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Tom* the Telegraph and Sleeaen- Postage free to all Editions. Daily Telegraph ami itetstnger, fflO.OO per yr «. •• •• •• 5.00 Otros .. •• •• •• 2.50 Smos. Daily Telegraph ami Messenger and Southern Farmer's Monthly llJSOperyr. Weekly Telegraph and Messenger 2-00 .. .. « <• •• . LOO C mot. Week'y Telegraph ana Messenger and Southern Farmer's Monthly SJSOperyr Jtemit by P. O. Order or Registered Letter, to H K ®aTIS,Manager. <fokgrapji mft Stowger FRIDAY OCTOBER ID, 1880. In many parts of England the springs have not been so low for twenty-six years. JomrE. Owens has abandoned tbe stage In order to try bis luck at mining speculations In California. After a delay of nearly three^uarters of a century- the foundation stone of a university for Siberia-.has Ueen. lain* at T Icafmahnfactoring machines have been sent out to military posts in Central Asia, to supply the Russian troops with ice in hot weather. In the great retail stores of Philadelphia pneumatic tubes have been introduced to do the work of cash boys, and the high- resounding yells of “cash” no longer split the ears of customers, a Miss Helen Gladstone, the daughter of the premier, is one of the successful can didates in this year’s class list of Cam bridge university examinations. Vanderbilt sold 741 city lots in Brook lyn, through an agent, last week, the largest sale of real estate that lias take place in that city since 1855. A publication giving the-origin and psdigree of *1! the old Virginia families is issued periodically at Richmond. Those who don’t belong to the F. F. V.’s have dubbed it the “Court Journal.” Somebody wislies'-to destroy the real estate records-of La Salle county, Illinois. A big torpedo and five cans of nitro-gly- ceripe were fonnd in the Clerk’s office when the firemen went In to extinguish a fire. Some of the Methodists at Lexington Ill., profess entire holiness; hut the other Christians-do not believe them, and will not let them worship in the churches. They have therefore put up a tent and es tablished a permanent camp meeting. One year’s voting for the school boards seems to satisfy even the average Massa chusetts woman. Eight hundred regis tered last year in Boston for this purpose, but only ten have come forward in 1SS0 as applicants for registry. Long visits, long stories, long exhorta tions, long prayers and long editorials sel dom profit those who have to do with them. Life is short; time is short; moments sue precious. Learn to con dense. Condense two words into one, and three Into two. Learn to be short. The enormous apple crop in New En gland has been squeezed into so much Awvr ssiww suw |nxvC VI tuc iiuiu jsw -—j ped to 00 cents a barrel. It is said that drunkenness is in consequence far more common than usual. A Justice at West- field, Mass., whenever a cider drunkard is brought before him, lets the prisoner off on condition that be will go home imme diately and knock the heads out of the cider barrels. A few years ago the greatest steamers did not exceed 350 feet in length, 45 feet in breadth, 3,500 tons in tonnage, or 4,000 horsepower. Now the City of Berlin of the Inman line is48S feet by 44|, and their new steamer, the City of Rome, building of Iron at Barrow, will be still larger, hav ing a length of 546 feet, a breadth of 52 feet,and a gross registered tonnage of8,000. The Cunard steel ship, the Servla, now building at Glasgow, is 500 by 50 feet, with over 10,000 indicated horse power, and will doubtless possess a speed in ad vance of the very fastest ship at present afloat in the mercantile marine. New Mexico, however fruitful in nat ural wonders, has just presented another which is to cro wn all that has gone before. Tbe city architect, or Jhe official who holds the post corresponding to that in Las Flacitas, has made tbe marvellous discoveiy that the pavements of tbs (Meets contain a very large proportion of gold. The place is constructed on a ledge of rock which it is estimated can be made to yield from $3,COO to $5,000 worth of gold per ton. The vein is calculated to be eighty-four paces wide by 9.000 f«et In length, and If the estimate Is borne out by results of tbe crashing^ and amalgama tion, an enormous quantity of gold will be extracted from the site of the village. William L. ScoTT t Acting Chairman of the National Democratic Committee, said on the 31th to a World reporter The National Democratic Committee has positive evidence that the Republican State Committee of Indiana has made the following distribution of a part of the syndicate contributions gf money sub scribed in this city for use In Indiana: Marion county, $10,000; Allen comity, $5,000; Floyd county, $4,000; Vauderburg county, $3,000; Tippecanoe county, $3,- 000; St. Joseph county, $3,000. Eighty- seven other counties average over $2,000 each, or $174,000, and tbe total Is $202,- 000. This money is to be used only on Tuesday next—election day.” No more painful Illustration of the baneful effects of over-indulgence in the use of intoxicating liquors could well be imagined than is told in the announce ment from St. Lonls, that Emmet, the popular “Fritz” of the stage, is critically ill, and will not in all probability recover Emmet was, without doubt, the most at tractive theatrical “card” in America. His engagements had been made for the entire dramatic season, and if he hid fill ed them all it estimated that his profits would not have been mitch less than $100,- 000, as his popularity extended ail over tbe country. But-with llie exception of the single week in Baltimere and part of the engagement in St. Louis, he cancelled all his engagements up to November. His case is a pitiable one, and whether he deserves it or not, “Fritz/’ on what may prove to he bis dcatli-bed, has the sympa thy of thousands of friends and admirers. He has long been known as a man of warm and generous impulses, and when not inflamed by liquor a tender husband aud father. His inebriety has, however, estranged him from his family, disgraced him before tbe entire country, and prom - ses to absorb the handsome fortune he has amassed by years of honest toil. The story is a most distressing one, and points a ui 0l 'e significant moril than the strong est, i> rnp vance sermon could.possibly do, I T,f«t Wgfk’s gi-n—- Tue ( Caqp, The cotton receipts of the week ending last Friday night, 8th instant, according to the New York Chronicle, were 109,004 bales, against 160,408 bales daring the corresponding week of last year. The to tal receipts 3lncc 1st September last foot 692,788 against 580,847 last year, showing an excess of 112,411 hales. The interior port receipts for the same week were 85,702 bales, against C9,469 last year. Shipments 61,441 against 52,703 last year. Stocks 103,086 against 68,913. The Chronicle's visible supply table showed, last Friday, 1,391,778 bales of cotton in sight, against 1,151,879 at same date last year—1,188,122 the year before, and 1,296,388 in 1877. The figures show the supply last Friday to be 236,809 bales in excess of last year—203,656 in excess of the supply of 1878, and 95,390 in excess of the supply of 1877. On Friday last, in Liverpool, the quotation for middling up land was 0 11-10, in 1879 at the same date 0 11-10, in 1878 at same date 0 5-16, and in 1877 at same date 6 9-16. As to the Chronicle’s weather tele grams of last Friday, they show a general improvement, but one or more days of rain everywhere. In Texas, at Galves ton, there were two days of rain during the week, and 0.80 of fall. Galveston says Texas will make as much cotton as can he gathered. Iu Indianola there was one day of tremendous rainfall, in which 1.83 fell. Picking is progressing. Com petition has run up the wages of pickers, and in many sections Mexican pickers have been imported. In Corsicana no rainfall—crop promising remarkably well. In Dallas no rainfall. A frost, but not a “killing frost.” Picking season has been a bad one, but more cotton than last year. Labor very scarce. Brenham, no rain, and picking progressing. Pickers in great demand, but unable to keep up with the crop. In Waco, no rain. Pick ing progressing well. Crop will be larger than last year, if able to save it. Labor scarce. In Louisiana, at New Orleans, rain on two days. Average mercury 72. At Shreveport weather cool and clear. In Mississippi, at Vicksburg, rain on two days. At Columbus ram on one day— fall 0.73. In Arkansas, at Little Rock, weather clear. In Tennessee, at Mem phis, deficit from last year 30 per cent. Nashville 0.© of rain on one day. In Alabama, at Mobile, showery on two days and the rest of the week cloudy—too much raiu. Accounts from the interior conflict ing. At Montgomery two days of rain and raining again. Crop coming to market freely. At Selma picking lively and weather pleasant. In Florida, at Madi son, four days of rain. In Gcoigia, at Columbus, two days of light rain, and a fall of 0.91. At Macon, rain on four days. At. Savannah the same. At Augusta light rains on four days. Picking and market ing lively. The returns of the crop exchange! sent ever the wires to the Telegraph and Messenger the past three or four days, indicate some falling off from last year’s prodnet. •n-roisUM8 Corruption." A Hasty and unwarranted Conclu- We are deeply pained that the organ or the “minority,” iu Atlanta, cannot accept the situation even with tbe indorsement of a majority of sixty thousand of the vot ers of Georgia. Wliat greater weight of testimony could have been adduced in be half of Gov. Colquitt ? The verdict of the people was as pronounced In proportion to the vote cast, as when Norcross, the head- centre of Radicalism, tried conclusions with our worthy executive at the polls in the last gubernatorial canvass. Query: If our respected and life-long friend, Mr. Norwood, had been elected by oite-tenlh of Gov. Colquitt’s majority, would not the Post-Appeal have pro claimed the result as tbe grandest victory of honesty over corruption that the world has ever witnessed? Our spicy contem porary should put itself in tbe place of Gov. Colquitt and his friends, before giv ing vent to such ill-natured utterances'as the following: A fair and voluntary vote last Wednes day would have put Mr. Norwood in the executive ebair by a rousing majority. But we bad fearfal odds to contend against. Joe Brown’s bar 1 ], the bar’l of tbe Louisville and Nashville railroad, the active work of corporation speculators, convict lessees and office-holders, all these agencies were against us. In this county, in Bibb, Richmond and other counties,the Colqnittites turned money and liquor loose and thousands upon thou sand of votes were purchased. The cor ruption was open and shameless. There was no disguise about it. The paid agents of Colquitt stood iu the streets and market-places, and in tbe broad light of noonday, in the presence of their fellow- citizens, purchased and paid for votes by the wholesale. So far as Bibb county Is concerned, and we doubt not the same Is true of the other counties mentioned, tbe above alle gation is utterly without foundation. We did not see or hear of a drop of liquor being drunk on election day. So far as can be learned, no intoxicated person ap peared upon the streets. There was no bribing or bull-dozing of the negroes on the part of Governor Colquitt’s friends. No money was paid out save in those in stances where voters received advances to defray their taxes, who were without the means of doing so. The voting at the polls was free and unrestricted,not a man whose record was not patent to all the managers escaping a challenge. What more could have been done in the premises? Moreover, it Is asserted and believed by many that Governor Col quitt received a decided majority of the white voters of Bibb county. Whether this be true or not, we have no means at present of ascertaining. But one thing is certain: a majority of tho pastors, presi dents and professors of colleges, and a host of the substantial and conservative members of the community deposited their ballots for the Governor-elect. We heard one distinguished and culti vated clergyman say “lie had ridden over one hundred miles to deposit his vote for •our much and wrongfully-persecuted Governor.” But why ali this pother and wrangling after llie election? Governor Colquitt will now, guided by the lamp of experi ence, calmly move on in tbe even tenor of Lis way, and make a model executive in every sense of the word. With no aspirations at the end of his term, he can afford to be sternly impartial luhis rulings upon all question*, and would be so were It otherwise. The Governor is a good and pure man and though not infallible, strives, as near as possible, to come up to tbe full measure and standard of his duty. graceful on the part-of tbe Post-Appeal should"^let np w tor lie present in'lts wholesale abuse of Georgia’s overwhelm ingly elected chief magistrate, A Willful Falsehood. The malicious attack on General Han cock by General Grant is now regarded by tbe leaders of the Republican party as a great blunder. Senator Blaine so ex pressed himself. But it is more. It is a willful falsehood, in many of its leading features. The most serious charge con tained in the Fowler interview, was the removal of the Levee Commissioners. This Grant reiterates in liis explanation of tbe exuberant Fowler, aud in a more offensive sense. The records of those days stjll remain, and according to McPher son’s “Handbook of Politics lor .1868,” page 323, it appears that Grant’s twice- told levee story is without the color of truth, so far as it relates to General Hancock. Here are the proofs from tbe record: • • “1867, May 3—New board of Levee Commissioners appointed.” 1867, July 27—The old Board of Levee Commissioners reinstated.” General Hancock did not assume com mand of the district until November 29, 1867, the date of his celebrated order No. 40. So that it was General Sheridan and not General Hancock, who re-appointed tfie levee commissioners. On the 3d of May he removed them because they were bad men, and on the 27th of July he re appointed them to their old position, four months before General Hancock assumed command. General Grant is not igno rant of tbe history of those times. He knew the truth. It was no accidental blunder. The records were at his com mand. This miserable fabrication was a willful misrepresentation of the facts, and was gotten lip solely as an election eering document. He aspeiscs General HaDcock’s motives for a transaction with which he had nothing to do whatever. How have the mighty fallen 1 John Chinaman Will Stand His Ground.—The San Francisco Morning Calljs of the opinion that the multitudes of Chinese immigrants, whose earnings al ways go back to their native country, have within late years so greatly enriched the Celestial Empire that its policy will be greatly modified hereafter. That journal says: “The Chinese can do a thriving business, even to the breaking down of merchants as well as laborers in every portion of tbe civilized world. In Cali fornia it will not be long before groceries and dry goods will be dealt out by Chi nese to white purchasers very much in the way vegetables are now dealt out by them. Look at the Chinese peddlers who are beginning to enter dwellings, indiffer ent portions of the city, with various com modities, which they sell at a little less price than do regular dealers.” If the al mond-eyed peddler pays his taxes, how ever, the same as everybody else, but by close economy and few wants is able to undersell- his competitors, where is the law that can disturb him ? And will he not have many friends among impecuni ous consumers ? This question of Chi nese immigration, liko negro emancipa tion, seems to belong to tho inevitable. Sooner or later there appears to he no doubt that it must ho submitted to. The whole genius of our government and in stitutions is opposed to making discrimi nations between tn« .migrants of foreign countries. The New York Bulletin thinks tllere is but one way for the California dealers to push John to the wall, and that Is to undersell him, if they can. :-The Public SchpojB,. The Bibb County School Board held its annual vrfeetfbjfyesterday. ' Prof.'zettier was.unanimously re-elected superintend ent, and the old board of officers were re- instituted by the same vote. The super intendent’s. quarterly report showed the city schools , full to overflowing, and further provision both of space and in struction absolutely demanded by the sit uation. The schools have won the full confidence pf the community, and it is conceded that) In point of efficiency and the scholastic zeal they infuse into the pupils, they are almost unexampled. But it is due to truth ami fair deal ing to raise the warning voice and tell the people of Macon plainly, that many of the rooms necessarily devoted to instruc tion are so incapacious aud crowded as to he permanently prejudicial to the health of teachers and pupils. There is hardly space to move in some of these lit tle and ill-ventilated apartments, and the situation of the children calls loudly for prompt relief. The Bibb County School Board can do nothing in the premises, because all the means placed In its hands must be devot ed to paying teachers and meeting the in cidental expenses of the schools in. opera tion. It cannot provide school-houses The trustees of tho Bibb County Acade my Fund have kindly provided two ^new temporary buildings on their square and contemplate some arrangements for one permanent building. But this is a case upon which the French Parliament would vote "urgen cy.” Something is required to he done forthwith. It is an uncomfortable thought that the little ones, who embrace the smartest and best children in Macon, should suffer so much. inconvenience and danger. In case scarlet fever, diphtheria, small-pox, meningetis or any other of those fatal diseases should appear, it might be sown broadcast among the chit drcn and families before a suspicion of the peril was entertained. The great want of this city is commo dious and healthful school accommoda tion. Except in case of the colleges, the South Macon Grammar School, tbe three temporary school houses ou the Academy lot, and the kindergarten school house, it does not exist, and never has existed. The public indifference to the right kind of school accommodations is almost tra ditional. As many of our learned seniors mastered the rudiments in a log house, with unglazed windows, they don’t see wliy their boys and girls should uot do the same. But when education is prose- perfinous machines; whereas~ths constitu- ; tion reposes in them au august aud intel ligent discretion. Now, the idea seems to be to reduce tho Legislature to the-same capacity—a mere unintelligent’ macliiife to register the supposed decrees of the people on a point uot rightfully in issue in any case, and really in decisive and plain issue in butfew. ' t , , : It is proclaimed at home and abroad that ex-Govemor Brown lias two-tliirds of the members of the Legislature elect. There is no good evidence of the truth of that'assertion; but, if true, the votes of the members are their own until cast. We do not desire to interfere with the entire personal independence which every member ought to maintain, Iff prema turely forcing a classification, which is and ought to be a matter of pure personal volition, until the moment of its. exer cise arrives. •• i This business of bringing the mill and machine into government is .bad enough in the current abuses of the Federal sys tem. Let us keep it out of the State, if possible. Let us have no alleged popular hurrah in the election of Senator, wheth er it be Governor Brown or any other man. We don’t desire or mean to med dle in the election. It belongs to the Legislature, and let tho Legislature dis charge it with dignity, independence, and discretion. The “Okalona States” Lie Revived. A New York special states that the Re publican managers of that city are prepar ing a fac simile copy of. an issue of that vile sheet, the Okalona States, which ap peared some time ago, praising Jefferson Davis and .foreshadowing another rebel lion. It is intended as a campaign docn- umeut for circulation in the rural dis tricts. ' The editor of this mendacious sheet was proven to be a Radical emissary who was sent from Chicago for the pur pose of publishing a pretended Demo cratic paper with the intent to manufac ture public opinion in the Republican in terest. The wretched fellow was de nounced by tho Democrats of Mississippi on account of liis misrepresentations of Southern opinion, and was forced to leave the State. These facts have all been fully ventilated and are well known to the Rad ical leaders; yet they still persist in re peating the falsehood in order to make cap ital against Hancock. Of a piece with the above, some of tbe Northern papers continue to parade a cut of the Confeder ate flag taken from the Daily Telegraph . of Hot Springs, Ark., though the editor, cutcd in crowds, and in popular fashion,) jj r . Weiiber^ an ex-Union soldier and never heretofore a strong Democrat, has shown that the use of this cut was a mistake of the printer and entirely without the knowledge of any responsible person, the block having been picked out of some old material lying about the office, under the supposition that the cut wa3 one of a United States flag, and the blunder not being noticed until after the edition was distributed. To such desperate straits is the “party of high moral ideas” reduced. An Example Worthy of Imitation. General Joseph Wheeler and his Green back opponent for Congress, in Alabama, Colonel William M. Lowe, are canvassing together. The correspondence between them on the subject is refreshingly courte ous in these times of partisan bitterness. The gallant Gsneral concludes his re sponse to a communication of his rival as follows: Thanking yon, Colonel, for your kind letter and personal congratulations, and begging to assure you that I shall always be pleased to hear of your personal happi ness, and that no one was more apprecia tive of tbe gallant work you once did for our great party, and with the hope and prayer that your mind may be led to once more enroll yourself under the banner of Washington and Jefferson and Jackson (and Hancock), whose principles are the principles of liberty, believe me with great respect, Yonr friend, Jos. Wheeler, This is a true specimen of Southern chivalry, and compares well with the days of the Knights of King Arthur’s round table. General Wheeler will prove a val uable acquisition to the Southern Democ racy in Congress. A Prosperous Corporation.—In the late annual stockholders’ meeting of the Louisville and Nashville, Railroad Com pany,, it was shown that, including iu leases, the company now operates 2,400 miles of rail. The road earned no less than 17 per cent, net profits last year, and declare cash dividends to the amount of 8 per cent. The net earnings were 43.41 per cent, of the gross receipts. It was re solved to increase the stock of the com pany by a dividend of 100 per cent. Mr. Newcomb’s resignation will uot probably go into effect before December. He re commends Mr. E. H. Greene as Ills suo A Good Sion.—The government of Spain Is about to dlsbaud 14,000 soldiers. This is the most tangible and cheating indication that could be given of the establishment of a good and stable govern ment in that ancient kingdom, which has been so often and grievously afflicted with civil wars, revolutions aDd banditti. Now, if an enlightened and liberal policy con tinues to be exhibited towards Cuba by the King and Cortes, it is probable that that long suffering, isle will soon begin to show signs of life and improvement, also. Long have her people been under the har row ot a grinding despotism. Spiteful.—The Atlanta Phonograph spitefully remarks that Governor Colquitt was elected by the negro vote. Wonder if Chris, has heard from Morgan, Thomas and other counties, where the negro votes were solid for Norwood? No, sir. Gov ernor Colquitt was elected by the white votes of Georgia, aud tbe negroes’ vole were just so many more to swell his ma jority. We applaud the negroes on ex hibiting their good sense in voting for him'; they have acted wisely. We think it would be both wise and covery. Half£hksx.— 1 The mumps .and.the election have interrupted the business ar rangements in tbe Valdosta Times office. We regret to bear of Mr. Pendleton’s sick ness. Although Charlie is a little off sometimes, be gets up a good paper, and generally Ukes a sensible view of pub. | lie matters. We wish him a speedy ra il is essential that the surroundings should be healthful and comfortable. Better, if we had the means, to make them handsome, and bring the children all up to the same standard—compel them all to be clean, neat aud orderly—a thing as im portant to their welfare as anything they can find in the books. Our towns should set the example to the country, and the ambition of the coun try wants stirring up to provide in every neighborhood a spacious, light, airy aud comfortable school-house for the children. Ail this Bibb county could do for a tenth of what is spent on whisky and tobacco ;• aud with good school-houses will come more efficient schools and a deeper sense of tbe importance of educating the chil dren. These things ail help one another. There doubtless have been many good and celebrated schools In log-liouscs, but there would have been niauj more tr ail the honor and comfort of a good outfit bad been accorded to those wliicb have been called into being solely by tbe personal merit and scanty pecuniary means of the teachers. Let Macon awake to the fact that her public school system, now in splendid practical efficiency, under the surperin- tendence of Professor Zettlcr, needs most pre-eminently a liberal helping hand from every available source to furnish proper and healthful school-house accommoda tions. This is indispensable, m mercy and faithfulness to tbe children as well as for the efficiency of the system. Grant vs. Falsehood. We may have been a little more em phatic on yesterday in reference to the part Gen. Grant has been playing in the Hancock accusation than the facts might allow, but wo spoke just what we felt. Possibly it would be moro charitable to say that Grant’s toddy was stronger at that time than usual, and in this abnor mal condition of h!s memory he might have only been mistaken; yet the perver sion of the facts were as great and aggra vating as if he had told a falsehood. This is not the only instance in which General Grant has perverted the truth of history. President Johnson accused him of a like crime in the Stanton cmbroglio. In fact, Gen. Grant contradicts himself. He says that Hancock now is a vain, weak, ambi tious maD, that ho was no soldier during the war, and that lie will be a mere play thing in the hands of tho politicians. But on page 300 of J. Russell Young’s book, Grant expressed himself a year ago as follows; “Hancock is also a fine soldier. At the time he was named mqjor general, wc were not very good friends, and my per sonal preferences were for Schofield, but I felt Hancock had earned the promotion and gave his name to Stanton. He wrote me a beautiful, letter on the subject, and our relation* Have always remained on the roost cordial footing. I have great respect for Ifandock as a man and a soldier.” The Senatorial Flection. It strikes us as little less than discour tesy to the Legislature-elect of Georgia to be classifying them as the partisans of this or that man for Senator of the Unit ed Stales, and heralding to the world by telegraph, long in advance of their meet ing, what they arc going to do and how the vote will go iu accordance with pre vious alleged pledges. Every member eleet is entitled to bis fullest discretion as to the vote he will cast for Senator up to the moment it Is cast, and it is his solemn duty to maintain and exercise that dis cretion. The election of Senator is not a popular election, and wherever people have attempted to control in advance the full discretion of the Senators and Repre sentatives, the constitutional plan and economy of the governmental system has been departed from. This may be stigmatized as merely an idea, but ideas comprise the tbe whole value and security of our system. It looks to us like a very unfortunate fact for the country that the original Idea of tl*e ; constitution as to the election of President and Vice-President of the Uni ted States has been set aside by the ma chinery of parties; for if lett to the State electoral colleges, where the constitution left it, we should probably Lave much purer administrations. But we have re duced the electoral colleges to mere sti- A Theological Administration Dr. Fulton, of the Broadway Tabernacle, New York, delivered a political sermon last Thursday, iu which he generously gave the Southern States one more inch of space for repentance. Says he: “ Wo ought to say to the men of tho South, ‘This is your last chance. If you coutiuuc to misrule we will wipe out the States of tho South. We teill put you un der Territorial Government, aud wherever the flag of this Union waves, it shall wave for freedom and equal justice.’ [Applause.] I suppose that will be reported to-morrow if nothing else I say is. I hope it will be. I hope it will go to tbe very ears of the Southern people. And I think that a solid South meaus a weak-kneed North. Four years from now won’t do. I have a dear friend and a Democrat on this plat form to night, aud I tell him that if he cares for tire blood of bis first born, if he cares for the blood of my first born, if he cares for the memory of the first born ot the whole country, let him pray for the election of James A. Garfield. [Applause.] But I believe in the triumph of right. I believe that if we talk right aud pray' right we can make this country solid for God.” SEASON'S COMPETITOR. Cotton Books. We have received at this office: Cotton Facts, being a compilation of all statistics connected* with the cotton trade, by Alfred B. Shepperson, author “Telegraphic Cipher Code.” This is a little volume of fifty pages of obvious im portance to the trade. Also from Latham, Alexander & Co., 16 and 18 Wall street, New York, “Cot ton Movements and Fluctuations,’ from 1869 to 1SS0—an elegantly printed volume of 125 pages, containing all facts and figures of production, export, con sumption, etc., and the course of trade in futures. A book essential to all interest ed In speculations in futures. The Insanity Dodge.—We see that Governor Colquitt has respited John B. Arthur, who was to have been hung on last Friday in Jackson county. The stay of sentence is for three weeks. The in sanity dodge is to be resorted to, to cheat the law out of its just enforcement. We would have every means given the crimi nal for protection against prejudice or un just conviction, but after a patient trial aud after a jury of twelve men, under oath, decide tbe criminal guilty, the law should have its course. This plea of in sanity comes too late, and ought to be in all cases pondered very judiciously. Mr. I. Gove, cf Twiggs county, yester day brought us some twigs of a poach tree hearing blossoms and a young peach big as a cat bird’s egg. The poach trees were altogether confused by the warm winter of last year, aud it will take anoth er winter of the usual kind to reduce them tj steady habits and regular hours again. Disgusted.—Poor Marcellas Is dis gusted with politics. His aspirations were beyond his ability to acquire.* Thornton is a clever young man, and fills liis posi tion of newspaper correspondent admira bly. If he will eschew politics and stick to his business, he may become both wise and great. Florida’s Rapid Growth.—By the late census the total population of Florida is 271,764, against 187,743 in 1870. * This exhibits an increase of 84,016 inhabitants, or a fraction less onlyjhan 45 per cent. The two races compare thus: Whites, 143,821; negroes, 127,943, showing 15,878 excess of tbe former. The Banner County.—Washington and Greeue counties are contending for the Colquitt b&nuer. Washington’s vote was 3,000; Colquitt’s majority 1,743. Greene’s vote was 2,313; Colquitt’s ma jority 1,741. The latter seems to be enti tled to the spurs, and especially when slie has one precinct—WoodvillH—which gave Colquitt 278, Norwood 3: or 93 to t How BonoHia Fair ScrcoS *• Btmmd lor Senator la Nevada. For some time it has been an open se cret in political circles that an active in trigue of Democratic politiciaus was ou foot for the capture by that party of the seat in the United States Senate now held by William Sharon, and with it, if both objects could be compassed in tbe same move, the electoral vote of that Slate for Hancock. Nevada lias never since it be came a State sent a Democrat to tbe up per house of Congress. But “hope on, hope ever,” has been the motto of the party there through all the years of Ne vada’s Statehood. This year the Demo cratic managers have cast eyes of more hopeful covetousness than usual with them on the Senatorial seat to become vacant in March, and have been looking forward with more hope than common to tlie ..coming election for the choice of members of the Legislature who will choose the successor of Mr. Sharon this winter. This access of perennial hope is due to the well-concerted movement started some time ago and pushed with the desperation of a death-grapple to in duce Colonel James G. Fair, of the Big Bonanza triad, to stand as their candidate for the United States Senate. He is the honest miner of the bonanza firm. For the lost twenty years he has spent half his time underground. - At all times of the day and night he has been wrapped lip in his pursuit of an honest miner.. Oft in the chilly, night, as every , old miner of tbe Comstock knows, while the sportive zephyr frisks over the Washoe peaks and the Arctic regions of. Virginia City stiffen tlie mercury in its tube, Colonel Fair is to be seen crawling from his blankets to explore the secrets of his pet bonanzas. His heart was wrapped up in them, and he told the Democratic politicians 60. He had pursued his vocation of hon est miner so long and so closely that he was too innocent for the slippery ways of politicians. The honest, persecuted miner fled to this city, but the designing schemers followed him here. The Colo nel was still reluctant, Jmt was pressed with importunate ardor, and, finally, vow ing lie would ne’er consent, consented. Instantly the glad tidings were spread abroad. They were hitched to the light nings, which flashed them across the race track at Sacramento at the moment that Col. Mackay’s colt wa3 lowering*tlie best trotting record severalseconds, and flashed them over the Sierras to the two towns in one, at the foot of Mt. Davidson. There was great joy on the Comstock. The cockles of the Democratic heart of the Comstock warmed to the thought of Col. Fair’s big barrel and tlie prospect of its being opened. Sharon had, hut a few days before, carried the Republican pri maries and entered in earnest for the race for the Senatorsbiplor another term. Here was a rival, the only one available, witii money to cope with him. A Chronicle reporter called last even ing at the. house on Pine street which Colonel Fair makes ills home while in this city. “Is it as a Democrat or as an independ ent Republican in opposition to Mr. Shar on, that you are going into this contest ?” inquired the reporter. “As a Democrat,” replied the Colonel. “I understand that you have for many years now acted with the Republicans, as one of them ?” “No; I haven’t been anything in a po litical way. I haven’t had anything to do with politics to speak of. I shall pay most attention to mining, as usual. 1 'haven’t sought this thing, but the people of Nevada, many of them ; have urged me to agree to accept tbe Sen- atorship, and I have agreed to do it if the election places it within the Democratic gift.” “IIow do you expect the election to go in Nevada this fall ?” “I think it will go Democratic, though parlies have been pretty evenly balanced tliere tor years.” “The Republicans have always carried it in national elections, haven’t they?” “Yes; but it lias taken a great deal of money to make it go Republican—a great deal,” said tbe Colonel.—San Francisco Chronicle. Startling Attractions at the Georgia State Fair. ' Musical Headquarters of the South October 13,1SS0. Editors Telegraph and Messenger: Thi3 Colquitt-Xorwood business has kept me so busy the past few weeks—trying to fig ure out on which side the fence to drop— that I clear forgot all about our coining State Fair, until reminded by the presi dent that Georgia expects every man, aud particularly Bates, to do his duty on this momentous occasion, and that if I did not put in an appearance with my music pro ducers the affair would be as doleful a3 a funeral. Then, when I reflected that the twenty thousand visitors in attendance at the Macon Fair last yeal*, some 11,330 (if I remember correctly) gave me their per sonal assurance that they came soiely to see me, and this year the woods are just full of such people, I surrendered uncon- ditially and determined—for the good of the Fair and to promote the liappiuess of my constituents, as well as to incidentally advertise the music house of Ludden <fc Bates, (the Bates which Is me, myself) and perchance to give away to close buyers a dozen or so of our unrivaled instru ments—to place myself on exhibition,., (no premium desired) and likewise a car load of the finest pianos and oigans ever picked, any of which will bo sold on the slightest provocation, for cash or promise to pay at the next centennial.'Mr. L. M. French, pianist and father of “Hancock's March,” will be there to unpack a scries of musical earthquakes, aud I have a brand new song to warble, so, Messrs. Editors, I pray you, spread the news and tell all the peo- rouud that Bates, the music man, will hold his annual grand reception this year at the Atlanta Fair, October 18th to 24th, and intends to look the wholn population of Georgia straight in the eye and discuss 'financial matters, politics and prices of pi anos, organs and other household disturb ers, until they buy him out, lock, slock and barrel, and send him home a richer if not a wiser man. Yours, in behalf of the fair and Gen. J. A. Bates, of Ludden & Bates’ Southern Music House, Savannah, Ga. Important Action of the State Democratic Executive Committee —Agreeably to the published announce ment, the State Democratic executive committee held a meeting at the Kimball House on Saturday, all the members be ing present either by proxy or in person Hon. J. L. Warren, of Chatham, was ap pointed to fill the vacaucy caused by the resignation of Judge Willis A. Hawkins The resignation of tlie Hon. W. M. Ham- tnoud, as Presidential elector for the Sec ond district, was also received, and Hon. William Harrison, of Quitman- county, his alternate, appointed 10 that position. Mr. H. W. Hopkins, of Thomas county, was then elected alternate Iu Mr. Qarri sou’s place. Democratic papers all ovar the State should note this change in our electoral ticket, and make the necessary correction In their standing lists. George’s Visit to the Circus. George’s papa told George one day that he would take him to Uie circus on the morrow—to show him the animals, he said. Of course, George was delighted. He had been to the managarie once with liis Aunt Maria, but «|*be did not know a peccary from a pelican, or a camel from a cauieleopard, it was not much satisfaction to him. He was going with Ids papa now, and lie danced about the room like a jumping jack, till his Aunt Maria threat ened to die and Ids mamma to go crazy it he did not be quiet. So George became quiet—but that was alter he had been seut to bed. When tlie morrow came, George and his papa got into a horse-car that was going by—horse-cars passed the house every five luiuutcs—the bell rang twice and away they weut rattling along over' the pavements. They got out when they arrived at the circm grounds, and George’s papa led Geo'gc safoly through the crowd that was tending toward tlie entrance to the great tent. How excited George was - ! When they got iuside where tho ani mals were, George was an animated interrogation-point. He wauted to know the mane of every animal he saw—lie was glad his papa was with him. Boys have such confidence in their fathers! They know he knows every-tbing. George’s papa began to wish he had never seen a circus. This little son was so eager and talked so loud that everybody near was looking at himi “Oh pa?” exclaimed. George, pointing to a hyena, “what’s that?” A sudden hush insued, during which every one near listened with painful ear nestness to catch the answer. George’s papa asked: “What did , you say, my son?” He said this very slowly, in the mean time running his eye over and under _tli8 cage, thinking perhaps that, there might be a name somewhere. Blit there wasn’t. By this time the anxiety manifested on. every face to ascertain the anima t’s name had became so intense tbat he couldn’t without cruelty, keep it - longer secret. So lie said : “Oh!—er—tliaU-er—that 13—er— a wolf, my son!” Every body felt relieved. He did, not withstanding he thought he detected a giggle and heard one of the vomt ladies who had been the most'eager of all to get his answer say to the. otheh *“Oh! come along, May; no use to waste our lime here.” He suspected they were school- marms. George looked a little incredu lous, too; but he said nothing. “Oh, pa! there’s a lion!” shouted George, forgetting the wolf-hyena episode at sight of the king of beasts. “Yes, my son,” said his papa, who just now seemed to prefer assertion to inquiry; “that is a lion.” George’s father said this quite loud. , “And there is a camel,” exclaimed George again; “or is it a dromedary?” he added, thoughtfully. “I forget which one has two humps.” “Yes, George,” said his father “tlie camel has one hump and the dromedary two—no,” he added, seeing a queer look in a gentleman’s eye near by, “the camel has two humps aud the dromedary three” —that giggle again—“I should say, some times the dromedary has three humps and sometimes tlio camel—■” At this juncture George’s papa observ ed,a lady stuff her pocket handkerchief in her mouth, while the gentleman with her showed a face as red as a beet, and a noise idee the “merry brooks a gurgling” issued frofii his sesopliagus. George’s papa grasped George’s hand with the energy of despair, and rushed to the other side of the tent. He might as well have remained where he was. Better, in fact. It did seem to George’s papa that the earth had been ransacked for rare birds and beasts with the sole and simple intent of setting him crazy. “Strange,” thought he, “that they donjt have the names of the animals ou their cages. It would be so convenient when uue happened to forget.” “What’s that, pa?” said George, for the twentieth time, pointing at a porcu- It would not do io hesitate. There was a pretty and handsomely dressed young lady close by. She was waiting for his reply. “Ob, that’s an ostrich,” lie said. Wa3 it the “ostrich” that gave vent to that scream ? No; it was quite enough. George’s papa didn’t cast another look at that young lady. He remembered that lie was married. But lie took hold of George's hand once more and made a bee line for the circus part of tlie inclosure. When he got in there, he cast a look about him. There were no strange beasts in there. He was. happy. By and by the performance began It was truly edifying to sec George’s papa blossom out into knowledge. Why he seemed to know everything. Geoige did not have to ask questions. His papa told him everything as it went along. He knew the name of everything that was used in the ring, and tbe names of the performers, especially tbe ladies. He told Geoige that these were “bal loons” and those “banners;” that this was Madame Suchaone, aud that Mademoi selle iioaudso. George was proud of Ins papa—prouder than he was in the menagerie. When he got home he told Ills mamma and Aunt Maria a good deal more about the circus than the animals. Theatre Burned in Chicago. Chicago, October 12.—At 10 o’clock this forenoon, a fire broke out in the Academy of Music, a beautiful West Side theatre on Halstead'street, near Madisou, and before the flames could be controlled tlie entire iuterior of tlie building was de stroyed leaving the walls standing. When the fire bad been burning little more than fifteen minutes, a crash was heard aud a portion of the roof on which were a number of firemen fell in, creating terrible consternation.' It was some min utes before the extent of the disaster was appreciated, and then the work of rescu ing the unfortunate men began. It was thought that some had saved themselves by clinging to the portion which had not fallen. Fire Marshal Williams was helped oat of the main entrance staggering and bloody, but was without serious injury. Theo. Bernhart, fireman, was taken out badly burned, and with internal injuries which are believed to be fatal. C. W. Danker, of tlie hook and ladder company, and Lieut. Palmer were badly injured about the lower limbs. John Nichols received severe hut not fatal injuries. Assistant Eire Marshal Petrie was on the roof when it fell, and clung to the portion near tbe wall, but it gave way, and he fell witlr the others clear to the bottom, breaking his right leg and re ceiving other injuries. Three men named Anderson, Daly and Heilman, of the hook and ladder company, fell to the bottom unhurt. The fire originated among the flics.back of the stage and spread to llie scenery and roof with in credible rapidity.. Tlie loss is not yet kuowu, but is h avy. This theatre was destroyed about three years ago, having been tbe leading place of amusement iu this city after the great fire until the South Side theatres were built. Nearly $20,000 were spent in redecorating this summer. W. E. Emmet lias been recently lessee and manager of the burned theatre. Last fall we visited an orchard in which fowls were kept, the owner of which told us that before the fowls* were confined in it the trees made little or no growth, and only a corresponding amount of fruit was obtained. But wbat a change was evi dent now! The grass was kept down, the weeds killed and the trees presented an appearance of thrift, which the most en thusiastic horticulturist could not but ad mire and envy. Tlie growth of the trees was most vigorous; the foliage remarka bly luxuriant; the fruit was abundant, of large size and free from worms and other imperfections. The excellence was ac counted for by the proprietor, who re marked that the “lieus ate ail the worms aud curculio m their reach even the cank er worms.” He 'found less trouble with their roosting in trees than he expected, and that a picket fence six feet high kept them within bouuds. His orchard was divided into three Met ions, and tbe fowls were changed from one to another, as the condition of tlie fowls or the orchard sec tions seemed to require.—Poultry World. Peeling Peaches With Lye—I have used lye for removing skins from peaches for cauning or drying pur poses, and think it better than peeling with a knife. It is not only a quicker process, but a better one, leaving tlie fruit perfectly smooth, and especially nice for preserving whole. Fill an iron kettle with water; place over the fire; put in a piece of concentrated lye, and let it dis solve until strong enough to cut the skins (you can ted ot its strength by dropping in two or three (readies), then lake out and put in the fruit. Home-made lye is as good as concentrated, but not having any ashes, I bought tlie concentrated arti cle. The fruit must uot reniaiu in' longer than is necessary to cut tlie skins. 3 A wire basket is tlie best tiling I have found for dipping them in and taking out. Plunge at once into a tub of cold water, rinse thoroughly, and The Eufaula Flour Mills. We copy the following from the Euf a ,,1- Times and News ot Tuesday. It is a liy c i sign of eulerpri.se in our sister city: 1 These are one of our important ci'v in dnstries. We cannot convey an aiKnuti' idea of the machinery used m this estahl lishment, but what we have to say not fail to interest our readers. 1 In the first place all the machinery of 5 the establishment is driven by a one b, dred and fifty horse power coudensine Atlas-Coriiss engine. There are seven sets of wheat and three of corn runners or s'ones. The average daily yield of flour is two hundred barrels, tliou-h much more than this is frequently turned out Before the pulverized wheat reaches the cook it makes a journey somewhat after this wise : It is shoveled from the car in which it is shipped, to scales that indicate both weight aud measure. Elevators tlrn take it to the upper story of the building and deposit it into cither of a number of large bins as may he desired. The stor age capacity of this department is not less than 50,000 bushels. Under each of the bins named, is au opening through which the grain is conveyed to the lower story at the option of the miller, sliding valves shutting off or delivering the supply as may be desired. After descending from the upper story it first passes into a smuiter which relieves It of many impuri ties, then to a separator which da- teimines the direction that the larger and smaller grains must take. It then passes through what is called a rubbing machine, which insures perfect freedom from chaff, smut and all other imparities. ■ In order to secure the removal of all undesirable substances, the wheat, before reaching the stones, passes through a com bination of strong magnets, aud every thing of a metallic character is at once arrested. In »he wheat growing States, reaping and bundling is done almost en tirely by machines, wire being used to tie the bundles. After threshing, much of this wire is found iu the wheat, a fac which suggested the necessity for a mag net. We were not a little astonished at the bits of wire found clinging to Uiis mag net. . 1 After passing through this thoroughly cleansing process, the grain is then carried to what millers call stock hoppers, from which it Is delivered to the stones. In most of our mills entire dependence for reducing the wheat to flour, 13 placed In the stones. Not so in this one. They simply “hull” the grain, pulvcring it, of course, to some extent, when it passes through elevators to the “bolts” which separate the bran from' wliat is called the middlings. Tlie latter, winch is the gen uine kernel of the wheat, is then passed through purifiers, which extract every particle of bran, and everything else ex cept the pure wheat kernel. From these machines it is conveyed to porcelain rol ler* which reduce it to the finest flour. It ij then carried to a second series of bolts and from there to the packing machine. The bran passes, after its iirst separa tion from the middlings, through an alto gether similar process, the only difference being tbat it is pulverized by iron instead of porcelain rollers. It then passes for the second time to the bolts, when every particle of remaining flour is sifted from it. All of this is done by machinery, and to accomplish its purpose it most be as perfectly constructed and adjusted as the ingenuity «f man can make it. : Mr. R. J. Woods, the president of the company, has established beyond all ques tion, his eminent titness for tlie responsi ble position he occupies. Few equal and none excel him in business qualifications, and he is at tlie same time a most pleasant gentleman with whom to transact business. Mr. R. W. Williamson is the traveling agent for these mills. It 13 scarcely ne cessary for us to say anything about his qualifications, when it is known that da ring his last ten days trip he sold more than a thousand barrels of flour, with ordera at option. The patronage of this establishment is so great that tlie mana gers cannot promise an immediate delive ry of goods. During the four months of May, June, July and August, it sold .not less than 35,006 bushels of meal. Em ployment is given to twenty-eight or thir ty persons, to whom about three hundred dollars are paid weekly. This money is scattered among the dealers of the city. Grant’s Onslaught on Hancock. The Washington correspondent of the Columbia Register says: By his unpardonable breach of courte sy and his revelation of a little, ungener ous and ungentlemanly spirit, Grant has done more to injure the Republican cause than any number of weaklings like those who direct the movements of the stalwart executive committee. Nobody seems to have expected a portly exhibition of sa gacity in the latter on alter, whereas every body thought that Grant was gifted at least with the oracular quality of owlish wisdom which causes a shallow man to seem profound. It appears that theex- President is pretty much like the average politician—only “a little more so;” he can’t always hold his tongue. On all Lands it is conceded tbat he lias eutavery poor figure in the inteiview with Rev. Dr. Fowler anent General Hancock. Repub licans concur with Democrats that Grant has lowered himself by backbiting Han cock. Even if the latter were “weak, vain and ambitious,” as charged by the former, it ill becomes liis old commander' to say so even confidentially, much less to authorize the publication of so splenetic a remark on the eve of a presi dential election in the result of which the person talked about has so conspicuous an interest. But it is . difficult to believ that General Grant, iu his heart of hearts r really thinks of Gen. Hancock as he ex pressed himself in the interview. His ex planations of that interview only make the original ofleuse more elaring, for he say3 that Fowler has not materially mis represented what he (Grant) did say, and that the report of the conversation is as accurate as anything from me more only could well be. The American people of all parties and sections would fain think highly of Gen. Grant. But how can they respect him when he enters tbe field of politics as a scavenger partisan to vent on the highest and purest of his contempora ries—one^too, bound to him bv old army ties and historic associations—the full measure of his rheum, the unstinted vent ot all his personal and political animosity ? It is a sad, a humiliating spectacle. The whole people hare ample cause lor blush ing. The Republicans have sore cause for their peculiar chagrin, as they can ilL afford, In the present status of affairs, to have their “most illustrious citizen,” as Coukliug called him, utter stupidities and provoke revenges. As to Grant’s story that Hancock’s head was turned by receiving one vote for the presidency, the following oid letter is in point. It has just been reproduced r Washington, D. C., May 13 1308?— The lion. John 11. llask'in. ’ Vo 106. Broadway, A'. F—tMy Dear Sir: Your favor of the 12th instant lias just been received, and I am much obliged to- yon for the information given and fot- your flattering advocacy of niv name in. connection with presidential 'honors. I know there is a widespread effort to make my name prominent iu that connection. I think too matter more spontaneous than- directed. How deep it may be will be- told better in tbe future. It bas arisen no doubt from tbe fact that General Grant is to be, apparent]v, the candidate of the Radicals, aud probably my action as com- mauderof a Southern military district ^ad its share. I ain anxious that the conservative element should tri umph over radicalism. I have no ambi tion to be Presideut. I shall be gratified if some one else will be nominated. My future, should I be in question, would be a matter of serious embarrassment, iiav- rng no profession but that of arms, which would have been thrown aside, and pos sessing no riches. However, if it be thought that I can win and others not, I shall not iiesitate, all other matters be ing in accord with my sentiments (i. e. v platform, I mean.) I am, truly, your obedieut servant, Winfield s. Hancock. water, rmse thoroughly, and wine tlie nl P ‘°. cr 7‘ hls ye*r-*hlch 13 “*p- tiy.