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FROM WASHINGTON.
Threatened Trouble in Louisiana—
Committee Work—Duncan Kenner’s
Testimony Democratic Caucus-
Senator Kelley Explains.
Washington, February 17.—Based
upon dispatches from Deputy Stockton
to Marshal Pitkin, the Republican says
editorially: “By our dispatches it will
be 866D that the white leauge of Lou
isiana are threatening to cut the tele
graphic communication from New Or
leans north, and fight for the State
House to-day. They asserted yester
day that Packard should die if he at
tempted tc rule the State.” Interest
ing news may be expected from that
quarter to-day.
Before the Privileges and Elections
Committee, Caspier Jordan declined to
answer questions until he could consult
hlslawjer. He had consulted only the
President and directors of the bank,
but refused to state their advice. The
questions referred to the bank account
of Tilden, Hewitt & Peltou. The com
mittee went into private session.
Honore’s box of papers, said to cover
all the Louisiana election returns, is
four feet loup, two wide and two deep.
The papers are useless now, unless they
can be brought to bear on the State
government of Louisiana.
Before the Privilege and Powers Com
mittee, D. F. Kenner testified that Gov.
Wells told an untruth when he said
Kenner offered to bribe Wells to cast
the vote of Louisiana for Tilden. Du
ring a long conversation, Wells said be
must be rewarded, but did not mention
the sum as he had to consult Tom
Anderson. At a subsequent interview
Wells said Anderson wanted half a
million. Kenner said this was ridicu
lous. v\ ells said he wanted a few days
longer, subsequentl , Wells said he
could uot give a fair couut, but would
retain enough votes to save Nichols for
$200,000 in hand. Witness replied he
had uot that sum. This closed ne
gotiations.
Democratic members of the House
postponed their caucus till to-night.
Promiuent D m 'Crats say there will
be no factious opposition when the two
Houses meet in joint sessiou on Mou
day.
The House resolution was adopted
to receive the Senate at. 11 o’clock
Monday. Recess to 10 Monday.
In the Senate Mr. Kelly, of Oregon,
made a personal explanation in regard
to telegrams before the Committee on
Privileges and Elections charging him
with being engaged in an attempt to
buy a Republican elector in Oregon,
and said “he had no knowledge of any
such telegram. He did sign a cipher
dispatch for Mr. Patrick, who repre
sented that it was a telegram to W. T.
Peiton for SIO,OOO, to pay lawyers’ fees
in Oregon, and if not used would be
returned.” Mr. Kelly denied that he
ever attempted to buy a Republican
elector, or that he ever authorized any
one to make such offer for him.
Mr. Sargent, of California, said he
thought the Senator from Oregon did
right to endeavor to free his name
from the nefarious transactions in Ore
gon. The country had lived through
a Centennial without any Presidential
elector betraying the party which
elected him, but it had not through the
Centennial without seeing an attempt
to buy an elector sanctioned by the
chief of a great political party.
In the Senate, a communication was
received from Justice Clifford enclosing
the decision of the Commission on the
Louisiana case.
Mr. Kelly, of Oregon, made a state
ment similar to that telegraphed last
night, only more full andeutirely clear
ing himself of taint. He read the fol
lowing :
Salem, February 16th, 1877.
Hon. James K. Kelly , Washington, D. C.:
Deny that I sent any telegram to
Tilden. I never sent a cipher in my
life. L. F. Gkover.
A general discussion followed, In
which mutual fraud was charged.
The Count to Continue Monday—Ar
gument Upon Receiving the Report
of the Commission in the Louisiana
Case—An Oregon Dispatch Ex
plained—Cashier Jourdaa Reported
in Contempt.
In the House, Mr. Lamar offered a
resolution directing the Clerk of the
House to inform the Senate that it
would at 11 o’clock Monday be ready
to receive that body for the purpose of
continuing with the counting of the
votes. Adopted—yeas, 152; nays, 111.
On motion of Mr. Lamar, the House
by a vote of yeas 149, nays 107, took a
recess until Monday at ten o’clock.
A Democratic caucus was announced
for 7:30 this evening.
Mr. Bogy referred to the proceed
ings before the Electoral Commission,
and said the Commission in the case of
Florida laid down two rules for its
guidance. First, that they would not
Investigate anything which had trans
pired before or preceding the return
made by the Governor, excepting in
relation* to the eligibility of the elec
tors. Their decision left that question
open for investigation by a vote of 8 to
7. It was of course believed by the
whole country that the same rule
would be applied to Louisiana. Who
on earth would have doubted the pro
priety of the application of that rule
when it had been enforced in the
case of the State of Florida.
Yet we know that but yesterday
that decision was reversed. We know
that a member of that Commission but
yesterday changed his position upon
tnat subject, and while it was compe
tent in the State of Florida to go be
hind the returns to examine whether
electors were or were not eligible under
the Constitution of the United States.
When the motion was made by the
Senator from Delaware, Mr. Bayard,
to apply the same rule to Louisiana
the decision was reversed. The case
had been made so plain by counsel,
@l).c 2Utottsto Congtitattflimlist
so strong, so irrefutable that such an
examination could not take place with
out providing beyond the possibility of
doubt that more than one elector from
that State was not entitled to the posi
tion of elector, because he was* not
eligible and this decision was changed
by this Commission.
Sir, the names of Jeffreys and Marie
borough have come down to us for
ages past, covered with disgrace and
shame, because they were corrupt
Judges, and the name of that man who
changed his vote upon that Commis
sion (Judge Bradley) will go down to
after ages disgraced. His name will be
associated with Maryborough and Jef
freys, and it never will be pronounced
without a hiss from all good men in
this country.
Mr. Morton, of Indiana, said he had
heard with regret the remarks made
by the Senator from Missouri in regard
to Mr. Justice Bradley. If that Sena
tor could have heard the discussions
of the Electoral Commission as Le (Mr.
Morton) heard them, he would not
have made such remarks. The time
would come when the opinion of the
members of the Commission would be
published, and he was sure the Sena
tor would then see he had done an act
of injustice to an able and conscien
tious Judge.
Recess to 10 Monday.
Secretary Cameron and Gen. Sher
man bave returned.
No executive action to-day regard
ing Louisiana.
There are high assurances that noth
ing will be done in haste.
Raiders in Yadkin county, N. C., re
port the capture of twenty-seven cop
per stills and eight distillers.
The Privileges and Elections Com
mittee have resolved to report Cashier
Jourdan to the Senate for contempt.
Louisiana Consols Abroad—Senator
Gordon’s Health.
A citizen of Louisiana now here, re
ports having received a communica
tion from a leading banking firm in
New York, who states that they have
received orders to sell large amounts
of Louisiana consols on European ac
count. Since the news of the Florida
vote having been counted for Hayes
was received abroad, the belief tbore
being that Louisiana would be similar
ly decided and Packard sustained, in
which event they thought the securities
of the State would be almost worth
less, while, had Nicholls been recog
nized, the credit of the State securities
would have been greatly enhanced.
Senator Gordon was in his seat for a
short time yesterday and to-day, but
is still too unwell to attend to bis pub
lic duties. His physicians advise him
to return home or go into the country.
Democratic Caucus—They Resolve to
Continue the Count and Condemn
the Decisions of the Commission.
The Democratic caucus of the House
and Senate to-night adopted the fol
lowing, and authorize its publication :
Resolved, That the count of the
electoral vote shall proceed without
dilatory opposition to the orderly
execution of the act of Congress,
creating the Electoral Commission,
whose decision shall be read aud
acted upon in accordance with the
provisions of the said luw. But this
resolution is accompanied with the
solemn and earnest protest of the
Democratic party against the cross
and shameless violations of law,
justice and truth, contained in the de
cisions of the majority who signed the
same in the cases of Florida and Louis
iana
The resolution adopted was a sub
stitute offered by Mi. Reagan of Texas,
to one already before the caucus, the
text of which has not transpired. The
protest was in the shape of an amend
ment offered by Mr. Bright, of Ten
nessee. The vote was 69 to 40.
FROM NEW YORK.
Fragments of the George Cromwell’s
Wreck Found—H. B. Clatliii A Cos. do
not Know Weldou.
New York, February 17.— A telegram
dated “Great Placentia, Feb. 16,” says :
Father Wheelan, who came from Bar
risway, seven miles from Placentia, re
ports seeing a life buoy marked S. S.
George Cromwell, picked up yesterday
morning. Since Sunday provisions and
a cabin door bave been found.
H. B. Claflin and another member of
the firm of Claflin & Cos., told a repor
ter last evening that neither of them
had recommended W. H. Weldon to P.
H. Pepper, of Mobile, nor had they
known anything of him at any time.
A correspondent at Columbus who
says he was first to apprise Governor
Hayes of the Tribunal's decision in the
Louisiana case, reports that Governor
Hayes expressed his thanks for the
courtesy and quietly retnarke 1 that
the indications were certaiuly very eu
eouraging to the Republic ms. He ex
hibited no signs of emotion as the an
nouncement was made. The Execu
tive office was soon filled with friends
of the Governor who called to ex
press their congratulations. A stream
of congratulatory telegrams from all
sections of the country has been re
ceived by Governor Hayes tbis even
ing.
■
ALABAMA.
The Mobile and Ohio Railroad Case
Again—Petition for the Purchase
of t e Alabama and Chattanooga
Railroad.
Mobile, February 17.—A petition
was filed to-day in the United States
Circuit Court by Morris Ketchum, sur
viving trustee of the Mobile and Ohio
Railroad Company, for the appoint
ment of George S. Coe, President of
the American Exchange Bank of New
York and Philadelphia; C. Calhoun,
President of the Fourth National Bank
of New York, to fill vacancies in the
trusteeship of the first mortgage. Ar
gument upon the effect of Judge
Wood’s request and proposal to sit in
the case, will be heard by the Court
Monday.
On the petition of purchasers of the
Alabama and Chattanooga Railroad,
on motion, Judge Grand, in the Circuit
Court of the United States for the
Southern District of Alabama, made a
decree that on the payment of the
whole of the cash required by the
terms the purchase of the road shall
be returned to them. The petitioners
were represented by J. C. Stanton, and
have forty days more to pay the cost
required. They have already paid
$30,000.
At a meeting of the City Council of
Atlanta a petition was ordered pre
sented to the Legislature asking that
the bill allowing $30,000 of the water
works bonds be used in completing
and improving the city sewers. The
bonds were issued for the completion
of the water works, but the urgent de
mand of the city for more perfect sew
erage makes it necessary to ask the
aid which the Council requests,
FOREIGN DISPATCHES.
The Duke of Edinburg Resigns His
Command—Turkey Hash—Spicy
Debate in the British Parliament.
Liverpool, February 16.—A courier
reports that the Duke of Edinburgh,
for domestic reasons has resigned com
mand of her Majesty’a steamship Sul
tan and is returning to England.
Constantinople, February 16.—1 tis
stated that in consequ'. ace of a fresh
dispatch from the Grand Yizier, urging
the expediency of conducting her ne2
gotlations between the Porte and Monf
tenegro, Prince Nichols has assented
to the proposal announcing that he
will immediately send delegates to
Constantinople.
London, February 17.—During the
debate in the House of Commons on
the Eastern question, Mr. Chaplin,
Conservative, declared that Mr. Glad
stone, as an honorable man, should
withdraw his charges against the Gov
ernment or test their truth by a defi
nite motion.
Mr. Gladstone complains bitterly for
having, for the first time in his life,
been accused of disinclination to meet
his opponents fairly; but he declined
to reveal his plan.
Si* Stafford Northcote, Chancellor of
the Exchequer, urged that the opposi
tion were bound to either challenge
the Government’s conduct or admit
that their charges had been made in
ignorance.
The Marquis of Hurtington, without
absolutely promising to introduce such
a motion, would not admit that the
Liberal accusations were made under a
false impression. If they refrained
from challenging the Government’s
policy it was bee ruse that policy had
undergone a change.
London, February 17.—The brig Der
Pommer, New Castle, for Charleston,
was towed into Geestemund, partially
dismasted. She lost her sails and three
of the crew were drowned.
London, February 17.—Prince Nicho
las, of Montenegro, sends two ambas
sador to Constantinople to treat for
peace. A prolongation of the armis
tice is probable.
Servian delegates passed Bucharest
en route for Constantinople.
LOUISIANA.
All Quiet in New Orleans—The Nich
olls’ Government Likely to Stand.
New Orleans, February 17.—The city
was never more quiet than last night
and to-day.
Adjutant General Penn, of Nicholls’
government, says : Not an order of any
kind was issned from his office yester
day. Furthermore, they do not believe
the Nicholls’ government will be inter
fered with in any event—let the Presi
dential question go as it may.
Note.—The White League are the
Nicholls’ militia.
MEXICO.
Surrender of Marauders—Quiet Once
More Restored.
Matamoras. February 17.—General
Blanco, who took command of this
border la behalf of Diaz, has restored
order,
Marauders have come in and surren
dered their arms to Gtn. John W. Cor
tina, with about 1,000 well armed
cavalry, who entered this city and was
received with military honors by Gen.
Blanco, amidst the ringing of bells and
popular acclamations. Cortina is pre
paring to start, in a few days, for the
City of Mexico, where he has been call
ed by Gen. Diaz.
Another Bank Gone.
Pottsville, Pa., February 16.—Ex
citement at Bhamokin, caused by the
stoppage of the Miners Trust and Safe
Deposit Company yesterday, has been
intensified this morning by the sus
pension of the Northumberland County
National Bank.
Utilizing Gambling.
(Columbus Enquirer.)
The idea of Major Moses in giving
the right to Beu Wood, of New York,
“to turn a wheel” in Atlanta for the
benefit of the orphans of Georgia, is
certainly an ingenious plan to compel
vice to support virtue. He saw the
great profits to be made from “turning
a wheel,” and, like the disciple who
witnessed the breaking of the alabas
ter box of precious ointment over the
head of our Saviour, his thoughts at
once took a practical turn. “Why
might not all this money be used for
the benefit of the poor ? And we re
peat, why not ?
But let not the idea be cenfioed to
“turning a wheel.” Amend the bill and
give to the Hon. John Morrissey, also
of New York, the right to establish a
faro bank in Atlania for the Deaf and
Dumb Asylum, and then give the Hon.
Robert C. Schenck, the exclusive right
to play and bet at “draw poker” for
the benefit of the Lunatic Asylum.
Thus the people of the State would
get rid of the burden of supporting
and educating its poor, and place it
upon the shoulders of the gamblers,
where it rightfully belongs.
If we are not mistaken in our recol
lections of the Bible, a reason was sug
gested why the disciple was so anx
ious to convert the ointment into cash,
but If only a small portion of the sur
plus should find its way to the poor, of
course this would be a blessing.
RHODE ISLAND.
The Business Prospect.
The business outlook for the state
manufacturers is unusually promising;
without an exception the mills are
working to their utmost, and have an
increased foreign trade. The cotton
mills are (doing particularly well; the
products of at least seven-eighths of
them are taken up to April 1, and In
many cases to July 1, and all at pro
fitable prices. Governor Lippitt, who
is president of both cotton and woolen
companies, believes this year will be
best since 1867. The centennial has
shown the world what we can do, and
orders are coming from Australia,
China, South America, Africa, the East
Indies and various parts of Europe,
even from England itself, where Ameri
can goods are winning an enviable repu
tation. The operatives, too, are doing
better, for, though wages are 25 to 20 per
cent less, the cost of living is less than
10 years ago. The woolen mills and
the dyeing and bleaching works are
also doiDg a largely increased business,
but not so great as the cotton mills.
The Spragues, who have been working
hard to repair their fortunes, are hav
ing particularly good success with new
designs in prints, and working all their
mills, and selling goods as fast as they
can be made,— Springfield Republican.
AUGUSTA, GA., SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1877.
FROM ATLANTA.
Personnel of the Legislature— The
Funding Bill—Macon and Brunswick
Road—The Attorney-General—Gov.
Colquitt’s Receptions—Atlanta Gos
sip.
[Correspondence Constitutionalist.]
Atlanta, February 15, 1877.
the legislature.
The personnel of this General As
sembly, compares most favorably with
the best we’ve had since the war. There
are many large, portly, fine-looking
specimens, and but few that fall below
the average in this regard, and the in
tellectual make-up is fair to middling.
A large majority are new members,
and when this is the case there is al
ways more or less looseness in legisla
tion and apparent want of legislative
capacity. The scattering of ideas and
purposes, and the awkwardness of re
sults are distinctive features In the
House, especially, and though the
standard of talent in that branch is not
a whit below the Senate’s, the latter
body is much more systematic and
efficient in law making.
THE BUSINE3S
has progressed about as rapidly as It
ought to this week, and the three ses
sions a day are evidence of the earnest
ness of the members and their eager
anxiety to get through as early as pos
sible. Many important bills are yet to
be acted upon, and if due consideration
is given to them, adjournment will be
simply impossible before the last of
next week.
THE FUNDING BILL
already mentioned, will probably pass
the Senate to-morrow. There is little
or no opposition to it, and as it has the
sanction of the wisest and best men in
both Houses, it must be conceded to be
the best disposition of the mixed secu
rities, The reasons assigned by the
Finance Committees, and the argu
ments presented by experienced and
well trained financiers in and out of the
Legislature have induced your corres
pondent to change his views on the
subject, and to favor the funding. The
policy of the State is to simplify her
indebtedness, and in as much as she
has become solely responsible for the
redemption of the endorsed bonds
named in the4>ill, and will have them
to pay without recourse on the defunct
corporations, a due regard for econo
my and her good name manifestly
justify the funding at a lower rate of
interest. After the seizure and sale by
the State of a railroad whose bonds
she has endorsed, she at once becomes
the sole obligar to the holders or the
bonds, and good faith, good policy and
good sense demand the plainest meth
od of dealing with them, as well as the
least expensive and most honorable
mode of adjusting and liquidating the
indebtedness. The funding will-cer
tainly benefit the holders of these se
curities, for though the endorseu
bonds are just as binding on the State,
and bear one ( per cent, more interest
they are not recognized in the stock
markets of the world as theJhigbi
class of securities, and In the present
disordered state of Southern obliga
tions, they are scarcely available- as
transferable values. In the funding
operation the State makes one per
cent., and the creditor gets a bond
that will pass current anywhere at
par.
THE M. AND B. ROAD.
The Board of Directors of the Macon
and Brunswick railroad, submitted a
report to the Governor this forenoon,
showing a bid of $900,000 for the pur
chase, and his Excellency referred it to
the House of Representatives. That
body referred the report to the Finance
Committee, where it will be considered
to-morrow morning. This bid comes
from the builders and former owners
of the road, who, in addition to the
sum named, propose to surrender
$540,000 of the supplemental Issue of
$600,000 of bonds. If this bid is ac
cepted, and I think it ought to be, the
State will get rid of a troublesome
piece of property, and interest large
capitalists in the developement of her
resources and wipe out that confounded
issue of six hundred thousand.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL. •
I have reason to know that Maj. Ely,
the new Attoney-General, is giving the
highest satisfaction at Executive head
quarters. He is laborious, always at
the post of duty, full of information,
and equal to the demands upon his
legal learning and intellectual powers.
Governor Colquitt is satisfied that he
committed no mistake in the appoint
ment, and is highly gratified that he
was fortunate enough to secure the
services of a law officer at once reliable
and capable. In this connection, your
correspondent takes pleasure In con
tradicting a spitdful statement made in
some newspaper a few days ago. It
was stated that Maj. Ely was confirmed
by only one majority. There must
have been a mean motive at the bottom
of that falsehood. The appointment
was confirmed by the unanimous vote
of the Senate, and without criticism or
objection, as I am reliably informed.
THE MANSION.
The reception at the Executive Man
sion this evening is as brilliant as any
that ever honored the State In her
palmy days. The grounds are illumin
ated with Chinese lanterns, the Man
sion dazzles from doorway to dome,
the parlors and halls are beautifully
decorated and biilliantly lighted, while
sweet music, sweet flowers, bravrf men
and beautiful women enliven the scene
and complete the enchanting picture.
Governor and Mrs. Colquitt seemed
quite at home—easy, affable and com
fortable in manner and conversation,
and in their quiet way and social ele
gance gave freedom to their guests,
and impressed them with a greeting as
welcome as it was warm. There was
no ostentation to overawe, no stiffaess
to strife, no folly to freeze the happy
visitors; but a geuial and generous
glow of good breeding, good cheer and
good-heartedness met each caller at
the threshold, and filled all the mag
nificence within.
MERE MENTION.
But for my bad writing, I should feel
incline to a*Dathematise your printer
for changing so many words in my let
ter. Here’s “self-abrogation” for self
abnegation”—bad enough in all con
science, but there’s no harm in the ugly
error. When you make me say “ busy
in catching the Legislature asleep” for
“lucky” &0., you get me into hot water
and I begin to boll. [Our correspon
dent should write a better hand.]
Senator Black, of Screven, will very
soon lead to the altar one of Atlanta’s
brightest jewels—a perfect woman
nobly planned, and in every way wor
thy to wed Georgia’s gifted and for
tune’s favorite son.
Senator Furman has won golden
opinion in the Senate. This is his first
term In a Legislative body, and though
quite young he has not introduced a
solitary bill. Neither does he bore the
! Situate with much talking, but he
speaks to important measures and al
ways commands the attention of his
brother Senators.
The Constitution Is trying to convince
H. R. J. that it is “the only paper in the
Sooth that has detailed a special
Washington correspondent.” The con
troversy, taken In connection with the
correspondent’s letters and specials,
might be head-lined, “Romance in Real
Life.”
Atlanta can beat the world in the ar
ticle of weather. She is having a bad
spell again, aad the rural members
from the sunny side of the State often
mention the fact that they “wouldn’t
lire here for half the town.”
Wentworth.
Bradley and the Legal-Tender De
cision.
“Gath” (George Alfred Townsend)
writes to the Cincinnati Commercial
frevu Washington :
And who is Justice Bradley ? Well,
he was an ornament of the lobby. You
have probably heard of the lobby ?
No 1 Is it possible ? I though every
one bad heard of this third-estate of
tho Government, that owing to the dirt
accumulated about it, might well be
called real estate. It is the agency es
tablished by Congress to facilitate busi
ness between it and the people, appear
ing before it possessed of claims of all
sorts.
As the representative represents and
the agent reflects the tone and charac
ter of his employer, the lobby is quite
as bad as Congress, and is generally
composed of mean men and lewd wo
men. Attorney Bradley was in this lobby
working for the New Jersey railroad
companies. Attorney Strong was
likewise in the lobby laboring for the
Pennsylvania railroad companies.
These two gentlemen had other
clients .and were mixed in other
schemes, but these were their
principal employments and interests.
While these two workers were hang
ing about the passages and committee
rooms of Congress, the Supreme Court,
under Chase, Chief Justice, promulgat
ed Its celebrated decis’ca in the legal
tender case. This gravely affected the
railroad interests so largely represent
ed by Messrs. Bradley and Strong.
The companies hurried to Washington
in a high state of alarm. In a few
days the Arlington, Willard’s and Eb
bitt wore thronged with bald-headed,
round-bellied parties of the highest
respectability in appearance—all were
rogues disguised under stocks and
clean shirts. Their first move was a
law of Congress increasing the Su
preme Bench two members. They
found, on count, that with such addi
tion they could vote down Chief Jus
tice Chase and his gold-tender asso
eiates. Poor Chase, he saw what was
coming, anu fought hard against the
packing, but fought in vain! The
iniquity was consummated.
It was not consumated uutil Grant
sent into the Senate two names to fill
tho places. Of course, places on the
Supreme Bench are not filled every
the most eminent men in tho
it,™ -pruieswfon in the count,ry were
spoken of. Evarts, Curtis, Black, and
others, were canvassed, but Grant said
openly, and, among others, to my
friend Dir. John A. C. Gay, of New
York, that he would nominate no man
to either place who was not pledged to
a reversal of the legal tender decision.
Ho was as good as his word, and to the
amazement of the world at large, and
to tho delight of all the heavy corpor
ations, he nominated Messrs. Strong
and Bradley. The lobby got drunk on
ebampaigne with delight, and in due
course of indecent haste the legal ten
der decision was reversed.
Blue Glass.
General Pleasanton has brought his
blue-glass theories into extensive prac
tice. When he wishes to fatten a hog,
for example, he puts him under a blue
glass roof, and gives him twice as much
victuals and buttermilk as he does the
plain, daylight bog. Then the blue
glass hog waxes plethoric and curls his
tail in an obese and prosperous spiral,
and the General congratulates himself
and the world on the resources of sci
ence. He does all kinds of things with
blue glass. He cures measles, spinal
raeningetis,consumption,removes freck
les, raises luxuriant crops of hair upon
the most polished skulls. He is equally
successful in cultivating the intellectual
and moral nature. A penitentiary
roofed with blue glass would eradicate
vice and crime. The most hardened
and abandoned reprobates would soon
find angelic wings sprouting at th
shoulder blades. A burglar that could
resist the gentlest pleadings of ihe
colporteur aud the chaplain would find
it impossible to withstand the persua
sion of a few panes of blue glass. The
vicious nature of the oriminal would
resist for a while the health-giving
azure with dogged pertinacity, but it
would have to thaw at last and
leave him with a soul white
and feebly bluish like skimmed
milk. The thing, in fact, is such
an immense success that it should at
once be introduced into national poli
tics. The coats of arms of the states,
that make hideous the inner glass roof
of the hall of representatives, should be
taken down and panes of blue glass
substituted. There are a number of
members of Congress who need to bask
freely in its mild sapphire beams. In
the Senate there are several distin
guished personages that need a thor
ough exposure to blue glass. Senator
West, for example, would get that
Wells-Maddox letter all cleaned out of
him if he would only get ceruleanly
roofed. Mr. Wells needs a strong sap
phire lens concentrated upon his pocket
nerve. But how beautiful it would be
to have the Department of the Interior
constructed out of blue glass. If Gen
eral Pleasanton had only taken Z.
Chandler under his treatment six
months ago, how happy all would have
been. Tilden would have been ac
knowledged elect*3, the count-in con
spiracy would bave dissolved in a blu
ish glare, au immense amount of pro
fanity and telegrams would have been
saved, Wells would have been pool’,
but comparatively honest, and the
heart of Rutherford B. Hayes would
have ceased to bleed for the poor Afri
can.— Baltimoi'e Gazette.
Calculate the immense value to the
human race of this new principle reme
dy for Goughs, Colds, Consumption,
Dr. J. H. McLean’s Cough and Lung
Healing Globules, as they dissolve in
the mouth, a gas la generated, being
inhaled It will cure Throat or Lung
diseases. Trial boxes, by mail, 25 cts.
Dr. J. H. McLean, 314 Chestnut, St.
Louis.
Papa Spinner is luxuriating in Flor
ida. A letter of his from Jacksonville
says ; “Plums and peaches are in blos
som. Mrs. Moore has ripe strawber
ries in the open grounds of her gar
den.
THE COMMODORE ON THE ROAD.
Old Vanderbilt a Desperate Driver-
Upsetting His Brother.
Superior as he was in handling the
reins, he was the most desperate dri
ver I ever saw. Ho would dart through
places at a 2:30 gait that any other
man would consider unsafe at a walk,
ne had become so familiar with the
danger of the road, and so often
triumphed over them, that they were
nothing to . him. Iu a road race he
was like a soldier in battle, ready to
risk his lUb for victory, but was always
cool-headed, and more frequently
brought disaster on others than suffer
ed it himself. One time I remember,
about fifteen years ago, when they
weie building Central Park, being
witness to such an incident. About
110th street there was a stream called
Lizard creek, which crossed the road,
and over it was a temporary bridge
only wide enough for one to cross
The Commodore was driving Noe, and
having a spurt with Noe himself, the
man from whom he bought the mare,
who was behind a fast stepper called
Atalanta. As they neared this Lizard
creek bridge it was nip and tuck be
tween them, but Atalanta was about
half a length ahead, and neither
slackened to give the other precedence.
I was in position to see the whole
affair, and said to myself: “Somebody
will get a ducking, and I don’t believe
it will be Vanderbilt.” As they reached
the bridge, Atalanta was still ahead
and entitled to the road, but the Com
modore never took his horse back a
foot, but swerved into the other vehicle
at full tilt, and plunged his horse,
wagon and man into the creek. He
swept them from his track as he would
a business rival.
The Commodore had invited me to
drive his mare Empress while he was
behind another horse, and we went
out. Empress was lame, and I was in
clined to favor her, but her owner said,
“Let her go; it won’t hurt her.” How
ever, I was content to come along be
hiud while the Commodore had a fierce
race with a roadite known, from his
business, as “Butter” Smith. As they
flew down the road the Commodore
cornered the butter market, so that a
hub of Smith’s wagon struck a lamp j
post, and the driver went diving over
his horse’s head a distance of full sixty
feet through the air before he lit. The
Commodore said the distance was
eighty feet, and lam sure it was six
ty. It was the most tremendous aerial
flight, without artificial aid, I ever saw
performed by man, but the aeronaut
came down on his hands and knees,
and was not hurt. The accident caus
ed a jam in the road directly, and as I
came down with Empress, at a pretty
good jog, and reached the crowd, I pull
ed out to go by. The mare took this I
as a signal for a race, and shot out
like a catapult. No man could hold
her. and in an instant we came into
collision with another team. I was
thrown out. and got a bad black eye.
The Commodore expressed his sympa
thy with my misfortune in the remark:
“You fool, you can’t drive the
mare.” In a few days the iCommodore
wished to take another ride. He said
ho would drive Empress, and show
me how he could handle her. I told
him that she was easy enough to drive
until she was pulled out to pass any
thing, but then he couldn’t hold her
anymore than he could the steamer
Vanderbilt. He pooh-poohed this
notion, and we took the ryad, I driv
ing a gray mare of my own. We were
going along quite fust, side by side,
when W 6 caught up with an omnibus,
and I puiled to the left and the Com
modore to the right. As we did so I
saw Empress dart forward, and caught
a glimpse of a team coming in the op
posite direction; in another instant I
heard a tremendous crash, and then—l
wouldn’t have believed it unless I had
seen it myself, and you needn’t—l saw
the form of the venerable Commodore
and the wreck of his buggy appear
over the top of the omnibus, and then
sink from sight. Stocks were high
that day. It happened that the spot
was very near where the “Butter”
Smith accident had occurred, and as
soon as I ascertained that there was
no serious injury done to my friend, I
began pacing off at a distance. “What
are you about?” cried the Commodore.
“O!” said I, “I’m finding out how far
it is from where one fool fell to
where the other fool fell.” This
counter expression of sympathy on my
part was met with a grim smile.
The Commodore was then over six
ty-five years old. Often his brother
Jake, who was a good driver, would
come over from Staten Island, and
then they always had a turn together
on the road. Once, in winter, his
brother had crowded him in a brush,
and got a little the best of him. He
said nothing to him, but he remarked
to me: “Jake crowded me to-day, and
I’ll fix him the next time.” Shortly
after they were spinning along at a
merry rate; the Commodore lapped on
Jake, when he watched his opportuni
ty, and deliberately running into him,
grabbed his cutter, snapped tho thrills,
slewed the cutter around and left Jake
sitting in the middle of the road, with
his back to the disappearing tail of his
horse. About three years ago I met
the Commodore tearing down the
road with his horse on a keen run, and
saw his brother comming on at similar
gait far behind. As he pulled up, I
asked him why he was letting his
horse go iu that manner. He exclaim
ed: “Jake wouldn’t trot, but kept run
ning his horse, and I thought I’d beat
him at his game. I’ll show the
cuss he can’t come over here from
Staten Island and beat me trotting or
running either.”
An Ancient Gourd.—"A few days
since we were shown by Mr. L. M.
Cheek, a gourd grown in the ‘old coun
try’some time in 1700. It is an ‘heir
loom,’ and has descended to the third
generation. It was brought to America
by Mr. Cheek’s grandfather, who was
killed iu the ‘Old Revolution.’ This
gourd has been used as a powder
gourd ever since it was used for any
thing, aud, as a matter of course, kept
perfectly dry. This accounts in a good
degree for its preservation, From
‘grandfather’ it came into possession
of Mr. Cheek’s father, who died in
1845, since which time it has been in
the hands of the present owner. This
relic bears the marks of a narrow es
cape from burning up during the war
of ’76. The gourd has been hid un
der a hickory log in the woods ; the
woods took fire from some cause and
the log was destroyed, but a timely
reseue saved the gourd, one side hav
ing been scorched, not enough though,
to ignite the powder with which it was
filled at the time. It is, as it should
be, highly prized by its present owner.”
—Forest News.
He—“Whooze sweet?” She—“ Boat of
us,’’ He—“Whooze plum pudding is
oo?” She— “ Ooze.”
MOTHER AND DAUGHTER.
Dress, Society, Matrimony and Morals
Reception-Giving as a Fine Art.—
It is the correct thing in this country
for the lady giving a reception, on be
ing introduced to a newly-arrived
guest, to shake hands with her and
then dart off like a sky-rocket with the
remark, “Excuse me,” and then return
nc more, leaving the straoger, still a
stranger, in a strange assemblage. I
am aware that at these gatherings in
troductions are not considered indis
pensable—that the fact of the presence
of a lady or gentleman in the drawing
room justifies meeting and speaking to
every one without formality. Still a
hostess under these circumstances can
do much to add to the pleasure of her
visitors by bringing congenial people
together. Custom makes the duties of
the hostess onerous. She should await
her fill of recreation and gossip at
other people’s receptions, and not sit in
her comfortable corner chatting for
hours with old acquaintances, while
other guests are wandering aboutlonely
and forsaken. Reception-giving ia an
art—one that demands great tact and
study on the part of those who give
them. The task is sot an easy one, and
involves far more than opening one’s
door and a cup of tea .—Letter to Hew
York Graphic.
Taste in Hair-Dressing. —Young wo
men always look well with their hair
taken off, so as to show tho face. The
ear, according as nature has formed it
with more or less delicacy, may be en
tirely uncovered or partially hid; the
forehead, if high—if longer than the
nose—should be concealed a littie, and
the face only uncovered near the tem
ples; long curls, such as Lawrence’s
figures wear failing on their cheeks,
have an expression of sentimental rev
erie which may suit certain romantic
ladies; but, in a general way, the cheeks
left bare and the hair turned back is
more graceful and natural than these !
drooping riuglets, which the most
chaste and tender kiss would disar
range. Why display beautiful curls on
the cheek when they look so elegaut on
the nape of the neck or the shoulder?
To conceal a part of the face, is it not,
and make people suspect some defect,
or to lead them to believe more than
really exists ? Women who hide under
cork-screw curls their faded complex
ion, or the mark which the finger of
time has left on their faces,“make
themselves look old by this very pre
caution. Sincerity is best. As regards
young girls, they are always charming
when they display the whole of the
face, youth is such a skillful hair
dresser.
A Good Thing to Understand
Dress-Making. —We knew a young girl
naturally observing, who, when dress
making was done in the family, by
carefully noticing the way the dress
maker measured, fitted, cut and basted
began to think it not a bad idea to at
tempt to make her own dresses. She
made some mistakes at first, but was
not discouraged, and very soon became
quite expert. She ha C no thought of
ever attempting dress-making for any '
one but herself. But time wrought 1
changes by which it became important
that she should seek more remunera
tive employment than she was then en
gaged in, that might better minister to
the necessities of those depending on
her, and she bethought her that
through the influence of friends she
might turn what she had gained by ob
servation to profit. At first she went
into some family simply to assist their
regular dress-maker. Little by little
she gained the confidence of those
who noticed her great aptness for this
occupation, and was often employed to
fit and make children’s clothes. From
that she soon advanced another step,
and went into a fashionable dress
maker’s establishment to work as an
assistant, and in less than two years
she rented rooms, and secured some of
the most fastidious customers, and
thus built up a fine, remunerative busi
ness. Why have we told this? Be
cause, as “riches sometimes take to
themselves wings and fly away” ab
ruptly, we think it might be wise for
those who now “dress in rich attire and
silver have to spare,” to amuse them
selves in their days of prosperity with
some useful employment, now and
then.—Mrs. Beecher in the Christian
Union.
The Relations of Mothers and
Daughters. One lady begs that
mothers make confidantes of their
daughters. What necessary informa
tion has a mother to impart aside from
the laws of her daughters’ health ?
None! But it should be her duty to
guard and preserve the innocence and
purity of her daughter, and she will
have the satisfaction of seeing that
she is as pure a woman as she was a
girl, and not that the effort to appear
innocent while a young lady was such
a task that she hails marriage as a
happy release. The mask falls off, and
the woman sinks all the lower for the
effort which that mask cost her. And
these are the characteristics of three
fourths of our young girls and mariied
ladies. Other knowledge will come
with the need. If the mother can
not be with her to give it, the only
other person to accept it from is
her family physician. “Wbat!” says
someone, “would not you rather a
friend would talk on such matters than
a doctor?” No, ma’m I When I con
sult him I pay him for it, and when
ever I meet him again he does not pre
sume upon that consultation, dragging
such subjects into the conversation.
Besides, physicians treat such subjects
with a delicacy which should suggest
itself to those women who scatter scan
dal as profusely as the farmer scatters
seed. Another writer introduces her
hobby in such an independent manner
that one might use it in writing a re
cipe of some wholesome dish. But, be
hold i She is telling us that she parted
from reserve and modesty '‘long before
she was out of her teens,” also giving
her experience in that “old, old fash
ion” which originated with Adam and
Eve.— Home Corner, Chicago Ttibune.
Reformed Episoom, Church. —The
Reformed Episcopalians are making
steady progress in Toronto. The con
gregation of Christ Church have con
cluded the purchase of a valuablo lot
for the erection of anew edifice.
Anew Reformed Episcopal churob
has been organised at South Orange.
It is to be known as St. Mark’s, and
starts with about fifty communicants
1 and supporters.
The Reformed Episcopal Church now
has fifty-six settled pastors, of whom
Chicago has four, Philadelphia and New
York each five, and Baltimore three,
A Reformed Episcopal church in San
Francisoo waa organized on Sunday,
November b.—New York Observer.
Spell cow with thirteen letters—See
O double you. Spell cat with five—See
80,
SIX DOLLRAS A YEAR
GEORGIA NEWS.
Business is looking up in Covington.
Rev. D. Shaver, of Augusta, is on a
visit to Conyers.
A skating rink has been opened in
Covington at Stalling’s Hall.
The Covington Baptists are talking
about building anew church.
Conyers Register: Rockdale County
Court was in session this week.
, The Gomer Springs will be a popu
lar place of resort next summer.
Mr. Richard Skelton died Tuesday
night. He was an old citizen of Hart
oounty.
George L. Cooper and Miss Mary J.
Witcher, of Oglethorpe county, were
married Tuesday last.
The valuable mill and shoals prop
erty of Snapping Shoal, Newton coun
ty, is offered for sale.
The wheat crop in Whitfield county
is reported by the farmers to promise
an unprecedented yield.
Miss Alice Lawson has been ap
pointed the associate teacher at' the
Conyers Male and Female High School.
CoL T. J. Bowman and lady, of El
berton, have gone to Florida. Also,
Miss Janie Tate and Dr. A. C. Mathews.
On last Sunday night A. C. Felton,
Esq., was thrown from his buggy in
Spalding, and had one of his legs
broken.
Through Porter’s stables, in Macon,
more than 2,000 mules have been sold,
and other 3tables have done a good
business.
The following are the prices current
at Dalton : Wheat is selling at 31.10@
1.40 ; corn, 45; peas, $ 1.1001. 25 ; bacon,
9c., all from wagons.
Total expenses for the Atlanta public
schools for the year 1877 is estimated
at 840,500. State appropriation, 85,500;
city appropriation, 335 000.
The roof of the Masonic Female Col
lege, in Covington, took fire from a
stove pipe the other morning, but was
•xtinguished without seiious damage.
The Southern Masonic Female Col
lege, at Covington, is said to be safe
now. Col. Sigh Hawkins has with
drawn his opposition to said institu
tion.
Mr.JTorrence, the former mail carrier
between Fort Valley and Knoxville,
committed suicide iu the latter piace
last week by cutting his throat with a
razor.
The wild geese are destroying the
oats on the plantation of Hon. Pearce
Sewell on Cedar creek, Coweta county.
They are said to be very numerous
and shy.
Thursday, the 22d Inst, Washing
ton’s birthday, will bo celebrated in
Oxford by a speech from Mr. Roberts,
of the Few Society and Mr. Pilcher of
the Phi Gamma.
A valentine party was given at the
residence of Mr. Graham, in Lexington,
on Wednesday night last, which, in
spite of the inclement weather, was a
decided success and a most enioyabla
[ affair.
The Register says Conyers merchants
are laying in a fine supply of com, oats,
meat, flour, and other produce, to sup
ply the wauts of the farming interest
la that section. That’s right. Farmers
must have corn if they have to buy it.
Notwithstanding the stagnation In
every branch of business, the lawyers
of Lexington are driving a brisk trade
in foreclosing landlord's lelna, mortga
ges, eta Iu fact there is an unprece
dented amount of business in that
line.
Oglethorge Echo ; Mr. J. R. Boggs, of
Lexington, purchased an acre of old
field, from which he gathered forty
bushels of corn, with the use of but
little manure. It lays upon a hillside,
and for a number of years had been
covered with a thick coat of Bermuda
grass.
The Quitman Reporter records file
death of Mr. Dempsey Wood, who died
at his residence in the southern portion
of Brooks county, last week, at the
ripe old age of ninety years. He moved
to Brooks county in 1826, and conse
quently encountered the Indians in
their depredations upon the whites
several times.
Oglethorpe Echo : Mr. Wiley C. How
ard, of Jefferson, son of Mr. Asa How
waid of this county, Is announced as a
candidate for Congress, to fill the un
expired term of Mr. B. H. Hill. Mr. H.
is a prominent lawyer And one of the
cleverest men in the State of Georgia,
and would doubtless fill that high posi
tion with credit if chosen.
CoL W. G. Johnson, of Lexington, has
in bis library a work that was printed
in London in 1643—tw0 hundred and
thirty-four years ago. It is a volume
twice as large as Webstei’s Una
bridged, printed in Norman French,
substantially bound in leather, and
well preserved. It is entitled “Roll’s
Digest,” and is a most valuable work
of legal reference.
The Sumter Republican says: “Beaver
meat was plentiful on Cotton avenue
Saturday. The carcasses of six of these
varmints were exhibited to a crowd of
curiosity hunters, who seemed loth to
invest in that kind of flesh. They were
caught on Mr. Cottle’s plantation in
Schley county. Judging from their
size, they could build a respectable
* dam ’ before Zach Chandler could re
peat the word three times.”
Union and Recorder : The Matron of
the Asylum, Mrs. SaUie Brown, had her
wardrobe destroyed by Are last Friday
morning. A patient swept the hearth
and set the broom, which, it is suppos
ed contained fire, by the wardrobe, and
the excellent ‘Matron’ now knows how
to appreciate the lament of Miss Flora
MeFlimaey. No injury was done the
building beyond a blackened wall.
The Gglethorpe Echo gives the fol
lowing rough story : Mr. Wra. Brooks,
of Crawford, owns a dog and hog be
tween which the strongest friendship
| exists, particularly as manifested on
I the part of the swine. It will follow
[ the dog around, eat and sleep together,
I and, in fact, has made a complete dog
lof itself. If any intruder enters the
' yard will assist the canine in driving
| it therefrom, and this week actually
j seized one ear of a visiting hog while
I the dog held the other. •
Elberton Gazette : During the recent
| snow six hogs, belonging to a farmer
!in this county, went under an out
-1 house on his premises, and the hole by
which they got under was the next day
nailed up. Of course, in a few days, he
missed the swiue, and searched the
neighborhood for them, but without
j avail. Twenty-six days after the hogs
were £;at missed his attention was at
tracted to the oarriage-house by a loud
grunting, and upon examination he
discovered his hogs, three of which
were alive, they having lived twenty
six days without food or water.
Washington’s memory is kept green
on a three-oe ut postage stamp.