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TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. Daily—one year $lO oo “ six months 500 “ three months 250 Tki -Weekly—one year \.\\\ 500 “ six months 050 W eekly— one year 2 00 “ six months XOO Single copies, 6 cts. To news dealers'. 'i% cts. Subscriptions must in all cases be paid in advance. The paper will be discontinued at the expiration of the time paid for. JAS. G. BAILIE, ) FRANCIS COGIN. Proprietors GEO. T. JACKSON,) Address all Letters to H. C. STEVENSON, Manager. The political caldron in Massachusetts continues to bubble. -—■——-—- Moke horrors, of a beastly character, are reported by telegraph. Our peripatetic Administration is now running the machine from Denver, Colo rado. Another lumber failure is announced. Hard times seem to be going against the grain of the wood dealers. Our Atlanta correspondence is, as usual, very entertaining. The sketch given of “ Lieut. Buford,” and the adventures' of that remarkable woman, will be read with interest. An alleged attempt to involve the United States Government in the Guibord matter has failed. So iar as Uncle Sam is con cerned that is a case of nulla bona—no bones. The members of the New York Board of Trade have arranged to ventilate the cur rency question. When Butler takes the lioor, Prof. Tice wi.l know that a cyclone is coming. The Chicago Board of Foreign Missions is “desperately short.” Perhaps a little more concern for the heathens at their own doors and less for those abroad will be all the better for the pockets and souls of those whom it may concern. Direct trade is to be inaugurated to some practical purpose, if we may confi dently rely upon the determination ex pressed by the Louisville Convention of the Mississippi Valley Associaiion. The destruction of several tobacco barns and their contents, in Tennessee, by spon taneous combustion, is announced. Men who immoderately use the weed may look out, and the liquor drinker may console himself that he is not the only possible vic tim of a first-class explosion. We have received a communication from .Air. Hhecut, Principal of the Houghton In stitute, anent the difficulty recently ad verted to in a meeting of Council. The lateness of the hour at which this docu ment was brought in compels us to de fer its publication. The Augusta Exchange has added quite an Important feature—the daily call of cot ton, stocks, bonds, provisions, etc. Thi inust add new zest and interest to the in stituti in, and we hope it will be kept up. It will establish the daily market value of almost every merchantable interest in town, and must necessarily add new life to our men of business. Never was there a greater mistake than that made by Confederates to settle in Bra zil, just after the war. With tongue and pen, in our small way, we did what we could to dissuade them from that project. The telegraph states that tho U. 8. steamer Swatara will shortly proceed to Para, and bring these wanderers back. They will probably return and acknowledge that, in spite of many drawbacks, this is the best country for them, after all. And now the Count Andrassy, Austrian Premier, is relied upon, through the back ing of Germany and Russia, to pacify the Turkish insurgents. We perceive that the concessions promised by the Sublime Porte entail a loss of $30,000,000 of revenue. This is a grievous hole in the wallet of that im pecunious power, and may necessitate the curtailment of the Sultan’s harem. If the leather of the Faithful will discharge his superfluous wives and live, in a decent manner, he may stand the terrible sapping of his taxable resources. An article in this day’s paper on “Negro Colonization” is a rather remarkable docu ment. The author is well informed on .secret politics and promises us very rich developments. We think, however, that “Hypatia” commits a signal mistake when she looks for any remarkable progress of the colored people in an isolated or segre gated condition. All history and experience, not to speak of scientific deductions, ilatly contradict this assumption. Whatever of civilization the blacks have ever possessed they received from contact with the Cauca sian or Mongol. The attempt of the negroes at Friar’s point. Arkansas, to carry matters by arm ed invasion will no doubt end as all similar outbreaks have ended, in their overthrow and discomfiture. Such uprisings are the bitter fruits of Reconstruction, and no man in this country is more to blame than Sen ator AiiCOKN, that arch-traitor to his blood and race, who has risen to power by black votes. His daughter w r as among the fugi tives, and, had not a prompt and vigorous check been put to the insurgents, she might have suffered calamities serious enough to make her father wish he had died before he bad disgraced himself. We trust the expe rience of the past few days will open his eyes to the shameful means he has used to attain political proferm- nt; but there is a vast difference between the devil sick and the devil well. We publish in the Georgia news column the burning of three more gin houses, making seven in all, which have been de stroyed by the torch of the incendiary since the beginning of the season. No less than thirty-eight were burned last fall and winter. Year after year the number is growing larger. This crime should be made punishable by death. It is now the favorite method of revenge for the greatest as well sis the most petty malice. No planter can lie down at night with any assurance that his gin house will not be burned before morning. Whilst advising planters to place a guard over them at night, we would also suggest that no packed cotton, not even so much as one bale should ever be stowed there. So soon as it comes from the press it had better be taken to the front yard and thrown down until shipped to market. An other and still better precaution should be taken, and that is to insure for as near a full value as can be obtained. A few dollars expended in this way will mako,the whole risk safe. CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. Horrible Outrages iu Massachusetts aud Rhode Island. LuwELL, Mass., October G.—A tramp was ax rested on suspicion of the out rage on Miss Langmade. His face was scratched and his clothing bloody. He Admits having left Suncook about the time of the murder. Providence, R. 1., October G.—The house of Widow Dora Wilkinson was entered by a window, and a young lady sleeping with her was chloroformed. The widow was dragged to an adjoin ing room and outraged. When the wo men recovered consciousness the men had escaped. A Fraudulent Claimant, /Chattanooga, October G.—Henry C. Avery, formerly of this vicinity, of Texas since the war, was arrested for pressing fraudulent government claims tf over $20,000. £ @l}£ Clnijiistn Cmtstihitumalist Established 1799. THE ARKANSAS EUBROGLIO. Alcorn’s Daughter and Other Ladies Fly from Friar’s Point—The Negroes Driven Back. Helena, October 4, 10:30 a. m.—Many whites and ladies, including Senator Alcorn’s daughter, are here from Friar’s Point for safety. The negroes, 300 strong, came within a short distance of Friar’s Point. Gen. Chalmers, who commands the whites, moved out and gave them ten minutes to disperse. The negroes reorganized three miles out, when they again dispersed, on the approach of the whites. It is supposed the negroes are waiting for reinforce ments. Col. Burke and others have gone down from here, and an effort is making to organize a force to go down to-night. Memphis, October 6.— The following to the Associated Press is just received: “Friar’s Point, Miss., October sth, via Helena, 3 a. m., October Gth. “The Sheriff of Coahoma county caused our town to be invaded this morning by an armed mob of negroes. We drove them back. We are fully organized for defense, v ith Senator Alcorn and Gen. Chalmers in command. The Sheriff has tied the country. Send us aid immediately. “ [Sigued.j H. P. Reid. Oeo. K. Alcorn.” No Bloodshed Expected—The Colored Troops Run Nobly. Memphis, October 6. —The impression prevails that there will be no bloodshed at Friar’s Point. No steps have been taken to forward men or arms from" here. No organized body of men or ganized will go from Helena. Alcorn bad 70 cavalry and 40 infantry with which he had driven off 200 ne groes under Brown. The steamer Maud arrived from Ileleua reports no fight ing. The situation is unchanged. Latest from the Seat of War—A Sei*i oua Conflict Apprehended. Memphis, October 0. —The following is a special to the Appeal: Friar’s Point, Miss., October 6. “Have just arrived per steamer Julia at 11 o’clock iu the morning. Citizens are all under arms, and anticipate an overwhelming attack from the negroes; 300 men can come here to deter the negroes from furtner violence. Busi ness is suspended. The citizens are in a dreadful state of alarm. The negroes, 500 strong, attacked Friar’s Point yes terday, but were repelled by white forces under Gen. Chalmers. They threatened to burn the town and murder the white women and children. Fighting commenced within three miles of Friar’s Point, where the negroes made a stand. Fighting was kept up to Clarksdale. As yet there are no reliable statements as to losses. Pickets just in report fighting in the vicinity of Oak Ridge Road. Eight negroes are reported wounded in yesterday’s fight and one white man. Sheriff Brown is now at Jonestown, fourteen miles east of here, reorganizing his party for the sup posed purpose of another attack on Friar’s Poiut. The negroes are said to be rendezvousing in large uumbers. So far as I can ascertain this is no party movement, both Democrats and Re publicans being united to resist an incendiary effoi t on the part of Sheriff Brown, who has been making and or ganizing them into armed bodies, upon the idea that whites intended to kill them, when in fact the whites had not uttered auy such intentions nor had any meetings for such purpose, nor did they hold meetings of any kind. lam assured of this by Senator Alcorn, Judge Harrison P. Reid and other pro minent citizens, who believe that the presence of aid would prevent a fatal collision betw-een whites and blacks. The former dread such an occurrence, and will only act in defense of their lives and property. This is the last telegram that will leave here to day, and is forwarded by special cour ier to Helena. The courier will wait there to know what action had or may be taken by the citizens of Memphis. Gen. Chalmers and his cavalry have not yet returned to town.” Memphis, October 6.—There is very little excitement here in regard to ap prehended troubles at Friar’s Point, aud as yet no men have gone there. FROM BOSTON. Meeting of the Labor Reform aud Prohibition Conventions. Boston, October 6. —The State Labor Reform Convention met here today with 30 delegates, E. M. Chamberlain, of Boston, presiding. A resolution that it was inexpedient to make nomina tions for State officers was tabled. The Prohibition party met to-day at Tremont Temple. The hall was well filled. A number of ladies were pres ent. Rev. D. C. Eddy presided. The Committee on Resolutions reported. Among the resolutions it was resolved that the safety of the Republic and the cause of Prohibition depends upon making the party a unit for right, which can both be secured by defeat ing Alexander H. Rice. A committee of 13 was appointed to nominate a Pro hibition candidate for Governor. Jas. L. Baker was nominated for Governor. Nominations of the Labor Reformers Greenbacks Advocated and National Banks Denounced. The Labor Reform Convention nom inated Wendell Phillips for Governor, Win. F. Bartlett for Lieut. Governor, Israel Andrews for Secretary of State, and J. B. Coffin for Treasurer. Resolutions favoring a reduction of the hours of labor, a system of factory inspection, tire escapes aud protection from dangerous machinery, were adopted. The platform favors the substitution of 3.G5 bonds for 5.20’s and the making of greenbacks a legal tender for all du ties and all debts, and denouncing the National bank system as one of the greatest swiudles on a patient people. The proceeedings were, at times, marked by disorder, which caused some of the members to refuse to act with the majority. FOREIGN NEWS. Count Andrassy as a Peace Maker—A Gap in tbe Turk's Exchequer—The Matausas’ Accident—Return of Lord aud Lady Dufl’eriu. London, October G.—The Tagis Presse states that Germany and Russia have agreed to entrust Count Andrassy, Austrian Premier, with the task of drawing up reform propositions for the pacification of insurgents in Turkey. It now seems that the sea stove in the Matansas’ forecastle deck. She is otherwise uninjured. Her return was merely a precautionary measure. Lord and lady Dufferjn return to Canada next Friday. Vienna, October 6— lt is estimated that the taxes remitted by Turkey, under a recent decree, amount to $30,- 000,000. AUGUSTA. GA., TH|IJRBDA.Y, OCTOBER 7, 1875. FROM NEW YORK. Chin-Music on the Currency—Refusal to Reduce Tweed’s Bail. New York, October G.— The Board of Trade has arranged for public ad dresses on the currency question in Cooper Union by Hon. W. D. Kelley, October 11; Gen Butler. October 14; aud Col. W. M. Grosvenor, of St. Louis. The bobbin factory at liuscock, N. J., was burned. Loss, $75,000. It was the largest in the country. The Supreme Court, general term, confirmed Judge Barrett’s decision de nying the motion to vacate the order of arrest in the six million suit or re duce the three million bail in the Tweed ease. The court also reversed Judge Donohue’s decision requiring a bill of particulars as to fraudulent bills and vouchers. Proceedings of the Firemen’s Conven tion. Newl'ork, Oetobes 6.—At the Fire men’s Convention the Committee on Topics presented the following for re port aud discussion by several com mittees to which they were referred. 1. The importance of the permanence of the position of Chief and Assistant Engineer. 2. The evils of social visits for engine companies by which towns are left wholly or partly unprotected. 3. The importance of regulating the sale of petroleum. 4. The danger of gasoliue, gas ma chines and necessary precautions to re gulate the same. 5. The duty of Fire Departments in relation to the protection of property from damage by water as well as from burning. 6. The importance of arranging iron shutters so that they may be opened from the outside iu case of fire. 7. Uniformity of construction and coloring of signal boxes. 8. The importance of a uniform sys tem of indicating the location of street hydrants or street lamps. 9. Which is tho most effective plan for fightiDg petroleum fires. 10. The importance of thorough in vestigation of fires, and rigorous pun ishment of incendiaries. A committee was appointed to con sider the feasibility of the use of chemi cal engines aud portable extinguishers in the extinguishment of fires. The Committee on the topic: “Does the existence of any direct acting system justify the release on that system atone for extinguishment of fires without aid of auxiliary movable fire engines ?” reported that in their judgment no sys tem of water supply justified a reliance upon it to the exclusion of auxiliary movable lire engines aud, least of all, does a direct service system justify such reliance, aud that no system can safely dispense with aid of auxiliary movable apparatus. The report was, on motion, adopted. An opportunity was then given to inventors aud paten tees to exhibit their apparatus. Meeting of the Peahody Trustees. New York, October 6.—The annual meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Peabody Educational Fund was be gun to-day. R. C. Winthrop, of Boston, occupied the chair, and G. Peabody Russell acted as Secretary. The ses sion was private. Cfu motion a com mittee, composed of Wm. M. Evarts and Alexander Stuart, were appointed to report suitable resolutions on the death of ex-Gov. Graham, of North Carolina, one of the trustees, who died since the last annual meeting. Rev. Dr. Sears, General Agent, then read his report, which will be acted upon by the Board to-morrow. The meeting ad journed until noon to-morrow. Secretary Fish is expected to-mor row. FROM LOUISVILLE. Grange Meeting—Tobacco Fire. Louisville, October G. —The Execu tive Committee of tho National Grange is iu session in this city. The Direc tors of the Mississippi Valley Trading Company are in conference with the committee concerning direct trade, in Grange products, with England. Five tobacco barns iu Robertson county, Tennessee, were burned during the past week, involving a loss of 40,000 pounds of tobacco. The Courier- Journal’s special says: “The fires were occasioned by gases evolved from the tobacco by peculiar atmospheric phe nomena.” [Jess so. | a Minor Telegrams. Providence, October 6. —Most valu able bank letters in Saturday’s mail to Boston are missing. Galveston, October G.—The bridge is repaired over the bay. Trains are run ning regularly. Aid is coming from all directions and forwarded where most needed. The storm washed the chan nel. Liverpool steamers came to the landing without lighters. Cleveland, October 6.—Thomas & Butts, lumber merchants, have assign ed. Liabilities, $178,000. San Francisco, October G.—The Board of Trustees of the Bank of California elected D. O. Mills President, Wm. Al vord Vice-President, Thomas Brown Cashier. The Advisory Committee con sists of Thos. Bell, Wm. Sharon and Jas. R. Keene. Memphis, October 6.—Jefferson Davis left at noon to-day fpr Hopkinsville, Ky., his native place, where he delivers an address at the agricultural fair on Friday. Atlanta, October 6.— Of the persons recently poisoned at a wedding in Dal ton, Ga., by icecream ilavored by peach leaves, two died to-day and one iast Sunday. Boston, October G.—Holmes & Blan chard, founders, have failed. FROM ROME. Coosa River Convention. Rome, October G.— The convention for the improvement of Coosa river and connection of Mobile Bay with tho Tenuessee river by a water route met in this city to-day. Col. Jos. Hodgson, of Mobile, was made temporary Chair man. Hon. B. C. Yancey, of Georgia, was elected permanent President. The convention is largely attended by lead ing citizens of Alabama, Georgia aud Tennessee. The speeches of to-day’s session demonstrate the practicability of constructing the route at very small cost, thereby giving uninterrupted navigation for the whole year from Southwest Virginia to Mobile Bay. FROM CHARLESTON. Cunningham Re-elected. Charleston, October 6.—The munici pal election to-day passed off without serious disturbance. Full returns are not yet received, but it is conceded thq,t the coalition of Republicans aud Conservatives have re-elected Mayor Cunningham and their entire ticket by at least 2,000 majority. LETTER FROM!ATLANTA. Belle Boyd and Har|*y Buford—Ex traordinary Adventures of a Female Soldier—A Cuban in a Pull- Back —Cupid and Matts—Colonel Saw yer aud H. J. Kimball —The State Fair. 4 [From Our Regu'ar C*nespondent.l Atlaj-I a; October G. The names of Belle |insd Harry Bu ford occupy a conspicuous place in the history of tho late un|>i(|asantness, as Confederate spies and Valuable aids to a glorious cause. Pooif Belle, now in California, was unfortifaate. She had all the opportunities t|> make a name that would go sounding down all ages; but her fame was only V sudden burst, passion-like, to finally |lie away. She had a pretty face ant> that \xs her trouble. Flattery spoiji her and she did more gallant service under Cupid than Mars. She has been, since the close of the war, an inmate of an insane asylum, in which her ■ iby was born. With Harry Buford th>| ease was dif ferent. She went into She army with her husband, disguise! as a soldier and won her way to j a lieutenancy by sustaining an unblemished reputa tion, valiant service in | tttle, and dis charge of important offices of trust. A Cubau by birth, she enltfted her sympa thies in the cause for| liberty of the South and right royally fdid she serve it. Her sex was discovered by reason of being wounded, at N->w Orleans, but was known only to a few, afterwards her sex was again discovered in Atlanta when it became generally known and of course compelled hereto abandon the disguise. Iu September 1863 she was again married (her former husband having been killed) a|: the Atlanta Hotel, on the site whole the Kimball House now stands, to Cqptain T. C. De Caulp, in presence of Dr. Jos. Thomp son, A. F. Finney and Dr. Hammond and others. Those named are in At lanta now, and testify to the identity of Harry and Mad. Loveta J. Velazquez who is uow iu the city. Since tho war closed, Harry ijllias roamed nearly all over the woijfd. Having a little son, about six years of age, to support and ||ducate, she has devoted many ye|fs to the pre paration of a book to |e called “The Woman in Battle.” InVthis remarka ble book is recounted ait of her daring exploits, by laud and se% while in the service of the Lost Ca#o. The pro ceeds of the sale of thi ; work will be applied to the maintenance of herself aud child. Knowing tliift Mad. Velaz quez was in the city andijicsiring to see and talk to the famous glarry Buford, of whom I had read slI much during the war, I called on her §i behalf of the Constitutionalist and ns l r vie wed her. She is a tall graceful otnan, some thing over thirty I woull judge, with a face somewhat masculin|sh. The cheek bones are rather prominent, and she has a delicate shade c|f down on her upper lip that one of the average young America’! first effort at raising a moustache. H§r eyes, blue in color, have a way of frightening up and sparkling when sheLpeaks of her native island, struggling Cuba. Al though having passed igirougii all the roughness of camp I life, among soldiers of every grad*, who never even suspected her l|ue sex, she bears that modest detnt-fnor that be longs to woman, and yo| can’t for the life of you detect anything in her de portment or conversation t hat would be expected from a womat|who bad gone through her many triaif and mingled with so many men. In }|er apartments she has many photographs of distin guished men, Confederate and Cuban officials, and one of herself iu uniform. She showed me letters f|prn prominent men in the North and SoAth commend ing her and her book. (Mie from G. W. Alexander, formerly commander of the famous Libby Prison at ifichrnond, uow editor and proprietor of j tho Washing ton, D. C., Gazette, addressed to her as “Dear Harry.” He krgiw her under that pseudonym during (ao war. There were also several from J. Clarke, Jr., Philadelphia, Max A <|eler’s brother, who has rendered her ggeat service in the preparation of her b| >k. She is an enthusiast otfthe subject of Cuba. She believes firiMiy that, pro vided the Island is Recognized by England or America, tli|f the Cubans will eventually win the li|lat. Since the successful landing of v feels contain ing guns and munitions,hat the army has been strengthened a|d more victo ries won. Over fi.e thousand Cuban refugees are in Key Wes*, unable to re turn to Havana, aud 1, jjat these pa triotic refugees send a| their money for the support of the §Cuban army. She is anxious that the rimtheru press should impress upon Iwutheru Con gressmen the importanc|of using their influence to have Cuba recognized as a nation by our Governmej t. Then, she says, tho ports of Sar.mnah, Charles ton, Mobile, New Orleao and Galves ton will be opened to an receive from the Island large imports >? sugar, cof fee, rum, tobacco, ciga; s, fruits, etc., which will tend to enrich- .he South and make her that much moij) independent. Madame Velazquez (I'rtainly loves the South. She has donl a great deal for it, and is willing to jfo more. Yet there are newspapers,ktho Atlanta Constitution for one.whicl have endeav ored to have the publ 1 believe that she is an impostor. Shi has convinc ing proofs of her identic; .and refers to such men as Dr. Thompson, Dr. Ham mond and other well kmfyn men, right here in the city. ami other strong proofs that she i*> : the identical daring Harry Buford, |vnd withal a lady of unquestionable amputation, are to be shown to any one ifho may doubt her. The Constitution Should, by ail means, retract its erronea us statement. Mr. Salem Dutcher, Mg Randall and Mr. Hewitt, of your city*, will perhaps remember her. She rk'q-s to those gentlemen aud certain y will identi fy her as being the a! citable Harry Buford. f Brother KimlSill. Col. Sawyer, of the Commonwealth, having dissolved copaignership with the Evening Herald, ri| s to remark that notes calling for $I),000, hold by Eliot National Bank on be State, are presented for paymencl These notes were born out of a nulhical concern called the Tennessee aar Company, that was supposed to halo existed du ring the dark reign, Jad of which Brother H. I. Kimball w*- the reputed general manpuer. Car| were bought and paid for i. om this |.ompany,” by the W. and A. R. li., ofi which Foster Blodgett was then superintendent, but; according to the swori| statement of the then yard master, ese airy cars were never received. Simethiug over $59,000 was developed l y this South Sea bubble, which wasli pretty good scoop up. Col. Sawyer Sis one of that kind of men who is no** afraid to say what he thinks,[and as hj has made the city quake on other occ#ions, perhaps this matter wiil receive As Brother* IJimball is ahAnt froiq the city, we dangle our legs over the fence until he returns and says his say. In the meantime, the Governor has tho payment of the notes under considera tion. Tlie Coming Fair. Atlanta will send a full representa tion to the State Fair. Very few exhi bitors are noted as yet, but tbe stream of visitors promises to be large. Tho presence of Hendricks, et. al, will lend additional attraction, as the people de sere to see and hear Northern aud Western representative men. Martha. The Death of American Gir 1. [New York Herald.] American Girl, who died yesterday at Elmira, was a horse more fortunate than the vast majority of mankind. Although she died, even in the compu tation of equine lives, her career was full of splendor and success. It was bright and swift, like a comet, aud the time of her circling course was calcula ted with almost as much mathematical accuracy as the orbit of a celestial body. One-quarter of a second was as important iu the measurement of her speed as it would be in that of the tran sit of was waited upon like a princess; she lived in a stable which was more comfortable than many Italian palaces; when she appeared in public it*was amid the acclamation of admiring thousands, and she was worth $25,000, which is greatly above the commercial value of most men, except ing Congressmen and legislators. Her personal qualities were excelleut; she was gentle, kind aud modest; victory was never known to turn her head; in deed, she often won by a neck, and, with more consistency than many poli ticians, she never was known to bolt. The death of American Girl, like that of Garrick, will sadden the gayety of nations. So far as sorrow is con cerned, the world couid have better spared a better man. Wherever the horse is loved this magnificent speci men of the race will be lamented, but regret will be softened by the superb dramatic effect with which her career was closed. As it was figuratively said of Earl Chatham, Thaddeus Stevens and other distinguished statesmen, so may it literally be said of her that she died in harness. Death aud Goldsmith Maid were almost the only brutes that could beat her. The old Queen of the Turf has kept a full length ahead of Death for nearly twenty years, till, baffled in his attempt to catch her, he entered invisibly in the Elmira races, and, mounted on the w. g. Pale Horse, distanced poor American Girl in the first heat! This defeat broke her heart; but let us trust that the rain bow which, according to the high au thority of the Associated Press, rested upon the head of the dying mare, is typical of her radiant future, If there is, indeed, a horse heaven she has gone to it. There she will meet with Bucephalus, and with the horses of Achilles, with Balaam’s ass, liosinante, Dapple and all the mighty steeds of antiquity, to sport with them in fields of immortal bloom and feed upon celestial oats. The ghost of Alexander may be proud to mount her and race against all other quadruped shades, with infinity for a course and eternity for time. When we remember American Girl iu ber prime aud all other good horses like Eclipse, Fash ion, Flora Temple, Goldsmith Maid and the stallion Patchen, then the terrible satire of Swift’s “Gulliver,” where he tells of the Houyhuhntns, or horses of superior reason, who had been for ser vants, seems deprived of much of its stiug aud bitterness. The inferiority of humanity to the equinal race ceases to be so humiliating. Farewell, then, American Girl! May the monument which shall be raised to thy memory fitly celebrate thy deeds aud virtues ! Well may it be said of thee, “Green be the turf above th£e !” for in life never was there a horse who stepped more lightly upon it. FROM WASHINGTON. No Stock Taken in Guibord’s Bones— Headquarters of the Government at Denver. Washington, October G. —Tho Navy Department has received no communi cation from the Institute Ganadien and would give it uo attention. The De partment proposes to take no part in the Guibord controversy. The President signed a number of papers at Denver and forwarded them by mail. There is no intimation of their character, but it is supposed the commission of the Secretary of the In terio is among them. Exiled Confederates to Come Home Washington, October G.—The Svva tara will shortly leave for Para, Brazil, and will bring back and land at Port Royal, S. C., the remainder of the Con federate colonists. Sporting News. Nashville, October 6. Drizzling rain. First race, two mile heats for three-year olds—summary : George Graham, 1,2, 2,1; Emma, 2,0, 1,2: Valcano, 4,0, 3,3 ; Verdigris, 3, dis tanced; Vindicator, distanced. Time, 3:46);j, 3:46>£ y 8 . Jecond race—The mile and a half dash was won by Arizona ; Millionaire, second aud Fair Play, third. Time, 2:45. The third race, mile and an eighth dash, was won by Weatherby ; Kate, second and Grenoble, third. Time, 2:04)4. FROM CONCORD. Funeral of Miss Langmade. Concord, October G. —The funeral of Miss Josie Langmade, the victim of the recent terrible murder in Pembroke, to day, was immense. A number of peo gle attended the services, which, from the nature of the event, were pecu liarly impressive. Nothing ne.v has been developed. No clue to the mur derer has been discovered. The people of Pembroke and detectives are ac tively searching the woods in hope of discovering the missing articles. No new arrests wore made. FROM CHICAGO. Board of Foreign Missions Short of Funds. Chicago, October 6.—The Commis sioners of the American Board of For eign Missions met. Rev. Mark Hop kins presided. The Treasurer’s report for the year ending August 31st shows: Expenditures, $450,238; donations, $349,084; legacies, $89,702; indebted ness, $49,323. Philadelphia hotel elevators get stuck between the stories, and they have to tear up the floor, and haul out the passengers. While they are getting a fat man out, his oaths are written down to hand to Sunday school super intendents.—[Free Press, NEGRO COLONIZATION AGAIN Origin of “Forty Acres aud a Mule”— The Black Man’s Chance for Suc cess—Abraham Lincoln’s Solution of the Race Problem—Some Startling Radical Schemes. [For tho Constitutionalist.] That there is a determination on the part of many of the more intelligent leaders of the negroes in the South to colonize somewhere outside the limits of the United States.no longer admits of a doubt. In many of the Southern States they Have debated it secretly for some time, and recently have openly declared their intention so to emigrate. This movement, when it does occur, cannot be a surprise to any well read or thoughtful man. Deceived by promises of civil rights; finding no equality of labor, of participating in the higher pursuits of industry, or of social position ; depressed by these barriers to their progress, and with an increasing death rate staring them in the face, can it be supposed that those who afe intelligent amongst them will permit their less informed breth ren to give up life’s prospects with out a struggle, to secure some of its blessings for their feliows and their posterity? If there are any who do suppose this, they know little of the condition of the negro of the day, or of the progress he made during and since the war. We do not mean to say that all have gone on with like progress, but there are those who havebeeu studious aud have acquired knowledge of his tory aud of political rights, and these know quite as well as tho better in formed whites that immigration from oppression, to a land which can be made their own, and iu which they can estab lish their own equal rights and secure their own progressive development has been the resource of every people of the earth. That small communities by availing of this resource have been the founders of many of the present ruling nations of the world, and specially as regards the “colonies” of our own country, resulting in the “thirteen” which secured for us the opening of the high national existence we now claim to enjoy. Equally well do their leaders know that to remain idle and succumb to their surrounding circumstances as the Indians have done, and to see a further increasing death rate, and to look for ward to even a more rapidly dying out than now marks the sure extinction of the “ Indian tribes of North America included within the limits of the United States.” The knowledge of these facts, the keen sense of disappointment in failing to get something of a social equality, disgust at the broken prom ises of the Republican party, with the goadings of (in many instances) an in judicious press, are all stimulating these negro leaders to colonize in an other or other lands. We are not of those who would en courage, or aid iu any way, a large im migration of the negro race. We have lands broad enough, rich enough and free enough for auy race of tho human kind, and prosperity will re ward industry wherever iudustry puts forth its energies. To these lands the negro should be welcome, but if he accepts and finds that as he cultivates lie is like the Indian to be cheated out of them, it would be far better that he should to a limited number at first seek other lands where national poli cies as broad and as comprehensive as that which Great Britain has always shown to her colonies should follow and protect as faithfully, as boldly aud determinedly there “ our colonies ” wherever they may go as Great Britain has protected hers in every part of the world. One colony so protected would be tbe means of elevating almost im mediately the intellectuality of the American negro race. The instincts of. manhood, the knowledge aud apprecia tion of truer freedom, the dignity and pride of nationality would become de veloped and the negro so long op pressed by slavery and that worse than slavery, a mockery of freedom and broken hope,” would rise aud stand prominently forth a man as Providence doubtless appointed he should ulti mately become. One such colony made prosperous by protection would lead to others, and thus, as with Eugland, mar kets would be opened for our products of industry, our agriculture, mining, manufactories and mechanic arts. Many of our people have been amazed that, the negroes during the war, when all intercourse was apparently cut off, should have knowledge of President Lincoln’s plans of colonization for them as soon as they should be freed by his proclamation ; but this amazement ceases when they learn also that the promise at first secretly made by the Federal emissaries of “forty acres and a mule” to each colonist was a bribe to induce the negroes to enter into mili tary service—not a bribe by, or through Mr. Lincoln, or one that he had knowl edge of, but it took the poor negroes captive to the cause, and they found this like other promises—broken, when the end was served. President Lincolu did however promise them the land in exact quantities as provided in tho homestead law. He afterwards invited a committee of the negroes to call upon him at the Executive Mausion, told them he had secured the land, “three million of acres of arable land”, that he would secure them equal rights there, which they “ never could get here.” That the country was an excellent one suited to their race, that it produced in abun dance, that it had mines of gold of sil ver and of coal, that there would be work enough and every thing to make them prosperous and happy, that this land was in Central America only a week’s sailing distance from tins coun try, aud that he would pay their pas sage thereto and supply them with pro visions until a crop could be pro duced. We have seen an “Executive document,” a report of Mr. Secretary Chase to Mr. Lincoln, certifying the validity of the titles to and groat value of this land, thus establishing the truth of the negroes’information. We intend to get (if possible) and publish Mr. Lincoln’s speech at the Executive Man sion to the negroes, if it be extant, that they may clearly learn their rights to this land—for if it was held out to them as a bounty for enlistment it is due to them, they should have it. Assertions have been made by some of the negro leaders that the land was subsequently found to be of vast value for its gold, and that by a connivance between those who sold it to the United States, through Mr. Lincoln and parties in tho Government, after President Lincoln’s death, tho negroes have been cheated out of this also. The negroes have, however, one sure reliance. The Demo cratic party will soon control Congress and secure to the colored race all that Lincoln promised them, regardless of auy efforts of the vendors of this [and or the tricks of the Republican party to divide it out as spoils tp themselves. Hypatia. Mabel Young’s mother is not m^d. New Series —Vol. 28, No. 64 SUPREME COURT DECISIONS. Decisions Rendered in Atlanta, Ga., October 5, 1875. —Hon. Hiram Warner, Chief Justice —Hons. L. E. Bleckley and James J ackson, J udges. [From the Atlanta Constitution.] James Whittle vs. Hugh Ball, Sheriff; Ben,j. Samuels, et al. Buie to dis tribute money, from Talbot. JACKSON, J. Where a house and lot in a village has been set apart to Walton as a homestead under the constitution of 1868, aud sold under judgments against Walton, rendered in 1860, and the money is iD court for distribution, and is claimed by the judgment creditors, and where the homestead had been sold after Walton’s death by his wife, with the approval of the Ordinary, the executor of Walton assenting thereto and joining in the deed by the authori ty of the will, to one Baron, and Baron’s wife had a homestead set apart thereon, and she and her husband, the Ordinary approving, seli to Whittle, aud Whittle claims live hundred dol lars of the money on the ground that he bousrht the land for value, that Walton’s estate is insolvent, aud that he is subrogated to Walton’s right to have five hundred dollars of the fund set apart to him under the old ex emption law: Held. 1. That the wife of Walton, after his death, had no authority to part with the homestead, it being for the sole use of hef aud her children under the Constitution, and the law no where providing for its sale by her; therefore, Baron took no title from her and Whittle none from him. 2. The policy of our law is not to alieniate homesteads, and the statutes relating thereto will be strictly con strued, aud the rights of the purchaser will be closely watched and never en larged. 3. That the clear legal right of a judgment creditor to the fund he has brought in court, aud on which he has an undoubted lien in law, will not be forced to make way for a vague and uncertain equity—if, under the facts, any equity at all—especially on a money rule, where all the parties in in terest in regard to the asserted equity are not before the court. Judgment affirmed. Little & Crawford; Blaudford & Gar rard, for plaintiff in error. Willis & Willis; E. H. Worril, for de fendants. J. M. Pratt, executor, vs. M. J. Atkins. Buie to distribute money, from Ban dolph. Debts due prior to the constitution of 1868, are in the nature of an incum brance upon the homestead, like pur chase money or money expended for improvements thereon, and when the homestead is -sold aud the money brought into court by virtue of such old debts, the old debts, though the judgments thereon be younger than judgments or liens on debts since the constitution of 1868, will take the money from the homestead iu preference to such older judgments founded on debts since said constitution. Judgment affirmed. H. & I. L. Fielder, fur plaintiff in error. A. Hood, for defendant. George W. Mullins vs. the North and South Railroad Company. Com plaint, from Randolph. JACKSON, J. I. It is no defense to a suit by a rail road company to recover subscriptions to stock to plead that tbe road has been seized by the Governor. The charter is not forfeited, and the com pany may still collect its subscriptions, especially where suit is brought before tbe seizure ; nor does it lie in the sub scriber’s mouth to object to pay to the company, when probably his default contributed to the misfortune which he would now plead against the company. 2. Though the stockholder cannot make this defense, and the company is entitled to judgment against him in this action; yet is not the State entitled to the money when collected, and should not the solicitor general of the circuit, uuder the direction of the court, take steps to secure the balance of the fund after payment of fees to plaintiff’s coun sel. Query ? Judgment affirmed. H. &I. L. Fielder; B. S. Worrill, for plaintiff in error. A. Hood, for defendant. F. M. Bradshaw vs. Hugh Hall, sheriff, aud Patrick Gormerly, claimant, Rule to distribute founds iu court, from Talbot, JACKSON, J. Where several claim cases are pend ing between several plaintiffs, and one defendant and claimant, and one case is tried and the property found subject, and the claimaut proposed to test the principle involved by bringing that case to this court, and where claimant’s counsel agreed with plaintiff’s counsel in the other cases that they should not be then tried, but await and abide the decision on the case brought here, claimant assenting in person to the agreement, and the other cases, though ready for trial, are not tried in conse quence of the agreement, and where so soon as the remittiter affirming the judgment below is returned and enter ed of record, the claimant withdraws his claims in the other cases, and the land has been sold and the proceeds in court in the hand of the sheriff: Held Ist, That the agreement, so assented to by claimant in person, is binding upon him, and the plaintiffs should have been permitted to prove it on the traverse iu issue on the rule to distribute the fund. 2. That if claimant had not assented in person, the agreement of his coun sel, though not in writing, would have bound him, the agreement having been executed on the part of plaintiff’s coun sel —and the court should have allowed and considered the proof to that effect. 3. That on the rule to distribute the fund in court, in it being the nature of an equitable proceeding, and the parties being all before the court, the plaintiff should have been allowed to show that the deed from defendant to olaimant was without consideration, and intend ed to delay aud defraud creditors, and void against them. 4. That on the before receipted facts which are substantially admitted to be true in the record, the court should have ordered the fund paid to the plaintiffs, and not to the claimant. Judgment reversed. Willis & Willis, for plaintiffs jq error. H. L. Benning; Peabody & Brannon ; Little & Crawford, for defendant in error, Williams vs. The State. Indictment for larceuy, from Miller, BLECKLEY, j. 1 Though, in a revision of the list of persons qualified to serve as jurors, To Advertisers and Subscribers. On and after thl3 date (April 21, 1875,) all editions of the Constitutionalist will be sent free of postage. Advertisements must be paid for when han ded in, unless otherwise stipulated. Announcing or suggesting Candidates for 0ff1'36, 20 cents per line each insertion. Mon ey may be remitted at our risk by Express or Postal Order. Correspondence invited from all sources, and valuable special news paid for if used. Rejected Communications will not be re turned, and no notice taken of anonymous letters, or articles written on both sides. certain names already drawn as grand jurors were dropped from the list, these persons are, nevertheless, quali fied to serve at the term of the court for which they were drawn, and a bill of indictmout found by them, with oth ers, at that term, will not be quashed because their names are not on t he new list. 2. If it appear from the minutes of the court that a bill of indictment was found in the present year, an entry at the conclusion of the bill, giving it date in a future year, will be disregarded. 3. If one pretending, by way of arti fice, to be an accomplice, but believed by the accused to be a real accomplice, perform acts, at the instance of the owner of the goods, amounting to the physical constituents of larceny, the pretended accomplice represents the owner, as to such acts, aud not the ac cused, although the accused may have concurred iu the acts and thought he prompted them. Such acts of the sup posed accomplice cannot be imputed to the accused as legally criminal, inas much as they really proceed from the joint will of the owner aud the accom plice, and not from the joint will of the accused and the accomplice. 4. If one deemed an accomplice by anot her who intends to commit larceny, is really not so, but has only assumed the character iu order to pass with the other through the forms of the intend ed larceny, so that detection and arrest may be more certain, aud such false accomplice, by direction of the owner of the goods, deliver the goods to the other, there is no taking without the consent of the owner, and the offense of larceny is not committed. 5. Nor is it larceny by the accused if such false accomplice, not being ex pressly directed by the owner, make such delivery of his own motion, after being by the owner to tell the accused to come and get the goods, aud after the accused has come for them accordingly. Judgment reversed. I. A. Bush, by Jackson & Clark, Heury C. Sheffield, for plaintiff in error. James T. Flewellen, Solicitor General, by A. Hood, for the State. Wili am Boss vs. The State. Perjury, from Bandolph. WARNEB, J. The defendant was indicted for the offense of “perjury” iu the Superior Court of Randolph county, and on the trial therefor, the jury found him guilty. When the evidence on the part of the State was closed on trial, the counsel for the defendant made a motion to quash the indictment and proceedings, and to discharge the de fendant, on the ground that the alleged false oath was taken before a United States Commissioner in the investiga tion before him of an alleged viola tion of a penal law of the United States punishable by the courts of the United States, aud that the superior court of Bandolph county had no juris diction to try said case, which motion the court overruled, aud the defendant excepted. It appears from the evidence in the record, that the oath of the de fendant on which the perjury was as signed, was taken before ”n~ United States Commissioner on the investiga tion of a charge preferred before him of a violation of the enforcement act of Congress by one Kenuey aud the ques tion is, whether the State Court had concurrent jurisdiction with the Federal Courts for the trial of the alleged of fense, or whether the Federal Courts had the exclusive jurisdiction for the trial thereof. The offense charged iu the indictment, is an offense against the public justice of the United States—and whatever may have been the conflicting decisions in the several courts of the United States,, in regard to the concurrent jurisdiction of the State courts in similar cases, prior to the adoption of the Revised Code of the statutes of the United States, on the 20th of June, 1874; there is now no longer any room for doubt or discus sion in relation to that question. By the 5,392 section of the revised statutes of the United States, it is declared, tl at every person who having taken an oath before a competent tribunal, officer, or person, in any case iu which a law of the United States authorizes an oath to be administered, that he will testify truly, &e., willfully aud contrary to such oath states any material matter which he does not believe to be true, is guilty of perjury, and shall bo punished, etc., and shall, moreover, thereafter be incapable of giving any testimony in any court of the United States until such time as the judgment against him is reversed. By the 629th section it is declared that the Circuit Courts of the United States shall have exclusive cognizance of all crimes aud offenses cognizable uuder the authority of the United States, except where it is or may be otherwise provided by law, and concurrent jurisdiction with the Distiict Courts of crimes and offenses cognizable therein.. By the 711th sec tion, it is declared, that the jurisdiction vested in the courts of the United States, shall be exclusive of the courts of the several States. When a crime is committed against the United States, the party charged therewith is to be indicted and prosecuted therefor in the courts of the United States, and not in the courts of the State. Where a crime is committed against the public justice of this State, the party charged therewith should be indicted and prose cuted in the courts of this State, aud not in the courts of the United States. In our judgment the offense charged in the indictment contained iu the record, was an offense against the public justice of the United States, and not an offense against the public justice of this State, and therefore, the Supe rior Court of Randolph county had no jurisdiction to try it. aud the court erred in not sustaining the defendant’s motion to quash the indictment and proceedings had thereon and to dis charge the defendant therefrom. Let the judgment of the court below be re versed. H. & I. L. Fielder ; L. S. Chastain, for plaintiff in error. James T. Flewellen, Solicitor Gen eral, by A. Hood, for the State. Mention is made by a correspondent of the Boston Globe of a remarkaole old spiuister at Martha’s Vineyard named Nancy Luce. 6he devotes her life to her hens, speaks to them, prays to and for them, and feeds them out of her hand, as they roost on and about her bed. We regret to say that she also writes poetry about them. The following are some of the names which she has bestowed upon these favorite fowls; Teedie Tauny, Phobea Peades, Eeelooglc Tickling, Joatie Yefie, Tenie Dick, Teppetee Tappao, Tonoy Lily Ottee Opheto, Tealso Medoolsy, Atter ryree Opacky, Teatola Rosenie, Lavery Lydandy, Galiinnie Inannie, and Vaiia tee Finkotel The power of woman is immense. A poor cook will keep an entire family in a broil, and break down the business o£ the most prosperous of men,,