Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

■ 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. uiu