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(Maher's independent. . C. GALLAIIEII, Editor. t==r— —■■ =■■ j. -■ T a-aß=sE3C= BATURDAY, JUYL 19. 1874. —M—^—■—l I I II I 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. >