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BATURDAY, JUYL 19. 1874.
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CALL FORA DEMOCRATIC MEETING.
The Democrats of Brook* County ore
earnestly requested to meet at (ho Court
Hon*e in Quitman on Hntnrday, the 25th
Inst., for the purpewe of organising tlie
I Msrty for the approaching campaign, and
electing o new Executive Committee.
J. B. CREECH,
Chnirman Ex. Committee.
Quitman, Oa. , July #th, 1874.
THE TOl/ISAT HAND
Not for the announcement of candi
date*, not tor i! ,ruinating contention* to
meet, not for wrni.glino who shall be the
Democratic atatauud bearers in the Oon
grewional end Senatorial District* anil for
county representative*, not what county,
whether at 4hi* end or that, or in the mid
dle of .the district, tiro nominee should re
side. But, the esaentialitiea are. to have a
thorough and complete organization of the
Executive Committee in each county in
the district to insure harmony and concert
of action. Then, look after the time and
plaoo, when and where a convention
should be hold for the purpose of select
ing a candidate. The time, wo think,
should be sufficiently remote to make the
content short. In the selection of a candi
date, personal preference should be subor
dinated hr tlie paramount considerations of
party and the general weal of tho country.
Self abnegation on the part of every aspir
ant, for the benefit of tho party is an essen
tial prerequisite to harmony in the ranks,
without which defeat is inevitable, both in
tho Congressional and Senatorial Dis-
(riots.
If the contest was with a party governed
by principles of honor, and friendly to a ■
just and equitable administration of the
general government, looking to the popu-1
lar weal, aud not to the interests of party !
ring* and party plup'h rs; then moral ox
eullenoe, mental qualification nnd states
mauship should bo earnestly nought after. |
But, inasmuch a* our opponents do not
ponses* these elements of character, nnd
governed by unholy designs, then in the
*election of a candidate we should look to
availability, ns paramount to every other i
consideration. Whether the nominee he 1
rich or poor, whether he live in a palace
or a hovel, whether he live in the east
or west end of tlie district, or whether he
ho saiut or sinner, should nil he minor
consideration!! i.i comparison with avuilu-,
bility, for in the scale of political-rectitude ;
(the four last administrations 'to ho taken
as precedents with tho rings and thieving
combinations to ho regarded os examples)
the basest Democrat stand preeminent
above the purest Radical. So a mean Dem
ocrat, for us, is better than a good Radi
cal.
As to where the convention should he
held the only important considerations
are tho comfort and convenience of tho
plane to the delegatus, and its Accessibility
uud as near the centre as possible, where
the conveniences aro equal to any other
point, and wo would snggest Albany, as
(be place nearest tho centre, where all the
comforts and conveniences can ho oh
twined.
And now, in eoncluoion, we do earnestly
hope that ovory delegate will go'there fully
prepared to sacrifice personal preference*,
if need be upon tho altar of his country
in the promotion of harmony and concert
of action.
THE VINDICATION OF LAW
Rould he the wish nnd determination of <
every citizen, and when a warrant is issued
by the proper authority, commanding the ;
arrest of u violator of law, that warrant j
should be executed and returned ns the
judioudjoCloer commands. But, nnfortu- i
natcly, it has been thu practice iu our
State when a warrant has been issued nnd
tho accused arrested, to release him upon
hi* appeasing the wrath of liis accuser,
either by apologies, or upon tho payment
f small sums of money, without any re
gurd to the feelings of an insulted rommui
ty, or a violated law. On Monday lust,
one Scott Phelps, a negro boy, sued out a
warrant from the County Court of Brooks
County, against Captain Pinker, comman
der of ths Butler Light Infantry, and five
others, for gross outrages to liis person.
Tho facts are brief, aud wo will give them:
Scott, a young man, 18 or 20 years old, u
teacher in the colored Methodist Sunday
school went as usual, to hear and instruct
his class. But Flukor hud appointed that
day to make o military address to his
troops. Scott being absent, Fluker im
mediately dispatched his sergeant to bring
him te> duty, HcotQbeing engaged and de
nying any connection with tho company
refused to obey the order. This refusal i
enraged the ]K>mpus commander, and he
detailed bissargent and flveothors to bring
the said Scott nnto his august pres
ence. They entered the church and
with great force carried the prisoner
into the presence of the mighty satrap,
who ordered that he should be punished
according to military usages, and for this
gross violation of law, Fluker had but to !
promise to reinburse Scott for all the dam
ages he had sustained in the injury to his
clothes. Now, we think this is wrong and
that the law can only bo vindicated in the
re-arrest of tho parties aud a just punish
ment of the offense. We have no objec
tion to the parties becoming friendly, in
deed, we admire tho forgiving disposition,
but wo do object to Scott's determining
whether the laws of Georgia shall be vin
dicated or not. We insist that the parties
should be carried before the Court aud the
matter be enquired into and the law vin
dicated, either in tho acquitel of tho ac
cused or an expiatiou of the offense. Wo
learn that the terms of the compromise
have not la ten complied with and that all
parties will bo bronyht before his Honor.
Judge Harden, this morning at 10 o'clock.
If there is an investigation wo hpe (hat the
negroes will learn that Pinker** commands
are not Entitled to so much respect ns they
hare heretofore regarded them.
THE Gliovr 1 .NO*COTTON CROP.
Favorable Report of Acreage wad Condi
tion.
.‘3lat<n>rnl from all h Monthfr* States.
Washington, July 15.-—The cotton j
planters’ report to (be Department of .Ag
riculture, in accordance with the condi-!
tional promise of June, reportsun increas. 1
in the condition of the plant in every
State. Tho percentages of the average
condition are higher than in June, by the ;
following figures: Three in Lonisiana,
four in Arkansas, six in Florida, seven in
Month Carolina, nine in Mississippi, ten
in Ala) ma, eleven in Georgia, twelve in j
Tennessee and Texas, thirteen in South ,
Carolina. Texas and North Carolina re-!
turn condition above the average. The ;
following arc tho Htato averages: North
Carolina, 102; Month Carolina, 88; Georgia, ;
91; Florida, 110; Alabama, 92; Mississippi, I
87; Louisiana, 73; Texas, 102; Arkansas,
94; Tennssee, 97. As comjmred with Jtdy '
of last year, tlie condition is higher, except |
in Florida, Louisiana and Arkansas,
though the difference is slight in Tennes
see and Georgia, and not very wide in j
| Mississippi anil Alabama. In Noitb Caro
lina the temperature iip been high, rains j
seasonable, and growth raised, though tlie j
plant is still small and ten days lute, hi
certain enmities the fields have generally i
bad good preparation and clear culture.
Edgecombe, which produce* one-eight, of j
tlie cotton of the State, returns condition I
110. The improvement has been rapid in
■ Month Carolina, and is still progressing,
though the growth is not advanced to
average. Lice Infest some fields, Darling
ton, yield otic-seventh of the fibre of the
Htate, returns condition at 90. Mevcnty-
I three counties in Georgia representing
twe-thirdsof the crop report thrifty growth,
a backward season, too much ram, better
and cleaner tillage than last year, less of
fertilizers used, ltumors "of the catarpil-
Irr come up from Mouth west Georgia.
Improvement is man f ste 1 in Florida,
I with too abundant rains in some counties
! and a tendency to the shedding of forms.
j While rains have been frequent in Alabama
II be fields have generally been kept clean.
\Of seven counties which yield u third of
j the crop of the State, the condition is
| placed at 90, in Bullock, Harbour, Mont
i gomery, Marengo and Russell; 80, in Hale
; and 100 in Dallas. None aro lower than
75 or higher than 110, The crop is late
|in Mississippi, but growing rapidly. It is
f pussy in places, yet, much cleaner than
aat year. 'Flic condition ranges from 50
1 in Tunica, where it, was destroyed by over
flow, to 110 in DeHoto and several other
J counties. In Louisiana planting eontin
] lied after the overflow until June 15th, arid
tho crop is therefore later than elsewhere,
’ and has suffered in places from cut worms,
drought and excessive laius. The cater
pillar lias appeared in Rapides. Rarely
Ims Texas had a better promise of a flue
crop. In some counties the growth is not,
j well advanced. In a few localities cuter
-1 pillars made tlicir appearance lutein June.
I The stand is generally better than in other
; States. Drought has been injurious. In
Arkansas Home loci:.'a ) have had no rain
in eight weeks. In one township, Inde
pendence, one thousand awes were left mi
i cultivated on aecoui of drought. Ilains
linvo been more gen rul of late in portions
of the State, yet a majority of counties re
port 100 and above. A majority of coun
ties of Tennessee return werage condi
tion. A fow range fri 7 to 100, and
Shelby county, which ,a one sixth of
the State aggregated, is *cedat HO. .
chicagos'last blaze,
Tlio Flauici Hulxlticd. Lock Heavy und
Insurance Light*
Qhii'ATio, July 15, 2:30 A. M. The lim
its of tlie tiro are as follows: On (Hark
street, No. 535, which is about Twelfth
street on the north. Ou Dearborn street
the southern limit Folk street. On Wa
bash avenue Harmon court forms the
southern boundary, the northern limit be
ing between Jackson and Van Buren
streets. On State street the southern
limit is Harmon court, the lino extending
on the north nearly to Jackson street.
Third and Fourth avenues are burned
nearly their whole length. Tho fire burn
ed a number of houses on Michigan ave
nue, but has not damaged that street to
uuy great extent. Some twenty blocks
aro burned. The loss is variously estima
ted, but eanuot be given’ with accuracy.
It will not be less than four millions, and
probably will not be over six millions.
This is covered by about two-fifths insur
ance, which is divided nruomg numerous
companies. Since the great tire, compa
nies kavo been very careful not to take
| large risks in one locality.
The following aro the lagest losses: The
i Jewish Synagogue $30,000 Quinn's Chapel
§15,000, the Adelphi Theatre $75,000, tho
i St. James Hotel and furniture $150,000,
! tho Post. Qflioo $50,000, the First Baptist
Church SIOO,OOO, tlie Church of the Mes
siah $25,000, Olive Street Baptist Church
(colored) $40,000. A number of serious
casualties are reported, and several per
sons were ikiubwiMiw foal in the flume*.
j ,1 GOOD SLING OE THE HATCHET.
A remarkable operation wns performed
j by a Whitehall physician a few davit ago
| —Whitehall is a town in Washington
County, State of New York. A gentle
! man who hud been suffering from a super
! übumlnuoc of adipose tissue consulted the
physician, asking for relief from its Imr
j dcu. The doctor told him he could re
| lievo him if ho would consent to a painful
• operation. The gentleman consented,
i and with the medical practitioner entered
i the telegraph-office at that place. The
| fat man was requested to remove liis coat;
and vest, after which the physician sur-;
i rounded him with wires, attaching tlie j
end to a powerful battery. At a signal ;
from tlie doctor, tile manager let on tlie i
Current. The patient writhed nnd twisted
when he felt the current passing around
him; still, he stood it like a martyr. Pres
ently lie began to shrink; he grew smaller
and smaller; his elotliing liung in bugs
nbout liis fast diminishing form. The
doctor felt much pleased at tho result of
his experiment, while the formerly fat
man's joy was very great, although he
see .lied to be suffering acute pain. All of
a sudden there was a loud clicking nt tlie
instrument, as if Pandemonium’s groat
hall had been let loose. The operator
sprang quickly to answer the call. He as
certained it was from the New York office. :
He quickly asked, “Wliat’s up ?” Au an
swer came book as if some infuriated de
mon was at the other end of the wire, |
“What in thunder are you about? Cut
off your w ires, quick—you are filling the ,
Now York office with soap grease?”
The latest contribution to big-footed j
literature: The si' and down on Cape Cod
spreads the feet : that the other day
when a young fellow was wading on the
flat.-,, spearing eels, he mistook his foot for
a flat fish aud stuck his spear through it.
W Ity HE BIJOT HIM THOM THE
wry no W.
Some friend of Congressman Stoss has
written to a Memphis paper an explanation
of his action in shooting Long, the slan
derer of hi* daughter, from a window in
TuscnrnWa, Ala. He says: “The young
lady was in delicate health, being oonsuin
ti ve; and by advice of physicians the fami
ly spout the winter in Thomusville, Ga. ,a
place of no little repute us a resort for
those afflicted with consumption. It up
pears that Long commenced liis slander
-1 ous lies while the family were in Georgia,
] and became ladder ill bis language since
their return, about a month since. Still
the family heard nothing of these rumors,
i those knowing of them either being over
modest or afraid to tell. When Mr. Hioss
came on the street on Saturday, having
j the night before returned from Congress,
1 lie was made acquainted with tlie facto,
| anil never got it from his family, for they
| knew nothing.
He wanted to attack the fellow on the
! street immediately, but was told by his
friends that Long was heavily armed, anil
! also had the sworn promise of seven young
* men, whose minds and morals, we presume
from this course, be hail perverted, to. stay
j I>y him when on the street, and fight for
him if he got into a difficulty. Tiiia de
| ruled Hioss uh to his action, and he took a
, | ition in Wurr’s store and shot him the
first opportunity that presented itself. Mix
j hulls struck him—one grazing his head,
: one penetrating back of tlie ear, one
i through tlie neck, one through the arm,
j and two in the body. He was living yes-
I terilay (Tuesday), but his early demise
j is expected, after which the tidal will take
place. livery lawyer in tiiia place voluu
i leered but one, besides the
Solicitor, w ithin two hours of the shoot
ing. When the existence of this treaty
of offence and became generally known,
none of tlie good class of citizens blamed
Mr. Hioss for not exposing himself.”
ANOTHER ElllE.
Cincinnati, July 15,4.30 v. M. The
Chicago operators say another fire lias
broken out, on the west side. This is in
the new district, separate from the fire of
last night. The wind is high. No addi
tional particulars have yet been obtained,
hut it is reported to have burned over two
block s a 1 ready.
Latkb. —Tito fire commenced at the
corner of Milwaukee avenue and Erie,
west aide. Eighteen houses, principally
wooden structures, are destroyed, and the
fire is still burning.
Cincinnati, July 16, 7p. m.— It is now
reported from Chicago that the west side
lire is under control,
Chicago, July 15, 8 p. m. —Another fire
broke out about half-past four I' m. in the
western portion of tlie city, at the junction
of Milwaukee and Chicago avenues. Fif
teen or twenty buildings, comprising
stores, saloons’ planing and carpenter
shops, were burned ; n a short time, tlie
flames being fanned by a brisk northwest
breeze, and fed by very inflammable ma
terial. The fire departments succeeded in
checking the progress of the flames beforo
it djd further damage than already stated.
Considerable excitement prevailed for a
time. A repetition of the scenes of last
night was feared.
liatkn,—The fire originated iu Dugan’s
smoke house, in the rear of his packing
establishment. Nearly an entire block
was burned, hut the buildings wore mostly
of an inferior sort. One planing mill was
destroyed, with some valuable machinery
and patterns. Tho loci is estimated at
930,000.
- .*•*,
A Dakins I.Kap von Twicntt Dot,
i.Aiis.—About it o'clock yesterday nft.i r
noon a boy named John Leaaser, eighteen
or nineteen years old, a worker in a ma
chine shop on West Front street, jumped
from the Cincinnati and Covington sus
pension bridge on a wager of twenty dol
lar** ftml the performance was carefully
prepared for, skiff's having been provided
and manned to save the foolish youth from
drowning. There were only a few specta
tors, ns the performance was private, hut
Leaaser climbed on one of the rails, six
feet above the floor of the bridge, but ton
ed liis coat and jumped. He struck the
water with liis feet, disappeared for a few
seconds mid came to the surface nil right.
He was picked up by one of the skiffs and
conveyed to the steamer I’at Rogers. Tho
ilistnnes from the rail to tlie surface of the
water, pordendicnlarly, is one hundred
and three feet. The wonder is that death
dill not ensue from the concussion or
shock to the sudden contact with the wa
ter from sin'll a vast height.— Cinciniiu.'i
Commercial.
-
Tho number of postage stamps issued
to postmasters by tlie department during
tho fiscal year ending June 80 was 332,733,
420; the issue for the previous year was
301,931,620. The value of the stamps
issued iu the last fiscal year was $28,827,-
000. Iu addition to tho above, over 32,-
009,000 official stamps were issued to the
s, ..'1 executive departments, not includ
ing postal cards or stamped envelopes.
The total valuo of nil adhesive stamps
issued during the year was over twenty
five million dollars.
Dispatches have been received at the
liulimi DmoaW 00-trhnining informnUon <>(
a prospective Indian war. The danger
eoiues this time from the Cheyennes,
Kiowas and Cotiianehes, south of the
Kansas Pacific ruilrord. So far only 100
Indians have been seen on tho war-path;
but it is estimated that they can turn out
three thousand warriors. The United
States liidain agent iu the vicinity of the
outbreak, who happens to boa Quaker, is
for employing carnal weapons, and baa
called lusthy for the Indians to ho struck
by the military aim. He says its no time
for conciliations.
Gen. G. P. T Beauregard has received
; the npoiutmeut of chief Engineer of the
Argentine Republic, with a galary of S2O,
000 in gold per annum, and tie will sail
| from New York city for Heath America
within a few daos. He will have charge
of the defensive works, and will also su
perinteiulend tho explorations of the
Platte River.
A spirited youth —One dead drunk.
“Crusade sirup,” in soda, is much called
for iu certain Western towns.
A Lebanon (Ky.) gent, in ardently greet
ing a long-parted wife, broko one of her
ribs.
It is said that tlie prettiest girl iu Har
risburg is a newspaper carrier. She car
ries them in her bustle.
An Irishman engaged in fighting a duel
insisted, as lie was near-sighted, that lie
should stand six feet nearer to his antago
nist than his antagonist did to him.
The force of habit is fully illustrated in
the case of a retired milkman, who says
lie never sees a can of water without hav
ing an irresistible desire to put some milk
imo it.
A New York politician, in writing a let
ter of condolence to a widow of a deceased
member of the Legislature, says: “I can j
not tell yon how pained I was to hear that
y>ur husband had gene to heaven. We
were bosom friends; but we shall never
meet again. ”
CtUVAOO AGAIN DEVASTATED.
Washington, July 14—Teteframs re
ceived here to-night report another large
fire in Chicago, which destroyed over half
a mile of the southern portion of the city.
It began on Twelfth street, on the south
side, and so far, it lias been confined to
old rookeries, but it is feured that it will
extend to the lake side. Tlie wind is
blowing fresh from the southwest. The
Baptist church bus been destroyed, and at
this time the flames have reached the post
office. Assistance lias been asked from all
the adjoining towns. Telegraphic com
munication is nearly suspended.
Chicaoo, July 14. Another conflagra
tion is raging in the heart of the city. It
broke out iu Twefth street, and at half
past six o'clock, tiie flumes had made
utmost a clean sweep up to corner of
Third avenue and Polks, burning up the
homes of thousands of people. At the
above corner the fire department com
menced tlie process of blowing np bnild
i ings with gunpowder, hut the buildings
| experimented with were small wooden
affairs, and tho process would only have
I the effect of making a quicker blaze of
them. The wind is blowing very fresh
I from about south southwest, and the fire
|is now on the verge of tlie fire line of our
big fire at Harrison street. The west side
;of Wabash avenuo is now in full 1 .axe,
! which takes many a stately building in its
course, which ottered a haven of refuge in
I the winter of 1871. The fire is just im
i mediately in the rear of the Baptist
| Church, and should that structure go down
I the fire will have a clean sweep to the
; northward and eastward, and tho exposi
■ tion building will, in all likelihood, lie tho
i final prey of the Are, and ns that is iinme
i (lialely oil tlio lake shore, there will tie
| nothing for the fire to feed upon, pro
vided we have the good fortune not to
i have a change of wind.
A dense black pall of smoke is hanging
over tho expected course of the fire, ship
ping the advance of the messengers of cin
ders on tlie roofs of the buildings.
Although private citizens are doing
their utmost to prevent the fire getting a
hold upon their homes, yet their efforts
are as futile us for a child to make the
attempt. The roar of the advancing fur
nace has the sound of our old calamity,
and nothing short of its final plunge into
lake Michigan will quench it. Our streets
within a mile of tlm conflagration are
crowded with teams of every description,
loaded to their utmost capacity witli
household goods. Store keepers who are
so fortunate as to) secure a team, aro en
deavoring t.<> save their most Valuable
stocks, and whenever a vacant space north
j of the fire can be found, it is at once filled
! with goods of all descriptions anil varie
ties. Men, women and children are doing
all they can to save their little all, bearing
jit to some place of safety. The file, from
this on, will burn up as mueh in five
.minutes as it lias previously done in
i fifteen, considering tho value of dollars
! anil cents. The heat is very great. No
' doubt that, in addition to pecuniary lorn,
| we will have to mourn the loss of lives, as it
is next K) impossible for afire of this
: magnitude nnd fury, burning through as
! closely a settled distriet as this, w ithout
j human sacrifice. As the post office is
I directly in line with the lire, the employes
will have all they can do to save the mail
master in the building, and consequently
’ there w ill be no mails from the city this
i evening, nnd there can, by no jmssibility,
lie one sent before to-morrow afternoon.
The principal lines of the Western Union
| Telegraph Company running east throng!)
I Htate street have all been burnt, some
1 forty wires, but as the lines on Canal street
i are out of all, possible danger, there will
'be no intemijmoHof t;7, rrnphio commu
i mention. The fire lms burnt over so far
about one-half of a mile in length and
I some four block* in width, and, although
the explosion of gunpowder is still heard
' every lotlo while, there is but little hope
I of “eying the fire short of the limits given
! above.
Later. The fire broke out at the
| corner of Twelfth and Harrison streets, and
has now swept to the coiner of Harrison
anil Lake streets. The post office has
| been destroyed, but the contents were
saved. The* Gardiner and Mntteson
Houses are in danger. Tho firemen have
no control over tlie flames, uud tho cx
| eitument is intense.
PRESIDENT GRANTS VIEWS OE
THINGS IN SOUTH C AROLINA.
Unless he is strangely misrepresented,
1 tlie views of President Grant in regard to
I the corrupt and oppressive government
of South Carolina have been materially
modified since the day lie so pointedly
! snubbed representatives of onr tax payers,
j Judge T. J Mackey, who has just re
turned from Washington, where, in rum
j puny witli Senator Robertson, lie paid a
visit to the White House, has given the
| editor of the Winnsboro News an interest
ing account of his interview with the Pres
i ident. In tho courao of couversati >n,
j Senator Robertson having referred t she
course Judge Mackey lias lately pursued
!in bringing criminals to justice, Gen.
; Grant turned sharply to the hitter and
j asked: “Why don’t you convict Moses?”
; The Judge replied that lie had not hud
| au opportunity of haviugtho robber Gov
;>'ii<u’ brought to justice. Tho President
! then remarked that- he had heard that a
judge had mantaiued that Moses could
! not be tried before impeachment, and de
nounced this proposition that a President
jor a Governor is above the law as mon
strous. lie scorned much disgusted with
j the condition of affairs, uml reproached
Judge Monkey for the reason that every
' Republiean is responsible for tho villainy
■ existinig here, lie emphatically declared
! that there must be a true reform this fall,
|or the Republican Jiarty would at once
; repudiate tlie so-called Republicans of
i South Carolina. He also denounced tlie
i conduct of Moses in calling out, the mili
tia, to defy a process of the court, and in
: quired as to what posse the court could
| raise to enforce its warrants. He was in
■ formed that there were enough honest
! men of sufficient courage to bo fond to ar
rest any miscreat. President Grant then
affirmed that the Federal troops in South
Carolina were not here to enforce the col
lection of exorbitant taxes, and that he
wished this to be understood. They were
stationed here fov national purposes, such
as arresting illicit distillers, and the like.
Tho President wax much incensed at tlie
disgraceful conduct of Neagle in tiring
into Col. Black’s house while on ajdrunk
spree, and thought lie should have been
summarily dealt with.
In a word, President Grant is sick of the
Columbia Ring and its rascalities. The
load is too heavy for the party or himself
to bear. Judge Mackey thinks that Grant
will henceforth pursue a broader policy
towards the South, and that, by the nid
of the National Administration and the la
bors of all honest, reformers in South
Crolina, nn acceptable candidate will be
nominated for Governor who will rout
Scott, Chamberlain, Moses. Patterson and j
Elliott, and all tho Ring, horses, foot and
dragoon. —Charleston Courier.
The religious statistics of Australia show
37,000 Episcopalians, 233,537 Presbyteri
ans. 218,436 Methodists, 45.932 Indepen
dents. 388.412 Baptists, 49.550 other Pro
testants, and 133,-eo6 Roman Latholics. ,
MARK TWAIN AND THE COMET.
This is to inform tlie public that in
connection with Mr. Barnnra J have leas
ed tlie comet lor a term of years, and I de
sire also to solicit tlie public patronage
in favor of a beneficial enterinise which
wo have in view.
We propose to fit up comfortable, and
even luxurious, accommodations in the
comet for as many persons as wiil honor us
with their patronage, and make an extend
ed excursion umong the heavenly bodies.
We shall prepeje 1,000,000 state rooms iu
the tail of the comet, with hot and cold
water, gas, looking gloss, parachute um
brella, etc., iu each. Wo shall have bil
liard rooms, card rooms, music room and
free libraries; and on the main deck we
propose to hove a driving park, with up
wards of 10,000 miles of roadway in it.
DBTAKTVKB OB THE comet.
Tho comet will leave New York at ten f.
M. o:i the 20th instant. No dogs will be
allowed on hoard. This rule lias been
made in deference to the existing state of
feeling regarding these animals, and will
be strictly adhered to. A substantial iron
railing will he put around the comet, and
no one will be allowed to go to the edge and
look over unless accompanied by either
my partner or myself.
THE POSTAL SEKVICE
will be of the oorupletest character. Of
course the telegraph, and the telegraph
only, will he employed, consequently
frteuils occupying state rooms 20,000,000
and even 30,000,000 miles afiart will he
able to send a message and receive a reply
inside of eleven days. Niglff messages
’ will lie half rate. The whole of this vast
postal system will he under the personal
superintendence of Mr. Hale, of Maine.
Meals served at all hours. Meals served
iu the state rooms charged extra. We
shall take with us, free of charge,
A OKKAT BOBCE OB MMSItINAKIEH,
anil shed the true light upon all the cele
i bratod orbs w loch physically aglow, are
i yet morallv in darkness. Sunday schools
will be established wherever practicable.
Compulsory education will also he iutro
| duced.
! The comet will visit Mars first, anil then
proceed to Mercury, Jupiter, Venus and
Saturn. Forties connected with tho gov
ernment of the District of Columbia and
with the former city government of New
York, who may desire to inspect the rings,
! will he allowed time and every facility.
| Every star of prominent magnitude w ill he
! visited, and time allowed for excursions to
points of interest inland,
j Clothing suitable for wear in the sun
! should be provided. Our programme has
been so arranged that wc shall seldom go
more than 100,000,090 of miles at a time
without stopping at some star. This will
necessarily make the stoppage frequent
and preserve tho interest of the tourist.
Baggage checked through to any part on
the rout.
After visiting all the most celebrated
stars and constellations in our system, and
personally inspecting tho remotest sparks
that even the most powerful telescope can
now detect in tlie firmanent, we shall pro
ceed with good heart npon
A STt’BUKHOVS VOYAGE
of discovery among the countless whirling
worlds that make turmoil iu the mighty
wastes of space that stretch their solemn
! solitudes, their unimaginable vastne-ss,
; billions upon hillioua of miles away be
yond the farthest verge of telescopic vision,
j till by comparison the little sparkling
vault wo used to gaze at on earth sliull
seem like a remembered phosphorescent
i flash of spangles wtiiidi some tropical voy
j ager’s prow stirred into life for a single in
stant, and which ten thousand miles of
phosphorescent Sons and tedious lapse of
time had sinoo diminished to an incident
utterly trivial iu his reoollceiion. Children
; occupying seats ut the first table w ill be
charged full fare.
ITB3T CLASS BABE
j from the earth to Uranus, including visits
to the sun and moon, and nil the principal
plauucts on the route, w ill he charged at
tho low rate of two dollars for every 50,-
i 000,000 miles of actual travel. This comet
is new and in thorough repair, and is now
on her first voyage. Hhe is confessedly
; the fastest on the line. Hhe makes 20,-
■ 000,000 miles a day, with her present fa
! cititles; but, with a picked American crew
' uud good weather, we are confident we cun
get 40,000,000 out of her. Still w e shall
never push her to a dangerous speed, uiui
we shall rigidly prohibit racing with other
comets. Passengers desiring to diverge at
any point or return will he transferred to
; other comets. We make close connections
! at all principal points with all reliable
I lines. Safety cun he depended upon. It
is not to he denied that the heavens are
infested with
OLD HAMSHACKLE COMETS
that have not been inspected or overhaul
ed in ten thousand years, and which ought
long ago to have been destroyed or turned
into hail barges, hut with these we have no
; connection whatever. Steerage passengers
not allowed abaft the main hatch.
Complimentary round trip tickets have
been tendered to General Butler, Mr.
Shepherd, Mr. Richardson, and other em
inent gentlemen, whose public services
have entitled them to the rest and relaxa
tion of a voyage of this kind.
The entire voyage will bo completed,
and tlie passengers landed in New York
again on the 14th of December, 1991.
This is at least forty years qieker than any
other comet cun do it iu. Nearly all the
j hack-pay members eomtemplate making
the round trip with ns in case their con
j stituente will allow them a holiday.
Every harmless amusement wi ll ho at
| lowed on board, but no pools permitted on
the run of the comet—uo gambling of any
Kind. All fixed stars as seem to need fix
ing w# shall fix. If it makes trouble w e
shall ho sorry, but firm.
Mr. Coggia having leased his comet to
j us, she will' no longer he idled by his
name but by my partner’s.
For further particulars, or for freight or
passage, npply on board or to my partner,
but not to me, since I do not take charge
of the comet until she is underway. It is
necessary, at a time like this, that my
mind should not he burdened with small
business details. Make Tw ain.
George Francis Train writes to his fa
vorite paper: “Having eaten no moat,
eggs, fish, oysters, poultry or animal food
: of any kiud for many months, all the an
cient argument, antagonism, ferocity of
my nature has died out, and yet I am iu
savage health and terrible mental vigor.
I never imagined a Bengvd tiger could he
transformed into a Mongolian sheep by
Turkish baths and a vegetarian diet. I
suppose the new religion of evolution has
helped to make the change. lam either
incubating some gigantic power to de
velop love and truth iu mankind, or I
have culminated iu the most magnificent
fizzle produced for centuries.”
A special dispatch of tlie 14th from Lit
tle Rock says all the malitia iu the city
were under arms last night. One compa
ny went into camp iu the Htate House
yard. Governor Baxter lias telegraphed
to the country for two companies more.
These movements are made in view of the
assembling of the shite Constitutional
Convention to-day, but there are uo re
ports of even a threatened opposition to
that body.
1 1- rum the Terre Haunt Express.]
ROMANCE AND TRAGEDY.
How a T.rw Haunt Burner Became Pre.
Ident ami (lie Illcheat Man In Liberia. j
Many of onr olili’r residents, say of
twenty years ago, will remember an enter
prising uud very industrious barber, w hose
name was Edward J. Rove. How long
he lived in Terre Haute the writer does
not know; witli liis oureer in Africa and
elsewhere lam familiar. In making his
first trip to Africa ho took his goods out
on freight, lie himself Wing a piosseuger.
The entire value of his invoice was not j
more than $3,000. His keen foresight j
soon proved to him that the merchants of
Western Africa seldom if ever exhibited
any of the article called politeness. For
tunately for him he was always well sup
plied with it; and to this day people tell
about spending money with him for thing*
they had little or no use for. Although
he was taken down with the acclimating
fever which every foreign constitution
must pass through, lie had but little trouble
from that source. He often told me he i
had no time to bother with fevers. Iu
less than eighteen months from the time he
sailed from New York, was back with $6,000 |
worth of oil, dye-wood, ivory and gold-dust.
Hpending but little time in shaking hands
and telling stories, he chartered half a
brig in company with a white man, and
about the time hisfriends in Africa looked
for a letter from him, he anchored Ujs
brig in the Bay of Monrovia, laden with u
good cargo, which was at this moment
salable at his own rates. This was tlie be- j
ginning of tlie career in Africa of the most 1
remarkable man iu many respects the lit
tle black republic ever had (Within her
borders. Following the tidal wave of his
good luck, he put off to England in the
monthly steamer, where he purchased En
glish goods, which, in many instances,
are manufactured expressly to suit the
African market -goods of peculiar makeup
and color, known only to merchants deal
ing witli Africa. The point Roye made
in tiiat move was this: he could go any
where the English held tho trade
and furnish both kinds of goods—Engbsh
anil American —something uo other Ame
rican ever did. Crossing from England
i to America, he made the acquaintance of
the great house of Phelps, Dodge A Cos. , of
New York City, with whom he deposited
a sum of money and by whom he was
introduced umong first-class merchants,
which resulted in his purchasing a vessel
and loading her for l.ilieria, leaving be
hind him a reputation and money enough
1 to load a vessel in his absence.
The isolated colonists of Liberia had
; not been accustomed to see a colored man
this march up to the ladder of success,
therefore all eyes were tnruedjtoward him;
many witli jealousy and some with hatred.
The poorer class, who had been ofteu
deceived in the election of Government
officials, broke loose from both the old
parties and elected this new, atnl now that
wealth lay in liis path anil honors on bare
I shoulders, upon him, the idea occurred
|to him to get married. At the house of
ex-Gov. Hicks, where lie often dined,
was the most adopted daughter of the
Governor, the pretty brown-faced Hannah
without kith or kin in the world. Ho in
liis business -like m inner he courted her
three w.-eks and married her. This, too,
was another wise hit, for Hannah was
born in Liberia and could speak five or
six of the native languages, which is liulf
of tho battle in trading. Leaving his
wife to manage'home affairs, he bought
an English vessel and cargo out aud out,
make lna Cist trip to the gold coast; where
the A diantee war Lad just been frought.
This was another twqnty thousand stroke
iu loss than thirty-four months. Return
ing, he landed at homo ill Monrovia, and
sent vessel and cargo to England for sale,
and both sold well.
J. J. Roberts, the Frsident, and now
tin l sixth one, has been a lifu-long enemy
of Mr. ltoye, and the feeling was entirely
mutual between them. Mr. Roye was
was three times nominated and defeated
for the Presidency, Indore he succeeded
iu takeiug tlie choir. He was also Sena
tor uud Chief Justice of the Republic. In
these positions tho woist enemies con'd
find no fault. Ail examination of his
record as Chief Justice w ill show that lie
knew liow to do something else beside
money-making and money-keeping. Ilia
plan of laying a railroad to the interior,
iu order that tlie vast productions of that
region, mueh of which now goes to wast,
might be used for tlie benefit of the peo
ple, was, and is now, the leading want of
the republic. But there are fogies and
sore-heads in Liberia who wonld sink the
whole traffic ruhter than see men who came
there later than themselves rise iu the
estimation of the jieople.
Mr. Roye was elected President iu 18381
the term at that time being two years. His
party, being strongly in the ascendency,
thought they could enact a law by which
he could hold his .v .1 without an election,
they believing that 120 honest votes could
be obtained beforo tiio people, most of
whom can not read or write, for signing
that act. Both lie and all the heads of
departments were imprisoned for usurpa
tion; he remaining several weeks in jail,
made his escape, and in attempting to get
to a British.steamer then lying in the Bay
of Monrovia, he was drowned. Tho body
was recovered and delivered to liis family
and friends, and decently buried under
the waving palm trees in his lot in Ever
green Cemetery. The government con
fiscated some of his property, and did
many little things common in all places
under great excitement.
Mr. Roye was the wealthiest man in Li
beria, and his family will not want unless
they become extraordinarily extravagant.
Thus ended the lifh of a black man that
proved, at least, that a negro can make
money and keep it; that he can aspire to
office and get it, and become too anrbitous
like, as other men.
♦ *♦-
BROOKLYN AND HER SCANDALS.
New Yoiik, July 14.—The Brooklyn
-Argus of this morning says; “We have
from the highest sources an admission
that the friends of Reedier are endeavor
ing to effect a compromise which shall
prevent tho publication of the statement
promised by Tilton.
"Theodore Tilton's w ife has been be-j
fore the committee. Shelias given evi-■
deuce contradictory of her husband’s 1
version of the matter, nnd a disagreement
has resulted between man and wife. Mrs.
Tiltoa has left her husband, aud is now
sojourning with a family, the friends of
Mr. Beecher.”
THE CALI,ST WAS
Madrid, July 14.— The Carlists have
opened an attack ou Cuenca, eighty-four
miles southeast of this city. The garrison
is making vigorous defence. Reinforce
ments have been forwarded hence by rail.
A country paper says that, in reply to a
question from the lecture committee of the
chief town of the district, as to the cuhject i
of a lecture to be given at the institution,
the lecture telegraphed, “A Taste of
Naples and Rome.” The operator made
it read, “A Taste of Apples and Rum.”
The colored people of Macon lost §52,000
and Savannah 8(5,010 by the recent fail
ure of the Freedman’s Having Bank.
EXTEAORDINRY MEDICAL AND SUR
GICAL CASE.
Two Large llatllnmaku Cut from the
Body of Live Woman.
A recent number of the Nashville Danner
contained the following paragraph:
A Mrs. Kennedy, of Murraysvilie, Teun.,
a woman of about forty, the wife of an Irish
laborer living on French Broad street, luis
i for several years suffered greatly from ill
| health. Her sym toms and eouiplante were
singular; vvaip afflicted with almost con
stant pains, so that she could seldom or
j never rest at night. Hhe stated that she
j felt something miming up and down iu
[ the abdomen, and that she frequently ex
: perienced the creeping sensation w hich is
called irritability. Him hod been in the
hospital here, and had been treated suc
j cessfully for cancer of the bowels, worms,
contracted hydalids and other complaints,
hut found no relief. As her uneasinesß
uud pains continued, so waro the attempts
to relieve her, hut wltLoutaauecess. Not
; long since Dr. Perriam Gyles, whose of
i flee is on the corner of Purchase and
Broad j streets, was called into) requisition
aud took charge of the ease.
About a week ago she became subject to
incontrollable uneasiness, aud begged Dr.
Gyles to perform an operation for her re
lief. This he was reluctant to do, think
ing it would huzard her life, without a
sufficiently certain prospect of bringing re
lief to her to compensate for her hazard.
; Sh© declared that life was a burden; that
she must die as she wus, and that sficedilv;
I that she was willing to die; death would
’ he a relief; and that she might os well die
in efforts for relief as iu any other way.
At last Dr. Gyles yielded to her importu
nities; and having first been solemnly ex
| onerateil from biame by the woman and
her husband, he consented to perform tho
operation.
On Friday afternoon last, assisted by
Dr. James Davis, of this place, and Win.
Allen, of Sweetwater, he proceeded to
perform tho operation. He first made tho
incision about ten iuclies long along the
medial line of the abdomen. He found a
tumor projecting largely, about twenty
six inches in diameter, and of irregular
| form. He opened it, and found therein
two rattle-snakes, one thirty-six inches
and the other twenty-two and a half inches
iin length. One of the snakes had five rat
i ties, ami the other four rattles aud a but
ton. .They hud yellow and black spots on
them, with white bellies. They were
quite lively, and would rattle and strike
with vengeance when disturbed. They
were killed, and their skins arid rattles aro
; now in the possession of Colonel John
Hti p'nens, at the corner of McXab street,
of this town. They would not have been
killed, hot they were so vicious fears were
entertained that they would bito soiue
i body. The tumor being removed, Mrs.
Kennedy was instantly relieved, and is
now doing well. The doctors call tlie
snakes crolulas horribus. Colonel Bte
phens prizes their skins and rattles as
great curiosities. Too much praise cannot
be given to the eminent medical men for
the skill aud calmness they manifested
throughout the operation. Mrs. Kennedy
say* she swallowed two small, soft white
eggs that she found several years ago as
she was walking out ill a field near tho
Warm Hprings, N. C. Having just come
; over from Ireland, she wns not acquainted
with the bird eggs of America, swallowed
these eggs, supposing them to be par
tridge eggs.
: WHICH GO
0 VER TO THE NEXT SESSION'.
Among the bills which gi} over till tlie
next session are the following:
For the relief of owners and purchaser*
of laud sold for direct taxes in the iusur
-1 rectionnry Htato s.
Amending tlie ninth section of the set
approved July 13, 1836, concerning de
posits iu savings hunks.
To establish and maintain a National
savings depository as a branch of tlie post
office.
To incorporate tho Southern Trans
Coutincutal Railroad Company.
Granting to railroads in the Territories thu
right of way through the public lands of
the United States.
Providing for tlie construction of tho
Portland, Dallas aud Halt Lake Railroad,
and for tlie performance of uil Govern
mint services free of charge.
'To enable the central branch of the Un
ion Pacific Railioad,Company to submit its
claims against the Union States under
tlie existing Laws to the decision of tho
Supreme Court.
Amendatory of tlie Civil Rights hill.
To authorize tlie organization of Na
tional hanks without a circulation.
To establish tho territory yf Pembina,
and provide a government thereof.
Providing for a postal telegraph.
Providing for the resumption of
payment, aud for free hanking.
Amendatory of the tariff and internal
! revenue laws. This hill failed in conse
quence of the disagreeing votes on tho
amendments.
For the admission of New Mexico and
Colorado as States.
Repealing tlie pre-emption and amen
datory of the homestead laws.
To protect navigable waters of the Uni
ted State! from injury and obstruction.
House Bill for the re-organization of the
army.
Tlie House bill to equalize bounties.
The hill granting pensions to all sol
diers of the war of ISI2, aud their widows,
j and children. '
For tiie construction and repair of Mis
| sissippi River levees.
The McCrary hill regulating charges
for railroad transportation.
The Senate hill for the abolition of com
pulsory pilotage, and authorize tiie orgau
: izatiou of National hanks without circula
tion.
All the land grant hills, and many hund
red hills for the relief of individuals.
The Atlanta Hernia: A reporter of this
| paper stumbled on some figures yesterday
which showed up in sharp light the amaz
ing difference between tlie expenses of tho
State under the administration of Bullock
as compared with Gov. Siuitu’s rule. Tho
j small amount on which Gov. Smith runs
the Executive machinery shows conclusive
|ly how terribly reckless Bullock was. But
;to the figures. Wc start one department
that of pardons and rewards. Bnllock of
fered as rewards for escaped criminal or
criminals at large, not leas than $301,300;
all of which was paid out save about $28,-
: 000. He paid out for advertising these re
wards not less than SIOO,OOO. He offered
twenty-five rewards of $5,000 each, and
! one of SO,OOO. He offered eiglity-five re
wards of SI,OOO each, aud nineteen of
$2,000. Gov. Conley offered rewards
amounting to $1,600. Gov. Smith has
hardly exceeded SIO,OOO. On the pardon
j question some interesting facts nicy he
gleaned from the records: Pardoning of
criminals—Gov. Jenkins, 80; Gov. Buger,
14; Gov. Bullock, 464; Gov. Conley, 56;
I Gov. Smith, 46.
A man who was seen coming out of a
Texas newspaper office with his nois split
open, one eye gouged out, and an ear
| chawed off, explained to a policeman that
| lie was not a subscriber to the paper—he
had siinpvl entered the office to ascertain
if the aditor ws in. And he was in,’ ho
. mournfully added. >