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DAVIS, Manager. ^tltgrapf) uni Jfestttgtr FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1880. —The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad company planned a relief society for its employees, contributed $100,000 to its fund, and offered to conduct its business without charge. —Krupp of Essen has lately bought G5,000 tons of Swedish iron, which will be conveyed in thirty steamers to Pomera nian harbors, for convereion into the kill ing machines Germany’s main manufact ure. —The statement of the Pennsylvania delegation which will be the test of the Cincinnati convention, is that Randall has about eighteen or twenty of his friends in the delegation of fitly, and that of these there are a few for Bayard and Hancock. The rest arc mostly Hancock men, with a few for Bayard. —Tewfik, the new Khedive, is as econo mical as his sire was extravagant. Find* ing that his father had carried off a cer tain collection of coins valued at SS0,000, which had been purchased with State money, and which should have rightly been left in Egypt, he intends to with draw the amount from his father’s allow ance during the next twelve months. —“I am told,” said Mr. Gladstone to Mr. Sam Ward one evening at Dalmeny after a day of great oratorial conflict, “that you have in your country a man who can play on a harp of a thousand strings.” “Yes,” was the reply, “but have listened to a man to-day in this country who can play upon a harp of ten thousand strings.” Mr. Gladstone is un derstood to have been pleased with tire compliment. Situation in China.—Advices from Shanghai say the position is very unset tled, and the future of all business is un satisfactory and in a critical state, owing to the uneasiness caused by the state of affairs at Pekin and the probability of a war with Russia. All sorts oi orders are said to have been issued with reference to doing business with foreigners. A corres pondent states that he and his country men, who are Englishmen, have been re quested from Pekin to look after them' selves and prepare for any emergency. Western Union Rumors.—It was ru mored, says the Berald of Friday, that Mr. Vanderbilt had sold (at par) 100,000 shares of Western Union Telegraph stock, a well known railroad operator being the purchaser. Mr. Vanderbilt was not to be seen, being busily engaged in preparing for a trip to Europe, and President Norvin Green, of the Western Union Company, said that be knew nothing whatever of the matter. Still the report gained currency, and many brokers seemed convinced that it was true, advancing various arguments in support of their belief. The Stath Quarries.—We are in formed, says the Charleston Netos and Courier, that the offer of the superinten dent of the penitentiary to supply stone blocks for the Charleston streets, at two and a half cents each, has been promptly accepted. Two thousand tons of the blocks have been ordered by the city. The shipments are expected to begin as soon as the necessary extension of the South Carolina railroad track in Columbia can be completed. This is an excellent be ginning, and clears the way to furnishing stone for the jetties, which is the objective point. —A Washington dispatch to the Cincin nati Enquirer says letters received from leading Democrats say that “the most in fluential party leaders in Tennessee are generally for Tilden, while the most in fluential party papers, with the Nashville American in the lead,” are against him, With the gentlemen who are for Mr. Til den we have nothing beyond a personal difference of opinion, and we know them too well and respect them too highly to suspect them of so wide a mistake or so grave a perversion. We do not know of an influential leader in current politics, or who has been since the war in active politics, who is for Tilden. —William P. Gillespie was on his' death bed at Columbus, Indiana. The physician told him that he could not live many hours. “Are you sure I can’t get well?” the patient asked; “I don’t want yon to make a mistake about it. Is there a possibility of recovery?” He was as sured that his speedy demise was absolute ly certain. Then he explained why he was so anxious to get exact information. He had murdered a man twelve years be fore, and had never been suspected of the crime. He desired to confess and be for given, if he really was going to die, but not otherwise. He died, and the truth of the statement has been amply sustain ed. Terminal Facilities.—On Tuesday the plans of the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad Company for the improvement of the water front from Sixty-fifth to Seventy-second street, North River, as approved by the dock commis- missioners, were adopted by the New York sinking fimd department. The company leases the land at $2,500 a year for each street for the first ten years, and $3,000 a year for the next ten years, and $3,500 for the third ten years, the land to revert to the city at the expiration of the lease. Mr. Vanderbilt, it is understood,, will spend millions of dollars in improving the water front by building piers, bulkheads, and do ingeverything to make this a freight ter minus. —The most melancholy thing in all the creaking and swinging of presidential booms in the spring blasts, the American says, is the dismal exultation of the Cin cinnati Republican papers over the victory of Sherman in securing his own State. Why, they have killed the fatted calf as if Ohio were a prodigal son returned. —A Philadelphia shoemaker is making fifty pairs of shoes for the men who are to go on the Howgate Polar expedition. Each pair will weigh from four to five . pounds, have soles 4J inches wide, and heels 3| indies wide. Between the inner and outer soles a thick layer of cork is placed to prevent dampness penetrating. The shoes are made of beaver cloth, and lined throughout with lamb’s skin with the wool on. Between the cloth and the lamb’s skin pieces of bladder are placed to insure dryness to the feet, last Week’s Cotton Figures. The New York Chronicle reports the CGtton receipts of the seven days ending last Friday night. 30th ultimo, at 30,858 bales, against 22,283 the corresponding week of last year. Total receipts to that date, 4,63S,SC7 against 4,317,007 last year, showing an increase of 321,860 bale3. The statement of the Cotton Exchange of same date was as follows: Receipts of the week 31,409 bales, against 21,037 the corresponding week of last year. To tal to 1st May 4,049,878, against 4,295,205 last year—showing an increase of304,013 bales. The Chronicle's interior port table shows, for the week, 8,853 bales receipts, against 14,6S5 last year. Shipments, 25,- 035 against 23,392. Stocks, 204,154 against 78,962 at the same date last year. The Chronicles visible- supply table showed last Eriday 2,307,371 bales of cot ton in sight, against 2,009,593 in sight one year ago—2,553,379 in sight at same date two years ago, and 2,937,099 in sight in 1877, at same date. These figures show an increase over last year’s supply of 377,728 bales; and a decrease of 217,239 bales on the supply of 1878 and of 588,- 500 bales on the supply of 1S77 at same dates. Middling upland, in the Liver pool market last Friday, was quoted at 013-16. At same date last year the quo tation was Of, in 1878, at same date, it was Of, and in 1877 at same date 5}. As to its table of receipts from planta tions, the Chronicle remarks that the fig ures show— 1. That the total receipts from the plantations since September 1 in 1879-SO were 4,835,720 bales; in 1878-79 were 4,390,317 bales; in 1877-78 were 4,172,- 871 bales. 2. That although the receipts at the out ports the past week were 30,858 bales, the actual movement from the planta tions was only 14,070 bales, the balance being drawn from stocks at the interior ports. Last year the receipts from the plantations for the same week were 13,951 bales, and for 1878 they were 17,604 bales. The Chronicle's weather telegrams of Friday show that Texas, during the week ending on that day, had three, four and five days of rain at the different stations, withAxainfall during the week of from 2.18 tt>1).3l. The rainfall in the month ending Friday was, in Galveston 1.41, inlndianola 0.49, in Coriscana 5.87, in Dallas 1.50, in Brenham 2.00. Crops generally were looking well. In Shreveport, Louisiana, there were 3.85 inches of rain during the week, and roads m bad condition. In Vicksburg the rain fell three days. In Columbus, Mis sissippi, five days, and there was* rain fall of 10.20 inches during April. At Little Rock there were showers five days, and the rainfall in April was 4.56. In Nashville rain on three days. In Mobile the rain of April measured 2.99. In Montgomery and Selma they had rain on three days during the week, and complain of too much wet. In Macon, Georgia, the rain of April amounted to 4.35—in Colum bus 4.50. There was rain on four days of the week in Augusta. The reports from the plantations are generally favorable. Storms are noted in Galveston, Corsicana and Dallas in Texas, Columbus, Missis sippi, and Mobile—with no other damage than prostrating fences and some outbuild ings. Fast Mail Service. There is nothing more essential to the prosperity of the South than inter-com munication with other sections. The more readily this is accomplished, the greater the results will be in our favor. The North and West have had all the advantages of a fast mail system for years, and it has contributed no little to their commercial importance. And why there should be any objection to the proposi tion now before Congress to extend the same facilities to the South we are at a loss to comprehend. What would en rich us will most certainly benefit other sections of the Union. The proposition is to appropriate $400,000 to increase the speed of mail trains, and shorten time between New York and New Orleans about twenty-four hours, and between New York and Jacksonville, Florida, about thirty-six hours. This certainly is to be desired,and surely the South has some claims that are wdrthy of consideration, if she has not the dense population of the North. Mail service is not based upon the amount of population, however. In this matter the government itself is vastly interested, and no senti mental view of economy ought to defeat thi3 wise and eminently just measure. If it is right to appropriate money to furnish fast mail facilities for one section, it is certainly right to grant the same facilities to others. By this proposed measure, New York mail would reach us just one day sooner than it does now. In other words, the New York papers leaving on day of publication would reach Macon the next evening. We hope every member of the House from the South will appreciate the necessity of this measure, and vote solidly for it. The Doura, Pampas Rice, or Rice Corn.—We are indebted to George Smith, Esq., for a few seed, as promised, enclosed in an envelope, of the Kansas “rice com,” of which so much has been written of late. Mr. Smith ha3 but a limited supply of the seed, which was procured in 1873, but if no casualty oc curs to his crop will be able to raise considerable quantity to be disposed of another year. It will e remembered that this Egyptian Doura can be ground into flour, cracked like wheat, or boiled whole after the manner of rice, and is both toothsome and nutritious. The stalk and blades make an excellent for age, and it is asserted that the former can be used to good purpose as fuel for cook ing purposes. If the half that is claimed for this new cereal be correct, it will prove a priceless boon to the farmers of the Southern States. Semi-Annual Report of Railroad Commission. We print elsewhere the first semi-an nual report of the railway commission Georgia, of which ex-Govemor Smith chairman, and R. A. Racon secretary. The statements of the three distinguished gentlemen who compose the commission are eminently just and fair, and it is evi dent that they honestly intend, if possible, to execute the law in such a manner as shall do the least harm, and the most good, both to the people and the railroads 'of the commonwealth They have made haste slowly, calling ah' the while for information from the railroads and every party concerned, and hearing each cause with praiseworthy pa tience. Many unintentional mistakes have been corrected and alleged griev ances remedied, and it is the purpose the commission still to act as a tribunal al ways on the qui rice to hear and redress all wrongs, fancied or otherwise, which shall be brought before them. It is thought that this calm and manifestly just course has greatly disarmed the hostility of the rail roads, which at one time threatened to be hot and fierce. So far as passenger tariffs are concerned the understanding is that the railroads, while they have no right to charge over four cents per mile, are privileged to go as much lower as they please. Half rates for excursionists, delegates to public as semblages, the clergy, or any other fa vored class, may still be issued, and the sale also of thousand mile tickets. The schedule has now gone into effect, and we wait with solicitude and some anxiety to see how the system will work in practice, The suit brought by the Savannah, Florida and Western railroad, to test the validity and constitutionality of the law appointing the commission, was to be expected, but the injunction of course on ly extends to the road which has made the issue. The commission is entitled to a fair trial, and many think the very fact that under its provisions all future dis criminations will be prevented, will tend greatly to popularize it before the people. Still Going Down—The tendency of prices, both at home and abroad, accord ing to the New York Bulletin, is down ward. Cotton is irregular and getting weaker and weaker, and other commodi ties seem to be following suit. It Is be lieved, however, that in a short time, prices will touch bottom, and there must be a re-action in trade. But the fact can not be disguised, that the merchauts of the country are in a feverish and anxious state of mind on the subject, and not dis posed at present to replenish their stocks to any great extent. We are glad to note that business in our city continues fair, and the outlook is favorable. Onslaught on the Third Term. A staggering onslaught on the third term is now in course of delivery, and will increase in fury as the month ad vances—for the Chicago convention is about a month, off. The Republican Ajax, Codkling, in behalf of Grant, has thought it necessary to come to the rescue in the form of a manifesto in the New York Herald. In this document, to which he refused to allow publication, except under pledge that every word spoken should be printed, and printed in the exact connection in which it was uttered, Conkling, after conceding sub stantially that opposition to the third term is increasing, proceeds to lay down the maturing facts in the case with some thing more than the majestic pomp of the consciously infallible oracle. He says that Grant will be nominated, and will be overwhelmingly elected, and the opposi tion to him is all fluff. The effect of this Conkling manifesto has been unfortunate. Instead of assur ing the unassured third-termers, it has increased their doubts. They say Conkling himself is alarmed and all his confident talk is really a flimsy super structure, resting upon the sands of un certainty. He is only affecting a confidence he does not really feel, but must assume, as a necessity of the third term game. The Washington special of the Herald of Mon day represent a third term senatorial stal wart as saying, “I am now convinced that if we nominate the ex-president there will be a split in the party.” And all the western Republican members of the House are fighting each other by showing let ters from their constituents, which disclose the existence of a terrible anti-third term feeling among the people. Meanwhile the Herald of Monday makes a solemn editorial appeal to the Republican party to save themselves be fore it is too late. In reply to Conkling’s manifesto, it reminds him that Tilden was equally confident he could elect Robinson, but met with a slashing defeat. Nothing is so uncertain as politics. There is great doubt and division in the party on this third term business, and it is the part of prudence not to risk it. There is nothing calling for a strong man in the condition of the party or the country. There is no need of “a strong man at the head of the government.” Grant himself has declared that Hayes’ concilia tion policy in the South has been a mag nificent success, while tho country sees in the active third termers of to-day the very men whose violence kept the South in a turmoil. , Why not renominate Mr. Hayes ? asks the Herald. His administration has had no scandals. It has allayed partisan bit terness. It has given peace, rest and re newed prosperity to the country. Mr. Conkling and the other great leaders of the Republican party could not do wiser nor a safer thing than to renomi nate Mr. Hayes. But that is the last thing the great leaders of the Republican party are going to do. Mr. Hayes is their bete noir— their particular detestation. To sink to their natural level in the vast aggregate of a united, harmonious and peaceful country is just what they do not desire. They want a tumult. They desire to head a contest and division. They feel themselves great in a sectional fight, and they know that is where they made all their money, till in an evil hour they counted in Hayes, and he took the role of conciliation, with a hesitating, doubt ful stride on the other side of the fence for raging stalwartism. Hayes offers a feeble alternative. The third-termers will play out this strong game of imperialism and a strong man with steady nerves and a strong hand, and no flinching. They are in for it, lilt or miss. Their all is staked on It. The character of the men is sufficiently illus trated by the steadiness and desperate nerve with which they planned and exe cuted that inconceivable crime of the Hayes usurpation. But the current month is going to display in striking colors the best that they and the republican anti- third termers can do. -Baron Blanc, the present Italian minister at Washington, is to be transfer red to Constantinople, and Count Corti, whom he replaced at Washington, will be transferred from the Bosphorus to J force bill straight through, in all its parts Paris, and appliances Party Nerve.—Some of the Northern papers cite as a notable illustration of the nerve of the Radical party, that they are apparently bent on going into ■ a general election upon the issue of a Federal mili tary dragonnade at the polls. It looks that way. Hayes’ veto seems to contem plate it; and it is of a piece and iu- strict harmony with the grand crusade for strong government, imperialisms and knock-you-down-in-a-minute policy about tci be inaugurated by the third term par ty. They propose to carry the whole No. 8—Who He Is. The New York Evening Post, accord ing to a telegram o'f Monday night, has creditable information that the handwrit ing of the cadet represented by No. 8 and other numbers, indicating the same writer, is that of Whittaker, and is believed to be the same hand that penned the warning to himself of impending violence; which warning was found tom in pieces on the floor of his room the morning after the so-called raid upon him. This, of course, raises a presumption that Whittaker him self was the author of the job—a suspi cion which was originally entertained wnd intimated by the officers of the academy; but tbey afterwards seem gradually to have abandoned this theory under stress of newspaper denunciations, which have been flung at them with an unsparing hand. Moreover, the apparent candor, firmness and courage with which Whitta ker has confronted this theory and defied investigation, ha3 gone a good_ way to re lieve suspicion and impress the belief that it was a genuine act of violence. On the other hand, this clearly was the solution adopted by these intelligent of ficers, after a careful survey of tho premi ses and the condition of the victim; and being confirmed by the identification of Whittaker’s handwriting in an anony mous note to himself, warning him to ex pect violence, the probability that it is a true solution is much increased. It is true that experts in the identifica tion of chirography may be mistaken; but it is equally true that they are apt to be correct. Their decisions are not founded upon my general resemblance in. hand writings. That goes for little. But every man has a few marked peculiarities in his style which their experience enables them to detect, and even in the labored avoid ance of which alman sometimes easily be trays himself. The handwriting, to experts in long practice, is almost as decisive a personal identification as tho face itself. But still there are cases of mistaken iden tity, and there may well be cases of error in identification by chirography. It is remarkable, however, that assum ing that this violence was real outside work, that so far in this drag, net investigation not a solitary clue to its perpetrator should hare been discov ered. Had it been, as is assumed, a movement arising among 247 cadets, from so-palled race prejudice, the impossibility of entire concealment must be admitted. Yetevery cadet has personally purged him self by oath of all art, part or knowledge of it, and nothing has been brought to light raising a suspicion of falsehood or peijury as regards them. Every particle of evidence going to jus tify or stimulate suspicion in any direc tion, may be comprehended under two heads—what was seen on the morning af ter the raid in the situation of Whittaker, and the testimony of the two experts in chirography, who identify his handwriting with that of the note of warning. This would be wonderful on any other hypoth esis, except that tiffs colored cadet, for his own purposes, sought to create a public sympathy for himself. And it would be equally strange that in a genuine case of violence, so shameful and dangerous, no real personal injury or disfigurement should have been inflicted. If any of the cadets were base enough to inflict this outrage, they would at least have left some decisive marks of It. On the whole, we are inclined to con clude, as in the beginning, that with the idea of making a martyr of himself and so putting himself forward as a Radical partizan hobby and winning the rewards and honors of the position, which would not have been few or small, Whittaker tied himself and lacerated his own ears; and if anybody else had done it, there could hardly have failed to arise io all this prolonged investigation some very clear indication of the fact. Nor, among so many, could I name one queen Where all with equal grace and beauty reign;. And being taught in our school, to shun all worldly ways, I will not now entice you with charades and plays, And so, as I my little speech have said, I introduce, now, Major Hodgkins’ Ed. Reid’s introduction was greeted with applause as he retired, and Maj. Hodg kins’ Ed. took the floor, and recited most charmingly the late Mr. A. R. Watson’s, little poem, “CHIPS PROM THE OLD BLOCK.” You see, my dear friends, as I’m only ’bout eight, That I came into life just a little too late To be much of an oiatornow; but, then, We boys have a way of mimicking men, Till we fancy no apple hangs out of our reach— So, as I’m down on the programme, I’m up for a speech There are lots of U3 here—us girls and ns boys— Who have come out for May Day, and frolic and noise; All these good little girls, and us boys not so good, x I mean how by this—let me be under stood— Not that boys are real bad—though few of ’em pearls— But only not quite half so good as the girls! It’s THE CHILDREN’S DAY. The long infantile agony is ended at last; May Day has come and gone, and surfeited with pleasure the juveniles crept into bed last night perfectly content. Contrary to the general apprehension, the clerk of the weather dealt out a tolerably fair day for this section. There was just enough cloud to soften the glare, and just enough sunshine to absorb the moisture of the day previous. Early in the morning the little excur sionists began to hurry off toward their several rendezvous. By nine o’clock the schools began to assemble along Second street, and by ten they were safely ar rived at the park. The attendance was fully up to the usual turnout, and it is estimated that two thousand at least were in the procession, and many little ones joined the throng after its arrival at tho park. As they marched through the city the sight was a beau tiful one. Each school was distinguishable by its colors, which were adhered to in dress, ribbons, flowers and hose. The Baptists probably had the largest attendance, there being among the wearers of the green fully six hun dred. Arriving at the park, the schools were assembled around the band stand, in front of which a platform and awning had been erected. Exercises were opened with a prayer by.the Rev. A. W. Clisby, pastor of the Presbyterian church; an exquisitely rendered welcoming song followed, with flute, organ and cornet accompaniment. The first Sunday school to present its May Day arrangement was the First Bap tist. Mr. L. Hillyer, as auctioneer, took his stand on the platfoim, and after a neat little speech announced that he had for sale the 250,000,000 children of the world. The bidders, represented by members of the schools, stood upon tho 'steps, and to the call, Fashion responded, by an offer of her allurements. Fashion wa3 out-bid by Ambition, Ambition by Infidelity, and so on, until Intemperance and Crime had bid. Things looked gloomy for the children at this point, and quite a stir was evident when Edncation stepped in and bid higher than all. There was a general disposition to compromise the affair at this point, and let the children bo content with Educa tion. Fortunately, however, Religion came in with a still higher offer, and the children were immediately, but not liter- erally, knocked down. The Vineville school next came to the front. Reid Lumsden, having made a cavalier bow, said: Dear friends, your kind indulgence Row _ I crave, While to occupy the time to us you gave, ” make a modest bow, and with simple speech Name who to-day for us will preach. We have no girls to auction here, Ours to us are far too dear, And all your sordid pelf or gold Could not induce the smallest to be sold. Above all price we hold our maidens fair, Nor weigh them with pearls ar.d gems however rare; We hear a great deal of bad hoys all stuff! Though I’ve not the least doubt we are all bad enough; But, take us all through—the big and the small— The clean-face, the soiled-face, freckled , and all, And I guess yon will find we are all in one “box,” Which is chuck full of the “chips” of the average “old blocks,” I think those old grey-beards who lecture us so, Were boys, just like we are, some years ago. They threw rocks at blue-jays, or fought fora “taw,” Or tickled some sleepy-head’s nose with a straw, And bottled a blue-bottle, or humbled a bee, Or snagged their best trowseis in climbing a tree; And, if never a buck shot they whizzed from their slings, ’Twas because they had never invented such things. And their conduct, like ours, at school or at church, Has seasoned their Jives with strong flavor of birch. When old, and our hair hangs in snowy white locks, May we still be “chips” of those honest “old blocks,” And with the wise and the good and the grey-headed sages May we too, be found with the good cf all ages, In the grand Sunday-3chool, in the great Church above, Whose Teacher is Jesus, whose teaching is Love, Singing new songs, with our voices grown ' sweeter, Their jubilee songs, in a heavenly meter: Ob, then to be like them were greatest of joys! And, perhaps, they’ll make room up there for the boys! Ob, then ’twill be grand* if Heaven’s gateway uulocks To admit us as “chips” of those sainted “old blocks!” The Mulberry Methodist school execu ted a novel and entertaining charade, the completeness and finish of which was the subject of hundreds of complimentary re marks. A child entered with the foun dation of a stand upon which was marked “Bible,” reciting a couplet a3 it was placed upon the floor. Following came eight others bearing columns which were one by one inserted into the foundation. The eolumns were named Prayer, Re pentance, Hope, Faith, Meekness, For giveness and Truth. Upon these columns were placed a roof representing “Love,” covered with a mass of beautiful flowers. “Grace” represented tho dome and “Peace,” the capstone, upheld an exqui site lily. This idea, so faithfully and sweetly carried out, originated with Mrs. J. B. Cobb, and was the most appropriate and pleasiug we have ever seen illustra ted. The singing and declamation of the little children, or as a boy. aptly expressed it, the “teenchy girls,” was in keeping with all the rest. A photograph of the group was made. The South Macon school gave a repre sentation of Faith, Hope and Charity, the children’s singing being specially deserv ing of praise. The design was simple, but its very simplicity and purity made it one of the most interesting of the day. “Bringing in the Sheaves” was most ex quisitely represented by the First street Methodist school. Tbo fine execution of this design was not the only interest in spiring feature it possessed; there was world of thought inspired by the chaste ceremony. Was the act of each little worker a prophecy or a promise of the fu ture ? Gazing upon them, the words “What shall the harvest be ?” rose almost unconsciously to mind, followed by the earnest hope, that no tares should be found among the wheat when the reapers 1 sickle tell. The last upon the list was the Presby terian school. A rustic chair, high backed and trimmed with evergreens, bay flowers and magnolias, represented a throne upon which was seated a beautiful little May queen. Surrounded by her court she sat and received their homage. First the crown bearer advanced, and in a graceful coronation speech, laid the emblem of royalty upon her head. Each member of the court then presented an offering, the Sceptre bearer, the ^ceptre, Faith a cross, Hope an anchor, Charity a mantle. Mis chief, a little boy armed with a quiver of arrows then advanced and made an im pudent little speech. Indeed he even threatened to put his arm around tho queen, a threat which coming from Cupid was only smiled at. Tho four seasons bearing their productions, and wearing emblems upon their dresses, then paid homage. Wisdom placed a bible on the throue, and Wit made a brief speech which we could not catch. Innocence, Violet, Rose and Humor also acknowl edged fealty and promised attendance. The last of all was little Felix Dunwody, the hell ringer, who recited a verse, ring ing his bell whenever he got tangled up. Felix “brought down the house,” which though old as.a phrase, is new as being applied to the woods. These entertainments were interspersed with beautiful songs, in which all tho schools joined. After the exercises were ended, the children scattered through the park to engage in games, until dinner .should be aunounced. At one o’clock the bugle rang out the call for dinner, and soon the Sunday schools, which hut a few minutes before bad been mixed in almost inextricable confusions, were marching toward the feast. And such a feast. The various buildings on the ground were turned into dining halls, and the tables therein were complaining beneath their weight of food. From two thousand to twenty-five hun dred partook of refreshmsnts and substan tial, and none left the rooms unsatisfied, yet when all had finished, a similar host could have been satisfied with the remain der. The.afternoon was spent in games and romps, Mercer’s fine band—which- by the THE RAILROAD COMMISSION. Pimt Semi-Annual Report of the Commissioner*. Office of the Railroad Commission. m —. - Atlanta, Ga., May 1. To His Excellency Alfred H. Colquitt, Governor of Georgia: Sir:—In compli ance with law we respectfully submit this, our first semi-annual report: Appointed on the 15th of October, 1879, our meeting was unavoidably delayed by reason of the serious illness of a member of the board till the 10th of November, on which day we organized by the election of James M. Smith, chairman, and Robert A. Bacon, secretary of the commission. We take occasion here to bear testimony to the value and efficiency of the latter iu the discharge of tlie duties, for which his large previous railroad experience and familiarity with all the technical details of railroad management eminently quali fied him. Our first business was to determine care fully the exact extent and nature of our du ties. Of the three commissioners only one was, by the act, supposed to be possessed^! pre vious railroad experience, and so to the majority of the board, the problems presen ted were not only difficult and delicate, but also new. We divided out the field of labor as the law suggests—assigning to one member the legaland constitutional points involv ed, and the questions of chartered rights; to auother the study of general principles and the appreciation of economical and business jaws, and to the third that part of our duties requiring previous practical railroad experience. _ The objects ot the law were obvious, viz: The prevention of extortion and un just discrimination. The powers bestowed to accomplish these objects were very great—so large, indeed, as to fill us with a profound sense of responsibility in their exe rcise. These ; lowers are enumerated chiefly in sections >, 0,7, 8 and 15 of the act of October 14, 1879, which, when boiled down and stated unteclinically, make it the duty of tlie commission to prevent extortion and un just discrimination by making all neces sary rules and regulations, and by pub lishing the same effectually and seeing to their fulfillment on the part of the rail road companies openly and without par tiality—without secret rates or rebates. The revision of ail railroad agreements and contracts, and the right of all need ful inspection and examination as to the condition and operations of the railroads were conferred, and the duty imposed to report semi-aunually, including in the report suggestions as to needed legislation. This was to be done as a whole, and not piecemeal. We were not to rectify single small and separate grievances, but under the terms of the law must virtually codify our first action as the basis of future modification. The rates were to be a system entire and complete in itself, applied to the facts of our own railroad system. The right to revise our action from time to time was bestowed. In all this the right to obtain exact information as the basis of our orig inal action and subsequent revisions, was necessarily involved. This, our greatest and most difficult work, was'to be accomplished the first thing of all, and “as soon as practicable.” When prepared it was to be published for four consecutive weeks in seven newspa pers in as many cities. Of this publica tion (which included, of course, some weeks of delay and much correspondence and careful proof-reading)we have endeav ored to make the very utmost. It has been the object of the commis sion to furnish to every private citizen the means of understanding his own railroad business as fully and clearly as do the railroad officials themselves. There is no other safeguard equal to an exact under standing on both sides, of the real rights of both. The limitations on our powers ueeded also careful consideration. These limitatious are found in the constitution of the United States and of this State; in the charters of the railroad companies and in the act itself. Both the constitutions inhibit any interference with the char tered rights of the railroads. “Freight which comes from or goes beyond the boundaries of the State,” is by the act it self in express terms excepted from the control of the commissioners. Thus ex tra State commerce is excluded from our jurisdiction, except that its rates shall not exceed the local rates fixed by the com mission. This exception is very large, including at one stroke all imports and al i exports. It does not, however, apply to passenger rates, nor affect the power of the board over joint rates withiu tlie State. The regulations established by the commission, under the law are enforced by ample penalties to the State and damages to individuals—so stringent, that the board feels a deep sense of re sponsibility and anxiety for the just exer cise of powers so large and enforced by such penalties. In the report of the Wis consin commissioner we observe that his powers are felt to be inadequate to his duties; he is to make brick without straw: quite the reverse in many particulars in our case. There is no sense of weakness, but rather of anxiety in the use of large powers-rpositive, not merely negative— which, like thumbscrews, take a powerful hold, so that even litigation to test them is dangerous. For this reason our sense of responsibility has often been oppressive. After the study of the law our first action was to send a circular to each of the rail road companies requesting copies of exist ing tariffs of rates—passenger and freight —also of the reports for last year and for former reports as far as convenient, and for schedules of time, etc. The railroads, without exception, and very cheerfully, responded to our circular —(except that some special rates were not received) and many of them gave assur ances of their cordial co-operation with the work of the commission. The tariffs presented foV our study as actually of force, presented a diversity of rates wider than we were prepared to ex pect, reaching in extreme cases a ratio of 9 to I, for the same class of articles over the same distance. But the diversity of any whole tariff as compared with any other as a whole,was by no means so great —say probably'2 to 1. Although the ma terial called for was promptly given, it was insufficient. We soon saw that in a business so large and complex, correct and well-ordered book-keeping lies at the bottom of all correct knowledge. The most experienced railroad men—when they have kept some special hook for a time—have been surprised at the compar ison of their own conjectures with the re sults of actual experience. In addition to the study of the facts of our own railroads, we have studied much the principles which ought to control in fixing rates. What are just and reasonable rates ? . By what standard are they to be meas ured? In answering these questions, wo have studied the reports of various railroad companies, tho analysis of the cost of op erating—the principles as set forth by the railroad commissioners of different States —by the experts examined before the State legislatures and the Congressional committees, and the rates as fixed by the commissioners' of other States. The scale as to distance, the scale as to class, ha3 been determined by the best lights before us. After all our efforts, we fall back with great satisfaction upon that provision of the law which gives us the privilege from time to time of rectifying our own honest errors. Those who know most of the problem will best appreciate its difficul ties and concur in this expression of its readiness to accept of fresh light derived from discussion and experience. The chief results of our labors are seen in the “schedule of rates,” etc., published in the seven city papers, and covering one whole page of each paper, and in circulars Nos. 1,2, 3,4, 5 and 0. Our first tariff we felt to be provisional. Whether one tariff only should first be published, or whether the roads classified and tariffs published for each class, was much discussed. At length it was deci- ped to publish a standard tariff and issue a circular to the railroads and public to show cause for any modification, present- ganized and have small means of iufor- ™ at j‘° n J 2 n the Jrailroads, who are or- T d have the data lor exhibiting results. In a word, this action was t!on° U aml Ca > f °if light and iuforma- ff? lfc T , has been promptly re sponded to. It has been objected to by ste P f0 F w ."d, hut ft was regarded by the, commission’ as nc- President -who scot S*” 1 ”"*— ior cessary to prompt action and capable of mZ ZZlP«ty sentt- shi> treatment to »Toid any greathard- t any greathard- •J- 0 P re 7 ent the operation of the ta- have gone into effect has been postponed until fhel 3 ? of May, 1S80, the roads agreeing four (4) weeks’ publication, and put the commissioners’ tariff in- to operation on that day, whether the notice had then been fulfilled not. One good result is that the railroads will perceive tlie advantages, and more fully and readily appreciate tlie necessity of such bookkeeping as really throws most tight on heir own operations. We are now earnestly engaged in this difficult work on which really the whole railroad problem hinges. A circular will be short ly issued for temporary use—and thereaf ter a more carefully prepared method be recommended. The most important rule adopted by the commission and the most far-reaching m its consequences in the prevention of unjust discrimination is rule No. 6, by which discrimination is prevented as be tween communities as well as between in dividual customers. We have as yet scarcely assailed those parts of our duty which embrace joint rates, contracts between railroads, the condition of the railroads themselves, needed legislation, and the like. All these duties we will enter upon a3 soon as the first and chief duty is done, and embrace results in our next report. We have the honor to be very respect fully yours, James M. Sj^ith, Cambell Wallace, Samuel Barnett, Railroad Commissioners of Georgia. Washington Correspondent*, Washington Crrr, May 3d, 1SS0. seems well^tmdereSod b^R? _ “peelers,” blowers and br^cera^n^the ment from this point. Already tleyhave figured out enough votes for their re<S on/fh 0rites i° a !® re S ate something over % )usand -about three hundred more ‘hewhole number m the conrentto™ As might be expected, Bully Blaine his strikers are considerably ahead at Uda game. The more votes tbeother candi! dates get the more they claim for Jim Pi°. secretary of the Blaine club shows an te°«fniu al .l ta J e ?? ent . wb ich proves incon testably that Jim is dead sure to get 3S9 the e rreJ he ^ci ball0t ' 0f t-kese votes, ine want and Sherman men say 02 have been instructed for other candidates,and GS are from States where the Grant and Sherman men say he has no more chance than Bob Ingersoll of final salvation. The truth of the matter is that Jim’s folks are scared, and are "whooping things up in tins fashion to hide their trepidation. As I have said all along the child's name is Grant, and all the figuring, and blowing, and all the claiming in the world can’t alter that fact. My money is up on his making the landing the first trip, and if anybody wants a good thing let them fol low suit. Judge Field for President In an able and exhaustive article ad dressed to the Richmond Commonwealth, Mr. L. Q. Washington, a consummate publicist, lays down certain propositions indispensable to success, which we con dense, as follows: The candidate must he a Northern war Democrat. This is unpalatable to some of us. But^we are dealing with hard facts and not Utopian idealities. He must be a just friend to the capital ists _ of the country. We cannot fight or ganized capital. This may be another disagreeable fact, hut it is a fixed one. He must be entirely acceptable to all the New York factions, and not a resident of that State. ne must be “a man of clear record and life, of admitted ability and probity, and, if practicable, of known political views, without being too much hackneyed or weakened by mingling actively in the contentions and rivalries of the day.” He must be a man of the Andrew Jack- son stump, who will, if elected, take his seat, in scorn of consequence. Judge Field fulliils all these conditions. He is a Democrat of the Jefferson, Jack- son school, and always has been. He fa vored the war as a Northern man; but not its false results and falser revenges. He is acceptable to capitalists and great in dustrial patrons at the East and on the Pacific coast. He has always been a hard- money Democrat. His judicial decisions years and years ago were such as specially to commend him to tjie friends of hard- money, while on the other hand, being out of politics, he has never uttered any words which would weaken him in In diana or the West. He can carry Cali fornia, Oregon and Nevada, where his popularity is unbounded. He is accep table to the Democracy everywhere in the Union. Mr. Tilden is his warm friend, and in case of emergency, would turn his influ ence toward him. Seymour approves of him, and John Kelly would support him eagerly. To the people of the South he is specially a favorite, made so by decis ions that maintain constitutional liberty and lccal self-government. His private character is unassailable. His intellect is first-class. His courage, moral and physical, has been proved too often to be questioned, whether in the ’49 days of California or on the Supreme bench. His health is perfect, and no man of forty years of age is every way sounder and more mascu line. We can elect him. He can carry all that any other Democrat yet named can carry, and more. He can capture- the Pacific Coast, which no other candidate can, and we must repeat that the probable mutilation of New York’s electoral vote by the Conkling-Comell combination mkes the first and last consideration. way, is wonderfully improved—interspers-1 ing their wishes and plans in writing, ae- ing beautiful music. As the shades of coinpanied'by exact information exhibit evening began to fall, and the sun’s rays ing the effect of the changes on their bus- brightened only the tallest trees, the chil dren began to drift homeward. Bo ended May Day, 1880, than which a more de lightful was never produced. iness. In effect, circular No. 1 places the onus of complaint where it properly be longs, not on the public, who are not or- Loveina Palace. Cupid, says the Charleston News, is no respecter of persons. With a saucy defi ance of the arbitrary rules and regulations that society has formulated, this scampish bow-and-arrow boy has been playing his pranks in the staid old Kingdom of Wur- temburg, transfixing with ms Democratic darts the hearts of a royal princess and a young doctor of physic 1 In the brief tel egram that announces this interesting fact, the whole story is embodied in the blissful result. We are told nothing of how the true love has been stumbling along over rugged ways; we learn only how at last its course has come to run smooth by gaining the approbation, or, at least, the consent of the King. The Princess Pauline is made a happy woman by receiving permission to marry her young doctor, and King Karl has im posed only the condition that in publish ing the bann3 and the marriage notices in the newspapers the princess shall be described as plain fraulein von Kirchback; Much the princess cares for a trifle of this sort! Since she is so speedily to become a frau, what matters it what sort of & fraulein she is to be while waiting for her love-making to end in a love match? It is a rash undert aking on the part of a mere mortal to endeavor to penetrate in to tlie mysteries of a German genealogy. In a general way, however, it may be as serted that “Fraulien von Kirchback” is a second cousin of the reigning sovereign of Wurtemburg; and it may be stated as a positive fact that she was horn just twenty-six years ago—April 11, 1854. Doubtless the old saw setting forth the solemnity of “six-aud-twenty and single still” has been running through the pret ty Princess’ head and has led her to con clude that a doctor in the hand is worth any number of princes in the hush. In giving his consent to the marriage old King Karl doubtless lias had an eye to the advantage of having a doctor in the fam ily. Court physicians are expensive lux uries—far too expensive for a little serene highness whose kingdom is loaded down with a public debt of $87,000,000,. to meet the interest on which, as well as all other State expenses, there is a public revenue of barely $2,000,000. The poor King himself has but a beg garly allowance of scant $500,000—out of which all the lord chamberlains and mace bearers and lords in waiting, and things of the sort, have to be paid, as well as the hills for butchering and baking and can dlestick-making for the royal household. Of course King Karl, under these circum stances, is ready to jump at a cousin in the doctoring line of business who will send in all the colchiciun required for the royal gont, but who will not send in a bill. And so, out of the shallowness of the King’s purse has come a proper recog nition of tho depth of .the Princess Pau line’s love! AS TO THE DEMOCRATS, It would be plain sailing in their conven tion if Gov. Seymour would only say tho word. He can be nominated on the first ballot, if not by acclamation, if he will consent to run. He can be elected, too, which is of very much more consequence.. Some people have an abiding faith that he will yet consent to lead us. Particularly " in Washington, does this faith abound. I do not share it.. Gov. Seymour is evidently impressed with the idea that his life would pay the for feit of such a step, and he would be a madman to thus sacrifice himself. If ho had lived in ancient times he might have thought it his duty to “save the country,” even at this sacrifice. But not now. No body expects such sacrifices, and the gen eral verdict on a man who made them, would not be favorable. Next to Seymour, there seems to be somewhat of a boom for Judge Field just now as the most availa ble candidate. Lam afraid, however, old- Tilden will be strong enough, if not nomi nated himself, to name the candidate, and in that event, we are at sea again. Who is his favorite? I have never heard anybody say—not even the average Washington correspondent, and if they can’t name him the job is hopeless. I don’t think the Radicals fear but one man’s candidacy, and that is Governor Seymour. They weaken when that pos sibility is presented to them. The Grant and Blaine claquers of course laugh at the idea of any Democrat heating their candi dates, hut all the same I see and hear enough to satisfy me that Seymour’s nom. ination would demoralize them fearfully- If he will only run we are safe for victory and a long lease of power. THE SUNDAY NEWSPAPER business in this city must be a fat thing,, pecuniarily judging from the number of papers, and the disposition to add to them. The latest in the field is the Post, which made its bow yesterday. It claims, to have exhausted an edition of more than 8,000, which is very encour aging. With such a beginning it ought to make good running hereafter. The* form is against it, however. Two single sheets, separate, instead of a double sheet, like the Capital and Gazette. When it moves into its new quarters, corner of Tenth and D streets, where an office is being built for it, I suppose a new press- and other new things will be among the certainties, and then the Sunday Post will bloom out as a doubjo sheet. I see iu yesterday’s Capital an an nouncement that Donn Piatt has sold some of his stock, and will not, henceforth, take that active part in its management and fortunes that he has heretofore. Ho is, and has been for months, at his liome- in Ohio, and will remain there, though, furnishing each week some contribution to its pages. The fourth page of the paper is Iiis es pecial fighting ground, and there is gen erally found the most blood and hair. If the Capital were less witty and more de cent it would be a decided improvement. I can stand an average chunk both of written and suggested nastiness, but sometimes I have to swallow twice to get down some that I find in tlie Capital. Outside of that it is a deuced clever and attractive sheet, and ought to be very profitable. ADJOURNMENT. About this time, as tho almanacs say, look out ibr all sorts of wisdom in tho shape of statements by Washington cor respondents as to when Congress will ad journ. Every fellow makes his own cal culation, and, of course, proves hi3 figures right, which is the most amusing feature of the case. They are running the scale now, all the way from June 1st to July 1st, with con siderable tendency to settle down on June 15th. As it is a free country, at least so far as guessing is concerned, I shall take a hand in the business, too, and say that in my judgment it depends somewhat upon the national conventions. If the Democratic convention finds Congress in session, it will, likely as not, run to Au gust. In 1870 an adjournment was not reached until August 15th. Speaker Bandall will do all he can for an early adjournment. He ..doesn’t want that robber tariff touched, and he fears it will be smashed, if time is left, after the ap propriation hills are out of the way* to get at it. He is charged with having packed tho ways and means committee for that purpose, and there is strong color for the charge. I hope there will be no adjournment until the free traders and revenue reformers get a good whack at the thing. PERSONAL. Mr. Speer has been playing the good Samaritan recently. Yesterday morning while walking on the Avenue he found a little girl not more than three years old, who had strayed from home and not being able to find her way back was crying as if her heart wonld break. He took posses sion of her, and soothing her feals carried her to police headquarters, where she was- afterwards found by her parents. General Gordon went to Winchester* Viiginia, last Saturday to make the Dem ocrats of that section a speech. Senators Pendleton and Voorhees were also booked for the same place. Senator Lamar has gono home to attend the marriage of his daughter, MissGussie, to Mr. Heiskill, a promising young law yer, of Memphis. He will return the lat ter part of the present week. Mr. Hammond, of the Atlanta district, has gone home for ten days. I don’t know whether or not he desires are-nomina tion, but he richly deserves it. No district, in the United States has an abler, more faithful or accomplished representative than his. A. W.'R. As the result of one week's work in Leadville, Colorado, we give the follow ing: SUMMARY. Works. Pounds shipped, Harrison 177,790 Grant ... . ..... 390,000- La Plata 155,SOS American 99,027 Billings & Eiler 78,423- California 132,594 Ohio and Missouri 137,200- Cummings and & Finn . ./ 150,200 Gage, Hageman & Co. . . . 37,000' DBS. J. P. & W. R. HOLUE3, DENTISTS, No 84 Kalberry Street, Macon, Ga Teeth extracted without sain, beautiful acta of Teeth inserted, Abieeaced Teeth and Diseased 9nm cured. Dealer* in all kind* of Dental Material! >nd Instrument*. Constantly on hand a lam and lull assortment of Teeth of all kinds. Gold of all shut*. Amalgams af all kind*. Robber* of all kind*. mart d Aw Thousands and thousands «f children die each year of dysentery and diarroeha that could have been saved if their moth ers had given hem Dr. Bull’s Baby Syr up. Price 25 cents a bottle. Total number pounds bullion..l,370,042 The total value of the number of pounds of bullion, estimating silver at $1.14 per ounce and lead at 5| cents per pound, is $275,504.98. Added to this the sum oL $28,278—value of ore shipped by Eddy, James & Co.—makes a grand total of $303,842.98, the value of ore and bullion shipped from Leadville during the past week. _ A OARIJ. To *11 whoare saflenng from tha error* and iruHsere 1 ions of: oath, nervous we»kne*», early decay,’o*sof tuaibocd,etc., 1 wiJl re«lpe* that will cure joa. FEBJB OF tHARGB. ThJ# remedy wm discovered by a mtsiiosary Month iKer ca. Send a ielf-addw^d emtope to the Bar. Jo*eph T. Inman, Stat on D, New York Ci«y. aprU-deolawly