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THE MACON WEEKLY TELEGRAPH. TUESDAY MAPCII 30, 1886.—TWELVE PAGES.
HEARD IN DEFENSE OF THE PRESI
DENT.
The Tall Hjeamore of the Wabash Makn
Some Tailing Point* Against tha Hull*
dozing Tactic* of the Repub-
can Senator*.
Washington, March 25.—In tlie Senate
to-day Hoar reported from the librnry com
mittee a bill establishing a commission,
compost il of the Secretary of State, the
Librarian of Congress and the secretary of
the Smithsonian Institute, lo examine and
report to Congress as to the character and
Taloo of manuscripts belonging to Con
gress. Hoar explained that tlio work in
volved no expense. The government, he
said, had the Franklin papers, the ltocham-
bean papers and other manuscripts of great
historical vnlue, and the object of the pro
posed commission was that it might exam
ine them and report as to whether they
should be published, and the best method
of doing so. The bill was passed.
The chair laid before the Senate a letter
from the Postmaster-General, transmitting,
in compliance with a recent resolution, a
tabular statement of fourth-class postmas
ters removed since the 4th of March, 1885.
Referred. The total number of such re
movals is 8,035.
On the request of Edmunds the nrniy bill
was, by unanimous consent, made the un
finished business of the morning hour to
morrow.
The Edmunds resolutions were then
placed before the Senate.
Voorhees took the floor in opposition to
the majority report. After stating the ques
tion at issue, Voorhees asked why the ma
jority resolutions contented themselves
with an attack on the agent (the Attorney-
General) and shrank from a direct blow on
the principal (the President.) Did the Sen
ator from Vermont expect a cabinet officer
to disobey tho President? The resolutions
were meant for popular effect. They con
templated no measure of legislation to re
move any evil or pretended evil. They
were merely a fnlmination of Senatorial
opinion, barren of resnlt otbor than cheap
partisan denunciation. True, there was a
threat that if the papers sought were with
held the nominations would not be con
firmed. A more logical nnd ridiculous
sequence could not be conceived. If the
Attorney General were guilty os charged,
of ’‘conduct subversive of the fundamental
principles of tbn government and the good
administration thereof,” then he should be
impeached in the manner provided by the
constitution. That was a matter for the
House of Representative to propose. The
resolutions now before the Senate consti
tuted a trivial and inconsequential measure,
compared to the sturdy and straight
forward remedy; provided by tho constitu
tion for tho punishment of a public official
wilfully recreant or disobedient to the law.
These resolutions were simply intended to
keep republicans in office. There was noth
ing more certain, however, than thnt the
people understood the object. As to re
movals by President Cleveland, Voorhees
said there were from 11X1,00(1 to
120,000 officeholders in tho United
States. For twenty-live years this
tremendous patronage had been in the
hands of one of the strongest, most zealous,
Vehement and proscriptive political parties
aver known in the history of the world. If
during that timeaDemocrat had held office,
it was either by mistoko or by arrangements
not creditable to tho persons concerned.
Vootbees heartily indorsed Cleveland’s ac
tion in making removals, so far as action
bad been had, and he would heartily en
dorse the Pnsidcnt's action in the saiuo
direction if ho went a thousand leagues
further. Out of 3,IXX) persons engaged in
the interior Department, Voorhees said,
only 400 changes had been made under the
present administration, “including the side
and faithful Secretary of tho Interior him-
‘"dthe principal positions next to
him. The-, was still in thnt depart
ment A solid Republican corps of
2,200 persons sympatldzing with the efforts
of their own party, and dv-iriug and labor
ing for the overflow of the Democratic
party. Substantially the same state ot
affairs existed In other departments, With
tho exception of (onrth-class postmasters,
there were at present ten Republicans in
office to one Democrat. Voorhees bad no
hesitation in declaring that such a
state of things was not consist
ent with the theory ef popular
government or with Us safe and honest ad
ministration. The civil aerviee law had
neyer commended itself to the judgment of
Voorhees. Very recently he had voted in
committee, and should vote in the Hcnate,
for Its absolute repeal. It had proven
itself to be s violcntsnd odious obstruction
to the will of the people and a (tumbling
block in the way of a rational and success
ful administration. History bail
showed that no political party
could administer the allium
of government through the instrumentality
of ita enemies. What employes of labor,
what commander of an urmy, would ad
minister his affairs by the hands of ene
mies, by the bands of those who were wish
ing him defeat, who were censorious in
mind, unfaithful in heart and often only
awaiting an opportunity to lietray jrim? At
this very hour there was not a confi
dential communication or transaction of
any one of the deportment* that
not betrayed to the leaders of the
Republican party. The very papers de
manded by the denote were familiar to
eager Republican eyes. Every paper and
every drawer and every closet in the de
partments was daily and hourly under the
espionage of Republican chief clerks. Re
publican private secretaries and Republi
can continental short-hand writers. Thom
who opened tho Utters of the heads of the
departments were knowu os malignant op
ponents of the Democratic party, inflamed
with a desire for the overtboow of the ad
ministration.
Evarts foiiowed Voorhees. He supported
the majority rtporL The resolutions re
ported, he said, declared that the demand
made by the judiciary committee on tt-e
Attorney-General for papers should, under
the circumstances, have Iveencomplied with,
and that neither his duty nor the instruc
lions of the Fresident justified him in his
refusal to comply with the demand. Evarts
read from the report of the minority of the
judiciary committee to show that the mi
nority conceded that official paper*
on the files of a department relating
to subjects witbin the jurisdiction
of the House of Representatives and
tha Senate were subject to tbe call
of either bonne of Congress. On this admis
sion, he said, it seemed to him there thonld
be bat tittle doubt as to the vote on the
fweoUtioni before the Senate. He said the
arguments nude by tbe Democratic Sena
tors would accord to the President the right
to eay whether the papers called for related
to a subject with which Congress bad tbe
right to deal, lie could, under this conten
tion, refuse papers affecting bis own con
duct which it might be important for Con
grass to scour*. That doctrine, be argued,
was iaadmiatablc.
, Cell followed in opposition to tbe ma
jority report. Evicts • speech, he raid, bad
plac*d this subject upon a nsw and differ
ent ground, that was that ws should
measure the constitutional duties of the
Senate by propositions which the President
might make in regard to tbe subject. Bur
nett was not to he confirmed because Dus-
kiu’s removal bad been placed upon
improper grounds. Call implied
that Evarta was not consistent
in his statements as to the constitutionality
of the tenure of office act, and read from
the proceedings of an impeachment trial in
snpport of his view. As to tbe papers that
had been demanded, Call aaid they were
open and accessible to every member of the
Senate; but were they of any service?
Admitting that tho departments were even
Ailed with documents bearing on the case
admittiog even that these documents were
filled with libelous charges, what function
could they serve in the performance
of tbe constitutional duties imposed
upon Senators? They neither made the
proposed inenmtient more worthy nor less
worthy. The fact that a man’s predecessor
is slandered does not affect the man
appointed. Tbe President had tho right to
dispose of communications addressed to
him as he saw fit. If the principle on
which these resolutions proceeded was cor
rect, the President might ns well abdicate
his powers to the Senate. It had been
maintained here that the President could
not interpret the constitution for himself
yet here was a proposition that the Senate
should interpret it for him.
The whole discussion was beneath the
dignity of the Senate. Its purpose was to
r tain in office the present Republican
office-holders.
Ingalls then obtained tbe floor, but gave
way for a motion to go into executive ses
sion.
Before the doors were closed Edmunds
intimated that, so far as was in his power,
he should insist on a vote on these resolu
tions before adjournment to-morrow.
Alter the executive sesion the Senate ad
journed.
The debate will be resumed immediately
after the introduction of bills and the sub-
mission of reports from the committees to
morrow morning, shortly after 12 o’clock.
EXECUTIVE SESSION OF TIIF, SENATE
Committees Disponed to Aid the Adminis
tration In Carrying Out It* Policy.
Washington, March 25.—The executive
session of tho Senate to-day was a very
short one. The cases of a nnmber of post
masters whose predecessors were suspenned
were reported favorably. It was said that
they were cases of men against whom no
charges have been received from any source
and in no respect to the majority of whom
the suspended officials' have recommended
confirmation. This is in compliance
with an informal understanding of the
post-office committee, made some days ago,
with regard to snch cases. An advance re
port was made in tho case of an Iowa
postmaster and was ordered to be
printed in confidence for the use of the
Senate. The committee embody in their
report a letter from the nominee, who
charges that tho Rcpnblican incumbent had
been publishing a newspaper in German
and another in English, unit thereby doing
much good for the Republican party. He
(tho present nominee) says that if ho could
have tlie office he too could publish a
newspaper or two for the benefit of the
Democratic party, and that he was willing
to devote tho emoluments of the office to
this purpose. Slips from the writer's
paper in snpport of the Democratic party arc-
quoted. The committee also refers to the
circular of tbe Postmaster General aud the
utterances of the I’rt-gidenl wit!, regard to
the exercise of partisan influence by office
holders. Tho committee says it report* the
cose adversely in order to aid the adminis
tration in carrying ont its policy. The case
of tlie internal revenue collector for the dis
trict of Vermont was reported favorably. A
written report was made, declaring, in 'sub
stance, that the committee had heard from
the Socretury of the Treasury, in respeuse
to its inqury, that there were no charges
against the outgoing official and thnt ho
was removod fur political reasons alone.
Nlualt-Fry Riucal* Turned Out,
Washington, March 25.—The following
is a detailed statement ot removals of
fourth-class postmasters as sent to the S*-n-
nte to-day: Alabama 411, Arizona !), Arkan
sas 66, California 75, Colorado 33, Connecti
cut 190, Dakota 125, Delaware 37, District
ot Columbia I, Florida 2(1, Georgia (11,
Idaho 16, Illinois 613, Indiana 4WJ, Indian
Territory 6. Iowa 399, Kansas 353,
Kentucky 134, Louisiana 32, Maine
292, Mary lama 137, Mrssachusetti P'7,
Minnesota 121, Michigan 341, Mississippi
00, Missouri 287, Montana 19, Nebraska 98,
Nevada 7, New Hampshire 127, New Jersey
455, New Mexico 12, New York 1.0&3, North
Carolina 13U, Ohio 878, Oregon 34, Pennsyl
vania 938, Rhode Island 25, South Carolina
47, Tenuesaee 108, TVxaa 74, Utah 5, Ver
mont 128, Virginia 310, Washington Terri
tory 25, West Virginia 138, Wisconsin 205,
IVyoming 1
RAILROAD RACKET.
Improvement* on tbe Kaat Tennruee, Vir
ginia ana Georgia Railroad.
Mr. B. W. Wrenn, general passenger and
ticket agent of theEastTeuncssee, Virginia,
and Georgia Railroad, was buttonholed by
a Tekkoraph reporter, yesterdav, and naked
to tell what be knew about his line.
“I know too much," Mr. Wrenn replied;
“it would require the remaindci of my life
to tell it."
“Well, don’t'tell it all, then; tell tbe
news about the Georgia dicision.”
“The Georgia division is in good order.
This week the work of laying steel rails on
every foot of it from Chattanooga to Jesnp
will be completed. A short time ago Re
ceiver Fink gave orders directing that the
entire division be ballasted with eighteen
inches of broken stone On Monday last
that work was began at Romo. It will be con
tinued until tbe division is made the equal,
at least as far as roadbed in concerned, of
the best roads in the country. Contracts
have been let for the erection of substantial
depots at every important station on the
division.”
“How about the depot at Macon?”
“The plans have been completed, and
work will be commenced soon.
“Whore will the depot be located?"
“1 am not quite certain, but I suppose
that it will be erected near where the pres
ent depot stands. It will be 400 feet long,
and will contain rooms for tho officials
stationed in Macon, and also for me and
Mr. Davant, to be nsed whenever we come
to Macon on business. Of coarse, it will be
fitted with all the conveniences for passen
gers. The trains will run into it. It will
be a very handsome structure, and is sure
to be considered one of the ornaments of
the city.”
“What abont that New York express
train?”
“That train will begin to depart from
Macon on the 15th of April. It will lenve
at 1:30 o’clock p. m. and will arrive at 12
m. Passengers will to take a seat in a car
in Macon, and, unless they wish, need not
get ont of it until they reach Now York.
The management of the rood intends that
Maeon shall have just the ndvontongac s that
Atlanta has.”
It may justly be added that Superintend
ent Barnes, aided by his lientenunts, Mas
ters of Trains J. H. Garner and B. N. Itice,
have gotten matters on the Georgia division
in excellent shnpe. The trains arc arriving
and departing on time, and accidents sel
dom occur.
Master of Trains Bice, who has special
charge of the Brunswick sub-divisiou, has
made an enviable reputation for himself.
The employes like him, and so do those of
ilic v"
THIRD ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
COMMISSION.
tho public who have business with him.
CIVIL SERVICE HUMBUG.
Cleveland Goes Into Ecstasies Over Alleged
Reform* In tlio Public Service Re
uniting from the Operation*
of the Odloo* Law.
Washington, March 25.—The President
sent to Congress to-day the third annual
report of the Civil Service Commission,
together with a message in which he s*ya:
“The exhibit thus made of the opeiations
of the commission and the account thns
presented of the resnlt follow ing the execu
tion of the civil service law cannot fail to
demonstrate its usefulness and strengthen
the conviction that this is the time for
reform in the methods of administering the
government. It is no longer an experiment.
Wherever this reform has gained a
foothold it lias steadily advanced in the
esteem of those charged with public
administrative policy, while people who
desire good government have constantly
been confirmed in their high estimate of its
value and efficiency. With the benefits it
has already secured to tho public service
Some Day.
You smooth tbe tansies from my hair
With gentle touch and tendereot cate,
And count the year* ere you aboil mark
Bright silver thread* among the dark—
Smiling the while to hear me say,
“You will think of thta again—
Some dart”
I do not scorn tbe power of time,
Nor count tbe veer* of faceless prime;
But uo white gleam* will ever .bine
Among these heavy lock* of mine;
Aye, laugh aa gayly as you may.
Some day I aboil not feel, aa now.
Your sort band move about my brow;
1 shall not slight your light commands.
And draw your tresae* through roy hand*;
I *b*U be Hileut and obey—
And you—you will not laugh some day—
Some dayl
I know how long your loving hand*
Will Unger In the*e glosiy hand*.
When you *h*U weave my latest crown
Or their thick ma.se*, lougand brown;
But you will see no touch of gray
Adorn their shining length that dry—
Some day)
Aud while your tears arc falling hot
Upon the lips which answer not.
You'll take from these one treasured tress,
And leave the rest to eilentness—
Remember that I used to say,
“You'll think of this some day—
Some day!' f
OUT OF THE DEPTHS.
The signal Service.
Washington, March 25.—The iuvostigv
tion of Signal Service account* is in progress
before the House committee on expenili-
tnren in the War Department. Amlenon
of Ohio, a member of the committee, says
one result ot the investigation will proba
bly be a recommendation from tbe commit
tee that the eatabliahincnt of foreign signal
stations lie anthori/cd by Congress. Gen.
Hazen testified that these stations were
discontinued last year for lack of apprnpri
ations, aud that because of their kholiuor
in the West Indies no notice was given of
the atorrn* which did so much damage at
Charleston, end in the vicinity of New York
end elsewhere on the Atlantic Coast last
je»E
Cleveland Dines the Congressmen.
Washington, March 25,—Tbe President
gave his second dinner to tho meoiliers
Congress this evening. At the table Sena
tor Morrill sat on tbe Pre-sident's right and
Senator Vance on bit left. Other guests
were Senators Free, Stanford, Wilson, Cnl
lorn, Eustis, Morgan, Platt, Mitchell,
Spooner and Speaker Carlisle and Repre
sentatives llolman, Curtin, Willis, Hemp
hill. Hill, Scott, Breckenridge of Kentucky,
Warner of Ohio, Dunn, batch, Herbert.
Reagan, Collins, Randall, Matson, Cox
O'Neill, Mitchell, t tedder. Blond, Daniel,
Springer, Oates, Turner, Wenoa of Iowa,
Morrison, Blount end Taylor of Tennessee.
Tbe Pw-Kleetrle Investigation.
Washington, March 25.—Casey Yonng
was on the stand for the fonrtb time to-day
in the Pan-Electric investigation. The day
was spent in cross-examining him with a
view to getting from him an admission in
some form that the suit against the Bell
Company had been ordered by Attorney
General Garland in tbe interest end at the
suggestion of the Fen-Electric, end that
Garland had given them notice of bis inten
tion to bring *nit Young, however, wee
not a good witness, end did not wesvken hi*
former testimony.
■rejection, and Can anus' Ions.
Washington, March 25 —The Senate has
rejected the nomination of Second Lieuten
ants John F. McBlair end Richard II. Wfl.
son to lie Find Lieutenant*. A nnmber of
lumot vmunuttkmS tars been made pub
lic, among them being that of Mrs. Mulli
gan to be Pension Agent at Chicago.
—Josef Victor von Scheffel, the poet, ties
dangerously ill with dropsy at Heidelberg
and his end is hourly expected.
Notes of General Interest.
It is rumored that Major Hosford, divis
ion superintendent of the Mobile anil Ohio
railroad, with headquarters at Jackson,
Tcnn., bos resigned.
The Louisville and Nashville has reccivod
no freight for Texas points since the Mis
souri Pacific strike, except under the con
ditions that all shipments would be at
owner's risk as to lay over on connecting
lines. Perishable goods have not been re
ceived at all.
The Augusta News of Wednesday says:
The boom in Georgia Railroad stock con
tinues to rise. It is quoted to-day it 179
bid and 185 naked. Years ago Genernl
Alexander said it was cheap at 180, and it
begins to appear thnt the people and
investors are finding it to he true.
Birmingham lias p?o»p“"- — ti new rail
road that will connect it with the sea. The
Anniston ,V Atlantic people have decided to
connect tlieir road with the Central roail of
Georgia and run to Birmingham. It is
thought that work will begin at Talladega.
The matter is being kept quiet, but parties
who are on the inside Bay it is a fmt.—
Birmingham Age.
The construction forces of the Memphis,
Birmingham and Atlantic railroad have en
tered on tbe work nnd are pnahing it. The
work will be finished by October to the
caatern terminua of the western division of
tbe Georgia Pacific railroad. Through
trains from Atlanta to Memphis will run
after November 15th. Mr. R. 11. Temple,
formerly chief engineer of the Georgia Pa
cific railroad, ha* ebargeof tbe work.
Tha big tunnel on the Cascade brnneh of
the North Pacific milroml will lie the largest
in the America except the lloosac. It will
l>e 9,850 feet long, bored through solidTock.
The summit of the mountains is 1,150 feot
above the tunnel, so that there has heat
possible chance to muke an air ilmft,
il the work is prosecuted from both ends.
Tbe taunel will enablo the Northern Pacific
to cross the same range of mountains at
an elevation of 2,850 feet that the Central
Pacific crosses nt an elevation of 7,390 feet.
A ltninbridge special says: The railroad
war at this point is waxing warm. The
Central has established a warehouse here,
with H. G. Townsend in charge. Two of
ita steamers - Naiad and Bertha Lei—make
three trips here. Cotton is tuken via
Columbus to Havsnnah st 50 cents a bale.
Flour ts brought from Columbus and Eu-
fanla at 5 centa per barrel. Through rates
from here to Baltimore, Philadelphia and
New York have been tatablishcd at low Ag
nus. The Havannab, Florida and Western
railway is bravely facing its powerful adver
sary. Ita boat*— Ellia and Smith- steam
in three titnea a week, bringing cotton via
this point from Colntubns nnd intermediate
points for Savannah nt 50 centa per bale.
Our merchants are profiting from the war
of the rivals.
An inportant labor-saving innovation has
been introduced in the transportation de
partment ot the Pennsylvania railroad. It
Is a new cipher system, put into effect hist
week for the first time in the official bad
ness of the department. For instance,
such sentences and parts of sentences n*
Have you car* No., etc.?’’ “Where are
irs No. etc. ?" "Forward car* No. etc.,”
which must of necessity occur freqaeutly
in the telegraphic bminess of the drpan-
luent, are <1> signaled by a cipher. The new
system, which also provides cipher* for
every word which is nsed often in their
business, it is calculated will save about
half the telegraphing used in the obtJsyotonL
Sol. Haas, Traffic Manager of the asso
ciated railways of Virginia and tbe Caro-
linas, announces that 8. T. Garland has
liecu npiwinted Western Agent of the Point
Rock luie, with headquarters at Cincinnati.
jealous protection of Congress.
[Signed] “Guovzn Cleveland."
The report f aya that applicants lmvo been
examined within tbe year from every State
of the Union and from every territory ex
cept Utah. The whole number of persons
examined under the commission during tbo
year bos been 7,602, of whom 6,872 were
males and 730 females. Tlie whole number
thus far examined since the act was passed
has been 17,491. Of the 7,602 examined
during tbe past year 5,03-1 attained a maxi
mum'of 65 per cent., which makes them
eligible for appointments, and two thou
sand five hundred and sixty-three failed.
The average age of all those examined was
thirty years, from which it would appear
that there must have been a period of from
seven to sixteen years of practical life inter
vening between the time of completing
their education and the time of their en
trance into pnblio service. It is further
shown by the report that the average age
of those who failed is less than
six months above the average age of all
those who succeeded, so that the longer ex
perience of business life is almost tbe exact
equivalent of a mere fresh recollection of
what has been learned in schools and col
leges.
From this result it would seem, the report
says, that examinations hove been such as
to almost equally divide the chances of suc
cess between those who are best posted in
their studies and those who are most ex
perienced in business affairs. This is proba
bly contrary to general belief. The educa
tion of those examined during the year, ex
clusive of 477 who took special exnmina-
tinna was am fnllouru* <1 Il.Vt nnlv in txnltlin
Lookout
The Wonderful Wntur Works
Mountain.
Chattanooga Times.
The new water works are located on the
first bench of the mountain, about 300 feet
above the river. They stand nearly oppo
site the eastern nose of Moccasin bend,
about half mile west of the Half Way House
at the foot of the mountain. A wide and
well graded road leids from the Valley road
post tbe residence of Mr. Sbulz, and along
the back of tbe first bench of the mountain
to the point where the operations are in
progress.
In tbe vicinity all is life and activity.
Men are seen emerging from shafts and
tunnels equipped In full miners' regalin,
terrible descent, until all wa«
darkness. 48 *6«a
An expert in water works, wh* *
Iy understands ita volume isa 81 '
states that the flow of wst.r ( N
stream alone will exceed 1 50o fiS* 1 *
every 25 hours. This wm •
water works expert from the eJ
The reporter followed the .w,
dnft in the mountain, to anotW
about 200 yards back of the c
party was attired in rubber
foot, equipped with miner's lam,,
terns. The passage was difficul „
through water knee deep all g? *
one point the roof seemed to join a
tho explorers were compelled to £
selves through a little hole info a
with water pouring on all sidesf,*'
tiful cascade, and then to cr»*l il
deep stream, Anally to emerge mt" ' 1
her tolly os largo as th might? t
which tho stream pours as iWriri*
One of the party ascended to a hot
within its chamber and sloalv tfo
way, step by step, to a lofty bench
turned toward the other two wavir
n flaming ball of cotton. He ^7
lamps in his hat, and as he atoodeni
perch clad in his nondescript
anils akimbo, a torch in each hand,
burning flambeau waving to and
peared like some liercedemon, sr.rnr
the bowel* of the earth. TheW
fantastic shadows around, and far
the top of the chamber, bizarre ski*
created by the flickering torch, igl
her is spacious, filled with massive t, ®
gigantic stalagmites rise* from the*
immense pillars, and tbe roof is t
Favorable C ondition
New York Han,
Customer (to bartender)—That's mighty
poor whisky.
Bartender—Yen said yesterday it was
mighty good whisky.
Co tonier yesterday was Sunday, and
had to work the lawk door racket to get it.
Any whisky is good nnder snch circum
stance*.
Deserving ot a Monument.
Chablsston, S. C„ March 25. —Thomas
Hamilton, on cx-mcmb«rof the Legislature
of this state, died st Beaufort ycterday.
He was a member of the Legislature in lsTl
and ws* one ol the three colored member*
who that gave in their adhesion to the
Hampton
for tbe Democratic
Uvea.
tions, was as follows; 6,053 only in public
schools, 758 in part in colleges
and 327 in part in business col
leges. If we class these who have
attended business colleges with those who
have been in other co’-l-ges, those educated
in public schools alone ora more than 82
per c. nt. of tho whole number examined,
and those who have been in college is less
than 18 per cent, if business colleges are
not so classed the ratio will bo that of 86
per Cent, educated in schools and 14 per
cent, in colleges.
The whole number of appointments mado
during the past year from those assembled
baa been 1,876, each for the probationary
period of six months. If to those we add
2,390, tho number made daring the previ
ous eighteen months under the rules, it
shows that 4,176 liuvc been appointed
in two yciirs. This is between
nne-tliiril and one-fourth of the whole
uuniber of places to which examinations
extend, and indicate that those in office
when tlio civil service act took effect will be
replaced by applicants examined under it
in from eight to ten years.
No complaint has been made to tbo com
mission by any person examined or desir
ing to be examined that uny discrimination
has keeu made on political or religions
grounds, or that be hss suffered any preju
dice by reason of his affiliation with any
church, party or fucliou. Tbe adherent*
of each of the great putties being nearly
equal in number, it would seem to be a just
inference that about 2,990 Republicans and
ubont 2,990 Democrats have seemed places
in the public service under the civil service
act.
As bearing upon the probability of dis
crimination and also on the character aud
capacity ot those appointed under the rules,
it may be said that during the post year tlie
six mouths probationary term of 358 ap-
poiutces to toe departments at Washington
(and most of them appointed nmler
the lost administration) expired during
the year ended January 19th last,
et every one of them except eleven
_iave been given u permanent
appointment and one of the eleven not at
first so appointed hss been restored. The
lejiort says also that it seems to be thus
proved by experience that the examinations
are so adequate a test of business capacity
that only shout one out of forty of those
who are appointed are rejected after a trial
of six mouths in doiig public work-
inv partici
evils that were to he remedied and how far
they have been remedied nnder the new
systemjhased on a free and open competi
tion ot merit. 1’nlilicu! uses.-men ts nave
been m a considerable measure suppressed;
solicitation und pressure for appointments
have been greatly limited; members of C'on-
gtess have been relieved trolii much annoy-
unee; those administering the government
Lave had their time muen less taxed by
offiee-acekers than formerly and have con
sequently hod much more time for
doing public work; the ability
dictate appointment* and enforce
assessments, which has beeu the strength
aud profit ot partisan manipulators and
demagogue*, hss, the report says, lieen
diminished m the same degree that faithful
study in schools and good character and
reputation in private life have been encour
aged and rewarded. Partisan activity in
toe departments i* ninch less than it was
before tbe civil service act was (Mused.
Each of more {than 14,999 places subject to
examinations is, the report says, so much
taken from spoils to lie dispe used by pat
ronage monger* and so milch added tr
prizes to be won by most worthy appli
cant*.
Tbe report shows bow the examinations
strengthen the school system of the country,
and tout the general results have been aa
aolntary in New York and Maasachmutta,
where tbe system is now established, as
they have been in the Federal service. It
sets (orta tbe details of the trial of the new
system in thore States as well as in Canada.
Tbe commission declares it hss no pat
ronage and no power to grant favors. It
says the numbers of those who attempt,
thods.
government and secured a quorum I “wording to the old spoils system methods,
Mnocretic Boose of Represents- i secureUvorsat its baml* is a* nothing
coiu|iared with the number* who made inch
- attempt* during the first six months; they
--Tlia Duke of Portland, hesdof the ChY* k*** found their efforts nails** The
with small miners' lamp attached to their
caps, and shovels, crowbars and pickaxes
over their shoulders. Huge piles of stones
have accumulated, and tool houses and oth
er small buildings are erected about the
months of the shafts.
The first shaft was commenced abont
40 leet above the road. This shaft was
BUDk merely as an experiment to ascertain
if tho water in tho mountain could be
reached. It will be remembered that tbe
discovery of tbe water was made by a party
who explored the large cave, which is en
tered near the waters edge near the Nash
ville and Chattanooga bridge. This parly by
dint of crawling anil creeping on nil four’s
through ditches, gulleys aud over streams,
along fathomless abysses anil near yawning
chasms, entered a gigantic dome-shaped
chamber, from the roof of which poured,
with a roar like thunder, a mountain stream,
ice cold and clear os crystal. By original
experiments with lighted baloons, the alti
tude of tho chamber was ascertained and
the stream was located. The surface of the
mountain was then cross-sectioned, levelers
were run and finally a spat was located,
under which the engineers stated the stream
would be found.
Mr. Charles 0. Anderson, a young gen
tleman, lute of Nashville, a grandson of Mr.
Cravens, who owns tho property, volun
ti ered to undertake the enterprise. Ho
was jeered as a visionary and blinded
by foolish schemes, hilt regardless of all
discouragement and ridicule he began the
taak, aud his eft'ortM buve been crowned
with tlio most splendid success.
Tbe first work was to sink a shaft at tlie
spot the engineers had located, to ascertain
if tho water could be reached, and when
reached if it was in sufficient quantity to be
utilized. The surface of the mountain nt
thut point is solid limestone, hard ns ada
mant nnd perfectly compact. Undeterred
by such obstacles tlie work was begun, and
day by day tbo abaft went lower, until final
ly it hail been sunk about 40 feet. It was
then that patient toil was rewarded anil the
gushing fountain in tlio bowels of tlio
mountain was reached. The water was
fotiud to be in even larger quantity than
was anticipated and tlie work of utilizing
it next commenced.
It was decided to drive s tunnel from tlie
bottom of the shaft in a notiieastwiirdly di
rection to the surface of the inoimtuin. A
force was put to work inside aud nnotliqr
outside. Tuesday night the clangor of tho
pick cf each force could bo beard by the
other, and Wednesday morning the. toilers
grasped hands through tlio two drifts, now
a continuous tunnel. The length of this
tumid is perhaps 299 feet. It is about six
feet high and five to eight feet broad. It is
cut throiigh the solid stone, and there is
scarcely a fissure or a broken spot in these
maaaiie unit*, floor and roof of everlasting
stone. 1 hi* is the present condition of the
works. The shaft, h .uling 49 feet in a di
rect vertical line from above, to a double
drift which open* into the mouth of the
chamber, into which the stream pour* and
connects in a direct line xvilh the tunnel
of stone, which opens on the face of the
mountain about fit) feet below the shaft.
The shaft is entered by a strong laldcr,
w ith oonvenient hand hum. and tho descent
is en*y and perfectly safe. Imagine a mighty
inverted “|” and ) on have tlie general as
pect of tbe work. 'Hie leg is the shaft; at
the point wb- re the leg intersects the arm
is the roof otthn chamber, into which the
stream pour*. The left arm represents ilio
raturat flow of the stream from the boweLs
of the mountain, nud the right arm repre
sents the tunnels in towhich the water will
be conducted. Of course the tunnell drifts
ami shaft are not perfectly horizontal or in
a perfect straight line, blit tlie representa
tion of the genenil formation.
rUK VISIT Of THX CITY CODNCIL.
The numbers of the City Council arrived
ut tlie works about 3 p. m. Saturday. They
at mice descended tlie shaft aud inspected
the stream. The w ater is aa clear aa any
mountain stream, absolutely transparent
nnd icy cold. It flows quite rapidly, tbe
dimensions being uboutjfour inches in depth
and two and one-half to four feet in width,
ft describes a semi-circle nt the foot of the
shaft and then pour* into the mighty chani-
er. This scene is one of surpassing t
dear and Win beautifully illuiuuuitei]
Mr. Audi reoii with saturated cotton balls
and colored light*. The chamber i* dome
sha|>ed, fully 230 feet in depth. A huge
boulder was pitched into the inky black
ness into which the stream poured an-
seven seconds passed before it struck hot
torn. It fell with a heavy thn.1, wb’cb, was
distinctly uudible above. Mr. Anderson
suspened burning cotton balls into this
chamber, and it won lighted up brilliantly
near the top, but nil was inky flack in the
fathomless depth* nel >», The stream seems
to flow tardily before it reaches this mighty
subterranean pre- ipice us if ill horror, and
then dashes ov. r tlie well worn rocks, gur
gling, hissing end seething, and is !o»t in
darkness. Explorer* who have visited the
cave and observed this fall, state that the
water is partially dissipated into mist be
fore it reaches the bottom. One of the
As tiling ball* was dropped into tlie chsm
Ur. it flared up the ceiling* bespangled
with diamonds. The w*lbt which support
ed the mighty pillars and gigantic columns
were visiahle lor a half second, snil down
transparent, and at its month
strong stream, madly lashing over hi,
nnd gushing through s small ap, t t* r . n
formed along a level bench and then J
in terifle force for ten feet, with a J
distant thunder. There seemed to*
end to this chamber, and high, hirti
cavernous fissure extended, far oat ill
of the light of tbe torches, info j
depths beyond. It was nature i 0
grandeur and sublimity! The end
cave has never been reached, and in J
cannot be estimated. T
Home little distance from thennijl
another atream has been discovered.!
tbo intention of Mr. Anderson to toJ
the second stream and unite it p]
main body of water. He soys itisfrj
third as large as the main stream ■
cording to the estimate of the eiui
would increase the total flow to 2.3
gallons daily.
Steps will bo at once taken to t
streams. The tunnel will be enlai.
cemented and the flow of the wat.r J
diverted from its old chsnn.-l into the J
of the tnnnel, nnd aresenroii with 5,M
or 6,090,000 gallons capacity will fo,?
created. The water will be conduct,
tho cave through 20-inch main* to tl
A question hail arisen regarding (
pacity of any pipes to stand the ]
of water from that' height. The L
about 295 or 3tS) feot—abont the
altitude of Cameron Hill.
endisb-Bentinck family, and the rich..* j grow th ot aeutimeut favorable to ibe new were vwwhl* tor a nail second, ami down
nobleman in Great Britain, h i* il,250,909 svsteni is declared to be rapid all over the went the flaming torch, hisnng in the mist
p r mnnrn from London ground rents. t Union. I“*• waterfall, turning amt twisting in ita
GEORGIA'S ATTRACTIOSS.|
will, Flowers that Uloom In Mm
“Central City” Mirrored.
Macon, Go.. March 4. 1886, -With!
S rown western blizzard shaking Xtij
md from coast to mountain top, util
blookndes laying heavily upon travd,|
spring timo blooms, birds curroi i
Georgia pines, anil signs of snma.
tiply down here. Mncon the I
City, has a population of shoal
009. It* streets are broad, ita run
roundings charming, nnd its pure in
water supply from uatural sri, si • I
the t>, st 1 fled iu America outside,!(
era New England. The city toons
amt lawns are adorned by cedur, en
cliinaberry, mulberry, magnolia, oi
and other trees, with various paiua,
and tbe English ivy growing in r
sion. The Park anil tiente Fair
with ita even mile track, are adm
their natural bounty. Macon is I
tre of seven railroads, ami
flourishing Wesleyan college for vom
which George I. Scney of New Yolll
(<1 with 9290,990, and which i*-■-]
the first institution in the world u|
diplomas to women. There nre»
lailics in attendance. Mercer
Jesse Mercer largely endowed, i* i
some 290 young men. There tire i
well supported Catholic colleges, •
stitntiou for the blind. Central))^
there is a tine monument to the Co '
dead, erected by the Ladies' Met"
sociation of Macon, ami unothi-rintl
William M. Wodley, one of Ueoraf
well known railroad kings. '(!•]
TEi.KGr.mi isauewspnperof natioa
und influence. It turn ever been d
anil consistently Democratic, and (
mar, ita editor, is an able and)
writer. Like most of the pntnotirj
erners, ho has not sought office fr
present administration, but think-!*
of reform has suffered ntmre "
Georgia tho past year, ilurieg
there have been only six su*p
removals from the whole nnmherdl
wags and negro-inciters fastened f
powerless people by the Hayes
lynsstlrs.
Already there is talk sbouttheo
eni itoriid campaign. Macon pre
c,mil,lutes in ex-Spe*ker Bacon a
Htlnwiffili but Uov. McDaniel stiill
his popularity and friends, incl»d' [ *|
tor Brown's powerful support, t
conclude to be his own successor.
The surprising hold which probtu
on the State does not premia ' s -j
tion of Democratic majorities.ss if*
ly white Democrats who are ideal
the movement, while too me* 11
blacks are ita opponents, to 1
nearly 140 counties, abont 118 haT*<|
adopted prohibition, and the I 1 '4*1
the well known hypocrisy of V eI *J
Maine, are conscientiously ohejir*
though I predict a return to in'*
five years, ss prohibition lias newtx
isged the best temperancesentiai' 5 H
of these county contests have_ ts fB T
ly bitter and violent Jhdd»'“‘
with old Milledgeville us it* «>““J
to vote the 23d, and there i*
meat np there. Rev. 8«m Jonr*JJ
back from Chicago to addre** »J™
rally quite n oently, and it» “
hi* incendiary utterances |> r0 ®.n
shooting of Huygood by 8a®
1 dgeville last haturdsy. Ju»*JjJI
goiid s'-ch a coarse mortal a* j|
do uny moral cause is who***
maud to the Baldwin pioaffir
“feed the buzzard* with to* 10 ’ —
th-ir opponents. In one of ®»
at Chicago’s First Baptist bons»“ .
he invited hi* auditor* to
Casses out of here if you
The Georgia evangelist hsd W*.
self in Lake Michigan, ss lb* ®
way he can take to save
'ibe slave negro* are r till^
of industry, but the rising
thrift less and indolent. Wij
ere without being producer*.
was certain to become gird ft®,
time is to last.
It is singular that
money-spending northerner* r j
healthful and enjoyable
much over-edvettised frog-p 0 *^ t
Florida.
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