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Newspaper Page TextTBE EX!EE. HbMwlistancn drear and green seas lio ’Tween hearts that undivided be, A subtle power shall draw us nigh; Thu calm moon shines an theo and me. ' TDn ". daylight dies and shades of n’ght Til softly o’er the heaving sea, I the clear moon’s silv’ry light, 'l he aureole enshrining thee. Oh! could thy face be mirrored thero, Tkat in my exile I might gazo Cl>»n the pensive features fair, At silent close of weary days. —[From the Japanese. THE wEOHGIA VKESH. W k ftar friend Waterman relied too much upou the programme when he stat ed that Joe Brown made a speech at tbo close of the exposition. The truth is the Atlanta climate was too much for Uncle Joseph and the programme. We rise to remark, in defense of a much- abused class, that it taker a well balanced man to ride a bicycle. The scissors are mightier than the pen. —2>. Moore. BivassAB ha< a colored danclpg mas ts:, v. iio annonuees a grand carnival on 0.. . 'b loat. We inay be wrong in this matter; still, it doth appear unto us that an ordinary Weekly practice would par take of the nature of a funeral. To£ average leading editorial in the Georgia papers now consists of a dozen lines in which the phrase “our esteemed contemporary Is mentioned six times, and if there is a deft allusion to “your uncle” aouub dy or to “Colonel” so-and-so the completeness of tlio whole thin" is at once apparcut.—Post-Appeal. As the Post-Appeal fails to use these terms, wc are left to infer that its edito rials fall below tlie average. Brunswick Appeal: The Con.itna tion, in a recent number, refers to Judge Crawford, of the Supreme Court bench, and lion. A. O. Bacon as the announced candidates for governor next year, and in timates that there will probably be many other candidates in the field. It says truly that Mrqor Bacon has acquired many fast friends in every comity of the State during his ten years’experience as Speak er of the House. It may well be added that, in addition to the personal friendship thus created, be iias commanded the res pect of a large constituency by his uni form courtesy of demeanor and impartial and independent exercise of bis powers, vari-’il and delicate, and requiring not only a thorough knowledge ol parliamen tary usage, but also a thorough acquain tance with legislation, past and present. Be has, during the ten years’ experience alluded to, become cmincrtly qualified "or the lilgu and exalted position ol gov- iruor, lor which lie is named by his rtends. South G<o:gia can ami doesc-xc: t potential influence in the elec :km ol a governor. On canvassing tlic iame3 presented it should bo icinciubrr- !i! that Major Bacon, through good and ivil n*i>ort, has been a friend of eompati- ion, ot our Macon and Brunswick and Brunswick and Albany railroads, perhaps In tbs past to bis political aud business detriment, lie is, while a staunch and true Democrat, neither in favor of Bour- boniv.n or indiscriminate ‘'bourbon.” lie believes in maleiial development and progro:s. lie will give us a thoroughly respectable aril efficient administration, anil, while wo do not doubt other aud able friends of south Georgia will be named, wo think his claims upon our sec tion for past servers should be remember ed in determining the action of our peo ple. We deem it rather early to be dis cussing this matter, but as our content £ varies have opened the ball, wc deem it it proper that wo should express our aentiuieuU. The Gainesville Duarte has been victim sed by ‘'Zone.” Rev. II. J. Adams, the new Methodist minister lor Gainesville, lias entered upon the di-charge of his duties. Skw war calling in Columbus was very general, if we may jndgo from the lists published by the Enquirer-Sun. Says the Culliburt Appeal: A most disastrous rainfall tuck place in Randolph; bridges and fences were swept away, and tbo country torn up generally. The rad ios 1 is washed up iu numbers of places and it may be fully a week before trains can pass through. Dixcu's mill near towu was injured heavily—his dam at both ends gave way, aud the bridges crossing the waste-way were carried oif The damage to his gin house was heavy but bis mill house was uninjured. Gunn & Bridges mill, two miles from town, on the Beuevolcnce road, was entirely dem rlisbsd. The dam was swept away, and tbo mill bouse un dermined by the floods and fell, leaving a complete wreck. It will reoutre a heavy outlay and several weeks’ bard labor to rebuild. The Davis mill, in tbo seventh district, owned by O. A. Barry, lost its dam, wlr.cb will prove a heavy loss to frieud Barry who had purchased the prop erty a few weeks since. II. S. Cruder, also of the seventh district, lost heavily. Bis entire dam was washed away, carry ing with it liis gin home and screw and contents. Ilenry Colemau’s mill, on the .Lumpkin read, about eight mites from Cnthbcrt, lost its entire dam, aud it will require considerable timo to rebuild it. Gormlcy’s (Crapp’s) and Col lins’mills, east of Culhbert, each are with out a dam. Carter’s mill is damaged se riously. The dam was swept away at both ends, and the mill house rendered useless. Nichols’ gin dam was swept away and will cost heavily to replace iu Our friend J. 1*. Toombs, who has labored for years to stock his fish poud with the Choicest varieties of fish, awoke yesterday Tuor.ifrg to find that his labors had been swept away and not a m ! nnow wa3 left in liis pond, heretofore considered “Hood and storm proof.” Gainesville EagU: On Clir'stmas eve night when most of the people wcie engaged In anticipating the happy times af the morrow, or wrapped iu slumber, seme others were encaged in the burglar izing of the Air Lino depot. A more daring robbery lias rarely ever l-ecri per petrated. A young man,Willie Bolin, was Sleeping iu the telegraph office, which Is only divided from tlio agent’s private of fice by a th ; n plank partition. Notwith standing this, the thieves broke open tho door of Die private office, rolled the safe out on the platform and deliberately br.-ke it open, scattering the papers in every di rection aud securing about $250 iu money. They dropped one express package ol $foO or the lor* would have been just that much greater. The young man who slept in tin- office taardjuolhlng of the burglary. It, must have ht-en a very quiet piece of work of that character. The robbers were evi dently persons weil acquainted with the premises, aud doubtless expected much Iargpr booty tliau they got. Only the day bt?tore Hr. Jr-buson bad sent off several thousand dollars, and it is presumed that tho supposition that this amount was in tho sale was wnat piompted the robbery. It was indeed fortunate for Mr. Johnson that there was no more iu the office. The safe was a small and inferior one, and the robbers had little difficulty in break ing into it, after they got it out on the platform- There is no clue as yet to the perpetrators of the deed, but we sincerely hope thpt Justice may overtake them, as we have no doubt it will. Mr. Johnson has the spmpatby of the entire communi ty mi Ike lose, which will doubtless fall oiUiirn individually. Augusta Evening News: Three sites are offered for the King Mill—one from eit v, one below the Sibley Mills ar.d tbo third just above Greene street and West Boundary, ou the Darker canal aiopeity. All arc considered available [nd are under inspection by the managers r l!je min. The last named site is near- ist the city, aud Is well adapted for the location of a magnificent factory. Engin- * ^ave pronounced this site one of the icest it not tlie very best, on tho canal. W>rv little excavating Would have to be lor tlio ground has a natural out- STMTS* »d "0 diOiculljr from wk water. There is a large acreage Ethu site and anougb room for all the bolMtag*. The Augusta and lCaurtIIJatillroad runs through a conve- SyporttootffceBarker lot, and no finer advantage could be desired than tho superb water power, supplemented by railroad facilities. Its neighborhood or close proximity to tho city would make this site an immense advantage to the growth of that portion of the city, and would create an impetus which would rspleiy develop that portion of Augusta. Mr. Il'yams, the real estate agent ol Au- S sta, who has this fine property In his nds, if offering it at exceedingly moder ate figures, and the citizens and inleres’cd subscribers should look well into so valu able aud advantageous a site iu locating the great King Mill. Augusta Evening News: One of the circuses made a great stir last summer by showing “tho handsomest woman iu America” at tho head of its street proces sion. A rival circus will next season ex hibit “the handsomest man and woman in the world.” Wo shan’t tell who the wo man w ill be, but wc arc sure that Evan Howell, of the Constitution, will cot be allowed to remain in private life. Wiley Redding, tbo notorious crimi nal, lias turned up again—this time iu Co lumbus. Wrlcy, until lately, has been at woik on the railroad extension near Ma con and got his mail at the Macon office. His wife was at that time living between Forsyth and Bamesvilie. It is supposed that Wiley had something to do with the Barucs7ille safe robbery* Tire Times gives the following account of bis attempted capture: \ cstenlay morning Northern Liberties was the scene of great excitement. The cause was an unsuccessful attempt by a half dozen policemen, two or three bailifls ami a deputy shcrifl to arrest a notorious negro outlaw. The ergro has several ali ases, but lie is supposed to be Wiley Red ding, wlio is waoted In innumerable places for an equal number of offenses. He lias been lingering around this city for about two mcntlJ3, and our officers have been steadily engaged for the past two or three weeks iu an effort to locate him. This they succeeded in doing a few days ago, by discovering that he was making bis headquarters la a negro cabin just north of tlio city. The next question which arose was how he should bo cap tured. It was known to them that he was a desperate character, aud that a rash at tempt to arrest him would cer tainly result in feilure. Friday evening Mr. Shores, a bailiff who lives in that neighborhood, accompanied by a citizen, found a favorable opportun ity and proceeded to take advantage of it. They succeeded In making the arrcstfNbut Hie negro refused to be taken, and pulling liis pistol he directed it at the bailiff. The citizen at Ibis point of tlic proceedings pulled liis revolver and leveled it on the negro, but he showed that he was game ami told the citizen that if he attempted to s-hoot he would kill the bail.ff. This placed Shores in an unpleasant position, and l>e final ly released the negro, who walked off before the eyes of the cha grined bailiif and citizen. Yesterday morning the officers learned that lie was in the Northern Liberties, ard sev eral went up for tlio purpose of capturing bint. They supposed that lie was in a house ami surrounded it, but they were mistaken, for while they wcie preparing to make the charge he.turned up on the outside. He was pointed out to the offi cer?, but all hesitated to be the first man to approach him. Finally a granJ charge was made amt llic negro look to bis heels. About thirty or forty citizens joined in the pursuit,' and tho excitement ran to the highest pitch. Three or four shots were fired at tlie fugitive, but ho suc ceeded in makiug good bis escap a-id the officers, crestfallen o account of the manner in which they had been outdone, were forced to give up tlic pursuit and return to the city. A negro reported yesterday alter- noon that be met Redding in the woods a short distance above city, ami be tcld him that he bad been wounded by one of the shots. We understand that he returned to the upper part of the city iu tlie evening and crossed the upper rail road over into Alabama, liis wife took the train yesterday afternoon fer Opelika. It is generally understood among the offi cers that a large reward is ottered for Red- ding, but we were unable to learn tho amount,or any particular crlino for which be is wanted. He Is said to be the sains ne gro who resisted the polico in Atlanta a short time ago, and wlio defied the mar shal and police of Chattanooga in 167(1. The list of bis crimes is said to be a long one ami to embrace murder, rape and robbery. He gave bis name to Bailiff Shores on Friday eveuirig as “Bill Jones, the robber.” He is said to have exhibited large sums of money during bis stay in tins city, aud did not pretend to make a secret of liis business, lie is a mulatto, nearly six feet high, weighs about 180 pounds, and generally wears a suit of broadcloth. * He is certainly a dangerous ard a desperate character, and Ills capture should be made at any cost. Mu. C. A. Niles lias sold the Griffin Nttes: to Sir. Douglas Glessr.er, of Find lay, Ohio. Mr. Niles lias taen the pro prietor and publisher of tlio News for four years, during which time he lias not only made himself one of tho most popular journalists of Georgia, but bis paper oue of the sp'ciest and brightest visitors to editorial sanctums. We part from nitn with feelings ot regret, and bid him God speed wherever he goes. In bis vale dictory wc fiud the following: “I sever my connection with the Geor gia press with a reluctance which can hardly bo expressed in words. With many of its warm hearted members, I have enjoyed a personal friendship which I feel cannot be too highly valued. For llicir partial kindness, for tbeir many good words, and tlreir liberal encourage ment, I take this occasion to rc 1 urn thanks, and to wish for them and Georgia jour nalism the proiperity and success so tidi ly deserved. I part with profouud regret front the familiar faces of the old ex changes, the editor’s closest friends, whose coming lias always been welcomed arid whose absence is like the absence of dear ones. Recorder: Yesterday morning between two and three o’clock thieves entered the residence of Mr. Win. Bryan, ou Floyd street, three doom from Hull street. They effected an entrance into the house by re moving seme slats from one of the lower windows, and making no noise, succc. tied io getting away with a goodly amount of weariug apparel. The inmates of tbe house were apprised of the robbery only when they discovered some of the articles in an outbuilding on the premises. Recorder: The day set apart for the execution of Jesse Williams, the murder er of Toby Locke, draws along slowly yet inevitably. Williams is attended by a colored preacher, who Is unremitting in bis attention to the condemned man. Mti.i.KiiGKViLLE Recorder: On Thurs day afternoon a daik cloud was seen in the northwest, and the noise of a eycione was beard. Wo learn from Mr. K II. Kniswiler, who lives a few miles from the city, east of the Oconee, that he was visited by a small cyclone, which took the top off his chimney and blew down several large pine trees. Columbus Times: The boys who went to tho heavy expense of procuring a claw hammer aud white kids for yester day will be chagrined to learn that a book on special etiquette of New Y'ork says that gentlemen, for New Year’t call ing should wear a morning costume of dark coat and vest, with lighter panta loons. It is not uncommon to wear dress suits, but the taste Is questionable. Gloves while they may be light In tin:, should never be white; medium tints in scarfs and gloves are iu taste upou these occa sions. Savannah Netcs: Yesterday morn ing, as Coup's circus procession was mov ing down Bay street, a festive little black and tan can!no took umbrage, os It were, at the prancing of one of the spirited ring horses, and dashing into the street skipped around the animal’s legs barking and snapping furiously. Emboldened by the apparent indifference of tho high-toned equine, the black and tan seized one of bis shapely bind legs just aDOvethe hoof. The next instant the dog was seen turn ing a somersault through the air as the hind feet of the horse were elevated, and lauded on his back, with the confused no tion, so to speak, that a comet bad struck the earth. Galuing his fset in a sort of dosed condition, lie ran over towards the ship at the foot of Lidcoln street, when, overcome with dizziness, the lingering effects of the kick, he tumbled over the hinffto the street below, a distance of thirty feet, and was picked up by his owner in a demoralized and damaged condition. It will probably be some time before the festi/o canine feels inclined to fool around tbe heels of a trick horse again. Columbus Enquirer:' Yesterday morn ing young Mr. Ramsey, who lives six or seven mites in the country, came into the city with his father, who Is in a very dis tressing condition. For some time he has been losing bis reason, and tbe disease grew until the young man thought it best to send him to the asylum. Yesterday tho following jury were empanelled to pass on the case: J. M. Patrick, Frank McArdlc, H. F. Everett, J. T. Gammon, T. B. Wall, O. M. Kidenhottr, J. G. Moon, John Ailums, T. J. Watt, Wm. Amos and G. I. Brooks. They made a verdict that lie was a fit subject for the asylum, where upon he was adjudged a lunatic, aud Bail iff A. W. McMtchael left with him at 11 o’clock last night for Millcdgevilte. Savannah News: About 11:45 last night Policeman Adln discovered a col ored individual siu^Rng ou the sidewalk, and knowing the sleeping ebony beauty, so to speak, would catch cold, kindly transferred him to tbe barracks, where he gave his name as Charles Capers, aud was locked up iu a comfortable room. Jackson correspondence Columbus En- qmrer-Run: Mr. Walter Russ went to Greenwood last Tuesday night to the Christmas tree. Ho left in his buggy a portfolio containing about $25, valuable papers and mortgages totne amount of ten or twelve thousand dollars. While the presents were being distributed the port folio together with its contents wa3 stolen from tlie buggy. The next day tlie port folio was found broken in several pieces and everything recovered except tbe mon ey. Thief unknown. While Captain J. B. Anderson, tax col lector of tnis county, was engaged in conversation with bis family and several friends in the sitting room of bis house last Satur day night, some one eutered his bedroom aud took therefrom a gun, one trunk and a valise containing about $700 in county scrip and many valuable papers. The trunk and valise were carried a short dis tance from the captain’s and examined. A few articles of clothing were taken; the trunk, valise, scrip and papers were left aud recovered. Captain A had just rf turned from a collecting trip, aud the pai ties evidently thought they had obtaine a little gold mine when they got posses sion of that valise, which he always car ries. The perpetrators are unknown. A .Seale correspondent of the Colum bus Times says: There was quite a dis graceful riot in the quiet village of Craw ford, in this county, on yesterday, the same being Suuday and tbe first day of tlic new year. Ratlicr a bad beginning. A negro by the name ot Steve Strother made a wanton and ouliageous assault upon M. G. Jones, a son of Col. A. G. Jones, on Tuesday or Wednesday last. He met him a short distance from tlie vil lage and made some frivolous accusa tiou against lap. Jones was nnaruud and hi the conflict was very badly beaten by tlie negro. A warrant wa3 Issued for bis arrest, but lie managed to evade pro- cess until last Saturday night, when lie was captured aud taken to Crawford. There being no jail there and the negro being a bad character, it was concluded to try him immediately, and discharge or scud him to jaii. The negroes flocked to the trra’, very much incited thereto by oue Allen Jackson, the presiding elder ol that district of tbe African Methodist church, and that being hi3 Sunday there. The negroes, who numbered, before the trial was over, some one hundred and fifty or two hundred, were quite demonstrative during tho proceedings, and when tlie magistrate committed him to jail audgavc the bailiff a mittimus for his imprison ment, swore he should not be taken to jail. Tbe ba’liff, Mr. Kevll, started with bis prisoner from tlio court room, when he was attacked by the crowd, who drew their pistols and rushing upon ldni forcibly rescued Steve aud bore him off hr triumph. It is said some of the negro women bad pistols. The negroes retired In a body across the branch to the neighborhood of tbeir so- called church, shouting defiance at the few whiles who happened to be on band, and have fully armed and organized themselves for tbe conflict. Tbe sheriff aud bis depu ty starts for the scene of acticnthis morn ing, and we me apprehensive here that there may be a serious difficulty. There Is oue thing certain, Ferrell will have them if they stick, dead or alive. Ho is a little fellow, but is full of old Arch’s blood, anil nobody doubts that. His deputy. Doles, is equally reliable, and they will bag tbeir game, or try it, certain. We hope none of our Crawford friends have been, or will be hurt. Tbo presiding elder ought to preside at a work-bench in tbe peuitentiary for tbe next ten years. Savannah New*: Mr. Stubbs, the first mate of tbe steamer Katie, bad a narrow escape from being drowned while tbe steamer was lying at 1’arachucia lauding, taking on board some cotton. Some ot tbe deck bauds bad thrown a bale of cot ton on tlio steamer which struck Mr. Stubbs on tbe shoulder, knocking him into the river. When he came to the sur face he swam to one of the wheels, which he succeeded in getting hold ot and man aged to pull himself ou board the steamer train. Mr. Stubbs’ danger may be imag ined when it is known that an eddy is formed by tbe waters meeting at the point referred to, aud several persons have al ready been drowned there. Savannah News: It may be said that not since the war lias there been as much interest manifested in tbe election of directors for tbe Central railroad as was nolicable at tlio annual election yes terday. Tlie banking bouse was thronged from 10 o’clock, wben tbe polls were opened, uutil the close, and tbe greatest activity was exhibited in tbe procuring of proxies, the rumor being cur rent tbat in many cases great inducements bad been offered certain shareholders for this privi lege of voting. Doubtless some of tlic stockholders who were uuablc to como to tbe city were confused by the appl'.ca. lions ol tbeir kind friends to officiate for them by proxy, If we may judge by an incideut that occurred during the election. A broker wlio U opposed to tbo proposed “big division,” and is a staunch advocato of Colonel Wadley’s policy, approached the counter to vote some proxies. As the name of the patty was called another broker cf the other side, a big dividend and generous scrip advocate, interposed with tbe remark that he held those proxies. A comparison of pa pers lollowed, both were dated tho 2d of January, having been obtained early in the morning, but tbe latter’s appoint ment contained theso additional words: This revokes all proxies heretofore iven,” and apparently was the last ;ranted, and tlie managers recognized it, be stock consequently being voted in tlie , ul! interest. It was currently reported that Gen. Alexander and his friends had sufficient stock to put in their board by fifteen thousand majority, but the result showedlli.it i: was less il.au half tins num ber. It was conceded by nearly every one tbat tbe Alexander patty would secure tbe directors they desired, and hence no sur prise was expressed wben the announce ment was made that four new directors had been elected. The retiring directors are J. J. Gresham, Esq., of Macon, Messrs. Andrew Low, George Cornwell and Jacob Itauers, of Savannah, and tbe new mem bers are Gen. E. P. Alexander, of Lonis- ville, G. H. Plunizy, Esq, cf Augusta, Captain Robert Falllgant and Malcolm Maclean, Esq., of Savannah. The vote was counted out by half past five o’clock aud tho following is the official result: morning at ten o’clock for organization, aud probably will take immediate action in regard to tbe matters of dividend, scrip and income bonds, wliicb bavo been so greatly agitating tbe public mind ol late. When official action is taken we will an nounce the result, but, meanwb'Ie, con sider it unnecessary to note the surmises and suppottions as to the amount of the dividend and the pro rata of the proposed income bonds of the Ocean Steamship Company, it is understood that the right of the stockholders of the Southwestern railroad to participate in tbe division of the stock of the Steamship Company will be left to tbe decision of tbe courts. Tbo stock market was very quiet through out the day, and but four sales are re ported, a result attributable to the ab sorbing interest in tbe election. Central common opened at 13S bid, 140 asked, and declined three points, closing at 130 bid, 137 asked, with subsequent sales at 115, ex all dividends. Central railroad 0 per cent, certificates indorsed opened at 95} bid, 90 asked, and declined a point, closing at 94 bid, 95 asked. Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta first mortgage bond3 opened at 111 bid, 112 asked, aud declined threo and a ono-half points, closing at 107} bid, 198} asked. New Savannah bonds opened and closed at 80} bid, 87 asked. Augusta and Sav annah opened and closed at 124 bid, 125 asked. Southwestern opened and closed at the same figure?, 120 bid, 120 asked. Gbiffxn Sun: Prof. W. J. Gorliam died in this city, of congestion, on last Monday night after a brief illness. He has years, and has occupied tbe position of principal < f tbe Sam Daily Institute for several terms, and taught a private school afterwards. Prof. Gorham was a learned man, aud in his death Griffin loses worthy citizen and an bunorablo gentle man. He was about fifty-five years of age. Atlanta Post: Col. ’.Varner, who lias beeu representing a patent during the exposition, several county rights of which he sold, had the misfortune Satutday night to he robbed of every penny re ceive! from tlio sales of bis patent during liis stay here, including tire proceeds cf the sele ot seven head of cattle Saturday afternoon. He slept in a lodging bouse where there were several other persons, ail strangers, ar.d retiring without secur ing his money, he awoke next moral n<£to find his pockets rilled. The exact amount takeu he does not kuow, but it is esti- aterl betweeu two and three hundred er, Aleck Law, In the blacksmith shop of Mr. Robert Bize. It seems that lor some days there has been bad feelings between Aleck and Julius, growing out of a dis pute about money matters, arid yesterday Julius having taken on too much of the ardent, armed himself with a little pistol aud made the assault on Aleck. Ho endeavored to fire a second time, but Nel sou Ashurst grasped tbe pistol, which snapped on his finger, leaving a painful •vcuud. Julius was arrested by Officer Pickett and lodged in tbe guard house from which be was afterwards releaset under bond to appear before the mayor this morning, by whom he will probably be bound over to tho Superior Court to answer the charge ol assault with intent to murder. Savannah AVicn; The newly-elected directors of the Central Railroad' Compa ny held their meeting yesterday morning for organization, and it was confidently anticipated tbat somo decisive action would be outlined, and the greatest anxi cly was manifested to hear the result of tlio session. The hoard re-elected Col Wm. M. Wadley as president and Capt, *V. G. Raoul as vice president, aud then gave tbeir attention to tho usual routlno business, which was disposed of promptly, and at 3 o’clock tbe meeting adjourned. When it became known that no action bad been taken iu regard to the proposed issuance of bonds of the Ocean Steamship Company of Sa vannah, there was undoubtedly consider able disappointment. It seems that the majority of those who have been purchas been a citizen of this city for a number of >“S Cen’ral stock on the late boom, with W. M. Wrdley 40,105 Andrew Low 21,225 W. B. Johnston 43,327 Moses Taylor 30,193 E. C. Ander.-on 46,243 J. J. Gresham 19,323 George Cornwell 21,759 J. Rimers 21,030 H. H. Epping 44,890 O.I Brovrn 45,463 J. F. Gilmer 46 756 W. G. Raoul 40,019 G. S. Oweus 40,105 E. P. Alexander 27,869 C. H. Phinizy. 27,327 Robert Fallqpmt 27,801 Maloolm Maclean 27,471 Tbe newly elected board will meet at tbe office of the banking company this usta Evening News: Augusta lias mpleted tbo subscription of $1, ' to tlie King mill, and another largh company is already orgatiizing to build on the Harper property, just above tire Enterprise. The incorporators’ names are not all in, and authoritative informa tion from the chatter framers is not yet in order. But tbe company is organizing, and will build another big factory. Atlanta Post: Iu a discussion with a young street cor mule, which was lor the first time being inducted into office, Sir. John Stephens, treasurer of thu Gate City street railway, was thrown violently to the ground an-.l had his left arm sprain ed aud painfully lacerated. Mr. Staph ens says that various encounters with At lanta reporters gave him confidence in tbe management of a wild mule, but be is now willing to admit tbat lie has seen worse things than repot tors—but can’t rc- uieinberjwhere it was. Atlanta Post: The discharge of some sixty employes of tbe Western aud At lantic railroad, which occurred yesterday evening, is tlie subject of comment among railroad men, and various reasons given reflecting on the new superintendent. In vestigating the cause of the suspension, a Post-Appeal reporter called upon Super intendent Anderson this morning, who stated iu answer to an inquiry Jas to the discharge of tlie employes, that the ma jority were employed only during the exposition, the increase iu the freight and passenger traffic necessitating an extra force. “They are all good men,” said the superintendent, “aud I am sorry that we cannot keep them employed. They were discharged for no fault what ever, but only for the reason I have given The Exposition is over, and with it the extra work that raadetiie increase offeree necessary; and the fact that the building aud purchase of a large number of cars to accommodate our business during tbat time, we are forced to include old bands among those suspended for tire plain rea son that there is nothing for them to do.’ A call upon Mr. Gramiing, wlio has charge of the car department, from which foi ty- nine employes were suspended, resulted iu similar answers to inquiries. Accord ing to the officials, no one was discharged with the design of putting some one else in bis place, and no partiality was sbowu in tlie reduction of tbe pay roll. Atlanta Post: A pair of civilized Indian braves and a squaw, who have been selling bead-work, moccasins, etc., during tbe exposition, were before Justice Rhea this morning, the squaw procuring a warrant for one of her coparceners, I’e- ter Dr-iguer, charging him with appropri ating tlie funds of tho firm. A compro mise was effected, aud pocketing $270 as her share, the red woman made frieud* with the accused and the tribe departed. Constitution: About 12:30 o'clock last night, Officer William Simmons’ attention was attracted by repeated pistol shots tired in tlia neighborhood oi tbe Atlanta cotton factory. Hastening to that locality lie was me: by a negro man from whose side the blood was lbwing in profusion, and who could scarcely walk, so great had been the loss of blood. An investigation by the policeman showed tlie wounded negro was Ben Johnson, aud that he had beeu shot by an unknown person. From Johnson's statement it seems that he was passing through an alley near tlie cotton factoiy, when some one begau firing at him from behind a building. Three shots were fired, but only one took effect, tbat oue en tering the left breast just below the nipple and making a serious wound. Johnson was taken to an adjacent drug store, where Dr. Culbert examined and dress ed the wound, after which he was remov ed to ids home on May’s alley, near the lolling mill. Johnson says he has no idea who fired the shot. The local of tbo Griffin News turns loose a column r nd a half article preceded by nineteen headlines at a party of row dies who disturbed a performance wbicli was being given Tuesday night by tho McNeil Family In that city. The rowdies behaved in an outrageous manner, curs ing the actors aud storming tbo building. Christmas is over and our weekly visitors are dropping in again. We wel come them back. Ishmaelite: Mrs. Bezier went into her room the other night aud found the lamp, which sho had left burning, in a frightful condition. Oscar Shivers ran iu and threw it ont of the window, and it ex ploded before it hit the ground. Tills act of the little fellow was a brave one, and he deserves commendation for it. A little delay would probably have resulted in a conflagration. Columbus Times: Wo learn from par ties from Crawford that Sheriff Ferrell and bis deputy, Mr. Doles, arrived at tbat place, tho scene of tho disgraceful riot of Sunday, about noon Monday, and went to work at once. They succeeded in ar resting thirteen of tho ring leaders, though they had to apply hot shot to one, a burly blacksmith, Jerry Cuiteus, before it could be done. He Is seriously, though not fatally hurt. Two shots were fired at him, ouo with a gun, the load lodging in his sbonlder, the other from a pistol, the ball entering tbe back of the head and ’lancing around tho skull lodged under liis chin. Steve Strother, the brute who so badly beat young Jones, and who was rescued from tbe officers by tbo riot ers, bad fled before they arrived aud was seen in this city yesterday. He wiil irobably be picked up by our police if ho las not left. The negro shot is a notori ously bad character and is tbo same one who was so badly cut in Terry’s afore some lime ago. Young Jones was very badly beaten by Strother, and is still suf fering from his injuries. The negro used a fence rail. We were unable to learn whether tbe presiding elder was among those arrested, but trust he was, as ho is to blame for all tbe riotous conduct. Columbus Times: Yesterday about r.oon the usual quietude of Oglethorpe street was disturbed by the crack of a pis tol, which was not long in drawing a s he’d hunt up the man who owned the beast crowd. It proved to bd in tu6 lucdi of and hit the date square in the head.” Julius Holbrook, a young negro fellow,! it was deoided to let tbo exact date re- tnd was pointed at another colored broth- main in seclusion. the expectation of a rapid advance and the reapiug of generous scrip dividend?, were under the impression that inline diate action in the premises would be taken, and that tbe policy foreshad owed by General Alexander and bis sup porters would be aunounced and go into immediate effect, and the stock mar ket would become buoyant accordingly. This expectation was not realized, as above stated, and tlie result ot tbe cliango iu tbe directory of tbe Central has not proveu what was expected, as the “bulls,” to judge from the current gossip ou the boulevards, were sanguine of immediate declaration. Tho fact seemed to bavo been entirely lost sight of that the Cen tral railroad is only a stockholder in the Ocean Steamship Company, and that tho directors of that company were not competent to issue bonds iu tho name of a steamship company in which they had no active control. The prosert directors of the Ocean Steamship Company ere Col. Wm. M. Wadley, Col. IS. O. Ander son, J. J. Gresham, Esq., George Corn- well, Esq., and Geu. A. U. Lawton, only two of whom are numbered among the present directory of the Central road, and lienee tlieir inability to take any such ac tion as contemplated by tbe advocates of the proposed division. The annual meeting for the election of directors of tire Steamship Company will ba held on the first Tuesday in February, at which time a new board will be elected, and tbcu it is possible that directors favorable to tbe proposed issuance of iucome bonds may be put in. There is, however, uncertainty in the matter, aud what the result will be can only be surmised. Between now and the Uist Tuesday in February there may be a condition of affairs that will reader tlie policy now fa- vored by so marry impracticable. The market yesterday was very inactive, few sales being reported. We are inform ed that the stock tell to 110 ex all divi deiids, but that ti e quotations were 115 ex all dividends. There were some sales at the ccurt house at 140, with dividends, though the market closed at 138 bid, 140 asked. The indications uow are that there will be no material change in the market until tire meeting in February of the di rectors of the Steamship Company, and those who have bought with the expecta tion of an immediate rise may have to exercise their patience, though their rich harvest may come. Auericus Recorder: It will be seen from tbe annual report cf tlie city council, Mr. H. D. Watts, chairman of the com. mittec, recommends the taring of an ar tesian well somewhere iu or neur the pub lic square of tiro city. This is a move in tbo right direction—one which,wo believe, will meet tbe approbation of (very citizen of Americus. Wo are sadly in need of good, hcailhy,purc water,and think that a well, or several of them, would be a bless ing to our city. A’lew thousand dollars expended in this manner would be most judiciously Invested. The benefits to be derived are many and apparent to all who will investigate it. Amekicus Recorder: On Sunday last information was given Marshal A. 1’. Lin go tbat a colored boy, son of Wm. Dow dell, ofSumter county, bad been enticed away or kidnapped by Aaron and Anna Moulton, and further information was lodged with tbe mayor that Moulton and his wife had carried oil two young color ed girls. The man aud woman arc thought to be emissaries for some emigrant agent to get negroes to Missis- sippi, or somewhere out' West. A tele gram to Eufaula failed to stop tbe parties. Another was sent to Montgomery, aud after awhile information was received tli&t tho woman, boy ami two girls were arrested but the man had escaped. Sher iff Mize left immediately for Atlanta to get a requisition from tho Governor for them. Albany News: Tho engine of the freight train on the Savannah, Florida and Western railway, which left this city at 4.30 o’clock yesterday morning, exploded at Pelham, instantly killing tlie fireman, Charles Baker, aud scalding the engin eer, Mr. Edward V. Campbell, perhaps fatally. Tb6 incoming passenger train and tho unfortunate freight train met at Pelham yesterday morning aud the explosion occurred just after the for mer pulled oil from the station. There being no telegraph offico at Pelham, the News and Advertiser was unable to get full particulars of tho accident. We are therefore indebted to Capt. Steele, the efficient aud accommodating agent iu this city, for what information we have concerning the fatal occurrence. The exploded engine is a total wreck. Athens Banner: Mr. Hanson, mana ger of tho Telegraph and Messenger, gave a New Year’s dinner to the Macon drummers. There is a sort of affinity between newspapermen and drummers. Warrketon Clipper: We learn that a most disgraceful mob arose on the train between Barnett and Norwood last Mon day, composed of negroes, some ol whom are citizens cf this place. We understood they resisted and even assailed tbo con- ducto la tho discharge of a public duty. Tho conductorr is an official clothed with tbe powers of a policeman. The law pissed by the late Legislature making him such an offi cer should be remembered. Whether such powers have made some conductors unreasonable, or tlio people are becoming more reckless of late, we cannot say; but most unfavorable reports have gone out against Warren during the past few weeks in the way of furnishing a largo number of unruly drunken passengers. Fixing tbe Fear. Dttro t Free Free. In cno of tho jnsticos' courts the other day, in a suit of malicious trespass in en tering npon land and removing a fence, one of the witnesses was asked: “Did yon help build that fence ?” "I did.” “tVhnt yoar was it ?” “Well, let's seo. It was tho same year my brother-in-lnw had his leg broko in a wres tling match nt Dearborn.” “Well, what year wns that ?” “Let’s seel Itwosjnst six months aftor wo found tho Duggan hoy drowued in Sa bin’s well. That was- that wes in eighteen hundred and—an ” “Can’t you remomber ?” “Why, yes, I ought to. Let’s see. That same summer that we took tbo Duggan boy ont of the woll Tyler’s second girl started to ran away with a tin peddler, and we caught them iast the other side of Dear born. I squared off on lho peddler and knocked him eighteen feot into tho bushes.” “Bat what year was it that you built the fence ?” “Why, the same year that all this hap pened, or maybe a year before or after. If I could only talk with my old woman a minute I oould get it exact.” “How ?” “Why. I was building tbe last half of that fence when she was hooked by a oow, and “Calico Charley” must bare shaken Bookwalter up terribly in the late Ohio campaign. Tho latter is reported as say ing: “No; I think there will be a panic in this country inside of eighteen months. There is not a business in this country to day that is not out of joint. The price ot production, of labor and materials is in creasing, and will increase, while tho prices of products stand still. No man can look ahead six months and, with safety, fix the price of any manufacture. This is an unnatural and unhealthy state of affairs, and wc are surely in the circle that’leads to periodical panics. Business readjusts itself about every seven years.” An exciting scene is reported from Gra ham, Texas. Three brothers by the name of McDonald were in jail for tho murder of one Martin at Belknap. They disarm ed a guild, killed his assistant, and arm ing themselves began a retreat from th6 town, carrying with them tho guard. They were pursued but kept the guard between them aud the citizens. Finally a close shot wounded one of the brothers, the guard broke loose, and a general fight en sued, the fugitives entrenching themselves behind stumps. The affair ended iu the death of the three McDonalds aud the wounding of several citizens. The Lynchburg Virginian cays that tbe South should unite with tbe North in the policy of protection, and tbo collec tion of revenue through import duties for the support of the government, and make war upon the whole internal (sometimes called “infernal”) revenue system, that taxes tbe agricultural products of the country iu tbe most objectionable way. If a half dozen of tho numerous bailifls in attendance upon Cox’s court were seized with “inspirations” or “irresistible impulses” to knock Guiteau out of his chair every tioie ho was impertinent, only about three of them would have to go to jail for contempt, and they could amuse themselves for thirty day3 by chewing government rations and giving away autographs. A BAVK-UASUED SPELL H. The county was once full of btas3 bands, and a subscriber asks what has become of them ? We were never inti mately acquainted with but one, tire Tnl- botton brass band. If our memory lias played us no tricks, a part of that exo- dusted to tbe wild West [with Len Bald win, aud Tucker Persons adopted tho bal ance of it. Our colleague, cf tlie Atlanta Consti tution, abandons Colonel Thornton and extends his baud. Wo grasp it and regret that we both should bavo mi;taken a couple of camp followers for officers of tlio day. Consider tbe chevrons cut from tho jacket of Speer. The “ground hog” battalion will move forward at a double- quick. A Western man has been calculating the “mean density of the earth.” A man never gets a proper appreciation cf tbe mean density of the earth uutil he turns loose of a gas lamp at 1:30 a. m., and dis covers seventeen hundred thousand new planets which astronomers have over looked. Henry Ward Beecher, in a spirit of gusli, aunounced last Sunday from his stage that “when the final day shall come, the name of Gladstone will be close to tbe Savior’s.”—Exchange Guiteau has said nothing wo: tbat. Henry S. McComb, who died sudden ly in Philadelphia a few days since, was tire man who drove the 6miling Schuyler Colfax and several other Christian states men into disgrace and obscurity, by tbe exposure of tbo Credit Mobilier scheme. A new feature has been introduced in tbe Guiteau case by the defense, who pro pose to take tho thirty or forty certificates upon which cranks have beeu sent to the insane asylum, aud show Guiteau’s case to be parallel. William II. Enn, hung in St. Louis a few days since for the murder of his wife, was not afraid of the rope, but complained that he had to be hung in the cold. He get warmed up shortly after the ceremony iu all probability. Notwithstanding Governor Colquitt made from one to three orations for nine ty days, handrunning, it is an opeu secret that Bob Barry distanced him at a Sunday school picnic in DcKalb county last sum mer. The Carious Faculty ol s Young New Mexican Compositor. Tho young man referred to in the follow ing, which wo take from the Santa Fe Nsw Mexican, served his apprenticeship in the Tklfobxpii and Mzssekgeb office, and is well kno an here. His back-handed spell ing faculty was developed in this office: Santa Fe has a young man with a mind which has a fnculty that Is rarely to be found, if, indeed, it can ever be discovered elsewhere. The gentleman in question is Hugh McKevitt, a printer, working over at Military headquarters. He is a rapid type setter and a thoroughly good workman, so that lie is not dependent on any side busi. ness for agoodliving.nndasaconsequenco has never said anything about his spelling capacity, which is the subject of this item. McKevitt is a left-handed speller, and defies anyone to put at him a word which he can’t spoil backward as rapidljr as the best and quickest speller could give it in tho usual way. The other day tho reporter fell iu with him when he was in a mood more commu nicative than usual, and had occasion to try him. Incomprehensibility was not a marker for him. As soon as tho word \va3 pronounced Mo said, “Fifteen letters,” and went nt it backwards so fast that his hear ers were unable to tell whethor ho was right or wrong. “You see,” said a fellow- printer, "ho can tell the number of letters in a word without a moment’s hesitation, os well as he con spell it backward, and not only that, but yon esn give him a whole sentence, and lie will tell you at once how many letters thero are in it, and go right on and rpoll through tho whjla *hiug back ward faster than most people could spell it tho other way.” This thing was triod time and time again and no word or series of words could be hit upon which were not rendered as indi catcd above. Of courso thero are words in tho Eigiish language which McKevitt has never heard of, just as is the caso with almost every other man, but ho is what would be caller, a fine speller, “right-hand ed,” as he says, and is fnmiliar with the language, hud any word which ho has heard and can spell at nil he can spell backward with astonishing rapidity. Tho strangest part about the whole thing is that McKevitt has nover practiced or studied spelling backward a day in hi9 life. Ho says he does not know how he over acquir ed tbe ability to do i’, but that as soon as he hears or sous a word, if he bos never thought of it before, which, of course, is ths case with a large ma jority of words, ho knows immediately how many letters thero are in it and how to spelt it backward or iu ths rcgulnr way. It is so, too, with sentences. Ho knows atonco how many words and letters are in any sonter.cj that may bo suggested, and states too numbers as promptly as the words are uttered. McKevitt can also distribute type backward cs well as forward. In the left- handed sp Ring there is no theory of sound to aid him, aud in very many instances the letters spoil nothing ut all aud cannot bo pronounced, so that there is do accounting ter his ability to spell in that way except to conclude that it is the result of a gift—a pe culiar faculty of a remarkably quick mind. TBE ROMS V.ili TRAGEDY. A further Account ol tho Aflrny ;m Brought Out nt tho Inquest. A few days since wo published an account of the lute tragody in Jones county near Roand Oak which was incorrect iu several particulars. At tho time of the writing it was impossible to get an altogether accu rate cue of tbo affair, for the rea-on that no ono was nbfo to give it. From the evidence given in at tho coroner’s inquest, the fol lowing account is mads up. On tho even ing named a dauco was gotten up at a siiort distance from a grocery kept by Jos. Griggs, a whito mau. There were present a largs number of negroes, and three young white men who nro described as shiftless characters; their names were [Jack Gray, Warren Green and Abo Biilingelea. The dance progressed and considerable liquor was drank. Jack Gray (whito) was dnnciug with a negro girl, when a young negro man stepped on her dre^s ^^.drow from her a remark that can TBEXX1GBT8 OP TBE GOLDEN MILE. NorortnlnK About a Uood Order and a Low Rate of Life Insurance. Castle Lodge of tho above ordor was or ganized in Macon, March 19th, 1880, and now has a membership of seventy-five comrades, having had x many other orders to contend with. Its plans and principles/when known,car ry conviction to the minds of the thinking and reflective tbat if there is a beneficial order in existence that is reliable, safe and cheap, “a poor man’s friend,” the K. G. R. is the ono. Macon Castle is composed of tho leading business men of the city, men ot intelli gence and physical ability, such material that is wanted to give life and perpetuity to 6uch orders. The order is composed of five classes, each guaranteeing the payment of a certain sum on the death of a member to such per son or persons as he may direct. Theso classes provide benefits os follows: First class $ 500 Second close 1,000 Third cbu.9 2,000 Senior class 2,000 Degroe of Ruth 1,000 All white maio persons under fifty years of age, and physically and morally quali fied, may enroll themselves in oithor or all of the these clossos, but tho senior class has the special privilege of admitting persons ovor fifty and under sixty years. Thus any member under fifty may secure such pro vision for his family or dependen's as ho may fool able to maintain, ranging in amouut from $500 in the first class to $5,500 in all tho classes, or such intervening amount as can ljs secured by joining the class or classes that will give tho desired sum. Tho entire cost to join either doss is fourteen dollars, and three dollars for each additional class. Those who joinod tho third class March 19, 1880, have had to pay only twenty-eight dollars for twenty-fivo 'deaths. Those in tho fourth class only twonty-two dollars. Monthly dues have boon suspended ’till the 1st of April next, and will perhaps be suspended for tho entire year, as tho castle hns funds on hand. The main and most attractive feature of the order is tho return of ell the death assessments paid in, less ten percent., nnd tho amount that tho benefit certificate calls for. That is, the beneficiary gets all paid in, less ten per cent, aud tho amount insured for. Whati^^id iu b not thrown away, only safo keeping for tho widow and orphan after tho fond husband, tho good protector i- gone. Dco’t delay in securing the benefits ol the order when you have the clgmco. There may be no other chance for you, sinro you kuow not when you may fall a victim to disease or ncoident. Tho saddest things in life are vain regrets over wasted opportu nities. The conditions of admission nro aims First, yon must possess a good moral^ actcr. Second, you mnst have e ly health. Third, you must beiiovel Supremo Being, the Creator and Ruler' the Universe. P. r.-OIH livi:: 1 ; in the c vauiry :u ir M coil and iu the nuuiiboring order-fMfcomo members- to • C cur etc., b-" I'cIU Wo have been shown! vine hny from the crop i Plant, on his river botto Tho hny is proud People wonder that now nnd then a conceited man turns up. Wo are not con ceited, yet we cannot forget that Baroness- Burdett Hyphen Coutts pays $400,000 a year for tho use of one of us. Whittaker's ears are to ba exhibited in court again. With Whittaker and Gui teau on hand tbe Associated Press will have no immediate opportunity of ad journing. Young journalists are takiug to the road with traveling show companies. Steve Poatell appears to bo the press agent of tho Folton formulated coalition combination. - Parson Felton is practicing the “hallelujah clap” that stampeded Latry Trammell. Pierce Yonng says it sounds like the discharge of an over rammed powder gun. Atlanta is busy dropping her exposi tion nickels into a shot bag. They will last until watermelon timo when the col ored brethren cxcurt on the West Point road. threatened to shoot Joe Jackson (colored). Tho white man, Jack Gray, told him to go in, he would stand by him, and tho fellow began firing. Almost instantly a general figbt ensued, about twenty shots being fired. Bob Jackson (colored) fell dead, and Henry Jackson (colored) fell, mortally wounded. Fuller Moreland (colored) was badly cut, Aleck Jackson slightly shot, Abram Jackson slightly wounded in tho head, nnd Abo Billingslea cut. Jack Gray, the whito man, had fired throe times when ho was stabbed. He crawled ont of tho house, walked around it, came back, and sitting down died in a chair. ’ihs evidence before ths coroner was con flicting, but points strongly to King Bland, colored, as the man who killed Bob and Henry Jackson, and to Aleck Jackson S3 tho man who killod Gray. It was impossi ble, however, in the confusion, to tell what shots took effect. Ono negro came to the door of the room and fired into tho crowd five times. Tho affair is greatly deplored by the good peoplo of our sistor county, and they are using every means to bring the rioters to justice. Every person present has been arrested but King Bland who has es caped. Meteorological. Wo have received from J. M. Boardman, Esq., tho usual motoorological report for tho month of December and tho past year, which is os follows: The mean temperature for the month just passed was 54 dogs. Maximum..., 72 dogs. Minimum 32 dogs. Kainlall fur thu month 4.05 in. The mean temperature for De cember, 1380 was 45 dogs. Maximum 73 deg?. Minimum 04 dogs. Rainfall for that month 126 inches. Tho moan temperature for the year 1881, was 65 deg. Mean maximum 8o deg. Mean minimum 45 deg. Rainfall for the year was 44.94 in. Tlie warmest day was July 9th.. 99 deg. The ooldest day was Feb. 14th.. 23 deg. Toe great question which is sought to be settled by Arctic explorers is, “Is the north polo a region of bananas or ban danas?” Glancing over our exchanges we are led to remark that tho erratic Georgia In dependent continues to “Job up se renely.” Bill MAnoNE, of Virginia, repudiates an honest debt. Doss “Hightower Bill,’ of Georgia, propose to pay a repudiated one? A low thermometer and a high grade New Year’s punch tore up the too too yonng man terribly. aullesn’s Letter tow Mtwtwart Lewder “The llonorable Don Cameron—Dear She I am on trial for my life and I need money. I am a stalwart of the stalwarts, and so are you. You think a good deal of General Arthur, and so do I. My in spiration made him President, and I am going to ask you to let me have $500. If L get out of this I will retnrn it. If not, charge it to tho stalwarts. “Yours for our cause, and very cor dially, Cham.es Guiteau. “In court, WashingtonD. C., December 19,1881.” i Sudden Deatta. Dorca3 Farrow, the faithful colored cook of Mr. Willie Payne, of Orange streot, died very suddenly on Tuesday night. Sho had been engaged to cook,tho supper for a Kb tlo collodion at Mr. Walter Johnson’s house on tbat night, and got through her work about nino o’clock. On entering her gate, accompanied by two small daughters she fell, complaining of a pain in her head, followed by a hemorrhage from tbe lungs. She was taken into the house and expired within two and a half hours. She will be buried by ths Military Sisters, to which or ganization sho belonged. Sho waa a faith ful servant, and well liked by those with whom sho had served. A singular feature of the case is the death of her husband, Turner Farrow, who fell dead in church just two years ago, both wife and husband having met with sudden deaths. ' Hwwltlwsvllle Pots. HawactsviiiLE, January 3,18S2.—Mr. W. B. Steele, who was reoently shot by Mr. J. T. Davis, is rapidly recovering, and will soon be able to resume business. Tamer Sutton, colored, who shot and killed Lige Whitehead, has beeu admitted to bail in the ism of ’ $500. The opinion prevails almost universally that it was cane of eelf-defenae. Much interest is being manifested in the municipal election to take plaoe on the second Saturday of this month. Two can didates for mayor and five tickets for aider- men are in the field. Tbe personal property of M. D. Mercer is being sold to-day with a large attendance at the sale. Sioux. —The Southern News Oompany has been ■npereeded on the Brunswick road, from Macon to Jacksonville, by the Crescent City News Oompany. pen is iormiug[l bale3, selling r Mr. Plant plan!! season, and has gathe? 275 bales. Tbo other day an OhiS tho land and how it produo Mr. Plant thirty-fivo dollar?! This is the patch of land j K vo $5,000 for some tin st year’s crop of only a it ha has mado clear eon dollars—a pretty money invested, from Scotland ten cranial rye gras^yrhich ns tho pea-vino < Concer ‘VP. It R n in the. Actors used to dio fflj suclt is no longer tho r established reputntiorj burnt cork to buskij) whisky and car- has no excu?o for; tho stage. Booth, but fori would have been a l Ned Soihem made tur.o, though no ono i with most of his moneJ !_ Joo Jefferson, tho rich! can nctor?, can count nearly figures. John Owens has retained a tune. John McCullough has made hin iri three or four years, and even To| is fast becoming indopondent. Billy Florence has so much of mighty Dollar” that he iateude the stage soon. Lotte has given away a hundred dollars. Frank Mayo saved j thousand from tho proli^ Crockett.” B irrett is rio' Crane netted over forty last season, nnd will ma| season. Mary Anderson f dred thousand this year ( bright career, besides wli for didiiv’uds and clothes, is rated at a hundred tjj Emmett, despite sla ported worth twice tlimm is fast regaining r lost fortune. Kayrnd is making menoy faster than he ever i‘ and McKee Rankin has enough for fort. Harrigan aud Hart have n gold r in the centre of Now York. All tho bril minstrels are fattening their pockets. Cl I Morris, Kate Claxtou, Fanny Dav port, Ghurlotto Thompson, Aunio Pi! ley, ueneviove Ward and Emma AbtattS aro all ladies of excellent financial circam-1 stances. Louiio Pomeroy is worth more i than “Brick. - ’ I forgot John Clarke lias made money steadily here and abn And so on. It may be raid tbat is more wealth than genius on the / ' can stage to day. Nobody begrud_ cent of it. These people are serva the pnblio aud deserve to be paid Shut oil until late iu lifo from the unc age and peace of home, forever striving please that fickle mistress, tiro public tas^ abused by captious critios and scandolu by wanton gossip, they deserve the Monnl smile of the gold giving goddess i for one I am glad they get it. One sad instance on the othor side is that of poor Edwin Adams, who aotors saywas the sweetest nature iu their family and who is a lasting memory with evsry man that ever saw his ‘Enoch Arden ’ He almost lost his voice before a long suffering came £ to it? end. And then Enoch went out into ^ the shoreless sea, leaving Annie and the little onos behind in heart-broken poverty. The actors gave them a benefit. The thea tre was tendered free. All the stars were glad to appear on-the bill. There were enough volunteers to put out a dozen plays. This was net all. Seats were sold at auc tion. Little Lott i bought oue for five hun dred dollars, and with the prettiest motion she ever made tossed it baok to the box to be sold again. Joe Jefferson planked down five hundred like a man. Others did as well for their means. Of oourne the pnblio waa wild to go to the wonderful pei formanee, and every seat was taken. When the ticket sellers cojnted up they had a little over twelve thousand dollars. How much of it do yon think the widow and children of Edwin Adams received? W hy, every blessed cent Everything, from theatre rent to bill postirg, had been given. It seem* to me that this one beautiful deed sheds a halo over the American ataga, but there are others like it to make us lore the tender-hearted men and women who may be false behind the footlights, bat are true aud warm and tender in tha oold world outside. What would the great cities ba without the theatres? Or the circle of wits without the actors? Or oiriiiiaUton and altars without the drama.