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6fttfahrc’s Jndcprmlrnt.
J. V. GALLVIII.K, Editor.
SATURDAY, HIKE 6, 1874.
THE TRUE CAUSE.
Hard titui.i, scarcity of money is still
the erv I* it nut the offset of n bad
cause? Certainly it is not tb* rwidlt of ju
dicious ami discreet management. llut
sit tee the war indisevert nml injudicious
management, with few* few isolated excep
tions, ia applicable to the entire Son thorn
people. The chief study of tho discreet
•aan, in how tteincrvusu his income and
damibkh Ida- expcnditurea. And, the few
isolated exceptions in the Smith that
baae-atriotly adhered to this principal of
practice are- standing open a firm financial
basin, and from them you hoar no cry of
bard times, nenreity of money.
What are the causes of hard times f We
propose to enurmertite n few of them, and
demonstrate the truth of their existence:
<>ne prineipul cause that effects Hie gener
ality is, there are too many consumers and
Hot enough producers. Thousands emn
neutly capable of producing havo nlmu
doaed these persuits and run frantically
wiki inta- speculations, the nmteries of
which they had no capacity to solve, and
the result m prejudicial to them and the
general interest of tho country. Many
have still continued to produce, and have
toiled and labored faithfully, and in plant
ing and harvesting they did well, so far as
the quantity and quality of the produce was
•onoerned. With tho labor and laborers re
wards for the last nine years, if the proper
economy had been exercised, tho country
would have been prosperous and happy.
By facts and figures, we propose to demon
strate the truth of the assertion. Tho
people have lost sight of economy, and
havo grown recklessly extrnvigant, and for
illustration, within the scope of territory
now enriarnevd iu the counties of Brooks
and Lowndes, twenty years ago, when the
taxablelproperly wns at least four times what
it is now, there wns within those bounds
ten, (not exceeding twelve) stores, averag
ing iu their Halos annually, not exceeding
six thousand dollars.
Then the planters raised their own pro
vision and stock, manufactured at home
their every-day clothes and shoes, and ma
nipulated their own fertilizers,
Now, within the same limits there are
between seventy-five and one hundred
stores, many of which, each, told last year
more than tho entire number in the same
bounds twenty years ago. Now, there is
no stock and hut little provision raised, no
slot lies, no shoes made at home, no fertil
isers saved; hut all must bo bought,,
bought, bought.
What bus augmented these expendntares ?
Is itsn increased necessity? Or,is it n grow
ing extravagance ? Certainly not the |
former, for our circumstances render econ
omy more essential now tlinn then. Then
ladies and gentlemen’s siloes, were bought
and worn with pride, costing one dollar
and twenty-five cents per pair. Then,
eight yards of calico made a largo lady a
full Sunday 'dress. Then, tho store ac
count of a family of half dozen was from
fifty to one hundred dollars.
Now,ladies must have nice little bootees
worth six dollars for Sunday, and they
uuuit go every day on.
Now calicoea havo bocomo obsolete, and
goods of finer textures, and much more
costly must bo purchased, and tho little
lady’s dress must be so iufinted and bal
looned as to require from eighteen to
twenty-two yards.
Now mou wear boots costing from oiglit
to twelve dollars, instead of the dollar and
twenty-five cents, lined and bound shoes.
Now, they pnrohoso all thoir clothing,
Sunday and every-day wear. Now, the
store account of a family of half dozen,
cangu from four to six hundred, and in
some instances one thousand dollars. At
least one I’m Sal which is expended for
what might be produced at home, one
fourth being sufficient for all the essential
articles, and at least one fourth is expend
ed for non essentials. All of which money
thus needlessly and recklessly expended,
goes to other countries, leaving the cur
rency, so far os we arc concerned, fear
fully contracted, and the country disas
trously inflated with non essential articles,
such as aouhl be dispensed with, without
even insuring as inconvenience, much less
n loss.
The boy that gave sit ho had for a
whistle, soon discovered his folly. Aud
isn't it astonisbiug that men of nge and
experience who have boou patchasing
whistles for uiuo years, giving all they j
had and promising more, have not dis
covered the folly and error of their way* V
With this presentation of facts we think
the scarcity of money in this part of the
country is no longer problematical. To
remedy the evil we mukt Wwrtttvot os to
noneaaentials,purchase only absolute neces
sities, and soon our country, with the
same amount of labor and the same amount
of produce in value will bo inflated with
currency and the now borrowers w 11 be the
then lenders, and the now debtors will be
the then creditors. The country cun never
prosper white the planters are dependent
upon the merchants. And until the plan
ters are solvent and independent, mer
chandising will bo hazardous. The banker
or factor that furnishes the merchant with
money, demands, and must have a large i
percent, aud to this the merchant adds his
large profits and the planter has to pay it |
all,or as much- 03 his income w ill meet, aud ;
this heavy per oent will always be in ex- '
('ess of his income, planters purchasing ;
supplies on time, paid last year fifty per i
mm. more than 'ca6h purchasers paid in
this town; We give to our readers those j
few ulcus as to the ueoessity of a more
rigid economy and sent ruction of expendi
tures.
Tennyson says that Miller is the greatest
tmerieuu lH>et and Miller says Tennyson 1
i the greatest In Hh poet. A m. n>
couldn't improve on that if iiu sat up alt
night -- let* cit Free pre. s.
VISIT TO FLORIDA.
We lmd neither tiaio nor space in our
last issue.to give as full account of affairs
in Madison as we desired. While iu Mad
ison we visited our friend Lllenwood, of
the Rmxtmblr, who is certainly a man of
rare genius, w ith but tho oaaiutuoce of a
little boy, lie gets his pu)>or out regularly,
and a good country paper it is. His edi
torials arc always well written and upon
well selected subjects. Aside from his ed
itorial duties, he devotes, or, lias devoted
a great deal of his time to the study of
Phrenology, and every week, lectures at
one or more places iu Middle Florida. We
learned that his lectures arc well received,
and that the chart which he gives, upon
comparison, agrees almost perfectly with
charts given by some of the learned pro-
fessors of the science. We think his office
is yielding him and his little family a com
fortable living, and we liojie he may prove
worthy of, and receive a still larger pat
ronage.
We find in the Radical camps there arc
some troubles. Some of the Republicans,
ns they call themselves, make some pre
tentions to decency nml honor, indeed, as
citizens, they act honorably and gentle
manly, and socially, they ate highly respec
ted by the citizens. But poor old Tidwell,
who by liis npostacy, Ims acquired nn im
mortality of infuiny, and is totally aban
doned, und shuned on all occasions by the
white Republicans, and by all tho ititali
gent negroes who make uny pretensions
to honesty. His effort to have the Post Mas
ter at that place, (who is on excellent man
and good officer) removed, we think,will
prove abortive. Although, lie had succeeded
in getting a negro appointed, who we are
informal, aua’t read,. *ud could not give
bond, and the right thinking Republicans
and the eitizvnegenerally, are making ev
ery effort to have the appointment re
voked, und they are very hopeful it will
he done. Tills chances for stealing is not
very good now, he iN elosely watched by
Democrats and Republicans, und the Re
publicans of Madison know so. well how
the tiling haajieeii done, and how anxious
Tid is to repent tho act, that they know
exactly what points to gnard. Tid on his
way to Jacksonville on Monday of last
week, stopped at Live Oak. and after sup
ing with his social equals, the negroes, he
dragged his ox-like form into the cor, and
in ecstucies of delight, he spent the re
mainder of tho night with negroes, male
and female. In this we think Tid did
wrong but in one respect, and that wrong
consisted in tho imposition of liis old
infamous body of death and corruption
upon the social equality System with freed
American citizens.
At Live Oak, wo spent one day with the
ever genial and social Tom Jenkins, the
hotel keeper, whore wo fared sumptuously.
During the day we visited the Turpentine
Distillery of Messrs. 'Wise & Harvey,
j which is located in the snberbs of the
town. This, we think, for the amount in
vested, is the best paying institution in
Middle Florida. Major Wise is a live bus- j
ness man, and ho intends increasing his
business next fall. Wo hope to see some
of our enterprising men engage soon in
this lucrative business.
Letter from Madison.
Madison, Fla,, June 1, 1871.
Editor Independent:
Iu conformity with your request I sit
myself down to give you a synopsis of a
few events that seemingly agitates onr
quiet town just now, and awakens consid
erable interest among us all.
Though difficult to conceive of duller
times, than we are now slowly and lazily
passing through. Whilst everyone en
gaged in planting is hard at work—plow
ing and cutting away grass—tho stagnation
iu trade continues with no immediate
prospect for tv change for tho better.
There is a disposition on the purt of a few
young ladies, assisted by some gentlemen,
to entertain our community and the pub
lic in general, to a Miisioal and Dramatic
entertainment. The concert will consist
of sacred and seculiar music, it is given for
tho ostensible benefit of the several
churches hero. 1 have no doubt but it will
be a decided success.
Those interested will meet to-night for
organization and business, it is proposed
to give the concert ut an early day.
However, this affair will not coufliet
with the musical entertainment, to he giv
en uudur the uuspices of Miss belle Haua
nnui, <;/( passant, it is concluded to repeat
llus affair iu Tallahassee the following
night succeeding the performance hero,
in duo time 1 will give fall particulars,
as to date Am., allowing ample time to
those inclined.to attend from your charm
ing town.
Last Sunday, our community was pain
fully .shocked at the announcement of the
demise of Mrs. Thus. L. \\ hitlock, whose
death occurred on Saturday evening. She
was a most estimable woman, a devout
Christian, a kind and affectionate wife and
mother, loved aud beloved by ail who
knew her.
“Ah! it is sad when cue thus link'd departs
The ceremony ut the grave was very im
pressive, Rev. Mr. Tyner delivered an elo
quent and touchingtributo to her memory.
While there wore many whoso eyes were
dimmed with tears, grief-stricken eh deter u
sobbed aloud the anguish of the heart,
“how terrible is death”
Though eaiiu on the bottom of her God,
Tuir spiiTt! rest hi r now.
If it he, that the spirits of departed
friends hover near us w liild on earth, and
draw closer iu hours of woe. If so, let it
uot be denied to the suffering father and
children to hear again the dear accents of
flic “loved and lost,” May not their sil
ver pinions fan the buruiug brow of sor
rowing mortality,aud the echo of Heaven’s
own melody murmur sweetly, peace, peace
! aud joy for evermore,
i Iu my next, Mr. Editor, will give fur
| ther news. For the present, adieu.
Njsuemiaa.
—— -• .
Albany is preparing for a Granger's
bionic oa the UHh und.
LATEST NEWS.
Washington News and Notes.
NOTES IN BRIEF FROM ALL AROUND
mm—nnrftTfiiT
WabutwoTOH, June 3. —The Senate has
up a hill to authorize the officers of the
United States steamer Monocracy to nc
cept medals from tho King of Siam.
Washington, June B.—The Senate to
day passed the consular nml diplomatic,
and pension appropriation l>ill, and then
discussed, without action, the question of
cheap transportation. The Senate passed
the bill to amend the charter of the
Freedman’s Savings nml Trust Company,
it provides that within ten days after its
enactment tho Comptroller of the currency
shall appoint three commissioners, wiio,
under Ins direction mid the control of the
Secretary of the Treasury, shall take pos
session of the Imnk and all assets of the
bank and its brandies, and proceed to
wind up all tho business of said bank ami
branches nml pay into the United States
Treasury all moneys realized therefrom.
The Comptroller of the Currency is to
declare and pay dividends ns resuits may
justify. The Commissioners are to receive
a salary of three thousand dollars per an
num and give bonds of $25,000 each, It
is provided, however, that, if, in the pro
gress of winding tip; the Commissioners
and Comptroller of tho Currency shall at
any time be of opinion that the bank can
resume under its old charter, the Secre
tary of the Treasury may turn it over to a
Hoard of Trustees, who shall then resume
their present powers.
In the House, the bill extending to the
third of March, 1875, the time for pre
senting claims to Southern Claims Com
missioners came up for action. It was
amended by providing for two additional
Commissioners. An amendment ogured
by Cobb, of North Carolina, to extend
the jurisdiction to claims for the occupa
tion of buildings and grounds in tho South
ern States by the army or navy of the
United States wns rejected by a tie vote.
11l to 111, anil another amendment, of
fered by Cobb, that service in the Conled
erflte army or militia shall not be taken as
conclusive proof of disloyalty, was also re
jected. The bill was then recommitted to
the Committee on War Claims.
The rest of the session was given to
the bill for deepening the month of the
Mississippi. No action.
The Senate, in Executive session to
day, confirmed the nomination of John F.
Green, to be Appraiser of Merchandise at
Charleston, S. C.
The committee of the New York Pro
duce Exchange, which left New York last
night for the purpose of urging a Recipro
city treaty with Canada, had interviews
to-day with the President and Secretary
Fish, and were very favorably impressed
with the reception of their views by these
officials.
Gen. Bristow will probably enter upon
his duties us Secretary ol the Treasury on
Friday.
Washinoton, June 4.— The Senate
passed bills removing the political disa
bilities of Fitzliugli Lee and Van R. Mor
gan of Virginia.
The House passed the bill to deepen
the channel at the mouth of the Missis
sippi river. It authorizes the Secretary
of War to advertise for proposals to do the
work by dredding or otherwise, and to
contract with the lowest responsible bid
der at rates not exceeding 8150,000 for j
twenty feet iu depth anil two hundred
feet in width, or 815,000 a month ftr
maintaining that depth.
AGRICULTURAL CONGRESS.
Atlanta Juno 3. —Tho Cotton States’
Agricnlt rid Congress met here to-day,
Hon. David E. Butler of Georgia, presid
ing. Delegatee are in attendance from
all tho cotton States except Louisiana. A
resolution urging the United State Con
gress to adopt the policy reccommended
by tlio Senate Committee on Transporta
tion was adopted unanimously. A reso- 1
lntion to meworalize the State Legisla
tures to adopt a uniform system of crop
and agricultural statistics was adopted.
Direct trade is tho special order for to
morrow.
NEW YORK NOTES.
New YonK, Juno 4.—Amdng the Vice
Presidents of the brewers' Convention are
Louis Lang Fernandina Fla., Geo. Auer
and Jacob Sawyer, Columbia, H. C., aud
DUvid 8. Tungeling, Richmond, Va.
An Erie freight train on the Erie Rond
collided with a wagon, killing four.
At a meeting of tho Directors of the
Western Union Telegraph Company, Pres
ident Orton’s report and the resolutions
appended declaring a dividend, wore
adopted.
THE OAIiI.ISTH.
Madrid, Juno 4. —General Salamanca,
commanding a force of Republicans at
San Vincente, Tarragona, reports that
a,OOO Coriists attacked him yesterday and
were repulsed with a loss of seventy killed
and wounded. Salamanca lost thirty
kdled and wounded. The Coriists have
occupied Rosas, a seaport town twenty
seven miles northeast of Geroua.
Rascon goes as Minister to ouo of tho
South American Republics.
THE FORK.
Rome, June 4.— The Pope is again ill.
The fever from which he was lately suf
fering returned last night, aud was very
heavy. The physicians iu attendance
upon his Holiness are alarmed at his con
dition.
French politics.
London, June 2. --The Timex says at
tempts at an alliance between the Centres
of the Assembly will probably fail. The
Right objects to a .recognition of the Re
public, which tho Left Centre considers
indispensable.
FROM NEW HAMPSHIRE.
Concord, June 4.—The official count
showed that Weston, Democrat, lacked a
few votes of a majority, when he was
elected by the Legislature.
THE CAUL DUS.
London, June So— Dispatches from San
Sebastian report the town . has been at
tacked by the Carlists in force and is in n
critical situation. Mou-of-war have been
sent to protect the foreign residents, and
reinforcements for the garrison are hasten
ing from the interior.
riUNTEu’s STRIKE.
Evansville, Lnd., June 3.—The com
positors in the Courier office struck work
to day. because the proprietors refused
to discharge a compositor who would not
pay an assessment to send n delegate to
the National Typographical Union at St.
Louis.
AFFAIRS IN SPAIN.
Paris, June 3, —lt is reported on good
authority that Serrano will soon order a
general election in Spain,, and if the Mon
archists are iu the majority ho w ill propose
the enthronement of the Prince of tho As
turias under his own regency.
RAILROAD STRIKE.
Chicaoo, June H. —The brakesmen on
the Chicago aud Alton Railroad are on a
.-.trike at, IJloomiugton, Men have been
cant to supply their places.
FOREIGN POST A OH.
Havana, June 8.--Tli payment of for
eign postage in specie has been required
since yesterday,
A IT AIKS m FRANCE.
Paris, Juno 8 —Tho debate on the
electoral bill will bo continued to-morrow,
when Leilrn Hollin will speak against the
measure. Bryssmi, in his soeech to-day,
solemnly warranted the chniflber that the
adoption of the bill would lead to a reso
lution or a plebiseitnm.
Gam bet ta at Auxerro to-day denounced
the plebiseitnm as false" hi principle and a
lying homage to national sovereignty.
THE I>ATtK ASP BLOODY ORIVCINft.
CmciNAiTl, June 3.—At N-icholusville,
Kentucky, yesterday. Harding A. Masters
was shot anil killed by W. H. Soplier, son
of J. H. Bopher. Alsiut noon another .
tragedy occurred twelve miles south of
Nicholnsville. Orsnville Bmitli, aged 60, I
killed his nephew, Wra. Hughes, and I
thou shot himself. Smith is mortally
wounded-
AMEMOAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION.
Detboit, June 3,—Tho American medi
cal association commenced fts annual
sessson t-o-dny. A large number of mem
bers were present. Dr. Toner, of Wash
ington, the President, made an addresß
interesting particularly to the profession.
A resolution was adopted, calling oil Con
gress to establish a Sanitary Bnronn.
THE OLD WOIILP’S POLITICS.
London, May 30.—Renters telegrams
announce that Germany is working di
plomatically to Hnuulthe treaty of neutral
ity with Luxemburg. This announcement
being hostile to Germany, causes comment
here, in view of Reuter’s former friendly
relations with Wolff’s Berlin official bu
reau.
international law.
Brussels, May 30k* A congress of Euro
pean powers meets here on the 15th of
jnly next, for the purpose of considering
the subject of international law during
war.
prolongation proposed.
Paris, May 30.*r-A section of tho As
sembly has resolved to propose a prolon
gation of that body till 1879.
crsniNo’a receition.
Madrid, May SO.—Caleb Cushing, the
! American Minister, is to lie received of
ficially to-day by Marshal Serrano.
I DIXIE DOOLITTLE LOST AT SEA.
Utica, May 30.-- Intelligence was receiv
ed in tliis to’.ty this morning that lion.
.Charles H. Doolittle, Judge of the Su
preme Court of tills district, was lost over
board from the Abyssinia, on the 21st inst.
Judge Doolittle was at the time of the
accident on his way to Europe for a short
vacation for the restoration of liis health.
The Abyssinia is a Oiinarder, and she
sailed from New York city on the 20th
instant, arriving to.day at Queenstown,
from which place the news was sent.
Judge Doolittle was one of the ablest
and purest men on the bench of this State.
|He was a sound lawyer and a man of in
tegrity. Ho wns e’ecteil Judge in 1809.
Hu was not fur from fifty-five years of age.
His wife was a daughter of a former dis
tinguished citizen of Rochester, Mr. Eben
Sherman, long since deceased. He was
elected to the Supreme Court of this State
(Fifth District) on the Republican ticket,
and his term would nave expired Decem
ber-81, 1877. His death leaves another
vacancy to be filled by the Governor. He
was a relative of Edwin H. Doolittle, of the
law firm of Doolittle, Davis <fc Lyon, New
York.
THE BROKEN DAM ON MILL RIVER.
ProofW of It** Bifid Contruction, amt of the
C'ul|mhi Ilf y of n Owner*.
Northampton, Mass., May 30. —the ia
qnest of the Mill River disaster was re
sumed this morning. Joel Hayden, son
of the Into ex-Lieut. Governor Hayden and
a member of the firm of Hayden Gore &
Cos. testified that lie bad no personal
knowledge of the condition of the dam.
He had known of his father getting np in :
the night to drive to the reservoir, a tfis
tauce of five miles; but he lmd no jiersonnl
knowledge of his fsther’s reason for so 1
doing and thought his father on had more
fear for the safety of this dam than for any
other, and presumed that he visited it as
ho would visit the well just across the roud,
to guard against fire.
Mr. Bassett, the contractor, was re
called. The questioner and the jury j
having visited the dam yesterday, pot such
searching questions to the witness that he
was compelled to adroit the truth of idl
the charges made against the dam, nnd that
even the vngno specifications were not
ailheared to. He admitted that lie himself
and his partner lmd entered on the worh
in tlio belief that the dam might give way
even if built according to the specifica
tions. He had realized that if it did, j
property and lives would be endangered,
and yet he had accepted the bargain and
hail not protested ugainst it. Had it not
been for the extra expense made by the
change of the pipe they would have made
about SB,OOO the whole amount received
from the job being less than $24,000. He
did not know why conscience should have
prevented them; if the dam had to be
built they might as well build it ns any
body. "!,i
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Tliomasyillo Kuiti-jrrise: “The notorious
O. B. Davis, who recently married the
daughter of Mr. W. V. Watts, a citizen
of this county, was captured at the house
of Watts, on' Monday night last, pinioned
and safely lodged in jail iu this city by
Sheriff I). F. Luke assisted by City Mar
shal John Spnirand two young men named
Ingram, one of whom lives with Mr.
Watts and the other just returned from a
‘wild goosecliasa’ led him through Florida
by Davis, who not onlv won the affections
of Mss Watts, but by good address grew
popular with these you tig men and others
who made his acquaintance. The vigilant
officers re for red to made an attempt a
short time ago, just, after his marriage with
Miss Watts, to capture Davis, but lie gave
them the dodge and went into Florida.
His return to this county on Monday
night was signified to the officers by pre
vious engagement and by great activity
and courage they seized him iu bed about
3 o’clock on Thursday morning and after
a severe struggle bound him securely. He
is a young man, well built, very muscular
and courageous. Sheriff Luke tad Mar
shal Spair deserves much credit for the
promptness and courage exhibited iff ar
resting this desperado and bigamist, and
we are sure it will lie accorded to them by
all who know the dangerous character of
the culprit. Bather than go to trial and
allow his former wife, in Berrien comity,
to be sent for, as a witness lie plead guilty
yesterday evening to the charge of big
amy.
—
ProGrbssite On autism. —On the 4th of
March, 186i>, when Grant was first inaugu
rated as Prerident, the total unrnber of
civil officeholders —and uncivil ones, too—
of the Federal Government was 57,605.
On the Ist of March, 1874, after five years
Grantism, this horde of officeholders and
leeches on the body pohfic Bad increased
to 86, 060, an addition of 29,055 during
his time. This is progress with a ven
geance, and emplities the boasted civil
service reform roost wofullv—as the tax
ridden people know but too 'Veil.
The Colored Mob at Memphis.
Memphis was disgraced by the unruly
couSuet of a portion of her colored popu
lation on decoration day, ami the tele
graphic report sent from there furnishes a
very neat argument against civil riglrfs
just at the present time. From published
reports of the proceedings of the decora
tion at the National Cemetery,- the affair
waa the moirf disgraceful ever witnessed,
and the scenes enacted by drunken ne
groes were a disgrace to tho occasion.
There were probably not more than a
dozen-white persons present, nnd Tom
Hwari, colored president of the pall bear
ers, had taken charge of the ceremonies in
the cemetery, which is situated some five j
miles out on the Louisville railroad.
When the various colored societies" nr- i
rived there they found a number of re
freshment stands erected, where lunches
were offered for sale. Tom Swan detailed
a portion of his crowd, armed With HUM*'
kets, to break them np; which was carried
out by threatening to shoot the owners,
one or two of whom saved their lives by
fie a ing to th woods, while a crowd of ne
groes seieed Upon und appropriated to
their own use all the edibles.
After other indiscriminate robberies
and outrages, the crowd proceeded to the
orator’s stand, where Ed. Shaw, tho col
ored wlairf master, harangued on civil
rights, and was loudlv applauded. He
was followed by General Bmith, collector
of the port, who made a brief address ap
propriate to the occasion. These dis
graceful scenes have produced considera
ble excitement, nftil it is probable that the
ringleaders wifi be arrestad for their aete.
—Sacannah A theft iter-Republican.
Political Movements Among Wester a
Congreesihcn.
The Washington correspondent of the
New York Journal of Coimviercemyu:
There is home talk of an alliance offen
sive and defensive on the part of n few
young Western Congressmen, for the
avowed purpose of patriotism, but for the
real object of catching the vote of the
granger element nnd wielding it as n po
litical power at the next election, and
aimed at the succession to the Presidency.
There are about twenty of the young
Western Congressmen enlisted so fur.
The programme under which they enlist
is about ns bombastic as they can get it.
They propose to fight the National banks;
to advocate inflation of the currency by
means of that mueb-talked-of interchange
able and introconvertible bond; ieginin
lation with regard to water routes to the
seaboard as recommended by the Heiiate
Select Committee on Transportation; that
all corporations, especially railroads, shall
be made to recognize the authority of tUe
States under which they nfk created; that
the government shall construct one or
more freight railroads to tlio West from
the Atlantic seaboard, and run them; au
amendment to the Constitution of the
United States against granting any speeiul
franchise to any person or corporation
whatever; election of the President, Vice
President and Sena‘.ora directly by the
people.
4-.
Cannibalism on the Plains.—Writhing
i ton, May 25.—-The agent at Los Pinos
Indian Agency, 001., reports to the Com
missioner of Indian Affairs the circum
-1 stances by which live men lost their lives
| lately while on tho Ute IndiniAeservation.
i One of a party of six, on airiving at the
i agency, was questioned ns to what hail be
! come of his companions. He said that
‘ they had probably died from hunger null
! cold, since they left him to his fate when
I his feet were frozen. After closer investi
gation, there being suspicious cireuni
| stances, the man, whose name is Packer,
| confessed, under oath, that one after aii
i other of these live persons had been killed
| and eaten, nnd that he liimself lmd killed
i ti e last remaining l.iau, only about twenty
miles from the agency. He expected only
'the first two victims, of whom lie spoke as
| having dk'd of starvation. He said that
: they ate Hie dead bodies before beginning
I to-killone another. Packer has been turned
over to tbe civil magistrate, who will in
vestigate tlie uffair l>y a regular inquest,
and he will bo proceeded against in ac
cordouce with the law.—JV. Y. 1 YurUl.
——,.
A Baaf Man's Mistake.
Old Mr. Collsmer, one of the members of
our church, is extremely deaf. Last Sun
day the clergyman, during his sermon,
had occasion to introduce a quotation,
and, ns it was quite long, he brought the j
volume with him, nrwl when the time came
Ire picked up tire book and begau to read
it. We nlways sing the Old Hundred
Doxology after sermon ut out church, and 1
Mr. Collamer, seeing the pastor with the !
book, thought the timo had come, so, |
while tho minister was readiug, he opened j
his hymn-hook at the place. Just ns the
clergyman laid the volume down, the man !
sitting next to Mr. Collamer began to!
yawn, aud Mr. Collamer, thinking he was j
about to sing, immediately broke out iuto
Old Hundred at the top of his voice. As
the clergyman was just begifiiiiug "Sec
ondly,” ami as, of course, there was ■
perfect silence m the church. the effeet'Of
Mr. Collamer’s vociferation was very start
ling. But the good old man didn't notice
that anything was the matter, so he kept
right on and sang tho entire verse
through.
When he concluded he observed that
everybody else seemed to be quiet, except
ing a few who were laughing; so he leaned
over and said out load to the man who
yawned, “What’s the matter with this con
gregation anyhow ? Why don't they go
home?” The man turned scarlet, and the
perspiration broke out all over him for he
felt that the eyes of the congregation were
upon him, and he knew that lie would
have to yell to make "Mr. Collamer hear.
So ho touched his lips with his huger us
a sign for the okl mnu to keep quiet. But
Mr. Collamer misunderstood the motion.
“Going to sing another hymn, hey? All
right!” and he began to fumble bis hymn
book again. Then the sexton sailed up
the aisle, and explained matters out load,
to Mr. Collamer, and that gentleman
snlvsided, while tho minister proceeded
with his discourse. The elders hare
written Mr. Collamer a note requesting
him in tho future not to join iu the sacred
harmony. The effect is too apparent
upon the ribald boys in the gallery.—Mur
Adder.
Civil Rights. —An incident occurred
yesterday at the Express office in Chatta
nooga, which shows the idea our colored
brethren have of tho Civil Rights Bill.
An old African woman asked the money
clerk if lie had u package for her. He in
quired her name and replied in the nega
tive without looking over his book. ‘ ‘Why
don’t you look aud see 2” inquired the Af
rican indignantly. “Oh/’ be replied, “I
know without looking.” “Well, yon
kin put on dein sassy airs now, hat in a
few days dere’ll he a law passed that I kin
go behind dat counter and look for my
self. Den I won’t bo beholden to you at
all Times.
Washington Territory’s first brick resi
dence is completed. It is not so near to
any other building as to require a liu roof
for protection, flour fixes.
' To the Executive Committee ofthe Demo
cratic Party.
Macon, May 18, 1874.
Desiring, nbovo all things, unity of ac
tion by the Democrats of Georgia in onr
approaching elections, nml knowing the
great importance of harmony in our ranks,
I have determined, With a view to these
desirable ends, to call together the Execu
tive Committee of the party on the first
Wednesday in July in Atlanta, for consul
tation. Untill then it is desired Unit no
action looking to nomination of candidates
will be taken by the party. Gentlemen of
! the Convention, the interest of the people
! iTfemuiid your attention.
Yaomas Hardeman, Jr.,
Chairman Dem. Ex. Com.
The Present Democratic Executive Com
mittee in Georgia.
The State Democratic Executive Cqm
i mittee of Georgia consists of the following
j gentlemen:
| Hon. Thus. Hardeman,- Chairman,
j State at large—Col. J. L. Harris,Bruns
wick; Hon. Warren Aiken, of Bartow;
: Hon. Nelson Tift, of Dougherty; Hon. J. ;
j H. Christie, of Clarke,
i First District- 1 -Hon. J. C. Nieholls, of
Fierce; Hon. James H-. Hunter, of Brooks.
I Second District—Hon. Herbert Fielder,
i of Randolph; Hon. T. M. Furlow, of Suffi-
1 fcr.
‘ Third District—Hon. E. H. Worrell, I
iof Talbot; Major J. C. Wooten, of Cow -
j eta.
Fourth District—Col. ,T. S. Boynton,
| of Spalding: Hon. 1. G. Lawson, of Pot
j nanv.
Fifth District— Hon. Augustus Reet-e,
iof Morgan'? Hob. James B. Jones, of
Burke.
Sixth District —Col. Tims. Morris, of
(Franklin; Col. J. Estes, of Hull.
Seventh District —Col. I. TV. Averv, of
Fulton; Him. L. N. Trammell, of Whit-
I Held.
The committee was appointed Under
resolutions iff the last Convention of tin
party that assembled in Georgia the 21th
of July, 1872.
Here is the resolution:
“Rem!red, That this committee recom
mend that the President of the Convention
appoint an Executive committee of the
Democratic party of the State, to serve un
til the meeting of the m-vt State Conven
tion, nnd to consist of t-.Vo members for
each Congressional District as Anir exist
ing, and four for the State at large, which
committee shall have power to elect a
chairman outside of its own body.”—Al
tunin Herald.
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A Curious Will.
Among original wills may certainly be
i reckoned that of Daniel Martinctt, an of
i fleer in the East India Company’s service.
! Dying very poor, this singular fellow be
queathed his debts to the Governor qf
Bengal, who generously accepted the
| equivocal legacy. We hardly know
whether to admire more the sangfroid
i of tho testator or the honbomio of the
legatee. The principal dispositions which
constitute the will are as follows;
“I, the undersigned Daniel Murtinett,
being perfectly sound iu mind, though
weak in body, declare that I make my
will in manner following:
“1. 1 recommend my soul to God, and
I hope to obtain of Him pardon for all
my sins.
‘-‘2. As to this miserable body; ns it has
seen enough of the pomps of this lower
world, all that I desire is that it may be !
put away in au old green chest I have, to i
avoid all expense; for, having lived the life 1
of a prodigal, I would faiu ilie the death
of a niggard.
“3. My linrial is to cost nothing: I won
the amount of its expenses from the under -
taker at a game of billiards wo had to-:
gother, iu the presence of Messrs. Thomas j
Monice und William Parkes, at the house '
of the said William Parkes, iu February •
last.
“4. T request that the Rev. Henry But- j
ler will read over my body the prayers i
usual at burials, and, moreover, that be
will preach a sermon on the first Sunday '
after my death, taking for his text these
wolds of Solomon, ‘All is vanity.' In
consideration of this service I bequeath to
him all my kypoeriay—he needs it to lo
an honest man, as times go.
“5. I bequeath to the Governor of Ben
gal, Henry Vunsittart, the office of paying
any sum or sums which it may be found
at iy death that I owe to any person in
needy circumstances: the whole cannot
amount to more than 300 rupees.
“(>. I give my bible and prayer-book to
the Rev. Henry Butler; and my sabre to
Captain Knox, because I sincerely believe
he lias not only tho skill but the courage ;
to use it.
“I have been, during my life, an object
; of ridicule to a fashionable gentleman,
(id Use Witt of Irks sarcasms. It is possi
i We my conduct may have been somewhat [
extraordinary; I hope to be able to forgive )
him.
“As I have nothing to leave to my rela-'
! turns in my native country, neither have |
i I anything to say to them- However, f
. they have uot troubled themselves much
! about me for some time: only I wish them ;
all very good health, and I hope that my ,
brothers and sisters may make u more |
prosperous journey through life than I
have.”
New Explanation of the Aurora.
Mr. J. A. Reeves, in the “English Me
i chtmic,” offers an engenious theory of the
aurora borealis, as follows: 1. A large
quantity of light from tho sun falls upon
tin: upper portions of the earth’s atmos
phere, so far north that although it is re-1
fnicted and bent toward the earth, yet it
does not impinge upon it, but passes cu,
1 illuminating the atmosphere over a vast
j region beyond. 2. Oth(frays, which fall
! upon tins atmosphere rather more south- ;
ward, after being refracted, do reach the ,
: earth’s surface, but as that surface in the 1
ixdnr regions consists of masses of ice and j
j surer, the light is immediately reflected
j into the upper portions of the atmos
phere, and comes in contact with the ray
of light before mentioned, thus
i sufficiently illuminating the vaporons mat- j
ter suspended in the atmosphere, to be
come visible in the form of the anrora.
, 3. The shooting appearances of the anrora I
j are produced by tho rays of light coutinu
| ing to cross and rccross each- other, conse-;
I quent on the evcrvaryiug destiny and
| changed position of the parts of the at
mosphere through which the light is re-1
‘ fracted, as well as the constant ehsnge of
angular positions of the reflecting surfaces I
of ice and snow, by the revolution of the
earth on its axis. 4. The various hues j
which tho aurora assumes are a proof that
tbe light composing it is refraetetl. The
theory will hold good also for the aurora
anstmis.
Norwood’s Speech.— The chairman of
the Democratic Executive Committee of
Alabama, telegraphs an order for 10,000
copies of Norwood s great speech on Civil
Rights. He says “it is the best ever spo
ken on the subject, and will do us more
good than anything else."
Increaso of the Rational Debt Wntfar
Grant’s Second Administration.
The Treasury Department seems to feel
uneasy. The Secretary is aware of the
necessity to apologize for his management
of the national finances, nnd he sent out
yesterday through the Associated Press
Agency n lame excuse for the increase ol
the debt during the present fiscal year.
He does it, tow, four Weeks -before the
close of the year, next first of July, and in
this he imitates the practice of self-con-'
scions rogues who crave pardon before
they are charged with crime. In tho dis
patch which no authorized to be tele
graphed alt over tho country, be wye ‘hat
there will be a reduction of the public
debt for the month of May of betweelk
three and four million dollars, but that
the passage in Congress of the Deficiency
Bill must.necessitate such heavy payments
during June that no further reduction is
possible before the beginning of the new
fiscal year in July. This is all the excuse
- he hss to offer, and it is a most lstue one/
| indeed. He does uot tell the people
whether the debt has in any way been in--
i seueri during the eleven months since July,-
1873, because lie can not, since it bos ac
tually incieuscd, and to a quite conaidera
i ble amount, La the figures derived from of
j ficial sources prove most conclusively. On
! the first day of October, 1873, before the
i NafiouarTreasury began to feel the-influ
ence of the panic caused by contMctioff
\ of the currency—to the extent of a penny,
the debt was stated to be $2,138,793,898.-
I On the Ist of May last tlie Secretary pub'
lisbed bis regular monthly statement for
April, and gave the total of the debt on
j that day at $2,149,725,277, which showed
iid iuereuso since Oetolier of $10,981,379.
i Granted that the month of May brought
an income sufficient to pay off four Or five
millions, there is still left so increase dur
ing the year of Dearly seven millions: But
this alone does not tell the whole ptory,
which appears in a far more damaging
light by the testimony of Henry L/
! I hi ires, of Sfcssaehusetts. This gentle'
man is the chairman of the House Com-
I mittee on Ways and Means of Congress,
! and occupies, as such, a position that
gives greater authority to his words than
is possessed by any doctoted statement of
I the Treaaury Department. In a speech
he made in Congress on the 7t(i of May,
lie .bade the astounding declaration that
the Treasury was virtually effipfy; that,
under the law, the sum of $21,990,000
ought to lmvc been paid into tbe sibling
fund for the redemption- of tfiis debt, but
that uot a dollar of it had yet been so
paVI. Last Tuesday Mr. Dawes again
spoke ou the subject, and was glad to say
that the roveuues had been better thaw
was expected, and that it would be possi
j ble at'the end of May to tvrrl' between
three and four million dollars into tlio
; sinking fund in payment of tho debt.
This last re in arte of Mr. Dawes explains tin
a dot the claim put forth by fhc Secretary'
I of having reduced the debt between three
and four millions this month, since tho
two statements agree precisely iu amount-,
We call, therefore, anticipate what that
Treasury statement on Hie Ist of Juno
should be, if it were made iu accordance
with the truth. Deducting fonr millions
from tlie amount of the debt ns last given,
there remains as the total the sum of
$2,145,725,277; to this must be added
• $17,900,000, which the Treasury still iiwb'f
; under the law to the sinking fund, and wo
have an aggregate of the debt of $2,163,-
025,277, being an increase since the Ist of
October, 1873, to the enormous amount
of-$24,831,379; or the rate $3,228,922 per
mouth, during n period of eight months.
l As the Secretary says himself, no redile'
tion need be expected in June, because
i the large payments under the Deficiency
Bill will muttue; besides. May is always
| the heaviest month for Interns! Revenuir
receipts, all the special taxes being siniul -
taiieouely due at that time, and n falling
! off is regularly noticed- in June: Hence'
the result will bo that with tbe five mil--
lions outgo for deficiencies and the revc--
unes barely sufficient to meet current ex
’ 1 lenses, tlie debt by the Ist of July will'
lugainbavo increased to tbe amount of
i about $2,180,000,000. On the Ist off
i March, 1873, at the beginning of Gruntfir
second term, the official debt statement
'gave it at $2,141,000,000 in round num
bers, showing a total increase in sixteen
mouths of $41,000,000, which is precisely
what it lias cost the conntry to maintain
Graut in office for that time, or nt tlie rata"
of aliotit 82,560,000 every month. From
July, 1874, Grant has yet thirty-two
mouths of his present term, and at this
rate per month this individual will have
cost the people by March, 1877, nn addi
tional $81,020,000, and $122,880,000 fuff
his whole second term. We shonl<! think
that nt such a cost Grant will be found too'
expensive an incumbrance to be continued
where lie is. But ns lie ouu’t be touched
just now, his Secretary of the Treasury,-
who permits such squandering, nnd wlto
is directly responsible for this outrageofis
mismanagement of the finances, should be"
i kicked out of the Department without
much ado. -The people are tired of being”
! run deeper into debt every day by their
- Government, of being taxed into bank'
rnptcy to support drones, and then, by an
unscrupulous abuse of the veto power/
denied all opportunity of obtaining some
sensible improvement of tbe currency. The
threat is now gone forth that, even if the
I two conference committees of Congrese
i should unite upon some measure to allevi
i ate the stringency of money now depress
-1 ing all pursuits, Grant will again veto it
in the interest of monopoly. Such an act
will be the last straw on the camel’s back,
and patience will cease to be a virtue.—
X. Y. Sunday Mercury.
Civil Right*
Wifi* theeleetive franchise,- otrr colored
fellow-citizens seem to have grown unuatt
nlly thirsty, ever wanting whisky, beer or
soda. It is astonishing how they like soda;
legally they estimate a glass of dirty aerated
water as worth SIUOO, especially if they
do not get it. Lately our colored brethren
have crusaded on the soda water, beer ant
i whisky men with far more effect than the
Western woman did.
Thus was it when the beer-jerker tft
ltedwitz’s lager beer saloon perceived a
gorgeously dressed gentleman, white, ac
companied by two of our African citizens,
standing at the counter, he delayed quite
a while before he interviewed the trio. '
“Beer,” emphatically and avrthoritar
tivelv demanded the white man, as speak
er.
“I am sorry to refuse you, sir,” replied
the waiter, “but if yon notice, yon will sew
we only sell beer to gentleman. As yot*
cannot class yourself as sash, we must,
perforce refuse you. And what do you
want, gentlemen T Y fuming to the Ethi
opians.
The Etiopians were- confused, blushed
perceptibly through afl their obscurity,
and mildly suggested that they could not
in decency drink unless their friend drank
with them.and that unless this was granted
they would find it necessary to carry their
patronage to another saloon.
As this request was refused, the threw
slunk away to try their little game on an
other saloon.— N. 0. Picayune.
Ho Less than four thousand and sixty
two immigrants, the largest number any
day this year, arrived at Hew York on
Monday, the majority of whom were Irkfit
and German, * C*