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JUsfc&lg ?Delsgje’«pf? *m& 3fmmtal &
T.HE WAV OF THM WOBED.
Thro’ trimmer rays a belted brown beo
flew, i
He kitsed the gentle violet that crew
Down in the valley'* most secluded plaoe,
“In all the wprld th«e is no fewer face.
He said, “Wait here—I will comeback to
yon, * •
Trust me, sweet violet, *• v
I’ll not forge
Gaily he sped across the summer day.
Down from a garden wall upon his way
A red rose leaned. So sensuous so bright.
She touched his Southern nature with
delight.
« < Teii me,fair one,” lie only pnnsed to say—
“Tell me thy name.” “Come near,”
She paid, ‘‘so thou canst hear.”
Robbed of his strength, and of his honor
(The rose has dropped her leaves and shown
the thorn),
He stood at last, all sated with the blisses
Of her caressing arms and languid kisses,
A thing for bees 10 pity and to scorn.
“Sweet violet, my bride,
I come to thee,” be cried.
He comes to find a blithe young butterfly
Wooing his violet with tender sigh.
She says him nay—refuses what he
But let him press a light kiss on her
Enter the bee; he gives a piercing cry—
“False one, adieu—
I cannot wed with yon—
You are untrue, untrue.”
The insect world looked on in sad dismay,
“Alas, poor bee! She’s driven him astray,
The jilting jade! .
Just see the wreck she made.”
Thus runs the world away.
—[Ella Wheeler.
Till! UEOUGMA FBESS.
The Atlanta Constitution says Repre
sentative Gaskins, of Coffee county, who
was Injured by the runaway horse on
Whitehall street, on Saturday night, Is
yet in a critical condition. For the past
two days he has been hanging between
life and death, and at one time all hopes
of saving his life were abandoned. His
injuries are internal, and are of such a
character that death may occur at any
moment. Late yesterday evening his
condition was, however, much better than
it bad been within the past twenty-four
hours. He is receiving every attention
that can be bestowed upon him. Hiss
Harper, who was with Mr. Gaskins when
the accident happened, is improving.
Mb. Rice, of Fulton, who thought we
were so rich that we could remit half the
State tax this year, has been investigating
the matter, and finds that there will only
be a balance of $117,000, Instead of half a
million. Therefore, be won't press his
resolution to that effect.
Doctor Randall, of the Augusta
Chronicle, solemnly asseverates that
horseback riding before breakfast is posi
tively danger-ous, “as any sensible phy
sician” kpows.
The Dead Convict. — Under this
head the Atlanta Constitution tells the
following story:
John Mathews was a young white
man, sentenced from Hall county for
seven years for burglary. Subsequent to
his conviction, which was since January
last, his health gave way, and be was
kept in the Hall county jail until a few
months ago, when he was turned over to
one of the lessees working the Marietta
UhniaeiHe. under the above head, pays ' assets will realize that amount* j | has an article In Harpers’ Magazine tar
„ Ti.jCvna Atroraey-genenls-1 do not.' Bat I do October, on “Cotton and its Kingdom,
and North Georgia railroad. From the _
beginning of his career as a convict his I experience that it is true, it presents a
Speaker Bacon the following handsome
and eminently well deserved compliment
“Speaker Bacon recently read the mem
bers of the House a lecture on tboir slow
methods in getttug at the public business
It is certain that the Speaker is in no
way responsible for the delays. One of
his many qualifications for the position
he so ably fills Is bis great dispatch—his
swift, methodical readiness. A few Ba
cons on the floor of both Houses would
redeem the Legislature from the curse of
mediocrity. There Is much unskilled
talent in both the Houses; but it is igno
rance of the methods of legislative pro
ceeding which makes it available as much
in obstructing as in advancing the public
business.
In a Tbee all Night.—The Savan
nah News says Mr. James Holman, who
formerly lived on Dutch Island, near Hub
creeK, a short distance from Thunderbolt,
experienced a very rough lime during the
gale of the 27th nit. The water rose very
rapidly, completely submerging tbe is
land, and Mr. Holman and his daughter
were compelled to abandon their home
and take refuge in a large tree, securiug a
place among the limbs, where they re
mained from nine o'clock Saturday night
until six o’clock on Sunday morning. The
house was blown down during the night,
and the entire contents washed away.
The Albany Hexes says Capt. Hobbs
and several other Albanians visited Capt.
John Fort’s artesian well last Monday
and found tbe water all that it claimed
for It—“remarkably clear, cool and pala
table to drink, and strongly impregnated
with sulphur. Tbe supply Is abundant,
and has shown no signs of diminution
since the water first begau to flow.” It
adds, however, that there is one serious
objection to it, which is that It will not
mix with Albany whisky.
While driving his wife and baby in a
one-horse, wagon a few miles from Mari
etta last Monday, Mr. Joseph Dobbins
bad his horse to run away. Mrs. Dob
bins was thrown out, and, the Journal
says, “received a terrible gash on the
head over the right eye, about five inches
long, clean to the skull; she siso received
another ent about fonr inches long on the
left side of tbe head. She was carried
home unconscious and has remained so
up to the time we obtained our informa
tion. Tbe baby she bad in her arms she
pitched out into the road, and when it
was subsequently picked np, it was found
to have sustained no injury. Mr. Dob
bins escaped with only a tew braises.”
Our Law Makers.—Under this head,
we copy and commend the following de
liverance from the Albany .Vetos and Ad
vertiser :
The statement made by the Atlanta
correspondent of the Columbus Enguirer-
Sun, of tbe prevalence of stock gambling
and speculation in Atlanta among tbe
members ot_ tbe General Assemb’y, Is
somewhat of a startling expose for many
of their rural constituents to think over.
Tbe recent sudden failure ofJ. F.Cum-
ming & Sons’ bucket shop in that city,
no doubt brought to light quite a goodly
number of shorn iambs in the body,
who bad heavily discounted their
per diem in putting up margins. If this
be true, and it stauds to both reason and
AMufaMMuL _ - VI
not think the State will lose a cent by the . showing tbe possibilities of cotton pro-
bank. There is one surely who is worth ; ductlon, the present defective system of
more than the amount involved, and I am J cotton farming, and the outlook lor the
confident that every cant of Ilia State's . Southern manufacture of the staple. The
money will be brought homo from this | article is Illustrated by J. H. Mooser, C
bank. ami Marv Franklin. The laal
conduct was good, and no charge was
brought against him until to-day two
weeks ago, when he made an attempt
to escape. On „tbat day Mathews
was working on tbe road with the rest of
the convic s, near Ballground. He bad
on a convict’s suit and was shackled as
the rest. About ten o’clock In tbe fore
noon he suddenly made a break for free
dom, but before he ran far tbe guard
fired at him. The shot missed its mark
and Matthews continued bis flight some
three hundred yards, when he was cap
tured by the sheriff of Cherokee county,
Who happened to meet him, and by whom
he was returned to the camp and turned
over to Mr. Charles Pbillipe, Jr., one of
the managers of the convicts in that lease.
When Matthews was turned over to him
and his offense made known, Mr. Phillips
proceeded to punish him by using the
strip on his back. This he did to snch
an extent that the ccnvlct died, and a
coroner's jury has since said that
his death is indirectly the result of the
too free uso of the whip. As to the whip
ping, there are many rumors. It is said
that as soon as Mathews was returned
to Phillip’s care, Phillips threw him upon
the ground, and, taking a pick-axc, drove
one point into the ground beside Math
ew’s neck, which was placed under the
handle, on which Phillips placed his foot,
thus pinning the helpless man to tbe
ground. Then Philips, with his own
hand, laid the strap on until the flesh
parted and the blood oozed from the ugly
wounds. One application did not appear
to be enough in Phillip’s opinion, and for
two days, at stated intervals, the dose was
frequently repealed until Mathews’ death
prevented farther cruelty. Soou after tbe
convict’s death he was buried in the
grounds set off for this purpose, but the
cruel treatment was noised about until it
reached the ears of Governor Colquitt,
who ordered an official investigation of
the case. Last Thursday Dr. Raines, the
penitentiary physician, who has always
been instrumental in alleviating the suf
ferings of the unfortunate, accompanied
by Mr. Frank Haralson, went up to Can-
ton to inquire into tbe death. After
leaching the camp all sorts of rumors
were borne to them, but their mission was
an Important one, and they sought
for truths. The coroner of the county
was secured, a jury empaneled, wit
nesses sworn, and an Inquest held. The
body of Jlathews was taken up and a
thorough, complete and satisfactory in
vestigation had. The evidence deposed
has been kept lor future use. The treat
ment the convict received, and by whom
it was inflicted, was ascertained and will
be shown to tbe proper authorities when
asked. After the investigation, which
was made with proper care, the jury re
turned a verdict in which they declared
that John Mathews, the convict, came to
his death from'heart disease superinduced
by cruel treatment. Phillips was not
present at tbo investigation. Since the
inque3t Dr. Raines has returned to At
lanta but declines to be interviewed upon
the subject. Ho says, however, that ho
has tbe evidence, and when the proper
time arrives will allow Its publication and
give all the facts connected with the case.
When the reporter reviewed to him the
rumors lie had gathered the doctor said:
“Wait and I will tell you all in plenty
time.” Thus it will be seen that he does
not deny the statement set forth above.
Mr. Haralson la now in Cherokee county
using every exertion to secure a good case
against Phillips, who has made himself
scarce since the death of Mathews.
The ssme paper says within the past
week much counterfeit coin has been de
tected in Atlanta. Tbe denominations
are twenty-five, fifty cents and $1. The
dollar pieces are well executed and will
fool the best expert unless he gives it a
dose scrutiny. Tbe fifty cent piece is
easily detected, being much lighter, both
In weight and color, besides being much
thinner. The quarter is a poor effort and
is easily detected.
Mu. Hassell, of the TbomasvUIe En
terprise, writes Irani Atlanta that he has
beard that so far from there being any
surplus in the treasury, “after deducting
all expenses ot the Legislature and all
amounts appropriated by tbe present ses
sion, there will be a deficit of about $10,-
000. This is in part owing to the fact
that a large portion of the money included
In the supposed half million was money
that, uuder ibe constitution, can onlv be
used for paying off the bonded debt of the
State.”
state of affairs not pleasant to contemplate.
To say nothing of the doubtful morality
of tbe thing, It is certainlbat law-makers,
whose attent’on is continually dlstiacted
by tbe fluctuations of an excited market,
are in a poor condition to legislato intelli
gently. Tbe interests of tbe State are
bound to sutler when they come m conflict
with their own private interests in any
risky monetary venture, or shaky in
vestment. It was strongly urged against
Atlanta, during the agitation of the
capital question several years ago, that tbe
temptations and enticements of that rapid
city would be more than tlie average
Georgia legislator would be able to with
stand. Some few inklings, betraying an
exceedidgly lax state ef morals and con
duct among some of tbe people’s represen
tatives at the capitol, have been given out
by the press of that city of late, and we
have no doubt that much more Is sup
pressed than Is disclosed. It is not to the
interest of Atlanta for its papers to hold
up their city as an immoral place, and to
descant on tho many temptations and
trials by which the unfledged rural rep
resentative is continually beset so far
from home. But every visitor to the
capital knows that the traps and
temptations are always conveniently at
hand, and are seldom resisted by the un
wary novice. It is true that Atlanta has,
ot late years, made several creditable and
strenuous efforts to suppress the increased
spread of these malign inilaences in her
midst. But the presence of tbe General
Assembly, like the carcass around which
tiie eagle* gather, is sure to bring to tbe
city hordes of adventurers of every known
species and variety on earth, from the
professional lobbyist to tbo bunko man,
all bent on appropriating the per diem
and other perquisites of our incautious
and guiiilless statesmen.
The Georgia Railway Company will
pay a dividend of $2.50 per share on tbe
15th of October.
The Dalton Citizen says “the little
town of Rome is threatened with another
daily. Abundant capital will come from
tbe West for tbe purpose.”
Mil A. R. Jones reports to the East
man Times that on last Saturday “Dub
lin didn’t have a sa ck of flour, a pound of
bacon, a dust of meal, a peck of com nor
a gallon ot oil tor sale.”
The Broken Rome and Atlanta
Banks and the, State Deposits
Therein.—Under this general head, the
Atlanta Constitution reports tbe follow
ing conversation with Attorney General
Anderson:
Reporter—Do you think tho State Is
going to recover the money she has In tbe
two suspended banka at Rome and
lauta”
Attorney-General—Fes, sir;I feel quite
sure of it.
Reporter—Would you object to giving
ite public tbe reason for the faith that is
in you?
Attorney-General—Not at all. We
will take the Rome bank first. The State
bad about $42,ObO deposited there and
soon after the Supreme Court decided
that the Slate was a preferred creditor
1 went to Rome to sec what could be done
In the way of collecting what was due. I
found that tbe receiver had about $21,000
in bis hands, and as the State was enti
tled to it I took steps to collect it at once.
Judge Brown was presiding in place of
Judge Underwood, and on my representa
tion of the case he granted an order di
recting the receiver to turn the money
orcr to the Stale authorities. The re
ceiver was absent, but his attorney told
me that he would make out a check for
the ainouut and send it to him at once
for his signature so that the State could
get what money had been collected.
Soon after this, however, Col. Daniel S
Prlntup, who represents a number of tho
depositors in tho bank came home and
went before Judge Underwood with a
plea that he had been away on leave of
absence of tho court, and that the order
granted by Judge Brown was unjnst to
his clients. He went on in this way and
recited a list of reasons why the order
should be revoked. All of tlie points he
made bad been covered by the Supreme
Court decision, but Judge Underwood set
aside tbe order granted by Judge Brown,
aud thus left tbe money in tbe bands of
the receiver.
Court meets there again in about two
weeks, and I am going np. I do not an
ticipate any trouble at ail in procuring an
order to direct the receiver to pay ever
what money be has collected to tbe State
Reporter—You sty this bank owes tbe
DisrATCU op Business.—The Sparta State about $42,(X)0. Do you think the
Reporter—Well, how about the Citizen’s
bank? ,
Attorney General—You know 1 there is
a much larger sum in'that bank. The
State had $00,000 there. Of this amount
$15,00 has already been paid in under the
decision which makes tlie State a pre
ferred creditor.- I am informed by tbe re
ceivers that they will soon have about
$25,000 to pay in.
Reporter—Do you think the State will
recover all that is due from this bank?
Attorney General—I do, mud I believe
llie assets of the bank will pay it.
Reporter—Then you fuel confident that
neither of these failures will lose one cent
of the Stale’s money ?
Attorney General—Yes, sir, I am satis
fied that we shall collect it all.
Reporter—Then the dellcit of $17/100
figured out for October, 1882, on the basis
that this $135,000 will not be collected
cannot occur.
Attorney General—Not ii it is based on
that supposition. Before the first of Octo
ber, 18S2, every cent due from these banks
will have been collected aud paid into tbe
treasury.
The Jonesboro Hexes reports tbe finding
of tbe dead body of Bill King, a negro
drayman, on tbe railroad near that place
last Sunday. HD head was badly bruised,
and both arms cut off.
Another Wife Worth Having.—We
find the following in a late letter from
Atlanta to the Savannah Hexes:
Under the Lead ot “A wife worth
having,” a correspondent of the Aiken (S.
C.) Journal and lletlexe, speaking of a
visit to the Hon. Geo. D. Tillman, says:
“In this connection we cannot help re
marking that Mrs. Tillman is one of the
most eneigetic aud wonderful women in
the State. Notwithstanding the cares of
a numerous family, she mounts her horse
daily and personally superintends every
detail of her husband's extensive planting
interest, and is considered one of the most
successful managers of a lanu in Edgefield
county. Owing to the congressional du
ties and other business relations of Col.
Tillman, ho lias turned the plantation
over to her, and she lias proven equal to
the emergency. Such a woman is an
honor to our Slate, and a crown of glory
to the mail whose household she adorns.”
All honor to this noble South Carolina
matron, but we have here ill Georgia a
wife in every respect her eqbal in the do
mestic virtues so worthily recorded. I rc-
ler to the estimable wife of Colonel T. J.
Smith, of Washington county, the popular
and well known Master of the State Grange
and one of Georgia’s most public spirited
agriculturists. For years past bis pub
lic duties have called him away from
home a great deal of the time, and during
these absences Mrs. Smith lias had charge
of bis extensive fanning operations. In
fact her labors of this kind have been so
frequent aud so successful that she is
widely known as “Tho Widow Smith.”
■No one is more heartily welcomed to
State and county fairs, while her displays
are always the centre of attraction, for in
the domestic duties of home, as well as in
the management of the farm, she lias few
equals and no superiors. Her imposing
figure, smiling face, and cheerful conver
sation, have become familiar and welcome
at all agricultural gatherings. Georgia
Reeds many more such noble women.
The Eastman Times says the down
night passenger train on the Brunswick
road last Saturday night ran over and
killed a negro man named Cornelius
Walker, about three miles above that
town. “His head, right arm acd shoulder
were entirely severed from the body,
while Ids right leg was crushed in two
places—at tbe knee and ankle. The left
foot was also cat oil at tbe ankle. It
seems, from what wo could learn, that
Cornelius Walker was in Eastman in the
afternoon of Saturday, aud after purchas
ing a few articles, bad started back Lome
(walking up tbe railroad) and becoming
tired, sat down on the track and fell to
sleep, and In this unconscious state met a
horrible death. There was no evidence
produced by any one that the deceased
was intoxicated or had been drinking—
but, to tbe contrary, and to bis credit, it
was adduced that be was a temperate and
industrious mau.”
John McBride and Wm. Conner, of
Montgomery county, bad a little misun
derstanding last Saturday night, with bad
results for McBride, who was stabbed
three times. It D thought that he will re
cover.
Tiie Augusta Chronicle says the last
brick was laid on the Sibley Mills Wed
nesday night. A portion of tbe machin
ery has been put in aud tbo work of
sharpening the cards commenced. It D
probable that the mills will be In opera
tion by tbe first of next January.
We find tbe following in the Hawkins-
ville Dispatch:
Gin House Burned.—On Thursday
night last the gin house on the place oi
Mrs. Catharine Trammell, a few niiifs
below Hawklnsville, was destroyed by
fire. About five and ahalf bales of cotton
were consumed, and tbe cecd out ot ten
bales, also a good gin was lost. Tbe fire
was evidently tbe work of au incendiary,
as it occurred about midnight. Since the
above was put in type we icarn that cir
cumstances pointed to one Simon Man
ning, colored, who bad been working for
Mrs. Trammell, as tlie perpetrator ot the
crime, and he has been arrested.
Horrible.—A most horrible accident
occurred in thD county one day last week.
The little three or four year-old boy or
Mr. Ed Pearce was playing about uuder
the gin bouse while the gin was in mo
tion. Tho little fellow climbed up to
ride round—as children frequently do—
and was caught between the arms and
band shaft of the machinery, and bis bead
was literally crushed to pieces, scattering
his brains out upon tbe ground. It was a
sad and horrible spectacle.
It is said that Burrell Lairsay, of this
county, planted six and a half acres in
cotton on tbe 7tb of May, and by tbe 7tb
r.f September he had picked out 2,400
pounds of seed cotton from the same
patch. The cottou was planted aud gath
ered within four months.
Senator Hill’s Condition.—Under
this head the Atlanta Constitution says
“Mr. Hill is rallying rapidly from the ef-
feds of the late operation and will proba
bly be able to leave the hospital and re
turn to Atlanta in about ten days. As
soon as Mr. Hill recovers from the fatigue
of his journey home, he will go to Eureka
Springs and try the famed waters for a
permanent cure. At present no one can
tell whether or not this can be effected.
It is about given up that tbe knife cannot
effect a radical cure, but those who know
best are confident that Eureka can do it.
Mr. Hill wrote a letter since tbe operation
to Mr. C. D. Hill, now in this city, and
tbe handwriting is natural and bold, and
shows that the powerful vigor of tbe Sen
ator has already brought him out of the
prostration following the knife. He has
not spoken yet slnco the operation, but it
is not thought that his speech will be per
manently affected, as only about one*
fourth of his tongue has been removed.”
The Gainesville Eagle say^ “there Is
a little secret history connected with the
death ot the penitentiary bill in tbe Sen
ate that will hardly ever see the light,
but it was a most effective bludgeon.”
Why not give tbe public this “little secret
history?”
The Oglethorpe Echo says Mr. Joe
Cofer, ot that county, has sold bis farm to
a negro for two hundred hales of qotton
payable in twenty years.
The Athens Danners ays: Henry Grady
Graham ard Mary Franklin. The last
named, we presume, Is Miss Franklin,
formerly of Athens. If so, our little city
may feel a just pride in having an article
in ilarper written by one of her sons dnd
Illustrated by one of her daughters.
The Columbus Enquirer says the rain,
Wednesday night, caused quite a rise in
the river. “Up to a late hour yesterday
afternoon it badtrisen fully two feet, and
was still rising. Early yesterday 'morn
ing there were twenty-three inches of
water, by tlie mark, which, with the rise,
wilt be sufficient to enable tbe steamers to
come to our city with full cargoes. The
steamer Wylly of the Central line, which
has been tied up for several months, will,
no doubt, now be run regularly. The
agents of both lines ot steamers tele
graphed the commanders of the boats
to come through, that there was sufficient
water.”
The washerwomen of.Colnmbus have
struck for $1 per dozen, bnt the people
over there will not pay it, and the strike
will soon fizzle out.
The Gainesville Southron, one of the
“independent” organs of that district. Is
about to give up the ghost through the
medium of the sheriff’s hammer, and all
on account of a hundred or two dollars
debt. The owner is also postmaster of
Gainesville.
The Jackson Hexes has the following:
We leant of tbe following incident that
transpired near Locust Grove clmrcb, in
Henry county, a few days ago: A gentle
man by the name of Harden, who bad
been paying bis respects to a young lady
for some time, met her at the above
church, took her into his buggy and at
tempted to elope with her, when the
girl’s father came up and caught hold of
tho bridle reins and ordered bis daughter
to get out of tbe buggy. She refused eni
pbaticaliy to obey him. He called to his
eldest son, who, our informant says, at
tempted to eject her from the buggy, when
she clasped her lover about tbe neck and
defeated her brother’s attempt. The
younger brother then came up and made
a blow at Harden with bis knife, missing
bis aim and striking his brother on the
temple, inflicting an ugly wound. It is
said one of the party snapped a pistol
several times, but fortunately it failed to
fire. The matter was finally settled by
the young lady going home with her pa
rents, with the understanding that she
was to be married at home, which accord
ingly took place a few days afterwards.
The henry Count;/ Weekly notes tho
death of Uncle Jimmy Waters, an old
and greatly esteemed citizen, aged S3
years, and for thirty-five years a citizen of
that county. ADo, that Mr. Matt Moon
was thrown from a buggy last Saturday,
and had one shoulder dislocated andthreo
ribs broken.
From the Gainesville Eagle
We are very much pained to report a
serious accident which occurred in our
immediate section on last Sunday, and
which resulted in the death of one and
perhaps more. While Mr. Baily Camp
bell aud his daughter, and his daughter-
in-law, with three children, were return
ing from Pleasant Grove Church, when
near Mr. Berrien Brown’s residence, just
opposite to Mr. Hemphill’s dwelliug, the
mules that Mr. Campbell was driving
passed over a yellow jacket’s nest, during
which they were both slung and from
which they both became terribly fright
ened and ran away, throwing Miss Nancy
Campbell (Mr. Campbell’s daughter)
aged 15 years, out between tbe wheels
aud killing her instantly. Mr. Campbell
ldroself received hut little Injury, nor did
hD daughter-in-law, Mrs. Campbell, but
tbe children were all severely hurt, es
pecially the sweet little babo Mrs. Camp
bell held in her arms. While the mules
were running with all their might, Mrs.
Campbell dropped two of the children
out behind and was advised to throw the
baby to her husband, who was standing
on the side of the road. She did so, but
Mr. Campbell failed to catch the child,
and as a matter ofcourse it received some
severe injuries, from which it u not
thought it will eve: recover.
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A SAD DEATH.
Mr WlllleU Boas Kills Himself.
A tragic and most lamentable affair oc
curred in the office of tho chief of police
last night abont a quarter past eight
o’clock. Captain Hurley entered hD of
fice, and, seating liimsolf at hD dosk, be-
gan to copy into his book the monthly re
port of tho chief of polico. While thu3 en
gaged, Mr. Willie G. Ross entered, and,
taking down a sheet of paper, stood at the
end of the desk and wrote two short notes.
Stepping np to Captain Hurley,
he exclaimed as he extondod the
papers, “Here D something for yoa.”
Scarcely looking uirfroin his book Hur
ley took tbe papers, and at tho samo in
stant was shocked by the report of a pistol
closo to his head. He sprang from tiie
stool, and cried out, “What in tho world D
the matter with you ?” Almost instantly
Mr. R053 sank to tho floor, and Harley,
running to tho window, which opened ont
almost abovo the police barracks, called
for help. Officer Murphy responded, aud
rushing in fouod Mr. Ross lying upon the
floor, dead.
Aterriblo wound behind tbe right car
showed where the bullet had entered, and
by the lifeioss body lay a largo solf-cocking
revolver. The weapon belonged to Capt.
Harley, and in entering tho offico lie bad
laid it beside hD coat upon a small table
adjoining the desk.
The two papers hold by Mr. Hurley lay
open upon his desk. Ono was a short noto
to a relative. It was brief, and stated in
substance that the writer had contemplated
tho act for some timo. Tlie other was
merely a list of addresses to which Capt.
Hurley was requested to telegraph tho
event.
The deceased was a son of the late T. L.
Ross, Esq., of this city, and has several
brothers, viz: Mr. C. L. Ross and Mr. T.
L. Ross, of New York, and Mr. W. T. Ross,
of thD city; also several sisters.
The ooroner was summoned and hold an
inquest. A verdict in accordance with tho
facts was rendered.
Suicide and Dyspepsia.
A most remarkable euro for dyspepsia,
“WelD’ Health Renower.” The greatest
tonic, best bilious and Liver Remedy
known. $1. Druggists. Depot: Lamar,
Rankin & Lamar, Macon. dawly
To All Whom It Msjr Concern.
I have just returned from tho North,
with as good a lino of men’s, womon’s and
children's boots and shoes as has ever
been brought to thD market. Como and
examine, and I will convince you that I
can do as well if not hotter than any one in
the city.
Custom-made work and repairing
promptly attended to. Don’t forget that I
can fit new elastics in old shoes.
J. Valenti.no,
112 Cherry street, under Teleuuapii and
Masamraxa office, corner Seoond and
Cherry. sept2-tf
Ur* J. r. AS W. B. U olmee. Dentist a.
No. 84 Mulberry street. Maoon, Ga. Teeth
extracted without pain, beautiful seta of
teeth inserted, abscessed teeth and dis
eased gums cured. Dealers in all kinds of
dental materials and instruments. Con
stantly on hand, a large and full assort
ment of teeth of sill kinds, amalgams of all
kinds, rubbers of all kinds. marldawtf
Dentistry—Dr. S B. Bnrfleld.
No. 90 Mulberry street, Macon, Georgia
offioe hours—8 a. m. to G p. m. augSGtf
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
FHOCBEDZXGS OF TUB
JOVMXED TEEM.
Atlanta, September 15.—Senate met
at 0 o’clock. The Senate took from the
table the bill to tax tbe sale of pistols in
this State find passed it.
A large number of tbe House bills had
accumulated and tbe Senate was engaged
most of tbe session in reading them tbe
first and second times.
’ BILLS ON THIRD READING.
A bill to provide for keeping a record
of wild lands in each county In this Slate.
Made special order for to-morrow.
A bill to prevent hunting deer by fire
light. Passed.
A bill to apply all money in excess of
expenses received by the Agricultural
Department for inspection of fertilizers to
the common school fund.
Senator Winn moved to amend the b!U
by appropriating tbe fund from tbe hire
of convicts after expenses have been paid.
Senator Hackett opposed tbe bill and
the amendment, as no good-results to tbe
children of the Stato from these appropri
ations. He thought the public school
officers absorbed most of it.
Senator Guerry favored tbe bill and tbo
substitute, and while he agreed that the
public school system was defective, be
wanted to try'to make it perfect by giving
Ibe officers more money.
Senator Winn’s amendment was adopt
ed. The bill as amended was then
adopted.
A resolution to appropriate tbe pay of
deceased members of the Legislature to
their families was pissed.
A bill to incorporate tbe town of
DsSoto, in Floyd county. Passed.
HOUSE.
The House met at 0 o’clock.
An extension of Mr. Flynt’s leave of
absence, on account of sickness, was asked
for and granted.
On motion of Mr. Maddox, tbe commit
tee investigating tbe lease of the Western
and Atlantic railroad were authorized to
have 1,000 copies of their report printed.
Mr. Sweat offered a resolution ordering
nlgbt sessions hereafter, for which Mr.
Turnipseed offered a substitute re-ar
ranging the hours of the present sessions.
Tbo substitute was rejected, aud Mr.
Sweat’s resolution adopted. It provides
for night sessions, commencing at S aud
closing at 10 o’clock.
The bill providing for tbe correct as
sessment of property for taxation was
made a special order for to-morrow morn
ing.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The bill providing for au amendment
of the constitution so as to limit ad valor
em taxation on property to 2$ per cent, ex-
ept to pay the ‘public debt or in case of
insiureciiou or war.
An amendment by the committee on
finance, substituting 3 (or 2 J per cent.,
was adopted.
The report of the committee iavorable
to the passage of the bill was tbe next
question to be voted on.
Mr. Garrard lucidly explained tbe ob
ject and scope of tbe proposed amendment
and forcibly urged tbe passage of the
Mr. Jemlson characterized the bill as
“a superlative piece of buncomb.” He did
not see what was to be accomplished by
it. The constitution had closed and her
metically sealed the doors of the treasuiy,
and there wa3 no chance to increase tax
ation beyond the absolute needs of tbe
State.
Mr. Garrard further advocated
tbe bill, and disclaimed any thought ot
buncomb in this or any of bis acD. He
corrected tbe impression, which he said
prevailed with some, that It was designed
to cut off appropriations for public
schools. He went Into a statement of the
finances and needs of the State, to show
that the amendment could uot cut off any
needed revenues.
Mr. Bariow highly complimented Mr.
Uarrard for liis financial ability and bis
services to tbe State, but opposed tbD
bill. He argued that tlie Stale's right of
taxation was a sovereign one and could
not be limited or restrained. He said
tlie right of taxation was the life of the
State, and for us to restrict the right of
the people to fix Us amount hereafter was
to assume that all wisdom would
die with us. The best thing for
to do was to legislate for
the present, aud to leave to those who
may como after us the meeting of emer
gencies that may arise in thoir time.
Mr. Jemison said that if thero was no
buncomb iu tiie biil there was nothing In
it.
Mr. Garrard retorted that there must
be something in it to have aroused such
fierce opposition by tbe gentleman from
Bibb.
The yeas and nays were demanded on
the question of the adoption of the favor
able report of tbe committee, and resulted
—yeas 41, nays Off. So the report was not
agreed to.
Mr. Garrard then withdrew tbe bill.
SECOND SPECrAL ORDER.
Tho bill to provide for the propagation
of fish in the waters of tho State of Geor
gia. The substitute reported by the Fi
nance committee,of which we gave a syn
opsis on Wednesday, was the bill before
tlie House. This bill bad a large plural
ity on Tuesday, but railed to get a con
stitutional majority on that day, and was
reconsidered on Wednesday.
The several amendments to the bill
adopted on Tuesday, were readopted, in
cluding Mr. Miller’s, which limited the
appropriation to tlie 1st of January, 18S3.
Mr. Miller urged the passage of the bill,
and answered tbe objection that too many
dams would have to be altered to make
fish-ways. He said that only in a few of
tho larger streams would much expense
have to be Incurred on account of such
tish-ways, as they were only required in
streams having a capacity of six hun
dred cubic feet per minute at low water
mark.
Mr. Strother, of Lincoln, also supported
tbo bill.
Mr. Render opposed it, on the ground
that it was not one of the objects for which
the Legislature was authorized by tbe
constitution to impose taxation, and that
the taking of the money from the proceeds
of the inspection of fertilizers was au eva
sion of the constitutional limitation.
Mr. Price opposed it on the ground
that it would take $0,000 from a fund
that bad been devoted to the support of
public schooD.
Mr. Norlhen supported the bill, sug
gesting that if it was defeated, the bill
proposing to devote the proceeds from the
inspection of fertilizers to common
schooD (now before the Senate) might
also be defeated.
Mr. Price declared that tbe Honse
should not be coerced by any threats tbat
a bill would be defeated in the Senate un
less the House would pass another bill.
He said tbat be was an iguoraut country
boosier, but he was not to be frightened
from bis propriety by any suggestion of
thatkind. [Applause.]
Mr. Smitii, of Oglethorpe, contended
tbat tlie tax on tbe inspection of fertilizers
was paid by tbe people who use them,
and that the additional burden proposed
by tbe bill would fall on them. He in
sisted aDo tbat the bill would not confer a
general benefit. He spoke until “time”
was called on lum.
Mr. DuBignon opposed tbe bill on ac
count of Its penal provisions, also because
it wonid take money which would other
wise go to the educational fund.
Mr. Sweat called for the previous queS'
lion, which the House sustained.
The vote on the adoption of the substi
tute stood: yeas 65, nays 56.
Mr. Foster closed tbe debate in a lucid
and well argued speech iu favor of the
constitutionality and merits of the bill.
On tbe question of tbe passage of tbe
bill, the yeas were 70 and tlie nays 03.
So tbe bill failed tor lack of a constitu
tional majority.
Those who voted In the affirmative
were: Messrs. Addertou, Bacon of Chat
ham, Beaty, Bennett, Bird, Brinson, Car
ter, Clark, Coffin, Cook, Crawford, Cra
zier, Crumbly, Davis of Lumpkin, Dial,
Edward*, Foster, Fuller, Garrard, Ham
mond, Hester, Hightower of Early, High- Considerable discussion ensued on tbe
tower of Stewart, Hutchins, Jackson of \ bin by Senators Parker, Guerry and John-
gS®iSS , '&. 0, L^Sr , ii“.S »■>(«•*• W". by Buu,
Lester, Martin of Houston, McAllister, | McDaniel, Payne and Gorman against tho
McBryde, McKinney, Miller, Moore of bill.
Hancock, Moore of Pierce, Norlhen, Park, Senator Gorman moved to recommitthe
bill, which was lost.
Peck, Perkins, Polhill, Rainey, Rice, Ro
ucy, Sapp, Sellars, Shockley, Singleton,
Silman, Spence, Spearman, Stapleton,
Strother, Summerlin, Sumner, Sweat,
Tnrner of Floyd, Turner of Monroe, 'i’ur-
nipseed, Twiggs, Walker of Jasper,
Whittle, Wingfield, Youngblood, Zachry,
Zellars.
Those who voted iu the negative were:
Messrs. Anderson of Cobb, Autry, Bar-
row, Bates, Broyles, Cameron, ClirD-
tie, Daniel, Davis of Haber
sham, Day, Denton, DuBlguon,
DuPree of Mhcon, DuPree of Pike,
Dyer, Farneli, Fordam, Goodrich, Hagen,
Hall, Harrell, Henry, Jackson of Carroll,
James, Jemison, Johnson of Johnson,
Johnson of Lee, Julian, Kimsey, Maddox,
McClure, McClellan, McIntosh, McKin
ney, Middiebrook, Mitchell, Moore of
Hancock, Moore of Pierce, Moore of Tal
iaferro, Morrow, Nichols, Orr, I’almour,
Post, Price, Quillian, Rankin, Reese, Ren
der, Ritchie, Robins, Smith of Ogle-
tlurpe, Smith ol Union, Stanford, Tharpe,
Thompson, Walker of Crawford,Wheeler,
Williams, Wilkinson, Wilson of Bulloch,
Wilson ot Camdem, Withrow.
The House theu lookup House bills re
turned from the Senate with amendments,
ami concurred in the amendments to sev
eral of them acted on.
HOUSE BILLS ON THIRD READING.
The bill of Mr. Twiggs,to incorporate the
Atlantic and Mississippi Tclegsaph Com
pany. Passed.
The bill of Mr. Basinger, to amend an
act to provide for tlio belter organization
of tiie volunteer forces of thD State. Pass
ed.
The bill of Mr. Rice, to incorporate the
Atlanta Home Insurance Company.
Mr. Miller raised the question whether
this bill had been sufficiently advertised
as required by the constitution.
Mr. Hammond said tbat ho had studied
the questien and had arrived at tbe con
clusion that this bill was not required to
be advertised anywhere; that it" was not
a “special bill” in the meaning of the con
stitution ; nor was it a local bill that bad
to be advertised.
Mr. Barrow took the same view, con
tending that a local law was one that ap
plied only to a particular territoiy, such
as a law prohibiting tbo sale of liquor in
a particular towu or district. A law bav-
iu; effect everywhere in tiie State was
not a local law. It was not a special bill,
because it was not applicable to only a
few named persons, but to all the corpor
ators or policy-takers of tlie company.
Mr. Jemison offered an amendment in
creasing the individual liability of stock
holders to an amount equal to th-ur sub
scribed stock.
Mr. Jemison supported, and Mr. Rice
opposed tbe amendment as unusual aud
likely to defeat the organization of the
company.
Mr. Wheeler called the previous ques
tion, and the House sustained the call.
Mr. Jemison's amendment was adopted,
and the bill passed.
The bill ot Mr. Turner, of Floyd, to
exempt Floyd county from tho provisions
of the act to regulate the manner of let
ting out contracts for public bridges,
buildings, etc. Passed.
Adjourned to 3:30.
SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.
A message from the Governor informed
tlie House of his approval of tbe following
bills:
An act to amend ati act to extend the
corporate limits of Greenville, in Meri
wether county.
An act to appropriate money to refund
double taxes from the Home Insurance
Company, of New York.
A similar act for tho Underwriters’
Agency, of New York.
An act to incorporate the towu of Pel
ham, in Mitchell county.
An act to amend ail act to create a
board of commissioners for the city of
Augusta.
An act to authorize the oity of Ameri-
cus to increase ita indebtedness.
An act lo authorize the mayor and
council of Macon to submit to tbe voters
the making of a contract with the Macon
Gas Light Company.
An act to fix the timo for the election of
a mayor anil aldermen of the town of
Eastman, Dodge county.
An act to repeal section 1711 of the code
of 1S73.
Ad act to fix the liquor license in East
man, Dodge county.
An act to incorporate the Augusta Ca
nal and Savannah River Steamboat Com
pany.
An act to incorporate tbo Broad River
Railroad Company.
An act to amend an act to create a
board of commissioners for Greene county.
An act to require tbe proper officials to
provide for ibe doing oi extiuordinary
work on tbe public roads.
Au act to incorporate tbe town of Rising
Fawn, Dade comity. M.
The House met at 3:30 p. m., and pro
ceeded with bills on their third reading.
Tlie bill oi Mr. Turner, to exempt
Floyd county from the provisions of sec
tion 071 of the eoie. Pas*ed.
The bill of Mr. Jemison, to provide for
an amendment of tbe constitution, by
striking out tlie sectious relating to special
and local bills,was made aspecialorderfor
to-morrow.
The bill of M.. Perkins, for tbo relief cf
tbe Stonewall Rifle Compauy. Passed.
The bill of Mr. Jones, to regulate tbe
mode of letting out contracts lor public
buildings, bridges, etc., In Polk county.
Passed.
The bill of Mr. Kimsey, to amend the
county court act by permitting such courts
to be held in other towns In the county
than the county site, provided such other
town has one thousand inhabitants. Lost
—47 yeas to 50 nays.
The bill of Mr. Tamer, of Monroe, to
amend the act to regulate the maimer of
letting out contracts for public buildings,
bridges, etc., by substituting five bundled
for one hundred dollars as the amount of
the contracts to which the provisions ct
the act apply.
Mr. Jemison called for the previous
question aud the call was sustained.
The bill was lost—27 yeas to 75 nays.
Tbe bill of Mr. Hu'.cblns, to make per
manent tbe income of the Univeislty of
Georgia. (State bonds bearing 7 per cent,
interest and running fifty years, to be
glveu in lieu of any State matured bonds
presented by the board of trustees for such
an exchange.) This D tho substitute re
ported by tlie finance committee In lieu
of the bill which tbe trustees had pre
pared. The substitute was adopted in
lieu of tbe original bill.
The bill was considered in committee
of tbo whole, and then passed by the
House.
The bill of Mr. Glover, to authorize tbe
county commissioners ot Twiggs county
to purchase property sold in tbat county
tor taxes. Passed.
Tbe bill of Mr. Sapp, to amend an act
to prohibit tbe kihuig of game in Thomas
acd other counties, so as to prohibit tbe
killing of more than twenty-five partridges
in one day in Thomas county. Passed.
Tbe bill of Mr. Twiggs, to extend the
provisions of sectlou 1440-54 of the code,
relating to fences for stock, to militia dis
tricts. A substitute reported by tbe agri
cultural committee was adopted iu lieu of
the bill.
Mr. Farneli moved to except Decatur
county from the provisions of tbe bill.
Mr. Price advocated tbe bill in a speech
which was a queer mixture of humor and
earnestness.
Mr. Farneli supported bis amendment,
and Mr. Martin, of Houston, opposed it.
The amendment was not adopted.
Mr. Spearman offered an amendment
allowing counties divided by rivers to vote
separately in the sections thus divided.
Adopted.
On the question, of the passage of the
bill the yeas were 81 and the nays 52. So
the bill was lost for the lack ol a consti
tutional majority.
The House adjourned lo 8 o’clock this
p. m.
Atlanta, September 10.—Senate met
at 0 o’clock. The special order was the
consideration of the bill to require a rec
ord kept iu each county of wild lands
given in for taxation, and to regulate
the giving in of wild lands for taxation.
The bill was then lost—ayes 1C, nays
10.
A great number of bills were read the
first time. —
Senator Harrell introduced a bill to
amend section 1444 ot the code. Referred
o judiciary committee.
Two bills were passed for tbe remission
of taxes to insurance companies.
HOUSE.
After the reading of tbe journal, Mr.
Twiggs moved to reconsider the vete of
tbo House yesterday on the bill to extend
tbe provisions of sections 1440-54 of tbo
code, relating to fences for stock, to mill
tia districts. The motion to reconsider
prevailed, and the bill was laid on the ta
ble.
SPECIAL ORDER.
The first special order of the moru:ng
was the bill to provide for the correct as
sessment of the property in this Stale for
the purpose of taxation. The substitute
reported by the committee on finance wag
the bill before the Honse. The bill pro
vides for county boards for tbe equafiz
tion ot property for the purpose oftaxa
tion, said boarcD to be nominated by tho
Superior Court judges and appointed by
the grand jury, and to consist of four
members for all the counties that have
less than three representatives in the Leg
islature, and six tor those having three
representatives; the members ot tlie board
to receive tbe same compensation] while
on duty as grand jurors in their respective-
counties; this board to carefully examine
the tax returns and correct and equalize
them, etc.
Several important amendments were
made by tbe House.
Mr. Milter explained and supported tbe
hill in his usual clear manner.
Tiie substitute was adopted in lieu of
tbo original bill, and the report of tbe
committee adopted.
Mr, Miller called for the yeas and nays
on the question of the passage of the bill,
and the yeas were 62 and thc-nays 87
So the bill failed.
Those who veted lu the affirmative
were Messrs. Adderton, Anderson of Cobb,
Awtry, Bacon of Chatham, Barnes, Bird
Branson, Brinson, Bull, Christie, Collin,
Crazier, Crumbley, Davis of Lumpkin,
DuPree of Macon, DuPree of Pike, Estes!
Flynt, Garrard, Hagen, Hall, Hester,
Hightower of Stewart, Hill, Hutchins,
Jackson of Richmond, Janes, Jemison,
Lamb, Louon, Maddox, Martin of Hons
ton, Mays of Richmond, McKinney, Miller,
Milner, Morrow, Nichols, Northern Orr,
Palmour, Patterson, Peek, Post, Price,
Rice, Robins, Roney, Silman, Spence,
Summerlin, Sweat, Turner of Floyd,
Twiggs, Wheeler, Whittle, Wilkinson,
Wingfield, Wright, Youngblood, Zachry.
Zellars—02.
Those who voted m the negative were:
Messrs. Arrington, Barrow, Bates, Beaty,
Bennett, Branch, Broyles, Burch, Cam
eron, Carter, Carithers, Clark, Cook,
Crawford, Dauie), Davis of Habersham.
Day, Denton, Dial, DuBignon, Dyer,
Edwards, Farrell, Fordbam, Fuller,
Goodrich,Gray, Hammond, Heath, Henry,
Hightower of Early, Jackson of Car-
roll, Jones, Johnson of Johnson, John
son of Lee, Jones of Baker, Kell.
Kennedy, Lamar, Lewis, Lester, Mat
thews, McAllister,” McCanls, McClure,
McClellan, McIntosh, McLeod, Middle-
brook, Mitchell, Moore of Hancock,
Moore, of Taliaferro, Park, Perkins,
Quillian, Rainey, Rankin, Reese, Render,
Ritchie, Sapp, Sellars, Scruggs, Shockley,
Singleton, Smith of Oglethorpe, Smith of
Union, .Spearman, .Stanford, -Stapleton,
Strother, Tharpe, Thompson, Turner of
Monroe, Turnipseed, Walker of Berrien,
Walker of Crawford, Walker of Jasper,
Williams, Williugham, Wilson of Bnliocb,
Wilson of Camden, Winslow. Withrow—
87.
SECOND SPECIAL ORDER.
The bill of Mr. Jemison, to amend the
constitution by striking out paragraph 15
of article 3, section 7, relating to special
and local bills.
Mr. James moved an amendment, strik
ing out also paragraph 10, which pro
vides for prior publication.
Alter some discussion, Mr. Wheeler
called the previous question on the amend
ment, and the house sustained the call,
Mr. James’ amendment was lo3t—yeas
17, nays 86.
Tbe report of the committee favorable
to tbe passage of the bill was agreed to.
On tbe question of tlio passage of the
bill the vote wo3 taken by yeas and nays,
as required by tbe constitution, and re
sulted as fellows: Yea3 123, nays 24. So
the bill received tbe constitutional major
ity and was passed.
The nays were Messrs. Adderton, Bran
son, Burch, Coffin, Crazier,. Day, Dial,
Gcodricb, Henry, Jones of Baker, Ken
nedy, Lamar, Miller, Milner, Peex, Post,
Rice, Honey, Smith of Oglethorpe,Spence,
Turnipseed, Williams, Willingham and
Wingfield—24.
DILLS ON THIRD READING.
The bill of Mr. Wheoler, of Walker, to
amend paragraph 1, section 12, article (>
of the constitution of Georgia, so as to
provide for the appointment by tho Gov
ernor, and confirmation by tbe Senate, of
judges and solicitors genera!. The judi
ciary committee reported a substitute
which docs not change the bill in any ma
teria! particular, but only as to its de
tails.
Mr. Smith, of Union, offered au amend
ment to tbe substitute providing for the
election of Superior Court judges and
solicitors general by tbe voters of their
respective circuits at the time when mem
bers of the Legislature are elected; these
elections to take place at the expiration
of the terms of the judges and solicitors
now in office and every four years there
after.
Mr. Smith's amendment was rejected
Yeas 30, nays 71.
The substitute reported by the com
mittee was adopted by the House, and
tbe report of tbe committee was agreed to.
Oil tbe question of tbe passage of the
hi!! the vote was taken by yeas and nays,
as required by the constitution, with tlie
following result: Yeas 76, nays GO. So
tlie biil was lost for lack of a constitution
al majority.
Tho House took up bills returned from
the Senile with amendments.
Tlie bill of Mr. Peek, to apply all
moneys received from the Inspection of
fertilizers to the educational iund. The
Senate amendment adding aDo all money
from tha hire of penitentiary convicts was
the question before the House.
Mr. Alilner opposed it in
an earnest and impa.3ioned speech,
iu which he insisted that thD was not a
proper application of money thus derived,
and dwelt at some length on the unpro
tected condition of the convicts, and tho
cruelties to which they were subjected,
Mr. DuBignon said that the peniten
tiary system and its evils were not the
questions before tha House. He was as
much opposed to the evils of tbe system as
any man, hut lie favored the application
of tlie money derived from it to the edu
cational fund.
Mr. Winslow also supported the amend
ment.
Mr. Wheeler called the previous ques
tion, and the House sustained tbe call.
Mr. Miller raised the constitutional
point that this was a bill appropriating
money, which was required to originate
in tiie House; that the Senate bad amend
ed it by making an appropriation of an
other fund, which new appropriation
made it necessary that the vote should be
taken by yeas and nays; that a majority ot
a full House was required to concur in
tlie amendments.
The chair decided tbat the first part of
the paoposition was well taken, and the
vote should be taken by yeas and nays,
but tbat a majority of the members voting
could concur iu the amendment.
Tlie Senate’s amendment was concurred
in—82 to 03.
The bill of Mr. Clarke, of Wayn8, to
prevent the practice of hunting deer by
fire light on the .ands of another. Tho
Senate amendment was concurred in.
The Senate amendments to several
other bills were concurred in.
BILLS ON THIRD BEADING.
The bill of Mr. Martin, of Houston, to
eatablDh eounty boards of agriculture.
.i, P r? din2 tIie consideration of this bill
the House adjourned to 3:30 p. m. 1
SIGNED BY THE GOVERNOR.
tlle Go *erno,-informed
Ingbdhr ° f his a Pl ,r °val of the foliow-
An act to provide for tho collection of
the special taxes on liquor dealers.
act to enlarge the jurisdiction of the
city court of Savaunah.
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pgSffiwKRssBjp incor '
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twomires t of I lhe 1 Baptt 8 ta 0r fed/?
TrXnV 116 vilIage
Columbus f th ° S ° Mni1 Blplist Church oh
An act to provide for fixing tho venue
in suili against telegraph companies, etc.
An act to prohibit the sale of intoxi
cating liquors within two miles of Pros
pect church, DeKalb eounty.
An act to prescribe tbe mode of grant
ing liqror licenses in Telfair couaty.
An act to repeal all law* incorporating
tbo town of Blacksbear, etc.
An act to incorporate tbe town of
Leary, tn Calhoun county.
A resolution authorizing HD Excel
lency, the Governor, to purchase from
Mrs. Ella M. Cook, for tlie use of the
State, 1,200 copies of the Supreme Court
reports of this Slate, and to draw his war
rant on the treasuiy for such sum, uot to
exceed $4 per volume.
A resolution in relation to tbo property
of the Georgia State Lottery.
The House met at 3:30* p. m. aud re
sumed the unfinished business ot the
morning, being tbe bill of Mr. Martin, of
Houston, to provide for tbe creation of
county boards of agriculture.
Mr. Martin concluded his remarks,
commenced in the morning, in support of
the bill. His speech was able and inter
esting.
On the question of tbe passage of the
bill tha yeas were C3 and the nays 58. So
the bill failed for lack of a constitutional
majority.
The bill of Mr. Singleton, to apply the
1449-54tb sections of the code to sev
eral militia districts In Screven county
Passed.
A special committee made a report
highly commending to general use the
handbook ot Messrs. Thompson and Sil
man, of Jacksou county.
The bill of Mr. Reese, to compel clerks
of tbe Superior Courts to deliver up bal
lots when required in accordance with
law. Passed.
The bill of Mr. Sumner, to take au elec
tion iu Worth county on the question of
the prohibition of tbe sale ot intoxicating
liquors. Passed.
The bill of Mr. Price, of Oconee, to
make it a misdemeanor to violate any
written contract for labor.
The bill was opposed by Mr. Jemison
aud supported by Mr. Shockley.
Mr. Reese offered au amendment ex
tending the provisions of the bill to aud
other civil contract attested by two wit
nesses.
Mr. Shockley asked If this sweeping
amendment was not intended to cast ridi
cule on the hill.
Mr- Reese said be did not sec any rea
son why penal laws should be applied to
the violation of ono civil contract more
than to another.
Mr. Wheeler moved to postpone the bill
indefinitely. Carried.
Tho bill of Mr. Render, to incorporate
the Greenville and WhlteSulpbui Springs
railroad company. Passed.
Tho bill of Mr. Perkins, to prohibit the
sale of intoxicating liquors iu the county
of Burke. Passed by substitute, which
provides for an election on the question.
Mr. Mathews, of Hart, by leave, intro
duced a bill to promote public health in
this state. [Provides for the delivery of
bodies of dead persons, with tho consent
of their relatives, to medical colleges, etc.,
for dissection or examination.] Referred
to the judiciary committee.
Mr. Rice, of Fulton, by leave, intro
duced a bill to incorporate tbe Grand
Council of the Knights of Temperance of
the State of Georgia. Referred to com
mittee on corporations.
The bill ot Mr. Basinger, to authorize
tbe foreclosure of mortgages in equity.
Passed.
EJThe bill of Mr. Flynt, to protect the
farming interests ot Monroe county by
making owners of stock runuing at large
liable for damages committed by them.
Passed by substitute.
Tho bill of Mr. Spence to incorporate
tho Brunswick and Flint River Railroad
Company. Passed.
The bill of Mr. Glover to provide for
the beltei enforcement of the road laws
of tills State. Lost for lack of a constitu
tional majority.
The bill of Mr. Clarke, to amend au
act to perfect the common school system,
approved Augu-.t 23,1S72. Passed.
The bill of Mr. James, to amend an act
to repeal the acts establishing boards of
commissioners In certain counties, so far
as relates to Douglas (county. Passed by
substitute.
Tho bill of Mr. Turner, to incorporate
the Rome Canal Water Company. Passed.
The bill to define tbe authority ol the
commissioners of roads and revenue oi
Glynn county in respect to the bonds of
county officers. Passed.
Tbe bill of Mr. Hutchins, to confer ad
ditional powers on incorporated towns
and villages of tbD State (gives them
power to punish by chain-gang.) The
committee substituted woik for chain-
gang. Passed.
The bill of Mr. Mays, for the appoint
ment of a patrol or police foice in
Richmond county outside of Augusta.
Passed.
Tbe bill of Mr. Jackson, ot Richmond,
to amend section 1562 of the cede, in ref
erence to the inspection of grain. Passed
by substitute.
The bill of Mr. Summerlin, to charter
the Middle Georgia Railway Compauy,
and for ether purposes. Passed
Tlie bill of Mr. Mays, to establish a
city court for the county of Richmond.
Passed.
Mr. Winslow offered a resolution to
prolong the afternoon session to seven
o’clock, and to have no night session.
Adopted.
The biil of Mr. Wheeler, to levy a tax
ou iron safe dealers in thD Stale. Passed.
The hill of Mr. Storey, to enlarge the
powers of county authorities as to levying
taxes for the support of paupers. Passed.
The hill of Mr. Anderson, of Newton,
to authorize the governor to audit and
pay tho claim of L. M. Pitman, of Ala
bama, of one tliousaud dollars for aircst-
inga criminal. The finance committee
amended by reducing the amount to S-'riJ.
The amendment was adopted, and the
bill was, on motion of Mr. Thaipe, indefi
nitely postponed.
Tbo bill of Mr. Miller, to alter section
,698 of the code, in regard to the fees of
jailors. Passed.
The bill of Mr. Rice, to authorize mu
nicipal corporations to provide for the-
forfeiture and collection of appearance
bonds. Passed.
The bill of Mr. Summerlin, to prohibit
tbe „sale of intoxicating liquors within
three miles ot Davisboro’ Baptist church,
Washington county. Passed.
The bill of Mr. Mays, to abolish tiie
county court of Richmond county.
'Assed.
Tho bill of Mr. Nortbcu, to create a.
board of commissioners for the county of
Haucock. Passed.
Tbe bill to amend the last tax act so as
to impose a tax of ten dollars on sewing
machine deale.'s. Laid ou the table.
Tbe House theu ai(journed until 9o'clock
to-morrow morning.
SIGNED BY TIIE GOVKRNOB.
A message from the Governor Informed
the House of bis approval of the following
bills:
An act to provide for the payment of
inaolvent criminal costs of the cierk and
sheriff of Richmond county out of tbe
county treasury.
Au act to confer power on the ordinary
Douglas county to erect gates across
public and private roads.
An act to prohibit tho sale of liqqors
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