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'■ ’ • :- L - 1 } 1 • r > -■ • r ■“* 1 ■ ' }J rjiirjoUx ‘TTrrjO'Jt 0 orljj JOURNAL AND MESSENGER. CL1SBY & jANES, PROPRIETORS. THE FAMILY" JOURNAL—MEWS—POLITICS- LITERATURE—AGRICULTURE—DOMESTIC NEWS, Etc.—PRICE $2.00 PER ANNUM. GEORGIA TELEGRAPH' BUILDING E3 T ABLISHED1826 MACON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 15, 1880 - VOLUME NO—LV BEAD TO SLEEP. For threescore years anti ten,.. Burdened with oare arid woe, •She has traveled the weaiy ways of fnen; olie Is tired, and wants to go. .So musing, one afternoon, * ■ With knitting upon her lap, She hears at her door a drift of tune, And a quick, ftuniliartap. ■ 1 ' Jl ” In flashes a "child's fresh face, And her bird-like voice souuds gay, As she asks,. “Shall I find you a pretty place, And read you a Psalm to-day ?” “Aye, read roe a Psalm^—The Lord 1 *- Is my Shepherd’—soft, not fast; Then turn the leaves of the Holy Word Till you coroe io the very last— “Where It tells of the wOndrons walls •Of jacinth and sapphire atone, * . . And the shine of the crystal light that falls In rainbows about the throne; “Where never are any tears— i .. You see how tuo vsrsevso saith— Nor pain nor drying", through all God’s years, 1 ' * a - e -- . Nor hunger, nor cold, nor death; “Of the city whose streets are gold; Ah! here it is hot my share One single piece in my hands to bold, • But my fact /shall tread on it there! “Yes, read it in all; lifts My soul up irfto the'llght, And I look straight through the leaden rifts, To the land where there’s no more night!” .*»’•* '* ' •- ■* '• ' ’ Rising, she nearer stepped— How easy it-all had been! _ — The gates had unclosed as the sleeper slept And an angel had drawn her in. * —Church • Union. FROM CENTRAL AMERICA. Devastations of the Chilians. Panama, October 2.—The amval of Dr. Nunez, President of Colombia at the isthmus, which lia3 been looked for for some weeks past, is now postponed till the 18th lost. Before leaving Bogota, in a manifesto to the public he said the chief object of his mission tojbe isthmus was to arrange the boundary question with Costa Rica, which has of late become a trouble some question, and not. to negotiate a loan, as was said, with the Panama Railroad Company. The Pacific Mai! Steamship Company has decided to discontinue its regular calls at all Mexican ports, in consequence of a failure of the Mexican government to pay the subsidies granted to the line. A decree issued by President Guardio, ot Costa Rica, on the 23rd of September, and published in the Official Gazette, of the 25tli, re-establishes the law of Janua ry 7tli, by which all personal guarantees are abolished, and the community is left at the mercy of the dictator.. Another decree issued by his excellency the same day, also published as above, suspends the sessions of the National Constituent As sembly, which was convened only about a month ago, and the reason given in the Official Gazette for these arbitrary meas ures, is that a conspiracy against the gov ernment had been discovered, aud the on ly salvation for those in power wa3 a dic tatorship. The foregoing is from the Official Ga zette. According to private advices of a days later date, over fifty of the leading citizens of the republic have been impris oned by order of the dictator. Mail dates from Valparaiso are to Sep tember 4th, and Lima to September I3tb. Tho most important item received from the South is an account of the de struction of the Chilian steam sloop Cavadonga. The Chilians picked up a torpedo boat sent out by the Peruvians,be tween the ports of Chancay aud Ancon, which,on being hoisted on deck, exploded, and sank the Cavadonga in a few minutes. The Cavadonga, it will be remembered, was captured by the Chilians from Spain during the Spanish aggressions on this coast in 1604. The Chilians continue devastating the northern provinces of Peru. A letter re ceived by the Peruvian consul general in this city, dated Guayaquil, September 22, gives the following details: The mag nificent sugar plantations of Palo Alto aud San Bernardo were burned by the in vaders, the owners having refused'to pay the fabulous sums of money exacted from them. Alter having laid hands on every thing they could find in the neighboring country in the way of five stock, sugar, rice, etc., they set fire to the village of Pueblo Nuevo, and likewise consigned the custom house aud rolling stock of the railroad to the flames, baviug previously extracted all available goods from the former. They then evacuated Chimbolea, a por tion of the expedition, going to Supe, whero they continued their work of plun der and destroyed the port and the neigh boring haciendas by fire. At I’avta they landed 200 infantry and 130 cavalry. The latter started for Sul- Iana with the intention to proceed further to Pieura, but on learning that a Peruvian force of 1,300 men had set out for the latter place they immediately fell back to Payta aud re-embarked their horses and men. Here they seized neutral vessels, owned by Messrs. Blacker «S Co. (with a cargo of 300 bags of rice) on the plea that her papers were not in order. They made use of dynamite in opening the safe of the custom house, and purposed to destrov the whole building by the same means. They destroyed all tne rolling stock found at Payta and Sullana. They also captured the American steamer Islu- ga, and expressed their intention to cap ture the Colombian schooner Tuniaco, which they said bad carried war material to Supe. They finally left Payta and steamed away "In iba direction, it is thought, of the noli departments of La Libertad andLsmbayqW, wherw fbeywill probably myt with twarm reception. Gen. E. P.AuuUJiB^—Victor New comb’s "resignation ortn£ Presidency of the Louisville audijlfatlwllle Railroad makes Mr.E. H.Giien. .President,, and Gen:(Alexander F4» T** Preslfcnl, and virtually gives him supreme control of the road, as Mr. Green a Iff Lave' his head quarters In New Yorky while Gen. Alex ander will remain in Louisville. The Cincinnati Gazette pay* the General the following high and deeerved compliment: ‘Victor Newcomb’s resignation-of. the Presidency of the Louisville •-and Nash ville Railroad will noLafifect the general policy ef the combination to control enough of the Sputbem system of roads to shaiie the policy of the balance. General Alexander will advance a step“*nd be come First Vice President, fcince his •connection with the road not a single defeat can be recorded against the system, lie is one of the reryabteat railway man agers lirthe country, and hir connection with the Louisville and Nkshvftle Is ,/OHh morem the commercial interests of Louis ville than half a dozen of Us chamber of -commerce.” Tin: Empress Euwuie lias not been at •all well since her rdffefu frdm Zululand, and lias recently been . compelled to re- maiu in bed In consequence ofjevere at tack# nj" fever, liar once heaiitUiil mpeg are nowniimWd /*OsflM^ri < iiuO’Qi|n|ed by a dart cifelep lie? laSe i# fa mowed with lines of sorrow and teart. Hardly 55 yea is of age, the former Eaipress of the French looks ovpt Cotton Crop. Savannah, October 1U.—The Savan nah Cotton Exchange reports are .as fol lows: ■ ;** GEORGIA. Sixty-nine replies from forty-eight coun ties report the wchther daring the first part of September as rainy, and the bal ance of the month it was fair and favora ble for picking. Since the first of the present month it has been stormy. There was little damage from worms, but con siderable complaint oi damage from rnst and of injury to the grade from rain and storm. The plant was well fruited and retained its bolls, hut there was consider able shedding of squares during the rainy spell. From one-third to one-half of the crop has been picked. Returns say the yield compares favorably with and is like ly to exceed that of last season, except in northern Georgia, but this favorable position has been dissipated in the last ten days by storms and continued bad weath er. Labor is as abundant as last year ex cept tn southern Georgia, but not as effi cient. FLORIDA. Nineteen replies from eleven counties report that the weather, after the storms and rains at tho beginning of the month of September, has been favorable lor the crop. The damage from worms and rust to the crop has been slight, but much damage was done by the storms. The plant was well fruited, but had lost squares and bolls by the wind and storms. About half the crop has been picked The yield will be about the same as last year. Labor is about the same. In the Sea Island section Tittle damage jvas sus tained by rust or Worms, hut’much or the crop was lost by the severe storms, and the yield will scarcely equal last year. SOUTH CAROLINA. Charleston, October 11.-—The Septem her report of tho Charleston Cotton Ex change, compiled from the replies of sixty- eight correspondents in twenty-eight coun ties, of an average date of September 30, gives the following: The weather during September is reported by forty-six as fa vorable, and by twenty-two as unfavora ble to the cotton crop. Fifty complain of more or less serious damage by rust, while fifteen report no damage from any cause It is stated by thirty-two that it is not fruiting as well as might be desired; Twenty-six report that the plant has re tained its squares and bolls, and forty-two report unfavorably, complaining princi pally of shedding. The proportion of the crop that has been picked is estimated by five at one-quarter, twenty-one at one-third, by thirty-two at one-half and by ten at three-quarters. As to the yield compared with last year, sev enteen think it will be larger, twenty-six the same and'twenty-five smaller. Labor is reported by ten better than* last year in numbers and efficiency, by thirty-two to be the same as last year, and by twen ty-six to compare unfavorably with last year. ’ T TENNESSEE. Memphis,. Oct. 10.—The cotton report of the Memphis exchange for tho month of September embraces 135 responses from west Tennessee, north Arkansas and north Mississippi. Asto weather, four re port favorable, three moderately favorable, 128 very unfavorable on account of exces sive rains, and the weather generally is too cold. Compared withtbe same month last year, four report more favorable, one about the same and 130 much less favora ble. As to effect of the weather upon tho crop, two report favorable, causing the crop to mature and open favorably; 133 report serious shedding offorms and small fruit, rust, worms and serious rotting. As to damage by worms, rust and storms, three report no damage; thirteen report damage ranging from 5 to 45 per cent.— an average of 18 per cent. Of cotton fruiting, seventeen report it as having fruited well, ninety-one moderately well, twenty-seven not well. As to damage by shedding, 114 report serious shedding— averaging 13| per cent, damage. As to picking progress, the estimates of picking to the close of September range from 5 to 45 per cent., averaging 13| percent, of the crop gathered. The estimates of yield range from 250 to 2,000 pounds per acre, averaging C50 pounds of seed cotton. These estimates, as compared with last year, show that the average yield is 30£ per cent. less. NORTH CAROLINA AND VIRGINIA. Norfolk, October 10.—The Cotton Ex change reports condition ol the cotton crop as complied from replies'from thirty-two counties in North Carolina and Virginia, as follows: Thirty-one replies report the weather as warm and dry; thirty-three, favorable; two, unfavorable; eight, dry and hot; sixty-nine say the weather is unfa vorable for cotton, and five favorable; thirty-three report no damage to crop; four report 25 per cent, damage; five, 10 percent.; twenty-three slight damage- three, slight damage by rust and rot; four, slight damage by storm; two, serious damage by rust; thirty-one report the crop fruited well; nineteen, tolerably well; twenty-four, not well; twenty-five show that it retained bolls and squares well; twenty-seven, tolerably well, but in twelve of these the top crop as shed ding badly; twenty-two show it has not retained bolls and squares well; seventy- one show that an average of 37 per cent, of the crop has been picked; forty-seven show average yield; six, an increase of 10 to 20 per cent, over last year; twelve show 25 per cent, decrease; nine, same as last year; twelve, 10 to 25 per cent, less; six, not so good, and fifteen about same. Labor is insufficient on account of malaria and an early, rapid opening of the crop. cians and wagons, were dispatched at once to the scene of the disaster, where they were soon busily employed in alleviating the sufferings of the victims and clearing ew.iy the wreck. The wounded who were SENSIBLE ADVICE. The Satie* or Parents in Belaid to Schools. . To the Editor of the iVeio Era'.. In' Horrible Railway Catastrophe. Pittsburg, October 10.—A frightful collision occurred last night on the Penn sylvania Railroad near the 28th street crossing. Nine people were killed ont- rlglit and eleven more have died since, making in all twenty deaths, while as many more are dangerously hurt, and the physicians say cannot recover. In addition to these there arc a large num ber who are slightly injured. The first section of an accommodation train going East left the union depot at 11:31p.m., having a large number of passengers who had come to the city to participate In the closing exercises of the exposition and witness the demonstration. The back platform was so crowded that the head light on the section* following could not be seen. The first section "stopped at the regular station at 28th street, where they were delayed on account of another train which was on the next block. Tbe second section came along ct a good speed, but owing to the crowd on the hack platform of the first section the signal lights were hidden from view, and consequently the engineer of the second section did not see the train ahead of him until he was so near it that his train could not be checked in time to prevent a collision, and the engine went crushing into the rear coach of the first section, packed as it was with human beings. The engine buried itself to the very cab windows among the screaming, suffering men, women and children, mangling all who were in its course. The head of the colliding engine was burst off by tbe shock, and the scald ing water and steam poured over the oc cupants of the ear as if bent on complet ing the horrible work that had gone before, unable to care for themselves were carried some districts ^throughout the county the to the Soldiers’ Hospital, but a ‘ short dis- schools have, already opened, and in the tance from the accident. others they" soon will open. With such a The name of the engineer of the second corps of teachers as Lancaster county locomotive is Julius Huey, • and that of boasts, a great deal ought to be done dur- the fireman Rambo. „Both*are residents of ing this school term." Much- work-can be : Pittsburg, and, escaped _uni;\}utpjl, not- done in a term of six or seven months, withstanding they stuck' 'to the'engine and much will be done in some schools: when it plowed through the rear car of but in most schools more could be done if the other train. Up to the present time, parents would'take more interest in them. 0 p. m., twenty-one deaths have occurred, They grudgingly pay their tax and send as follows: Edward Prenter, HomerKep-i their children, when they have no work pie, Mrs. Margaret Jacobs, John J. Far- for them. That is about all most parents ley, Katie Farley, Miss Jessie Simco, An- concern themselves about the schools.- nie M. Scliusler, Milton H. Edwards, Miss ‘ They do not visit the schools, and seldom Sarah Taylor, James OneiJ, Charles Het- ' ask the teachers about, the schools when zel, Edward Butler, Isaac Love, Wm. H. ' they meet them. They must either have Love, Mrs. Elizabeth Boyd,Miss Rosannie implic ! t confidence that the directors and Boyd, David Ballinger, Samuel W. El- ■ teachere are managing the schools all liot, James McMahon, Wm. Lenhardt, ■ right, or they regard school 'affairs with Miss Emma Winneberg. Those danger- ' supreme indifference, ously injured, and now in the West Peun- I Parents should visit tho schools fie- sylvania Hospital, of whom the physicians ; quently, and see what the teachers are do- say but few will recover, are George , ing; but they should not be too ready to Young, Frank Kinsinger, Jeff O. Myers, ' criticise tbe teachere’ way of working, es- Frank Defavie, James Hetzel, H. W. ] pecially if they see he is trying to ao his Black, Robert Dickson, George Cum- duty. Such visits would encourage , both mings, James Laurence, Hugh Muldoon, 1 teachers and pupils, and it would make James Dempsey, Wm. J. Smith, Annie some teachers more attentive to their Quinn, Mollie Shinebougb, Mattie Tay- { duty. A teacher is also greatly encouraged lor, Mary Dawson, Mrs. J. Riemoud,Rosc if the patrons are courteous to him. Mauy McCabe, Katie Leslie, David Atkin, j regard it the teacher’s: duty to visit the Those injured painfully, but not serious- ! patrons, occasionally,- but some teachers ly, are Mary Manley, (colored) Catharine 1 are some'whal fastidious, and they wait to* Manley, Wilkinson Manley and Miss j be invited, especcialiy in a strange neigh- Bessie Ricmond. j borhood. Pittsburg, October 11.—Up to one But it appears that in many communi- o’clock to-day twenty-seven deaths have j ties a new teacher is looked upon as a occurred as the result of the recent rail- j kind of intruder, and everybody seems to road accident on the Pennsylvania road, staud aloof from him. None invite him The parties through whose carelessness tho to spend an evening with them and he accident occurred will be placed under ar- must make all the advances himself to rest. A special investigation by the railroad ! become acquainted, or wait until circum- authorities is now going on. The core- stances bring him in contact with the pa- ner’s inquest will begin to-morrow. trons. Is that encouraging? How much more cheerfully he would do his duty in the school room, if the community would extend to him the hand of fellowship! He would do more work and do it better. Parents often neglec to furnish their children with the necessary books. As The Baltimore Celebration. Baltimore, October 11.—Baltimore commenced to-day the celebration of the settlement and founding of the city one hundred and fifty years ago. The sun no mechanic can do the requisite amount rose in a cloudless sky, the liaze of In- of work . in a certain time, nor do as good dian summer tempering its rays, and in | wor k without the groper tools, so children every respect the morning was auspicious, i cannot make the progress in school, as and the entire day proved most favora- i they should, without the necessary books, ble. Parents should not fail to provide them ‘ with what they need in school. Another necessity to rapid progress is regular attendance, of which so many pa rents are very indifferent. Children should not be kept out of school, after they have started, except in cases of abso lute necessity. Still more can be done by the parents to make the teacher’s work more effective. They should furnish their children with plenty of suitable reading matter. They should take several papers—at least one local paper, one city and a youth’s literary paper; and they should not be too close- fisted in getting books for them to read. Every family, in which there are children, should have' a county aud a State map. Where children are thus provided, it makes home more pleasant and attractive. They acquire a taste for reading, which keeps many a boy out of mischief. Their minds are thereby cultivated and they learn at school more readily. Children thus pro vided at home, will, at school, far outstrip those who are not, though of equal talents. Many may think they cannot afford all this. The cost is not very much, and the families that cannot affordjt these times are greatly in the minority. More than ten times that amount is speut by most families during a year for thing? entirely unnecessary. To be niggardly in supply ing means of intellectual improvement, arid lavish in expenditure for things un necessary, is “penny-wise-and-pouml-fool- iali” economy. Rusticus. Like to some dying patriarch of old, Leaving his blessing with uplifted hands, Shines the departing sun. The level sands Become a'pavement of resplendent gold; The foaming ripples, dazzling to behold, Streak all the azure with their silvern bands; And far away a stately vessel stands, Her canvas bright in every curve and fold. Brown-coated fishers, urging through the wave ...» Their stubborn nets, press on with baud and breast, Their nigged face3 lighted from the West. SO toil, my soul 1 so toil toward the grave, Thy quiet sunset; toil content, nor crave Aught save a ray to tell of coming rest. —Herbert Bix. in 2'insley’ts Magazine. At sunrise 100 guns were fired from United States ships Vandalia aud Kear- sage, lying in the harbor off Fort McHen ry. The city in every direction was dressed in holiday attire, and the princi pal streets, embracing the line of march, were brilliant with flags, streamers, and beautiful banners. Before eight o’clock the streets were filled with people, and by nine every space on Baltimore street arid the route of the processson wa3 occupied. Hun dreds of platforms, mauy of them seating several thousand,' had been erected at many points, and all were crowded. The programme for this, the opening day of the jubilee, was a grand procession to illustrate the history, industries and progress of Baltimore] in her life of one hundred and fifty years, in all branches of science of industry, aud trade. Baltimore, October 11.—The grand procession, which was composed of ten, divisions, began its march at the intersec tion of Broadway and Canton Avenue, at 9:30 a. m. It was headed by a platoon of mounted police, and eighteen carriages, in which were the mayor of the city and other municipal authorities, clergy and the orator of the day, escorted by 250 mounted aides. The first division was composed of em ployes of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company, seven thousand men in ail, uni formed in fez caps with white tassels, blue shirts and black pantaloons. Every phase of the railroad’s history and development was illustrated by a float bearing ani mated tableaux in every department, which were represented by workmen en gaged in their respective employments. Among the representations were the be ginning of work on the load, the first cars impelled by sails and treadmills, the first "ocomotive designed and built by Peter Cooper, a ticket office and a telegraph office on wheels, with employes at work, etc. The display of this company was a grand feature of the procession. Next came the display of the Corn and Flour Exchange, which consisted of rep resentations, by five hundred men, of old and new methods of handling and trans porting grain, including a miniature ele vator and illustrations of various processes In tbe growth and production of wheat and flour, such as harvesting, threshing, etc. The Northern Central Railway Compa ny was next in line, and made a fine dis- >lay, all departments of railway work be- ng fully represented by a large force of employes. This was followed by Adams’ Express Company in seven wagons, the St. Mary Industrial School, represented by four hundred- children, in wagons engaged in their respective trades, and a platoon of courtiers of the time of Lord Baltimore. The second division consisted of a series of floats representing scenes in the early his tory of the country and in the revolution ary war, such as a wigwam with Indians, Captain John Smith • in a boat exploring Cheapeake bay, scenes from pioneer life, and life at Valley Forge in mid-winter. These were followed by minute men on loot and on horseback. Next came an exhibition by the tele- ihone company, followed by wagons oaded with tropical trees, plants and flowers from the greenhouses and gardens of the city. The city to-night is ablaze with electric and calcium lights, and the city hall and" the Washington monument are brilliantly illuminated with thousands of gas jets. The streets are thronged with people at this hour, 10 o’clock. No serious acci dents arc reported. A Cantlen to Oar Benders. The almost invariable fruit of a suc cessful Invention is a host of inferior imi tations. The patent Linoleum floor cloth is no exception to this rule. Its durabili ty and beauty is proved beyond contro versy. Be sure In purchasing tbe goods that you look on tbe back of the clotn for “Linoleum”; none other is genuine. All carpet dealers keep it. Exhaustion from Brain Work. , Few of our business or professional men reach the age of forty-five without brain and nervous exhaustion—often to an ex tent that forces them to relax ' effort, or abandon workforatime.if not altogether. An occasional use of that vitalizing agent, now so widely known as “Compound Ox ygen,” would give nature the power to re store these wasted forces in a large num ber of cases. Rev. D. D. Reed, of South 8AVBD BY THE DOCTOR. An Australian Adventure. The episode I am going to relate oc curred not far from the township of Horsham, Victoria, Australia. Where tho next locality is, I have no intention of divulging; but if any of my readers are acquainted with the part of the world I refer to, they will remember that there exists one or two large streams within the wide radius I have named. Beside one of-these rivers there was standing, about twenty years ago, a hut, which was known at the homestead as the Deep Station; and it was here that my lot plac ed me as Innkeeper. I lived at the Deep Water for two years. If readers of the following story wish to know who I am, I will gratify their curiosity so far as to state that I was born in England. My father was a retired tradesman. He gave me a fair education, butl never fulfilled tbe expectations form-' ed of me. This night, while I write, I can show nothing to prove thatl ever suc ceeded in the world. I am a poor clerk, struggling for a bare existence, and some times struggling with a wild, strong im pulse to wander and work through the country, as 1 often • did before, near the scenes of my former experience. I like the red sunset and wild plains as much as ever; I like the glow of the sunlight among the gnarled, queer trees; I like tbe rippling rays of the water—the waving, shadowy grass of the silent hills—the bright, still moon—the wilderness away from towns; I like - Australian life, but not among the dusty streets, or near to white sweltering roads. For twelve years I followed these impulses faithfully, and enjoyed my hush-life; with little protit, it is true, but with much of. pleasure. All that I have to show for all my wanderings and hardships, as I write, is a long ugly Hanoock’s Consistency. Baltimore San 1 Col. Blanton Duncan, a Greenback apostle, has furnished for publication a couple of letter*, written nearly a year ago by Gen. Hancock, which effectually disprove a statement said to have been widely circulated through Republican sources that he (Hancock) had sought the nomination of the Grcenbackers on a ticket with Gen. Butler. The first letter is dated October 29,1879, and Is as fol lows : “ My Bear Colonel: I received to-day your favor of the 25th, aud was much in terested in your resume of the working of the political caldron. I have alwavs been of the opinion, and am so still, that, until the Democratic party has disposed of the question as to whether they would nomi nate Mr. Tilden as a sequence of past events, it was folly inside of that organi zation lo advance other candidates if their availability for the future was a question of importance or of interest. I have no part in any programme looking to the fu ture. My name comes up through friends and foes, possibly, yet I know oif no ma chinery in the interest of my nomination. It is about as it ha3 always been in that regard. I seem in public opinion to be put forth as an exponent of certain political available possibilities, and I would be better pleased if permitted to pursue the even tenor of my way untouched by po litical excitement. 1 do not wish to be considered a chronic candidate, for I khfiB what that means when the end com D s.'Sa my friends had better let the matter drop, or, if not, let it drift. The next election is to bo a momentous one. What may come out of it good or bad I do not know, but 1 am certain that I cannot assist in leading to a good result more certainly than by following the quiet course I have always endeavored to pursue. If I come in question in politics it will have to be from the States and the people and not from me. I am very truly yours, 1 “Winfield S. Hancock.” Col. Duncan says there came to bim ; about the same day a letter from a promi nent Greenbacks proposing, provided Gen. Hancock would respond with the right views on the finaucial and labor questions, to call a national convention and nominate him for President, and some ex- Confederate for Vice President. The letter was forwarded to Gen. Han cock, who responded as follows: “November 1, 1879.—Mr Dear Col onel : Your note has been received. I do not occupy the position of a political candidate, to express any opinions. I am a soldier in the Federal seivice, and my usefulness as such and as a commander would be impaired if I should take open grounds in favor of the political views of any party. If I am ever a candidate of a party for civil office it will he on the rec ord I have made. I should never make any bid for such office. If I were nomi nated by a party I would be governed by its pla* form or I would not accept the nomination. Therefore I shall pursne the even tenor of my way, undisturbed by the Amboy, who was greatly run down by | ^bitTo^ which p^ue srime^pTa. i nvAr-vrtrl-. and mnaeouent waste of nerv- . . am, very truly yours, “Winfield S. Hancock.” over-work, and consequent waste of nerv ous energy, after being restored to health through the use of this agent, gives it this voluntary and strong indorsement: “After i a most thorough and continued trial of Its . The Supreme Court of tho United worth as a remedial and restoratlve agent,_ states will convene to-day. The number I pronounce its value to be above that of of cases upon the docket is nine hundred 1 gold and sl.ver. I freely and voluntarily &It( ; nine, about twenty more than had e tne uomoiewora uiiuuuijiuiicucuuc., commend it to all brain-workers as the been docketed at this time last year. It is impossible to describe tbe fearful best thing thoy can use to secure a resto- scene that followed. The moans of the dy-, ration of. exhausted energies.” tw Rt.r- IUIJU hug sv a-i w mu ” * —~n — 1 . Mayor’s officelbr assistance” arid twenty- for it. It contains a record of many rej taking Dr. BuU’s Cough Syrup and living five 7 policemen, with a full corps of physi- markable cures. lw on usefully. Price 25 cts. a bottle. scar across my breast, aud I am going to tell you how I got it. " I remember I was sitting at the hut (at the Deep Water Hut) one summer after noon, looking for the coming of “Long Mat.” The sun was passing away blood- red behind a range of dim blue hills; the hills behiud the river were just tipped With a crimson glory, and stars seemed drop ping like silver specks on the paling sky. Long Mat, the shepherd, was later than usual. The darkness had not quite fallen be fore I recognized the bleating of the flock in the distance, and soon alter the white fleeces of the sheep appeared from out the somber shadows of the trees. I had just walked inside the hut to prepare supper, when the quick, muffled fall of a horse’s feet became audible. I knew the canter well, and came on to tho door to await the arrival of Mr. S , the owner of the station. He galloped up to the hut, with a cheerful “Good evening, Bill;” and as usual came inside to ask me if I wanted anything, and to light his pipe. “Ican’t’stay long with you this time, Bill,” he said pleasantly, hut with a little anxiety; “the black fellows are about again. I hope your gun is in order. Do you want any pou der or lead ?” “We have quite enough,” I replied, “.both Mat and myself; but there’s no bullets; I’ll run them to-morrow; Mat’s rather late this evening; but the flock’s not far off; they’ll be at home in a quarter of au hour; I saw them pass the belt be fore you came.” At this instant the shadow of a man darkened the door, and Mat entered. “Good evening,” he said quietly to Mr. S and myself. “The sheep’s feedin’ home all right, sir, hut there’s a few missin’. One of my marked ewes is gone, and I can’t see two of the crawlers.” “You’ll pick them up to-morrow, Mat,” replied the strong, pleasant voice of the squatter. “Bill says you’ve enough pow der aud lead. The black’s are about, do you know that ?” Without waiting for an answer, Mr. S proceeded to undo his horse, and was about to mouut, when Mat (who was an American) said: “I guess you had better stop to-nighty sir.” “Why?” “Injuns is close up. One of the sheep I spoke of was speared.” “I heard there were black fellows about,” said Mr. S—, delaying to mount, but the ride is safe enough; “I’ve got my rifle with me.” “They’re too close,” responded the sheep-herd, after filling a panikin of tea, and, contrary to his custom, standing his gun against the table. We looked at him inquiringly. He kept his eyes wandering over and around the flocks while he explained: “Wall, you see sir, after seeln’ the wound op the crawler, I looked about me putty sharp, but couldn’t see nothin' till about leaving the sheep when I saw one of the varmint’s wriggling aloDg the grass like a snake. I was goin’ to give him a pull, but I saw another wriggler in his wake, and then another; and,” continued the narrator, with something like a glow of expectation, “they ain’t faroff now, I reckon.” He had scarcely uttered tbe words when he lifted both bands and struck Mr. S shll In the chest with enough force to drive him to the extreme end pf the hut. At the same instant a spear whizz ed through the open doorway, and quiv ered in the slabs behind. “By gum ” More remarks were drowned by a loud quivering snort from the poor horse; a moment after, and be rolled heavily across the liut door completely blocking .up the entrance. Mat muttered away: “First-rate for us coons! Ye’d better bar the door, Bill! Doctor! doctor?* doctor! Fst'.' Pst! Here lad.” The dog leaped on the shepherd. ‘By guip,” he said, “1 thought he was out side.” By this time Mr. S was coolly re- connoitering through the loopholes. He had let down the window and was prepar ing for action as unconcernedly as the shepherd. These quiet, brave men inspired me with confidence, and I remember thinking, as I threw water on the- fire, so as to ex tinguish all light, that the .black fellows baa met with their match. By this time tbe moon was up, and the light was grad ually growing on the landscape. At first we could discern tbe outlines of the trees, and then, as the night withered, the white seared grass between the shadows. There was a long time of silence. Hat, Mr. 8—— and myself had our barrels through the loopholes and were closely watching for any movement outside. The convulsive shudders of tbe horse had ceased, aud there was a pain ful silence. Tbe squatter and Mat were like two statues, and notwithstand ing the quiet breathing of the dog, and the croaking of the frogs along the river, there seemed to be a frightful significance in th8 silence that was brooding above these sounds. Every instant I was expect ing a rash from the outside, but there was not a sign or sound to betray the presence of any enemy. The sheep were camping quietly round the hurdles. Silence—the bright moon—the white fleeces mingling with the grass—and still shadows of the trees—the far black forest—the Spectral tracery of, the branches in tbe moonlight. The silence was terrible. One of the out side wethers rose aud .walked forward few yards, then commenced stamping quickly on the ground. “Darn my eyes! ” said Mat, for the first time breaking the silenee, “if the Ole Parson aint sighted one of the niggers.” The “Ole I’m 8011 ” was a patriarch wether that was afflicted with the foot-rot, and usually fed on his knees. “So ho has,' and, by gum, there’s a crowd; the whole tribe hev come to visit. Not enough ia shade,'boss,” concluded Mat, after another interval, and in a hard whispering tone. The next moment the first report rang out out into myriad echoes. A shrill death-shout followed, as the dark figure of a man leaped upwite a sudden force from the ambush and fell prone, gurgling out blood and broken word3.> “Now, boss,” said Mat, looking out, but still charging; “fifty yards to the right of the hurdle.” Boss'(Mr. S ) changed the direction of the gun, and fired. The human figure seemed to sink down so quickly, so calm- ly< so helplessly, that I felt a strange thrill of pity. “HeVfixed, sate as houses; let’s physic another or two; and maybe they’ll make tracks,” again muttered the shepherd in a tone of suppressed glee. “Cook, why the devil don’t you shoot? Squant round that block to the right of tho wattle.” Looking in the direction indicated by Mat, whose eye seemed everywhere, I saw the figure of a man partially visible? against the ground. He was evidentlv sheltering himself from the ether two guns, but owing to my silence hitherto; he must have been of the opinion that the portion of the hut where I stood was un occupied. For an instant I could see nothing through the smoke, but it cleared almost immediately. Just as the shepherd said: “Don’t shoot again—he’s fixed,” I saw the wretch staggering wildly towards the hut, and then falling^ with a dujl sound. God forgive me, it was very like murder. This was the first life I had ever taken. The next thing I remember was Mr. S asking me if I had run any •bullets. "Not one.” “Have you any in the hut?” “Not one.” Mat informed us that we were “treed,” much in the same way as he would tell the overseer that the rations were short, He quietly pulled his gun from the loop hole, saying, “I’ve only one more pill to keep our skins whole. We’ll have to trust to Doctor.” Mat’s dog Doctor was partly a Smith- field and partly a Newfoundland. He had been trained by him to all kinds of tricks. Amongst others, ho repeatedly took writ ten messages to the station when attached to his collar, and I presume that was the object Mat had in view when referring to him as capable of procuring relief. “Mister, d’ye think you kin write a message in the dark, or by the moonlight, a«kin’ the hands at the Homestead to come this way? No time to lose; I see the darkies dodging round the hut. Bill, knock away the low ppit of the rotten slab behind your hack. ‘ Here, Doctor.” The message was scrawled, and fasten ed to Doctor’s collar in little less than a minute, and the noble brute, who seemed to know the danger, stood anxiously trembling till the preparations were com pleted. As I before stated, the hut stood close to the siream, and from the rear bank sloped abruptly towards the water. The American for the first time seemed affect ed. When the men fell under our shots, there was not the slightest change percept tible in his voice; but the few words he spoke to his dog were broken and singu larly soft. I’ll be sworn there were tears in the man’s eyes. Everything being at last prepared,he spat upon the dog’s muz zle, held his head close to his cheek for a moment, and then pressed him quickly out of the hole and away down the shelv ing hank. We listened anxiously for a time, and then there arose a wild jabbering tor a minute, the next instant we detected a yelp of pain. ■ “My God 1” said I, involuntarily, “the Doctors speared.” “Na, heam’t, dam ye!” snapped Ben. “He’s jist touched, and no more. He’ll do it.” ‘He must he quick, then,” said Mr. —; “the black devils have struck a light somewhere, and they’re going to Burn us out. Look : l”. Our eyes were now intently scanning the movements of the savages through the little loopholes, and we saw a flaming brand whizzing through the air, and scat tering sparks in all directions. It fell on the stringy bark roof above our heads. Another and another came, but it did not appear to us that any of them had taken effect. By this time the black fellows had gath ered courage. Believing that our ammu nition was expended, many of them had left cover, and might be seen flitting about like spectres. They had kindled a fire some distance ofi", and across its glare shadows were constantly falling. The fire brands were thrown no longer; some fresh mode of attack was preparing. Our suspense continued a long period (nearly half an hour), during which time not a word was spoken by any of us; our sole dependence was the Doctor; and if help did not soon arrive it was certain we could find no. escape from tbe demons who were trying to compass our destruc tion. “Now, look slick,” whispered Mat, “I see their game; they’re going to give us fits. How’s the moon ?—well back of the hut, I guess. Bill, stick your cabbage- tree on a pillow, and hold it at the open window when I tell you. I’ll just go out and hid them good evening. Don’t bar the door after me, mister, but when I show them my heels open it. You see we can’t spare ammunition.” While speaking, Mat unbarred the door. He slipped out noiselessly as he concluded the sentence. Through the'slabs he said to me, “d’ye see tha . devil with the blazin’ log ? When he gits close to the wattle, open the win dow and prop up the pillow. Take care of their spears yourself.” As soon as the black fellow came to the point indicated I opened the long little shutter with some noise and held up the dummy. In a moment a dozen spears passed through the aperture, and I let tbe window fall as though one of us was mor tally woifnded. There was a wild shout withcaiL At this time the black fellow who carried the log was within a few yards of the hut, and "" heard Mat preparing for his move out side. Looking out as {ofckly as I could, had just time to see his tall figure emerge beyond the shade as the butt end of his gun fell crashing on the head of the fire-bearer. The door was opened as Mat torned; it required but one or two bounds to take him to tbe door, but the savages were too quick for him with their He staggered through the en- “Caught in the thigh, I guess,” he ex claimed as he slowly recovered himself, aud painfully struggled to the window. “Don’t mind the spear,” he remarked me as I approached him; “it’s better as is, till help comes.” “If it ever does,” thought I. The American’s sortie. I believe, had rather a disastrous effect, for the black fellows seemed to conclude at once that our ammunition was all expended, and they thronged round the hut without car ing to shelter themselves. In a short time the crackling of flames on the roof put an end to our trouble. The hut was on fire, and there was noth ing left for us but an attempt to dash out and clear the aborigines. I proposed this, but Mr. S-^- would not try without Mat, and underneath the blazing roof, with clubbed guns, we grimly awaited the final attack. The American’s rifle rested in the loophole where he.had - first taken up his position. “There’s the worst of them,” Mat said, looking aiong his weapon; he’s comim; up with a log to stave the door. He’l never do it,’l and our last bullet brought down the ringleader. There was consternation and a hurried consultation. After a lapse of about five minutes, the whole force of the besiegers rushed shrieking on our little garrison. A moment’s surge outside, and the door fell back as Mr. S—’s gun swung' down on the crowdi ng savages with terrific force, felling two of the foremost like oxen. ] remember the wild struggle with our guns and fists. Mat and the squatter towered above their opponents like giants, fighting with terrible energy. The black fellows had forced, me to the ground; one was shortening his grasp of the spear to drive it through my body, when 1 felt a gush of blood spouting over my face and chest, just as the savage fell on me mortally, wounded, Then I remember a hurrah outside and the cracking of rifles. “That-was a good back-handed blow, boss,” said Mat, faintly. “I guess the cook’s got another squeak. D’ye hear that ? Hooray! Knowed the Doctor i’d do it,” said he, with renewed energy. “Take that!” rnd I heard the dull sound of another blow, aud a low moan of" pain as the station hands rushed in. The doc tor soon recovered. So did Mat, who is now one of the richest men iu r the colo nies. I—well, I have a large scar across my breast. THE SUPREME COURT. Decisions Rendered. September 2Sth. Abridged for the Telegraph and Xeeeengcr by Hill «e Harris, Attorneys at Law, Macon G orgia. Jones, anministrator, vs. Daniel. Com plaint from Talbot. It nfnst appear that the presiding judge signed the^Bill of exceptions within ten days from the date of its tender, or some reason therefor b6 shown. Where the bill of exceptions states that it was tendered within thirty days from the adjournment of court, but the certificate of the judge beam no date, tho writ of error will be dismissed. Hardin vs. Swann, relator. Quo warranto, from Rockdale. The time prescribed for the tender and signing of bills of exceptions in quo war ranto cases i3 imperative. There is no provision in such cases for the presiding judge to sign after the expiration thereof and certify the cause of delay. Sapp vs. Adams. Certiorari, from Dodge. 1. There being no judgment in the rec ord, and it appearing from tho bill of ex-- ceptions that a judgment had been ren dered, the decision in this case was delay ed, and the clerk was required to certify and send up a copy thereof, under the act of 1877. 2. Tho judge of the Superior Court should not render a judgment before him on a certiorari, where isshes of fact are involved, but should remaud the case for a new trial. Hare vs. Atlanta City Brewing Company. Trover, from Sumter. Where beer in kegs was shipped by railroad to a purchaser, the agreement be ing that- the kegs should he returned, and when the purchaser received the bill of lading, paid the freight, and allowed the kegs of beer to stand in the depot, he thereby received possession of them, and a refusal to return the kegs after demami amounted to a conversion.' Deas, administrator, vs. McRae et al. Equity, from Lee. A bill alleged as follows: Complainant furnished plantation and family supplies, money, etc., to the executrix, which she liquidated by a promissory note signed by her as executrix, and suit was brought on it. She intermarried, and her letters there by abated her husband administered de bonis non, and she died. A bill was filed by the legatees "who were entitled to the estate, part of it at the testator’s death and part of it at the death of the said exe- crutrix, and they and thea dministrator de bonis non made a settlement by which a decree was to be taken requiring all of the estates to be turned over to the legatees, they agreeing to pay the debts, and the es tate, consisting mainly of a tract of land, will be disposed of accordingly without first paying the debts. Before the death ol the testator, and in his last illness, he begged the complainant to assist his wife as executrix ana to run such an account; and this had been one main inducement to extend credit. There was no provision in the will for such a charge on the land in dispute; provision was made for the layment of debts out of other property. !t was not charged that the executrix ot her estate was insolvent, nor was it shown that the advances went to permanently benefit the estate. The prayer was for in junction to prevent the consummation of the agreement between the legatees and the administrator de bonis non, and that the dobt be. paid pf the estate in hand: Held that there was no equity in the bill. McElroy vs. City Council of Albany. Case, from Dougherty. A municipal corporation is not liable for the torts of its police officers; espe cially is this the case when the tort was mot done in connection with his official duties. • ' ■ , Moye vs. the State. Larceny from the person, from Sumter. 1. In a criminal case, the venue of the crime must be proved beyond a reasona ble doubt. 2. To constitute larceny from the per son it must appear that some article cf value was wrongfully and fraudulently taken from the person of another privately and without his knowledge, with intent to steal the same. This crime cannot be completed if the owner of the property had knowledge that it was being taken. Howard vs. Tucker et. al. Equity, from Sumter. 1. A minor cannot make a legal sale of land to her guardian. 2. While a sale of land by a minor to her guardian is not a legal sale, yet if it is acted on, and she receives a valuable con sideration, and retains it, or receives the benefit of it after majority, with full knowledge of her rights, she thereby rati fies the sale aud will be bound by it. title to land under a sale made by a com missioner appointed by decree of a court of equity, and the defendant by virtue of a deed from a defendant in tlie equity case tbe record of the proceedings in equity was admissible both to show the origin and foundation upon which the chancellor exercised jurisdiction and granted the de cree, and .also to show dkat. the purchaser bought pendferitc. ltte. 2. If a purchaser buys property directly condemned to Sale for a particular debt in a court of common law, and practically the same parties as those to the common law-suit Carry the property into a court ot equity, and there by decree sell it, in stead of selling under the common law judgment, one who purchases pendente lite is a3 much affected by that sale as if it had taken place under the common law judgment. 3- A court of equity has full power to mould its decrees as u> sales, so as to meet the exigencies of each case. (a) AV hether a sale by a commissioner m equity requires confirmation or not, depends on whether the decree ordering it is mterlocutory or final* In this case it was finaj. Couch, administrator, vs. Couch. Com- plaint, from Baker. 1. Suit may be brought in this State on any written promise, by attaching a copy to the declaration, and it is not necessary in the body thereof to set out the stipula tions of the contract in order to introduce it in evidence. 2. . In a suit op a written promise no plea was filed; at the time of the trial,, the defendant was dead; his -administrator proposed to show a conversation "had by the deceased, with a third party coucern- '"ng_a settlement of the liability: Held, that the evidence was properly rejected. 3. A husband executed to his wifo the following instrument : “$800—Twelve months after date I promise to pay Malvina Couch six hun dred dollars for cash money loaned to me, and if not paid punctually sheTs to have six shares paid in stock in the Griffin and North Alabama railroad, with coupons and interest. This March 28,1874. [Signed] <*j. m. Couch, . “Trustee for Malvina Conch.” Held, that under this contract, turning over the stock and receipt c.f dividends was not equivalent to payment. Wade vs. the State. Murder, from Ba-. ker. 1. Alibi as a defense involves the im possibility of the prisoner’s presence at the scene of the offense at the time of its commission; and the range of the evidence, in respect to timc.aud place, must be such as reasonably to exclude the possibility o such presence. 59 Ga., 142. 2a- .1 . * bu mtuwcu UTRPi gue facts not appearing from the testimo ny. 3. While it may have been error for the court to tell the jury in a criminal case that the law as read them by counsel for the State and defense was the law of Georgia, it is impossible for this court to grant a new trial on that' ground, when it does not appear what was so read. Es pecially will this not. work a reversal where both sides admit that the killing wrs murder, and the sole question is whether defendant committed the act. 4. There is no law which prevents a bailiff from being a witness, and still re tiring with the jury on a temporary ab sence from the court-room, even though he may have been sworn aud put under the rule. ft. Testimony as to the measurement of track is admissible without producing the measure itself in open court. 0. On a trial for murder it was not com petent to show a conversation between the deceased and another in which the deceased related that he had had a diffi culty with a third party, not the prisoner, in which violent language had been used. Thurston et al. vs. Wilkerson. Illegality, from Calhoun. . "Where in 1872, a justice court sum mons, in a suit for more than $59, was made returnable in less than twenty days, tbe court held at such a time was without jurisdiction. Such a defect was not cured by au agreement to waive all defects; and evidence to show such an agreement was not admissible. McCray vs. Samuel. Distress warrant, from Decatur. 1. Demand for payment is necessary as condition precedent to the enforcement of a landlord’s special lien on crops, but not to the enforcement by. distress war rant of his general lien on the property of his tenant. 2. By the constitution of 1877 justice courts are required to. be. held at fixed times and places. A distress warrant, which is made returnable to tbe next term of the justice court for the district, is suf ficient without specifying the day on which it would be held. 3. Where a landlord has two demands for rent, due for consecutive. years, the amounts being liquidated, he is not com pelled to unite tbe demands in one dis tress warrant, although he has the option to do so. • Stolly from spears. „ trance, and fell just as he cleared tbe 1 Smith vs. Coker. Ejectment, from Sumter, threshold. Hollock. Certiorari, 4 Mitchell. Cotton m the field, not matured, as early as the 2Sth of July, is not the subject of levy and sale, and therefore the pur chaser of the crop in its then condition from the defendant in execution obtains a good title. McKoy vs. Edwards. - Illegality, from Sumter. 1. That the levy of au execution against the defendant does not state as the prop erty to whom the seizure is made, is no ground of illegality. 2. Where illegality to execution levied on and Is based on the falsity of the return of constable that there was no personal property to be found, it is sufficient to allege that defendant has a sufficiency of personal property on which to levy; it should be distinctly averred that defend ant had such property at the time of the levy, and that it was subject. Bush vs. Ragan. Ejectment, from Dough erty. Though a deed be made to defraud creditors, neither the vendor nor those in privity with him will be allowed tc set up this fact to defeat an action of ejectment brought by tbe vendee. The deed S good as between tbe parties thereto and those in privity with them, though void as to creditors. Therefore the declaration of the vendor, whether made before or after the executions of tbe deed, as to his em barrassed condition, and tbe object of its execution would be inadmissible. Cooper, administrator, et al., vs. Lockett. Attachment, from Sumter. 1. The amendment was proper; it d!d not add a new cause of action, but simply gave more certainty to that already brought. 2. Discrepancy between attachment and levy as to whose possession property was in, was immaterial after replevy. Senator conkling when asked in. Ohio the other day “Do you regard |f«w York as the battle-field?” replied: "“Alto gether as such. It cannot matter tow Ohio or Indiana may go. After neat week the severest part of the battle will be fought jn New York, and tho party 1. Where plaintiff in ejectment claimed which wins that State will win tbe