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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