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THE GEORGIA PRESS.
A railroad is in contemplation from
Cartereville to tlie manganese beds near
that place. They are said to promise very
valuable returns.
Mr. W. J. Brannon, of Americas, 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.
The 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.
TnE scrap iron fiend scruples not at a
theft of innocent wash-pots left in the
moonlight of the back yards of Carters-
ville
The recent cold weather in North
Georgia is said to have somewhat damag
ed the wheat crop.
Fifteen lawyers,drummers and others.
et id genua 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 is
likely that the Library Society, of that
place, will soon be reorganized.
Somij wheat in Terrell county is two
feet high.
Bill Arp lectures in Hawkinsville on
the 18tli instant.
The new iron bridge across the Ocmul-
gee river at Hawkinsville has been com
pleted and accepted by the authorities,
The store and dwelling of Mr. Harmon
and another small house were destroyed
by fire in Columbus on Thursday morn
ing.
Mr. Osbcrn, 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 new
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, and the corner 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 woods.
The Brunswick Library Association
was organized Friday evening last, by the
adoption of a constitution and the election
of officers.
Some of the subscribers of the Colum
bus Telephone Exchange have become
digusted at the delay in perfecting the ar
rangements, and have withdrawn their
subscription.
The Milledgeville Iiecordcr is still
anxious to record the erection of a cotton
factory at Treanor’s Shoals, near that
city.
Rome Courier. “Willie Felton stood on
flie burning deck eating ’Simmons by the
peck, whence ail but him and little Alee
and Bennie had tied. Tho flames that lit
the oattle wreck shone round him o’er
the dead for about a minute, then there
c&me a fearful explosion, and Simmons,
O, where was he ?
Buknna Vista Argus: From the
hack driver on the Geneva line we learn
tlj.it the prisoners confined in the jail at
Talbotton broke ont and escaped last Sun
day night. He did not know how many
there were in the jail or the particulars of
their escape.
The Suniter Uepublican pays the fol
lowing compliment to Colonel G. W. Ad
ams :
Things are ail quiet now, the same or
der is maintained, Colonel G. W. Adams
holding over. There is no loss <5f 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 ids collar bone and inflicting other se-
rioTis injuries. He was improving slowly
when we saw him on day last week.
Dr. Georoe 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, 543; Milledgeville,- 864; Macon, 414;
Forsyth, 735; Griffin, 975; Atlanta, 1,050;
Marietta, 1,134; Chattanooga, C03; Car-
tcrsville, 094; Rome, 091, Dalilonega,
1,225; Gainesville, 1,222; Lula, 3,302;
Twceoa, 1,040; Thomasvillc, "252; Bain-
brirtgc, 83; Albany, 251; Americus, 300;
C’oiuuibus 400; Hawkinsville, 330.
Iuwinton 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 ids son m Johnson county, when
he met Mr. Smith coming towards the riv-
ag 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 battean
011 the opposite side; but that if he would
wait awhile a negro would come over in
it, utid he could cross that way. Neither
Mr. Smith or the batteau have been seen
or heard of since, though diiligent search
l.n. been made for both. It was known
that Mr. Smith could not swim, and it is
thought that he overturned the boat while
> ’"lupting to cross the river, and was
d ied. Wc gather this information
• - in Mr. J. R. Thompson, who was in
town last Monday.
Tiie Griffin Netes contains the follow
ing account of the marriage of the young
est son of the late General Howell Cobb
to me of Griffin’s first young ladies:
At tlie Baptist Church, yesterday mom-
in,., occurred a fashionable event in the
n:a age of Mr. Andrew J. Cobb, of Atli-
... and Miss Starkie Campbell, of this
. a ushers were Howell Erwin, Esq.,
« 'anta, Mr. E. A. Heard, of Griffin,
j • Lamar Cobb, of Athens, and Wm.
itchell, of Griffin; attendants—Por-
ingficld, of Griffin, and Miss Birdie
, of Athens; George Thomas, of
is, and Miss Brown, of Fort Valley;
' n Grantland, of Griffin, and Miss
e, of Athens; J. A. Whitner, Atlan-
md Kiss Maggie Hampton, Griffin;
•11 C. Glenn, Atlanta, and Miss Bur-
itome; C. A. Niles, Griffin, and Miss
rant, Atlanta. The attendants were
,ed l»y Cjptain J. M. Kell and Miss
,. Campbell, Andrew J. Cobb and
J. M. Campbell. The marriage was
Died after the Episcopal service in a
impressive manner by Rev. C. D.
•bell, of Athens, assisted by Rev. A.
mpb. ll, of Columbus, both uncles of
■idc.
Kj- bride was -given away by Captain
Kell, the famous commander of tlie
iDll.
<peaking of tlie star mail service bill,
rwinton Southerner and Appeal al
to Colonel Blount in the following
ilo this bill is the work of the coni-
e, which Mr. Bleuut is a promi-
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 tho funds otherwise
than is intended, was greatly due to the
persistent efforts of Air. 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.” Air.
■Blount is best known as a statesman in the
committee room, but when he does 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 $40,000 in
to the treasury ef the State from tlie 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 eiijoy the
proud satisfaction, in surrendering their
trusts, of having faithfully discbaiged
their duty to the people; and all will ad
mit that their stewardship forms at least
one proud exception to the general rale,
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 of 275.
Hon. William Hulsey is said to be a
candidate for Congress in the Fifth dis
trict.
I Thk Tennyson is the bffou dub of Grip-
The Cutlibert 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 Cutlibert are all the
g°.
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
Colqnitt, 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 meetiii
will be held in April.
Jim Roe, colored, escaped from Gum
ming jail by horning a hole through the
floor.
One of the Atlanta medical colleges
turned ont 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 corner, Oglethorpe county.
Serious Throw.—Enquirer-Sun: Last
afternoon, as the operatives of the Eagle
& Flionix 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 tlie 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
Ills wife and children and carried off the
daughter of Tilley. The old fellow had
his "bristles up, ami that preacher may
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 the 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 Dahlonega. Let
the tide flow ever upward from Lower
and downward from Upper Georgia to the
University, till the little local branch
academies of Cutlibert, Thomasville- and
Milledgeville shall know that they are but
■eparatory schools for the great central
niversity at Athens.
Cuthbert Appeal: Judge Hood ex
hibited in our office on Tuesday last, spec
imens of full grown pea pods .plucked
from bis garden. Wliat luxuries,we all
might be enjoying here in this section, if
we bnt improved the opportunities offered.
We notice, says the Augusta News, from
one of our southwest Georgia exchanges,
that a vast quantity of cotton seed put
away for the purpose of planting, Las rot
ted from being overheated. In view of
this fact, it wonld be well for farmera to
examine their piles of cotton seed which
they have reserved for planting, f and ob
serve their condition. The warm season
we have had, has no doubt caused consid
erable loss of cottoh seed.
Rome Tribune: The friends of Alijor
B. F. Jones, formerly a resident of Rome,
late of Kansas City, Mo., now of Lcadviile
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 $250,000, and is
returning to Kansas City with $65,000 of
that sum.
Beuna Yista Argus: A vegetable cu
riosity was banded us a few days ago by
Air. J. F. Benson. Its shape approxi
mates that of a gopher. It has a woody
rind, the inside of which is filled with a
substance resembling corn meal. Uncle
Johnnie informed us that the Indians sub
sisted on it for bread. The main pecul
iarities arc that it has no stems, stalks,
vines nor roots, and were it riot for 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 Church at3 p. m., yesterday, tho
following gentlemen acted as pallbearers:
Revs. G. P. Cooper, B. W. Bussey, G. T.
Chandler, E. H. McGeliee, Harris
and J. W. Burke. The services were
condncted by Rev. A. AT. Wynn assisted
by Rev; Air. Ainsworth. Very feeling
and appropriate addresses were made by
Rev. J. W. Burke, Rev. G. P. Cooper,
Rev. E. H. AfcGeliee, Rev. G. G. N. Mac-
Donell and Rev. A. M. Wynn. The large
concourse of people, many more than ithe
capacity of the church could accommo- -
date, and the sad, sorrowful expiession of
their faces bore silent but eloquent testi
mony of the great confidence and love en
tertained for tins man of God.
All the houses of tlie city—JeV and
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 a tear 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 cf 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 the
thing to going, then no one can have cause
to ever complain again. The light will
shine upon ail alike, and no one can hide
out in the night any more than in broad
daylight. 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 fo 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-
zertiser: On last Friday evening Air. 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 ont 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 she refused to go with
them to the house. Mr. Henley set up a
search abont where she had last been
seen, and finding that night was comipg
on and getting 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, bat
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 had 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 child after an early search in
the 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-
lin, 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 lie
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
liibited 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 hun
ger and was given food from the lunches
that had been provided by tlie crowd,
which it ate ravenously. It had been
raining and its clothes were damp, and
Mr. Fullin wrappingupthe little wander
er as best lie could in Iris rubber overcoat,
mounted his horse and sped away,-and
soon finding Air. Henley, restored liim his
lost darling. Mr. Henley showed much
emotion at having recovered his Gliild
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, tlie son of Post
master E. B. Thompson, and has gleaned
the following facts from the boy’s father:
Evan was borne May 25, 1864. Daring
the first three years of his life he grew the
same as other children, and seemed pos
sessed of unusual brilliancy. At the age
of three he could recite long poems 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 did what they
could to instruct him. When he was three
and a half years old he was taken with a fit,
the nature of which puzzled the doctors.
These fits came at more frequent intervals,
aad the child began to lose the power of
locomotion and speech. When he was four
and a half years old he was laid in liis
little crib, and has remained there for the
past eleven years, not at any time being
able to even turn himself over. He now
weighs about twelve pounds, and is thirty-
six indies Jong. Tlie bones in Iris arm
are not lamer than an ordinaiy led pencil,
and the skin is drawn tightly around
them. - His head is the size of that of any
child’s five or six years old. He has not
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,
Tliey are large, gray and very expressive;
will them he can beckon or repel, denote
his ..pleasure or displeasure; in fact the
members of Iris family can understand his
most trivlilwants by tlie expression of 1 his
eye. The child is kept auve. by eating,
three times a d%y, about two ounces qf
liquid and semi-liquid food, and if nlore
than that amount is given him, it is forced
up from his stomach. He is entirely help
less, and of course cannot feed biuiseif,
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 tlie greatest struggles and
seeming pain. Physicians say there is no
hope for Mm, and his death is dally ex
pected.
1
Conkling’s Littleness. ■
A letter'from “A Woman in Washing
ton” to the Springfield Republican says:
Conkling looks exactly like Nast’s pic
ture of him as “Jackdaw Conkling.” His
face is handsome in a certain way, hut
mean, bad and cynical—be looks like a
man who, all sweetness in society, would
be selfish, snarling and snappish at 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, be looks all
this—but is no longer “the blonde
Mephistoplieles of the Senate,” for
he is growing gray fast, and looks as if
he hated it. Here is a story typical of
the vain and small nature of the man. A
hotel keeper in Washington who went to
school with him hadn’t met him foryoacs.
One 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: “KoScoe,-)ioW are you?”
Conkling took no notice of the proffered
hand, and drewliimself up, and said} ‘/I
am Senator Conkling, sir.” . “You are a
damned fool, that’s what-you are,” Was
the response. Conkling turned majestj-
BY TELEGRAPH
upon any-terms.” (By the ww/T'desire
to know what essential differedeb there
is between “d—n” arni-^damg? ” JJeorge
Gentile, not excepting tlie barrooms, were } Eliot does not tiliuk there juw*d81er-
closc-d during the services at the church/', cnce.) u
It was near tlie gathering shades "of. ' * \ ' —-1
evening when his remains were ‘taken to ] Thoy- -say busiifcse is-dnlp'-feAgar and
Louisvn.EEjMarcli 5.—The Democratic
State convention, to nominate delegates to
the Cincinnati convention, has been called
to meet at Lexington, June I7th.
Kansas City, Mo., Alarcb 5.—The
Board of Trade hall was filled to overflow
ing last night to listen to speeches by Col
onel Boudiuot, Mon. B. J. Franklin and
others, in favor or opening the Indian Ter
ritory to settlement.. United States Mar
shal Allen, who has received, instructions
from Attorney General Devens to be
present at tho 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 and execute the order. Tlie assembly
was made up and controlled by the best
citizens 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 all
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 bisjparty preparing for revolution for
the second of March, he resolved to go to
St. Petersburg. Having heard of Meli-
kofFs appointment, the Revolutionists or
dered nothing to be done on the second.
The postponement of. the revolution pre
venting hhn irom getting money, he re
solved to kill Melikoff.
Washington, March 5.—Tlie 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 sendee, etc.
Mr. Maxey, from the Committeo on
Post-offices and Post Roads, reported,
with amendment* th&Senate bill to desig
nate, classify and fix tlie'salaries of per
sons in the railway mail sendee. Placed
on the calendar.
Mr. Butler, from the Committee on
Territories, reported a bill to establish a
territorial government for tfte territory of
Alaska. Placed on the calendar. -
Mr. Harris presented a memorial of the
cotton exchange, and fifty leading firms of
Memphis, praying that tlie mail service
may not be reduced, but maintained by
proper appropriations.
In the House this 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 George Wash
ington as the first President of the United
States, in front of the sub-treasury in Now
York City.
Air. Alorrison, of Illinois, from the
Committee on Ways and Means, reported
a bill amending the statues in regard to
the 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
the part of his subordinate, on tlie around
that it encouraged carelessness. The bill
was however, passed, thirty-five to four
teen.
Mr. Logan continued his argument
against the passage of the Fitz John Por
ter bill. He pointed out on the maps the
relative position of tlie various forces on
the field, and said it was evident that
there was no obstruction in front of Por
ter to prevent bis pushing forward to
strike Jackson’s right before Longstreet
could come up as Pope bad intended that
it should be done. If Porter bad obeyed
Pope’s orders, Jackson would have been
crushed.
Mr. Logan praised Gen. Pope’s plan in
this instance, and eulogized Pope as one
of tlie 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
Jackson open to Porter’s attack, and it
was only Porter’s refusal to obey Pope
that caused tlie 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 Torter’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 the King of the
Hawaiian Islands. Referred.
Air. Hazleton complained that $Tr.
Warner of Ohio, had used the words “hos
pital pimps” yesterday-in referring to the
pensioners of the Government, and then
had them stricken out of his remarks, as
printed in the Record.
A lively discussion ensued, which was
once interrupted by tbe Speaker, who
thought tbe 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 establishment of
two additional stations on the North Car
olina coast, and six houses bf refuge, on
the east coast 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 losethefr
life in the service, .or from wounds or
sickness contracted in the disdiaige of
their duties. f ; _
Senator Butler, from the Committee on
Territories, reported a bill to-day to or
ganize a territory of Alaska, ar.d establish
territorial government therefor.
a Washington, Afarch 5.—The commit
tee on Claims reported to tlie House to
day favoring the payment of Warren
Mitchell's claim for 7:18 bales of cotton,
which were sold in 1863, under an act
providing for the sale of condemned and
abandoned proprty, and the proceeds
of wliich, $128,092, were covered into the
Treasury. ‘ , .
Secretary Schurz says he is in hopes of
concluding negotiations with the L'le In
dians to-morrow. As soon as the matter
is definitely settled and the signatures of
the Indians obtained, the text of the
agreement will be made public. It has
not yet been determined what will he;
done with the two Utes now; here who are
supposed to have been immediately con
nected witli tbe Meeker massacre.
Richmond, March 6.—-'The • Governor
returned,the Readjusts rs’bill to he Legis
lature, wleft lus disapproval.
St. Louis, Afarch &—The National
Greenback Convention elected B. Dillay,
of New Hampshire, President, and B. F.
Chambers, of Texas, Vice President.
Cincinnati, Alarcli 5.—The new!Su
perintendent of the Police having called
on the proprietors .of gambling saloons to
close their places, tlie request is being
generally complied with. • - ' *
Troy, New; York, March 5.—The
printers have given notice that .they will
demand an increase ol fifty cents on all
grades of work af.er April 1st, 0
London, Afarch 5.—A dispatch -from
Berlin to the Pall Mall Gazette, says l
‘with a view to affording Prince Bismarck
further relief from his duties, Count
Von Stalberg Wernigerode, at present
Vice-President of the Council of Allnis-
teis,is about to he appointed Prussian
Premier in his stead.”
A correspondent of the daily JVetos at
Paris',-says: “By putting together a good
deal of v information, I have come to the
conclusion" that Hartmann,the Nihilist,ar
rested hQMjWBL.not.be surrenderdd to
the Russlan'-authorities. Prince Orloil,
the Russian ambassador, has assured tlie
French government that its decision in
this matter, whatever it will he, will not
effect the relations between "France and .
wbat purports to be a manifesto of the
Russian revolutionary executive commit
tee, justifying the plot against the life of
the 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 tbq army is the bulwark cf Imperial
autocracy. It says that revolution is
forced on Russia by the government’s re-,
pression of intellectual men.
• St. Petersburg, March 5.—Modelskv
the Nihilist 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 com pan v
of Cossacks formed the escort. Tlie
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 hangman, 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
Oak Grove Cemetery, where the fast rites coffee are selling slpwly. NoKowithDr.
of his burial were said by Rev. Pj S. ! Bull’s Cough Sjxup, we undSrstafia our I Russia*”
T witty. 1 druggists cai hardly supply the demand. * Paris, March 5.—The Figaro publishes
bill, disapproving . of the
same. He declares the title of the bill—
“an act to re-establish public credit”-
misnomer, its object being really to repu
diate a large part of the State del t. He
holds 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 tbe people in adopting the
constitution of 1869.
He says the McCullock bill was regard
ed by the outside world as honorable and
fair, and but for the impediment thrown
in its way, would have been a complete
success. He summarized the present bill
and 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?
Liverpool, Afarch 6.—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 1-lOd
to |d. It is now Jd higher than at any
time during last week. Sea Island sales
were smaller and prices firmer. Fntures
were dull until Thursday, after which
there was a better demand" at four
months.
London, Alarch 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 IH.
A Vienna dispatch to the Standard says
Vera Sassalltch is still at Geneva, en
gaged on Krassntkines Revolutionary
Journal.
Tlie bark Arctic arrived at Liverpool on
the 4th instant, from Wilmington, North
Carolina, anil landed the crew of the
British brig Wanderer, from St. Johns,
N. B., for Barcelona, -before reported as
havirgbeen seen waterlogged.
Fall River, March 6.—Tlie Spinners
in tlie Union Alills yesterday struck for
an advance in wages.
1’attebson, N. J., Alarch 0.—A fire
broke out in the oil room of the Danforth
Locomotive and Machine Works in tills
city this morning at about 5 o’clock, the
origin of which is unknown, and the loco
motive building portion was laid in ruins.
Tbe 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 maciiinery were of the best descrip
tion and very costly. Tbe 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 6.—E. T. Cot
ton, a well known theatrical manager,
committed suicide at Aimeda last night
by shooting himself in the brain. Finan
cial troubles caused tbe act.
Washington, March 0.—The Vice-
President laid before theSenate,a commu
nication frorq the Secretary of the Interior
transmitting a copy, of a letter from the
Commissioner of Pensions, submitting a
revised estimate of deficiencies.for tbe
army and navy pensions for tlie fiscal year
ending-June 30, 18S0. The Secretary
earnestly recommends an appropriation
in accordance with tho estimate. Re
ferred. •»
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 tlio title of Charles
Oliver deClojol, to certain lands in Louis
iana, was passed. The morning hour
having expired, tho Senate resnmed con
sideration of a bill.for the relief Fitz John
Porter. Mr. Carpenter addressed the
Senate.
Washington, Alarch 0—In the Senate
Mr. Carpenter argued that Congress had
no authority to annul tbe sentence of the
court-martial or to authorize an appoint
ment to the army in spite of the sentence,
or to grant a new trial to a man who had
been out of the army seventeen years.
The President could pardon Porter, but it
was unnecessary to pass a bill to tell him
so. Mr. Carpenter said tlio whole ten
dency of our times seemed to be towards
centralization of power in Congress. The
boundaries between and limit atious of va
rious departments of tlie government es
tablished by the constitution, were con
timially disregarded. This bill wa3 an
example of such encroachments.
Washington, March 6.—At a meeting
of the select committee of tho House of
Representatives on the Inter-Oceanic Ca
nal to-day, it was unanimously resolved
to report tojlie House the following joint
resolution with a recommendation lor its
immediate adoption;
Be it resolved, By the Senate and House
of Representatives of tlie United States
of America m Congress assembled; that
the establishment of any form < of pro
tectorate by any one of the powerauf Eu
rope oyer any of the independent States
of this 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 tlieir con
cerns 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 whi'ch?
this .Government has, in the declaration
of President Monroe, in liis message of
December 2,1823, and known as tbe
Monroe Doctrine, avowed its opposition,
and which, should .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 hare posses
sion, direction,"control aud government of
any canal, railroad, or other artificial
communication to be constructed across
the Isthmus connecting tlie American
continents, for the transfer of vessels’and
cargoes from the Caribbean sea to the Pa.
cilic ocean, whether the same be built or
constructed at Panama, Nicaragua, or
elsewhere, and in view of tlie' magnitude
of this interest, it is the duty .of tlio Uni
ted Stafes to insist, that If built, and by
whomsoever tlio same may be Com-
nionecd, prosecuted or • completed, and
whatever > the nationality of its corpora
tors or soprce of their capital, that the in
terest of tlie United States and their 1 igbt
to possess aud control the same, will be
asserted and maintained whenever, in
their opinion, it becomes necessary.
Aiuibc it further resoht d, That tlie Pres
ident be requested to take steps necessary
aud proper for the abrogation of any exis
ting treatise whose terms are in conflict
■with the declaration o c principles J?
The Committee adjourned till Monday,
when Dc Lesseps wjll come before them
on invitation and explain tbe features of
his Panama scheme.
Wlv?esbarbe, Pa., March 6.—An ex
plosion of gas occurred at No. 2 shaft,
Nanticoke, yesterday afternoon. There
were ten men in tlie shaft; four were
killed and one seriously injured.
London, March 6.—The Galhratli'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, March 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
captaiu and second mate fora term 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 the
neighboring Persian provinces, but tbe
road is covered with snow, and many
have perished on the journey.
■ Paris, March 6.—The Figaro states
that M. Mouravieff, Russian Advocate
Genera], who is here in connection with
the Hartmann affair, lias 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, charg
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 tbe channel ports,
whence he will embark for England.
Washington, March 6.—The Senate
confirmed the nominations of Charles C.
Richardson, of Texas, to he consul ■ at
Paso del Norte; Cadwallader J. Pride, to
be Supervisor of Census for the first dis
trict, Henry Hammond second, and Jo
seph L. Breden, third districts of South
Carolina; James B. Mitchell, Collector ot
Customs, Yorktown, Virginia. Tlie Sen
ate rejected the nominations of Samuel
Thompson, to he Supervisor of Census for
the second district of Alabama, and
George M. Buchanan, for the first dis
trict of Mississippi.
In the Senate, Air. Caipenter, 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 be 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 liis neglect of
duty cost us twenty thousand lives. Upon
this admeasurement, if Porter had twenty
thousand lives, they were all forfeited to
tbe State. Tbe people of my own State I
know, felt it keenly. The loss fell heavily
upen 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 snffer by
comparison with the old Guard cf Napo
leon, iu one of the fights in that neigh
borhood lost in one hour and five min
utes 1,910 men killed and wounded. Eve-
ly 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
in pine boxes around our depots, like
merchandise, "and sleep now in green
graves that dot every high hill and every
green valfey in Wisconsin. Our people
will not soon forget Fitz John Porter.
They will never forgive him,. The would
not soon forget me, aud never forgive me
ifl should stand as their representative and
vote to put Fitz John Porter hack
where- he Would have been if he had
not fallen, and pay him all that he would
have had if he had remained in service
and served his country faithfully. Queer
things are being done these days. This
thing-may be done by tbe Senate. It will
not be done by my vote. I should regard
it as a disgraceful act for Congress to do,
nevertheless, Air. President, God’s will
he done. It may be that even this last
travesty upon justice is necessary.
They tell us that “whom the gods would
destroy, they first make mad.” It may
be, although it seems impossible that tbe
Democrats are mad enough yet to ensure
their total destruction. - This last act
may be "needed to co'nvincc the American
people that to ensnre the proper discrimi
nation between virtue and vice, fix the
proper punishment upon disloyalty, gnd
hold rebellion in check, wc need in the
White House once more the steady hand,,
cool head, and patriotic he.art of U. S.
Grant. [Great applause.]
Mr. Bayard obtained tlie floor, but
yielded to a motion for an executive ses
sion, and when tbe doors were re-opened,
tbe Senate adjourned until Monday.
Washington, ^Alarch 6.—The only
<*ase that gave- rfio to any discussion in
the executive session of the Senate to-day
was that of George M. Buchanan, nomi
nated to tlie census supervisorship of tlie
First Alississippi 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 tlie ground of Buchanan being an
active partisan and ex-professional politi
cian, who would be likely to make use of
tbe supervisorship as a means to procure
liis election to Congress.
London,Alarch 6.—The Cunard Steam
ship Campany, (limited), offers for pub
lic subscription 66,667 shares of its stock
out of one hundred thousand shaves, of
twenty pounds each, of which sixty thou
sand shares are to paid, and the re
maining forty thousand shares are to pay
ton pounds eacii, at present
The prospectus states that the existing
company was formed in 1878, and tlie to
tal capital of $1,200,000 was then taken
and is still held by the managing own
ers, Messrs. Cuuard, Bums[ & Maclver.
This holding would be returned now, but
for the stock exchange rule,wliich rec uires
that two-thirds of the capital of any pub
lic concern must be allotted to tlie pub
lic before a quotation can be granted;
therefore,, 00,007 shares of their holding,
wliiifii must be paid in full, and 40,000
new shares, on which a payment of ten
pounds per share will he 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, Air. Be-
van, of the firm of Barclay, Bevau & Co.,
of London, and Mr. Thomas.Barrug, of
the firca of Barrug Bros. Messrs. Cunard,
Barns & Afclyer agree - to retain at least
a five -'hundred thousand pound interest,
and continue to manage tin- affairs of the
company^ and not to -engage in any com
peting business in fourteen years.
Boston, March 6.—The young Repub
licans of the. State met here to-day and
elected Harvey H. Sheppard, of East Bos
ton, president. The committee on cre
dentials reported twenty clubs represented
by forty-nine members. An effort was
made to obtain tlie sense of tbe conven
tion on tlie Presidential preferences, but
tbe 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. Tliey declare men like
President Hayes should be gladly sup
ported.
Colonel Hopkins opposed tlie candidacy
of both Grant and Blaine, and this senti
ment .was echoed by other speakers. The
motion to lay the resolution on tho table
was lost.
Several speakers made an effort to have
tlie obnoxious resolution relative to Grant
and Blaine stricken [[out, and Senator
Crocker ma>le a motion to that effect, but
it was loitby* vdte’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
ihe organization of the new Richmond
and Alleghany Railroad Company, which
lias purchased the property aud franchises
Company: George* W. Bartholomew. Comine- to iu.,.. at*
Hartford, Connecticut, President; H. C. v ' 0Eun 5 F° Senses—A Let up on
Parsons, Richmond, Vice President - ; Shep- , John Chinaman,
pard Haman, New York, Secretary and The tide i3 turning in San Francisco
Treasurer; and the following other Di- and the Sand Lot crew of roughs a ,i,i n, ,
rectors, Francis O. French, Conrad, N. ; followers are berinni™ , f / their
Jordan,-Samuel Shelhar and Hugh Me-‘ vi , 8 fin d out that
Cui.’ock, of New York; Cyrus H. Me- } mo ‘ 3 aw cann °t rule, even when backed
Cormick, Chicago; Henry Wilder, Colum- by *-he authority of incendiary iecisla
bus, Ohio, James G. Blaine, Maine; and tion. ^
Charles E. Wortham, of Richmond, Vir- c,_ f ,,
gima. Messrs. Alexander & Green, of: , . c \ fo the threatened vio-
New York, are the counsel of the compa- . ce gainst the Chinese, was the exclu-
ny, and Lawrence Myers, of New York, ‘ sion of Kearney from tlie Hall of Repre
the financial agent. The depositories are sentatives, and the arrest of the notoriom
and Trust Company Gannon for
the Farmer’s Loan
and the Third National Bank of New
York. The trustees of mortgage are Hen
ry AT. 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, Ya., March 6.—Reports
from various counties in this State say
the wheat crop, which at one time promised
a total failure x.ow gives evidence of an
average yield.
Paris, March 6.—The Senate to-day
continued the debate on tlio • education
bill. AT. Jules Ferry,minister of public in
struction, resuming bis speech begun yes
terday, said that the educational books of
Jesuits proved that their system is dan
gerous aud hostile to the institutions of
the country. M. Feny appealed to the
friends of the principles of tbe French
revolution, to rescue the youth from the
influence of men contemning the ideas of
modern society.
M. Jules Simon said that from the out
set lie intended to oppose article seven of
the bill, but it now became a question of
defending the very first principles of lib
erty. The country must know, he 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, Alinisterof the In
terior, said that the Socialists persisted in
their organization, hoping - the law would
be expunged, but how 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
the course adopted by the Government.
After numerous speeches, the bill was re
ferred to a committee of fourteen.
Philadelphia, Penn., March 6—At
a 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
with 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 10th instant.
New York, March 0.—C. W. Durant,
Chairman of the Sugar Importers and Re
finers, which met at Whll street on Fri
day last, telegraphed to F. Wood, Chair
man of tlie 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.
Air. 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 aw&ited, as it had
been reported that he, (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. Eastwick, F. C. Ncwhall, C. W.
Durant and Danford Knowlton.
Way cross and Florida Railroad. Com-
‘ . pany.
The incorporators of the Way cross and
Florida Railroad Company have trans
ferred all interests in that enterprise to
Air. H. B. Plant and his associates, who
are the owners of the Savannah, Florida
and Western railway. 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 for
the location of this new road to the Flori
da line. Arrangements have been made to
cross the St. AIary’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 tlie 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 lino to
Florida cahnot be overestimated, while it
will place Jacksonville and tlie St. Johns
river many hours nearer to Washington
and New York. We understand the new
road is to be furnished with "steel rails,
iron bridges and all tbe latest modem
railway improvements.
We believe about 1*0 miles of tbe pres
ent distance by rail from Savannah to
Jacksonville will be saved by theconstruc-
tion of tho above road. Its completion
will be a great boon to the invalids and
tourists who visit Florida by the Savannah
route. Waveross 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 oft’the meeting
of the State Convention until the 19th of
May, is felt here to be a very damaging
blow to the third term movement.
The plan of tbe third term syndicate,
formed while the ex-President was in.
Philadelphia and proinulga'ted early in
January, was that Ponnsylvahia, New
Yorfc, 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,aeaurd n t j the
original programme, were to be captured
eariy—namely Indiana and Illinois (tbe
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 of 897 in
tho 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. _
A Liver Disordered for Flftekn
Years.—For fifteen years I-was a great
sufferer from a disordered Liver, during
which time I tried many of tlie best phy
sicians in tbe country, and almost all the
patent nostrums recommended, all to no
effect, until I used Simmons’ Liver Regu
lator; and from tbe 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
tlie effects of my old disease. Conse
quently, I heartily recommend it to the
afflicted of liver disease.
AIatois A. F. Wooley,
lw Kingston, Georgia.
A. W. Reese, Esq.—On Friday wo 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
Gannon for using incendiary language.
The business men of-tlie city, too, finding
that the panic created was fast paralyzing
trade and diverting population elsewhere
notified Mayor Kalloch that he would be
sternly held responsible for any outbreak
or deeds of violence.
But the greatest sedative perhaps to the
wrathy ebullitions of the California com
munists, is the knowledge that an appeal
has been made to the general government
for help, if they attempt to carry out their
sanguinary threats against the unoffend
ing Chinese. Tbe home government of
that people also are moving in the matter.
A Washington dispatch states that repre
sentatives from the Chinese six companies
are 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. This
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 forbiading the employment of
Chinese by State corporations. It ap
pears that a short time since the Presi-
ent oi a silver mining company, whose
name is Tiburcio Parrott, was arrested
under the law and sued ont a writ of ha
beas corpus before the United Slates 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 Bullet in cites the fol
lowing precedent to show that the deci
sion of the final court will he in favor of
the employment of Chinese:
The hope of tbe corporations 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 hearing upon the
pending controversy. Under a State law,
the city council of Portland forbade the
employment of Chinese - upon the public
works. In the Tace of this city ordinance,
backed by a Slate law, two contractors for
city work employed Chinese, ffsie 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 with 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
and equity of this decision, so that the
framers and makers of the California
Hoodlum Constitution will he forced to
take the backtrack and leave the'poor
Chinaman at" his favorite wash tub, or
plying his avocation in farm or factory.
Not Singular.
The Hartford (Conn.) brethren are not
altogether singular in tho 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 - earth. The
other immediately caught at the idea and
remarked with much interest: “Indeed!
I also came from earth.” He replied: “Is
that so? Pray 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
you came.” He replied: “I came from
the good old State oP Connecticut—the
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 lie pro
ceeded to inquire further: “Excuse me,
but may I ask further, from what place
iu Connecticut you came ?"’ “Certainly,”
he replied: “I came from Hartford.”
More astonished still, lie exclaimed:
“How strange! Why I came from there,
too, and lived there during all my sojourn
on earth, anil yet we never made each
other’s acquaintance.” Tlie 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 ? J was a member of that same
church; and ye£ we neverbecame acquain
ted or even spike 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 Educa’ion.
■ After considerable delay the promoters
of the fund to establish a Chinese chair at
Oxford have succeeded. in collecting jES,-
000. This will give uearly £100 a year,
which was the original design, and I hear
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 ana literature. Tlie 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 tlie 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 Banks of the Hudson.
Nkwburg, N. Y., October 80.1879.
II. H. Warner <£ Co., Rochester, New
York.—Gentlemen—“A lady of over
seventy years of age, in failing health for
over a year, has been using Warner’s
Safe Bitters on my recommendation. She
feels very grateful for the benefit she lias
derived therefrom, aud says that until she
used it lier stomach could bear no vegeta
ble food for over tliree years. I believe it
to bo a certain specific for dyspepsia.
2w J. T. Josi.yn.
Green Peas, Etc.—We are indebted
to Mr. Morgan G. Clark, living about two
miics from town, for a neat little basket
of green peas—tlie first of the season in
this region, and remarkably eariy for this
latitude, as seasons generally .ran; but, as
we said some days ago, gardeners might
have had peas all winter had they but
known such a season was coming.
Still, it is remarkable tiiat, notwith-
way unaccountable, it was lost. We will,
therefore, beg him to forward another j standing the mildness, peach and plum
. copy, and give this public mention of our | trees are not a; forward as ordinarily at
* of tlie James River aud- Kanawha Canal , misfortune to explain the delay. this time.