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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1879.
J. <>, UAIXAIICIt, lUUlor.
Newspaper Law.
1. Any person who takes a paper regu
larly from the pout-office wlictbe* directed
to hi* naino nr another's, or whether ha
biui anbncritjail or not it retpootible fm
the JMt/menh
2. If parson order* hi* paper discnn
tinned, ho must pay all arrearages, or the
publisher may ooutiuna to semi it until
jwtvment is made and collect the whole
amount, whether the paper is taken from
th offline nr not..
3. The Court*have decided that refusing
to take newspaper* and periodicals from
the post-nffloe, removing and leaving them
ttnrnlled for, i* primal frieie evidence of in
tetionnai fraud. tf
Editor’s Correspondent*.
Savannah, Oa., Feb. 10th, 1875.
The train specially provided, liy the ac
commodating official* of thn A A-(I It. It.,
for the purpose of Winging together the
directors and stockholders, to elect a board
of directors, etc., on Monday, brought
quiet a number of representatives, among
which was ourself, ami a mtmber of ele
gant liulte* both married and single. Thn
day paused off very pleasantly—the foias.-ii
gers were all social and agreeable. A lit
le before 9 P, M. w*arrived at the depot;
immediately upon the utojipngo of the
train the night was mod* hideous by the j
screams of the multitude of omnibus, car
Huge ami liuek drivers, with a rhetoric pe- ;
collar to that class of citizens; made np of |
every uationality am) com|)ost and of .every j
ihade of eolor. The sweet German accent j
amid the bubble like eoufusion, might be
bean) on tlio niglit wind*; “Disli i*U tier
vs; very hue carriage; takes you any varo
you vmits to go mit der city very scheep."
Thau the Irish brogue with all the rieli
kchh of its eloquence, could be distinctly
heard; “This way, mo frlnds; here's the
llneat carriage that iver rolled on whales, ;
slid the biat dtbriver that iver cracked u j
wrlinp over Imrsea, mid be the liowley K.iint i
I’uthriek, we’ll bo ufther hikin’ you iny
where in the catty you’ll lie ufther want
ing to go till, and -if then iny e.huii j
that dthrivos ba*ta can take yon cliaper ;
than us tbiu we’ll bo itfthor Inkin’ you for |
nothin' and given ye a qnartlier in the I
bargain, and we will, too, bejabers." Af
rica, too, is well represented by some of!
its remote deeendauts who is quite famil
iar with the rice farm dialect, and blends
it admirably with that of the fifteenth
amendment, to-wit: “Dis way, (Africuna)
Unas (fifteenth amendment) lake you any
where you want to go, Bar. Know till de
street, sir, all de house, snr; take you any
whnr, boss, and do ladies, too, Mir. ” Wo
think this mingling and blending of dia
lects, rhetoric ami elocution, would put to
the blush a convoy of lout spirits, whose
chief object and highest aim would be to
make the night winds hideous. lint amid
the wrangle and confusion, we, and some
of our friends, whoso destination wore as
wide ns the city limits would permit,
flannel ourselves comfortnWy ensconced in
an omnibus hunting find mo and (lien an
other locality. We reached the Marshall j
House where it appeared that every body |
Had arrived before ns. It was almost an j
hour before we could register out name
and ascertain where we would find our lit
tle Vied upon which to lay ns down to sleep,
Every subsequent twin’s arrival has I
bronglrt large reinforcement* to the Mar
shall House, which is oertainly one of the j
most deservedly popular houses in Oeor- i
gia. It is crowded from top to bottom.
Slid the office is at all times so densely j
crowded that one can scarcely escape w ith- j
ont a entailing. The whole city is wear
log qjlite a lively aspect. The day is very j
fold; not sufficiently so to deter the Indies i
from shopping. They aro muffled and
shawled until they look more like a variety j
store tlmu tlm ribs f men. TTp to this i
time our boy* have behaved, we think,
quite well. We saw a young disciple of I
Blnckstone on one of the cornets in tin 1
bnsinoH* part of the town with a heavy
richly colored Mexican blanket spread by
ilia wind like a sail on a ship, with both
arms spread to their ntmost capacity, hold
itig his many cohired- blanket in two dif j
fi*rentr pluei a, with- his list in one hand j
and every hair on his head occupying an ,
independent position, laughing himself j
almost into frenzy at an unfortunate young !
fellow, whose beaver hod been lifted by
the wind and carried off with annoying 1
rapidity. We dtuNit have to- watch the
unfortuimte young man ns an object of j
mirth. Oar young attorney's comical po
sition was sufficient- to- pro Toke us to an '
audible smile- Wo laid hoped to reach
home by to-morrow mo,nine, but business
will detain ns one or two days longer.
■— ■ - ■ •
A Hvit for Five Million Dollars.—
A short time vine* the English stock
holders in vlmt is known ns the ‘'Knuun
Silver Minion Com puny of Utnli," re
puting themselves ns Imving been de
fr*ti(h-il, directed their President and so
licitor t<. come to ttiis eonatry nnd mnke
an examination of their property. These
gentlemen accordingly visited Utah and
mnde the investigatum. Upon their return
to New York they employed attorneys to
institute proceedings against the men who,
ns they allege have swindled their English
•smstitnents. Accordingly the lawyers
have liegnn n suit aginst Trrnor W. Park,
President of the Paiinnm Railroad. 11. H.
Baxter, n Wall street operator, and Will.
M. Stewart, one of the present Senators
of the United States from Nevada, for the
sum of *.’>.000.000 in the name of the
Emma Silver Mining Company. The
complainants charge the defendants with
having fraudulently obtained the money
of the plaintiffs on wilfully false state
ment# of the value of the Emma property,
liosed n|>on a mendaeio s report of Prof.
Benjamin Sillimsn, who, it is asserted,
was to obtain n large fee contingent upon
i* favorable report. The complaint nar
rates the manner ; n which the Emma
Mining C nipin was organized and the
stock afterwards fl -nbd on the London
market by the ad -f Huron Grant and
others aa-ovisted with him.
| PABBAGE OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS BILL.
| lly an arbitrary aud revolutionary pro-
I cess the ituilieu! majority in the lower
house of Oongress have succeeded in tak
ing up the civil rights bill anil passing it.
Thu vote (162 to 100) allows that quite a
I number of Republicans mast have
i dodged, it lacking nearly fifty of u full
■ House; mid we have no doubt that not a
| few of (hose included in the majority
voted simply in obi-ilienoo to party iliats
-5 tion, and not liecaturn they believed the
; eit her necessary or proper.
While hopeful that it will lie talked to
death in the ,Senate, or that Grant will
| veto it if it should pass that body, we are
! quite prepared for the worst that can hap
pen. If the Kupiemc court of the United
i State* was the impartial trihunal it was
| fifteen years ago, tbo civil rights bill
i would not survive a decision on it* merits,
i It is clearly unconslitutional. and that in
• spite of the lust amendments to the eon
! stitution. Asa social measure, it is a
; gross outrage upon ]nivnto rights, which
] arc inherent to tlio people, and which not
even a constitutional amendment could
; destroy, without establishing a despotism
| as vile as that of Turkey und more odious
than that of Russia.
At present the manager of a theatre,
.proprietor of a hotel or keeper of a res
taurant ear refuse admittance to anybody,
whether white or black; under the civil
rights bill such refusal subjects him to
i tine or imprisonment. Mm cease, to be
j masters of their own property; they are
I not even permitted to select their ow n
J patrons.
Of course, if the hill becomes a law it
j will cause trouble. The federal courts in
j the Mouth will lie filled with eases. There i
is not a hotel keeper, a restaurateur, a
theatrical manager, nor even u colored!
barber who will permit negiocs to enter
ids establishments on terms of equality
with white nu n. lie will not permit it,
because be will not permit a foolish and
utterly unnecessary law to destroy liisbus
i incss. And, while lie will most positively
| refuse to obey tlio law, there will not bo i
j wanting men to incite negroes to attempt j
i to enter the dress circles of theatres, and ;
| other places of public resort.
Trouble, and a vast amount of it, w ill
i inevitably follow. Social prejudices of
| two hundred years standing cannot la-
I eradicated by u legal enactment. I'rneti-!
! cully, the law will not lie operative, lie- j
{ cause it will not give the negro a single '
“civil right” ho does not now enjoy.
There is no process by means of which its
provisions will or enu be so enforced as to i
compel obedience to it. Men may be
fined or imprisoned, but they will court
this violence upon natural rights
with nil tlie heroism of martyrs rather
than submit. Upon the negro himself
the civil rights hill will fall with crushing
effect. Instead of bcnefUting him it will
be hisbuno, because it will givo birth to
ideas which can never bo realized.
There is no use disguising the fact that,
the real object of the civil rights bill is to
force social equality upon the South. It
is the last blow aimed by a venomous aud
intolerant political party ut our people, by
which our social destructiou is sought.
Fortunately for us, the blow fulls while
the Radical party lies in the throes of
death; hence the harm it can do us will be
of but brief duration.
Grunt oven that it becomes n law, wo
need no fear the bill. Our duty is to
ignore the bill, and to continue as at pres
ent as if no such law existed. A princi
ple is worth suffering for; hence, if any
of our people arc called upon to suffer,
they will do so with dignity and heroism.
Our society cannot bo overturned in two
years, uml two years is as long as the
Radicals will have it in their power to tor
ture us. However troublesome tlio law
may be, it will not enable a negro to ob
tain a meal or a lied at tlio National hotel;
neither will it compel Mr. DcGivo to seat
a negro iu the dress circle of Ids theatre.
So that, after all, the civil rights hill will
not realize the expectations of the Uadi
cals. It will not effect tlThir purpose as a
social measure, ueitlurciin resistance to
it moke political capital for them. We
should, indeed, despair of the future if a
majority of the American people indorsed
a measure destructive of the most solemn
rights of individuals.- 4 tianla AVics.
"The Negro Threat of Rapine, Fire and
Blood. 1 “
We are of the opinion that the negroes
rather overdid the business when they is
sued their address, or petition as they
called it, a few days since to Congress, de
manding the enactment of the Simmer
| civil rights bill, threatening desertion of
the Radical party, mid "rapiue, lire and
Mood" against the South in the event
their demand was uot complied with.
Such threats were wot calculated to raise
I tlm “petit ioiH'ls" in the estimation of le
! spectahle white men of any party. The
Chicago Tribune, a loader of the Repub
lican sentiment at the West, commenting
ou this negro pronnueinmento, says - "The
address will do more execution at the
breech than at the umzzle. It is aimed lit
the Republican party, but it will hurt only
the Southern negroes belonging to the
i party. Their interest enunot possibly he
advanced, for instance, by the statement
I that they will la-forced m self-defence to
act with the Democratio patv unless tin
civil rights hill is passed. We do not un
derstand how a man of any intelligence
could have fallen into so gross a delusion.
It is as much as to sav that, unless the
negroes can have all they want from tin'
Republican party, they will take whet
j they can get from the Democratic party;
that is, they will fly for protection to the
people from whom they desire to he pro
tected. The truth is, that the Republican
party has provided amply for the protec
tion of the negroes in tin- exercise of their
political rights; and if it has erred at all,
it has erred in kindness to the negroes.”
—
The American Newspaper Advertising
Agency of (too. P. Rowell A Cos.. New
Yolk, is the only establishment uf the
kind in the United States which keeps
itself persistently before the people Ay .-•/-
wrti*iy in neirsptmrrn. They evidently
i*t eeive their reward, for wo have it from a
reSahlo source that advertising orders
issued liv them for their customers have
j exceeded three thousand dollars a day
! -inco the conmi'-ncemeut of the-year, mu/
t th>* in not a re,-;/ g.xnl ye tr for ui/rei lining
. either.
ATLANTIC AND GULF RAILROAD.
Annual Meeting of the Stockholder*—
President’* Report Election of Di
rector*.
The stockholders of the Atlantic and
; Gulf Railroad assembled at the company’s
! office, over the freight depot, at 11a, m.,
yesterday. Attendance fair.
The meeting was organized, on motion
iof Col. J. M. Jt. Lovell, by calling Hon.
- Win. R. Fleming to the chair.
On motion of Col. be re veu, Col. Lovell
was requested to act as .Secretary.
The first business announced in order
was the reception of the I'resident’s re
port, and, on motion, President John
ben-veil was desired to rend his report,
which we present below:
prlsidknt'h liEronr.
Office or -run 1
Atlantic A Gulf Railroad Cos., >
Havannah, January Ist, 1875. )
i Tlie President and directors respect
fully submit to the stock holders the fol
lowing statement of the affairs of the com
pany for the year ending the 31st ultimo;
■ The g.-os* earnings for file year 1-573
| were #1,005,947 12
Tlio gross earnings fur tlio year 1874
wore in
Increase tn 1874 20,309 04
[ Tlio operating, including extraordi
narv expenses, lor iho Year IST. I
were * 730,247 22
i Tlio shiiio fur the year 1874 were. . 740,020 28
j Decrease in 1874 # 0,020 94
Deduct for extraordinary expenses
' (80,880 53), representing property ac
quired by the company, and expenses i
(814,559 70} incurred in pint ions years j
mid settled in 1874, amounting in all to I
821,440 20, nml tlio operating expenses
proper for 1874 will lie 8725,150 00, being
and increase of 812,000 01 over the oper
ating expenses proper of 1873.
The total operating expenses for 1874
were 72 8-10 pur cent,, the operating ex
penses proper 70 percent, of tlio gross
{ earnings.
The small increase above named in the ,
operating expenses is mainly referable to
Hie huge amount of new rail laid in the ,
main line during tlio past year. This ex-!
pease was made unavoidable by the had
condition of the rails torn from the track
and damaged by the Federal army ill 1804,
and as the low prices of iron afforded an i
economical opportunity of restoring a
large part of the road to good condition,;
i fifteen hundred tons of rails were pur-j
chuso.l and laid down in 1874, us against ;
seven hundred tons in 1873.
i The road is now in better order than at
| any time since file war, and while the lay
ing of new rail may he considered as u
fixed charge in future operating expenses,
the improvements in joint fastenings will 1
tend, independent of the cost of mils, to ,
cheapen the maintenance of the roadway.
The rolling equipment of the lino is in
! better condition than at any time pie-1
vious, and in amount aad kind ample for
its present business. Tlio fixed property
of the company is generally in good con
j dition.
The earnings of the company for the
past year have liven effected by the dimi
nution of its business with the Macon A
! Hrnuawick Railroad and on the f'lintta-j
hooohee river, by the marked decline in
the lumber traffic, mid by the prevailing
commercial depression. The ofiango in
the status of tlio Macon <V Rrniiswick
Railroad Inis produced obvious alterations
in the direction and volume of its traffic, ■
while the business of the Chattahoochee
lias become largely divided by competi
tions, in which, however, this company;
| |e* not taken an active part, The earu-j
mg have been sensibly diminished by the;
decline in the lumber truffle, growing out
of the unfavorable condition of the mar-
ket The loss in this class of truffle is
1 cstimated at over $30,000. the decrease in
bulk being about $8,800,000 ft'ct, ns com-
I pared with the amount carried in 1873.
! Notwithstanding Ibis, however, the total
freight earnings of the road were larger j
| than in any previous year, it* total local ,
I earnings yielded 75 per cent, of its total
| passage and freight earnings, and 00 )er
i cent, of its gross receipts. Its local carn
; ings have increased 85 percent, in the last j
six years, and Imvo shown a steady animal
improvement during that period until the j
past year, when the loss was inconsidera
ble.
Theso facts are gratifying, ns exhibiting j
positive evidence that the local earnings j
of the road are only atjout 7 per cent, less
than the amount of its operating expenses,
while the marked progression in these
earnings, showing a correspondent im
provement in the country along its line,
demonstrates that the toad is becoming
constantly less dependent on its foreign
business. Realizing, therefore, the great
importance of the development of its ioeal
resourees, special efforts have been steadi
ly continued to encourage tbo production
of naval stores in Eastern and Southern
Georgia, and with a success diminished
only by the recent discouraging prices of
that article. The number of barrels car
ried in 1873 was 19,053; in 1871, 88,700, I
showing an increase of 10 per cent. The j
: atteution of this class of producers has
J evidently turned from exhausted fields'
elsewhere to the extensive virgin pine
i districts of this section of country, and ns
the present low state of the market is
probably only concurrent with the nniver
i sal depression of commerce, w o have
! great confidence in the future increase of
this kind of production.
The financial condition of the company
i has been improved .since the last annual
report, Of the amount of bills payable,
shown in the statement of the Treasurer,
and charged in the operating expenses of
1871, SOB,BIB 80, w ill he due in the pres- •
ent year for the rails laid diwuin 1874
and $46,(566 08 fir the purchase of the
company's wharf property. Both items
are, therefore, represented by improve
ments of, anil additions to, the property of
the company. The notes for the latter
, amount accrue over a period of five y< ars, ;
and, as file wharves show an increasing
annual installment, the investment is in
trinsically remunerative without taking
into consideration the great importance of
the wharves to the general business of the !
company
The currency due lulls issued by the
company amount to 870,800. They have
been favorably received by the public, ami
have contributed materially to relieve the
reduction of the company’s receipts up to 1
September hist.
lit reviewing the extraordinary experi
ence* of the past year, unprecedented for
protracted commercial and financial strin
gency, we feel that there is some reason to
congratulate the stockholders upon the
general condition of the affairs of the
compel y. Suffering less, perhaps, than
any of its cotemporaries, it lias survived
the extraordinary trials liy w hich all have
been embarrassed, and to which many
have lieen compelled to sueenuib. Its
good faith has been steadfastly main
tained. its credit carefully guarded, no
effort pretermitted to promote and hus-
Imud its resourees and to apply them to
the feast advantage for its own interests,
but with ifne regard to the interests it was
intended to foster, and upon which it is
itself dependent.
We cannot close this report without an
acknowledgment of the fidelity, devotion
mini diltigeuce of all the officers* and in
general, of the employes of tire company,
whose united and valuable efforts have
contributed to sustain uml promote its
welfare.
The special attention of the stockhold
ers is respectfully culled to the statement
of the Treasurer, and to the valuable re
port of the General Superintendent here
to appended. John Screven,
President.
Ou motion the report was received aud
approved.
The minntes of the last annual meeting
of the stockholders were read by the Sec
retary, and confirmed.
The imnnuuuut committee oil proxies
retired to examine tlio proxies presented,
and during their absence Col. Lovell stated
that it was necessary that a committee on
; elections be appointed to receive and count
j the. ballots for directors, and he would sng
; gest that Judge Alexander, Capt. Davis
I and Col. Young he appointed us that com -
i imttee.
Col. Y’oung suggested that some other
; gentleman’s name be submitted for that of
- Col. Young, as tbe committee, us proposed,
| were all from Tlioiuasville, and he thought
| some other place should bo represented.
Col. Lovell remarked that Savannah
! had sncli a high opinion of Tliomoarille
| that she was willing to place her sons in
‘ judgment and abide their decision.
After this pleasant rejoiuder, Col. Y’oung
I withdrew his objection, and the commit
tee were unauinu us > confirmed.
; It whs then agreed that in order to save
lime, tbe members present should vote
whilst nwnitingtiie return of the Commit
) tec on Proxies.
The vote for the State. 10,000 shares,
was cast by Hon. W. B. Fleming.
The Committee on Proxies returned in
| about fifteen minutes, and reported that
- Col. Bercvon held 6,601 proxies, H. J. Cox
25, and W. G Kneller 1, making iu nil
0,627. The report was received und ap
proved.
The city’s stock, 10,500 shares, was vo
ted by Mayor Anderson.
THE election.
The Committee on Elections reported
1 that 29,918 shares of stock were voted, and
! the result of the lmlloting for Directors for
| the ensuing year was as follows :
John Screven 29.913
1 8. D. Arnold 29,773
VY’m. Duncan 29.913
; C. E. Groover. 20,013
Henry Lalhrop 29,913
Edward Lovell 29.913
Alfred Haywood 2!),773
J. M. li. Lovell 29.721
D. G. Parse 20,013
It. H. Hardaway 29,913
A. T. Mclntyre 20.013
W. J. Young 20.013
J. Mumierlyn 29,918
W. O. Fleming 20,013
\Ym. Bomsburt 50
After the auuounccinentof the Directors,
the old Board having been re-elected, the
meeting, on motion, adjourned sine die.
Rule* of the Independent Office.
Those who arc disposed to call on us in
our office w ill confer a great favor espec
ially upon tlio editor by ad hearing strictly
to the following roles:
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von presume to shut the door slum it like
blazes.
Take a sent in the editor's favorite chair
and rant the unfinished editorials on the
table before yon. or if you wish to tie more
familiar walk into |le printing room and
converse with the workmen, linger the
type, or try your hand upon the press.
.Such little acts* of eotirtesey are very much
appreciated an 1 have a tendency tu estab
lish for you a faithful remembrance.
If we are engaged in private conversa
tion, be sure to listi-u to wlmt we are say
ing. 1 jet us know that you have an opin
ion and be sure to give us the benefit of
yonr opinion. Of course we arc too mod
est to oak.
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more leasure to devote to you than the
editor of a newspaper. If we are out
when you happen to call, take a seat at the
desk and lend all the letters you see. It
shows your deep concern for us.
If you find ns writing put in yonr ques
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anv appearance on our part of being an
noyed. It is obliged to be otherwise you
know. If you wish to write to a friend
ask us for everything essential ami don’t
forget that we are eveu able to- pay the
postage on yonr letter.
If you indulge in smokiug, use our pipe
and stop ns however busy wc may be to
furnish yon with tobacco also. Call over
the list of the papers yon wish to know if
we exchange w ith, aud we will he glad to
tell you on what days they arc published.
After you effectually destroy a day’s work
! for ns take another round with the print
era. they are exceedingly anxious to an
swer your questions.
Ask them if they spell every word. It
pleases them to tell yon they do. Vick tat
the type’and throw them in the wrong
box. * It tickles the printers to see you so
careful.
Don’t forget to aisuine for yonrself an
air of some importance Walk into the
sanctum and scatter the exchanges all over
tiro room, turn over an inkstand or t wo, cull
for a copy of the last issue of the lmlepen
tlrnt ami assure the editor that it is yonr
purpose to sutrseribe for ihe paper befotre
a great while. Such promises are en
couraging you know, and has a tendency
to call forth upon you the blessings of an
editor. Spit upon the floor again aud
shake our hand with a hearty wish you
well, and then leave. We ll hope for your
return again, “in a horn."
The Forsyth Advertiser has found a
lucky man. Captain J. R. Merritt, of
Monroe county, has been occupying the
house he now lives in since the death of
his father, Mr. Miekelberry Merritt, many
years ago. A large desk or book ease has
been standing in one corner of the room
since that time, until a few days since,
when there was occasion to move it in a
rearrangement of the furniture. When the
desk was moved from its position against
the wall, a bag covered with the dust of
years, mid containing something heavy,
was found hanging on a nail driven in the
back side of the desk. Upon examination
it was found to contain nine hundred and
sixty (960) in gold. It is quite likely that
the elder Mr. Merritt placed this bag of
gold in this secret place ami either forgot
that he had done so, or during his last ill
ness, which was severe and protracted,
failed to mention the fact to any of the
family. Mr. Miekelberry Merritt was a
prosperous man aud left a large estate to
lie divided among his children. Capt.
Merritt find already administered the es
tate, and will now pay to each of the lega
tees a proportionate share of this gold,
which so unexpettedly came into his pos
scssiem.
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
Washington, February 10. —ln the Sen
ate, Mr. Clayton, of Arkansas, introduced
it bill constructing the act to place a color
ed person who enlisted in tlio army on * lie
Miiui; footing us to bounties and pensions
| w ith white soldiers. Referred to the Com
■ mittee on Military Affairs.
Iu the House, Mr, Bener, of Virginia,
| presented resolutions of the Virginia, Leg
islature in relation to the tax on a circula
ting medium. Referred.
The House then went into a Committee
: of the Whole ou the post office appropria
tion bill.
THE C.UILIOT WAR.
Hkndate February.—Alfonsist opera
tions north are suspended for the moment,
i They are fortifying advance positions.
Madrid, February 10. —Alfonso is at
Loqraoc en route hither. Yalmcseda sails
| on ike 15th for Cuba.
THE LOIT.HIANA CUMpnOMJBE.
Washington, February 10.—The com
promise proposition by the Conservatives
was bunded to tlie Congressional Commit
tee ns they were leaving for Washington.
All were pledged to the greatest secrecy,
j but it has transpired that all the Conserv
atives returned by tlie Well’s Board tie
seated; also, those declared elected by tlie
committee organization of the 4tl> of Jan
uary,- and that under Hahn be dis lived,
tlie Conservatives pledging themselves not
to disturb Kellogg as lung us he s sustain
ed by Grunt.
FOREIGN NOTES.
Paris, February 10.—The Bonapnriists
withdraw from the contest iu the Corte*
du Nonl.
The Germans hnqp seized the charge by
the Bishop ol Strasbourg to his clergy,
which alleges that the Chureli is persecu
ted, and forbidden its promulgation.
NEW TOUR NOTES.
New Y'ork, February 10. — The Central
Book sellers’ Association adopted mi
amendment to the by-laws forbidding more
than 25 per cent, discount to schools, li
braries. Ac.
The weather Is cold, and navigation ill
North and East rivers is impeded liy ice.
THE TOBACCO TAX.
Cincinnati, February 10.—The Tobacco
Board of Trade depreciate an increase of
tax as injurious to all branches of the to
bacco trade.
A GOOD APPOINTMENT.
Hartford, February 10. —Senator elect
Eaton lius been appointed to fill Buck
iulram’s vacancy.
Springfield, 111., February o.—The
Legislature yesterday passed u bill allow
ing women to become notaries public.
Tiphon, Ohio, February 9 — The depot
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, at
Fostoria, was burned last evening.
Montreal, February 9—Five thousand
men were thrown out of employment by
the stoppage of uiiils ami foundries along
the canals, for want of wuter to run the
macbiuery.
The strike on the Grand Trunk railway
continues. Only two freight trains have
gone out since Saturday. The passenger
trains are running ns usual.
New York, February 9. — Maria Fawcett
and Harriet Smith quarrelled at their resi
dence mi Third Avenue last night, und
during the tight. Maria struck Harriet on
the head witii her fist, knocking her sens -
less. Tlie injuries are fatal. Mrs. Fawcett i
uuh arrested.
The fire last night at Schneider A Co.’s
tol-it as' factory, damaged the Kt,<* k and
building to the amount of six thousand
dollars.
GEORGIA LEGISLATURE.
SENATE.
Mr. Reese made a long arguim nt in favor
of reconsideration of the passed bill to
amend Ihe constitution so us to prevent
the payment of fraudulent bonds.
Messrs. Lester and Wolf, rd replied, and
the motion was finally tabled.
mi.i. os Timm beading.
To confer on Judges of Superior Courts
power to grant new trials. After long dis
cussion, McDaniel and Black favoring and
Reese anil Veavy contra, the bill was lost—
-18 to 80.
To amend section 4G<iß of the Code; re
lates to proceedings touching the \edi
tion of criminals -passed.
To regulate the trial of criminal eases by
the Judge of the City Courtof Savannah -
passed.
To establish a department of insurance,
and to appoint a Commissioner pro tnn.
for the same—tabled.
nousK mm, ox thibd heading.
To repeal the act exempting cotton and
wollen factories from taxation was made
the special order for Tuesday ne .t.
NEW MATTES.
Mr. (rillmore—To incorporate Sunders
vi lie, Washington county.
Mr. Reese—To allow a father who in
sures his life for the benefit ol his wife or
children to direct how the proceedings
shall be disposed of after his death.
HOUSE.
Mr. Warren, Chairman pro tent, of the
Committee on Privileges anil Elections,
submitted a report on the contested elec
tion ease form Mclntosh county, recom
mending that Mr. A. >S, Barnwell, the con
testant be allowed his seat. A long de
bate ensued, in which Mr. Warren ably de
fended his report, which was adopted by
71 to 84.
Notice was given for reconsideration,
but Barnwell is safe,
A bill to declare obtaining advances on
contracts and the abandonment of said
contracts, leaving advances unpaid, a mis
demeanor.
The bill called forth a long andanimated
debate.
Messrs. Speer, Turner, Harrison ami
Furlow warmly opposed it as one-sided and
unjust to the laborer. To be fair tlie plan
ter should also be punished for failure to
carry out his part of the contract. The
discussion took a wide range, embracing
the negro labor generally, on which a va
riety of opinions were advanced.
Mr. Harrison thought the decline in farm
! labor was due principally to farmers them
selves.
Mr. Furlow believed that negroes were
j tlie best labor to obtain in the State.
: They worked well and faithfully in his
i county. Trent them justly and right, aud
| you will have little difficulty with them.
The bill was lost by 18 to 116, and yet
’ Georgia is hostile to the negro race.
To amend the net incorporating Syl
van in; amended by the committee aud
passed.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dr. J. T. Bozeman has been appointed
by the Governor to investigate the books
aud accounts ot the Treasurer under a res
olution of the General Assembly.
The Democratic Executive Committee
of the Ninth District metal Gainesville to
day, aud called a nominating convention
on April 4th.
The Joint Finance Oommitte* by a large
majority, have ignored the $85,000 claim
of the Sharp Rifle Manufacturing Compa
ny for guns sold, to Governor Brown just
befote the secession of the State, for which
bonds were issued during tlie war.
STATE NEWS.
General George Birins, of Americns,
had bis kitchen burned ou Friday,
I)r. John D. Stallings, of Webster coun
ty, is dead.
Americus is rapidly improving in poiut
|of population. Immigrants are coming
iin from different poiuta, besides, it is not
j behind other places in receiving recruits
| from heaven. The little fellows are hur
, ryiog along at a lively rate.
; Judge Crowder with James A. Finley
; and some others, made the most successful
j raid on illicit distiller* in Rabun county
j last week, ever made in Georgia. They
j captured about forty-live distillers, tore up
i fifteen or twenty stills, and seized three or
four hundred gallons of corn whisky.
Thursday morning the 4tli inst., Quit
man was Tisited by a rare visitor—a slight
j fall of sleet.
Tlie green-eyed monster caused two
| “culled gemmen" to engage in a passage
iat arms iu Brunswick, last Wednesday
niglit. Each fired two siiots. Damage—
s one was shot iu the left foot.
The Dalonega Signal says: We learn
! from an exchange that some federal cili
j oers went into Rabun county some days
|sinre, and arrested thirty citizens, wlio
were charged o. illicit distilling, and car
ried tin mto Atlanta to be tried. A few
; nights afterward William Hunter and Wil
liam Smith, who were charged with giving
' information aguiust the persons, were
taken out and shot to death by parties uu
! known.
The freshet in Lumpkin county, did an
immense amount of damage. Criesou
Gold Mill is a complete wreck.
A negro child was burned to death, on
Thursday lust, ueur Bliifton.
The Augusta Chronicle de feuds the pool
combination into which tlie Central rail
road has entered, on tlie ground that the
j corporation will be better enabled to de
clare dividends. Truth in that.
A shooting affray occurred in Warren
! ton last week between Messrs. W. A. Wil
der and E. B. Farmer, iu winch tlie for
mer came out minus his life. We are
without particulars.
On Friday, Mi*. Brisentine, going out :
into the yard, left her little liaby in i barge
of an older child. The baby, picked up u !
screw that wits lying on VU-- iloor, swallow
ed it. The screw lodged iu the child’s
tLrout and could not be extricated. After ;
much siifieriiig, the child died, being ae- 1
tiiully strangled to death. Mr. aud Mrs
Brisentine, the parents of the child, live j
in South Rome.
Col. Garrett, of Putnam county, was
killed in nu altercation with a man named
Broad to Id, oil tlie 4tii inst.
Mr. 1,. J. W. Keel, a prominent citizen
of Columbus, is deal.
Hogs iu Tattnall county don’t tired
corn. Two were k 11.-d in a swamp re
cently which weighed 483 pounds net.
The Atlanta Coaslil>Uion says: The
speech of Hon. J. G. Tiiom.is in tin
House, iu support of the bill to create a
State Board of health, did credit to Iris
scientific attainments, his patriotism and
his oratory, No uiir- imp-stout bill ha
been presented to the Genial Assembly.
A little son of Mr. Miles McGchce, of
Stewart county, was killed by a falling tree
recently.
Another baby lias been found in a ditch
in Augusta. It had been murdered. No
city need a I tempt compete with Augusta to
in this line.
The mads in Steward county are in a
bad condition.
Tiiero has been quite a large unmlier of
deaths in Warren county within the lit.-t
month. Their cause is somewhat owing
to the sadden change of weather.
An Atlanta mail named RatServc, who
is loose on a bond, attempted to shoot a
Federal soldier the other night. Here’s
meat for Sheridan.
Mr. E. S. Roberts, traveling agent of
the Columbus Times, .was found in Ala
bama recently with his skull fractured.
He had been attacked and robbed by a
negro.
L. P. Ogden writes to the Atlanta Con
sul at am that lie recently visited the "great
European Wizard,” whoever she may be,
and she told him there was some money
buried on a certain piece of land that lie
owned, and for a certain consideration she
would assist in finding it, East Thursday
night he had a dream, and so vivid was the
impression made on his mind that next
morning lie went to work digging on the
spot so myterionsly designated, aud ex
humed a large amout of specie.
A New Way to Pay Old Debts.
Benson Smith, a Chappuqtia farmer,
was served with meat by Mr. John Kipp,
the butcher, until Mr. Kipp became satis
fied that Mr. Smith did not intend to pay
him; and Mr. Kipp’s brother, who drives
the meat-wagon, became incensed at Mr.
Smith’s failure to settle the bill. One
day last week he met Smith. Young Kipp
was on the wagon delivering meat. He
stopped Smith and asked him to pay up.
In the parley the boy lost bis temper aud
said : "If I was off the wagon I would
take it out of yon.”
Mr. Smith smiled, and invited the boy
to get right down and do it. The accom
modating boy jumped down and sailed iu,
and, after he had finished Mr. Smith’s,
countenance was a spectacle to behold.
Youug Kipp, unhurt, drove away whist
ling
Mr. Smith then went before Justice St.
John aud sued out a warrant, and when
the case was called for trial a jury was de
manded. The jury having been complet
ed, Mr. Kipu’s lawyer hurriedly asked
Mr. Kipp whether he had given Mr.
Smith a receipt. "No,” lie answered, in
astonishment.—“Then give him one."
Mr. Kipp quickly complied, and Mr.
Smith took it iu wonder.
"Now, if your honor pleases,” said the
lawyer, “I wish to c-all yonr attention to
the fact that the assault complained of
was; the fulfillment of a contract duly
made. The consideration was the amount
of the ball, which the boy was to take in
liis own way out of Smith.
The justice declined to deal with the
knotty point, and turned it over to the
juiy, and they lost no time iu deciding
that the complainant hail no case.
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