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mm POOR COPY J. ’X'. WATERMAN, PROPRIETOR. The Justice Court. Ho l.ioki (1 like :i j-istice, for his head vn> iv'aiifiiod with the frost of many «iut< r.-, ami i lie • agh- eyes <>! I he law seemeil mure s! arp through the mag. nihing hue ol a |>air of old-fashioned spectacles. He was surrounded by boohs of legal lore, and with a care lessness that had something enticing about it, his feet res'ed on the com mentaries of Blackstone. He had just finished a martiage ceremony, and he was unconsciously jingling the two silv r dll tills in his pooke*, when the door was thrown open and two liti gants appeared, accompat ieil by a very m an looking yellow dog. Tin- ju-tice’s room presented a stiangi speitaek that morning, for the pari i* « who requested the scales to he leda'iced were members ol the bar. comm ni'v and appropriate 1 }’ call ed lawyers. The yellow dog was the cause oi nil the trouble, and the ven erable justice looked at him with an uneasy ylance. In fact, the court got his umbn !la and placed it before him thinking that the weapon which had shielded hint lroiu the storms of life would protect him from the dogged look ol that formidable canine. The court passed into the next room and n mail ed t ! ere for a few minu’es, and returned io iking composed and judi- oiai. Hea-kit' the nature of the trouble, ami racli told his tale in his own peculiar way. '1 he first who spoke up said he lived i ti the same thn r with the other, and up to the time of the difficulty, had believed him to be n right sort ol man. But a lew days before h had come home from the court of one of the neighboring counties, and bad THE ATHENS e - A - frt UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA LIBRARY C|t ®ttkl{! Hamtcr. -T. T. 'WA.T3B0K.luIA.3Sr, PROPRIETOR. TIIE CHEAPEST PAPER IN GEORGIAN-ONE DOLLAR A YEAR—IN ADVANCE. Volume LXV. ' "" ” C' _ ■ - ■ ■■ ■■■ 1 — ATHENS, GEORGIA, TUESDAY^MORNING, DECEMBER 2$, 1SS0. * Number 8. I.KOHI.IA NEWS. Mr. Garland H Prior has been elec ted mayor ot Rome. Henry II : U, in Atlau'a, was charged $6.75 for whipping his wife. of Warrenton, came near being acci dentally destroyed by fire the other morning. An attempt to assassinate Mr. Jno. P Cailownv, at Leesburg, was made In Atlanta on the 16'.h, a man was ' by a neuio the other night. Mr. (Jal- oway was the man who, some time ago, killed Isaac 1‘ Tison. Mr. .1 T Henderson, Commissioner ot Agriculture in Georgia, thinks the guano trade this year will show an increase of at least 35,000 tons above the amount sold in this state in 1879. A gentleman informs the Amerieus Republican that more syrup would lie s,cia "‘ robbed ol 875 on Broad street. The indications are th it Augusta will soon have a new opera house. Col. D S Davenport, of Sumter county, died on the 12th, inst. Mr. R P Daniel has been elected city judge ot Griffin. Mr. .las. Perry, of Covington, died very suddenly a few nights since. The new brics depot at Warren- I t |, an jhe c untv could consume ton is going up rapidly. I twelve months'. (.apt. Nelms lias been appointed , negro man was picked up in an I principal keeper ot the penitentiary, insensible condition in Griffin on the Mr. J Clarence Simmons and Miss ■ night ot the 18lh inst. His skull was | Carrie Gardiner, of .Sparta, are mars crushed. The indications are that he ried. j was struck with a sling shot. R"v. C A Stakely, of LaGrange, , Gen. Toombs insists still that Geor- was ordained a Baptists minister last gia is growing poorei every day. If Sunday. t produced in Schley county this year An open switch at Gruwbly’s Mil's; on the Macon and Brunswick rails; road, caused two trains to come to gether the other night and caused a* general wreck of both engines. By leaping from the moving train ail hands -aved their lives, with some bad bruises on their bodies. A short time since Dr. W L Se!^ man, of Rome, by some means got some ]ioisonous matter on a sore fin ger. It has poisoned his whole sys tem, and it is now thought he canm possibly recover. Dr. Selnian highly esteemed gentleman and ph; The heavy rains of Saturday under- reined Fort Hawkins, at Macon, aud it fell to the ground. This old fort was built in the year 1802, it was mimed for Colonel Benjamin Haw kins, who acted as commissioner for tlio government and selected a site for the building. It was surrounded by a stockade aud several block houses, all of which have passed away. No attack, we believe, was ever made upon the 'fort itself, but fights were ~ in the vicinity, and the spot was dezvous for the white settlers. ONE MAN’S FBOGENY. Father of Forty-One Children. Sted I ‘ Ye->, it’s ad,’ said the man. ‘ O, J.-hn, you must be mistaken,’ replied his third wife. * Well, I tell you it is, I ought to know !’ was the emphatic reply of John IE ffuer, who lives on Maple street, between Chestnut aud Spruce, in this city. A reporter of the Eagle had c-illed upon Mr. Heffner to learn tbe correct I history of this much, valked-about grep.tpjSbJftl of forty-one,children ... -- r . , i A cavalry company is to he organ ized in Adam a with Gen. Fierce Yc ung as captain. The main building at tbe fair ground in Albany will be converted into a school house for boys. Fifteen new buildings are under con tract to br-put up in Saudersville rlur- now that be true it must be largely due to the tact that the General is running up another big tee-bill against bis ‘ old mother.’ Daniel Z.-igler, colored, was ari ed in Savannah on the 9th, by polic man Jones at the instance of Gilbe; Morgan, colored, w ho charged w ith the murder of Clias. Count, ored, on tlie Daniel Henderson plan tation, No. 54, Sc r iven county, the 11 th inst. hinil col-] hr. „ht with him a lee in the shape | '"g the »> ODth January ot the yellow dog, who though lie seemed to be always in a brown study, if a dog can be in that condition, was really a vicious and disreputable ani mal. In a truly pathetic way, lie told how he came to t.is room one night, and as he mounted the steps lie saw the yeliow deg on the mat before the door. With a descriptive power that has seldom been equaled and rarely ever surpassed, he described the dog and the scene. In a style peculiar to locals of daily papers, he related how the dog showed a pugilistic frame of mind ; and with all the art and logic of a lawyer he told how he endeavored to persuade the dog that he did not want a fight. Then becoming aroused by tbe remem brance ol the scene he told the court th it the defendant set the dog on him, and watched lha mutilation of his suir< ( da.isante costume w ith delight. And when he, alter efforts most super human choked the dog off, the de- fi.intnif],, ayIhHJVM i.'t with the dog, pultfert hitrf'oUj and the fight began again. He rec< tinted bis wiongs, and asked the court to award that justice for whicli it was famous. Th** court proceeded to do so in fit ting style, and cited the famous case of Jones vs. Smith, where the defend ant’s dog had entered the shop *>f the plaintiff', who was a butchci, and had stolen therefrom several pounds of meat, and was about to show the sim ilarity of the two cases, when he was interrupted by tbe defendant who demanded a hearing. The court said the dog was the defendant, and as he, (the dog,) had expressed do desire to be heard, he would continue his remarks. The defendant said that he represented the dog, and was empowered to speak for aDd in belinlt ol the dog; and becom ing a little wrathy be said be would be dog-goned if be didn’t do it. The court with admirable self-pos- sis-ion declared such language a: centtinplnous, and ordered the de fendant, so-called, to shut up. The so-iu!h d defendant would not shut up, and said he was a better man than the court any day ; and, with a courage that is only obtained by the imbibition of six glasses of bier, he snapped his fingers in the court’s face and calling his yellow dog, departed from the judicial hall. The court then continued its decis ion by saying that inasmuch as the dog was the defendant, and from the evidence submitter! to the court, the court was of the opinion that the dog had been guilty ot assault and bat tery ; but in view of the fact that the personal effects ol the dog were not subject to legal seizure tbe court or dered the dog to be confined on the public works for the term of sis mouths ; and, with an easy grace that eminently be came him, the courts de liver! d a short allegorical lesson on the subject of fighting. The plaintiff was of the opinion that while the ruling of the court was in arcordance with the “new- work that should he in (he hands of every justice,” lie deemed it best to appeal to n higher court, as he thought he should have si me pecuniary compensation, and in a few words stated his reason to the court for so doing; whereupon th< justice told the dog that if he did not show can c why tbe demurrer of the plaintiff should not be granted before tin-next sitting of ti e court, the case would be appealed. But as the dog wir- no' there, the matter was post poned. Ti e legal \ fraternity is much aroused over this cate, and it is said that a certain honorable will introduce a bill in tbe July session ot tbe legii lature, to allow tbe personal property of dog ownt re subject to the penalties <«f dog offenses. Mr. C J Barton, an attorney at law in Atlanta, has been indicted tor per- John Mann, of Conyers, was plow ing in wheat on Tuesday last when he fell dead at the plow handles. A twelve year old boy was badly mangled at the Excelsior mills, Au gusta. His left aim was amputated. J M J Cason and Mr. J II Felts, two of the most prominent citizens of Warren county, died last week. The Atlanta bar passed this : Re-1 solved.—That it is the sense of this| meeting that the name of lion. II McCay be presented to the president! to fill the vacancy of the circuit bench] of the United States caused by A shoit time since Dr. W LSelman, | appointment of Hon. W B Woods Ui of Home. I»y B**roe menus pot some l ^ e supreme buneli. Amos T poisonous matter on a sore linger. It I ,,,an ,s a ' >0 a candidate for the place, has poisoned his whole system, it is j Henry Tate and Jerry Ileanli thought he c-innot possibly cover. A petition signed by over three hun dred persons in Eatonton is being pre pared, requesting the comity commis sioners of Futnain to increase the taxes tor selling liquor in that county to five thousand dollars. The executive committee of the state Snnday School convention held a meeting in Atlanta a few days ago. The next convention will be held either at Gainesville ot Athens the latter part ot August, 1881. A negro man near Savannah was M J M Car-on, ai d Mr. J II I*cits, : ou j hunting when his dog, in a play- lioth good citizens of Warren county are dead. Airs. V W Wright, of Norwood, and Mr. Thomas Bristow, of Craw- tordville, arc married. A negro woman was found dead in bed rear Savannah with her child clasped in her ai ms. Ice nearly a quarter of an inch thick was noticed on the Bay in Savannah Saturday morning. The Grand Division of tbe Sons ot Temperance will meet in Warrenton on December 29th. Capt. J W Veronee has retired from the Warrenton Clipper, and w ill fnl mood, jumped up aud caught Ids foot in the trigger of the gun discliar- iug it. The load took t fleet in the ne gro’s arm which bad to be amputated. A negro boy has been arrested charged with the murder of Mr. E B Lee, near Savannah a few days ago. He confessed the crime aud says he was told to do so by Isaac Mmsen a . negro who is badly wanted in Savan-! " as n °4 granted. colored, were arrested on the 16th charged with st< aling cotton at i'ilber- ton. Quite a number of bales of cc ton have been stolen from the cott* yards in town recently, and strenuous efforts have been made to spot th thieves. The proof is .-aid to be ’ ^ strong aga list the parties arrested7~ K it,niton Messtnger: On Tliureda; evening the house ot Mr. J C in this county, v>as burned, togethc with filteen bales of cotton and tvv gins. There was some insurance,, which we hone will cover the loss v i A few bales ot'cotton belonging to Mr A M Reid, and lying near the house, were somewhat Gamut: The fire was accidental. A would-be colored benedict West Point applied for a marriage li cense the other day. Being asked the name of his fiance, he replied that . he didn’t know—all he knew about bet was that she had a daughter unmet' Moilie. The Frees the - licen-p!] Georgia f annual session-in Thomas rilie p 14th 'inst., and sonic eighteen were represented-with, ot- ’ J Smith; master; 6 P Wood, pro tern, T H Kimbrough, .. I David Nichols, stewards Karlin, assistant steward i; A Moffot, chaplain pro "^McDaniel, secretary pro i F Daws gate keeper pre master delivered an ■ address • which .'ubordinate granges rr»!l • Standing committees :are to prepare : reports’wr ihfejr olive positions for the next sea; 1 the state grange. Mr Everj- of Oglethorpe county, was ■ a member of the ex-commit- Mr Wood, of Decatur, treas Iacon was selected as the placed [the next annual meeting on Tuqs-l ■■ter the second Monday in No- :r. A committee was appointed laidorlhe propriety, of locating H*. TUE SOUTH AND PROTECTION. Senator Ben Hill, of Georgia, is credited with the following remarks: ‘We intend to try the virtues of the 8-ime line of |¥ilicy that has built up the great manufacturing centres of the North, and that which has made its people rich and prosperous. Such states as Virginia, Tennessee, Georgia aud Alabama are gradually beginning to reallize that a protective tariff con tains more essence for their material devetopmentthau^all the political plat forms that were aver constructed, and T wTr-jkV'ndt bo ;.t all snrp'rj. ed, if built, smoses the people o', thbse states are relieved' ’kjakes a living in jjjj;- Ji e many disturbing I m jljpiHo 1” sixty-five with which they have been beset ever years oI«,»a|(d['hns a' pleasant vnUM since*(fie close of the war, so that they and a chej’riDt^jfpeting for all friends.. ’-‘-f— The story’: of the man’s married life as jrela&ff by himself is probably the' most remarkable one'on record. He di { wp*bom in €k*agaay in 1815. When to' twenty-five years old—in ■ 1840-^-he parried his first,wife, who lived'eight years. She became the mother of seventeen ; ' children in thaf time, having twins the first year of their marriage. The next year another pair of twins were born. Each suc ceeding- y< ar for four years there after, Mrs. Heffner became the mother of triplets. The seventh year was- signalized by the birth of only ofie child. Jfrs. Heffner , died; and was laid away ill the village church yard iu Gprmauy. Thu widower had now a family of seventeen children, the driest ouly seven years 'of age. Three months thereafter a young lady took charge of the children, and jn can examir.e this subject intelligently, they will become: strpogcr advocates of a protective policy than those pf Pennsylvania,.frur the reason that they sf^^^^gsgMr Beed of a-ptyMctwre state eraiige and-building ft hall, course of time became the second Uu .tilivdf'rv ’ tl. fli fTL . ...If.. U«.l Bfchnnddfcme rfonetlTmr bjprtYRft? tbsoriplions, were proposed in its aid 1 . the treasurer 'showed proved dbndition ot tbe ffwnices If- - if that body. ;vt ikcuu m r^t, p establish*pdperfrtfHaiiemi^ jBfr^Hf’vWs'dffmnnueaWbout bln.V Atlanta Post: Mrs. Lacey, a wid- i *n—. c...:.k J c,w of Savannah, who is over 99 years ol age, is cutting another set of teeth. The receipts ot cotton in Augusta to the 15th aggregate 141,185, against 105,888 for the same period last year. The next session of the national educational association will be held in Atlanta convening July 19th and continuing four days. A negro attempted to assassinate Mr. J P Callaway at Leesburg. Mr. Callaway killed Mr. Tison. The negro made his escape. Two negroes in Scliley left their little child in tbe hou-c where there was a fire. On their return they found the child burned to a crisp. There were twenty-six deaths in Sa vannah last week. Ten among the whites and sixteen among the color ed inhabitants. The Dawson Journal says that i white woman living on Terrell coun ty’s pauper larm gavehirih to two ne gro babes one morning last week. A negro boy was burned to death in Schley county, lie was out on tho farm of M*\ !Seab Dozier and his cloth ing caught from a burning stump. Prof. W H Woodall’s residence at Bartlesville was recently set on fire by a chair of clothing tailing into the fire place. The two prisoners carried from Up- sor county to Spalding jail some days Bince, sawed out with a case knife last week and made their escape. The gin house of Colonel John B Willcoxon, of Coweta conutv, contain ing thirlecD bales of cottoD, burned last night by an incendiary. Jolly, tbe murderer of Victoria Nor ris, has been interviewed by the Con stitution, and says the girl was acci dentally killed by jumping out of the wagon. The gin house ol Mr. K L Worthy, of Sumter, was burned on the 12th with three bales of cotton and 2,000 bushels of eolton seed. No insur ance. Many of the fields in Hancock coun ty were white with cotton when the wet weather began. The fanners were unable to gather it, and it was left to rot. The office of Wm. A Tyneh, in EL berton, was entered by tire drawing ot a staple, the lock broken off his trunk, and two hundred and fifty dol lars in money taken therefrom. It is slated that a parly of Atlanta capitalists and other moneyed miu will visit South river coon, with a view to locating a cotton factory somewhere on the numerous falls of that river. The would-be duelist ol Augusta, was put under a bond of $1,000 to keep the peace. The party who de livered the challenge shared the same fate. No name given. The sale of cotton in Savannah on the 20th reached the large number ot 6,521 bales, the largest tor one sin gle day this season, and at 4 p. m., prices advanced Jc. all round. Atlanta Constitution : Several rail roads, we tear*, are asking the rail road commissioners to fix the rate for passengers when collected by conduc tor at 3$ cents per mile, and when passengers purchase tickets three cents per mile. nah. Bill Jefferson, colored, attempted to outrage the |>erson of a young lady in Amerieus. He was prevented by juries upon Mr. Thomas Cobb and the negro, whoH from which is about seven teen years of age is in be Gy in —' warrS One Rev. J Albert Smith astoni-h- j * |RS ' ,een ed the natives of Bainbridge by telling | 1 them that the world was on its last I b'-,UUo. legs, and they were well nigh ready to ! surrender. The said J Albert is get ting crauky. It appears that the Atlanta Fire Depaitment is not in a healthy condi tion, and the people fear a destructive conflagration awaits them. The vol unteers apparently have lost interest in the matter. A man from Monroe county, who was moving West, was fleeced out of fitly-thrce dollars by an Atlanta thief the other day. It is getting to be a dangerous tiling to visit the Gate City with any loose change in your pocket. A hint for wives—A woman who has tried the experiment says: ‘When a man finds a place that is pleasanter to him than his own home, his wife should put two lumps of sugar in his coffee and double the quantity ol sun shine in the front room.’ Gainesville Southron : Mrs. Gen. Longstrcet got a letter trom the Gen eral last week. He had arrived safe and sound at Constantinople, hut had as yet made no reconnoitre of the burg, and therefore deferred all com • roent on the Turkish Capital. Mr. J M Forehand, living near Cochran, was seriously injured by his horse running away with him and throwing him from the buggy, and as Dr. Walker was going to see biro bis own horse also ran away, completely demolishing the buggy. Physicians have declared that Jolly is unfit to work in tbe Dade was coal mines, as he is suffering badly from hernia. Evidently there is more solicitude fell lor Jolly’s welfare than he showed tor poor Victoria Norris when lie so mercilessly killed her. The dividend ot three and a halt per cent, declared at Augusta on the 14th added to the strength ol Georgia rail- roar! stock. In the afternoon 1,134 was freely Did for its ex-dividend, witli no offi riugs. It was quoted on the 15th at 1,134 bid, 1,144 asked, ex- dividend. Who says Augusta is not an enter prising city—a flying horse nparatus, an Indian corn doctor, a jewelry com bination man, a stationary combination man, Georgia road directors’ meeting, a new railroad syndicate, a mammoth church fair—all during the same day. A colored boy was shot and killed liy a while boy iu Savannah. The weapon user! was a twenty-five cents toy pistol. A shot had been rammed in the blank cxltridge, which penetra ted tbe boy’s heart. Tbe coroner’s jury found it to he a case of manslatigh ter. The government boats are about completed at Albany. The engineer in charge of Flint river improvement will commence to raise the old bridge wreck at the island below tbe bridge. Col. Slaughter will then push his force up the river and take out the brush and logs as tar up as Montezuma. On the 15iii as the frieght train from Atlanta was on the road between Powell’s station and Newnan, it struck a negro said to be deaf and dumb and knocked him off the track, break ing hla back and inflicting other in juries. He was brought to Newnan by the 8ame tram. It is thought be cannot live. d the prospective; to ascertain led bride. who inflicted the iu izbee, in Atlanta, latter is reports '" THRASHED BY A W031AX. i Tuesday afternoon, Miss Aliofr - Freeman, eighteen '.years* old, at 282 West Fourth .street, 2 into the hallway at No-Si ^ciay street, and sent a bay .np . irs to the rooms occupied -by Hows ajd- S. Ingersoll, mrnuftlct oyer of- * iL »r stamps, witli the request that sue to the door, us p lady’wished' : him. AS Ingersoll 'appeared' . jw rid pepper itt-'llJs eyes and r a heavy whip! the lasb of which ; armed with twisted pine, and-cut ilngersoll across the face and hands, i blood’qd 'every..stj-oko. Mrs Heffner. The first .wife had diet! in Febroary, 18481 In Feb ruary 1849, this. second wife presented ilfr. Heffner with a boy. •Cjn Christmas day ot the same year the nineteenth child was added to the •Heffner flock. The family now. was -larger than any other in-that part of 4he country. Five years passed on, 'ifcd.Mr. Heffner’s household was in- -creased by the addition oi ten more children, a-pair of twins being born every year. There was now a lull, and f<»r,jthree years thereafter only one -cjijldrwas burn unto them. In 1854 lie came to this country with his fahR lily,-hhd^thinast three children were -bonfRnnfiiriea. In 1857 his wife tariff.* ' - ,y* The Senator'igrther remarked that he was now considering a speech - in favor of g protective tariff, and that it the occasion present itself, he may ' deliver it at this session oi congress.— Hardware Reporter: The United States have 24.77 mil48 ot railroad to S^ery 10,000 inhabi tants. This is eight times as much as Europe, Whieh has .3.29 miles to the 10,000. The European idea is that; traffic must go before railroads. but in this country the-idea is that railroads ought to be pushed forward ii> Order to open new sections to population and'thou create traffic. Outside of trade demands, railroads are built in* Europe exclusively for stragetio. pur poses—something never done in the Uuited States. Here we find appar ently superfluous roads- laid Gown sometimes in- tbe furtherance of com binations aud rivalries of interests, but otherwise all our roads are run on lines and parallels supposed . 'to.J»e most conducive to. the ■ extension' of commerces The City Fathers. That representative body sometimes caHed the city council, bat more ap* • met iu the hall of deliberation at the usnal hour. Their faces beamed with satisfaction and pride, for the result ot the city election had not been for gotten. They felt grateful to the cit izens for their renewed expression of,,. -confidence, and' they determined ■ to - ^ show their gratitude by not adjourn ing as early as usual, but to sitarouDd the council board an^deliberate about those maiters pertaining to the welfare of their beloved city. Sending the_^ clerk out for some refreshments, they U prepared themselves lor the reception' of the frnit, and settled themselves preparatory to the weighty business before them? The usual formalities were gone through with, and the ice was broken by an aldennip, who moved the public school system be fnV^fcw’Jjfr «ud*fbaMgun^$ i * * system info successful operatipa, ; ~“' J co*rt the sum iu exij tlio present, Wvwiuo,- but hd 'sail knqw tba> -citizens ‘would cheerfully ..bear tie extra 1 • - ™ ■*** A gentleman from one of the’wards r said ho had not quite finished disposing of} bfotscwlfe property, afid:l»p«d:Ui* ' council would wait until Twhafl plnoed eyerything beyond tile reaeh of $he assessor. , He stud it had always been In the estimation of the Columbus. Enquirer-Sun the defeat of John. Kelly causes generalrejohfiitg in ( ocratic ranks. Hejbas, two papers New York, tgid it is said he'will pej-j* sonally edit one, Hie Express y 6uT without official posftion he iniist-lose djed,'dk*viitg.been married nine year* much of his anthority and' lnfluence.- He was nqtv the father of tbirty-fwo He cannot ruin tb6 ,democratic; patty hildteti, twelve of whom had died, ., K ., leaving't wepty to be taken in chat endeavored to shield hi- fa*-, ^ a 'v>d“;v.,wliom be marriedtot?! fmM'SV*. «»d' a <:>• ’"d.of Mrs; Leffyr number three »■*'» - again, by.refusing to abide by,a . ma jority of a convention,'opppsing its "wifk^putti^gWejaafo- into tb^aahds of the reptrtiicanK, - an d ' thus’' prepare ^jno to place -their taxable property beyond the reach otthe tar, before an. assessment was made; and ho oxpress> . ed himself to the effeqt that it was hia wish that the council-rdefer all action in regard to tliO public school system, until he made tie necessary tiansl'era.- On'motion.'tlie matter was indefi nitely postponed, but the .maker of tlie motion declared that a councilman should nofhay© any property at all— that the possession of property did ; . not allow him to give, that attention to city affairs, which their importance demanded. A distinguished repvesens tative frotmone of the wards, Whotfw*; v joiced iu tho possession ota name that i.i was once fatqjliar to tho “chosenpeo« ,. pie,” remarked in that characteristioj'Y way ofhis that “dat ish true.’* ■ \ Air alde» iuan who had the-be.^1 in- } rests o ki.U* a t heart, spoke of • N.j* askedtkefetilers' jnVen^on-.'of.lbe same n-ouW UQt/materially bi.-pefftthe tflty? ... Severaf speeches Were made oti^ this. l ;' v subject dand during Bm couisefoJtho' rertjjife^tbe Nortl^»Ea.Htip-n..'Wli* ferred to a?' “ tbui otcat t lOirlV- Knft fc'r * 'the world rfor assault with in- T ' voma: '' The bleectng man and his bail fixed at I tempted to run up stairs, but was event of Buzbce’s ?>’V vn »' ,h '' l b >’ ible that Stewart will ! 1,1 the brea8t ' , 1 , he won,a , n ‘ h » t ° M upon the charge of a reporter that she came from Eng- Ir-ath it is be resindid murder. The LaGrauge Reporter announces the following marriages : Mr. VV H Nix and Miss Eugenia Gay ; Dr. J P Huntley and Miss Mattie Pringle, of Saudersville ; Mr. Earnest Cary anil Miss Sallie Boykin ; Mr R M Slrick- lan, of Heard, aud Miss Moilie Cooley; Mr. R A Bradshaw and Miss Sallie Bunch; Mr. J T Terry and Miss C4ecrgia Bunch ; Mr. R C Sloan aud Miss Venada Sloan. A few nights ago the frieght train on the Savannah, Florida and Wes tern railroad was coming into Albany at the rati* of about twen’y miles an hour, and a cow was standing on the track. The cow catcher ran sinooth'y between her fore-legs, lifted her up laud three weeks ago, after her falh er’s rh-atli, in the hope of earning a living. She answered an advertise ment for a saleswoman at Ingersoll’s address, and when she called he em ployed her, but at ouce began praising her ap)>earunce in an insulting mau- tier, and finally persuaded her to enter with him an empty house in Brook lyn upon the pretence that it was his residence. She cried out at this dis covery and made her escape, and now took this revenge as her only available method-of redress. e tbe mother of nine more chil dren in ten years by single births None ot the first set of seventeen chib ilren survive. Two of the fifteen of the second wife’s children still live, and three of the third wife’s. In a pes rioil of twenty-eight years—from ’40, when lie first married, to 1868, the date of the birth of his last child—he became the father of foity-one chil dren. The five who are still living are girls. With the step-child that the last marriage added to the list, forty-two children have called John Heffner ‘ father. ’ The old man has long since forgotten the names of his numerous progeny, and can only re call those born in later years. inee for president. use for those who only wish to rule or ruin. He has in the last two years been of more use to the republicans than democrats. We have no affilia tion with one so selfish that for office and revenge he will destroy the party with which he pretends to act, while really opposing. Buckle’s explanation of thedccliue of the spirit of religious persecution, was that in modern times faith had undergone tin eclipse, and men coulrl not bring themselves to persecute oth- gent ly and look her’iong for somriters into believing that whereof they .* . 1 • 1— . A 1 *aC* .»ai A tlronualtinu *L’OTlt l<»*ll Til 11 InOlK distance, she seemingly con’ented with her tree ride. After'a while the-en gineer halted his train, got down and had to force his bovine dead-head pas senger off the engine. Tbe News learns that Signor Ales-* candro Gavazzi, the Italian patriot and deputy of tbe Free Church in Ita ly, will arrive in Savannah the latter part of the week. He will occupy the pulpit of the Independent Pres byterian church next Sunday morring, and preach at the Baptist church, Chippewa square, on Sunday night. The object of his mission to this coun try is to give an account of the spread of the Gospel in his native land, and plead for assistance to carry on the good work. Albany News : ‘lion Ishmael Lo- non, our coim-ed represenalives in the legislature, is at home again. Ishmael says he enjoyed his stay in Atlanta, but frankly admits that he felt . tbs wet e themselves skeptical. The inad equateness of this explanation of one of the most striking social phenomena of our time, is forcibly shown in the North American Review for January, by Prof John Fiske, who assigns a number of other causes that have been at least as influential in bringing about this most desirable result First, there is the decline ot the martial spirit and the greater devotion to pa cific industrial pursuits. Then, as men rise in the scale ot civilization, they are less disposed to be domineer ing. Finally, men in modern times have quite lost the sense of corporate responsibility—the belief that a whole community is liable for the offenses o' each individual comprised in it. These points are established with all the in genuity of reasoning and wealth of jearning for which the author is so distinguished. The other articles in this number ot tbe Review are: ‘Cons trolling Forces in American Politics, whole time as though he had better, by Senator George F. Edmunds lie at home shoeing hones. He say* he was treated with marked rsppcct by every white member «f thr-honse, and lakes pleasure iu mentioning the tact that the white democratic legisla ture in both cases where there were contests between white and colored men seated both colored republicans.’ The Georgia Annual Conference of the A M E Zion Connection, con vened in its fiftlentli session at ML Zion Church, in Augusta, on the lfilh, Right ltev J P Thompson, B D, in the chair. The bishop’s ad dress was full ot instruction and en couragement -touching mainly on vital religion, tem|>erance, education and morality. The bishop also spoke at consideralile length of the fraternal feelings which are lieginning to per vade the ranks of the different branches of tlie Methodist church. On the second day the main business of the conference was devoted to fin ancial matters, settling with bi-hop, stewards etc. The examination of characters was next taken up. The bishop spoke at some length of the necessity of getting rid of original * Cain ’—envy. He earnestly urged the necessity of being content in your station in tile. It you are black be conleut; if you are poor be content, and not seek otf er men’s properly, lie also insisted on the members ot tbe conference to take no part in politics, but to apply themselves to the study of the word of God. » Atheism in Colleges,’ by President John Basoom ; ‘ The Ruins of Central America,’ by Desire Charnay ; ‘ Par tisan Government,’ by William D. Le Sueur; ‘Popular Art-Education,’ by Prof. John F. Weir: ‘The Limita tions of Sex,’ by Nina Morais; 4 The Mission of the Democratic Party,’ by Senator William A. Wallace; and fi nally, a review of Recent Philological Works, by Prof. F. A. March. The Review is sold by booksellers and newsdealers generally. Among the undeveloped resources of tbe-Pacific slope may be mentioned the timber lands of Washington Territory. These lands, 20,000,000 acres, border on Puget Sound, and are traversed by fine logging streams. The timber, principally pine and fir, is equal to any which grows elsewhere, the soil from which it springs being of great depth anil richness, and kept moist by a rainfall which contiunes during ten months of the year. One stick is represented to have been hew ed which was 124 feet long, squaring twelve inches at the small end, and without sap. The average height of the trees is 200 feet, while many stand 300 feet tall, tiKasuring twelve feel through at the butt. It is to be hoped that lietter care will be taken ot this magnificent belt of forest than has been taken of the timber lands of Maine and Michigan. This territory has also 11,000,000 acres of grazing arairie, where a nutritious bunch grass jeeps green five-sixths of the year, and 5,000,000 acres of wheat lands, which yield trom thirty to eighty bushels |ier acre The catch of salmon last year was 40,000,000 pounds. Who would care to go to tho frost, nipped, wind-swept bottom lands ot Manitoba when he cun settle in Wash ington Territory, where it rains as much as it’does in Ireland, while the influence of high latitude and frost is quelled by the balmy touches of the Kuro Siwo current—the Gulf Stream of the Pacific? The Philadelphia Times states that while the New York and Boston pa pers have been publishing requests for contributions to a fund for the oldest living ex-President, a number of gen tlemen of Philadelphia have quietly raised between themselves tbe sum of $100,000, which will be presented to General U. S. Grant at an early date. This latter movement is entirely dtss tinct from the others, and has been conducted b/ a few personal friends of the ex-President with a view of ex pressing their esteem for his services to his country in a substantial manner. WHA1 IT HRANS. The meaning ofthe taking of $140,- 000 in Augusta and Kuoxville rail road bonds in three days, without so lieitation, proves that the road is to be built immediately, and insures this beneficial result. President Verderv stated this morning that the work would begiu at once, and the i<on would first be laid to the river so that the iron bridge might be carried up to Walton’s Island and put in position The bridge has already arrived in Au gusla, and only waits to be hauled up over the first sixteen miles of new iron, Trains will be running to the river in h ss than niuety days. President Ver dery and the directors are h?ppy in the prospects of an early completion, and the city of Augusta has a right to rejoice in the immediate opening up ot so rich a cunntry as that aloof; the upper Savannah in Georgia anc, Carolina.—Augusta News. We find the following in the At lanta Post: “ The Women’s Christian Temperance Union being deeply im pressed with the dangers and dissipa tion attending the Christmas holidays, do most urgently request the heads of families, in this city, to throw all their influence, during these holidays, in tavor of temperance and sobriety, especially in discountenancing the use of wines and liquor. We, also, re spectfully ask the ministers of all churches to read our petition from the pulpit, on the Sabbath preceding Christmas.” This is a timely move ment which we should like to see im- ittted elsewhere. The Rev. Mr. Nutting, in his ser mon at Fall River on thanksgiving day, laid bare with a steady hand the evil consequences of what he, a Rhode Islander, frankly styles ‘Yankee’ influ ences. He charges the ‘Yankee peo ple,’ wherever located, with the oflence of seeking to destroy the American family ‘through divorce aud worse crimes,’ aud declares that the license of tho worse periods of the French revolution is surpassed in Rhode Island and Connecticut. That is a very startling confession to come from the land of steady habits. The attempt of the republicans in the house to make out that the Vice President must count the electoral votes says (he Courier Journal, is but a repetition of the effort of four years ago, from which they were force! to i ecede. As a matter of historic fact, the Vice President has never counted the vote, and is not permitted to do so by tbe Constitution. The republi can organs are foolishly charging the democrats *• propose to steal the press idenuy” in February, The democrats will certainly not imitate the republi can paity, who perpetrated that crime in 1876-77. One feature of the con troversy ot the past week is noticable. The republicans have been bitterly opposing a measure which is simply a reaffirmation of that under which they performed tbe count of tbe electoral votes of 1868 and 1872. In a recent lecture Mr. Murray said some people regarded heaven as a spot of such limited extent that they would naturally run against about everybody they knew. He had seen so much of some ot bis acquaintances that he should like to take a rest of a few thousand years before he met them. One of hia happiest conceptions of heaven, he added, was that it was largo enough to enable him to dodge a great many people. That is no new idea, Adirondack. Everybody who has hosts of creditors feels just that way.—Ew. On last Tuesday, a gentleman in ] diUnasea c aused by the late fire, ■7 L! (NAnofn* Knn Hill ° * It is stated by intimate friends of General Garfield that he will in all probability, take one member ot his Cabinet from the Pacific coast, con sidering it a political necessity to have that section represented iu bia admin irtration. speecti grew somewhat visionary, and as his mind wandered into the regions of the distant future exclaimed “ Methinks hear the whistle of the engine as the signal for Clarkesvilln is given !” So life-like a picture did he draw, that the council looked round for their satchels and valises, thinking the train was entering the coufines of that sleepy village, in whose very breezes the average North-Eastern director ex pects to find a gold mine. They grew tired of the subject in a few minutes, and a member from a ward suggested the police force as a matter of some interest. He said that inasmuch as the old council had been reselected, the police force should be reduced. This was considered a very unlucky speech, and a sportive aider- man bet another member t en dollars to eight that the remark above would defeat the father at tbe next municipal election. The clerk took the stakes, and the business went on. A very conscientious representative spoke against the reduction of the police, and said that while the police did not have as much to do as they did the first of the month, they had been worked hard in re-electing tho council, and deserved some rest. When it came to vole, the council stood seven to one, and the solitary asked the clerk as a personal favor, not to make any mentiou of it in the min utes. One gentleman from an upper ward thought the council should pass a reg ulation prohibiting the police from retiring at night before half-past eight But he was persuaded to withs draw the motion, and was warned that such would be considered as an encroachment upon the freedom of action that the police force enjoyed. A member whose sidewalk was a little rugged, got permission to have it repaired by the street force, and immediately aftewards a petition call ing attention to the disgraceful condi tion of ono of the streets was disre garded by the fathers. The keeping open of bar rooms on Sundays was considered, and quite an animated debate followed. Action was deferred, however, until the next meeting. The question of repairing tbe City Hall was next discussed, and after some objection on the part of two aldermen, it was derided to repair the Washington asked Senator Ben Hill if the South would remain solid, and his reply was: “ I do not know ; I think so. Everything depends upon the attitude of Gen. Garfield’s admin istration. If the South is treated fairly, I thiuk a large number of the South ern people will rally to the support of Garfield. It is, however, too soon to predict whether the solid South will break o* not.” Yes, altogether too | soon, and it will be next time you hear from the subject. After a session of one hour and twenty minutes—the most laborious one in the history of the present coun cil—the fathers adjourned, and cross ed over the street and warmed their shoes by the fire of a neighboring ex change. The city fathers are good men, and have the best interests of the town at heart, and in their own peculiar way they legislate for (hs good of the few, thinking it best to make ten or twelve happy than to cause contentment to rest on tho many. Tukon. * : ; v:t |**j;ja*