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lEtjx? Q§£0Kgm HUskljj m*fct JmmsSJ ^ M*j&s*tt0£c A MAcdN/MARipH 19S.-K80. u^- i • -i— I fg ■ '^=7'' Cetywayo is feportecfte be anxious to see England, andit is though^ tiatfhe will be permitted Ag^gifit that country in the summer. —At the Barnstable (Eng.) election the Countess of Portsmouth, mother of the successful candidate, addressed a crowded meeting. —The London Graphic has commis sioned njMt ofjhe leading artists of (£e day to paint a head fulfilling the painter’s ideafoffftmale beautyr —The wife and daughter of Senator Edmunds will return to this county in May. Mrs. Edmunds’s health has greatly improved during her European trip. —Chicago is wrestling with the sewage Tv^or question. Two plans are suggested ‘ f^Pevent mixing tie drinking water with sewage water. One plan is to plump the sewage water into the canal, and thus ‘ send it down into the Mississippi river} and the other plan is to move the crib end . of the lake tunnel two or three miles further out. . —Mr. Gladstone, says the New York Sun, is too great a man to occupy a sec ond place, and people fear to see hiip .00- cupy the first. He renders every One un easy, even his friends. His brilliant mind in various ways with so many conflicting causes, and has such an imperious need of initiative that it is impossible to tell what direction he will take at a given moment. The Ne^v Yoke Chaster.—The amendments to the charter of thq city of ' New York will he introduced in the Leg islature of that Stole to-day. Undfer the charter the appointing power is to be a permanent hoard, created according to the suggestion of the Evarts commission, and so arranged that one-half of the offices ’ and patronage under the city government will "be secured to the Republicans so long as they can prevent the repeal of the char ter. Another Consolidation - .—The draft of a conti act between the New York Oen. tral and the Boston and Albany roads for a practical consolidation of 1 through freight interests, concerning which there have been various rumors the past fort night, was made public in Boston Monday through a communication through the railroad commissioners to the Legislature, called out by an order of inquiry. The ' property and earnings of each company are to he independent and distinct. —Honorable George Ticknor Curtis has written a letter showing how and ■ a, n 7 - Congress can tiro pocecdlngs of Cburtrinavtial. Referring to the case of Fitz-John Porter, the proof of whose in nocence he deems conclusive, Mr. Curtis says he can see no good reason why Con- • gress should not,’ in the'exercise of its “un questionable power to' govern the army, • “annul a wrong that was done within the army, and- done under the same power —tvi.-i. in ». m mm-nii tojedreas the wrong, the case of a conviction in a court of the United States, exercising a part of the ju dicial power, very different principles would apply to it. —Honorable William Cumback, of In - ‘iaira, has been lecturing in the Western part of Pennsylvania. The New Castle tCourant reports his views on the Presi dency as follows: “Adverting a. moment to politics, he gave it m the result of his observation in Ohio and Michigan, as well as in his own State, that there is a deep set- .tled antipathy In the hearts of the people against anythin); looking to a third Presi dential term. The feeling is not against Grant as an individual. As such be.com mands their honor and their respect, but when mentioned in connection with third term it is very often most emphati cally stated that under no circumstances will they support him therefor.” Thh Deadly Bean os the Ply mouth.—A Portsmouth (N. H.,) dispatch to the World says the naval board, on : sanitary inspection of the United ‘States’ steamer Plymouth, which has been quar antined at Portsmouth, N. H., since au tumn,, have, it is said, brought to light state of affairs not conductive to the health of the men who have been on board or for the safety of the vessel itself. Among other things there was found be tween decks a deep accumulation of de cayed beans and other studs, which emitted most offensive odors when disturbed. It is farther stated that the wood of the ves sel itself is badly decayed, and the won der is expressed that she has held together so long and so well. * —Had'Lord Beacanafield, says the Sun, timed the. dissolution of.Parliament. for that period when aflhirsiooked gloomy in - Afghanistan and Zululand, he might well -feared to take the popular verdict. He has chosen a moment when in both. Af ghanistan and Zululand the British arms -seem to have-triumphed; when two recent "Victories; when the publiomind has he-, come familiar with the Irish famine, ami begins to think lessof .the stories of oaf-. - feeing than of the schemes of relief} when Russia, paralized to hear-the rumblings that betoken revolt, forbears to rbaiUng- England in Asia. Probably no time within the past twelve months has been so suspicions for the. dissolution, regarded -from Lord Beacornfield's, point of view, nor will a second be found in the twelve month to come. Two Men Attacked by Droves of Rats.—A remarkable and peihape un precedented combat took place at Bos tick’s mill, hear Fedee, N. C., on the 8th, It seems that General Bostick and one of his employees, Anderson Wayles, went into •a com house which has been stored with com for nearly twelve months, and which has been closed for that length of time. •After getting in they fonnd tfiat the place was literally alive with rate, which began to'attack fiercely the two men, who in vain attempted to beat them offi The rate came upon them in droves, biting them about -the hands, face, and legs, several actually getting under Wayles’s shirt. Both men cried fbr help, and were rescued from their perilous situation. The whole of General Bostick’s left ear was eaten off, and his face horribly bitten. Wayies nose and lips were so badly bitten that his best friends could not recognise him and his left eye was tom from ita socket. The opinion seems to be getting quite general that the Democratic party cannot afford to take any extra risks by the nom ination Of Mr. Tiiden, however Just ap parently may be his claims. For the fir.t time for a good many days, yesterday the weather was slightly wintry —about 60-55 perhaps. The Third Term. *ro Mexico, a^D How TThktfTal*. The NewBTofk Sin, of Tuesday, has a letter from its Mexican correspondent, da- led at Vera-Cruz, February 25th, just af ter the ex-Presidential party had landed, which gives the drift of the views ex pressed by Grant and his party, in rela tion to the third term—the choice of the people, the course pursued by Grant, as Prestdentpin securing-the succession of Mr. Hayes, although be was defeated on ■the popular-vote—the necessity of a strong man for the President, who will follow suit and be counted In, even if he should be defeated by a solid South, etc. L etc. “The conqueror of Richmond” is what (key delight to pdl General Grant in the tropics. ‘ He pas aged verymudTdf' fate. Ws beasts now-almost altogether gray, ani his gait weak and uncertain. Prob ably this appearance of premature age U due to the excessive use of tobacco, and he has the dnll, heavy look of persons who use that weed to excess. But in conver sation he is both talkative and interesting, and is especially fond of describing scenes and .occurrences of his tour round the world. On the inside politics of the Uni ted States he is ordinarily silent, rarely making an ohservatibh, except when it does not:entail an opinion, as, for in stance, when be remarks that the result of the Pennsylvania Convention surprised him. But; in spite, of this reticence, the following synopsis accurately represents the views and feelings of General Grant as gathered in several conversations with him and with his son, whose opinions are of course naerely a reflex of those of his father: - When he was first elected to the Presi dency, General Grant claims that It was by the imperative desire of the whole na tion.' 1 The cry for him was so powerful that • politicians had no power to oppose his nomination; and he was so strong that he did not require their support. He was elected by the voiee of the people in opposition to the politicians. Being thus elected, it was his aim to weaken the power of profession*! politicians, and in order to do so he withdrew from the Sen ators who-were in Congress at his inaug uration their share of patronage. Thq consequence was - that he incurred the hatred of the whole tribe, and they are now opposed to his renomination. In something of the Same way, he says, he incurred the hatred of journalists. Dur ing thewar it was his constant object td snub them aud to refuse them any assist ance in the prosecution of their labors. The consequence of this snubbing of the press has been, according to General Grant, that almost every newspaper in the United States has always been opposed td him. At the time of his re-election, the press was bitterly hostile to him, yet he was triumphantly chosen by the people, and what has been done once can be done again. If there should be a pleb iscite it is the opinion of General Grant and his party that he would receive the votes of nine-tenths of the American peo ple. . Outside the honor and po”--* inat third term wou'd —' ja bum, there are u-t-ffr.,: »»i.er reasons to make General Grant anxious td > - obtain the nomination of bis party. He says he is a poor man, not even as well oil'as liis young son, who is practicing law in New York. When he was first elected President, he was obliged to resign his position in the army,' and in consequence of tjie failure of the Constitution to provide a pension for an ex-Ptesident, he now finds himself with out profession Or business, and well ad vanced in years. The proposal made to him to take the Presidency of the company formed to construct the Isthmus ca'nal,was, dangerous-candidate. Again, it will prob ably be necessary, he thinks, to have as, the Republican candidate, a man of tried: nerve and firmness. ' When, at the last efection, the Commis sion declared Mr. Hayes President, Gen eral Grant took decided steps to have him inaugurated, nis preparations were com plete'td use military force, in case the Democrats attempted to enforce the ciatm^ of Mr. Tiiden, that gentleman, the recal citrant Democratic Senators,, and Mr. ; Randall, would immediately have been arrested and imprisoned in Washington, and any State Governments that objec ted would have been seized by the mili tary. It was the knowledge of these pre parations that deterred the Democrats from any effort to capture the Presidency,' but it required General Grant to take these effective jttefcLiNow Mr. Hayes,' “the present incumbent,” as Genera ! Grant euphemistically terns-.him,, is” a veQr.weaktn^p,and should- tho.nnnf of votesror each" candidate ‘be“inyra like as close as in 1875, be might not sert the rights of the party. Even if, by the aid of a “solid South,” a • Democrat should be-elected by a small majority, It is not unlikely that trouble would ensue, for the North and West would not readily submit to a Government chosen by that means. What, then, is the natural result, of all this? In General Grant’s opinion^ it is necessary that the Republican candi-! date should be a man: who will not hesi- ! tote to use proper force to -obtain his rights, and the man who wonld not fear to order out the military, is the candidate who is wanted. Moreover, as between the different lead ers of the Republican party, it is General Grant’s opinion that the antagonism be tween Conkling and Blaine would render either of them a weak candidate, and Secretary Sherman would be still weaker. The financial policy under which resump tion has taken place was no creation 1 of Mr. Sherman,, and his loudly vaunted^ success is due entirely to the polity begun and planned by General Grant. During JGh Personal. Having sold my interest in the Tele- gbaph AJ6D Messexger to Joseph Olis- by, Esq., my connection with it has come to an end. , Ill health and other considerations of no interest to the public compel this step, andlnowsay good-bye and God bless you! to all its friends and patrons. For more than ten years I have endeavored tc* defend their rights, promote their inter ests and adyanee the cause of pure and honest government. How I’ have sue-' deeded 1 let them decide. By their, verdict I am willing to stand or fah^». This Is a common idea of the meaning j . The Treaty “With the Utes. of the third term, and it will be observed] The department at Washington has that every man now prominenlln putting concluded an agreement with the Ute la the re-nomination of Grant, wa% also j dians, which provides for'the surrender of prominent in devising and promotiqg that ■ those of the tribe concerned in the assas- act of usurpation by which an executive j sination of Agent Meeker and his compan ions, and failing in this, they promise to assist the officers of the Government in their efforts to arrest them. not lawfully elected by the people was installed, and one elected by the people was set aside. In short, the third term imperialism and a *trong government is After 160 acres of agricultural lands and_ in open antagonism to a government' of w muBfjmere -suitable for grazing has the people. It is a pronuaciamento “been-reserved to each bead of a family, ■ against popular rights and free govern ment. It is a proposition to Mexlcanize tlie Republic and substitute force for the ballot^ if the balldtefdon’Tgo for Grant.' X»88J For my late associates I invoke for tune’s choices favors—a subscription list upon which not one black sheep shall ap pear, and an army of advertisers with fat balances at their bankers, and a keen and daily growing appreciation of th'i virtues of printer’s ink. ’ ’ r '\ From my comrades of the State press I part with sincere regret. With some of them 1 have had many bouts, but I can honestly claim never to have “struck be-: low the belt” or cherished anger-after 1 the fight was over. May. (hey all live long and prosper. . . / A. W. Reese, Washington City, March 4,1880. The Monroe Doctrine- . The famous deliverance made by Pres ident Monroe December 2d, 1823, that no European power should be allowed to get a foothold in future ou this continent, has always been received With favor by the people. Recent occurrences in’ Congress, and the message of Mr. Hayes, render itj evident that the same policy will be as serted in the construction of any inter- oceanic canal or railway across the Isth mus of Darien, or via Nicaragua. Among the resolutions unanimously adopted on the 0th instant, by the selsct Committee of the-House of Representatives in the re. The Virginia Juries. The • Virginia Legislature is much exr cited over the action of the United States Supreme Court over their juries. The State Senate has declared, in a preamble and resolutions, that the recent Supreme Court decision threatens the very exist ence of State governments as distinct sovereignties, and it places the judiciary of the State completely, under the control of 'the United States, and, if followed to the logical results, will enable the United and hall that quantity to each single per- States Congress to coerce .the State judi- Conventions .requiring a greater approach sod, the remainder of the Indian territory is ceded to the United States. The South em Utes agree to remove to the unoccu pied agricultural lands on the La Platft River- in Colorado and New Mexico; the the incnmbency of Mr. Hayes the real power has been In the hands of Sherman, and every one knows how it has been use<k If any one wanted an office, it wcrUid be much better to be refused by Hayes and supported by Sherman than to be promised an office by Hayes and have Sherman only a lukewarm supporter. The foregoi me are' the sentiments ex- elections have resulted in conservative The foregoing pressed by Graut and his companions In .conversation since their departure from Cuba. The one leading idea that seems to possess them is the necessity of having a Republican candidate who will not hesi tate lb call oat the military and employ force, if by any chance there is a contro versy a*-to which, candidate is elected in November next. General Grant has lately been studying In a school where the use of the army .to control the wishes of the people is the first principle, We can hardly doubt that this is a cor rect inside view of the situation, and that all previous outgivings about declining a contest or a squabble for the nomination have been In the nature of a tub to the popular whale, and will be shown to he entirely fallacious. Unless it becomes very clear that a third term race will be followed by probable defeat the clahns of Grant will be pushed'-as inexorably as those of any other candidate, and the ma chine tactics which* have secured him the delegations of Pennsylvania and ■ New York, in uttar misrepresentation df the public sentiment of those States, will be carried straight through. It is no new idea that Hayes was count ed in just because the majority for Tiiden was mainly a Southern majority. Such a flagrant usurpation never would have been attempted or acquiesced ia by the people of the United States North or South but for this fact. The votes were held to tte unworthy of respect. And when General Grant now indirectly but distinctly proposes himself for a third term on the ground that he will not respect such votes next year—but, if defeated by the lawful suffrages of the people, will, nevertheless, seize the office and arrest and imprison the “conspirator* 1 ' who shall insist that the Will of the people must be carried out, he represents the i feelings of the third term party. near the mouth of the Gunnison, -in-Col orado; the -White River Utes will take up’ lands on the Uintah reservation "of .Utah., Tlils agreement is lenl^d^into • by.‘the chiefs upon the following conditions: ' A,} ’ I. The Government is to p$tept'to the Indians in severalty the lands reserved for them, this title,to remain inalienable, and the lands not to b$ taxable for,twenty-five igjjflk* ",.- ao w 1 . X The annuities'.'heretofore provided, amounting now to $60,000, wiljl be paid to th<? Indians in pash; and as muph mord will be added as Congress shall appropri ate. Stock, wagons, agricultural, imple ments sufficient for their reasonable wants are. to be furnished, and also such saw and grist mills as may be necessary to en able them do commence farming. .A com mission is to he appointed to superintend the settlement. The money appropriated is to Jje'divided.as follows;/One third td those settling on the LaFUty' river, onei half to those on pie Grand river, and one sixth to .those on the Uintah. Reservation. 3'. As pay for their lands the UteSareta receive an annuity of $50,000, to, he dis tributed among them per capita, and theiq present annuity of $25,000 is to be con tinued.— The support.of the Utes until they can.beoonm wlf-supporting and the education of (heir children is providedfor. . The SecreUuy.says that this is the first time a settlement of Indians has been made without assigning to them a formal reser vation in the did way. These Indians will be settled, to'nll intents and purposes, like other people. The Ute chiefs are all confident that the agreement will beratl-i tied by their people. .i - . ■ Now, iet^is see how long the goyern- ment igents will keep faith with the poor Utes and how much of that cash they will ever handle. Sooner or later the poor wretches must all be driven to the wall and exterminated. It is the old story of the strong absorbing the weak. The Tarriff Discussion Revived. It would appear from our late press dispatches that, despite the announced withdrawal of the tariff question for the balance of the session..motions^L 4Ve been made and entertained in Congress Vook- port which is to be presented for the joint jjjg tQ rn0( i;fio^tious of the doty-upon sji- consideraitoti of^Gons~-, "xr gg?, paper, type, etc. We only trust that J this may turn outreally to be true, aud -Retohcd, Thatit is the Interest and right ^ P^’ 8 representatives, over- ofthe United States to have the posses sion, direction, control and government of any canal, railroad or other artificial com- thus destroying every vestige of State sov ereignty, a'mdst alarming doctrine to all wlio ralue tbe blessing, of liberty, for the munication to be constructed across the Isthmus conhectirig the American conti nents, for transfer of vessels and cargoes 'from the Caribbean sea to the Pacific Ocean, whether the same be built or con structed at Panama; Nicaragua or else- ’where; and in view of the magnitude of tliis interest, it is the duty of the United States to -insist that if built, and by whomsoever the same may be commenced prosecuted.dr 1 completed, 1 acid [Whatever the nationality of its corporators or the; W^ftheir cartel, a nS control the same will be asserted and maintained whenever, ja_tbeir opinion, ic becomes necessary. ^ , This is strong and emphatic language, and looks very like throwing the gauntlet down to the whole world.’ We suppose'it? may he justified, however, under the prac tice of nations in past ages, who have seized fortresses and occupied whole coun-! tries under the specious pretext of s«4f- preservation. How many boundary lines in Europe have been conquered and made permanent under the plea'alone ofneces- sity ? By what other right does England hold the straits of Gibraltar and the is land of Malta, save for the protection of her commerce? The proposition, there fore, has been tacitly admitted and ac quiesced in the world over, that a state can do that which under the code of mor als wonlSlte reprehensible and intolerant in a private individual. Two days after the adoption by the committee of the above resolution, which is one of several, President Hayes sent in a message to Congress fully, sustaining the action which had been token. We. quote the following from it: .' An inter-oceanic canal across the Amer ican isthmus will essentially change the geographical relations betwiren the’Atlan- 1 tic and Prtcific coasts ofthe‘United States, and between the United States and the rest of the world. It would be the great ocean thoroughfare between our Atlantic and our Pacific shores!,' and' virtual Jy a part of the coast line ofthe United States. Our .merely commercial jnterest'iu it is greater than that of all other countries, while its relations to our power and pros perity as a nation, to our means of defense,! our unity, peace and safety, are matters of wramount concent to. the people bf the Jnited States. No other- great pawen would, under similar, circumstances,, fail, to assert a rightful control over a work so, closely and vitally affecting its interests and welfare. t . f jedT .t.: Without urging further the grounds of my opinion, 1 repeat, in conclusion, that it is the right and duty of the United States to assert and man tain such super vision aud authority over any inter-oceanic; canal across the isthmus that connects North and South America as -will protect our national interests. This, I am quite meet permanent advantage.(o. commerce and civilization. : - ; ; fjqc Ruthkbkord B. Hayes. It will be seen, therefore, that upon the oontinued assertion of thh Monroe doc-' trine there is practically no division of opinion in the country. But in the pres ent instance a suspicion ia afloat that in-, terestedpartios are seeking to cbekejoff M. Lesseps to further their own private plans. On this subject the New York Bulletin, which is one of the few papers apparently hostile to the Monroe doctrine, says: In another column will be found a copy of a joint resolution to be reported to the House designed to apply the Monroe doc trine to any and'every project •ftnfconnect- ing the Atlantic and Pacific oceans. The assumptions of the resolution are simply monstrous; and as necdlera as they are monstrous. It closely concerns Congress to ascertain how far this measure is designed to give exclusive privilege to • the promo ters of one particular Isthmus scheme. There aro very plain symptoms that a hnge speculative “job” is being hatched at Wasliingtonin connection with this mat ter, that will ultimately bring neither credit to Congress nor advantage to the country. Congressmen need to be put on their gxard. D edT .hemwitT Of oourse our representatives should post themselves upon the question before taking any action whatever nppa.Ud* im portant subject. .. . . Senator Caicebox Is said to have, admitted in Washington recently that the opposition to General Grant may become so strenuous that his nomination, when the Convention meets, may be inadvisa ble. That shows that the Sstutor’s rep utation for political sagadty 1 -it well grounded, just at the Harrisburg Conven- a n Ltu t„ maIici—a— • ciary, as well as the State executive and legislative departments in all matters, Uon- sUtution itself was established and or dained. ‘The; decision. threatens still more po tently • the great fundamental Republican doctrine bf ‘ffio distinction on account of color, race or previous condition.* The laws of Vhrginia vest the selection of jury men in county authorities,- and limit the selection only by the single condition that they shall be competent. The Su preme Court now adds the further condi tion that some of them must be colored— thus making a distinction on account of color and race. The court, in this case, imitates the father of the industrious boy, who lhslsted that his boyshouldtake a holiday, ana pat him in jail became he refused. . -? T t-iuiv' ’ Eet Virginia keep cool and wait for a change oi wind. A fuss now will amount to nothing. But, In’due time some of these tyrannical infractions of the rights and duties and privileges of States will strike the master States with fatal effect,, and rouse their indignation beyond the power of language to express. Then they will sputter at a. fearful rate, and clamor effectively for a return, to, the’'constitu tion., '' '' “ / ’ The Northern States have ten times the pecuniary interest that the Southern States have in* a' government of law in harmony with the true Federal plan; but they can’t see that they have any interest at all in law and justice short of a practi cal demonstration that law and usage are bound to approach uniformity in all the States—that they can’t maul the Southern States over the head long without crack- ipg a Northern crown. This they are bound to discover in time, and by and by all the States will be more than ready to return to the plan of government estab lished by the constitution and fathers of -tbe-Republic, and whenever the Northern people shall be ready, we may be sure the Southern States will second the motion. borne by the immense pressure from with out, will not fail to abolish the sbamofui duty upon paper, which is a tax upon the progress and intelligence of the . whole’ country. Work was begun last week on the Cape Cod Ship Canal in order that the charter might not run out. Now that ground has been broken, the engineers expect that not more than two will be necessary. The authorized capital is $4,000,000, and it is proposed to go on with the work at once, with a capital of $2,000,000. The greater part of this has been subscribed by New York capitalists, so far as can be learned, no shares are owned in Boston. The route follows a iiatvral valley, just where tpc cape Joins the main-laud, and is about seven and one-half miles long. Monument river will be-dredged, and the bay also, for a distance of about two miles.. This work will be. begun gt Aga wam Point. No contracts have been let, and the work will most likely be carrier. on by the company for. some time. Where the Old Colony railroad crosses the canal, a drawbridge will be built, and probably another at the crossing of the highway- At the other end of the proposed route is a river. The Monument river flows into Buzzard’s Bay, having . a tide which ex tends three miles inland, At the other side, the Seusset river, emptying into Barnstable Bay, stretches up into the nar row neck of land until tlie divide between the, two streams is lessened tp about three-quarters of a mile. This ridge is only a^ittlo over twenty-five feet above high water at .Massachusetts Bay, and as this is the highest point on the route, the practicability; of a sea level canal, so far as the general trent}. of the land enters into the question, is seen gt once. An elder, who is conducting religious services at a mission chapel in Cleveland, asks the unconverted sinners of the vicin age to accept offhand, as a fact, his ac count of the miraculous cure of Mrs. Wm. Miller. The lady’s health entirely failed about eight years ago, attended with a chronie cough and hoarseness, which con tinued about five years. She was like ai wreck in mid ocean, tosred hither and thither by the merciless winds and finding no real rest. She did not fear death, but. fretted and worried about leaving her! helpless children. In the midst of these terrible mind wanderings, God gave her, a vision that inspired her with hope, ban ishing the confusion and gloom of her mind. When the vision appeared to her a vast plain stretched before her, reaching in all directions to the horizon. No obiect. no adulation liroko No object, no adulation broke the beauty of the grass which covered tlie ground like a cai-pet of velvet. It was evening twilight, the air moved softly, laden with fragrance of rich flow ers, filling her whole being with gladness, hope and a longing for life. “And the sky looked pure as the spirit that made it.” Multitudes of bright stars began to appear in the heavens as the gorgeous rays ofthe; setting sun flooded the whole earth. To the left a mansion of grand proportions and marvellous beauty stood. As she turned from the mansion to again look at tbe soul ravisliing landscape she beheld .. Jo n ^ Rright on the South. Tlie Atlanta vv^/r- aansiitution pub- lishes the following letter, adores^ Mr. John Bright to a gentleman of that city: • | “I thank you for sending me your little book. I have not yet seen it, as it ‘ doubtless at my house in Lancashire, did uototnlt notice of the South, for 1 said A good deal about Texas. As for your old slave South, you will have few Eng lishmen settling there so long as the old temper of your people continues to exist. We hear of the ill treatment of the negro, and the hostile disposition of many oi your white population toward families who come from the North. I know not how much of this is true;, but so long as the belief in‘its truth exists your Southern States will make small progress in com parison with the North and West. You have soil and climate, but yon will not easily or speedily shake off the old curse, and men from Europe will prefer a coun try where slavery has not prevailed, and where the negro is not a considerable por tion of your population. They will think the North aud West offer a better field for them, with more real freedom and less of the elements of disorder. I wish all your States a growing prosperity.” The fair fruitful domain of the South em States is open IVeely to immigration from all parts of the earth. It is . to-day the most peaceful and quiet part ofthe North American Continent, and what more, a place where every able bodied, industrious and moral man is hound, by the blessing of Heaven, to win a compe tence for himself and family. But, all. this conceded, will any one give us a sensible reason why we should Urgently desire a largo immigration from abroad? Will not a vast increase in cotton production surely render the business unprofitable? Land owners might ho benefited, for a time, by in creased demand for land, bat that would not add to the profits of agriculture, or the comfort of the people. A heavy in crease in number might' give greater vi tality to public schools andxhurches, and might add to social attractions; but then again, they might not.' Our own view of the matter is that, while we should welcome immigration in a free and generous hiauner, it would of fer no. sure' guaranty of any substantial improvement in the condition of those who are here. We may he be fired with an ardent ambition for large figures ou the census list, hut this is an empty honor. The general average condition of the peo- ple,' the balk of whom are p0o?, would not be promoted by raising the price of land and largely swelling the'cotton crop. v .... ’*■ ’ r : The Two-thirds Rule. As the day for the assembling of the Democratic National CoiWention draws ■nearer, the policy of continuing in force the two-thirds rule in the nomination of a candidate ior President, is evoking much discussion. However wise in State and local politics, the action of a simple ma jority might be in the selection of . candidates, no goad reason has been given for a change in the time-honored custom of otfr National Macon and Brunswick Railroad Com pany. As the time approaches for the perma nent organization of this company, the shaping of its policy, and the selection of its permanent officers, there is much, and very proper and natural interest on the part of the public to know what these will be. Of course, at this date, nothing very definite can, on some of the above points, be expected. It is too soon to look for much that is salient. There is one matter, however, that as to unanimity in the selection of aPresi- 'public journalists, we believe- we fully denial .standard bearer. JEhe twoAhirds reflect the public judgment, and wish and The reeling on the Tariff dues lion.'rti&iu ts «“S'.'ssriK themselves into hot water by .the resolu- arms, and the mere she examined the J.. . ~ featured of th/g womau Bhe became coo- tbe House of Representatives -have gotten vinced that the woman was herself. Af ter the vision had passed Mrs. Miller fell into a sweet and sound slumber, which continued until early dawn when She rose from her bed feeling fresh and bright. That momiug she prepared b.eakfast for her family, the first she had done for two years before; her coughing had left her, and she was in all respects a new woman. Two years and eight months have now passed since Mrs. Miller was blessed with a glimpse of the people of heaven, aud during that time she lias been doing her household work, and each night and morning the song of her heart is, “Rest in Gad, rest in God.” New Process tor Making Steel, It-appears that a process for making steel of a quality superior to that produced by the Bessemer methods, and at a consider able saving of expense, lias been in use in this cmntry for tlie last four years, but how extensively we are not advised. The process is covered by letters patent, and has been purchased by the “United States Patent Steel Company.” If half of what is claimed for it is true, it is a most valuable invention. The proprietors allege that the use of their process saves material, fuel, labor and time. The chemicals employed are stated to cost not exceeding 75 cents per ton of product. Iron Which it has been found impassible to nse either alone or in mixture with oth er irons, it is said, can be profitably con- Jvsrted into steel, so that good steel rails cflAbe made from a mixture of from 00 to.79 per cent of old iron rails and the balance of good stock. ^ * lx Wilmington, N. C., under the sys tem of bar and river improvement now in progress there, there is a steady gain in depth of water. The British bark George Davis, with a cargo of 5,854 barrels of ros- *ion proved that his skill in political gen- ■ In, and drawing seventeen feet two inches eralship, even under ths most unfavora- of water, passed over the bar without do- free admission of the Egyptian obelisk ble circumstances, is unrivalled. tention. now on its way.to this country. tton to defer all action on the tariff for the present session. They wonld do well to reconsider the matter, so far as relates at least to the duties on paper, type and several other important articles. The Chicago Tribune, handles them thus mercilessly: “The action of the Committee of Ways and Means is disgraceful; the country may well go further and say it is dishon est. It is an extension of time in which plunder and robbery may be profi- itably prosecuted -under the sanc tion of law. It is a shameless .disregard of’ the obligations of Representatives; a surrender by 1 93 sworn repre sentatives of. the people of the exclusive power to perpetuate iniquitous and inde fensible taxation to seven representatives ofthe most scandalous monopolies which curse tho land. The steel-rail companies aud the railroad corporations they own, the fraudulent sugar refiners, the patent and protected pulp members in Congress, the caroet monopolists, and the whole army of beneficiaries under special legis lation, hare combined and hold the hon esty, the good faith, die morality and con sciences of the majority of the House of Representatives in absolute control. It is possible that in due time retributive jus tice may at least reach the false Repre sentative, even if it fail to touch the enor mity by which he was corrupted.” In Favor cf Patting the Obelisk on the Free List A special dispatch to the World says: The Senate Finance Committe on Fri day agreed to a bill to admit classical an tiquities into the eountrv free of duty. It is understood that one of tlie special pur poses of this action is to provide for the rule was adopted in the first National Convention of the Democratic party, and has continued in operation ever since, without a break. General Jackson, Mr. Yiu Boren, Gen eral Cass, Mr. Polk, Mr. Pierce, Mr. Buch anan’, Mr. Seymour, and Mr. Tiiden, were all nominated by a two thirds majority, some of them under what appeared to be almost insuperable difficulties. Still, the plan worked well, and the masses of the party In each case wheeled into line with commendable unanimity, and polled their full strength. ' It is stated as a remakable fact, also, that no candidate who ever re-; ceived a majority of the votes at any bal lot, failed to be' nominated eventually? At this critical time, therefore, when per fect harmony and union iix tlie ranks of tlie Democracy are so essential to success, it would be alike inexpedient and wrong to abolish the nile, under the operation of which we have so often marched to vic tory. At this j nurture, too,' .tlie Savannah News shows that the two-thirds rule gives tho Democratic States in the Convention the balance of power, which, it seems but fair they should have, as upon them will devolve the election of the candidate at the ballot box. We quote as fbljpwsfrom that journal: The New England States, (Connecticut excepted) with Pennsylvania .and the Northern States, exclusive of Ohio and Indiana, have 264 delegates, and uuder the majority rule they would lack only 100 votes to give them’control of the nom ination, and the votes of New York (10) and Ohio (44) wonld give such a combi nation full control, with eight votes to spare. But if a two-thirds vote be re quired, the Republican States need to ob tain 228 votes to overpower the Demo cratic States, and to secure these must get the undivided vote of New York, Ohio, New Jersey, Connecticut, Colorado, Nevada, California and Oregon, each of which is more or less -doubtful, and all of them having 174 del egates in the next convention, and even then they would fall short of two- tlrinls just forty-four votes, which would have to be drawn from the Democratic States. The argument in favor of the two-thirds rule is that no nomination can be made against tlie protest of even one- sixth of the delegates from the Demo cratic States. Against the majority rule it may be probably urged that these Re publican States, with 264 votes, can, by uniting with doubtful States, rear a plat- ronu nominate a ticket in spite of the wishes of the i/eu-^-at.ic.States. Ac- gives the Democratic States the balance of power, while the majority rule leaves them at the mercy of States hopelessly Repub lican. On the whole, therefore, we think it is best to let well enough alone, and incur no risk in the National Democratic Con vention by departing from the time-hon ored usages of the party. When State and District Conventions meet, in cases where the two-thirds rule has been in force hitherto, no change can be made without giving offense to one or more can didates and perhaps creating disastrous divisions. The substitution of a majority rule for the old two-thirds, could only be effected after a convention of the party had made its nominations, and there were no personal interests involved. Even then it is doubtful whether the art of one convention would bind its successor. The Preach at Yorktown. It is reported that France will be invited to participate, in the Centennial celebration of the Yorktown surrender. This would be an eminently graceful act on the part, of America. The Marquis Cornwallis and his brave associates did much to aid in that glorious achievement, and it is but fitting that some recognition should be made of our generous ally on that occasion. A contemporary thinks that the closing victory of the American revolution in reality inaugurated the French Republic. It says: “Two Repub lics were born at Yorktown, and it is em inently proper that both should celebrate its hundredth anniversary.” ■ expectation, when we state that the Geor gia associates and directors, Messrs. Ha- zlehurst, Lane.and Couper, arc entitled to have, and it would be well if they did have, great weight and influence in all the above. Messrs. Wilson and McGhee, and their associates, would do well to listen to the counsel and advice of these gentle men, and to follow their recommenda tions and judgment in the shaping of tfie policy of the new company, and in the se lection and make-up of its permanent or ganization. Their Georgia associates are gentlemen oi'great experience, of tbe highest char acter, and know full well not only the wants and interests of the railroad, but also of the people. They further have the full confidence of the public, and can be of incalculable service to Messrs. Wilson, McGhee, . and their as sociates, in the future, in matters of legis lation, litigation, popularizing the road, gaining and keeping its patrons, increas ing its business, and in warding off harm from it. As the road has changed hands, the public need to be brought to regard the new owners as friends and home people, and not as. aliens and strangers. We know of no three gentlemen in Georgia probably better able to effect all the above than Messrs. Hazlehurst, Lane and Couper. Hence, it would seem reasonable, proper and necessary: that they should wield much influence in the' plans and ac tions of the new company. They ought to have such power and control for another reason, for if conceded To them the people would have an addi tional assurance that the State policy in volved in this whole Macon and Bruns wick Railroad matter, as it^was enunciated and took shape in the two acts passed with such unanimity at the last session of the Legislature, was to be faithfully and honestly carried out.' It would be an earnest of what Messrs. Wilson, McGhee and their friends intended to do in the premises. Great questions of public pol icy, inaugurated by the State some thirty years ago, and confirmed by the Supreme Court of the State subsequently,- are in volved in tho due execution of the laws under wliich thjs property was sold by the State, both in letter and spirit, and if the cording to these figures the two-trniuamw local Georgia directors hava conceded to them proper -weight and influence it wonld be an additional assurance of good faith on the part of the new owners. We know nothing why all this wi’l not he so, hut we see no harm in alluding to the matter at this juncture in the affairs of the new company. St. Louis has passed an ordinance re quiring all the street car companies to run their cars through all hours of the night. What it is to be a Favored and Fostered Citizen.—The tariff talk lets us all into the secret orwhat it is to be a favored, fostered, and protected citizen. One of that kind is worth more than a, million common people, like the rest of us. Four men want to put another tariff on quinine to foster their business; ahd they readily command the attention of Congress and the country. A dozen or two of sugar boilers want a little foster ing out of the pockets ofthe people, an<3 they draw more attention than five mil lions of the common sort, out of whose pockets the fostering is to comet A few ship builders want to be fostered and cher ished, and they can make more fuss than the five millions who insist that they don’t want to play dry nurse to the squad. The moral would be that evety man should seek to belong to the “cherished few,” one of whom can Chase a thousand, and two pat ten thousand to fight; but, perhaps, in time, the country will get tired of this thing, and agree to pat matters on a fair and equal basis, and let every tub stand on its own bottom. Resolved to have Peace. The law abiding citizens of San Fran cisco and California aro terribly in earn est in their determination to resist every act pfviolence by Kearney, Kalloch and their sand lot followers. It is telegraphed that Kearny has been arrested for incen diary talk. The citizens declare^ the ob ject of the citizen’s “Protective Union” to be first the preservation of public peace; second, protection of life and property; third, restoration of confidence m the se curity of life and property from all vio lence; fourth, resusitation of legitimate commerce, industries and business of tbe people. Surely, every o*e will wish them suc cess in'this good work, and already under snch decided action, the danger of an out break is diminishing daily. Central Railroad Stock—Another Startling Combination. The Augusta papers of the 12th inst. note a sudden and very decided decline in Central railroad stock, which descended below par on. that day. “Too much spec ulation” was the cause assigned, but it is far more probable that it was due to sen sational rumors, which announced that the agreement between Mr. Wadley and the Louisville and Nashville railroad had been annulled. This report, however, the Savannah Neics had every reason doubt, and, therefore, took' immediate steps to ascertain its truth or falsity. We quote from that paper the result as fol lows : To have no room for donbt in this matter, however, we last evening called upon, .four of the directors of the Central, and had interviews with two of; them, who take a very active interest in the affairs of the road. They both stated quite positively that no such action had come to the knowledge ot the board, that Mr. Wadley was iu the city at present, and a regular meeting of the board had been held on Tuesday, aud if anything of the sort had been done they would undoubtedly have known it. They assured us that so far from the report be ing true, nothing had occurred, of their knowledge, to interfere with the very ex cellent arrangements entered into by the Central, and that everything was working along satisfactorily. Upon such author ity as this, therefore, we may dismiss the report as a mere street rumor, without any foundation whatever. The next day, on the heel of the forego ing rumor, the following special was re ceived by the Atlanta Constitution: New Yoex, March 12.—The Georgia Central railroad now owns a controlling Interest in the lease of the Western and Atlantic railroad. The negotiations that brought about this transfer of interest, were made by Mr. Moses Taylor, of this city. Governor Joseph E. Brown will be retained as president of the company, and there will be no changes in the present management at all. This move will greatly benefit the new combination between the Georgia rail road, tbe Central railroad and the Louis ville and Nashville railroad. It is believed that this movement will give another boom to Central railway stock if no legal objection ran be interpos ed to the new combination. Should the next Legislature be composed of the same elements as the last, it is intimated by an old member that there may be trouble from that quarter. At this writing there have been no farther developments concerning the transaction. —If Sherman’s feelings were known it would be found that he is almost sorry ho resumed for an ungrateful countiy which won’t assume him. -It is strange that the dissolution of Parliament should have caused a panic in water stocks. The adjournment ot Con gress never affects the price of water in Washington. —The Tribune says the statistics of immigration at New York continue to furnish strong proof ofthe return of pros perity. The year ending with February, 1880, shows a gain of nearly eighty per cant, upon the year endingwith February, 1879. This does not include the arrivals of returning citizens of the United States, or o£travellers from abroad, but isthe showing of immigration only. —An unpleasant little family scandal has arisenia a western'county in England^ The elder daughter of a country gentle] man was engaged to the owner of an es tate in the neighborhood—an excellent match in every way. But a week before the wedding day a familyiriend arrived to break the news that the bridegroom had just married her younger sister, who had been absent from honie for a few weeks visiting friends. • ■ A Parting Shot.—A few minutes be fore the adjournment of the Yiiginia Leg islature Governor Holliday sent in the an nexed brief message: ‘fl tender to the General Assembly my consideration and respect, and kindly wish its members, one and all, a safe journey to their respective homes, regretting, how ever, that they should have deemed it Stop it at once. If you see your nurse giving the baby either laudanum, pare goric, or any soothing remedy containing opiates, atop at once. If yon want a good medicine for your children, get Dr. Bull’s Baby Syrup, warranted to contain nothing injurious, but safe and efficient. Price 25 cents. Dr. Hahn Cremated. A Pittsburg telegram to the Philadel phia Times, of March 9th, says: Dr. Hahn’s body arrived at Washing ton, Pa., shortly after 7 o’clock to-night, accompanied by Dr.Happel and A. Kauff- inaun, father-in-law of the deceased. The body was incased in a plain iron coffin and immediately conveyed to the crema tory. It was then placed in an iron crib and covered with a sheet saturated in alum. No services were held. At 8.05 p. m. the body was carried to the retort room by four men and shoved in head foremost. A slight odor as of burning hair pervaded the vicinity. In twenty minutes the sheet began to expand, the bones of the feet could be seen devoid of flesh and at the end of an hour the friends left satisfied. Orders were given to have the ashes forwarded to New York. CRYixa is a prime evidence of pain. When the baby ia fretfnl and inclined to “crying tpells,” remove the cause by using Dr. Bull’i Baby Syrup* Railrwd Prosperity. The gross earnings of 33 railroads in the United States for the month of February have been published, showing an increase over tbe same month last year of thirty- four per cent. The longest line on the list is the Chicago, Milwaukee and St. Paul, which ia 2,269 miles in length, and earned iu that single month $1,153,800. proper to adjourn without passing tho usual- appropriation ’ hill.” —The New York World has canvassed the presidential preference of 2,834 stu dents attending nine of the most promi nent Eastern colleges. With the Repub licans. Blaine is the choice of five of these colleges, and Grant of four. Bayard is the favorite of the Democratic candidates in every one of the colleges, running al most uniformly eight to one against any other candidate. Great Danger Ahead.—Senator Carpenter, says the Sun, commenced his speech in the Porter case in these words: “A careful observer of the tendency of the times cannot fail to see that on every hand, and in every branch of the govern ment, we are rapidly advancing toward consolidation of power as against the States.” ’’ 'v Point is given to this declaration by re cent decisions of. the Supreme Court, which have gone beyond all former expe rience in invading the local authorities of the States, and in asserting monstrous doctrines that, carried to their logical con sequence, would destroy the constitution al system under which we live, and erect a centralized depotism at Washington. Rents in New York There is said to be a general but not universal advance of rents in New York, consequent upon the return of prosperity and business ac tivity. Good, reliable tenants of dwelling houses need not yet fear that their rent will be raised upon therq, hut new tenants are expected to pay a slight advance. In the great drygoods centres on Broadway, from Wall street to Fourteenth street, the advance in rents this spring will range from 10 to 20 per cent., not enough by a good deal, to cover the decline since 1875. Up town the advance has not been so great, and in locations off Broadway 10 per cent, will probably amply cover it. Offices, which are not numerous in desira ble localities, have gone up in rent as much as from 25 to 100 percent., and are still “booming,” particularly in neighborhoods where stock brokers most do congregate. —They' were trying a shooting case down at Savannah the other day, when one of. the witnesses said it occurred in front of the hotel. The counsel asked him if he was in the hotel at tlie time. No. Was he outside? No. Tho venerable Judge, adjusting his spectacles, addressed the witness thus: “How is “it possible that you were neither inside noroutside of the hotel, and yet you say you were pres ent at the shooting? You surely must have been either inside or outside of it • —that, is certain.” Tho witness, with a twinkle in his eye and a knowing smile abont the comers of his mouth, quickly replied: “Yon see, Judge, I was seated on. a four-legged stool, two legs of wliich were inside the door and two legs were resting on the pavement, so that I was neither inside of the house nor outside of it.” Tjte Judge was satisfied. —He wanted to join the Church. After relating his experience about s change of heart he was put through a oourse of catechism about his faith. His answers were generally orthodox. A Vrotber happened to ask him if he believed in angels. “If I believe in anything I.be* lieve in angels. Got an angel at home myself, I believe—in. This morning she (that is, my angel) broke the blue dish over my head. Then she cried, poor thing, like as if her heart would break. She sobbed and said she was mighty sorry ior it thst she broke the blue dish over my head. “Oh, Jimmy,” she said, “I wouldn't ha’ broke the blue dish over your head if your head hadn’t been so hard.” Put me down as a believer in angels.” A holy groan went up to heaven from the listen ing brethren, and they all extended the right hand of fellowship. He struck ’em there—they all had angels at home. A Tale or a Shake.—A Georgia man v$i fishing near a rock under which was a snase’s den, the other day, ..when the reptile came gliding up from a foraging expedition, and was disappearing in the bole under the rock, when with a dexter ous movement, the man seized him by the tail and threw him twenty feet away. The snake hardly knew what had hap pened, and again essayed to enter hi* domicile in the same manner. Again he was treated as before. Never despairing, for a third time the wily serpent approach ed the rock. This time he came deliberate ly, as if carefully contemplating the situ ation. Arriving at the mouth of the hole, this time he deuberately coiled himself up and put out his long tongue, as if to take in. the full situation. For a while he maintained this defensive position, when he carefully began to uncoil, at the S3nie time disappearing tail foremost into the den, to the admiration of the man, who had been amusing himself at his expense. Mr. Sherman protests through the Cincinnati Commercial that he is still a candidate for tbe Presidency. He ought to advertise freely. The public is uncon sciously leaving him off the list. Even that great “mother of States and state ments,” Ohio, is so far forgetful that the brethren insist that John will be beaten by both Blaine and Grant. As the great leader of the “visiting statesmen,” the grand embodiment of that generous and loyal confidence in the Louisiana return ing board, the great Republican chief, Secretary John, holds so strong a claim on the country that it will never be met, peradventure, unless he advertises freely-