Georgia weekly telegraph, journal & messenger. (Macon, Ga.) 1880-188?, December 24, 1880, Image 6

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FRIDAY, DECEMBER 2-1,1880.
Tnse will of James E. Brown ofKlttan
who died on Dec. 5, bequeaths
*»i to ewry widow in tlie town, and $25
to every wife who shall become a widow,
fail Qae seme amount to all the glris now
tiring wbo shall become wives. Largo
sums are given to charitable institutions
3«t of the $2,500,000 of the estate.
Xuk rich and respected president of a
jjoston gas company lives luxuriously
' wrtkoce wife in tlie neighborhood of that
Ay. Another wife called on him the
• otlxff day, and he could not deny tbo re-
iriieasiiip, for she had a marriage cer
tificate in her pocket. She had no desire,
towever, to take him away from his second
but simply demanded a rcslora-
tfmof the property which she had given
Vm. years before. He promised to do it.
TGKE.ltev. T. Selby and George Morris
of tl*e Wesleyan Mission have met with
severe treatment at the hands of tlie Chl-
aeo-atSbek-kok, & town on tbo North
Sheer, about sixty miles from Canton,
^bsy were assailed first with sand and
Seseths of being drowned, and then with
jtwfibatfl. Mr. Selby received an ugly
■gads on the wrist. To save their lives
. jumped into the river, and were
fgadted up by some fishermen.
I’UOVISIOK FOR GEN. GRANT.—A COl-
laasd correspondent of the Sun, and liim-
seff*. depositor, proposes to turn over the
Fkwodman's Bank to the General as re-
, with instructions to appropriate
proceeds. He says, as the thing
limits rtow, the receipts are eaten up by
Str expenses, but Grant could save
ier^jgh out of them, if lie pushed collee-
iVm, to provide for himself and lose notli-
oEgla the depositors that they would o’.her-
wrtMgat.
A au» occurrence is reported from
fans. Two young ladles—Mlle.de Tbann-
daughter of the Comptc de Thann-
i'xcs, and Mlie. de la Clievardiere -on
Ttusfay, November 23, went with friends
4a tbs theatre, and it was arranged that
SHe. de Thannbcrg should sleep at the
Swcseof Mmc. de la Clievardiere,instead of
jai(to iter own home. A stove had
i lighted In the room of one of the
ladles, which opened into that
• her friend was to occupy.' They
entiied in good health and spirits, but
m-rt morning when the maid entered
4tseir rooms they were found in their beds
djaA. They bad been suffocated by the
-.carbonic add gas from the stove.
True Irish troubles, says the Bulletin,
> at last touched tlie British pockct-
ce, the cable reporting consols § lower
yesterday, in consequence of the dlsturb-
>ed condition of the sister island. Under
tfceae circumstances, it is morally certain
<3mt public opinion will demand a more
teekivc course on the part of tlie Govern-
wt. Mr. Gladstone and bis supporters
writ! find, when anarchy in Ireland means
.trouble in Lombard street, sentimental
pafilics will grow rapidly in disfavor, and
They will have either to do something for
£be restoration oi law and order,. or to
attke room for a different class of states
jtfa, who know net only what to do, but
am wot afraid to goand do it.
Destitution Among the Labrador
7ns mermen.—A Newfoundland dispatch
ways "The bad weather In Labrador
lues resulted in tlie bad cure of large
•^MawtiUcs of codfish, which, in conse-
- jaence, will not bring much over haif
gcice. Much has been brought home in
a green state, and there is now no weath
er *o dry it, so that it will remain in
fidihs during the winter. The local pa-
yea anticipate much severe destitution
among the fisliiDg population during the
winter. Already, from some of the more
destitute districts, families are coming to
-St. Johns in hope of obtaining relief.
ZUore and more It becomes evident that
She fisheries are utterly Inadequate - to
sostaiu the increasing population, and
eiut either agriculture and other industries
tstusl he promoted, or the people will
imxt to be assisted to emigrate.” >
Prosperity of Southern Mills.—
'IV: Vicksburg (Miss.) Herald has the
iSsZbswing: "We have pleasure in inform-
3ag oar readers that not many more months
will glass before our city will hare cotton
unite m operation. We have not heard
vjfjt single factory in the South failing.
Here are many In Georgia and the Caro-
■hi and some in Tennessee and Mississip
pi. Tlie Georgia mills pay large dividends,
i* addition to adding to their works an-
r mr.Tiy. Last year some of the Georgia
•drills declared dividends as high as 30 per
r*wrt.,a*d none of them were below 12.
OsL.IUcbardson, who owns tlie stock of
siSoe. Western Mills, in this State, declares
Chat it is the best property he owns, and
aeweef It Isfor sale at any price. The
. -aaltoa mills at Natchez, though yonng,
-Srtwedoubled their capital, and none of the
Is lor sale.
Accusations of dishonesty are now
«wade by some of tbe Mormons against
Chrzr bisbqps In connection with the ti-
Thivg system. Every Mormon is required
•to pve to the church one-tenth of all
■bis products if he is a farmer, the same
proportion ofhis profits If lie is in mercan
tile or professional business,and ofhis wa-
■gwiflKS isan employee. Special officers are
appelated to collect these tithes, and they
-are exacted with the utmost rigor. -Five
iVaadred Mormons lately went into Colo-
caio to work on a railroad, and supposed
<fo*3T were for tbe time safe from the cus
tomary exaction, but iirigliam Young,
Jr^ followed them, and demanded a
tort.ii of their pay. Tbe tithes yield not
.teas than a million dollars a year to the
<fcur0b, aud oi this large revenue the head
main makes no account to tlie people. It
It cliarged that a more corrupt and suc-
oessful ring Ilian Tweed’s exists at Salt
Cake City, and its early downfall Is pre
dicted.
Tub Great Eastern steamship has been
•definitely chartered for ten years to car-
xydead meat to tbe United Kingdom from
Use American seaboard or the River
o'Late. It is calculated that from Texas
mrtbe Argentine Provinces beef of prime
sfulity carl be laid down in Eugland at
•3 pence pei pound. The promoters of this
...dd scheme Intend to slaugliter the cat
tle on board tlie great ahip as received
... day to day, aud for thispurpoae they
,• secured the services of trained
•rteberefrom the slaughter bousea oI
'•s.ge. The dressed meat will be ator-
-.2 .i. refrigerators, and It is estimated
..iii iG.OOO to 15,000 carcasses of beef,
i ii ung—equal to 3,000 or 4,000 tons of
xr. —will be shipped each voyage, The
r-s>i dt of this enterprise, If success ftlkwili
-- t — a far wider bearirsg : t1**n appears at
Cast sight.
The Irish Situation.
Tub British Cabinet Meeting.
A British cabinet council on Irish af
fairs was held in London last Monday af-
temoon, all the members being - present.
The London Times ot last Tuesday morn
ing gives the following report of what
was done:
Tbe issue of tlie meeting of tbe cabinet
Is to Introduco a bill immediately on the
opening of tbe session to'give tbe govern
ment extraordinary powers for tbe main
tenance of law and order in Ireland. The
suspension of tbe habeas corpus act will
necessarily form part of such measure. A
message from the throne will call atten
tion to the terrible condition of Ireland,
and will recommend extraordinary pow
ers for the repression of disorders. A
declaration of the remedial policy of the
government will be made simultaneously
with the proposal for coercion. The land
bill cannot be ready by- tlie opening of
Parliament, but a declaration of its lead
ing principles will then bo made. We
believe fixity of tenure will be one of tlie
chief proposals of tlie government. The
resolution to introduce a coercion bill as
soon as Parliament meets does not ex
clude recourse to extraordinary powers
before then if necessary. A , .* * j
The Hem, in its leading article, denies
that tbe cabinet was summoned hastily,
aadssys: : h , •" j j
Notices for the council oi Monday were
issued on Friday. There was no new
state of facta to present to the ministers.
Alter a minute study of the situation tiie
ministers' concluded that ns Immediate
need existed for authorizing the Irish
executive to go beyond the existing law,
or for suramouing Parliament to sanction
new repressive laws; but it was clearly
agreed, that unless tbe state ot Ireland
materially improved by the Cth of January
coercive measures, including the suspen
sion of tlie habeas- corpus act, should be
introduced. They will be introduced,
however, in conjunction with remedial
proposals, which will, if possible, take the
shape of a bill, but may take that cf reso
lutions affirming the principles of the
scheme. These conclusions were the
unanimous expression of the opinion of
the cabinet. ■ .'
Tlie Standard, an anti-mlnistorial or
gan, pronounces this result a defeat of
Mr. Forster’s coercive policy and anotlier
month of grace to the Irish criminals to
complete their work of ruin.
The Times editorially declares:
It seems too plain that the Irish govern
ment lias already allowed tlie reign of
lawlessness to assume dimensions it should
never have reached. Remedial legisla
tion, which might be proposed and carried
nnder better circumstances, cannot be pre
sented as a bribe to purchase peace from
highwaymeu. To check lawlessness trow
Is difficult, but what is this to tbe difficul
ty that must be experienced in checking it
hereafter if. its development is not now
stopped? When Mr. Forster comes before
lib colleagues tbe most determined of them
wlio have hitlx'i to opposed him must bo
newly impressed with the responsibility of
the situation. The futility of |.lio policy
so far pursued has been demonstrated by
bitter experience, and a new departure
may well be recognized as inevitable. It
would be necessary to pass an act to dis
arm tbe population, and tire • time that
would be consumed in passing the act
would probably be fatal to tbe efficiency
of the measure.” . .
On the other band, the Pall Mall
Gazelle, prophesied a victory of the
coercives and the succesr of au arbi
trary policy, which would put tbo whole
matter into the hands of tlje Home Rulers
and make the Irish troubles a great deal
worse. Thus, while Forster deems coer
cion tbe only Lope, the Gazeffepronounces
it ruinoup. And.this, we suppose, presents
a not unfair picture of the division of
British opinion upon the subject. It is a
situationto puzzle the. Wisest, either in
conceiving or applying a remedy, and the
poWer of the-Land League government
becomes more absolute with every day.
Tbe administration of law is checked arid
subverted at everyturn, Tire government
is powerless to protect its own agents and
representatives. He .is a hero who dare
oppose tiro dicta of the' bucket letters or
remain in Ireland when warned to quit.
No process of law can be administered
but at aj^sk, expense and trouble far
transcending its importance; and proving,
as Parnell bouts, that tbe government of
Ireland against a popular will so thorough
ly organized in opposition will be too costly
to be practicable.
Tbe situation is one of untver#ail revolt
and terrorism; but as it is plainly incom
patible with self-sustaining industry, it
will inevitably, In time, breed a famine
so soon as the lut year’s crops are ex
hausted. This, we take to be the weak
point f in the Parnell programme for
breaking down tbe government. With tbe
loss of peace and security no provision
for future crops can be made. The British
government can, If it chooses, hold to its
present policy of temporizing and vacilla
tion and leave famine and exhaustion to
fight for them. They are stronger than
the league aud will break down all oppo
sition, boweverlnsidious and artful. Tlie
bread question will prove the most fatal
enemy to this attempt at Irish indcpori
dence. ' '
Death of Toor First Born.
Reader, has it ever been your lot, (we
will. Dot call it misfortune, for nothing
happens by chance in thl3 life), to lose a
darling child, tbe first fruits of the mar
riage to the dear object of your affections?
Then can be known and realized the
full extent and bitterness of a calamity
which can never again be equaled on
earth, save by the decease of the wifo of
your youth. Perhaps the child had sur
vived . fbr "j^rs, and tiy Ids gentleness,
yearning affection and winning ways, had
entwined himself about your heart strings
as firmly as the ivj clings to tlie oak;
perhaps, owing to some infirmity, he Iiad
been an object of peculiar^soilcitude and
cam from earliest infancy. Or, Ittnay
have been that be had already attained to
manhood, add bis sturdy arm encircling
tlio forms of his bdioved parents was to
them a tower ot strength and secure
refuge from all of earth’s trials and dis
asters. In each case, however, tlio blow
falls''with overpowering force, and for
days, months, and even long years, the
stricken father and mother cannot be
comforted.
We wot of one instance which well-nigh
broke tlie heart of tire sorrowing father.
Exhausted by long illness, lie bad been
forced to visit Saratoga to drink Its world-
renowned waters, leaving bis wife aud a
promising boy of six years, who was at
ouce their hope and pride, at the home of
relalivo in the distant South. Tho
months passed drearily away during that
painful separation, until /it length, greatly
recuperated in health,nur friend with joy
ful heart turned his face homeward once
more. Arriving at Now York, lie forth
with proceeded to the post-office in quest
of tbe latest news from his loved ones,
and quickly tearing open the letter which
awaited him, sat down on the stone steps
of the quaint old building, perfectly obliv
ions to the surging crowd around him,
to peruse its contents.
The missive told of the perfee .. a 1th of
hie darliug boy and firnd wife, and was
brimful of luring messages from the child
and commissions to "Papa.” How that
parent's heart swelled with joy and exul
tation at Uie prospect of being again speed
ily re-united to bis dear boy and tlie part
ner of bis bosom. Provided with Indian
bow and arrows and numerous other re
membrances for tbe child, and borne by a
swill steamer, he was soon landed in a
Southern port, which was in near prox
imity to bis destination.
Again were advices received and eager
ly devoured, to tbe effect that wife and
child were well and impatiently awaiting
bis arrival.
As might be expected, tbe father lost no
time in pursuing his journey by rail to the
abodo of. bis precious little family.
Arriving towards evening at the nearest
slation, he found a carriage In waiting to
take him to them. The driver was an old
Virginia negro, the perfect type of the
pompous, affable coachman in the time of
tho slavery regime. -
Hailing him among tbe crowd, tbe joy
ous a vcler exclaimed “Howd’ye, Mingo,
bitch up quick; bow ale all at home ?”
Tho countenance of tbe poor fellow
seemed greatly troubled as be faintly ejac
ulated, “Lord ’a’ massy, marster; hain't
you beam it? Why I hope bury your
little son yesterday.”
Here, we let tbo curtain fall;for who could
even essay to depict the supreme agony
and mute despair ot that fond parent as
sadly ho pursued his way homeward to
meet his almost heart broken wile, and
view the new-made grave of that precious
child—his firstborn. | N
A blessed Providence, however, has
wisely ordained that tho annealing hand
of time may assuago sorrows which at first
appeared overwhelming and incurable.
OlUimes His benignant goodness, too, re
pairs the waste places of tbe affiicted, and
other children and crowning mercies are
vouclisafed to tbe bereaved sufferer. It
was so in tbe case of tbe individual above
mentioned, and so wo trust it will prove
to tbe friend aDd business associate,whose
firstborn, a bright and.beai.tiful I son, has
just been translated from earth to Heaven.
Memphis and Her Bondholders.
An Important decision was rendered in
tbe Supremo Court at Washington last
Monday, in tbe case of Minor Merriwetlr-
er, receiver, o'xl, of tbe city of Memphis
et al., appellants, vs. Robert Garrett &
Sons ct al., appeal from tlie Circuit Court
of tbe United States for tbe western dis
trict of Tennessee. This was a suit
brought by Garrett & Sons and ollrercrcd-
itors of the city of Memphis against Mor-
riwether, who had been appointed by tlie
Governor of Tennessee to collect unpaid
taxes duo the city after the abrogation of
the municipal charter, to collect tho
amounts severally duo them from the ex
tinct municipality. '■ ’■ : i
Tho Circuit Court had appointed an
other receiver, under instructions that all
tiro assets of the city, including unpaid
taxes and city property, should he made
liable to the claims of these bondholders,
aud that all the private property within
the limits of the territory of the city of
Memphis is liable, and may be subjected
to tlrepayment of all tbe debts the city ot
Memphis owes the creditors siieing and
that such liability shall bo enforced from
time to time in such manner as tire court
may order. From this decree Merriwether
ct al. appealed. vi
The Supreme Court decides that tlie
public property of the city must beheld
subject to its public uses, and private
property cannot bo held subject to tbeso
debts except in tbe way of lawful taxa
tion, levied by competent authority.
An Enelisn Colony in Iowa.
A correspondent oi tbe New York Bul
letin furnishes tbatpaper'wrth a review of
a paurpbiet entitled “Fanning in North
western Iowa,” which details the history
of an English colonial movement in
Plymouth, Woodbury and Sioux counties,
embracing in Its scope an extraordinary
class of emigrants—sons of noblemen and
officers high In tbe English Church and
State, wbo havo taken to wheat growing
arid stock raising in Iowa with extraordi
nary success. No black sheep or doubt
ful characters are admitted to the fiock,
and it includes men of Use most sterling
character. Young men are introduced
from the English universities by a system
of pupilage by which at the cost of JClOtf
they are initiated into the mysteries of
Iowa farming, and pitch Into the business
with a will. The transactions are all
cash, but there Is no communism in tlio
colony. Tho society is as good as the
world can produce, and this fall many of
the youngsters have gone home after
wives.
True and to the Point.
The Columbus Enquirer appositely re
marks if Georgia is getting poor annually,
as some assert, she is certainly not able to
build a new capitol:
“The rule of common sense suggests
where a State baa not ample means to
erect a costly structure is to wait until
she is anil do the best she can under tho
circumstances. The people are unwilling
to be taxed for keeping up appearances.
The present building can be made com
fortable by the expenditure of a few thou
sand dollars. Tbe voters are willing
to stand this, but they will not if tlio ex
penditure oi several hundred thousand i3
attempted for a new Slate House. It is
very certain that none of tbe present mem
bers who favor it will ever take a seat- in
it. Improve the present house; that can
be done; we can wait until wo are able
for a splendid capitol. Wait until we
have ascended the hill before crowding on
more taxes. Atlanta need not be afraid.
She will ever-be tbe capital. No appre
hension need be entertained regarding a
removal.” •
Our contemporary has hit -the nail
squarely .on . tlie head this time. Tho
opera huuse,” - since it has been over-
hauled-and repaired,is pronounced by me
chanical experts to be fierfectly safe,- and
w ith a little.looking after can be kept so
until tbe State gets out of debt aud Is iu a
condition to erect such a statehousc as
befits the dignity and grandeur of tlio
commonwealth. Until 1 then, let us be
patient. ’I lie first duty of our legislators
isto reduce tire burden? of tlie people by
every legitimate method, aud by all
means, at least, refrain from adding to
them. It will be no light undertaking to
construct a new capitol. Annual appro
priations ot hundreds of thousands of dol
lars will be required to carry on tbe work
for a term of years, and tbe decks should
be cleared for action by getting rid of old
obligations before tackling such a finan
cial elephant as lire erection of tho pro
posed edifice. ti M-/ j -ii h -{luvii
Po*r faUnr! j :•>'S-aouV.
lie has water-brash, cramp, nausea,
pain iu tlie back arid limbs, sour stomach,
foul breatir, heartburn, lieadadre and gen
eral torture. Tide is from indigestion,
caused by a disordered liver. Regulate
Liiat organ, not by taking doses, but by
using Dr. Flagg’s Improved Liver and
Stomach Fad, aud at once be restored to
health. lw
Bail way and Other Monster*.
Judge Black, whoso statement of a case
is a strong argument, to bis opinion print
ed some days ago that tbe railroads don’t
belong to themselves by any manner of
means, appends a long disquisition on
tbeir abuses, crimes and dangers, which
is well calculated to make the hair of a
bald man stand on his head. These enor
mous combinations of capital, which every
month are growing with the rapidity of
Jack's bean vih% hold .a taxing power
over tbe peopiejn tiie Judge’s opinion,far
transcending that at the government it
self, which all admit is not small or cha
rily exercised. Most people agree that
tbe three hundred and fifty millions wrest
ed from tbe people annually iu the form
of taxation really represents from three to
five times that amount In tbe form of
bounties and profits on bounties to pro
tected classes, so that tbe weight of taxa
tion on the happy and prosperous Ameri
can people who don’t own United States
bonds, Is literally incomputable.
But, big as it may be, the Judge says
that a Baltimore railroad, in threo min
utes’ talk of half a dozen directors across
a little centre table and raising grain rates
hve cents a hundredweight, taxed pro
ducers seventy-five millions of dollars;
while another railway, by arranging with
a certain oil company for rebates, broke
seventy-nine competing firms in eighteen
months, and put ten million dollars in the
pockets of their principals.
Tlie Judge thinks that nothing but the
stern interposition of the Federal govern
ment, enforcing equity and uniformity in
rates, can save interstate trade jfroms a
crushing tyranny which will grind all se
curity and safety out of it, and reduce it
to the point of hanging by the eyelids on
the lavor and caprice of the great railway
combinations, which can exact what they
choose and make aud unmake trade as
they please. »
These are now the monster boo boos in
the great sea of internal commerce, who
hare but to gape and swallow everybody
they want to. To kill them now
greater booboos must be created by Con
gress, with power to gape and swallow
the smaller railway booboos—in other
word*, to establish rates arbitrarily aud
independently of the railways—a great
national commission which can tako the
railway kings in all their grandeur by the
scaiplocks and knock their heads together.
But who is to protect the people
again3tthe government booboos. Wbo
is to intervene and secure them against
corruptibility in matters where a slip of
tho pen in a little fraction may make the
dificrencc of millions in their private for
tunes. We suppose that no one will in
sist, iu the light of universal experience,
that government control of any miterial
Interest, even strictly its own, lias proved
successful. It is universally wasteful and
ill-judged, though iu its nature a perma
nent aud proper control. Many things
government must control; but in all makes
a bungle of them. For illustration: We
have a navy which everybody is ashamed
cf—which floats hardly one really efficient
ship, and yet lias cost the country within
tho past twenty years more than two
thousand millions of dollars, and ought to
be one of the finest in tlie worlds but Is the
poorest apology for a naval marine on tbe
face of civilization. What will gov
ernment: do as master of transportation for
tlie.American continent?
And again, the Postmaster General in
sists that the whole business of the elec
tric telegraph shall bo turned over to
the United States government and run in
connection with the mails. We believe
that both these ideas are not unlikely to
be embodied in tho form of law by the
next Congress. Wc judge so, because
they will add unnumbered millions to tbe
patronage of the government, and many
thousands to tbe number of its great
army of partisan employes. The govern
ment is already able to perpetuate Its own
power in defiance of Uie popular will
Add these two measures, and tbe Radicals
M ould sit on tho popular neck as firmly
as the old man of tbe aoa. They would
not only employ and pay an army of
200,000 electioneering partisans, all solid
for tbe so-called Republican party, bat
they would control all communication
between tho people—so that cveiy Demo
crat in the land would he compelled to
communicate the plans of bis party
through Radical ears. No wonder such a
partisan as Horace Maynard Is iu fa
vor of a monopoly by government of all
telegraphic communication.
Judge Black should consider that al
though railway monsters may be danger
ous to trade, we have in government au
overshadowing monster already stronger
than the people, and growing in mastery
with every moon. Jealousy of executive
power used to be a strongpoiut with every
patriotic freeman, and the fact that It has
ceased to exist is only a startling evidence
of the danger and the necessity. When it
comes to be felt and seen by tlie people
that the administration is impervious to
the popular baliot—what then?. What
will be the remedy? Who will describe
the disadvantages between such a govern
ment. and an honest legitimacy ? We are
sorry to see a Democrat like Judge Black
propos'Dg to add a aingle power to the
great overgrown mass of corruption and
roguery already at tlie head of tlie Repub
lic in the so-called Republican party.
The Statns of the Indian.
Wise Counsels and a Hopeful View
• . - of ms Future.
The report or .Mr. .Scliurz, tlie Secretary
of tho Interior, embraces a largo variety
of subjects and is replete with interest.
From time to time wc propose to touch
upon some of tlie more salient topics
treated of liy the Secretary, bqt at present
will confine onr remarks to the considera
tion of what he has to say concerning the
condition of the Indians who still remain
within tho territorial limits of tlie United
States, t>-i >
The estimated population qf the sav
ages is placed at 250,000 only, a most de
plorable showing for (lie aborigines who,
when tbe white man first set foot on
American soil, were thickly settled over
tlie whole continent, from the Atlantic to
the Pacific oceans. ■ ‘
Then they could be counted by millions,
aud were fine types of nature’s manhood
hi their physical development and untu
tored simplicity. Alas, uow but a
‘stricken few remain,” wlio are a con
stant prey to tbe rapacity aqd cruelty of
the usurpers of tbeir rights and territory.
It Is but recently that the discovery has
been made that the red men are not es
sentially wild denizens of the forest, but
are capable of being civilized, educated
and Christianized.
The' Secretary of tbe Interior demon
strates this fact by the most lrrefragablo
testimony. During tbe past yoar, what
are known as the uncivilised savages
have redeemed from tbe wilderness $7,105
acres of land, and cultivated 108,340 acres.
They occupied 12,507 houses and owned
78^80 bead of cattle, 40,381 swine and
864,210 sheep. Tbe civilized and uncivil-
ed Indians together, cultivated 482,738
acres aud raised 745,236 bushels of wheat,
2,050,145 bushels ot com, 349,467 bushels
ot oats and barley, 670,843 bushels of veg
etables, 201,245 tons of hay aud 16,800
bales of cotton. This is an increase of or.e
hundred per cent, on tbe return of 1876.
The Secretary believes that the above
figures would be greatly augmented if the
Indians could be assured of a proper and
legal title to tbeir individual lands and
possessions. As the matter stands, they
are in constant apprehension that they
may be stripped of their property and im
provements by being forcibly removed
elsewhere. Hr. Schurz, therefore, urgent
ly recommends the allotting of agricultn-
ral lands to tbe Indians in aecerally, and
tbe giving to them individual titles inal
ienable at least for a certain period.
He says the number oi those who still
adhere to their homadic form of life, seek! ng
their sustenance by the chase or depend
ing entirely upon supplies furnished by the
government, is rapidly decreasing. They
arc beginning to learn and realize that
the disappearance of game, and the en
croachments ot the whites, will ere long
necessitate a change in their occupations
and mode of living.
Again, the Indians are turning tbeir at
tention to industrial pursuits, such as the
transportation of freight for hire with
their own ponies, and 358 of their youths
are learning trades at the various work
shops of the agencies. They are also en
gaged in brick-making, aud build tbeir
own hoiucs almost exclusively. It is re
marked that the. aptitude shown by the
Indians for mechanical work is most sur
prising. They are now employed by the
government in the transportion of freights
and. supplies, and during the past year de
livered not less than eight million pounds
of annuity goods over distances of 165,160
and 200 miles respectively, at a compen
sation of $115,900. This was a consider
able saving over the amounts paid form
erly to white contractors for the same ser
vice.
It is emphatically stated, in the report,
that in the transportation of all these sup
plies, “not a package has been lost, not a
case or bale broken open or tampered
with. 7 he number of Indian wagons tbe
present year employed in this freight
business amounts to the large total ot 2,-
000.
In the matter of education, too, there is
the most encouraging progress among the
Indians. Under tho appropriations of
Congress, thirteen boarding schools have
been established, and arrangements have
been completed for the erection of eleven
school buildings tho coming season.
These, however, we are assured, will sat
isfy the demands of only a limited number
of Indians wbo are destitute of sucli facil
ities. Tho commissioner of Iudian affairs
affirms, that so far ho has been unable to
afford school privileges to one-lialf of the
Indian children on tbe different reserva
tions who desire Instruction.
The secretary, alluding to tho Indiau
schools at Hampton and Carlisle, says:
“Tho pupils are instructed not only in tlie
English language, in reading, writing,
lower mathematics, geography, etc., but
tlio girls are educated in household work,
and a considerable number of tbo boys are
employed as apprentices in blacksmlthing,
carpentering, shoemaking, harnessmak-
ing, wagon building, tlnsruitiilng, tailor
ing, iu a printing office, and in farm work.
The progress made by some of them has
been remarkably rapid aud, in almost all
cases, satisfactory.” In the normal schools
above mentioned there aro pupils belong
ing to sixteen distinct tribes of Indians,
and about two-th.rds of them are the
children of chiefs and prominent men.
An Indian police, also, ha3 been put In
opeiation at forty agencies, and consists
of 162 officers and 653 privates. They act
as guards at annuity payments, protect
the buildings and property of tho agencies,
search for and return stolen articles to
their own people or the whites, prevent
depredations on timber and the introduc
tion of whisky on tho reservations, arrest
cattle and horse thieves, and perform di
vers oilier functions lor the good of the
community. The testimony of the com
missioner of Indian Affairs as to the value
and efficacy of this police force is very
positive, and ho regards lt3 continuance a
public necessity. Tho pay per month for
privates Is $5, and that of officers $8.
Several railroads pierce the Indian
reservations', aud have done much to
civilize the savages. Secretary Schurz
says in conclusion that “the Indian situa
tion is now more hopeful than ever before.”
But he does not favor at present the ex
tension to them of the elective franchise.
They must be first educated arid Christian
ized. He is also opposed to tiie transfer
of tbe management of the Indians from
the civil to the military branch of the
public service.’
On the whole, the report is quite fa
vorable and encouraging, and if whisky
and fire aims could be withheld from the
poor Indians, and in lieu thereof seeds,
agricultural implements and teachers
and missionaries were sent to them, ere
many years have elapsed, we are con
strained to believe from the testimony ad
duced, that the aboriginal Inhabitants of
tlie soil niay be reclaimed from barbarism
arid tranforiued Into peacCftxl, law-abiding
members of tbe community. ’
The Philadelphia American and the
South.
•tills new candidate for public patron
age, which began its existence iu Fbiia-
delpiiia about tbe middle of October, in a
refccnt article upon tbe election of General
Garfield,. somewhat modifies its tone
against tiie South and makes tlio follow
ing admissions
“Tlio people of the Southern States have
taken their defeat. with a great deal of
good humor..,j They behave far better
tiuder their disappointment than (lid their
Northern allies. There aro many reasons
for this. Tbe fiist is their larger experi
ence in such matters. They know an Ap
pomattox when thoy sec one.”
Commenting upon the above tbe Talla
hassee Floridian justly says:
“This taunt, reminding a bravo people
of a defeat in arms which happened six
teen years ago, never came from the pen
of any soldier who contributed In the field
to that defeat. It is even unworthy of an
occupant of one of tlie runny bombproof
positions enjoyed by people who have
since displayed their patriotism in words ;
but It exemplifies tbe littleness of a class
in the North who set up as mentors and
public oracles towards a jieople they Lave
never met either on or off ibe battlefield.’
Van Stone A Crosby, wholesale and re
tail druggists, Toledo, Ohio, says: We
have sold large quantities oi tbe Excelsior
Kidney Pad, and have been surprised at
the unvarying satisfaction given by them.
kayos coiptrrs xecokmehda-
visn
Bm4 Meiers Art Ordered Published
By Tbe Hew Cornell, December
18th, ISM.
Mr. Mayor and Gentlemen of the Retir
ing Board'. Before assuming the new du
ties to which through the kinduess of the
people of Macon I bate been elected, i de
sire to return you my thanks for the hon
ors conferred upon me by you in tbe past,
and tbe ready support extended iu the
discharge of my duties as mayor pro tern.
If during the two years I have held the
office I have by word or deed offended, I
beg that, doing unto others as you would
have others do unto you, you will overlook
the fault, and that the recollection of
whatever little family quarrels we may
have had will not in the least diminish
tho friendships formed, but, to tbe con
trary, will so cement them as- to make
them life-long. Let ns only remember
that in all instances we have been actua
ted by a desire to do our whole duty
fairly and squarely, without fear
or favor. And now, gentlemen of
tbe retiring board, I bid you good
bye, and turn to welcome tbe newly
elected board, which is to assume the re
sponsibilities you have just surrendered,
and bid them profit by your experience,
adopting so much of your policy as in
tbeir judgment will bat promote tbe in
tercuts of our city.
You have been selected, as is proper, by
the popular vote of the city, without re
gard to clique combinations or faction;
hence you should remember that you rep
resent the whole people, and, officially ad
mitting no distinction incaste,condition or
race, you should legislate to tbe equal in
terest of all,whether rich or poor, white or
black.
With a view to aiding in the laborious
work yon are about to assume, I deem it
proper to make tiie following suggestions,
to which I respectfully ask your early at
tention, giving them such consideration as
in your judgment you may think best:
FINANCES.
We arc io be congratulated upon tbe
financial outlook of our city, which is
brighter tofiay than at any time since tbe
war. Your bonds are at par, the current
expenses of tlie city lor the past two years
are all paid up, and were it hot for a cer
tain amount of floating debt carried over
by former councils, you would be perfect
ly easy; but this rant debt is due, and
siiould be provided for at as early a day
as possible. Willi a view to this end, and
in order to relieve the past administra
tion of any responsibility in the premises,
I would suggest that you call upon Mr.
Huff, the retiring mayor, fora statement
of tlie amount or Ross bonds sold under
resolution of ccnncii; also, for amount due
liim, and collaterals held by him as secur
ity, that, this being ascertained, you
take immediate fcteps to carry into effect
tlie agreement entered into by resolution
of council with the bond commissioners,
have a mandamus served upon tbem, and
ascertain just what is and what is not
fundable under tbe law, and when thus
informed proceed at once to settle with
Mr. Huff. He has carried this debt for
a long time, and no doubt would be glad
to have this matter adjusted. Besides tKljfc
you liuve several thousand dollars in coq'.
pons hold in various amounts by different
parlies, both in and out of tlie city. You
are powerless just now to do - anything
with these, bat the retiring board of alder
men have a bill before the Legislature
which, if passed, will entirely relieve tlie
city. The bill is for tlie purpose of fund
ing these coupons, aud I understand is
agreed to by tbo bond commissioners
This bill siiould be urged before tbe Leg
islature with all possible vim and energy.
SALARIES.
A majority of tbe salaries paid by the re
tiring board were uot sufficient compensa
tion to tbe officers and men for. labors re
quired of and faithfully performed by
them. Tlie excuse which was then offered
(the crippled condition of our city
linauces) lias ceased to exist, and I trust
this board will be willing to adopt a more
generous policy.
In order to retain go«d aud efficient of
ficers and men in office, liberal salaries
should bo paid. This has always been,
and will be found true economy in tbo
management of cither public or private
business affairs.
‘ ■ license. .
Your first work will be tlio assessment
of the busiucss and license tax. Thc.sya-
tern as inaugurated last year is good, and,
with few exceptions, corrections and
reductions, can be adopted for the year
1881. I would recommend that the prac
tice of taxing shows so ranch money and
sc many deadhead or complimentary tick
ets be discontinued, and in lieu- thereof
that the proprietor i of a theatre or bail
kept for public amusements be. charged a
yearly specific license or tax. This will
m a great measure do away with tbe con
tinual complaints of both proprietors of
theatres and managers of troupes.
PUBLIC PROPERTY-
I would call your attention to tbe bad
condition of much of yourptiblicproperty.
The City Hall, especially, needs immedi
ate attention. The cornice and roof arc
in bad condition, and, if allowed to go un
repaired for another two years, will ne
cessitate a much larger expenditure than
if taken In time. Tbe plastering also
should bave attention, and I would ad
vise either a coat of paint or whitewash to
tbe outside. This building is valuable
and can be made attractive at a very
small cost. Tbe different engine bouses
are in a leaky condition, and tlie bell
towers of some of them are -rapidly de
caying; they should either be repaired
or taken down. Some attention should
also be paid to tbe main entrance at the
park ana to other park buildings. A few
sills bave rotted and should be replaced.
This much abused park is the most at
tractive place in Georgia, and it should be
tbe pride of every progressive Macon man.
It lias been beautified at considerable cost
to tlie city, and I trust you will not allow
this investment to depreciate on your
bands for the sake of the saving of a few
hundred dollars. Tho bridge at tbe foot
of Fifth street needs some repairs, espe
cially that portion or it reserved for pe
destrians.
I would call your attention to a small
house owned by the city near the Macon
and Brunswick railroad depot; it is payiug
tbe city no income, is occupied by parties
taking no care of it, aud m a few years
will become utterly worthless. I would
also call your attention to tlie interest the
city owns In the Medical College on Mul
berry street, and recommend that that
matter bo looked into and closed up at
oucei This matter, however, upon inves
tigation may bave to bo referred to your
committee on finance.
Another piece of public property which
I cannot pass witbout comment is tlie
magazine. Macon, I believe, is tiie'only
city I ever beard of whero tlie powder
magazine was allowed in the very heart
of the city; it endangers hundreds of lives
and thousands of dollars’ worth of proper
ly. I would, therefore, recommend its
immediate removal to some other poiut,
where tho danger to life and property wIl)L
be lessened. • , ‘
STREETS AND ALLEYS.
It is a source of pleasure to notice tlie
great improvement in tlie condition of
some of our principal streets. Never be
fore bave they been so thoroughly worked
or better cared for, and al sucli small cost
to till! city. Yet will-11 wc noti.-o the con
dition of our alleys and less frequented
streets, we are compelled to acknowledge
that thoy have been totally’ abandoned In
order that those most generally traveled
and noticed should be made attractive.
Tills done, I would now recommend a
thorough working of tlie alleys in tlie bus
iness portion of the city. Their bad con
dition lias been a great source of annoy
ance to onr merchants. Then let our
street force and county chain-gang be util
ized, for some time at least, iu working
the streets removed from the business por
tion of the city. Most of the peor^e living
on them are taxpayers, humble it is true,
but nevertheless should enjftf some of the
benefits of our street ari’roprteUons. I
would also urge th»f more attention be
paid •» the wood-n bridges on the main
»norouzhfares. -Some of them are in an
exceedingly bad condition, and might be
the means of entaugliag the city in law
suits.
amlzing. The necessity for this has been 1 Domoses. ikn «««
most vitally felt this winter, and the an- 1 obSted’totrustees
i -•■-j ’ oujocwia u> cne proposed investment and
disagreeing as to what, In their judgment,
was Dltmer. tlie mi n
noyance should be remedied.
PUMPS.
Much complaint has been made as to
the condition of the city pumps. Either
tbe contract was taken too cheap and the
work slighted, or c|ge the stocks in the
pumps are in bad condition, and
siiould be replaced by new
oues. Tiie many complaints
made, and tbe varied character of the
complaints have disgusted me with the
contract system, aud I would recommend
that tlie same be abolished, and that the
care of the pumps be placed in the bauds
of your street overseer, with power to em
ploy competent men to have such repairs
made as are needed. This might be tried
for one year, and if found impracticable,
tbe coutract system might be resumed.
CITY BARRACKS AND QUARTERS FOB
TBE FORCE.
I would call your attention to tbe mis
erable condition of the cells now used as a
police jail or lock up. I doubt very much
if any civilized city in our country, with
a population equal to ours, is so deficient
in tills respect. Decent and secure quar
ters, if not comfortable ones, should be
provided. Many of the offenders who are
arrested by tbe police force are intoxicat-
was proper, the entire matter, apparently
by genera) consent, was Indefinitely post
poned. Phis matter will probably b»
again presented to this board at an eariv
date, in which event the matter will
stand as when originally presented.
kw* »bie to pay $8,000 or
10 , bu J a house; tbe Board
or Education above referred to are not in
a condition to appropriate money for the
erection of school buildings; but the
trustees of the Macon free school might,
if they would, appropriate the required
amount. It is In their power to relieve
the city of Macon and give good, healthy
rooms to a number of children who now
dally run the risk of contracting disease
!iL. re i“ on of bad, y ventilated and
SSn**!* Will they do
it? Or will they prefer to keep
money, accumulated for educational
purposes, locked up in interest bearing
bonds. This matter should have immedi
ate attention, and to that end I recommend
that a committee be appointed to wait
upon these geulleracn and ascertain their
intentions in the premises.
The second request made by tbe cora-
» > * i , , .-— mittee from tbe Board of Education
ed, and be lug placed in these damp, was relative to a suitable house for
cold dungeons tbeir health is hazarded, ■*— - ■ - ... °*“ e Ior
STREET CBOSS1NU8.
Early action should be taken towards
Improving the street crossings in the busi
ness portion of tho city, either by paving
them at intervals with stone, or macad-
which might involve the city in litigation
and cause much trouble. Besides this,
common humanity demands that this evil
be remedied. I would therefore recommend
that a city jai! or lock up be built in the
lot in the rear of the city hall. This can
be done at a small cost and siiould be at
tended to as early as practicable.
I would also suggest Mint tiie police
quarters be moved from the floor above
the council chamber to that below it. This
room is much more available fur tlie pur
pose, and can be made mere comfortable
for the men in both summer and winter.
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I would suggest that you authorize the
appointment of a special committee on re
vision of rules and regulations governing
the police force of the city: Many com
plaints have been roado by both citizens
and officers in the last two year?—one of
Inefficiency and tbe oilier of non-protec
tion. With yonr assistance I propose to
have both efficiency in and protection to
the force; bat In order to do this your
rules must be such that they can be read
ily understood by tlio' men, aud stringent
enough to enforce tho strictest discipline.
Tlie force, in order to be efficient, siiould
lie made to respect themselves so that oth
ers will be compelled do likewise, and no
man on tlie force wlio will slop to take a
drink and pass a Jest with all who may
chance to propose the same can make au
efficient officer. I would advise for them
an increase of salary witli stringent rules
as regards the loss of time, drunkenness
and slovenly habits. V v . ,
SEXTON AND CEMETERY.
You arc now called upon to elect a city
sexton for the next two years. Tbo office
is one of more importance than seems to
be usually attached to it. I shall insist
u[sjii tiie incumbent, whoever he may be,
keeping a minute record of all deaths and
interments. This book should be kept at
the city lia.ll, aud open at all times to the
inspection of tlie public. The law reqtdr-
ing monthly reports' from tie sexton
should bo enforced, and his duties defined
and salary fixed before tbo election of
that officer. All paupers siiould be
promptly buried when ordered by the
mayor, or mayor pro tern when acting.
If the salary allowed that officer, with
the perquisites of the office, could be made
sufficiently large to support him, I should
like to see ittaJaxton have an office at the
cemetery, where he could be fouud at all
times of tho day, and might promptly exe
cute ail orders. Tlie objection is made
that the office of sexton and the business
of undertaker should not be held and car
ried on l.v Uie same person, as it tends to
create jealousies, ami in u measure im
pairs the usefulness of that officer. But
the salary Is so limited that it would be
unreasonable to expect a competent and
responsible man to give it his entire time.
The .cemeteries aro reported by . the
committee In good condition, and well
kept. Through the energy and zeal o‘ our
present sexton, a fence has been built
around them. This reflects credit upon
that < llicer.
As required by law, the yearly report of
the treasurer of Die committee on tlie
cemetery.should be insisted upon. None
has yet been received for 18S0. . ,
CHARITIES.
Owing to the mildness of last winter
and the cramped condition of our city
finances, ' tbe retiring board purchased no
wood for the poor last season, and up to
now no arrangement has been made for a
supply for tliis winter. We bave a great
many indigent persons, both white and
colored, among us who are dependent
upon the cily tor a supply of wood during
the .bitter cold weather, and I think some
provisions siiould be made to relieve tbeir
distress. i ' '
•WATER WORKS.
You will, no doubt, be called upon to
make some kind of a contract with the
Macon Gas and Water Company Tor a
supply of water for fire purposes. This
much needed supply of water should cer
tainly be had, and a contract entered into
with some company. Great care, how
ever, siiould be exercised in tbe drafting
and framing of such a contract, so that tbe
city’s ir terest will be scrupulously guarded.
FIREARMS AND FIREWORKS.
The holidays will soon be upon us.
Tbe firing off of guus, pistols and fireworks
in the business portion of^ tbe city is a
practice which not only endangers life,
put thousands of dollars’ worth of proper
ty. A stringent ordinance should be
passed at once prohibiting tbe same with
in tbe fiie limits.
SIDEWALKS.
Many complaints have been made oi tbe
total disregard of grade in and irregularity
of tlie sidewalks on some of your principal
streets. . Many complaints have also been
made against parties who have failed or
refused to pare their sidewalks. I would
therefore recommend that more attention
be paid to grades, and tbat in future none
be established except by tbe city surreyor;
also that all parties be made to keep the
sidewalks around their bualnc&i property
well paved.
CLERK AND TREASURER.
These offices, in my judgment, should
b« consolidated, and instead of being
elected by the people should be either ap
pointed by the mayor and ratified by
council or elected by tbe board as iu tbe
case of tlio chief of police. You will then
bring this office immediately under the
control of the mayor and council and
directly amenable to tbem for any mis-<
demeanors in office, witbout having to
employ the courts in order to imis-ach or
eject. The offices once consolidated, a
salary" sufficient siiould be fixed to secure
the services of a good and competent
man.
I would recommend that, if possible, a
bill be introduced at tlie adjourned session
of tlie Legislature with a view to the»e
changes in your charter.
SCHOOLS AND SCHOOL HOl'SES.
This is a s.ubject of viul interest to our
people. Fubli’c sentiment lias endorsed
the r7stem,and it is now the duty of every
public officer to assist iu carryiug out the
popular will. This matter, therefore,
will demand perhaps more of your time
and attention than any other that will be
brought before you.
borne months ago a petition was brought
before the retiring board of aldermen by
tlie Board of Public Education aud Or
phanage for Bibb County asking that
certain repairs be tnr.do at the North
Macon Grammar School; also asking the
board to provide some suitable building
for a»cboolliouse for the education of col
ored children.
Tlie first request was referred to a special
committee of council, wbo was to meet a
similar committee from tbe aforesaid
Board of Education to devise ways and
means by which a new school building
might be erected on tlie Polhlil lot*
After a thorough canvas* ot
tbe matter, it was decided by this
joint committee to apply tc the trustees of
the Ms con free School, who were believed
to bave In baud some $22,000 in bonds
besides other property, and ascertain if an
arrangement could not be made by which
these trustees would erect suitable bntld-
igga for the children wbo attend the North
i ; |Grammar School. At one Upe (be
t seemed to be likely to soooeed,
a portion of that dormant $2SJ)00 was
about to be appropriated for educational
the edueslion of colored children. I
Another special committee from coun-
cil was appointed to find a proper lo
cality, aud, if possible, effect the purchase
of same, and report progress to council.
The terms were agreed upon and the pur
chase ordered made, and only one diffi
culty was then in the way—the property
selected was outside of the corporate lim
its, and the consummation of the
trade had to be deferred un
til an act was passed by tbo
legislature amending tho charter
of the city and Incorporating this property.
Everything is now in good shape. The
Board of EJucaliou are desirous of at
once occupying the property. I would
therefore urge that the proper steps be
taken to carry out tho intention of your
predecessors.
APPROPRIATIONS.
For reasons already given your appro
priations for the coming year will neces
sarily have to be larger than for tbe past
two, but when once made I would recom
mend tbat tbe same be dosed and strictly
adhered to.
Tlie circumstances under which I was
elected are so peculiar that, iu assuming
the position, I do so witbout political bias
or combination; unpledged to any man,
having no pet Ideas nor unredeemed prom
ises. I therefore want it clearly under
stood that, whilst I recognize all obliga
tions legitimately imposed, yet I cannot be
made to subserve tlie purpose of any par
ty or clique. My aim shall be
to promote the good and weiiare ot your
city to the best of roy ability. 1 am un
der peculiar obligations to the whole peo
ple of Macon, and under the rating of an
All-wise Providence and guidance ot your
councils, 1 shall endeavor to render my
administration both popular aud bene-
dal. ...
And now, gentlemen, trusting you will
pardon the length of this document, and
that my suggestions may be ot some ser
vice to you, I pronounce this council or
ganized and ready for business.
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The Bed action in P&uensrer Pares.
What President Wadlet Thinks of
It.
The last circular of the Railroad Com
mission Is eliciting' much comment, ad
verse and otherwise. In view tf the va
rious opinions as to the constitutionality
ot seine oi the acts of the commission
and their legality, which many call in
question, while others sanction and en
dorse them all, it is well that the whole
question is soon to be subjected to the ar
bitrament of tho courts, and arlll bo au
thoritatively passed upon.
Tbe Savannah Morning Neioi publishes
the following interview with Colonel
Wadley aud several other railroad officials
and merchants:
Colonel Wadley, president of the Cen
tral, said lie had first learned of the ac
tion of the commission through one of the
directors of tlie company, wlio had seen
tiie account iu tlie New York Herald pre
vious to its appearance in the Georgia
press, which was rather singular and al
most unaccountable. When asked if tbe
reduction of the passenger rates would
have a beneficial or contrary effect upon
the business of the company, Colonel W.
replied that such result did not enter into
tlie question. Tlie principle involved,
which was most pernicious m its tenden
cies, was alone to be considered, and if it
were conceded tbat the commissioners
could pursue sucli a course the natural
inquiry would be “What next?” “Where
will this interfernce stop?” He had not
considered what effect this action would
have upon tlie stock of the company, but
lie deemed the policy extremely injurious.
If the State of Georgia desired to kill or
cripple all railroad enterprises in the State,
sucli result could not be better accom
plished than by tbe course that is marked
out by tho Railroad Commission. Tbe
companies were utterly powerless, the
control of their own property was virtu
ally taken from tlie stockholders, and if
tills were to be tlio case, thqre would be
no further necessity of having a meeting
of the stockholders. They would have
nothing to do, and any action they might
adopt would be rendered futile by tbe in
terference of the Railroad Commission.
People would not feci like investing money
in any enterprise, the management of
which could be taken from them. In
ansvier to the question if the Central
railroad proposed to protest against this
late action, Colonel W. replied that he
bad uot fully made up his mind on that
subject.:
Judge Jolm D. Cunningham, of Atlanta,
whom we hail the pleasure of meeting at
tiie stockholder.’ gatin’ring, stated tbat he
Dad not been able to give tiie subject such
attention as would justify an expression
oi opinion as to tlie legality of tlie action
of tho commission. The'constitutionality
of the act would be tested In the courts
shortly, and in the’ineantiuie tiie restric
tions placed by the commission would
stand.
Several of our merchants gave ex parte
opinions that the low fares would take
with tlie public, might not in the end in
juriously affect tbo profits of tbe noads,but
they were strougly opposed to the princi
ple which permitted such interference.
Tlie companies have' shown a disposition
to accommodate the public, aud havo for
same years past issued one thousand mile
tickets at tlie rate of 2} cents per mile,
round trip tickets and excursion tickets,
and there has been no general complaint
of the regular fares.
Our Bavannah contemporary takes
strong ground ndilorially against the com
mission and Judge Black’s late opinion
tbat tlie State, under iter prerogative of
eminent, domain,pas?eases tbe right to reg
ulate and control all tbe railroads within
its limits. Wo extract a specimen para
graph, Says the Abies:
Judge Black’s nitre position on tbis
subject is equally as manifestly unwise as
it is unjust. Mon do not, as a rule, give
to Stales, or to individuals, actual or arti
ficial, millions of dollars for the mere
honor or pleasure of so doiiv*. Every in
vestment main by the capitalist is usually
made with the hope and expectation of at
least a lair return. What, then, will be
tlie ultimate effect of the adoption of
Judtre Black’s views? XolUing more nor
less than a complete killaigout of all rail
way construction uuiess by the States
themselres, and in Georgit that is impos
sible, for it is prohibited by the State con
stitution. Individuals will no longer take
heir money aud place it Iu railways when,
they know that tlio moment they do so
and the roads are computed, the State
will step in and, telling them to step out,
place tbe control and management or tbeir
property in tbe bauds, of three outside in
dividuals, who personally have uot a dol
lar of their own at Stake, aud wbo may
uot care a straw Whether those wbo have
receive, a cent of remuneration for the use
of their noney, or are even thrown into
b*ni „,cy. . .
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