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m 7/J O. CL15BY & JONES, PaoranrroBS. Thr Family Joubwal.—Naws—Politics—LiT**ATaa«—A#*icultub*—Domkstis GEORGIA TELEGRAPH BUILDING Established 1826. MACOiN, FRIDAY. MARCH 19. 1880. Volume LY-NO L8 JfSOwS' ' { * M "rj BY TELEGRAPH shall send to the French government a formal invitation to assist in the com memoration. Leon Chattean accepted the mission in a short speech. He promised to give every support to secure the success of the Richmond, Virginia, March 14,— This community was startled this morn* i.’m bv a public announcement that Dr. pY - , ct -- Luther R. Dickinson, editor and proprie-. 'hfir ^mnsaraw March Tn th. s&n tor of the Planter and Farmer Magazine, ate Mr Darif’of fS „ memorialists say this tax produces little to negotiate notes ox Ins own$ wliicli lie rgvcDiiG and server nnlv tn nninmn *ua offered for discount at various banking profits of mLufacturing mono^^f institutions in this city, or sold to note They.also ask for the abolition of the He his also, for some time past, forged SjrpulplXn *** endorsements of Rev. Dr. &eorge B. Taj-- M r. Davis sioke^advocacy of the me- ?J; B3 ^rl^ P° n Wn? nSfW^ ?n mortal, and in the course of his remarks wJL C T?cr«? Vnrth ay rami?M f hnfh nf said that while he regretted it might not \\ ake Forest, North Carolina, both of ^ practicable at this session to reform the tariff as a whole, there was no reason why whom are his brothers-in-law. The fact that be was a brother of Rev. Dr. A. E. Dickinson, Jr., member ot the firm of Jeter & Dickinson, and was other wise so highly connected, dispelled all suspicions of the genuineness of the sig natures forged, and he might have contin- 03»SS5?saSSf““““- Rev. D..J. B. Jeter, senior member of Messrs. Williams and Beck presented memorials of the press associations of the firm of Jeter & Dickinson. The settling up of the affairs of Dr. Je ter, deceased, led to the discovery of the forgeries. The foiger, finding that a dis closure of his many crimes was about to he made, left the city last Thursday, ostensi hly on business, since when he has not been heard from. Ho left behind the following letter: March 11.—I desire to make to my friends a frank confession of my sin and folly in fraudulently using the name and credit of others in the vain hope of extri cating myself from embarrassments, caus ed by the bad management of my affairs. Compelled to flee from my home, utterly penniless, I solemnly declare my purpose to devote the balance of my life to the payment of my every indebtedness, and I invoke a charitable judgment and treats ment on tho part of all concerned. [Signed] R. H. Dickinson. Investiga th »“ s s„vr EsjssJterg "S »■-£.-]s- MS? A the relief of soldiers of the late war. By counties during the past few days. _ number of sudden deaths have resulted from it* New York, March 14.—All tha piano manufacturers have made arrangements to dose their factories to-morrow. It is estimated that about four thousand work men will be thrown out of employment. A largo mass meeting of piano makers was hold to-day in the National Assem bly rooms. Tlie crowd was so dense that tho proprietors feared the floor would give way, owl sent for the police, who refused to allow any more to enter. The crowd was composed of nearly 4,000 piano mak ers, who are Interested in the great lock out Ordered by the Manufacturers’ Asso ciation for to-morrow, through the re fusal of Stein way & Sons’ seven hundred strikers to accept the terms offered to tliem. Altogether about 4,000 men find thomselves out of employment through the stubborness of about one-sixth of their number. Steinway & Sons, and, in fact, every firm winch has combined with them to end the strike by locking out their em ployes, were bitterly opposed by the speakers at the mass meeting. Offers of pecuniary assistance were received from various trades unions, and the strikers say tliey will be able to' hold out for a year if necessary. New Orleans, March 14.—The Com missioners of Liquidation of the ' Mechan ic’s and Trader’s Bank, have broughtsuit against the late directors of the bank for $143,000—amount' due depositors and other creditors. The directors are charged With largely overvalueing the assets of the bank, the cash a=sets being placed at 5391,000, not worth more than $120,000. The petitioners allege that the bank was, to tire knowledge of the directors, insol vent Ibr a year preceding its failure; but the directors continued to receive deposits and deceive the public by torturous con duct) concealments and misrepresenta tions. Cleveland, March 14.—The Atlantic and Great Western Railway company to morrow will be formally metamorphosed Into tho New York, Pennsylvania and Ohio railroad company. General I. H. Devercaux, receiver of the Atlantic and Great Western road, will be president and P. D. Cooper, general superintendent. The general offices will be located in Cleveland. Washington, March 14.—A lecture was delivered here to-nigbt in the Jewish tills particularly desirable change should not be made at once. The Vice-President laid before the Sen ate a communication from the Secretary of the Interior, transmitting, in response to a Senate resolution, information re- Kentucky, for the abolition of duty on all articles used in making paper. Mr. Johnston and others presented sim ilar petitions. Mr. Conkling presented a memorial of the officers of steam vessels asking the modification of the law relative to fees of pilots. In the House under a call of the States, the following bills were introduced and re ferred: By Mr. Singleton, of Illinois, in relation to telegraph communications. It provides that telegraph messages delivered for transmission to any telegraph compa ny availing itself of the provisions of title sixty-five of the Revised Statutes, and copies thereof made by such company at place of destination or any intermediate point, shall be deemed to be and shall be protected from unreasonable search and seizure, or from production as evidence in O. Turner, of Kentucky, resolutions of the Kentucky Legislature asking for the reduction of the President’s salary to $25,000. By Mr. Ellis, of Louisiana, (by requests to revive the act of June 3, leas, and to make a grant of land to Morgan’s Louis iana and Texas Railroad and Steamboat Company. By Mr. Acklen, of Louisiana, proposing constitutional amendment. It recites the fact that tlie evidently growing ten dency in the United States to centraliza tion of power in the Federal Government, has awakened; throughout the country, a just fear that in the near future tlie perpe tration of this Union may again be im perilled by internal commotion, thereby wrecking the peace and prosperity of this Republic, and breaking down those doc trines of perpetual union of States, finally and fully settled by the war, as well as infringing upon the home rule of States guaranteed by Constitution, aud proposes constitutional amendment, declaring tbat the union of these shall be perpetual and that all acts or attempts to separate or destroy this Union shall be treason against the Federal Government and shall be punishable as sueb. State lines and boundaries shall be inviolate, provided that new States may be formed with the consent of the States from which they are formed, and the right of a State to make, execute and enforce its local laws, by or through its chosen representa tives or officials, shall never be interfered with by the Federal Government. By Mr. - Buckner, of Missouri, for the adjournment of Congress on the 24th of May. San Francisco, March 14.—A fire broke out in the hold of the Pacific Mail Steamer City of Sydney, among the cargo of the vessel, lying at her dock, and six engines are playing on the fire. At 11 a. m. the fire is still burning, with no Imme diate prospect of being extinguished. As far as can be ascertained it is located just forward of midships, either in the lower hold, or on the lower deck. There is lum ber and a lot of Honolulu freight stored in that part of the ship. Tlie water is being poured in rapidly, and it Is probable • the steamer will have to be pretty well flood ed. Arrangements are not yet determined upon for replacing her on the line. There was a large attendance at the Sand Lots this afternoon, including many of the respectable classes drawn thither by _ _ e by Mr. Simon Wolf, in aid of CU riosiry* Kearney took entirely a new the wjflfenng people of Ireland. He was. departure. He Invited the leaders of the introduced by General O’Bierne,Secretary citizen’s Protective Union to meet the of the Irish Relief Executive Committee, leaders of the workingmen on the Sand The lecturer selected for his theme, “Havo we not all one father?” The oc casion Indicates hearty co-operation of Hebrews in aid of the Irish relief fund. A fair amount was realized. Addresses were also made by Rev. C. W. Denniso;i, Protestant clergyman and other represen tatives of the Irish people hi Washington. ST. Petersburg, March 14.—The Gdlos publishes an unusually outspoken article urging reforms as the most • deadly weapon against sedition and anarchy. The veiy day on which the French cabi net refused to give Hartmann to the Rus sian authorities, Premier DeFreycipcthad been informed of the arrival in Paris of fresh documents, proving beyond all donbt Hartmann’s complicity in the Mos cow explosion. The cabinet’s decision amounts to encouragement to assassina tions and is therefore greatly to be re gretted. London, March 15.—A Berlin dispatch reports that General Melikoffwas inform ed by the Nihilist executive committee that Veodesky’s attempt on his life was not made by order of tlie committee! They had not yet decided to kill him, and if the recent attempt bad been made by their direction they would have provided better weapons and means of flight for the assailant- , . Toronto, March 15!—The Hanlon- Courtney boat race is arranged for May 19th. The place is not yet decided upon. London, March 15.—The condition of the Montana on the rocks in Church Bay is unchanged. The receding tides lessen the chances of saving the vessel. • Several steam tugs and lighters are engaged in getting out the cargo. Halifax, March 15.—In the House of Assembly, on Saturday, Mr. Campbell, member for Ivemess, contended that the local government should send a delegation to Ottowa with a memorial calling for im provement in our financial affairs with the Dominion and Nova Scotia’s portion of the fishing award. Sir. Campbell gave notice tbat unless the Dominion gave to this province a fair proportion of the fish ery award, he slionfd move a resolution asking that Nova Scotia be separated from the Dominion. New York, March 15.—A meeting of the members of Corcle Francais Del Har- nionie, held at. tlie clubhouse yesterday for the purpose of taking action in refer ence to a Centennial celebration of the battle of Yorktown, unanimously voted that Leon Cbattau be requested to act as interpreter of the sentiments and opinions of the French population of America in urging the French government to take , immediate measures in the matter of the 1 Mean' Celebration, as soon as as President Hayes Vice - Lots for an exchange of views, promising them a respectful hearing. He also in formed his followers that the objects of the Citizen’s Union had been 1 misappre hended, and that they intended to use the association for the amelioration of-the condition of the dty, for the good of the laboring classes, and the restoration of prosperity. Some unscrupulous men had taken advan tage of the movement to create the im pression tbat violent measures against the workingmen were intended, whereas nothing of the kind was meant. His au dience received hi3 novel speech un demonstratively. Evidently the Citizen’s Union is making its influence felt. Washington, March 15.—In the Sen ate Mr. Bayard, from the Judiciary Com mittee, reported favorably the Senate bill prohibiting the arrest of election officers on election day. * It makes it unlawful for marshals, deputies or supervisors to ar rest or imprison on election day any of ficer, acting by virtue of State laws, for any offense against the United States election laws, out'a warrant or process for such offense may be executed any time after the close of such election day. Placed on the calendar. Mr. Edmunds stated that he and other members, of the committee did not concur in the majority report. Mr. Gordon presented the petition of «x-Confederate officers concerning the preservation of the records of the battle of Gettysburg. Mr. McDonald submitted ths views of. the minority on the bill to reimburse sev eral States for Interest paid on war loans, which was recently reported adversely from the Judiciary Committee. The Senate resumed the consideration of the star route deficiency appropriation bill, as reported from the Senate Appro priation Committee. The preamble re cites that the deficiency results from the violation of law by the Post-office De partment: The bill then appropriates $110,000 for expenses of matl service or star routes for the remainder of tlie fiscal year. No further increase of trips or ex pedition of time to be made, and appro priates $100,000 for placing new service. No contract to be increased more than fif ty per cent. Miv Wallace 'jexglained the changes in the bill, saying the business in terests of the counrry demand that tlie sendee shall be kept up to the existing standard, and that contracts made in good faith shall uot.be abrogated, and contrac tors ruined because of the errors of die department. When authors of errors are discovered, they will be punished. He; tlie Committee think the s r- ild not be crippled. Mr. Maxey supported the committee bill,but thought the preamble unnecessary and unjust. . The Postmaster-General had full discretion . under existing laws, and had done what he thought bert, and the result had justified his action. The Fort Worth aud Yuma routes about which there had been so much said, was in creased principally through Maxey’s own efforts. It had helped much in facilita ting the wonderful growth of Texas, and other routes had had similar eflect in the other States. Mr. Bede supported the preamble, de claring that the Postmaster-General had violated the law by expending so much of the appropriation in the first part of tho year, as to make the deficiency inevitable. Pending debate, the Senate adjourned. In the House the following bills were introduced: By Mr. Ellis, of Louisiana (by request), to revive tho act of June 3d, 185(3, aud the grant of land to the Morgan Railroad and Steamship Company. By Mr. Tucker, of Virginia, appropria ting $25,000 for the relief of the daughter ~na grand daughter of Zachary Taylor. The bill to abolish all tolls on the Lou isville and Portland canal around the rapids in tho Ohio river was passed. Mr. Cox, of New York, was recognized by the Speaker to move to suspend a rule and pass a bill for the relief of the suffer ing Irish, but was cut off by a motion to adjourn. He, however, obtained leave to have the report of the Committee on For eign Affairs on the bill printed. Ad journed. Washington, March 15.—In the Sen ate to-day Mr. Thurman submitted the re port of the Judiciary Committee on the Jill removing the political disabilities of William S. Maxwell, wbo before the war was the Attorney General of the Fifth Ju dicial district in Tennessee, and took an oath to support the Constitution of the United States. He afterward aided the rebellion, and now therefore petitions for the removal of his disabilities. The re port says if he was an executive officer within the meaning of the word in- the constitution his disabilities were re moved by the law approved May 22d, 1872, consequently there is no necessity for the passage of a bill in this or any sim ilar case. The bill was therefore indefi nitely postponed. The Chief Signal Officer Is informed that the schooner William P. Cox, of Washington, North Carolina, for New York, Burrows, master, has sunk at Hat- teras inlet. The crew is safe. The ves sel can be gotten oft if immediate assis tance is obtained. _ — " The House o—»nnite6 on Naval Af- nas agreed to report favorably the Johnson bill regulating the mode of pur chasing tobacco for tho navy. The House Commerce Committee to-day resumed the hearing on tlie bill abolishing compulsory pilotage. It is understood a special hear ing will be given Southern pilots, who be lieve they will be espicially injured by the passage of the proposed bill. PiTTSBCKO, Penn, March 15.—The puddlers and helpers in the mills of Bailey & Co., McCormic and J. Wister have struck for higher wages. Nearly ono thousand men are now out of employment in this district alone, and the strike threat ens ultimately to lead to general Cessa tion of work from Fittsbuigto Philadel phia. There are now seven thousand men idle between Johnston and Colum bia.. Philadelphia, March 15.—A special from Pittsburg says a general strike of puddler’s began to-day, extending from Johnstown to Columbia, and is the most formidable that. has occurred for many years. It does not affect Pittsbuig, the manufacturer’s here having agreed on a sliding scale for all classes of workmen. The general impression is that there will be a material decline in prices of iron in the near future. Philadelphia, March 15.—A collis ion occurred this forenoon on the Western Railroad, in the outskirts of the dty, be tween a regular passenger train and a spe cial train carrying the President and Di rectors of the road. Five persons were in jured, including the President and two Directors, but none fatally. New York, March 15.—The firm of J. W. Amerman & Co., brokers in Bond street, suspended this morning. Their embarrassment is said to be due to con tracts in Nashville and Chattanooga- stock. New York, March 15.—A serious shooting and stabbing affray took place last night between a number of sporting men and politicians of the fourth ana sixth wards, who had assembled in Hy land’s saloon on Chatham street, for a spree. Knives and pistols were freely used, and a half a dozen men more or less injured. A man named Burke, who was stabbed in the head and back and shot in the groin, will probably die. Twelve of the leading piano manufac turers of this city, in accordance with a resolution passed by the Plano Manufac turers’ Association, have closed their factories this morning, and locked out their men in order to compel tho opera tives of Steinway & Sons, who are out on a strike, to return to work. San Francisco, March 15.—Judge Rix delivered a strong opinion in the po lice court to-day, in the case of Dennis Kearney, arrested upon a charge of using vulgar aud threatening language against Spreckels. The court decided that Kear ney was guilty since his. language had a tendency to provoke a breach of the peace. Sentence was reserved until to-morrow. San Francisco, March 15.—Chief of Police Crowley openly stated yesterday that he was responsible for Kearney’s ar rest and that he would continue to arrest him for riotous or incendiary language as often as he used it. At a meeting yester day afternoon of presidents of all Work ingmen’s clubs in the city resolutions were offered declarin'; in unmistakable lan guage against Kearney, disclaiming all sympathy with land lots agitators as well as with all acts, expressions or bagangues tending to bring the working organization into disrepute. Washington, March 15.—Before the Senate Exodus. Committee to-day John H. Burch, colored, ex-Senator in the Louisiana State Senate, and a Presi dential “ elector from that State in 1800, testified that the negroes were alarmed at the proposed cham-gang law, and other Democratic measures; by in terference with the religious instruction of negroes; by the uncertainty in obtain ing and insecurity in retaining homes; by the prospect of disfranchisenlent. These he gave as explanations of the exo dus movement. In executive session of the Senate to day, the" French claims treaty was dis cussed hut not acted on and will come up at next executive session. It provides for tlie settlement of the claims of French cit izens growing out of tlie war of secession, and of any counter-claims of American citizens who sustained losses under like circumstances. In response to a resolution, Secretary Evarts to-day sent to tlie House a state ment showing the amount of commerce streams are very high, and overflows, I If the action of Council in repealing which will damage crops, are reported. I certain sections of the ordinance In refer- A prominent citizen has been arrested | opening bar-rooms on Sunday Is' a' for threatening to kill the Rev. B. C. I virtual repeal of the Sunday liquor law, Fonte, Rector of St. Phillips church, in j to* 11 we do not hesitate to characterize the pulpit Sunday, and going to church I the repeal as hasty and injurious to the avowedly for that purpose.' He accuses | cause of temperance aud morals. A man Foute of causing a divorce between him-1 certainly has a right to enter his place of self and wife. He has been bound over I business on Sunday and take one ormore to keep the peace. | friends with him, but he has no right to Paris, March 15.—In the Senate this | violate a law.- If the bar-rooms of Au- afternoon a debate took place on the sec-1 gusta were allowed to sell liquor on Sun- ond reading of the Ferry educational bill. I nay, our city would be retrograding in M. Pellelan moved that clausesevenbe re-1 pl*ee of advancing in the'cause of tern- inserted in the bill. Iperance and morality. The Chronicle Premier DeFreycinct said; “Despite I < ^ oes . n< * believe that the repeal of the our wish for conciliation we have not | sections referred to gives the proprietors again brought forward clause seven in a I ot-bar-rooms the right to keep them open new form, because we think the original I on Sunday and to sell liquor. Let the draft was already a compromise. I Felice Commission go on hi the discharge The clause having been rejected, it on- | of its .duty. When saloon keepers are re ly remains for us to apply existing laws.’.* I ported for a violation of the law, we have M: Pelletan’s motion was rejected by a 15° ° “iat the Recorder will do his vote of 149 to 132. The entire-bill as I *ity ln administering It. If the repeal- amended was then adopted. Yeas 187,1 ™f> clauses of the ordinance impair the nays 103. In consequence of M. De- [°f the Sunday liquor law. then Freycinct’s firm declaration, it is proba-11* 1 l«r be ro-established and rigidly ble that the left will renounce their in- * cuforced, tended interpellation in the Chamber of Deputies. At a meeting of the left cen tre it wa3 resolved to demand the applica tion of the existing laws to religious con fraternities. Paris, March 15.—M. George de Cas- Waihington Correspondence. Washington City, ? March 11, 1880. DRAWING THE LINE. * About 260 negro -delegate* to tho Afri sagnac, son of the late M. Grenade Cas- SSiSSSWS^:Ifc'lfiS'tt.Si ot ^ ir «**»• headed by Bishop Sf£ Ut 63 f ° r ^ Mlran(leDe ' I Peck. The latter orated, and Hayes re- ik if . — -I plied with assurances of his most distin- s5"S on „ jssSsb awsf sifcstE 1881, as the time for the sailing of the I w here, and that that was not intbebar- new British Arctic expedition. I gain, and refused to shake. He said he A dispatch from St.Petersburg to-day I couldn’t spare the time, so the brethren says everything tends to show that-Gen- withdrew with much head-shaking knd eral Melikoff does not depend entirely I eye-rolling, and possibly some bad lan- ££ The m svS S o/ whSe S SET 10 V* W ** "***> crisis, l ne system oi wnojesate arrears j they- were all Grant men. It seems that practiced last year has been discontinued. I Hayes is not quite so sweet on “the poor There are individual airesta under spe- colored people of the South” as heVas cia circumstances, but they indiule^no- the mon 5ug after the last election when re - bodyof note. The stories published m it waa gained tLat Tildcn hadbeea Vienna in pretended telegrams from St. I elected Petersburg, are utterly false, nor is there A v*'fHER me-rosic house gone any foundation,-for the report of the I passlngalong £ street, between Seventh wholesalearrests in the provinces. Sia^a [ and El^th, a few days of the times are noticeable in greater free- j workmen tearing down the fine old brick dom of the press. The streets, of St. Pejl bouse od that street so well known here tersburg have been thronged to-day, (Sun- j as-the former residence of the Hob. W. day) lower classes predominating » nd IW - . Seaton, known and honored for so the morning open air aw»«a®ents have J many historic years as the headquarters attracted theI of tne magnates and leaders of the Whig t-—~t*e1l, Ky., March 15.—The party . i n its spacious parlors for half a programme for the spring races of the centuiy gathered all the notable people Louisville Jockey Club is now completed I w ho visited Washington. General Harri- and more than sixty horses are already in m was the guest of Mr. Seaton when Te regular training in the grounds. Among I camo on j, ere to jj 0 inaumy-ate^ aud used I northeastern room on the second story Checkmate, Vera Cruz, Little Ruffian, to hold the preliminary meeting of his Valturne, Beatitude and Irish King. cabinet priorto his inauguration, and there The club adds $13,000 to the various be consulted with Webster and Clay in stakes and purses. Indications are that regard to his inauguial address. Attached there will be a. better meeting than last to the house was a fine old-fashioned gar- ing when three hundred horses were den mwhkfl» Mrs. Seaton took 8 «-*t P «?a£ Derby day, the great Most of - the Senators who were habitual spring on the track. racing holiday, will be May 18th. The opening meeting lasting several days GE0BGIA PRESS. visitors contributed a fruit tree to this garden. Mr: Calhoun contributed a pear tree, which was especially noted in city imology; Mr; Webster, an apple tree; ’r. Clay, an apricot tree; Mr. Benton, a We learn from the News that a colored j cherry tree; Mr. Porter, of Louisiana, a man living about ten miles from Savan- fig, and Mr. Silas Wright, of New nab, on the Savannah and Charleston I York, a plum tree. Thus the garden . , , . „ . „ | may be said to have been planted by Sen- road, was poisoned a day or two smee. aU £ al han d3. Most of them have long It is not known who tho guilty party is. I since gone like their famous donors, A movement is on foot in Columbus I congressional matters to establish a public library. We wish gave been generally dull since my last. , , 1 . .. Yesterday was somewhat lively m the them ample success m tho worthy en- H ouse over the bill prohibiting political terprise. I assessments for election expenses. Mr. The young men of Rome are gettibg House, of Tennessee, lead off in a mag- “ p a rir i t .'ts sss-£ ground, with the expectation of haying I v i e w a n d exposure of the hypocrisy of the a grand fair next fall. Hayes administration in this respect, and The Americus Itepubllcan says: On stirred up the Rads like a coal of Are in an Wednesday night last the residence of Mr. I ant hole. Old Conger turned actu- W. J. Brannon was broke into by some I ally green with rage, and the small fry parties, who prized off the weather, buzzed and squirmed and fairly foamed boarding and entered the pantry, taking I with rage. It was the- most cheerful therefrom all the provisions he had for I scene of the session, and quite as enjoya- family use. Mr. Brannon and bis family ble as a first-class circus. The bill will had retired to bed in another part of the pretty certainly pass both houses, and house, from where he and his wife heard then we will see whether Mr. Hayes was in the noise. She asked him what it was, earnest or notin his high sounding appeals and he told her he thought it was rats or for “civil service reform.” If he signs probably cats. In the morning he had to it,however,his party will not obey it.They purchase rations enough for breakfast, as I will treat it with the contempt they have his rats had taken all he bad. On look- other laws and scoff at him as usual, iug around he discovered the foot-prints j TI ™ *yr of two persons, but found no clue by inside the Radical ranks m to whether which to indentify whose they were. He Grant, Blame dr Sherman shall lead them states that there was a small paper of ar-1 in.the next campaign grows warmer every senicinthe flour for rats, and if the May. It would make your hair stand on thieves get hold of it they must not blame end to hear some of the Grant gang swear him for the result. at Blaine and Sherman for darmg to get Rome Courier: Rev. S. E. Axson, pas- in the “old man’s” way. An ex-cabinet . r.v inM-Tii ti.ia I officer under Grant made mine almost tor of the FAstytarian church to. th_s j crec t itself the other night by the force city, has rec ® lv '® d and freedom of his denudations of Blaine, tenanchurchat Salem, Virgtobi, and wll I wlU) ,, e seemed to think was Grant’s only visit that church at an early _ day. W r real rlval for the nom i na tion. But all hope Mr. Axson 1 tha same ha expressed himself sure of calls him to remain with iw, as our ^ople I 6rant ) s succe ss bothat Chicago and before would regrethis deMrtare, and miss him I thepeo pi e> Some peoplejinterpret this rage both as a minister and dtizen. I d jff ereilt i y> They My gi a i ne & gaining, The Quitman Beporter says: The oat , I and hence this rage. Sherman, it is gen- crop Is improving daily, and now bids fair I erally conceded, is practically out of the to be fully up to the average for the past I race even now, and that what negro and 3 y | scaliawag delegations he may buy up at many years. . I the South, will desert him at Chicago the The farmers in Spalding county com-1 7ery fij^t opportunity they have, plain of the heavy rainfall. j simmons During the past year out of sixty boys j Will be pretty surely sat down upon. This at the Bethesfda Orphan Home there M tbe latrat and is based upon what you , K c t„i „„„ I probably had this morning by wire in re- have. been only four cases of sickness, and | ardt0 ,, t i ie acUo n off his case yester- thesoof a trifling character. Although! da y by the census committee. That com- this is the largest number of benefldaries I mittee,by a strict party vote,agreed to rec- „ TT . „ c-.j-HrLM oror limlpr its I ommend liis rejection. The Illinois strad- the Union Society has ever had under its 1 ^ (Davis) ^ oted with , be Radicals in care, and really more than its means war-1 ^jumittee, but reserved the right to vote rant, the managers have not permitted I with the Democrats in the Senate, any little orphan boy to be refused admit-1 If Simmons is rejected, won’t there be . I some lively “nashing of teeth” in c«r- i. nf.i.ii'.hmi. m in I tain quarters? I can almost hear them in A revival of religion is going o j a jivance. By the way, speaking of this Trinity Methodist Church in Savannah, j ma tter, I -observe that my good friend The meetings are largely attended and a J Randall, now speaks of the “Simmons steady increase of religious fervor is expec-1 Action” in the editorial columns of the I Augusta Chronicle. Seems to me,I have ted. Mr. Corley is said to have remarked I jj eard ano ther and very different tune from that, in his experience of fifteen years as a I Washington correspondent Randall of the minister, he had never witnessed a more I same paper. I congratulate him on hi»,im. gracious outpouring than that which proved riston. ^ ^ shook old Trinity at one of their morning I j jas ] jeen occupying the attention of the meetings. I Senate for the past ten days, and thede- Thb Baptists of Rome have decided to I hate has been of sufficient interest to erect a new church edifice on the site of f keep the galleries packed each day from the present one. It is the intention to put ^ e e n °^ nius 1111411 the adj ' ournment up a structure costing about $15,000, the I Senator Randolph opened the case work to be commenced as soon as practi- I with a fine legal argument in favor of re cable and completed during -the sum-J storing Porter to his rank, and giving er. I him his back pay for the past sixteen The proprietor of the Planters’ Hotel I years, amounting to sixty thousand dol- lias just ,r iven a brilliant entertainment, I lars. He was followed by Logan, against as follow: I i ar ] y when he elicited any applause—un- • It was conducted with the elegance and I til many who were with him looked dis- exdusivcncss of a private house, and no I gusted. ladies could have received with more grace j Mat Carpenter, on the same side, fol- and cordiality than did those to whom the I lowed Logan in a bitter partisan speech, proprietor - gave the entertainment. The j closing with a whoop for Grant, which nrnsic whs tine, and the three large tables I brought down the galleries.^ r-abundancc with every good I Then came Bayard, for the defense, in .-.rket affords. The taste and I au eloquent,.thrilling speech, which must suj.-per were especially re-I have gone to the heart of poor Fitz John .! viands greatly enjoyed. I Porter, who sat quite near me, and who, •m :iing was ono’of unalloyed I no doubt, feels like a .ward in Chancery, lii .-renounced one of the most j The little fellow looks bright, plucky, and rtaiiunents. given this win-1 steadfast, but I understand from a per- I sonal friend of his, that he is almost de- nicle, we take the follow-1 spainng and heartbroken. .. ,:e late action of tlie City I j |j a y e missed the calm, immovable face .natter of the Sunday liquor j 0 f Mrs. Sprague from the Senate gallery this session. For that or some other rea- UUUM around Capelloni, from which it appeals 1 filled tbat during the year 386 vessels, with althii tonnage of 525,097 tons, cleared from or] he: entered the port of San Francisco via ] r’ Cape Horn. Fifty-four vessels cleared] i. the same port with cargoes valued 82,- , : 166,090 for or from transportation aero.- ] the Isthmus of Panama. The utatement. was referred to the iuter-Oceanic Ce ' committee. , -i . Atlanta, Ga., March 15.—T' „ iest rains have fallen for tlie pa - 1 known in Georgia for years. a son, my lord Capri corn os does not appear so swell and dressy as of yore. He be gins to look old,and bends in a way when he walks tbat suggests green apples to the reflective mind. - r . ,' ’ ' MB. PERSONS, from the Fourth district, is already mak lug reputation for himself on the Claims Committee, which is one of the most la borious in the House. He is a good, ac tive member, and is reported as Ming one of the moat popular members. SPEAKER RANDALL showed his appreciation of the merits of Mr. Nichols by placing him on one of the most important committees in the House, that of Foreign' Affairs. He is a mo-t useful member, and is filling with great credit theplace left vacant by the death of Mr. Hartridge. His daughter, Miss Kate, is a charming young lady, who has made many friends with both sexes, and whose lovely toilets have attracted no little attention. SENATOR LAMAR is “right side up” again, walks without even the aid ofa cane, and I saw him rou up two long flights of stairs the other day in a manner quite enviable and in no way suggestive of iil health. THE GAME OF 15. This nuisance has ne'doubt reached you ere this, and nothing, since -Pinafore, has taken, such a hold on the popular mind. I actually see women on the street cars and men walking on the streets absorbed in trying to get the 15 before the 14. MAKING SUGAR FROM CORN STALKS. The above experiment has been tried, and very successfully too, at {he Agricul tural Department, and I am assured that a first-class article of sugar can be pro duced from common com stalks at the ex ceedingly low price of four cents per pound. I am told also that after the stalks have been passed through the mill, there is still enough substance left in them to be utilized as food for stock. I don’t know bnt.what it will prove rather a'dis- astrous discovery, and my sympathies are already enlisted for the poor mules whose breakfast, dinner and sapper will be only com stalks .with all the juice squeezed out. It will be a good place, for Mr. Berg to pat in a word. w«,JS l 5AT£? AI ' -amusements. Mary Andersou is her fuuvmA week at the National; Whid[ speato^ii for her,, and for the taste of Washington audiences. Sho is almost a beautiful wo man, and an actress of far more than or dinary merit, but is tco intense .to suit my old fogy notions. THE CANADIAN weather prophet Is pushing “Old Probs” iretty closely, and the latter will have to ook to his laurels. He predicted three snow falls between the Island 15th in stant, and we have had two already, with four days to spare. A.W.B. The Eads’ Ship Railroad. Ibe project of this noted engineer iKKilly t* -t—=s3ESS»EfcE a mdli loaded ships of any size ana transport tnem oafcij- and speedily across the Isth mus, from sea to sea, la daily growing in favor, and experts, after mature investi gation, agree that it is feasible. Such a highway would entirely supersede the necessity of a ship .canal which would cost immensely, and then prove a doubt ful experiment in that torrid latitude. Mr. Eads, in his late interview with the congressional committee', sums up the wlyfle matter in a nutshell aa follows: 1. That this method is entirely practica ble. ' •' ’ 2. That upon any route where it is pos sible to build a caual, it is equally possible to build and equip a substantial and dura ble ship railway for one-half the cost of a canal, if it be built with locks, and for one-quarter of its cost, if it be at tide level. 3. That such a ship railway can be.built in one-third or in one-quarter of the time needed for the construction of the canal. j 4. .That when built, ships of maximum tonnage can te moved with safety at four or five times greater speed on the railway than in the canal. .5. That a greater number of vessels per day can be transported on the railway than would be possible through the canal. 0. That the capacity of the ship rail way can be easily increased to meet the demands of commerce, without interrup tion to its business, whether it be to meet an increase in the size of the ships or in the number of them. 7. That the cost of maintenance of the roadway and rolling stock will be much less than, that of the maintenance of the canal. j 8. That the cost of maintaing and oper ating the railway, taken together, will be less than that of operating and maintain ing the canal. 9. That the railway can he located and successfully operated at localities where it is not practicable to construct a canal. 10. That it is possible to estimate, with great acccracy, the cost of a ship railway, and the time needed to build it, because the work would be almost wholly upon the surface of the ground: whereas the canal is strictly a hydraulic construction, involving control of water, and the execu tion ef works Under the water, thus ren dering anything like an accurate esti- Hiate of the time and cost of its construc tion an impossibility. Hence capitalists cannot know, with certainty, the amount of money and time required, of what pro fit the canal will probably pay when final ly finished. My own studies have satisfied me that the largest loaded ships may be carrie i with perfect safety at ten or twelve miles per hour on steel rails weighing but seven ty pounds per yard, the kind used on first- class railroads, and on wheels whichshall not impose as great a pressure upon the rails ; as that of the ariving-whoels of a first-class locomotive when at rest; and that no grade need be encountered from ocean to ocean on several routes greater than one per cent., or fifty-three feet to the mile. The Pirdoning Power. In Maryland a bill has been introduced into the Legislature providing for the ap pointment of a Pardoning Board, which shall consist of one dtizen from each Con gressional district to be appointed every two years by the Governor. Applications f-r pardon must be made to this Board after due notice, and discussed in open session. The recommendations and rea sons for a pardon are duly set forth and recorded. The Governor is. deprived of the power of-granilng pardons or reprives, except upon the recommendation of the majority of the Board. The consti tutional change, if^ adopted, will be submitted to a vote of the people. If sqpepted we have no doubt it would prove-a salutary measure, as few preroga tives of the executive are so badly abused the pardoning power. In some States the criminals are allowed to go forth un- wbtpped of justice by hundreds annually, even after receiving sentence from the courts. KSiH 1 The Central Railroad’s Alleged Own ership of the Western and Atlas tie. Mr. James, of Atlanta, speaks of the Central Bailroiad as “owning and eon trolling the lease of the State Road. This is a grave mistake. We learn from leading directors of the Central that the company has not purchased a solitary share, or fraction of a share, of any les see’s interest in the State road. Nor has it paid out one dollar, or bound itseli by any written obligation or pledge to inenr a cent otpecuniary liability in any shape to those who own and control the lease of the Western and Atlantic Railroad. Moreover, that the changes thus an nounced in the ownership of the lease were effected two months ago, and are wholly of a private nature. The lessees were barred from any such procedure by the terms of the lease, and the Central was equally powerless to act, also, under the laws of the State. It is true, however, that certain changes have been wrought in the ownership of the lease which assure a controlling voice to |those who ere friends of the Central Roid. But at least one of the parties, we are reliably informed, does not own a dol lar pf Central Railroad stock, nor can that company exercise a particle of au thority over them. Such acts of comity or privilege as maybe conceded, will be wholly of a voluntary character and liable to be annnlled or withdrawn at any, moment. Still, there is no donbt ol the fact that the inclination,as well as the interests of a majority of the lessees will prompt them to act in dose alliance with the Central, and make common cause with that organization in all. of its future plans and operations. Forthe next five years likewise, the Georgia Railroad, un der the terms of the late contract with the Centra], Nashville and Louisville Roads, will share alike in the advantages de rived by Mjv owral from its contemplated affiliation with the Western Atlantic. We see no special gam over the existing condition of railroad aflairs by this move ment of Moses Taylor »nd his friends, save that the entire railway system cf Georgia will no* be in hands friendly to the Commonwealth. There la no longer any danger that foreign and inimical par ties can obtain control of any of these highways, and our State Railway Com missioners are charged with the duty of looking after the local interests of the peo- cheap through freights upon » regular and uniform schedule, which will inure greatly to the benefit of consumers It is understood there will be no changes whatever in the management and opera tion of the Westem.and Atlantic railroad. Governor Brown and General McRae re main at the helm. Indeed, if the Central as an organization has no interest in that State enterprise, and cannot have under the law, of course it would not bo compe tent for her to meddle with its manage- ineot. The lessees themselve have the supreme direction, and they alone. If private interests or predilections cause them to adopt the policy - of the Central, we pjresume they have the right to do so. XAIBE. Ex-Governor G&rcelon Testifies Be fore the Investigating Committee. Augusta, Maine, March 12.—Ex- Go vemor jGarcelon was before the Hale investigating committee to-day, and testi fied that he had not himself se«n any of the returns up to the 17th of November. He knew nothing of any so-called sceme of counting out. He neither knew or in quired the politics of the Senators to whom certificates of election were issued. The certificates were brought to him to sign. He supposed they were made out in accordance with the retains. He had not time to examine every case and did not know that certificates of election had been issued to seventy-eight Democrats and Fusionists and sixty-one Repub licans. The matter was not discussed in his presence. Nothing was said about counting in a quorum of Fusionists. He had heard it on the streets referred to in cidentally. He first learned of the count ing out through the papers, and was surprised at the result of the certificating. It had been his rule to decide individual cases bn their merits. If he signed any certificate tbat was wrong, the facts were falsely put before him. No one was coun ted out. He ‘had presumed tbat his council were honest and honorable men, and had compiled the tabulations accord ing to law. In cases where there was any question he would look into the mat ter himself. He acted honestly. Cer tain rules had been laid down which were applied to the returns, regardless of the party. There had not been an in stance where a Democrat had been al- lowed .to correct returns. Individual ca ses were taken up, in some of which the Governor acknowledged there had plainly been ’ erasures and interference with the tabulations. The .examination will be continued to-morrow. —The New York Svm, says the detach ment of “The Salvation Army” of Eng land, consisting of Commissioner George Railton and seven women who rank as Lieutenants, that arrived on the steam ship Australia on Wednesday, left Castle Garden in the evening. They stayed at the house of a friend in the suburbs of Jersey City during Wednesday night. They de sire that their whereabouts should not be published for the present. Part of them will go to Philadelphia and part will come to New York. In about a wed: they will begin out-of-church Gospel work in the two titles. _ The Cleveland (Ohio) Leader has hauled down the Grant flag from its mast head. The Leader says its reasons for this change are: “It appears quite evident that the nomination of General Grant might alienate a large number of German Republicans wbo have fixed ideas in re gard to the danger to our political system that exists, as they claim, in electing a President for a third term. It is quite clear, also, that the third term principle will drive a certain class of lukewarm Republicans away from us, so much as to seriously endanger the ticket.” The Chronicle and Constitutionalist says: It is very probable that Senator Gordon will soon give to the public the reasons why Dr. Casey was not appointed Census Supervisor for this District. The Demo crats of this District will then see that Senator Gordon did his whole duty for his friend and his party. He was not compli cated by recommending a Democrat and _ endorsing a Republican. for Supervisor of i Census in this District. —If the Maine papers are to be. be lieved, the gold mines of that State pay better than those of Nevada. —The cost ol Michigan’s new State Capitol was $15,000 under the estimate— a circumstance probably without a paral lel. —According to the latest returns, Copen hagen has a population of 235,000. In 1850 it contained 129,000; in 1860, l(j0,000,’ and in 1870, 181,000. —A howitzer, a box of muskets and field ammunition , were shipped from Freder icksburg, Thursday, to Lancaster county, Va., to protect the oystennen of the low er Rappahannock against intruders. —Three million acres ot fall wheat have been sown in California, the early and abundant rains enabling farmers to pot in a full crop, which is said to be a very unu sual thing. —A Denver paper tells ot two young men who bet each $5 that his boy could jump higher than the other’s, and the man who without warning the iad, dropped a hornet down his son’s back when the word was given, won the bet. —A break has occurred in the Missis sippi levee near tho barracks, at New Or leans. It is being closed' and the levee straightened. The river is very high. A crevasse thirty feet wide is reported in'a levee on Bayou Lafourche. f-Near the State line of Pennsylvania, at Borden Brook, a little girl nine yean old, daughter of Orrln Crandall, was so frightened by the shouts and actions of three drunken men that her hair turned white almost instantly. —A malarial fever of a very malignant type has broken out among the denizens of Little Six-mile, in Henry" county, Ky., which has so for baffled the skill of all the attending physicians, and has been fatal in every instance. - Abandoning the Broad Gauge.— ~ The New York,. Lake Erie and Western Railroad Company are about to abandon the broad gauge, and the third rail on the main line fcatwoAn Attica, and Hornells- ville will be taken up at once. An’inmA — gauge freight will then be sent from Attica via Avon. AU the locomotives recently built are narrow gauge. ■The pressure of water on the main reservoir pipe in Lansingburg, N. Y., was recently so great that it forced off tlie main valve, which weighed a ton and threw it fifty feet, struck the embankment of the {fray au'iJBg‘tci.. tl - !t —— 1 ?—- —Advices from Lima,. Peru, of Febru ary 1! are to tbe effect tbat the allied forces were then in good condition, that Campero baa accepted the general direc tion of the republic under the title of Su preme Chief, and has issued a proclama tion In which he declares that his wish is to emulate the example of Washington, and exchange the sword into' the pruning hook as soon as possible. —The following is from the Chicago 2W6une: “Ever since General Grant dis graced himself in a private box at the theatre at Madrid after a dinner party, he has adopted the plan of total abstinence. He was told, when preparing for hla trip to India, that his life depended upon ab stinence, as indulgence in that hot climate Would prove fatal. He adopted the ad vice, and finds it so salutary tbat he still adheres to it.” —Ex-Senator Clingham, of NorthCaro- lina, has, it is said, found upon his form the mineral zircon in great quantities. It is opaque, of greenish hue and great hard ness. He subjected a crystal of it to the action of a blowpipe for two weeks with out perceptible loss of substance. He be lieves it the metal needed in the construc tion of the incandescent electric lamp and the very thing Edison has been looking for.' . —The trustees of John Wesley’s Chap el, London,, nearly destroyed by fire last December, haying accepted from the in surance.company a stun sufficient to cover the cost of damage, have themselves un dertaken the restoration of the building. Tbe morning chapel was so damaged as to necessitate its re-erection. The new building will be as nearly like the eld one as possible, blit will have a more hand some ceiling and better lighting and ven tilation. —Tbe question of the reordination of Catholic priests on their becoming Protes tants is before tb4 Presbyterian Church in Canada. The decision of the Presbytery of Montreal was te the following effect: That tbe ontinattea of the Church of Rome la confessedly erroneous and defec tive in its object, yet ought not to be en tirely ignored.- That the admission ofa reformed priest to tbe status of an ordain ed presbyter without tbe imposition of hands is reordination sufficient.” Tilden and Virginia.—The Wash ington Star of Friday evening contained the following paragraph: . “At the meet ing of tbe Virginia State Democratic Committee in Richmond Wednesday even ing some enterprising Democrat ascertain ed that its members were unanimously opposed to Tilden. The Debt-Payers were just as bitter against him as the Re- adjusters. This information was received at>he capitol yesterday, and tbe Virginia members of Congress, all of whom are aganist Tilden, were very much gratified over it. They maintained that Tilden could not be nominated in the face of such opposing sentiment in Virginia, a State that must be carried for tbe Democratic candidate in order to elect him. Four of the Virginia members of Congress said yesterday they did not believe Tilden, as the Democratic neminee, could carry their State, hut they were satisfied any other Democrat could. They said further that this was the opinion of the entire Con gressional . delegation. Deservedly popular. We mean Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup for it never falls to cure a cough. Physicians recommend it- Prise only 25 cents a bottle. The merciful man is merciful to his beast. He will be careful to use Foutz’s Horse and Cattle Powders in time to pre vent disease and save his faithful brute from paiu. m