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TERMS OP SUBSCRIPTION. Daily—one year 00 “ six months 500 " three months sjo Tbi-Weekly— one year 5 00 " six months - 2 60 Weekly—one year . 200 " six months 1 00 Single copies, 5 cts. To news dealers, 2 X A ots. Subscriptions must in a(R cases be paid in advance. The paper Will be discontinued at the expiration of the time paid for. JAS. 6. BAILIE, ) FRANCIS COGltf, Proprietors GEO. T. JACKSON.) Address all Letters to the-Constitu tionalist office, AUGUSTA. GA. FROM NEW YORK. THE TWEED SENSATION. The Boss Sill at Large—Further Par ticulars of His Hegira, New Yoke, December 5. —A diligent search was make for Tweed last night. He, in charge of officers, wecft to his home to visit his wife. He wished to see her alone, and was seen no more. Different cities have been telegraphed to look out for him. Twenty minutes after his escape was known, word reached every police station in the city. There is not the slightest clue. Ten thousand dollars reward is offered. Tweed’s house was searched from top to bottom, but no trace of the fugi tive was found. At the back of the house there are other houses, and to have escaped Tweed must have passed through them. Mr. Tweed’s son was in a very excited condition when he learned of his father’s escape. He pulled his hair and exclaimed that he was ruined, as did also Mr. Douglass, son-in-law of Mr. Tweed. The statement of Deputy Hogan cor roborates the foregoing. Warden Dun ham admits having taken Tweed out to dine some three or four times while he was in his custody, as Tweed was com plaining of a terrible headache. The bond given by the Sheriff for the prop er and faithful performance of his du ties is for 850,000, and that of Warden Dunham, 820,009. Tbe general impres sion seems to be that some of Tweed’s friends have placed him on board a steam tug, which wiiii place him on some vessel bound for a foreign coun try. It is not positive whether an indictment for forgery has been found against him, and his extradition is therefore an open question. The trial in the $6,000,000 suit was to have com menced to-morrow. It has been ascertained that Tweed’s private secretary was last seen at his stopping place, a few minutes before bis departure on tbe ten o’clock train, and said he was going to Boston and would return Tuesday. He, however, carried a large trunk. It was rumored at the 59th street police station last evening that, on Saturday, from four to five o’clock p. m. a tug was noticed cruising in a mysterious manner in East river, off 59th street. Nothing was noticed by which it could be iden- j titled. Inspector Dilks believes Tweed is on the ocean. There is good reason to be lieve that he made his escape mauy hours before reported. It is generally believed that Warden Durham and Keeper Hogan were privy to the,escape, and that Tweed embarked on some private craft on the East river, in which he is now sailing for a foreign port. The Tweed cases, which were up to-day, were postponed. How Tweed Escaped. ‘New York, December noon paper has the following regarding Tweed’s flight: “The most probable theory is that Tweed escaped in the bark Lord Clar endon which cleared November 14th, for Queenstown. The story is, that a relative of Tweed, not residing here, and known to but few in this city, reached here some three weeks since and purchased the bark Lord Claren don, a line vessel of excellent sailing qualities. The theory is that the Lord i Clarendon was chartered for Tweed by i his relative who sailed on her. It is said a vessel looking like her has been seen off East end of Long Island. It is supposed Tweed was conveyed on board by a steam tug laying in East river on Saturday evening and was taken on board the Lord Clarendon. The Dame of the Arm which cleared the Lord Clarendon is not in the direc tory.” / ff” <j Taiinage and the Public Schools. New York, December 5. —There was an immense audience at the Brooklyn Tabernacle this morning to hear Tal mage’s sermon on the Bible in public schools. He denounced all men and all sects that would take the Bible out of the public schools, and said it never would be done while enough of Ply mouth rock was left to furnish flints to make the tires of true patriotism burn. He was frequently applauded. There were at least five thousand people present. Escape of Prisoners. New York, December 6.—A number of prisoners escaped from Raymond street (Brooklyn) jail last night, includ ing John and Thomas Loughrey, coun terfeiters of five cent nickles. Report of a Cuban Filibuster. Col. Rasada, who was in command of the last expedition to Cuba in the Uru guay, last night made a report to the Cuban Association. He stated that the vessel was wholly unfit for the service. Her machinery was cld, in poor condi tion, and the propeller worked so bad ly that the utmost speed the steamer could attain was little over fifteen miles an hour. When the vessel had set out on her voyage it was discovered that the supply of coal was insufficient, and later, provisions began to fall short. The people on board suffered greatly from these causes, aud also from exces sive heat. When they reached Cuba, nine men were landed in a boat to reconnoitre, but the place was so dangerous to ves sels that it was impossible to land any part of the cargo or any soldiers. Mean while, the Spanish authorities had been informed of their presence, and they had to make utmost speed to Jamaica. The arms furnished were of an inferior quality. He blamed the agents in this city for negligence in fitting out the vessel. Postal Decision—Babcock Indicted. Application to compel the mails to carry third class matter at a cent an ounce has been refused. Judge John son rendered a decision denying the application, holding that the law was perfectly valid and constitutional, and that while the postoffice laws are reve nue laws within the meaning of the statutes, they are not laws for raising revenue within the provisions of the constitution. New York, December 6.—The Tribune has the following dispatch : St. Louis, December 5. — The grand jury in this city found an indictment against Gen. Babcock, on Friday last, for his connection with the whiskey ring. Owing to the absence of the District Attorney it was not announced in court yesterday, but will be, without doubt, to-morrow. ON TO CUBA, netting tbe Tabs Ready. Portsmouth, N. H., December 6. Orders have been received at the navy yard to immediately fit for sea the Tieonderoga now laid up here. The Marion has not been ordered to Libe ria, but still awaits orders. A draft for fifty seamen from the Charlestown navy yard arrived here yesterday for this vessel. eijc Constitutionalist. Established. 1799. FOREIGN DISPATCHES. Fatal Mining Explosion—Another Fail ure—Egypt and Abyssinia—Spain and Uncle Sam-Spanish Volitica—Death of Bismarck’s Intended Son-in-Law —News from China and Japan—De feat of the Turks. London, December 4. — A terrible ex plosion took place on Saturday in the Powell Dufferin pit, near Tredgar.— Twenty miners were killed. Ten have been taken out seriously injured. London, Decembers.—William Spat ton & Cos., linen manufacturers an' wreckers, of Belfast, Ireland, and this city, failed. Liabilities, 81,500,000. The Times’ telegram from Alexan dria says that Egypt does not wish to annex Abyssinia. She merely wants security against violation of her fron tier by Abyssinia. The Cologne Gazette publishes a re port that the Khedive has ordered fif teen thousand men to march against the Abyssiniuns. A special to the News from Vienna reports that the Turks have succeeded !n supplying the garrison with pro visions. Madrid, December s.—Mr. Cushing, the United States Minister, has had a long conference with Senor Collantes, the new Minister of Foreign Affairs. It is understood that the negotiations continue to be satisfactory. Madrid, December 6. — Heavy snot continues to retard military operations in Guipuzcoa. Spinola has been appointed Mayor of Madrid. Electoral tickets will be distributed through Spain from the sth to the 10th of December. The Spanish legation aft Lisbon has been raised to the rank of an embassy, and Senor Castro appointed ambassa dor. Berlin, December s.—Count Wendtz Von Eulenburg, who was betrothed to Prince Bismarck’s daughter, is dead. San Francisco, December s.—The steamer Gaelic has arrived, from Hong Kong November 3d, and Yokohama 11th. The Japanese frigate, comman ded by Captain Itoa, has started on a cruise in American waters. She touch es first at San Francisco. No immedi ate action will be taken by Japan against Corea. The British Minister in Yeddo is making strenuous efforts to prevent the selection of Americans for positions of trust under the Japa nese Government. There is continued trouble between foreigners and Chi nese. American missionaries and la dies have been assailed by mobs in Nankin, and an English lady was at tacked at Jakau.T he telegraph build ers have again been driven from their work near Fuchan, and the Amoy offic ials protest their inability to control the populace. The attempt of China to control the Formosa aborigines has been abandoned. An imperial decree conceding free intercourse on stated occasions of foreign ministers and heads of departments of Pekin has been published in the official gazette. Ragusa, December 6.— lloouf Pasha has succeeded in throwing provisions into Garansko, but the Insurgents as sert he was subsequently defeated near Gatsehko, losing one thousand killed and wounded. Terrible Explosion and Loss of Life. London, December 6.—The Pall Mall Gazette this afternoon contains the fol lowing brief but startling news item: “An awful explosion occurred to-day at the Swaithe main colliery near Barns ley, in the West Riding of Yorkshire. It is feared that more than two hundred lives are lost.” Colliery Explosion. London, December 6.— The colliery at which a dreadful explosion occurred to-day belongs to Mitchell & Cos., one of the largest in the southern part of Yorkshire. It is joined by underground workings with Edmunds’ main colliery, where twelve years ago yesterday over three hundred persons perished. The works extend for many miles, and are entirely worked with safety lamps, under very rigid discipline, and were considered safe. At 6 o’clock a. m. about tbree hundred men and boys de scended and commenced work as usual. At half-past nine a terrific explosion occurred. The exact position of the explosion is unknown, but miners in all parts of the pit were startled by a loud I report, followed by large volumes of smoke, and after damp. Those who were able rushed to the pit bottom, but the drawing cage was displaced. Soon as possible volunteers organized to search for the dead and dying and those , who had escaped. After being down for some time the volunteers reported about noon that they met with great difficulty. They saw many who were alive, but unconscious. It is impossible to give i the number lost. It is feared the first j report (200) will be confirmed, though : the managers of the colliery hops many will be saved. Operatives in all the collieries of the district are on the spot, ready and anxious to do all that is pos sible for the relief of the sufferers. All the local surgeons have arrived. All those rescued thus far are seriously burned or injured. Hundreds of men, women and children are congregated at the mouth of the pit, and as disfigured bodies are drawn to the surface, the scene is of the most heartrending char acter. Military Frolic at Charleston. Charleston, December 6. —The de parture of the First Artillery, which has been stationed here for the past three years, was made the occasion for a farewell entertainment to Gen. Vogdes and his officers, which was given at the Charleston Hotel to-night, by the officers of the Washington Light Infantry, German Fusilers and Palmetto Guards. Gen. Hunt and the officers of the Fifth Artillery, which is to relieve the First Regiment, were among the guests. The festivities were marked by the utmost good feel ing. m Races at Savannah. Savannah, December 6. —Entries for races over Tenbroeck Course closed to-day with forty entries. Thirteen stables represented. Minor Telegrams. Nicholasnille, Ky., December 6 Five business houses were burned. Los3, $30,000. Baltimore, December 6.— The Balti more and,Ohio Railroad allow a draw back of three cents per one hundred pounds on grain brought here from Western points through their eleva tors for exportation. Fall River, December 6.— A1l the mills are quietly at work under the ten per cent, reduction. Burning Coal. Brooklyn, December 6. —An Elevator belonging to the Philadelphia and Reading Coal Compauy, with two hun dred tons of coal is burned. AUGUSTA. GUY., TUESDAY, DECEMBER 1875. CONGRESSIONAL. The Solons in Session—No Message Yet—Appointments—Kerr’s Speech. Washington, December 6.-Senate.- The Senate was called to order, Ferry In the chair. McPherson called the House to order. MeEnery’s certificates were read and laid aside. The Mississippi delegation received their credentials, signed by the Lieutenant Governor. The call of the roll is progressing. There is a numer ous crowd. The Senate adopted the usual resolu tion to notify the President and House of Representatives that a quorum of the Senate has assembled and were ready for business, and then adjourned, after a statement of Anthony that it was not probable that the message could be received to-day. F. A. Moore was appointed Door keeper of the reporters’ gallery of the Senate. Upon taking the Chair Mr. Kerr spoke as follows : “Gentlemen of he House of Representatives—l am truly grati fied for the honor you have conferred in calling me to this exalted station. I profoundly appreciate the importance and delicacy of its duties. I shall, doubtless, many times need your pa tient indulgence. I pray that you will grant it, and with nothing but kindly feeliDg toward every member of tUe House, I promise ttiat in all official acts I will divest myself to the utmost of my ability of all personal bias and observe complete fairness and impar tiality towards all, and towards all the great and diversified interests of our country represented in this House.” Two hundred and eighty members were present. In swearing in members Messrs. Morey, of Louisiana, and Goode, of Virginia, were asked to stand aside, as they were contested. A mo tion to refer Morey’s credentials, after a warm debate failed, and he was sworn in. Mr. Goode, after a short discussion, was also sworn in. Lamar offered a resolution, declaring the following officers of the House: Clerk, George M. Adams, of Kentucky; Sergeant-at-Arms, John G. Thompson, of Ohio; Door-Keeper, Lafayette H. Fitzhugh, of Texas; Postmaster, James M. Stewart, of Virginia; Chaplain, Rev. J. L. Townsend, of Washington, D. C. FROM WASHINGTON. Kerr and Randall—The Rash for Pap— Downing’s Scalp in Demand. Washington, December s.—Represen tative Kerr received many of his friends to-day, who called to congratulate him on his nominati in for the Speakership. All parties concede his fitness for the position. The remarks of Representative Ran dall in caucus, and his motion to make the nomination unanimous, are every where spoken of in terms of commen dation. Surprise is expressed that the West and South carried all the offices. For the two or three hundred subor dinate places, there are at least one thousand applicants, not a few of whom are already at work to secure the respective positions, including clerk, assistant door-keepers, messen gers, document folders, pages and bath room attendants. A dozen or more applicants want the privilege of keep ing the restaurant, which for some years has been in possession of George T. Downing, colored. Beauregard Bound—Grant and Reve inue Collectors South—Sporting Man Suicides. Washington, December 6.—Tbe Su preme Court in the ease of the Balti more and Potomac Road vs. the Sixth Presbyterian Cburch. Judgment below affirmed. Beauregard & May vs. Case, receiver of the court fuqjis. There was ordinary partnership formed under the laws of Louisiana by which Beauregard was bound, and that under this statute the verdict against each for his third of the debt, which still exist, was cor rect. The President declines to interfere in the recent consolidations of the rev enue collection lists South. Major Hope, a well known sporting man, was found dead in bed with a bottle of laudanum by his side. He had just completed arrangements for opening a bank. Schell to Nominate Where the Next National Democratic Convention Shall he Held. At an informal interchange of opin ions of the members of the National Executive Democratic Committee at tbe Arlington House to-day, present: Messrs. Schell, President, of New York; Thompson O. Randolph, of New Jer sey; McDonald, of Indiana; McHenry, of Kentucky; Barnum, of Connecticut; Moore, of Alichigan; Barr, of Pitts burg; Eaton, of Kansas, with A. D. Banks, of Mississippi, their secretary, Mr. Schell, who is Chairman of the National Democratic Committee, was authorized to use his discretion in call ing the latter committee together with a view to designating the time and place for holding the next National Democratic Convention. FROM CANADA. A Dreadful Accident—Two Priests and a Woman Burned to Death- Discovery of a Wreck. Montreal, December s.—On Satur day, Rev. Father Murphy, editor of the True Wlttiess, gave his famous lecture on “Papal Infallibility,” and with Rev. Father Lynch, a talented youDg priest, lately from Ireland, drove out to Back river, seven miles from Montreal, and stopped at La Jeanesse Hotel. At night, after retiring, a fire broke out in the hotel and Fathers Murphy and Lynch and Madame Champagne, a lady sleep ing on the third flat, were burned to death. Halifax, December 6. —Capt. Sibao, of the Vivid, reports that he saw, on November 21st, a wrecked steamer on the middle shoals off Beaver Harbor, with two masts and a black funnel above water. FROM BALTIMORE. Marine Collision —A Lost Steamer. Baltimore, December 6.— The brig E. A. Barnard, which sailed from this port on Saturday for Trinidad, returned for repairs, having collided with an un known schooner. Apprehension is felt for the safety of the Itasia, which sailed from this port on tbe 25th of April. She was spoken on the 3lßt of May thirty miles south of the equator, and not since heard from. A late letter from Cheyenne says: “Tne election here last week was ex citing. The ladies all voted and swept everything clean.” How natural that the women should ail go to sweeping after they had voted. LETTER FROM NEW YORK. Causes of the Democratic Defeat in New York City—The Story in a Nut shell—Tilden Leaves the Patronage to Grant Republicans and Andrew 11. Green —TUe Reduction of Labo rers 1 Wages—Tammany’s Strengtli. [From an Occasional Correspondent.] New York, Nov. 21.1875. It is said that Lord Houghton, an English gentleman of taste and good breeding, at present sojourning in New York, expressed his astonishment at the tone of the Metropolital press dur ing the present political canvass. No wonder that he did so. The best men in the city were assailed ae malefac tors, while some of the worst were ex travagantly praised. Municipal events of the past five years, supposed to be the best attested as well known facts, were perverted, misrepresented, and subjected to an entirely new relation. Men who had grown rich as notorious members of the Treed Ring were held up as apostles iof reform, while those who warred on Tweed and effect ed his overthrow and punishment were the targets for all the eloquence of billingsgate and more than fish-wo man’s abuse. It is a suggestive com mentary that the newspaper which served Tweed and Oakey Hall the most steadfastly in the days of their power, proved to be the loudest advocate ot‘ their aims aud principles in the late remarkable canvass. This was the Herald. Its reporters were sent out all over the city to hunt up charges against reputable citizens, and failing to make a case, or even the semblance of one, to invent accusations, elaborate them, repeat them, furnish them to the bar- \ room politicians, and thus set them in I regular motion. Falsehood took the 1 place of truth, and the stimulated | veualty of Printing House Square en- i joyed its revel to the utmost. By purely fortuitous circumstances, with which they had no more to do , than the man in the moon, the defarna- j tory newspapers chanced to be on the j winning side. The faction of Demo crats, who have no fellowship with the Regular Democratic organization since Char'es O’Couor, John Kelly and Sam uel o. Tilden, with other honest aud courageous men, rescued the party from the grasp of the thieves, now formed a coalition with the Custom- House Grant Republicans, and, owing to the circumstances alluded to above, that coalition was successful. Briefly summed up the story is this : Loose party management on the Democratic side, and unscrupulous but clever strat egy on the part of the Republicans. Tilden went into power a year ago with 50,000 Democratic majority. An able lawyer, a fervent agitator for re form. Mr. Tilden undoubtly is ; but it may be doubted whether he is as great a politician as a counsellor. When he became Governor, he found over two thirus of the patronage of this city in the hands of the Republican party and the enemies of the Democracy. Among these, Comptroller Green, of whom the Governor has some mysterious fear, was the most malignant and treacher ous. Had these office-holders been pure men, devoted to the public ser vice, instead of being, a9 they were and are, marplots and ingrates on the one hand, and the tools and slaves of party on the other, their retention in power might have been regarded as a rare recognition of civil service reform, aud a heroic hardness of heart against the claims of his own party by a Demo cratic Governor. But this will hardly be asserted by the most, intrepid Repub lican. With one or two exceptions, the public departments of this city are pre cisely in the same hands they were in when Air. Tilden went to Albany with 50,000 Democratic majority, and let it be remembered 42,000 of that same majority were given to fiim in this city alone. What has he dohe for his party here? Absolutely notk.ng! It is the proverb that Republics are ungrateful. The reverse is sometimes the ease. These very Radicals aud renegade Democrats of the Comptroller Green stripe, whom Mr. Tilden has retained in office, set a trap for the Democratic city officials elected at the same time with the Governor himself, and with an ingenuity worthy of high admiration they worked at it, covered it up, and prepared all the approaches to it with first-rate strategy—until, flop ! into it walked the honest, unsuspecting Demo cratic officials in question. They soon found a hornet’s nest about their ears. A simple resolution did the business. It was resolved that after a certain day, in view of limited appropriations, and with proper regard to economy and retrenchment, the laborers on the public works of the city snould receive 40 cents a day less, or $1.60 instead of $2. Whew ! Down came the laborers in thousands, ready to fight for their rights; muttering curses and swearing vengeance on the Democratic Mayor. The Outs now saw’ their opportunity. “Put us in office,” shouted they, “aud we will not only raise your wages to the former rate but put all your unem ployed friends to work, and see to it that the poor man has a jthanco to turn a penny as well as the wretches who hold big offices and who would drive you and your families ;to the poor house 1” The Trades’ Unions took up the cry; the Workingmen’s Organiza tions joined the chorus ; the Democra tic faction outside of Tammany Hall shouted itself hoarse over the wrongs of the poor laborers; and a commu nistic reign of terror seemed to be im pending over the Metropolis. The Grant Custom House Republicans, who had really caused the whole trouble now got ready to avail themselves of whatever might turn up. The old fol lowers of Tweed were hobnobbing with such distinguished Republicans as Senator Conkling, Collector Arthur, Tom Alurphy, etc. The bargain was at last made. The spoils were distributed beforehand, and the party, whose Pharisaical boast is “ Great Moral Ideas,” entered into a disgraceful coa lition with men whom jhey had de nounced for years, and w.&.ose fortunes had been in disastrous eclipse ever since Tweed went to the penitentiary. This is the whole store in a nutshell of the late Radical triumph in the Democratic city of New York. Tam many’s average vote on the 2d of No vember was fifty-two thousand, while the average vote of the Radical /mti- Tammany coalition wat| seventy-five thousand. An analysis of "dative party strength based on the late election would sum up about as follows: Whole number of votes 140,000 Stay-at-homes 12,000 Tammany Democrats...... 52,000 Republicans ? 42,000 Anti-Tammany Democrats... 15,000 Disaffected Tammany La boring Class 19,000 Now tnat the demagogues have used the deluded laboring class, they will turn their backs on them. In point of fact they are powerless to help them, while in point of principle they are ut- terly insensible to the laborers’ weal or woe, or anybody else’s but their own. Indeed, the reaction is already setting in, and the workingmen are even now beginning to execrate the politicians who duped them into opposition to the Democratic party in the late election. Vindex. HITTING FORNEY HARD. A Point at Which Rascality Becomes Funny. The New York Nation contains the following severe attack upon Col. For ney, w hich ought to bring him home very speedily: The Anglo-American Times, a very good paper published in Loudon, has in the number received by the last mail, an article, almost ecclesiastical in its tone, entitled “Col. John W. Forney and the United States Centennial Exhibi tion,” in which the writer gives way to the most extraordinary rejoicings over the appearance of the Colonel in Eng land as American ‘lnternational Com missioner to Europe.’ We wish we had space to quote some of his dithyrambs over this auspicious event. They would greatly amuse some of our readers. We are sorry, however, to have to make known the fact to the Anglo-American Times, and to our English readers, that the dispatching of the Colonel in an official character is looked upon by the best portion of this country as an un pardonable indiscretion on the part of tbe Centennial Commissioners, and as a sticking illustration of the disregard even of the appearances which famil iarity with corruption has bred even in men who are themselves as honest. Twenty-five thousand dollars of the Pacific Mail corruption fund were traced to the Colonel’s capacious pock ets in the Congressional investigation last winter, but he has never given himself the trouble to notice the charge, and his failure to meet it ought of course to have disqualified him for any place of dignity or emolument, and, above all, for that of an international commissioner. Nor is this the first case of the kind in which the Colonel has been implicated and exposed; in fact, we believe it is the third. He cer tainly got $4,000 of the money of the Georgia ring, headed by Bullock, when they were trying to get Congrqps to set aside the State Constitution, in order to enable them to continue their game of fraud, before Bullock’s flight from justice. It is, indeed, almost a matter of public notoriety that the Colonel has had a hand in most of the great Washington jobs, and his Euro pean mission is therefore a national disgrace, for which the Centennial Com missioners owe an apology, not only to the public, but even to the Indian ring. When tbe Colonel lifted up his tuneful voice in LondoD, a few weeks ago, in “vindication” of General Schenck, many honest Americans laughed through their tears, because there is a point at which rascality becomes funny. What General Johnston Thinks of It. • A St. Louis correspondent of the New York Sun, who met Gen. Joseph E. Johnston in that city, on the occasion of the recent Texas Pacific Railway Convention, writes as follows : I met (Jen. Joe Johnston at the Lin dell Hotel on Monday evening. He did not hesitate to express his disapproba tion of the scheme to subsidize the Texas Pacific Railroad. He said that of course he was in favor of a Southern route to the Pacific, but that he did not believe in either the expediency or the propriety of extending Government aid to the enterprise. He thought that the Southern people should stand by their ancient landmarks, and follow the teachings of their illustrious statesmen of the past. The Democratic party was on record over and over again as against all subsidies, and it could not afford to stultify itself. The South might be benefltted by the construc tion of a genuine Southern Pacific Railroad, but her people should not insist on legislation which in principle, they believe to be wrong and conducive to monstrous steals like the Credit Alobilier. He did not believe that the Texas Pacific, under its present auspi ces was really and truly a Southern road. He had observed a map of the proposed route in the rear of the stage, and that plainly said to the Conven tion that St. Louis, and not the South, was the eastern terminus of Tom Scott’s Transcontinental line. I have heard similar view’s expressed by other distinguished Southerners. They are beginning to see that a road from St. Louis to San Diego, leaving Memphis, Vicksburg and New Orleans in the cold, may not be of so much benefit to the South as to St. Louis and Tom Scott’s railroad combination. Spurgeon Dissatisfied with the Evan gelists’ Wobk. —The famous London preacher, Spurgeon, has announced his dissatisfaction with the work that was done there by Aloody and Sankey. In addressinf the London Baptist Asso ciation, he went so far as to say that he “ wished he could find the converts made duriug tbe last revivalthat he could not bear of their being “turned into disciples, which was a pity ;” and that it “ would take something a hun dred times greater than that revival to move London.” He then talked about those who “ dear brother” and “dear sister” people with as much unholy honey as they can, and when they have got them sufficiently far out indoctrin ate them with a spirit as far remote from Jesus Christ as possible.” You’ll build the fires or I’ll be a wid ow,” is the way the Fat Contributor’s wife talks. A Wisconsin schoolmaster whipped a miss of sixteen for putting up her back hair in school hours. Mr. Gawrzyselski is lecturing in In dianapolis. Sorry for the man had to introduce to the audience. A daughter of Singer, the sewing machine man, has made her debut as a burlesque actress in San Francisco. Anew custom has just been intro duced, and that is to issue wedding cards bearing the words “No Pres ents.” The London literary critics seem to think Lome’s poem pretty good for a Marquis. That’s letting him down easy. The Rev. Forbush, of Cleveland, says that he doesn’t believe in yelling devil in order to frighten him into being good. Prof. Proctor was advised by cable the other day that he was the father of boy twins. He won’t lecture on those suns, tho’. A King’s jester was once asked, “What kind of a place do you think heaven to be?” “A place,” he said, “whore naught but good is spoken of the neighbor.” “And in what,” it was again asked, “does its supreme happi ness consist?” “In the feeling that no one will slander me there, and that, if I have any faults, it will be so unfash ionable to speak of them that I and all will soon forget them.” NORTH GEORGIA CONFERENCE Fourth Day’s Proceedings. Saturday, Dec. 4,1875. At the close of my letter yesterday, the following order was reached: Local preachers elected deacons: Augusta district—A. C. Davidson, Crawfordville. Athens district—Nicholas Z. Glenn, Watkinsville. Gainesville district —L. L. Reid, Gainesville; W. M. Duncan, Blairsville; J. C. Bell, Cleveland; J. J. Methvin, Nacoochee. Dalton district—G. W. Moore, McLe more’s Cove. LaGrange district —W. S. Foster, Bowdon; W. J. C. Timmons, Bowdon; J. H. Callahan, Whitesville; Owen H. Smith, Whitesville. Atlanta district—Warren D. Payne, Atlanta. Griffin district—J. F. Holmes, Barnes vilie. Elberton district—David L. Parrish, Bellton. LOCAL PREACHERS ELECTED ELDERS. Athens district—James A. Baugh, Putnam county. Gainesville district—George K. Quil lian, Cleveland. Dalton district—J. M. Moore, MoLe more’s Cove. LaGrange district—John T. Whita ker, Whitesville. Atlanta district—James Propbit, De catur; Elijah H. Clarke, Decatur. The application of John Bonner for deacon’s orders was not accepted. ORDERS RECOGNIZED. Joseph T. Crowell, deacon Methodist Protestant church. Bowdon. W. M. Chapman, elder Missionary Baptist church, Putnam county. Left the Baptists because he believed in open communion. H. L. Harvey, elder, Old School Pres byterian church, Atlanta. Owen H. Smith, elder Hardshell ; Bap tists. J. Rembrandt Smith, elder, Baltimore Conference ; Isaac G. Parks, continued in class of deacons for one year. J. F. Mixon, continued as elder. A t 12 o’clock the legal Conference held a session, W. H. Potter in the chair. H. J. Adams, treasurer, submitted a report, showing a balance in hand of $134.35. Rev. G. J. Pearce asked the appoint ment of a committee to examine his claims against the LaGrange Female College, and Caleb W. Key, J. M. Rich ardson, J. F. Lowe and J. E. Godfrey were appointed. The committee were instructed to report at next session, if found impracticable at this session. Three shares of the Central Railroad stock were ordered transferred to the endowment fund of EMORY COLLEGE. The Conference opened this morning with religious services conducted by Rev. J. E. Evans. J. Lewis, Sr., was granted a superan nuated relation. S. A. Mitchell was discontinued at his own request. The President of the Conference was requested to appoint Rev. E. W. Speer to a professorship in the State Uni versity. The characters of the presiding el ders and preachers of the Augusta, Athens, Elberton and Gainesville dis tricts were passed. F. C. Timmons was admitted on trial; this makes the third brother in this Conference. S. C. McDaniel, a frater nal messenger from the Congregational Methodist Church, was introduced, and delivered a brief address, expressing the brotherly regard of the church he represented. Dr. A. G. Haygood offer ed a series of resolutions in response, and recommended the appointment of fraternal messengers to attend the next annual meeting of the congregational churches. METHODIST STRENGTH IN AUGUSTA AND RICHMOND COUNTY. The statistical reports of the pastors in Augusta and Richmond county make the following exhibition—members, Sunday School children, and money raised: St. John’s 286 members. St. James 646 “ Asbury 563 “ St. Luke 43 “ Richmond Circuit 571 “ Total ..2,109 members. There are some churches in the coun ty not included In the above calcula tion. St. John has 179 Sunday school children, St. James has 604 Sunday school children, Asbury has 286 Sun day school children, Richmond Circuit has 273 Sunday school children, St. Luke has 86 Sunday school children. Total, 1,428. St. John raised $4,100 00 St. James raised 3,563 65 Asbury raised 2,233 26 Richmond Circuit raised 1,035 00 $10,931 91 St. Luke not reported. There are some churches in the county not included; they belong to a mission. The Conference has collected, during the year, about SB,OOO for Missionary purposes. There are nineteen Mission aries employed in the territory of this Conference, and they have added about 500 members to the church during the present year. There are 2,922 members living on missionary ground. A mis sionary meeting was held in the Meth odist Church at seven o’clock p. m., at which addresses were delivered by Dr. O. L. Smith, of Oxford, and Bishop Keener. Dr. Smith lead off and asserted that three things were necessary for suc cessful missionary work, i. e.: “Grit (moral heroism he afterward called grit), grace and greenbacks.” The doc tor made a plain, pointed, convincing argument in favor of organized mis sionary effort. Bishop Keener followed with many keen sentences —so sharp that they penetrated not only the hearts, but the pockets Of his audience, and succeeded In a handsome collection. There is considerable speculation as to where the preachers will “go next year,” but it is only speculation, as the present cabinet “ don’t leak.” Ru mor says “the Bishop keeps his own secrets, and even the cabinet has only twilight.” Many of the preachers have had a tough year, hard work and poor pay. One young man, reported as a “fair preacher and a most earnest worker,” has received for the support of himself and wife, $l4O. GRIFFIN NOTES. J. E. Godfrey preached an impres sive sermon on the subject of “God manifest in the flesh” or Christian life. At night the regular communion ser vice was neld. The church was crowded. It was one of the most impressive New Series—Vol. 28, No. 105 scenes I ever witnessed. Some two hundred or more partook of the Lord’s Supper. Rev. W. M. Crumley, J. B. Payne, H. H. Parks and others officiat ing. The prayer of Rev. J. W. Knight at the close was one of the most pow erful ever listened to. While it par took of his peculiarities, it made a deep impression. An interesting meeting of the Wid ow’s and Orphan’s Aid Society was held, Rev. C. A. Evans, President, in the chair. The clerical members pay $3 and the lay members $1 each, to support the widows and orphans of deceased ministers who died in the work. The case of Mrs. Joshua Park er was brought before the society. Some S6OO will be raised. Upon makiug|his report as.President of Emory College yesterday,* Dr. O. L. Smith made a noble speech. He ex plained that he voluntarily retired from the Presidency because he preferred a lower to a higher position. He heartily co-operated with the new President. The faculty and trustees were In thorough accord. Among the lay delegates present we omitted to mention the presence of Hon. Warren Aiken of Cartersville, and Levi Brotherton of Dalton. A letter was received from Rev. B. J. Johnson, asking a superannuated rela tion, which was granted. APPOINTMENTS. [Special to the Constitutionalist.] C. A Evans to St. Johns ; tl. H. Parks to St. James; F. A. Kimball to Asbury; C. W. Key to St. Luke’s; W. L. Wooten to Jones’ Chapel; and T. A. Seals to the Richmond Circuit. The next Conference will meet at Sparta. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS. There was a heavy fall of snow last week between Hemingway’s Ferry and Dogwood Neck, in Horry county. The Good Templars of Martin’s De pot, Newberry county, gave a series of fine charades last week. A number of convicts escaped from the stockade, on the Spartanburg and Ashville Railroad recently. Some have been captured near Wellford, and others are sulking through Greenville and Laurens counties. The Revenue officers of the Third District made a large seizure of to bacco at Greenville on Thursday. Be sides the one thousand four hundred pounds of tobacco, there were taken two teams, consisting of two horses, two mules, two wagons, harness, etc. A Christmas cake for the Baptist Sabbath School at Aiken is said to be very handsome. It was made by John Hahn & Cos., of Augusta. It has beeu placed ou exhibition in Henry Weasel’s show windovv in Aiken. Major C. D. Melton, of Columbia, died on Saturday. Major Melton was born in York county in 1819; studied law in the South Carolina College, from which he graduated in 1843. He entered the Confederate service at the breaking out of the war, and rose to the rank o! Major. For the last six years he was engaged in the university as professor of the law school. The faculty of the University of South Carolina, at a special meeting, passed resolutions of respect. November Crop Report. The following is the report of the Augusta District for* the mouth of November: Augusta, Ga., December 6. 1875. To the President and Board of Directors of the Augusta Exchange: Gentlemen— -We respectfully submit the following report for the month of November, as to the prospects and con dition of the cotton crop in the district allotted to this Exchange. Our report is baseJ on fifty-four replies from twenty-six counties. Average date of replies, November 30th. Question Ist—Has the weather for gathering the crop been more or less favorable than last year, since Novem ber Ist? Answer—The weather since Novem ber Ist has not been quite as favorable for gathering the crop as last year, owing to more frequent rains during the last half of the month. Question 2d—What proportion of the crop has been picked, and when will all be gathered? Answer—As an average, about nine ty-three per cent, of the crop is reported as picked, and all will be, or should be, gathered by December 15th, if attended to. Question 3d—Will the yield in your county be greater or less than last year? State increase or decrease. Answer—Two counties only report a small increase over last year. Three counties same as last year. The bal ance a decrease ranging from ten to fifty per cent. The average of our re plies point to a yield of eighteen to twenty per cent, less than last year. Question 4th—State any material facts regarding the yield not covered by the above. Answer —While the quantity of seed cotton picked has in many localities exceeded the expectations of a month ago, the yield of lint or marketable cotton has not been Increased. It is almost universally stated that ij, has taken about twenty-five per cent, more of seed cotton to make a pound of lint than last year. The proportion of low grades and stained cottons is unusual ly large. Very respectfully, Your obedient servants, L. L. Zulavsky, Chairman; J. J. Pearce, F. W. Reid, R. W. Heard, L. C. Nowell, A. M. Benson, Win. M. Read, Committee on Statistics and Informa tion. Mr. Beecher says the time Is eomiDg when all men shall be good; when even a politician shall be a Christian man. He doesn’t give the date. m< m One modiste in Vicksburg has in hand wedding dresses for fourteen young la dies. Who says Mississippi hasn’t en tered upon anew life ? “Isn’t your husband a little bald ?” asked one lady of another, in a store, yesterday. “There isn’t a bald hair in his nead,” was the hasty reply of the wife. A young lady from the rural dist ricts entered a dry goods store, the other day, and asked for a pair of stockings. The clerk politely asked her what number she wore. “ Why, two, you blasted fool; do you suppose I am a centipede, or have a wooden leg.” The poor of Norwalk, Ohio, are very reasonable people. They are thankful to reoeive donations of cold buckwheat cakes and worn out door mats. William B. Astor never insured his property. To Advertisers and Subscribers. On AND aptkb this date (April 21. 1875,) all j editions of the Constitutionalist will be sent j free of postage. j Advertisements must be paid for when ban ded in, unless otherwise stipulated. i Announcing or suggesting Candidates foi office, 20 cents per line each insertion. Money may be remitted at our risk by Express or Postal Order. Correspondences invitod. 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. The Cradle Tomb. Snribner'B Monthly for October has the following touching poem, by Susan Coo* lidge, on one of the royal tombs in West minster Abbey. t A little rudely sculptured bed. With shadowing folds of marble lace And quilt of marble primly spread, And folded round a baby’s face. Smoothly the nimble coverlet. With royal blazonries bedight, Hangs, as by tender Angers set, And straightened for the last good-night. And traced upon the pillowing stone A dent is seen, as it to bless That quiet sleep, some grieving on* Had leaned and left a soft impress. It seems no more than yester lay Wince the sad mother down the s'air, And down the long aisle, stole away, A ad left her darling treasure there. But dust upon the cradle lies, And those who prized the baby so, And decked her couch with heavy sighs, Were turned to dust long years ago. Above the peaceful pillowed head, Three centuries brood; and strangers peep And wonder at the carven head; But not unwept the baby’s sleep. For wistful mother-eyes are blurred With sudden mists, as lingerers stay, And the old dust is roused and stirred By the warm tear-drops of to-day. Soft, furtive hands caress the stone And hearts o’erleaping place ami age, Melt into memories and own, A thrill of common parentage. Men die, but sorrow never dies! The crowding years divide in vain, And the wide world is knit with ties Of common brotherhood in pain. Of common share in grief and loss, And heritage in the immortal bloom, Of love, which, flowing round its cross, Made beautiful a baby’s tomb. GEORGIA GENERAL NEWS. There were only three deaths in Ma con last week. Hon. W. A. Huff, of Macon, has sus pended. The Mayor’s Court at Macon appears to have plenty of work. William Mitchell’s house in Macon was destroyed by Are ou Saturday. Incendiary. Macon Volunteers, Company B, have received fifty breeeh-loading rifles of the Winchester pattern. A correspondent of the Macon Tele graph has been visiting Mercer Univer sity, and speaks very highly of that in stitution. Langdon T. Chervis, an agent of the Singer Sewing Machine Company, at Marietta, has been arrested, charged with defrauding the company. The Directors of the Young Men’s Library Association at Atlanta, have published a statement which clearly es tablishes the fact that the discharged Librarian was an unfit person. Like Treasurer Jones, his cash account was somewhat muddled. Tom Persons, who lives near Box Springs, on the Southwestern Railroad, while going home last week, received such injuries from a fall of his horse that he died in a few hours. The horse stumbled to the ground and rolled over on the rider, crushing him. The former bill against Bagley, of Co lumbus, charged with the murder of the late Marshal Murphy, was abandoned, owing to a defect. The new indictment preferred against him was returned as a “no bill.” Under the laws of Georgia, the two returns of two “no bills” are equivalent to an acquittal. If the Grand Jury at the next term returns a “no bill,” Bagley will be declared guilt less of the offense under the law. The latest news from the Okefenokeo expedition comes via Homersville, and repesents that the party cut a ten foot way across the Okefenokee swamp. The Hegeraan boat went through finely. The work was accomplished in five days. One severe night was spent in the swamp, a neavy rain falling all the time. The party came out well but hungry. The way is now clear for the engineers following. The inaugural ball of the Mark ham House, la Atlanta, will come off on the 23d lost. The ball will be given under the auspices of the Governor’s Guards, and in vitations have been given to the mili tary officers of Augusta, Macon, Savan nah and Columbus. Col. Markham has given $750, and the Guards $250 for the supper alone. This SI,OOO supper will surpass anything of the kind given in Atlanta for a long time. At a political meeting of colored men held in Columbus, a well known colored blacksmith advised them to go to the polls and vote quietly and orderly; ho insisted they should not receive money for their votes, but should do as the better class of white men. He warned them that the Republican party was forever dead in Georgia, and that they must now be content to remain good citizens, and vote with the interest of the country. His speech was reoeived with prolonged cheers. Atlanta Herald (sth): Yesterday afternoon, Governor James M. Smith appointed Hon. John W. Renfroe, for merly of Washington county, but, more recently, general book-keeper in the Comptroller-General’s office, to the po sition of State Treasurer ad interim, vice Hon. John J ones. Captain Renfroe went down to Washington county a few days ago and made his bond in that and adjoining counties from among his old friends who have known him since his childhood. His bond is ample, and ho made it without the least trouble. The employees and others around the State Department, who had occasion to know Captain Renfroe, speak of him in the very highest terms, and are quite pleased with his appointment. His se lection, from the many other applicants, by Governor Smith, but betokens his sharp, shrewd sagacity in making his appointments of men to office under his administration. Capt. Renfroe filed his bond and received his commission at a late hour yesterday afternoon. The small boy was sawing wood in the back yard, when a brilliant thought struck him. Going to the house he remarked suggestively; “Ma, Bill Jones is goin’ to get a turkey to-morrow, over to the Corners. I guess he could get two pretty cheap.” The response came very promptly : “You, John Henry, git yourself back to that woodpile, and don’t be saying nothin’ to mo about turkeys. I’d like to know who it ’twas laid abed for two weeks after’ last Thanksgiving making me a world of trouble and fuss. There won’t be no suoh fcoliu’ around this year. You hear me !” Sadness hovered over that youthful brow.—Rochester Democrat. — ■ “Why,” said a Highland clergyman to one of his flock, “do you always sleep in your pew when I am in the pulpit, while you are attentive to every one I invite ?” “Because, sir, when you preach lam sure it is all right; but I can’t trust a stranger without keeping a good lookout,”