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ESTABLISHED 1799.11SVSKS DAILY s*> per year TRI-WEEKLY ...$4 “ WEEKLY $2 “ “ Cheapest and Best Political, Local and General News Paper in the Southern States. BY TELEGRAPH —TO THE— CONSTITUTIONALIST. Associated Press Dispatches. 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.