Georgia weekly telegraph, journal & messenger. (Macon, Ga.) 1880-188?, October 12, 1880, Image 6

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JLi :svx »»* riTgticecK.l/■ vu id gpj* (®*ssKgi* 20s*Msj ««& 3ai»m*l..&. 3BU***ttgfti:, Ctltgtapli anil SltsBtngtt As to the Solids. I English Wheat, Etc. The eight or ten thousand solemn ad-, The American phi^phm are care- monitions to the “solid South,” which fully establishing, at leastby their Orim FRIDAY NOVEMBER 12, 1880. Tot toll's Y/lciit nr a Gale.—The Czar’s new and strangely shaped yacht, the Livadia, was caught in the late gales in',the Bay cif Biscay, and issaidto have weathered them with remarkable steadi- A Very oid man voted three times at "Washington, Ind., in the recent State elec tion.’ On Ills trial it was convincingly shown that, though sober, he had been so carried away hy.excitement as to forget that hebadiheafly voted. The Paris correspondent of the Tablet avers that Mine'.' de Girardin, an impar tial and experienced judge, said that the only reason she^despaired of France was that it Sva»tdeo£ly nation she knew in which the men were better than the wo- men. J I) . V The jsxport of iron ore from Spain in the first half of this year was ICO per cent, more, than Id isfo. Spain is now full of commercial Englishmen, who run the railroads, miues, and vineyards. The Spaniards "areheft very fond of these Brit ons, but can’t get along without them. Nearly everytettotee tn Spain halls from Manchester or Birmingham. TnE twelfth “National cat show” has been in progress at. the Crystal Palace, Londou. There were cats valued at five hundred dollars in-tbe exhibition. “Per sian Toms.” “*Mnlic4e Toms,” Maux cats, Kustendjee Jttssys, Angora Gray-malkins and Tabbies of" various lineage. Baroness Uurdeu-Coutts wins a prize for a kitten, and the aristocracy contend for the awards. - A cor.BESPOXDExt of the Louisville Courier-Journal, who has examined Tom HugbeVTenriessee settlement, Rugby, writes "veiy di?paragitigly of it. The land will raise a barrel of corn to tbe acre, he says, if the-crows keep" away until the crop is gathered, anifit is too elevated to raise early vegetables for the Cincinnati market. The Englishmen there, he says, lounge" about in fine clothes “bossing" 1 the American mechanics and laborers who do the work. Tot smallest bell of Cologne Cathe dral received a few months ago a serious injury. It was taken down and sent to Gosse’s foundry at Dresden to be recast. It had been" originally cast in 1418, and had" already been recast twice. The court organist says that the tone is now perfect. There are three other hells. One is the great “Kaiserglocke,” the chief ingredients of whose metal, came from the French cannon taken at Sedan. The two others are comparatively old, - Mrs. Abraham Lincoln's "Low Es tate.—A New York correspondent of the Philadelphia Times says; Truth is stranger than j fiction 'adybow 1 , and the few who saw the widow of Abraham Lin coln thrust rudely back by policemen at the steamship whan on Wednesday could not but be sure of that fact. An aged, white- haired woman, almost shabbily clad, she attracted no attention from the throng who crowded about to welcome the French adventuress." Death at tot Supper Table—Jas Connor, of Wilmington, Del., died very suddenly Saturday evening ot heart dis ears, Mr. Connor was at the snpper ta ble, apparently in good health, when he fell back from his chair and said. “Good- by to all. The time has come. I go this time,” and breathed his last. Deceased was engaged in the saddle and harness- making business. He was born in Kent county Md., in 1813, and was a lineal decendant of the Philip Connor so con spicuous in the colonial history" of this State. " Horrible Murder of a Young Womax.—The township of Hamilton, Pennsylvania, was thrown into a state of wild excitement Monday morning on find- ng that the seventeen-year-old daughter of Samuel Bittenbender had been murder ed, her head being pounded into a jelly. The girl left her home yesterday after noon to go to Jacob Marsh’s to do work. Her little sisters, while on their way to school this morning, discovered her by the roadside with her brains scattered over the fence and stones where she lay. There were several tramp3 seen In the vicinity early in the morning, and it is supposed they committed tbe crime. Capt. Eads’ jetties have had a re markable effect on the commerce ot tbe Mississippi Valley. Since January 1 St. Louis has shipped to Europe twice as much grain by way of New Orleans as passed out the country by that route in the corresponding period of last year, is said that tbe shipments are at present limited by the want of barges, Ac., with which to move the grain, and fleets of boats are being built to supply this want. The crop to be moved Is so great this year that in spite of the increase in shipments by water from St. Louis the railroads east ward have been doing an immense busi- iness at paying rates. Tbe prosperity of tl>e country is based on tbe sure foundation of an enormous crop, for which there is a paying market. Killed by “Serpent’s Egos.”— John Dickenson, aged 35 years, residing at 25} Moffat street, Brooklyn, and doing .business at No. 229 Broadway, New York, has lost his life through the inhalation of the vapor from the toy known as “ser pent’s eggs,” of which he was tbe maker. These eggs, while burning and producing the serpent, have for a long time been considercd'by physicians as dangerous to use iu a close room on account ot the noxious vapor arising therefrom. The re tort Friday cracked while Mr. Dickenson wasbcndingover.it, aud.be inhaled the poisonous tumes. When he noticed this he drove his wife and children quickly out of the basement, at tlie same lime re marking that it was all over with him A short time after he was seized with s choking cough, and iu one of the spasms he died. Doji Pedro,'Emperor of Brazil, has some original and very effective ways of doing things. Wishing to test a.iailroad brake of wliicli ho had beard a great deal, he had the appliance adjusted to his loco motive and cars, and the engineer in structed how to nse it. Then he embark ed aboard his train and started upon an excursion. At a dangerous point in tbe road the engineer, whose train was run ning at thirty-two miles an hour, saw what was apparently an immense rock that had fallen upon the track, a few hun dred yards ahead. He put the brakes dovv n with a vigor which may be conceiv- ed, and succeeded iu arresting the train before it came m collision with the ob stacle. This, however, when more close ly examined, proflsd u> be a pasteboard rock of Dorn Pedro's own, contrivance, iic wanted a practical test of the new hrxkeaud that w as his way of securing have already been or will shortly be ad dressed to these States by the so-called Republican editors of the other members ofthe Federal Union, were pretermitted In 1870 by reason oi tbe actual election of Tilden, and are due in 1SS0 jto the fact that a few thousand votes in ’so-called pivotal States have been bought and frightened into voting for Garfield. The majority of the intelligent suffrage of the United States, conceding all the negroes, to Garfield* have indorsed Hanoojk and English; audit is too apparent for dispute that if-the necessities of sel^-protection 3tai hold the States of the South.as a unit in a common cause,- they are bound to se cure Impartial consideration's States of the Union at last. This attitude of these States, as a defenseless minority, is noth ing more than an appfeal to the magnanim ity of the immense anti-Southern majori ties, against the settled policy ofthe so- called Republican party to degrade and trample them under foot. It would be impossible to maintain this attitude, if opposed upon the part ofthe Republican North, with reason, justice and impartiality. But these methods never have been and, for many yeare to come, never will be tried. None of the Repub licans have ever yet, since the 1 war, been able to concede the South an equal status in the Union. It is still a conquered province—subsisting by toleration, and to be held by the arts of repression, and with a settled caution and distrust. No man of discretion, North or South, would think of proposing a Southern man for President, and the expressed confidence of the South ern people in any Northern man injures him iu that section. These facts are very natural and may be very excusable; but they are facts, and produce that Democratic solidarity of which the North complains—a solidarity not to assert a single sectional interest or opinion, hut suggested bj selfrespect for self protection against unfriendly admin istration. When the Republican] pat national candidates In the field, they address this unfriendly sectional feeling and rest their case upon it almost solely. Can they reasonably complain that the Southern people decline to follow suit, and appeal to the country 3gainst themselves? Are they reasonably surprised that we refuse to do it, or that we prefer to act with the Democrats, who propose a more im partial course? During the late canyas3 the most prominent Republican speakers proclaimed their undying hostility to any administration not Northern and admin istered in Northern interests. Will they ask the Southern voters to unite on such a platform? Is it a just, good or fair or.e? Will the country thrive under it? ( It should be plain to common sense that sectionalism must breed sectionalism, and abuse and calumny cannot inspire a spirit of broad nationalism which should guide wise and patriotic counsels. It is equally plain that such a purpose and temper are not entertained and cultivated by the Republican party, and when they complain that the Southern States refuse to co-operate with them in their political designs, the complaint cannot be sincere. They would be astomshed if the Southern people were foolish enough to heed it. Again, the entire policy of the so-called Republicans inevitably lends tb social dis cord in tlieSouthern States. It was founded originally on the idea of organizing a pre ponderating political negro force out of the colored people. Disregarding all the moral, intellectual and pecuniary forces which are so generally supreme in shap ing politics in other States, it assumes that every negro is necessarily a Republican, and when the votes do not count out in that wav, it is due to white fraud and violence. It is owing almost wholly to these conditions that Garfield has carried the solid North, but a similar result iu the Southern States is an unpardonable crime, though no violence or intimidation be practiced. We must divide the forces of intelligence, wealth and character figures and premises, that the business of wheat-growing in the United Kingdom, with average luck, b a' pretty ihir busi ness, after al^ It is not likely to be utter ly starved out by American competition. Thus it is shown that the averige yield of English wheat lands is at least 26 bushels per acre, though some authorities make it more. Now, the average wheat product of the United States per acre is Drily* 13.09, just about half the yield In GreatBfitain. The average price of American wheatlu Amer ica was, in 1,871 (the highest oflate years), $1.26 per bushel, and ,in 1^78 (the lowest year) it was $1.04 per bushel. But the British farmer averaged $1.36 in 1873, $1.27 in 1878, and $1.57 through the series of years. So, then, the average acre of wheat In these years was w6rth to the American farmer $12.86; but the English farmer received for his average greater yield and higher price during .these years —$4L95 per acre. *3 "■ One is glad to see the Northern papeis figure up so good a case for English agri culture. True, rather a fatal deduction must be allowed, for the greater tost" of English tillage and fertilizing, which are carried on at more than double the ex pense of American wheat farming. The most of our American wheat is raised with-; out fertilizing. Much of! our rich prairie and tyottom lands are only too rich already. The growth of the straw is so excessive as ti endanger the grain. Itis only in older and. less fertile States that manuring is resorted to, and it is probable that the British .farmer expends on his wheat four or| five times the labor that the average! American farmer does; while the land represents twenty to forty times the average value. But, conceding that the case is made out, and the English fanner can go on, pay his rents with an average yield and have a little balance left on hattd at the close ofthe year, we are heartily glad of it, pnd can easily see why the Northern press is anxious to show that jsucli is and must he the case.- » r*- : j The fact is. a nation disabled for the production of its own bread is : in a disa greeable if pot. perilous condition; Its" soil, which should be its chief value, and the foundation of other values, ceases to he a solid basis of wealth, and'has only a lancy, fluctuating and fallacious value. Its foreign bi*ad raisers hold a ligature round the throat of its foreign policy. Now the furnishing of bread stuffs and other food, chiefly to Great Britain, more or less disabled by two years of successive short crops, has constituted those high and prosperous times which have just elected Garfield; but they have also (tone a great deal more. They have, opened the eyes of the British people to an apparent fact that their agricultural products can always be undersold in their own markets by those of America—that they cannot raise grain —pay rental and sell for what the Ameri can fanner can, with his cheap new lauds which require only the most careless cul ture and no fertilization.' ’ J This might not be so moving a consider ation if they could returfi to. this country iu payment for our products other pro ducts of their own labor on any terms approximating equality. But that is im possible. Our tariff duties confront thetri here with taxes on their merchandise .. Gov. Colquitt's Message. Executive Department, State oe Georgia, Atlanta, Ga., November -3, 1880.—To the Qerfetal Assembly: I ex tend * cordial greeting to tbe representa tives ofthe people of Georgia, who now assemble to oonslder the public welfare in thp second biennial session under our new constitution. Through the blessings of a kind Providence, our State has been permitted to grow in prosperity. There is everywhere in the broad limits of the commonwealth, progress, order, thrift and contentment. A11 industries have thrived. All classes rejoice in an improved condi tion, and in the hopefulness of a bright future.- - Our- resources have been multiplied and developed. The different sections of the State have grown in wealth and population. Oar credit maintains Us exalted standard; our public, debt is diminishing; crime is stead'ily on the decrease. It is a matter of congratulation to all true patriots to ob serve the rapid progress ofthe State iu moral and material development. In reporting to the General Assembly the workings of tbe various departments and institutions of the State government, it becomes necessary to indude two yearn. Accompanying are copies:of the repot ts ofthe officers in charge, to which‘the members are referred for the details of each. STATE FINANCES. At the close of the fiscal, year—Septem ber 30,1878—the balance in the treasury was $295,780.68. During the year, from October 1,1878, to September 30,1879, in clusive, the receipts amounted to $1,847,- 790.54 making a sum total iu the treasury of $2,143,580.68. The disbursements dur ing that fiscal year were $1,212,671.60, leaving a balance in the treasury Septem ber 30, 1879, of $930,008.62. During the year from. October 1,1879, to September 30, 1880, inclusive, the receipts were $4,589,015.64, making a sum total in tbe treasury of $5,519,924.26. The disbursements during this fiscal year amounted to $4,$33,683.79, leaving a cash balauce in the treasury September30,1880, of $6S0,240.47. One large transaction reported was the item of $2,298,000.00, This was the funding of the 7 per cent, indorsed bonds of the Macon and Bruns wick, North and South, and Memphis Branch railroads in 6 per* "cent. State bonds, under the act of 1877-. The treasurer recommends that the act approved December 17,1878, authorizin' and requiring the Governor to issue^SlOO,- 000 of 4 per cent, bonds in .1881, to nieet bonds issued under the act of February, 27, 1856, he repealed, as there Is'a surplus in the treasury. He also recommends, that ofthe$400,000of4 percent, bonds already issued, of'Whlch $300,000 have been redeemed, the remaining $100,900 still out be called in" and redeemed, as there is a sufficient surplus iri the treasu ry to do so. I concur in these recommen dations. Such action will save interest to the State, and will diminish instead of increasing the public debt. The report of the Comptroller-General exhibits the gratifying fact that the in crease in the value of the taxable proper ty of the State will exceed fourteen mil lions of dollars. TnE lunatic asylum. ■ 1 The management of the Lunatic Asy lum for the past two years has been aide ranging from forty to one hundred per please them. "We mint array the whites against each other and scramble in the mud of low electioneering to split the colored population and make it the bal ance of power between the whites, needs no aid of imagination to see where this, when it comes, will lead to: de bauchery and " ruin of both races, and interminable social and in dustrial disorder. It may come, perhaps it cannot long he avoided, but in our op inion it will be the opening of the seventh seal of trouble and ruin to both whites and blacks. The Southern people, sensible of their unfortunate condition at best, have ex hausted their ingenuity to imagine 3ome way by which they could use their pollti- cal Influence without" injury to themselves. Many have suggested lliat they should take no part in national elections; bat this would be represented as disloyalty. That they should run blank electoral tick ets—pledged to no man; this would be considered still more offensive. Thatthey should hill the Republican party by vot ing with it; this would sacrifice conscience aud conviction. There is no better way than to stand by the party nearest in har mony with us, and writ patiently for re sults to work out. Our Northern lecturers monopolize tbs wisdom of the country, in their opinion; hut they do not comprehend tbe difficul ties of the case. The Southern States, which conceived aud framed cur form of government, should be conceded some right of judgment In the premises. The Governors Message. The message of Governor Colquitt was laid before the Legislature,yesterday, and is printed in acleneo elsewhere in oHr present issue. It is confined wholly' 19, domestic matters, and a. brief glance, at the contents shows tbe affairs of the Commonwealth to be in a highly satis factory and prosperous condition. We have neither space nor time for com ment at present, but may discuss its various details on a subsequent occasion. The document is lucidly and ably written. A Prosperous Manufacturing Es tablishment.—The Roswell Manufac turing Company has just declared a semi annual dividend of 4 par cent., making about 10 per cent, for the current year. Under the able management of Col. Jas. W. Robertson the factory is in a highly flourishing condition. The product of the looms was 1,171,157 yards of colored goods, sheeting and shirting, besides yarns and warps to the amouut of.792,233 pounds. The mill during the year con sumed 2,994 bales of cotton. Within a short time the number of spindles has been increased from 4,896 to 8,400. There Is a handsome snrp’.us fund also to the credit ofthe company, These facts opeq a, coxujition of indus trial exchanges which seems tobe ruinous, and hence no one should be surprised at a strong and growing disposition to meet our agricultural exports to Great Britain with a moderate so-called protective tariff. The question will he whether American farmers will wake up to their own inter ests in time to prevent such an impost by reasonable concessions to foreign manu factures. Imposts and Exports.—The Imports of merchandise Into tbe United States during the twelve months ended Septem ber 30,1880, were valued at $706,153,70S, an Increase of $243,209,611 over the value of imports last year. The imports of gold and silver coin and bullion amounted to $86,179,586, an increase of $=13,075,036 over last year. The ex polls of, meicban- dise for the year ended September 30, 18S0, aggregated $869,972,021 in value, an increase of 140,578,307 over the preced ing year. The exports of gold and silver coin and bullion amounted to $14,755,653, a de crease of $11,184,076 as compared with the same period of last year. The total exports of merchandise and specie aggre gate $SS4,72S,574, an excess of $92,390,190 over total imports. Last year the excess was for the same period $230,285,540. The so-called “balance of trade” in our favor was thus reduced $137,090,850, yet Who can doubt that business was belter and more profitable, with a growth of to tal foreign trade fiom $1,262,083,020 to $1,677,001,9-55, or $414,678,933 increase in a single year, accompanied with a net in crease of $71,423,933 in the country’s coin and bnllion, this increase being $04,259,- 112 greater ihan it was in the former year. ' ■ and economical. The average of patients during tlie year, from October, 1S78, to October, 1879, was 74S patients, at a cost per capita of 32 9-10 cents, against 34 85- 109 the year before, and"3G 33-100 in 1877, showing a steady reduction of expense. Tlie expense aggregated $S9,C20.19. which included the purchase of twenty-fire acres of land and the rebuilding of stables and barns. The whole number of patients in and invested it in connection with the campus and buildings of the old Fletcher institutegenerously given by tbe Methodist church. This college has received $2,000 from the trustees, of the State University. The college at Milledgeviile was organiz ed in January, 1880, and the old State capltol utilized for the purpose". With only $1,200 of State money, this institu tion has employed 10 teachers and in structed 385 children. The college will get $2,000 for the year from the trustees of the State University. The college at Cutbbert began worts September 15th, 1879, and has had four teachers and, 187 children. The college property consists of good buildings aud .1 estate, which formerly belonged to tbe Bethel Female College aud the ’Cutbbert Male High. School. , In view of the valuable work effected iu the great cause of education by these institutions, I submit to the General As sembly the question, whether the public interest cannot be substantially sub served by some judicious method of aid and encouragement to these colleges. tot’ Department of Agriculture. The report of the Commissioner of Agriculture is especially interesting, and shows valuable results. The duty of protecting our fanners from inferior fer tilizers is very important. The statistics show that during the season of 1879-80 there were 119,583.06 tons of commercial fertilizers inspected in the State. This was an increase of 34,534 tons over the previous year. Of these, 104,838 tons were ammoniated superphosphates, and 13,906 tons were acid -phosphates. The number of brands of fertllizera was 182 for this year, against 162 last year. The amount of money received from the inspection of fertilizers was $59,791.53, and the cost of inspection was $10,353.17, leaving a balance of $49,438.36 of revenue" from this source that went into tlie treas ury. Of the $10,353.17 of cost, however, $841.79 was paid on previous account. The commissioner recommends a revi sion ofthe laws relating to "the inspection and analysis of fertilizers, on account of their ambiguity and tbe impracticability of executing some of the requirements. The commissioner also recommends that the .urplus of money from the inspection of fertilizers be used; in establishing an experimental farm. The department lias issued 148.000 copies of circnlars and crop reports, and ha3 now in press a “Manual on Cattle,” for distri bution. The Commissioner includes in his report the report of the Superintendent of Fishe ries of Georgia. Iu J une, over One million of young shad, received from the United States Commissioner of Fisheries, were placed in. the Oconee, Ocmulgee and Chattahoochee rivers. A small number of German carp were also distributed fer ponds. The superintendent recommends a reasonable appropriation to carry on the work of stocking our rivers with fish. The Commissioner of Agriculture calls attention to the gratifying fact of the ad vance iu the agricultural prosperity of the State, to improvement in home com forts on the farms, to the general intro duction of improved implements and machinery, ana improved methods of culture. Steam power has been largely utilized on the farms, especially in run ning cotton gins. An increased demand has been made for improved seeds. Thoroughbred cattle and sheen have been bought. The dairying interest has rc- ceived a decided impetus. Local agri cultural orgauizations have been institu ted in greater numbers, and there seems to be a general aud practical interest taken by the tanners in the department of agriculture. TOT STATE FREE SCHOOL SYSTEM. The report of the State School Commis sioner shows that in the last year the at- the Asylum during the year was 951." A balance of $3o,009 was le,t unexpended t, em ] auce upon tiie white schools was 143,- to the credit of the asylum for this fiscal qqq^ colored schools 79,000, making a year. The Orange and Apple Crop.—The Jamaica orange crop Is the largest in the history of .that island, and the fruit is large, of fine color and handsome shape. The Florida crop Will be the largest ever gathered in that State!, despite the great storms in August, which destroyed so much of the young fruit. The apple crop Is without limit. During the past few weeks 500,000 barrels have boon sent to Englaud, and the demand is constant. Eight hundred car loads of luscious grapes were recently shipped from Flor ence to Germany. The grapes were pre served by a new refrigerating process that kept them as fresh as when they were gathered from the vineyards. A small hoy was arrested in a Mihvau- The average of patients for the year, from October, 1879, to October, 1880, in creased from 74S to S20, and the cost per capita was 35 64-100 cents, being an in crease due to advauce in the price of sup plies, provisions and" labor. Dur ing this year, new buildings were added . for the accommodation of colored patients, under the authority of the General Assembly, aud were paid for out of the savings of the two previous years. The whole expense of the asylum for this year, including many improve ments, was $106,722.39. The whole num ber of patients was 1,05S. The number of cases discharged restored was great er than any previous year.. The attention of the General Assembly is called to cer tain suggestions in the reports of the trus tees accompanying this message. The proper vouchers for the expenditures of the asylum are in tlie executive office for the examination of the legislative commit tee. Special attention is called to the recom mendation of tlie trustees and superinten dent for an additional asylum, as the present building will not accommodate the insane of the State. TOT PENITENTIARY. _ The principal keeper of the peniten tiary reports that on October 20, 1878, there were in the penitentiary 1,239 con victs, and since then have been received up to October 1,1SS0,444 convicts, mak ing an aggregate of 1,6S3 in the two years. Of this number, 332 have been discharged, SO died, 32 escaped and 52 pardoned—496 mall, leaving 1,187 in the penitentiary. As in 1S77 there were 209 convicts received, and 340 in 1878, or 549 in tbe two years, against 444 iu 1S79 and 1880, it will be seen that there ha3 been a gratifying de crease in crime iu the State. Tlie de crease in deaths and escapes shows the humane treatment of the convicts as „ well as the vigilant discip line preserved. Every "effort has been made to secure the two fold object of the strict execution of legal penalties in con junction with humanity. The grand juries ofthe counties where the camps are located, maintain a close supervision of the convicts, and report them in Ex cellent order, and as conducted with every regard to the law aud the welfare of this unfortunate class. The principal keeper recommends that when convicts are released from the peni tentiary, some provision should 1 e made for supplying them with s small sum of money to enable them to return to their homes. Without money, and under sus picion created by their convict garb, they are driven sometimes to crime to get sub- slstance. Tlie recommendation is worthy of consideration, aud 1 suggest further, that provision be made forsupplying them with citizen's clothes. TIIE STATE UNIVERSITY. During the year 1S79, the reveuue. of the State University, at Athens, was $33,- 274.57. Tbe total number of students was 149. It the last year, 1SS0, closing July 8, the Infalavailable fuud was $40,- 03-5.96, of which $7,270.65 was the balance from the previous year. Tbe disburse ments were $02,13S.4S, leaving a cash bal ance of $7,897.48 The amount realized from tuition was $2,277 50. Tlie whole nmnber.of students at Athens in 1SS0 was 152, a small increase over the previous year. Of these, 82 were iu the literary college, 03 in the College of Agriculture Mauti*'" school kce suburb at niglit, and thu3'cut>sbortin his carec-r as a highwayman, lie wore a black mask, carried a dark lantern, pnjt, was armed with two pistols. In his pock et was found the “Life and Adventures of Jack Sheppard.”" Decided.—The American people have decided that a lie, well stuck to, is belter than the truth. A liar is preferable to • man who tells tbe truth. AH who have aided In this triumph most be content t« accept tkei&fuU share In the proclaimed degradation of our political system. The residents of northern Michigan do not wish to have the deer exterminated. At the opening of tlie present season they advertised that hunters would not be welcome, and would probably lose their dogs if they came. Their request was disregarded, aud the mortality among the dogs by reason of poison i3 greater than among the deer. mechanic arts, and 7 in tiie law :•; «i ,-f | m H ' • * ' * 1 -■ I11 - the branch " colleges at Dahlon- egaj,' Thomasville, Cutbbert and Mil- ledge.ville, : were 1,024 piipjh>, . shoe ing a most. ( . rcmuakablo patronage of these institutions, aud their value to the State. At Datilbijega weTe .320—males 240, aud females" 80; at .Thomasvillo 170, all males.; at! Cutbbert 178, all males; and at-Miiledgcvillo:331— males ICO, aud females JrG. Adding to these t*-e 112 students in the medical de partment iu Augusta, and we have the large aggregate of 1,288 students receiv ing education at these various State iusti- juliOPS. -r* Ttm * 4.IU I cannot forbear a" few words of earn est commentlaliou of these branch colle ge*. tTheir remarkably successful estab lishment in so short a time", and the good they are doing, constitute the best practi cal commentary upon tlie sagacity and public spirit that inspired itiein. Tbe North Georgia College last Fitly commis sioned . Jit . youpg men and vtoroeu to teach iu. .our Sure . schools, aud reliable ret turns show that the teachers sent out tVoua "tins institu tion instructed in the.fail.of 1K9 no less than 0,000 children-,; .'ibo .at Thoinasvillc was not organized until Sep- 1 teiuber, 1879, aud it now has 4 teachers and 377 pupils. Thq citizens of Thonras- v11'e raised $7,000 by private subscription, total of 224,000, being an increase of 14,- 000 over tlie year 1878. The Commissioner gives the attendance since the inauguration of the school sys tem in 1871, and the figures exhibit tbe gratifying fact of % steady growth of the system in each year. In 1871, white pu pils, 42,914; colored, 6,064; total, 49.578. In 1873, white, G3,922; colored, 19,755; to tal, 83,077; increase, 31,099. In 1S74, white, 93,107; colored, 42,374; to al, 135,- 541; increase, 51,864. In 1875, white, 105,990; colored, 50,338; total, 150,394; in crease, 20,SOS. In 1870, white, 121,418; colored, 57,9S7; total, 179,405; increase, 23,011. Iu 1877, white, 128,290; colored, 02,330; total, 190,020; increase, 11,221. In 1878, white, 137,217; colored, 72,055; to tal, 209,S72; increase, 19,246. The total number of children ot school age is 433,444. The net amount appro priated in 1870 for the schools was $155,- 204 31. In 1S80 the amount was $185,- 789.54. The increase in 1SS0 was due to the liquor tax, a half year’s yield furnish ing $35,000. The poll tax is to be added, which is retained in the counties. In 1879 the net poll tax collected was $100,484.35. The whole amouut estimated for the pub lic schools for 1S39 will be $370,000. Cer tain cities and counties, under local laws, raise by local taxatiou for school purposes about $150,000 yearly, making the whole sum, which will be annually raised by the present laws for free education, $526,000. The commissioner recommends a num ber of methods for increasing the school fund, to whiph legislative attention is directed. The sum ot $300,000 has supported the public schools in the different counties for periods vary ing from one and a half to three months ofthe year. The steady increase in the attendance at the public schools demon strates the growing popular appreciation of them aud their enhancing utility. I trust that some means may be devised to strengthen this powerful instrument of State progress. the attorney-general’s report. The report of the Attorney-General In cludes the operations of Ids’ department since 1878. In 1874 an act was passed by the Legislature taxing the property of all the railroads in the State as other property of the citizens is taxable. Many of these corporations claimed that they were enti tied by their charters to a limited, pre scribed rate of taxation, and that it was a violation of the contract made with the State to attempt to impose a higher rate The rate prescribed in theic charters was generally one-half of one per cent, upon their net income. The object of the act was to test the right of the Stale to tax the railroads beyond the limits prescribed in their charters, and a method was pre scribed by that act by which the railroads could avail themselves of all the privileges conferred by their charters. Suns were instituted after tlie passage of that act against most of tlie railroad companies for taxes due under that act during the term of my predecessor; and while taxes were collected against those roads which had no chartered exemp tions, yet in most of the leading lines of tins States, the decisions of tlie courts, ei ther of this State or tlie Supreme Court of the United States, were adverse to the right of tlie State to recover any taxes be yond its chartered rate. These 11. fas. were generally for taxes due for the years 1874 aud 1S75. Still, the .Legislature, by re-enacting the act of 1874—only amending it—con tinued to impose the taxyatidmade ft the duty ofthe Executive to enforce it, if possible, tinder the law. ’ ,3 1 The Attorney-General called my atten tion to these acts, and suggested that if new suits were instituted against ; tlie: rail roads, a decision might be obtained from the courts, either declaring these exemp tions unconstitutional, or else materially modifying them. Gen. Toombs, who had bean employed in tlie suits arising under the fi. fas. for the years 1874 and 1875, was also, employed at the sug gestion of the attorney-general to aid him in reopening this litigation, 'fhe comp troller-general, whose duty It was under the law to issue the fi. fas., declined to do so, on the ground that under the decisions of the courts, uc taxes were due by the roads beyond their .chartered rates, unless an executive order, was issued requiring him to do so. This" order was according ly given and the fi. fas. issnud. The report of the Attornoy-General will show the result of that reopened litiga tion, j»ml that from this source, apparent ly closed, there has been collected for the &tato,ihe handsome sum of $216,683.27. These collections embrace taxes from the railroads for the years 1K74 and 1873, as well as subsequent years, with interest thereon from the time w uen due. A prin ciple has been established which will re sult in bringing a large amount of. reve nue into, the State treasury annually from this source. * ; .’ «. -;«j The Attorney-General .recommends some legislation in connection With thq, tax on certain roads, to which special at tention is called. , The Attorney-General further recommends that, in order to se cure a proper return oi the taxable prop erty of railroads, the duty of determining what taxes the roads should pay, should he devolved by the Legislature on the Railroad Commission instead of the Comptroller r Genefal. A very important case is now pending which involves the constitutionality ofthe act creatingthe Railroad Commission. A bill was,filed by M.K-Jessup^urviviug trus tee of the bondholders, for the old Atlan tic and Gulf railroad, in the United States Court, to restrain the Commissioners from executing the act to regulate tariffs. Judge Bradley dismissed this bill, when a second bill was filed by one "of the stock holders of the Savannah, Florida and Wes tern Railroad Company, which succeeded the old Atlautic ana Gulf Railroad Com pany, aud a, preliminary iiyunction has been granted, and the case is now' pend ing. As the case is one of importance, I retained Gen. Toombs and Messrs. My* natt & Howell to assist the Attorney-Gen eral, and"have paid them a portion of their fee out of the contingent fuud. 1 respectfully call the attention of the Gen eral Assembly to the case, and to tbe employment ot assistant counsel, aud re quest that an appropriation be made for paying their fees. In conformity with a resolution of the General Assembly^ .11.' fas. were issued against John W. Retifroe, treasurer of the /State, and Ids sureties, for certain moneys received as interest on tbe public funds. Bills were filed in these cases by the de fendants, and injunctions granted, aud tbe cases are now pending. In the case of the State agaiust John Jones,, treasurer, and John T. Grant and C. Al Nutting, sureties, a judgment was obtained for $96,000, dated May 23, 1879. A motion was made to set aside the judg ment. The suit was instituted during the term of my predecessor, fcy the attorney general, Hon. N- J- Hammond, and Gov. Smith employed to assist him General R. Toombs, Messrs. McCiy & Tiippe, (2qL "Willis A. Hawkins and Mr. Wm. T. New man. All of these able lawyers advised the acceptance of $35,000 offered, in com promise by" Mr. Grant; The tax books showed the available property of Mr. Grant to be about $02,0W, on which there was a mortgage of $22,000 made prior to the judgment. This left but $40,000 property to cover the judgment. Mr. Grant urged, and some of the State’s counsel conceded, that he gave the bond to serve a temporary purpose, deemed important for the public service, and thought that the new bond given was legally a substitute for liis bond. This constituted a stropg, equita ble reason for accepting the compromise. Under the circunistsnces," I felt that I had no alternative except to act upou the unanimous recommendation of the coun sel for the State aud accept tHe $35,000 as the best thing for the Stated interest. This offer was accepted pending the "mo tion to set aside the judgment. The Su preme Court afterwards decided in favor of the State, but the decision would not have increased the chances of a larger re covery. THE MACON AND BRUNSWICK RAILROAD. The General Assembly passed an act, which wa3 approved September 3, 1879, authorizing tlie lease of the Macon and Brunswick railroad, with the privilege by the lessees of purchasing the road for $1,125,000. On the 10th of September, 1879, the road was advertised for lease as directed by the act, the lease to he made at public outcry, in Macon, on .Thursday, the 6th day of November, between the legal hours of sale. The road was put up on the said day, aud the bidding was not finished when the legal hoar of sale had closed, while in the confusion and rapidity of bids as the clock struck, it wa3 impossi ble to decide whose bid was entitled to the lease, and the highest bid obtainable had not been offered. The sum of $170.- 090 was bid as the yearly rent. In conformity with the law, the road was rekdvertised for lease on the lSlh day of November, 1879, in Macon; tbe lease to be made on Tuesday, the 13th day of January, 1880, in the legal hours of sale, and to continue from day to day until made. The read was knocked down to Mr. James M. Coupcr, representing a company of capitalists, for the sum of $194,000 rental, and the $10,000 required by the act was promptly paid. Iti concluding the negotiations,the lessees offered to pur chase immediately, and desired an un conditional warrauty deed to the road, which I did not feel authorized to give lu behalf ofthe State. After some delay, the lessees consented to receive the road under a deed accompanied with an ex planatory . document that no warranty was given, save such as was authorized by the law of the lease and the general laws of the State. On the 2Sth of Febru ary, 1880, the lease and sale were con cluded, and the road transferred to Jas. M. Coupcr, Geo. H. Hazlehurst, A. J. Lane aud \V. M. Johnston, as lessees first, aad afterwards as purchasers. All ofthe provisions ofthe law were com plied with. The stim of $250,000 ia 4 per cent, bonds of the State of Georgia was paid by the purchasers, and the title transferred. The purchasers have already begun to survey a route for the exten sion of the road from Macon to Atlanta, as required by the act, within twelve months after the execution ofthe lease. The act has been fully executed, the sale of this valuable property having been effected to a strong company, financially responsible, and in every way legally bound to carry out tojtho letter the law of tlie purchase, and I have every reason to believe they will comply wfth their obli gations. The directors of the Macon and Bruns wick railroad make their final report of their management of the road from Sep tember 30,1878, the date of theic last re port, to February 29, 1880, when tlJey turned over the road to the lessees and purchasers. The earnings during this pe riod were $63S,731.36, and the expenses $490,240,35, leaving a balance of $142,- 484.91. The road has paid into the treas ury during these seventeen months $164",- 008.12, which includes some of th- warn ings previous to October^ 1878. Considera ble addition was made to the equipment of the road, Including engines, cars and rails. The directors refer the reduction of the net income reooived by tbe State from tbe road to several large amounts paid since the road was seized by tbe State in 1873, including $97,790 of fare bUls ofthe old company, $11,585.00 of old mortgage bonds, aud $14,041.00 of freight balances lost, due by the Atlautic and Gulf railroad of freight balances. The directors have been engaged, under executive direction, since the sale of the road; in winding up the unsettled busi ness, a portion of which still : needs some attention, hut is iu process of settlement. MACON AND BRUNSWICK RAILROAD OOU- •. .i rON*. The last General Assembly passed a resolution approved October 17,1879, re questing the Governor to investigate and report 10 the next General Assembly about tbe validity of certain coupons due on or before January 1, 1873, of the Ma con and Brunswick railroad indorsed bonds. I have to report to the General Assem bly, iri response to this resolution, that the coupons referred to were coupons ot the first mortgage bonds of the Macon and Brunswick railroad, indorsed by the State. Governor Smith seized tbe road on account ofthe non-payment of the in terest of the road July 2,1873. The inter est was due July 1, 1873. The Leg islature of 1875 passed an act authorizing the issue of $640,000 of bonds to pay tbe back interest on these and other bonds, and June 23, 1876, Governor Smith gave an order to the treasurer, which appears upon the minutes of the executive depart ment, which contains these words: “In paying off the conpons of the $1,- 950,000 Macon and Brunswick railroad recognized and indorsed first mortgage bonds, you will be authorized to accept when any bond or bonds indorsed by the State, or the interest due thereon, shall not be paid by said fkilcotd Company at maturity, or whe^ due, to set re the road upon information of such default by any holder of said bond or bonds, and-apply the earnings of said road to tbe extin guishment of said bond or bonds or cou- K The firstinformation given by any in of said bonds of default in the payment of interest, was on the 2d day of July, 1873, of default of the interest due July 1,1673; and upon this information tbe road was seized. No information was given of default in tbe payment of any interest due before thU time, and the Executive bad therefore no chance to protect the State’s interest, if there was such default; and.the act. authorizing the indorsement only provided for the application of the earnings of the road when seized by the State to tbe extinguishment of said bonds or coupons in default of the payment of which the road was seized. The coupon* due on or before January 1. 1873, of the Macon & Brunswick Railroad indorsed bonds, were - excluded from pay ment under the executive order of June 23,1876, quoted above," as not being valid and bindiug claims against the State, the hqldpfs lri^lpg their .right by their failure to Inform the Governor of the default; the State, by this failure to give notice of the default, losing the opportunity to .protect its interest. It would be a difficult and tedious task to ascertain the facts about the holders of these coupons, and when and from whom they received them. Under the present construction of the law, they are not valid claims against the State. The facts as as certained are respectfully reported to the General Assembly for sueb action as is deemed proper. I * . ’ THE DEAF AND DUMB INSTITUTE. In 1879 there were 67 pupils, and in 1880, 64 in the State Deaf aud Dumb In stitute. Of these there were 43 males and 24 females tlie first jear, and*-32 males and"32 females the second year. Iu 1879 the receipts of the institute were $15,041.94, including the balance of $1,135.80 from the previous year, and the amount paid out was $15,016.07. In 1880 the receipts were $16,969.S7, and the ex penses $14,616.18, leaving a Dalance July 1, 1880, of $2,341.69. The. superintendent calk attention to the fact that tbe accommodations are very crowded, no additions having been made to buildings that were first used for 40,and now are used for 07 pupils. There is an absolute necessity for an enlargement of the buUdings. Some 15 applications from colored mutes have been made for admis sion to the benefits of the institute. "The trustees furnish a statement of the treat ment given by other -States to their deas and dumb, and they show that Georgia if tbe lowest of all the States in the general appropriation for these unfortunates. At tention is called to the recommendations of the superintendent and trustees. ACADEMY FOR TOT BUND. Tiie year from October, 1S78, to Octo ber, 1879, wa3 the 28th year of tbe Geor gia Academy for tbe Blind, and the ex penditures amounted to $9,024 20. The whole number of pupils iu attendance was 00, and the average monthly at tendance was 5S. The per capita cost of eaclF pupil was $105213. For improve ments and repairs $3,300.03 "were ex pended*.». . During the year from October, 1879, to October, 1880, the 29lli year of this insti tution, tlie number of pupils was 57, tbe State appropriation $12,000, and the ex penditure by the Principal for the main tenance, salaries, etc., was $10,340.84. THE RAILROAD COMMISSION. The report of the Railroad Com missioners has not been prepared for the Executive, on account of tbe illness of Col. Barnett, to whom was specially deputized the preparation of the report. 1 am informed that the report is. being pre pared, and I will lay it before the Gen eral Assembly, as soon as completed. COMMISSIONER OF LAND AND IMMIGRA TION. Under an act approved October 17, 1879,1 appointed Mr. Francis Fontaine State Commissioner of Land and Immi gration—an office without emolument, from the State. The commissioner en tered immediately upon the discharge of Ills duties, opening two offices, one in New York and one in Atlanta, en- teriugupouan extensive correspondence iu this eountry and Europe, and printing circulars and pamphlets to disseminate information of our soil, climate, produc tions and* resources. His expenses, in- cludingthe cost of his living, he reports at about $2,500, while his fees have altogether aggregated about $100. Agents bavo been appointed North and in Europe. The matter of Immigration has been prac tically inaugurated, and information learned as to the proper methods to suc ceed with it. The Commissioner reports very fully his experience, and presents an interest ing aml> instructive paper, furnishing val uable and detailed information on this most important subject. He concludes that the best plan to get immigrants for Georgia is to obtain them in Europe, and bring"them direct to tlie State by steam ship to Savannah, distributing them by our own railroads. He suggests that the following changes be made in the act: A fixed salary and an office at the capi cation of a name led to inquiry suited in the discovery of iStfi*“1*- njattor wa* .promptly put In’the*I the solicitor-general of the AUanu 4 ’/ cuit, and the parties were arrested ^ Indicted, and one of than has been 1 i? d victed. , 06611 ton- STATE DEPOSITORIES. Under the act ofthe General Au.„ vi approved October 16, 1879,1 appoS' r ’ State depositories the following bint* each under a good hood of $50,000, quired by the law,viz: The Cent^ Georgia Bank, of Macon;" the iaSS Bank of Georgia, of- Attanu; the em Bank of tbe State of Georgia‘h Savaunak; the Eagle.and Phoenix MW hetunno; Company, of Augusta; the Bank of Rome, of Rome; the LaGiW. pany, of Augusta; the Bank of thl C vereity.ofAthens; the Bank of America. and -lie Griffin Banking Company. These depositories agreed to furnish *11 exchange free ef charge, and each to tike if required Its proportion of four per ceS bonds at their par value, and thu serve the credit of the State. bus pre. I GEORGIAS MINERAL RESOURCES. The last General Assembly made Eo i appropriation for tire continuance of the I geological survey ofthe State and the payment ofthe State geologist. The field I work was, therefore, suspended. Tliel State geologist has continued the cones-1 pondeuce of his office to some extent, and I the collections of ores and ,t... I collections of ores and geological dan along the lines of the various railroadj. He reports a constantly increasing interea in the mineral nMpon of the State. There are in operation 50 gold mills with near],- 500 stamps, representing a capital of near, ly half a million of dollars, brought into the State from tbe North and West dur. ing the live years of the active prosecution ofthe survey.-New investments are beh» constantly made. s , The State geologist reports that he has just finished the work of collectin'* the mineral statistics of Georgia for the tenth census of the United Staf es. The mining of manganese ore in Bar- tow county, brown hematite iron in Dade county, andcopperiuHiralaon county,are among the developments of the last year and may be ascribed to the geological de partment. Fertilizers are being made of. the potash deposits in Houston aid Twiggs counties, soapstone is being ship- ped from Murray and Fannin counties, sandstone from Bartow county, and asbes tos, barite, mica and rutiU from oilier counties. “- The collection of minerals discloses some astonishing evidences of Georgias wealth in minerals. There are specimens of iron ore from 71 counties; granite, 45; gold ore, 61; limestone, 48; quartz, 40; soapstone, 22 ; mill rock, 71; asbestos, 2S; copper, 27; corundum, 9; kaAin, u- manganese,'15: marbie, 6; serpentine for mantels, H; etc. VJ “* *“/«.*■ >q The survey shows water power afforded by over 000 streams, tanging from 10 to 300, and as high as 30,000"horse power. These can be used for cotton factories and other manuiactures. The State Geologist calls attention to the vast number of valuable statistics and facts that h'aVe been gathered by tlie sur vey of the varied- land magnificent re sources of our State that have not been published, aud where, publication, under official authority, vpula be beneficial. A" large inap : of the State, complete and accurate, is well under way; EverySta'3 in the Union save one has had geological surveys. It is a matter of serious consider ation for the" General Assembly whether tbe Interest ofthe State will riot be sub served by the completion of the geolog ical survey. CONCLUSION. ' The interests of this great common- wealth which are committed to our nands by: the constitution of the State, are of in calculable importance and dignity. If by cur patriotic devotion we shall conserve arid advance these, we shall have accom- plislied a great work^-one worthy of the noblest ambition. The-times are propi tious for our efforts in behalf of our be loved State. Aud now that the excite ment and disturbing agencies of popular elections are no longer ‘diverting our at tention, we may bring an undivided zeal and industry liito our labors for the public weal. Tbe happiness which good and wise government so powerfully aids in diffusing, is worthy of the highest powers and utmost sacri fices of tlie sons of the "State, and the glory Of oar common country will be consummated when tvefry ' "community embraced in the great family of Slates is made to share iu that .large degree of prosperity which wise government will surely promote. 1 gratefully feel my obligation to assist you in every attempt to elevate tbe fame and increase the happiness of the people of onr beloved Georgia, and I can propose to my own ambition no higher enterprise or nobler reward than to be a co-worker in this glorious service. "-<* Alfred H. Colquitt. Manners 200 Years Ago.—A curi ous little book, caUed “The Rules of 1 CiviUty,” which was published in 1675, throws amusing light on the manners of our ancestors two centuries ago. “Being i, 1 i-i-.*; r „ j in discurse with a man,’.’we read on one tol, in Atlanta, for the commissioner; a 1 —.r _ .—.—n salary'flSrTirie secretary, office rent and fixtnres provided for in the city of New York, if that office be continued; a fixed sum provided for printing, stationery, pos- t^e, etc.; and authority to make contracts sle “ ep whe n he is discoursing or reading; of a business nature witji applicants for j th e& 0 re good manners demand it to 5 forbid; besides something may happen in page, “’tis no less than ridiculous to pull him by tbe buttons, to play with his baud strings, belt or coat, or to punch him now and then on tlia stomach.” Again, “It ofa man to argues neglect and undervalue < to defray the expense of agents in such cities or countries in Europe as circum stances shall warrant, subject to tlie ap proval of the Governor or Bureau of Im migration, if such a bureau be constitu ted. If immigration is to be enconra-ed, the fact must be recognized that the State must incur some expense to obtain its benefits. If additional labor is needed to develop our mineral deposits,"to cultivate our idle land, and to run manufactories, we must go to work practically to get it. Mr. Fontaine has made a good beginning, and attention is directed to tlie record of his labors, as containing the germ of what seems to be the most feasible plan to-se- eure such immigration as wo wisli aud need. The matter is commended to the careful consideration of tho General As sembly. PARDONS. I submit, in accordance with the re quirement ofthe new constitution, a list ofthe pardons, granted by me since the date of my message to the last General Assembly, giving the particulars iu each case.of executive clemency. MAIMED SOLDIERS. The last General Assembly passed an act carrying into operation the last clause of "paragraph 1, section "1, article 7 of the new constitution, to supply the aoidiers who lost a limb in the military service of the Confederate States with substantial artificial limbs during life. The method of proof was submitted"^ the Attorney- General, who prepared carefully a system of blanks for use. The soldiers were re quired to make affidavits of the facts en titling them to the aid of the State, and to support their claim by the affidavit of a commissioned officer of their company, or if there was none, by trie affidavits of three responsible citizens to tbe facts, and these affidavits were required to be attest ed by officers holding their commissions from aud recorded in this office. A cer tificate under official seal froni the ordi nary of the county where the applicant lived was finally exacted as to the identi ty of the applicant, and his witnesses and their respectability to complete the proof. The bjank tonus were sent to the ordinaries of the different counties for dis tribution among the maimed soldiers, and tbe great bulk of the application* were sent direct to the Comptroller-General, who kindly consented to take the'trouble of drawing and remitting tbe money. Thu* every effort was made to guard Against fraud, while affording every facil ity to the poor soldiers to secure their money with as little expense and trouble as possible. Tbe sqm of $69,870 has been paid out on tbe act tbat may offend, as snoring, sweat ing, gapiug or dtibbiiug.” More' explicit are tbe rules for behaving at tlie table: “In eating, observe to let your hands be clean. Feed not with both your bands, nor keep your knife in your hands. Dip not your fingers in the sauce nor lick them when you have done. If you have occasion fo sneeze or cough take your hat or put your napkiu before your face. Drink not with your mouth full or unwiped, nor so long that you are forced to breatlij in tlie glass.” These arc tbe rules also for the drawing-room: “If * person of quality be in the company of la dies, ’tis too juvenile amt light to play with, to toss or tumble them, to kisJ them by surprise, to force away their hoods, their It ns, their lufls. It is un handsome among ladies, or any ether se rious company, to throw off one’s cloak, to pull off one’s peruke, to cut.one’s nails, to tie oue’s garter, to change shoes if they pinch, to call for ono’s slippers to be at ease, to sing between the teeth, or to drum with one’s lingers.” and pay those only which matured July 1, r this fund to 960 maimed 1873, and to July 1, 1870, inclusive.” spfte of every effort to The exclusion Of the coupons due before parties in At lam a forged July 1, 2873, was based upou the follow- j ordinaries of several distant ing considerations: The Governor, under ! presented some bogus appl: tlie law authorizing the indorsement, ap- 1 skillfully gotten up, and * K - proved December 3,1860, was required ! small portion of this fund. TnE Mother Rcles tot World.— It is bard for a young mother, who has not yet overcome the waywartj tendencies of her own youthful catore, to realize tbe influence she exerts over her* own little ones. She is constantly surrounded by critical imitators, who copy her morals and manners. As the mother is, so are her sons and daughters. If a family of Children is blessed with with au intelli gent mother, who is delicate and refined in her manners, and does not consider it necessary to be one woman in a drawing room and an entirely different person In every-day life, but who is a ttue mother, ami always a tender, cbarmipS woman, you will invariably see her habits of speech and perfect manners repeated in her children. Great, rough men ann noisy, busy boys will always tone dowe their voices and step lightly and try lo be more mannerly when she stops to gh e them a kind, word or a pleasant smile, for a true motl er will never fail to say or do ail the pleasant things that site can lliai will in any way help or lift up and cheer those whose lives are shaded with care and toil. The mother of to-day rules the world of to-morrow. An Amusing Incident.—In a little village in Virginia there lived a family named Ransom. They were not very pious people, and never went to church. Once, however, daring a revival, the family were prevailed upon to attend Breaching. When they made their re luctant and tardy appearance the servi ces had just begun, aud when they had Scarcely takeu their seats, the minister gave tbe first hymn, reading it somewhat Thu*: “Return, ye -ransom sinners, pe.” ‘ Ail. right.2” toried.ihe head of Ransoms, getting up in a rase, auu clapping his hat on his head. “Come along, old woman and gals, we’Hgo home fast enough, and everybody in the old church knows we didn’t want to come.