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#W^ 30tt£fi$t & 2il#^s&trtg&£4 AtMwatha HthlUM Brown. Oh. Miss Aramaftth'a Mehitabcl Brown Was known as Jhe prettiest girl in tho In the diys of King George No. Tin Hot hat was a wonder Of teathOT* and bows; ft Tq* pretty face under And hOT^eeves were" So* fall they coftld tickle her nose l t_ - * V ’ Her dimity gotm wash njarvel to see; So short in the waist t And not a bit laced— V "Oh, mercy.; I never would do it said she. No cambering train hid her dear little feet, Yet the skirt that revealed them was ample and neat— . TnlHir all the modistes declared It was “sweet;” ■ , .And the bog that ahe swung from her plnmp little arm Would have held half a dozen young kittens » • from harm, f . I - i T . Ah, the maiden was fair, And dainty and rare! ... And tbo DCi^bbors would si^bf A* she tripped lightly by: "Sore the pride of oar town And ita fitteatrenown Is sweet Aramantha Mebitabel Brown.” —[Joef Stacy, in 8t. Nicholas. TIIK VEOUGIA PBUSS. The Atlanta Last Year's Bird’s Fest ■ays Senator Hilt has returned to Phila delphia, accompanied by his wife, “for the purpose oi again placing himself under medical treatment. Within the past few days Mr. Hill’s improvement has been very slow, and the trip is made on this ac count.” , -x-.i We find the following in the same “live” paper ot Wednesday night, fraudu lently dated Thursday morning: Covington*, August 31.—The destroy ing hand of the fire fiend was laid heavily upon our little dty this morning. About 2 o’clock fire was discovered in the stores of Thomas Camp and S. N. Stallings, on the west side of tbe public square, and in one of tbs densest blocks of woodan build ings in tbe city. Tbe alarm was sounded, and our citizens were soon upon the ground, but the flames had gained too much headway to be suppressed. The fire spread rapidly, and both stores were soon wrapped in flames, which were com municated to the adjoining stores and tbe handsome residence of the late Dr. J. B. Hendrick, immediately in tbe rear anil occupied by his two daughters, Misses Ludie and Louie Hendrick, and Mayor T. D. Guinn and family. In less thau two hours the entire block or square was wrapped in a solid sheet of tire. The block is divided from tbe balance of the town by a street on tbe northwest and south, while it fronts to the east on the public square. Cox’s hotel, Anderson A: Hunter's store, tbe court house and Dr. Pitt’s store a.e just across the street on the north side, and for a long while it seemed impossible to save them, so in tense was the heat from the burning build ings. Their fronts were charred, and the turpentine was drawn from them in suffi cient quantity to run ofT on the ground. But through the heroic exertions of our Citizens, aided by the stillness of the night, they were saved. Tho entire range of buildings from Thomas Camp’s to Bear ing & Guinn’s, together with the residence Of the Misses Hendrick and a small color ed tenement at the rear of Dearing A: Guinn's, was entity consumed. But few m goods wete saved from the stores. The los3 is heavy, with but little insurance. The following is a list of tbe sufferers, so far as can be ascertained at this time: Thomas Camp, hardware, loss not less than $0,000; no insurance on building or stock. S. N. Stallings, grocer and confec tioner, loss abont $5,<W0; no insurance on building or stock. Ben C. Albea, bar-room, loss not known: $S00 In surance on stock; building, Dr. Bates. Newton Anderson, dry goods, loss abont $7,000; $2,000 insurance. Building, A. M. Cureton’s,insured for $S0O. Latimore Brothers, dry goods, lost about $1,000; no Insurance. Building, G. T. Carr’s, in sured for $800. William S. Brown, drugs, loss about $0,000; no insurance on build ing or stock. Dearing & Guinn,drygoods, loss about $1,500; Insured for about $1,500. Merrell’s brick building, no insurance. The Covington Enterprise office, total loss; amount not known. No insurance. Colored tenement; no insurauce. W. W. Osb-jru, s-jiviiig machine agent, no insu rance. Misses Hendrick’s residence, loss about $1,500. No insurance. Dr. H. T. Henry, dentist, total loss; no insurance. Many others sustained considerable loss from removing and baudling of goods, Which we cannot now estimate. The origin of the fire Is a mystery. Fancy a high heeled and higher head ed railway commissioner of Georgia re signing—unless, perhaps, yon abolished bis salary. But the Columbus Enquirer says Col. C. P. Ball, one oi the Alabama commission, will shortly do so to accept the positiou of general superintendent of the division of the Louisville and Nash ville road from Decatur t» New Or leans. Let us embalm their names and mem ory. They are Butt, Hackett, Mel- dbim and Treadwell. They stood out to the last for what they believed was the Interest of tbe State and the preser vation of her property. Who Is He ?—The Atlanta Mono graph says: “The people in one of the lower counties of this State are mighty hard up for timber to make a Represen tative ont of. A member from one of these connties has been beastly drunk ev ery hour since he has been In Atlanta. He is not worth so much to tlie Legisla ture or the people lie represents as a bench-legged ficc dog. He disgraces him self, his people and his State.” Marietta Is not altogether lovely as a summer resort. The Journal say's: “Har riet Nisbet, a colored girl, assaulted two of Mrs. Kent’s children on a sidewalk, last Thursday, and beat the blood out of oue of them with a stick. She jerked one of the children off of a gate post to tbo ground andbas probably iniuredhisspine. There was no just provocation for tne as sault. A special term of Terrell county Su perior Court will bo held early this month to try Frank Hudson, the negro who mur dered Mr. and Mrs. Leo and a negro girl, near Dawsou a short time since. The Columbus Enquirer bears it inti mated tbat the Columbus and Romo rail way “will change hands again la less than ninety days, and that the Richmond and Danville railroad company will bathe purchasers.” Last week, says the Thomasville En terprise, “Mr. L. B. Mallard, of Liberty county, sent to his uncle, Mr. L. L. Var- sadoe, three LeConto peers from his trees. One weighed one and a half pounds, one 1 pound and 1 ounce and tho third Just 1 pound. Tbe largest was 13 inches one way, and 15 inches the other, in circumference. They were smooth and symmetrical—perfect specimens.” From tbe Marietta Journal: Engine Wrecked — Two Men Wounded and one Fattally Scald ed.—Ou Wednesday afternoon a shock ing accident occurred on the Marietta and North Georgia railroad, seven miles from Marietta. The engine, “Little Mary,” pulling three cars, left Marietta at 4 o’clock In the eveuing, schedule time. On board were quite a cumber of passengers, among them a committee of Senators on tbeir way to Canton. At Walker's cross ing the train stopped to put off some pas sengers. After starting again tlie engine bad not proceeded seventy-five yaids, be fore it went oft tbe track and was precipi tated tome twelve fcgt down an embank ment. The engineer, Mr. Mayo Be.llows, was seriously scalde 1, Mr. YV. W. Hud son the fireman, war bsdly washed, aud Mr. John Fain, tbe brakeman, was bruised and skinned. Dr. Gober, of this place, was on tbe train and gave im mediate attention to thqje hurt. Mr. Bei- /t lows warfplaeed in ft car, which was part- r#e - ly on the '.rack, the car got a tilt »ml turned over and Mr/ Bellows reealved a gagh on his left leg—others who were in tl># car escaped injury, except one Senator who wax braised on/the - head. Mr. Bel lows was.brought to Marietta on a'waeon that eveuing and died tlie next day at u p. m. Mr. John H. Cooper telegraphed to Mr. Bellows’ father, livipg « .Clay Cen tre, Kansas, as to a disposal of the re mains, and he received an answer instruc ting him to have tho deceased buried here, as it was impossible for him to come ou at present, id obedience tO'tliestftnslruc- tions, Mr. Bellows’ funeral was preached at tlie Methodist- Church -last Saturday morning by Rev. P. M. Rybum, and sub sequently burled, with Odd Fellow honofs at the city cemetery. Mr. Bellows at the time ol hia death was 24 years old, and iramarried. He came to this place iu December, 1877, fWm Amboy, Illinois, but his father at that time lived hi Sublette, Illidois. He came hero to accept a position as engineer for tbe Keuneaaw Mills, where bo remained until about ene year ago, when lie gave up his place, against tbe wishes ot Ids employers, who were well pleased with him. He then engaged in business in Atlauta for a few mouths, then, disposed or his interest and accepted a position as engineer on the Marietta aud North Geor gia railroad, where he faithfully worked up to tlis day he bravely met bis death. We say bravely, but we might say heroi cally, for we have been told that he said tbat lie aaw tbe danger, caused by a broken crosstie, and could have jumped off and saved h'mself, but bekuew the passengers would be killed, so he stood to his post, reversed: his engine and went down the embaukmentaud was immersed In scalding water. Walking up to tlie crowd,-he asked: “Is anyone Killed ? ” He was told, “No.” ■ “Thank God I ” ho exclaimed. Then, with perfect coolness, he said: “I am scalded from head to foot! ” although not a quiver of the lip was exhibited and not. an expression of pain, yet strips of skin had pealed off of his hands, arms, legs and back. Such nerve Is seldom met with. Aud thus he met death heroically, and lost his own life to save others. From an Atlanta letter to the isavan- nahAeira: Incredible as it may appear, yet there arc a number of members who have not introduced a single bill. They are Branch, of Irwin; Bennett, of Jackson; Deal, of Cherokee; Daniel, of Madison; Fuller, of. Wilcox; Harp, of Chattahoo chee, (at borne sick); Heard, ot Miller; Halls, of Echols, (disabled for duty); Hen ry, of Fatinin; Little, of Franklin; Mc Clellan, of Colquitt, Robins, of Talbot; Sellers, of Appling; Scruggs, of Glasscock; Stapleton, of Jefferson; Walker, of Craw ford. Tbe latter gentleman lias been in tbe General Asssmbly of Georgia for about forty years, “off and on,” as Repre sentative or Senator, and yet he has, neither opened bis meuth to speak nor in troduce a bill this session. He is always in his seat and votes right to the point. Whenever any “pet measure” is defeated by tbe General Assembly there are interested -parties always ready to abase the legislators, call them Potty Peagreens, or Pauper Legis lators, or Bull Dogs of the Treasury, or suggests that they will keep memoran dums of Georgia’s history on their shirt cuffs. During the nST the ablest gener als were at home or In Congress, and at the present time our wisest legislators are in the lobby rings. In hie speech before tbe joint railroad committee of the Gen eral Assembly, Senator Crown remarked that it was a mistake to suppose the peo ple did not understand their rights as to railroads. Why, said he, our trains never kill scrub stock for a farmer. If a cow, ox, mule, horse, or hog Is run over by a train and killed,’ we are always called upon to pay lor blooded stock or first-class animals. It seems almost impossible to eel scrub stock to go near a railroad. Tbe people fully understand their rights in this direction. Ds. H. S. Kezser, of Houston county, sold thirty-eight bales of last year’s cotton crop at iiawkinsville on Thursday, at prices ranging from nine,to ten and three- fourtlis cents per pound. We also learn from the BUqtalcli tbat Mr. JobD H. Ken drick died at Hawkinsvillo, last Friday quite suddenly, from paralysis. He bad a stroke of that disease about a year ago. The same paper also notes the death of Mrs. Geo. W. Jordan, Jr., of Hawkins- ville, daughter ol the late T. N. Mason, Esq. Messrs. T. H. Pickett and J. G. Parke have retired lrom the Dawsou Journal, and Mr. U. L. Weston, assisted by Prof. George W. Cbeves will conduct it here after. Wo wish them all great good for tune. We find tbe following in the last issue of the Lawrenceville Ilerald: STEVEN60N COMMITTED TO JAIL FOR Shooting His Aunt.—On last Wednes day, the day appointed tor the committing trial of Elbert Stevenson, charged with the offeHSC of shooting Mrs. Stevenson, the court assembled at the residence of tbe wounded woman. A large crowd bad gathered there to hear the trial, but the court had tbo officers to exclude eve.y- body from the room except tbe nurses, surgeon, the counsel, tbe parties and the clerk, who had been engaged to take down the testimony. Mrs. Stevenson was sworn and proceeded in a calm, quiet manner to testify to all the facts connect ed vt ills the shooting. Her statements were almost in substance the same as made heretofore, and which have been published, except that in reply to questions she stated that the only cause she knew for the shooting was her refusal to run away with the accused and the threats he bad made in consequence of that re fusal. She. testified very posi tively to tbe Identity of the accused and appeared to have no doubt that he was the guilty party. After lier testimony was taken down the court returned to tbe court bouse, where the trial was resumed. Ouly two witnesses, Mr. McGhee and Dr. Mitchell, were introduced in behalt the State, and the defense introduced no tes timony. After the argument the court determined to remand the prisoner to jail and refused to accept botid until the re sult of the wounds could be ascertained. Contrary to every expectation Mrs. Ste venson is still alive but is growing weaker every day. There is little if any hope of her recovering, but she may linger a week or so yet. Tub Columbns papers note tbe death of Captain Van Marcus, for maby years a citizen of that place aud formerly a prom inent river man. They make very unpleasant' mistakes sometimes up about Cartersvllle, judging from tbe following which we find In the Free Press: Cowhided by Mistake.—Yesterday about 12 o’clock, persons who were near the post-office were witnesses to quite an Interesting scene. From what we could gather, it seems that on Sunday evening a young man by tbe name of Patterson carried a daughter of Mr. J. M. Buice out buggy-riding, aud used, so sbo says, im proper language in her presence. Her father, when he heard of it, procured a cowhide and pistol, and ou meeting Fat- tersou in tlie yard of a boarding house near where Buice lives, presented the pis tol at him and told him that ho was going to whip him. On saying this he let in ou him with a vengeance, striking several blows btlbre ho was satisfied. The af fair created quite an excitement, aud we regret that our duty as a gatherer of news requires us to give greater publicity to af fairs of this character. -We have never heard aught against tbe name of Mr. Pat terson, and we trust he will he able to set himself right before tlie public in tbis matter. .Since writing tho above we have heard It rumored that Mr. Buice is satis fied that he inflicted the chastisement on Mr. Patterson while iaboriugunder a.mis apprehension of facts. From the Savannah Fetes: A Busy Day With the Coroner— Twenty-One Inquests.—Coroner Shof- tall was yesterday kept busy -bolding in quests upon the bodiea of tbe uufawtunate victims of tbe lata gale, aud giving Certi ficates of burial. The reina.u* of the drowned are constantly being discovered on the neighboring islands and floating in tlie river, and it is Important that in quests should be promptly he)d aud the bo<$cs interred. The eorpner, therefore, directs that a report be made to-him with out delay oft all dead bodies found in Chatham county and on tbe Islands m tbe vicinity, so that they can be burled imme diately. Yesterday morning lio visited Shad Island, where In* held *1* Inquests, to-wlt: On tho bodies ot ItoberetAdltlna and Mose Adkins; IrerdifL killed by tbe falling of a House: William Williams, Toney Manor, an unknown wo tan and child; verdict, death from drowning. On Hutchinson’s - and the small islands near thirteen bodies were found, and inquests held ou two unknown women and one unknown child, colored, and Fannie Bryant, Win. Maxville, Dian- ah Bryan, Mary (other name unknown), Mary Douglas, Lizzio Douglas, Sam Dixon, Win. and John Dixon, children, «U colored. Verdict in each case: death by drowning. The body of a colored woman was found in tho river and brought to Market dock iu the morning. Her name proved to be Mary Campbell. Verdict of drowning. An inquest was also held on the body of Wm. Stokes, the unlortuuato youth who, with his mother and sister, were drowned by being swept, with their house, into the .river ou Satur day night. The body was found near the Central railroad whatf. This morning the coroner will proceed to Potter’s Place to hold inquests on several bod ms discov ered at tbat locality. The Rice Crop.—There is some diiT- erence of opinion as to the extent of the damages that will result from the action of the salt water on the rice. Some of the planters say that all rice, except tbit which was yeady to be harvested when the fields were flooded, will be totally de stroyed, aud that this portion of the crop will be Dadly injured. One planter states that the crop has been damaged from . 30 to 50 per cent, ou the plantations along tlie Savannah and Ogecchee rivers aud iu Smith Carolina on Hack river. On the Altamaha the plantations have suffered but little. Very littlo of the rice was ready for the harvest when the fields were overflowed, and it i3 feared that the worst prediction will be fully realized. A Skull Fractured.—On Monday last, says tbe Sandersville Herald, Mr. A. M. Maxwell, the tinner, and Mr. Jesse Yarborough had some hard words, which resulted in Maxwell striking Yarborough a blow on the head with a hammer, mak ing an ugly gasli and badly fracturing the skull. The wound was dressed by Drs. Mathis and Rawlings, and the un fortunate young man carried to his mother. Mr. Yarborough is the same young man who was so seriously shot some two years ago in the head, the bul let penetrating, it is said, the brain, and exposing it to view. He is a very quiet and inoffensive young man, and the un fortunate affair is much regretted. Mr. Maxwell lias borne the name of a very orderly and peaceable man hitherto. Soon after tbo difficulty lio made h's es cape, and lias not yet been arrested.” Tee Eastman Times boasts a veiy strong hand when it come3 to “tlie largest bones of ao alligator’s bead and the long est nog’; leetli of anj newspaper office la Georgia,” The same paper says a seven-year.old negro girl while holding a baby in her arms, fell into a well, a distance of sixteen feet. She crawled out, went for assistance aud the youngster was rescued with hardly a scratch. The Atlanta Post-Appeal says an old negro mau named “Sang” has been sen tcn:ed to be hung at Crawfordville on the lfith of October, for tbe murder of Amos Ellington about four months since, but that a man named Stephens will soon be re-arrested for tlie offense and put on trial. The Ilerald, published at Jefferson, Jackson county, has the following: Hon. A. O. Bacon.—There having been recently quite an array of distin guished names mentioned through tbe press of the State as suitable men for gov ernor of Georgia, after tbe present wor thy occupant tills out bis term, it is our R rivilege and plosure to say wliat we be- eve to be the prevailing sentiment of this section. Without disparagement to any of the honorable gentlemen wlio have been named for the position (anil all of them have their friends and admirers), we arc or the opinion that none are more acceptable than the lion. A. O. Bacon to the masses generally. Indeed, we may say there Is a very general and earnest preference in this section for Speaker Ba con a-i the next Governor. He would carry northeast Georgia by a large major ity. Our people are plain and practical in their ideas. They believe in putting any kind of business in the hands of those whose capacity and experience qualify them to attend to it properly. Mr. Bacon’s capacity, both in public af fairs and his own private business, has been demonstrated, while bis long expe rience in the Legislature has made him perfectly familiar with the State’s busl- ne*s from top to bottom. If elected Gov ernor, he would know at the start as much as it would take a man not experienced in tho State’s business six months to learn. He has been in the Legislature constantly since 1870, if we remember correctly, where lie has been repeatedly put forward by bis associates as leader aud chief executive officer of the House, a liigb and responsible posi tion, which he lias filled with signal abili ty, honesty and Impartiality. By steady work in the Slate’s service, he has fully earned the right to promotion. He has shown himself a noble man. For these reasons the practical men of northeast Georgia propose to make Mr. Bacon Gov ernor, and we believe tbe thoughtful and practical men in other portions of the State will view the question in the same way, and that Georgia wtll be honored by electing him for her next Governor. The Columbus Enquirer says on Fri day last Mr. J. J. Patteison, telegraph op erator of the Mobile and Girard railroad at Troy, Ala., met with an accident which may prove fatal. He accidentally knock ed a valise, in which was a pistol, off his bed. It is supposed in tbe fall something struck the hammer of the weapon, caus ing it to fire, tbe ball taking efiect in Mr. Patterson’s body—in the small of the back. The Oglethorpe Echo says hands have bten getting fifty cents per day and ra tions to pick cotton off the ground and bushes where it was blown by the recent storm. In some fields nearly all tbe lint was blown off and lost. We find the following in the Atlanta Constitution: A Man Stands too Near the Rail road Track and has His Jaw Torn Off.—Near Smyrna, on the Western and Atlantic railroad, there occurred a horri ble accident yesterday morning. Just this side of the station a squad of bauds were en£aged repairing tbe track, and it was one of these to whom the accident happened. Between 7 and 8 o’clock tlie ac commodation train known as the “goob er” came along, and as it neared the place where the hands were working they ceased their labors and stepped off the track in order to allow the train tc pass. Among the farce was a white *man who had been handling a crowbar. When he stepped iff he carried tbe bar in his haud. After reaching the aide of tbe track he turned around and, placing one' end of the bar on the ground, rested upon It looking at tbe approaching train. In taking this position he placed the end of the bar so near tbe track tbat tbe engine in passing struck it, driving It against the man’s chin with such force tbat the entire lower jaw was torn away, leaving his tongue and tbe upper part of his mouth exposed to view. The train was stopped and the injured man, whose name could not be learned .pat aboard and carried to his homo at vroiugs, 'where be was at last accounts suffering terribly., A Thirty Foot Fall.—About 10:30 o’clock last night Mr. Loyd U. Morse fell from a second story window, In tbe Brown building, next to tbe Merchants’ bank, on Alabama street, aud received injuries that may result In death. An Oglethorpe county fanner recalls tbe fact that tlie year 1828 was tbe exact counterpart of the present oue so far as regards crops, Jjut'tbat one of the largest ones ever . know* was, raised (he next year. This is some little comfort provid ed we-dont starve in the meantime. — The Oglethorpe Echo says : “Messrs. Fielding, Dillard' and Jake Nunally wore at the barbecue Thursday, and in course of conversation It was dis covered that they had both attended a similar gathering at that place just fifty tember 20lh. years ago. Of tbe large crowd then pres ent, ouly these two old gentlemen an swered to tbe roll in 1881, ; Under tbe bead of “A Religious Racket,” tho Gainesville Eagle has the following: ; 1 From a gentleman just from White county we get some particulars of a diffi culty which occurred near Blue Ridge creek on the 27th, nit., between Thomas Stovall and Wesley Watson, in which tbe latter received several severe wounds at the hands of the former. The men, it seems, were hauling fruit to a still, and on tbe way were discussing the numerical strength of tho Methodist and Baptist churches, to which they respectively be longed. Each insisted that his church was tbe “biggest,” and from discussion tbey came to argument, and from argu ment to hot words, from hot words to blows, and in the row Stovall drew his knife, Inflicting two severe wounds on Watson,—in the shoulder and fore head. Our informant says that Slovall’s knife was driven an inch or'two into Watson’s forehead and broken off, re maining tbere until Dr. E. E. Starr, of Nacoocheu could reach him, who ;had to saw ont a par; ol the skull before it could be removed. How this could be possible and tlie man still live we do not under stand, but such are said to be the facts. It is hardly necessary to say tbat both men were on tho outside of multifarious doses of the product of the still to which tbey were hauling their fruit. We have learned nothing later as to Watson’s con dition, or whether there has been any ar rest. An Atlanta correspondent of the Griffin Fetes is responsible for the following: The exposition, the Legislature, and the great interest in railroads now being developed give Atlanta an air of liveliness quite beyond tbe ordinary rush of things at the capital. By the way, speaking of railroads reminds me ol what I heard iu the Markham from an Atlanta reporter Tuesday evening. A prominent railroad man said yesterday that Messrs Wash and Randall, of the Augusta Chronicle, owned $18,000 worth of stock in the new Cole charter. I also heard tbat nenry Grady told Arthur Gray that the Constitution also owned another $18,000 in tho satno stock, and tow the query comes up: How did this thing happen, siuce no subscrip tion books have ever been opened. It would seem that to these papers almost alone is due tbe credit of tho Cole boom in Georgia. We find tlje following in the Henry County Weekly I Mr. T. 8. KEllbrir Sold his plants tion out near tho river to Mr. Jim Bridges, of Spalding county. The place contains some five hundred acres, and brought the handsome sum of SS,500. it is oue of the most valuable places on tlie river. We understand that Capt. John M Kell, of Sunny Side, will shortly begin the publication of a scries of sketches in the Philadelphia Times, descriptive of the exploits of tlie celebrated men-of-war “Sumtci” and “Alabama,” tho last of which was commauded by Capt. K. him self. GEORGIA LEGISLA TURK riFTV-HECOXD It AX AltJOVHSKO TEItM. Tbe Senate met at 10 o’clock. The report of the assessors to ascertain tbs value of the old capltol at Mllledge- vlUe was read before tbe Seuate. They agreed upon $55,050 as the value. The bill to fix tbe time for holding the Superior Courts in the new judicial cir cuit was passed. /- / A ^nutnber'of reports were made from standing committees. A couple of hours were consumed in reading bills the second time. ’.The joint committee on adjournment reported in favor of adjourning on Scp- The Stable of Mr Robert Bonner, Proprietor of tho New York Ledger, built aud kept on tLe most improved and modern plan, both as regards ventilation, light, warmth, etc. Mr. Bonner’s taste for horses is well knowfi. The gentle man in charge of tbis valuable stable was Mr. Ross. By the use of Giles’ Liniment Iodide Ammonia, ho removed ringbones aud bunches that had resisted all other treatment. Send for circular, giving fuil particulars, to Dr. Giles, 120 West Broad way, N. Y. Giles’ pills cures neuralgia. Sold by all druggists. ang31-lw. A Down Town Merclrout. Having passed several sleepless nlglits, disturbed by the agonies and cries of a suffering child, and becoming convinced that Sirs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup was just the article needed, procured a supply for the child. On reaching homo aud ac quainting his wife with what he had doue, she refused to have it administered to the child, as she wa3 strongly in favor of ho meopathy. That night tlio child passed in suffering, and tlie parents without sleep. Returning home the day following, tho father found tho baby still worse; and whilo contemplating anodier sleepless night, the mother stepped from the room to attend to some domestic duties, and left tlie father with tbo child. During her absence bo administered a portion of the Soothing Syrup to the baby, aud said nothing. That night all hands slept well, and the little fellow awoke iu the morn ing bright and happy. T(ho mother was delighted with the sudden and wonderful change, and although at first offended at the deception practiced upon her, has con tinued to uso the Syrup, and suffering crying babies and restless nights have dis appeared. A single trial of the Syrup never yet failed to relievo the baby and overcome tlie prejudices of tbo mother. Sold by all druggists. Twenty-five cents a bottle. [ ' Is It Powilble That a remedy made of such common, simple plants as Hops, Buchu, Mandrake, Dandelion, eta, make so many atid such marvelous and wondeiful cures as Hop Bitters do ? It must be, for when old aud young, rich and poor, pastor and doc tor, lawyer and editor, all testify to hav ing been cured by them, we must believe aud doubt no longer.—Post. IRRITATION OF THE SCALP. An Authentic Testimony. Gentlemen: For five years I have been greatly troubled with dandruff, with a se vere itebing of tlie scalp and my liair falling out. I have tried almost every known remedy, all proving worthless. Seeing Burnett’s Cocoaine and Bur- neti’b Kalliston advertised, I procured a bottle of each, and am happy to state that the dandrufl'is entirely removed aud no itching whatever remains. J. E. Caven, Kansas City, Mo. Burnett’s Flavoring Extracts are the best. aug 13-ltn Thousands Uso It, Why Ilesifnto. Joy to the World ! Woman is Free- —Among the many discoveries looking to the happiness aud amelioration of the hu- man race, none is entitled to higher con sideration than Dr. J. Bradfield’s Female Regulator, “Woman’s Best Friend.” By it woman Is emancipated from number less ills peculiar to her sex. Before its magic power all irregularities of tho womb vanish. It cares “whites,” suppression oi the “menses,” and removes uterine ob structions. It cares constipation and strengthens tbe system, braces tbe nerves and purifies tbo blood. It never fails, as thousands of women will testify. Prepared by Dr. J. Bradficld, Atlanta, Ga. Price $1.50 per bottle. Bold by all druggists and Lamar, Rankin & Lamar. Thomasville, Ga., June 28,1677. I have been selling Bradfield’s Female Regulator for years, aud it still continues popular—an evidence of its being all claimed for it. I can recall -instances in which it afforded relief after all the usual remedies had failed. 8 J. Cassels, Druggist. Angl-lm HOUSE. The House took up as the first morning business of the day the bill to provide for tbe erection of a State capitol build ing and to appropriate money for tbe same. (The Governor and other State- house officers to be commissioners to su perintend tho work, aud to select two others, one to be an architect—the two latter to receive $1,000 per annum, and to be the executive officers of the commls slon. They are to select a plan a3 soon as possible; tlie building not to cost more than one million dollars in all, and the appropriation to be one-fifth of that amount each year for five years. Tbe building to contain all the rooms needed for the various departments Of the State government. The commissioners are to employ a competent chief architect. Pro posals for contracts to be made in three newspapers, two of which must be papers of tbe State. The bill appropriates $200, 000 for the first year.) The House went into committee of the whole to consider the bill. The finance committee proposed an amendment providing for the election of three commissioners by the General As sembly instead of those provided for by tbe bill. Adopted. Another amendment, reqnirlDg tlie commissioners to give their personal at tention to the building, was adopted. Mr. Estes offered as a substitute, an amendment appropriating the $55,625 to be paid by the city of Atlanta as the value of the old capitol building for the first year. Mr. Spence, of Mitchell, opposed the substitute on tlie ground that he was op posed to the whole appropriation. Mr. Barrow explained that the substl tute proposed not to touch any money la the treasury for the first year, but only to use tho amount to be paid by Atlanta. Jle said that archithcts estimated that thi3 amount would be sufficient for tho first year. The regulation of subsequent ap propriations would be left to tbe next Legislature. Mr. Miller, of Houston, said tho sub stitute did not diminish the amount to be appropriated, but only the amount to be expended. The $55,000 was only to go to help make up the $200,000 for the first year. He was opposed to the whole scheme. Mr. Barrow said that he was opposed to both the expenditure and the appropria tion of any more money than would be wanted for the first year, and he ‘believed the $55,000 would be sufficient. He was for laying out the scheme of the work,anJ leaving the appropriations to each succeed ing Legislature, Mr. Estes said that the bill did not ap propriate a million of dollars. It only provided that the whole cost should not exceed that sum. We do not now pro pose to appropriate $200,003, but only tbe sum thought to be necessary. The next Legislature could appropriate whatever amount it might think proper. Mi. Estes’ substitute was adopted Mr. Jone3, of Baker, moved to strike out $1,000,000 and insert $500,000. ■ Mr. Spence proposed, as aa amend meat, $600,000. Lost. Mr. Jones’ amendment was lost. Otber^sligbt amendments proposed by the finance committee were adopted. Mr. Joues, of Baker, moved to amend by striking out $200,000 as the annual ex penditurc, and inserting $100,000. Lost. Mr. Martin, of Houston, offered a sub stitute for the whole bill, appropriating $25,000 for tbe repair and remodeling oi tbe present capitol building in Atlanta. Mr. Martin said lliat lie was not opposed lo building a new capitol—be was iu favor of it, and wauted one tbat would be a credit to tlie State. But he insisted that tbe present was an inauspicious year for appropriating money for it. Tlie con dition of the farming community was uu- S remising, and a largo amount of Slate ondshad to be shortly paid. Mr. Barrow said it was said by a very wise man that no ono would put new wine into an old bottle. It would be a waste of money to expend it upon tbe present capitol building. It was not con structed for a capitol and was not suited for it. The substitute proposed to take $25,000 out of tbe treasury at ouce, while the bill rciiortcd did not take any money until another crop could be made. So tbat tbe bill would meet the case present ed by the gentleman from Houston better than his substitute would. Mr. Mlddkbronk was opposed to mak ing an appropriation of $200,000 at the start, because the experience of other States showed tbat there was uo telling what amount it would run to iu the enil. lie experienced but littlo inconvenience in tlie present capitol building, and ho preferred to pAtch ft up and use'it until a more favorable time for building a new one. Mr. Rico said that $25,000 would be nothing at all towards putting the pres ent capitol building in proper repair. It was weak and crazy. It you go to fooling with it, It will fall down. It was much safer without tinkering with it than it would bo if repairs were undertaken. He said the city of Atlanta would pay tbe $55,060 as soon as tbe bill was passed. He thought that considerably less than a million of dollars wonld pay for such a building as was desired. (Mr. Rice is an architect and contractor.) In answer to a question, Mr. Rico said that the city of Atlauta had paid tho mortgage on the present capitol building, aud tbe title of the .Slate was clear and unincum bered. Mr. Barrow said no one could deny that a new capitol building would soon have tu be constructed, and the question was whether any mure money tbau was necessary should be expended. Any money spent ou tbe old building would be so much in addition. No repairs would make it more valuable to a pur chaser, because its form and construction made it unsuitable to any business pur poses. It, was ouly reconstructed and adapted for a capitol, and no other State would have such a capitol building. Mr. Martin withdrew I113 substitute, Mr. IVheelcr called for the previous question. Out of order. Mr. Miller moved that the committee rise and report the bill back to the House with a recommendation that it do not pass, which motion prevailed. Yeas 73, nays 53. The Speaker resumed the chair. Mr. Barrow addressed the -House iu support of the bill. He said tbat, as tbe introducer of the bill, he was unwilling to see It go down to tho grave without stretching out a hand to rescue it. It had been ive’T said that the character of a peo ple was denoted by tbeir public buildings. ;Ie Insisted on the detects and unsuita- lilencss of tho present capitol,and declared that if all the people of the State could personally see it, there would be no doubt of their demand for a new one. There was no part of it fire-proof or burglar-proof. There was now In the treasury vault enough property of the State of Georgia to build two new capitols. It was in an unsafe and precarious condition. In tho treasury building were one million and a quarter of coupon bonds and one million of bonds of Insurance companies for whose safe-keeping the Stale was responsible. There was also two or three hundred tliousaud dollars of currency. Would men, in the conduct of tbeir own affairs, thus expose their owu property when they could protect it by tbe expenditure of one- archives, some of them kept in a place that could not even be named to ears polite. Why was tbis? It was be- OF THE cause we were endeavoring to conduct the business of tbo State iu a p’aco tbat was wholly inadequate and unsuitable. He said that If the tax payers oi the State of Georgia could look in upon the room in which tbe finance committee met, and in which his friend from Houston con ducted the business of that committee, they would be astonished. And yet tbat gentleman was waiting, like a hawk in his eyrie, ready to pounce down upon this bill. The gentleman from Walker (Mr. Wheeler) went to sleep tho other day in the ante-room of the Wild Land office and fell through some hole or opeuiug, but he got up in time to vole “no” on the bill before the House, as he intended to vote on this bill—It being an enror of his head and not of his heart. He ridiculed the Governor's apartments in the building and tbe Supremo Court rooms— said that there was not a county In Geor gia that had not better rooms for its own courts than the State has for its highest court. Any county In the Slate would be ashamed or such court accommodations. The gentlemen from Jackson, who inten ded to vote against this bill, had asked for tho passage of a bill taxing the people of his county $12,000 to build a new court house, when they had a belter ono than the State has. The valuable library of tho Supreme Court was in danger, and It was on the lower floor ot the building, while the court room was in the third story. Mr. Barrow said that the rafters supporting the roof were so weak and uneven that no covering would protect the building from leaks; that the walls were weak, because put up with mud in stead of .lime mortar; and the whole building wa3 faulty from foundation to roof. Mr. Garrard sahl the report of the ar chitect who examined the building in 1S77 represented it to be as firm as the rock of Gibraltar. But it was a curious building—sometimes it was firm, and then again it was tottering. Tho representa tions made about it now were very differ ent from those formerly mado. He thought that if it had bceu doomed to fall, its tall would have happened before now. He read from the Constitution the report of Mr. Fay, the architect, stating tbat for ten thousand dollars the building could be mado all tbat was desited for a State cap itol. He sharply criticised Mr. Barrow’s statements about the condition of the apartments of tho present capitol building, which he characterized as extravagant or chimerical. lie believed that the present building could be properly repaired at small expense, aud tbat itwould*-be better to make the necessary repairs and occupy it for a time. Mr. Wheeler called for the previous question, and the House seconded tho call. Mr. Barrow, who concluded tho de bate, said tbat tbe humorous speech of tbe gentleman from Muscogee hardly called for a serious answer. That gen tleman, it seemed, could speak ou no subject without jesting. He had fairly earned tho title of the Yorick of the House, “a fellow of infinite Jest.” Ho read figures to show that tlie condition of the Stato treasury and of the Stato finan ces was such as to allow an appropriation now without a dollar of additional tax, but said tbat the bill did not call for any money from tho treasury now. Ho com puted that there would be over half a million of dollars on the 1st of October, 1682, for which there would be no other need, aud insisted that it was impolitic and dangerous to keep it there. We could then go on without any further levy to complete the buildiug of the capitol. He declared that when the people of tho State knew this, tbo verdict of this House against the bill would bo reversed by tbern. The adverse report of the committee of tho whole was concurred in by the House, by a vote of 83 yeas to 53 nays. So the bill was lost. Those who voted in tho affirmative were Messrs. Auderton, Awtry, Beaty, Bennett, Branch, Branson, Brewer, Broyles, Cameron, Clark, Cook, Davis of Habersham,, Davis of Lumpkin, Day. Denton, Dial, DuBignon, Dupree of Ma con, Dupree of Pike, Dyer, Dykes, Far- nell, Feagiu, Fordbatn. Fuller, Garrard Goodrich, Gray, Hagen, Hale, Hall Heath, Henry, Hightower of Early, Jack- son of Carroll, Janes, Jemison, Johnson of Johnson, Johnson of Lee, Julian, Ken nedy, Lamb, Lester, Little, Martin of Houston, Martin of Talbot, Matthews, Mays ofButts, McAllister, McBryde,Mc Cants, McClellan, McKinney, McLucas, Miller, Mitchell, Milner, Moore of Han cock, Moore of Taliaferro, Palmour, Per kins, Post, Rainey, Rankin, Rawlins, Robins, Sapp, Sellars,Stuith of Oglethorpe, Smith of Union, Speuce, Spearman, Stan ford, Stapleton, Tharpe, Thompson, Tur ner of Floyd, Tornipseed, Walker oi Crawford, Wheeler, Williams, Willing ham, Wilson of Bullock, Wilson of Greeue, Withrow, Zachry. Those who voted in the negative were Messrs. Arrington, Barrow, Basinger, Bull, Carter, Oarithers, Crawford, Cra zier, Crumbley, Daniel, Davis of Lump kin, Edmunds, Estes, Flynt, Foster, Har rell, Hester, Hightower of Stewart, Hill, Hillyer, Hutchins, Jackson of Richmond, James, Jones of Baker, Jones of DeKalb, Klmsey, Lonon, Mays of Richmond, Mc Clure, McLeod, Moore of Piece, Morrow, Northern, Patterson, Peek, Polhill, Price, Qullliaii, Reese, Render, Rice, Ritchie, Roney, Scruggs. Shockley, Singleton Sil- rnati, Strother, Summerlin, Sweat, Twiggs, Wilkinson, Wilson of Camden Wingfield, Wright, Youngblood, Zellars. THE SECOND SrECIAI. ORDER. The next special order was tho bill to prohibit tho sale, or purchase, or delivery tor sale, of any seed cotton between the hours ol sunset ami sunrise. M r. M< lb yde proposed to amend by ex empting Haralson county from tho opera tion of the bill. Mr.-Miller raised the point of order, that tbis was offering a local bill, which could nut now be dotio without the con sent of two-thirds of the House. Tlie speaker decided that this was a constitutional question, aud it depended upon the action of the House whether the amendment of the gentleman from Har alson would become a local bill. Mr. Julian offered an amendment ex cluding also Forsyth and Dawson coun ties. Lost. Mr. McBryde’s amendment was also lost. Mr. Sweat offered a proviso excepting owners oi the cotton from the penalties of the bill. Lost. Tlie substitute of the committee was adopted. Mr. McBryde man,.- a long and earnest speech against tlie bill, which wo could not hear distinctly* enough to attempt a sketch, uor would the limits of this report allow it. Mr. Miller replied at soma length. ' Mr. Sweat moved to reconsider tlio ac tion of the House in agreeing to tho re port of the committee, so as to allow him to offer an amendment. Carried. He then offered his amendment In the shape ot a proviso enabling the defendant to prove that he was the owner of the cot ton, which proof should exonerate him. Mr. Price, author of the bill, supported it in a forcible speech, m which he mixed up fact, humor, pathos and logic, to the great entertainment of the House. Mr. Wheeler called for the previous question, which the House sustained. Mr. Sweat’s amendment was lost. The bill was passed—yeas 07. nays 18. The House, at twenty minutes to two, adjourned to four o’clock p. m. signed by the governor. A message from the Governor informed the House of his approval of tho following bills: A bill to amend tbe act Incorporating the town of Quitman. A bill to amend the 'act incorporating- the Augusta Savings Institute. i A bin to amend the acts incorporating tho town of West End. A bill to incorporate the Merchants and lathers’ Storage Company. A bill to incorporate the Vernon aud Ogecchee Canal Company. A number of reports from standing committees were read. Senator Hackett submitted a report from the Senate committee on tho peni tentiary, in which they favored tlie pres ent system, and saw no abuses. Five hundred copies ordered printed. ^ report was made from the committee on public buildings, ratifying the report of the assessors to value the old capitol at Milledgevllle, and allowing tho Governor to settle with'the city of Atlanta on tbe basis of tbat report. Adopted. The Senate took up the report of the special oommiuee on adjournment, to ad journ on tbe 20th of September. Senator Butt moved to recommit tlio report to ilie committee. Lost. The report of the committee was then postponed until next Monday. Senator Guerry moved that the finance committee be requested to look into tbe advisability of suspending the collection of a part of -the State tax for 1831. Adopted: BILLS ON THIRD BEADING. A bill to amend an act establishing a new charter for the city of Atlanta. Passed. A bill to authorize the board oi com missioners of Newton county to levy a tax to pay the present indebtedness of the county. Passed. A bill to provide for extra compensa tion of the sheriff and clerk of the Superior Court of Burke comity. Passed. A bill to incorporate tbo Atlas Mutual Insurance Company. Passed. A bill to appropriate money for adding lo the Lunatic Asylum. Passed. HOUSE. Tho Houso took up, as the first special order of the morning, tbe House bill to appropriate $20,000 to the University of Georgia to rebuild the North Georgia Agricultural college at- Dablonega, but suspended its consideration to receive the report of the special committee on busi ness and adjournment. Tne committee reported a large amount of business yet on hand in both Houses, and named tbe 20th inst. as the day by which an adjournment could probably be reached. *TUe committee reported a res olution fir adjournment on tbat day. Mr. Wheeler moved to amend by fixing tlie 15th as the day of adjournment. Mr. Crawford moved to make the re port a special order for Wednesday next, and to liave it printed. Mr. Smith, of Oglethorpe, opposed any delay In considering the resolution. Messrs. Estes and Sweat opposed the printing, because the report did not show the present condition of business in the House, but its condition a week ago. Mr. Crawford saldthat the committee had hard work to ascertain the condition of business, and it was not now in such a condition as to permit the House to act intelligently on it to-day. Mr. Lester insisted that no man could at present form an accurate opinion as to tho time when the General Assembly could adjourn. He was for an adjourn ment at tho earliest proper day, but hu was for doing the work prudently and iu order. He did not want to do it in too great a hurry, with the clerks reading so fast that no one could understand what Mr. i’olliill moved that the report be recommitted to the committee with in structions to report on Monday next. Mr. Wheeler called the previous ques tion on Mr. Crawford’s motion. Carried. Mr. Crawford’s motion to postpone to Wednesday next was lost. Mr. Miller moved to postpono until Tuesday next, and print the report. Lost. Mr. Miller ca.led for the previous ques tion on the whole subject. Carried. Mr. PolbiU's motion to recommit was carried—86 to 67. SPECIAL ORDER. The House then resumed the consider ation of tbe special order, and went into committee of the whole. Mr. Martin, ot Talbot, moved to amend by striking out 820,000 and inserting $10,- O’JO. He briefly advocated his amend ment. Mr. Davis, of Lumpkin, said that tbo friends of the bill were willing to accept tbe amendment. The amendment was adopted Mr. Miller opposed tbe bill. He said tbat bo regarded tbe whole branch agri cultural college scheme as unconsti tutional, aud ho opposed this bill in particular, because the people of Dablon ega had not donated the grounds and buildings for their college as other places having branches had, aud as the people of Harris county had proposed to do for the branch college which tbe House had re fused to give them. Mr. Estes urged the passage of the bill. He recounted the hlstoiy of tho donation of the fund by Congress, tho establish ment of the college at Dablonega, the turning over of the fund to the State Uni versity, and the several acts of the Legis lature recognizing the college and sanc tioning appropriations to it, aud insisted that it was the duty of the State to main tain it. Messrs. Barrow, Foster and n&mmond forcibly aud earnestly supported the bill. Mr. Roney admitted the usefuluess cf the college, but said that the main ques tion before tho House was, have we the right to appropriate the money? Ho was not convinced ot the constitutionality of the appropriation, and proceeded to state the difficulties that troubled him. He contended that if the State was bound to appropriate money to rebuild tills college, it was equally bound to rebuild the branch college buildings at Tbomasville and Culkbert, if they should bo burnt. Mr. Estes moved that the committee rise and report the bill back to the House with a recommendation that It do pass. Carried. The amendment of the committee making the amount of tbo appropriation $10,000 was adopted, and tbe favorable report of the committee of the whole was adopted by tbe Houso. On the question of the passage of the bill the vole stood, yeas 05, nays 50. Uo the bill passed. Mr. Davis, of Lumpkin, moved tliat tbe bill be immediately sent to the Senate. Carried. The House took up and passed the bill to regulate the sale ot spirituous liquors in Telfair county. CALL OF COUNTIES. The House proceeded to tbe call of coun ties for the introduction of new matter, and the following bills were presented and referred as noted: By Mr. Coffin, a resolution authorizing the Commissioner of Agriculture to ex pend $2,000 in paying for the transporta tion of exhibits to tlie Cotton Exposition at Atlanta. Referred to committee on fln«niy» By Mr. McCanls, of Taylor, a bill to create a board of commissioners ior Tay lor county. Special judiciary. By Mr. Garrard, to make it unlawful for any person owning a cotton compress to cut the bamjing of any bale. Judicialy. By Mr. Store)*, a bill to provide for the payment of costs to justices of tlie peace and bailiffs in pauper criminal cases. General judiciaiy. By Mr. Miller, of Houston, to amend section 101 of the code, which regulates tlio pay of members dying during a ses slon of the General Assembly. Finance. By Mr. Martin, ot Houston, a bill to appropriate $23,000 for the repair of the Stato capitol buildiug at Atlanta. Fi nance. By Mr. Rice, a bill to provide for the application of money arising from the biro .ot convicts to tbe common school fund. Finance. By Mr. Hester, a local bill to provide for tlie compensation of tho commission ers of roads and revenue of Dougherty county. By Mr. Basinger, 'a bill to correct a date in au act Incorporating the town of compensation illegally withheld, nance. FI. Conyers. Engrossed for third reading Senate blU to provide for tbe more cer tain collection of county taxes was taken up and passed. Senate bill to confer additional powers • .. . aud privileges upon purchasers of ratl- Atlanta, September roads was taken up and passed. Tin Ssnate met at 10 o’clock. Senator J Mr. Smith, of Oglethorpe, oiF-wed a res- Meldrim moved to reconsider the action olution prohibiting tbe introduction of of the Senate In agreeing to the House ' new matter after Wednesday next. The amendment on the bill to —’*’• '* *' ‘ ... On motion of Mr. Middlcbrook, the bill to repeal the act to establish S'ate de positories was taken up, with the re^rt pass 11 " 5 flnaUce commillee that it do not Mr. Middlebrook moved that the House disagree to the report of the committee. Mr. Garrard opposed tho motion. He said that the fact that the State had money in banks that have failed could not be at tributed to the act establishing deposito- r:es , because the treasury bad such de- pu* I lories before the passage of the act. the Citizens’ Bauk of Atlanta was a de- po»it7 when tbe act passed. The bill did not put tbe money in tlie depositories in “rat place; it only required them to F, ,'r! .where there was no security w™' Under this law tlie State cannot lo^ ono cent even if Uie banks fail. inThil^nSS? *V pportc<l tIie K^al* WM sikr in ra?. lende,i 11:111 tlie nw saler in tlio treasury than in positories; that the J a better security than the d«K»‘tor!« afforded; that the treasurer and his bonds men had no responsibility vr ben the money was taken from their custody and deDoi ited in the banks. ^ This subject was undor consideration when the House adjourned to 4 p. in. During the morning the general judi ciary committee reported a bill to amend tbe constitution by striking out the pro visions in regard to local legislation. The finance commillee reported a reso. lution authorizing the Governor to pur chase Supreme Court reports from Mrs. Ella Cook. Also, a bill to provide for tbe publication of a new code of Georgia. Also, a bill to appropriate all moneys re ceived from the inspection of fertilizers to the common school fund. This commit tee also reported against the bill to repeal tbe act regulating the rate ot interest. Tho committee on agriculture reported a bill to extend tbe department of agri culture by establishing county boards of agriculture. The report of the committee on busi ness and a day of adjournment was read this morning. With additions obtained from the clerks, bringing the showing up to this time, tbe following exhibit is ob tained: House bills ou third reading, 137; on second reading, reported favora bly, 50; with adverse reports, 101; House bills on table, 31; House bills iu hands of House committees, 110. Senate bills on first reading, 3; on sec ond reading, 7; on third reading, 20. Atlanta, September 3.—Senate met at 10 o’clock. Reports were made from several standing committees. The bill- to amend tlie charter of the Savan nah, Florida and Western railroad was passed. Senator Winn introduced a hill to make the first or return term the trial term upon all subs brought in the Superior Court upon written obligations, where it is so agreed in the obligation sued upon. A large Uumber of Houso bills were read the second time, consuming nearly all of tbe session. Tho Lunatic Asylum bill, as passed by the Senate yesterday, was without amend ment. house. Mr. Davis, of Habersham, offered a res olution limiting speeches to five minutes after Monday next. Referred to commit tee on rules. Mr. Arrington, by leave, introduced a local bill to incorporate tbe Quitman and Monti.ello Railroad Company. Referred to committee on railroads. By Mr. Render, a resolution lhat on and after Monday next the House take up and act on local bills favorably reported on, In preference to all other matter ex cept Seuate bills and House bills with Senate amendments. Mr. Jemison opposed the resolution, on tlie ground that it^would shove aside meas ures of general interest aud importance tc give’llie first place to localliills. The resolution was adopted—73 to 30. By Mr. Daniel, a resolution tliat after •Monday next the morning session com mence at 8 o’clock aud close at 12, and the afternoon session commence at 3 o’clock. Lost. Tho House look up tlie unfinished bus iness on hand when It adjourned yester day, being the bill to abolish tho State de positories. The bill was laid on the table until called up. BILLS ON THIRD READING. The House took up House bills with Senate amendments, and concurred In the amendments to the following bills: To fix tlm time of holding the Superior Court3 of the northeastern judicial cir cuits. To provide for a system of public schools In Sandersville. To prohibit the salo of farm products in Bibb county between sundown aud sun rise. The Senate amendment excepting the city of 31 aeon was concurred in. To amend ar. act establishing a new charter for the city of Atlauta. Mr. Jackson, of Carroll, by leave, In troduced a bill to abolish the office of county school commissioner and devolve its duties on tbe ordinaries. "Referred to the committee on education. The resolution to authorize tho Gov ernor to purchase 1,200 volumes of Su preme Court reports from Mrs. Ella M. Cook, at a cost not exceeding $4 per voiume, was considered in com mittee of the whole. *' Mr. Miller, on behalf of tbe minority of the committee on finance, opposed tho passage ot tho resolntion. He said that if the State bought tho reports by B. Y. Martin, there was no reason why It should not also purchase those of other reporters. He preferred tbat it should now buy whatever reports of any year, by any re porter, tbat may be absolutely needed, and purchase other volumes hereafter as they may he needed. Mr. Jones offered an amendment that no volume not complete and properly bound should bo received. Adopted. Mr. Wright, of Floyd, said tliat tho purchase of tbe books had been recom mended by the judges of the Supreme Court. He had read a letter from two of the judges recommending the purchase. 3Ir. Wright said that tho judiciary com mittee had also recommended the pur chase; that nearly one hundred ordinaries hail stated that they needed tho reports iu their counties. He had a table read show ing tho number needed in each county, generally nine in each. He said the law required a copy of the reports to bo fur nished to each county, and these counties had not been furnished witli the reports for which tbe resolution provided, viz: B. Y. Martin’s repor.s from volume 21 to 29. 3!r. Jemison also advocated the passage of 111',! resolution. Mr. Miller offered an amendment au thorizing the Governor to purchase also such reports of other antc-war reporters as may be needed. Mr. Garrard said that amendment was tbe hug of an anaconda and be did not want any such hugging. He opposed it, and tuppoited the resolution without fur ther amendment. .Mr. Adderton proposed to amend by adding after l,200'“or so many as may be- necessary.” Mr. Twiggs insisted tbat the books were needed atid could not be obtained else where for $5 per volume. Mr. Miller’s amendment was lost. Mr. Adderton’s amendment was adopt ed. Mr. Lester moved that the committeo rise and report the resolution back to the House witli a recommend alien lhat it pass as aiucnd-d. Adopted. Tho resolution was passed—yeas £17, nays 7. On motion of Mr. DuBignon the resolu tion was immediately transmitted to the Senate. THE ORDER RUSUMED. The bill to authorize tho municipal au thorities of the town of Greenville to reg ular the sale of liquor therein. Senate amendments concurred in. The bill to Incorporate tlie Alliens Mu tual Insurance Company. Senate amend ments concurred in. Mr. Barnes offered a resolution that the Home adjourn at 12 m. to-day to 10 o'clock Monday. Mr. Davis, of Lumpkin, move-1 to strike out 10 o’clock Monday and insert 9. Car ried. Mr. Jemison moved to strike out 12 and insert 1. i Mr. Wilkinson moved to lay the reso- ! lution on the table. Lost'. - i t0 prohibit tbe resolution was adopted, third of tbe amount ? Xu tho Comptroller . employment of minors in bar-rooms. The By Mr. Twiggs, a bill to pay the tax ! The resolution was adopted—yeas 71, General’s office there were papers and 4 motion was lost. collector aud tax receivers of lsS0-$l nays 49.