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Q5*?j5irgm Mu^klfi i-mfr 3f««*m?*l $e Ml#&&&ng&K< BY TELEGRAPH Richmond, March 25.—Information was received last nigbt that John H. Mose- ley, a highly Tespected citizen of Char lotte comity, was shot and instantly killed Monday nielit, by Andrew J. CasSidy. It is stated that Cassidy mistook Mosely for a negro with whom he had a difficulty. Galveston, March 25.—A A eics spe cial from Austin says the signs warrant the conclusion that the Republicans will not make a State ticket. The leaders may prevent instructions for Grant, but it will be a difficult task. Dr. H. W. Harrington was fatally shot at Winnsboro, by an unknown man. Louisville, March 25.—In the Senate yesterdav, the whipping post bill, which passed the House sometime ago, was laid on the table and virtually defeated. Washington’, March 25.—In the Sen ate Mr. Edmunds moved that when the Senate adjourn to-day, It be to meet Mon day next, to-morrow being Friday. Mr. Davis, of West Virginia—'There is a good deal of business before the Senate, and unless there is some special reason, I object. Mr. White—He gave the reason; to morrow is Good Friday. Mr. Davis—I did not hear that. Mr. Kernan—We adjourn over a day in honor of great men of our time. Let us do as much to honor the day which the Christian world commemorates as that of the death of our Saviour. Mr. Davis—I withdraw my objection. The motion was agreed to. Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, intro duced a joint resolution providing for a Commission to consider and report what legislation is needed for the better regula tion of commerce among the States. Said Commission to consist of three Senators, to be appointed by the President of the Senate; three members of the House, to be appointed by the Speaker, and three Commissioners to be appointed by the Pres ident, who shall sit during the recess and inquire generally into the conditions that will most favorably affect the transporta tion of commerce among the States, car ried by land and water routes; securing thereby to the people the required facili ties at the lowest rates; giving at least cer tainty and economy in time, and that will prevent unjust discriminations, and to re port their recommendations to the next Congress. In the House, after prayer, the Speaker rday submitted the stated he had yesterday question to the House whether Tuesday’s journal should be read before Monday’s journal bad been approved, ne thought tbat it would be just and equitable to submit a similar question to the House relative to the reading of Wednesday’s jour nal. Mr. Fernando Wood said that during his experience in this House, he had seen the House many times Involved in diffi culties similar to the present one, and in each case the struggle had been amicably adjusted. In view of the past two days, he thought the time had arrived when the members, as sensible men, desirous of continuing their legislative labors, should pause and come to some amicdble adjust ment. Upon this question he had a po sition not entirely in sympathy with either side of the House. He hoped, how ever, that both sides would agree to the proposition which lie wished to make, namely: That the journals of Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday should be ap proved, and that immediately thereafter, without debate, the House should vote on the following resolution: Resulted, That the committee on re vision of laws be discharged from further consideration of the bill, and that it be re ferred to tlie committee on ways and means. Mr. Blackburn inquired whether the position carried witli it the right to call for a division of the proposition. Mr. Wood replied that there were two distinct propositions, but he hoped the gentleman from Kentucky would not em barrass the matter by calling for a divis ion of the proposition. Mr. Blackburn replied that ho had no "desire to embarrass the proposition,or de lay the work of the House. The only point for which he had struggled was to protect the integrity of the journal. If that was secured he liau no further fight to make. He thought that the proposi tion of the gentleman from New York was entirely fair and he was content with it. Mr. Townsheml thought Mr. Wood’s proposition was a good one. Washington, March 25.—The Vice President laid before the Senate a com munication from the Secretary of War recommending an appropriation for the support of the Western surveys. Re ferred. Mr. Withers, from the Committee on Pensions, reported the Sixty Surgeons Bill. Placed on the calendar. Mr. Jones, of Florida, from the Com mittee on Public Lands, reported, with amendments, a bill for the relief of Mor gan’s Louisiana and Texas Railroad and Steamship Company. Placed on the cal endar. Mr. Vest, from the Committee on Pub lic Buildings and Grounds, reported favor ably on the bill for the erection of a pub lic building at Asheville, North Carolina. Placed on the calendar. The Senate then proceeded to consider the calendar bill to incorporate the Nation al Educational Association which passed, as was also a number of bills of local and private interest. The Senate then went into executive session, and when the doors were re opened, adjourned until Monday. In the House, after considerable dis cussion, Monday’s journal was approved, and Tuesday’s and Wednesday’s journal was read and approved. Further debate ensued as to discharging the Committee on the Revision of the Laws from further consideration of the Townshend bill, re sulting in a vote of 142 to 100 in favor ot such discharge. The question recurred on referring the bill to the Committee on Ways and Means, and it was agreed to, yeas 142, nays 89. The preamble was then agreed to, yeas 138, nays 82, and the Speaker declared that the bill was now in possession of the Committee on Ways and Means. Adjourned till to-morrow. London, March 25.—Ex-Empress Eu genie and suit" embarked to-day for South Africa to visit the scene of the Prince Im perial’s death. Vienna, March 25.—The Emperor of Russia has presented to Prince Alexan der, of Bulgaria, a war steamer, 40,000 rifles and several Krnpp guns. Duhi.in, 'March 25.—Parnell, Biggar and O’Conner propose to run Power, re cently convicted for assaulting process servers, for the new Parliament. New Yoke, March 25.—A London special says: “Vienna despatches an nounce that Russia is seeking an alliance with Japan against China. Hung Chang, viceroy of Tientsen, has received $2,000,- 000 from the Pekin government to pur chase eight gunboats in England or in the United States to defend the coasts against the possible attack of Russia. Russia is meanwhile organizing the native tribes in the vicinity of Kuhlja for defense of that place against China.” St. Petersburg, March 25.—Prepara tions for the expedition under the com mand ol" General Skobeloff, against the Turkomen of Central Asia, are in active progress. Railroads will be built simul taneously from Krasnovdsk to the Tcliik- islar, and from the latter place to Chatte. General Skobelofl" will be provided with more than double the usual proportionof ar tillery. Correspondents will not be allow ed to accompany the expedition, and the press have beqn officially notified not to publish Anything^relating thereto. Gener al SkobeloITs departure has been postpon ed nntil Friday. St. Johns, N. B., March 25.—The snow storm which begun yesterday continues. It Is more severe than any last winter. Over a foot of snow lias fallen, while there are large drifts in many places. Trains and steamers are delayed by storm. r Goldsboro, N. Cm March 25.—The Republican Executive Committee of the Second district, after a struggle, chose two colored delegates to the ’Chicago conven tion', I. B. Abbott and Claybom Fairson, both Sherman men. A. McCabe and E. R. Page,. while, were .chosen as alter nates. ~ • Lorrs-TTr.T E, March 25.—The Republi cans have lield conventions in fifty-five count; i m-ii:; State, of which thirty have instru. . : ; Grant, three for Sherman" and one for Blaine. Where no instruc tions have been given Grant delegates to the State Convention have generally been appointed. London, March 25.—A dispatch from Dublin to the Times says Charles Parnell and Joseph G. Biggar have decided that conjointly with Mr. John O’Connor Power there shall be run in the county Mayo, one of the prisoners recently sen tenced at Castlebar Assizes to a term of imprisonment for assaulting process serv ers. Paris, March 25.—The semi-official newspaper, Paix, says the fact that Prince OrlolT left Pans without taking leave of President Grevy and Premier DeFrtycind, shows that he is to be only temporarily absent. London, March 25.—The Times this morninm in a leading editorial on pro rogation deprecated the unqualified cen sures of the Liberal leaders upon the dead Parliament, and says, “Lord Harrington contemplates without regret, wliat he con siders the undignified end of the assem bly, in which he played a considerable part. Mr. Gladstone has been still more contemptuous. It does not appear to oc cur either to him or Mr. John Bright that any contempt cast on the late Parliament or on a majority in the House of Com mons must necessarily be transferred to the electors by whom the members of tbat House were returned. The Parliament oflS74had to pass through a violent storm and go to the countiy through great danger, and it has left it in peace and amid returning prosperity. This is no un satisfactory epitaph. Washington, March 25.—The Senate committee on Patents to-day decided to report adversely on the proposed extension of the Cook patent on sugar evaporators owned by the Blymer Manufacturing Co., of Cincinnati. The committee’s adverse action is based upon a remarkably large number of protests against the extension from the producers of all kinds of sugar, from Minnesota to Texas. Secretary Thompson has ordered the commander of the Irish relief ship “Con stellation” to proceed to Dublin as soon as the cargo is all on board and report to the Herald Relief Committee. Washington, March 25.—Robert Pat terson, of Philadelphia, the largest owner of cotton and wooolen mills in the United States, has written Gubernatorial. j Here there is always employment for The numerous reported aspirants for the deserving and industrious, and who the Executive chair of Georgia, have had can point to a solitary case of starvation the good sense to remain very quiet up to ever occurring in Bibb county? While the the present moment. With the exception . rent laws, therefore, may have a close re- of the Free Press, and two or three other journals, the newspapers of theState,also, have generally been reticent on the sub ject, and seem content to abide the action of the people in their primary gatherings before the Convention, which is yet to be called, shall assemble. It is the Indepen dents, whose only hope is to stir up dis sensions in the ranks of the “regulars,” tbat are agitating this matter. Just now their batteries are leveled against General Gordon, because of his opposition to Sim mons’ confirmation. Nor have they any particular admiration for Governor Col quitt. Well, if direct antagonism with the tme blue, iron-ribbed Democracy is what they seek, no better method could have been devised to attain that object. Perhaps it is best for them thus in ad vance to come out in their true colors, that the people may know what to expect at their bands during the canvass. But if not too late, we would earnestly invoke our brethren of the Seventh and Ninth districts, to pause, ere they permit the local questions of their immediate section to jeopardize the unity and success of the only party that can conserve the liber ties of the country. What better machin ery can be devised for reaching the ear and hearts of the people than National and State conventions, when composed of delegates elected or appointed by the masses of the party at the ballot box, or in primary assembly? How else can the popular voice be made known in the se lection of candidates? If the taste for office, engendered by the success of Messrs. Felton and Speer, however, can not he appeased, and General Wofford, or some other Independent, is to be placed semblance in the two countries, the ac tual surroundings of each are so totally different that no just parallel can be insti tuted. Still, why not pity and strive to relieve, not only the unfortunates of Erin, but the destitute of our own land. They both appeal alike to the sympathies of the philanthropist and Christian. ^ in the field for Governor against the fairly letter to Representative Kelley, of the ; constituted standard bearer of the Democ- House Ways and Means Committee, ... ... . , .. . stronelv otmosine the nronosed reduction i rac y ktate, be it so. Theirs will be of duties on cotton machinery. Such measures, be says, would cause great and permanent disaster to American machine works, and to cotton manufacturers them selves. The only persons benefited would be the English manufacturers of textile the responsibility and the crime, if such an internecine conflict shall result in the triumph of the common enemy. As stated in the outstart, there seems to be no special activity on the part of the machinery, who, as soon as they had : gentlemen whose names have beensug- crushed out American competition, would fnr ml i,prnafnrial honors and thus ask what prices they pleased. Further- gested ,or S UDernatonal honors, ana tnus more, he adds, American machinery is much better than the English, which would then take its place. The reduction is advocated, he says, by a Representative from Georgia, but no State in the Union is more interested than Georgia in the protection of American farve® little acrimony has been devel oped in any quarter. We ardently trust that this feeling may continue to the end. With the mighty struggle before ns for national supremacy against the thoroughly corrupt Radical party, backed up by a machinery and American industries of all, fraudulent President and partisan Sn- kinds. Next to Georgia, come Alabama ' - — and Tennessee, with cotton, iron and coal in greatest abundance and countless water power. “The child is born,” he says “who will see these three great States competing with Pennsylvania in manufactures and their Congressmen most ardent defenders of home industry.” The Senate in executive session to-day, after a long debate, rejected the nomina tion of James E. Jonctt as Commodore. Paul Jones, of Tennessee, has been ap pointed assistant financial clerk of the Senate,vice Mr. James A. Newsome,ofthe same State, who has resigned to accept a position under the National Board of Health. Galveston, Texas, March 25’.—At preme Court, all personal and minor con siderations should sink out of sight, and every patriot join hands for the public weal. Cheerful acquiescence in all nom inations that are fairly made, even if in dividual preference must be surrendered, should be the shibboleth of the Democra cy in the ensuing State and national cam paigns. Without this spirit of self-abne gation, fends and disagreements will su- j pervene, and we shall go into the contest and demoralized. These earnest suggestions are thrown out far in advance of the regular canvass, hoping that the banquet last night, in response to the C ur people will give heed to them, while toast, “our honored guest, General Grant;:.... , „ . * , „ . greater armies than Napoleon’s have i their lieads arQ coo, » and govern tliem- marched at his command, and greater glories than a crown have been his,” the General said, after acknowledging the cor dial reception given liim, “It was my for- . ... ^ "ai. wm iny tune more than a third ol a ceumrjr selves accordingly hereafter. Eviction. ^,F(Utors„Telegraph and Messenger— _ _ Tne harrowing piucuiG vr wu otu^ui^ to visit Texas as a second lieutenant and an( } a landlord’s brutality presented by to participate in the conflict which wa3 , V nn vesterdav is touching enough any Happy Wisconsin. To ameliorate the sufferings of the wo men who have so long suffered for suffrage Wisconsin legislatively has decided that they are entitled to it. But, says the Bos ton Herald, the male element has put its stamp upon the law, seemingly the out come of a new sense of justice and gen erosity.- This stamp is its condition, which after all, makes the woman’s vote depend upon the sovereign will of man. The married woman only is eligible to the new privilege. It is, of course, unde niable, that those women are the most intelligent who have basked in the enligetening influence of male companionship. Wo don’t see any way for the maiden women of Wisconsin, if they are absolutelyset against matrimony, than to look at this pointed reflection upon their competency and condition as capable of another interpretation. For instance, that their married sisters de serve some compensation to smooth the thorny ways of their life. Meanwhile, the triumphant recipients of the ballot must hold it until the State constitution has been amended so that it will be available. Now that Wisconsin has taken this step, we see no reason why women who want their “rights” should be un happy. Let them “go West” and settle in Wisconsin’s happy valleys. Brunswick Calm and Hopefnl. - The Seaport Appeal says : Brunswick, through her consummation with the Macon and- Brunswick lease, holds her ground; Her attitude has been looked upon by large capitalists, and her position as an outlet for the cereals ofthe great West has been fully recognized. The completion of the “missing link” between Atlanta and the Macon and . A Mild Winter. We saw yesterday in a neighbor’s gar den a tomato plant, near two feet in height, which had been grown in the open air without any protection whatever. The age of this specimen must be two months at least, which would cover what is ordi narily the severest period of the winter. When we reflect that the tomato is per haps the most tender of all garden vege tables, no stronger evidence of the ceeding mildness of the temperature for several months past, could be adduced. Just now, sharp northerly winds and keen atmosphere are highly suggestive of frost. But the ground is so wet and warm that the vaporization, which must ensue, will, we trust, counteract the ef fects of the cold. We admonish garden ers, however, to have their planks * and straw at hand, as it is by' no means cer tain that Jack Frost will not put in an ap pearance even late in April. The moon fills to-night, (March 25tb,) hut in the opinion of the writer, her se rene Majesty has no more to do with the weather, than the vane on the pinnacle of the “palace of justice.” This fact has been established by carefully kept notes in the French Academy of Arts and Sciences reaching through a period'of forty years.lt is also the opinion of that learned Savan, Professor Charles F. McCay, for merly of the University of Georgia. The Professor had made a record of his own also embracing more than ten years, which fully corrohrated the French re port. During that period, the variations in temperature and other phenomena usually ascribed to the moon’s agency, were found to happen about as often after as on the change, with a slight predomi nance in favor ofthe former. A Doubtful Compliment, After the conclusion of Dr. Felton’s speech last Saturday on the funding bill, Mr. Frye, one ofthe chieftest ofthe Radi cal apostles, said: I.congratulate the gentleman from Geor gia that he is almostthough not altogether a hard money man. I congratulate him, too, that he is almost persuaded to be a Republican, although not quite. That shot struck the bull’s eye. YouthM Veneration. Ot General Grant, as a boy, General Brisbin relates, that ha' once thrashed a Brunswick railroad, and the alliance of, big cousin from Canada tor speaking dis- the interest between the Central, Western ( respectfully of George Washington. The and Atlantic lines, and the extension of j young Ulysses not only thrashed him, but the Georgia Western railroad to Decatur obliged him to promise that he would or some other point on the Louisville and Nashville lines, and the Georgia VVestern, which will be used to connect the Mem phis and Brunswick system, gives to Brunswick such importance as to make her what her natural advantages claim for j youthful veneration for the “Father of his her—one of the grandest outlets for our ; Country,” but instead he has violated Western trade, and a seaport second to never again mention Washington save with profound respect.—Fit. It is a great misfortune to the country that General Grant has not retained his none on the South Atlantic coast. Brunswick waits with impatience and fortitude her future. Natural results can not be undone; unnatural ones may suc cumb. We use no tootiug-borns nor grandiloquence in expression. In this connection we would remark, that our contemporary, Colonel C. W. Styles, and Mr. Dunn, the representatives of Brunswick at the Cincinnati jubilation, eveiy precept and trampled upon every principle that was the pride and glory of Washington. And ha now seeks a posi tion as dictator which Washington graced with the purest patriotism, and left with the highest honor. It is time that his Canada cousin was bringing him back to first principles. The safest and most reliable remedy for the usual diseases ofthe baby is Dr. Bull’s stood up manfully for their beautiful little • Baby Syrup. It contains nothing injuri- ‘ ous. Price 2o cents a bottle. to participate in the conflict which wa3 , y OU yesterday is touching enough any to settle the boundary of that State. I j where; but why it should be more so in am glad to come back on this occasion to j t jj e county of Meath, in Ireland, than in behold the territory which is an Empire t j ie conn ty of Bibb, in Georgia, is what I larger than some of the Empires in Eu- I wish for the people of Texas, as rope. 1 do for tlie people of the entire South, that they may go on developing their re sources and become more great and pow erful, and in prosperity forget, as the worthy Mayor expresses it, “that there is a boundary between the North and South. [Prolonged applause]. I am sure we will all be happier and much more prosperous when £lie day comes that shall dispel all sectional feeling.” After referring to his recent foreign ex perience he continued: “With the dense population and worn- out soil of European countries it takes a great deal of government to enable the people to get from the soil a bare subsist ence. Here we have rich virgin soil and room enough for its expansion and devel opment with but very little government. I hope that we may long be able to get along without being too much governed.” The reception was largely attended by business men, and was given to General Grant at the cotton exchange. Liverpool, March 25.—This week’s circular of the Liverpool Cotton Brokers’ Association says “cotton opened with good demand at higher prices, but on Tuesday and Wednesday tho market was quieter, and an extreme advance was barely maintained. American lias been in good request, and advanced 3 1-lGd. at opening, but is now plentifully offered at £d. above last Tuesday’s rates. There has been a moderate business in sea isl and at previous rates. Futures opened firm, with improving inquiry. Prices ad vanced 1-10 and 3-32d. They became quieter on Monday, and since then have been dull at easier prices, closing at 1-32 to l-10d. below last Thursday’s rates. Cincinnati, March 25. — President Huntington, of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad Company, has asked the Ken tucky Legislature for a charter for the road from Maysville to Walton on the line of the Cincinnati Southern, with a view to getting a Cincinnati connecting line. Columbus, Ga., March 25.—The boil er of Sample’s saw mill, in this county, exploded to-day, killing two white men and one negro. Several others were in jured. The mill was demolished. Toronto, Ont., March 25. — Hon. George Brown, editor and- proprietor of the Toronto Globe, was shot while writing in his office this afternoon by a dischaiged employe, named Bennett. The wound was serious, but not fatal. Bennett was arrested. Naming the Streets. Some action should he taken by the city authorities towards putting up tlie names of the various streets in their proper places. Macon is probably the only city of its size in the United States that has no conveniences of this description. Fame is a good thing in Its way, but let us be come famous for something more desira ble than the absence of enterprise. Ohio’s Spring Elections.—The New York Herald says' Ohio is to have the luxury of two elections this year—the great contest for the Presidency in the fall, in which .the whole country, but mainly Ohio, is interested, and the elec tion for City and township officers, which take place the first week of next month. The latter do not seem to he attracting much attention, except possibly among the politicians, and their chief interest in the matter arises from the fact that some of the officers to be elected will do the count-’ ing for the Presidential candidates next November. When it is remembered that in several of the States in recent years the gentlemen who did the counting were infinitely bigger men than those who did tlie voting the importance ot the coming struggle in Ohio will be readily perceived. As an evidence of tlie probable decision in November little or no significance will attach to it. Ohio’s full vote is rarely polled, except when the fate of the ior- eign Ministere, the consuls and tlie federal machine at Washington, which is for the most part run by Ohio patriots, is invol ved. cannot see. Eviction is an every day occurrence here and it is so elsewhere throughout the civilized world, for there is no place in it where any man can live without paying rent, unless he owns the property. In the case mentioned, the tenants were al lowed to keep all their belongings; here they are not only evicted but sold. There they had been allowed to live long on the premises; here eviction takes place every thirty days or once a week if necessary, and is such a common occurrence that no constable thinks of carrying a posse to help him as in Ireland. Lands are cheap in Georgia, and even negroes can own homes, but they must buy them, for land ' is not owned either here or there by paupers. Free America will do to talk about, but as in all other places the man is free here to starve if he fails, by honest exertion, to keep the wolf from his door. If the conduct of the Irish land lord was “brutal,” there are plenty more of the same sort even in Macon, but as they "don’t build houses lor charity, nothing better is expected of them; but in Ireland, it seems, the man that invests his money in houses and lands is expected to support the whole pauper population! Justice. REMARKS. The parallel drawn by our correspond ent between “eviction” in County Meath, Ireland, and Bibb county, Georgia, though apparently correct in a legal sense, is yet very far from the truth in actuLl prac tice. In the first place, in Ireland the hold ings ofthe tenants sometimes extend from generation to generation, and the little piece of “bog” or stony ground that is leased constitutes the only home of the occupants for long years. The system, in fact, is the worst form of serfdom, for the owner is always from pecuniary consider ations, if no other, regardful of the physi cal comfort of his slaves. Not so, how ever, where the connection is simply one of dollars and cents. Then, every thought is ignored save that of self-interest, and the merciless landlord cries aloud, like Shy- lock, for his “pound of flesh.” 2. There is no comparison whatever between the rent of an American rural cottage and the price charged the poor Irish for the meagre five acres, or mayhap half acre, from which they must eke out a precarious subsistence. The rent for a single year in the latter instance, would suffice to buy outright, and in fee simple, tbc same amount of land in America. 3. The landlords in Ireland are, for the most part, extravagant spendthrifts who reside in affluence abroad, and be stow not a thought upon their suffering tenantry at home. The poor creatures are remanded to the tender mercies of some heartless steward who is only care ful to keep on the good side of his lord, by supplying his reckless demands for money at any cost to the tenant. Per contra, in this country we can re call but few instances where a tenant is ejected who tenders a partial payment of his rent, and evinces an honest desire and intention to settle the whole as soon as possible. It is only in cases of fraud or personal malice that eviction is resorted to as a dernier, and so great is the opprobium attending any such act ef harshness, that not many men are disposed to incur it for the sake of a few dollars. Moreover in. crowded and wretched Ireland there is nothing but starvation before tlie evicted tenant who may have labored day in and day out in his patch, but to see the fruits of his exertions snatched from his grasp by the dreaded potato rot, or mayhap tlie protracted illness of himself or family. “city by tlie sea.” Brunswick was fully and fairly ventilated before the mercan tile guild of Ohio’s metropolis. We trust it will not be long before she takes rank, as by geographical position and her superior harbor she may rightly claim—among the chiefest r of Atlantic The Inter-Oceanic CanaL Mr. Ellis has introduced a resolution in For Sam Hill’s Pardon. For the last few days there have been hanging at various points about town, pe titions for the pardon of Sam Hill,recently •convicted and sentenced for the murder of Simmons in Atlanta. The sentence of Tife. MlteinanyV«nfa^fltoM%Ua? out the State, and there a: e hundreds who claim that he was convicted upon the , ,, , , i testimony of prostitutes, who had resolved the House cal mg for the •brog.Ucm *j beforehand to effect his min. Itisclaim- the Clayton-Bniwer treaty of April 10 ; ea ^ ^ ^ he nQW ISoO, between the united States and * ... , . , , .. ’ . . . ,. , TT - i, j i suffers was committed in defense of liis Great Britain, under winch the United .. _ . . r , 4 . . -a • a • • a • home and wife, and that no penalty- states admitted Great Britain to a joint, . ,, .. « L* .... „ J• - , A ; should attach. The petitions read as fol- protection with itself over any canal, wa- j j aws . tor-way or communication to be thereaf- j * , . , . r .. . .. ter established over or through any of tlie j y0 ur Excellency to pardon Sam H. Hill, States of Spanish America, between tho , now confined in Fulton county jail, un- Atlantic and Pacific oceans, and making' der sentence of imprisonment for life in it cease to be binding or obligator, on tbu United States. . - - Referred to the Committee on Oceanic Canal by yeas 84; nays 71, Mr. Young, of Tennessee, Offered tlie following resolution: Resolved, That it is the sense of this Congress that political complications and conflicts of National interest and jurisdic tion likely to grow out of the construction of a canal across the Isthmus which con nects the continents of North and South America are of so dangerous a character as to greatly outweigh any advantage like ly to result from such connection to the republics of North or South America or nations of Europe, and the interest of the people of the United States does not re quire any such work, and therefore it is the duty of this government to discourage an undertaking so"-muck calculated to disturb our peaceful relations with other governments, and fraught with so much peril to our future safety and well being. Resolved, Tbat the President of the United States be requested, through onr diplomatic agents, to confer with the gov ernments of our sister Republics of South America upon an American policy in re gard to matters likely to bring us and them In conflict with European powers, and that he be authorized to call an inter national convention of representatives from the Governments and the Republics of South America, to take in considera tion a policy and measures which should be adopted for mutual safety and protec tion against any political influence which the governments of Europe may in any manner attempt to exercise in the affairs ofthe American Governments. Payne, of Pennsylvania, also intro duced the following: ~Resolved, etc., That the project now at tracting general attention, Ofthe construc tion of an inter-oceanic canal at Panama, Nicaragua, og some other suitable point at the Isthmus, with priyate capital, and for commercial purposes only, is worthy of high commendation, and if any such project has any rival or rivals which threaten a raid upon the Treasury of the United States in the interest of jobbers, neither the prosecution of tlie so-called Monroe doctrine nor any other false. ap peal to the patrotic sentiment of the peo ple ofthe United States shall prevent ap probation of the former or condemnation of the latter. Resolved, That the United States, rec ognizing the obligations of international law in its transactions with the weakest as well as the strongest nations of the world, fearing none and desiring to do right to all, and having peaceful relations with all, which it sincerely desires to main tain, deprecates and denounces any meas ure or scheme calculated to infringe upon or jlisturb suet conditions: while it will jealously guard its rights and interests, it will regard its treaty-making power as en tirely adsquate to secure these ends until some failure shows the contrary. Resolved, That if, in the opinion of the President, it shall bo necessary to take any steps to thoroughly ascertain and protect the rights and interests of the United States in regard to the proposed canal, he is requested to negotiate such treaties as are necessary to effect this pur pose. Referred to Committee on For eign Affairs. It may be safely affirmed. that at least for the present session, M. Lesseps and his majestic scheme for an inter-oceanic canal, and all other projects of a like na ture will be laid over, and perhaps event ually consigned to the tomb of the Capu- lets. executive clemency, and your petitioners will ever pray, etc. To Hon. A. H. Colquitt, governor of Georgia. The following names are taken at ran dom from lists of signers in this city, omitting the post-office list, which could not be obtained last night: W. A. Lofton, C. L. Bartlett, R. A. Nisbet, John L. Hardeman, Charles J. Harris, T. G. Holt, ’ A. Proudfit, W. A. Wylie, B. F. Leonard, A. H. Matthews, Dr. H. Y. Johnson, Jr., E. L. Burdick, R.. J. Loyal, A. W. Gibson, J. F. Greer, G. W. R. Sanders, H. J. Peters, John In galls, E. Dreyfus, W. M. Good, E. A. Clarke, L. D. Worsham, Z. B. Wheeler, T. T. Watson, Ed L. Thomas, G. H. Gil- lon, John T. Odom, B. F. Carroll, S. P. Wynock,T. C. Johnson, Fred. T. Cun ningham, L. C. Ricks, L. Vannucki, C. J. Wood, N. A. Hegrath, A. F. Holt, H. T. Johnson, H. A. Bine, W. F. Grace, T. B. Grace, E. Ballard, R. S. Wynn, L. W. Rasdal, A. T. Newson, T. A. Braswell, Hayne Ellis, J. T. Matthews, W. H. Ha vens, John S. Cargill, W. P. Carlos, Charles T. Holmes, C. J. Williamson, J. E. Blackshear, O. N. Dana, J. W. Ader- hold, Geoige Harris, Ji P. Simpson, O. G. Sparks, George J. Lumsford, C. F. Jan- ney, Felix Corput. The Piano Makers’Strike. A special telegram from New York an nounces that the piano makers’ lockout or strike has virtually ended and the factories will all be in operation again. This has been occomplished not by any alteration in wages, but by an agreement to permit the proprietors to manage their own busi ness as follows: “We hereby agree that we will not com bine against any man in this shop, on the ground tbat he is a union or non-union man; that we will not hinder or interfere with any respectable man in good stand ing from pursuing his work in. this shop; that we will net, by force or otherwise, intimidate any man or boy now employed from filling liis present position; that we are not now and will not be, controlled by any union what ever with regard to the af fairs of this shop in the future, being fully competent and able to adjust our own af fairs, and Will not interfere in regard to apprentices; that we do not desire or wish the trade of piano making to be driven from tbis city; tbat we are satisfied with the wages paid us at present, having con fidence in our employers to do what is right in the future; that we wish to have the same good feeling and harmony pre vail between the men and bosses as here tofore, and that we will keep good faith with our employers just as long as they do the same by us.” That seems to he a sound and rational agreement—in fact, the only one compati ble with a safe and healthful business for all parties - . Negro Education in Georgia. The New York Herald gathers from a correspondent of the Worcester (Mass.,) Spy some interesting facts and statistics in regard to the educational facilities of the colored people in this State, and read ily concludes, and rightly too, that Geor gia is doing more for the elevation of the negro race than any other State in the Union. Then, with characteristic arro gance, roundly abuses ns foe not doing more. One point is a source cf untold agony: that is, that the salaries of teach ers in the negro schools in. Atlanta are not as large as those of the teachers in the white schools. The relations of po sition is never taken into account. Wbr does the Herald pay its managing editor more salary than it does the over-worked reporter? Both are doing the same kind of work, and one is just as necessary in getting out the Herald as the other. The reasons simply because a dozen men are capable of filling a reporter’s place, where there is one that has capacity sufficient to fill the position of managing editor. The Herald claims that upward of ten millions have been contributed by the North for the edneation of the negro since the war, and pathetically announces that, if this entetprise is continued, the North will have to hear her part of the burden for years to come. And why not? Is not the North as much interested in the elevation and edneation of the colored people as the South? Their location in the South is a mere accident, for which they are not responsible. If the North Can any more'economieally educate them by opening their institutions to them, the negroes would gladly avail themselves of the opportunity. Genuine philanthropy would never quibble over contributions to such a cause. Oleomargarine Manufacture. The artificial butter manufacturers are now contesting for position in legitimate trade. The reader will remember that in the late fair of dairy products in New York city the artificial butter manufac turers succeeded in puzzling experts.in distinguishing “t’other from which.” They showed oleomargarine alongside of the best dairy butter, which experts failed to identify by either appearance, flavor or smell, and they boldly insisted that their artificial butter was as much butter as that which came from the dairy—as cleanly— as wholesome—as toothful, though affor ded at half price. These pretensions be ing set up, something anent the process of this manufacture may be of interest. A number of Congressmen, representing important standing committees, visited the American Manufacturing Company’s establishment in Baltimore a few days ago, and inspected the process as follows: Beginning with an apartment where the “caul-fat” of beeves is received and cleansed of impurities, the visitors follow ed it to an upper story, where it is cut into small particles by machinery, and subjected to a heat of 120 degrees, render ing it into a liquid. This liquid is con veyed through pipes into vats located in tl« story beneath, where it is allowed to cool, and when it attains a certain con sistency it is placed in canvas sacks and submitted to hydraulic pressure, in layers. The oil extracted is of a rich straw color and tasteless. The residuum—stearine in commerce—is - sold to candle-makers and others. -- Heavy Advance in Opium. In consequence of the reported partial failure of the poppy crop in the East, tlie price of' opium has mounted up from $5.25 to $6.75 per pound in New York within tlie past fortnight. We cannot say that, this is any subject for regret. On the contrary, if it will be the means of plac ing it beyond the readiof a solitary victim of this deadly drug, that much good will have been accomplished. For medicinal purposes, hut a small modicum of the opium of commerce is needed. It is never administered save in attenuated doses to the sick. But the consumption by those who eat and smoke this infatuating gum, simply enormous. • And yet, better would it be for the hapless votaries to the habit if they became the disciples of Bacchus, and im bibed beer, rum, whisky and-brandy to their hearts’ content. Both should be alike avoided. But the opium eater loses mind, moral sense and physical ability at one and the same time. Moreover, his nerves are utterly unstrung, and he be comes a terrible, living wreck. No sad der spectacle on earth can be presented than the death-bed * of an opium eater. Happily, effective cures have been discov ered for the malady, (for into that shape the habit resolTes itself,) and the snfferer may find relief if he has the nerve to seek it. With these facts before us, however, who will mourn that opium is becoming dear? If the tariff could only be confined in its operations to such articles, “protec tion” would lose half of its terrors to the people. TEE QUEEN CITY. The oil is transferred to another apart ment, in which is a large cylinder churn, the dasher or paddles being run by ma- part oTpuremffk'LrJ'iiMV '^introduced ope when the liquids have been agitatejpl specified time the mixture is drawn po tato vats half filled wiih ice. -. ® While it is flowing into these vats, men stand by with forks, resembling hay-forks, mixing the fluid and ice uuring a cooling process which takes place. When a vat is filled it is wheeled to another portion of the room and the mass is transferred to tables and manipulated to free it from par ticles of ice and permit the water-and milk to drain off. From thise tables it is passed to "another, where it is more thor oughly “worked” by machinery, and where a quantity of salt is added to each batch. All that remains to be done is to send the butter through feeders into a room below, where it is packed for ship ment. Sixty hands are employed in the fac tory. The committees seemed interested in the process, and appeared anxious to acquaint themselves, as far as possible, with all facts pertaining tp the business. It was stated that there is little doubt that Iaige quantity of artificial butter finds its way into markets and is sold as a prod uct of the dairy. Six millions of pounds of this butter are said to be exported monthly to Europe, where there is no no law a present against its sale as butter, while, in our markets, it must be sold as oleomargarine. Mr. Townshend’s Tariff Coup d’etat. Mr. Townshend, of Illinois, denies that he surreptitiously introduced the bill for the repeal ofthe duty on paper, type and chemicals into the House, as the title clearly showed that it was to revise and to amend “title thirty-three of the Revised Statutes,” and claims that its reference to the Committee on the Revision of Laws was correct. In any event we cannot sec the propriety or justice of permitting a committee like that of Ways and Means, majority of whose members arc hostile to all tariff reductions, to ignore the sen timent ofthe House and nation by incon tinently retiring every bill before Con gress which looks to the relief of the peo ple from class legislation. Surely there ought to be some way to prerent this pigeon holing of importantmeasures in the committee room of a few members who, for ought we know, may be interested parties. In the present instance the demand upon Congress has been singularly unanimous in all sections of the Union, to abate tlie iniquitous tax imposed upon papers and printing material, which bears directly upon the intelligence and progress of the countiy. With a few other exceptions of articles on the list, tlie tariff bill has been tacitly allowed to go over under the rul ing of the Committee on Ways and Means. Now that the portion of the bill referred tohas been successfully resurrect ed through the address of Mr. Townshend, and is at length squarely before the House on its merits, we trust the people’s repre sentatives will lose no time in passing it by a majority befitting its importance. —A parlor in a priyate house in New York, on Tuesday evening, was lit by the Sawyer electric light. Six burners served to light up’a double parlor. When one light was turned down the others did not Tlie Roberts Case. It is reported that application for bail} blaze up brighter, but kept their even rate, in behalf of James Roberts, now awaiting I of about twenty-seven candle power. Gas trial for murder, will be made to judge j light, is good at eighteen candles. Several Simmons as soon as possible. It is hardly j experts were present, but the accounts ikely, however, that such application will j say they found no fatal defects. The elec- be made, if there is any probability that • trie generator was a quarter of a mile the case will come, to trial at the next ■ away. There is no vacuin with this liglrt. term, which is only a few weeks off. We j It burns in an atmosphere of nitrogen gas learn that an effort will again be made, in J that is supplied to it. The lamps cost case no trial is reached at the next term, about a dollar and a quarter each, and the to hare the. prisoner transferred to the carbon pencils cost about forty cents a Fulton county jail. year. Some of the Points of Interest. Cincinnati, Ohio, March 22,1880. Editors Telegraph and Messenger:— A week might be pleasantly and profitably spent in Cincinnati, especially if one is under the cliaige of those princely enter tainers, the mcrchanst and public spirited citizens of the place. The city in the business portion is very compactly and beautifully bnilt. Scarcely a vacant lot is to bo seen, and the signs “for rent” are very few a’nd far between. There is en air of thrift and prosperity, and the street corners in the business por tion of the city are almost destitute of loafers. One thing which surprises the visitor are the lofty Jiills which rise back ofthe business portion. These are scaled by means of what are here termed inclined planes. The cars are dragged up the side ofthe hills on rails laid at an angle of 45 degrees, and even steeper angles, by means of triple wire cables, the whole worked by powerful steam engines, locat ed on the summit of the hills. The dis tance up some of them is fifteen hundred feet. The trip up or down lias about it the appearance of considerable peril. But two accidents have been known to occur on the five planes which are in the city, and in neither were there any casualties. On the summit, connections are made with other lines of street cars which fret work the streets of the city. But the great attractions of the upper end of the inclined planes are several concert and dancing platforms anil halls and beer sa loons. Thes" are favorite resorts, hut particularly so in summer.' On-account- of the lofty height the air is much cooler thau in the plains - below, and out of the dust and smoke of the city, all classes re pair to enjoy their evenings. Of courso the places vary ni respectaoility. Among these places are Prize’s, Belle- view, Lookout and the Highland House. The views from these summits are grand. Far in the distance, the busy city is jnread out, with its many spires of houses I'yoisbip and smoke-stacks—the safety- flecked here am The Ohio iaTges; sailing- crafts and steamers. Licking river de bouebes into tho Ohio just above Coving ton, aud gives variety to the scenery. The magnificent suspension bridge, which, by the way, has the longest span in this country—longer, by a few feet, than the great Niagara suspension bridge, —Jay Gould’s income is now estimate^ at $2,000 a day. —In the United States 100,000 bushels of hemp seed are annually consumed for bird-food alone. Much of it is imported. —The Chinese government have decided on establishing a complete system of tele graphing throughout China. —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 tbc coming season. Corporeal punishment in the British navy is now confined to twenty-fire lashes, whether the punishment be awarded by the commander of the ship or sentence of court-martial. —A man who was for a longtime great ly troubled with wakefnllness was advised to obtain employment as a private watch man. He did so, and went to sleep on his beat early the first night. —“So you call it a charity ball, do you?” said the old gentleman, nodding his head towards a lady whose corsage was particularly brief. “Well, It requires a good deal of charity to excuse their style of dressing.” ■The wages of the workmen employed in the sugar refineries of Messrs. Have- meyer & Elder and the Decastro and Don- ner Sugar Refining Company of New York have been voluntarily advanced twenty per cent, from April i. —Italians have been indulging- ones more in the diversion of cutting each oth er with knives. There is an uncomforta ble future in store for the race in America unless tnis darling pasttime is abandoned. —Some of the newspaper correspon dents usually speak of Western girls as “blue-eyed beauties,” of Southern girls as “dark-eyed belles,” and they do not fail to tell about the “intelligent girls of New England.” —The interest of the Khedive in tha defeat of the-two bodies of Abyssinian in surgents by King John is due to the fact that Egypt’s turn may come next, and that the insurgents have practically been fight ing Egypt’s battles, if not inEgyptianpay. —M. Daubourg, a French engineer, claims to have devised a means of trans porting large vessels over isthmuses, how ever steep, and an experiment is shortly to be made at Argenteuilby lifting a 2,000 ton ship from the river and taking it on rails to another place. —A Shrewd Move.—Mr. Jesse Bil lings is to be tried at Saratoga, N. Y., on the 13th of April for the murder of his wife. He has hired the town hall, and on the evening of the 12th the Rev. Mr. Her bert H. Hayden will deliver a lecture on “Circumstantial Evidence.” | J—The Chinese appear to be leaving California faster than they are arriving. During November and December the ar rivals at San Francisco of Chinese were but 571, whilst the departures for China were 2,119. During the fourteen months ending with December the arrivals were 5,699 and the departures 10,947. —Heartrending reports come from fam ine-stricken districts of Armenia. In Yan alone fifty-two persons, it is said, have al ready died of starvation. Thousands of peasants are endeavoring to emigrate to neighboring Persian provinces; but as the roads are covered with deep snow, many perish from cold and exhaustion on the journey. —Spencer Walker, aged 16, was behind in his studies at the Newton (Mass.,) High School, in consequence of illness, and there was soon to he an examination, in HmhIi tliftsp ..nlin fgiloil n.-nuld he Bftn| I came convinced that, no matter how 1 he studied, he would have to suffer what he considered a disgrace. To escape this disaster he committed suicide. —The London Truth says wo cannot hope to come to the reign of justice and with its slight, gracefu], upward cu 7 c, m ^ ^ and gimple> We mU3t g0 ^ the centre stands out in bold relief, the left the Louisville Short Line bridge spans tho nver. The Cincinnati South ern’s structure is hidden from view. On the far right is Mill Creek Yalley, while in sight are no less than six or seven dis tinct corporations. No one has properly “done” the city until he has viewed it from several of these heights. Leaving them to the south, the most beautiful suburb in the world,Clift on is to be found. There are no stores in Clifton;- t he residences are princely m their pro portions; the lawns, groves, lakelets, skat ing ponds, all are beautiful. It is the home of tlie wealthy, and none but the rich can afford to live here. Among the prominent residences several are note worthy. That of Hon. George H. Pen dleton is situated on a beautiful eminence and is one of the most elegant in the land. He also has a city house. The Scboon- berger residence, which cost $300,000, was the place where the Prince of Wales stopped while in this country, and pro nounced it the finest American house he .had seen. On the same range of hills, suiyounded by all that wealth can add to fancy’s wish, is the Probasco mansion. Here a special re ception was given the excursionists by the hospitable proprietor. Column after column could be filled about Cincinnati’s beauties. Eden Park, Mount Auburn, Walnut hills; the water works, the fountain, and other places of interest, but we must forbear. The city has, next-to Washington, the finest public improvements I have ever seen. The city is in debt some forty million dollars, but her citizens declare she is not only able to owe it but the full amount will be paid when the time for payment comes. No city to its pop»r lation in this country consumes so much beer. In the quarter of the city known as “Over the Rhine,” every other shop is a beer saloon. Many are open on Sunday and that is a gala day with the foreign element. Lately, however, Mayor Jacob has been more strict, and some of the sa loons have been forced to respect the Sunday laws. In enforcing this law lie lia3 injured not only his own popularity but that of his party—the Republican— with the German population, and it is feared that if his efforts are not relaxed, the Democrats will win the day on this is?ue at the next city election. Who knows but what this beer question may not weigbthe balance in tha National election. Cirdninti will, as is well known.be the meeting place of the Na tional Democratic Convention. This city is certainly well provided for the accom modation ofthe delegates, both in the way of hall and hotels. Speaking of hotels, it gives us pleasure to commend the Gibson House as a first- class hotel, and Mr. J. B. Kampe,tlie head clerk as a thorough and accommodating gentleman. Through tlie courtesy of the Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton railroad, the excur sionists were enabled to take a trip to Chicago, and many of them availed themselves of the opportunity afforded. They leave Cincinnati with the kindest feelings, and best good wishes for her pros perity, and for tlie success of her pet and grand cnteiprise, the Cincinnati Southern. In my next I will conclude and put a period to these rambling notes. Bali. Fine Sport. Tlie party that went on a lmntiDg trip tiously, take what we can get, and put up with the remainder. You are brave, and you have the courage of your conviction; doubtless you are right as well, but you are unwise. Let these evils of which you complain cure themselves by time; all things do.” —The Keeley Motor, it is reported, has again been “perfected”—this time just one week before the first of April. Tha “power” has been adjusted to a “vibra tory engine,” unlike anything ever before seen, of course, which, however, main’ tains a uniform speed of twenty-five vi brations per minute and utilizes the power effectively. Mr. Keeley is going to take out a patent right away, and then the Keeley boom will begin again. —The price of ice to housekeepers and small purchasers in New York has . been advanced from forty cents to one dollar per one hundred pounds,, whilst in Phila delphia consumers have already been no tified of an advance of forty per cent. Fifty cents per week for eight pounds daily will be charged in Philadelphia during the coming summer, whereas the. same quantity was furnished for thirty-fiver cents last year. —The N. Y. Sun says Hayes walks to church on Sundays, and Jay Gould’s Tri bune is impressed by. this illustration of Democratic simplicity. Bnt the sermons which Hayes hears after he gets there ap pear to be thrown away on him, since a three years’ course of them has not avail ed to bring him to repentence. Sunday after Sand ay he marches into church a jji fraud, and Sunday after Sunday he marches out of church a fraud. Is the H preaching of the Foundry’s pastor at fault,. or is Hayes gospel hardened? A Chinese Conundrum.—The Chin- ese in San Francisco profess to be unable ■'! •} to understand the statements telegraphed ij concerning the great influx of Chinese at New York from San Francisco. They say the total number of departures from California registered at tha Chinese Con sulate is only about 100, a portion of these;: going to Havana, and others to points west of the Mississippi, and that not over sixtySi or seventy can have found their way fromlj here to New York. —It is said in St. Petersburg that sine® the explosion in the "Winter Palace thqjj Czar has grown entirely apathetic towan all matters relating to poltics. A few days ago he sent for liis will, made 1877, and spent several hours in changinj many points in it, and adding several ne' clauses. He fears in spite of liis man; marvelous escapes from assassination is destined to fall a victim to some fres' murderous plot and is anxious to”’leavj the.aflairs of Lis family in good order. —The Federal Courts do not seei get along rapidly under the recent de down the Brunswick Road jester- ! ion by U<8 Supreme Court. The acquitt* day, killed 524 birds. All are much in- | a Virginia Judge, charged with dh debted to Captain Jarvis and other officers j of the road, for courtesies. “Eonor, Manhood, Virtue, Pride, Let me lean on Mercy's side; Let the noble, great and small Sign his pardon, one and all.'’ crimination ori account of race aud colt I because he did not place negroes on jurie indicates some difficulty in tlie executio of tlie law which, as interpreted by Supreme Court, gives the negro more rigb tlian’other citizens.