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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1884. it, THE TELEGRAPH & MESSENGER Dally and Weekly. The Telegraph and Mruenoer in publish, oil every day except Monday, »nd weekly cV' eryKrlnxy. the Daily U delivered by carrlcra lathe ettyor mailed noitaire free to subscribers at $1 per month, $2.50 for threo monthi,, V> lor six months or $10 a year. Tiir. Weekly Is mailed to suliscrlliers, pol ls;" free, at 11.90ayearand7Sc.forslxmontbs. To clubs 4)f five $1.19 per year, and to clubs of ten $1 per year, anS an extra copy to getter up of cull, of five nr ten. Transient advertisements will bo taken for the Daily at $1 per square of ton line., or less, for the first Insertion, and fifty cents for each subsequent Insertion; and for the Weekly at $1 per square for each Insertion. Liberal rates to contractors. Rejected communications will not be re turned. tlorrespondence containing Important news, and discussions of living tc pics, is solicited, but must be brief and written upon but one side of the paper to have Attention. Remittances should be made by Express, Money Order or Registered Letter. Agents wanted in every Bommunity In the State, to whom liberal commissions will be paid. (Postmasters are es|ieclelly requested to write for terms. All communications should be addressed to Tux young men of the State sadly need opportunities for Industrial training, and important enterprises are vastly crippled by the fact. • Tikes might be a shed fishery at this point. There might be other things here, too, of a productive character, that will not be here during the next dozen moons. Maine wants to furnish the material to be used in building the State capitol. Will the owners oi Georgia material keep tills fact in mind in making their bids? If they be wise, they will. Wlion the pcopio of Cincinnati and other places along the Ohio look out upon the receding waters, they can easily imagine how Noah felt when lie looked forth on the flood from the summit of Ararat. N. E. Hasris, Esq., of Macon, is proper ly considered os the champion of technical training for the young men of the State. It is their battle he is fighting, and the en tire State has an abiding interest in Ins winning the victory. Mr. Arthur has no "lottery of assassi nation” or of any other sort to fall hack on in New York, and it Is by no means certain that he will secure the delegates to the na tional convention. A little man has a rongli time rattling about in a big office. Macon ought to have samples of canned goods on exhibition at the State Fair. True the factory isn't in existence yet; but, then, neither is the fair, “It is never too late to do well,” and setting that enter prise on loot would be doing better than well. Tns Comlilulion publishes a piece of news to the effect that a "recumbent statue” of General Lee is to be soon un veiled in New Orleans. The recumbent etatue wss unveiled at Lexington some months since. The date and place both need doctoring. Siixxr-RviiiHO ought to be agreat Indus try in Georgia, in spite of tho world, the flesh, the Legislature and the dogs. There is money in It despite ail tho drawbacks. The best results are impossible of attain ment under the present conditions, but such as are possible are remunerative. Souk people in Georgia appear to be ig norant of tho fact that Georgia used to "protect" manufacturing by exempting the factories from taxation. Some of the cities and towns do this now, by way of encouraging tho building of factories. It is a matter of business, not of sentiment. Are the people of Georgia virtuotu cnouglt and independent enough to send a poor man to represent the 8tate in the Federal Senate? We shall see. The de cree seems to have gone forth in some >f the States that only the rich shall enjoy exalted stations, lletter things are to be hoped for< from the people of Georgia. Tux negro witnesses in the Danville riot investigation have begun to testify. The first ono examined contradicted the testi mony given by himself at the investigation nt Danville. This wifi doubtless win tor him the special regard of 'Liza Pinkston's patron, who dotes on a lying negro wit ness. Morhoh missionaries arc active In the Southern States, and misguided recruits are pouriig into Utah. The business ought to be broken up. Whenever a Mor mon missionary makes bis appearance in this Slate he ought to he summarily dealt with. There is danger in giving tree play to such rascals, Tim Columbus Timet rises to remark; "Emory Speer seems to be fighting Gen. Longstreet. Wo don’t tike the way that llnory has made ills bed and we are will ing that lie should lie on it, but it looks mean in him to try to roll his old forerun ner in Republicanism, Gen. Longstreet, out of the Radical bed. Gen. Longstreet may not be sharp, aa Speer is, but we will not question his Integrity, politically, on Speer's evidence." This is about equiva lent to saying that It would not believe Emory on bis oath. Hia testimony against Longstreet was delivered under oath be fore an investigating'committee. A Washington spocial says; “Dorsey has been quite ill. At one time it was feared that lie would die. The continued nervous excitement of the last two year* has culminated in a heart trouble. Dr. Blits, who was called in to attend Dorsey ntl o'clock Tuesday morning, has since recommended to bis patient the greatest quietness and abrtention from everything likely to create nvrvous excitement." Dor sey roust hare a charmed life, that be can face Washington malaria and Dr. Bliss without fatal results. 'What a chance old Bliss lost to probe a “pus cavity.” Macon and the Fair. We stated yesterday that the execu tive committee of the State Agricultu ral Society had decided to hold a fair in Macon during the coming fall, pro vided the city would contribute three thousand dollars towards defraying tho expenses. This brings the matter before our people, and a few words as to tho course we should pursue will not bo out of place at this time. Macon should not only raise tho three thousand dollars asked for promptly, but tier people should, in addition, take hold of the matter, back tlicir money with their energy und in fluenee, and see that tho fair is made a brilliant success. Macon is now enjoying a boom, her property is advancing in price, new buildings are springing up in ail quar ters of the city, her population is rap idly increasing, her commerce is cover ing wider and wider territory, her man ufactories are constantly growing, her credit is the highest; but she still has ample capital to conduct a much larger trade than she now enjoys, and to sup port many new manufacturing enter prises. She was never before so well able to bear the expense of a fair; was never before in condition to be so much benefited by one, or so liable to lie in jured by allowing one to fail on account of parsimony. We have the finest fair grounds in the South, ample buildings, central loca tion , unsurpassed transportation facili ties, and the committee appointed by the society to take charge of the mat ter contains some of the best executive talent in the State. Leading farmers feel that the continued existence and usefulness of the society depend upon holding a successful fair, and they are therefore ready to give the enterprise their hearty support. All of the conditions are favorable, and the time is opportune. It is only necessary for the people of Macon to meet the canvassers, who will call upon them in a few days, with liberal contri butions, and success is assured. Macon lias never failed to do the handsome thing in the past, and she will not surprise and disappoint the people of the State’ and cripple her growing influence, by making a differ ent record in this instance. A Washington special to the New York World says: “Henry Watterson is not booming old 'Saddlebags,' as he called Mc- DonaliL with as much ardor as he former ly displayed. McDonald,when became here yesterday, committed the fatal blun der of not calling upon the Louisville edi tor and avoided him all the evening. Wat terson is hen advising Democrats to nub on with the tariff in the House, while Mc Donald does not believe that there is any great hurry and that it will be good policy to postpone the tariff agitation. This wide t baam between the Louisville editor at.-I in- f ivoritc candidatehaacausedn>t a little talk, and may result In Watterson with-lrauing his favor from Indiana's fa vorite ton.” It is pretty well ascertained that McDonald cannpt get a delegation from Kentucky, Tills may account tor Walters- ndr ppingtheSaddlebag*. Fighting Tlge" In a Bad Fix. When Conkling and his ‘‘Me too” quitted the Senate in a terrible huff, the Legislature of New York filled their places with Wood Pulp Miller and L-aphatn, the latter better known among the boys of his section of New York as ‘‘Fighting IJigc.” How Lapham won his sobriquet we do not know. He is very fond of fight- in" tho South with words, and engagos in some terrific combats with ardent spirits, at times. In these last he is generally worsted. Occasionally, ‘Fighting Tige” may he seen peering from a curtained box of the Theatre Comiquo, in company with somo syren of one of the departments. He is a very beery, reeky-looking old gentleman, with yellow hair, that one might easily mistake for a Ion- comedian cast for the character of “Ec- cles,” in tho comedy oi ‘‘Caste.” It is proposed that ‘-Fighting Tlge,” on ac count of his bull-dog courago perhaps, shall accompany Senator Hoar to the fastnesses of the Mississippi despera does in Copiah county, as a body guard. Fully appreciating the risk of the expedition, “Fighting Tige” seems to have laid in a supply of Dutch courage, and under its influence proceeded to take farewell of the Sen ate in a unique if not altogether solemn manner, which is thus described; “Senator Lapham, of Now York, came into the Senate this morning looking very tired. He sat down in his seat with a dull thud. Ho looked about vaguely, as if In a dream, and then began to clap his hands feebly for a page. Tho Senate was in session, tho boys were buBy and none of them heard his weak signal. He struck Ills hands together once and then tho next time tiiey missed each other, and the second result was less effectual. Then the Now York Senator straightened op os if angry and began to whistle a sharp cat-call, greatly to the scandal of tho Senate. Threo pages dashed to answer this entirely originsl Senato rial summons, while Edmunds in his most rasping manner sharply call ed the New York Senator to order. The latter made no reply to the rebuke. He gave a message to one of the pages and ttien sank down Into the deepest of deep studies. A little later he rudely startled his next neighbor, Mr. Mahone, by flinging a wrapped newspaper over the Senator’s shoulder os he was about to rise to make a mo tion, the paper striking the wall with a terrific bang. Later on he went aboat the chandler patting several Senators familiarly on the back anil engaging them in spirited conversation. Ho is about to go to-morrow with tho Hoar investigating committee to Copiah, and was making his farewells to the breth ren liefore venturing into a country that may be found full of danger even to Senators.” ThaWastarn Floods. Telegrams at noon yesterday report the Ohio still rising. At Cincinnati it had then reached the unprecedented height of seventy-one feet, being three feet higher than last year. The high est mark attained by the floods, pre vious to February 15,1883, was in the years 1847 and 1832, when the river rose to sixty-two feet above low water mark. The maximum height will probably 1* reached to-day—exactly a year from the maximum of 1883. The regularity of the overflow for the hut five years has been remarkable. In all of these tite floods have occurred between the 7th and 2?d of February, ‘each reaching it* maximum between the. 15th and 20th. When we consider the condition of the cities and towns along tho Ohio, many of them three-fourths submerged, their stocks ruined, buildings gutted, machinery damngcil and business in terrupted, wo can but wonder at the curious judgment that lias directed in vestments and built up large interests in theso overflowed sections despite the ever-returning flood .whose records have been kept for fifty years. Dwellers in the river cities have in' their future a problem as difficult ns their experience in tlie past has been bitter. The WeBtern flood should always bo the signal for dwellers in Georgia river valleys to make preparations lor an overflow. We have noticed ttyit the rise in Georgia waters follows the Western freshets. Let those who have weak levees proceed at once to strengthen them, and those who havo unsecured property in the flats take measures for its safety. We predict that by April 15 our rivers will be far beyond their usual confines. Southern Mormons. A party of Southern Mormon con verts passed through Atlanta or Wednesday on their way to Utah The Atlanta Coiutitution, speaking of these emigrants, says: “The party consisted of Mormon con verts, from Cleveland county, N. C. They were en route to Utah, under the leader ship of Elder Davidson, a glih-tongued Letter Day Saint, who had persuaded them to abandon their homes in the old Norili State for the polygamous paradise on the shores of Salt Lake. Two of the men were middle aged, two were stalwart young fellows, and the fivo women ranged In age from nineteen to forty. All of them were rather good-looking, well-dressed and apparently above the average in intelli gence. “But the Mormon leader, F.Ider David son, as he was called, attracted more at tention than his simple victims. The elder was a young man, not over thirty, with a handsome face, keen, flashing eyes, and a black moustache. He was welt dressed and would have been prenscntable anywhere. Elder Davidson had plenty to say for himself, but as his train was about to start, it was impossible to inter view him satisfactorily. As the train rolled out of the depot with the deluded converts and the impish guide who had them In charge, the bystanders gave ex- j ression to their views in strong and not particularly choice language.” Sonator Brown, as wo learn from our correspondent, left the same afternoon with the Mormons, and presumably on the same train as far as Dalton. The Mormons were journeying to Salt Lake, whither they go to join the polygamous fraternity. The Senator was returning to bis scat in the Senate, where he has advertised the country he will enter upon further defense of the Mormons, as against the new bill now pending before that body. Wo regret that the Constitution did not have time to interview Elder Davidson and his party of emigrants. The country would like to know what arguments were employed to in duce-the party to renounce the Christian religion, and to aban don their virtuous Southern homes for a life of irreligion and shame among the Rocky Mountains. They had doubtless perused Senator Brown’s late speech, in which ho contrasted the practices of tho Later Day Saints with the evil courses of Eastern communi ties, to tho discredit of the latter. These poor deluded Southern men and women may have been misled by the ingenious arguments and sophistries of this South ern Senator, supplemented and rein forced by the seductive pictures which tho salacious elder painted to their ex cited imaginations of Mormon life. Whether it was tho sophistry of tho Sen ator, or tho subtle whisperings of the polygamous serpent into their ears,that Influenced them *<? nbnmlonhoine, kin dred, religion—everything good und sacred—tho peoplo of Georgia cannot fail to bo shocked by the spectacle wit nessed in Atlanta on Wednesday lost. Wo regret still more that the Consti tution did not interview Senator Brown on tho subject of his late speech against tho bill to overthrow nud stamp out polygamy in tho Territories. The country expected this much of tho well- known enterprise of the Constitution. It was hoped that tho Senator would avail himself of the friendly columns of that journal, to offersomo explanation of the extraordinary stand ho had taken in defense of the Mormons, and against legislation which seeks to interfere with their abominable practices. Pos sibly the Senator was too busily en gaged in mending bis fences, and get ting ready far the great battle that must be fought next winter. who acted with him have not sown tho seeds of dissolution In our body politic. It must bo said of him that lie was an honest fanatic. An honest fanatic with ability to supplement hie honesty may be and frequently is a dangerous citizen. In his riper years Mr. Phillips came to despise and contemn the Re publican party and its leaders, anil to make publication of his sentiments. The BOd will not press heavier upon him for this, nor will a just judge put it down as against him. His friends, his admirers and his co-workers may dq his memory reverence, but tho American Congress would step out of its legitimate sphere to become an eulogist of lu's career, or a mute at Ids funeral. In tho course of his stormy career, he had called Webster a “bank rupt statesman,” Choato “a chattering monkey, ” Everett a “cuckoo,” Chase a “trickster,” Washington “the great slaveholder,” Lincoln a “slavo hound of Illinois," and Greeley a “moral sui cide.” He had denounced the consti tution of Ids country as a “covenant with hell” and “a league with death.” He had emptied the vocabulary of his wrath and vituperation upon every body who did not agree with him. It is asking too much of frail humanity to judgesuch a man impartially so soon after his death, and while the country is still suffering from ids defiance of the laws and the constitution. Tha Reason Why. When Congressman Finsrty desired that Congress should indulge in eulo gistic oratory and funereal resolutions upon the death of Wendell Phillips, Mr. Eaton, of Connecticut, very properly objected. For this he has been roundly denounced by tho Radical press, and tho question has been repeatedly asked why Mr. Eaton shonld have interposed an objection. Ordinarily it is a safe thing to object to anything that the wild Mr. Finerty desires Congress to do. Mr. Finerty is not controlled by the proprieties of any occasion, and really represents nothing so much as ids distempered imagina tion. But in the case of Wendell Phillips, there was no reason why Congress should have stepped aside to notice his death. That he was an earnest and courageous man is true. It is no less true that ho was able and eloquent and earnest in the work that he had appointed himself to do. Ills mind, ills money, Ids time and fils tongue wero devoted to the overthrow of the republic. He was an agitator who despised all roles and laws that stood between him and the accomplishment of his purposes. He performed no great public service-to tlie country, and was never at any time in accord with anything bnt a faction. Tlie negroes arc due him much for hit efforts for the overthrow of slavery, but it is still an open question if the meth ods adopted by Mr. Phillips and those Remorseless Drown.” We confess that we havo watched with alarm, not to say consternation, tho liberties taken with the English language by the enterprising correspon dent of tlie Augusta Chronicle. Under several bold exploits of his in this direction our apprehensions hare been for some time, to quote from his boundless vocabulary, in a state of “agitated activity”; for however in teresting it may be to witness occa sionally a hurricane of words and a tempest of metaphor, to men who have at all times to venture into the storm the situation is full of peril. In a late issue of our cheery contem porary, we find the Atlanta correspon dent declaring that “we had a short young deluge last night. I cannot re call a more savage fall of rain in a short time.” What is a short young deluge? And why in the world does the gentleman want to recall it in a short time? Or why his evident regret? Those are questions we can only propose. “The very floods descended,” continues the correspondent. “Great swashes of water dropped in solid torrents, bring ing down an overwhelming flavor of remorseless drown with them,” Great- Scottl “Solid torrents?” Think of having “solid torrents” of water lying about town! And think of the flavor of a “remorseless drown!” Only the flavor mind you: no man can actually drown in u solid torrent. But would drowning be disagreeable after having been struck by a precipitated “solid torrent?” Could he even sniff the flavor of a remorseless drown? Where were tlie police; and why did not the health officers cart off tho solid tor rents, and stop the.flavor of remorse less drown with the flavor of manilla, or winter green? But tho correspondent continues- The very gates above seemed ajar,and cataracts came through in crushing column.” Did the cataracts come through the jar? Or is the gifted pen brandislicr troubled with cataract in the eye? What sort of a jar was it? Stone jar, glass jar, pickle jar or family jar? Maybe it was tho talented sprink ling pot of J. Pluvius that the gentle man saw, and not a jar after all. The excited scribe proceeds: “The foundations of the houses trembled un der tho massive liquid sheets." Where did the liquid come from? Is a “liquid sheet” tho samo as a “solid torrent?” And why shonld the foundation of tho houses tremble? Arc tho foundations afraid of sheets? We do not know. We are too much confused to work out problems. Only a picture rises before us; black night torn by electric Are; air full of chunks of Bolid torrents; liquid sheets flying off the clothes lines and frightening tha life out of house foundations; heroic cor respondent clinging to lamppost watch ing nature's convulsive writhing*, sick with apprehension and tho flavor of re morseless drown. Great Swash 1 Great Gosh! In fact, Great Gush I “Ob, Muchee Hellee!” FROM ATLANTA. num. His bond is in the sum of $200,- 000, and his salary is tlie pitiful sum of I $2,000, without perquisites of any kind, j Unl,otl States Marshal Lonsatrcet on With this bond and tills salary, tho temptation to vrong-doing is ever pres ent to a weak and unstable officer. In deed, tho best and surest bond after all tho people cun have that tlicir hard- earned taxes will be faithfully kept and applied, is to be found in the robust honesty and unbending integrity of the man placed* in charge of them. The recent experience of Tennessee, Alabama and other States, Northern and Southern, should ho a lesson to tlie dominant party in Georgia, and the peoplo should see to it that they have an honest and capable treasurer. Georgians, unfortunately, are not ignorant of tlie ways of politicians and the power of money. Governors, Con gressmen and even judicial officers havo sometimes felt it necessary to submit to tho iron will of “the ring ” This is bad enough in all conscience, but our fate would be worse still if this same hateful power were permitted jo name a Judas to carry “the bag.” A good and faithful officer is cheap at any, even tho highest price; whereas a bad and unfaithful, or incapable one would bo dear without any salary at all. Passenger Fares. The Atlanta correspondent of the Savannah Timet has interviewed ex- Governor Smith, chairman of the Rail road Commission, on the rumored re duction of passenger rates to two cents per mile. The chairman stated that tho sub ject, so far as ho knew, had not been considered by the commission. He did not favor any farther reduction himself, especially at this time. He thought the rates were low enough now, and that tho people were satisfied and the railroads were doing well. He believed that a redaction to two cents per mile would be very hurtful to the roads. When the population of Geor gia becomes as dense and prosperous as that of New England, and tho coun try along the lines of onr railways looks like a continuous city, then it might be proper to adopt two-cent fares. When that time comes, how ever, he thought the roads themselves would reduce their charges without waiting for the commission to inter vene. In some instances tho roads of Georgia now haul passengers for less than three cents. They can transport them for nothing if they see proper. All that the commission requires is that they shall not charge more than three conts. It is tho general opinion that the reduction of rates to three cents per mile has worked no injury to the rail roads, but has rather been n benefit. Tlie travel has increased very heavily in consequence of the redaction, and in this way tho roads havo been abun dantly compensated. It costs about as mucli to haul an empty car ns it docs one filled with passengers. Cheap fares, like cheap postage, involve no loss of revenue, but tho roverso rather. The time has not come, however, when pas senger rates con bo safely reduced below tho present figures. Stats Treasurer. We reproduce elsewhere, at tlie re quest of a correspondent, an article from the LaG range Reporter, favoring the nomination and election of Hon. R. C. Humber, of Putnam, as State treasurer. Hon. D. N. Speer, the pres ent incumbent, has already announced that he will not bo a candidate for rc- clection. We stated some weeks ago that Mr. Robert V. Hardeman, of Bibb, and Mr. U. B. Wilkerson, of Coweta, would seek a nomination at the hands of the convention. It is well known that the Telegraph and Messexoer has no candidate for any office within the gift of the people of Georgia. At tho same time we feel free to say that Mr. Humber is a man of the highest integrity and fine business capacity. Georgia has other worthy sons, but none more deserving than he. He wonld make a safe and vigilant treasurer, an excellent Congressman, or a wise, prudent and capable Gover nor. Nevertheless we are indisjiosed to depart from the role laid down for ourselves, and enter the lists in his be half, or that of any other candidate. It will not be out of place to say how ever, that the Democratic party, when it assembles in convention, cannot be too careful in its selection ot a candi date for State Treasurer. In sonic re spects, it is the most important office uiuier onr Slate government. A* the financial officer of the State, he receives and disburses nearly $3,000,000 per *n- Tho New Capitol. Wo are indebted to tho enterprise of the Atlanta Contlitution for a wood cut of tho proposed capitol. The cut was gotten up in haste, and is withal a wood cut, and not very clear and dis tinct ; hut it affords a pretty good idea of the outlines and proportions of the building, whichjis to be cruciform, after tho prevailing style in this country of such edifices. We think it will be a handsome structure. Tlie dome Is su perb and tho entire building will lie ot Imposing appearance. It will crown tlie highest eminence, wo believe, in the city, and will be a striking object to the beholder approaching by any tit the lincB of travel that converge nt the Gate City. It only remains to he hoped that suitable Georgia materials wilt ho fur nished by our own people, ns good and as cheap as those offered by bidders from othor States, and that enough skillful Georgia artisans can he found to do this work on terms both just and reasonable. When tlie building has been completed and~Tumished, tho next thing for the people to do will be to send up a Legislature as firm as tho granite and pure as the marble which shall support and adorn their new cap itol. Emory Speer—Complimentary Cer- man to a Macon Lady—Tho Defoor Murder Case. 1 SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE. 1 Atlanta, February 14.—Your corres pondent called on General Longstreet at bis office in the custom house Jliis morn ing, and found him at his desk. The' Mar shal was pleasant, courteous and full of business. I called his attention to a Wash ington special to the New York Tribune, republished in the Cbiufifotfon of this date, in which District Attorney Speer, before the Springer investigating committee,made very serious charges against his official conduct and competently. Tho General had a copy of the Tribune containing tlie special referredto. Wbllebedid not think proper at tills time to give a full reply to the chaiges, he favored the Telegraph with o general statement in regard to them which I give yon below. He slates that he will appear before the Springer committee at tlio-proper time, and will submit Incon trovertible evidence rebutting every charge that the district-attorney has seen fit to make against him and his office. In ref erence to the specific charges nmile by Mr. Speer, Gen. Longstreet had this to say: “Mr. Speer says 'lie was thwarted in every direction by the open disloyalty of lhe marshal towards -the government.’ 1 do not know what he means by di loyalty. I have aiwnys tried to discharge my duty faithfully in this office. -If it is dis- loval not to discharge official duties faithfully, tlion I would say that the dis trict attorney is disloyal. He is disloyal to the government and to everybody else, and disloyal to himself. I think I will bo able to prove this before I am through with him. "When his name was first brought for ward for the position of district-attorney, I favored his appointment and wrote some letters to Washington to that effect, but long before tlie appointment was made, I found bin out, and was satisfied that lie was unfitted for tho office, and it I had been called on at the time the apppoint- ment was made, would not have indorsed him. I do not think I ever gave any official indorsement to hisappointment. “As to the resentment that Mr. Speer charges I cherish against him, I know nothing of it. It exists only in his own imagination. “In respect to the charge that Deputy Marshal Crawford was in dicted for presenting false accounts for his services as United States marshal, and that I permitted him to go fifty miles from Atlanta to obtain hail, on which trip he escaped from tlie depuly in,,I has not since been arrested, 1 have to say that the man was allowed to go to his home, among bis friends, to make Ills bond, by order oi the jndge. and put in charge oi an experienced deputy, when it was learned that he had cscajied, the deputy was promptly discharged. “On being told of the escape. Mr. Speer reports me as saying: ‘Well, I don’t think he has done anything anyway.’ I don’t know where Mr. Speer got this informa tion. I never said it, and don't think any body told him that I did. “As to the charge that no effort was mad" to arrest Slowman, indicted for on attempt to corrupt the jury in the Howard case, there Is this to be said: When Infor mation was received that Slowman, who had fled the State after indictment, had re turned from Florida, three deputies were sent to arrest him. At his house, two of the deputies stationed themselves outside to prevent his escape and the third went in to make the arrest On entering, the house, it was found that Slowman was dy ing of typhoid pneumonia, and ittrans-, ptred that ho died tho following day. Un- iler tho circumstances no arrest was made that nlgijt. and an official retnm made here of tlie tacts and rc;>ortcd to tho district-attorney, who agreed that Sioman might be allowed to appear with out arrest under tlie warrant. “Furthermore. Mr. Speer states in ref erence to my incoinpetency, that I live in Gainesville, fifty miles from Atlanta, and •never reaches his office until 12 o'clock In the day.’ It is mv mlo to resch my office by or before 9 o'clock In the morning, and it will be found upon investigation that 1 do >o. It will be found further that there is as much truth in the other charges as this. “I do not care to enter further into these matters, but am prepared to go before the investigating committee with every evi dence to refute these charges. My friends need not be uneasy or anxious, as I feel that I will come out from them unscath- lils library this morning, busily engaged in tlie preparation of the Southern Mutual Insurance case, which will probably come up in the Supremo Court next Wednesday I expressed surprise at finding him looking so well, and apparently in such good health. He replied that tho reports of hi* sickness had been greatly exaggerated. Ho had a severe attack before Christmas but wss able to get out of his bed about the 20th of December, and has been perma nently Improving since. It is the first sickness that has put him to bed in over thirty years.’ Colonel Hammond thinks it Is not a very sick man who con travel 1,500 milea in such weather to argue a law case. He would not havo left Washington except that the case is a very Important one, involving a million dollara in cash, and the Southern Mutual was un willing that the case be heard withoutbim Tho appearance o! tlie Congressman sugl gested to your correspondent that if bison- imnents entertain tlie idea that they oti lighting a sick man, they will do well to change tlicir base. Colonel Hammond's friends over tlie dis trict, personal and political, will be glad to learn of bis improved health. In the conversation that followed there was little said in reference to the opening campaign in tlie Filth that lias not already been said. Colonel Iiainmond isconfidcnt of his hold upon the people of tlie district and Is willing to rest the Issue with them upon his record in their service. Ho spoke in pleasant tormaol afiolUs opponents, classing in Hist list Capt. Henry Jackson, ot Fulton, Col. James & Boynton, ot Spalding, Hon. L. F. Livingston, ot Newton, and possibly Judge Stewart, of Spaldi L g. Col. Huge and Col.-Mynatt, ot Fulton. Ho is perfectly satisfied with the new arrangement of the district and thinks his strength not affect ed by tlie changes that havo been made. I asked Col. Hammond about politics at Washington. Ho answered that there was little to be said. Tho Democrats had a caucus last Wednesday night for tlie dis cussion of the tariff question, hut settled nothing. The party matters and policy for the Presidential campaign have not yet taken shape. Col. Hammond will probably return to Washington the last of next week. the$1,000,000 surr. The litigation between the Southern Mu tual Insurance Company and some ot its stockholders is a very important one, with* which the readers of the Telegraph are 1 ed.’ A CONTRACT SIGNED TOR THE SEW CAPITOL This morning tho Capitol Commission cloaeil n contract with Mr. Kdbrook, which was signed In duplicate, engaging him to superintend the erection o$tbe new capitol. generally familiar. The company, finding itself loaded with a surplus of $1,000,000, asked the courta os to the proper disposi tion of the interest on that fund. Tlie stockholders come in and claim a pro rata division, not only ot the interest, but also of tlie entire surplus, so that the company, instead of a litigation involving $00,000, they have been drawn into a million dollar suit. The company triumphed in the court below. ArTERTHE “cracker The talk about tho streets to-dav is the belligerent complication growing out a cartoon published in tho Cracker, an il lustrated paper published here by Messrs, ltamsdell )k Moser. Tlie issue of to-day rep resents Mr. 8teve ltyan. of this city, crush ed under two huge black balls, and one of his friends near By in a very disgruntled attitude, with several suggestive phrases scattered over the page. The gentlemen who thought themselves Indicated by the cartoon called at the sanctum ot the pub- lishera this morning, found those gentle men in, and a sharp belligerent engage ment ensued, from which, however, no serious damage resulted. The statements concerning the proceedings are eonfiiot- ing. both sides claiming substantisil re sults. BUTCHERED. A serious cutting is reported in tho city tills morning. Young Cornish, the butch er, at an early hour this morning was at tacked by a very abusive negro, and after some forbearance proceeded to carve tlie negro with a butcher knife. A cut across tlie stomach, inflicted witli tlie knife, is considered dangerous. BOLTON CONVICTED. In tlie Superior Court, R. D. Holton, the United States deputy marshal, charged with stabbing a negro in Gwinnett county- last year, the particulars of which have been published, was convicted, affil Judge Hammond ini nosed the extreme penalty, a fine of $500 and six months imprisonment In jail, and. unless the fine is p.iiil In thirty- days, six months on the chain-gang. (LUGGERS. It Is understood that I'cte McCoy and Joe Gould, celebrated New York aluggers. are In town,and will giressparriBE touch at DqGIvc's next Tuesday night. It is re ported that a friendly match has been ar ranged between one of them and “Dig John" Rosenberg, of this cltv. The ama- t. r r«a.~srn c u :iX^ ar of » ich la to be neither incrca*«l nordl- torMtc * 1 - Senator Brown'a Intentions* Tho racy correspondent of tlie Au gusta Evening News, writing from At lanta, says: “Although Senator Brown came to At lanta to attciul s meeting of the railroad officials, l have it from the safest author!- some of his friends upon tlie subject of hU future position in the politics ol Georgia. In other words, ho will be guided Very much by tlie results of these conferences in making up his mind whether or not he srill offer for re-election to the Senate. I am inclined to believe that he will not be a candidate, but will seek to elevate to that position some one of his friends, who is able and capable, and has always been faithful to the interests of the Senator. I am so well satisfied upon this point that I consider it s certainty that Senator Brown will retire." Is not the correspondent mistaken? If sucli an intimation has been given out, it may havo keen done for the same purpose that Stonewall Jackson sometimes “shelled the woods"—to develop tho whereabouts of the enemy. A ruse that wouhl bring a number of aspirants prematurely into the field, only to be tuned upon and Tended, is not likely to deceive. “Hardy In vain is tlie net spread in the sight of any bird.” Horsford's Acid Phosphate, SpecHIo Virtues In Dyspepsia. Dr. A. Jenkins. Orest Falls. N. II. says. “I can testify to its seemingly almost spe cific virtues in cores of ilyipepia, ner vousness and morbid vigilance or wakeful- which mini-tied. They also require him to enter Into a bond, with good security, to lie np- proveil by the Governor, in tlie sum of $25,000 fur tlie faithful jierformancc of the contract. Architect Erlbmoke estimates the cost of lhe new cupltol, built according to his plans at fSUO.OOO. This will give the com mission u liberal margin to complete the building in tlie best style. [hpecial correspondence,! Atlanta, February 15.—I caded this morning at the office o( the superintendent ot the Southern mud service, tc enter com plaint in regard to the frequent delay in the transmission of mall matter posted hero at the post-office or the postal cars for the Telegraph. Col. Uloscock, chief clerk, took the matter In charge and prom ised to give it immediate attention. Dur ing our conversation he stated that the controlling cause of irregularities in the mails, of which complaints are made, is the inadequate appropriation for the pos tal service. This is more particularly true ot the railway service, where the force has been cut down greatly under what is re quired for careful and perfect work. CoL Glascock illustrated this by a de scription of tlie postal service on the Wes tern and Atlantic railroad. The postal clerks on that road handle an immense quantity of mail matter coming and going to nearly every section of tlie country. The postal clerk is not only reiiuired to handle every package ot thb matter, but must be able to make the proper distribu tion for fourteen States. The time given for the run between Atlanta and Chatta nooga is five hours. During this run tlie train (s moving at a high rate of speed, tlie postal car rocking from aide to side, and the -, “ J * —-* -*■— * •• time the Postal clerk must stand all the »at the case. Tlie motion of the car t**recn Atlanta and Chattanooga there were twelve crews to do the work. Since the appropriation bos been cu* down the force has been reduced to six crews* of two clerks tach, and it 1a impossible for them *o do tbe work thorougldy. It must be considered, too, that while the working force has been reduced, the mail matter to be handled fs constantly increasing. The chief clerk has a poor opinion of tbe Con gressmen who insist on a reduction of this the moon. THE M. * B. PURCHASE MONEY. Attorney-General Anderson is busily engaged to-day in bis examination of tlie arguments and authorities submitted by the attorneys of the K. T. V. A G. K, 1L in reference to the proposed payment to the State of the balance of purchase money due by the purchaser* of the Macon ami Brun.iwick rahroad. Ife may probably reach a decision tonight. To be exact, the balance of the purctuui money, due the 2$tb of this month. L $025,000. To this must l*» added the inter* est at 5 per cent, for fonr year*. f 1:3,01)0, making tlw? total—principal ami Interest— 1750.000. ** [SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.) Atlanta, February in.-Your corres pondent found Hon. >\ J, Hammond in makes it very difficult to stand at nil, and it is a constant strain with the clerk to party Is here; consisting of four or five kc. p his place at the case. men, who have been working large cities THE ATTORNEY-GENERAL'S DECISION. The attorneys of the Hast Tennessee, Virginia and Ueorgta railroad, after the adverse decision of the Attorney-General yesterday in the matter of the per cent. United Htatej registered bonds, upon which tho treasurer refuses to accept them In payment of balance of purchase money of tho Macon and Brunswick railroad, ap plied to the Governor to atri for tnt wih io a consent case, to be heard by the Supreme Court, touching tlie question nt issue. Governor McDaniel to-day refused to enter into such agreement, for the con trolling reasons, that he had no authority to do so, that the law did not give such au- ’li" ’ . -: I that lit* M'lt" • <• :M ' .» In? made a party to a soft la moll * way. There is no precedent for such a step, cer tainly not sinco tlie creation of the office of tho Attorney-General. The Governor acted, furthermore, upon the conviction that the opinion rendered by the Attorney .General lain every respect correct and covering all the legal questions of the State. It ia hardly likely that tlie company will make further resistance. If they should fall on tho 2*th to make payment in the bonds required, the State will seize the road to bo ■old again for its own benefit, and tho pur chase money already paid will be forfeited according b"talma of tlie contract, if million dollars already paid. Tin now probably make pavment in Georgia 7 per cents., which mature in i"*'. and if th«‘v in*i«t on what they now claim as a right, may make the payment under protest, and seek to recover from the State tho differ- In any . wiit. it appears that the State has nothing to lose. A COMPLICATED CASK. At police headquarters to-night, I found Chief Connolly engaged in an interesting and complicated case which may lead to developments of Interest to publishers and adrerti* party is her in a newspaper for a certain date, tain rnte, with the privilege of filling It with tlie advertising cardi of merchants, professional men, etc., which they solic it in person. Wince the party reach*! Atlanta there has been :i grevion's split, which will engage the attention of the courts next week. Mr. L.D. Palmer, the chief, to-day caused the arrest of Har ry Marshall, on the charge of larceny. Mar shall in Ins turn to-night swore out a war rant against Palmer for perjury, and threaten* besidethat oiHen-c t*» expose palmer and Ms business as a fraud—that while he car ries out hia contract with newspapers, he does not do «*.» with adver tisers. Marshall says that Paim.-r In* made S%),000 or $40,<XX)out of tl.i-lm-im-^ in the last thi < e or four year*. As if thi* was not a sufficient complication todi«- eny ordinary business enterprise. Chief Connolly lias made a city case against Palme; ami three ot bis men K. F Strong. J. J. Russell and T. H. Keans, for doing huiin. • < without a lie :.-. Mr. Palmer, in defending the hone*ty of his busine**, exhibits references from *>me of ner-paper pub!;-. ? in The comm baton of tbe but fsexj* morning, n turned tu*i? new hoar. VI*™ tVash be here bv } rhlcb time the office > Mr. Wilson before tl