NUMBER 52.
ELECTORAL BIIiL.
WILLPRHHAPS HIS PASSE# TO-DAY
Washington, January 24. —It ia believed
that the *
EI.KCTORAt,
count bill will be pushed to a vote and bd'
I'AHSKD
late in to-day’s session. Great
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is being brought both ways. Tlie
-U- wr- , but belfc^l
that delay is dangerous. The
DEMOCRATS
are jubilant over the fact that in debate the
ritl 'VHTiiAiJu/ /M P
of the Senate to make a count is not en
dorsed by leading Republicans.,
LOUISIANA.
‘ily run . - JJi icO
Intereslinc Gossip about Member* of
the Returning Board, the
Senatorshlp, etc.
Special to the Telegram.
Nbw OhoRkHS, Januaty ‘J4.—Rentier ’afld
Cassanavc both took private memoranda of
the returns, and if managed properly may
be useful in Washington.
It is asserted that Kellogg’s election as
Senator is illegal, and such legal points will
be raised when he presents his credentials
that he cannot, according to the laws of
the State or of the United States, take his
seat.
Rumor is also' current that tbe Republi
cans have acted square with Kenner in
money pledges for his work as returner, and
that he will devise personal revenue from
an expose. •
What Xo Ton Say?
Are you for a State Convention ? Come,
speak out, now ?
Air-Line R. R. Case.
The above important case still occupies
the attention of the United States Circuit
Court.
Tramps
are now a common sight on our streets.
Some of them present anything but a neat
®r comely appearance.
Dali Times.
As one of the evidences of the hard, dull
times, it is stated that the toy market is
much depressed.
A Professor.
The Board of Trustees of the Univerity
Georgia will meet on the Ist of February
to elect a Professor of Agriculture.
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English Opera.
The Kellogg Opera Troupe will visit. Sa
vannah on the 3d and 4th of February.
Will they not visit ns?
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They say business is dull; sugar ancbcof
fee are selling slowly. Not so with Dr,
Bull’s Cough Syrurt ; we understand our
Druggists can hardly supply the demand,
T 1 Hop.
The grand hop of Mechanic boys Will
come off to-night at the Hall of Simmons
A Hunt, on Marietta street. We are satis
fied that the attendance will be large.
/ Dreamy Eyes.
Annie Logan, writing to tiie Covington
Star, says: “ Prof. Peek and C. W. Hubner
are both handsome men. They have
dreamy brown eyes and ought to be happy.
1 envy imaginative persons and poets gen
erally.
| WE HEAR of miraculous cures per*
Sformed by this new principle remedy, Dr,
ffi- H. McLean’s Cough and Lung Healing
Coughs, Colds and Consumption
jlyield to its influence. Trial Boxes 25 cents,
mail. Dr. J. H. McLean, 314 Chestnut
Ijtre’t, St. Louis.
f| Will Vlelf Athene.
;| We learn that Martin Farquhar Tupper
011 visit Athens as the guest of the Faculty
Ijfe.the University. The author of Prover
bial Philosophy would be an excellent gen
ttAnan to invite to Atlanta and lecture.
Wnat say the members of the Young Men’s
Library?
The Weather.
It id now such, can we be blamed tbr
writing and speaking often of it ? For over
seven weeks there has been a conglomera
tion of heat and cold, rain, hail, snow, and
fog. Slush now under toot, damp clouds
yer head, and chilly vapors all around.
Without the least trouble, a mud battle can
■enjoyed on any street in Atlanta.
W Bostai Club.
B s superb organization, embracing some
■ best amateur performers in the city,
B ictive rehearsal for a concert, which
ne off Thursday night of next week.
B j 8 too well and favorably known to
B newspaper commendation, and we
:%m ' er . v laf ge audience will greet them.
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ATLANTA, GA., WEDNESDAY EVENING, JANUARY 24, 18*17.
LOCAL MKLAHGK.
—Cooler.
—Slushy streets are still fashionable.
—Bogus half-dollars are circulating.
—Oh! the inconveniences of the mud.
—lndian rubbers and boots, both sur
render.
TJie weather certainly does not give
way to favor the Senatorial election.
—Whb will pay expenses should any one
be injured through the condition of’the
streets ?
-Shoe-blacks complain of dull times,
—ln Brussells omnibuses Jare filled up
with little boxes, in which passengers or
people living along the route may deposit
your lines.
—lt has been impossible on account of
the weather for sometime to work on the
Cvatom House. And yet s&Ae eqmplaitij
Why, twenty yea hard been consumed, in
building the great Mormon Temple, and
yet it is not over twenty feet above the
ground.
;i / ; ;, U K :■!}n
Who Does?
Who feeds and looks after the members
of colored people who day after day stand
in the Htrsetfeomfr*? W*
learn that propositions nave been made to
some of them to work, but tliey decline
any engagement, unless something which
suit* their peculiar taste, 1 , *
Once a needy, man was fed by birds, but
not in this day or time, and whoever de
pends upon good from such a quarter can
say.
“Dar's jest one t’ing Uat pesters me, an’ dat
am dis, you see.
De ravens fed ole ’Lijah, but <te critters won’t
feed me.
lley’s got above darbusines’ an’ jest goes
swoopin’ ’round,!
An' nebber turns to look at me a-watin’ on
de groun’.!’ * ’I
The Catholic Fair.
Considering the mud and unpleasant
weather of last night, the attendance at the
Fair at the Centennial building was highly
satisfactory.
Many attractive feature* have been ad
ded.
Dr. A. C. Fori and Rev. EAthvr Quinlin
are energetic contestants for an easy chair.
A warm and generous rivalry increases
for the jewelry, which is being: contested
for by Misses Morton, Green and Valen
tino.
Go early to-night, there will be much to
amuse and interest.
Atlanta.
The correspondent of the Nashville
American, writing from Atlanta, says:
“What can I say of Atlanta—anything
that everybody does not know ? One thing
can be said, whether everybody knows it or
POt —it is the niuddieit city I have ever
seen. The streets have no bottoms. ‘The
rain, it raineth every flay.’ Business is
lively here. Mules and horses are selling
low, and the market is crowded, but the
other branches of trade are doing well
enough.’?
Turn Verein.
The grand masquerade hall of the At
lanta Turn Verein will come off at Turn
Verein Hall, on Tuesday night, the 30th.
Tickets can be had at Beermann & Kuhrts’
and C. J. Weinmeister’e. Every arrange
ment will be perfected to make it a grand
affair. Bright eyes will flash, sweet lips
will smile, and nimble feet twinkle to soul
stirring, symphonies of the violin. Every
one contemplates a charming time.
Removal.
The Domestic Sewing Machine office has
moved from James’ Bpnk Block to No. 31
Peachtree street, next door to Cox & Hill.
Craig & Cos., general dealers fn Domestic
Machines and Domestic Paper Fashions
will be pleased to serve their many frietds
and the public generally.at their new staßd.
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Paired off.
There are 43,000 ministers in the United
States; but then -there are nearly a million
newspapers.
Blue Danube Club.
We learn tluit anew organization with
the above name is beiflg jferfected iff the
city - v
.rrsHV' Truo. .% **
The slosh and slush of the city is suffici
ent to disgust a mud turtle or alligator.
Nemdsl.
It is rumored that there is a suit for
breach of promise threatened in the city.
The Beautiful Snow.
i On Sunday last, the Rev. Brooke Here
ford, of Chicago, preached a sermon on the
“ beautiful snow.” Hie teat was from the
31st chapter of Proverbs, “She is not afraid
of the snow."
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
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Twelfth Day's Proceeding*.
January at, J? 7.
SSSNATE.
The Senate met pursuant to adjournment.
President Lester in the Chair. Prayer by
the Chaplain, Rev. J. P, Duncan.
The roll was called) and the Journal read
and approved: *" lJ( ;
A number of bills were read for the sec
ond time and referred to appropriate com
mittees.
Mr. Freeman, of tlie. Gist, offered a reso
lution relative to the employment of three
additional clerks. Adopted,
Mr. A. T. McAutin, of Thomas county,
was invited to a seat upon the fiuoi.
HEW MATTER.
Mr. Cabaniss of tbe 22d, introduced a bil!
to incorp rate the Capital Bank of Macon;
Georgia, and to reduce the capital stock
from $500,000 to $250,000.
Mr. Felton of the 13th, a bill to,incorpo
rate the Mount Airy Savings Bank.
Mr. McDaniel of the 27th, a hill to amend
section 1646 of the Code of the State so far
as relates to the fees of Solicitor General.
Also, a bill to change the time of com
mencement of the Fall term of the Supreme
Court.
On motion of Mr. Bryan of the 34th, the
Senate adjourned into executive session.
APPOINTMENTS.
The Senate confirmed in BJxecutivie Ses
sion. Hon. James M. Clark, Of the county
of Sumter, to be Judge of the South
western circuit. ',
Robert G. Mitchell, of the county of
Thomas, to be Solicitor-General of the
Southern circuit.
James T. Flewellen, of the county of
Randolph, to be Solicitor-General of the
Patauht circuit.
Cicero T. Clements, of the county of
Walker, to he Solicitor-General of the Rome
circuit.
Thomas F. Grier, of the county of Gil
mer, to be Solicithr-Genera! of the Blue
Ridge circuit.
BILLS ON THIRD RRADIN6.
The following bills were read for the third
tim3:
A bill to prohibit the sale of intoxicating
liquo iin the 432 district G- M., of Irwin
county. Passed. *
A bill to limit the time for the enforce
ment of leins. Lost.
A bill to amend the act incorporating the
town of Danielsville. Passed.
A hill to fix the per diem pay of jurors
and constables in the counties of Paulding
and Harralson. Passed.
A hill to portion the road bauds in the
counties of Emanuel and Johnson.
A bill to better enable the persons elected
to county offices, to give secureties. Passed
by substitute.
A bill to amend the act providing for
waiver of the homestead. Laid on the
table.
A bill to permit the dismissal of suits in
the Supreme Court. Laid on the table.
A bill to change the county lines of
Lumpkin and White. Amended as passed.
A bill to provide for the submitting of the
school tax to the voters of the connty. Laid
on the table.
A bill to provide for the appointment of
school trustees in sub-districts in the coun
ties. Passed.
A bill to amend the Constitution so far
as relates to pjr capita or poll tax. Laid on
the table.
On motion of Mr. Howell, the hour of
adjournment for the Senate was extended
indefinitely.
A number of House bills were read for
the second time and referred to appropriate
committees.
Effeets.of Music.
The Burlington Hawkeye reports the
case of a vagrant, locked up in the Toombs
of New York, who melted all the hardened
wretches in the prisen to -tears by singing
“Angels guard my peaceful slumbers,”
while the officers on duty listened at the
key hole and sobbed. Won by his tender
music he was released, and stole the guard’s
tobacco, a few portable articles about the
office, and was picked up a half hour later
dead broke and roaring drunk.
Pause!
| Members of the Legislature, visitors to
the city and the public generally, are re
spectfully invited to pause at Pause’s, where
the finest liquors, wines, etc., in the city are
dispensed to an admiring public.
Robert Pause,
jan 14-1 m 14 Marietta st.
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The Legislature.
This body appears to be industriously at
work, but as yet no measure of any great
importance has been passed. We feel con
fident, however, that before the body closes
Its session it will ‘distinguish itself for its
wisdom, its justice, its honesty and econ
omy.
HKOf GIA SEWS.
Mr. Jacob King, of Macon, is dead.
The river at Macon is considerably swol
len. . . \ ...V, iu . K ,'[! Vi ,' ~
Business is reported as being very dull in
Toccoa. , . .
The water suppl v*tw*" being reported as
abundant TJeorgia. "*
Five shares of Georgia Railroad stock
sold in Augusta Monday at $72 per share.
Charles Bigby, the young man, who was
Btabbed in Augusta, a few days ago, is re
covering.
The sale of tottery tickets in Augusta
average from fifty to one hundred dollars
per day.
Sparta Timet: Small grain has not been
materially injured by the recent cold
weather. **
The Freundschaft Blind will give a bad
in Augusta to-night, tor the benefit of the
Young Ladies’ Lutheran Society.
Efforts are being made to abolish the
Board of County Commissioners of Hab
ersham county. Farmers are preparing
for the next crop.
Gainesville Southron: The wheat has
peeped out fropi under the snow, looking
bright and healthy. Many farmers say that
it looks better than foryears.
Houston? Home Journal: We believe’the
negroes to be Defter satisfied and are work
ing in better accord with the whites than at
any time since the war. We have seen
very few farmers .in town hiring hands; in
fact most of the farms will be run with the
same labor t* at was on them last year.
Gainesville SouthronT The Legislature
may now be said to be thoroughly down to
their work, and right royally they start off
on the road of retrenchment and reform.
The first week they have lopped off a whole
lot of clerks, pages, and supernumeraries,
proposing also to abolish and consolidate
many other offices in Ihe State, and even
threaten to cut down their own pay, and
that of other officers. This looks healthy
and encouraging to the tax-ridden people
of this once economical commonwealth.
The useless expenditures of money in car
rying on the State government since the
war, has been appalling to a people strug
gling against the devastations consequent
upon the war and general poverty. If the
Legislature will faithfully carry out their
present avowed good intentions, and Gov.
Colquitt does his part, as we feel confident
he will, in the reform business, we may all
look forward to a better day, and that not
very far off, when the people can pay their
taxes and wear a white shirt to meetin’ all
in the same year.
Atlanta Convocation.
Atlanta Convocation met in St. Luke's
Church this morning at 11 o’clock. A
number of the clergy were present. To
night there will be another session in the
same church, when Dr. Williams, the Dean,
will read a paper on “The Pen System."
All members of the Episcopal Church are
particularly requested to attend, and all
others will be welcome. Service at 7:30.
Clotting Beady.
The Valentine season is rapidly approach
ing, and young gentlemen who are too
bashful to speak their mind to the object of
their adoration will fall back on the old
fashioned style of sending a valentine.
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,'Will the fields e’er put on their greenness,
And the flowers bloom sweet as before?
Will the sky in its bluest sereneness,
Look smilingly on us once more?”
We cannot tell; no blue sky seen around
here in a long, long time.
A Convention.
[From the Gainesville Southron.]
We have very serious doubts whether we
are in favor of a Convention or not. We
have been reviewing the present Constitu
tion lately with considerable care, and ad
mit that it is defective in several things that
we think we could better, even with the
little common sense that we have, and we
are quite sure the assembled wisdom of the
best men in the State would greatly improve
it; but whether we would-get the wisdom
of the State as delegates, and whether we
can afford the expense for all that cannot
be changed by the Legislature is quite an
other question. With an honest Governor,
a patriotic Legislature, a pure judiciary,
can’t we get along pretty well with the pres
ent Constitution than go to the ex
pense of trying to befter It with the chances
of making as m any defects of sort
in the new one. That’s the question with
us, and we shall have to know something
of the purposed new document before we
can decide either for or against the call.
Dom Pedro sad the Donkey-Driver.
Horn Pedro took a donkey ride at Cairo,
and on his return gave the owner of the
honored donkey a guinea. Gold was a
coinage unknown to the whacker of asses,
who would have preferred a silver piastre,
and he vehemently denounced the Empe
ror as a counterfeiter, robber, and grinder
of the faces of the poor. The Emperor
does not know any Arabic. Scores of sym
pathetic donkey-drivers joined their fel
lows in abasing him, and a riot was immi
nent, when an interpreter showed the man
that he had received many piastres, where
upon the enlightened numismatician took
to his heels incontinently for fear that the'
Emperor might recall his bounty.
THREE CENTS
THE SENATORSHIP.
BJSBTTJCT OH TH*K k'Ecbxit DAT’S
BALLOT.
The Leaden loosing, and Smith Men
Minding the Gsp-leheton
Ready at the Pam.
It being a bright, sfiqsiyny day, and the
interest warming up. an immense crowd
were present at the Capitol. In fact no
more could be accommodated in the galle
ries or passage ways.
IN THE SENATE
the balloting resulted as follows:
Fob Nobwood— Senators Black, Bryan,
Bdllock,Clifton, Dußose, Felton, Freeman,
Furman, Graham, Harrison, Harkness,
Hopps, Mattox, McDaniel, McDonald, New
born, Perry, Reese, Stolen, Wilcox, Wilson,
Wessalowski, and President Lester. Total
23.
Fob Hill.-— Senators Asbury, Brewster,
Bush, Cureton, Deadwyier, England, God
frey, Howell, McLeod, Q’Daniel, Ragsdale.
Rutherford, Slaughter.—Total; 13.
Fob Cabaniss, Chastain,
Cody, Hudson, McAfee, Reed and Shew
make—Total 9.
• RESULT IN THE SENATE.
Norwood gains two votes on yesterday’s
ballot.
Hill loses one vote.
Smith loses two votes.
IN THE HOUSE.
For Norwood.— Adams, of Chatliaw,
Atwood, Benson, Brewer, Breckett, Brown,
Burch, of Thomas, Burqh. of Elbert, Calla
way, Carter, Case, Causey, Collins, Cox, of
Bryan, Davison, Deloach, Evans, Fletcher
Fort, Frederick, Freeman, Green, Glover,
Glover of Jones, Guyton, Harralson, John
son, Hughes, Jones of McDuffie, Kendrick,
Key, Kirby, Lang, Mallet, McDonald, Mc-
Rae, Mobley, Moore, Northern, Owenby,
Payne, Paul, Pearson*. Pack, Perkins, Pil
cher, Polhill, Price, Reid of Morgan, Reese,
Richardson, Robinson, Rouse, Russell,
Scruggs, Shaw, Sheffield of Early, Sikes,
Simms, Smith of Oglethorpe, Smith f
Echols, Smith of Tatnall. Smith of Butts,
Stewart of Taylor, Strickland, Thomas,
Vick, Walton of Burke, Willis, Williams,
Woilhin, Willingham, Wilcox.
For Hill —Messrs. Almon, Allred, An
derson. Awtry, Bennett, Bloodworth, Bom.
Candler, Carlton, Cloud, Cochran, Colbert,
Cox of Troup, Davis of Houston, Doxier of
Harris, Dozier of Quitman, Dudley, Dug
ger, Duke, Fry, Gray, Harrell, Hameß, Hill
yer, Hollis, Hogan of Carroll, Htimber,
Hi’tchins, James, Jones of Polk, Jordan of
Pulaski, Kinney, Leach, Marshall, Mat
thews of Pike, Matthews of Talbot, Mano,
McAfee, Mclntyre, Moses, Murray, North,
Penn, Phillips of Crrroll, Phillip#of Cobb,
Pickett of Rabun, Pickett of Gilmer, Pope,
Pucket, Ragsdale, Roper, Sheffield of Mil
ler, Smith of Oglethorpe, Smith of Walton,
Stanford, Steward of Milton, Stewart of
Spalding, Stokely, Taylor, Turnbull, Wal
ton of Walton, Wise, Wilkes, Whittle, Mr.
Speaker Bacon—Total, 78.
For Smith. —Messrs Bowen, Brown of
Fayette, Davis of Stewart, Faircloth, Grant,
Hammond, Hogan of Monroe, Hood,
Ken.ion, Miller, Ottis, Peacock, Rawlins,
Robson, Tumlin, Walsh. Wall, Wilson
Wooldridge. Total 20.
For Johnson. —Messrs Black, Branch,
Colly, Davis of Bibb, Fortner, Gresham,
Jordan of Hancock, McGar, Reid of Put
nam, Turner. Total 11.
For Walker. —Messrs Adams of Lee,
Bacon of Liberty, Blue, Buntz. Total 4.
JOINT COUNT
Shows as follows,
Norwood, ... 96
Hill, . 78
Smith ... 27
Johnson ... 11
Walker, 4
Whole vote cast, 216
Necessary to a choice. 110
He Left Something.
[From the Detroit Free Press.]
A farmer’s sleigh, in which were seated a
man and a woman, tipped over in the snow
on Cass avenue yesterday, as the horses
turned out to pass a load of wood. Three
or four pedestrians righted the sleigh, and
the farmer wasn’t a moment in climbing
back into the seat and starting off. When
he was a block away the wife was discov
ered in the snow and pulled out. About
that time the team turned around and came
back, and as the farmer drove up the puz
zled look on his face changed to a smile and
he called out:
“ I swan to gracious! but I’m glad 1 hap
pened to look around and find! had left
something! Climb up here, Mary, and I’ll
maul the harness right off that nigh crit
ter!”
The redoubtable Bob Ingersoll lately got
into a pew in a fashionable church of Cin
cinnati without invitation, and when the
pew-owner handed him a hymn-book with
“I pay $2;000 rent for this pew” written on
the fly-leaf, he returned it with the charac
teristic comment: “Too mnch money—
damned if I would stand it!”
