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(IlsflcKsfct 3f*simts*l & Sl«a^ewgje*r, Ccltgrapjl atth -l&ssragtr FRIDAY, MAY 14, 1S80. Maryland fob Blaise.—The Ma ryland Republican convention has pro nounced for Blaine, but in the same breath refused to declare against the third term. Cub story about the mocking birds and the postman’s whistle is impaired by re ferring it to caged birds, whereas it was the trick of the wild birds in the garden shrubbery. —“Oli, I’ve seen George,” cried a little girl at Cleveland; “he came and leaned over me at the piano.” George was a boy who had recently died. The mother, hearing the words, fell dead from heart disease. TnE Geoboia Railway Commission. The fate of this law before the Federal courts will be a matter of earnest thought and discussion before the people, and the discussion may crowd the newspapers. Our space is pretty well occupied to-day with arguments pro and con. Not True-.—Governor Colquitt denies the statement published in some of tho Independent papers, that he had specula ted in Louisville aud Nashville railroad stock, and sunk $2,500. There is not a word of truth in the report. So says the Atlanta Correspondent of the Augusta Chronicle and Constitutionalist. —The vicinity of Grassy Cove, Cumber land county, Tennessee, was swept over by a whirlwind, or cyclone, of consider able violence, last Sunday, which caused considerable destruction in the way of blowing down barns, houses, trees, etc. In some instances whole orchards were nprooted. No loss of life is reported. —Judge Jc:e Black is said to be the man who wrote for Hancock the papers published over the latter’s signature while he was commanding in Louisiana, and on the strength of which his piesidential boom was started. Even if this be true, it shows that Hancock had excellent sense and knew where to go for vigorous logic. —It has been doubted whether Thur man would have a solid delegation from Ohio in the Cincinnati convention. He has enemies and rivals at home who are responsible for the doubt abroad. The action of counties, however, shows that there is to be no diyided voice. Thurman will be solidly presented by Ohio. —Ninety children, grandchildren and great-grand-cbildrcn met at the house of Mrs. Valorous Kibbe, in Ellington, Con necticut, on Saturday last, to rejoice with her upon the completion of her ninetieth year. She is a daughter of Allerton Cushman, and is a direct descendant of Thomas Cushman and Mary Allerton, of Mayflower fame. —Daniel Drew originated the term “watered stock.” He was a drover in early life, and one day when a party de sired to sell him some inflated stock-said: “That stock makes me think of old far mer Brooks, put in ‘Put,’ who used to salt and water his stock to make them weigh heavy when he sold them!” The broker told the story in the streets, and it became an adage. —“Professor Ferguson will not lecture here this evening, as advertised,” said the chairman of a temperance meeting at Lin coln, Illinois, “as he is unavoidably de tained at Peoria.” Being pressed for par ticulars, ihe chairman explained that the professor had been arrested for drunken ness, and sent to a worklieuse for forty days. Grant’s Electioneering Efforts. —The Cincinnati Commercial says Genc- eral Grant recently said to an intimate personal friend, understood to be E. B. Washbumc, that he was absolutely sure of nomination at Chicago. He, however, expressed considerable feeling because an effort was making to get his own State away from him. He felt that he ought to be allowed a solid Illinois delegation in the national convention. Phil Siieridan’s Infantry.—Gen. Sheridan, before a court of inquiry now in session at Governor’s Island, near New York, said that he himself had once marched infantry at the rate of nearly five miles an hour for twelve consecutive hours, making nearly sixty miles in twelve hours. It is suggested that Phil’s Jnfxnt-ry must have been full grown, with very long and strong legs. That is good tinie for athletics upon a floor and stripped for the . job. Errors in Book-Keeping.—The In dian department of British politics is scan dalized by finding itself twenty million dollars short on the Afghan war expenses. That is a somewhat serious and unpleas ant discrepancy in book-keeping, but still it is a small affair compared with Ameri can exploits in the same direction. Sena tor Davis shows some achievements in the United States treasury of the same kind which leave Mr. John Bull hopelessly in the shade. _ _ —When Dennis Kearney was registered at the San Francisco house of correction lie said that he was a “drayman” and that he was 34 years of age. He had sixty- seven dollars in his pocket, but was al lowed to retain nothing. He asked per mission to move a little coffee stove into his cell, but the keeper would not hear of, it/ His hair was not cropped, because it was already short. ' He remarked that the striped suit felt warm and comfortable, though the pantaloons were too small. The San Francisco papers say that Kear ney could veiy easily have paid his fine of $11,000, as he is worth $00,000. —The Washington Star says the con fidence with which Speaker Randall ex presses the opinion that Til den will be nominated on the first ballot at Cincin nati will go a great ways toward convin cing people that there is more in the Til- den boom than is generally reported. Mr. Randall has the reputation of.being a long-headed politician, and he Would not be likely to make such a posiiive dec laration about Tilden unless he had a basis for it. The fact, too, that Tilden usually achieves what besets out for,In politics tends to confirm Mr. Randall's prediction. It was said that the “Saga of Grammercy Park” would be baaten in New York, but he quietly pocketed the delegation, with out any trouble. It was then claimed that he would be crushed in Pennsylvania, but the convention did -not hurt him any. It may save your life, for it cures your Cold and Cough. Dr. Bull’s Cough -Syrup. Buy it. Try it. It never fails. Costa only 25 cents a bottle. * Herald on Whittaker. The Herald launches an editorial col umn at the “Whittaker Mystery,” in which that martyr to a self-inflicted out rage is' riddled in a review of the facts in the case and his conflicting statements. The Herald thinks it strange that Whitta ker should have been “hit with an Indian dub”—knocked into a state of uncon sciousness, in which he remained for hours—struck on. the nose with “some thing hard ’’—hit on the head with a look ing glass—struck with a fist on the left temple—and yet be able to display next morning not tho slightest mark of abra sion from all that violence. It is also a piece for wonder to the Herald that he should have remained tied on his bed all night, when, with the slightest effort of a vigorous human creature, (fat men ex cepted), having only his ankles and wrists tied, he could have freed himself in a few minutes. The Heralds article amounts, substan tially, to a strong declaration of opinion that the whole affair is an attempted im posture by the so-called colored cadet, and this, as we suppose, is getting to be a settled opinion, or at least a strong suspi cion, upon the part of the Northern press generally. At least, several papers that started out boldly to treat it as a “hellish outrage founded in an inhuman prejudice against color,” and were getting more elo quent in that view of the subject from day to day, have suddenly hushed up and have nothing to say. But, after all, the performances a case of fraudulent self-infliction, is to that de gree disgraceful, scandalous andunchar- acterizable by words which kind-hearted people like to apply to any human crea ture, that neither the Herald nor. any other newspaper likes to come to a point- blank statement, nor do any of them care to face the fierce and relentless negrophi- lism of the so-called Republican party with the obvious truth in plain words. But as the thing looks to us now, it will have to come out at last. The Southern Templar and a Prohi bition Law. The April number of the Southern Templar is brimful of temperance news and enthusiasm. We are in full rapport with our contemporary upon all matters saving that “national prohibitory law” which it so earnestly advocates. The experience of every age has demonstrated that persecution is not the best method to carry any point, whether religious, moral or strictly secular. The Maine liquor law and the various prohibitory acts of New England all prove this. Sumptuary laws are peculiarly obnoxious to tho peo ple, and can never be enforced. It is the abuse, not the use of liquor, that is ob jectionable, and intemperance is hydra- headed and equally injurious in many other forms. A glutton may gorge him self to death on the plainest food—a mer chant, mechanic, statesman or common laborer, prompted by ambition, necessity or the love of gain not unfrequently saps his vital energies by over exertion and sinks into a premature grave. This is in temperance, though not accompanied by the horrors and degradation of the drunk ard. As long as the world continues to move it may as well be admitted that stimulants icill be taken, oftentimes to the ruin, mor ally and financially, ol those who indulge in them. But the only true means of combating the evils af excess is through the force of precept and example, supple mented by the teachings of the pulpit. It' is a crime and a sin to get drunk. Let the law punish the offender for every of fense growing out of this vile habit, and the whole power of religion be directed to reclaiming the erring and holding up to reprehension their besetting vice. Beyond this it is not safe to go, as a re actionary movement is certain to follow. The old Adam of human nature resents coercion when applied to matters of mere personal volition. It is impossible to force any man to be temperate, moral or relig ious. A thousand prohibitory acts will not suppress the sale and use of ardent spirits, while they excite opposition and prove a dead-letter in practice. Don Cameron’s Unitary Arrange ment for Grant in Pennsylvania is burst ing out at both ends and in the middle. According to the Philadelphia Times of the 4th, the delegates to Chicago are be ginning to laugh and sneer at it, and ex hibit otli9r insolent signs of irreverence and insubordination. The Don must have them shot for mutiny. Yes, they must be shot or bung for mutiny 1 That would be a good, square and honest inau guration of imperialism in America. Let the brilliant star of the Empire greet the gallows tree! Yes, sir! thirty men all strung up in a row will give a strong idea of a strong government, and let every body know “what’s a coming”—i. e., if the.ropes don’t break. Tiib Chicago convention, says the 2Vi- bune, will meet four weeks from to-mor row. The Republican party has just one month to reflect upon the proposition that it deliberately assemble in conven tion to make that nomination which shall most please the Democratic party.” The Tribune is trifling away its day of grace, and sneering surreptitiously at the third term. It don’t know the times and seasons. It fails to recognize that we have all got to “vote as a unit” or die. The day when people could be voting around for any body, according to a fool ish fancy, is passed. The country is just about to enter on a new extension of the area of freedom, in which all will be com pelled to vote right and pay up their as sessments. Memphis has laid about fifteen miles of new sewers up to date, and the house connections with them are making as rap idly as possible. Although unfavorable weather has prevented the completion of the entire system, all the business portion of the city and the thickly-settled area west of the bayou are substantially finish ed. The work in the comparatively clean soil and less thickly built region east of the bayou will be continued until Jane 1. Tests recently made, it is claimed, dem onstrate the success of the new system of sewerage. —Tho Palatka Herald saysr “It is. not likely that the orange crop next fall .will be as large as it has been the past. The unusual warm winter prevented the sap from going down. The growth of the orange continued without intermission all through the season, which prevented the full-bloom of the orange, which usually comes on in February. This spring we notice that the orange trees about town had comparatively but few blossoms. The young groves, however, have had the ad vantage of an open warm winter, tvhich has pushed them along amazingly.” An Old Customer. Butler, Ga., May 4, 1SS0. Editors Telegraph and Messenger: In looking over the private papers of my long since deceased father, I came across a copy of the Georgia Journal, published at Miliedgeville on the 4th day of May, 1819, just sixty-one*years ago, and my mind at once turned to the office of the old consolidated trio, the defender and honored champion of the progressive prin ciples of the age, and thinking that a pres ent of the kind might be acceptable to you, I make the tender with a polite bow, accompanied with hearty wishes for long life and honored success in the constant support and defense of the right. Very respectfully, yours, etc., R. H. Riley. The old copy of the Georgia Journal alluded to above is by no means the most ancient copy of our predecessors we have in possession. We have them clear way back in 1809 and 1810, and, we pre sume, earlier, if we cared to stir the dust- covered files. The Telegraph and Messenger represents a long line of an cient and honorable ancestry in all shapes and sizes, and we hope will continue to spread the news among the people till the centuries cease to roll. The Journal of the date sent us was issued when the hand that pens these words had not attained a year’s growth. It opens with the celebrated poem of Hon. R. H. Wilde—“My life is like the summer rose,” which had just appeared, and was “extracted from the last number of the “Aiialetic Magazine,” so says the editor. A large part of the paper is taken up with a fierce correspondence between Ma jor-General Jackson aud Brevet-Major- General Scott, on the subject of an order bearing date the 22nd April, 1817, pub lished by the former to the troops of his division, and printed about the same time in most of the public papers, and which concludes with an exculpatory letter from DeWitt Clinton, dated Albany, New York, 6th April, 1819. Next is a long re port of the case of McCulloh vs. the State of Maryland, in the Supreme Court of Revision at the Holly Springs—case brought up from the Supreme Court of the United States by certiorari. These two documents fill up the paper with the ex ception of about two columns of news and editorial. The paper was printed May 4. It had foreign dates as sate as 30th January, and New York dates to April 13th. It was published by J. B. Hines. It announces that Colonel Richard A. Blount, of Wash ington county, has been appointed a Com missioner on the part of the State of Geor gia to run the Florida line in conjunction with Mr. Lumpkin, commissioner on the part of the United States; and that An drew Fullwood was at the last term of the Superior Court in Scriveq.county con victed of beating his wife, and fined one hundred dollars. The President of tho United States arrived in Georgetown on the 15th ultimo, and was expected in Charleston on the 19th. Wesleyan College’s Entertainment to tlie Georgia Teachers’ Associa tion. We were one of a goodly number of guests, outside ol the teachers’association, who were present Thursday afternoon in the chapel of Wesleyan College, to enjoy the exercises given in honor of that body, which has been holding its sessions in our city for several days. The association protracted its sittings for a half hour or more, so that the young la- dias had commenced to render the pro gramme before its members arrived , on the scene. But we are sure they heard quite enough to take away with them a lively recollection of the progress and admirable training of the matriculates-^of this time-honored institution. The affair wa3 entirely impromptu, Dr. Bass stating distinctly that it was only a fair sample of the daily closing exercises in composition and elocution, intended to allow our visiting guests, themselves skilled educators, to form some concep tion of what was going on in the college. The girls acquitted themselves surpris- ingly well, Some of the renderings in reci tation, original composition and music comparing favorably with any of the kind V7C ever remember to have heard. It is quite evident that old Wesleyan contains vyithih its bosom at this time an unusual amount of talent, while the remark is universal that a more lovely array of young ladies never graced its classic halls at any previous period. The curriculum of study is exceedingly thorough, coming fully up to the stand ard of the majority of male institutions, while the musical and art* departments cannot be excelled at the South. Indeed, the whole corps of instructors are finished scholars and trained teachers, and we are only astonished that any .parent will leave advantages like these at their very doors, and send their daughters far away, where they will learn not a whit more, but per haps become weaned from the old roof- tree and the endearing and salutary asso ciations of home. If we had a . thousand daughters we would send them all to Wesleyan Col let- The institution is in a flourishing con dition, and i3 very justly the pride of our beatiful city and State. Let us have Peace. General' Grant, on Wednesday last, reached Springfield, Illinois, and was re ceived with great pomp at the State house by the distinguished citizens of the town and surrounding country. He made (for him) a long speech. The fact is, it. was a critical time in Illinois. The State was just about declaring her Presidential preferences, and the General had a lively sense of the propriety of a declaration from Illinois for a third term. A part of the General’s speech reads as follows: “In the 'course of my travels through cur country, I'am happy to say I thought I saw signs of returning prosperity in the section we were lately in conflict with, aud with prosperity a returning love for the flag that floats on this.side of that platform. [Applause.] That is what we desire, certainly that' there shall be no sectional feeling, that there shall be a sub stantial Union feeling in every section of the country, and no matter what was the public position of the parties nineteen years ago, they should ail feel that now they have a common interest in the coun try, and are protected by the same flag, and if necessary should fight for it Uhl” [Loud applause]. This is an agreeable modification of the slogan “Let us have Peace,” with which General Grant opened the campaign of 1868. That proved more charming in the sound than in the .practical interpretation. For when the Southern States discovered that peace was to be preserved in knock down fashion by taking military posses sion of their, legislatures with bayonets, breech-loading cannon and Gatling guns, their admiration abated. So this speech sounds well; but as Grant’s, idea of. government is a purely military idea—as he constitutionally de spises debate end council, and affects military orders, we must first seethe practical working of this proposition be- 1 fore throwing up hats for It. Hot too Late to Plant Bice. One of our most substantial farmer friends from Twiggs county informed us yesterday, that his wheat and oat crops are almost a total failure. When asked why he did not plow up and plant the same land in upland rice, he replied, “because it was too late to do so, and besides, he had no means of cleaning his rice.” Before he took his departure he seemed satisfied, however, on both points. In Southern Georgia rice can be planted with safety as late as the tenth of June. Indeed, when cold weather or other caus es have prevented sowing in March or the first days of April, it is better to plant late, as thereby you avoid the so-called May birds in the spring, and the same pest with changed plumage, yclept “rice birds,” in the harvest season. The writ er speaks by the card from many years ex perience in Liberty county. In this lati tude, perhaps, it would be well not to de lay planting longer than ihe first of June, Break up your ground thoroughly and lay off in 2| feet rows. Then drop the seed about (thirty grains in each hill) from 15 to 18 inches apart, and cover with a board or very lightly with the foot. A half bush el will suffice to seed one acre. After wards, cultivate flush, with the plow and hoe, carefully keeping dowD the grass and weeds. On anything like good land the yield will be from twenty-five to forty bushels per acre, or double what the same area would produce in com. When the beads of rice “turn down” and begin to ripen, put in the sickle while the lower grains on the stalk are still partially green. One or two days exposure to the sun will be sufficient to cure the straw; then house or stack as you would oats or auy other grain. Afterwards, at your own leisurerwhen the weather is fair, thresh out with the common flail sticks on a floor of boards or impacted clay, and winnow the grain either from a low scaffold or by the use of an ordinary fan. It may then be sacked like com and sent to market in the rough state, usually commanding about twice the price of that staple. The straw makes good forage and the chaff the finest fertilizer for sweet pota toes we have ever tried. For domestic use, enough can be cleaned by mortar and pestle with but little difficulty, or the farmer can buy with some of the proceeds of his rice crop, the article as prepared by the steam mills. We are satisfied that if one-fourth or one-half of the arable land of middle or southern Georgia could be planted in up land rice, the result would be an immense addition to the revenues of the people. EPISCOPAL CONFERENCE. Where the Bishops of the 9f. E. Church South, Will Labor the Coming: Year. The Bishops of the Methodist Episcopal Church, South, after having been in ses sion since Monday, have agreed upon the toliowing plan of Episcopal visitations for the year 1SS0: FIRST DISTRICT—BISHOP M’TYEIBE. Western Virginia conference—Sept. 1— Buffalo. Kentucky conference—Sept. 15—Lex ington. i • Holston conference—Oct. 20—Morris town. Memphis conference—Nov. 17—Tren ton. Alabama conference—Dec. 8—Pensa cola. SECOND DISTRICT—BISHOP PAINE. Tennessee conference—Oct. 13—Pu laski. North Georgia conference—Dec. 1— Rome. North Mississippi conference—Dec. 15 —Starkville. THIRD DISTRICT—BISHOP KAVANAUGH. Illinois conference—k8ept. 1—Marion. Indiana conference—Sept. 15—West- port. Louisville conference—Sept. 29—Glas gow. East Texas conference—Dec. 1—Mar shall. Texas Conference—Dec. 15 —Bren- ham. FOURTH DISTRICT—BISHOP PIERCE. Indian Mission conference—Oct. 6— Fort Gibson. West Texas conference—Oct. 13—Ru ling. German conference—Nov. 3—Freder icksburg. Northwestern Texas conference—Nov. 10—Waco. North Texas conference—Nov. 17— Dallas. South Georgia conference—Dec. 8— Hawkinsville. Florida conference—Dec. 15—Ocala. FIFTH-DISTRICT—BISHOP WIGHTMAN. Arkansas conference—Nov. 3—Har rison. . Little Rock conference — Nov. 17— Prescott. White river conference—Dec. 1—Hele na. Mississippi conference—Dec. 8—Vicks- buig. ", North Alabama conference—Dec. 15— Oxford. SIXTH DISTRICT—BISHOP KEENER. Western conference—Sept. 1—Oskaloo- sa. Missouri conference—Sept. 8—Mexico. St. Louis conference—Sept. 22—Salem. Southwest Missouri conference—Sept. 29—Marshall. Virginia conference—Nov. 17—Dan ville. North Carolina conference—Dec. 1— Winston. Louisiana conferepce—Dec. 15—Shreve port. SEVENTH DISTRICT—BISHOP DOGOETT. Denver conference—Aug. 18—Pueblo. Montana conference—Sept. 15—Butte. Columbia conference—Oct. 0—Weston. Pacific conference—Oct. 27—San Jose. Los Angelos conference—Nov. 4—Santa Anna. South Carolina conference—Dec. 15— Marion. Baltimore conference—March Har risonburg. < : Bishop McTyeire has charge of the mis sion in China. - ' Bishop Keener has charge of the mis sions in Brazil and Mexico. ■ ■ Over the Palisades—^A Fatal Fall.—Losing his way in the darkness during the heavy rainfall of last Tuesday night, John Blanche, a young man, who lived in the little village, of Closter, Ber gen county, N. J., fell from the brink of a precipitous cliff of the palisades and was killed. The next day the body of Blanche was found lying 275 feet below the cliff, amid a mass of boulders and sharp rocks. His skull was fractured over his left eye, and his left leg and right arm were bro ken. He was undoubtedly instantly kill ed. The team'which he was driving was found standing entangled among trees about fifteen feet from the edge of the pal isades, which is there 475 feet above the Hudson by actual measurement -This is the greatest height of the palisades. The horses had evidently stood there some time, as they had, by continued stamping with their fore feet, dug great holes in the ground. They had also eaten the bark from all the trees and bushes within their reach. The wheels of the wagon, were held fast in a cluster of trees.. . —A German physician claims to have discovered a means of dying the .syes of animals in general and of man in particu lar any color he pleases. He is accompa nied on his travels by a dog with a rose- colored eye, a cat with an orange-eye, a J monkey with a chrome-yellow eye, a ne gro with one black and one blue eye, and a negress with one eye gold colored and the other silver white. The doctor says that his process, instead of injuring, strengthens and Improves the sight. 400,000 DOUQRANTS. Peculiar Scenes Among' Immigrants Arriving at Castle Carden - Quaint Customs and Singular Habits -How all are Provided for and Forwarded to their Destinations. From present indications it is confident ly expected by the commissioners of emi gration that the influx of foreigners land ing at New York this year will be very much greater than has ever been known before. Since the 1st of January 81,114 immigrants have arrived, and the estimate for the year, based upon knowledge of.the movement in other countries, puts the number to arrive in 1880 at 400,000. The record of the only years approximating to this is: 1849, 220,603; 1850, 212,796; 1851, 289,601; 1852, 300,992; 1853, 284,945; 1S54, 319,223; 1866, 233,418; 1867, 232,181; 1868, 213,695; 1869, 258,989; 1870, 212,170; 1871, 229,639; 1S72, 294,581; 1873, 266,818. What has started this enormous rush it is extremely difficult to understand. That one-fourth of those who have come this year should have been from starving Ire land seems natural; but even a greater number have come from Germany, where there is no cry of famine, and many thou sands more who are apparently well-to-do farmers from England, Holland, Norway, Sweden and Denmark. With the arrival of so many immigrants, Castle Garden is an exceedingly busy place. Since the 1st of February there have been, on an average, three steamships per day arriving with long lists of steerage passengers, and the average number per steamer since Januaiy 1 has been more than 340. The largest lot landed from any steamship was 1,322 from the Ohio, on April 23. The receipts at Castle Garden have av eraged more than 670 per day thus far this year, and that is enough to make lively times for everybody about the Gar den. The bedlam of the Stock Exchange is hardly more noisy and confusing to the casual visitor than is the scene presented by the immigrants daily in this place, which is to them the portal of the New World. As they arrive they are all brought here direct, by barge or steam boat, from the vessels in which they reach this port, and from here they start anew for inland destinations. SCENES IN THE GABDEN. Looking down from Secretary Jackson’s windows upon the great central rotunda, the throng is thickest about the central ra"iled-in stalls, where the money chang ers, ticket sellers and registrars are. Here aud there, kept in single file by railings that only allow them to reach the desk one by one, they move patiently and slowly. At another point near by they crowd excitedly about a man who, stand ing ou a bench, yells at tho top of his voice a series of names. He is announc ing those for whom letters are held or friends are awaiting outside, and his communications seem to awaken the liveliest interest in all, even those who are furthest from any reasonable expectation of seeing anybody they know, or receiving anything from anywhere. . At another point they appear to have extemporized a mass meeting about an employe of the Garden, who is making a stump speech to them in their own language. They are Scandinavians going to Minnesota, and he is telling them all about how they will travel, how long they will be on the road, where they will stop en route, how to get land, at what points best inducements for employment are offered, warning them against the tricks ,and wiles of sharpers, advis ing them in regard to a multiplicity of details in the new conditions of Itfe upon which they are entering, and pa tiently answering from his comprehensive store of practical knowledge the questions they have to ask lnm. PICTURESQUE COSTUMES. One thing that strikes the observer con templating the immigrants as they arrive is the fondness for vivid colors evinced by the people of the Old World. The na tional costumes that formerly gave such a picturesque appearance to the immigrants and marked each people distinctively, aro disappearing. From Germany, Holland, England, Sweden and Ireland'come now about the same general style of garments, varied simply in cut and color, all bearing a close resemblance to the general fash ion of raiment worn here. Yet, occa sionally, one still encounters groups from countries, more remote or farther in the rear of the universal progress towards as similation who arc well worthy of atten tion and remark. A party of Icelandic men, six in number, arrived here not long ago, whose garb would have been a prize for a side show. Their panta loons of dark gray frieze ex tended up to their arm-pits. Their vests and coats just met the upper edge of the pantaloons,and from each coat dangled be tween tlie shoulders of its wearer a pair of the funniest, most ridiculous and diminu tive tails it is possible to imagine. Big silver buttons, that had been- bequeathed from father to son for many generations, studded the garments. The handsomest men’s costumes worn by any immigrants are those of the Tyrolese, consisting of long stockings, velvet knee breeches, em broidered vests,- short cloaks, cone-shaped hats, adorned with feathers, etc. The women from the same country have brightly striped petticoats, sometimes with strips of gold or silver lace that makes a bright and pleasing show. Almost al ways both men and women have finely developed forms, which their costumes display to the best advantage. THE MONEY EMIGRANTS BRING. Concerning their financial condition, it is found quite impracticable to arrive at any positive knowledge of tho amount of money brought into the country by immi grants, but an approximate idea may be derived from the fact that the money changers in the Garden frequently ex change $150,0C0 per diem for them. Then to this must be added, in the general esti mate, a great deal of money brought here in the form of drafts on banks and com mercial houses, concerning which the emigration authorities can know nothing, aud no inconsiderable amount^ it is but fair to suppose, of American money bought on the other side of the ocean. The average sum supposed to be brought by each immi grant iu late years has been about $69, but that is probably an under-cstimate:for those who have arrived this year. To the afnount brought into the country by them in cash should also be added the price of tickets for inland, transportation, pur chased in Europe from agents of American railroad aiul steamboat companies. The Germans are th’e least demonstrative of any of the immigrants in meeting their friends. Hearty handshaking, sometime^ a solemnly administered kiss on the cheek, and an explosive “So J” or a formal “wie gaetes 1” are about all they generally indulge in. But that their hearts are as warm and their affections as deeply stirred as any other person’s may easily be read in their tear-moistened eyes and the happy smiles that light up their counte nances. The Russians are great kissers. The Italians greet with noisy laughter, kisses and irrepressible chatter. Bat of all wildwelcomings those of the Irish are the most vigorous. Shouts, embraces, ejacu lations of/‘Glory be to God!” “The saints be with usl”. “Alaunah,” and the like make the rafters ring. One day last week a young Irish girl, who had come over alone, was sighted in- the passage way between the rotunda and the Infor mation Bureau—which is-inanout-build- ing—by four women, relatives, who had gone down to meet her. Her back was toward them, and she was unaware of their close proximity, until with a wild “ whillililew” they precipitated themselves upon her. In .sudden fright from their onslaught, for they were literally climb ing on ber, she failed to recognize them, aud dropped fainting to the floor, carry ing the four of them down with her. It was several minutes before the officers could disentangl# the quintet, get them to their feet and soothe their agitation. A good forty per cent, of all the immi grants who have arrived at this port this year, have been of the most valuable class tor the material development of a country, healthy, able-bodied, single young men, and comparatively few of them have had any other purpose than the pursuit of ag riculture. Few remain in this State, and hardly any of them go South. The West is their objective point.—New York Sun. “A Water-Logged Firebrand” is the way the Tribune characterizes the ac tion of Connecticut ou Tilden. Fut it icy firebrand for short. Mr. Jessup Seeks to Break up the Georgia Bailway Commission. Morris K. Jessup, one of the non-resi dent owners of the Savannah, Florida and Western railroad, has refused to acknowl edge the authority of the State Railway Commissioners, and obtained a tempora ry injunction from' the United States court, prohibiting the enforcement of the hew tariff schedule. Mr. Jessup takes the ground, 1. That the law establishing the rail road commission is unconstitutional, null and void; 2. That the Legislature of a Slate has no authority to delegate powers bestowed upon it by constitutional provisions to third parties as agents with discretionary and plenary powers. Jackson,Lawton and Bassinger,and Chis holm, are the attorneys for the complain ant. It will be the Governor’s duty to appoint such additional counsel as he may deem necessary to represent the State in conjunction with the attorney general The case is set for the 14th of May be fore Judge Woods, in Atlanta; and Judge Bradley is expected to be present and pre side also. We find in the Constitution the follow ing views of ex-Govemor Smith and Mr. Toombs,as communicated to a reporter,on the validity of the pending suit, which are very pronounced and emphatic against it: “I am glad,” said the governor, “that the question has been raised at this time. The commission will be glad to know whether they have the authority to per form their functions or not. It is high time, anyhow, that the people should know whether they are to control the rail road corporations or the railroad corpora tions are to control the people. The ques tion is one of the utmost importance to tne iuterest of the people of the State.” “How comes the question before the Federal courts ?” “It is a ruse upon the part of the rail road people. Jessup takes advantage of his non-residence to make the issue in the Federal courts, but they have nothing to do with tho question. It is an issue upon the internal policy of the State; these rail roads are State corporations, and as such subject to regulation in such manner as the State, through her general assembly, may determine. “What do you think of the case—I mean with reference to its results?” “I cannot believe that the United States courts will undertake to interfere with our operations. That would be an assump tion of authority over the sovereign pow ers of tlie State a little beyond anything yet on record.” “What will the commission do in the matter?” “We leave the defense of the case to the governor and attorney general. They will move to dissolve the injunction and resist the making of it perpetual. The commis sion will proceed with its duties. This Is only the case of one road.' Each road must staud upon its own case.” “Was there any necessity for action of this kind unless for the purpose of break ing down the commission?” % . “I cauuot.conceive of any other object. The commission is vested with discretion ary powers, and has been, is now, always ready to do justice. All the roads have to do is to convince us by reasonable proof that injustice is done in fixing any rate and it will be changed. We are ready to change the rates every day, and every hour of every day if necessary, to establish equity betweea the interests of the people and of the railroads.” “Do you think the constitutionality of the act can he established? “There can be no question of it. The act Is constitutional", au<l tlie powers es tablished by the constitution over the sub ject matter is properly vested in tho com mission. Both questions can be de fended, and I believe vindicated. I feel no apprehensions about the results of this fase. The commission will staud, aud its rates be fully enforced.” A NATIONAL COMMISSION. “Suppose the court should hold differ ently?” .“In that case the people must go far ther. They must take the railroads at their own word and, granting that their business constitutes inter-State commerce, exercise through Congress' the regulating power granted in the constitution of the United States.” “By a national commission, as it were?” “Yes, or by establishing a department of the government especially charged with regulating the operations of trans portation aud common-carrier corpora tions. This is a great question, a living issue, and the people are coming to recog nize that they must take firm hold of these monster combinations, or soon be completely at their mercy. I am in favor of the people maintaining their authority over them.” GENERAL TOOMBS’ VIEWS. Entering the rotunda of the Kimball house' the reporter met General Toombs, who is'here to aigue the railroad tax cases before Judge Clark. “What do you think of the injunction against thq railroad commissioner ?” “There is nothing, in it,” promptly i re plied the general. “Do you think the constitutionality of the act beyond the question?” “Absolutely! There is no. such question in the case. The Supreme Court of the United States in numberless cases, nota bly the Chicago elevator cases and the Illinois Granger cases, has established the principles which govern in this case. Jus tice Bradley is committed to those decis ions and cannot go back upon his record.” “What have the federal courts to do with tlie case, anyhow?” “No more than any individual out in that street. There is no pretext, for the case going there but .that of Jessup’s non residence. The question belongs to the State courts.” “Have you any Interest in the trial of the question ?” 1 H“I do not know, I said I would appear for a fee of one dollar. I have had noth ing to do with its acts, but tlie men com posing it are good aud satisfactory men. They are doing right, and I am satisfied 'that they will be sustained by the courts aud the people.” General Toombs may yet be called upon tp; appear for the State, in conjunction with the attorney general, in the United States court on the 14th instant. The progress of the case will be watbhed with interest by the people of the entire State. The Bailway Commission. "Editors Telegraph and Messenger:— The Constitution seems inclined to in voke the prejudices of the public regard ing the doctrine of State sovereignity on the occasion of Mr. Jessup’s application to the United States courts for an injunction against the Railroad Commissioneris-tariff schedule. ' In the review of points submitted by Mr. Jessup in his application, and com ments on the same in that paper of-the 5th, there is apparent want of confidence with the writer in.the correctness of the law under which the commission is act ing, and his apprehension of the result be fore tlie United States courts evidently caused him to lose his temper, and hence the strong language used in reference to the course of tho railroads in the State if this suit should terminate in their favor, and his frantic appeals, in behalf of the sovereignty of the State. The time has passed when thinking men are to be Satisfied with bald asser tions accusing the railroads of the State with “running riot” over the people. The bistory ot our railroads for the past four yean, with few exceptions, shows that they nave met the demand for cheap rates at a point that made this vast prop erty unproductive, aud Us future so uncertain, that the stock of every rail road corporation in the State has been fearfully depressed; dividends on all have been small at best, and in many instances whole years hare passed without payment of dividends by some of the larg est and strongest corporations in the State. It cannot be truthfully said that these results have been brought about by care less or extravagant management. The working force of all the roads with which I am acquainted, has been reduced to the lowest possible point that would operate them. Salaries have been reduced below the value of service, if same men were em ployed in other branches of business, re quiring efficient talent, character and ser vice. Materials and supplies of all kinds have been bought closely—even upon the low prices incident to the long and terri ble depression through which we have passed, and the whole business of these great enterprises in the State has been managed with that general ability that should enhance the collective reputation of the men having same in charge. Dur ing this entire period in which so much complaint against the roads lias been en gendered, I have been a heavy shipper of goods, and at no time could I have honestly said that rates I had to pay were even more than adequate to the service performed. I will state just here that I do not now, never have, and never expect to own a share of railroad stock; neither have I ever been, nor do I anticipate in future that I shall be employed in any way by any railroad in the world. My opinions are based upon that general knowledge acquired by every man who keeps his eyes open as to what is a reasonable price for any article bought or service performed. The doctrine of State sovereignty has been largely enshrined in the political faith of our people from the early history of the State, but its invocation in this in stance will fail to impress its most elevat ed advocates with the correctness of either law or policy, which being destitute of right or justice seek their perpetuation by an an appeal to sentiment or prejudice. The advocates of the railroad commis sioners’ scheme, are proceeding upon the theory that the railroads have no rights that the State is bound to respect. It was conceived by politicians who having but personal ends to serve, thought the way was open for successful appeal to the ear of the masses by raising the cry of extor tion against the railroads, and then pass ing a law putting the absolute control of the fifty millions of money invested in these indispensable enterprises, in the hands of three men, neither of whom ha3 the necessary experience in railroad man agement to enable him to do justice to the railroads, while assuming to mitigate the evils complained of by an unthinking pub lic. The subject of freight tariffs and gen- eral railroad ‘management requires pecu liar qualifications and cannot be mastered or comprehended without life-long study and experience. I will say nothing against the character of the commis sioners, nor would I reflect upon them in any way; neither will I indulge iu that style of doubtful compliment so common in these days. Iu dealing with public questions, the actions and qualifi cation of public officials are the just subjects of fair criticism. Mr. Wallace was at oue time sup r’n- tendent of the Western & Atlantic railroad, which belongs to the State, and at that time was operated by the Slate. Why did he not then demonstrate the practica bility of making returns to the treasury, under the scale of charges made out by the commission for the government of the railroads to-day? What were the charges of the Western & Atlantic railroad then, as compared with the charges the past five years? Were they less or more? Would it not have been right and proper for the State then to have demonstrated with her own road, under the management of the astute Mr. Wallace, that she could secure to her poverty stricken people, the hood of such cheap freights. Did Mr. Wallace then know that he was “running riot” over the dear people? If not, when did he learn so much about railroad management? I put these questions, because he was selected—as the people were led to believe—as the em bodiment of railroad wisdom. My recollection is, he has ■ had but little experience in ' railroad man agement since he let slip this great opportunity to demonstrate this problem affecting the public good,'when lie could have done it at public expense, which was proper. I would suggest to him that rail roading now is as different -from what it was when he was on the State road, as the United States mail service is from tele graphy. Mr. Ramett, I understand, is a most ex cellent gentleman, and a pains-taking, conscientious theorist, but, 1 am not in formed that he has any practical knowl edge of railroad management. Gov. Smilh made us a good Governor, and is well known as a lawyer of ability, but judged by the same rules that must determine the fitness of men for any other position, save that of railroad commis sioner for Georgia, he is as much out of place as Mr. Wadley would be upon the bench of the Supreme Court. These men are vested with almost supreme power, in determining questions that come before them. No railroad can con- 'test their decrees without incurring heavy penalties. They are at once legislators, executsoneis and judges. If we admit all that is claimed for them, then on rall- road.matters their ppwers are legislative, executive and judicial. Where did they get this wide range of power? I am not a lawyer, bat I fail to - fiud authority fir it in the constitution ot the State. I fail to discover their authority—if that author ity is traced to its source—to do more than prevent unjust discriminations, and extortionate rates. The right of appeal to the United States courts is one that any citizen of another State can make at any time for the adju dication of his rights. It is no new thing, and the question oj State. - rights has nothing to do with it, and the principle is not violated by it. ■ If State sovereignty can erect a despot ism, so far as a. specific interest in this State 'is concerned, and lodge supreme and irresponsible power in a triumvirate, what will prevent an application of the rule to other interests, and in the end to all, and under the specious plea of pro tecting the people, dissolve every interest on which the development of the State aud the foundation of its industries depend. The theory upon: which this whole busi ness depends ignores the chartered rights of every raiiroad in the State; violates the plighted faith of the State, made to 'the different companies, when the entire people were anxious to have the roads built; destroys the value of fifty millions of property, owned largely by the frugal classes of odr own people; warns capital hot to come under the ban of this diluted communism, whiph, by practice, if not intent, is making property a crime. If the principle were right the policy is so manifestly wrong that its adoption in a State of Geoigia’s possibilities is crimi nally suicidal. Born and reared upon the soil of this State, one of a generation .whose star seems to have risen on an evil sky, -I can but deplore this whole business as a stain upon the honor and a reflection upon the intelligence of her people. I believe the good sense of our people will render the permanent enforcement of this stupen dous folly impossible, and in the end consign to obscurity the men who, under rating the intelligence of the masses, have committed this crime against both their honor and prosperity. Macon. Colonel Blount. May 5, 1?H>. Editors Telegraph and Messenger :— I read with surprise and sorrow the card of Congressman Blount, declining a re nomination for Congress. I read with pleasure a protest in the Atlanta Consti tution against his conclusion. Also I am pleased to see the proceedings of the meet ing in Maeon, the home of Mr. Blonnt, and I hope the press throughout the State will take up the matter. As a Georgian, and one raised in his Congressional dis trict, I wish to add my hope that he will reconsider the matter, Since the war Georgiahas had no more useful,faithful and influential member in Congress than Mr. Blount, and his day is not at its noontide, if he can be returned to and continued in Congress. A score of aspirants from the several counties in bis district may ob ject, but the interests of the whole State and of the South demand that we continue the benefits of his experience. A Southwest Georgia Putnasute. TAKE SIMMONS' LIVER REGULATOR! It Will Positively Cure BAD BREATH. Nothirg is so aupltasant as bad breath gener al!; arising from a disordered atemacb. and can be bo easily corrected by takiig Simmons’ Liver Regulator.. JATJNDiCB. Simmons’ Liver Regulator soon eradicates this disrate from the system, leaving the skin dew and Ire* from all impurities. SICK HKADACHB. The stomach imperfectly digestirg its contents sscses serene pain in the bead, accompanied by aauara. 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