Several speakers made an effort to have
the obnoxious resolution relative to Grant
and Blaine stricken ^out, and Senator
Crocker made a motion to that effect, but
it was lost by a vote of twenty-three to
twenty-four.
A motion endorsing Mr. Edmunds was
lost.
The allusion to Bayard as a candidate
caused considerable excitement, and af
ter further discussion the resolution, as
reported, was adopted.
Richmond, March 6.—The following is
the organization of the new Richmond
and Alleghany Railroad Company, which,
has purchased the property and franchises
of the James River and Kanawha Canal
on
Company: George W. Bartholomew, Com in o- > .
Hartford, Connecticut, President; H. C. coinin S 10 their Senses—A Let up
Parsons, Richmond, Vice President; Shep- - * Oftn Chinaman,
pard Haman, New York, Secretary and ' 1110 ti(lc is turning in San Fran,.!
—- - and the Sand Lot crew of roughs andft 0 '
followers are beginning to find out thl
mob law cannot rule, even when backe i
by the authority of incendiary legisla
The first check to the threatened yi
lence against the Chinese, was the excl^
sion of Kearney from the Hall of ij et)
sentatives, and the arrest of the notorfo^
Gannon for using incendiary langua^
The business men of the city, too,
that the panic created was fast paralyzinf
trade and diverting population elsewW
notified Mayor Kalloch that he would be
sternly held responsible for any outbreak
or deeds of violence.
But the greatest sedative perhaps to tbe
wrathy ebullitions of the California com
munists, is the knowledge that an appeal
has been made to ti : — ’
Treasurer; and the following other Di
rectors, Francis O. French, Conrad, N.
Jordan, Samuel Slielhar and Hugh Mc
Cullock, of New York; Cyrus H. Mc
Cormick, Chicago; Heury Wildef, Colum
bus, Ohio, James G. Blaine, Maine; and
Charles E. Wortham, of Richmond, Vir
ginia. Messrs. Alexander & Green, of
New York, are the counsel of the compa
ny, and Lawrence Myers, of New York,
the financial agent. The depositories are
the Farmer’s Loan and Trust Company
and the Third National Bank of New
York. The trustees of mortgage are Hen
ry M. Alexander, New York, and H. A.
Ellison, of Richmond. The work of the
construction of the road will be pushed
forward vigorously, and the company ex
pect to complete it before the expiration
of twenty months! the time fixed by the
act of the Assembly.
Petersburg, Va., March 6.—Reports
from various counties in this State say
the wheat crop, which at one time promised
a total failure now gives evidence of an
average yield.
Pabis, March 6.—The Senate to-day
continued the debate on tiie education
bill. M. Jules Ferry,minister of public in
struction, resuming his speech begun yes
terday, said that the educational books of
Jesuits proved that their system is dan
gerous and hostile to the institutions of
the country. M. Ferry appealed to the
friends of the principles of the French
revolution, to rescue the youth from the
influence of men contemning the ideas of
modern society.
31. Jules Simon said that from the out
set he intended to oppose article seven of
the bill, but it now be ram e a question of
defending the very first principles of lib
erty. The country must know, lie said,
whether freedom shall continue to pre
vail in France or not. M. Simon will
make a long speech on the bill on Mon
day next.
Berlin, March 6.—The German Par
liament to-day discussed the bill pro
longing the operation of the Socialist law.
Count Von Eulanburg, 3Iinistcrof the In
terior, said that the Socialists persisted in
their organization, hoping the law would
be expunged, but now that it is probable
that the operation of the law will con
tinue, they openly proclaim war against
the State. This, he said, fully justified
tiie course adopted by the Government.
After numerous speeches, the bill was re
ferred to a committee of fourteen.
Philadelphia, Penn., March 6—At
meeting of the owners of the
Philadelphia Press to-day, the hold
ers of the majority interest bought
the stock of Edward McPherson, who has
edited the paper since January of last
year, and who has severed his connection
witli the establishment. He is succeeded
as editor by Charles E. Smith, lately of
the Albany Evening Journal. McPher
son has accepted the secretaryship of the
Republican Congressional Committee at
Washington, to which he was unanimous
ly chosen on Tuesday last, aud will as
sume charge of their headquarters on
Tuesday, the 16th instant.
New York, March 6.—C. W. Durant,
Chairman of the Sugar Importers and Re
finers, which met at Wall street on Fri
day last, telegraphed to F. Wood, Chair
man of the Committee on Ways and
Means, at Washington, saying that sixty
memorialists, comprising a majority of
the sugar refiners and merchants, asking
if he, as chairman of the committee, was
in favor of giving them relief by some
equitable measure.
3Ir. Wood telegraphed in reply, that he
was always in favor of just and equitable
measures, whether it applied to sugar re
finers or others, and that he had done so
in the case in question.
Durant telegraphed back asking Wood
if the merchants were to understand that
he would favor the immediate action by
Congress for their relief, as the question
was one of commercial importance, and a
reply was anxiously awaited, as it had
been reported that lie, (Wood), was in fa
vor of a delay.
The following committee was appoin
ted yesterday in accordance with a reso
lution adopted at the meeting of the
sugar refiners on] Friday last: B. F.
Butler, Henry Havemeyer,Osgood Welch,
E. P. Eastwiek, F. C. Ncwhall, C. W.
Durant and Danford Knowlton.
Waycross and Florida Eailroad Com
pany.
The incorporators of the Waycross and
Florida Railroad Company have trans
ferred all interests in that enterprise to
Mr. H. B. Plant and his associates, who
are the owners of the Savannah, Florida
and Western rail way. The News says:
At the meeting an interesting statement
was made by Colonel H. S. Haines, Gen
eral Superintendent of the Savannah, Flor
ida and Western railway, relative to the
progress already made in the surveys lor
the location of this new road to the Flori
da line. Arrangements have been made to
cross the St. Mary’s river at Dixon’s Old
Field, a point about two miles below
Traders Hill. The corps of engineers
will at once proceed to make the surveys
in Florida under the recent incorporation
of the East Florida railway, from Jack
sonville to the Georgia line, and the pros
pect of an early completion of the new
road is- very flattering. The importance
to Savannah of this new short line to
Florida cannot be overestimated, while it
will place Jacksonville and the St. Johns
river inauy hours nearer to Washington
and New York. We understand the new
road is to be furnished with steel rails,
iron bridges and all the latest modem
railway improvements.
We believe- about 160 miles of the pres
ent distance by rail from Savannah, to
Jacksonville will be saved by theconstruc-
tionofthe above road. Its completion
will be a great boon to the invalids aud
tourists who visit Florida by the Savannah
route. Waycross is already a thriving lit
tle town.
The Third Term Syndicate.—A
Washington dispatch to the New York
Herald says:
The determination of the Illinois Re
publican Committee to put off the meeting
of the State Convention until the 19th of
May, is felt hero to be a very damaging
blow to the third term movement.
The plan of the third term syndicate,
tormed while the ex-President was in
Philadelphia and promulgated early in
Januaiy, was that Pennsylvahia, New
York, Indiana and Illinois should hold
their Conventions early, and select solid
third term delegations for the National
Convention, with a view to influencing
other States. The third term movement
has, therefore, entirely broken. down -in
two of the States, which,i u jdI ng t»the
original programme, were to be captured
early—namely Indiana and Illinois (the
former having elected a strong Blaine
delegation^and it has carried two Con
ventions by patronage and machine ma
nipulation by majorities of 22 on a vote of
246 in one case, and 37 on a vote of397 in
the other, these narrow successes causing
in each case immediate and open discon
tent and division in the party. That is
the net result of the third term cam-
paign. I » ■ - -
A Liver Disordered fob Fifteen
Years.—For fifteen years I was a great
sufferer from a disordered Liver, dining
which time I tried many of the best phy
sicians'in the country, and almost all the
patent nostrums recommended, all to no
effect, until I used Simmons’ Liver Regu
lator; and from the time I used it to this
day, which is now several years, I have
been comparatively a sound man, having
suffered very little* since at any time from
the effects of my old disease. Conse
quently, I heartily recommend it to the
afflicted'of liver disease.
Mator A. F. Wooley,
lw Kingston, Georgia.
for help, if they attempt to cany out their
sanguinary threats against the unoffend,
ing Chinese. The home government of
that people also are moving in the matter
A Washington dispatch states that repre!
sentatives from the Chinese six companies
arc now on their way to that city, under
instructions from the Chinese government
to ask through the Chinese legation at the
capital, if our government means to pro
tect the industrious and peaceful citizens'
of China who are resident in this country.
An explicit response is demanded. Jins
will bring the matter to a head at once.
It is announced, also, that a case has
been made before the United States Su
preme Court to test the validity of the
law forbidding the employment of
Chinese by State corporations. It ap
pears that a short time since the Presi.
entofa silver mining company, whose
name is Tiburcio Parrott, was arrested
under the law and sued out a writ of 4a-
beas corpus before the United States Dis
trict Court, which has just been made
returnable at San Francisco. The matter
will be taken to the United States Su
preme Court.
The New York Bulletin cites the fol
lowing precedent to show that the deci
sion of the final court will be in favor of
the employment of Chinese:
The hope of the coiporations that they
can set aside the prohibitory clause rests
upon the decision of Judge Deady, of the
United States District Court at Portland,
Oregon, pronounced during last year. The
facts upon which that decision was ren
dered are interesting as bearing upon the
pending controversy. Under a State law,
the city council of Portland forbade the
employment of Chinese upon the public
works. In the face of this city ordinance,
backed by a State law, two contractors for
city work employed Chinese. The city
council, therefore, refused to accept the
work or to pay the contractors,and suit was
brought in a State court, which gave judg
ment against the centractors. The Supreme
Court of the State subsequently affirmed
the decision of the court below. Then
the contractors managed, by procuring
some resident Chinese to interpose, to have
the case taken to the United States District
Court. Judge Deady held, that inasmuch
as the Burlingame treaty assured to the
Chinese immigration and residence in the
United States,* on a footing with the most
favored of any people from other nations,
this right undeniably carried witli it the
right to labor, to embark in and pursue
whatever occupation or business they
chose, the Constitution and laws of any
State to the contrary notwithstanding.
There can be no resisting the justice
aud equity of this decision, so that the
framers and makers of the California
Hoodlum Constitution will be forced to
take the hack track and leave the poor
Chinaman at his favorite wash tub, or
plying his avocation in farm or factory.
A. W. Reese, Esq.—On Friday we re
ceived from our late colleague, Mr. A. W.
Reese, a brief farewell address to the
readers of this paper, and sent it to the
printers to be put in type; but, in some ; known such
way unaccountable, it was lost. YTe will, j Still, it is remarkable that, notwH 1
therefore, beg him to forward another ' standing the mildness, peach ami P' UIU
copy, aud give this public mention of our ' trees are not ai forwari
misfortune to explain the delay. this time.
Not Singular.
The Hartford (Conn.) brethren are not
altogether singular in the tenor of their
dreams. One worthy deacon has related
a vision in which two brethren meet in
heaven, and one of them accidentally re
marked that he came from eaith. The
other immediately caught at the idea and
remarked with mnch interest: “Indeed!
I also came from earth.” He replied: “Is
that so? Fray in what portion of the
earth did you come?” • He answered:
“From the United States of America.”
The other replied: “Ah! you did. I also
came from there. How happy I am to
meet you and to make your acquaintance.
Now pray tell me from which of the States
yon came.” He replied: “I came from
the good old State of Connecticut—ihc
land of steady habits.”
More interested than ever, he exclaimed:
“IS it possible! If you will believe, I al
so came from that State.” Here he pro
ceeded to inquire further: “Excuse me,
but may I ask further, from what place
in Connecticut you came ?” “Certainly,”
he replied: “I came from Hartford,”
Store astonished still,' he exclaimed:
“How strange! Why I came from there,
too, aud lived there during all my sojourn
on earth, and yet we never made each
other's acquaintance.” The inquiry then
arose: “With what particular church in
that city were you connected ?” He an
swered: “With the Rev. ’s church.”
He exclaimed, “Astonishing! Is it possi
ble ? I was a member of that same
church, and yet we never became acquain
ted or even spoke with each other.” The
two brethren implored each other’s for
giveness, and asked God to help them to
set aside earthly distinctions and to live
more in the fellowship of the Spirit and
Christian brotherhood.
Chinese Education.
After considerable delay the promoters
of the fund to establish a Chinese chair at
Oxford have succeeded in collecting £3,-
000. This will give ucarly £100 a year,
which was the original design, and I bear
that the University authorities are to
make a grant of their own. The chair
thus endowed will be for the purpose of
promoting the study of the Chinese lan
guage and literature. The first professor
to be selected is Dr. Legge, a well-known
writer on Chinese subjects; who served in
China for many years as-a missionary of
the Church of England. ' ■
In the United States we are warning off
the Chinese and threatening them with
extermination, while the most noted uni
versity in the Kingdom of Great Britain
has undertaken to educate them. Yet,
the one is a Republic, so called, the other
a monarchy of many centuries standing-
Is this progress ?
From the Bnnhsof the Hudson.
Newburg, N. Y., October SO. 1879-
H. H. Warner & Co., Rochester, New
York.—Gentlemen—“A lady of over
seventy years of age, in failing health to*
over a year, has been using Warneij
Safe Bitters on my recommendation, on®
feels very grateful for the benefit she
derived therefrom, and says that until sa--
usetl it her stomach could bear no vegeta
ble food for over three years. I believe »
to be a certain specific for dvspepsia.
2w J. T. JOSLTN-
Green Peas, Etc.—We are”indebted
to Mr. Morgan G. Clark, living about two
miles from town, for a neat little basl' e -
of green peas—the first of the season > u
tliis region, and remarkably early for tb>^
latitude, as seasons generally run; hut, as
wc said some days ago, gardeners mig- 1
have had peas all winter had the} P
season was coming-;
as ordinarily at