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mrm&xi , ... • — -• • ■ g^St’ -.r:^— JOUENAL AND MESSENGER. CL1SBY 6c JONES, Pbopbmtoiu. THE FAMILY JOURNAL—NEWS—POLITICS- LITERATURE—AGBIOULTUBEf-DOMESTIC NEWS, Etc.—PRICE $2.00 PER ANNUM. - — -rA|(nM.-viLb6-J(Jv GEORGIA TELEGRAPH BUILDING ESTABLISHED 1826 MACON, FRIDAY. • ■ mvzdk 5, 1880 VOLUME NO—LV ON A OIBDI.K. That which her slender waist confined, Shall now mv joyRil teinpIes bind; No monarch but would give his crown Ilia .\rrns might do what this hath done. It was my heaven’s extremest sphere, Tlie pale which held that lovely dear; My joy, my grief, my hope, my love, Did all within this circle move. A narrow compass! and vet there Dwelt all that’s good and all that’s fair; Give me but what this ribbon bound, Take all the rest the sun goes round. —EdmxmdWallcr. EADS’ PLAHS. ' Keren Thousand Miles In Distance to bo Annihilated—How a Steamship Will Look Perched Up on Stilts. Yesterday,’says the St. Louis Chroni cle, we gave an outline of what Captain. Eads proposes to accomplish in Ins trip to Mexico In behalf of his inter-oceanic railroad project for tlio transportation of shipping across the isthmus. The impor tance of this enterprise may be understood from the fact that it would virtually bring 8au Francisco seven thousand miles near er to New York and London, so far as sea going freights arc concerned, and tho saving on the wheat shipments of Cali fornia alone, it is estimated, would reach $1,000,000 per annum. Such being the case, it will be worth while to look into the plan of this already celebrated engineer ing project and examine some of the more interesting features oi the work. Briefly, it is proposed to construct a railway, or broad road-bed of easy grades, and with the least possible change of direction, across the Isthmus of Tehuantepec. The road is to be equipped with im uicnse platform cars or trucks on which Uie largest vessels may be taken, the cars being run down in a dock or loading dock in which the vessel can bo floated over it and held in position as in a dry dock. Onco loaded the car is to be drawn over the road by steam power. In Capt. Eads’ office there is a hand some drawing of the car and vessel as they will appear in transit. If the reader can imagine a huge platform, more than a block in length, covering more than a third of an acre in area, resting on i w ilderness of wheels, and supporting th towering bulk of a massive steamship, whose graceful sidei are everywhere shoved up as though on stilts, lie will have a pretty accurate Idea of what tho oucer vehicle and its load look like. How to load lids great weight, hold it in place, support it and draw it over the track were the * engineering problems which Capt. Eads undertook to solve. one of the first objections presented to the mind by this plan is the great weight to be home by the road bed. In answer to this, Capt. Eads states that the “cradle” for a ship and cargo weighing 0,000 tons would be about 350 feet long, and would rest on 112 rails lour feet apart. This would give a bearing 44 feet wide by 300 feet long, which Is 15,400 square feet, or 7s0 pounds to each square foot of road bed. A trotting horse leaves bnt a slight track on a dirt road. Its weight is borne alternately upon two feet only. If we assume the area of each shoe to be 12 iuches the weight of the animal must rest at each step upon bnt 24 square inches of earth, or onc-sixth of a foot. If the weight of the horse be 1,000 pounds, he would press the earth at each step with nearly eight times as much force per square foot as the largest ship to be trans- th.rted. Yet it scarcely leaves the imprint ol' its shoe, though to the weight of the hone is to be added the force or sudden blow with which it strikes the earth. On each of the 12 rails under a cradle 3o0 feet long there would be llo wheels. Each rail would-support onc-twe lfth of e whole weight, or 500 tons, giving 4* ns n each wheel The drivers of a large the freight engino at rest sustain a pressure of li tons each, so no heavier ties and rails wvuld be needed than on ordinary rail roads. As regards keeping the rails otrao even level, no greater inequality than one inch need occur, and this could always bo guarded against and rendered harmless by placing over each w ) ieel f steel spring that would admit of several "''in flation to the oft-expressed doubts as to the possibility of carrying the ship nging grade over changing grades and curves without straining and opening her scams, the Cap tain says some of the ablest engineers in I this country have declared unhesitatingly that loaded vessels may be thus carried In perfect safety. Many imagine tliat when in its element a vessel lias the pressure of the water constantly outside to counteract the pressure of the cargo within. In this they are mistaken. In a rough sea there are times when every part of a vessel is subjected to a fa r greater strain than would ever occur on ashiprailway. There are times, too, when the resist ance of water is wholly withdrawn from diiferent parts of Ilie vessel; when brat the bow, then the stem U wholly out of water. A vessel tliat could not ride with safety on Uie proposed railw ay is unsca- woithy. To avoid bending the ship In changing from one grade to another the cradle would ho run on to what may be called a tipping table. This would rest m a fulcrum at the middle and on hy draulic rams at each end, so that the enos c .uld be raised or lowered to conform to ti e diiferent grades. To avoid curves, : n otables would he placed at necessary points in tlic main track. Captain l ies not think the problem of sustaining the ship linnly in the “cradle” presents my difficulties that would justify a re nt to the plan or carrying It on a tank of water, as that would increase the Weight to be carried fully one-half, and lire added weight would be very trouble- s rws u» manage by reason of Its mobility. With a sufficient number of tracks and '.heels there will be such a distribution . i the weight that the largest vessel would r.ipose no greater weight on the rails c.y uiven point than those imposed h uidntd times a'day on the ^ib of every ; st-cLass road in the country. Each ,, irtrd would be made entirely separate I'.id Independent, so that In .ease of ureak- iae any wheel could be taken out with- , tt affecting others. Derailment of Uie oars would bo next to impossible. The “cradle” upon which .tlie vessel •-st# may be called a dry dock placed on wlieehbTZhis cradle or dock upon wheels will bn backed down upon the railway on x grade or about one foot in 100, until it . aches a sufficient depth of water to on Pile the vessel to be floated upon “• When the shin is in position she will be ?.ifely secured over the cradle, and then i:io car will be drawn slowly forward. As the water becomes shallow the ves- - 1 will naturally lake her position upon '.he cradle. The support will then be !:iovcd up Against her hull while atill .1 float so that she cannot move upon the cradle, and she will tlien be drawn up die incline to the level track. Here two . nglncs will bo attached and tbe vessel will at onco bo started on her Journey. Captain Eads says his information b to the effect that by the Tehuantepec route, tbe highest paint to be passed b at an el- • cation of 080 '."set, about twenty miles from «.ho Pacific shore. II© U assured '■list a grade of one foot in one hundred .an be obtained, which is accounted a very fnv<liable one. But be believes that a still heller one can be obtained, and for that purpose lie intends having surveys wade {hat will occupy about three months lime. ■ Reunion of Cutts* Battalion. Americus, Oct. 28,1880. Editors Telegraph and Messenger: At ten o’clock to-day the surviving members of what was known during the war as “Culls’ Battalion of Artillery,” assembled iu the courthouse. The design of this meeting was of a twofold purpose. First, to enable tho survivors to meet once gain, and “together fight their battle ’er.” Secondly, to reorganize the “Sum ter Light Artillery.” Proper steps were taken to consummate tlie second pait of the programme at an eaily day. There were 120 members of the old battalion present to-day, and Uie hearts of many more were with them. Letters were received from Captain John Mil- ledge, Captain Robert Falligaut, Lieuten ant B. James and Sergeant J. J. Harris and others, expressing a desire to be present and take part in the exercises, but were detained by other engagements. Col. A. S. Cutis’ address of welcome was earnest and touching. He referred to tlie past services of the command, their strug gles and triab and triumplis. While re- [orring to those who stood shoulder to shoulder with them—brave and noble companions—“who were not presept but accounted for,” tears trickled down from ‘eyes unused to weep” on every side. The occasion was one of mingled pleas ure and pain. A pleasure indeed it was, to meet so many living, ailer a separation of fifteen years—years of vexation and toil, and with many of tho veterans years of suffering and bereavement. Neverthe less they rejoiced to-day, in pressing each others’ hands, aud receiving the old sal utation, so familiar in other days. Anon, sadness would steal over their faces, as this one reported the departure of a comrade for that “palo realm be yond,” or another calling up. tho heroic death of one of their number during the war. After the exercises at the courthouse, the line was formed, headed by Colonel Cutts and the officcis of tho old battalion preseut, and the company marched out to the fair ground where a splendid dinner had been prepare 1 by G. B. Hare, Esq. The usual ceremonhs at tho table, with wine and jest, and repartee, closed tho public exercises of tho first reunion of the old command. The remainder oi the day was spent la social interchange, and. the relating of reinisuiscencles of the unhappy war. It was a happy, joyous occasion. It wa3 a matter of regret that arms and tents could not be secured, so as to carry out the original intent of this reunion. But the most persistent efforts failed to secure them. I must close with a short history oi this gallant battalion. Colonel Allen 8. Cutts, of Americus, early in ISC], determined to raise an artillery company. This he ac complished without difficulty, but owing to the lack of equipments, the company was not placed in tbe field until July 1861. This was called, “Sumter Light Artillery.” They left Americus on tho Cth of July, with 182 men for Virginia, and remained in that department unti the surrender, at Appomattox, April 11, 1885. They participated in the first battle of Manassas, on the 21st of Jniy. Their first engagement was that of Drauesville They acquitted themselves with honor. In 1802, the Battalion was formed with Col. A. 8. Cutts Colonel command in The command consisted of Sumter Lighi Artillery as Company A, with Capt. II. M. Ross commanding, Company B, Capt. Charles P. Crawford, Company C, Capt. J. A. Blackshcar, Irwin Artillery, Capt. John Lane. The companies A, B and C, were composed almost entirely of citizens of Sumter county. The Irwin Artillery were mostly Irom Washington, Wilkes county. During the war, oilier com mands were added to the Battalion, no tably that of the gallant Capt John Mil- ledge. The command was attached to General Pendleton’s artillery brigade, and were citlicr present actively engaged or held iu. reserve in tho first year of the war, with Gen. D. H. Hill’s command, and during the latter part with the corps of Gen. A r.Hill. , . ..... It is to be set down to tho honor or tins battalion that they fired the last camion in the late war on Saturday night. This gun was fired by Sergeant W. 11. h letcher, who livesjust beyond East Macon. I am indebted for many of these facts to Captain T. H. Johnson. Jack Plane. Thanksgiving' Proclamation. Washington, D. C., October 81 Tlie following proclamation was Issued to-day: A l'KOCLAMATION. At no period in tlieir history since tlio United States became a nation, has this people bad so abundant and so - universal reasons for joy and gratitude at tho favor of Almighty God, or been subject to so profound an obligation to give thanks for His loving kindness, aud humbly to im plore His continued care and protection. Health, wealth and prosperity through out all our borders; peace, honor and friendship with all the world; a firm and faithful adherence i»y tlie great body or our population to the principles of liberty aud justice which have made our great- ness as a nation and to the wise Institu- tions and strong form of government and society which will to pepetuato it— for all these let tho thanks of a happy and united people, as with one voice,ascend in devout homage to the Giver of all Good. I there- fore recommend that on Thursday, 2otli day of November next, the people will meet In their respective places of wor ship to make their acknowledgements to Almighty God for his bounties and pro tection, and to offer to him prayers for tlieir continuance. In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and caused the seal of the United States to be affixed. Done at the City of Washington this the 1st day of Novcmlier, 1880, and of the in dependence of tho United States the one hundred and fifth. It. B. Hayes. THE SUPREME COURT. Decisions Bonder .Mi October 13,1S89. Abridged for the Telegraph and Messenger bj Hill A Harris, Attorney at Law, Macon, G.orgia. Colquitt 3c Baggs vs. Stultz. Complaint, from Mitchell. 1. One who receives collateral security bound to the uso of reasonable dili gence in connection therewith. If the collateral be promissory notes or like evi dences of debt, he is bound to use ordi nary diligence to collect them. But where stock, worth about par, was deposited as collateral security, ’ the creditor was not compelled, on failure of tlie debt ors to pay the debt, to sell tho collateral; although lie had the option to do so, in tlio manner provided by the code, §2,140. IBs not selling, although he knew that the debtors had failed In business, and the subsequent depreciation or the stock con stituted no defense to an action on the In debtedness, it not appearing that the debt ors took any steps to secure a sale. 2. It did not alter the case that the stock was transferred on the books and new stock issued to tlie creditor. No sale was claimed, aud he held only sub modo. A plea to an .action on tlie debt which sought to recoup because of tho failure of the creditor to sell the collat eral, not caused by him, was demurra ble. Roundtree ct. al. ?j. Rutherford, admin istrator. Distress warrant, from Hous ton. 1. Where a .counter-affidavit ha? been filed to a distress warrant, aud the case relumed for trial,-tlie defendant may file a plea of bankruptcy, if it operates to discharge tbe debt. The affidavit is pleading In such sense 03 to allow amendment by the addition of a plea of inkruptcy. (a). Tim ruling in 55 Ga., 5G, will not be extended. 2. Where a distress warrant has lioen levied, a counter-affidavit filed, and a bond given fur the eventual condemnation money, the process becomes mesne, and the debt may be discharged by bank ruptcy. The discharge of the principal would operate to discharge the surety. 3. On the trial of the issue formed un der a distress warrant, evidence was ad missible to show that the landlord agreed for the tenant to sublet at less than the original price agreed on; hut statements of the tenant in the absence ot the landlord were not admissible for tLat purpose. Houser vs. Scott. Certiorari, from Hous ton. Where one, in good faith and under ad vice from tlie ordinary, took up au estray, and had it appraised aud relumed iu compliance with the requirements of the code, and it was held in readiness to meet tlie demand of the owner, ho was not lia ble to quintuple damages. Subsequent irregularities on the part of the officers would not affect him. (a.) Where the whole conduct of the taker up of au ostray was in perfect good faith, that tlie return was made on tho sixth day after the appraisement will not render liim liable. (b.) Nor will ho be liable because one of tho appraisers was only a freeholder to the extent of being interested in a home stead estate. bad no jurisdiction of tbe case, there be ing no si^istaiitial relief grayed against H&lleman vs. Halleman. Alimony, from Houston. 1. The act of October 28,1870, entitled “an act to extend the provision for ali mony to the family of the husband, to provide for tbe custody of the children, and for other purposes co llected there with,” is not unconstitutional as referring to more than one subject matter, or as -fog mines that now exist in tbe Fennsyl- containing matter different from what is expressed in its title. An examination of the act will show that alimony, custody of children, etc., was the only subject matter rclerred to therein. 2. There is no law which confines a jury in tho allowance of alimony to the property owned by tlie husband at the date of tho verdict. The verdict may cover any property mentioned in the schedule. 3. That the verdict allowing alimony to the wife, made no provision for the pay- mcni of tho debts of tlie husband, does not render it illegal. Possibly the indebt edness of tho husband might show the allowance to have been excessive, but the amount of such indebtedness does not any- wboro appear. The decree will not be good as against tbe debts created prior to the filling of tbo schedule. 4; Under the peculiar facts of this case, the admission of tho copy noto from Miss Bullard to the defendant was not error. He was shown to have been in possession of one noto from her, and in response to the notice to produce he should have shown clearly that it was not the one called for, and also how it catne to be written over in pencil and blurred, so a3 to be unintelligible. Without such note, tho network of cir cumstances surrounding defendant show3 his relations to Miss Bullard to have been very suspicious, whether he actually co habited with her or not. His conduct, the amount of property brought by the wife into the coverture, her blameless life and reputation all justify tbo verdict. Scott & King vs. Layers. Complaint, from Houston. The only evidence which conflicts with the verdict was tuat of the parties defend ant, who were witnesses materially inter ested. It is exclusively the province of the jury to determine the credit they will give to such testimony, anu having reject ed it as insufficient to overcome tlie case- made by the plaintiff, and the court be low being satisfied with the verdict, this surf will - * * * " By the President: Wm. M. Evarts, Secretary of State. The Revised Bible. New York, November 1.—The Amer ican Bible Revision Committee have com pleted tbe revision of tho English version of the New Testament and transmitted tho result oi tlieir labors to England, lhe British committee will meet lu November for final action, and the Uuivereity presses at Oxford aud Cambridge are expected to issue the revised New Testament in Feb ruary, 1881. The Old Testament will bo published two or three years alter. The American revisers have given their time and labor for eight years without compen sation. Their necessary expenses have been provided for by voluntary subscrip tions, and any friend of >ho great under taking who will contribute towards ex penses $10 or more before February next will receive a memorial copy of the first University edition of the revised New Testament, handsomely bound and in scribed. Money must bo sent to the n-esident Rev. Dr. Scbaff, or tbe treas urer, Mr.Andrew B.Taylor, Bibiellouse, New York. A i.auge party of northern capitalists will visit the valley and southwestern Vir ginia about Nov. 0 on a tour of inspection, with a view of making large investments. Harvey vs. Boswell. Complaint, from Talbot. Where in an action for damages the wit nesses differ as to the value of the proper ty injured, the ordinary rules of weighing testimony, such as honesty, disinterested ness, opportunity for knowledge and in telligence, should bo resorted to before at tempting to reach a satisfactory result by aveiagiu" the values sworn to. Fullington, for use, Kiilcn, administrator, ct a>. Complaint, from Houston. 1. Where suit was brought on a promis sory note, liaving several makers and in dorsers, and judgment obtained against two of them, they being only served, it barred another suit on the note as to them. 2. Where suit against two makers of a promissory note was barred by reason of a former recovery, the. residence did not confer jurisdiction on the Superior Court of their county, In a subsequent suit against all of the makers and indorsers. Colquitt, Governor, vs. Smith ct al. For feiture of recognizance, from Musco- Wh’erc the condition in a criminal re cognizance was that tho principal should appear at a particular term or court, but it contained no provision as to appearing from term to terra, or other like provision, tho appearance of tho principal at tho specified term was a complianco with the condition, and her failure to appear at a subsequent term to which the case was continued could not subject the sureties 10 a forfeiture. _ , • _ Burnam vs. DeVaughn, for usd. Com plaint, from Houston. . In a suit on an open account the plain tiff testified positively as to the correctness of the items; that tlie goods, the price or wldch was sued for, were furnished; mat most of them were sold by himself, some by bis clerk; that be knew Hie account was correct by the sales and by reference to his books, and that ho could not tell exactly what amount ho had sow be cause bis day-book was burned, but knew that he sold most of them himself, and knew tho amount was correct because ho ket>t the books himself. ilcid, that this testimony was not ob jectionab’.c as being secondary. Munroe ct al. vs. Phillips, administra trix, complaint, from Muscogee. Where In the year 1854 solvent notes were deposited with tho defendant s in testate for the use of certain colored ml- nore, by their reputed father, and the in testate shortly thereafter took out letters of guardianship for the minors as free persons of color, and managed the fund from then until wWh» invested what remained in Confederate bonds without an order or court, and on April 23, 1S7S, three of qaid wards brought suit for their sjhare of the fund, the eldest of whom became of age In lBOj,, married in 18C5, and became discovert in 1SCS by tbe death of her husband, Uie second and third reselling their majority in 1871 and 1872 respectively: Held, that tho cause of action accrued, to plaintiffs before June, 1805, and more than nine months aud sixteen days bav in" elapsed after their respective disabili ties were removed, before suit, the action is barred by tho provisions of the act of 1S7D. FIRES EOT TO BE QUENCHED. Co*I Mines That Have Burned Tor Years, Making a Desert of Large Areas. ' Pottsvillk, Pa., Oct. 24.—Tlie failure of all the attempts to extinguish tbe fire which has been raging in the Keelcy Run colliery for several weeks, it is feared, will add another to the perpetually bum- called syrups represented as made from pure sugar. 3. It is sold in Immense quantities to manufacturers of randy and all other forms of confectionery. Instead of buy ing sugar largely made from glucose, they now buy the glucose itself and make tlieir wares direct from R. 4. It Is sold extensively to be mixed with California honey, it assimilating in color aud other respects with that article. not interfere. Bell & Co. vs. 8inger Manufacturing Com pany. Injunction, from Fulton>fL A court of equity has the power to en join tlie publication and circulation of a libel.' This principle Is applicable to equitable rights arising under tho patent laws of tho United Slates, where the ie. gality of tho palcut is not the subject ot inquiry but i3 only collateral to the relief sought. The Planters’ Bank of Fort Valley vs. Kersh. Complaint, from Houston. Tlie verdict being contrary to the evi dence, a new trial i3 ordered. Closely scrutinized, the evidence of tlie plaintiff rests entirely on tbe entries in his Lank book, and if they are shown to be if-.ior- rcet, his case, as now presented, falls, .ith them. Biot in Denver. Davis Equity, vs McMicliael et al. from Crawford. , Where a bill was filed iu Crawford Su perior Court by Uie wife against her guar : dian, who was also the guardian of her deceased brother, for an account of her and his estate, which went into the guar dian’s hands, alleging that the money bad been invested in laud in Upsom county, where the guardian resided, and that tbe title thereto had been taken in bis name, that this was done with the aid and assis tance of her husband,who was mado a party defendant, and praying that the amount found to be due her individually and as heir at-Iaw of her brother be decreed to Denver, Col., October 31.—Denver has been in the-bauds of a mob of rioters for eight hours, aud now fully 1,500 rioters are in the streets. It was discovered a week ago Uiat fully 8,000 illegal names were registered in the city, and immedi ately thereafter the streets were filled with strangers of tho worst character. On Saturday night the Democrats had a pro cession, carrying transparencies with in scriptions and cartoons tending to cxcito animosity against the Chinese. A consid erable portion of the crowd became intoxicated and remained out a.l night. This noon they made an assault upon the Chinese houses, tearing down tho houses and beating and driving out the Chinese. One was dragged from Shap Lee’s place with a rope about his neck, and his skull crushed in with boots and bricks. The police were called out but were unable to control tho mob. The fire de partment was ordered to throw water on the rioters, but the mob attacked them and badly wounded two firemen. Many Chinamen were fearfully beaten One was rescued by the police and takqi to jail, which was immediately surround ed by a mob of about 1,000, who hurrahed and yelled "lynch the leper." The special police managed to keep back the crowd. Tho other mob remain ed Intact in the lower part of the city. About dark they were entirely beyond control, and marched from street to street gutting Chinese houses wherever they saw them and assaulting citizens. Many colored men were knocked down aud beaten. A special police is being sworn in to the number of 300. The Chinese pul iation here cannot exceed 150 all to and from tho beginning of thisdisgracelu! riot, not a single incident is reporied of any one of them having resisted the on slaught. Denver, October 31.—At this time, 11:30, everything Is quiet, the mob having dispersed, bnt a large police force is pa trolling tbo streets and the militia ready for action at a moment’s notice. All the saloons are closed, with orders to remain so until after tho election. The rioters gutted every China house in town with two or three exceptions. One Chinaman was hanged over his front door, aud sev eral were badly beaten with stones and other missiles. In nearly every instance the police rescued the Chinamen through back doors while tho mob was forcing the frontdoors. Four or five rioters were slightly wounded and one seriously, he having been shot In the right side. Denver, Col, November I.—The ac tive response of tho citizens to tbo call of tlie authorities effectually checked the mob, and by midnight a very perceptiblo improvement was developed, which has steadily continued. Early this morning % squad of miscreants made a disturbance- near the post-office, but within ton min utes it was estimated tliat 1,000 citizens, nearly all armed, were on tbo ground, and all tho rioters at that point were arrested and sent to jail. Several hundred war rants have been sworn out by the officers, and betwoen 200 and 300 arrests hare been made. Tbe city is now considered absolutely secure‘against any revival of mob rule, and the indignation among all classes is intense and earnest. Should lawlessness show itself in any form or at any point, it will undoubtedly be checked by the sternest and most convincing means employed In such emergencies vania anthracite regions. The greatest of these is probably that In the jugular vein, near Coal Castle, this county. This has been burning since 1835. Lewis F. Dougherty opened this vein In 1833. The upper drift of the mine was above water level, and a huge fire was .‘kept in a grate at tlie mouth ot the mine in winter to keep the water from freezing, in the gutters. One night in the above year the limbers of the drift caught fire from tho grate. When it was discovered the fire had bc6n carried down the air hole to the lower drifts, and was beyond control. Two miners entered the miue, hoping to recover tlieir tools. They never came out. The mine was abandoned. No effort made to mine any of tlio coal near the burning veil., although it was considered the bs3t coar in the region, un til 1850. Then John McGinnis put in a slope on the cast side of it, below water level. He struck tbe vein at a place where the coal was so thick that two miners could keep a largo breaker supplied. When 400 yards of. gangway had been excavated, tbe heat from the burning Dougherty niino began to bother tlie miners. McGinnis attempt ed to open an air hole. The heat became so great tliat the men were paid double to induce tl cm to wo;k. They worked en tirely naked, and'were relieved every ten minutes. Finally the heat became so in tense.that work was abandoned. Tho mine was flooded. After being pumped, men could again woik for a few days. Tlio mine was flooded nine times. Mc Ginnis finally failed, and the mine was then abandoned. Tho fire has been rag ing in the vein ever since, ^n area of, halfamilein every lilrectlofi has been burned. No vegetation grows on the surface. In places tho ground has l caved in, forming chasms a hundred, feet deep. There is but a thin shell ot earth over tho pit of fire. At night 'blue, sul phurous flames issue from the crevices iu the ground. It is dangerous to walk across the spot. Several persons have dis appeared around there during the past twenty yfc'irrs. It is believed that In a majority of the cases they have fallen into llm burning mioc. Dougherty, Uie orig inal proprietor of the mine, attempted to. go across once. He sank to his armpits through tho crust, and was only saved by courageous friends who ventured, to his assistance. Tlie stonra on the ground arc hot, and snow never rests there. Rain turns to vapor as fast as it falls on tbe roor of tho burning mine. Millions of dollars’ worth of the best quality of coal have been consumed by the fire. The Summit Hill mine, near Manch Chunk, has been burning for ttyei.ty-fivo years. It is believed that thft mine was set on fire by discontented miners. Thou sands of dollars have been spent in fruit less efforts to extinguish tho flames, The Butler mine, near rittston, has been burning three years. It was set on fire by a party of tramps, who built a fire in the mine In 1877. The fire is in the upper drifts. It is confined to an area of forty acres ly an immense ditch forty feet wide, which was excavated between the burning drifts an 1 connecting ones. Tho diggi ng of tlie canal cost $50,000. But for that obstacle tlie fire would have commu nicated to some of the most extensive mines in the Lackawanna Valley, and a subterraneous conflagration would have swept under the whole of West Pittston. Miners have worked in the lower drift of the Butler mine sinte the fire broke out, but there are but fort y feet of rock between them and the field of fire above. The water that trickles through tho roof is scalding hot. Tim temperature is so high that the men can wear but little clothing. It is mixed in tlio proportion of at least monument, not to exeee-1 $1,000 in cost, one gallon of glucose to oueof bouey, and j should be placed over his grave, and for- A MYSTERIOUS BIRTH. Besik or a Fortner Cltloen or Oft*, ikorpe i* Mam rreuebeo and Ml* Hlraage WI1L The following mysterious paragraph, a Sew months since, was found in the New York Tribune: “Dr. Oliver Huff, of San Francisco, who died recently, directed in his will that a the combined product is now not only sold to consumers as honey, but aiso ex ported to some countries in Europe, where, on account of its cheapness as well as flavor, it is said to be finding an in creased market. ‘ , 5. It is used in the east in the manu facture of sweet wines, and it is used in aili liquors requiring syrups. 6. it is used in preserves, and in fact in almost everything requiring sweets that ran be applied in a liquid form. The extent to which ccni is used for the manufacture is only in Us infancy, as may be judged when it is known that the consumption of corn for this purpose dur ing 1878, by the one eslabjjshmeut to which we have referred, was r>,000,<i00 bushels. For a time tbe trade was oon- fined to a few bauds, bnt the patent pro cess has been sold to others, and at least one large establishment is in operation al Buffalo, another in -St. Louis, and a third in Chicago—the latter having bocn put iu operation quite recently. There is anoth er at one. of the river towns of Iowa, and possibly there may he one or two outside of Ne w York city in the Eastern States. A Storm on the Son. I Observers of the sun found indications of intense commotion on the lltb, 12th, aud 13th of August. Tho sun spots were many, large, and active, and protuberances shot up their rose-colored tongues with in creased force and velocity from the sur face. The earth made instantaneous re sponse to tlie solar storm. A magnetic disturbance' suddenly began, accompa nied by an unusual exhibition of earth currents. - Tbe magnetic variations were frequent and'larga, aud the earth currents continuous and strong. It is years since the Greenwich observatory has recorded magnetic disturbances of equal magni tude, and it sends forth a timely warning to tclegratili engineera, and cape-, claliy to those .concerned in lay ing submarine cables, that earth currents may now become f; cquieal as compared with the quietness of recent years. A superb exhibition of aurora ac companied the magnetic disturbance. An observer at the Stoneyburst conservatory describes it as [recalling the magnificent displays of 186!), 1870 aud 1871; while the play of the magnets was one of the mo3t violent ever recorded at that conservatory. The auroral display was extensively ob- scived in England and Scotland. One observer described it as an outburst of streamers, appearing like wavy, swaying curtains from the zenith to near the hori zon, with the loreliest green tints near the zenith. AnoUicr writes that the streaks extended from horizon to zenith, the color being principally pale blue with a-reddisb tinge. Another paints the display as a brilliant band of white light followed by streamers, each streamer fading away be fore the succeeding one became very Still another records a glowing horizon bade any society of which he was a mem ber, or any friends, to pass resolutions of condolence over his decease, or to commu nicate the fact to his friends in the East.” It is only la Oglethorpe county, Geor gia, wbere Uie history and antecedents of Dr. Huff are known, that the motives which prompted this singular document, can be explained. . Dr. Oliver Huff was the illegitimate son of Col. Richard Huff, once a wealthy land aud slave owner iu Goose Bond dis trict, who created quite a sensation before the war by liberating 100 slaves and es tablishing thcm.in Liberia. Iu this band of colonists was a mulatto woman who claimed to be the mother of Dr. Huff. But between her and the alleged son no friendship had existed for years. Ho al ways appeared to avoid the mulatto mis tress of his father, and was encouraged in tills by his sire. Young Huff grew up in to a bright, handsome lad, and was sent by Col. Huff to the first schools in tho New England States. During vacations he visited home, but here lus society was marked. The whites looked upon him as tainted with negro blood, while from his bearing he scorned the suspicion. Huff graduated with distinction, and having expressed a desiie to study medi cine his father sent him to France, from which countiy he returned with the high est diplqma. :i -5 . w He located on ihq plantation ot his father; but his old troubles began again. The whites in tlie neighborhood had not forgotten the suspicious circumstances surrounding the young Doctor’s birth, and he wa? placed under tho ban of so ciety. Dr. Huff was proud and ambitious, and soon seemed to avoid association. At length tlie whites l>ega;i to discover tbat there was not the faintest resemblance to tho negro race in Dr. Huff, and the re port got in circulation that his mother was a Caucasian, and that the mulatto woman had been paid to claim and rear the infant as her son. ■ t ■ • After this Uie barrier of society began to give way. A few whites recognized Dr. Huff aud employed him in their families, hut in a condescending way tbat chafed his proud spirit. Others spoke of him as the “nigger doctor.” . He was once engaged to one of the first young ladies in South Carolina, but the report of his birth reaching her family's cars, tho match was broken off. Tbo beginning of the lato war found Col. Huff dead, who left his illegitimate son a fine property, to revert to him at tbe death of the lawful heirs. About tills time Dr. Huff quitted the county, letting no one know bis destina tion. But some of the soldiers from this epunty saw him during the war as surgeon iu a Confederate regiment. His men were devoted to him, ana our boys did not ex pose his history. . After tho war Dr. Huff was lost sight r;f, but about live years ago a ruriuor ; reached this county tliat he wa3 seen in a request that ether papers copy, and'that a copy be fumi died his Excellency, Gov. Alfred H. Colqi tt. On motion, the meeting adjourned tine £ h* t - Q. L. Hazz.vrd, Jambs m. Lamb, Chairman. Secretary. bright. San Francisco, Cal., was doing a fine ?, k ! m ^n tn-tMin J rim. wlilcl. practicel and had accumulated quito a for- tune. Our people respected tho motires that occasioned Ills exile, and no effort Glucose. We have written several articles, says the Mobile Ecglster, on tbe subject of this miserable, unwholesome product known as glucose sugar, a kind of syrap usually manufactured from corn, by a chemical process in which sulphurlcacid acts large ly as an agent. Nevertheless wo feel that ho apology is due for ,repeating tho dose, for it is a subject that ought to be con stantly agitated, especially among tho farmers of the lower South, who have it entirely within their’ power to produce tlieir own sugar and molasses from the gen uine tropical sugar cane. And even where tills cauuoL be done, sorghum may come in as a substitute; a poor one, it is true, for its product Is simply glucose; still tho use of sorghum molasses is far better than to use tire chemical article manufactured from com. As a general rule sorghum mo lasses is far less wholesome than a mo lasses manufactured from the true South ern cane; still it is not a poison, which is more than can be said of .the chemical glucose already referred to, A prominent Chicago paper says the extent to which tin: manufacture of glu- „ . ... , 'cose syrup from com has readied would Francisco will become ibe great entr^ astonish tlie country if fully known. Tlie P°^ 0 f U>e coss,,^ there are vast fortunes .writer Is not prepared to give figures indi ing in an ill-defined arch, from, which sprang a large number of broad stream ers, stretching toward the zenith. Tlie some phenomenon was seen by Amcricau observers, although It did not receive tbe attention bestowed upon it by European observers. It is evident, how ever, that the epoch of grand auroras aud magnetic storms has returned, and that our northern skies for months to come will probably be lighted with auroral flames. More eamesUy than ever arises the question of the cause of the sun-spot cycle and its intimate connection with electric and magnetic phenomena. No one doubts that the commotion in the so lar orb is reflected on the earth in the flashes of- auroral light and the erratic movements of tue magnetic neo- dle. We can see tlie cause aud note the effect. But no one, if the theory of tlie disturbing influence of the great planets is rejected, has found the clue to the se cret of sun spots. We can only grope iu darkness while wc wait for persistent searchers to solvo the problem, and ad mire wiUi mingled reverence and awe the mighty power with which the sun sways ids pathetic cnord by which each planet iu tho system reflect in auro ral light and disturbed magnetism Uie ab normal condition of tbe great central orb.. —Providence Journal. TuE,SAND\vicn Island Sugar In dustry.—Referring to tbe sugar industry of the Sandwich Islands, the Sau Fran cisco Commercial Herald says: “A few years since it was pretended that 20,000,- 000 lbs was tbe limit of production there, but it has now advanced to 70,000,000 lb3, aud there is practically, a3 far as we are concerned, but little limit to tlie produc tion. At2tQnstotbo acre, 500 square miles wohld produce 840,000 tons, or 1,333- 000,000 lbs—over two-thirds of tlie total consumption of the United States at pres ent. It may be seen, Uicrefore, that the islands are, lu tbe not distant future, to become an important source of supplies for tbe whole of tbo United States. Su gar will doubtless be cheaper here, but the dam&nd for It will be greater, and San Tub Hamilton estates, comprising 8,000 acres of important agricultural, sporting and mineral property in tbo North Riding of Yorkshire, were offered the oUier day at auction. The property was offered in ten lots, hut all were withdrawn, tliq bid ding being too low. There is certainly not over competition for tarms in Eng land, and notwithstanding the unques tioned productiveness of tlie year many English landlords do not think ii compcn- salesforthree bad years, and, like Lord Bcaconsfield, who has found time from tbe composition of “Endymion” to re member his tenants, are making, reduc tions of 15 and 20 per cent, iu their rents. to be made both in growing it, selling it and refining it, and it will be more • of a bonanza to this city than ever any on the Comstock was, because it will be endu- rlng.” P Thousands ot people, who are ailllcted .with a- diseased liver, indigestion, heart burn, waterbrasb, sour stomach, or a gen erally intolerable biliousness, as it is term ed, use mercury. This is done reluctant ly, perhaps, but the comraonplaco argu ment is, “Oli. nothing will reach tho liver and spleen, except blue mass. Could I get something else I would use It.” Read er, you rail get something else; and that something else Is Simmons’ Liver Regula tor. It is equal iri power to blue mass, and without any of its Injurious effects. 4w was made to communicate with or expose him. The next wc hear from him is the news of his death, circulated through his strange will. The very clause that was aimed to preserve his history caused cu riosity to be aroused aud au expose made. Dr. Huff had never married. While he was recognized a3 a white man in the Golden State, he always had the air of a hunted man. His life bad been an unen viable one, and he doubtless hesitated to entail the curse of suspicion that had fol lowed him upon innocent theirs. His de mise was mourned upon the Pacific slope. A good man was gone. But the antecedents of this man have at last been cleared. It is said that his mother is a white woman and belonged to one of tho first families in Virginia. She was a near relative to Colonel Huff, and while ou a visit to him in this county an unnatural intimacy existed between them, which resulted in the birth of a son, this same Drl Oliver Huff, To hido the shame of the girl, a mulatto woman was hired to claim it as her off-spring. There are over 1,000 acres oi fine land in this county, the titles to which are vested in the hero of this sketch. As there are doubts about his mother, and he leaving no heirs, it is claimed that this property Wilt revert to the State. J We give tho story as related to us.— Oglethorpe Echo. COCHKAN ISDIttNAHr. Au Effort Mode to Mutiprom Crime. Meeting or tbe Cllliem. Cochran, Ga., Oct. 30—The citizens of Cochran held au impromptu meeting to consider the importance of doing some thing to suppress crime andjttie frequent violation of the criminal law.in our midst. Upon motion Quin L. Hazzard was called to the chair and James M. Lamb requested to act as secretary. The chair man explained the object of the meeting, urging upon the citizens the necessity of their prompt action in the matter. Upon motion the chair appointed a committee of five to draft resolutions ex pressing the indignation of the citizens at the killing of I. fl. Hall in our town, on tlie night of tho 28th insL The commit- ,tee immediately retired and returned with the following resolution, whieh was unan imously adopted: • We, the committee appointed to draft resolutions expressive of the Indignation of citizens at the many atrocious crimes that have heretofore been committed in and around our little town, and tlie guilty parties suffered to escape punishment, and more especially the crime just com mitted on the night of the 28th inst., which resulted in the killing of I. H. Hall, of Dodge countyj and we, as law- abiding citizens, believing and knowing that peace aud rood order is conducive to the prosperity of any place or community, and believing in tlgi rigid enforcement of the criminal law of our Slate, urge upon our chief magistrate ami judicial officers the necessity of this rigid enforce' Mn. Thomas HotuOM cast a decided gloom over his protectionist auditors at. . . the Academy of Music, In rhilauciphia, I ment and duo diligence in bringing while discussing tlio comparative cost ol the offenders to punishment; therefore living in this country aud England. He . he it told them that “an English shilling ex- Jteeoiced, That we appeal to the mayor pended in Englaud would bring him and aldermen ofour town to offer a liberal better returns than an American dollar j reward for the apprehension of the guilty xpended in America.” Whereupon, says party, and also appeal to the citizens of he Record, of that city, “tlie bland bevy t his town and surrounding country to of- HOMPtTABEE MACON. Wh »l *«r W«nt*ra Visitor* Hava to •toy Atoms la. The following extract from the Jancs- vill* Recorder wili be read with interest by the citizens of Macon. Following it is a letter from Capt. Smith, of tbo Guards, to a friend in this city. We give it to show the impression produced upon onr visitors. Perhaps tho reception tendered by Masbu may result in bringing' into Georgia many valuable citizens: Iu the afternoon, on invitation of tha citizens of IBkn, the Guards and Rilles started lor a visit to their city. Arriving there about seven, tli^y found tlie oily all wild with expectation. Bonfires were burning, cannons were belching forth their iptid voice of welcome, fireworks, roc$ets and Homan candies wore in the hands of apparently every man, woman and child, and from the depot to the ho tel and the hotel to tlio armory the night was as bright as day, and the continual cheers of the vast crowds on the streets satisfied all that the welcome tendered was a genuine one, and one tliat came from the hearts of those who were glad to do their Northern visitors honor. After stacking arms in the armory of the Macon Volunteers, the Masonic Jtall was thrown ojten anu for an hourtUe blue and the gray mingled in joyous greeting. Saturday morn ing the efirria »es of the whole city were turned over to the boys,anil until 3 o’clock they were driving in all directions, seeing the sights of a genuine Southern city. At four o ( dock the visitors sat down to & ban quet tendered them, and a royal least It was, too. For over two hours the tables were surronnded; speeches and toasts fol lowed each other. The menu was printed on satin, and was of exquisite design. The citizens of Macon are proud of tho fact that this was the finest and most elaborate banquet ever served In Georgia. A3 the time for leaving caino it seemed almost impossible for the hoys to bid good-bye to their ft lends, and at the depot, just as the train started, the handshak ing and hugging reminded one of a lot of girls bidding each other cood-byc for a summer vacation. At Griffin, on the wvy to Macon, representatives of tlie two com panies there boarded tlie train and left as their compliments a large tub of punch which wa3 highly appreciated. Headquarters Janesville Guards Janesville, Wis., October 30,18£D.—. A. .1. .Sharp, E-iy.: I)'r..u; Sir—Letter and papers received; accept thanks:. £ was telling my wife of the kind reception we met, and a!sp of the glorious climate you were all enjoying, and tho first thing she said was, “Sell out, and go down there.” Of course, this can’t be done just yet; but, iu connection with the thought, I can’t help but express my surprise at so many people going west and north to settle up a new country, when tho fair Sooth, with its ricli mining interests, beau tiful soil and fine climate wants settling up. If I ever move away from Janesville I shall strike for tbe southern clime. Remember mo kindly to thoio I met in hospitable Macon. Ycurs truly, H. A. Smith, Captain Janesville Guards. The Rockford Rllm At Homo. The Rockford Register ot the 28th ult. gives the following account of the return of the Rifles to that city: After the disappointment of yesterday afternoon, the absolute appearance of the reluming Rilles on the eight o’clock train aroused a double enthusiasm from tbe citizens. A large crowd awaited their ar- rival.at the eight o’clock train, conspicu ous among whom were the lone widows who woefully waited and waited iu vain at the afternoon term,their faces beaming with certainty of realizing their deferred hopes and greeting eacli their individual Rifle once more. Then tlie boys were all out noisy and numerous, in imagination picturing the day when they would be the joy iul bearers of glory to tlieir Rockford homes. When the tram pulled in and the weary, welcome alighted, the assembly raised a clieer, which the boys responded toby firing SALUTES FROM THEIR POCKET PISCES. The band piped np the mus!cof“Dixle n and the line of march was taken up, the white hats of the “bonoraries” looming up behind the band, by no mcan3 minor fea ture of tho procession. As they inarched down West State street the'sidowalks and store doors were thronged with citizens who gave the token of welcome by a loud clapping of hands and shouts of applause. The Rifles stepped up briskly and with elastic tread as if their lone journey aud the attendant marches and drills had been but a bit of pleasurable practice instead of a continual strain, and there was about them a prouder, firmer military bearing Ilian they had ever manifested before. At the armory tho crowd pressed upon them that entrance was almost impossi ble, and the rooms were filled with de lighted friends pouring forth a continuous stream of curious queries and hardly able to contain themselves to receive the re sponse before darting upon another equal ly interesting subject. Very little satis faction could be obtained last evening i’owcrer, as the boys were in a perfect be wilderment of recollections of glorious treatment, levees, receptions, banquets, toasts, complimentary speeches, military maneuvers, and as a consequence verbal accounts were incoherent and chaotic, aud only tho general impression was gaiued that the boys bad fated most sumptuousty and been feted and feasted until THEY REVELED IN LUXCBY. Everywhere it was the same. At Maam the'y were furnished with a banquet with every delicacy that mind could imagine. Tlie bills of fare were printed on while silk, with words indicating tliat the ban quet was complimentary to “Our Western visitors, Rockford Rifles and Janesville Guards.” At all points along tbe route, going and returning, crowds gathered and welcomed the boys with cheers. Often, at stations where the train stop ped but five minutes, local companies of soldiers were assembled, with bauds and banners, and palatable drinkables were provided of infinite variety and delicious flavor. There was a strong pressure brought to bear to induce tbe company to visit Jacksonville, Florida, but the boys felt that they could not take more time. The Gazelle, published inthesime city, eating the totality to which this business lias already reached. In fact, the busi ness is at present'carried on under a kind of socresy, Hie profits being immense, and the article produced being used, but not avowedly. One establishment iu Nqw York, which lor years manufactured starch from corn, pursued experiments for a long time under Gorman chemists, until the glucose in syrup form was pro duced. Sinew then this New York estab lishment has been engaged in a constantly increasing production and trade. The ex tent to which cane sugar is being dis placed by this product is truly astonishing: In fact, tlio people have no correct idea of it whatever. (fwoaro not mistaken, the original glucose, now an article of commerce, as a substitute for sugar, was able to produce say", three gallons of pure syrup from each bushel of corn. This syrup is of good color and good saccharine power, aud its liquid consistency rendered it desirable tor mixing with other syrups. As com pared with the imported syrups, or with syrups made wholly from sugar, its cost was insignificant, thus enabling tlie pro ducer to Sv.il it at from fifty to sixty-five cents profit, and at tlie same time furnish a substitute for direct sugar productions at onc-lialf or less than their cost. This glucose enters largely into nearly all the finer molasses or syrups now sold on tbe general market, aud it wholly composes all the cheaper grades. They have got to flavoring it up and purifying it in such a manner that one can rarely detect it without chemical test, or by the more dangerous test of long xise, which vwr „ ,i, urc u u „i.vi«. invariably brings on dyspepsia, or at least j cording to which the average duration of nel Mayer, P. L. Peacock, Elias Herman, dyspeptic symptoms. It is also sold- to I steel rails, where twonty-iour trains pass J. A. D. Coley and Dr. T. F. Walker, the manufacturers for tbe following pur- I over them every day, is thirty years. Upon motion, the proceedings of this :*>ses: j whilst that of iron rails, with traffic of meeting were ordered to be furnished the 1. It is sold, as v as proved before the seventeen trains, is eleven years. Steel Cochran Enterprise, Hawkinsville l)i»- \ Congressional investigating committee,' rails, according, to this calculation, last patch, Eastman Timet, Dublin Gazette, ail declared 'herns in immense quantities to sugar rppnqrs. ,! four times as long as iron rails,.although Telegraph and Messenger and tbo strong Union men I 2. It is sold to all manufacturers oi so-‘ they are but oqd-third more expensive vi-h.’. r—r,.,Kii«.ii^ v„_.v tbe , of protectionists by whom Mr. Hughes was surrounded • • shut all their sweet ness from the genial orator as dandelions close up their blooms wheu scorched by the morning sun.” fer a reward in addition to the one tha 1 may be offered by tlie Governor and town council; and also further, • Resolved, That the chair appoint a : committee of five to apiwal to the Gov- ; emor and request Win to offer a reward that tlie guilty party may be apprehended says: ,.. Our traveling “millionaires,” who went “marching through Georgia ’ v. ith flying colors, have returned homo and art cir ca! a’ing among us plebeians who re* mained at home the same as of yore. .Seriously, they all report they bad A pleasant time, and so radical a Republi can as C. M. Utter says i.ow Ui*t ha thinks the Northerners are doing tbe ra re beL injustice. Mr. U. speaks in warm praise of the generous hospitality of people there, especially at Macon, where, on six hours’ notice, eleven hundred dol lars was raised to entertain the Rockford Rifles aud Janesville Guards, and when 4k most magnificent bill of tare was laid be fore them. The rebel General Ghtetbasa said he was glad the North succeeded to the late war; that he was now satisfied was tlie best thing for Uie country. Thejf, heaisolves to b« DOW as any nun in Daily Constiu'.ion for publication, with’North. '