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dteoegia an*J Janetutjl <& HleasvtngteK.
xai'C ASfo money.
'Ck > rift to* item* and Courier
“I»ore is potent, bat money is omnipotent
Oat in tbo twilight, alone in the lane,
tv. me old sweetness steals o'er me again!
*il l-’.e old longing, forgotten of late.
^5irs in ni> heart as I aland at her gate!
S' ii-ind diui is the oottago to-night,
■Smothered iu roses orenin-tinted and white;
ctA-o.ruine Mossoma besprinkle the sod,
fi*A-kj and trull are the paths that she trod.
■* X. fur a moment, to meet her, and see
J**4 i>.<- old look, that shone only for me!
tSliy am I sighing here—what can I do?
■“ii'airour fait boanconp, mais l’argent fait
tent.”
besides tbe Georgia Western?” “No;
what is it ?” “ Wadley is going to build
an extension of the Savannah and Mem
phis road into tbe Cababa coal fields.”
Sore of thia f “I atm sure of it. I know
of
ZAUlorwhito Bose, them were true knights of
old,
Hrror-, who counted love dearer then
gold;
Men with strong arms who could fight for
their wny;
Why were we bom in this world of to-day?
Why does soe.ety smite with a sneer
Wretches who wed on three hundred
year?
Why —Bat a trace to these follies of mine!
I axu no knight of the days of lang syne;
■Only a lounger with dans at his heels,
Only a dreamer who maunders and feels.
Only n triflor who sighs after yon;
“L’amour fait beanconp, mais l’argent fait
toot.”
■Safe in the cottage that nobody knows,
'Sleep, and forget me, my littlo white Bose
Beartaiok and weary, I tum from your
1^3*3 the strife betwixt passion and
fate;
'There will bo parting and pain if we meet;
Belter to loave yon than grieve yon, my
aweotl
Lore is best proved by a silent farewell.
-Omt in the starlight I wander again.
Through the deep gloom of oak-shadowed
Back to the crowd that cares nothing for
yon;
-t’a uaiar fait beanconp, mais 1'argout fait
tout.”
TIIE GEORGIA TRESS.
44 W£ liavo been asked,” says tbe Athens
Bussr, “what arc tbe duties of tbe snr-
weyor el the port of Atlanta. His chief
dm; is the charge of all tbo shipping in
kite harbor. He may also sell fresh fish.’
Mb. Harman T. Bildbo, a Columbus
'kora and bred boy, has recently been
wiectnd cliier grain Inspector of St. Louts
■at a salary of $2/ 00.
Tok Gainesville Register says a trout
weighing i-ig’iteeti, pounds and three
was caught in Middle river last
Th* Suspension op the Bank of
Soke. Wo Uud the following particulars
•at thU atiUir in tbo Atlanta Post-Appeal
*A Sunday:
K»mk, G s... March 20.-Our city was
•Si into considerable excitement this
■rwtiiNg liy the atitiounceineut that the
listk ,-f Kami liad suspended. On in
ww«aigatiiiii the report was found true.
Thf. hank a tpeuded paymeut on account
^1 a < aiwged unexpected demand onus
ca»h. 1 here was uo run made on it.
T.-ae amount of liabilities is uot yet
Jkrrown.
S-eontI Dispatch.
Uo me. G.v , March 20.—The cause o
•kbr «iu larrassiueut • f the Bauk of Koine
.< Use to-a»y advances ma-io on cotton
■whip ie-ns. The hank has cashed the
•Wtafls of .irobanly GOJ bales of cotton per
k T e recent Hoods so damaged
kargo«'iaiuities of citron consigned to
xurk that the New Yoik banks re-
1 pay. Tlris left the Rome bank
»i' * >ui tiiinis, and bene; the suspension.
J tl It- ii 'i.lj, piesideni of tbe Fiist
Na)tonal (lank, was appointed receiver,
wud r i.» ihouaht llie bank of Rome will
-ZlMMM. all ro. Jiabllilies.
that Wadley has prepared $2,000,000
bonds which will be put on the market
soon and that these botitU are for tbe par-
pose of extending the Savannah and
Memphis road from Dadeville to a con
nection. This will carry him through tbe
coal field", and will give us a sure line
coal.” “We can relyon thia?” “I know
what I’m talking about. The bonds will
be put on the market soon, and the road
will be built. It will be finished iu six
months, I believe.”
Toe same paper also learns from “Mr.
F. 8. Da/is, agent of tbe M. and B. rail
road” that the survey of tbe extension
that road from Macon to Atlanta “has
been finished” and that tbe corps “is now
engaged locating a road in Tennessee.
Iu response to questions by tbe reporter
of tbe Constitution he r -spotided as fol
lows: “Then you have located the Ma
con and Brunswi k road-bed between Ma
con and Atlantal*” “Well, I can’t just
say that. This was only the preliminary
survey, made in order to estimate the
cost of construction. When tbe route
located there may be some changes, but
in all probability this will be tbe one
Iected. Tbe road can be reduced to nine
ty-seven miles, and the fact may make
some slight changes, but of this I am not,
of course, authorized to speak.” “Cau
you tell me the route taken by tills sur
vey?” “Oh yes.” “Well, begin with
your exit from Macon.” “We come out
of Macon by the Augusta road bridge;
then up Walnut creek valley on the east
side of Walnut creek to Hutchins’ mill,
in Jones county; here we cross the creek,
and then on the west side push *n to Fin
ney’s slso in Jones county. Up to this
point the route is an entirely uuw one,
but here we strike the old survey and fol
low it up to Round Oak; from
Round Oak we next reach
Hillsboro, iu Jasper county; then Win
fred, also in Jasper. The next point is
Key’s ferry, on the Ocraulgeo river.
This ferry, by the way, is just ten miles
west of Iudian Spring. At Key’s ferry we
cross the river, euter Butts county, then
passing through Worthville reach
Sandy Ridge in Henry county. Next is
Bra liy Knob, Rockdale county, and then
Cedar Grove, DeKalo county. This brings
us to Atlanta.” “How is the route; pret
ty rough, I guess?” “Weil, no. There
are places that will require a great deal of
work, but as a general thing the work
will bo light. No road cau be built with
out worLiug enough bed to dram tbe wa
ter from tbo track, yet this road in many
places will take uo more labor than
enough to give the ‘ininumum grade.’ In
fact tbe country is as favorable to the
building of a railroad as could be.” “Do
;rou bridge many streams?” There will
Ire a bridge at Key’s ferry, another across
Cotton ludiuu river, and yet another over
Yellow liver.” “What is your grade per
mile?” “The grade now being consid
ered is tillrty-scveil feet to the mile,
though a iilty-feet grade may be adopted.”
“Have you many deep cuts ?—though I
guess not from what you said.” “The
d. epest cut is fifty feet, I believe, and is
about three hundred feet long. It is near
Kiug’s ferry, in Jasper county. The long
est cut 011 the road is three thousand
feet.” “How about embankments?" “Tbe
largest one is near the Augusta bridge,
and is one and a half miles long.” “Can
you give me an idea of the amount per
mile that must bo expended to build the
road?" “No, the corps takes only field
notes, and from these ollice men make the
estimate. I really can’t tell you what the
road will cost.” “Do you know when
the work will be begun ?” “No, I cannot
say. I guess iu a mouth the survey party
will begin the actual location of the road
bed, and then woik will he begun at once.
though bankruptcy threaten It isn’t the on the Jordan from a tnp to Florida yes- Wl qlloto tbMa
Railroad Commission which capitalists terday, we learned of a most miraculous from the same paper:
dread, but it Is the unlimited powers ®*oape from drowning of nine persous. An Appointment.—We learn that a
placed in their hands by the Legislature, » ^SP***®*®®*®?® ,JjL ri'imlhi*'!’. 0 / ne8r0 , who is nearly blind, and barely
aDdunUlth.Legbl.luramMta.nd llm- b««nonu.Ultrahb grandmother,’’Mra.“ d im U ^raS“o’ I u>un t or
^‘.tldL—tdu.raon tt-lr ta
IhiUdH th *t tbe f to make hit bond, and the office » still
gg?“ q y ft 61 ** 1 **- > * under tbe charge ef tbe old postmaster.
^ diS* t' ld This is indicative of tbe poSicy of tbe new
..***“_ 11 * administration. The South need expect
'?* no ftron from tluU quarter. For one, we
slating of the doctor, bis wife, bis wife’s .hall nev-ruk »nv
T!>e Bank of Rome is chartered under
the Slate or Georgia, with C,
<i. .s.,fnui-i x president; E. D. Frost, vice-
.gnrei.i.:..t; J y. Panchen, cashier. It is
* ride male depositories designated
by trmeiirar Colquitt, and at the time of
••"•“.ii 1 ad of the State r. oney a total
tl sv-kWd.KJ. The bond of $50,000 ap-
?iuv..ii uj. eke Governor is signed by five
.*"r>iniir8..W4>o are worth, above all lia-
b li n s. n MIsws: E. U. Frost, $50,(X)0:
$50 ’ 00 °; E - Samuel,
* •'VW tt. L. Prentice, $20,000; W. P
MiHWO; total, $185,000. Itisbe-
i.« *e.i n> p.rties whojtre well informed
U-s 1 1 In- ti uia will.loseiiothiug whatever
v> ‘tie -Iiupension.
Ihi-VouitUuUon rayc State Treasurer,
r iliiitks the State is undoubtedly
secure HiiaiiiAJau. Mr. Speer has gone
-•* iioiijf <0 represent tbe -T ‘
wl"-- intli.Uhes a telegram savin"
Oul ”rtii* —Humilities and assets-are at
jir. n. 'u unknown. It is supposed the
/Ut <• 'ire» will not exceed one hundred
>1..liars, and that creditors and
*1 !»•«■»••» will not receive less than fifty
av- «, .mil* dollar. The Bank of Rome
t- tire Mae depository iu this city and has
, rt thirty thousand dollars of the
■* ■ mo • .rty, secured by a bond.”
'iuu 1.umber City Wiregrass Walch-
rjmuu “Jlr. Daniel Lott’s store in
bx «...mty was burned on Sunday
•u. I. Ira... Supposed to have been the
»«• u ct ail incendiary. Tho Joss is esti-
anan a M aoout $10,000, with no in-
* - c ' - -Jr. LoUth’nks he knows the
“l.o’committed the deed, and
•ea-cn is living made for him.”
' J lit mtedfed duel between Dr. J. A.
y.ni and Mr. D. Q. N. Burkhalter, of
Anivrtvu", scents to lung fire. Dr. F.
i». U-vn anes.ed, but Mr. Burkbalter’s
•r.<*-it-.iM.iiis are unknown. The Repub
lican gives tbe following particulars of
Sl.t .tbairt
/■Mr. 11. C. N. Butkhaller was affronted
a. i-'Ki- remark made by Dr. J. u Fort
eu., «—.-it.n (lay evening, and meeting that
. u,., „ in front of Chapman’s bar
tl an explanation. -The doctor,
i«im under the Influence of liquor,
Xo!;.<*>< t “f all that hau transpired the
a. v i4. p. lure, in turn asked an cxplana-
tiwa, » tea Mr. Burkhalter slapped Ills
fwv tv ice. This created considerable
tala a.'i. a great deal of iudiguation
auioti- Dr. Fort’s friends, and as tbe doc
tor .» a amali, and, seemingly', feeble man,
Butklialler a large, strong and
ii.au,-it was thought the matter
, cotu-d fill; be settled on the field of honor.
Ttoecte.cy of the city did everything m
iUi> u j...- ec on Tliursday to arbitrate tli«
tiimcol v and bring about a i-vacafttl set-
-xi ..•/• .1, and as far as we cau hear, the
F. 1. pa: y were not averse to an honora-
jb< tsevtictneot peacefully,"but Mr Bnrk-
, -xe used to apologize for tlie part lie
uKtif4cu.i. Maitva went oa in this
enaaia-r uvtil tW parties as follows, Mr.
,i% N. BcAhaltcr, principal, O. *>
’ wiamd, Dr. J. A. Fort, priucl-
tMliWsUcr Sitnmons, second; Lftonlbc
Tv.fis .am for Fort Galuce, Ga.. from
■ ( ./.ut they wexo to go Into Alaba-
tiia H.i 1 tight it out. Larly Friday tront-
inwiii tii. J. B. Felder, our veyy active
r.4 wind ofthe affair, ami tcle-
amtiea uithe authorities of Cuii.iort,
JJttan.v a .d Fort Gaines to arrest the par-
ana D ■ Fort was seen iu Cuthbert by
juds*- ■Arthur Hood, after the telegram
«ej.*r r. ived at that point and arrested.
floEk iiMvturced to this city o;. Friday af-
•ertl'Mm-and placed under bond to keep
tMpWt«. His second, we learn, Mr,
»V Milei Mmmous, who was not arrested,
«..„■ ... .0 tho rendezvous to meet Mr.
Burki.a.icr, and take whatever responsl-
bjtts j uughl befall him In ti e absence of
tm pvitifipal. lie was MCMMlif w*
’ liens-, by John L Albritton, Esq., and
Mr. ■ ■ ulcs Crocker. Mr. Burkhalter,
.. e.-iiis ! s i taUrii thu Albary
c: f the road, liad passod that *lty
4 ■ 1 1 ler's telegram was re-
. ■. isaining transportation there. At
unis ho and Lis friends were be-
.. s .1 ■ > puisued by ollicers sent out
Jjii'H Amany.
lust s une ; ftper says Will Adams,
I sou of Mr. G. W. Adams
lied last Wednesday from
ofi.c bleeding from the
*".■•1 mi teen,*!
01 I) ,1 c- fl 1 ' .
Pbop. D. 0. flAttnow, Jn., cf the State
University, has an article in the April
mi inter of Scribner on “A Georgia Plan
tation,” which is highly spoken of by all
who have read it, says the Athens Ran-
ner. He will have another in the May
number. Both articles have been liber
ally paid for.
The Atlanta Phonograph, of Sunday,
says Hr. R. B. Bullock has been ap
pointed receiver of the Atlanta factory, at
tiie instance of tbe Northern stockholders,
who own most of the shares. It is said
that about all the money earned goes to
pay the interest on the preferred stock.
The mill will be run as usual on full
time. There are about six hundred hands
employed.
The Augusta Chronicle of Sunday has
the following railway news:
Georgia railroad stock, which has net
receded from 123, the point which it
readied last Tuesday, became stronger
yesterday and 123 was freely bid for any
amount, witli only small offerings. There
were some sales at that figure. Holders,
generally, however, ask 125, and it is
doubtful whether much could be bought
even at that. Tbe excitement which
ruled tbe market on tbis stock Monday
and -Tuesday was, in a measure, renewed
yesterday, and the leave was again- town
talk. In the afternoon it became Bdowb
that Genera? E. P. Alexander, vice-
president-of the Louisville and Nashville
and ofllie Georgia railroad, liad reached
the city-on tlie half-past twelve o'clock
trainfromNew York Duringthe afternoon
he wiwchise'ed with President Piiinir/
and Mr. Ferdinand Fhinizj, one
of the most prominent stockholders of the
Georgia railroad, at President Fhinizy’s
office,-in the Georgia railroad building,
near the depot. A Chronicle representa
tive, witli the obiect of obtaining bis
views in regard to tbe situation, called at
tbe buildiog, and requested an interview,
but tiie General asked to be excused as be
was very bnsr. His visit to Augusta at
tbis lime is naturally associated with the
lease question, and conjecture is rife.
At the last'meeting of tbe Directors of
tbe Georgia Railroad a committee, con
sisting of President Phinizy, VJce-I’resi-
dent Alexander, Mr. McDaniel. Judge
Reese and Mr. John U. James, was ap
pointed to confer with a committee from
the Central railroad, in regard to a
division of tbe Western railruad of Ala
bama between the two roads. Tho Cen
tral railroad committee ednsists of Presi
dent Wadley, Mr. Raoul, Mr. Gresham and
Mr. Owens. Tho Georgia railroad com
mittee will leave to-night, and tbo two
will meet iu Savannah “to-morrow. The
Western railroad ot Alabama, which is
owned jointly by the Geo uia ami Central
extends from Selma to Opelika, where it
divides, one fnk going to West Point and
tho other to Columbus. Under the agree
ment between the two roads at tiie time-
ofthe purchase, the Georgia railroad wa«
to have the West Point fork and the Ceu-
tin! 'rat to Columbus, the two continuing
to own in common tbe trunk line from
Selma to Opelika. The division, under
this a 1 cement has never been perfected,
and it is for this purpose that tiie com
mittecs are to meet in Savannah to-mor
row. President Phinizy stated to the
Chronicle r< prc-.entativo that ibis was
tho object of - ue visit to Savatin:ih, and if
anything »h» was spoken of it would be
.) only collaterally. . , ,
SiJ.CE September 1st Rome has received.
103,752 bales of cotton, an increase of
21,534 bales as compared with tbe pre
vious season.
Mr. L. P. Hcnt, of Barncsville, has
recently fallen heir to $40,000 by the
death of his father, a resident of one of
tiie Northern States.
ColonEl. Clark Howell, of Atlanta,
is dangerously sicx with pneumonia and
rheumatism of the heart.
The Albany Xexcsand Advertiser is not
at all surprised at tbe delay in tiie exten-
.' nof the Macon a 1 Brunswick and
Albany railways becauso “tho supreme
control which the Georgia Railroad
Commission hold over railroads, renders
John 11. J a mk.s, of Atlanta, seems
L ..ui i" man. On Saturday be
. Con-::t.:tion man with the fol-
([-: •!> : -Did you know that we demand a reduction to u
> have a uew road to the coal Held* and down tbo railroa i
investments ot this kind
That power which
fates to three cent; p.--
ery uncertain.
•<1 passenger
-, '- “ only to
•Mtpcr mile
• ’. come, even
its thia authority, we shall expect nothing
in the way of railroad progress in Geor
gia.”
Or the troubles which have befallen
the Atlanta cotton factory, the Comtltu
lion has the following account: On Fri
day evening last Messrs. Hopkins
Glenn, of this city, moved in the United
Slates Circuit Court for tbe appointment
of a receiver of the Atlanta cotton factory
company. These gentlemen were repre
senting Mr. E. T. Coaan, of Albion, New
York, and it was at the instance of tbis
gentleman tbat tbe motion was made,
Tbe motion to tbe court recites tbat Mr.
Coann la a resident of Albion, New York;
tbat be is tbe owner of first mortgage
bonds given by the Atlauta cotton factory
company; tbat the bonded indebtedness
of tbe said Atlanta cotton factory com
pany la $150,000; that tbe bonds are of
tbe denomination of $500; tbat tbe bonds
are payable in gold coin of tbe United
States of America ou tbe 1st of October,
1883; tbat tbe bonds were issued August
15,1878, and bear ten per cent, intent
per annum, interest being pay
able on tbe first days of
October, Januaiy, April and July of
each year. Tbe petition then goes on to
say that in order to secure tbe payment
of these a deed of trust was executed and
Messrs. Freeman Clark, Henry B. Plant
and V. R. Tornmcy appointed trustees.
Tbe deed of trust says that in the eveut
the interest is not paid at the end ofthe
mouth in which it becomes due, then tbe
trustees shall assume Immediate control
of tbe property, and by its sale liquidate
its debts. Tbe paper then avers that the
Atlanta Cotton Factory Company is in
solvent and unable to pay its debts; tbat
it fs an utter impossibility for said com
pany to meet its current expenses and to
pay the interest ou its bonds;, tbat to pre
vent tbe issuing of an attachment and
thereby si spend work, and in ordor to
protect petitioner, tiie appointment of a
receiver is asked.
The same paper says tbe Richmonp
and Danville railway has leased tbe
Atlanta and Charlotte road, and will take
possession of It April 2d. The Danviiie
road agrees to pay interest on all the
bonds ol the leased road, and pays 5 per
cent, on the stock, putting np $500,000 as
a guarantee. Tho Baltimore and Ohio
road offered to duplicate this proposition
and pay C per cent on the stock.
Bill Ahp says “it looks like the farmers
were getting rich, but they ain’t. It costs
some farmers ten cents per pound to make
cotton. It costs the majority of ’em about
eight, and then there is the wear and tear
of mules au i wagons and harness aud
plows to be considered. Cotton brings tbe
money all in a lump, aud a fellow “feels
so rich and good with it in bis pocket be
struts around md buys a nice dress tor
bis wife and something all round for the
children. He has worked hard, aud so
lias the old lady and tiie boys, and it does
look like they ought to have something
out of it; and the cooking stove is about
burnt out, aud Susan i* obliged to have a
new bonnet, and Jack wauls a pair ol
Sunday boots; and there’s lots of things
they cau’t do without auy longer. Aud,
so, by the time the guauo is paid for, and
the advances aud hired labor, and so
forth, there is mighty little left; aud the
corn is low in tbe crib, aud the meat
won’t bold out for another crop. That’s
about the way with small farmers all over
the country, aud they make the bulk of
the crop,
The Americus Recorder says Mrs
Alma McLain, who left Leo county last
October for China, where her husbend
went as a missionary, has become insane,
and is now on her way back to this
country.
The same paper says: “Mr. C. A. Les
ter, of Schley, takes the rag off the bush,
so far as we lirve learned, for good farm
ing the past year. With one mule, he
made from the common seed twenty-three
ami a half bales of cotton, averaging 460
pounds, 200 bushels of corn, sixty bushels
of potatoes, besides peas, etc. The crop
was made ou ordinary laud.”
Mu. Mohdeca 1 Edwards, one of the
be3t farmers of Oglethorpe county, never
raises a pound of meat or a bushel of
wheat. So says the Monroe Advertiser.]
Hon. A. O. Bacon.—Tbe Thomaston
Times, referring to the late letter written
by Captain A. O. Bacon to the Philadel
phia American, says; “nou. A. O. Bacon
is out in a manly and able letter on tbe
solid South and kindred topics. Tills let
ter is in response to a request by a North
ern paper that Speaker Bacon give his
views on various political questions. He
lias done so in a stylo tbat reflects credit
upon himself. Speaker Bacou is an
honor to the State, and we bepe lie will
one day be cal Fed to higher positions than
he has hereto fora occupied.”
Two negroes were married iwthe Rome
jail last Thursday. Both were prisoners,
and their bridal tour will bo to tiro court
house next week for trial.
Col. C. G. Saisukl, president of- Hie
suspended bank of Rome, makes this
statement to tbe Courier:
After careful inspection it was ascer
tained on Friday that cotton which was
dry aud ready for shipm-nt before tbe
freshet, was so seriously damaged that It
would take several days yet to-gotitin
shipping order. Heretofore advances ou
cotton in store and insured have been con
sidered the very treat collaterals for loans
our banks cohUL get. Tiie Bank of Rome
had advanced about $40,0UU ou cotton, a
large proportion of which was just ready
to ship ou tbe dav the iresbet came. Since
then not a bale of tills cotton could bn
shipped until put in sbipp ug order. The
Bauk of Rome seeing that something bad
to be done promptly to meet tbelr New
York drabs on Friday made an arrange
inent with the 4rirst National Bauk
wbicb, If it could have been car
ried out, would have enabled the
Bank of Rome to run until they
cou.d get their cotton exchange. The at-
torneys decided the proposed arrangement
would be illegal aud that tho only thing
'the Bank-of Rome could do wa3 to make
a general assignment for the benefit of
all tire creditors pro rata. As there was no
c.iancc to get cotton exchange, their
money being locked up in wet cotton, sus
pension was inevitable. To prevent a
sacrifice of tbe assetts of the bank tho last
and only legal remedy was, under the
law, a general assignment. Tho presi
dent, Col. C. G. Samuels, says the last
dollar of bis private property shall go to
meet any lus3. Tbe bauk officers did not
know until Friday uiglit that tho arrange
ment they bad made to save a sonwosinn
could not ho legally carried out. It Gow-
cn & Samuel do not suffer any loss on
their cottons, the Bank of Rome wUl pay
dollar lor dollar. (Hire wise Col. Samu
el lias valuable real e.-tato iu this Slate
ami Alabama which will bo used to pro
tect tbe bank.
Tpz R»me Courier expresses surprise
that the Rev. M.B Wharton is applying
for the consulship at Basle, Switzerland,
“because last spring at Savannah, during
the session of the Georgia Baptist Conven
tion, Mr. Wharton was horror struck at
the idea of a party of 'North Georgians
accepting an invitation from a prominent
Uuited States official to take a short trip
on a vessel belonging to the government.
He stated that Georgians should have
uotbiug to do with the general govern
ment. We thought at tho time be was
wrong, and presume lie has now reached
the same conclusion.”
A number ofthe roost prominent plant
ers of i’utuam county have written letters
to the Ealonton Mciscuger, declaring
strongly for the policy oi home-raised
hogs and liominy, against tiie all cotton
policy aud having their smokehouses in
tbe West
The Columbus Times baa the follow-
sister!” five children and a nunie were all ^Tm'be’IJAIIIN^— Cotton lathe Ren.
thetOD tbe doctor took'two^ofn* J an,iu ° r Hit agricultural family. It geU
S? “ ,i ** estra fare, extra clothing, and superior at-
a mSid *?ih tenUoo generally. The farmers suffer it
lo ,ack r ° r nothln g W way of support
them to the nearest stump and a jy ciionate attention. If any ofthe
returning othera did agricultural family has to be neglected,
There they remained until they could se-. m * , , , ,
cure assistance from tbe shore, which i The farmer who buys Western corn
soon came, and they were ail safely land,
ed.”
Tbe Bartlesville Gazette says:
There is a lady living in this county
who has bad five husbands, abe lives on
tbe old Hightower Trail, and married
four widowers in succession. Tbe re
markable coincidence connected with this
good isdy’s matrimonial ventures is, that
each one of her husbands lived ou tbe
same road, and just oue mile and a half
from each other. The first widower
lived one and a half miles from the lady,
who was a widow; the second, third and
fourth lived about the same distance from
each other, so she has, in turn, bad
charge of each of tbe residences, and is
novr living happily with her fifth husband
within seveu miles of her original home
Sifter Turn.—The Sylvania (Screven
county) Telephone tells this atory: The
other day a colored boy named Anderson
had fifty cents stolen from him, aud he
was thoroughly certain tbat one of three
darkeys, named respectively John, Henry
and Hetty, had taken the tnonuy. Ander
son invited us to witness tbe operation of
finding out who was tbe thief, and we
went. We soon saw that something un
usual was to take place. Anderson had
obtained a common sieve, used rn sepa
rating flour from the bran, aud a small
pair of scissors. Ho stuck one of the
points k of tiie scissors in the rim of the
sieve, and place a finger under each han
dle of the same allowing tbe sieve to be
suspended like a pendulum. Amlersou
reverently took off his hat and,
addressing himself to the sieve!
said, “By St. Peter, by
St, Paul, 8wear by the God tbat made 1
all, if Juhu took iny money, sifter, turn
We waited in breathless auxiety for some
manifestation on the part of tiie sifter,
but none came. He next inquired, »itb
tho same prelude, if Henry was the guilty
partv, but the sifter was dumb And
now came Hetty’s turn. Tbe solemn in
vocation was uttered and the qiteslimi
asked, when behold, the magic sifter
turned around with tho scissors and
dropped to tho floor. Hetty stoutly do
med her guilt, aud remarked: “You say
1 done took de money, now you got to
prove ’em.” To which Anderson replied
“A'n’t l done prove ’em by de sifter? *
Aud there the matter rests.
Dh. and Mrs. R. A. Ware,of Columbus;
celebrated their golden wedding yester
day.
William Webster, a well knowu nc
gto barber of Atlanta, fell down a flight
of stairs Sunday night and was found
dead tbe next morning, leaving broken bis
neck.
pays three separate profits on the cost of
its production. Tbe Western farmer gets
bis profit. Then the wholesale buyer
gets his profit; and, lastly, the retail
merchant makes Ids per cent. What does
the Southern farmer make? Cotton and
mortgages.
tatm “mvsKor umm strike
MACON.
Fred Zant, a negro hostler in au
Albany llvety stable, fell dead from pro
fuse hemorrhage of the lungs Tuesday
afternoon.
The Albany Advertiser, of Tuesday,
learns tbat Mr. Burkhalter, oue of the
parties to tbe difficulty In Americus, and
his friends “came to Albany on tbe Arling
ton train Sundaj, and bore purchased
tickets for Americus, but asked the con
ductor to stop the train for them to get off
at Kinrbafoonee bridge, just two miles
uorth of Albany, where they were last
seen.
A BROKEN RAIL.
The Atlanta Constitution learns from
a gentleman who has just returned from
Rome, wiiere he went to look into tho
condition of the Rome bank, that the
amount of private deposits is about $28,
000, which, with the state deposit of
$53,000, makes a total of $80,000 due de
positors. The capital stock was $50,000,
aud it is probable that tire stockholders
will get nothing. Tbe assets are not yet
known, but if the State succeeds in get
ting what fa due her there will hardly be
anything left. Mr. Samuels, ofthe bank
fa a member of tiie firm of Samuels &
Gowau, coltou brokers, aud it fa said that
the firm owes tbe bauk more than seventy
thousand dotlars, without any security
for its paymeut. It is thought by mauy
of the business uren otRome tbat tbe
State has a good bond, and will succeed
in securing tbo amount of the bond
The Hinesville Gazette reports some
Liberty county farmers hauling guano
fifty miles. Also, that tho ltouso of tbe
Rev. J. T. H. Waite, of tiiat county, was
burned last Tuesday.
Wc mutilate tho fair proportions of the
Mtlledgevilie Union and Recorder to tho
following extent:
SurposK—The Central leases the Geor
gia road for a long term of yea if, then
there would be saved the expense or
building a new and costly brides over the
Ocmutuee on tire Macon and Augusta
road, for the Central could use its own
track, as it does now, to let the Georgia
trains into M con; and at Milledgeviile,
the Central and Georgia roads could have
union depot at tiie Central, by building
few yards of track near the junction, the
present depot of the Augusta road being
smiply a freight receiving aud delivering
depot.
There has been so much said recently
about the great “Harrison Freshet” in
1840, a brie? reference to it is in ordor.
Nearly all tho paperslocato it iu the year
1841. It occurred during tho last week
of May, IS4& The Federal Union, of
June 2d, 1840, thus refers to it: “The
water was from twelve to fifteen feet high
er than eveu the memorable Yazoo fresh
et. The bridgo owned by Co). Carter,
opposite the city, was swept away; scarce
ly a remnant is left. The negro houses,
stables, shelters, shops, etc., of Peter J.
Williams, situated In tiie neighborhood of
ins mill, were carried off, leaving nothing
but the milL house and appurtenances
within it, standing. We were surrounded,
w.tli the exception of about a half mile’s
width on tbe west of the city, by a sheet ot
water averaging a depth of from ten to
thirty feet.”
Elbertok will hare a hanging on tho
12tb of May, the doomed nmn being Al
len Blackwell, a negro, who murdered
Caroliue McMahon last December. Hart
well will have a similar excitement ou
April 22ti, when Henry Hill, who mur
dered tho jailer some time since, will he
hung. If this good work cau go on a few
months longer throughout the State, it
will certainly have a good effect.
A gambling party in Pickens county
last Sanda- closed in blood, Robert Sim
mons being killed, and Ace Pattersou
badly cut up.
The Montezuma Weekly has the fol
lowing about a Dooly county spring:
“Snow Spring, Dooly county, is being
brought into prominence by reason of Us
splendid institution of learning which lias
but recently been established there. Per
haps our reader? 1)0I*iaa to know
the Origin of Its name. Within a short
distance of tbis academy and church, there
fa a boiling spring, which peihaps covers
tbs space of two square yards, and which
casts up, continually, pure sand as while
as the driven snow. There are several
Accident on tbo Ravsnak, Florid*
and Western Railway—Several Poo-
sonxero HltKhtly Injured.
It will be remembered that we made no
tice iu Sunday’s Xeleobafh of an accident
Saturday on the Savannah, Florida and
Western railroad. The following farther
particulars aro from the Savannah News:
Passenger train No. 6, consisting of
twelve cars, with about fifty passengers,
bound from Jacksonville to Savannah,
when near the soventy-five milo post, about
ton minutes past six o'clock, rnnning at
the usual rate of speed, met with quite a
serious accident by being thrown from tbe
track by a broken rail. Three of tho pas
senger coaches were thrown from the track,
tho first to go being the Jacksonville coach,
which pnlled off the . Albany sleeper iu
front, and the sleeper at the rear, all three
being thrown off au incline of an embank
ment. The other Jacksonville sleeper re
mained partially on the track but was
cantod at an angle of about Xorty-fivo de
grees. The first car that was thrown
landed flat and level ou its side on the
sonth side of the track. The windows on
tho south side were down and those on the
opposite sido up. The second car was
thrown down on embankment about five feet
high. Tho stove door was down and pressed
closely against tho sido of tho car, which in
consequence of the capsize had been con
verted into tho oeiling. In this car wore
several passongors, bnt os tho doors, front
and rear, wore open, they managed to
crawl out with some difficulty and without
SQ3taiuiug any sorions injury. In tho
fourth passenger coach were Mr. and Mrs.
C. O. Avory, of Chicago, with their littlo
daughter, a child some threo and a half
years of ago. Tho littlo ono, utterly un
conscious of tho narrow escapo she and her
parents had made, was apparently delight
ed at tho confasion and rampas occasioned
by the accidont,and was clapping hor hands
iu cliildfah glee when rescaad. In the same
car were Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Hoxlo, of
Washington, D. 0. Mrs. Hoxlo, at tho time
tire accident occurred, was engaged in carv
ing a face on n cane, and was so littlo dis
turbed by tho acoident, tho shock not being
greatly felt at tho roar of the train, that
sho did not discontinue her artistic la
bors.
Frank Minis, tho porter of the third car,
apprehending that thero might be somo
danger from firo, sought to extinguish tho
fire in tho stovo, bat tiie other porter,
equally as viuilant, had previously tarnoa
tho damper, thu3 shutting off tho draft, and
averting any calamity from this ennso.
A number of parties were hurt slightly,
although many of the possengora wore con
eiderably startled and had scarcely recov
ered from their fright when they reached
the city.
■EMM hr • CtMdww* bm *•
*«TumorMx Hmtrri MUn.
A gang ot “bonJco" man arrived in Ma-
oon yesterday morning. We warn the pnb-
lio against their oonfldenoe game, a kind of
lottery swindle. These men, no doubt, are
the same who were driven from Florida
and practiced so successfully in Savannah,
as is thus narrated in the News, and which
we publish ae a note of warning to stran
gers and others:
Among tire arrivals at tbs Screven House
on Saturday last were a prominent mer
chant of Boston and his wife, who were re
turning from a trip to Florida. On Satur
day afternoon this gentleman, whom we
wiu call Butler, was sitting in the rotunda
of the hotel enjoying his cigar and reading
hie paper, when lie was approached by a
well-dreased, genteel looking young man,
wtoo, with the greatest cordiality, extended
his hand, saying: “Why, Mr. Butler, I am
& lad to see you. When did yon arrive
ere?”
Mr. Butler looked at him with some snr-
The sheriff of Clay county brought up
Mr. Walter Bimmons, Mr. Charles Crock
er and Mr. John Albrighton, who were ar
rested in Fort Gaines, ana they made 1
bond of $1,600 ae soon as they arrived. It
appears from advices received that Dr.
Fort aed a gentleman from Cuthbert
whose name we have not learned, bat a
friend to Dr. Fort, crossed the river and
were reedy at the place appointed for the
conflict.
STILL LATER.
A private dispatch from Harper TVorril,
of Cuthbert, Ga.. who represents Mr. W. O.
Simmons after his (Simmon's) arrest, re
ports Dr. Fort on tire field across the river
until 3 o'clock p. m. Tbe other party not
beard from.
[Tire above dispatch waa received at 858
P- m.].
THE GEORGIA AND CENTRAL.
prise, when the young man, not in the least
daunted, said: “Why, you don’t seem to
recognize mo. My name is Foster Collins,
son of Colonel Collins, President of the
National Bank, in Worcester. I’ve heard
my father speak of you frequently. Yon
remember him. don’t yon.” “Oh. yes.” re-
■ponded Mr. Bntler, extending his hand,
“I am glad to meet his son.” The young man
having thus introduced himself, took a
proffered seat by Mr. Bntler, and proceed
ed to do the agreeable. Being a fluent
talker, and possessing very plausible man
ners, be made a very favorable impression
on Mr. Butler, who was rather pleased at
meeting tbe son of an old friend in a
strange city. Collins talked very glibly of
a number of people in Boston and Worces
ter well known to Mr. Butler, and men
tioned various circumstances in connection
with his father’s bosiness. which were fa
miliar to the gentleman, who had no donbt
of the identity of his young friend. After
conversing for some time, daring which
Collins stated that he had been urged by
hfa father to travel Sonth for hfa health,the
young man Tery casually and innocently
remarked: “By the wav, Mr. Bntler, while
I was in Jacksonville I bought, just for fan,
two tickets in the little Havana lottery,
and I believo one of them lias drawn a
prize. I understand there is an agency
nore whero yon can get it cashed. If yon
aro not tired, suppose we look around
and seo if we can find the
place. I have tho directions, but
have boon in Savannah only a few honrs
and have not had time to get acquainted
with tbe streets.” The evening was pleas
ant, and Mr. Butler, not having an engage
ment, consented to go with his young and
agreeable friend on a search for the agency.
Collins was very chatty and quite fascinat
ed the old gentleman, who took no particu
lar note of the direction they were going
nntil the yoang man suddenly stopped and
said, with surprise, “Why, I believe tbis fa
the place according to my directions,” and
immediately ushorod tbe old gentieman up
a stairway into a room where there wore
di'plr.yoj a number of lottery bills and
various paraphernalia, not exactly recog
nizable by the respectable) old gentleman
from Boston, who was unacquainted with
“the ways that are dark and the tricks that
are vain.” A serious looking young man,
with mntton-chop whiskers and a bushy
head, was the presiding gonias in this
apartment, and “Collins,” addressing him,. , _ .. -.. .. , . , - E
said he had a twentieth ticket in the little I learned- WB are authoritatively informed
TMr Mat Fra* arty ia
UsHnsN tuMnotlltea—Ttatt to Ut*
■allrast Wkarvw aat Wfcay Vtete
Gtartla tout aat yet CiaiMint.
The tubjeot of titt rumored lease of the
Georgiy railroad by the Central waa the
absorbing topic of conversation in busineu
circlet yesterday, and it waa generally be
lieved that tire conference of the commit*
tees of the respective roads, which was an
nounced to be held during the morning,
would give this subject consideration, as
well as the division of the property of tbe
Western railroad of Alabama Jointly owned
by the companies.
The following distinguished railroad offi
rials arrived ia tbe morning and registered
at the Screven House: Colonel 8. Thomas,
of Athens: Ferdinand Phinizy, Esq., and
Dr. J. S. Hamilton, of Athens; £L D. Mc
Daniels, Monroo county; Colonel J. H.
James, of Atlanta; John Davison, Esq., and
Colonel J. B. Camming, of Angasta. Gen.
E. F. Alexander, vioe president of the Lou
isville and Nashville and Georgia Railroad,
and Cecil Gabbett, Esq., president of the
Board of Managers of the Western railroad
of Atacama, were afao in tho city, the for
mer a guest of Gen. A. R. Lawton.
The conference was to have been held
this morning, but as several of the gentle
men had not been in Savannah for a num
ber of years, Col. Wadley decided to devote
the morning to showing thorn the improve
ments around the city, and more especially
the Central railroad property.
Tho party were first driven to the depot
and workshops of the Central, and spent a
couple of hours in their inspection, and ob
taining information of the large facilities
of tho company in the turning out of work
of various kiwis. They were then driven
to the Central railroad wharves, and noted,,
with surprise, tha vast improvements
which had there been made, watched the
operations of the steam pile driver, visited
tho cotton presses and steamships in port,
and than made a tony of the city, visiting
other indostriee. This occupied more time
than was anticipated, and honce tbe meet
ing was postponed until the afternoon.
About 5:30 o’clock in the afternoon the
gontlemen assembled at the Central rail
road banking house and proceeded to tho
discussion of tbe interests of the two com
panies in the Western railroad of Alabama,
tne object of tbe gathering. No dc-(Unite
arrangements were perfected np to the
honr of adjoarnmont at 7 o’clock, and an
other meeting will bo held this morning at
10 o’clock, when it is thought that the busi
ness will be completed.
The subject of the leaso of the Georgia
railroad was not considered, thoagh it is
net improbable that it will be brought up
to-day, and something definite may be
THE DEATH SONG OT Turn
RONDimrs.
Ootobnr n, ITM.
Ona d» in toe Year of Terror,
’Neath a shrouded autumn sky
The mob of Paris flocks out
Five tumbrils rolling by, ^
And a little band tied Eand and feat
Upon their way to die. 001
Ot.
Statesman and soldier, priest and 14-
Ride on their death ward way-
Yergniaud, Genaonne. DuchateL
Brieeot, Lasouree, Fsnrhet;
No souls in all that frenzied tins
So sane, so pure aa they.
of prison are oa their brow.
Bloodshot their eyes and dim; Dr ° 1 *’
And one fa faint with a fever’s waste.
And one with a torturing limb:
““‘t
°°®«to load ua with their chains.
And they or we must die.
b * roo « The land
tv? *tt j)reed them ever anew.
Tremble, ye tyrants, at your doom!
_And ye accursed crew
Who shamo our ranks-tho tyrant- vm
Of faction—tremble, tool
“March on, true soldiers of oar France!
e “““»tbedayfa won,
DMr Mother Freedem, whom we terra.
on each faithful son; "* rT w
Each blow we strike fa struck for her.
Soldiers of France, march out ”
They chaunt along the atony streets.
And ever and again
The surging throng around them
Infection from the strain,
And tone a thousand brazen throats
To clamor the refrain.
Up to tbe scaffold’s foot Urey chaunt,
And, chaunting as they climb.
Each yields hfa neck onto the knife:
But still in measured time
And ever lessening unison
His fellows keep the chime.
Fainter tbe chime, as head by head
The restless engine shears;
Hashed fa the voice whose eloquenoe
The fearless Danton fears,
And his who wrung Desmoulins’ heart
With vain remorse to tears.
So the chores ebbs into silence.
Till Vergniand chaunts alone,
Voicing the dead, hit) passion sums
Their accents in his own:—
“Marchon!” he shrills—and the Free?
man’s hymn
Dies in hfa latest tone.
THE CONFERENCE OF BAIL.
ROAD OFFICIALS,
RAILROAD CONFERENCE.
Fbirfl
tweets 1
to
Committees or (be ueo’-gla and Cen
tral Ballronde.
We learn that thero will be a conference
held this morning at tho Control Railroad
and Banking House, between representa
tives of the Georgia and Central railroads
and their connections. Prosidont Phinizy
of tho Goorgia railroad, Vice-President E.
P. Alexander, Mr. McDaniel, Judge Reese
and Mr. JohnH. Jnmos aro expected hero
thi3 morning. Mr. Cecil Gabbatt arrived
Inst night, and the object of tiie confer
ence, wo understand, in to consider matters
in relation to a division of tho' Wostern
Railroad of Alabama between- tho two
roads. It will bo remembered that men
tion was made in tho Morning Nows a short
time since of tho presenco of President
' mzy in Sarannnb and n consultation be
en him and Colonel Wadley inrefercncs-
this matter.
The Western railroad of Alobamn, ns
was stated in that article, is owned jointly
by tho Goorgia and Central, and oxtends
from Selma to Opelika, whore it divides,
one fork going to West Point and tho
other to Columbus. Undor the agreement
between tho two roads at the time of tho
purchase?, tho Goorgia railroad, it fa said,
was t&havotho West Point fork nnd tho
Control that to Colnmbos, tha two continu
ing to own in common tho trnnk lino from
Selma to Opelika. Tho division, nndec the
agreement, it is nndorstood, has uovor
boon perfected, and it fa for this purpose
that tho committees are to moot hero
to-day.
Whether other mailers will bo consider
ed, or whether tbo much talked of leaso- of
the Georgia railroad will enter into tiie
deliberations, cannot bo definitely stated.
And, in tho absence of positive informa
tion, we await tiie developments, of tho
conference.—Savannah Nows.
Havana, and believed ha had drawn u
prze. The party adressed took the ticket,
and looking at it vory solemnly for somo
seconds, said: “Yes, sir, this nnrnber has
drawn one thousand dollars, and your ticket
being a twentieth is entitled to $50,” and
with a groat floarfah handed over to the
young man firo new $10 bills. Yonng
•‘Collins,” with a pleasant remark to hfa
Boston friend on his Inck, mado a feint as
though to leave tho room, when the
dapper individual, with matton-chop whis
kers, insinuatingly remarked: “We have
regulation here that when a party draws
prize ho purchases a coapon or so which
gives him a chanco in a supplementary
drawing, which takosplucoat once. I sup
pose you will have a coupon.” Yonng “Col
lins” innocently replied, “Why, certainly,
if that is the custom.” and planked down
tho roqnirod $ 10. This was tho commence
ment of tho littlo “banko” operation, and
in the conrso of an hour yonng
“Collins” had won $350 and los :
it, and had managed to borrow $100
in cash aud a certified check for $a09 from
his obliging Boston friend, who had not
tho remotest idea that he was being swin
dled, and was rather pleased at tho oppor
tunity to do a favor for tiie son of his old
friend, tbe president of the National Bank.
The young man regretted that ho had been
nufortunate, bat kindly gave the gullible
Bostonian his duo bill for for $600, prom
ising to take it np os soon ns ho had a re
mittance from home, at tho same time im
portuning the old .lontloman not to write
to hfa father about the matter, os ho did
not wfah the “governor” to know he was
pressed ior money, his allow
ance being vory liberal. Mr. Batter ex
pressed himself willing to wait for the re
mittance, which was expected tho fol
lowing Mondny, and. . in company
with “Collins,” left tho pfaco nnd returned
to tho hotel, whero ndiens were exchanged.
Up to this time, Mr. Bntler bad not tho
slightest suspicions concerning tho conduct
of his yoaug friend, bat after retiring bo-
{.in to rellcctupon tho events of the evon-
ng, and concluded to telegraph the presi
dent of tho bank in Worcester, and make
somo inquiries about bis son. Accordingly,
Sunday morning after breakfast, bo pro
ceeded to the) telegraph office- and sent a
dispatch in tho following words to tbe
aforesaid president: “Hnveyon a son trav
eling in tho South ? Answer." During tho
day tho following answer was received r “I
have no son tro-voling South or olscwhere.”
Mr. Butler was- then forced to tha convic
ts m that iio liad been basely swindled, and
being indignant determined to have his
rlaasiblo youngfriend arrested and if possi
ble get back somo of the money. The matter
was placed in the hands of detectives, wiio
havo been working up tho case, nnd from
tho description furnished by Mr. Bntler,
got on tho track of the agreeable yonng
man who was “traveling South, for hfa
health,” but the follow had retired to safor
climes, and is now somewhere in tho vicin
ity of Baldwin. Thoro fa a prospect of get
ting the check bock, but tho feliowwill es
capo, Mr. Batler would rather io3e tha
money .nan endure tho publicity of a pros
ecution. Ho has returned to Boston.a wiser
man, and will not bo so.ready to make ac
quaintance with tho sons of old friends
who are meandaring about tho country for
their health.
NX A FS.
—Mr. N. B. Warship fa in tho city.
—Tho railing for n fcnco to surronnd tho
Confederate monument has arrived.
—At Brown’s National: E. Middleton,
Virginia; J.&uRaino, Atlanta; Geo. T.Mo-
Leod, Hawkinsville; W. Denham nnd wife,
Eatonton; Miss E. T. Carratli, Eatonton;
Dr. W. O’DnnicIs, Bullard’s; S. D. Rogers,
Perry; O.E. Forrest, Memphis; W. A. Sher
rill, Cochran.
—Tho death of Rov. R. J. Corley, of tho
South Georgia conference, fa announced
another column by a specinlcorrespoud-
enh /
—The following postal received by Mr.
Abrams yesterday, smells of blood:
Macon, G.v., March 29,1881.—Dear Sir :
Your cows'are a d—n nawsanco, and I give
yon fair notice, if yon don’t tarn them in
your lot so that tho ladies can pass by I
shall poison them. I don’t proposo to have
my wife frightened again by them.
“A Pabseb-by.”
It is difficult to imagino how “a passer
by” fa going to poison a cow, unless be in
tends to cateh her by the horn and force
arsenic down her throat.
—Mr. W. T. Cole, assistant superintend
ent of the Telephone Company, fa in tho
city looking after the interests of his em
ployers.
—Messrs. Leo Saulsbtiry and Claude
that so far no measures have been taken in
this direction, despite tbe namoroas rumors
to the contrary.
We may.eay hero, however,that tho senti
ment of our business community fa large
ly in favor of tho leaso, as it is believed
that snob a combination will settle many-
vexed questions, nnd inure to the advantage
of Georgia and Savannah. One of the con
ference committeo, though stating that
nothing had been done, remarked to us
yesterday evening that ho could not see how
any really intelligent bosiness man of Sa
vannah coaid regard other than with favor
such a lease. Mach that has been said on
tha subject, however, fa based on snpnosi-
tion and has not tho sanction of “official
utteranoe.” When the tease fa effected, if
it ever fa, the readers of the Morning News
will bo advised of it. Bat nntil the ques
tion ttf the division of the Western Railroad
of Alabama fa sottlod nothing will bo done
concerning tho tense.
In regard to tho rumor that Colonel
Wadley had prepared $2,000.>00 of bonds
which ho proposed to put vu the market
soon, for the pnrpo3e of extending tho Sa
vannah and Memphis railroad from Dade-
ville to the Cababa coal fields, wo may say
that for somo time such has been the in
tention of Colonel Wadloy, provided it was
found feasible. A competent corps are
now prospecting the locality to ascertain if
there is sufficient coal in that region to
justify tho extension, nnd if their report fa
favorable measures will at onco ho takeu.
The road is now known ns tho Columbus
and Western and fa under the presidency of
Colonel Wadley. At tho time it changed
bonds the subject of this extension
was considered, and it was estimat
ed that the cost wonld be about
twolvo thousand dollars per mile. The dis
tance from Dadeville to a connection with
tha coal fields was ascertained to bo fifty
iuile.r, nnd bonds to a sufficient amount to
cover tikis cost aro prepare.}, and will bo
issued slionld tha extension bo determined
upon. Aa to the ultimate object of this
movement, we are aninformod, bnt it may
be assumed that it will be to the benefit of
the Central and Savannah.
That some important developments in
regard to railroad interests are in tho near
future, scarcely admits of a doubt, and
probably we may know more about them
urhan thia nnnfnninfwmthaif
TIIE DC EL.
peculiarities about this spring which no Christian havo charge of tho telopliono
pholosopher "has ever boeu able to ex- ‘ headquarter*. Tkoy are prompt nnd oner-
plaln. Although it fa seemingly deposit- - ^ ^ ick connodioriS) (uui dis-
lng this beautiful sand at all times around “ ’ “ , . . .... • ...
its edges, yet none ever accumulates; aud 1 t J ®*'8 0 ^ues ortho.r positions with
what is more. It fa impossible to diminish ‘ satisfaction to all.
its quantity. Wagon loads are taken away j —The storm night before last was of such
each week, and rtiii it remains the sains, severity as to closely resemble a hurricane.'
It can neither be Increased nor-diminish- —White Col. Woodson of this city was
•d. When other sands are thrown into eIRmiui ft elaasio pictur0i the qaMiion
tbis spring, they are borue away by Its *
waters, but not oue grain of its owu ever
escapes. Another strange peculiarity about
tbfa sand is tbat it will ditsolvc in one’s
mouth like sugar. A noted pbysiciau of
the State has declared it to be an infallible
remedy for dyspepsia.
The Sparta Ishmaelite reports all tiie
arose, “How did Io die ?’* He promptly
solved it by replying that Iodide of potas
sium.
—We nre glad to learn that Mr. Alf
Woodson, the courteous clerk at the Lanier
House, is again well. A beautiful basket
of flowers,which stood on hfa desk last eve-
Horne of the Parties Arrcsied.—aeel(>
ing Satisfaction Under DMBMlUMt
Tho Americus Recorder of Sunday gives
ns the following particulars of tho duel al
ready briefly alluded to in the Telcobahi.
All the parties are more or teas known in
Macon, and tho account will be interesting:
During tho early nnrt of this week, on
tho 24th, at supper, Dr. James A. Fort used
somo words at the table, at which Mr.' D.
C. N. Burkhalter. at that time a warm per
sonal friend of Dr. Fort, took umbrago.
Tho noxt morning Mr. Burkhalter mot Dr.
Fort on tho slroet. A few words were
passed; Mr. B. declined an apology, which
was tendered, and struck Dr. F., remark
ing: “You know my office and your rem
edy.” Upon tills provocation a challenge
to mortal combat was offored and accepted
by tho seconds, Mr. Waiter Simmons acting
ns second to Dr. Fort, nnd Mr. O. D. Bar
nette as second to Mr. Barkhaiter.
This nffoir, which has caused so much
talk, and about which there fa so much di
versity of opinion, has not, up to. this
writing been consummated.
On Thursday, Dr. Fort and friends were
amato l in Cuthbert. After the arrest the
next friend of tho Doctor made hfa escape
and put himself in position to bo present
nnd falfill tbo gaugo of his principal.
Having mado tins arrangement! he for
warded a note to a friend in Americas to
second his movement, and this friend re
sponded to tho oall and hastened
to him. In tho ' meantime Dr. Fort,
having made his bond in Americus
lo keep tho peaco in the State, that night
loft for tho scene of sol ion in Alabama. He
reached tho place, but his friend, (W. H.
Fongin), who nocompaniod him on hfa long
night ride, wo learn has been arrested, end
also tho two parties of the second part, and
nleo n relativo aud . n friend who had
gone to offer their services, wore arrested,
so that the Doctor waa left by himself.
Siuco which notice we are informed a
yonng lawyer of Cuthbert, having notice.of
the condition-of 1 (ho Doctor, wired tho in
formation that ho would bo present to sup
port him.
The belligerents of the first part wore,
at last advice s ou tho ground. What be
came of tho o.lier parties wo havo not
iearnod, as it has not transpired that they
were either arrested or that they reached
the rendezvous.
We hope v.i.-.t soma misunderstanding
iB regard,:.! Mm place of in'- in ; will pre
vent the d.-.-tt until the nntiio: ities may be
*ble to quash it or liettor philosophy
when this conference committee close their
labors.—Savannah News.
A CRASH iN rosEMITE.
iug: “From • young man who came up cold weather ia January.
a . *. ■ — • 1 || | - * . • $,t>lv LG ti Uuotl fib tit I ivttvl jrin|i> , 'i>jrily wis
fig tree* U has examined, as killed by the n iug, fa said to have boon a potent factor J trol and reduce the hot blood oi those seek-
& his cure.
ing combat.
FslloraHap-Rsek From the Fsm of
tba Sentinel.
HariposoGazctts March 3
Capt. Utter informs us tbat on Friday
of last week, iu tire Yosemitc Valley, a
detached rock of huge dimensions, some
eight feet, thick, sixteen wide and about
twenty feet long r which had stood ever
since the days of Noah’s remarkable flood
as a guard upon the outside of Sentinel
Rock, which overhangs tho valley oppo
site Leidig’s hotel, by somo unknown
cause deserted its lofty position aud came
thundering aud crashing down the preci-
rice, carrying everything before it. In
ts descrut L crossed McCauley’s trail
threo or four times, cutting a perfect
swath through tiie trees until'it struck a
giant pine, which, although it yielded-
vav sufficient to stop its great force, and
the huge boulder rested within 200 or
300 yards of McCauley’s bouss and resi
dence. Had it not Men for tho large pine
tree, which the rock spent its force
against, it fa quite probable tbat McCau
ley with his family would have been
crushed to death without tha least warn
ing. The falling of the rock and tbe ter
rible crash, smoke and dust which lined
its pathway attracted the attention of
quite a number of Inhabitants of the val
ley, many of whom immediately visited
llie iocatily, where it is said they found
McCauley apparently unconscious of the
great danger he had so miraculously es
caped. lie said he heard tho noise, but
supposed it was caused by large bodies oi
ico which form on tbo waterfalls above,
and have an occasional tumbling off' iuto
tho valley below. McCauley fa said to
have stated that at the moment the rock
made its rapid descent ho was fondling
those twin-brother babies of hfa, witli one
upon each knee, and h!s attention was so
absorbed that he failed to notice the noise
aud disturbance above more than usual.
A Marvelous Sfaht.
Ellsworth {Mo) American.
For several weeks past the western part
of .Penobscot has been eomewlait excited
over what appears to bo a line of clothes
about two hundred feet high in the air.
The garments nre dearly distingushable,
consisting of sheets, shirts and other arti
cles usually seen in a washing. It has been
frequently seen and seldom appears with
tiie same variety ot a motes of clothing.
Tbe strangest thing about this strange phe
nomenon is that it visible through a tew
panes of gimp in the house of Mr. Charles
Farnham. -
TI10 Lease Bubble—Nothing In It*.
Committee Appointed to Appraise
the Joint Property of tbe Georgia
nnd ccatrnl.
Savannah Xstce.
The conference of the committees of ths
Georgia and Central railroads, concerning
which so much has been said and so many
rumors circulated, was brought to a closa
yesterday. The result was exactly as pre
dicted by the Morning News, and the state
ments made in these columns regarding
tho reports of a proposed lease ofthe
Goorgia Railroad by the Central were fully
verified. It will be remembered
that the assertion was made that
this conference was solely to con
sider the division of tho Western
railroad of Alabama, in accordance with
tho agreement made at tho time it cams
jointly nndor tho control of the two roads.
This road comprises the branches from
Oolambnsto Opelika, from West Point to
Opelika, and from Montgomery to Selma.
The latter fine, from Montgomery to Sel
ma, was teased about oue year ago to the
Louisville aud Nashville road for the term
of five years, upon certain conditions very
favorablo to both the Central nnd Goorgia
roads, the owners. Circumstances render
ing a division of the other fines, in accor
dance with the original agreement, advisa
ble, the conference was called for that
purpose. Tho matter was very thoroughly
discussed at the meeting on Monday even
ing and yesterday morning, and the result
was the appointment of a committee, con
sisting of Colouol £1. P. Grant, of the At
lanta and West Point railroad, and Virgil
Powers, Esq., commissioner oi the Ocean
Steamship Company, to appraise and value
tbe roads from Columbus to Opelika and
from West Point to Opelika, with a view to
giving tho Georgia railroad exclusive own
ership of the latter ami awarding the former
to tha Central, the remainder of the line
not nnder tease, tbat fa from Opelika to
Montgomery, to be operated under joint
management as heretofore. This com
mittee were instructed to report aa soon aa
they have completed their labors and mado
a valuation of the property.
After this matter was settled the meeting
informally ontered into a discussion of the
lease of tho Georgia railroad, regarding
which there has been so much agitation in
thecommunity. The directors of neither
company had any authority from their re
spective boards to consider this measure,
and tbe interchange of views or the sub
ject waa entirely informal and unofficial.
It was well known to the gentlemen present
that Colonel Wadley and Colonel Phinizy
had for some time been outspoken in their
views as to the advantage of a combination
of tho two roads under ono management,
and since the project had been so generally
discussed in Augusta 'and Savannah
among tbe stockholders of the
Goorgia and Central railroads, and
as there have boon promul
gated so many erroneous and unfounded
reports, the leading officials of the two
reads who were thus assembled concluded
to have a friendly talk 011 the subject. Wa
have positive assurance for the assertion,
however, that no proposition for the lease
of the Georgia road by tho Central has
been made officially, ana tiiat there fa not!
undor tho existing circumstances, any im
mediate prospect of such overtures being
mado. In fact, as stated, tho gentieman
present liad no authority from their re
spective boards of directors to enter into
any negotiations in tho matter, and what
was said was only the expression of indi
vidual opinion. While, as we understand
it, the opinion oi tbe conference committee
was that tho tease would be a good thing
not only for Savannah bnt
the State * of Georgia, and the
f uarantee of an eight per cent, divi-
end decidedly advantageous to the stock
holders of tho Georgia railroad,yo: at pres
ent the measure was impracticable, there
being a diversity of opinion ns regards th9
operation of the law bearing upon the mat-
ter. White some ot tho smr.il stockholders
of both companies may be opposed to the
lease, it is undoubtedly true that those
largely interested ore in favor of it, re
garding such au alliance ns calculated to
benefit both corporations, and inare to the
material advantage of Augusta, Savannah
and tho State. All, however, that has been
said regarding fho lease has
been bat tho more expression of the
opinion of individual ktoexhoidere, and hat
not had the sanction of“offlcial utterance.”
Whatever the future may develop, it fa ab
solutely certain that at present mere ia not
tho slightest prospect of tbe lease being ef
fected. Indeed, nothing can be done iuthe
maiter save by the unanimous vote of th*
board of directors of bo-.h roads, and a
meeting wilt have to be called for that pur
pose, and then the legal obstacles in the
way of such con--uininution will have to bo
considered.
It will be seen from the foregoing state
ments, which have the valuo of authority
anti authenticity, thut this lease sensation
is bm a bebbie after all, at least lor th»
present, and the only effect of tho numer
ous reports has been to excite the stock
market.
As stated in a previous article, we nre
convinced that tho sentiment among th*
business community of Savannah is large
ly in favor of the proposed combination
being made, and it is hoped that notwith
standing the existing difficulties it may yet
be accomplished, for the p. eseut, bow-
over, the public mind may be at reat. Ths
Central will continue to manage its vast
interests as heretofore, and the Ueor-
gisr niiroad will be ran as far as possi
ble in nnison with the Central aud to tb*
interest of Georgia’s great saaport—Sa-rm 1 -
neh—the friendliest relations existing be
tween the two companies.
The committee from the Georgi a rail roan
having completed, as for os practicable,
th® object or their visit, left for home tost
evening by fits Central railroad tram.
I *' Wkst It Costs.
( Washington Oar. Philadelphia Tietss.)
The wife of a member of General Grant’s
cabinet said that M0 worth of visiting
cards lasted her bat Utils more than four
weeks. The receptions on Wednesday a £.
to moons, whan refreshment* ere provided,
usuuily oost sixty or smrenty dollars for the „
simple collation sot and the extra s*rvr.:is More tape ot HI* Tolkiug ul “*
in attendance. Even the simplest style of reepie W fifth,
evening entertafcMMa* foe the forge num-1 Jfoilon Globs.
her a member of tha cabinet must invite* j, within the possibilities that Curl
cannot cost less than three hundred r ,„ r . M f«ri in ,We>tli.
fare. A gentleman, wiMt gM* four du .ng —_•*»*
tbe past season is order to fog, if possible, Made Vm MU Mind.
all on his wife’s visiting UEfarvrhich uum- . piuuse rhia T.m.-*
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