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FRIDAY DECEMBERS, 1880.
The Irish Question.
To-morrow the British government bo- j
and showers. At Savannah, rain on St*
days and clouds the seventh. At Angusta,
gins, in a very small way, to deal with j clear and1 pleasant the first days of the
?to Irish question by moving a battalion | week and last three showery; rain imer-
1 ' fere* with picking. The Chrenidt's New
York quotations were raised during the
Immigration and the lading of rail
roads have augmented the value of lands
in Texas. Land that five years ago could
not be sold at 91 per acre has now Jump
ed up to $5.
Gen. Rosencbanz calls Secretary
Evarts “the venerable sardine who pre
sides over the State Department.” This
is positively hardly saved by its truth
from being disrespectful.
Iron remarks, with reference to the re
cent death of Sir Thomas Boucb, engineer
of the Tay bridge, whieb fell last Decern'
her; “One thing is certain—the fall of
the bridge killed Sir Thomas. He never
recovered from the shock.”
A Pennsylvania law provides that
all money put into a stakeholder’s hands
' as a wager may be seized and devoted to
the support of the poor. The statute
is sixty years old, and has long been
dead letter. The Poor Board of Scranton
however, have undertaken to enforce it in
that city.
Lead mining is at so low an ebb in
England that an appeal Is being made to
leading mine owners to reduce the roy-
klty. The lead mines are chiefly in
Cumberland, and the men employed are
conspicuous for good character and quiet
industry. Many carry on small farms
in addition to tbelr work in the mines.
Is excavating (or tho St. Gothard Bail
•way near Amsteg a magnificent glacier
garden, a series of so-called giants’ ket
tles, or enormous holes torn -in the rock
by the action of glacier millstones, has
been laid bare. One-half of the garden
lay across the railway track and had to
be blasted away, but the other half has
been walled round, and will be carefully
preserved.
Mast years ago, when it was the fash
ion In England for ladies to wear enor
mous Leghorn straw hats, on which there
was a very heavy doty, a cunning import
er hired a number of poor women to cross
with him frequently from Dover to Calais,
who used to retain with splendid hats on,
while their own old hoods were tacked
away in tbelr pockets. There was
duty on articles actually being worn.
The new street boaebesin Philadelphia,
after a week’s trial, are pronounced a great
success. They go full all the while, and
are more comfortable than cars or stages,
each passenger is sure of a scat, and the
routes are so varied that, by transfers, any
part of the city maybe readily reached
Those now in use hold eight persons, and
are drawn by one horse. Additional ones
are to be ofdouble site, for two horses.
Treacherous Lake Navigation.
A Detroit telegram of Saturday says
change of wind so cleared the Detroit
river of ice, yesterday,, that a fleet of
twenty-four large propellers, mostly grain-
laden, and chiefly from Chicago, and Mil
waukee, left the mouth of the river and
and started for Buffalo. The wind, how
ever, again .suddenly shifted, and the
vessels were caught before they could
reach Polnl-au-Pelee; and the fleet is now
fast In the Ice, unable to move, nor can
help reach them. The. condition ot
things is decidedly*- ugly. A dozen 01-
more propellers are lying here, watching
a favorable opportunity to reach Buf
falo.
An vrxw Gugel informed a neighbor
at Dansvllle, N. Y., that his mother bad
fallen Into a cistern and was drowned.
The neighbor said they ought to get her
out at once because she might be rescusci-
tated, bat Andrew replied that it was too
late, as she was surely dead. She was
rescued, however, and when she began
to revive Andrew remarked that he
shouldn’t wonder if she accused him of
pushing her in. He was right, for she
made the charge with the first breath she
could command. He bad Induced her to
toop over the cistern to remove some
leaves, and then tumbled her into the
water, unloosing her hands when she
grasped the sides for support, and finally
hitting her on the head with a slick to
qnlet her. She had a few hundred dol
lars which be was Impatient to inherit
Grain Blockade at St. Louis.—
A special from St. Louis says there is a
prospect of a blockade of grain there
in a short time. The river is practically
closed to navigation, and will probably
continue in that condition for some time.
The railroads have raised their tariff on
through freight rates, and the elevators
are carrying an unprecedented large stock
of grain, while the receipts of wheat and
com, especially the latter, are expected to
be very large during the coming month,
so large, in fact, that unless some ontlet
is furnished the storage capacity of the
city will be greatly overtaxed. The total
stock of grain In the regular elevators to
day is over 2,700,000 bushels, nearly 2,000,-
of which is wheat alone, which Is the
largest stock of wheat ever carried In that
market.
The Ohio Senatorial Race.—The
Senatorial race in Ohio, says the. Wash
ington correspondent of the Baltimore
Sun, Is another subject that Gen. Garfield
declines to talk about. He said to-day,
“I shall held myself out of this Senatorial
complication. I have nothing to say
about it. In fact, in;tbis matter I shall not
let my left hand know wbat my right
band does.” All allegations, therefore,
thakhe favors Sbertuan or Foster are
haseU|s. President Hayes Is also keep
ing out of the complication. It is believed
to be a contest that will have far-reach
ing effects, and Ohio men of prominence
prefer the bad weather as a topic of
conversation just now. Since early in the
morning there lias been a constant stream
of visitors to Gen. Garfield’s house, all of
whom were admitted. He is very Infor
mal, and there is no more style observable
in his dometaic arrangements than when
he was a member of Congress. There is
nothing secret or mysterious about his
visit. He said to-day^that he should re
main but three days, and lees than that If
he could get through sooner. He will
of the Guards across the channel—a force
which will e as effective as a bunch of
nettles in a street affray. That Is to say,
its only effect will be to irritate. It hard
ly amounts to an effective posse comita-
tut for the suppression of the fierce and
violent gathering which threaten the
peace of that country. The London Ob
server, of Sunday, referred to In the tele
grams of that day, is the first authority of
press or state which takes a common-
sense view of the magnitude of this great
peril to the peace and propriety of Great
Britain.
Referring to the New York World of
Saturday, we find therein a letter of Its
London correspondent, “L. J. J.” dated
on Friday, the 26kh, in wliich the corres
pondent quotes a personal conversation
with Mr. John Bright, M. P., and with
Mr. John Forster, chief secretary for Ire
land, both of whom treat the Irish trouble
lightly. They expect to cure It without
difficulty with a panacea prepared lu
equal parte of conciliation to 'the anti-
renters, in the sltapo of liberal provisions
to reduce rents, and resolute coercive
measures.
Such ideas as these create a. new peril
in the situation. We believe the British
ministry cannot carry through Parliament
any measure conflicting with the funda
mental rights of property holders; nor will
the tenantry, on the other band, be satis
fied with any provision short of It. Mean
while, all the elements are gathering for
a grand combustion, which really only
finds occasion in the anti-rent question.
The true meaning of the whole move
ment is the repeal of the union And Irish
independence—a demand which „it is ob
vious will never be conceded. It cannot
be yielded except at the cost of Intermin
able and ever-recurring conflicts—fatal to
national tranquillity.
Thus affaire are drifting to a collision
which may and probably must result from
the very first effort of the government to
interpose a legal check to these excited
popular demonstrations. And when the
flow of blood once begins, w« foresee that
it is going to be one of the most vindictive
and sanguinary struggles that ever broke
out on the face of the earth. ' True, the
chance for Irish success is utter
ly hopeless; nut there are
no people who will plunge Into
a hopeless struggle lor national indepen
dence with thecourage,ardor and abandon
of Uie Irish. No people were ever Inflamed
by a more patriotp-inspiratjpp—exalted
to a pitch of such desperate enterprise, or.
more thoroughly gallant and foamkfable
as soldier*# We look for a war of exti£
pattern,teeming with all the horrid barbari
ties of the Irish campaigns of Crom wetland
leaving the Emerald Isle a desert. It Is
going to be an immense calamity to Eng
land, and America will will feel it, too,
severely, in the loss of trade consequent
on the public disorder; while it is easy to
see that there will be constantly recurring
difficulties between Great Britain and the
United States on questions referring to
the maintenance of neutrality. The mil
lions of Irish in this country cannot be re
strained from casting in their lot with
home fate and fortunes, and rushing to
their doom in this hopeless struggle.
The Irish Land League Club ot Low
ell, Massachusetts, last Saturday, held a
public debate on the question of the utility
of resisting the power of England in this
struggle. That was the topic of a states
man, and we should like to have heard It
discussed. There can be no other utility
In such a struggle except that which set
tles and determine* it. As Ireland can
not successfully oppose the superior force
of the British Empire, the only utility of
trying to do It is that which br suffering
and loss shall convince Ireland of the fact,
and so stop tho struggle. The Impossi
bility of success determines one’s duty in
a fight for his country. When it is clear
to reason that a fight will ouly nuke the
condition worse, it becomes duty to dis
courage it. So, as It is clear to ns that
this fight will inflict untold suffering on
Ireland—will almost depopulate the coun
try—will sacrifice millions of gallant
men, and Inflict woes unutterable on wo
men and children, we could not hold It
otherwise than base and cruel in the ex
treme, to lend a word or syllable of en
couragement to such an enterprise.
week trom .Vi to 40 points.
Last Week's Cotton Figures.
The New York Chronicle of Friday,
26th instant, reports the cotton receipts of
the seven days ending on that day at 205,-
102 bales, against 240,152 for the corres
ponding weekof last year. Total since
September 1st to that date, 2,319,710,
against 2,134,008 to the same date last
year, showing an increase of 184,718
bales.
The interior cotton ports received in
the same week 00,468 bales, against 145,-
203 in the same week of last year. They
shipped 03,883 bales against 100,018 last
year, and tbeirstocks last Friday footed
up 247,011, against 204,183 at the same
date last year.
The Chronicle’s visible supply table
showed, last Friday, 2,365,407 bales of
cotton in sight, against 2,103,387 at same
date last year, 1,013,702 the year before at
same date, and 1,017,540 In 1877 at same
date. These figures show the following
increase in the visible supply: This year
over last, 262,020 bales; over 1878,451,015
bales; over the supply In 1877, 447,858
bales. Last Friday middling upland was
quoted in Liverpool at 011-10; la 1870
the quotation was 6j; in 1878,6 7*10; in
1877,0 7-10.
The Chronicle’s weather reports show a
continued wet and unsatisfactory condi
tion. Texas sent no telegrams from any
part of the State. New Orleans had show
ers four days in the week. Very un-
propitlous weather is noted in Shreveport.
Roads were in very bad condition. No
cotton had been picked for fifteen days.
In Vicksburg continuous bad weather and
picking very much Interfered with. In
Columbus, Miss., picking entirely stopped
from same cause. At Little Rock, Ar
kansas, weather very unfavorable. Rain
on four days and rain and sleet on one.
Roads almost impassable. At Memphis
little picking the past week, and much
discouragement exists relative to saving
the balance of crop. At Nashville only
0.26 of rain fell In the week.
In Alabama, at Mobile, cloudy and
showery all the week; crop accounts leas
favorable; much damage has been done.
At Montgomery, rain on four days of the
week and the -remainder cloudy; three kill
ing frosts in tbs week. At Selma, rein and
clouds; Ice one night. At Madison, Fla.,
nun two days and remainder pleasant.
In Georgia, at Macon, clouds and rain all
spend the winter in Menton, the first in I the week; reinteil in November, up to
twenty years. j l**t Friday, 4.42. At Columbus, clouds
A State Geological Bureau.
A motion will l>e pressed In the Legisla
ture to revive the geological department,
to which so much has been due in the
past in the matter of developing the
mineral resources of the commonwealth.
That such a State as ours should be. un
provided with a proper chart locating the
coal beds, gold fields, iron deposits, slate
rock, and »the precise sections where cop
per, buhr stone, manganese, mica, asbes
tos, kaolin and other valuable minerals
may be found, reflects no credit upon the
Intelligence of her lawgivers. Such
bureau would do much to Invite immigra
tion, sod largely adranes the taxable
value of the mineral districts. Its instl
union also is but an act of justice to the
owners of these lands, who are necessa-
rily Ignorant of their real worth, and In
many instances have been cheated out of
them lor a mere song by cunning prospec
tors re preseining foreign companies' or
parties. . * *
The bureau should be re-established at
once and placed on a permanent basis.
With Professor LiUle at the head of it,
and a competent corps of engineers ia the
field, a few years would suffice to com
plete the necessary surveys, and reveal to
the world the incalculable mineral
wealth of the Empire State of the South.
We trust that the old “penny wise and
pound foolish” policy of previous Legisla
tures is not to be continued. A very
moderate appropriation will suffice in the
premises. Let it be voted without hesita
tion. •
Flood and Drouth.
Georgians, at this time, have a vivid
impressiou of the magnitude of the water-
supply, which every glance out of the
window and every step on the streets mag
nifies aud confirms. It is everywhere
water and mud. Everything 1§ soaked
and saturated. The street notes are splash
and gurgle. But while this is the state
of the case m Georgia, we get a tele
gram from St. Louis which tells us that
navigation Is suspended there on account of
low water iu tho Mississippi river; aud we
get at the same time other telegrams from
Pennsylvania announcing the stoppage
of large mills on account of the failure of
water supplies to drive them. Missouri
and PeSisylvauia are groaning over a
water famine. A Reading dispatch of last
week says:
An extensive water famine threatens
east Pennsylvania. The long drought of
the autumn, closely followed by iuteusely
severe weather, closing all streams and
.springs, is the cause. The Philadelphia
and Reading rolling miH in this city, and
mauy other iron Industrial establishments
are closed in consequence. Farmers are
driving stock for miles to water, and water
for household needs is hauled m barrels.
Wells are dry for the first time iu fifty
years, and streams which were very low
are fee-b6und, threatening to remain so
all winter unless there Ts a tliaw. The
earth is very dry, and freezing hard. The
anthracite coal country is suffering, aud
extensive Iron ore wastories must be shut
down. The Schuylkill valley is also suf
fering more or less. Water costs fifty
ceuts a barrel in many localities, counting
the cost of labor to haul it. All grist
mills, woolen mills, aud forges dependent
upon water for power must shut down,
throwing hundreds out of employment.
The supply pipes furnishing this city from
leading sources are running no water, and
the citizena are alarmed at what may
prove the worst famine they have yet ex
perienced.
A Reunited Georgia Democracy.
As we had fondly hoped and predicted,
the members of'the General Assembly
have demonstrated,. by tbelr votes in the
recent eleraous, tbsfi there are no perma
nent divtor -s or pprty lines drawn be
tween * lqul^t aud Norwood men.
Nor O- /any evidence to show that the
Gov^^jJ Senator Brown or Mr. Norwood
tofl^.-rtSea for or against any of the candi
dates for judicial honors, orsolicitors-gen-
5ral, because of their previous personal par
tisanship. The result of these elections suf
ficiently eitabiishcs that fact. We hare it
from a reliable source that a majority of
those elected to office were supporters of
Mr. Norwood. And yet the roll call in
the ballot for Senator, showed a clear ma
jority of over two-thirds of those who had
followed the Colquitt banner.
This was eminentlygraceful aud proper
—not that more of the Norwoodites ought
to hare been chosen, hut that in depositing
a vote for Judge or solicitor, every mem
ber should have Ignored he temporary
split in the party, and supported the indi
vidual he beliered best qualified for the
position In question, regardless ol his at
titude tn the late gubernatorial contest.
If he chanced to have preferred Mr. Nor
wood, well and good; if Governor Col
quitt, what difference did it make ? Both
were true and tried Democrats, and the
Issue involved was simply of a personal
character.
We repeat, therefore, that It augurs well
for the future of the “iron ribbed” and
“unterrified” Democracy of Georgia, that
they are disposed to let bygones be by
genes, and come together again fairly aud
squarely on tbelr old fraternal platform
which claims for Its paternity the Immor
tal Jefferson.
Our people cannot afford to divide. In
the first place there Is nothing to take is
sue upon. On all the great questions of
the day the Democracy are almost a unit,
and who would get up a quarrel for the
mere love of It?
Finally, duty to our commonwealth
aud country, the continued enjoyment of
local government, the question of social
race equality, the future material progress
of the State, all turn upon the preserva
tion of a united and solid Democracy at
the South. But can this be maintained
If we fall out and divide upon mere per
sonal issues ? We trow not.
BeeapitetiBff
School
Oirr.
Oommiasicner
A PROPOSITION THAT WILL FlND No
Favor with the People.
How surprising is it that any member
of Uie General Assembly should have the
temerity, iu the face of the world of good
that Commissioner Orr has accomplished,
to introduce a bill abolishing the office of
State school commissionei, and imposing
its duties upon the several ordinaries of
the counties 1
It is not too much to assert that Dr. Orr
has Utored harder and achieved greater
results in the cause of free public educa
tion than all the efforts combined of those
who have preceded him In the same good
work In Georgia. Hfs is a master mind,
at once comprehensive, acute, and ex
haustive in its scope aud undertakings,
and its every energy has been devoted to
the responsible duties devolved upou him.
Those patient labors have been crown
ed with signal success, and each successive
year has witnessed the continued increase
In the number of pupils who attend the
public schools, the rapid progress they are
making, aud the sagacity exhibited in
managing all the details of the new school
system which has been Inaugurated. At
this time it U safe to affirm that in no
Slate in the Union are the children of all
classes and conditions better and more
economically taught than in Georgia.
Much of this is due to the personal super
vision of Dr. Orr, who has visited aud ad
dressed the citizens of nearly every county
In the State, and successfully combated
the enemies of free education.
To hand over his work to over one hun
dred irresponsible county officials would
be the very height of folly.
But we cannot believo the proposition
above alluded to will he supported by a
corporal’s guard in the Legislature. It
would be a woful step backwards on the
part of the people’s representatives to
abolish the office of State school commis
sioner and deprive the commonwealth of
the services of such a mau as Dr. Orr. .
Will Adjourn.
It lias been definitely settled by both
branches of the Legislature to take a re
cess in a few days, until next July. We
trust, however, the adjournment will not
take place before every local measure of
Importance has first been passed upon.
We learn that not over Jiflctn bills so far,
are in shape for the Governor’s approval,
while a large number are pending, some
of them such as the incorporation of new
railroads and banks, of much importance
to the parties or companies making appli
cation, as they are anxious to begin opera
tions without delay. That all this work
can be accomplished by next Saturday
would appear Impossible, and the country
has often experienced the evils oi hasty
legislation.
A year or so ago a liuie girl living
nearRalhbonevilic, N. Y., a village on the
line of the Erie Railway, was pre/vented
with a pair of doves. One day, three
weeks ago, while flying across the rail
road track, the male bird came in
collision with the smoke-stack of the
Pacific express, which passes the spot
about 7 o’clock in the morning. The
bird was killed by the shock and instantly
thrown out of sight of its mate. The fe
male circled about the spot for a few
minutes, in evident amazement at the
sudden disappearance of her mate. She
then flew to a mile-post near by aud for
a long time gave utterance to the mourn
ful notes characteristic of . t’io dove.
Suddenly see seemed to realize what had
carried the male from her sight, and she
rose in the sir and flew swiftly in the direc
tion the train bad gone. She did not re
turn till about noon. She alighted at
her cote, where she remained the rest of
the day uttering her plaintive cries
Next morning, just before 7 o’clock, she
was seen to fly away and take a position
near the spot where she last saw her
mate the day before. When the -express
train came along she flew at the locomo
tive, hovered about tho smoke-stack and
around the cab as if. looking for her mate.
She accompanied the locomotive for
mile or so and then returned to her cote
Every day since then she has repeated this
strange conduct. She goes to her lookout
for the train at precisely the same time
each morning and waits until the train
comes along no matter bow late it may
be. She never gods further than about
mile with the train, returning to her cote
and mourning piteously all day.
Not So.—The report is denied that
Queen Victoria has recently insured her
life for large suras iu Paris. Why any
one sixty years of age, especially a Queen
and Empress, who is so rich that it
said she can easily lay up 91,000,000 a
year, should embark in life insurance
hard to compreheud. England’s Queen
is prouounced to be tlie wealthiest woman
on tho globe. It is asserted that putting
aside all other sources of income, her
Duchy ol Lancaster and legacy from
Mr. Ncild bring her in $300,000 a year,
and her income does not fall short of
$3,000,000 per annum. And if the royal
matron who is so ^vise and gentle, and
deservedly fills a large space in the hearts
of her liege subjects, wanted more spend
ing money, Parliament would be quick to
advance the desired sum. Why then
should she insure her life, when every
child also receives a munificent allow
ance from the government? The report
is utterly discredited!
Hoarded Silver Dollars.—It is sad
to think that at tills moment, when
change is so scarce, $47,488,100 are stored
away and lying idle iu the treasury vaults
or tlie government out of $72,847,750,
If necessary, therefore, let the recess be^oined since February, 1S7S, or less than
postponed for another week, say until De
cember 15th, to allow sufficient time for
the completion of all business that will
suffer detriment if not acted on imme
dlately.
Why the Democ ratio Party Should
be Abandoned.
The weight of the argument why the
Democratic party should go into liquida
tion in favor of some new contrivance,
and why the solid South should cease, Is
now reduced to figures, so that everybody
can understand its exact force. The Chi
cago Tribune has footed up the total vote
of the United States lu the last presiden
tial election as follows:
Garfield, .... 4,430,415
Hancock, .... 4,430,014
Weaver, .... 305,720
Dow, 0,044
Scattering .... 1,703
At Linares, Spain, lately, some miners
were sinking a shaft, and after charging
the boreholes with dynamite, two climbed
to the gallery above, while the third re
mained to light the fuses attached to the
charge. Haring done so he signalled to
his comrades, and was being hoisted up,
when, on nearing the top, he lost his bold,
and fell a distance of fifty feet to tbe bot
tom, where he lay stunned and disabled,
close to the lighted fuses. One of his
comrades instantly put his knife between
his teeth, and, deoending by a chain lad
der, severed tne fuses as they were about
igniting.
Increase nr English Ship Build
ing.—It is announced that there are at
this time on tbe stocks In tbe Clyde ship
yards, ninety-five vessels, tbe most of
them ocean steamers of the largest class,
and nearty all of them to be constructed
of Iron.
Total, .... 0,102,506
Garfield’s plurality, 3,401.
These 3,401 plurality votes of Garfield
tell the whole story, aud show why every
body should go frantic for a complete
reformation of parties. They show that
Democracy is powerless and hopeless with
3,000 plurality against It In the United
States, although that majority might be
overcomo in any one of the thousands of
our small towns and counties, aud though
it is made up five hnudred thousand times
over by negro votes. Tbe voters naturally
aligned with the Democratic pnrty of the
United States outnumber those on the
other side by a million, bat corruption
vnd intimidation have won the siqall plu
rality Garfield claims. The only possible
point of effective opposition to so-called
Republicanism is silll presented by the
Democratic party, and the suggestions for
iu abandonment are as childish and un-
reasouable at anything that could come
from a whimsical head.
threo years ago. Only $25,350,644 have
been placed in circulation. Tho govern
einment now owns two thousand tons of
silver and the quantity Is constantly in
creasing at the rate of fiRy-three tons per
month. Why cannot tbe coin be turned
loose for tlio benefit of the country? The
South, at least, could stand a goodly
addition to the scanty moiety that has
been doled out to her. ^
Besides this vast amount of hoarded sil
ver, no less than $85,000,000 of gold bul
lion Is reported to be in tbe treasury, sub
ject to a monthly coinage of 910,000,000
of the denomination of fire and dollars.
After awhile we trust the “shiners”
will become more plentiful in the pockeU
of tbe people, aud tlie tills of our mer-
chauU. A lew weeks ago five dollars in
silver change could not be procured at
one of tbe most prominent banks iu Ma
con.
To-day.
12.39
12.30
12.65
12.05
13.25
13.25
A Cotton Cnn.
The Northern papers say that s tpecu
latlve fever took possession of the New
York cotton market last week and tbe ex
citement, at one time, amounted to
craze. Frices ran up a cent. A special
of the 20th ultimo to the Baltimore Sun
says:
Dementia was the most fitting word to
describe the cotton market at the open
ing this morning. Nothing like it was
ever seen, and probably no sucli advance
was ever recorded outside of war times as
was shown tbe moment the market
opened. The followkq; figures tell the
story:
Wednesday.
November .... 11AS
December .... IL41
January ..... 11.58
February..... 11.70
March 11.87
April 12.10
Or equal to an advance of 101 to 128
points. Tbe shorts, who had not covered
during the rise of last week, were semi-
paralyzed at such a sudden addition to
tlie advance, and several went to the
wall. Cue or two Urge firms wno bad
resisted tbe current ever since it set in,
stood tbe blast well, but there were fears
that others might succumb, and the break
which followed the first call was said to
have been with a view of allowing these
parties to cover and save themselves.
The first upward ware was from the
South in respouse tc tbe late
“cold wave,” the South buy
ing freely iu this market to cover their
short accounts at borne, and to go loDg,
at tbe same time, liere. This buying set
the weak aborts in this market ts cover
ing, and the outsiders came and bounced
the market 125 points higher. Tbe cul
mination, for the present at least, waa
this forenoon, when au excitement on the
part of the remaining shorts was seen, si
is seldom witnessed, and then came tbe
fall, prices settling until tbe second call
went out at a decline since the opening of
an average of 00 points on tbe late months.
Cotton left off at tbe lowest of the day,
but still 12 to 16 points higher than
Wednesday's closing, though nearly eighty
points lower than it opened.
Will Not be Disturbed.—Tbe Re
publicans of Maine have decided not to
attempt to oust Governor Plaieted. Per
haps it would uncover too much of their
own rascality, and they cannot afford to
do to.
Exodus From Canada.—Among the
matveis of the day is a sud
den and great emigration from Cana
da to the Uuited States. According
(9 returns In the State Department
at Washington, 17,511 emigrants from
Canada arrived ' in the United States
in tho month of October iast^ and the
Montreal Ilerald estimates the total emi
gration during tbe currant year has -been
210,266—an extraordinary number from
a thinly settled country, supposed to be In
the enjoyment of all the advantages of a
new country, and unburdened with not
half the taxation that afflicts our people.
It is hard to say why any man settled in
Canada -should deelra a change to the
United States, but the facts show that
many do.
No Exodus.—Tbe Southern papers are
unable to ascertain anything about the
reported colored exodus movement, which,
it appears, was based on the information
furnished by a Philadelphian, who claim
ed to have jest returned from Alabama
and Louisiana. Tbe Alabama papers do
not seem to know of anything ef tho kind
going on in that State, and the New
Orleans Democrat says: -,“If there is any
basis for the statement as far as It concerns
Louisiana it is not visible to tbe naked eye.
The colored people who vent to Kansas
eighteen months ago have reported their
experiences to their friends at borne, and
there is little likelihood of another move
ment of tbe kind, even if It was less pleas
ant and profitable to live here than it is.”
The Democrat says ordinary plantation
bands are not to be expected to flee from
$2 50 a day. That la the price they now
command in tba sugar fields of St. James,
and, perhaps, other parishes.
Mil Muldoox's Monuments—Apro
pos to the advertisement of Mr. John Wal
lace, the agent at Mr. Muldoon, who Is
now In the city, we notice In the Louis
ville Post a long list of superb monu
ments minutely described, which have
been erected in various States of the Un
ion. Some of them are exceedingly elab
orate in their designs and construction
Mr. Muldoon is well known lu Geor
gia as contractor for tbs Macon
Confederate monument and numerous
other public and private structures in va
rious portions of tbe State. On tbe 4th of
December bo will sail for Europe to visit
the studios at Carrara, Italy, and loox af
ter large contracts in the course of exe
cution. * *
We trust that Mr. Wallace will be pat
ronized by those who have week they wist^
well done In his line.
Judge loehnuM Aran.
The Judge has discharged a column and
a quarter of hb wisdom and prescience
upon tap by tba Philadelphia Times. He
sees a great political change taking place
in Geoigia. The people are becoming
friendly to Garfield and Republicanism
and are coming to realise that Northern
Democracy, engrafted to the traditions of
tlieir party of pro-slavery and anti-war,
have not sufficient bold on the public con
fidence to achieve victory, even with the
136 solid electoral votes of tbe .600th.
“les,” says tbe Judge, “to-day public
opinion In the South Is an anomaUy In its
rapid chances in favor of the principles
and men of the Republican party of the
North. Tbe South has-made up its mind
that tbe Republican party is likely to be
tbe dominant party id this country for the
next quarter of a century. The real strug
gle in tbe South is now between its po
litical leaders and the Intelligent masses.
Tbe latter have no confidence In what it
called Southern statesmanship. They re
gard tbe whole theory on which they have
been led for the last ten years as a mon
strous- fizzle. The thinking men of tho
South are beginning to realize that the
policy by which Southern affairs have
been controlled has led them ft-om one
disaster to another; that capital and emi
gratfon shadow them and they are pre
pared for almost any new departure that
might promise them a more pros
perous era of Southern affairs. This Is
evinced in the public press since the elec
tion of Mr. Garfield, which has not even
invoked a criticism or an unkindly thought
uttered by them.”
THE SOUTH FRIENDLY TO GARFIELD.
“Why do they feel especially kindly to
ward Garfield?”
“The friendship for Mr. Garfield origi
nates in Information derived from his pub
lic record. No public man has appeared
in Congress since the war whose general
seutimeuts have been more liberal or hon
est toward the Southern Stales. There
never was even a Southern claim before
Congress in which bis voice liad not b«en
kindly invoked to aid tbe Southern peo
ple.”
“What do they expect to gain by his ad
ministration ?”
“They look for his administration to be
liberal, national ami just. 1 don’t believe
he has a single enemy south of Mason and
Dixon’s line. The forgery of the Morey
letter and the unjust abuse of his per
sonal integrity were neither conceived nor
fostered by Southern men nor did they
represent Southern sentiment. In fact
tlieir sympathy from the outset discour
aged the application of abuse and vitu
perative language touching Ills personal
honor or his integrity,'so tho South lias
really little to take back in her present
friendly feeling towards the incoming ad
ministration.”
“But will not tlie South want a mem
ber of Garfield’s Cabinet ? *
“They expect no official position under
his administration. No public man in
the South sufficiently great to command
public attention or national recognition
has been his friend during the last can
vass. The South simply expect fairness.
They have a belief that Garfield’s admin
istration will be liberal and generous to
wards Southern interests. Tiiey have no
representative for Cabinet office. They
expect none and they kuow that Garfield
will emphatically confer his patronage on
his own party.”
As a practical comment on this state
ment, we might quote the following from
tbe Atlanta correspohdent of tho Augusta
Evening Neuis of November 30th:
A petition was signed to-day by about
half of the Senators and Representatives
asking President-elect Garfield to appoint
Hon. A. H. Stephens to a position In his
Cabinet. Colonel Frobcl has the petition
In hand.
The Judge is effusive over Southern
hopes of Garfield, but it is certain that
among original reconstructionists Gar
field displayed extraordinary vindictive
ness, and was one of the few who threat
ened the axe aud the cord. Admitting
that be has gotten over that, we know no
other opinion prevailing here thau that
he caunot do us much harm, if lie tries,
and that tba South, like most other agri
cultural parte of the country, hopes for 110
good from politicians of any party; and
knows that she roust camber living by
tbe sweat of the brow. It Is a great mis
take to assume tbat the bulk of the peo
ple of these Southern States arc much ab
sorbed in politics. The number who hope
to gain anything moreriban a government
they can live under, and exemption from
positive mischief, is small—the prizes and
winnings In these States are few at best,
and when Garfield was elected they were
all lost to any representative element of
the people. „
Boport of tho Railroad Commission-
era.
Yesterday we published the first annu
al report to the Governor of the Railroad
Commissioners of Georgia. The general
tone ol the document is conservative snd
satisfactory, though nothing new or par
ticularly salient has been given to
the public. Nearly all of the facts had
koen previously printed in the various
“circulars” which have been issued from
.time to time.
The exceptionally favorable business
Season has doubtless had much
to do with Uie present pros
perous condition of our railroads.
How the freight tarifls of the commission
will operate, however, In ftittrto remains
to be tested. Of this fact, nevertheless,
we feel fully asaured: Messrs. Smith, Wal-
laos and Barnett are honest and reasona
ble men, and seem resolved to discharge
their duty without favor or affection to
any, but with the most scrupulous regard
for the welfare of all the railroad interests
of tbe State.
Tbat errors may have been committed
is true, and no such sweeping authority as
they possess should be delegated to any
committee of private citizens. In venal
hands it would prove of incalculable in
jury to the community, and the prolific
source of fraud and corruption world
without end. To the credit of Uie present
board, however, be it laid, they have en
couraged the several railroads to make
known their grievances and complaints
under the working of the new schedule of
freight and passenger rates, aud la every
instance, when the cases were mads out,
have granted the necessary modifications
and rendered justice to all concerned.
Following the report is an appendix,
which waa too lengthy to insert, containing
all the circulars and exhibits made by the
commissioners,'together with ihq views
of the principal railroad presidents and
superintendsnis of the Ststo upon, tbe
general schedule of freights which
liad been promulgated, what would
be its probable effect lu practice, what
rate of interest ought to be satisfac
tory In any railway enterprise, and divers
other matters appertaining to the railroad
system of the commonwealth. This will
be valuable for future reference, embody
ing as it does the opinions of so many .ac
knowledged experts.
The report of the commission will be
read with interest, as up to the present
time public opinion is divided ou the ques
tion of its perpetuation. On the whole,
however, the preponderating sentiment ap-
THE ELECTORAL COLLEGES.
Georgia’* V«t« Hot Cut
^ TI *. A * TA > December 1.—The electoral
vote of Georgia hi jo»t to Hancock and
English for the following reasons: The
revised statutes of the Uuited States pro
vide, in section 135, that the electoral col-
leges of the several States shall meet on
the first Wednesday in December aud cast
their vote. The Georgia code, section
’hat the Governor shall no
tify tbe electors to meet at the capital on
the firstMonday in December to be ready
On the Wednesday following to cast their
vote. This the Governor has done, but
the electors have not met to-day or voted
and it is thougbt by leading officials au
lawyers here that they have no right tj
meet and vote next Wednesday. *
Richmond, Va., December 2—The
electoral college of Virginia met ia the
State capitol tr-day. All the electors
were present except Thomas Craxtou,
from tbe first district. Tbe victacy was
filled by the election ot Major Baker P.
Lee. Tho electors were qualified, aiter
which the college was organized by the
election of Gen. John Echols as president,
and J. Bell Bigger as secretary. A ballot
was then taken for President and Vico
President of the Uuited States, which re
sulted iu eleven votes being cast for Han
cock and English. The secretary was
chosen electoral messenger to bear tho
certificates to tlie scat of government.
These were prepared aud signed by the
electors this evening.
Providence, R. 1., December 1.—The
presidential electors me; at Bristol and in
due form cast four votes for Garfield and
Arthur. James W. Wright was chosen
messenger.
Concord, N. H., December l.—Tlie
electoral college cast the tntoof the State
for Garfield and Arthur. Usury H. Hose,
chairman of tbe RepublMha Committee,
was elected messenger.
Annapolis, Mo., Deesaber 1.—The
electoral college met and out the vote of
the State for Hancock and English.
Harbishubo, Pa., December 1.—The
electoral college met in the Senate cham
ber. The twenty-nine votes of the college
were cast for Garfield and Arthur. John
L. Lauson, of Philadelphia, was selected
to carry tlie result to Washington.
Nasutili.k, Tknx., December 1 The
Democratic electors assembled at the cap
itol to-day aud cast twelve votes for Han
cock and English.
Boston, December 1.—Tho presiden
tial electors of Massachachuse'.ts met here
this morning and cast their votes for Gar
field and Arthur. Herbert E. Hill, of
Somerville, was chosen messenger.
Columbus, Ohio, Dccembe'r 1.—The
electoral vote was cast for Garfield ana
Arthur, and J. Q. A. Campbell, was cho
sen messenger.
Montpelier, December 1.—Tlie elec
toral college met in the State house aud
cast the vote of tlie State for Garfield and
Arthur. David H. Beattie, of Maidstone,
was chosen messenger.
Albany, December 1.—Tbe electoral
college reassembled in tlie assembly
chamber of the new capitol this morning.
In order to avoid any irregularity, tne
colioge proceeded again to the election of
pears to he in favor of continuing the . eductor to fill 'the vacancy caused by
board, with some wholesome restrictions} the absence of Mr. Aiken, aud Cornelius
in tbe premises. It. Aguew was again chosen and again
Congress.
Standing warn Their RioHtfc-^Tbe
colored people of thd Empire State are de
termined tbat their race (hall to repre
sented in tbe government if possible.
They are after a cabinet minister, and in
sist tbat President Garfield shall give
Senator B. K. Bruce, or Hon. J. Milton
Turner, a seat at hit council board. Ills
Expected Falling Off in the Cotton
Crop.
A MemplUs special gives a gloomy ac
count of tho condition of the ungatbered
cotton crop iu a large area of territory de
voted to the great staple. Until the be
ginning of October the prospect of a heavy
yield waa never better. But frequent and
violent gluta of rainbave fallen since,suc
ceeded by long spells of damp and cloudy
weather, causing the open cotton to rot in
the field, to the great loss of the farmer.
The Cotton Exchange of Memphis puts
down the decrease in yield at 28 per
cent.
Since the first of November there has
been a mixture of hail, sleet, sdow and
rain almost continually, aud there is no
means of estimating the damage done to
tho crop. The dispatch says:
November is generally the busiest month
for picking, but this month the weather
has been such tbat laborers have not been
able to work In the fields but five days
during tlie past four weeks. This state of
affairs not ODly exists within the district
of tbe Memphis Cotton Exchange, but
throughout the States of Alabama, Missis
sippi, Tennessee, Arkansas, Louisiana
and Eastern Texas. Witbln this vast
territory a million bales or more of cotton
are annually raised, and tbe damage will
cut short the crop fully 25 per cent, of es
timates made in tbe early part of the sea
son. There is yet more than one-third of
the crop iu the fields ungathered, and
much of this will be lost.
Iu our own Btate, (and probably tbe
same is true of South Carolina, Alabama
and Florida) while tbe damage has been
much less to the open cotton, owing to
the fact that the bulk of the crop had been
housed, yet the repeated rains aud damp
weather, and tbe almost total absence of
sun blue, prevented the ripening of the
top bolls, and they remained in statu quo
unUl stewed up snd ruined by tbe recent
freeze. This will diminish tbe yield con
siderably, especially ou bottom lands,
and where the stands were backward.
But the total yield will exceed that ot last
yew.
Gen. Grant in the Senate.—The
Harrisburg correspondent of the Philadel
phia Times asserts, as a fact, tbat arrange
ments are on foot there to elect General
Grant as United States Senator from Penn
sylvania to succeed Senator Wallace. He
says tbe Camerons are leading tbe move
ment. Tbe United States constitution re
quires only tbat tbe Senator shall to an
"inhabitant" at tbe State be represents,
and Ge_. Grant could become an inhabi
tant ol Pennsylvania on a day’s notice.
He own* a boose iu Philadelphia now.
Pools were sold In Pittsburgh on the
question whether Emmet, the actor,
intimated, also, tbat Fred Donglast would 1 wotod to sober enough to perform that
like to have his claims considered. ! night. He was sober.
The Democrats Should Make Hay
While the Sun Shines.
During the fast fleeting hours of their
ascendancy in tho present Congress the
Democratic members should strain every
nerve to complete all unfinished legisla
tion of a salutary character before the
Rads take possession of tho helm. On
this subject, Senator Beck, of Kentucky,
thus expresses himseif iu a special to the
Courier-Journal:
Congress should pass tlie Mississippi
levee appropriation bill and the general
appropriation bill, but by all means they
should pass the census bill and make tlie
apportionment of representation them
selves. While this can l>e done by tbe
Democrats, it would be ioolislito leave it
to the Republican Congress to do. In
fact, all the necssiry business should be
disposed of, and leave no excuse whatever
for an extra session of Congress. If there
is to be one, let the Republicans force
it. Let the Democrats at least show the
country tbat they want to dispose of all
necessary business as quickly as possible.
But if (he Democratic Congressmen run
off for the holidays, and adjourn over, as
the Republicans will encourage th6m to
do, from December 30th to January 5th>
much valuable time will be lost, the
thread of legislation will be broken, and
from the reassembling ot Congress to the
4th ot March, when its term expires, it
will be Impossible to get through with the
business. The necessity for prompt ac
tion by the Democrats cannot be too ur- ‘
gently impressed upon our Representa
tives, who, in such a crisis, should give
themselves up to business before'pleasure.
We trust the Democratic members will
heed this excellent advice from one of the
most tried and faithful of their number.
American Shipping.—-Tbe New York
Bulletin says tbe decadence of our com
mercial marine is not a gradual dry rot;
in point of fact, it is rapidly progressive.
In this respect there is no mistaking tbe
statistics of the reghler of the treasury,
just submitted in hU annual report cover
ing the operations of tbe past fiscal year.
A'cording to these, the total tonnage of
the country exhibits a decrease of 101,-
506 tons. Steam tonnage has Increased
35,380 tons and canal boat tonnage 2,SO2
tons; while sailing tonnage has decreased
50,555 tons and the barge tonnage 83,250
tons.
During the year, tbe amount of ship
building has been less by 35,620 ions than
that of 1870. Tho increase in steam ton
nage is chiefly visible in additions to our
coasting vessels. In the foreign trade we
are doing nothing worth speaking of. It
does not appear that any orders have been
executed for the European carrying trade.
At this rate, it is clear, American ship
building ere long will become one of the
lost arts. Congress, at its approaching
session, can, If it will, do something to as
sist this long depressed interest by remov
ing the shackles which obsolete naviga
tion laws have imposed upon it for the
special benefit of our European competi
tors in the tarrying trade.
The Fourth Week or Storm.—
Yesterday was as sloppy and disagreeable
as it has been during any of tbe iwenty
odd days of rain. Duriug a few moments
in the morning a tempestuous squall from
tbe northwest came which threatened a
change, but ic dlf not come. After tbe
sudden flurry tbe weather subsided into
the same monotonous southeast sob
which has characterized it for nearly a
month.
took tbe oath of office. The college then
cast its vote lor Garlic-Id and Arthur.
John Jacob Astor was selected to convey
the certificates of the proceedings to
Washington.
Indianapolis, December L — The
electors met lo-day and cost the fifteen
votes ol the State icr Garfield aud Arthur.
Queen Victoria has promised Prince
William, who will be her first married
grandson, and his bride, Princess Augusta
Victoria of Schleswig-Holstein Sander*
burg-Augusleuburg, to be present at tbelr
wedding, In February next. It to well
known that Princess Augusta Victoria to
not a rich princess. Her dowry will to
smaller than that of many ad;y merchant’s
daughter.
—It to now suggested that the Macon
and Brunswick railroad change its lute of
track to the other side of tbe river, and
run into tbe old line at Reids’ Station.
Tbe new country to almost level, and tbe
road would run through a heavily timber
ed district. We team the owners of tbe
land ofler right ol way and croartiee free.
The quality of tbe tobacco crop grown
this year to interior to that of last year.
Snow Storms in the North.
New York, December 1 All mail
trains due here this morning experienced
more or less delay, lu consequence of tho
snow storm. Trains at the Grand Cen
tral depot were detained from thirty min
utes to two hours. Over the Pennsylva
nia road the detention of trains was much
greater- Mails for New York leaving Bos
ton at 6 p. m. and landed by the steamer
Maryland at Jersey City, arrived there
three hours late. The Great Southern
mall arrived at Jersey City over tlie Penn
sylvania road at 7:20 a. m. Mislead of 6:21V
its advertised time. Mails from the West
were detained while coming over the
Pennsylvania road one hour and six min
utes. Mails from New England failed to
connect with the south bound train. This
last is the fast mail whose Southern con
nections were first made on Sunday last.
All tbe railway officials, reported this
morning that the snow was blinding iu
their 1 tin to New York.
Rondout, New York, December 1.—
A beating uortboast snow storm is raging
In this city. In the back country snow is
now eight inches deep. This storm, it is
thought, will end all river nav’gatimi be
tween Catskill aud Hudson aud this
point. It probably will not make much
difference with tbe river from Ron.lout to
NewYork.
New York, December 1.—A special
from Boston states a heavy snow storm
Is prevailing throughout New England.
Three inches of snow have fallen here.
Snow was about four inches deep at Cals-
kill this morning, and the ice blockade is
almost impassable.
Concord, December 1.—A heavy snow
storm is prevailing here, six inches having
already fallen. It fa drifting badly in tho
country, and tra ins are delaj ed.
Mexican lew*.
City of Mexico, November 23—via
Havana, December 1.—General Trevino
has arrived with his wife at the capital.
His appointment as secretary of war
is all that is known of the formation of
tbe new cabinet. Seuor Gomez Palacco,
ex-minister to Washington, was invited ter
take the ministry of foreign relations iu
Gonza.es’ cabinet, but it to not known-
whether he has accepted.
Capt Eads has arrived at the capital
and intends to ask for a subsidy to build
his contemplated ship canal across tlio
Isthmus of Tehuantepec. Tlie govern
ment to less interested in canals than in
railroads, nor do the people seem to real
ize the direct advantage of the proposed
canal, and the subsidies are out of tho
question. The railway excitement will
continue while the Americans fu-nish
money. The crisis will come when tho
companies call upon the government for
subsidies.
Congress has passed an act granting
premiums upou ships built of Mexican
materials.
President Diaz having been accused of
being pecuniarily interested in tbe Cen
tral railway, the official paper indignantly
denies the charge.
Senor Moriscat, minister of justice, has
been transferred to the ministry of for-’
eigu affairs.
General Sosceues Rocha has returned to-
Mexico apparently with views correspond
ing to tbe changed situation of the coun
try.
French residents are making elaborate■'
preparations to receive their minister. The-
government U also giving unusual atlcu-
Uon to tbe occasion. Sonor Zamacona is-
about to return to Washington, probably/
ouly to finish his late mission.
Metra Items.
Washington, December 1—Tlie Pres
ident has recognized Robert B. Kvptianl
as consul of Chili at Savannah.
Boston, December 1.—Among the gifts
which have been made by Mre. Valeria
G. Stone ftom the estate left by her hus
band are to the missionary association for
institutions at Nashville, Atlanta, Talla
dega, Tongaloo and New Oiiesns, $150,-
0007 She has given $600,000 to relatives
and friends. „ ,
New York, December 1.—Judge Don-
ahue has granted au order in the suit of
Mr. Goodnow, s stockholder of the Louis
ville and Nashville Railroad Company, to
proceed with the transfer of slock as
usual, thus practically dissolving the in
junction granted by tbe Chancery Court
of Nashville, which the Supreme Court of
this State declares to be inoperative. Tbe
papers were served upon the company this
morning, and the transfers were made
without interference.
Only three wooden shanties now stand
on the site of the little hamlet where Jef-
iLLurott 4 out of debt, having paid off tenon was bore, near Charlottesvilie,
eighteen mill'ous lu the last few yean. Ya.
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