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• • r— r-. — — -j -I : 7.7 ■' .~ r ~ r " <$*oggra '^legjtaplp Sttfc 3xm)c«al & IKejsjajmgeir. T«rnaa of ilM Ttltfruph wad Mmmh- »«r. Post ay* free to all Edition.t. Daily TtUgrapk and Mttttngtr $19.00peryr r • •• 0.00 drum 150 S in 03. Daily TtUgrtpk and Mntmyer ami Southern Parmer's Monthly liMperyr. Weekly Telegraph and Messenger 8-00 •* - 1.00 tmos. Week’s Telegraph ana Messenger and Southern Farmer's Monthly SJSQperyr Remit by P. O.- Order or Registered Letter, to H.B.DATU,XMW(er. 4Megrapjj aui Iftmtngtr FRIDAY NOVEMBER 19, 1880.~ Two Mormon Elders will leave Chatta nooga on the 18tb, for Almaso, Colorado, with fifty converts. During three years past four hundred converts from North Georgia, have emigrated to that locality. TnEtnerchants of Carondelet, Mo., have what they call “The Book of Beats,” in which are the names of persons who do not pay their debts. The Rev. Mr. Scho field Is therein recorded, and the fact was lately stated in public, by Deacon Hall, as disgraceful to him. The church held an investigation, listened to the clergy man’s assurance that ho would pay if he could, and voted that he was an honest man. The return of William S. Holman of Indiana to the lower house, after retire ment during tnc pnaem, congress, is a matter of congratulation. During his membership of former Congresses ho prov ed himself one of the ablest men in the body, especially in the advocacy of all economic measures that had to do with the paying out of money from the treas ury. The boure of refuge on top of Mount St. Gothard, founded In the fourteenth century, will be permanently closed two years hence. The opening of the tunnel will render it useless, as not even beggars will then cross the mountain on foot. At present tlio Hospice affords shelter, food, and a bed to 20,000 people yearly, and Is supported by private and public charity. The ride through the tunnel will cost only twenty cents. Orange Boxes.—We noticed upon the Centre street wharf, says the Fer- nandina Mirror, a whole cargo of box material for packing oranges, brought from the state of Maine, to be shipped to the Interior. This looks like bringing coals to Newcastle. This box stuff is pre pared by an Ingenious system of putting a circular stick in a thin veneer, a process which could be applied to many of our timber trees. The St. Louis cotton market has a “boom” of rejoicing, founded on a great increase in receipts. These amounted for the cotton year ended August 31 to 406,270 bales, which figures make St. Louis the leading cotton mart of the in terior. The Commercial Exchange of that city says that the value of this busi ness is equal to $50,000,000 to the city. The net receipts for the cotton, $17,800,- 000, are expended in St. Loui3 in the purchase of goods and supplies, and thus a great market is created by the diversion of cotton. The Febnandina Mirror says: The Fentandlna and Jacksonville railroad Company evidently intend to be readj in time for the opening •* ;’ ue ; r _ loccu>utive and two handsome passenger reoaches arrived here oh Wednesday and are now at the Transit Railroad shops. The passenger coaches are very Dieely fit ted up with cane seats and all the modern improvements. The piling at Trout Creek and Nassau is progressing and the work Is being pushed forward as rapidly as pos sible. The election caused a suspension of work for a few days. Immigration.—Over three thousand immigrants arrived at Castle Garden from Europe on Monday the 8th instant. The total number of immigrants who have ar rived thus far this year is above 200,000 and it is estimated by Superintendent Jackson that the immigration this year will exceed that of any previous year in the history of the country. The largest record of immigration was in 1854, when the arrivals were 310,000. In the opinion of the commissioners of immigration ftally 00 percent, of all the immigrants who have arrived this year have been of the most valuable class for the material development of the country. The New York IFbrltl contained a sen sational double-leaded editorial asserting “on high authority” that before the elec tion was held on Tuesday the 2d instant, and while all the important members of the Cabinet were absent from Washing ton, the records of the various departments of the executive government were over hauled by unofficial persons who appear ed in the several departments bearing the authority of the chiefs of those depart ments respectively. The World says that the archives of the Government cover four Republican administrations as well as the administration of President Hayes, and that the accounts of the nation have never been examined by experts or offi cials not affiliated with the party in power since the year 1800. The World argues that the purpose of the alleged over hauling of the records was to suppress any that would be damaging In case the Democrats came Into power. Florida Matters.—Major Marks stales that he is receiving seventy-five per cent, more business letters from persons seeking homes in Florida than in any for mer year. There seems to be less aimless inquiry and more business among the writers than heretofore. If there are any thing in appearances, Florida will receive large additions to her population during the present season. Orange gathering has commenced on a moderate scale. Ship ments to the Northern markets will be gin at an early day. Tho crop of Orange county will probably exceed that of last year, in spllo of her storm. Strangers are beginning to arrivo from the North, some seeking homes and others in pursuit of health and pleasure. We are pleased to welcome them, and hope a whole army of widcawako and enterprising people may follow them, and find In South Florida their ideal of a desirable country to make their homes in.—Olanda Reporter. Cyprus is likely this year to become a favorite winter resort for British' valetu dinarians. Those who have lately trod its shores are enthusiastic in its praise; there are no bounds to its hygienic pos sibilities. A private company is doing for it what the French Government has done for its Algerine possession—erecting attractive buildings for invalids and bos- telries for travelers, that those wandering in search of increased strength and hiding from the bitterness of a northern winter may find shelter and a happy repose. The Oeoreta Senatorial Election Takes place to-day, and we suppose it will result in the election of ex-Gcvernor Joseph E. Brown on the first ballot. The original contest was made before the peo ple, in the gubernatorial election, (con trary to sound usage) and the result practically determined In thatrace. Ex-Gov. Brown will be a man of con siderable weight in tho United States Sen ate. He is pre-eminently a sagacious and; self-contained man. He never takes a position unless he is ready to take it. He never begins a controversy until all his pockets are crammed with ammunition; and hence he rarely comes out^of one with his feathers trailing. , For a quiet and conciliatory man by na ture, ho dreads a fight less than any man wa ever saw, and, in fact, a fight “agrees with him.” He is like Old Hickory, one of whose aids throughout his whole mili tary career told us that, during ali the Creek campaign, he helped lift Old Hick ory to his horso in the morning and lift him off at night. He bad chills and fever and could hardly stand alone; but when the fight got warm ho was like a raging lion and could do anything; but when the crisis was over he was faint as a girl, and had to be borne to his bed. Brown is a man of gentle and consider ate speech, hut he gains strength on “op- pugnanee,” and sticks to it with such ar- do r and perseverance—such indomitable energy and pluck—that it is not worth anybody’s while to beglu a row with him. II#* is not a malicious hu* less he is like a bull-dog or a snapping turtle. When he takes hold he is goiug to hold on, even if you abridge him just behind the mouth. And moreover, he is the Prince oi Plausibility. Let him state the case and the cause is won. Ex-Governor Brown will he a pre-emi nently useful member, if usefulness con sists in getting appropriations—and doubt less (or right and justifiable objects, it does, to a large extent. Governor Brown will show the gentlemen who complain of the solid South that the way to destroy it is not by blows and knocks and bad lan guage. Some policy of smiles and sun- shinc, like that wh'ch stripped the traveler of his cloak, is far more available than the blasts and storms of winter. They will all be in favor of plenty oi money, if they are to get it; and though not one would spend a dollar of his own ou “Dry creek,” they will not complain if Congress spends a million. This is the Tiojan horse in politics, and Governor Brown Is the best trainer for that horse In the State ofGeor- gia. As a man to fight a crowd, or fall in with it, we know no better. To the Point, and True—Senator Hili’g Letter. Onr contemporary, the Gainesville Eagle, utters the followiug words of good sense and cheer, which should awaken a hearty response In every Southern heart: While tliere is here and there a croaker, It is gratifying to uote the fact that au overwhelming majority of the Democratic papers are for standing by their colors, anil indignantly spurn the suggestion of a new departure iu politics. The Demo cratic party is one of principles, and. whether in victory or defeat, these remain the same. A temporary repulse will no more destroy the party than it will blot out the love of liberty and constitutional government. It will continue to live in spite of the opposition of its enemies, the evil surmisine of the craven-heart—* th- r falSC frieP -- Although" tte — -scaled, still it is doing a grand work in checking centralization, and iu adherents will not hesitate or falter until iu principles shall triumph over all oppo sition. How different from the above is the Utopian scheme of Senator Hill to organ ize, North and South, one “great national union party,” and let the Republicans be wiped out because they are hated at the South, and the DemocraU be sent to Coventry because they are hated at the Noitli. The project of the Senator is so far fetched and impracticable that it trenches upon the ridiculous. It is not very likely that either the DemocraU or Republicans will consent to commit sui cide to oblige the talented member from Georgia; and who is to “disband” them if they prefer to live on ? Besides, the mere act of dissolution would not eradicate the rying trade Into the pockets of foreigners, ought to be repealed. ' A true Democrat believes that as wo manufacture now much more than we can consume at home It is absolutely nec essary to our prosperity that our foreign trade ahall be sfct free irom the shackles of antiquated repreaslve legislation. He knows that to sell we must also buy, and he believes that the tariff, which now places a heavy penalty on our buying abroad, ought to be liberalized and re formed. , A true Democrat opposes subsidies and special granta of public money to shipping or other commercial adventures, because be knows that the surest and cheapest way to procure general prosperity and to encourage enterprises of all lawful kind! is to remove restrictive laws and let Amer ican genius and lovo of adventure have a fair chance. ■ • A true Democrat Is opposed to section al lines in politics, becauso he knows that such hues are not lounded iu nature or in the people’s wishes and interests, but rest on prejudices and antipathies kept alive to the people’s Injury by designing politicians. Ilence a true Democrat wants no “solid South,” aud knows that so evil a phenomenon would quickly dis appear In the presence of a real Demo cratic party. _ A true Democrat abhors all monopolies, and therefore is opposed to “bossea." who are only political monopolists. He delights in overthrowing tho rule of “boss es,” because he believes that tho people, rightlv and fully instructed, are wiser tliau tho wisest bosses, and are their own best leaders. _ Finally, a true Democrat is not afraid of his principles. This is a distinguish- ing mark by which at ono time in our history the real Democrat was known, and at that time the Democratic party liad the confidence and affection of the r®® ylo. We think wo may add with propriety to tho ilcraliTa “solid South” negation, that “a tme Democrat votes as bis convictions lead him, and not for the sake or putting himself with this or that section or party. He recognizes the right of each and all the States to their own party attitude, and the folly and insincerity of abandoning it for no better reason than that this or that State or section takes a different one. Hence, the Southern Democrat who should vote the Radical ticket, for tho mere pur pose of obeying the Heral<Ts instructions to divide and break np the solid Sontb, the true Democrat would rightfully pro nounce a fool or false to his principles. Last Week’sTottou Figures. The New York Commercial and Fi nancial Chronicle of last Saturday reports tho cotton receipts of the seven days end ing Friday night, the 12tli iiislint, at 215,- S42 bales, against 220,210 the correspond ing week of last year. Total receipts since 1st September 1,857,900 bales, against 1,007,438 for the same portion of the previous cotton year, showing an in crease of 190,408 bales. The interior port business of the week was as follows: Receipts 115,147 bales against 130,522 for the same week of last year. Shipments 92,771 against 104,458 last year. Stocks 227,135 against 187,120 last year, at same date. The Chronicle's visible supply table showed, on Friday night last, 2,107,943 bales of cotton m sight, against 1,898,752 bales last year at same date, 1,731,295 in 1878 at same date, and 1,760,812 in 1877 at same date. This shows an in crease of 209,191 bales on the visible supply of last year, 430,048 on the visible supply of 1878, aud 401,131 on the visible supply of 1S77. Middling upland was •quoted at 07-10 in Liverpool last Friday. Aline same date iast year, it was cj. In 1878, at same dar the quotation was 51, and in 1877 at same date, it was 0.| The Chronicle's weather telegrams of Friday report a killing frost over a consid erable portion of tho Gulf Stales, and gen eral rains over tho whole cotton region Galveston says It rained hard on three days of the week, with a fall of 2.45. Ona frost, not killing, is reported at Galveston, but the rest of the State lias liad two kill ing frosts, and snow In the northern part. Cotton is generally killed. Ticking was in fine progress at Galveston. At Indian- ola, light rains on three days and a kill ing frost on two nights. Picking steady, At Corsicana, hard rains on two days, and one killing frost. At Dallas, one heavy shower—killing frost on two nights, but as much cotton matured as cau be gathered. At Brenham, one killing frost. At Waco, two killing frosts, bat as much Mr. Hill’s Chittenden Letter. Sometimes when Mr. Hill seems to be most pleasant and self-exculpatory, he smoothes the hair of our Northern breth ren the wrong way. To illustrate, the following from the St. Louis Globe-Dem ocrat, 1* In pout: -~ But the most remarkable point in It, (\lr. Hill’s letter), and one which we have not noticed, is his declaration that “tho Republican party will take the Presidency peaceably because the South wills it—and at the next electiou the loaders of that party will tell the people from every stump and pulpit In the North that the South must not be trusted.” If we give Mr. Hill credit for houesty, as wo certain ly do, it is at the expense of Ids reputa tion for common sense. Ho honestly bo- lievos that after the Republican party, by an overwhelming vote, at a peaceful elec tion aud with au ungues.lotted result, lias won the Presidency by the only ordeal that civilized nations recognize, lio be lieves that when tho Republican party steps into the peaceful exorcise of its un questioned rights, it docs so not in virtue of any ftindameutal law or principle of popular sovereignty, not as tlio result of a voting strength which it lias just shown, but that Its triumph is a con cession from the beatenparty—it takes tho presidency “because the South wills It.” If the South did not will it, If the South did not in its magnanimity concedo the presidency, the Republican party would Lave to fight for it, and it would bo the most natural thing in the world if tho South should choose to withhold that con cession which on this occasion it lias granted. Wo wish there was some way of making Mr. Hill understand that when the Republican party »*kn« protidency, as it will do next March, it does so with out putting itself under any obligation to the South. All that the South could do fairly or unfairly to prevent it was done, and its opposition was futile and unavail ing. After it bad failed to prevent our taking the presidency, any talk of our taking it “because the South wills It” is almost childish idiocy, but the Idiocy of it does not prevent it from being genuine Southern sentiment. ANew Departure.—Tlio Democratic executive committee of Brooks county have opened the door and invited the “man and brother” to come in and join them in selecting candidates for county officers. Whether they accept the offer is to be seen. The Free Press has the fol lowing : We call the attention of the colored vo ters of this county to the fact that they have been invited by tho Democratic ex ecutive committee to go to the polls on Saturday, tlie 30th of tills month, and help select good aud competent men as nominees for the various county offices. This i3 a liberal concession on the part of the Democratic party, and tlio colored people of the county should meet them half way. We have contended, privately and through these columns, that the Re publicans of Brooks county would never betray a trust of this kind and would stick as close to a nomination which they had helped U> make as their white tnends, and we appeal to the colored men of Brooks county to verify our words. Come and vote for the men you believe will make you the best officers, and do justice alike to all. We don’t expect to tell you who to vote for; that matter you must de cide yourself. latent hatred that may exist tor each... . , , . other In the heartsof the irrcconcllablesof °Pf° * Can , b ° p,< * ed cither section. Bat Mr. Hill’s assertions arc altogether too broad. The Democratic party is not hated at the North any more than the Republicans are hated by the Democrats. Nor does political excitement run higher now than in the days of nulli fication, or the subsequent period of hard cider, coons and red pepper pods. The South has been forced to stand on guard against her Radical enemies, but she showed by her support of Greeley that there was no special animus against Re publicanism, outside of acts of positive aggression against herself. So long as these acts are continued, so long will our people be compelled to preserve Intact their solid alignment for self-protection. The bridging of the bloody chasm wasthe slogan of the Greeley campaign. In point of fact, too, the North is not solid against the South, as the elections iu New Jersey, California and Nevada prove, to say nothing of the circumstance that it was solely due to local influences in the city of New York, supplemented by heavy frauds, that the Empire State, by a small majority, cast its vote for Garfield. In a fair vote Hancock would have been handsomely elected. We are forced to believe that Mr. Hill’s views, as expressed in bis Chittenden letter, will find neither sympathy or followers In any portion of the Union. Herald on Democracy. The Herald makes the resolutions of the Young Democrats of New York city, that “the absence of a well-defined and consistent policy,” was one of the causes of the late Democratic defeat—the sub stance of a negative exposition of De mocracy. It says the suin of the matter is that the Democratic party was defeated because It was not a Democratic party at all, and proceeds to add as follows: A tme Democrat does not consort with Greenbackers or other advocates of fraud ulent money, because he believes in hard money—In a dollar’s worth of gold or sil ver in a dollar, and no shams or frauds to rob poor people. A tme Democrat remembers that his party twice paid off a national debt, dollar for dollar, aud he scorni, therefore, to con sort with repudlationista, debt-sca!crs, or robbers of auy kind. ., A tme Democrat believes that a tariff, like every other scheme of taxation, should be laid for revenue only, he does not believe that under the pretext of levy ing taxes for the support of ihe govern ment commerce shall be crippled aud mo nopolists lavored. A true Democrat believes that commerce is a legitimate branch of industry as well as manufactures; that a merahant can be trusted to buy ships, which are his tools, where be can get the bast at the lowest price?, and that prohibitive navigation laws, which have driven our flag from the ocean and put the profits of our vast car in Louisiana, rain on three days, and a fall of 1.82. At Shreveport, rain to the depth of 2.00; roads in bad condition. In Mississippi, at Vicksburg, ono killing frost, and five rainy days in the week. At Columbus, two days of rain, the Iast severe, with hail, which did much damage; the rainfall amounted to 1.61. In Arkan sas, cloudy or rainy weather all the week, aud no cotton picked; rainfall 2.08. At Memphis, In Tennessee, rain ou four days and 2.42 oi fall; fields too wet and muddy for picking. In Nashville, rain on four days aud fall 1.70. In Alabama, at Mobile, two days of rain aud a light frost. At Montgomery four days of rain and two killing frosts. Lowest mercury 35. At Selma two rainy days and rest of week pleasant. Cotton coming in freely. At Madison, Florida, rain only on ona day. In Georgia, at Ma con, rain on four days. Rain of the 12 days of November 2.08. At Columbus rain on two days of the week, in which the fall was 2.43. In Savannah rain on three days and 1.04 of fall. In Augusta heavy rain on the first four days of the week. Cotton coming forward freely. In Charleston rain on three days and 1.75 of fall. COTTON CONSUMPTION. Mr. Ellison says the consumption of Great Britain is now from 05,000 to 60,- 000 bales per week, while that of the Con tinent is 52,000, or a total of nearly 118,* 000 bales of 400 pounds each. The Hew Apportionment The editor of that truth-loving and non partisan paper “founded by Horace Gree ley” has been suffering fearfully with the nightmare, cawed by recent potations in memory of the late victory of that delectable “party of high moral ideas.” His digestion has been bad for some time, and all the application of liver pads baa not removed the bile. Ho dreamed the other night that the Democrats propose to make the new apportionment of members of Congress, accenting to the new census, at the approaching session. He says: But all know that this subject Involves prolonged debate at any time. It would block all other public business, if au at tempt should be made to force through a partisan apportionment this winter, be cause the Republican members know that the present majority has been repudiated aud condemned by the people, and that a Congress of a different stamp is to follow. Resistance to the passage or any partisan measure of this character would be not only proper, but a duty of Republican members. It Is the duty of Republican partisans to retard the business of Congress, but criminal upon the part of the opposition. What hypocritical cant. If Congress fails Novel Election Beta. The loser in a Memphis bet is to stand on his head five minutes, iu a public square, w'tb a Garfield banner suspended from bis feet. In Oswego, N. Y., a groceryman Let his store against a neighboring meat mar ket that Hancock would bo elected. On Wednesday morning ho turned over his wager like a man, but the butcher de clined to accept it. A combination bet was mado by ten Democrats and ten Republicans in Hous ton, T®xn-- Th2 losers were to harness themselves to a stage coach anti draw tlio winners through tho principal street. In both parties were some of the foremost men of the city. George P. Knowls, of Racine,^ Wise*^ sin, won from Edwin Childs, cr Dakota, one section of good farm land, 040 acres. The bet was $3,000 against a certain dc- scribedsection that New YorkStato would give Garfield from one to five thousand Republican majority, In Ogdensburg, New York, William Al ger bet liis moustache against A. A. Bab cock’s whiskers that Garfield would not be elected. On Wednesday morning he bad bis moustache cut oil' aud aent to Mr. Babcock. M A wheelbarrow bet in Baltimore afford ed more amusement to the spectators than had been expected. The loser was an noyed, while wheeling the winner over the stipulated route, by the taunts of the latter, and followed up tho payment of the wager by whipping him soundly. John S. Miller and Henry Klienpients, of Rochester, New York, bet on the elec tion, the loser to walk pt noon, attired in his wife’s night-dress. Miller lost, and at noon on Wednesday appeared and walked In Mrs. Miller’s night gown, followed by a crowd of men and boys. A Harrisburg man was caught liy the tricky offer of a wager that one city in the United States of over a hundred thousand inhabitants would not give 500 votes for Hancock. Tho stake was a supper lor tho Ward Campaign Club of tho winner. The city named was Washington, where there was no voting for President at all. Tho victim said nothing, except to name the the time and place for the supper. On that occasion the viands looked all right, and were just such as the written terms of the bet called for, but they were found to be seasoned w ith snuff aud all other unpalatable substances. One of the Necessities. — That which Is or prime necessity in the Demo cratic party just now’ is “a little back bone.” A manly defenso of principle and a courageous presentation of facts would be somewhat in keeping with our former character. Tho desire for victory with out a firm declaration of the controlling policies which should actuate the party baa become too common of late. Confu slon at defeat is the result, and many weak-kneed brethren are ready to give np the ship snd abandon the straggle. Condensed Hews. Booth’s reception in London has been warm, but not enthusiastic. Ho Is re garded generally by tho critics as an ar tistic, rather than a realistic actor. They look upon him as an altogether new type of Hamlet. Having been accustomed to the red-eyed and watery translation of Fecbter, and the languid, boyish melan choly of Henry Irving, tho English people were net prepared for the stern manliness of Booth’s Hamlet. They call his utter ances polished recitations. They are par tially correct. Booth’s Hamlet lacks warmth. We read every few weeks of some terri ble mine disaster, i*y aside the paper and ylilnk no more of It; but those who stand around the shafts of the pits of death, and watch the agony of two or three hundred relatives, never forget It. There are two negroes employed as messengers in the treasury building. Roth were bora iu this city, and have never bad a residence outside of it. Both of them went to Indiana, drew pay from the gov ernment while they were gone, voted tlie Republican ticket, and returned to their places under John Sherman. If District Attorney Corkhill wants their names, he can hare them by applying at this office. It is quite probable that they have com mitted no offense against the laws of the District of Columbia, and yet it is highly probable that if there is thesligbest dispo sition on the part of government officials to protect the purity of the ballot, these _ „ ... , two criminals can be sent to the penlteu- to perform this duty, the Republican par- tiary, W bere they belong.—Washington ty will be responsible. I Post. Georgia's Hoble Foundation The Lunatic Asylum and the Old Capitol. !• . . For the first time sines the popular rati fication of the Federal rape of the seat of government and its forcible transfer to Atlanta, the writer visited Milledgeville on Monday, and trod tho hallowed halls of the castellated “house which our fathers built.” How changed was the scene 1 Then the vacant spaces of that ancient structure which had once resounded to the eloquence of tho Troups, Jacksons, Colqultts, Cobbs, Berrien*, Stephens, Johnson, Bartow, and 'a hundred other historic names, were muto and voiceless. The damp mould liad gathered on those venerable walls, and tho rains of heaven beat pitilessly through tho cracks and fissures In tho ruined roof which had formerly sheltered tho chivalry and elite of our nobto commonwealth. Now, all was life and motion. The lamp of Aladdin or a magician’s wand could have wrought no greater transfor mation. The long corridors and many apartmout8 teamed with youthful forms Instinct with hope and Joyous animation. Stalwart young men clad In uniform, beauteous girls Just expanding into womanhood, and crowds of younger chil dren of both sexes, mado the air vocal with their sports and blitbesomo merri ment. It was tho lioor of recess In tho MIDDLE GEORGIA MILITARY AND AGRI CULTURAL COLLEGE, and 312 young pcopio had Just baeu re leased from their labors. Iu number, they more than equalled tho '‘assembled wisdom of the State” in tho days of old; and who will say that their palpitating hearts did not beat as trna to our loved common wealth? Tho writer, in a pleasant interview with President Dudley, who is undoubtedly “the right man In Jhe right place,” was soon aufait as to the present condition and future prospects of tho rising institu tion under his cliargo. Dr. Dudley was formerly associated with Gen. D. H. Hill In the military school of North Carolina, and one of the sons of that gallant Confederate chieftain, D. H. Hill, Jr., A. B.,is a mem ber of his faculty and Tost Adjutant. The other instructors are O. M. Cone, professor of mathematics, C. Woodward Hutson, in the chair of ancient and modern languages, and O. T. Kenan, Esq., commandant of cadets and instructor ip military tactics. Six accomplished young ladies, the Misses Helen L. Pardu, Mary E. Herty, Rosa Stallings, Carrie Fair, Jennie Moore and Alice Wright, beloug, also, to the corps of instructors, which, although every way competent, ’should be still further in creased. Prominent In the collego is the military feature, and every pupil capable of bear ing arms Is required to be uniformed with in thirty days, and is thoroughly taught in Upton’s infantry and artillery drill. The effect will bo to raise up a host of young men well qualified to act as officers and drill masters of the State forces in the event of a foreign war. The college has already accomplished much, but is greatly iu need of pecuniary assistance. This can only be obtained, under the new constitution, through ap propriations by the Legislature to the trustees ol tho University of Georgia, who can iu turn donate the necessary help to tho branches of the parcut institution. We sincerely trust that our present General Assembly will exhibit a lib-” - ’ ... . „ , spirit in the premises. NEED9 REPAIR. The roof of tho old State house leaks badly and requires immediate attention. The formercxecutive mansion Is also con siderably dilapidated. To effect these re pairs, which are indispensable to the pres ervation of the property of tho State, Cap tain DuBignon, the talented member from Baldwin, has introduced a bill in the Leg islature, asking for an appropriation of $5,000. It is to be hoped that the recom. meudation will be uuauimously adopted President Dudley is a warm advocate of female education, and says that, with the exceptions of the Daliloncga and Mid dle Georgia Colleges, the State has never donated one dollar to the culture of her daughters. In ante-bellum times, when the country was rich and flourishing, this was not a matter of so much consequence; but uow a large number of our best young ladies are compelled to teach, in order to eke out a subsistence for themselves and parents, aud it is only a matter of justice therefore, that the State should bestow upon them the same literary advantages that are accorded to the ruder sex. For this reason he .ur more pecuniary help for his own college, in which about one hundred and fifty girls are matricu lated. There is no gainsaying the force of this argument, and our Legislators should govern themselves accordingly. MILLEDGEVILLE IMPROVING. | Since our last visit, the Old Capital, In stead of languishing under the effect of tho removal of the seat of government, has substantially improved in wealth and population. A new and handsome struct ure replaces the old Milledgeville Hotel, which is admirably kept by Mr. Marshall and his pretty and agreeable wife. The latter never fails, by her courteous and pleasing manners, to win the estesm aud respect of her guests. Many extensive aud well stocked stores also aie to be seen, and the streets had an air of life and bustle, which spoko well for the business of the town. Tho receipts of cotton the present season will be from 15,000 to 18,- 000 bales. Many families hare moved in since the establishment of the college, and more are expected. Houses to rent are scarce, and In demand. In short, the Old Capi tal abundantly shows that she possesses within herself elements of prosperity, which, under the inspiring energy and en terprise of her own citizens,bave been more largely developed than might have been the case if the government had not been removed to Atlanta. So the people seem contented and well pleased with their prospects, and morally speaking, are far belter off than In the days when an occa sional session of tho Legislature seemed to unsettle everything, and left a traiu of evils behind. • THE LUNATIC ASYLUM. A visit to this graud eleemosynary in stitution and close inspection of its opera tions, impressed the writer more profound ly than ever with Its admirable manage ment and the excellent order and discip line that obtain in every department. A better superintendent ani corps of officers cannot be found in any similar charity foundation in the Union. Dr. Fowell is particularly well fitted in every way for the responsible position he occupies. Pos sessed of great experience, a calm and pleasing address, considerable maguelisui, and medical ability of a high order, he wields an astonishing influence over his patients. When passing through the wards they crowd around him to receive that friendly recognition and word of Iduduess which are never withheld. At the same time, they seem to realize that he is not to bo trifled with and readily submit to his authority. The first and second assistant physi cians, Drs. Thos. H. Kenan and J. M. Whitaker, are also very expert in their treatment and management of tho Insane, and are unremitting iu attending to the wants of the sick. They bavo no less than sixty nurses who minister night and day to tho wants of tho afflicted unfortu nates, aside from the regular employes of tho asylum. Nothing that skill ana hu manity can suggest Is left undone for their comfort, and tho largo number of perma nent cures that are affected speak well for the fidelity and ability of the attending physicians. The financial and practical affairs of the lu> Union are In charge of the efficient sui id, Jolm Hammond, Esq., who Is as- siste y Mr. John Ormo and Fleming G. Grlevt ' sq. These gentlemen are Inde fatigable in their efforts to provide for the physical wants of the patleuts. The sup plies purchased are of tho best description and are very largely supplemented by the FARM AND GARDEN attached to the asylum. Over2,000 bush els ol sweet potatoes, 11,009 heads of cab- bag«, 095 buihels of Irish potatoes, 305 bushels of bests, 210 bushels of English peas, 380 bushels of cucumbers, 786 bush els of squashes, 210 bushels of okra, £76 bushels of butter beans, Wi bushels of onions, 344 bushels of snap beans and 8,- 400 roasting ears form part of tlie garden vegetables atone, besides farm products, consisting of com, oats, pees, barley, hay, fodder, etc., to the value of over $2,000. These home-raised comforts are an im mense saving to the State. Tire matron, also, Mrs.SalileU. Brown, Iu addition to supervising the repairing of the clothing of the patients, put up 204 pounds of preserves of various kinds. THE CONDITION OF THE PREMISES AND INMATES. Conducted by Superintendent Powell, the writer visited all of the wards of the asylum and the adjacent grounds. More scrupulous neatness we have never seen in any private dwelling. The floors re semble the holy stoned quarter deck of a man-ot-war. They were simply spotless. So also, of the sleeping apartments aud bedding of the patients. Great attention is given to proper ventilation, and despite the largo number of helpless creatures whoso personal wants are an Increasing care to the attendants, no offensive efflu via was to bo detected anywhere. Major Fuss, the well known architect, has rendered very valuable service to the State In the many hygienic improvements he has made to the old portion of the main building. We shall attempt no description of the several Inmates, whose individual cases cover every grade aud form of insanity. There was an odd medley of the tragic and ludicrous, the violent and passive, the cheerful and disconsolate, iu the demean or of the patients. But these scenes have been several times portrayed in tho col umns of the Telegraph, and will not be dwelt upon at this time. There is a wonderful sameness and ovcitwm®—* sadness connected w"- '1 8 the vvk- w.— -•* Mem. 1 w uUILDING fob colored pa tients. Major Fuss has recently put the finish ing touches to a spacious and imposing edifice erected with the $25,000 appropri ated by the Legislature to increase the accommodations for negro lunatics. The building is a model of convenience and adaptation to tho purposes for which it was designed. Indeed, it is far superior to the main structure In every respect. The veutilatiou is perfect, aud each floor supplied with baths, aud comfortably warmed by the furnace below. It is a veri table palace for the poor demeuted African In addition to the commodious cliapel, where religions services are held twice a week, a ueat CHAPEL FOR THE DEAD is approaching completion, in which, re mote from the rooms of tlie asylum, the dead can be placed and kept' for several days to await the arrival of friends, without danger or annoyance to the inmates of the institution. It is di vided into two apartments, one for the corjise aud the other for tlioso who watch over it. The steam laundry, rapidly revolving ventilator, gas and waterworks, and system of drainage are all iu perfect order and as complete as possible. Iu the way of amusements, bagatelle tables are provided (or the females, and billiards for tho men, besides other con trivances for exercise and recreation. Dr. Powoll is not satisfied with these arrange ments, however, but is anxions to have a special building erected, the lower floor of which shall forma spacious hall for tlie games, conceits and other amusements of the patients, while above may be used as library, reading room, etc. Such structure would add vastly to the content ment and happiness of the afflicted inmates of tlio asylum, for whose welfare too much cannot be done. The patients on tlio day of our visit numbered SS5, of whom G08 are whites and 177 colored. The white males are about (orty in excess of tho females, sim ply because, on account of their sex, they cau be more crowded together. Rooms for 100 patients are needed at this junc ture for the proper accommodation of those who havo been already admitted, and unless some other provision Is made for the harmless Idiots and naturals who have been received, a further enlarge ment of the asylum will be absolutely necessary. The superintendent recom mends that tho State provide separate quarters for this class of unfortunates elsewhere. Mauyoftliem would be bet ter off at home. One cause of constant expense to the institution Is tho nightly destruction of bureaus, bedsteads, bedding and other property by the more violent of the lu natics. No amount of precaution can prevent this, as these paroxysms of rage freq v*tly come on without the least pren r .tion. The oldest patient is a Mrs. Williams, who has been au inmate of tho asylum lor forty-five years. She is still cheerful and full of life. THE ASYLUM DOMAIN embraces 3,000 acres of valuable laud in one body, from which 4,000 cords of wood aro annually cut to supply the wants of tlie establishment, iu addition to a consid erable quantity of coal. About four hun dred acres are now under cultivation. THE DEATHS for the past year number 54, of whom 20 died from chrouic exhaustion, 12 from epilepsy, 11 from paralysis, 5 from diar rhoea, 1 from consumption, I from heart disease, 1 was killed by ligbtuiug, aud 3 died from old age. Dr. Powell says the descendants of drunkards are much more liable to Insanity, whether they are them selves iutemperate or not, than are the children of sober parentage. The patients are encouraged, but not forced, to perform light labor in the grading of the yards, walks, etc., with tlie most ba(ipy effect np ou them. The doctor takes strong ground aglanst tlie sending of insaue convicts from the pnnitcutlary to tlie asylum. The effect Is injurious aud demoralizing upon the other patients. His late report to the vigilant Board of Trustees of the Asylum, is replete with wise snd pertinent suggestions, some of them of an eminently practical and salutary charac ter. He thinks $125,000 will be required for tlie wants of the institution the ensu ing year, and for tho honor of old Geor gia, we trust not one voice will be raised in opposition when tho matter comes be fore the Legislature. But we have uo time to dwell longer upon our lato visit to Uie asylum, but simply add In conclusion that the institu tion is an honor to the State, and is in all respects ably, economically, and satisfac torily conducted and managed. The Text of the Bill Pro riding for the Compilation of a History of Georgia. A Bill Entitled an Act to Appropriate Money, and to Provide for the Prepara- «Vei- in *«ponueu, tion, Publication and Distribution of a i„., of us domestics bc- Generat Hutory of Georgia. BscnON 1. Be it Enacted by the Gene ral Assembly of the Slate of Georgia, and it is hereby enacted by the authority of the same, That Charles C. Joues, Jr., Esq., of the city of Augusta, county of Richmond and State of Georgia, be, and lie is hereby, selected and designated to prepare and publish a general history of Georgia, from the settlement of the colony to the present time. Section 2. Beit further enacted by the authority aforesaid, That in order {o fa cilitate him In the execution or this im portant labor, free access shall bo accord ed to him to all the records, documents, reports, correspondence, papers, acts, jour nals and registers now on file and exis- eut in any and ail of the departments In this State; and also to the transcripts of colonial roconls taken by the Rev. 0. W. Howard, anil now confided to the care and keeping of the officers of the Georgia Historical Society at Savannah; and the heads of departments are hereby enjoined to render him all aid and assistance in their power in the examination and Iran scription of such records and documents, and iu the full use thereof. Section 3. Be Ufurther enabled by the authorities aforesaid, That the sum of tbousaud dollars be, and the same is hereby appropriated, as compensation to the said Charles C. Jones, Jr., for; the preparation of the said history; the said sum to be paid from time to time, as the work progresses, by warrant of the gov ernor upon the treasury. Section 4. Be it further enacted by the authorities aforesaid, That upon 'lie pub lication of tlie said bistory, this State en gages to subicribe for and to take five hun dred copies of the same at the price and sum of five dollars per volume; payment to be made by warrant of the governor upon the treasury, out of and from any moneys then in the treasury not specially appropriated, upon the delivery at tlie State house of fire hundred copies of each volume, as and when published. Section 5. Beil further enacted by the authorities aforesaid, That upon tho de livery of said copies of each volume.it shall be the duty of the Governor to make distribution of them as follows: A copy shall be forwarded to the OrJ;7 iary 0 f each county In this Stai» j an( j tb e remaining ouatl be turned over to the State librarian, to be by him exchanged or sold for the benefit of the State library. Section (5. Be it further enacted, That all laws in conflict with this act be and the same are hereby repealed. To show the favor with which the prop osition is received by distinguished Georgians, we append a portion of a pri> vale letter addressed to Col. C. C. Jones, Jr., by that glorious old statesman aud patriot, ex-Governor Charles J. Jenkins, wbicli is published in tho Chronicle ana Constitutionalist of Saturday; November 13ih: Every sovereign people, who can re view their past with honest pride, owe it to tlK-mrelves, their ancestors aud tlitir posterity, to have made, lrom time to time, a true and permanent historical record of their political existence. The importance of the work being con ceded in a public poiut of view, it will scarcely be denied that the State should contribute liberally by legislative appro priation to its accomplishment. It will bo the State’s history, for the people of the' State, in honor of their ancestors, and to their own edification. It will occupy nearly the whole of the author’s time whilst in progress. It will necessitate considerable expenditure, from time to time, while In preparation. Few, very few, Georgians are financially able, un aided to bear the expense Incident to the work. Of these few a very small num ber, if any, would be found both willing and competent to execute it properly. Isay again, I am rejoiced that the sub ject is to be brought before the Legisla ture, and, as a Georgian, I am delighted to find your name associated, as it is, with the enterprise. Most, if not all, of the original thirteen States ol our Union, and many of their younger sisters have recognized the im portance of so doing, and havo adopted measures to that end. Georgia, one or tho original sisterhood, now rankingforenter prise and progress among the foremost, may be said to hare no condensed written history. Even tlie fragmentary efforts in that way are very far from reaching our own times, and, for general edification, are out of print. It is time, high time, that our beloved State had awakened to this imperative duty. Time, the relentless destroyer of man’s works and tho records of them, is fast obliterating the materials of which such a work must needs be constructed. It has been too long delayed. Every year’s further delay will be a superadded sin against Georgia. If ft will not shock your modesty, I will add that long acquaintance, present close neighborhood* personal intimacy, and al most daily intercourse for two or three years past, have made me familiar with your high scholarship, your large acquire ment of knowledge, your untiring indus try, your fondness fer historical research, and especially for all that appertains to Gcoigia. I am, as you know, not given to Cattery, or to going out of the way to be stow compliments; but I say, in all sin cerity, If tho work were ordered, the ap propriation made, and the appoiutment of historian given to me, with the whole State to choose from, I would set you to work to-morrow. I know It would be to you a labor of love—of love to good old Georgia. Veiy truly yours, C. J. Jenkins. An Insult to the South Some of tbo Northern journals of the extreme Re publican type seem to think that it is im- lossible that anything should be done lonestly and fairly in politics in the South. They have been eugaged in abusing the South so long, and have accepted as true so mauy of the Southern outrage stories that they are prepared to believe almost anything. They are now circulating story that it is the reported purpose of fovemors of Southern States, in which [republican Congressman have been elect- euitovi’ithhold certificates of election from aucu Congressmen until a/ter the organiz- atiou of tbs House is eflected. The ob ject of this, It Is said, is to put the power to organize the House in the hands of the Democrats. To defeat this alleged scheme, governors of Northern States are advised to withhold certificates of election **®JJJ Democratic Congressmen. The wonder is that the organs who in vented this story did not assert that it was au ascertained fact that a scheme was on foot in the South to assassinate all Repub lican Representatives Seforo the meeting of tlie next Congress. Such a lie would have been a little more sensational, but iw> more absurd than the ridiculous story they ara imposing upon their credulous readers.—Savannah Mews. The Republicans of Chatu I100 ,,, Dominated Hon. John A. Hart fo^^ Building continue, very act. Paris. The rental of the dt ^,, ® J at $110,000,000. y 1 tstlu, ated The Empress of Austria goes toT^. for hunting in February, alter marriage. her The greatest fisherwoman In , Is Lady Caroline Lennox, danS?* the Duke of Richmond, whofa a 0f ful haul at landing salmon. ° D(!er - Gebman children are teid . , , their eyesight by studying the r Jar ° alphabet, and tbo Cologne T” 4 * !y advocates the general adopts man characters. “ Ro- It is estimated that 8.00n «.n» , Havre de Grace, on the fi ret dav ' dock shooting. Judge Gildensfeeve was consplclous among the slayors. ^ CLa ««noo S a Times of Tuesday says Sunday was bitter cold. A sW glaze of ice newly j 0 f an inch in ness, was visible yesterday ntorain m up your skates, you’ll need them soon. An English servant-girl who had re- turned from the United States to v^ir home, was told that she “looked real? .mtomuc;- to sta “ » , . all of- ’ ’ long to the hire class.” The ex-Kbeillve of Egypt has been abandoned by all the inmates ofhis harem, with the exception 0 rt W0 cqal-black girls of Nubian origin. His funds having been curtailed, he found it impossible to £ J^^^thefrirweon^ The partnership of the French Roths childs, which expired on the 1st ujt. has been renewed. It is to end in 1905* The capital of the house Is fixed at Sio 1 000,000, of which Barons Alphonse, Gus tave and Edmond Rothschild are each to furnish onc-lhird. The registration of the deed of partnership cost $12,405. Thomas Hughes gives this as tho most characteristic negro verse he lias thus far heard sung in Tennessee: De debble he chase me round a stump, G wine lor to carry me home; He catch me most at ebery jump, G wine for to carry me home: Swing low, sweet char-r-o-t, Gwine for to carry me home. Grand Consolidation.—The Norfolk Landmark announces that a project which finds much favor is on foot to uuite Nor folk, Portsmouth and Berkley under one corporation and municipal government. The details are not given, as the matter lias not as yet assumed tangible form and absolute certainty. The Luce of Ulysses H Senior Chaffee, the Western millionaire, was so delighted with the marriage of his danghter to the son of Grant, tho man of destiny and third term aspirant, that he presented him after his nuptials with $400,000 in government bonds. This la shining by reflected light to some purpose. The Republicans loudly claimed before the election that business would imdrove and everybody would be prosperous in the event of Republican success. And yet Margaret Dempsey aged 111 years, a re sident of Ullstcr county, Nww York, died of starvation on tbe very day after tho election. She managed to survive four years of Hayes, but Garfield was too much. Thus do Republican prophecies fall through. v 1 Bank Failuhes.—Hackensack, New Jersey, is convulsed over the failure of two banks. Throngs of men aud women, some weeping, are about the doors ol the Savings -bank. Many have lost money they have been years in accumulating. It now appears that John J. Berry, cashier of the Bank of Bergen couuty, has em bezzled about $120,000. William M. Johnson, who was appointed receiver, is investigating the accounts. The Sugar Chop.— The finest sugar crop that was ever raised in Louisians, says an exchange, is now being gvthercd. The yield will be fifty per cent, beyond the average. The uso of proper fertilizers and careful cultivation has improved and increased the sugar .as well as the cotton crop in tbe South. Hitberto an average yield of one hogshead to tbo acre has been considered good, but this.year it will not be less than one and a half hogsheads. On some plantations three hogsheads per acre are.being gathered. The unusually large crop has had the effect of reducing the price of raw sugar from one to two cents per pound below the price last ytar. MIssed the Day.—A singular s(ory is going the rounds of the Virginia papers to the effect that the people of tbe new county of Dickenson voted for President and congressman on Thursday, the 4th, Instead of Tuesday, the 2d of November. Fulkerson’s majority in the district is 4S7, of which Dickenson county gave him 223. Now, the question obtains whether the Dickenson county rote should be counted or allowed to go to tbe “Dickens.” It is a grave matter, and the quidnuncs are at & loss how to decide it. A Democracy for the time being, however, has gone to the “old Hany,” it may be » just as well for Dickenson county to fol low - salt. This is Henry Ward Beecher’s latest: “I say that In a fair field of battle Christi anity could not meet Infidelity. I do not think that in theory - the life and death of Jesus Christ would stand the test.” Sup pose some Democrat had uttered anything like the above. .But, tbe Republican party being “the great moral party” and Beecher being one of the foremost men and ministers in that party, it is permit ted him to say and practice and them to project aud accomplish whatsoever they like, and tbe laws of God snd man must give way or be In “rebellion towards tho- Government.” We sinfut Democrats, must not interfere. Things have come to. a pretty pass, religiously and politically,. In this land of ours. A Washington special to the Louis* ville Courier-Journal says: Gen. Scbo*- field’s report frOin West Point excites a- good deal of comment here. It is so bold - aud outspoken against unfair discrimina tion oi tbe Administration against white cadets and in favor of colored cadets that Republicans, who endeavored to make- capital oat of the Whittaker case, are very angry about it, aud will bring tbe matter up iu Congress. Nothing better has ever been written on the color question In the army. But Republican politicians arc not prepared to treat this subject fairly so long as they think there is party capi tal to be made out of it. Tbe criticisms of Geu. Schofield hare come like a fresh and honest breexn into tbe utmostphere of cant and hypocrisy with which tho Administration has surrounded tbe Whit taker case. Secretary Kamjey bad not read tbe report this morning, aud knew nothing of it.