Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

SUBSCRIPTION. Daily—tne year $lO oo “ six months 6 00 ’* throe months -. 2 60 Tri-Weekly—one year 6 00 ** six months 2 ffl Weekly— one year 2 Oo " six months . 100 Single comes. 6 cts. To news dealors, 2J4 ots. Subscriptions must in all easos be paid In ;uL:mco. Tho will be disco utiuutxl at tho expiration of the time paid for. JAS. G. BAILIE. ) FIIANCIS COGIN. Proprietors GEO. T. JACKSON.) W Address all Letters to the Constitu tionalist office, AUGUSTA. GA. FROM ST. LOUIS. CROOKED WIIISK.EY DEVELOP MENTS. Remarkable Testimony—How the Dis~ tilllers and Government Officials Plundered and Divided. St. Louis, November 17. — 1n tho Mc- Donald ease McGrtie testified ho had many conversations with McDonald about making money from the whiskey tax. Ho commenced operation in Sep tember 1871. Distillers brought money t<> McOrue’s room Saturday afternoon, the amount aggregating usually $8,500 per week, which McGrue divided into five packages, one for himself, one for McDonald, one for Joyce and two for Leavenworth, with the understanding that Leavenworth should give one to McKee and one to Ford. McDonald onco complained that Joyce got too much. McGrue thon gave McDonald $2,000 extra. Tho distillers retained about one-half the profits. I always .set aside a portion for Wm. O. Avery; first SIOO, then S3OO per week. Avery’s increase was made at the instance of Joyce, who represented that Avery was dissatisfied. McGrue made $50,000 or $GO,0()0, most of which he lost in Wall street speculations. Malcot Thompson, distiller, testified that he paid the ring from S3OO to §1,500 per week, gen erally to MeGrue. In September, 1872, Agent Brasher came from Washington. He said he had caught us all. Wo gave him SIO,OOO. Alfred Be\dfe testi fied that 110 made crooked whiskey with tho knowledge of Joyce and Mc- Donald, and paid from SI,OOO to $3,000 per woek. He paid Brasher 83,000 as his share of SIO,OOO. Witness thought his house paid $75,004 to SIOO,OOO in fourteen months. He was in the Col lector’s office when the records were destroyed. The destruction was ar ranged by Joyce and Con Cannon, Cannon was chief clerk of tho Col lector’s office. Witness was shown let ters by Joyce, purporting to come from Avery and Babcock, the President’s private secretary. Ho had a conver sation with McDonald about whiskey matters, who said “Everything is all right, go ahead.” How Officials Made Money—Shameless Pracf Ices—Damaging Testimony. St. Louis, November 17.—1n the Mc- Donald trial. E. B. Frazer, of the firm of Beveers & Erazor, testified that dis tillers wore raising money for revenue officers; gave Joyco $5,000 which Joyce said must bo raised. In 1875, $5,000 was paid at tho suggestion of Fitzroy, Chief Clerk of the Revenue office to pre vent the siezure of whiskey subsoquent ly seized. Fitzroy refused to refund. Never paid money to McDonald, but did to Joyce. Raised money for Reve nue Agent Hague, who was here in 1874. Joyce repeatedly told witness everything was “all right; go ahead ; would have advices from Washington if any troublo was ahead.” McDonald told witness that Fitzroy should not bo blamed for $5,000, as it had given distillers time to get rid of their surplus. Andrew McGrue, cou sin of C. S. McGrue, testified that McDonald came to distillery two or times, and asked how wo were getting along, and said: “Damn it, man, this thing ain’t paying; we must make more.” Rudolph W. Ulriei, one of the most prominent distillers, testified that he. had several talks with Joyce In 1871 about making crooked .whiskey, but declined to enter into the arrangement. Subsequently, he went In and stayed in till October, 18725 paid Fitzroy money several times; reported crooked whis key to Fitzroy; paid tyiirty to thirty live cents per gallon; dul not know or care where the money went. FROM WASHINGTON. Tho (’hanJlei-Buell Libel Suit—Gen eral Cold Weather—Galveston Lights Replaced— Small Pox. Washington, November 17.—A. C. Buell, indicted lor;g ago for an alleged criminal libel on Chandler, was bailed ia 5‘2,000. Colli inbus Alexander is his surety. * Tho signal office reports the weathe. cold and wintry throughout tho coun try. The velocity of the wind per hour at Mount Washington was one hundred and forty-four miles, and the thermom eter five degrees below zero. At Galveston, the lightship has been replaced and lights exhibited as usual. Eight cases of small pox and one of varioloid haveboen reported. CRIMES AND CASUALTIES. Jailing: Ku-Klux—Marine Disaster— Suicide —Whiskey Rogues Ari*ested. Louisville, November 17.—The Ku klux prisoners, Onau and Smoat, were taken to the Frankfort Penitentiary. Meffert has been respited. Baltimore, November 17.—The steamer George Leary was slightly damaged from a collision off Fort McHenry, with the schooner Tkos. C. Worrell, which sank immediately. Newark, N. J., November 17.—Aider man Jonh C. Johnson, a prominent citizen, suicided to-day. Evansville, Ind., November 17. — Jonn Bingham, a distiller, and several gaugers and store-keepers, were ar rested and taken to Indianapolis. Atlanta, November 17.—John W. Sue!, a young man, committed suicido at a ball room door in Jonesboro, be causo he vva3 not invited. Buffalo, November 17.—The propel ler Mohawk was burned. Loss, §25,- 000. Minor Telegrams. New York, Nov. 17.—White, Willis A Chapin, millinery goods; Robert Rosenberg, hosiery, corsets, etc., and Jolioakim Davis, lumber dealer, have suspended. Siring field, Mass., November 17. The writing paper manufacturers de cided to shut down for live weeks from the middle of December. Three-quar ters of the mills were represented. New Yobs, November 17,—1n the seventh game, Slosson beat Gamier thirty-two innings; Gamier scored two hundred and eighteen. In the eighth game, Cyrilie beat Rudolphs twenty-eight innings ; Rudolphe scored one hundred and ninety-two. THE PACIFIC RAILWAY. Trains on Time—Litigation. Boston, November 17.—A dispatch from the Auditor of the Union Pacific lioad states that all trains aro on time. Ihm.ADF.LPmA, November 17,—1n the Court of Common Pleas to-day, Rowed S. Hazard asks an injunction to re strain the Credit Mobilier from com promising a contract with the Union Pacific Railroad Company. Hazard claims that the whole scheme Is to advance the interest of the road at the expense of the Credit Mobilier and was fraudulent- A preliminary Injunction was granted. j , : Cl ugusto Constitutionalist. Established 1799. FOREIGN DISPATCHES. SPAIN- Text of Don Carlo’s Letter—He Puts On War Paint and Defies General Grant. Parts, November 17.—Tho evening papers or this city publish the text of the letter written by Dou Carlos to King Alfonso: “The attitude of President Grant,” the letter says, “is a prelude to war between Spain and the United States, if you do not recognizo the independ ence of Cuba. * The revolution which you represent is responsible for this parricidal rebel lion. Had I reigned, it would not have occurred—at least not gained strength. Now, however, tho integrity of the country is at stake, and all her children are bound to defend it. Should war break out, I offer you a truce as long as the contest lasts, but maintain my rights to the crown, as I retain tho conviction that I shall one day wear it. I cannot send my loyal volunteers to Cuba but I will defend those provinces and the Cantabrian const, and will send out privateers manned by tho indomi table population of that coast which will pursue’tho merchant ship of our enemies and perhaps chase them into their own harbors. If you accept the truce, let us appoint representatives to settle the iconditions. If you refuse, the world will be the witness that Catholic Spain has nobly done her duty.” Madrid, November 16.—The Cronista the ministerial organ states in reference to tho reported letter of Don Carlos to King Aifonso, “we believe Don Carlos is more uncompromising than any of his partisans.” The Cronista also says, “We are at tho beginning of the end. The war will be speedily terminated either by the submission or overwhelm ing of the Carlists.” The Correspon clencia says, “that the pretensions of Don Carlos are exaggerated and inad missable.” The royal army in the field will be three hundred thousand strong by the Ist of December The Tiempo hails the action of Don Carlos as a har binger of peace. The present Minister of Justice will be appointed Ambassa dor to the Vatican. Great Failure In Paris—Tlie German Prince Royal not Coming to Amer ica—A Turkish Victory. Paris, November 17.— Joseph Hal pheu & Cos., diamond morehuuts, have failed for $3,000,000. London, November 17.—Reuter’s tele gram denies Frince Frederick William’s Intention to visit the United States. Constantinople, November 17. —There was a sorious affair, Novevember 12th, at Piva, iirßosnia, between the Turkish trodps and a large body of Insurgents. The Porte is officially informed that six battalions, under Chefkot Pacha, wore engaged. It is reported that tho Insur gents were completely routed, leaving six hundred killed on the field. Madrid, November 17.—1 tis a fact that Don Carlos has written a letter to the king. Thi3 creates great excite ment hero, and is variously comment ed on by the press. ICendaye, November 17.—Intelligence from a Carlist source says Don Carlos’ letter offered to agree to a truce, should tho Cuban difficulty cause a war be tween Spain and tho United States. • In that case, Don Carlos reserving his right to the throne, would unite his forcos with Alfonso to preserve the integrity of Spanish territory. English Political and Turf News- Thousands of Workmen Discharged. London, November 17.—Sir John Holker has been appointed Attorney General, and Hardrirgo Stanley Gif ford, Solicitor General. Biockow, Vaughan & Cos., iron pro ducers, of Leeds, are compelled, owing to depression in trade, to discharge from two to throe thousand hands. At tho great Shropshire handicap at Shrewsbury, Coeruleus won; Conseil second; Caramel third. EDGAR A. POE. Unveiling the Poet’s Statue—Memori al Ceremonies. Baltimore, November 17.—The mon ument of Edgar Allan Poe was uuveil ed at Westminster Church to-day. Tho preliminary ceremonies were in the Wes torn Female High School, where the initial movement took place, Octo ber, 1865, to devise some means to per petuate the memory of tho poet. The day was propitious. The vast hall was crowded. Several addresses wore de livered, poems recited and letters read, when the assemblage repaired to the church yard, when Frofessor Elliott unveiled the statue, placing on the head a chaplet of evergreens. A dirge was sung, Mr. Gill, of Boston, recited Annabel Lee. Tom Scott’s Sop for Memphis. Among the answers to invitations to atteud the Memphis Convention is the following from tho President of tho Texas and Pacific Railroad : Texas & Pacific Railway Cos., ) Office oh*the President, Philadelpiiia, Nov. 8,1875. ) F. S. Davis, Esq., Chairman, Memphis: My Dear Sir : I have your favor of 3d inst., enclosing an invitation to bo present at the Convention, called at Memphis on tho 19th inst., relative to the location and construction of the Texas and Pacific Road. I regret that it will not be possible for me to be pres ent with you on the occasion, but I am very glad to see that your call recog nizes so fully the importance of entire harmony and concert of action in ob taining such aid from the National Government as will bo effective in se curing the construction of tho lino. — This is especially essential in view of the opposition which will no doubt be made by the representatives of some of the interests connected with the present lino to tho Pacific; and the point to be had in view all the time is such a united effort on the part of tho friends of our bill as will utilize our strength and best secure the desired result. In framing tho bill to bo presented to Congress this winter, I am satisfied it is desirable to have connection from tho Texas and Pacific through the Lit tle ltock and Memphis Road to Mem phis, and to that end have agreed that such an arrangement bo made. My whole desire is that New Orleans, Vicks burg, Memphis, St Louis and all the roads from those points shall have an open highway to and from the Texas and Pacific, as a great national line across the continent by the 23d par allel. By doing this every road in the South would secure this important connection, as well as ovory important seaport on the Southern coast, and witli the facilities furnished by the con struction of the line a great service will be dono for the public, and es pecially for the Government itself. - I hope to bo able to be present at the meeting at St. Louis on the 23d. Yours truly, Thos. A. Scott. * * President Texas and Pacific. LETTER FROM ATLANTA. Treasurer Jones in Hot Water Again —An Honest Man, But Too Old and Incompetent—Results of Bad Legis lation—A Lively Timo Ahead for tlie Solons—On to Texas—Railway Fun- Dots. • [From Our Regular Correspondent.] Atlanta, November 16* And it again comes to pass that Treasurer Jones is to be snatched bald headed across public oritioism and spanked by investigating committees and perhaps tattooed by the incoming Legislature. Verily, this poor old man—he who in dark days proved him self a patriot royally loyal to his native heath by stern guardianship of Geor gia’s treasury—winds along a rugged path. Few men have as many friends, and fewer men hold high offices and are hold •in the same high esteem as Jones. Like his name ho is plain, un varnished and—let the truth be told— old fashioned and childish. He has out run his day. That he is honest, is true; but ho is too old now to cope with the tricks and strides of progress. Ho who expects to keep a clean bal ance shoot must have his eyes wide open all the while ; tho brain must not be sluggish in its working ; the sight must be clear and activo, and the re sponsible mechanism constituting the workings of his office and its auxili aries must bo watched closely at all times. The Exeoutive milk has been agitated in the churn of rumor for several days, and yesterday the butter came, and we find that in consequence of the bond of Treasurer Jones falling short of the sum required by law, and in view of the fact that something liko a half million dollars will be paid In tho Treasury within the next two weeks, the Governor has notified Jones that the deficit in his surety must be made good within the next ton days ; and, furthermore, that tho Treasurer shall make daily deposits during that time with tho Citizens’ Bank, and tho certificates of deposits to be given to the Comptroller General. Could the Governor inform Jones that he wouldn’t do to trust In plainer languago? The frosty-headed treasurer says tho falling off of his bond was occasioned by the death of Gen. H. L. Benning, who was one of his securities, and that he can give a satisfactory bond within the prescribed time. ’Tis well. The committee, of which Kibbee, of Pulaski, was chairman, appointed at the last Legislature to examine into the report on tho condition of Treas urer Jones’ books and accounts, were either incompetent or men afraid to do their whole duty. Then and there they should have made a clean sweep— a thorough overhauling, and re ported things just as they were, without any varnish or color ing. Tho Legislature, to whom they reported, could thon have disposed of tho matter intelligently and effectually. Wo can’t brace sym pathy when plain facts are brought to bear. No matter how much we be lieve in tho honesty and integrity of Jones, if tho naked facts present thern solves, we force down tho uprisings of sympathy and take up the cudgels of justice. Col. Jonos is a good man, but as uufit for tho office as a child. He Is negligent, not so much from habit as from sheer lack of activity in bones and brain. He had done his duty as a Georgian, but ho is too old now to con tribute to her weal, and should be laid aside on the honorable shelf. no, for texas! Last night the depot presented an unusual scene. Some forty or fifty people—men, women and children — were on their way from Greene county, in this State, to Toxits, and stopped hero for a short timo. They were as green a looking set as Greeuo county could scare up, aDd were happy as so rnauy sun-flowers. Two of tho girls seesawed wheezy bows across tho tune less catguts of a pair of woe-begono fiddles, and the jolly crowd stumbled through the mazes of tho dance with a gusto. They seem bont on having a good timo, and Toxas may yet be proud of this acquisition. Yesterday morning about a hundred emigrants passed through from Ala bama, bound for the same destination. Every day or so squads pass through the city toMnd homes in the Lone Star State. A RAILROAD JOKE. Old Uncle Nod is known all ovor tho State as a good and reliable engineer. Usually ho shifts his spectacles to tho top of his head until he gets to run ning, when ho pulls them into place. Not long ago his fireman posted a small picture of a cow on one of tho glasses. When the train got out of town, Uncle Ned squared himself for work. He put on his greasy overalls and pulled down his Ho saw the cow and jerked tho whistle string. Tho cow didn’t get off. The brakes were applied, the bell rung and the whistle sounded, but tho blasted cow was still there. Finally he shut off steam, stopped the train and started to run the cow off the track. Everywhere ho looked he saw tho cow. With as tonishment on his face he turned to tho firemen and said : “ Well, boys, I know I’ve drank a good deal of whiskey, but I never thought it would come to this —l’m sick.” The boys explained mat tors, and Uncle Ned has been red-hot ever since. iotas. Tho Berger Bell Ringers to-morrow night. Markham’s big hotel is finished. Col. Owens, forftierly of the National, will transfer his traps in a few days. The Grangers are to be in session hero in December. It is proposed to give them a jolly time. Tho Twelfth Night. Revelers are issu ing their proclamations for their carni val on January 6th. The railroads leading into tho city have announced half faro for the occasion. Weather delicious, with just a dash of coolness. Martha. — Died of a Broken Heart. —The funeral ceremonies of tho late James Atkins, which were to have taken place at his residence in Bramhall avenue. Bergen Heights, New Jersey, on Fri day, were postponed by the tragic death of his wife, who, while prepar ing herself In her bedroom for the ceremonies in the parlor, fell dead on the floor. Tho medical investigation which followed resulted in the dis covery that she died of a ruptured blood vessel near the heart, and had litorally died of a broken koart from excessive grief. FROM LOUISVILLE. Burning of the City Hall. Louisville, November 17. —The City Hall, completed two years ago, at a cost of §2,000,000, is on fire, and will probably be totally'destroyed. AUGUSTA, GLA.„ THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 18., 1875 JEFF DAVIS. A NATIONAL BUGABOO. How Pious Radicals Quiet Babes at Nurse—Persistent Effort to Hold the South. Responsible for an Unfortu nate Old Man—A Case Full of Ma lignant Rancor and Profound Sym pathy. [Richmond Dispatch.] Will tho country never have rest from Jeff Davis ? Will Jeff Davis never have rest from the country ? A Cap tain J. D. Howell is lost with tho Pa cific, a boat he commanded, and the, oouutry is sonsatlonlzed by the tele gram with the startling news that he was a “ relativo ” (a brother-in-law} of Jeff Davis. The announcement that lie was brother-in-law of Capt Kidd would hardly have produced a greater sensa tion In certain quarters of tho Union. Probably in tho “ Western Reserve ” of Ohio tho people are not yet done with “ thanking God.” If there ever was an ear that hoard or a voice that chanted “ Ts Deum ” in that chorining district o ? Ohio, it is still ohanting that grand chnut grate fully to heavon—served him right for being brother-in-law to Jeff Davis 1 Perhaps the only regret in t h at district, where they whitewash the e nds of their woodpiles and grind their prayers from a grindstono, was that Jeff Davis him self was not on board the Pacific, and himself boon transformed into a jelly fish. Perhaps wo are among those who never, In the South, admired very greatly Jeff. Davis. Unquestionably he is an accomplished and decorous gentleman—a statesman of uncommon merit; but as a statesman with the common demerit of limiting his states manship to the horizon by which his vision was circumscribed (a sort of statesman with which tho North is orowded) not to bo trusted in an ad ministration which inevitably included within its scope that statesmanship which is for the good of mankind. Mr. Davis failed along with tho cause for which he stood in bold relief before tho world, Wo do not think that ho was the fair representative of that cause; but it is too lato to help either the cause or “Jeff. Davis,” as our Northern friends will persist in calling him, instead of Mr. Jefferson Davis, lato President of the Southern Confed eracy, which they should; and for which display of peevish antagonism and wicked proneness to disparage ment of everything Southern wo are very indignant towards them, and we wish them to clearly understand this fact. Having beaten Jeff. Davit-, whom we were obliged to acknowledge as our President while wo wore e Republic, will they not bo content? What do they want? They havo all the offices and the fructifying jobs, out of which money has been made to the increas ing of taxes, which fall like “ tho gentlo rains of heaven on the just and the unjust” ; and couldn’t they lot us pay taxes in peace, and let Jeff. Davis eat his frugal fare in quiet, without suspecting every morsel he swallows as a torpedo that is to blow the Union to atoms? We cry your morcy, gentlemen. Mr. Jefferson Davis is a very civil gentle man of very moderate physical propor tions. Unliko the modern Gulliver, he cannot in a physical way def nd himself against all assailants, whether at the head of newspaper columns or with hose and nozzle. He is without army and without munitions of war, and he has entirely changed his line of de fense, and now only talks of hay and horse, and tho arts of domestic con cern, which are the matters of general concern and general harmony. Why prosocuto or persecute him further? Let us have peace. ’J’ho “lamented” Howell may have been his brother-in law. But ho couldn’t help it. Howell would be born whether or no; and now that ho is gone never to return, wo trust the people that are frightened every timo Jeff. Davis appears may believe that ho has a brother-in-law less, and to that extent is less to be feared. The recent, victory of the Conserva tives in Mississippi was the occasion of a fresh scare, and a teiegram was made up in tho South especially for the “Western Reserve,” saying" that Jeff was to bo immediately sent to the United States Senate. Tnls spread alarm over a largo surface; but we Imagine that lie being a brother-in-law less strong than lie was, the fears excited by his predicted rise in tho world are smartly diminished. Wo can imagine but one use that our late President can be put to, and that is the service iu which tho devil is em ployed to frighton vicious people. This ho has often done, very much to na tional advantage. But it is time this thing was dono with. We repeat, in effect that wo never wore his partisan; but tho affected horror of him in the North excites our sympathy for him, and we have to say what we know of him—that he is a quiet aud good citizen, and that his mind is turned wholly on peace and the prosperity of the arts of peace, and that he has just met an affliction in the loss of his brother-in law; and the ordinary rules of civiliza tion, that command somewhat of re verence in the venerable presence of Misery, require that Jeff. Davis shall be shielded from further annoyance. We beg this in behalf of liberty and humanity. If that does not reach tho “Western Reserve” we give up. Bayard Taylor’s opinion of American humorists : “ Tho highest development of contemporary American humorous literature is to be found in the sketches and poems of Bret Harte, in which humor rests upon its only foundation— that of pathos and feeling. A step lower down wo must meet Mark Twain, whose wit is wholly superficial, with out any underlying current of senti ment and thought. Lowest in the scale come those newspaper jesters who ransack heaven and earth to find a theme for their absurdities. Virtue as well as degradation, murder as well as suffering, prayer and death are turn ed into tho materials for their jesting. Tho German Empire will have a de ficit of 5,000,000 thalers in 1876, to meet which it is proposed to raise tho ox cise duty on beer and tax operations on ’Change. Taxing beer is not a popu lar measure in Germany. 1$ was tried in Frankfort in 1873, and terrible riots were the consequence. If Bismarck wouid collect a higher tax on beer, he must strengthen his militi ry power and send for Bristow.— [Cincinnati Gazette. FROM MISSIBSIPir 7 A Lieut. Governor Escapes Justice. Columbus, Miss., November 17.— The grand jury failed to find a bill against Lieutenant Governor Davis, against whom charges of bribery were made. A BLACK GUIBORl). A SPECIMEN OF RADICAL HYPOCRISY. Tlie Case of Henry Jones, a Colored Caterer—Wliy He Is Not Buried — Republican Fears of a Dead Negro— Where Puritanism Begins and Ends-- No Tombstone Equality— Witty Re flections on a Grave Subject, [Chicago Tribune.] There is a negro in Philadelphia who left this vale of tears over two months ago, and has not yet found his last resting place. He himself, in all proba bility, has gone where the good negroes go; but the dark casket that contained him still waits above ground, while whites and blacks are squabbling over his remains in the courts. His name was Henry Jones. He was a caterer known to almost everyone in Philadel phia. Ho was a favorite with all, and had amassed a very handsome compe tence with his skillets and stew-pans. He owned a lot In the Mount Moriah Cemetery, for whioh his widow now holds the deed from a former white lot-owner. When the catei’er was gathered to his fathers, the widow made her preparations to bury him In the family lot, but the cemetery mana gers would not allow the dark shadow to como in among the graves of the dead and gone whites. Thereupon the widow prayed for tlie Issuance of a writ of mandamus compelling the Ceme tery Company to grant her late hus band the same right of sepulture that the other lot-owners have. Meanwhile the poor caterer, or tho remains of the poor caterer, have been bandied back and forward in the court liko a shuttlecock. Ho has boon eulogized one day as a model *for all living Philadelphians, and as de serving the best marble thoir stone cutters can turn out, and an epitaph as mendacious as those which are cut in the grave-stones of his white brethren. Tho next day ho has boon Anathema Marauatha, and the attempt of the luckless widow to deposit him among the graves of white men has been de nounced as an outrage that will set all the other bones rattling in their crum bling coffins, wither the vory grass’and flowors above them, and strike all the feathered songsters dumb with horror. Thus this poor negro has been kept above ground by prejudice, and his poor widow, who don’t want him any longer, is still obliged to have him about the house. When he was alive he was good enough for association with white men, because he had money, but, now that he is dead, he cannot associate with ghosts, although in all probability his ghost is quite as respec table as tho white ghosts, and, if he be an angel, his wings have just as wide a spread and fine a plumage, and he plays the harp as well as Tom Jones or Bill Smith or tiny othor angel who hap pened to bo white whon in the flesh. Looked at from an abstract and sentimental point of view, it is difficult to see why a man should be refused burial among white men because ho happened to bo black. If wo are to be scrupulous on this account, why should not an exception bo made of red headed men and squint-eyed women ? From a legal point of view, undoubted ly, this Mount Moriah Cemetery Com pany have a right to dictate who shall be planted in their ground, but the absurdity of the whole case Is that the company should raise any legal point at all, or make any fuss over a mero cadaver, whioh is at the present time as good any other cadaver, and just as weleome to the politio worms as if ho had been as white as the driven snow. His entrance into the Mount Moriah Cemotery will not dis turb a single one of tho people sleep ing thore, or prejudice their resurrec tion. He will sleep as soundly as the rest of them. As there is no record of black ghosts, his midnight pranks will not bo any more distressing to sensi tive souls than those of tho white shades. He will retire to his place at the summons of tho neighboring rooster just as promptly as the rest. Ho will not injure the looks of the cemetery. The grass will grow just as green above him, the flowers will blos som as prettily, and th€ birds sing as sweetly. We confess our Inability to see why the sensitiveness of tho Mount Moriah Company should stop at a negro. Why not exclude all other nationalities and colors except whito Americans ? Why not rule out all who are not possessed of a certain amount of property, all who cannot show a clear title to man sions in the skies, and all who are up to a regulation standard as to the color of their cuticle? If the Mount Moriah people are to be exclusive in one re spect, why not in all, and thus have a gilt-edge creme de la creme grave-yard filled only with high-toned people of undoubted white bodies, which once were tenented with undoubted white souls ? Meanwhile Jones is waiting abovo ground because the men who associated with him while living, and fed upon his good things, and respect ed him for his money, are now deter mined that his bones shall not rest be side the bones of their relatives, al though they are of the same color. Is there no place for Jones among white dead who was good enough for white people when alive ? SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. A party of hunters near Jackson boro killed four deer one day last week. The remaining four companies of tho First Regiment State National Guard, at Charleston, numbering in all two hundred and forty men, were mustered Into service on the 15th. Judge Reed, of Charleston, has io sentonced Joseph Gibbes, whose death sentence was commuted to imprison ment iu the penitentiary, by Lloutenaut Governor Gieaves, during Governor Chamberlain’s temporary absence from the State, to be hanged on January 21st, 1876. The matter will bo brought be fore the Supreme Court. Charles E. Butler, a colored preacher, of tho A. M. E. Church, was drownod in a creek in Union county on Tuesday, the 9th. Anua Littlejohn, a colored woman who was with him, was also drowned. The body of the woman was recovered the same day, but that of Butler was not recovered until Wednes day, the 10th,‘ Butler was buried in Spartanburg. Union-Herald. (16th): Yesterday morn ing a small colored boy was standing on tho corner of Plain and .Main streets whiling away his timo admiring his pistol. Not being as proficient in arms as Buffalo Bill, or some of our city shootists, his pistol was accidentally discharged, the ball passing quite close to an insurance agent who was near by aud oame near being killed. GEORGIA GENERAL NEWS. Burglars were lively in Macon last Sunday night. Several residences were robbed. Thore were sixteen cases of intoxica tion before the Savannah Police Court, on Monday. Two negro women became engaged in a quarrel in Columbus, on Saturday night, and one cut the other badly about tho head with a razor. The Timber Times says that a rail road from Darien to some point on the Atlantic and Gulf Railroad is being discussed by some of its citizens. A few of the young men of Irwinton went out on two of tho fine evenings last week and killed over a hundrod squirrels within two miles of Irwinton. Mrs. Sarah N. Morgan, relict of the late Charles Morgan, died recently in Covington, at the residence of J. L. Bryant, Esq., in tho seventy-ninth year of her age. “Rex,” and his Chamberlain “Hijim,” of the Twelfth Night Revellers, are busily ongaged in issuing proclamations for the celebration at Atlanta on the 6th of January. Judge Hall thus charged the grand jury at Upson with reference to carry ing concealed weapons: “A weapon, if carried at all, must be carried so that one in passing you would at a glance get a clear Idea of the nature of the weapon.” Abram Hooks, a negro, resisted an Atlanta Constablo narnod Thompson, and firing took place with pistols. Al though eight snots wore fired, neither party were struck, but one of the balls passed within a fow Inches of Mr. Thompson’s head. The negro escaped. On Sunday night, in Atlanta, the con gregrations of St. Phillip’s and St. Luko’s united at St. Luke’s. The house was crowded, and many could not get a seat. Bishop Beckwith confirmed a class of six, and preached an eloquent and impressive sermon. Ho compli mented St. Luke’s Church, declaring it “a'geni.” The singing was extraordi narily fine. Rome Commercial, 16th: Last eve ning, at 7 o’clock, In Hillsboro (South Rome), at tho residence of Mr. P. Scan lan, Mr. A. P. Scanlan, of Hillsboro, and Miss Maria Burns, formerly of Maysville Kentucky, but latterly, of this place, were married. Rev. Father Colbert, Catholic Priest of Rome and Dalton, officiated. The attendants were Mr. D. M. McOeker and Miss M. A. T. Scanlan,, Levi De Witt, of the firm of DeWitt, Morgan & Cos., of Savannah, died on Monday. He was bom In Albany, N. Y., June 4th, 1813, and was therefore in his sixty-third year. He went to Savan nah in 1849, and entered into copart nership with Mr. Richard Morgan, for the transactioli of the dry goods busi ness, in which he had been Interested ever since. He was, for m&ny years, a vestryman of St. John’s Episcopal Church, in that city. Enquirer-Sun: “Quito a romantic marriago occurred in Columbus Sun day afternoon at two o’clock. Mr. J. A. Calhoun has for some timo been quite unwell. A beautiful maiden, Miss Katie Murray, has for months been his botrothed. Love conquered all ob stacles. With the consent of all parties the youthful pair were united In mar riage In the presence of several wit nesses. The groom was unable to rise from his bed. The ceremony was per formed by Rev. Richard Brown of the Catholic Church.” Southern Watchman: “ The question, of establishing anew Judicial Circuit Is now exciting some interest in certain quarters. It is claimed that the West ern, Blue Ridge, Ocmulgee and Flint Circuits are now too large. This (West ern) Circuit is composed of eleven counties ; the Blue Ridge has ten ; Oc mulgee seven ; and tho Flint Circuit eight. To remedy this, it is proposed to organize anew circuit composed of Clarke, Jackson, Oconee, Walton, Gwin nett, Morgan and Newton—seven coun ties. This will lighten the labors of the Ocmulgee and Flint Circuits. To relieve the Blue Ridge Circuit, It is pro posed to add Towns and Union to tho Western Circuit—which will leave it with eight counties.” Tho Griffin News is after tho Atlanta Commonwealth in this wise : “Wo are in receipt of a stray half sheet of tho above paper, with enough space in it, however, for the editor to deny the charges preferred against him by tho Neios, and enough spaco more for the editor to be guilty of a very absurd and malicious innuendo against a per son not supposed to bo interested in this controversy. That tho Common wealth is the mouthpiece of a few characterless officials, who use its ooiumns to malign and attack every one not favorable to their continued lease of power, is well known, and our only regret in tho promises is, that wo have been drawn Into a controversy with the unclean herd. The Common wealth's strictures on our diminutive ness, is truly refreshing, and breathes an air of fragrant “sarkasm.” The Markham House in Atlanta was finished on Monday, and the keys wero turned over by the contractors to the owner, William Markham, Esq. The Constitution, in giving a full account descriptive of the ovent, says : “There are one hundred and seven sleeping rooms in the house, The sun shines into every window. There are only two dark rooms in the houso and they are adapted for railroad men and the night clerks who sleep in the day time. There are two miles of piping in the house and one thousand four hundred feet of sewers. The houso is supplied with water from a well in the yard and is also eonnected with the water works. A ooucrete pavement is being put down on Loyd street and a rock crossing to the depot. The cooking range is ten and a half feet long. There is a steam table for boiling vegetables. Twenty two rooms are heated by Are or steam as desired. Upon receiving the koys, Mr. Markham expressed his gratifica tion at the expeditious and faithful manner with which the work had been done and the pleasant relations exist ing botween him and all engaged in the work. It was the forty-eighth houso he had built in Atlanta. The steam is so simple that it can be run by any one who can run a boiler. The well that supplies the house is thirty-five feet deep and twelve feet fin diameter. AH congratulated Mr. Markham upon the selection of Mr. Owens to keep it. They guaranteed that he would keep the best table in the South and attend to his guests bettor. High eulogiums were paid him, which he justly de serves,” “What nobler sight than a mechanic carrying his dinner pail along the street?” asks a Cleveland paper. It’s pretty noble to see one of ’em able to board at a first-class hotel, ain’t it? A tomperanco fair is under way in Charleston, New Series—Vol. 28, No. 89 STRIPED DEATH. Alarming Facts About the New Style Stockings—Chicago Ladies Poisoned —Too Much Arsenic in tho Colors. [Chicago Tribune, 10th.) Yesterday it came to the ears of the Tribune that a little daughter of a well known resident of the West Side had been poisoned by wearing “seal-brown” colored stockings. It has been known for some time past that striped and colored stockings generally were dyed with poisonous substances, and that there was danger of being poisonod by them, even unto death. In order to get at the true inward ness of the thing, a Tribune reporter was detailed to gather the facts, and to get such other general information as would prove of interest to the pub lic. Accordingly, the news-gather hied himself to the West Side, SEARCHED OUT THE GENTLEMAN whose child has been poisoned, and at once began the inquisition. After exchanging civilities the Tri bune representative stated his mission, and the gentleman at once proceeded to give the facts in tho case. He said: Not long ago my wife bought some “ seal-brown ” stockings for our little girl from a perfectly reliable firm. A few days after the child began to wear them she complained of pain in the feet. There was also a greenish dis coloration on the soles of the foet which could not bo removed by wash ing. As the first stockings were worn only two or throe days tho matter ex cited no speoial attention. NOT SERIOUSLY AFFECTED. Rep.—Then she was not seriously affected by them ? D.—Well, I can’t say that. The soles of her feet were quite discolored and considerably inflamed. Rep.—Did she suffer for any length of time? D.—A few days oniv. You see, she only wore the stockings about three days, and they did not have a chance to do much injury, for, as soon as we (my wife and I) noticed the effects and tho complaint made by tho child of the pain in her feet, we took them off. A STRANGE RESULT. Rep.—Was this all the injury result ing from tho wearing of the stockings? D. —No. The strangest part remains to be told. Would you believe it, the week afterward there was a greenish stain upon an undershirt of my own just over the left breast. I noticed it, but thought it was the result of some carelessness in washing, and gave it no further attention until, just beneath the stain, my chest became inflamed and with slight pustules forming Rep.—Did you at once ascertain the cause? D.—That is just what I am going to tell you. I traced tho matter up, and found that it all came from tho brown stockings which had stained the shirt. Even at second-hand the poison was so violent as to leave Its effect upon myself. And to-day—it is some four days since I took off the undershirt, having worn it about half a week—l still perceive the red mark correspond ing to the stained spot, and feel the itchines3 and irritation of the skin. THE STOCKINGS. Rep.—Have you the stockings in your possession still ? D.—l have. [He then produced them for the reporter]. The stockings are turnod to a green ish color on the formerly white toes, while the brown is but slightly fadod, and, to the light, shows a greenish tinge. Rep.—Have you any opinion in the matter or the oause of the poisoning ? D.—l hardly know what to think of the case. No one has suspeoted brown stockings hitherto. But this is nothing less than poison, and an extremely violent and active poison at that. Rep.—Will you give the name of the firm from whom you bought these stockings ? D.—Yes. But I think they were the parties deceived as well as myself, and I don’t think they are to blame. The gentlemen then gave the name of the firm from whom the stockings were bought, and also presented the pair In hand to the Tribune to be analyzed for the benefit of the general public. Tho reporter then took his leave, and at once proceeded to the dry goods store, on West Madison street, where the poisonous stockings had been pro cured, and purchased a similar pair, which were given, along with those that the child had wore, into the hands of THE TRIBUNE ANALYTICAL, AND CONSULTING CHEMIST, Prof. G. A. Mariner, whose office is in room 1,177 South Clark street, for an analysis. In this connection it may not be amiss to give the result of an interview had with that scientific gen tleman on the subject of poisonous ayes and other matters of interest to the public. After the reporter had handed Prof. Mariner the stocking that was partially discolored, he said that he thought it contained mineral poison— arsenic, for instance. Said he: “There ought to be some method adopted by which the poisoning of clothing could be prevented. Arsenio is generally used largely in the brighter colors of aniline dyes, and lately in the darker ones, by unprincipled men. They ought to be forced to know that this is a crime, punishable by law.” A FEARFUL STATEMENT. There are poisons in a great many things in general use, and I believe to-day no less than eight thousand persons are being slowly, but surely, poisoned to death in Chicago. I have given this matter serious attention. Certain cosmetic and face-powders are made up largely of white lead, which is an extremely dangerous poi son. Rep.—Why is arsenic used in aniline coloring? Prof. Mariner—Arsenic is usod for the purpose of oxydlzation. SUBSTITUTES FOR ARSENIC. Rep.—Can thoy use any other drugs for this purpose aside from arsenic? Prof. M.—Yes, certainly; they can use quite a variety. For instance, chloride of potash, sulphate of copper, bichromate of potash, peroxate of load, and other articles quite numer ous and well-known in chemistry, Rep.—Then is it not an outrage to use a poison like arsenic for the pur pose of dyeing clothing of any kind ? Prof. M.—Yes; the community suffers a great deal from abuses of this kind, and the public ought not to tolerate R. Rep.—Why do the manufacturers and dyers use arsenio in aniline coloring ? Prof. M.—Because it is cheaper than the other drugs I have mentioned, and, besides, is more convenient in many respects. HOW THE SRIN BECOMES DISCOLORED. Bop.—What causes the greenish dis coloring of the skin and the inflamma tion? To Advertisers and Subscribers. ON AND AFTER this dato (April 21. 1875.) all edition!! of tho Constitutionalist will be sent free of postage. Adveett femt.nts must be paid for when han ded m t unless otherwise stipulated. Announcing or suggesting Candidates foi offieo, 2) cents per line each insertion. Money may be remitted at our risk by Express or Postal Order. Correspondence Invited from all sources, and valuable special nows paid for If usod. Rejectee Communications will not be re turned. and no notice taken of anonymous letters, or articles written on both sides. Prof. M.—l think that tho action of tho perspiration on tho coloring matter discolors the skin, and this compound matter causes tho poisonous action of tho arsenic. Rep.—ls this poison liable to lmvo any permanent baneful effects, and is it likely to permeate the whole systom by simply wearing these aniline-colored striped or dark stockings ? Prof. M. —Any poison introduced in to the systom must naturally run with the circulation of the blood. In this way it is liable to cause death or per manent injury. THE GENERAL RESULTS. Rep,—Have you any knowlodge of cases where death has resulted from these causes ? Prof. M. —I know of no case whero death has resulted. I know, however, this poison is capable of doing it. Tho fact is, people generally notice thoso things and cut off tho cause in timo to prevent death, but not always tho per manent injury which is liable to result. Rep.—ls there any other mineral poison that might be used which have the same effect as arsenic ? Prof. M. —Corrosive sublimate—this has been used in some preparations. ALL ANILINE COLORS POISONOUS. Rep.—Which is tho most poisonous of the aniline colors, in your estima tion? Prof. M.—ln my estimation, the brighter colors are tho most poisonous; but all are, however, more or less, as manufactured now. The fact is, tho matter has not received tho great attention it deserves, either from prac tical chemists or tho press. I know some of tho dark colors are very poisonous. Rep—Can aniline dyes be made use ful without being mixed with poisonous matter? Prof. M.—Yes, sir; it needs only to be made unsafe to manufacture and use poisonous dyes to prevent it. NON-POISONOUS SUBSTITUTES. Rep.—Aro there any poisons in tho substitutes for arsouic you have men tioned before ? Prof. M —Thoreis no virulent poison in any of them. I tell you that all green colors are extremely poisonous. Wall paper is especially so, and dan gerous either in sleeping room cr parlor. The gentleman then discoursed on poisons in general for some timo, and stated that lead poison was found largely in some kinds of canned fruits, and he if the matter were fully investigated it would bo produc tive of general good results. Tho an alysis of the stockings will be given in a day or two, as soon as Prof. Mariner can complete it, through the columns of the Tribune. Tho BLANEY BROTHERS, chemists, room 32 McCormick block, were also called upon by tho reporter, and they corroborated all that had been said by Prof. Mariner, as recorded above. OTHER CASES OF POISONING. The reportor heard of a number of other eases of poisoning by wearing striped and deeply-colored stockings. One instaueo was that of a lady resid ing on the West Side, ono of whoso legs i3 very much inflamed, and who is now, and has been for three wooks, under a physician’s care. There are also a number of children affected, and those who are in tho habit of wearing colored stockings had better be ou their guard and tuko heed in time. A JUDICIAL SCANDAL. The Story of an Upright Judge and His Downright Injustice Towards His Wife; [New York Special to Chicago Tribune.] There is a good deal of gossip and speculation going on among the mom bers of the bench and bar in regard to the long absence from the bench of ono distinguished member of the Judiciary, Judge Charles H. Van Brunt, of tho Court of Common Pleas, of ttiis county. He is not the Van Brunt who shot and killed Mosier and Douglas, tho abduct ors of Charley Ross, but his brother. The Judge was at his brother’s houso on the night of tho slaughter of the two scoundrels. The Judge was once a partner of ex-Gov. John T. Hoffman, by whom, he was appointed. For a long time past the Judge’s domestic relations have been unhappy. Incom patibility of temper was at the bottom of the unhappiness. His wife was a perfect woman, except that she was “uncertain, coy, and hard to please.” His home and his fire-side were not at tractive, and he found attractions else where. The wife grew colder and ho more indifferent about his home. — Finally an understanding was reached between them. Both consented to a separation. She, by his advice and persuasion, applied for a divoreo. Ho interposed no objection. The divorce was granted under tho laws of tho State. Of course he could not marry again, bqt men are creatures of passion and women are frail. No sooner was tho divorce granted than the Judge sailed for Europe. On the same ship there sail en with him a beautiful English actress whom he had met last year, when abroad, and whom ho had brought to this country with him as his mistress. The fact that she was on tho steamer became known to the J udge’s wife. She began to realize that she had been made a victim of duplicity. A month or two brought the nows that they wero traveling in company on the Continent, and living as man and wife. At Paris, she was introduced as his wife. Further inquiries led to the informa tion that they were married in England, shortly after their arrival from New York. The Judge has been absent, now nearly six months. His wife heard nothing from him, nor has any of his intimate friends. It is a lawful mar riage lu England, but not lawful iu tho State* o New York.— The friends, of his \jj,ife are indig naut. and threaten vengeance upon the Judge. The law would bo likely to take sharp hold of him should ho re turn to New York. It is a case In which public sympathy would ba strongly on the side of the divorced wife. Her story is hard on the J udge, and places him in a most dishonorable light. Public judgment would criti cize the Judge harshly—an expounder of tho law violating a law above all other laws held sacred. It would go hard with the Judge should he return, and ho will not come back, and there will be a vacancy on the bench. Gov. Hoffman filled it onoe before, and Gov. Tilden is mere than iikely to be called on to fill it again. Such is the story known only to a few parties about the courts. It will be all out c :e of these days. J. E. Potter, a colored from New York, has been employed as principal of the school fqj the colored children Of Darling;,n township.