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editorial glimpses. Thebe is not a harder worked set of in Georgia than the judge* of the supreme Court. And we cannot help thinking that a great deal of the work is unnecessary. Cases are carried up on ,1. L ' most frivolous points oftentimes, and jj, c C ouit is compelled to listen to argu ments for hours upon points that have been settled long ago. The court has adjourned and will take vacation until the first Monday in September— No one will grudge these faithful servants this little respite from, labor. It will be the longest rest taken by them for years Tiiev have found out who struck Billy Patterson—or rather Senator Ferry. One Sydney W. Cooper declares that he is the man who blacked the eye of the old rep robate. According to Hayes, Garfield ought to be scalped. In 1804 Hayes wrote: “Any man who would leave the army at this time to electioneer for Congress or any other office, ought to be scalped.” Gar field, thou art the man. The census enumerators are vying with each other in the discovery of the oldest inhabitant. Middle Georgia has produced one who was sixteen years old when the revolutionary war closed, and Is in good health. Liberty county steps up with one who claims to be 140 years old. Both of these parties are from Africa. Subscriptions to the Radical cam paign fund are now in order. Bon Cam- «ron, how much? Roscoe Conkling, what say you? Jolm Logan, plank down. ..Civil Service Reform,” illustrated by Chester A. Arthur, of New York. A new work just out. Sold only by subscription. A disconcerted darkey was Br. But ler, of Philadelphia. He opens his mouth and heart as well. He declared that the color-line was forced upon his race at the Cincinnati M. E. Conference. “When I arrived at Cincinnati,” he said, “there was a colored man to meet me. When I was assigned to my seat it wa3 amongst the colored people, and I was appointed to preach In a colored chjirch.” Br. But ler was a member of the committee on the Episcopacy, and when lie went in it was into the big end of the horn, but his emergence from that body was, he says, from the bora’s small end. He relates a “little history of how the wool was pulled over our eyes, as usual.” Tlie committee reported in favor of a colored Bishop, but a square vote in the conference was not had. Men who had speeches to make could not get the floor, and a motion for an indefinite postponement was“railroaded through." Really if Br. Butler has the interests of his race at heart, let him and them withdraw and go to a colored organ ization where there is no conflict of races. Smileb Colfax is delighted at the nomination of his chum, Gen. Garfield. Of course he is. There is a code of honor, we are told, even among thieves. They sat up together on Credit Mobilier. Garfield’s canal history extended over the space of three months, under the tutorship of Captain Jonathan Myers. Bis compensation was ten dollars per month and board. His old captain still, lives. Ho is a resident of Jersey City.. Two candidates for the lunatic asylum —the father of Charlie Ross, who is still expecting to find his son, and the “patriot” who suggested, through the Atlanta Con stitution, that the Bemocrats nominate Grant. A family which has furnished four United States Senators, would be a good source from which to select the next Pres ident—Bayard. Cheap rates seems to be the rule in all the railroads. We append the following rates from Macon to New York and re turn : The C. R. R. & O. S. S. Company, via Savannah—forward cabin, $3S.OO; after cabin, $43.00. Georgia Railroad to Augus ta, $L50.. From Augusta, via Central Short Line, $30.00. Via the Atlantic Coast Liue, either all rail, or by Old Dominion Steamships, $30.00. South Carolina railroad, via Charleston Steam ship Line, $31.00. All these tickets are good until the 1st of October, 1680. Ct»I3 1 A Musical Treat.—The btye ribbon cause is gaining and it’is nor just the thing now to treat your friends to whis ky, rum or beer, but you can with perfect propriety give them a musical treat by sending copies Of the Southern Musical Journal for June, which contains the fol lowing musical gems, viz: “Once Again,” song bv Sullivan; “Katy Avourneen,” ballad by Johnson; “Boston Bip Waltz w,” by Knight, and “I cannot sing the old songs,” Galop, by Mack. Ten cents will secure all four pieces, which will cost over $1.00 at any music house. Address the publishers, Ludden & "Rates, -Savan nah, Ga. A Solon by the name of Rowland Con nor, of Massachusetts, makes the follow ing suggestion in reference tq~dur Jaw- makers : Let the legislature be composed of forty members elected for. teu y ears, the terms of one-tenth expiring each year. This certainly would secure in a a few years a competent body of legisla tors, well trained in. all subjects that would necessarily come before them, and whose work would not have to be amend- *d and revised each succeeding year. It Is a thought worthy ef consideration, to say the least. Garfield’s election,it is claimed, would simply be a second term of the Hayes ad ministration, with Hayes personally'left out. Are we to have another fraudulent President? One in a century is just one too much. H Be Golyeris elected, we hope it will be by more. honorable means than those employed to place. Mr..Hayes m the White House. t u) -- * A Chance fob both Fortune AKP Fame.—The man who can produce some new stories tor campaign purposes- Send specimens to the Cincinnati convention. . The startling discovery has been made that Grant was an Edmunds man. Thin accounts for the fact that Edmunds was a Grant man. The great Buka has not yet Given to the public his note of. coagtatu-' lation to Garfield on his recent success. As exchange says, “Read the Chicago platform carefully. It deserves it.” It Ihe writer had used the word “requires” instead of “deserves,” he would have been in the line of truth. It requires careful reading to find out just what the authors mean. It Is now said by an exchange, that Jay Gould controls a majority of the stock of G>e Western Union Telegraph Company, ®nd also that it'will be consolidated with ihe American Union, thus opening the w ay for a new company, of which Jay Gould himself will be at the head,* .This is the way the old reprobate woriwthhigs/ He depresses the stock of the Western I-’nion, buys a controlling interest, cooaol- idates it with his own, and then starts an other linn to be gobbled up in the same way. The exports of domestic produce from the port of New York last week are the heaviest on record, amounting to $10,862,- 622, or just $219,914 in excess of any former week’s work. The principal items were provisions, breadstufls and cotton Gen. Butler gravely asserts that it is liis opinion—in fact he is satisfied—that Whittaker bit his own ear off. A worthy Act. The Senate of the United States has passed a bill placing the name of Mrs. President Tyler on the pension list. It gives her $1,200 a year. This will enable her to spend the closing of a noble life, in comparative case and comfort. The United States Court in St. Louis has decided that Messrs Zeilin & Co., formerly of this city, have the exclusive right to use the name of Simmons, in con nection with the liver. It is fortunate that this decision was not made before one Thos. J. made a reputation by calling us “secesh traitors.” Pleasant Summer Homes.—We have received from the management of the At lantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad aft elegantly printed pamphlet, giving every direction for those seeking summer homes in the mountains. Southwest Virginia abounds in attractions for both the health and pleasure seeker. Having made per sonal reconnoissance both during and since the war, we can hear testimony that no country can furnish grander scenery or more lovely retreats than the section pen etrated by the Atlantic, Mississippi and Ohio railroad. Mr. Gladstone’s plans are creating considerable opposition. He proposes to change the tax system, and place part of the burden on different shoulders. For instance, he proposes to abolish the malt tax and at the same time to exact from the beer industry a tax of $1.50 per barrel. It is thought by many that Mr. Bayard will discuss his marshal bill in the White House next year, and sign it himself. The Republican papers are now claim ing that Arthur is not a bad man, hut a weak oue. Mr. Hayes and Mr. Sherman said it was a dishonest system of plunder ing in which Arthur was caught. Make it had or weak, the cause of his removal is sufficient to keep him out of the Vice President’s chair. - What next? The notorious Kalioch has been indorsed by the members of the Metropolitan Baptist church, of which he is pastor, in San Francisco. Probabilities.—That Conkling will stump New York for hi3 friend Arthur. That Blaine will not, for he expresses but little confidence in the success of the Chi cago ticket. It is stated, by authority we suppose, that Kepler, of Puck, and Na3t, of Har per's Weekly, are to do the honors of the campaign for contending parties in the line of mud slinging. A Southern Professor in Harvard. Harvard University has recently chosen Crawford Howell Toy as Hancock pro fessor of Hebrew and other Oriental lan guages, in place of Prof. Edward James Young, resigned. Prof. Toy was gradu ated from the University of Virginia in 1S56. Buring the civil war he served— from February, IS62, to August, 1864—in the Confederate army. He was then a professor in the University of Alabama at Tuscaloosa, which was broken up in the following spring. From October, 1865, to May, 1860, he was licentiate at the Uni versity of Virginia. He then passed two years and a quarter, from June, 1S6G, to September, ISOS, in Europe, chiefly at the University of Berlin, and for ten years;— May, 1869, to May, 1S79—he was the pro-, fessor of the Old Testament in the South ern Baptist Theological Seminary at Louis ville, Ky. Hugh J. Jewett. The Chattanooga Times interviews a leading lawyer, attorney of the American Union Telegraph Company, and then up lifts his voice and says: Mr. Parker firmly believes that Hon. Hugh J. Jewett will be the most availa- ,bls Democratic candidate for President, and in support of his views says: “1st. Because he is a high-toned Chris tian, with a personal record that cannot be successfully assailpd. “2d. Because he has a consistent politi cal record as a Democrat, and was for tunately practically out of political life during the war, but presents a brilliant record. “3d. Because he can secure the com bined support of the Bemocraticparty and will not antagonize the capital or moneyed power of the country.* • ‘ ’ “4th. Because the railroad influence in his favor will more tban overbalance the influence and patronage of 'the present fraudulent administration. •5th. Because he cab, with reasonable certainty, carry New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohlo and Indiana, and all the Southern States. “Ctli. Because his nomination would not antagonize the factions in New York. “7th. Because he has the brain power and the executive ability" to make a Pres ident that' would command respect at home and abroad.” Well, no doubt, give Mr. Jewett time, and with all his railroads he ought to be able to carry a great many people. Rabbi Benson.—This gentleman, so well known in Macon, who was in charge of the “Congregation Beth Israel,” of this city, will leave with his family on to-mor row morning for Atlanta. . Here he will remain until the middle of August, lec turing in the meantime at various points. Then he will proceed to his new field, to which he has recently been called, at Grand Rapids, Mich. The following, taken from a Grand Rapids paper, will explain his new relations: The Congregation Emanuel, at its meeting Monday night, unanimously elected Rabbi N. L Benson as its pastor, at a very liberal salary. Rabbi Benson leaves to-day for his home In Macon,. Ga., but will return with his family August 1, at which time he begins his labors here. Mr. Benson is also circuit rabbi of the States of Michigan, Ohio, Indiana and Illinois, and is an author of considerable note. _ GIrfield’s Wisdom.—Garfield is a wiseman in respect to the Credit-Mo- bilicr. He will not notice the vile slan der. It 1s not in a condition to be noticed. He ii not in a condition to take notice. The fact that it was an official report by a Republican jcommittee of a Republican House makes it impossible to notice it. Would you have him * challenging the ve racity of his political friends? Those friends virtually charge him with false hood and perjury. Would it be right for him to respond with* similar accusa tion? Thk Exchange report of the cotton re ceipts for the week ending Friday night, was 22,420 bales against 6,061 the corres ponding week of last year—showing a gain of 16,359 bales. By that table the crop now' reaches 4,812,426 bales with a net increase on last year of 409,731 bales. The cotton crop of 1879-80 is going to open our eyes to cotton possibilities. Guy. Seymour and the Convention. It is easy to understand the persistence with which & candidacy for the presiden tial nomination has been pressed upon Gov. Seymour. In all human probabili ty the vote of New York i3 essential to success, and no public man, on either side, has the personal strength of Gov. Seymour in that State, or enjoys such a degree of popular confidence as a wise, virtuous and patriotic statesman. But Seymour- does not want to he President. He desires nothing so much as to spend the remnant of his days in peace and leis ure, upon his magnificent estate, where he is surrounded by everything which can contribute to personal happiness; and, having been once defeated for the presi dency, he does not feel it a matter of pa triotic duty to make a second tender for the office. From the opening of the canvass, there fore, he has held but one language on the subject. He is not a candidate and does not desire and will not accept a nomina tion. This determination he has commu nicated to the public heretofore through personal friends, in various ways, but last Wednesday he pat it in formal shape on paper, and placed it in the hands of the delegate from his district to the Cincin nati convention. This last act must be accepted as decisive and turn Bemocratic attention in other directions. Assuming that a New York nomination is of special importance, and apparently almost essential to success in that State, is there not some other man of high reputa tion and unsullied character in that State who could rally the Bemocratc hosts to assured victory? Is not Clarkson N. Potter such a man? He has been a prom inent and able congressman—is a man of fine talents, and, if beaten at all for lieuten ant governor in the last disastrous State canvass, was beaten but by a mere hand- full. He has every mental qualification necessary to the trust. And has he not, as well, those others of personal popularity, strong social connections and high public confidence. But if not Potter, or some other .New York statesman—that is to say, if we are to cast local considerations out of the ac count and present a man jsolely on the score of his national reputation as a states man and a public man of unsullied char acter, then where shall we look beyond Bayard, of Belaware, the fourth and greatest of his name, from the very origin of the government, illustrious for wisdom, prudence, patriotism, and an integrity un sullied by a suspicion of unworthy mo tives ? Southern Bemocrats say com monly on the stniet, we had rather go down with Bayard than triumph with Tilden. It is quite true that with Bayard we can easily anticipate the character of the as saults upon him. He will be assailed as a Southern candidate and a Rebel sympa thizer, and these assaults may and proba bly will injure his cause in the Northern States. Then, too, his rigid adherence to the gold standard does not reflect public sentiment in the South; but we must, at least, tender the country and government a chance of self-extrication from the gro velling attitude of our politics. We have not had a chance to measure the force of the nobler instincts and aspirations of the people. Let us have a ticket that will do it. The cry in the South is universal. Let us, at all events, put up a ticket worthy of the American suffrage, and for which every vote will be transparently a vote for honest and fair administration. Avoid in the nominations the slightest countenance of party trickery, and appeal to the no blest impulses of the American people! We shall cheerfully accept any candidate the Cincinnati convention shall adopt if he comes with a reputation so clear as to be above suspicion of evil. As to the alleged Syracuse dispatch iu the telegrams to-day reversing the declar ation over Gov. Seymour’s sign manual of Wednesday, wo look upon it as all stuff and entirely unworthy of confidence. Gov. Seymour will not run. these, as in thousands of occurrences in personal history, we are'in the hands of God. It is manifestly the business of the Cincinnati convention next week to sit as a great national jury—with a single thought and eye for the welfare of the country. They are as nearly in a posi tion to do it as any convention that ever sat in America. They are free from strong personal bias. They will have ample'opportunity to hear fiom all parts of the country, and glean all the fact3 bearing upon the character and strength of candidates. And it is their sole proper business to give an honest, unprejudiced and impartial verdict in favor of the best man, in oc out of the field. Shall we see snch a disposition in the Cincinnati Bem ocratic convention? Do Something. There is not a-more deplorable condi tion jn which a young man can be placed than that of idleness—having nothing to do. And there is no necessity for a man to be placed in this position, for this is a busy world, too busy for anyone who has the ability to work to be idle. And yet how often we see- boys half grown and men congregated on the streets engaged in what they call “killing time.” Alas! it is murder more foul than where blood is spilt. There is somethingthat you can do and something for you to do—some thing suited to your ability. A man has only to open his eyes and look around, and he will discover openings to engage his muscle, energy and time. If a man is without work in this push ing, driving country of ours, there is Bayard at Cincinnati. The Nashville American ot the 17th says, “in saying yesterday that Mr. Bay ard would probably be the leading can didate at Cincinnati after a few ballots in case Mr. Seymour was not a candidate, we based that view on the small strength of Mr. Tilden and his evident decline. It should be said, however, that such ap peals to be Mr. Bayard’s place amongst the leading candidates, who are now men tioned and are recognized as in the field. “We cannot, of course, undertake to predict at all as to the importance candi dates may assume who are recognized simply as possibilities. As to dark horses and those who have simply been men tioned as likely to become formidable no calculations can be made with any accur acy. Iu this list must be placed Payne, Jewett, Morrison and some others who Lave not figured in the selection of dele gates enough to be regarded as more than possibilities. Our meaning will be clear er from a statement of the status of each in the list of delegates as far as they are selected. They stand now, leaving out Kentucky and North Carolina, which have not yet chosen delegates: Tilden 193, Bayard 125, Seymour 68, Hancock 84, Thurman 67, Randolph 18, .Field 44, English, of Connecticut, 2, Hendricks 37, Morrison 8. Of these there is no difficul ty in pronouncing Tilden, Bayard, Sey mour, Hancock, Thurman, Field and Hendricks the candidates likely to be in on the first ballot, assuming that Mr. Til- den’s withdrawal will not occur until af ter a ballot, and a probable trial of the complimentary vote game. All other can didates must be regarded as those whose entry is contingent. Bayard leads after Til den, and he certainly stands an excellent chance of becoming the leading candidate after the first two or three ballots, in case Mr. Seymour persists in declining. In the face of the pressure it is hard to see 1 , however, how Mr. Seymour can refuse to allow the use ot his name. That he does something radically wrong. There has been a mistake either in trainingor in exe- desire ^ to run, and jfhat lie would cution. The parents have sadly neglected Elective and Hereditary Govern- I s ment Men who fret themselves over the un worthy scenes and processes which fix the administrative succession in a great re public, should mitigate their disgust by a comparison of this process with that which fixes hereditary succession. The one is as absolutely under Providential control as the other. No man—not even Hayes— ever sat in the executive chair of this re public except in pursuance of a Divine economy as absolute as if he had been horn to the purple. It is a false and heretical view of human affairs to suppose that while they may be sequences of crime,or fraud, or triumphant cunning, they are- in any respect a sur prise or a disappointment to that “Divinity which shapes our ends” and “seeth the end from the beginning,” and whose be nevolent superintendence works good out of evil:—often works ’ by evil instrumen talities—holds crime in check by crime, and “doeth alLthings well.” The men -who pronounce these idea3 “fatalism” have but to study and ponder upon the record, "where in four thousand years the first transgression and a long array of the vilest crimes wrought out the grandest display of self-sacrificing benev olence, and will finally cover divine and human nature with a crown of glory and happiness inconceivable. Therefore, we say, let no man fret him self about presidential conventions and successions, and the disgraceful plots and machinations disclosed by them. If we could glance at all the secrets of heredi tary succession, by which empires are transferred and the fate of great nations directed, do not doubt for a moment that we would see as ridiculous and puerile events as ever were displayed at Chicago or any other convention. And yet we have known men to balk at primhiy meetings and the ballot and party conventions, as mere human and confessedly corrupt machinery, and not as manifestly under the direct control of Di vine Providence as hereditary succession. It is the business of every man in these matters to follow the suggestions of his own judgment and sense of duty and hold himself as perfectly acquiescent in the final verdict as he does m any mere pet- sonal development of the divine will. Indeed, it ought to be a comfort to any sensible man that he has not the control of these great issues. It can be seen that they are influenced by the same general laws and principles which determine other moral and material events, and It can be seen that parties should consult these laws j and shape their action by them; but, be yond these, so many occult and influential causes develop themselves that thought ful men need not look long to detect a Divine controlling agency, and feel that in their duty, or there has been carelessness in the performance of the work assigned. There are exceptional cases, we admit, where misfortuue enters in and deprives a man of his situation or business, but nine times out of ten these very misfor tunes are the result of inattention to busi ness. We have our mind on some young men now and with whom we have conversed recently upon this subject, and their ex cuses were that they could get nothing to do. We felt interested and asked why. And upon investigation we found that one or two of the number had been recreant to the trust confided, but in no criminal sense. ’In other words, they had been in attentive to business, and their employers’ interests had suffered. Some others could get certain kiud of work, but it didn’t suit their taste, therefore they preferred to re main in idleness. And in almost every case-a satisfactory reason could be assign ed why they were idle. During an active life of over thirty years, we have never been involuntarily out of employment but' one month, and that was the month succeeding Gen. Wilson’s occupancy of Macon. Our rule was to do something. If we coul.d not get that kind of employment which suited, we engaged in that which we coaid get, even if it wa3 not desirable. The next rule was to make oar employer’s interest our interest. This is the only secret in being in constant demand. We have a secret that, we would like to whisper to cur young friends. One of the most prosperous business men who ever lived in Macon told us that he knew the conduct and character of every young man of the city. He knew exactly what salary they received and their every day habits, and could tell. when a young man was living beyond his income. He knew every young man who was in the habit of getting drunk, either in the daytime or at night. He had the name of every young man who visited the faro bank or billiard saloon. He sought this information to protect his own interest. There are other mer chants and business men who have and are gathering' this information. Be care ful, or you will he caught before you know it. Business men have no use for employes who visit farobanks and go “on benders.” In conclusion, don’t stand around with your hands in your pockets and say you can’t get anything to do, when the world is full of activity and opportunities. Go to work. Do something. Onslaught on Tilden. A World special from Utica, New York, makes a fierce, onslaught on Tilden for alleged unrelenting warfare on Sey- ur. Tilden, 'according to this World correspondent, has been scattering his dollars among a parcel of newspaper edi tors to put Seymour in a false and ungra cious attitude in regard to the Democrat ic nomination. Seymour, according to the World, while he is not a candidate and does not want the nomination, has never taken the ground that he would absolutely refuse it, if tendered, until forced into it to put a stop to the intrigues and misrepresenta tions of these industrious and thrifty Til- denites, wiio have at last succeeded, through the crafty suggestions of the an cient Samuel, in forfeiting to the Ameri can Democracy the services of a man whose controllingpopularity in New York would have made victory next November a sure thing. Samivel, according to the World, is a much more dangerous rock ahead of the Democracy than all their political foes combined—a crafty old fox, who will rule or ruin, and is. ready to impale everybody who stands in his way. In short, Tilden has nothing oi the Curtius about him, as the World is ready to qualify to. He will kill any Democrat who may be put iu the field against hint without Ms previ ous consideration and consent—would slaughter Seymour, will slaughter Bayard —will kill anybody except Garfield and Arthur—so that he is the great obstruction to be considered. He must bo kept in good nature at all hazards, must Uncle Samuel; for, though old and sick; he is a terrible fellow yet, is Uncle Samuel. 'Therefore, the party must all toe the line pointed out by the palsied fore-finger of the “Sage of Grammercy,” or. gramercy for tjie chances, ^ > Tiie International Review for July has a paper on Jonathan Edwards, by Oliver Wendell Holmes. Frontier Folk, by George Booth. -' Lord Beacons- field. The Labor Problem, from the La bor Reform Side, by Jesse H. Jones. Mr. Foynteria Lectures on Art, by P. C. Ham- merton. The Wrecking of Life Insurance Companies, by Julius Wilcox. Contem porary Literature. This elegant monthly is published by A. S. Bamos ts Co., Ill and 113 William street, New York, at $5 a year. —|AccorUlDg lo the Washington Star Don-Cameron has absolutely refused the the’chairmanship of the Republican na tional committee, though asked by friends of General Garfield to aecept it. '• >■ • «****«. A1VA quu.v* rather avoid than assume the duties of the presidency is no longer a matter of specu lation; but no man has a right to refuse to serve his party and his country, what ever tho.sacrifice. If he will accept, his nomination can he made by acclamation on the second’or third ballot.” Too Much. Honey. According to a. correspondent of the Cincinnati Enquirer, at Titusville, the Standard Oil Company, at a loss what to do with their accumulated capital, are buyiiig up wheat lands, and intend to pur chase and cultivate a million acres of the. best lands they can find, and, by other supplementary arrangements, control the wheat market of the world. They have now a purchasing committee in the field, at present in Minnesota, which travels in a special car, and when they encounter a tract of land that suits them, it Is at once absorbed. Much of this property is in the shape of land grants to railroads. It i3 the intention of the Standard to possess a million acres of the choicest wheat lands of the West before another year. The chances are that they will have this enormous quantity inside of six months, as the work of buying is being carried on in the most princely manner. ■Whole townships and counties are passing in blocks into the hands of the Standard. It is said to be the most gigantic land speculation that any country has ever known, and yet so secretly has it been carried on that nobody outside of the giant oil monopoly knew of it until 40,000 acres had been gobbled up. These enormous p&rchases are being made from the profits of the Standard’s oil business, a largo percentage of which comes in the shape of rebates from railroads. None of the company’s capital stock is being tied up in this land grab. Discussing the big speculation, a promi nent railroad man says: “In this rail road managers can see some of the re sults of permitting a corporation like the Standard Oil Company to extract draw backs and rebates on sMpments.” Aside from rebates on freights, a large portion of tLe Standard’s profits comes from their manipulation of the oil markets. These are but two of th.e sources whence the monopoly can draw for the capital they are now investing in these Western lands. A corporation that can increase its assets to $22,000,000 in ten years on a capital of $100,000, control legislatures and the three great trunk lines of the country, is proba bly not pressed for funds. The opinion obtains, among those who arc cognizant of this move of the Standard, that the object is to get control ot the wheat mar ket as they now control the oil market. Theywill.be large producers of wheat, and, if necessary, large buyers as well.. It is thought their power over the railroads, as shown in the transportation of oil, will enable the Standard to say to the world just how much it shall pay them for its daily bread. Pooling their Profits on Sugar.— A preliminary agreement has been entered into by some of the largest sugar refiners in New York city which practically places in the hands of an executive com mittee the absolute control ’bf the sugar- refining business of the country. Power to order a suspension of Work is given to the committee, and in its hands each day the refiners are to place one-eighth of one cent for each pound- of sugar melted on the preceding day. ! ” After the expenses of the committee have been paid, this fond is to be dis tributed among the refiners weekly, ac cording to the maximum capacity of their refineries. The result of the agreement will be practically a pooling of the darn ings of the refineries under the manage ment of the committee. The refiners at Boston and Philadelphia have been asked to join in the proposed action, and com mittees have visited those cities to urge co-operation. The agreement has already been signed by one-half of the New York . refiners, and others are said to favor the plan. Georgia Gubernatorial Conven tion.—It Is suggested in certain quarters that; after the Bemocratic gubernatorial convention has completed its busi ness, it should resolve itself . into au Immigration Convention, and- .that the primaries constitute delegates to that, body delegates to both. It is believed that important facta will come before snch a body, and that State action is imperative to secure great resnlts to Geoigia. Bank Collapses.—The First Nation- al.Bankof Brattleboro, Vermont, is mi nus a quarter of a million through forged paper issued by its president, G. - M. Waite, who has left for parts unknown. The First National Bank of Newark, New Jersey, is short, four hundred thou sand dollars by absconding officers. Un der a sense of the fugacious character of paper the creditors are now ready to com pound their losses in cartwheel dollars. Water-Tight Bulkheads.—Nothing but these saved another great ocean catas trophe on Sunday. Two steamships, the Anchoria and The Queen, came into col lision on the broad Atlantic in a fog, and both would have sank immediately, with all their living and inanimate freight, but for the fact that both hulls -were divided into water-tight compartment. It is sin gular that in this case the sMps bad signaled each other by steam-whistle some time before they struck. The poetry ef babyhood is turned into the blankest kind of prose when one has to walk the floor all night to the ceaseless music of a colic suffering baby. Dr. Bull's Baby Syrup prevents all sufch scenes and troubles by its unfailing influ ence. i Wonderful Feats of Memory.—A Paris correspondent of the New Orleans Picayune tells the following story: One day in January, 1840—a long while ago, but as the anecdote is unpublished, and the actors were prominent, it will bear telling—several professors of ihe Univer sity of Berlin were assembled in the coun cil chamber and were talking. One of them held the Foss Gazette in his hand. Turning to Prof. Boeckh (famous as a Greek scholar and as possessor of won derful memory), he asked; “Bo you tMnk you could in 24 hours get by heart the first page of that newspaper?” “I am sure I could.” “Prof. Boeckh, I don’t think you could. I’m so sure you could not that I’ll bet twenty bottles of wine that you could not.” “Strike hands, I take your bet.” Prof. Boeckh took the newspaper, aud was a little shocked to see that the first page contained nothing but a list of per sons who had at the recent festival of the order of Prussia received the ribbon. This insipid, litany was, of course, much more difficult to get by heart than editorials and intelligence; still Prof. Boeckli would not back out. At this moment Prof. Haupt, the philolo gist, who was likewise famous for Ms ten acious memory entered the council cham ber, was told what had occurred, and dared to take a similar bet. He smiled and struck hands. Thereupon Prof. Ben- ary, one of the younger professors, declared that if the veterans of the faculty could do so much, the rawer ^recruits would not be behind them and to sus tain the honor of his youthful brethren he too would take the bet. The next day all these professors were assembled again in the council chamber. Prof. Boeckh began and recited the whole page without miss ing one name, or one Christian name, or one initial, or one grade of the long list of persons who had received the rib bon, from the ministers of state to the humblest clerk. He rattled it off as easily as if it had been the alphabet. Then Prof. Haupt came to time and re cited the long nomenclature, but he gave it slowly and corrected himself often. ’Twas now Professor Benary’s turn to prove himself the peer of these gray heads. He exclaimed: “Brethren, I’ll pay the claret,” and a peal of laughter shook the council chamber. ' Progress in Eufaula. Editors Telegraph and Messenger: It may not be uninteresting to your numer ous leaders generally, and certainly not to those of them who live in southeast Alabama, to learn something of the rapid progress Eufaula is now matins m nearly all manner of mechanical and manufac turing industry; OIL. FACTORY. A company with ample capital has re cently purchased the old Southwestern railroad depot—a large and well con structed building in ■ this city—wMch is now being converted into an extensive cotton seed oil factory, and it will be ready for that purpose in time for the next crop of cotton. The factory will give em ployment to quite a large number of bauds and a few skilled mechanics, whose earnings will be principally distrib uted among oiir merchants, and thus swell their traffic aud enhance the com mercial interest of bur city. ICE FACTORY. Another and just established industry is the splendid ice factoiy of Messrs. E- Stone & Co., who turned out yesterday their first installment, to the great de light and comfort of this sweltering com munity.' They have: in service one of Boyle’s ice machines, and make the ice from condensed steam from the boiler to the large engine that runs both the ice machinery and also their adjacent exten sive tanning and grist mill. The ice they are now making is quite superior to any artificial ice I ever examined, it being quite as clear and .compact as most of the Northern ice made by nature and sold in market. Being made from con densed steam, every particle of air is ex cluded from the water, thus preventing the milky or snowlike complexion of nearly all the' ice manufactured from river or spring water. It thus makes the ice harder and more durable. This ma- cMne has a capacity for turning out three tons of ice per day, and the demand upon it will be apt to keep it running steadily day and night durieg the heated terms of each year. . Of the tannery, though a more impor tant branch of industry than making ice, (for there is notMng like leather), it is only necessary to say "th&£ af-present it turns out' only about eight thousand sides annually, but it is leather, I am told, of very superior quality. I do not know how many" hands are em ployed by this firm, but you never saw a a busier place. The jee fagtojy and tan nery are situateij about a half mile north- west’of the city on the beautiful and clas sic banks of the Che walla creek, and are connected by telephone with the business office of the firm in the heart of the city. Success to them aud all other enterpris- ing people who give employment to labor and life, to trade and commerce. FOUNDRY; Eufaula now, also, sports a first-class foundry, recently established by Messrs* Ryder & Sanders, and already they are doing a thriving business, and are miking themselves indispensable to the commu nity; ■ ■ • > . The enterprises named have but recently been started, but they are only so many important industries among bthe&Tmight mention in Eufaula, but-for fear of tres- passingupoa your space too far- : ilrj CROPS, ETCi. " .;j I have been visiting alouein the county to" sbme extent, during* Jl)Q-hv£ month, and! would state tfiat’erops, as a general thing, were never more promising in this section, at this 'time of the year, than at present. Here hi the city we have had no rainlfor two weeks, and “garden truck!’ is suffering quite severely from the drouth^ and intense heat, but during the ‘last few days fine showers of raiti have fallen all around us, and but a few miles off. v.'sii . T|ie health of this community is gener ally good, but I regret to inform you of the death of Mr. “Butt” Thweatt, an esti mable and worthy young man. He diet! yesterday afternoon, and. at the time of his death was conducting quife an exten sive mercantile house in this city. S. Eufaula, Ala., June 16,1880. ‘ ! ' -^1 /i .j • The Muscle Shoals Canal. The river and harbor bill appropriates $300,000 for continuing the work at Muscle Shoals, on the Tennessee riv er, and adds $10,000 for improving the river above the shoals. The Chattanooga Times makes the following statement, on authority of Major King, United .States engineer in charge: • ’f «,*. dsns’.* A force of about 170, one-tenth of a full force, has been employed at the shoals for several months past; this force will be immediately increased to 1,700 or 1,800 as soou as official infonnatiou of additional appropriations is received, that is provided the laborers can be procured. The expenses of carrying on the work, when a full force is employed, have been estimated at $40,000 per month, $25,000 for laborers aud $15,000 for supplies. The appropriation "of $300,000 will permit the employment of a full force for abodt eight months. If the appropriations are made as needed the work' .will he finished in about two years. The amount yet neces sary to expend on the work, before its completion, is about $1,000,000, including the $300,000 appropriation at present pending. $1,000,009 has already been ex pended on the work, but it is far more than half completed. If the appropriations are made at the same rate as since the com mencement of the work, the work will not be completed for nearly four years. When completed, steamboats 200 feet long, 60 feet wide, drawing from four to five feet, can navigate from Chattanooga to the Missis sippi, almost throughout the entire year. The $10,600 appropriated tor the Ten nessee above Chattanooga will-be used in clearing the river between Knoxville and Loudon. -Tbs Polynesian Islands are almost wholly Christianized. There are in these Islands 350,000 native Christians, who have their own well-organized churches, that support themselves. They have their own pastors and teachers and even sustain foreign missionary societies amom them selves that send missionaries of their own to other heathen countries. AH IMPORTANT DISCOVERT. A Process of Incalculable Value to Cotton Planters A discovery destined, in the opinion of Gen. Le Due, to be of more value to the South than anything that has been pre viously done by the agricultural depart ment, bas been made in relation to the planting of cotton. A question having arisen as to the situation of the oil cells in cotton seed, the matter was referred to the mieruscepist, Prof. Thomas Taylor. He found a series of oil cells near the outer surface, and another row immedi ately surroanding the chit or germinating point, evidencing the complete protection which the latter received. This fact led Prof. Taylor to experi ment, with a view to. ascertaining the amount of resistance offered to the attacks of agents generally supposed to be of a destructive nature to all organic life. In trying sulphuric acid, which had been previously used in a diluted form to ag glutinate the cotton adhering to the seeds, so as to facilitate the expression of tho oil, he found that acid of the commercial strength completely removed this without visibly affecting the outer brown shell. To test the actual effect on the germina ting property, he handed some of the seed thus treated and afterwards washed to Mr. Saunders, who piauted it. To the surprise ol everyone except Mr. Taylor, who had foreseen this result if the germ had not been destroyed, the seed came up at least five days earlier than that in its natural state. To ascertain whether this might not be owing to the soaking the seed received, some was kept for several months and then planted at the same time with seed of the same crop unprepared. The same results followed, showing the action of the acid* in remov ing the adherent cotton to have been the same as performed by nature, viz: the conversion of the amylaceous or starchy cellulose into glucose. Prof. Taylor’s theory as to the action of the corrosive acid being arrested tempo rarily on contact with the ligneous cellu lose of the shell, proved to have been cor rect. The advantage to planters -iu hav-' ing five or six days start can scarcely be over-estimated, whether availed of in avoiding early frosts or raising early cot ton, for which premiums are* offered by several cotton boards in the South. But this is not said to be the principal benefit conferred by the discovery. Hitherto cotton planting-has had to he done by hand, aud the seed sown broad cast, owing to the adherentcottonprevent ing the seed being used in the planters used lor corn and other clean seed. After preparation the seed can be used in any planter, and, by the "lugularity of growth resulting, the subsequent cultivation great ly facilitated. The mode of preparing tho seed, which it is understood will he pat ented, is as followsThe' seed Is placed- in an earthen or glafis vessel, and ordinary sulphuric acid poured over so as to com pletely cover it. It is then stirred until .the brown shell is left free from the cot ton. - The acid is poured off to be used again, and the seed washed until all acidity dis appears, and dried. A large quantity is to be thus prepared and distributed among cotton planters for next season. The acid, afterjit has become saturated orexhansted, is to be experimented with to ascertain whether the glucose cannot be recovered. Experiments are also to be instituted with a .view to ascertain the practicability of the process as applied to seeds slow of germination, suclf as that of the palm, which takes three years to sprout.— Washington Post. The Boat Races. Rebuilding Israel.—It has recently been rumored that Mr. Lawrence Oli- phant, that world-wide traveler and ac complished man of the world, had, at the instigation of Sir Moses Montefiore, at last f lined a concession of certain districts in alestine, where the oft-attempted project of that venerable philanthropist is to be carried out. It is now stated semi-authori- tatively in the English press that among the projects which Mr. Goscncn will pre sent to the Sultan is that of forming into a united Jewish colony the districts of Ga- laad and Moab, which are at present in habited only by a few nomad tribes. The Ottoman government Would retain its suzerain rights over this territory, which was formerly the part of the Promised Land set aside for the tribes of Gad, Reuben and Manasseb, and would receive in return for its concession, in other respects, a respectable number of millions from certain capitalists, who have under taken that they shall be forthcoming. The new colony would be subjected to the authority of a prince of the Jewish race and religion, aud would serve as a nucleus of a second Kingdom of Israel. The Porter Murder. Galveston, Tex., June 17.—A special to the Mews from Marshall says a lady, escorted by two gentlemen, all strang ers, entered the court at 11:30 o’clock this morning. The district attorney met them, and anuounced to the court that there was a lady present, whom he presumed was Miss Cummings, and requested to have her sworn.' This created a sensa tion. Col. Crawford, for the defense, asked to confer with Miss Cummings ior his side at the proper time, as he had or dered a subpoena served on her on her ar rival. Witness was put under rule to be conferred with by both sides of the case, being in the position of witness for both sides. ►. ; The morning was consumed with the ex amination of’Br. Jurdas, of Shreveport, whose testimony related to signs of in sanity. An hypothetical case was put by the defense involving circumstances simi lar to those surrounding Currie. Witness replied that a man so conducting bimself was insane. The State promises to pro duce unfavorable testimony regarding the character, of witness. The arrival of Miss Cummings caused such confusion that a recess was taken.. Miss Cummings was;called to the stand and gave a graphic narrative of the shoot ing. 1 The' main particulars of her evi dence corroborated Barrymore’s. She saw four shots fired, two at Barrymore and two at Porter. She said Barrymore and Porter had their heads turned toward each other talking of Currie, and his fun ny expression to Harvey, viz., “Do you want to sell a dog,” and while talking Currie passed behind them to the front door. There he turned and asked if the insult was directed to him, at the same time using threats. ^Witness said there was no reference in the talk to what Car rie ate for’lunch. She did not see Porter put his hand to his ear in the way com plained of by Currie. W. J. Dial said lie saw Currie the night of the killing, and thought him druDk but rational. Dr. Elam Johnson agreed with Dr. Ford as to the temporary insanity of Currie if the hypothetical case was iden tical with Currie’s. The defense closed and the State, after introducing one more witness, also closed. Argument begins to-morrow morning. —• Galveston, JunejJS.—A special to the JNeies from Marshall'says: “It was ex pected that argument in the Currie trial would begin this morning, but testimony in rebuttal was lengthened, the Stale aim ing to break down the testimony of L. Moore and that of the experts as to the mental condition of Currie at the exact Providence,Rhode Island, June 17.— .. __ „... ■ ... The great day has come and gone, the in-1 J. 1 ® 0 of the killing. Two'Witnesses testi- ternaiional regatta is over, and the pro- j t0 seel l?S Currie just after the fessional race did not end just as thou- killing, and _ hearing _ him _ say sands expected. There is, however, general feeling that everything was “square.” ' Hanlan failed hut his friends and backers are satisfied. They paid their pools like men and are willing .to back him again, evidently believing him when he said he had a “stitch” in Ms side. Indeed they say he was troubled the 3ame way the day before he rowed against Rili-y recently. He has worn a plaster since then until within a day or two. It is thought the rapid changes of cli mate from Canada to the south and back again within a short time may have had sometMng to do with i|-. By reason of this misfortune, the professional race was won by Ross. As for Boyd, on whom some expectation was based, he fouled in turn ing, and was hung up there from i to | minute, and got disco imaged. Besides this] the water, which was quite smooth till the oarsmen reached the turn; soon became rough, the wind suddenly blowing up quitq freshly, and the oarsmen had hard "work coming hack. Even wMte caps made their appearance, an'4 'the oarsmen who hugged the shore were best ofi, and one gotstvamped. The crowd in attendance was immense. •, e - ; . The bulletins sent put during the- pro gress of the race proved to be generally incorrect, owing to. the failure of the sys tem bf signalling by means of colored balls. Until the arrival ortbe timekeepers on shore it was generally believed by thy spectators that Boyd was third, and Plan ted second, while",in fact, both of the lat ter Were so far behind that their time was not taken. After some delay the starters in the professional race took position. At the signal Hanlah rushed to the front and was followed by Boyd aud Riley. After a time Ross pushed ahead of Boyd, and they fought, steadily for the third position be yond the half mile. Filially Ross' passed the Englishman and sped for'Uanlan, passing him before reaching the turning point by three or four lengths, with Riley second and Ilanlan third. GUysel seemetj to have fouled with. Ms buoy in turning, and Boyd fared no bet ter, for he came in Pontact with his buoy, and. was detained pearly a. half-minute. As the buoy was rounded the wind fresh ened perceptily, and white-caps appeared^ Ross maintained his lead, and aliGuf one- half mile from the turn Hanlan was ob liged to cease rowing and rest on Ms oars; When asked, what was the matter from the press boat, he placed his hand oh Ms chest as though experiencing pain. At this -time’ Roes was several lengths in ad vance, with Riley second. The water was'exceedingly rough. .. i Plaisted and ' Ten Eyck . Were steering for tho western shore, with the latter in advance. Ross kept his leading position very 1 easily and at the finish had a lead of thirty-six seconds, with Riley second, and Ten Eyck tliird. Time, 29:54. Providence, B. f., June 17.—Al though the amateur race in the interna tional regatta was announced to be start ed at 3:30 o’clock to-day, yet, after a vex atious delay of an.hour, seven starters moved forward in the following order: Wm. Murray, of Portsmouth, Ya., 1; Timothy Murphy, of Norwich, Conn., 2; Frank E. Holmes, of Pawtucket, R. 1., 3; Edward HAfden, of Boston, 4; Geo. Guysel, of New York, 5; Jno. Buckley, of Portland, Me.,. 6; Jos. Laing, of Mon treal, 7. The Fitzgerald Brothers, of Philadelphia, did not put in an appear ance. The oarsmen got the word at 3:23,aud Holmes promptly shot to the front, catch ing the water at. tbe signal and rapidly drawing ahead, followed by Guysel aud Hayden. The positions remained un changed at the half mile, but, *!t a mile, Gaysel pushed to the front, Holmes second and Lung third. Holmes rounded the turn first, steering direct for his buoy, with a lead of four or five lengths, followed by Guysel and Murray! Buckley and Mur phy came next, turning Holmes’ buoy, Laiqg sixth aud Hayden seventh. Holmes retained his lead to the finish, keeping to the front without much exertion. Guysel spurted once or twice, and at tbe finish was at least three lengths in tbe rear of Holmes, with Laing third, Murray ionrth, Buckley fifth, Hayden sixth and Murphy seventh. Time: 22:44. that he was in for goingfior the whole the atrical troupe. After considerable testimony as to the question of insanity, both sides rested, aiid it is expected that the case will be tried to-morrow afternoon.” Some Seasonable Hints to ladies Traveling Alone. L Be sure you know where you want to go before you get on the train. 2. When you purchase your ticket you will have to pay for it; no use to tell the ticket agent to “charge it and send the bill to your husband.” And if he savs the price of the ticket is $2.96, don’t tell liiiu you can get one just iike it of the conductor or atthe other store for $2.50; he won’t believe you, and he may laugh a you. •: 3. Never travel without money. It re quires broad views, liberal ■ education, keen discernment and profound judg ment to travel without money. No one can do this successfully but tramps and editors. ; • ; . 4. Beware of the commercial traveler. 5. Don’t give a stranger your ticket and ask him to go ont and-~cfieck' your trunk. He wilt usually be only too glad to do it; and,;wkat is more, will do it, and your trunk will be so effectually checked that it will never catch tip with you again. And then: when the conductor asks you for your ticket, and you relate to him the pleasing little allegory about the si ranger and the baggage, he will look incredulous and smile down upon, you from half-closed eyes, and say that it is a beautiful romance, but he has heard it before. Ami then you will put up your jewelry or disembark at the next station. 6. If you are going three hundred miles don’t try to get off the train every fifteen, minutes, under the impression that you are there. If you get there in fifteen hours you .will be doing excellently. 7. ', Gall the brakeman “conductor;” ho has grown proud since be got. his new uniform, aud it will flatter him. 8., Put your shawl strap, bundle aud two i>aper parcels in the hat rack, hang your; bird cage to the corner Of it, so that when it faiis oft it will drop into the lap of the old gentleman sitting behind you, stand your Four house plants on the win dow sill, set your lunch basket on the seat beside you, fold your shawls on the top of it, carry your pocket-book in one hand and hold your silver mug m the. other, put your two valises under tbe aekt and hold your bandbox and the rest of your things* in your lap. Then' you will liave'all your luggage handy, and won’t be worried-and flustered about it when you have only t wenty-nine secoads n vyhich to change cars. 9. Address' the conductor every ten min utes. It pleases him to have you notice him; If you can’t think of any new ques tion to ask him, ask him the same old oue every time. Always call him “Say!” or “Mister!” 10. Pick up all the information you can while traveling. Open tho window and look forward to see how fast the engine is going. Then when you get home you can tell the children about the big cinder you | picked up, with your eye, and how nice and warm it was, aud what it tasted like. lit Don’t hang your parasol on tho cord that passes down the middle of the car. It isn’t a clothes line. It looks like one, but it isn’t. 12. Keep an eye on the passenger who calls the day after Monday “Chewsday.” He can’t be trusted a car’s length. 13. Do not attempt to change a $10 bill for any one if you nave only $9.75 with you;, it can’t be" done. *14, If you want a nap always lie with your head projecting over the end of the seat into the aisle. Then everybody who goes up and down the aisle will mash your hat, straighten out your frizzes, and knock off your back hair.* This will keep you from sleeping so soundly that you will be carried by your station.—Ex change. A Jew, joking with a Christian, struck him on the cheek, and said, “Now turn Hie other, as yedr gospel commands.” But the Christian gave him a sound drub bing. The Jew cried, “This is not in the gospel.* “Ay,” said the Christian, “but it is in the comment.” “Curse the comment,” said the Jew, “it is harder than the text.” A Cask for Sympathy.—The Saltan of Turkey is a slave to custom. He can not wear any article of dress twice. From fez to slippers he must be clothed anew seven times a week. He has our hearty commiseration, as has any man who knows not the luxury of a favorite suit of detbes, which he has learned to love via an old friend, or the easy, yielding rimes, whose comforting embrace receives the tender feet after a day of weary toil. There is a luxury in old shoes In which royalty itself has found delight. The one historical incident that we recollect to the credit of King James I., of England, was that he was wont to call for Ms old shoes* —Ex.