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jfjfhlg QUUgjCttptj *mfc Jauettal ^ lK£JS**ttjgje‘ir. T«nM o' (M Tel—iwph M< *•■■••* ^fc Postage free to ail Editions. Daily TtUgraph aud Mctrcugcr $10.00prrfr «...»•• 5.00 6 mol .. •• •• •• 2.50 Swo*. Daily 'Telegraph and Mesemger and Southern farmer'* HeJtidy IMOjIffT. WatUy Trier rap* and Mememger 2.00 •* .. •• .*•• 1.00 8*mw. Week'y Telegraph ana Mettnger and Southern farmer'* Monthly OJMperyr Remit by P. O. Order or Registered Letter, to _ M- B. PATH. Mnnngnr. tftlfgroplj a«b ftksstngtr 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. *Wsa c