About Georgia weekly telegraph and Georgia journal & messenger. (Macon, Ga.) 1869-1880 | View Entire Issue (March 12, 1880)
Critgrap ji unit Jteettgtr MACON, MARCH 12«.*S0. —If women are really angels, why don’t they fly over a fenoe instead of making such a fearfully awkward joh of climbing. —Vessels drawing thirty feet can pass through the jetties to New Orleans. This makes New Orleans as accessible as New York. —It has been demonstrated that when a man pounds his thumb with jl hammer* he is twice as mad as when he strikes his elbow on the doorframe. —Spain gives a minister plenipotentiary $6,000 per year, while a favorite bull fighter receives $30,000, but then we’d rather plenipotensli for that country for a dollar a day and board than fight bulls at any price-. , . . —Irrigation works am receiving great attention in France. The French are vexed at the Idea of having to depend on foreign countries for grain, and this has given an impetus to agricultural improve ment. . —It is estimated by the census supervi sors of Nebraska, that the population of that State will possibly foot up 550,000 this year. In 1870 it was 122,993. This would increase her Congressional repre sentation from one to four. , —At Gillingham, near Chatham, Eng land, a singular ball was' recently held.. The party was made up of fifty-nine ^la dies and gentlemen whose united ages A gentleman amounted to 4,259 years, bora in 1790 opened the dance with a lady only four years his junior, and it is said charm with the politicians. This’tax enters “Tariff Tinkering.” It Is gravely announced that there is to be no “tariff tinkering” at this session of Congress. The time is confessedly un- propitious—that is to say, we are on the eve of another general election, when no candidate can tell how his toes may be pinched by an alteration in protective du ties which may effect the business of con stituents.. It is a capital argument against this sys tem of taxation that, under pretence of raising a revenue for the support of gov ernment, it raises a much larger one for John Smith and Tom Jones in the shape of enhancing the price of "their manufac tured goods. Admitting that the average tariff duty is between forty and fifty per cent., to this must be added interest and profits on' money advanced, and then job bers’ and retailers’ profits on the sum to tal, so that it is by no means easy to say what the unprotected classes—the farm ers and others—really pay in order to give Smith, Jones and Brown a round profit on their manufactures. To raise the 100 to 150 millions annual revenue from customs a very large addi tional amount is necessarily taken from ihfe pockets of consumers in the shape of increased prices on all the protected arti cles. This is greatly in excess of the gross amount of tariff duties collected; but If it were only as much more—that is to say only double the amount that is thought necessary for revenue purposes, it is a grievous and unrighteous burden Levied directly in cash it would be felt as such; hut it oozes from the pocket m dribbles everyday, and the insensible way in which this tax is collected is its chief that their waltzing was as brisk as that at any young couple of twenty. —The Chicago Stoats Zeitung, the lead ing German paper in the Northwest, argues that Washburne’s positive declina tion to run starts a big boom for him in case neither Grant, Blaine, nor Sherman can be nominated. Its theory is that he will he the second choice of the friends of all of them, and that they will stampede for him after a few ballots have been taken. —The balance of trade after being in our favor for some timehas turned against ns. No sooner was the prospect of better times firmly grounded than the orders for foreign goods went abroad as fast as the steamers could carry them. As a result of ♦bio our imports during the month of January exceeded the exports by ten mil lion of dollars. —Married women in England are agi tating for their property rights. The “Married Woman’s Property Committee” held its annual meeting in London on the 4tli of February; and resolved to use every means to pass a law that “a mar ried woman’s property shall he her own after as well as before marriage, liable for her obligations and subject to her con trol.” —The grain business of Chicago for the last year was something remarkable. The receipts of wheat, for instance, were 34,000,000 bushels, 4,000,000 more than ever arrived in that city in any previous year. The receipts of com were 64,wo, 000 bushels, about 1,250,000 more than the preceding year. The shipments of wheat were 31,000,000 and of corn B1.0QO,- m , i I,, s-ncae ngures give some idea of the immensity of last year’s crop, and explain the prosperity that has come upon the country in the large receipts of foreign gold. It was fortunate for Europe too, that our crop was so abundant, for had it not been, the suffering abroad, where the crops failed, would have been even greater than it was. —The Rev. Dr. Boardman of Philadel phia, a Baptist, comes out in favor of parochial schools. “The constitution of the United States,” he says, “guarantees absolute freedom of conscience; accord ingly, to force the Bible on the non-Chris tian, or the Protestant version on the Romanist, or the New Testament on the Jew, is an invasion both of the constitu tion and also of the rights of conscience. Right of conscience is not thus a question of majorities or physical force. So long as the Church abandons to the State the work of educating the nation, the expul sion of the Bible from our schools is only a question of time,” therefore, he argues, the only right way to educate the children under religions auspices is to do it in schools maintained by the churches. At a Funny Lecture.—While I was lecturing at Washington I saw a lady with an intelligent, pretty face, and, bright, elo quent eyes, that were rarely lilted towards the speaker, and then only for a flash of time. They were bent upon her husband’s hands almost constantly. Brilliant and accomplished, n few years ago, she had gone down into the world of voiceless si- lenoe, and now all the music and all the speech that comes into her life comes through the tender devotion of her hus band, and as I talked, I watched him tell ing off the lecture onJhis iJ nhpb(le fingers, while her eager eyes glanced from them to his sympathetic face. It was a pretty pict ure of devotion. They were so young to have the cloud shadow the morning skies •f their lives, but as I glanced from the myself, and withont any regard'to my po- 1^ T sitlon in 1861,1 am in favor now of ac- voioeless Wife to her husband, I thou e ht such an 1 sail A and mairinir t.hp into the price of every article on the list of merchandise, and is paid inlittl.e instal ments everyday and sometimes many times a day. Thus it is so easilycollected and. so cheaply collected. Every simp- keeper in the country is, in spite of him self, made a tax collector, and contrary to his own interests is compelled to act as an efficient agent in. keeping up the price of goods, for the benefit of so-called Ameri can manufactures. But this injustice of coljectingjtaxes from some classes in order to benefit oth ers, although a fatal defect in the system is by no means the only one. It deranges trade, by establishing false and arbitrary valuations—not founded on the cost of production. It requires large expendi tures of public money to enforce the col lection of arbitrary and excessive duties. A scale of uniform and moderate duties would he collected with little comparative cost and expense, but under the present system the non-protected classes have not only to pay a high tax in order to make the goods they buy a good deal dearerto themselves, hut (what seems like rubbing in the injustioe) they are put to large ex penses to enforce this injustice. _ • Furthermore, the whole of this business is exceedingly demoralizing. It presents the government in the attitude of paying bounties to some classes out of the pock ets of others—an attitude of favoritism. It gives rise to those disgusting combina tions to use the government as an instru ment of money-making. These are seen the moment a change in the tariff is spok en of. The floors of the capitol swarm with men bent on increasing their private gains at the cost of an increased tax on consumers, or in saving the full measure they now enjoy. To state the case fairly, »*-* Government contents itself to he used as an instrument or injustice ana extor tion, and these people want to use it as effectively as possible. The effect is, that as revenue is sacri ficed more or less to protection, duties are placed at an exhorbitant figure — a large excess of tax is collected directly and indirectly, great wrong and injustice are done, business is confused, the people are demoralized, the government dis graced. Equality of public burdens is the essential requisition of public justice and integrity, and yet we see this monstrous iniquity,in the shape of a protective-tariff continued year after year, and every at tempt to mitigate it, stigmatized as “tink ering.” . / Nothing to Extenuate. Senator Bayard Stands by His Rec ord—“I am in Favor of this Coun try Keeping at Peace with It self—I am Opposed to Interne cine Strifes.” A Washington special to the Philadel phia Record says the attempt of the ene mies of Senator Bayard to make political capital against him by publishing the peace speech which he made in 1801, and by accusing him. of having been disloyal to the Union, has fallen very fiat here. The Senator’s steadfast and unswerving devotion to the Union, is so well known by all who have any acquaintance what ever with him, that the effort to besmirch him is rated at its true value as a political trick. • ... i . The only interest which attaches to it arises from the very general belief which exists here that Mr. TUden was the insti gator of this attack on Mr. Bayard. Sen ator Bayard himself is 'not troubled by the attack. In conversation with your corresponpent to-night on the subject, and in reply to a question as to whether he in tended to make any reply to the charges which have been published, he said: “The speech itself is my reply, aud that has been published. I stood in 1801 where I stood in 1871, and where I stand in 1S60. I am in favor of this coun try keeping at peace with itself. • I am op posed to internecine strifes. I was op posed to it in 1861. I am opposed to it now, and if,” he added, “they (the Repub licans) desire to make the next fight upon the issue of opposing fraternal feeling, the burying of sectional strife and establish ing lasting peace, and are determined to re-raise the bloody shirt, I say that, for how beautifully the sunlight «f his devo tion was breaking through these clouds, and tinting even their affections with a tender radiance. This discipline of at tending upon suffering Is a good thing for a man. It rounds out his life; it devolops his manlier, nobler qualities; it makes his heart brave and tender and strong as a woman’s.—Burdette. When to Pray for Rain.—“Yes,” said my clerical friend, as he helped him self to another cigar, and adjusted his' footstool more comfortably, “J. could give yon even a better instance than John Stewart Mill, of the confusion produced in people's minds by the conflict of soar ing faith and down-pulling rationalism. There was ' the late Bishop Strahan, of Toronto, now, as firm a believer as ever endured crucifixion, anil as level-headed a Scotchman as ever ate oatmeal. One hot Sunday in August, during the contin uance of a long drought, the clergyman of the church where he was officiating re quested him to use the prayer “for rain,” which you will find in the English prayer book. The Bishop promised to do so, but did not. On being reminded of his for getfulness after the service, “Hoot, mon!” said he with a contemptuous snort (glan cing at the derk blue sky and blazing sun above), “Hoot, mon! ‘ wha’ should I ha’ used the prayer for rain? There were no indications!” —A Washington correspondent writes: Sir Edward Thornton has now served here twelve years, only one year less than his father, who spent thirteen years in the British diplomatic service in this country. ( Mr. Edward Thornton, pere, was first Vice-Consul in Baltimore, and subse quently was sent to Washington as Secre tary of legation with Mr. Hammond, the first minister sent to America by England. Afterwards, Mr. Thornton became Charge The last news from Constantinople is doleful. The city gas bad been stopped to enforce payment of the bills, and the army officers and soldiers were perform- d’ Affaires of the British Legation, prior ing any and every kind of labor to earn a to the coming of Lord Npaier. ! little bread. ceptmg such an issue and making the fight upon it. I would present it to the people as often aud as emphatically as possible, and I believe that we would be sustained by an overwhelming majority of the American people.” —According to the last statistics pub lished by the French Minister of Agricul ture and Commerce, the population of the republic is 37,000,000, of whom 12,000,000 live in cities and the remainder in the country. There are in France 210,000 In dividuals who have no special profession, 71,300 beggars and tramps, 1,531,000 pro fessional men, 3,837,000 persons engaged in navigation and commerce, 9,274,000 tradesmen and workmen, 2,151,000 bond holders, and 18,968,000 persons engaged in agricultural pursuits. Of the latter 10,- 000,000 are landowners, about 6,000,000 tenants,while 2,000,000 are market garden- era, viticulturists, and the like. The work to be done on the Panama Canal swells oat into magnificent propor tions, according to M. de Lesseps’s esti mates. The cubic metre is 35$ cubic feet —a block, that is to say, which is one- third more than a yard in length, breadth and depth.jTbe estimate provides for the excavation and removal of 27,350,000 cu bic metres of earth above water, 825,000 cubic metres of rock of medium hardness, 27,734,000 cubic metrdk of hard rock, 6,- 409,000 cubic metres of rock where pump ing is necessary, 12,005,000 cubic metres of dredging and excavation under water, 300,000 cubic metres of bard soil capable of being dredged, and 377,000 cubic me tres of rock under water—a total 75,000,- 000 cubic metres. There is also to be built a dam 130 feet high, strong enough to restrain a pressure of one thousand million cubic metres of water, a tide-lock on the Pacific side and a breakwater on the Atlantic side. The Inter-State Railroad BilL Tho bill which takes the place of that of Mr. Reagan provides for the appoint ment of a Board of Commisssonere of Inter-State Commerce as a part of the Ins terior Department. The commissioners will hold office for two, four and_six years respectively, at salaries of $5,000 and traveling expenses. The board are to su pervise that portion of the business of all railroads which may extend from one State or territory into another, or into any foreign country. -Bat this—supervision is limited to questions of commerce between tho States, and compels railroad corpora tions to operate Iheir "lines Without unjust discriminations or rebates. The author ity of the commissioners does not extend to any other portion of the business of these roads, whether carried on by one line or by several in combination. Incases of complaint growing out of discriminations- in charges, if such com plaints ate endorsed by iny incorporated board of trade, or any State or city gov ernment, the Investigation may be made on the spot where the difficulty originated or at the most convenient place,-and the results are to be reported in writing in their next annual report. The manner of procedure is as follows: Whenever it shall appear to the board that any railroad corporation has failed to perform its duties as a common carrier between the States, it is to give no tice in writing to the corporation with a statement of such changes as are adjudged to be propei*, and if the corporation neg lects to comply with the recommendations, the board is to state the facts in the next annual report, with a statement of such leeislation as tbfe board recommends. Whenever it shall appear that any rail-, road corporation has violated*any law oft the United States, it is to give notice there of to the corporation; and if the violation is continued, it iff to present the facte to the Attorney-General of the United States who shall take such proceedings as may, be necessary. The board, in any investi gation, is to have power. to summon wit nesses and direct the production of books and papers relating to any subject matter of complaint for the alleged violation of this act,and in case the person shall fail to produce such papers, in so far as they re late to the questions referred to by this act, he may be compelled by any Uuited States Commissioners, as in civil cases in. the United States courts, and such inves tigations are to be conducted in the gener al office of the corporation owning the papers. It is made the duty of the Board, also, to see that no railriad charges more than reasonable rates for. transportation of goods from one State or Territory to an other, or from any foreign country, so far as rejates to commerce between the States, under penalty of being proceeded against for- extortion. Besides providing against discriminations, the bill enacts that there shall be no break of bulk or interruption, nor any understanding is to be made to prevent the carriage of any property from being treated as one continuous carriage, unless such interruption or contract was made in good faith for some necessary purpose. No person engaged in the transportation of property, between the States is, directly or indirectly, to allow any rebate, drawback or other advantage •which; under like conditions, is not al lowed to all persons,' and tho penalties provided arc to apply to the receiver of such advantage, as well as to the party paying it. The board is required also to Investigate the pooling system and recommend such legislation as may he needed thereto. Any corporation or person violating this act is liable to the person or persons who may he damaged for three times the amount of the damage sustained,'to he recovered in. the proper United States court, and shall pay a penalty of not less than $1,000, to be . recovered on informa tion of the commissioners or otherwise, one-half to go to the damaged party who sues, provided action is brought within one year from the alleged injury. Noth ing in the act lo to apply to tne carriage of property less than a car load, or wholly within one State, or to property carried for the United States, or to -the transpor tation of articles free or at reduced rates for State or municipal governments, or for charitable, educational or scientific purposes, or to or from public fairs. The last section appropriates $25,000 for carry ing the bill into effect from the date of its enactment to June 30,1881. This bill doubtless means well, hut to the writer seems not a little vague and complicated. We suppose the growing power and exactions of various railway combinations have called it info existence. It is but tire beginning, in all probability, of further and more stringent national legislation. How far such legislation, •comports with the letter and spirit of the constitution, will unquestionably he thor oughly tested in the courts. An exchange sums up the probable benefit to be derived from the present act as follows ; (1) It prohibits discriminations in rates on inter-State traffic. (2) It forbids the charging of more than “reasonable” rates of fare or freight; which, though vague, “will at least” serve to bring up, at a la ter period, the whole question of charges for settlement. (3) It prohibits the sys tem of rebates, by which charges are now made unequal. (4) It compels the roads to render such accounts as will serve to throw more light, on their management and condition than they now generally af ford. (5) A ready way of appeal against the acts of railroad corporations is provi ded; which is a vast improvement upon the alternatives now left to the merchant, of6ilence or fighting, single-handed, pow erful corporations in court. (6) A re sponsible semi-judicial commission is cre ated, whose business it'is to see to it that the railroads in all respects conform to law, and treat the public with fairness. More About the M. &B. R. R.—The Purchasers in the City. From the Seaport Appeal we dip the following: Yesterday morning at eight ojclock a special train left Macon, in charge of Conductor Sharp, and bearing the new railroad magnates, Messrs. William M. Johnston, George H. Hazlehurst, A. J. Lane and J. M. Coupcr. They had taken formal possession *f the road on Monday and came on a tour of inspection." The train arrived here at 4:20 p. m., and the distinguished visitors were met by a large concourse of citizens, who received theta with quiCt demonstrations of gratitude and appreciation. Intelligence had pre ceded the party that a public demonstra- was not desired, and the general inclina tion to serenade and demonstrate was re strained. Mr. Johnston became the guest of Mr. Couper, and Messrs. Lane and Hazlehurst were escorted by Dr. Hazlehurst to spend the evening. Mr. Hazlehurst left last night for Savannah, and Colonel Lane this morning for Florida. Mr. Johnstou will remain to-day and take a birds-eye view of the city and harbor. The permanent organization of the com- pahy, we learned, will be effected at an eatly day, aud the work of extending the road will be commenced without un necessary delay. Meantime, Mr. John ston is temporary President and the pres ent officers of the road will be retained. Mr. Kimball is too long-headed to bother further, and has, no doubt, aban doned bis claim. So the. matter may be considered as finally settled, not only as to possession, but as to the right of posses sion and the right to tbe property. “The Press Association of Florida, at a recent meeting in Jacksonville, elected tbe following, officers for the ensuing year: President—H. B. MeCallnm. Vice President—C. E. Dyke. Secretary and Treasurer—D. H. Elliott. Executive Committee—M. F. McCook, George W. Pratt, J. A. Whitney, D. M. McAIpine and W. H. Babcock. The Convention passed a resolution requesting the Florida delega tion in Congress to use their infra ence to obtain tbe speedy pas sage ef tbe bill putting printing paper and the chemicals used in its manufacture on the free list. Also, to secure the abolition of the .duty on type. On that occasion we rode in tbe same wagon with George and liis inamorata, and shall never forget how hisbonhomtnie and lively sallies amused us all. 1 At a very tender age our young friend sought, and won the. affections of his gen tle and confiding Wife. Long years of waiting and probation elapsed, however,' before the way was open for the union of thfe loving pair. But never were affi anced parlies more constant, tender, and tide to each other than they. Thi3 was the remark of the whole community. At length kind heaven smiled, and they were united in the holy hands of wedlock. Then ensued a few brief years • of unbro ken felicity, during which the birth of a. precibusTittle daughter, a very cherub in beauty and sweetness, filled to the brim the cup of their earthly happiness. - .rffi< r Time aped on joyful wings, until sud denly ere they knew or suspected tlm dreadful fact, an • incurable disease had: developed in the young husband, and death-marked him for his own. It.was thesad fortune of the writer to bq present soon after he was stricken down with his last and only real illness, and never can he cease to remember the mutec anguish of that devoted wife. It was im possible for jisr to realize that the manly form which lay before her convoked with agony, the darling husband, the father of hercHild, the staff and joy of her-exist ence, would never rise again from that couch of-suffering. But the weary hours of tearful watching, the tender ministra- ij , .,- r •lions of affection so deftly rendered, the This lets dayligljtinfo, one ofthe great- alternations of hope and despair, to be est works Of modern times. Ity with its —There is no fish in the world that will increase like a trout after it has been pull ed from the water. George Logan and his Grief-stricken Widow. It was the sad duty of the writer yester day to attend the funeral obsequies of his young triend and near neighbor, Mr. George Logan. George was still in the early prime and heyday of vigorous man hood. A’mble young man, fulr of kindly feelings and generous impulses, and pos sessed of great personal worth. Beneath' life quietnmd almost grave exterior,-too, there lurked a rich flow of animal spirits, and not-a littleuf blithesome humor. We .have seen this notably evinced, once on a little moonlight excursion with his then resigned his seat on the bench on the 2d inst. “In toany respects,” writes our reg ular Georgia correspondent, “ he was the most extraordinary judge that ever sat upon the Supreme Bench in our State. His decisions evince great learning and research, and are clothed with a quaint ness of phraseology which has made them favorite sources or quotation everywhere. Hew as-born iru-the -mountains of North Georgia, and .still retains about his ap pearance something of the backwoodsman; mS’Kls a Cue poet and a profound" meta physician as well as a great lawyer. In the language of Hallam, he “scatters the unwedded sweetheart, to- the-buminfrj-R 0 ™ 5 ”°JP° H . te - - , r . P , ^ makes of junsprudenCE’T^On. the/mom- bnck kiln of Mr. Anderson, several sum- - - - - - mere smee. succeeded, alas, by the creeping shadows of the tomb, may not be* spoken of, and we draw the veil o’er the closing scenes of that brave young life. The sorrows of the afflicted wife, too, are sacred, and we can only commend her. to the safe keeping of that blessed Redeemer who himself was a man of sorrows and acquainted with grief, and who knoweth full well how to hind up the broken heart and give peace to the disconsolate. Light may the turf rest upon the bosom, of onr departed young friend. . ■ ... —— ! „ ti.r- The Hill Scandal. , , The infamous female who had threat ened Senator Hill wilh a law suit for se duction, turns out tube a most notorious and disreputable character. For the hon or of Georgia and his own fair name, we trust the Senator in turn will-spare no pains to have the vixen prosecuted and duly punished. The account of her past peccadilloes is of such a nature as not to bear re-production in onr columns. u -‘ Bread for Ireland—An M. P.’s Ap ■peal- 'i | The followingextract from the speech of Sir Edward' W. Watkin, MJP., to the members of the Manchester and 1 Sal ford (England) Co-operative Society, we clip from the Dublin Freemans Journal. Alluding to the amount of bread distribu ted by the society among the members',' he said.- -. v .“Were he a shareholder of the society he should he proud to know that they were sending out 38,600 loaves of bread, every week. "He!trusted that they would excuse him for making a suggestion, but just at-present there is a very great deal of distress existing in Ireland. He should he very glad to put his little cheque into the hands of the' secretary if they would send 20,000 or80,000 of those loaves to the west of Ireland (loud applause). From all he had heard from different parts, es pecially In the west of Ireland, terrible distress existed. Oneofthose loaves would keep half a family alive for a week. He did not mean ■ to say it would'keep them alive in tbe bouncing health-in which the ladles of that society kept their husbands (laughter) but where people were abso lutely famishing with cold and hunger, a single loaf might make all the difference between life and the grave (hear, hear). He hoped, therefore, that he might be ex cused for having in the time of their pros-, perity referred to the gloomy condition of things.' ;•' Think of a single loaf of bread as the supply for half a family for a. week. Of course such a thing would be impossible. But it serves to bring home to the sympa thizing and charitable in the strongest pos sible light the pinchings of famine, and how the destitute are forced to eke out their slender subsistence so as barely, to make it sustain life. Tlie very broken victuals from the tables of tlie hotels and wealthy people of all the large cities of the United States would go far towards stopping, the distress of the famishing Irish. Cannot our jpeople economize more in their personal expenses that they may be able to send additional help to the starving poor of the Emerald Isle ? j The ladies'sing “in the sweet ‘buy’ and‘buy,’we will meet in that beautiful store,” and we .certainly can raise no ob jection. But remember the little home, and do net leave the nurse without a bot tle of Dr. Bull’s Baby Syrup. Stand Fast ' Central Railroad stock is rallying again; and has fully recovered from any depres sion which may have been caused by the transfer to its new owners of the Macon and Brunswick. Railroad; The News reports the market firm at 103, and 103 i asked. The sales in Savannah reached 700 shares on Thursday. . We have had occasion, to note several times that they have been even larger bn given days, ris ing as high as a thousand in a single day. Moreover, we are- credibly informed that the buyers live in New York, and there Is evidently, a scheme on foot by Wall street capitalists and other Northerners to cap ture the old Central, which was built by the subscriptions, and enterprise and labor of tbe citizens of Georgia. We trust this conspiracy will signally fail. Let as not consent to sell oar birthright, and barter away for money the grand and •unaided material achievements of our people wrought out at infinite cost and labor. Georgia should hold on to her broad highways, the work of -her own hands, w5h a jealous grasp. Let her dictate terms to those who seek to invade her territory and nttlize her institutions and seaports. We command the situation aud should never relinquish it. The Cuthbert Appeal. A private letter from Cuthbert an nounces that Mr.* Tucker has sold the press and material of the Cuthbert Mes senger to the colored publishers of the Journal of Progress, and removed the job department to Eufaula. It was a risky experiment to attempt to run two news papers in one country town, and we are not surprised at the result. We wish Mr. Tucker success in his new field, and congratulate the Appeal, which has battled earnestly for its city and sec tion ever since the war, at the bright pros pects which are in store for it. XsIne'Sem. Judge Bleckley’i Last Decision. Logan E. Bleckley,’■one af the Associate The Ford Matinee. We have a partiality for matinees under .Justices of the Supreme Court of Georgia, • all circumstances. They enable the Lla 00<v4 /\n flta KuU /'ll rtrt tVlO M ' I X _ • 1‘ill . .. 1 *.V__ V ing he delivered his last decision on retir ing from the bench, he read tbe following lines. It may be added that in his letter to'the Governor, Judge Bleckley based hi! resignation upon the ground (dictated by) genuine modesty) of inability to dis charge the duties of th« office satisfacto rily to himself, and of his failing health Urjder the stress of the labors imposed by hi$ position.” Tbe following are the lines referred to: ; I In the Matter of Rest. BLECKLEY,.J. 1. Best for-hand and brow and breast, Fdr fingers, heart and brain! 1 Rest and peacSA 16ff£¥elease From labor an9-fix>fnpain}*'.iSU-'. Pain of doubt, fatigue, despair— Pain, of darkness everywhere, And seeking light in vain! 2. Peace and rest! Are they the best For mortals here below ? Is soft repose from work and woes A Miss for men to know ? * Bliss of time 4s bliss ^o’f toil; No bliss but this, from sun and soil, Does God permit to grow. '; i They. .,were ordered to he .spread upon .the minutes of the court. , ‘ ’ * The Great Tunnel of St. Gothard.. St. Gothard. Tunnel was “completed” on Monday, in the sense that the last sec tion of the wall of rock between Switzer land and Italjt was pierced, though much wOrk remains to be done’ before. the tun nel will be ready to be. opened for public travel, Hop Bitters, which are advertised in our columns, are a sure cure for ague, bil iousness, and kidney complaints. Those who use them say they cannot be too highly recommended. Those afflicted should give them a fair trial, and will be come thereby enthusiastic in tbe praise of ; tbeir curative qualities.—Portland Argus. * 2w connections, is the longestt tunnel In the world, being about.,nipp and. a-quarter miles in length, and at its. highest point it is about two-thirds , of a mile" Above the level of the sea. Mi FaVre; th&'vofiN- tractor for ' bonfing .the-- tunnel, . died there, very .suddenly last , July,, but not until he had put,, the work on the high-road to eariycdraptetibni'His contract required "him- to^ Complete the tunnel-before the 1st >of.October, 1SS0. F6r every day saved-he.iwas to^eceive $1,000, for,every day of.delay after that tijne he Was'to forte It $I;000. These pro visos greatly stimulated the work, and within two or three- years the advances have, been quite rapid, the introduction of improved boring machines greatly facilita ting the vast'undertaklrig. "The'tunnel is to be nineteen feet high and twenty-four feet widei“ Work was commenced on it iti September, J872, TJia advance with tl|e most improved toois.has | been at the rqte of seven feet per day. '-• * 'A • True Stoby.—Marietta Journal: Many years ago, a lawyer,' distinguished alike for his kind 'dispositibh and knowl edge of the law, had occasion to visit .Gainesville, in Hall county, Georgia, on business connected with his profession. Gainesville at that time was a smalljjaok- wjood town, its inhabitants numbering •scarcely a “baker’s dozen,” and was known by only a ■ .few individuals, who, during tbe summer, sought the benefit of the mineral water in its immediate vicini ty. During ! the lawyer’s stay in the vil lage, he was one day approached by a lad who had. for sale, in one hand a bucket of ■blackberries,, and; in the other a hound pup, with yellow spots over its eyes. The lad. very modestly J asked tho lawyer to be kind enough to give him some pa pers to read. Struck with the lad’s ap pearance and earnest manner, the lawyer, after asking liis name and talking with him kindly about his berries and pup,pro ceeded to give him this sound, terse ad vice : “Remember, my boy, that you will be what you make yourself. Be indus trious,' be honest, esteem luck a fool, pluck a hero, depend upon yourself, and you will Jje on the sure road to wealth and high position. Be generous, read good books, be polite, be a gentleman; save your money, and put it to good use; love God, truth, and virtue, and attend to your Own business.” Encouraged by this kind ad vice, the lad soon sought and obtained a position on a railroad. Starting at the bottom round of the ladder, he rose step by step, until he now occupies a high po sition among tho railroad magnates of the country. He attributes his success in life to the kind talk of the lawyer, who was the late, lamented Judge Clncinnatus Peeples, of Georgia. The lad is now known as Major B. T. Wilson, of New York,—more familiarly styled among railroad men as “Dick” Wilson. i ' , From • Prominent Drnr House. ! H. H. Warner & Co., Rochester, N. Y.—Dear Sirs : It ,1s now only three months since we received your first ship ment of Safe Remedies. We have sold drugs in this place for twenty years, and we have never sold a proprietary medi cine that gives such universal satisfaction as yours, especially your Safe Kidney and Liver Cure, and Safe Diabetes Cure.- We could mention many who have re ceived great benefit in cases of kidney dif ficulties, asthma, rheumatism, Diabetes, Bright’s disease, etc. Respectfully yours, Sisson & Fox, mar2-2w Alexandria Bay, N. Y. Blackmail A special to the . Indianapolis Journal says of the Jesse Rkym'ond suit, that Sen ator Hill was called upon this morning in reference to the matter, and said he had not yet received notice of the suit. He had expected it, however, as threats of such‘action had been made. He pro nounced the whole affair an attempt at blackmail, and declared his intention of. having all the parties concerned in it ar rested for conspiracy. The Senator should leave no stone un turned to unearth the diabolical report, and bring his slanderers to grief. The plaintiff Is represented Jo be far from at tractive in personal appearance. We sup pose tho she lawyer in the case, Mrs. Bel- va A. Lockwood, will soon be heard from. Watering Stock. In a recent investigation before tho New York Legislature into the condition of the elevated railways, the most extra ordinary achievements were disclosed in the way of watering stock. The differ ence between the actaal cost of the Met ropolitan Road aud the capital stock is sued was $11,860,000. The difference be tween the actual and apparent cost of the New York road was $12,780,000. The to tal actual cost of the two roads was $18,- 358,000; the apparent cost for which stock has been Issued is more than $43,- 000,000; the difference, most of which, the committee says, was nothing hut prater, is more than $24,000,000. Stories first heard, at a mother’s knee are never wholly forgotten. Mothers should never forget that the sufferings of their little ones can easily be overcome by the use of Dr. Bull’i.Baby Syrup. —The gross earnings of the St. Louis, Iron Mountain ahd Southern railroads for the last year were $5,202,611, operating expenses $2,902,056. Increase of net earn ings over the previous year 18| per wnt. The gross earnings of the Cleveland, Co lumbus and Indianapolis road were $3,- 758,967; expenses $3,284,501. . The in crease of gross earnings was $230,254 over those of 1878. ' mamas and their little ones, and tho aged and the delicate who cannot venture from home at night,to enjoy many pleasant en tertainments which otherwise would he denied to them. But the matinee on Satur day had special attractions, as the dona tion in part of a big souled philanthropist o an object-dear to every Southern heart; viz: the final completion of our beautiful Confederate monument. — Mr. Ford is an extraordinary man, and: no citizen in Baltimore is more respected and esteemed. To him belongs the honor of.elevating the American drama to the highly respectable plane it now occupies. As a manager he is vigilant and just, but kind and discriminating. Connected with the stage, as he has been for twenty-six years, no man is more thoroughly posted as to its scope and operations. We may add, also, that a better critic and judge of the histrionic art cannot be found in the country. > ... This time he is accompanied by his ac complished daughter, Miss Lizzie Ford, who is herself not unknown in ' dramatic literature, and has made many friends among ns. Mr. Ford gave a portion of the proceeds of twt> of his entertainments to the Ladies Memorial Association, and this generosity wiil ever he held in grateful remembrance by our people. It should not he forgotten, too, that one of our fellow citizens,.Mr. RolandB. Hall, h ah kindly donated one fourth of the gross sajes of his celebrated Silver Spray co logne during the whole of the coming week, to the Ladies Memorial Associa- Jion. Such acts are worthy of all praise, and wal not fail to be recognized by an appre ciative community. Mr. Ford and his admirable troupe will aljvays receive a warm welcome In our fair city. ' Order in Washington. On the 1st instant, Senator Edmunds, of Vermont, rose in his place in the Sen- atq. and introduced a bill to increase the police force in the Capital City, referring it to the Committee of the District, and implormg their earliest attention to the subject. He wished as little delay as pos^ sible. Prompt action was needed for the safety of life and property in that city. Senator Edmunds wears the mantle of the late Charles Sumner—at least if it has not fallen upon Edmunds’ shoul ders, the mantle has been lost. The New York Tribune hi seconding the motion of Mr. Edmunds, remarks that “probably in no city in the country are life and property so insecure as in the National Capital.’' The reason whereof,it assigns as follows: “There is an eleinenttn the population *of Washington composed oi^negro roughs,who commit'crimes o’f the most cold-blooded character,” and these assertions the Tribune proceeds to justify >by a recurrence to the criminal record 6f the past few days, which shows the most flagrant cases of murder, rape and rob bery, some of which have been made the subjects of press telegrams, but some are of a nature too revolting to be freely reported by tbe press. Now, we will not challenge either Sen ator Edmunds’ or tbe Tribune's facte, or •tbe reasons assigned by these authorities for them. We wish merely to speak to two points in connection with them: First, we would mention that both these authorities would be, perhaps, the last in America to acknowledge that the negro population of Washington, or any other part of the country, are a demoralizing el ement. That truth they would he the last to see and the last to acknowledge.. The next point we wish to mention is" that precisely as this population is in Washington, so they are throughout the entire South. There are many orderly negroes, but there are also a great many who will not submit to. law, but are vio lent, passiopate, brutal, ignorant, dishon est and self-willed. They are ready for crime on every- opportunity, • and are the cause of a majority of crimes and disor ders. And yet, after all, Southern crimes'ant) misdemeanors are not relatively as nu merous, perhaps, as those of the North, it’ith all the difficulties to be encountered, order, peace and security are, on tbe whole, perhaps as well or better main tained in the Southern country as they ate in the North." Then, we want Senator Edmunds and the Tribune, instead of abusing the South ern States as much as they do, to deal •with us more justly and equitably. Both admit that the colored population of Washington demanded an increased po lice force, and that a mistake had been made in not.providing against its demor alizing influence by an enlarged police. The failure to do so had made life, female virtue and property more unsafe than anywhere else in the country. But Washington has been under the full aud undivided control of the Repub lican party for many years, and yet this confession is made. .The Southern States, since the war, hare been under the con trol of the white race for a few years only, and yet we not only can truly make no such confession, hut assert, on the con- traiy, that they are now as orderly as the best ordered States of the Union. Why, in the face of these facte will not Senator Edmunds and the Tribune deal honestly anil candidly by us. The Coramitte Of Ways and Means yesterday committed the incredihle folly of voting down every proposition to con sider questions of tariff during the present session. This is a strange record to go before the country with. If, however, it be the fact that the high tariff party rule the chief committee of Congress, it is well the country should thus plainly be In formed of it.—New York Bulletin. So away goes the effort to repeal the In iquitous duty on paper and type, steel rails and divers other articles of prime importance to consumers. The truth is, our National Legislators are sadJy neg lecting the public business, and seem more intent on Presidenfmaking, and an early adjournment than' anything else. This may he accounted for by the fact that they have their own axes to grind at home. Blindness Among the Raiaian Sol diers. Staff surgeon Skriebitzky, a noted ocu list, has made a report upon twenty-six army hospitals, in which he found 2,000 soldiers who had totally lost their sight in the campaigns of 1877. Only four of that number were ascribable to wounds re ceived in battle. Ninety-six out of every hundred had gone blind for lack of sani tary precautions,and dirt. —The New York limes hopefully re marks: “It would - be difficult to find any dissensions in the Republican party which will outlast the next Nation al Convention.” ITS OS THE PACttTC. An Evening: of ftparkilng Fun and Merriment. We doubt if there ever was a more thoroughly enthusiastic and delighted audience in this city than the one as sembled at Ralston Hall last evening, to witness the musical extravaganza, “Fun on the Pacific. The fairyoung authoress, who occupied oneof the private boxes and witnessed the perfect performance of the piece and the ready and enthusiastic ap preciation of the audience, could not hut feel complimented at the success scored. Musical extravaganzas are now the pop ular pieces in which the aid of the speci alty artist is invoked to take the place of the more substantial support of dramatic action. The “Tourists, in a Pullman Sleeping Car,” “Fun on the Paeifip,” and several others oflike description hare had immense success in the North. Fun on the Pacific is certainly the best of the kind we have ever seen. There is a refinement about it, a genuineness of humor, a judicious- selection of special features, and an • exquisite adaptation of musical gems which cannot fail to capti vate those who hear it. There is afforded more genuine fun in th€ piece, more real enjoyment and more hearty laughs than could possibly be given in any other way. As a medley of music and mirth it cannot be surpassed, and the accomplished young lady, to whose talents should be accredi ted the praise, may feel well satisfied with her well done work. The ladies of the troupe, and we do not speak Pinaforically, never looked bet ter than on last evening. We have never seen so laige a number of really beSutffiil ladies in any one company in the South before. Last evening the honors were shared by all alike. The “Bell trio,” from Pinafore, was given in a manner which carried the up per works of the auditorium by storm. Little Lillie Paislow sang “Hebe’s song” most charmingly and received an exquisite basket of flowers at its close, The trio from Fatinitza by Miss Bockel, Miss McKenzie and Miss Hayward, was beautiful indeed. Miss Bockel displayed her rare vocal accomplishments in a staccato polka with a pretty echo. Mis3 Bockel is as beautiful and graceful as she is accomplished in vo calism. The living doll by Miss McKenzie, was as neat a deception as has been seen lately. Miss Hayward Sang in a sparkling man ner, “Little Widow Dunn.” She is a very spirited artist. One oT the prettiest acts of the evening was the Tyrolese singers, Misse*‘McKen zie, Bockel and Thompson. • The gentlemen of the tiU -^8 -,S*ere won derfully good in all thelr^arte, Mr. Downing in the dramatic work and Mr. Denham in the comedy parts, distinguish^ ing themselves. The evening 'was closed with “The Skids are out To-day,” The entire performance passed off with a dash and sparkle, and it will long he remem bered with pleasurable feelings. At its close Mr. Ford promptly turned over to Mr. Fort sixty-eight dollars and twenty cents—twenty per cent, of the gross receipts af the matinee and night performance. This act of generosity on the part of Mr. Ford will long he remem bered by our people. .bbeyTties. —The Floyd Rifles will hold their regu lar, monthly meeting at their armory on Monday evening. Every member is ex pected to be present. The meeting is an important one. —Ahoy wanting work,is "directedto the advertisement of Mr. E. D. Irvine. —No. 5 will have a practice Tuesday evening at the cistern on Mulberry street. —The Silver Spray Cologne on the pro grammes used at the matinee and even ing performance was very much admirsd on each occasion. We hope Mr. R. B. Hall’s generous offer of one-fourth of the sales of the cologne for a week to the me morial fund will be remembered by all in need of cologne this week. —We call attention to the wonderfhl . ... cures of Dr. Moses & Son, published ttv the day. The Doctor has a cloud of wit nesses in this city who testify to the ben efits derived from his skill. ■ Read the Ma con certificates elsewhere. —Miss Sisson, the returned female missionary, will give a talk to the Mul berry street Methodist Sunday School this afternoon at 3 o’clock. —In the opinion of the Philadelphia Times the Senatorial record of Senator Bayard is the most blameless of aHy Democrat, now in public life, and bis pri vate character is equally stainless. —It may liwercst American dancers to learn that the “Liverpool lurch” and tho “Boston dip” are no longer the fashion, having been replaced by the “Brighton grip” and tbe “Southsca cuddle.” —Coaid conjugal affection he more strictly displayed than it is in the sub joined? “And so, doctor, you think my 1 wife will get well?” “I am sure of it, if you can persuade her to take this dose.” “Doctor, take it she shall, if I have to break every bone in her body.” —A senior aftqr vainly trying to ex plain some scientific theory to his fair in amorata, said: “The question is difficult, and I don’t see what I can do to make it clearer!” Suppose you pop it?” whispered the blushing damsel. —A" lecturer was explaining to » little girl how a lobster cast his shell when ho had outgrown it. Said he, “What’do you do when you have outgrown your clothes? You cast them aside, do you not?” “Oh no)” replied the little one, “we let out the tucks.” —An attempt to rob the sub-treasury at Philadelphia, thotigh made nearly a year ago,- has just been divulged by the offi cials, who. mistakenly supposed that si lence would lead to the detection of the thieves. A wall more than two feet thick was dug through, but the vault containing $10,000,000 in gold resisted the attack, and the burglars secured only a few dol lars’ worth of pennies. Five watchmen in the building declared that they heard nothing. —Conkling, in his recent Utica speech, spoke repeatedly of the “imperial, over topping influence of the great State of New York.” We hope, says the Courier- ' Journal, our Republican contemporaries can make it clear that such an utterance is wholly consistent with the Republican doctrine that a State can have no influ ence; that it cannot be “imperial;” that it is a mere geographical expression; and has no individuality whatever. •—Qostly.—The recent trial of the Rev. H. H. Hayden for murder, at New Haven, Conn., cost the State $30,000, and even with that there was a hung jury. It is said the third trial will he briefer and will not embrace all sciences and arts- —Some sanitary reforms are really be ing effected in Memphis. All the rotten wood pavement, which is believed to hold the germs of yellow * fever, is being re placed by stone;-a new system of sewer age will be completed before hot weather, and the Health Board possesses greater powers than heretofore. —Out of 305 Republican weekly news papers canvassed by a Washington adver tising agency, S9 wanted to see Grant nominated at Chicago, and 216 preferred Blaine. At the meeting of tlie Brooklyn , Republican General Committee, on Tues day evening, a fulsome Grant resolution was first hissed and then tabled, 52 to 28. Such incidents- as these—and they are be coming pretty frequent—do not tally with the assumption that the Republican party is wild with longing for a third term of Grant. —Mr. Barker of Brown county, HI., seeing his two female cousins approaching, gaid jocularly: “I’ll give them a salute.” Drawing a revolver, he threw his hand back over his head and pulled the trigger. The first shot struck Barker’s uncle in the head, and he fell dead. The young man didn’t see this result of his first salute and fired again. This time* he hit a young man, who stood near his uncle, and he died in forty minutes. Barker was ar rested, and will be tried for murder. —Collette and Jeannine, Alexandre Dumas daughters, respectively 15 and 12 years of age, were talking with a lady visitor about marriage. “Whom do you wish tomarry?” asked the lady of the el der of the girls. “I wish to marry an idiot,” she replied; “and the trouble is, I am sure some day or other to meet a great er idiot than he, and perceive that I have been too hasty in my choice.” “Don’t be- alarmed,, sister,” rejoined Jeannine; “yon will never meet a greater imbecile-than PERSONAL. Rev. Dr. Benson, the Rabbi, leaves on this evening’s train for Bainbridge, Ga., at which-place be lectures to-morrow evening for the public at large, and Tues day moming'tohis co-religionists specially We had the plearare of a call last eve ning from General B.'M. Thomas, of Mil- ledge ville, one of the most gallant com manders of the late Confederate army, and General E.D. Thomas, of this city, also a gallant soldier, noted alike lor his modesty and his worth. Mr. J. W. Rice, of the firm of J. W. Rice & Co., of New York, and Mr. McCloy, a prominent dry goods merchant of Charleston, are in the city at.the La nier House. Accident to Hr. Boardman. Yesterday afternoon an accident befel Mr. J. M. Boardman, which came near proving a serious one. As he attempted to remove a large and heavy insurance sign from the top of his safe to the floor, the sign which was leaning against the wall at a very small angle, fell forward on Mr. Boardman, crushing him back against a railing in the office. The back of his head received a slight wound. Several persons who were in the office rushed to his assistance. Mr. Boardman is one of the oldest residents of Macon, and a high ly esteemed citizen.. Runaways. Yesterday the horses of Fire Company No. 3 ran away on Mulberry street, dam aging the wagon to which they were at tached, and at length, breaking loose, ran down the street, one of them taking the sidewalk on tbe east side, creating a stam pede of pedestrians. One was caught near the post-office, and the other near the en gine house. The day before, a runaway horse took the walk on the opposite side of the street, clearing it of promena- der* in the most peremptory maimer. The Raleigh Observer announces that Rev. H. H. Tucker, D.D., has besn elec ted by,the Senior class to deliver tbe bac- calaurate sermon at the next commence ment 6l the North Carolina college at Chapel Hill, and has consented to do so. The youhg men have a treat in store for them. —English holders of the old repudiated Mississipjrbonds which bear date of 1840 have made a proposition to forego the in terest for forty years amounting to about $13,000,000.. They then propose that the State shall issue new bonds to the amount, of $7,000,000; the amount of the original Issue, and that the new bonds shall hear interest for the first year, be ginning on the 1st of January, 1879, the first payment being in July, 1879, at the rate of three per centum per annum, in creasing annually after the first year at the rate of one per centum per annum until the original rate is reached. —The French dressmakers in London have come out in a strong protest against the Irish poplin introduced by the Duch ess of Marlborough at the. Irish court, and partially introduced at the Queen’s drawing room by tho advocacy of a be nevolent Maichionoss. The great objec tion to Irish poplin, as alleged by the Mine. Mantalinis, resides in the narrow width of the stuff. It is soft said lustrous beyond all comparison with the poplin of Lyons make. “It is exquisite in tone and color,” says'Mme. Mantalini, “but cuts to waste from its narrowness; and English miiadis are not like the French—they do not love extravagange in dress.” The Lyons manufacturers have" been enabled to make tbeir dull, lustreless article al most double tbe width of the Irish poplin. A rieasanl Occasion. We clip the following from the Augusta Chronicle and Constitutionalist, giving the details of a very pleasant affair, in which two former Maconites are inter ested: Last evening at the parlors of the Plan ters’s Hotel, Mr. and Mrs. Dub, under whose care the guests of this popular bouse have fared so handsomely during the year, were presented by the regular boarders of the hotel—ladies and gentle men—with a handsome and massive silver tilting pitcher. The gift was one of ex quisite finish and liberal proportions, and was accompanied with a silver cup lined with gold. The presentation was made in a graceful and inimitable manner by one of tbe popular lady guests of the house, and the pitcher was appropriately received by Mrs. Dub. Ihe fortunate at tendants upon this pleasant occasion then enjoyed the hospitality of the host and hostess until a late hour. The afikir waa greatly enjoyed. Central Stack. Central stock yesterday was quiet,and few or no transactions were made in it. Quo tations ruled at 1J premium bid per share and 24 asked by holders. It is thought that the recent rates fixed and published by the railway commission is having a depressing influence on the Block, and is the true explanation of its want of bouy- ancy in the past two days.
