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vm-irwesvds-constituting the Araiy Medi-
rgmitt end Library are of national
Jemmt**ee. 'The library now contains
saiat. Cfty-one thousand five hundred
k imeti\ volumes, and fifty-seven thousand
-■Sbjbuo'i- pamphlets relating to medicine,
stators; and allied topics. The content*
jSrate Annv Medical Museum consist of
Kootv-two thousand .'(22,0001 specimens,
u£ axe unique in the crmpleteness with
wftick both military surgery and the dis-
; cats of armies are illustrated. Their de-
jfcraeCcn would be an irreparable loss,
aK < tly to the United States, but to the
£U There are filed In the record and
vxxsfo* division, over sixteen thousand
.TMJMl) bound volumes of hospital rec-
. lc&s, together with a great quantity of pa-
. 3SS- embracing the original records of the
ijjtrvJiU of our armies during the civil
- irt*. Aside from their historical value,
-iaate records are daily searched
iSat wvidence needed in the settlement
.••AfSargc numbers of pension and other
• ss.or.1 for the protection of tho govern-
:saaMt against attempted frauds, as well as
t&rCee be nefit of honest claimants. .These
--aCiutblccollections are now in abnilding
- wiich is peculiarly exposed to the danger
destruction by fire. It is therefore
estiy recommended that an appropri
ate made fora new fire-proof bulld-
- *.«<i«juate for the present needs and
jaaiaMeabh; future expansion of these valu
es collections. Such a bnllding should
absolutely fire-proof; no expenditure
—vc architectural display is required.
LuJbered that a suitable structure can
t.erected at a cost not to exceed two
. -htUied and fitly thousand dollars, ($250,-
■ IS*.?
' H«mmend to the attention of Congress
..®e wrest services of the Commander-in-
-*icAsf of -onr armies during the war
.'■fifcrefee tUiiioB, whose wise, firm aod pa-
^sf.-aieraaduct did so much to bring that
.-jOKweaLous conflict to a close. The legis-
<; i.iau bribe United States contains many
-jwMdeals for tiio recognition of dtstin-
jxafce* military merit, authorizing rank
sBdeaolumeDls to be conferred for emi
cjtxJLservices to the country. An act o
; - '«0LjTess authorizing the appointment. o
general of the army, with suita-
ivdfcr ?r>H. L'.ions relating to compensation,
artaeaisieut and other details, would, in my
.tjsJksieiiVbe altogether fitting and proper,
. .aA would be warmly approved by the
.-»uzztry.
. -Sic jneport vff Jibe Secretary of the Navy
>■ -tatsKic the successful and satisfactory
. awnwagemant of that department during
* ini fiscal year. Tho total expend!*
. • Vlk* ibr -the year were $12,010,039.45,
./jemriag. unexpended at the close of the
cvfor SI441,G82 23 of the amount of avail-
'' | s appropriations. The appropriations
present fiscal year ending June 30,
( are$53,095' > OtJ1.45; and the total es-
tei for-the next fiscal year ending
I ewe 30, -1682, are $15,853,151.61. The
izieeut drawn by warrant from July 1,
yJBSU, l» November 1,1880, is $5,041,570.45.
The recommendation of the Secretary
* «T41bs Navy, tlist provision be made for
. **tabiishmeut of some form of civil
. g—met for the people of Alaska, is
tjR J. At present there is no pro-
-cSMBms of persons or property its that Ter-
«sA*vy, except such as is afforded by the
-xSEaxx ot the .United States ship James-
This vessel was dispatched to Sitka,
: of the fear that, witliout the im-
t presence of tlie national authority
Us iui[rending danger of anarchy,
rteps taken to -restore order have
.inw accepted in good faith by both white
saA Indian inhabitants, and the necessity
tSarfSus method of restraint does not, in
■K ■iijiTiiTiiii. now exist. J£, however, the
, iuxnttowu should be withdrawn, leaving
She.people, as at present, without tho or-
tSjtnrj Judicial, and -administrative au-
«f organized local government,
irwsns consequences might ensue.
The taws provide only for the collection
-Afrevenue, the protection of public prop-
-aCysLed the transmission of the mails,
fbr problem is to supply -a local rule for
agepulation so scattered and so peculiar
-tm 61* origin and condition. The natives
wee reported to be teacliable and self-sup-
.xartxeg, aud, if properly Instructed, doubt-
ies would advance rapidly in civilization,
mile mw factor of prosperity would be
. aAAed to tlie national life. £ therefore
.tKsmmend the requisite legislation upon
subject.
The Secretary of the Navy has taken
W-.-o* cowards the establishment of naval
.wsKas’-statioos at the Isthmus of Pana-
xx, t»meet the requirements of our com
ae end *J relations with Central and South
Asxieriea, which are rapidly growing in
importance. Locations eminently suitable,
hsth as regards our naval purposes and
uses of commerce, have been selected,
-sk the cast side or the isthmus,at Chiriqui
the Caribbean Sea,aud the other
| -wasbe Pacific coast, at the Bay of Golfito.
i only safe harbors, sufficiently com-
" us, on the isthmus, are at these
-wsfaSs, and the distance between them is
| 3bs than one hundred miles. The report
5 Secretary of the Navy concludes
I j valuable suggestions with respect to
: building up of our merchant-marine
, which deserve the favorable con-
i of Congress.
Tkc report of the Postmaster-General
t- *e&Ebits the continual growth and the high
< Title of efficiency of tlie postal service.
"£ttc operations of no department of the
-jjovoriiuient, perhaps, represent with
-.grazier oxactnes* the increase In the popu-
tUliau and ilie business oftbe country. In
'.xZSSA the postal receipts were $8,518,007.49,
Jic. JAHG the receipts were $33,315,479.34.
AS the inhabitants of the country are di-
secOy and personally interested in having
proper mail facilities, and naturally
xwaoch tho post-office very closely. This
-_ —Tni overslglit on tlie part of the people
*Ams provcd.aconstantstimuius to improve-
tauu_ During the past year there was an
Cnsrease of 2,134 post-offices, and the mail
orates were extended 27,177 miles, m*k-
Jrgxu additional annual transportation of
<££^*84,191 miles. The revenues of the
«acted service for the ensuing year are es-
- ivxatcd at $58,845,174.10, aud the expen-
at $42,475,932, leaving a deficiency
~Jk*> be appropriated out of the treasury of
757.90.
The universal postal union baa received
accession of almost all the countries
_I cokmies of the world maintaining or-
sixed postal services, and it is confident-
■jr -expected that all the other countries
- b£ -c/doities bow outside tbe union will
man unite therewith, thus realizing the
occud idea and aim of the founders of tlie
czi-.a, of forming, for pm poses of inter-
. • aui-snal mail communication, a single
-^Mrtai territory embracing the world, with
:**rxpiete uniformity of postal charges, and
.amxdiiions of international exchange, for
-rft descriptions of correspondence. To
--ismalble the United Stales to do its full
•JL.-.IV of tiiis great work, additional legis-
. at'zsa is asked by the rostmester-General,
^ts whose recommendations especial at-
is called.
The suggestion of the Postmasler-Gen-
that it would be wise to encourage,
appropriate legislation, tbe establish-
-*ue6at of Americau lines of steamers by
-siK-«vu cit'zens, to carry tlie mails be-
-lisr-een our own ports and those of Mexico,
^Gsrrral America. South America, aud or
, Pacific countries, is commended to
serious consideration of Congress.
The attention of Congress is also In
cited to tlie suggestions of the Post-
master-Gciicral In regard to postal sav-
’Xbt necessity for additional provision,
L Awn. iii in the transaction of the busiacss of
, Federal couits, becomes each year
-xxoati apparent. The dockets of the Su-
irssme Court, and of the Circuit Courts, In
•atcr number of tlie ciicuits, are en-
serfd witli tlie constaut accession of
lu the former court,;
*/l iu many instances in the Circuit j
iLnurus years intervene before it is
-pcachcable to bring cases to hearing. |
The Ai-torne . General recommends tlie
-fctvcfe'ifilunent of at. intermediate oourt of
.. vr n e»d appeals. It is recommended t
/in i Hie number of judges of the Circuit
-'♦urt iu each circuit, with the exception ,
Ai ihe second circuit should be Increased
t .-he addition of another judge ; «i U*
ml circuit, that two ahould i» .
added; and that an iutermed'aie appel-
ronrt should be foimed ia «ed>
«.it, to consist ol tbe clrtnillJudges
-foe circuit justice, and U»*t in the
•i, ebseuce of either of these Mgas
^lsceoUhe absent judge •hofd be stg
' gv,-4 by the juxige of one of the dirtrux
tjaurts lu vhe ciicuIU Sodt an appellate
comt could be safely invested with large
Jurisdiction, and its decisions would satis
fy suitors iu mauy cases where appeals
would still be allowed to tlie Supreme
Court. The expense incurred, for this In
termediate court, ’ will require ft .ydry
moderate increase of the appropriations
for the expenses of the department or
justice. This recommendation is com
mended to tho careful consideration of
^tls^evident that a delay of justice, in
many instances oppressive and disastrous
to suitors, now necessarily occurs in the
Federal courts, which will in this way be
remedied. _ , T
The report of the Secretary of tho Inte
rior presents an e.aborate account or the
operations of that Department during the
past year. It gives me great pleasure to
say that our Indian affairs appear to be in
a more hopeful condition now than ever
before. The Indians have made gratify-
ing progress in agriculture, lienling, aud
mechanical pursuits. Many who were a
few years ago in hostile conflict with the
government are quietly sealing down on
farms, where they hope to make their per
manent homes, building houses and en
gaging in the occupations of civilized life.
The introduction of the freighting busi
ness among them has been remarkably
fruitful of good results, in giving many of
them congenial and remunerative em
ployment, and in stimniatlng their ambi
tion to earn 'Jieir own support. Their
honesty, fidelity, and efficiency as carriers
are highly praised. Tbe organization ofa
police force of Indians has been equally
successful in maintaining law and order
upon the reservations, aud In exercising a
wholesome moral influence among the In
dians themselves. I concur with tlie Sec
retary of the Iuterior in the recommenda
tion that tho pay of this force be in
creased, as an inducement to the best class
ot young men to enter it.
Much care and attention has been de
voted to the enlargement of educational
facilities for the 'Indians. The means
available for tills important object have
been very inadequate. A few additional
boarding-3choo!s at Indian agencies have
been established, and tlie erection of build
ings has been begun for several more, but
an increase of the appropriations for this
interesting undertaking is greatly needed
to accommodate tbe large number ot In
dian children of school age. Thenumber
offered by their parents from all parts or
tho country for education in the govern
ment schools is much larger than can be
accommodated witb the mean3 at present
available for that purpose. The number
ot Indian pupils at the Normal School a
Hampton. Va., under the direction of
General Armstrong, lias been considerably
increased, and their progress is highly en
couraging. Tho Indian school established
by tbe interior department m 1870, at Car
lisle, Fa., under tbo direction of
Captain Pratt, lias been equally success
ful. It bas now nearly two hundred
pupils of both sexes, representing a great
variety of tbe tribes east of the Rocky
Mountains. The pnpils in both these in
stitutions receive not only an elementary
English education, but are a.so instructed
in house-work, agriculture, and useful
mechanical pursuits. A similar school
was established this year at Forest
Grove, Oregon, for the education of Indian
youth ou the Pacific coast. In addition to
this, thirty-six Indian boys aud girls were
selected from tlie Eastern Cberokees and
placed In boarding-schools in North Caro
lina, where they are to receive an elemen
tary English education and training in in
dustrial pursuits. Tho interest shown by
Indian parents, even among the so-called
wild tribes, in tbe education of their chil
dren is very gratifying, and gives promise
that the results accomplished by the efforts
now making will bo of las'ing benefit.
The expenses of Indian cducatiou have
so far been drawn from the permanent
civilization fund at the disposal of tho De
partment oftbe Interior, but the fund Is
now so much reduced, that tho continu
ance of this beneficial work will In tbe fu
ture depend upon specific appropriations
by Congress for the purpose, and I ven
ture to express the hope that Congress
will not permit institutions so fruitful of
good results, to perish for want of means
for their support. On the contrary, an
increase of the number of such schools
appears to me highly advisable.
The past year has been unusually free
from disturbances among tlie Indian
tribes. An agreement bas been made
with tbe Utes, by which they surrender
their large reservation in Colorado in
consideration of an annuity, to be paid to
them, and agree to seUle in severalty on
certain lands designated for that purpose,
as farmers, holding individual title
to their land in fee-simple,
inalienable for a certain period. In this
way a costly Indian war lias been avoided,
which, at one time, seemed imminent,
and, for the first time in tlie history ot
tlie country, an Indian nation lias given
up its tribal existence to be sealed in sev
eralty, ami to live as individuals under
the common protection of the laws of tbe
countiy. Tbs conduct. of tbe Indians
throughout the country, during tbe past
year, with but few noteworthy exceptions,
has been orderly and peaceful. The gue
rilla warfare carried on for two years by
Victorio and Ids hand of Southern
Apaches has virtually come to an end by
the. death of that chief and most of bis
followers, on Mexican soil. The distur
bance caused on our northern frontier by
Sitting Bull and his men, who had taken
refuge in tbe British dominions, are also
likely to cease. A large majority of his
followers have surrendered to our mili
tary forces, and the remainder are appa
rently in progress of disintegration.
I concur with the Secretary of the Inte
rior in expressing the earnest hope that
Congress will at tbit session take favorable
action on tlie bill providing for the allot
ment of lands on tbe different reservations
in severalty to the Indians, with patents
conferring fee-simple title inalienable for
a certain period, and tbe eventual disposi
tion of tlie residue oftbe reservations for
general settlement, with the consent and
for the benefit of tbe Indians, placing the
latter under the equal protection of the
laws of the country. This measure, to
gether with a vigorous prosecution of our
educational efforts, will work tbe most
important and effective advance to
ward the solution of the Indian problem,
in preparing for tlie gradual merging of
onr Indian population in the great body
of American cillzenabip.
A large Increase is reported in tbe dis
posal of public lauds for settlement during
the past year, which marks the prosperous
growth of our agricultural Industry, and a
vigorous movement of population toward
our unoccupied lands. As this movement
proceeds, tbe codification oi onr land laws,
as well as proper legislation to regulate
tbe diapoeition of public lands, become of
more pressing necessity, and I therefore
invite the consideration of Congress to the
report and the oocompanylng draft of a
bill, made by the Public Lanas Commis
sion, which were communicated by me to
Congress at tbe last session. Early action
upon this Important subject ia highly de
sirable.
Tbe attention ot Congress is again ask
ed to tbe wasteful depredations committed
on our public timber-lands, and tbo rapid
and indiscriminate destruction of our for
ests. Tbe urgent necessity for legislation
to this end is now generally recognized.
In view of the lawless character of the
depredations committed, and the disas
trous consequences which will inevitably
follow their continuance, legislation has
again and again been recommended to ar
rest the evil, and to preserve for tbe peo
ple of our Western States and Tcritorics
the limber needed for domestic and other
essential uses.
The report of tbe Director of tbe
Geological Survey is a document of
unusual interest. The consolidation of the
various geological and geographical sur
veys and exploring enterprises, each of
which bas heretofore operated upon an in
dependent plan, without concert, cannot
fait to be ot great benefit to all those in
dustries of tbe country which depend upon
the development of our mineral resources.,
Tbe labors of the scientific men, of recog-
uized merit, who compose the corps of tlie
geological survey, during the first season
of their fieri operations and inquiries,
appear to have beeu very comprehensive,
aud will soon be oouimuaicaled to Con
gress iu a number of volumes. The
director of tbe survey recommends that
the investigations carried on by his
bureau, which, so far, hare been confined
to the so-called public land States and
Territories, be extended over the entire
country, and that the necessary appropria
tion be made for this purpose. This would
be particularly beneficial to the iron, coal,
and other mining interests of the Mississip
pi valley, and oi tho Eastern and Southern
States. The subject is commended to the
careful consideration of Congress.
The Secretary of the Interior aska atten
tion to the want of room in the public
buildings oftbe capital, now existing and
in progress of construction, for the accom
modation of the clerical force employed,
and of the public records. Necessity has
compelled the renting of private buildings
in different parts of the city for the loca
tion of public offices, for which a large
amount of rent is annually paid, while the
separation of offices belonging to tlie same
department impedes the transaction of
current business. Tbe Secretary suggests
that the blocks surrounding LaFayette
Square, on the east, north and west, he
purchased as the sites for new edifices, for
the accommodation of the government
offices, leaving tho square itself intact;
and that, ifsucb buildings were constructed
upon a harmonious plan of architecture,
they would add much to the beauty of the
national capital, and would,together with
the Treasury and the new State, Navy,
and War Department building, form ono
oftlie most imposing groups of public ed
ifices in the world.
Tho Commissioner of Agriculture ex
presses the confident belief that his efforts,
in behalf of the production of our own su
gar aud tea have been encouragingly re
warded. The importance of tbe results
attained have attracted marked attention
at home, and have received tlie special
consideration of foreign nations. The
successful cullivation of our own tea, and
tlie manufacture of our own sugar,
would make • difference of many inll-
Atlaxta, December 4, 1880.
The Senate re-assembled at the hour of
three this evening, the President in the
chair.
The judiciary committee, through their
chairman, Senator McDaniel, reported
that there were a number of xbilis still in
the hands of tbe committee, which they
had not had time to consider.
Senator Fouche moved that a message
be dispatched to the House, asking the
return oftbe appropriation bill. Agreed
to.
Senator Curtis—A resolution that all
the Senate committees deposit with
the Secretary ot tbe Senate for safe
keeping all bills not acted on finally in
their possession until the meetlbg of the
General Assembly in July. Agreed to.
President Boynton appointed Senator’s
Bond aud Denmark on the part of the
Senate to the joint committee to inquire
what buildings are necessary to be added
to tlie Lunatic Asylum.
The House resolution to appoint a com
mittee to look into the constitutionality
of repealing the present convict lease
system was postponed till the second
Wednesday in July, 18S1, by a vole of
22 to 18.
While in executive session the Senate
confirmed the appointment of Jonathan
L. Saggs as judge of the County Court, of
Clay county, of R. R. Blocker, as solici
tor of the same court, and of William. R.
Phillips as solicitor of the County Court
of Jeiierson county.
There was a long resolution here of
fered and adopted, thanking President
Boynton, Vice President W. P. Price, Sec
retary W. A. Harris, Messenger Cameron,
Doorkeeper Aired, the pages, the report-
lions of dollars annually in the wealth of et3 oftbe local and State press, each and
the nation.
The report of the commissioner asks at
tention particularly to tbo continued prev
alence of an infectious and contagious cat
tle disease, known and dreaded in Europe
and Asia as cattle plague or pleuro-pueu-
monia. A mild-type of this disease in
certain sections of our country is tho occa
sion of great loss to our farmers and of se
rious disturbance to our trade with Great
Britain, which furnishes a market' for
most of our live stock and dressed meats.
The value of neat cattle exported from
tbe United States for tbe eight months
ended August 31,1880, was more than
twelve miilion dollars, and nearly double
tbe value for the same period in 1870, an
utiexampled increase of export trade.
Your early attention Is solicited to this
important matter.
The Commissioner of Education reports
a continued increase of public interest in
educational affairs, and that t'ie public
schools generally throughout the countiy
are well sustained. Industrial training is
attracting deserved attention, and colleges
for instruction, theoretical and practical,
iu agriculture and the mechanic arts, in
cluding the government schools recently
established for the instruction of tbe In
dian youth, are gaining steadily in public
estimation. The Commissioner asks spe
cial attention to the depredations commit
ted on the lands reserved for tbe future
support of public instruction, and to the
very great need of help from tbo nation
for schools in the Territories and in the
Southern States. Tbe recommendation
heretofore made is repeated and urged,
that an educational fund be set apart
from the net proceeds of the sales of the
public lands annually, tbe income of
which, and the remainder of tbe net an
nual proceeds, to be distributed on some
satisfactory plan to the States and Terri
tories and the District of Colombia.
The success of the public schools of the
District of Columbia, and the progress
made, under the intelligent direction of
the Board of Education and the superin
tendent, in supplying the educational re
quirements of tlie District, with thorough
ly trained and efficient teachers, is veiy
gratifying. The acts of Congress, from
time to time, donating public lands to the
several States and Territories in aid of ed
ucational interests, have proved to be wise
measures of public policy, resulting in
great and lasting bsnefit. it wouli seem
to be a maUer of simple justice to extend
tbe benefits of this legislation, tbe wis
dom of which has been so fully vindica
ted by experience, to the District of Co
lumbia.
■ I again commend the general interests
of tlie District of Columbia to the favora
ble consideration of Congress. The af
fairs of tbe District, as shown by tbe re
port of the commissioners, are in a very
satisfactory condition.
In my annual messages heretofore, and
in my special message of December 10,
1870,1 have urged upon the attention of
Congress the necessity of reclaiming the
marshes of the Potomac adjacent to tbe
capital, and I am constrained by its im
portance to advert again to the subject.
These flats embrace an.area a ^several hun
dred acres. They are an impediment to
tlie drainage of tbe city, and seriously
Impair Us health. It is believed that, witb
this substantial improvement of its river
front, the capital would be, in all respects,
one of the most attractive cities in the world
Aside from its permanent population, this
city is necessarily the place of residence of
persons from every section of the country,
engaged in the public service. Mauy others
reside here temporarily, for the transac
tion of business with tbe government.
It should not be forgotten that the land
acquired will probably be worth tbe cost
of reclaiming it, and that tho navigation
oftbe river will be greatly improved. I
therefore again Invite the aUenliou of
Congress to the importance of prompt pro
vision for this much needed and too long
delayed improvement.
The water supply of the city is inade
quate. In addition to tbe ordinary, use
throughout tbe city, tlie consumption by
government is necessarily very great in
tlie navy-yard, arsenal, and tbe various
departments, and a large quantity is re
quired for tlie proper preservation of the
numerous parks and tbe cleansing of sew
ers. I recommend that this subject re
ceive the early attention of Congress, and
that, in making provision for an increased
supply, such means be adopted as will
have in view tlie future growth of the
city. Temporary expedient! for such a
purpose cannot but be wasteful of money,
and therefore unwise. A more ample res
ervoir, with corresponding facilities for
keeping it filled, should, in my judgment, be
constructed. I commend again to :he atten
tion of Congress tlie subject of the remov
al, from their present location, of the de
pots of the several railroads entering tlie
city; and I renew the recommendations of
my former messages in behalf oftlie erec
tion of a building for tha Congressional
Library; tbe completion of tho Washing
ton monument; and of liberal appropria
tions in support of the benevolent reform
atory, and penal institutions of tbe Dis
trict. ItuTnERFoitD B. Haves.
Executive Mansion, Dec. 0,1860.
A New way ok Makino Flour.—
Wheat is cracked and mashed at Min
neapolis and not ground into flour. Bun-
stones are tilings of the past and Hun
garian steel rollers have taken their place.
These rollers are about thirty Inches long
and eight inches in diameter. It takes
five sets of steel rollers to finish tlie flour.
Eacli set of rollers runs closer than tlie
preceding. After the wheat passes eacli
set of rollers it is bolted orshified through
coarse cloth. Tills cloth lets tlie disin
tegrated particles through, and passes off
the bulky'and large pieces, which are run
through auother and a closer set of rollers,
cracked again. Tito last rollers have little
else but wheat hulls and the waxy germs
of the wheat, which do not crack up, hut
smash down like a piece of wax. The
germ ofa kernel of wheat is not good
food. It makes flour black. By tbe old
millstone process tills waxy germ was
ground up with the starchy portion, and
boiled through with the flour. By tlie new
system of cracking the kernel instead of
grinding it, this germ is not ground, but
flattened out, and sifted or bolted out,
while the starchy partionsoftbe wheat are
cnulied into powdered wheat or flour.
evety Senator individually for all kinds bf
cleverness, courtesy, etc., after agreeing
to which the Senate found It necessary to
take a recess till 8 p. m.
Tlie Senate met at 8 o’clock. President
Boynton in tlie chair.
A scaled message was received from
the governor, and the Senate went into
executive session to consider the same,
which was the appointment of Francis
Fontaine, Land and Immigration Agent of
the State of Georgia. The Senate con
firmed (lie appointment.
Senator Westbrook, chairman of the
committee on conference, touching the
disagreement of the House and Senate on
that portion of the appropriation act
fixing tho salary oftbe keeper of public
buildings, reported that the committe lias
fixed tlie same at $800 per annum. The
report was agreed to.
TOE HOUSE
met at 10 o’clock, with Speaker Bacon iu
tbe chair. Un calling tbe roll a quorum
was found present.
Mr. Hutchins, of Gwinnett, moved that
tbe general appropriation be tranamiUed
to tbe Senate. Agreed to.
Tiie Senate insisted on its amendment
to the general appropriation bill, fixing
the salary of the keeper of the public
building at 91,000, instead of $000, and a
committee of conference was appointed,
which, on the part of the House, consisted
of Messrs. Patterson, Flint, Hill and
Reese.
The following Senate bills were read the
third time and passed :
A bill to amend tlie garnishment law.
Passed.
A bill to amend section 3072 of the code.
Passed.
A bill to amend the act as to inspection
of fertilizers. Passed.
Mr. Patterson, chairman of the commit
tee of conference relative to the disagree
ment on the general appropriation bill
in relation to the salary of tho keeper of
public buildings, submitted a report fixing
said salary at 5800, instead of $000. Tlie
report, ou motion of Mr. Uillyer, of Ful
ton, was adopted.
Mr. Garrard, of Muscogee—A resolu
tion that the Governor furnish a list of all
maimed Confederate soldiers and their
conulics, who have been relieved by the
act furnishing them artificial limbs.
Agreed to by a vote of 07 to 8.
Mr. Uanscll, of Cobb, moved to adjourn
till 8 p. m.
The special committee appointed to in
spect the convict camps and examine into
the abuses existing in tlie same, are :
Messrs. Lane, of Bibb, chairman; Willing
ham, of Oglethorpe; Post, of Coweta;
Howell, of Decatur; Coffin, of Stewart;
Hansel, of Cobb; Wilson, of Camden,
(col.), to report next July, 1881.
The House then adjourned until 8 p. m.
Tbe House re-assembled at 8 p. m.,
Speaker Bacon iu the chair.
Tlie .Speaker announced that it would
be necessary for the House to remain in
session till 10 or 11 o’clock, in order to
receive the report oftlie enrolling com
mittee, which was required by law before
the officers of tbe House could sign the
laeta.
The Speaker then, after a lew words of
farewell, declared tbe House adjourned
until the first Wednesday in July, 18S1, at
tbe hour of 10 a. m.
The House then broke up with much
good humor. Carol ysk.
GEORGIA PRESS.
Neil Willingham, of the Cartcrsville
Free Press, has become very philanthropic
since bis marriage. Hear him: “A great
deal oi missionary work can be done by
an old overcoat that is put upon apoor
man instead of on a closet hook. When
you buy a new overcoat give the old one
to some poor fellow who,can’t buy. A
hungry man with a heavy' overcoat does
not suffer as many cravings as he would
if most of the warmth of Tiis blood escap
ed to the ungrateful air of winter. A
cast-off coat that may hang forgotton until
tbe mollis make aseiveof it, may convince
some struggling despondent fellow that
Well-to-do people are not as heartless as
they appear to be. Give your old over
coat a chance to warm somebody’s heart.
WAVcitO'-s Tirporler: “We visited this
p. m. the venerable Mrs. Griffin, who is in
one respect, at least, is perhaps the most
remarkable woman in tbe State—slie
being the mother of 20 living children.
Now if this proves anything, it proves
that this is the most healthy country in
the world as well as the most fruitful.
Can Col. Wood oftbe Hawkinsville Dis
patch produce a paraiell case?”
Timber Splinters—Darien Gazette:
“Timber has been coming down steadily
during the week but not iu very large
drifts.
Since our last issue there have been Oar-
rivals and 7 clearances. There are now
10 vessels in port.
Scrap timber has been fairly booming
this week and the prices are still going
higher and higher.
There is a large number of vessels duo
here now and when they arrive there will
be lively times hereabouts.
Scrap timber is still in great demand in
this market and tlie demand will'be great
er than the supply for some timo to come.
A lot of good timber sold ou Monday for
an extraordinarily good price.
From what we can loam onr timber
merchants intend to do a larger business
tiiis season Ilian they hare done since the
war. Tiie season has not fairly opened
yet.”
Columbus Times: Mr. Matthew J. Par
ker, who shot himself ou Thursday morn
ing, died Thursday evening at 7 o’clock.
He will bo buried to-day in the family
burying ground seveu miles north oi this
city.
Mr. Parker was about 00 years of age,
was bom and raised in Putnam county,
Ga.. and came to Muscogee in 1841, where
lie lived until 1863, when he moved to
Russell county, Ala. He leaves five cbll-
cren, ali grown, to mourn his sad death.
Tub Cleveland Adtertiser says the
Macon Telegraph and Messenger Is one of
the beat and most reliable dailies in the
Male. For tho latest and most correct
news, it is indeapensible. For about two
months we have received it only occasionly
at the proper time. Sometimes instead of
emuing the direct route, it Is sent aronnJ
by Dahlonega, aud it has once or twice
been unit to Blairsviile, Union county,
and then back to Cleveland.
We hope the postmasters will be more
careful in the future. It will be no pleos-
Nrwsax is preparing for a wedding
and tbe bride’s dress has been seen by an
Atlanta reporter.
Americus is excited over a prospective
double wedding and two others separate.
Cupid appears to be loading with No. 9’s.
The corn-crib of Mr. Joe Crawford, in
Marion county, near Jacksonville, was
burned Friday night, with five or six hun
dred bushels of corn.
When the local of the Americus Re
corder sees a man walking on his heels
with his head up he calls it moving with
an accent of physical power.
Mb. Ed. Saulsbubt, says the Ameri
cus Recorder, long a resident of Macon,
now with A. T. Stewart, New York, was
in Americus Friday on business for his
house. Mr. S. is well known in Georgia,
Alabama and Florida, and held in great
esteem by his acquaintances.
The Lumpkin Independent says the
matrimonial waters are troubled, and
proves it by publishing five notices.
All onr exchanges along the fast mail
route complam that the arrangement does
not work, all malls being delayed con
stantly* Macon’s fast mall is nine days
behind.
The “City of Macon” left Savannah for
New York on Saturday. Among its
freight packages were thirty-four turtles.
TuEedjtorofthe Griffin Sun hasbsd
two cows to dlo within thirty days. He
should have put his Hanleiter on them, or
else have let some one who understood
tlie business do the milking.
Efforts are being made to have an
United States prison built in Atlanta. It
would save trouble just to build a wall
around the city.
There is a young man in Dublin, Ga.,
who has purchased thirteen marriago li
censes, aud yet is not happy.
The grand excursion of citizens of
Augusta to Savannah took place yester
day. By this time they are out on tbe
waters witli the decks of the new steam
ship “City of Augusta” beneath them
A Sharp Individual.—Augusta
Evening News : There is going about tbe
city of Savannah a slurp individual, pos
sessed of plausible manners aud au oily
tongue, imposing upon the credulity of
poor widows—especially colored women—
and as tlie same attempt may possibly be
made in Augusta aud other places, we clip
from the News his mode of operations.
Ho represents himself as being an agent
of some philanthropic government or State
society desirous of relieving tbe wants of
the distressed. For tbe sum of twenty-
five cents be furnishes a certificate enti
tling the holder to one cord of wood, which
is to be furnished “in a few days,” tbe cer
tificate to be surrendered when the wood
is delivered. It is stated that quite a num
ber of colored and several white women
have been duped. Tlie fellow is s
stranger Here and said to be weil dressed,
It would be fortuuate ifsome of our sharp
detectives could gather him. Another
fraud of the same diaractcr is a young
man who is about eudeavoring to dispose
ofa riti" belonging to his dead sister, and
containing an inscription, which he is
compelled to sell on account of financial
stress. Nothing but the greatest poverty
drives him to this sacrifice. As several
such rings have been disposed of to sym
pathizing people, it is suspected that tbe
poor young man had. a regiment of sisters,
all bearing tlie same name and whose
rings bear tbe same inscription,
Atlanta Post: It is reported that
there will be an effort made at the
present session of Congress to have a
government prison balft in some central
portion of the South. At present most of
tlie government prisoners, either military,
mall, or revenue offenders, when sen
tenced to terms are taken to Albany,
New York, or to Leavenworth, Kansas.
In tlie case of the revenue men especially
the expense to tbe government of these
heavy journeys is great, and it is claimed
that economy and other advantages will
be secured by the establishment of a gov
ernment prison iu tlie South. A petition
to the Secretary of War will soon be cir
culated in Georgia and Atlanta, asking
him to recommend the prison and its lo
cation in the near vicinity of Atlanta.
Some of our citizens are said to object to
its location here while others think it
would compensate all disadvantages by
the increased expenditures of money its
presence would necessitate. It is claimed
that it would be more preferable to tbe
revenue prisoners from North Georgia,
North and South Caroliua,East Tennessee,
and North Alabama; that convicted
sailors and soldiers from Southern ports
aud stations could best and cheapest be
confined here aud the mail depredators
make up a proper quota for a large peni
tentiary. The fact that Atlanta is a mili
tary post also is a reason In favor of the
project since tlie garrison here could not
only do the guard duty, but furnish all
needed force to the revenue department.
By all means let us secure this million
dollars for a government jail house.
Dublin Gazette: Perhaps it has never
occurred to some ot tlie citizens of this
county the necessity ot building a bridge
across tlie river at Dublin ferry. As the
town grows, of course the crossing in
creases, and, as tho ferryman, old Bill,
said a few days since, it will be impossible
for one man to keep tbe ferry if tlie cross
ing continues to increase. It two ferry
men are employed it will take at least
$500 or $000. This, yearly, would go a
long way in paying for a good bridge,
without all the danger that now exists, to
say nothing of the inconvenience of hav
ing to wait etc. We think tlie question
deserves consideration, and it properly
looked at it would be for tlie universal
good of the county and traveling public.
Tiie taxes would, of course, be a little
higher for awhile, but so little that none
would feel it. We hope the Ordinary will
consider the project, and not as a wild
dream, either.
Washington Gazette: On last Satur
day night about a quarter past seven some
scoundrel went to the residence of Mr. J.
A. Benson, which is on tho most
public street of the town,
and commenced, beating on the
front door. Mr. Benson was down town
at ids store as usual on Saturday night at
this time, and Mrs. Benson was tbo only
person in tiie house, except the two chil
dren. After bearing tlie knocking on tiie
door Mrs. Benson asked who it was. The
answer was, “jt’s me.” She then asked if
it was the hired man Felix, and still tlie
answer came, “it’s me.” She asked bis
name, and lie told her it was Lawrence,
and asked if that was Mr. Pope’s house.
He was told that Mr. Pope lived on the
other side of the street. Still lie beat
away trying to get In, but failing at tbe
door, went to each window ali
tlie way around the bouse.
A Uood OfHeer Dead.
Yesterday morning at five o'clock Mr.
Jesse Simpson, of the police force, died af
ter an illuess of many weeks. Mr. Simp
son has served upon the lore* for twelve w, u , , l!a Jt wlll OB p^ua-
ycare, and has always been an honest,! ant duty for us to write to headquarters,
faithful officer. He two abten to i btU un . lea * there is a change we shall bo
Lt, low. compelled to do so. We do not know ex-,
mourn bis loss. .... actiy where the fault lies, but it is some-
The police force are ordered out to At* where between this p tace and Macon,
tend tlie burial this morning. V J Ga..
he windows, but could not effect au en
trance at eiliier of them. Finally tbe
burglar got to the back door aud forced
that open by kicking aud knocking it. He
then forced open au inner door. Part of
il.e lock was broken on one of these dtors
and a large bolt ou the oilier was broken
in two. As soon as tlm burglar got in at
tbe back door Mrs. Benson ran out of
tiie front door iuio tho street.
She -called some persons wig)
were possiug, and they going into tbe house
the burgla fled. Nothing was missed
from the house. Mr. Bcusou, tisu mar
shal and several others went in search
immediately, but up to this time the bur
glar bas not been caught. Subjecting a
lady to auch a fright as this is a fiendish
act, and if tills scoundrel can possibly be
cauglit, we hope tlie fullest extent of the
law will be visited upon him.
Atlanta’ Post: lion. A. O. Bacon,
speaker of tho House of Representatives,
is not only an experienced legislator and
finished parliamentarian, but a charming
talker. A Post-Api>e*d reporter having
approached him on tiie subject of the ad-
j jurnment, notes some of the results :
“Major, what were tbe causej that led
the adjournment over to July next?”
“Tbore were several important reasons
for It. Among others, the Inexperience of
a majority lu both houses—perhaps not
strictly inexperience, but lack of time for
p re par alien on their part.”
“How did that come about ?”
“It is not tbe fault oftbe members
themselves, but i* due to a defect in the
constitution. Under it the Legislature is
elected on the first Wednesday in October
and must convene in about thirty days
thereafter. While candidates for tbe Leg
islature are popularly supposed to know
something of legislation before they are
elected, still many do not come up pre
pared for prompt work. They have not
had time to study and leant tbe necessi
ties of tbe people and tbe State. The
framer, of the constitution made a mis
take in requiring this early meeting of the
General Assembly after its election.”
“What was another cause?”
“Well, the probability that Congress
will, during its present session, reapportion
tbe representation in Congress was a con
sideration. Any changes m the number
or construction of our districts must either
have been made by tiiis Legislature or
been delayed until the session of 1882,
which could not act until after the con
gressional election of that year. In that
event onr districts would remain un
changed two years after any change re
quired should have been made. If Con
gress acts this winter this matter can be
arranged at the July session.”
“Isn’t there a State apportionment also
to be made?”
“Yes. The constitution requires that
the Legislature at its first session after tbe
taking of the census shall reapportion tbe
representation in the General Assembly,
that it may be equalized according to
population. That, too, can be accom
plished at the July meeting.”
“Was there anything else to require an
adjournment ?”
•‘There were minor, though important,
considerations which made it advisable.
The elections which took up so much
timo were not conducive to a legislative
frame of mind, and I think the luemberB
will work more harmoniously when those
eonte?t? are partially forgotton.”
“Do you anticipate much work at the
July session ?”
“Oh, yes. There will be a great deal of
good accomplished. The Legislature is
made up of able, progressive and liberal
men, and I believe they will, before July,
discover tbe wisest means for meeting all
the wants of the State and people.”
COLUMBUS.
Early Sunday morning Officer Rob inson
of the Columbus police force, arrested two
negroes, named Monroe Calston and Hcl-
ry Brown, who were emerging from the
store of Mr. W. S. Needham laden with
goods.
The debt of Colnmbus is $540,800, and
only $20,000 of old bonds remain to be
exchanged for 5 per cents.
Enquirer: On Sunday night tbe river
rose very rapidly, and washed away sixty-
two bales of cotton which were brought
up by tbe steamer Moore. When the loss
was discovered yesterday morning tbe
steamer was fired up and went immedi
ately after tlie missing cotton. The Re
becca Everingham met her some miles
down tbe liver. Site had then recovered
about forty bales. She will probably re-'
turn to-day with the eutire lot. Tbe river
was still rising last night.
The eloquent young divine referred to
in the following paragraph from tlie St.
Louis Christian Advocate, is a sou of Rev.
Jos. S. Key, D.D., of Macon, and a gradu
ate of Emory College, at Oxford: Rev. B.
W. Key, of the St. Louis conference, lias,
we learn, been regularly transferred to
one of the Georgia conferences—North
Georgia, we beliere. He left here last
week. At the last session of the St. Louis
conference he was appointed in charge of
the Chotnau Avenue Church, 'fcry sorry,
indeed that he deemed it his duly to leave.
He is a young man of culture and consid- .
erable promise, and although somewhat many others,
retiring in iris manners, lias made mauy
friends in Missouri.
SAVANNAH.
Savannah has au I. X. L. Social Club.
The Savannah police object to a man
beating his own wife and smashing his
own furniture. So they arrested Aleck
Garland, a colored warrior, and locked
him up.
And they are tlie kindest hearted peo
ple in tbe world. Lieutenant Sheftall
never allows a nun to sleep in the wet
streets while there are cells unoccupied at
the station bouse, nor do they let him go
in the morning without paying for it. So
thinks John Johnson, a sailor.
The Cotton Exchange invited the Au-
gustians to call.
The City of Augusta steamed away with
the excursionists yesterday morning at'
9250 o’clocic. A grand hop was tendered
them at the Screven House last night.
The Catholics of Savannah are bolding
a fair.
Fire broke out and burned a store
owned by the sisters of Michael Felly.
The loss on the building is about $1,000.
Insured.
News: Last evening about half-past six
o’clock Mrs. Blair, wife of our well-known
fellow citizen,-Captain Frank Blair, chief
of the Savannah fire department, died
suddenly at her residence, 148 Harris
street. She had partaken of supper and
was in tlie act of leaving the table, when
she suddenly fell to the floor and expired.
She had been feeling unwell for some
time past, and her death was caused by
heart disease. Coroner Sheftall was no
tified, but under the circumstances con
cluded an inquest unnecessary, and gave
his certificate. Mrs. Blair leaves one
daughter, Mrs. H. H. Beckford.
AUGUSTA.
The L T. F. Club open their season
with a masquerade at the Augusta Hotel
on tlie 15th iust.
Twc hundred excursionists composed
the party that went down to Savannah.
They went in charge of President Wad
ley, Major Whitehead and Mayor May.
Nate Welsh says when you see a man
occupying four seats in a railroad car, yon
may congratulate yonrself that the aver
age age of a hog is only fifteen years.
Tbe grand opening of the Sacred Heart
Fair takes place tonight, the 9th.
News: Coroner L. A. Picquet held an
inquest this morning over the body of Jas.
Cheek, who died suddenly last night in
No. 1 Factory row. Tlie verdict of the
jury was that the deceased came to his
death front an ovcrdose.of laudanum,taken
while in au intoxicated comlitiun. Dr. J.
E. Washington was foreman of the Jury.
Tbe uufortunate man was probably at
tempting to neutralize the effect of the
sky In
ed—every one pasted with head erect. Karsh rteercte ctahwaw.
Now Mark l«rain would account for this Throuab the
histanter by asserting that one-twelfth of ‘ o„,L 8 , ,, , eo ^V. ot Rev. J. W.
the men were drunk, four-twelfths were i “ l Polisher oi tbe Wesleyan Chris-
afraid of meeting somebody they owed i tian Advocate, we have been furnished
that “liaie bill,” and the remaining seven- with tbe following list of appointments in
twelfths were deeply intent on low to u Je North G.,.™i a ,
make the most out cf some other man.
Mark would uot be wide of tlie mark. But
the women, how do you accouut for that
perpetual perpendicularity that marks the
woman as she promeuades tiie streets ?
Why is her head always erect and her eyes
abroad, and whole carriage suggestive
of a dont-care-whotber-you-like-it-or-not
air? To a wise philosopher and
an extremely patient student of human
nature, the answer is patent. A woman
never goes upon tbe streets to air her
troubles. She never goes there to dun
anybody or to be dunned. She wears her
best, looks herprettiest, and when she has
a jurse full of money at the same time
you might as well try to pull a ton of cork
uuder water with a thread a? to hold her
head down. She is going to see and be
seen; and slie doesn’t care who sees her, or
what they say about her. And here is a
full explanation of that foolish editor’s
conundrum—.why a woman crosses a mud
dy street on her lieeis, and a man does the
same on his toes? The man’s head aud
body are projected far beyond his base,
and with the centre of gravity thus fixed,
if ne should raise his toes and try his
lieeis to escape the mud he would instant
ly sit down upon the moist earth. The
woman, witli bead erect, or thrown back,
finds a safe centre ot gravity in a line di
rect from her chignon to her heels. And
it is even so—solely so.
ATLANTA.
City dull since the Legislature ad
journed,
A masquerade ball was given, by Mrs.
Leyden iu honor of Miss Annie Mays and
Miss Van Hilliard, daughter and step
daughter of Heft’ Henry Vf. Hilliard,
United States minister to Brazil. Tbe
young ladies have recently returned from
a tour of Europe, aud are stopping at Mrs.
Leyden’s, on Feachtree street. Misses
Mays and Hilliard appeared, without
masque, in elegaut.foreign dresses. Miss
Lizzie Colquitt represented “Queen of tbe
Nile,” in a beautiful oriental dress. Miss
Kate Carter was Mermaid; dress and
trimmings of shells, sponges and
pearls. Miss Myrtis Peck representca
a Greeiau Lady, in white cachmere.
Miss Binnio Peck, in a black dress
studded witb stars, represented Night.
Miss Juliet Boyd came as Snowi Her
costume was flecked witli cotton and very
beautiful. Miss Estelle Leyden, daughter
of the hostess, and by the way a charming
contributor, was
“Little Miss Moffett, who sat on a tuffett,
Eating curds and whey,
When up came a spider aud sat down be
side her,
And frightened Miss Moffett away.”
Mrs. Lauderdale wore Spanish dress
aud laces. Miss Detrotarillo was “Shep
herdess,” Miss Solomons Gipsy Fortune
Teller, Mrs. J. S. Pearce “Dinah,” Miss
Emma Muse A. B. C., Miss Mamie Pitt
man Green Country Girl, Mrs. Bleckley,
fancy dress, Miss Rodgers, fancy dress,
Miss Hill, Miss Kimball and many others
were present. Among the gentlemen were
Governor Colquitt (accompanied by his
wife), Colonel C. C. Smith, Judge Daniel
Pittman, Mr. Pat Calhonn, John Wrenn,
Paul Jones, John Clark, Dr. Lauderdale,
post surgeon United States army, and
whisky he bad taken by-a dose of iauda
num. '
MILLEDGEVILLE.
Miss Annie Tealing’s pretty little tele
graph office in Milledgeville has beenbad-
Hc broke a slat out of one of Jy damaged by fire. A hole was burned
in the floor, counters destroyed, walls
blackened and bric-a-brac smashed. The
fire is supposed to have originated from
a spittoon filled with saw dust, into which
some one had dropped a cigar stump.
When tlie alarm was given, Mrs. L. L.
Glover, occupying rooms near at hand,
got up to see where tbe fire was, fell over
a truuk and broke a leg.
Social eutertainuients in Milledgeville
arc few and far between. Somebody
ought to give a candy pulling.
Milledgeville has stone crossings to her
streets.
Recorder: Beadar, did you ever take
position ou either ot tbe corners at the
crossing ot our two principal streets,
Wayne and Hancock, at Joseph’s, Comp
ton’s, Clarke’s or Bayne’s, and watch tbe
leopio crossing for a few minutes ? Per-
laps you have, but not with tbe same in
tention we have done so, again and again.
But if you tried to study the inner mau
and woman as they passed—not boys or
girls—you would find it invariably true
that, out of tbe first dozen men who
» sed, ten out oftwelve went by witb tbe
>odv bent forward and the bead depressed;
ALBANY.
Tho “Great Eastern” is expected up
tbe Flint.
Mr. W. H. Wilder lias been elected
mayor. The aldermen are C. M. Mayo,
W. A. Strother, M. D. Gortatowsky and
I. J. Brinson. Mr. Wilder has served as
mayor since 1809.
ATHENS.
Dr. Lipscomb is lecturing daily upon
Julius Caesar.
Ford’s Company are playing tbe “Two
Orphans” to large audiences.
The Daily Banner has reduced the
size of iu sheet to lessen tbe maigin, but
the form is as large as ever.
The senatorial election is a thing ol the
past, but the pen picture of Brown aud
Lawton, as drawn by “John Temple” in
the Athens Banner, remains. The scene
was, the opera house in Atlanta during
Brown’s last speech, and of whom the cor.
respondent says:
It was a singular face—not a line or a
curve that suggested birth or blood; not a
touch of the aristocrat had-been born of
of tbe twenty years of affluence that had
rolled over him; a calm face with a won
derful depth of quiet patience and tran
quil determination in its placid outlines—
the face of a man who would hare smiled
calmly at the stake, not from warrior
pride or fortitude, but because the equa
ble pulse of his disciplined and philosophi
cal temperament accepted the inevitable.
And now lie sat, facing a to-morrow
that would bring, with a certainly which
he had calculated to a mathematical
nicety, tha realization of his life-dream.
It had come at last. From the plow han
dles to tho holm of btate, from Gaddes-
town to the national capita], and from
handling the rope that ‘gee’d’ or ‘haw’d’
the famous ‘buli,’ to handling the reins
that veered the government, lie rose to
speak. Hi? first sentence, awkward like
himself, spoken in the vernacular of the
masses, proclaimed himself of the people
- a commoner indeed. But there was a
homely strength m what be said, a practi
cal vein of thought, a well defined and
evident purpose in his life, a sort of utili
tarianism breathing in h» policies that
commended him to an impoverished peo
ple, and, withal, a telling forco in his
ideas, that justified, perhaps, his elevation
to the higher position which he fronted,
Up above him in the gallery, witb arms
folded proudly and gracefully, showing
just one aristocratic hand in whose blue
veins the rich blood coursed calmly in tiie
tranquil flow of hi* high-hied composure,
sat another figure. There was tiie air of
the soldier about this man. Ilis erect car
riage, hia easy and yet faultless dignity of
dress and manner, the perfect grace of
movement, the firm mouth and the strong
lines of his handsome face, with tbe flash
ing eye, ali proclaimed the old blooded
Southerner, nne fibred and high mettled
as an Arab steed. He bad tlie magnetism
and dasb of a bom leader. • • • • •
The man in the gallery was tlie rival of
the mau on the stage. Tho prize to be
awarded on the morrow was sought by
both, but tbe winner was already known.
Fm4 BHUr'i Resort.
The postmasters all over tbe United
States have been required to keep a record
of all mail matter originating in their of
fices during the first week of December.
This forms a basis for a calculation as to
tbe total amount of mail matter origina
ting during the year. Hitherto the first
week in November has been selected as
the trial week, but it has been demon
strated that that is probably tbe busi
est season of the year in the cotton States,
and not the proper period to be calculated
upon. The first week la December bas
been chosen in its place, which may ac
count for the apparent want of increase
in business everywhere.
Tbe following is tbe result of tlie count
at the Mac?n pbst-office for one week:
Letters £1,736, postal cards 0,757, papers
78,688, magazines 905, packages printed
matter 6,529, merchandise, etc., 684, (the
latter amounting In weight to 263 pounds).
The grand total for the weak is 104^99
pieces—multiplied by fifty-two, ft gives
for tbe year 6,418,148 piece*. We ven
ture the assertion that only one city in
while oat of the first dozen women ap-
pearing—great age and affliction except- Georgia will a largsr ahovtay.
the North Georgia Conference, and which
has not before been published:
ATHENS DISTRICT.
P res hMngelder, Athens,
First Church, W. W. Wadsworth, P. A.
Heard, supernumerary; Athens, Oconee
street, B. F. Fariss; Athens circuit, M. H.
Lakes; Oconee and Factory mission, T.
O. Rorie; Watkinsville, H. J. Ellis; Mon
roe, B. E. L. Timmons; Rutledge, George
S. Hanleiter; Morgan, E. A. Gray; Madi
son, H. J. Adams, A. Means, supernu
merary; Greensboro, T. A, Seals; Greene
circuit, W. E. Shackelford; White Plains,
Mitchell, supernumer-
ary; Winterevilie, A. W. Williams; E. G.
Murrali, supernumerary; Lexington W.
R. Forte; Barnette. J. W. G. Watkins’;
Xiittlc Jtiver, T* II. Gibsonj Washington,
George E. Gardner; Broad River, C. A.
Conaway; Lincoln, to be supplied; Lin-
colnton, S. D. Evans; Professor in State
University, E. W. Speer.
Augusta district.
H. H. Parks, presiding elder. Augusta,
St. John’s, W. H. LaPrade; Augusta, St.
Luke, M. U. Dillard; Augusta, St. James,
S. P. Richardson; Augusta, Asbury, J. R.
Parker; Richmond,J.E. England; Appling,
T. H. Timtnous; Harlem, G. W. Duval;
Belairc mission, J. S. Embry: Thomson,
J. A Reynolds; Warrentou, W. T. Hamil
ton; Sparta, D. D. Cox; Hancock circuit,
P. H. Miller, C. A. Jamison; Culverton,
C. C. Caty; Milledgeville, G. H. Pattillo;
Baldwin, A. C. Davidson; Eatonton, W.
A. Dodge; East Putnam, W.H. Caldwell;
West Putnam, M. J. Cofer.
ATLANTA DISTRICT.
J. Boring, presiding elder. Atlanta,
First Church, C. A. Evans; Atlanta, Trin
ity, J. W.Heldt; Atlanta, Evau’s, U. C.
Christian; Atlanta, Payne’s, F. G.Hughes;
Atlanta, St. Paul, W. C. Dunlap; Atlan
ta, Sixtii Church, W. F. Robison; Atlan
ta, City Mission, F. B. Davies; DeKalb
circuit, F. P. Brown; East Point, L. P.
Neese, H. L. Crumly; Fulton circuit, to
be supplied; Decatur, W. D. Heath; Ll-
thonia, W. F. Quillian; Edgewood, It. J,
BlghaffiJ Uoflyers, A. C. Thomas; Oxford,
M. Callaway, W. R. Iirauham, Sr.; Cov
ington, J. L. Pierce; Social Circle, D. F.
C. Timmons; Newborn, W. W. Ostin;
President Emory Coiiege, A. G. Haygood;
Professor Fiuory Coliege, M. Callaway;
Professor Emoiy College, I. S. Hopkins;
Agent Orphan’s Home, 'S. P. Jones; Fi
nancial Seutetary Emory Coliege, W. P.
Lovejjy; Superintendent Orpliau’s Home,
J. L. Ltipo. ,
DAHLONEGA DiSffliCT.
W._A. Candler, presiding elder. Dah-
Ionega, W. R. Branham, Jr.; Porter
Springs, R. L. Campbell; Cleveland, J.
S. Askew; Nacoochee, K. Reed; Clayton,
W. H. Weaver, one to be supplied;
Qiwassc, P. L. Stanton; Blairsviile, J. B.
Allen; Morgautou, J. R. King; Elijay, J.
J. Harris; Jasper, W. O. Butler; Dawson-
rille, R. B. O. England, North Georgia
Agricultural College, J. J. Singleton,
professor.
DALTON DISTRICT.
W. A. Parks, presiding eider. Dalton,
J. W. Lee; Dalton circuit, H. M. New
ton ; Spring Place, It. M. Hickey; Coosa-
watee mission, to be supplied; Tilton, N.
E. McBreyer; Calhoun, N. Z. GleuD;
Gordon, E. B. Rees; Kingston, W. J. Cot
ter; Subligna, M. H. Edwards; Summer
ville, O. A. Thrower; LaFayette, T. J.
Edwards; McLeinore's Cove, A. J. Hughes,
one to be supplied; Ringgold, W.T.Laine;
Tunnel Hili, J. N. Myers.
ELBKUTON DISTRICT.
W. D. Anderson, presiding eider. El-
borton, J. H. Baxter; Elbert, W. T. Nor
man; Bethlehem, A.G. Worley; Hartwell,
W. A. Fariss; Danielsville, Eli Smith;
Jefferson, R. A. Seale; 'Mulberry, E. H.
Wood; Harmony Grove, J. T. Curtiss;
Homer, A. W. Quillian; smesville, S.
Leake; Ciarkesville, W. W. Lampkin;
Franklin Springs, E. D. Hendricks; La-
vonia, mission to be supplied; Belton, E. I.
Smith. Missionary to China, and sta
tioned atSuchow, Geo. R. Loelir.
GAINESVILLE DISTRICT.
J. F. Mixon, presiding elder. Gaines
ville, G. G. Smith; Hall. O. B. Quillian;
Flowery Branch, J. H. Masbburu; Cum-
ming, J. R. Pate; Sawnee Mountain, J. G.
Worley; Duluth, E. S. Bradley; Alpharet
ta, W. M. D. Bond; Roswell, J. J. Mor
gan; Cobb, M. W. Arnold; Cherokee, W.
T. Beall; Canton, H. M. Quillian;
Etowah, L. P. Winter; Norcross, W. P.
Smith: Lawrenceviiie, S. H. Dimon, Lo-
gansville, W. L. Yarbrough.
GRIFFIN DISTRICT.
W. F. Cook, presiding eider. Griffin,
T. R. Kendall; Jonesboro. T. S. L. Har
well; Hampton, W. F. Smith; Fayette
ville, J. V. M. Morris; McDonough, G.
W. Thomas; Milner, J. B. McFarland;
Zebulon, J. T. Lowe; Barnesvllle, L. J.
Davis; Upson, C. S. Owen; Thomaston,
A. Gray; Culloden, G. E. Bonner; For
syth, J. D. Hammond; Forsyth circuit, L.
Rush; Jackson, R. W. Rogers, J. A. Tim
merman; Clinton, D. J. Weems; Hills
boro, G. W. Hardaway; Monticelio, J. M.
Bowden, C. P. Jones.
LAGRANGE DISTRICT.
W. H. Potter, presiding elder. La-
Grange, C. Pope; Troup, J. M. Lowery;
Houston, F. M. T. Brannan; Hocansviile,
J. W. Roberts; West Point, A. M. Thig
pen; Whitesvilie, W. L. Wootten; Green
ville and Trinity, J. D.Gray; Meriwether,
I. G. Parks; North Meriwether, to be sup
plied by J. R. Stillwell; Senoia, M. L.
Underwood; Granivillc, J. W. Stipe;
Newnan, G. W. Yarbrough; Newnan cir
cuit, J. W. Quillian; Palmetto, 8. J. Bry
an; Fairburn circuit, J. A. Rosser; Whites-
burg, J. B. Holiinshead; Carrollton, D.L.
Anderson; Bowden, W. H. Speer; Frank
lin, E. K. Akin; Heard, T. A. Gillespie;
president LaGrange Female College, J. R.
May son; missionary to China, Y. J. Al
len; principal Franklin High School, J. H.
Daniel.
BOM* djstrict,
W. F. dents, presiding bide?. Rotne,
J. E. Evans; DeSoto, J. T. Gibson; De«
Soto circuit,J.T. Richardson; South Rome,
W. P. Rivers; Forrestville, C. L. Pattillo;
Cave Springs, J. B. Robins; Cedar Town,
T. F. Pierce; Polk, mission J. W. Baker;
Kockmart, J. R. Smith; Cartersville, A. J.
Jarrell, R. F. Jones, supernumerary; J. T.
Norris, supernumerary; Dallas, J. L. Per
ryman; Ackwortb, W. J. |Scott; Marietta,
P. M. Ryburn; Powder Spriugs. R. R.
Johnson; Douglasviile, W. G. Hanson;
Villa Rica, B. Sanders; Buchanan mission
to bo supplied. Principal Cave Spring
High School, O. C. Siinuions.
TRANSFERRED
To LiUle Rock Conference. T. J.
Chrisuiu. To Arkansas, W. J. Clark.
To South Georgia. K. H. McLain.
VISITING COMMITTEES.
Emory Coliege—G. W. Yarbrough, J.
W. Ueidt, W. B. Bonnell.
Wesleyan Female College—Jno. D.
Hammond, IV. H. LaPrade, R. J. Powed.
LaGrange Female College— D. L.
Anderson, J. D. Gray, H. P. Bell.
Dalton Female College—J. E. Evans,
J. B. Robins, J. \V. Harris, Jr.
A KAO t’Sl
Bsalli af a Tons* Wealtjraa MaSeat.
We have received from Dr. W. C. Bass,
president of the Wesleyan Female College,
tiie notice which appears below. It is a
link in one of the saddest and most singu
lar cases ever brought ^to our notice.
Three members of a family separated from
each other are simultaneously stricken
down with sickness, and two pass away in
ignorance each of the fate of the other,
leaving the survivor to recover only to find
herself a lonely orphan.
Tbe death of Mist Berry is the first that
bas occurred at Wesleyan Female College
in many years.
Died, at Wesleyan Female College, at
5 o’clock p in., Tuesday evening, Miss
Emma Berry, of Rome, Georgia. She
was sick seventeen day*'with typhoid fe
ver, her mother and a younger sister being
sick at home with tbe tame diseaaa when
she was taken. They became sick within
one week cf each other. Tbe mother died
a week ago last Sunday, both daughters
being ignorant of tbe sad fact. The
younger daughter at home is recovering,
but Mis* Emm* has gone to meet both
her parents is a heavenly homo. Having
recently consecrated herself to Chrirt, her
friends moors net as those who have no
hope. Her remains will be takan to
Rome for intenaeut ou the 8:49
Wedraatay morning.