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Newspaper Page TextIAJWBJUBAI. & MBSSEM® CLl&yf A & JONES,,P&ofxixtobs. Thi Faicilt Jocsmal.—News—Politics—Litkrature—AnniouLTua*—Dokbbti; GEORGIA TELEGRAPH BUILDING /m ^BLIi^aED 1826. MACOlt, TUESDAY. MARCH 30. 1880. Volume LY—NO 1 The Stnle vs. Jurats Koberts. j Fnneral of Charley Denser. Yesterday morning a large crowd, in- Sunday at three o’clock, p. m., about eluding many prominent and influential thirteen hundred people were assembled citizens of Jones county, assembled at at the Baptist church (colored) on Cotton U,o court house at XO o’clock, that being Avenue, to witness the funeral ceremo- tli» limtr fixed for a preliminary trial of nies of Charley Benger (colored), who James Roberts for the killing of Solomon ‘ was for more than fifty years fifer of the Roberts, in this county last Saturday week. ' Macon Volunteers. Prominent among Promptly, at the hour named, Justices M. the assembly, and drawn up in company It. Freeman and Benjamin Sawyer took front, opposite the church entrance, was I heir seats in the Superior Court room, ' the old company itself, in full dress uni- ami called the case. • j form, and numbering in its ranks about Upon the witnesses for the State being forty members, assembled, it was announced by Mr. I The tolling bell announced the ap- IVasliington Dessau, who has been em- ' preach of the remains, which presently ployed for the prosecution, that Mr. Frank ^ approached the church, the funeral proces- S Johnson, ou account of whose absence ( sion stretching far down the avenue. As the investigation had been postponed from tbajcasket was conveyed down the line, lust week, was still out of the State, and . the Volunteers presented arms, and the could not be subpoenaed, and that the j solemn roll of the muffled drum was heard State would again have to ask for a con- J in the rear; as the funeral cortege disap- tinuance, or more properly speaking, a peared within the doors, the company, postponement. with uncovered heads, followed, remain- Colonel C. J. Harris, counsel for the ing seated near the body of their faithful defendant, stronously opposed this dispo- old musician, until the services were ended. eition of the case, and after some discus sion, it was ruled by the court that the case should proceed, the prosecution hav ing the privilege of introducing Mr. John son should he arrive this morning. After the witnesses had been sworn and put under the rule, the State, represented by Mr. W. Dessau and Judge George T. Harriett, put upon the stand Mr. LaFay- ette Balkcom, who testified in substance, as follows: I know the prisoner; (pointing him out) 1 knew Solomon Roberts; he was killed last Saturday week, the 13th of March, in the citv of-Macon, on Third street, at the mouth of the alley between Cannon & Oi.'s and Burke’s store. He was killed l, v Bud Roberts. At the time of the kil lin'' they were between the two sidewalks opposite the alley. Bud was facing me; could see his right side and face over Sol’s shoulder (here describes bis own and other parties positions). Bud came up before the shooting and motion ed to Sol, saying, “I want to see you.” Sid handed hfs brother Jack his umbrella, put his hands in his pockets and followed Bud to mouth of alley. Bud said, “I un derstood"— the balance I "did net hear. When they reached the mouth of alley Hud squared himself around and they be- gati to talk. They talked quietly; saw Bud draw round with his right arm back; (illustrating) Sol stretched out his left hand saying, “don’t! don’t!”. Just then the pistol tired; he staggered forward, and fell, twisting over on his left side as he struck, ard then rolling over with face up; a pistol fell and lay at his left side; Bud ran oil'. (Here follows description of his own actions). Not more than a minute had elapsed between time Bud called Sol aside before tlie shot was fired; Sol was killed by the shot; died in fifteen minutes. Bin! had both hands in his pauts pockets when lie came up; Sol. put his in when he walked aside; gave Jack umbrella to hold; don't know why; Sol was about six feet high and weighed 100 or 200 pounds; Bud weighs 140 or 150; don’t know that he is sickly; called Sol off quietly; my at tention was first attracted by way Bud came up and Sol went oil) could not un derstand conversation; didn’t sec Sol’s pistol drawn; if he had it in front of him, could not have seen it; Bud’s came from his right pocket; motion of drawing and firing was very quick; Sol grabbed toward it with left hand; was making side sted forward; Bud’s pistol was a self-cocker; don't know what Sol’s was; don’t know 1 whelherlie drew;don’t think he could Have drawn it after he was shot. Mr. Jackson Roberts, brother of de ceased, testified in accordance with mate rial facts of above, and the State closed the case. Mr. James Whitehurst was then intro duced for defense, and testified in sub stance as follows: Was coming out of Wall street opposite the alley. Saw deceased and defendant when tlie difficulty began. Sol was fac ing down tlie street toward Burke’s store; Hud was facing him. Sol was advancing ami Bud retreating. Thought they were playing; then saw pistol or something in tins baud of each; the tall man had bis up opposite his breast, the other man leveled his ami lired; the tall man fell, turning oyer as he fell. The other man was step ping back as be fired; lie stepped back till lie reached edge of walk on Burke’s side. Die tall man had on a coat or cloak; his •eft hand was extended and left side to ward me; the pistol (or whatever it was) ff as in other hand. I was across street coming down the alley (Wall street.) Mr. Whitehurst was cross-examined with great strictness, but the above is in ►'distance, as before stated, the sum of ii-s knowledge of the tragedy. No witness had so far been able to swear to the de ceased having in liis hand a pistol. Mr. lialkcom did not see one, nor did the brothers of the deceased, although he ad- mitted that the pistol picked up was Ills brother's. Whether he drew it, or wheth- t' it fell front his pocket as he fell, cannot be ascertained. Mr.Willie Rogers, who was next intro duced, testified that hearing the shot, he stepped out of Tinsley’s door and saw dc-, ceased stagger forward, his right forearm was extended and hand bent down, while a pistol was descending from it, and was •uilf way to the ground as he saw it. Said i! might have been jerked out as the shock occurred. '...' Mr. J. W. Roberts, brother of the pris oner, was next introduced. He testified ■uat they (brother and self) were at Baer’s corner, and were going to Cannon’s store; ■bat prisoner beckoned deceased aside and ►aid: “I understand you said that you run ■ue out of town and now I want to make friends;" tlie other said: “Yes, I did, and "ill do it again;” at same time drawing a £jf°l; ’J'-at prisoner stepped back, the [i* r .advancing, anil finally fired. That ue pistol drawn by deceased was cocked him* 1 ** be ’ tv it ness, had no pistol about Re do n°t pretend here to give a enl , 111 l e P°rt of the case, but only onglii from the witnesses on each side to \ f'ii 10 '‘ ,ie of defense and prosecution, ctiliim rc I IOI t "onld occupy two or three cchuttal the State 'introduced Lieu- tenant Hurley and Mr. W. J. Roberts, af- e tt meh further hearing was postponed 0n ' 11 Has morning. .. . , indignant admirer of the late Sena- . _ b* r Morton, of Indiana, declares that the aflair. “' tmlilican leaders of toi-day, who are trh- j I fadin'., upon that virtuous people “20,000 . • At the close of services, the body, under escort of the Volunteers and followed by one of the largest processions ever seen in the streets of our city, was borne to the old burying grounds below the city, and laid away under the pines to rest; but ere the company parted forever with old “Bengy,” they fired a salute for the dead, above his grave, rendering to .him the same honor, which for more than half a century they have rendered to their own members whom death has laid low. The action of this company is a remark able event in its annals and a significant one in the annals of Southern society. While the Radical press of the North, and its few representatives throughout our sec tion, are doing what they can to foster a spirit of bitterness between whites and blacks; while nearly every paper we read brings to light new slanders,and misrepre sentations of the relations between tlie two races, here in the heart of the South, we behold a company of gentlemen hastening to render to its faithful servant honors identical with those they have paid to the proudest in the land. What a picture! And it was an honor paid through no sense of duty alone. Almost simultaneously through out the company, was expressed the desixe to render it. Men who had not donned the uniform for years .came forward vol untarily and shouldered their muskets once more. The tribute laid at the feet of the dead, was manhood’s tribute to manhood, and the quick rendering of which, honored alike the living and the dead. The old soldier has passed away forever. In his dying words he told his life’s history—let us write them on his tomb : “I have fought a good fight for my country and my God and I am ready to go” Another Shooting; Civic. Mulberry street about half past twelve o’clock yesterday, was .somewhat star tled by tlie report of two pis tol shots, and the hurried exit of several people from the Lanier House bar. After the smoke of battle had cleared away, a reporter for the Tel egraph and Messenger dropped in to ascertain the extent of damages, when it was found, that fortunately nothing very serious had been accomplished. A diffi culty, we learned, had occurred between Col. John B. Cummings and Mr. Bruninj, who keeps the bar in the house named, in which Mr. Bruninj had fired two shots from a revolver at Colonel Cummings, one of which pierced his hat brim, ploughed along through the back of a heavy coat and lodged under the left shoulder of the same without drawing blood. Tlie other shot produced a slight flesh wound in the hand. ' ; if., The testimony as given in by Mr. Brun- ning at Granniss’ court, before, which Col onel Cummings had been carried on a warrant charging him with “assault with intent to murder,” was that having had a difficulty with the defendant some time since, Mr. Bruninj; upon seeing him en ter the saloon yesterday, ordered or re quested him to leave, that defendant grabbed at a cheese box, and then at some other object which witness hurriedly re proved; that defendant then ran across room, and seizing a heavy patent top soda water bottle, hurled it at him; the bottle struck him over the right ear. (Witness exhibited a large swelling.) The warrant being against Cummings, charging him with the assault, no evi dence as to the shooting was elicited, jthongli we learn from Other parties, that the shots were fired immediately after the bottle was thrown. It being late when the case was entered into, the Court postponed a further hearing at the request of Colonel Lofton, defend ant’s counsel. This morning, at half past nine, it will bo taken up, ana all the facts in tlie case drawn forth. Mr. R. W. Pat terson appeared for the prosecution. Marriage at Jewish Synagognc. Sunday afternoon at 4 o’clock the syna gogue was packed with a dense crowd of expectant spectators assembled to witness the marriage ceremony of Mr. E. n. Dot- tenlieimer and Miss Celia Sichel. Many remained outside, having to content them selves with a glimpse of the couple as they passed from the carriage. Tlie bride was exquisitely arrayed in satin, trimmed with Breton lace, and wore the customary orange flowers; the groom, in the nsnal evening dress suit of a gentle man. The marriage ceremony was most Impressively pronounced by Rabbi Ben son, and Macon has rarely seen a more beautiful sight than the bride, as she stood beneath the marriage bell and received flie Rabbi’s blessing. We regret that a want of space forbids a full description of this most brilliant tuck **•” Unscrupulous and disgraceful as low moke on the plantation of Mr J.G. the methods of Morton, he claims Evans sjx miles from the cny, was ,h * he never stooped to such tactics. . . ln ^ treate f d ' i__ — ,, shear, who had charge of the case, was twk. turned home. Positively tbe Last. "Last night at eleven o’clock, a negro BY TELEGRAPH Paris, March 21.—Prince Orloff has left the city. La Justice publishes a letter from Hartmann, denying the statement published in London on the 19th, purport ing to be his confession of an attempt on the life of the Czar at Moscow. New York, March 21.—The Herald's Irish relief fund now aggregates $308,- 137. Port Royal, S. C., March 21.—The first through car to Port Poyal over the Cincinnati Southern railway with the Port Royal delegation from the great railway celebration, arrived here this af ternoon in thirty-four hours from Cincin nati. New York, March 21.—About 3,000 of the locked-out piano makers held a meeting to-day at Wendell’s assembly room, and listened to several speeches, the tenor of which was that they should keep firm and stand out against the employers until the latter agreed to their terms. Ex- Assemblyman John W. Browning ad dressed tlie meeting, contending that man’s labor was as much his own as any article of merchandise, and he had the option to charge high or low. If the Stein way men made an appeal for higher wa ges, he saw no reason why other manufac turers should combine and form a lock out against the workmen of the trade gen erally. It was stated that Stein way & Son had given notice to the key makers in the Asteria factory to remove their tools in five days, as they intended making other arrangements. New Orleans, March 21.—John New man, quartermaster of the steamship Lone Star, fell dead at the wheel at noon to-day, while the steamer was loading. Steamboat men all report the rivers very high. The Red and Ouachita riv ers are rising rapidly. It is feared the heavy and continuous rains will weaken the levees. Boston, March 22.—-A fire in the office of the Boston Journal, last night, com pletely gutted the building. The compos itors at work in the fifth story were forced to leave hurriedly, and the gentlemen in the editorial room were next compelled to make a hasty exit. Tlie Journal was is sued this morning from the Herald office. The damage to the Journal property is not known, but the insurance of S192,000 will cover it. E. A. Searle, job printer, who occupied the third and part of the fourth floor, lost heavily. London, March 22.—A Cabul dispatch says the communication delivered by the British envoy to the native chiefs at Gliuz- nee, has been been happily responded to. General Roberts has received a letter, written ostensibly by Bay Prince Moesa La Har, signed by all the chiefs at Gliuz- nee, intimating that being assured of our friendly intentions towards them, they are ready to submit to come in a body to Maidon, and there negotiate. The vari ous local chiefs of Loghan and Koliiston have been invited by them to present themselves for the same object. It is prob able Abdul Rahman Khan will come within tlie sphere of the expected opera tions. London, March 22.—A Paris dispatch says Prince Orloif departed without pay ing any official visit to or leaving his card with President Grevy or Premier DeFrey- cinct. Persons in a position to judge assert that Russia has eagerly seized tlie oppor tunity for showing coldness to France in order to retrieve tlie blunder of Gortscha- kofl’s famous open advances to her. Mat ters were so managed that the extradition of Hart mann was refused, whereupon an offended air was assumed. Now that the night mare of France, Russian alliance, is dispelled, Bismarck can offer Russia his hand. London, March 22.—Oxford won easi ly by three and a half lengths in twenty- one minutes and twenty-three seconds; time of finish, one minute past eleven. Cambridge started at the rate of forty strokes per minute and Oxford at thirty- seven or thirjy-nine strokes. The race at the commencement was beautifully close. Cambridge at first gained a slight advan tage from rowing a quicker stroke, hut the Oxford drew to a level with them by the time a half mile had been traversed, and at Grass Wharf, 3J minutes from start, had a lead of a few feet. When a mile had been traversed, a splendid struggle took place, and Cambridge again recover ed the lead, and opposite Crabtree, one mile and a quarter from the start, it seemed as if they would row right away, but tlie spurt had told upon Cambridge, who began to row short. They, however, maintained tlie lead to Hammersmith bridge, half a mile further on, partly be cause of the bad steering by Oxford. The boats were level short ly passing the bridge and an exciting struggle was maintained to Cheswick. The irregularity of the Cambridge, however, perceptibly increas ing, while Oxford, rowing like a machine when half way np Cheswick, Oxford crew led by half a length. At Chiswick Church, about two miles and five furlongs from tbe start, tlie race, which had so far been one of the finest ever seen, was virtually over, Oxford leading by two lengths. The crowd pres ent was smaller than usually congregates to witness the University boat race. Paris, March 22.—La Justice publishes a letter from Hartmann, denying that he made a published statement purporting to be his confession of an attempt on the life of the Czar at Moscow. Washington, March 22.—In the Sen ate, Mr. Hill, of Georgia, from the com mittee on privileges and elections, sub mitted a majority report on the Kellogg- Spofford contested election case, declaring that Spoflbrd is entitled to -the seat in tlie Senate now occupied by Kellogg. Mr. Hoar, from the same committee, presented a minority report, signed by limseif, Cameron, of Wisconsin, and Logan. Mr. Hoar read his report, where upon Mr. Hill proceeded to read tbe ma jority report, which is very long, and charges Kellogg with fraud and corrupt conduct, and includes long extracts from the evidence taken before the committee. Mr. Thurman from the committee on judiciary reported adversely on tae hill to provide for the appointment of a marshal for the middle district of Alabama, and a district attorney for the northern district oi that State. Indefinitely postponed. Washington,March 22.—The minority report of the Kellogg-Spofford case says nothing has changed since Kollogg was declared entitled to the seat in 1877 ex cept the party majority in the Senate. To eject him by mere party superiority would be a Dolitical crime, to be classed with re bellion, the attempt to steal the govern ment of Maine, and the overthrow of Southern State governments. It character izes tlie evidence against Kellogg as un trustworthy. ■ ' , . i The majority report finds that Kellogg i lsed his power and influence as Governor no manipulate the returns anil exclude elected Democratic members of the Legis lature, thus securing majorities which i ‘lected him Seuator. The former investi gation of tlie case was conducted unfairly towards Spoflbrd, no evidence at all being taken. It also charges bribery and cor ruption by Kellogg’s witnesses 1 in the present investigation. Large extracts from i iie evidence taken are included in the re port. ' The bill moved htat tlie resolution, re ports ana evidence be printed. The being a debatable motion, Hoar advocated it, savin*', when printed, the evidence would Ini s<;on to utterly refute the majority re- i" Mr. Hill remarked that the other side seemed anxious to precipitate a debate be fore the evidence was before the Senete. He was ready.to wait until the . whole truth was published. After further debate Mr. Kellogg took the floor and declared positively that no reliable evidence could be found to sus tain the charges against him. He said the Senator from Georgia (Mr. Hill) had, be fore the investigation began, declared publicly and privately that he would drive Kelloug from the Senate. The principal part o~f the prosecution had been taken by Mr. Hill, who had prejudged the case; had pursued Kellogg with aviditv and the hate of the sleuth-hound, and animated by per sonal malignity. He charged that Hill had cut out several pages of testimony fa vorable to him, and closed with tbe asser tion that he was willing to compare his moral or personal character and courage with that of Mr. Hill. The motion to print was then adopted. Mr. Coke, from tlie committee on Indian Affairs, reported a bill ratifying the recent agreement with the Ute Indians. Placed on the calendar. A House bill appropriating one hundred thousand dollars to continue the public printing was passed. Tlie Geneva award bill was formally taken up and the Senate adjourned. In the House the following bills were introduced and referred: By Mr. Phelps, of Connecticut, for the appointment of a commission to revise the customs and internal revenue laws. By Mr. Gibson, of Louisiana, establish ing a navy yard at Algiers, La., also reduc ing the tax on distilled spirits fifty cents on every proof gallon; also abolishing the tax on tobacco, bank checks, bank deposits and matches. By Mr. King, of Louisiana, relative to the prevention of floods in the lower Miss issippi valley. By Mr. Claflin, of Massachusetts, es tablishing a uniform bankruptcy system. By Mr. Moqey, granting alternate sec tions of land in Mississippi to aid in the construction of the Ship Island, Ripley and Kentucky Railroad. By Mr. Chalmers, to aid in the con struction of tho Mississippi Valley and Ship Island Railroad in Mississippi. By Mr. Briggs, of New Hampshire, in creasing the duty on opium and morphia. By Mr. Kelley, of Pennsylvania, impos ing a duty of ten per cent, on quinine. By Mr. O’Connor, of South Carolina, di recting a survey of tho estimated cost of ship navigation between Cape Fear and the St. Johns river. By Mr. Ellis, of Louisiana, a resolution requesting the President to abrogate the Clayton Bulwer treaty, which guarantees a joint British and American protectorate over any inter-oceanic canal. By Mr. Young, of Tennessee, a resolu tion declaring the political complications likely to grow out of the proposed inter- oceanic canal so dangerous as to outweigh the advantages of sucli canal; and declaring it tlie duty of the government to disccour- age tlie enterprise; requesting tlie Presi dent to invite the South American Repub lics to join us in tlie adoption of measures for mutual protection against European influence in our affairs. By Mr. Payne, of Pennsylvania, a reso lution declaring the construction of an inter-oceanic canal, for American pur poses, commendable: that the Monroe doctrine should not be prosecuted to sup port a raid on the treasury by rival pro- cetors, and that treaty rights should be respected. Mr. Singleton, of Mississippi, from the Committee on Appropriations, reported back the consular and diplomatic appro priation bill, which was discussed in the Committee of the Whole, without action thereon. The House then adjourned. The President sent to tlie Senate to-day the nominations of H. P. Gatchell and L. E. Lemaine for census supervisors for the First Georgia and First Louisiana dis tricts respectively. London, March 22.—Tlie Daily News publishes the following, in its seccnd edi tion : “The order for General Stewart’s march on Gliuznce reached Candahar on Sunday and the army is already in mo tion. The Hazars have defeated the Wardaks in tlie south Ghuznee and cap tured four forts. Mohammed Jan has gone from Ghuznee to attack the Hazars. Queenstown, March 22.—After the addicss of the Home leaders had been pre sented to Parnell, he said that a constant manufacture of lies has been going on in England, Ireland and America regarding him. The Cork Nationalists presented Parnell with an address on his arrival. At a dinner given by the Cork Fanners club, Parnell gave an account of his experience in America, but avoided all reference to the policy of his party in Parliament. Dublin, March 22.—Tlie Mansion House fund Saturday, amounted to £121,- 977. Berlin, March 22—Emperor William’s birthday was celebrated Saturday. The Emperor looked hale and hearty. Cincinnati, March 22.—The cigar ma kers have accepted the manufacturers’ concessions and this morning went to work again. It is estimated that the loss during tlie five weeks lockout to manufac turers, meu and internal revenue, aggre gates over three hundred thousand dol lars. Providence, R. I., March 22.—The Democratic State Convention nominated for Governor, Horace M. Kimball; for Lieutenant Governor, Stephen P. Slocum. Galveston, March 22.—The Norwe gian bark Reform went ashore yesterday off this point, with 1,460 bales of cotton on board. The crew was saved. The cargo will be saved in a damaged condi tion. General Grant and party, due today, have not yet arrived. Washington, March 22.—On motion of Senator Jones the United States Su preme Court to-dajr advanced the Fiorida railroad cases, assigning them for 'aigu- ment on tlie first day of the next term. The court also rendered the following de cisions in Southern cases: Lowell & Bailey and others against James Davis, master of ship Adora, from the United states Circuit Court for the district of ibouisiana. Judgment affirmed with costs and interest. The State of South Caro lina et al. William L. Trenliolm, execu tor, against Peter C. Gaillord, Treasurer, from the Supreme Court of South Caro lina. Judgment affirmed with costs. Representative Persons, of Georgia, in troduced a bill in the House to-day to make Columbus, Georgia, a port of deliv ery in the Customs District of Savannah, Georgia, with a deputy collector residing at Columbus, under such salary as the Secretary of the Treasury may designate. Representative Herndon, of Alabama, introduced a bill appropriating nine thou sand five hundred dollars to place an ele vator in the United States Custom house at Mobile, Alabama. The bill introduced in the House to day by Price of Iowa, to amend the Na tional Bank act, provides that any bank, upon presentation of lawful money at i lie treasury, in sums not less than nine t housand dollars, shall have an equal amount of its notes withdrawn from cir culation and destroyed, and shall also have its bonds deposited to secure these notes returned, under tho regulations now provided by law. It also provides that not less than $50,000 of bonds shall be held by tlie United States as security for notes of banks having a capital of $150,- 000. The House post-office committee to-day received from the post-office department a communication, opposing the establish' ment of subsidized ocean mail lines, but recommending that steamers carryin mails between New Orleans and Central America and the Pacific ports, be paid for the service ten times the usual amount paid tor ocean mail service. The House naval committee agreed to report favorably the bill appropriating $30,000 for the naval wharf at Key West. ■ The House coinage committee agreed to report a bill directing the re-coinage of all subsidiary half dollars into half dollars of the full standard weight of 206J grains. The same to be legal tender for dues,pub lic or privato. Paris, March 22.—A dispatch to the Journal des Debate, from a Salonica, dat ed March 20th, says: “Themoney.de manded for the ramson of Colonel Synge and his wife has been sent to the brigands and the captives have been liberated, Paris, March 22.—The Senate and Chamber of Deputies have adjourned for the Easter holidays until April 4th. i London, Marsh 22.—The Reuter’s telegram company has received tho fol lowing dispatch: j.: J Constantinople, March 22,1880: r:; A man dressed as a Dervish stabbed fbe Grand Shenff of Mecca on the 14th inst., as he was entering the Djedda, seapert of Mecca. The sheriff died on the 21st from his wounds. The agitation among the Mtusulmen it intense. Sir Austin Layard has received a telegram stating that the assassin is a Persian fanatic. Berlin, March 22.—The eighty-third birthday of the Emperor William was cel ebrated Saturday. The Weather was fine. The buildings were decorated with flags,. The first to offer their congratulations to the Emperor were the generals of the army, headed by the Prince Imperial and other German Princes. -Thaw were ' fol lowed by members of the Bunderatli and Prince Bismarck. The Emperor looked hale and well. At night the Emperor gave a soiree, at which seven hundred guests were present. The streets were crowded with people until a late hour. , •. • . Atlanta, March 22.—The Christian Index, ofto-day, announces that ex-Gov- emor Joseph E. Brown has presented to the Southern Baptist Theological Semina ry at Louisville, Ky., fifty thousand dollars for the endowment of a professorship. The whole amount of this has been paid, and is now in the hands of Rev. James I’. Boyce, D. D., chairman of the faculty. Lynchburg, Va., March 22.—The acquittal.of John Hill of Buckingham county, one of the Judges indicted for failing to put liegroes on the juries, has allayed the excitement on that subject. Five of the indicted judges have asked that their cases be continued. There will probably be a trial of three others at this term of the court. Cincinnati, March 22.—Colonel A. C. Blount, of Pensacola, addressed tho Chamber of Commerce on the importance of securing direct connections from Chat tanooga to Pensacola, and suggesting the purchase of the Rome and Selma railroad and building of the liuk from Pensacola northward to join its connection. Colonel C. G. Samuelj of Rome, Georgia, also pre sented a plan of building a direct road from Chattanooga to Rome, of which he holds the charter, to run through Colum bus and then to Pensacola. The Chamber appointed a committee of seven to con sider and report on Southern connections for the Southern railroad. • Providence, March 22.—The dele gates elected by the State Democratic Convention to-day to the National Con vention at Cincinnati, are understood to favor Tilden, if he is available. A long series of resolutions were adopted, with out discussion,' re-asserting the principles of the Democratic party, denouncing the employment of United-States marshals and, soldiers at the polls, the action of the Electoral Commission of 1870, and the third term policy, and declaring that the man elected in 1880 shall he inaugura ted. San Francisco, March 22.—The Leg islature lias passed, and the Governor signed, the revenue and taxation bill, providing for the taxation of savings bank deposits, mortgages and capital stock of corporation. The United States Circuit Court this morning in tho Parrott habeas corpus case, involving the validity of the law recently enacted forbidding the employ ment of Chinese by corporations, decided that the law is unconstitutional. -The case will probably be taken to the United States Supreme Court, General Butler having aunouncedhis willingness to man age it there for the people. ; Colquitt Barclay’s Death., ; , Bullards, Georgia, March 22nd r 1880. Editors Telegraph^, and..Messenger— The sad and unfortunate accident occurr ing at Buzzard Roost last Saturday eve ning, has cast a shadow of gloom over our entire community, and is substantially as follows: '■ •■ Cclquitt Barclay, youngest son of- Cap tain J. A. Barclay, was attending school at Jeffersonville. Hts teacher being sick Friday dismissed the school for tbe day, he hastened home with joy, in the full vigor of health, to his parents. Missing a favorite dog and learning its whereabouts, lie took the train that eve for Buzzard Roost. Next morning he walked three miles out, got the dog, and. was waiting to return on the up tram. ■ Meanwhile, some young men were practicing target shoot ng with a pistol, the trigger of which was made to spring at a touch. After the shooting young'Barclay asked to see the listol, and supposed' it was not loaded, le broke it as if to load; looking into tlie cylinder it fired, the ball taking effect in the left brow, penetrating the brain. He fell back on the piazza, on which he was sitting, and never spoke again. Death re lieved him in an hour, ana he was brought up to his parents on the evening train, and was ushered unexpectedly into their presence a corpse* : Their grief is hi con?; soluble and beyond measure. ' [/ up The community deeply sympathize with them in their great loss. . Colquitt was the ideal of his parents, a bright, tender hearted, promising youth, fifteen years old, lacking only three days,’ loved by all who knew lum. His untime ly end saddens' every heart. : ' L. Sadden Death. .■ Yesterday morning about seven o’clock, Dr. C. Baker, a practising physician of Harrisbuig, Illinois, who had been to Florida seeking relief from consumption, diqd suddenly at Mrs. Ragland’s boarding house in this city. Dr, Baker having aris en early m the morning took a walk about the yard, and returning to liis room, re quested a servant to bring him some break fast. When the servant returned a few minutes later, he lay dead upon the bed. The deceased, we learn, had spent a bad night, coughing incessantly.. He was a Mason, and after communication : with the proper parties in Harrisburg.. the Ma sons of tlu's city prepared the body, and forwarded it last night by express^ Last Week’s Cotton Figures, The New York- Chronicle of Saturday, reports the cotton receipts of the week ending last Friday night, 10th instant, at 49,611 bales against 60,202 for the corres ponding week ot last year—showing a loss on the week of 10,591 bales. Total receipts from first day.of last September to Friday, 4,394^50 against 4,058,522 for the same period of the last cotton year— showing an increase of 335,728 bales The Chronicle's interior port table shows the following business for the same week: Receipts, 25,855 agairrrt 34,149 for the same,week of, last year. Shipments, 37,227 agaipst 54,491. Stocks,; 2S1,047 against 141,612. The Chronicle's visible supply table showed on Friday last-2,583,794 bales of cotton fh aglit,-a'gainst 2,495,83* at" the satnedate last year—2,802,064 at same 'date In 1878, and 3,076,407 at same date |iri 1877. These figures indicate an in crease nf 87,960 on the supply of last year, and a decrease of218,270bales on thesup- plyof 1878 at this' date. Also a decrease of492,015 bales on the supply of 1877 at this date. ' - Middling upland last Friday, on Liver pool, was quoted at 7 5-16. At the same date last year the: quotation was two pence lower—being 5f. In 1878 it was six pence, and in 1877, at same date, 6|. j Bad Weather. — The Chronicles jweather telegrams of last Friday from the cotton region show a wet and stormy week generally. Floods are reported in the Mississippi and other rivers, and ice and sleet in Texas. There were showers on five days in Galveston and a rainfall of 1.22. At Indianola there were killing frosts on three nights. Com was killed to the ground and what cotton was up was fatally injured. In Corsicana there were killing frosts on three nights—snow bn one, and ice on two. Con. was killed; ditto gardens, and fruit injured. At Dallas killing frosts on three nights and ice on two. Four inches of snow fell on one. Com and gardens killed and fmit greatly injured. At Brenham, three days of rain; killing frosts on two nights and ice on one. All tho cotton up was killed. Com killed down to the ground. • Gardens kill ed and fruit greatly injured. The lowest fall of the mercury was at Dallas and Corsicana, and was 25. Galveston had the heaviest rainfall in Texas. j In Louisiana, at New Orleans, it rained ton six' days with a fall of 1.91. At Shreveport 3.41. Roads in bad condi tion. - No telegrams from Mississippi. At Little Rock, Arkansas, 1.23 of rain fell, and the lowest point of the mercury was 29. At Nashville, there were five days of rain with a fall of 5.07. At Memphis, a disas- tcrous overflow of the river is noted. The Mississippi was forty-six feet above low water mark. Five days of rain with a fall of 2.47—previous week 3.63. No farm work going on. Mobile, Alabama, 3.14 of rain during the week. Montgom ery, six day’s of rain and 5.34 of rain fall. Rivers overflowing but no damage men tioned. At Selma great floods prevail. Columbus, Georgia, 5.10 of rain fell in four days. At Macon, 2.1S of rain fell in four days. Savannah same in four days At Augusta 2.81 of rain 'fell. The Chronicle appends the following to its table of receipts from plantations: - The above statement shows— 1 -1. That the total receipts from the plantations since September 1,1879-80 were 4,667,996 bales; in 1878-79 were 4,194,482 hales; in 1877-78 were 3,958,159 bales. 2. That although the receipts at the out ports the past week were 49,611 bales, the aetual movement from the planta tions was only 40,002 bales, the balance being drawn from stocks at the interior ports. Last year the receipts from the plantations for the same week were 42,- 396 bales, and for 1878 they were 52,740 bales. An old Baltimore negro who had emi grated to Liberia years ago, ordered a quantity of Dr. Bull’s Cough Syrup a short time ago, stating that although coughs and colds were not frequent in Africa he would not like to be without it in his family. Bad Outlook for Hierh Flour. The Chicago Times declares, after a careful and extended inquiry in eleven Western StatqsjJlint the increase in the yield of wheat in those States will be six ty per cent, if no harm befalls the crop. The New York Herald, surveying the sit uation, says in eleven States the yield, it is estimated, will be about sixty per cent, larger than last season. In Illinois, for instance, an immense yield is promised; Michigan reports an increase of seventy per cent; Indiana shows a marked acre age increase; Missouri, which had an un precedentedly large crop last season, will, it is expected, do fully as well this year. Equally favorable reports come from Ohio, Kentucky, Kansas, Nebraska and Wiscon sin. It should he taken into account that the size of the crop will depend in a great measure upon the weather during the next couple of weeks. The only draw back thus far is the dearth of snow, which appears to extend over all the States above mentioned.. .- ’-.i' I -The New York Sun says that several f the leading ice companies of that city Jiave been laying in ice far up the Hud son, in tlie neighborhood of Fort Ticonde- roga and on. Lake'Champlain and Lake George. About al 'mflHon of tons have al ready been housed. 1 •The Eclectic Review for April, is out. It is adorned with a portrait of Professor Simon Newcomb, and is full uf readable matter. E. R. Pelton, 25 Bond street, New York. ! kWh Littell’s Living Age, which appears every week, laden with Choice selections from the current periodical literature of Europe, is a ; swift vehicle of the best ^bought of the age: It ii' the principle of fapid 'transportation - applied to maga- Parlor Organ Instruction Book. essrs. Oliver Ditsou & Co., of Boston, have recently! published a Parlor Organ instruction Book, by A. N. Johnson, which ieems to be an important and timely con- tribution to musical literature for begin ners. It is a work of 128 pages. The New York Herald now announces at his editorial head, that it “has the lar gest circulation in America.” Fairly won. The Railroad Managers Still Bam’ mering Away. “H. W. G.” keeps up his daily fusilade by wire from New York, occasionally bitting the target, hut generally shooting wildly. His dipatches are always sug gestive, however, not to say ingenious. We quote from the last to the Constitu tion, under date of March 19th, as follows: Colonel Cole left yesterday for Nash ville, and will shortly call his directors together and place his immediate resigna tion in their hands. The business upon which he and Mr. Newcomb were en gaged in New York has been satisfactorily adjusted and results in the formal trans fer of the St. Louis, Southeastern, Owens boro and Evansville roads to the Louis ville company. It is said that Colonel Cole will give his attention to iron inter ests in Tennessee. The Georgia Western project is still in the frpnt. While Mr. Newcomb and Mr. Wilson have made no dtfinite trade that Cain be discovered, it isf certain that they are simply awaiting events before com mitting themselves openly, reports to the contrary notwithstanding. Messrs. Wil son and McGhee are ready and willing to •aid actively in the building of the Geor gia Western whenever they are satisfied that their aid will build it. This may be relied ou and I violate no confidence in saying as much, or I am even justified in saying that propositions. are pending con sidering tlie pooling of the Macon and Brunswick extension and the Georgia Western in one scheme, and putting out a joint bond, thus making a route from the west to Brunswick. I am aware that it is attempted to keep this secret aud disavow it, but a short time will show that my in formation is correct, and at the proper time I can give my authority. If the building of the Georgia Western is once determined on, as I believe it will be in a few (Jays, tho alliance will be made plain enough. Until then there are plain enough reasons why both Mr. Wilson and Mr. Newcomb should disavow it. It is too soon, ponding no definite action whatever in the premises, to discuss the effect of the proposed alliance of the Lou isville and Nashville railroad with our own Macon and Brunswick. The people have been fooled so often by alleged big combinations, that every report of that na ture has to be received cum grano salts. Thus, as a set-off to Mr. Grady’s probabil ities, a New York special to the Courier- Journal says: The Georgia Western is being discussed, and a Louisville and Nashville official has telegraphed from Georgia to Newcomb that he is satisfied the contract with the Ceutral Company will be ratified. As the policy of the Cen tral is practically dictated by Governor Brown, who is openly hostile to the Lou isville and Nashville, lie telegraphs urging that steps be taken to build the Georgia Western at once, as be is satisfied that nothing less will protect the Louisville road in its Southeastern business. Now if Mr. Newcomb, contrary to the repor, that he has positively broken off all negotiations with the Central, is still treat ing with Mr. Wadley, why should he be so much interested just now in the imme diate building of the Georgia Western? A five years occupation of both the “Cen tral” and “Georgia” routes to the sea, would seem to be all that he could reason ably desire at present. The truth is, the whole situation is still befogged, though the weight of the testimony favors tho be-, lief that the Newcomb-Wadley contract has been finally broken off, or more prop erly dropped. In that.; event, we can readily understand the alleged anxiety of the Vice President of the Louisville and Nash ville to open a competing line by the con struction of the Georgia Western. If the Affair takes definite shape, and Brunswick can indeed be made the ocean terminus in this State of Mr. Newcomb’s vast sys tem of railroads, it will assure the rapid growth and prosperity of that seaport, ana prove a boon to Macon and the whole country. More through trunk lines to the West are needed to estop monopoly, cheap en transportation aud reduce the present price of those food staples which enter so largely into Southern consumption. With proper competition, who does not believe that the price of corn, and oats could be materially lowered?-All will await, there fore, with increasing interest, this last move on the railroad chess board. Senator Hill Still in Trouble. A special to the Constitution from Washington says: This afternoon Jessie Raymond took her child to Senator Hill’s residence to leave it there, but was anticipated and warned away by the police. She made quite a scene, and threatened the Sena tor’s life to-morrow. She will be arrested to-morrow on an affidavit of threats and blackmail, and prosecuted to the fullest extent. She is playing the last resort of the Republican enemies of Hill, who have said they would force Hill out of the Sen ate. Hill is firm, and will vindicate him self against all these assaults. If Mr, Hill would retain his high posi tion before the people, he will surely hunt down and bring to summary punishment this infamous woman and those in con junction with her, -who have conspired to plast hi3 fair came in the eyes of the whole-nation. That he will be able to do so, he is perfectly confident. The statement that this is a Radical device to cripple the power and influence of one of the greatest of Southern statesmen, ren ders the plot the more heinous, and en lists the warmest sympathy of Georgians in behalf of their calumniated Senator. A Proper Step. We are pleased to sec that, in the House, Mr. Townsend, of Illinois, has been instructed by the Committee on Re vision of the Laws, to report Mr. Single ton’s bill for the protection of telegraphic companies, and ask for asuspensionof tlie rules that itmay be put upon its immedi ate passage. The bilUdeclarcs telegraphic messages private papers of the senders aud receivers, and provides for their protection from unreasonable search and ielziirfe and from production as evidence in judicial and legislative proceedings to the same extent-as communications sent by the United States mail. Messages sent by telegraph should be as inviolable as the confidential utterances of the’confes sional box. Mother, remember that no medicine cures, it simply assists nature in relieving itself of an unnatural condition of the system. Worms disarrange—Shriner’s Indian Vermifuge kills and drives them from the system, thus removing the cause of disease. —The: salary of the Rev. Dr. John Hall, of the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church, New York, has been increased from $10,000 to $15,tXX> a year. —The peanut crop of Virginia, Tennes see and North Carolina is estimated at about 1,835,000 bushels—an increase of about 500,000 bushels over last year. —Five years ago barn-wire fence was little more.than an experiment; it is stated that 50,000 miles of fence will be set dur ing the coming season. —Mississippi steamboatraen at New Orleans all report the rivers very higb- The Boeuff and Oncbita rivers are rising rapidly. It is feared the. heavy and con tinuous rains will weaken the levees. —Bio Elevator.—The immense grain elevator about to be erected by the Penn sylvania Railroad at- Jersey City will cost nearly $1,500,000, and will be 200 feet, long, 145 feet wide, and 176 feet high. —Thirty tons of specimens of American; fish, dead and alive, were dispatched from New (York Saturday to be exhibited in the international fishery exhibition-at Ber lin, which opens at Berlin on the 20Eh of next month. —-The fact that of eleven thousand deputy marshals more than ten thousand: have been appointed in Democratic dis tricts is comment enough on tho infernally partisan character of the election laws. —“How can I ever repay you?” said Miss Stevens of Seven Mile, Ohio, to Mr. Benson, who had lately saved her from drowning. “By marrying me,” he prompt ly replied. She consented. —The following dialogue actually oc curred anent the open winter: Pat— “Moike, did iver ye see a winter like this wan?” Mike—Indade I did.” Pat— “Whin?” Mike—“Laslint summer, shure, and begone to ye!” —According to Chinese notions of rank, masters must not occupy sleeping rooms below their servants. Consequently the family of the Chinese Professor in Cam bridge, Mass., sleep in tho attic, and the servants down stairs. ^Pennsylvania for Blaine.—The Philadelphia Press says Pennsylvania is for Blaine, although her delegates to the Chicago Convention have been instructed to vote for Grant. There was never a more extraordinary perversion of popular sentiment than was affected by the Repub lican State Convention when it pledged the votes of Pennsylvania to a candidate whom the people do not want. Never Saw aRailboad The Nash ville American says there is a gentleman living in Marshall county, Tennessee, five miles from Lewisburg, who has passed his eightieth year, and has never seen a s ». railroad train or a steamboat. He is said - to be- a good fanner, attends to his own business and never troubles any one. He • has lived within five miles of a railroad track for several years. 7 Speeding the Parting Guest Tlie San Francisco Post says the Chinese ard^’ going—East. We are glad of it, and hope?? they will -flock in such numbers to Neijr* York, Boston and other centers of popu- lation as will give them a sample of what * we are suffering from here. But this em igration East will not relieve us any. The vacant places will be filled by new arri vals from China. There is no limit to the' supply. ' Yet we say: “Go East, John; you have our good wishes.” [—The Sun says when a coalition of Greenbackers and Democrats in Maine un dertook to hold the State Government by tactics borrowed from the Louisiana Re turning Board, the Sun gave its opinion of the performance in plain English.’"' But when Mr. Blaine’s lieutenant, young Mr. Eugene Hale, wraps himself in self-righteousness and solemnly lectures Dr. Garcelon and his Fusionlsts associates on the sinfulness of cooking returns, thn tableau has its funny side. ' —It is now clear from the testimony Of Jack Ute that there was nobody at the Thornburg massacre except the unfortu nate men who were obliged to be there in order that there might he a massacre. The soldiers either fell upon each other, or fherc was a meteoric shower of a very de structive character. No Ute has been jfound who was there, or who knows any thing about the affair. ' —The New York State Senate’’has passed a hill which prohibits women's - walking matches. Penalties are prescribed' not only for the women who take part in the so-called walking matches, hut also for the managers, and even for Ih’s lessees of buildings in which they arc given. —The debt of Michigan is only $890,- 000, while there is $904,000 in the sinking fund to pay it. What is more remarkable, the new State capitol, now completed and * paid for, actually cost $15,000 less than the appropriation made for building it. —As a big buzz saw in a Suffolk (Va.,) sawmill was^tearing through a large log, suddenly there was a crash, a shower of sparks, aud a demolished saw. It had run into a piece of a shell that during the war had been imbedded in the tree, and after ward hidden by the bark, which closed over it. A Large Order.—The New York Herald states that an order has been re ceived by the Winchester Arms Company to make from fifteen to twenty million of cartridges for the Chinese government. This is the first order, it is said, ever given by the Chinese government to foreigners for the manufacture of cartridges. Sullivan’s Island Notes.—The whale that drifted upon the beach some time ago on Sullivan Island has been burned under the direction of the town council. Dnrlng the cremation two bombs that bad been fired into the carcass by pursuers exploded, causing some alarm among the bystanders. ‘ i —The ex-Khedive of Egypt has left Naples for Paris, urged thereto, by a-vek- ' atious lawsuit, aud afro by the desertion of one of his prettiest wives, a Circassian of twenty summers. From the terrace of the harem she spiod a young lazzarone on a neighboring tc-rraeo, whereupon to glances succeeded smiles, and on the strength of these love’s telegraph went in to (“---.'ration. A few days softer she eloped wi‘h tlie vouag man.