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THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER, FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1884.
thE attornev-ceneral-8 opinion.
.H.isasthe Treasurer not to Receive
H ® the Proffered Bonde.
xb( . Attomey-General completed bt»
ooinlon to-night In the matter o* U.e pay-
Tnt to the State of Oio balance purchase
“ , ev of the Macon and Brunswick Bail-
“ & 3 'per cent. United Statea registered
”„ Js adhering to the decision already
maJe' I send you the opinion in full:
AtroaasY-GsMEAL’s Orricr, Atlanta,
0, February 15,1884.—lion. D. A', Fpeer,
uau Trcanrtr, Atlanta, (7a.—Sib: At the
L,. U cst of the attorneys of the East Tcif-
e, s ce, Virginia and Georgia Railroad
Company, I havo reconsidered theques'
tion whether you are authorized to receive
United States 3 per cent, bonds in pay-
nt 0 i the balance due for the purchase
ot the Macon and Brunswick railroad.
These gentlemen (Messrs. Baxter and
locbrane) have appeared before me and
have insisted:
, That the act authorizing tlio
„i the road and tho act
Steadatory thereof authorizetho pur-
tn pay the sura for which the road
^7d fnn,onev. or bonds of this State,
or of the United States, at their option;
acd that, if they elect to pay in bonds, the
bonds are to be received at their market
value and not at par.
“ That the State is bound, under tho
contract, to receive United States regis
tered bonds, whether the bonds tendered
were issued under laws of force when the
contract was entered into, or not.
meat* sulnnittci/and "the Tmtlioritjct d
bv them. I feel constrained to adhere to
oninian I have heretofore given you.
The original act. after authorizing the
lease of the road, provides as to Hows:
'•\y| 10 n said railroad is built by said
lessees (referring to the extension from
Macon to Atlanta) they shall at the time
of or before the completion of said road as
above provided for, have the right and op
tion ot purchasing the Macon and Bruns
wick railroad tor tho sum of one million,
one hundred and twenty-live thousand
dollars, to be paid in the recognized bonds
of the State of Georgia.” ....
The amendatory net, passed forty days
later provides: “That said lessees shall
have the privilege of perchasing said road,
upon the terms stated in the nbovo recited
act at any time after the laase is made,
and all payments required by said act to
be made in recognized bonds of the State
of Georgia may, at the option of the pur
chaser, be made in UnltcdStatcs registered
lam reliably informed that when the
subject was under consideration in the
Legislature, a proposition to authorize the
sale of the road for one million, one hun
dred and twenty-five thousand dollars in
money was rejected. This fact clearly
shows that the acta, under which the road
was sold, were not Intended to
have any such interpretation as
that now claimed. But apart from that
and looking to the acta themselves, they
cannot bear the Interpretation insisted on
—os to making payment in money for the
following reasons:
1. They provide in plain and unraistake-
abte language that tho sum fixed, as tlia
price of the road, shall be paid in bonds.
2. The original act permits payment to
be made "in the recognized bonds of this
State" and nothing else. If the intention
was to allow the sum specified, as the price
of the road, to be paid In money, what is tho
sense or necessity of the language, “to be
gaid in the recognized bonds of this
2. If the originaljact authorized payment
for tho road to be made in money, what
was the necessity of providing, by the
amending act, that tho purchasers might
pay “eitherin recognized bond, of thlsState
or in registered bonds of the United
States?" It is a well known fact that the
sole reason which Induced the Legislature
to pass the amendatory act, was that by
the original act, the purchasers could pay
In nothing but State bonds, nnd it was
feared that if they were thus restricted,
they would be at the mercy of speculators
in State soeurities. If it had been the pur
pose ot the second act to allow pay
ment to be made in money, why
did it not say so In plain lan
guage? Why did it still restrict tho means
of payment and provide that, in lieu of
State bonds, registered bonds of the United
8totes might be received.
4. If It was intended that theroadlhould
be told for so much money, what was the
use or necessity of saying anything about
bonds of any description?
I think it Is equally clear that the State
did not intend to contract to receive either
her own bonds or tboso of (lie United
States st their market value, and that the
sets under consideration do not bear
any such Interpretation. Was the State
willing to buy her bonds or those
of the United States at a pro-
mlurn? The propositi on Is utterly inad
missible. If the State was willing to take
her bonds or those of the United* States
from the purchasers ot the Macon and
Brunswick railroad, at tho premium they
commanded in the market, why not have
■old the road tor money nnd, with that,
have sent her own Treasurer out to buy
them tor her ? Why employ persons, then
unknown to her (whoever should happen
Jo lease the road), to purchase State and
federal securitise, rather than her own
trusted officials ? Would the former be likely
to procure them for licr on more favorable
tarns than the latter? But. finally, why
did she want to buy each securities, partic-
ujuris-United States bonds, at all? How
did she expect to profit by It?
This brings mo to tho last question to be
considered, vis, can bonds of the United
States, issued by virtue of laws passed
•tore the contract was entered into.be
lawfully tendered In payment of the bal
ance due tortile mail?
It Is insisted that a note tor a specific
jpmoftnoney may be paid In whatever is
Uie lawful currency ot the country at the
time it falls doe, ami the Istc-t decision of
the majority of the Supreme Court of the
Ujfitad States, in tho “legal tender case*,”
jisvi.ilallace. 457) has l,ecu cited to sup-
Macon and Brunswick Railrosd (after
wards purchasers) were required to rive
to secure the faithful performance of the
obligations of their contract. This bond
had to be given or these registered bonds
deposited Immediately after the contract
was entered Into. Is it not clear, there
fore, that the "registered bonds" referred
to were bonds then In circulation?
Tills same Macon and Brunswick Rail
road Company issued soon after its organ
ization, by virtue of an act of the General
Assembly, certain bonds which created a
first mortgage lien on its road and other
property. Several years later it, by virtue
of u subsequent act, issued other bonds
v-liicli created a second mortgage lien on
its road, etc,, and which were much less
valuable than those first issued. .Suppose
that intermediate the passage of the first
and the second acts, it has entered into a
contract to pay a certain amount In the
mortgage bonds of the company,
without specifying In wlint class
or kind or mortgage bonds. Would
any one contend that tho contract could
he discharged by the tender of tho second
mortgage bonds,Issued under the act passed
after tho contract was made? Surely
pot. That, in all essential particulars, is
this case. To use the language of the Su
preme Court of tho United States
and of tills State also (4th
Wallace 550, 16th do. 314, 38th
Ga. 381) "the laws which exist at the time
of the making a contract, and In the place
where it ismadc and to be performed, enter
into and make part of it This embraces
those laws alike which affect its validity
construction, discharge and enforcement’
It wav claimed, in the argument before
me, that the deed executed by the Govern
or to the purchasers of the road was the
interpretation by the parties of the mean
ing ot the act under which it was made,
and that, according to the
terms of the deed, payment may
be made in money. I do not think the
deed is essentially different from the act.
t am cicarthatit bears no such interpreta
tion as that contended tor; but if it does,
the act of the Legislature must neverthe
less govern.
“In cases of public agents, the govern
ment or other authority is not bound, un
less it manifestly appears that the agent is
acting within the scope of his authority.
There is no hardship in requiring from
-rivato persons, dealing with public ot-
icers, the duty of inquiring as to tlieir
real or apparent power and authority to
hind the government. Story on agency
Sec. 307 a. Very respectfully,
Clifford Anderson,
Attorney-General.
Letter from 8ishop Pierce.
Wesleyan Christian Advocate.
Mr. Editor: The “golden wedding” has
come and gone. It was a joyful occasion
—rational, religious, Christian in its cere
monies and its impressions. Itwasindeed
a family reunion, and the number present
ranks me among tjie patriarchs, or at least
head of the tribe. We had many greetings
and congratulations from friends far and
near—present and absent—letters filled
witli good wishes and Christian sentiments
from Connecticut to Colorado.
My daily correspondence I count as the
hardest work I do. The late avelanche of
epistles I have concluded to answer
through the press. A month’s writing
would not suffice, if I were to take them
one by one. The notable event lias quick
ened the poetic vein, too, like ,be breath
of spring, and charming verses hare
poured in upon us, from North and
South. My muse has folded her wings
long since, and rests voiceless In her re
treat She caunot respond to her more
youthful mates. 1 am shut up to siience,
or to print
It is due to say that !n my letter an
nouncing days of birth and marriage, I
only proixMcd to gratify friends, who de
manded it ot me. My suggestion to Flor
ida, Virginia and Georgia, as to the or
anges, oysters and cigars was a mere
tees of pi- :i-:u>try,whlchIthonghtevery
ody would understand. Yet, to bo can
did, I thought some of these might come.
Beyond this I bad no expectations. I
neither asked nor hinted. Bat numerous
friends had other thoughts. They have
sent us oranges, oysters, cigars, pres
ents useful and ornamental, and
money. The last perhaps the most
important, because I needed it This
no ono knew and never would, unless
they had asked me the question
direct I amsemetimesemptyliandcdand
when bat supplied, bare never seen the
day when I could not have used profitably
and religiously more than I had. The
gilts winch came in have been received
with unalloyed gratification. I, wc, ac-
a t them thankfully and nrizo them not
y for tlieir intrinsic value, but_as ex-
llow It was Treated In the West Indies—
The Details of nn Adventuresome
Trip—A Scrap of History--
Rlockade Running.
haveelectecfhlmTo & THE STARS AND BARS.
during both terms he has been an active,
useful member, serving during eacli term
on the finance committee. Ho is emi
nently fitted, botli by education and expe
rience. tor the office of State treasurer.
. Conservative in opinion nnd wise in
judgment, having correct and methodical
ideas of bnsincss, and, withal, convictions
of right, fixed and immovable, his irre
proachable integrity and probity of char
acter qualify him tor so responsible a posi
tion ns State treasurer and make him a fit
successor of our present treasurer. Hls i , , ,
election would secure to Georgia a treas- The other day when the sun had man-
uier as good as the State ever trad. aged to force its way, after several days of
Troup. struggling, through the dull leaden clouds,
ANDREW JACKSON. wo were basking in its genial rays while
propping a Cherry street awning-post.
A Letter From Old Hickory Which Settles While listlessly watching the peojile as
tho Question ot Hls Birthplace. they hurried along, our eyes fell upon the
Washington Republican. well-knit figure of Captain Cad Beale.
There bangs in the law office of Mr. T. J. As he was a well-known and popular
Mackey, of Washington Citf, nn original railroad man the reportorial curl of an In
letter written by Andrew Jackson, which terrogation point yanked him to our side,
rcadsas follows: I “No nows!" Then the ears that had pricked
"Hermitage, June 2,1828.—Gentlemen: I up to catch the faintest sound of a news
have had the Pleasure to receive your kind item resumed their wonted flap, and by de-
letter of the twelfth ultimo, invitim; me to I . . . , .
celebrate wfth the citizens of my native I fin" 6 ** we * oun( * ourselves drifting down a
district the approaching anniversary of I current of conservation,
our national independence. [ How it came about we do not remember.
trern^f toe 1 ’ dS*”?Un^steVl'p";- b "|"® wer ®r" u't, 8 °' T “T"
you, gentlemen, to offer to them the assur- "Do you know that I am the only sur-
ancooi my heartfelt thanks. If it were in vivor of those who sailed in th- flret ship
my power, nothing could be more grateful I that ever floated a Confederate flag?
to my feelings than to comply with tlieir Now, no newsgathercr will ever allow a
wish, but the distance to be traveled and “an who makre such a statement as that
the various requisitions on my time at Ret away from him until the whole story is
home compel me to say that pleasure must Wd; consequents the flaps of the repor-
be delayed until some other period. torial ears assumed the pcnicndicular, and
“Be pleased, gentlemen, to accept tor * nt0 , was the following fn-
yourselves individually, and convey to 1 hut «ry of the first Confederate
those yon represent, my gratitude tor your I **®8 that ever floated from a mast,
tender recollection ol me as a citizen of When the wave of secession began Jo
Lancaster. This obUgation is heightened [° u °\er the South, I was living in New
by the consciousness on my part that ab* I hern. North Carolina, which is nowconsid-
sence and time have not weakened the ar-1 etablo of a scanort town. My honored
ft I father was one of the first to espouse the
Guadeloupe, a French Island, arriving
there the next day at the little town
of Bastarre, where we took dinner. Our
flag was highly complimented by tho
French officers, consuls and others upon
the island.
"Nothing of interest transpired here.
We again failed to sell our cargo advanta
geously and sailed tor the island ol Nevis,
a small island on which there are main-
lino sugar estates, and v/hicli belongs to
the English. Filling our casks witli
FRESH WATER
FROM WASHINGTON,
The Currency Bill Discussed in the Sen-
nte — Tho Mississippi Contest Oc
cupies tho House—The Dan
ville Riot—Notes, Etc.
(TELEORAPHED TO THE ASSOCIATED PRESS.
Washington, February 14.—The chair
laid before the Senate a communication
from tlie Secretary of the Treasury trans
mitting, in compliance with a recent reso
lution of the Senate, the testimony taken r^|8n*fi^n^Jsev—pother
by a commission ot treasury officers Trelat-
ing to tho iiertormance of the duties of
the office of the supervising archi
tect. The letter was ordered to he printed,
, * , , and with accompanying papers referred to
A,‘w^MSfWKS?! uSk tT" tee °" “ d
the island. While making purchases fn the PVW® ™ a ‘ i » ’
market place with a negro boy whom I ^lehwredetatedhy Messrs. Plumb,
had employed as interpreter, I was ac-1 *J“Yey and Sawjcr, and, after a
costed by a well dresaed negro, speaking |Jteht^mdmenL oaraed^^arald-
L'ssa flS/^tsSb •aSng'toVhe
On answering him in t/ie affirmative, he I
of th/bi'lf 1 Mr Mirrill
then wanted to know if North CarMlna I lgD * t °.'. n .:* T . or ° t .T lt bUL. Mt.. Hatful
we went to St. Kitts, which lies just oppo
site. We had to Teach both these places
tn our small boat, as about five miles from
land our schooner got into a dead calm.
“A breeze springing up, tve sailed for the
island of Dominique, which belongs to the
English, landing at tlie town of Roscow.
Wo sold our cargo at a good price, hut we
were compelled to anchor out and unload
in small boats as there were no wharves.
Our flag was much admired here and con
siderably talked about.
fifteen hundred dollars. This insulted liis I
dignity and angry words ensued. lie in- K*®®?,®*
sent to the vessel.
INSULTING A DIONtTABT.
dor of that sentiment which consecrates , .. ,, ,, ...
the memory of that placo which gave me cause, « nd being a North tarolman I tol-
birtli. I have tlie honor to be, gentlemen, lowed *‘ in >- 1 was his oldestson, and then
yoor obdL servt., about fifteen years old.
n “Avni'pw JAnronv l “Too yonnir to aid the cause, however;
To James II. Weatherspoon, John Nis'bet, but full of love of adventure, I joined a
John Stewart. Nathaniel Burlier, Jackcy school companion in persuading our par-
Perrv, Samuel R. Gibson, Bartlett Jones, "its to let us take a voyage in one of the
M. Massey, Sr.. J. Donovan, and William many merchant vessels that plied between
McKenna Suit.” | Newoern and Northern ports and the West
Parton
dace of
caste "'south Carolina,"which isnsVct'a I to allow them to goto Northern ports,
remote spot, the fastness of which has I . Having many friends among the riety,
never been invaded by a railway. Lan- half weeks we were there I became
caster Is the birth place of two great men an, [ *°°. n b 7 Invitation, not assailfrs « ■ ■ M M
-Andrew Jackson, ono of tlie greatest bllt as adventuresome youths, we proposed
cn of Ills age, and Dr. J. Marion Sims, *° “ake a
recently deceased, the greatest surgeon ol I votaqe to the west indies.
his age. ...... I And right here my memory fails to far-
Mr. Mackey, the owner of tho letter, re- „ish mo with the details of that prepara-
lates many anecdotes of “Old Hickory.” tion.
Mr._ Mackey's father was n warm Iriend of -on the 5th day of March, 1801, the
Jackson, and was captured with him schooner rear!. 217 tons burthen, sailed
by tlie British when they were hoys and from Newborn, loaded under hatches with
taken to Camden, S. C. It was here white oak staves, and with a deck load of
that Jackson obtained the sear on Ills I lumber. She was a flat-bottomed schooner,
forehead tor refusing to black a British two masts witli centtc board. Her sails
officer s toots. The revenge which the I consisted of a mainsail, foresail, standing
great warrior resorted to when he became I gib, flying gib and gibcuLtwo gaff top-
renowned is one of the most touching 1 9a ils and staysail. Sbewasownel byThe-
of moral lessons. It was at New Orleans odore Hughes and commanded by Captain
when, after the battle, Jackson took I Bob Robbins. Her crew consisted of one
the valuables from the persons of the stain mate, white; five seamen, negroes, before
British officers and returned then! to the I the mast, and a cook who was a free ne-
commander of the enemy, siwlogizing tor »ro, John If ail, who was my companion,
his inability to find an epaulette which I J n d myself,
was losL The supposition that “Old Hick- ] “At our main top-mast we had unfurled,
ory” was an ignorant man, states Mr. we claim, the first Confederate flag that
Mackey, is ail erroneous one, as several oi ever kls«ed the breezes of the Atlantic, the
the letters which Jackson wrote give ovl-1 design of the flag having been adopted in
donee of bis learning, which was covered 1 Montgomery on March Sd and telegraphed
and hid away by bis modesty, several 1 to all points.
imc-i wlier questioned about the origin of “On March 9th. 188f, wc went over tho
the scar alluded to, lie replied that lie had bar at Hatteras inlet, and headed tor the
received more severs scars than that in hls island ot Demarara. On the 12th wo struck
life- I a gate that tasted four days and nights,
. . “ 1 during which time we were compelled to
Merited Success. reef ail sails except the standing gib, and
The popularity of Neuralgine is from ] scud^trader bare poles. When the galesub-
and Headache, it docs what it claims, ris;
relieves pain. Sold by all druggists.
cept
only .
pressionsof love and goodwill. Friend
ship, thank God, is not all a name, the
poet to the contrary, notwithstanding.
We have many friends, and have had all
along, who are faithful and true. In any
exigency. If need be, I would go to them
tor help with as much confidence as in
childhood t went to my parents.
1 have given a long Uie and hard labor
to tlie church and my native State, and to
them I devote the remnant ot my days. I
have simply tried to do ray duty. I claim
nothing, deserve nothing, and feel amply
remunerated In the respect, confidence and
love of my brethren and fellow-citizens.
In tills respect, at tho late event developed,
I am richer than I knew. My Interest in
the kind wishes of the good and tho pray
ers of the faithful, is an investment from
which I shall draw dally consolation.
Now to gratify curiosity in part, and to
forcstal rumors, let me say I cannot state
precisely, the value of things received and
would not If I could, but will add, we have
been very pleasantly helped though not
largely endowed. To all concerned, with
no complaints and ten thousand thanks
and prayer* tor aU. Yours^truly^^,^^
port the proposition. That court hail pri-
viously decided (nth Wallace 003) that a
note giren prior to the passage of what Is
known as the “legal tender act” of Feb
ruary 2>, isi,2. could not lie discharged by
I the tender of treasury n-ites ot the United
V i' 1 ’'-r i-f anything civ-,e\» ept money --f
the same nature and value as that inar-
cuution at tlie time tlie contract was
I nude, vis: coin or its equivalent; and this
decision impres-es the legal profession of
tlie country much more favorably, as.-,
sound exposition oi tlie law on tho sub-
je«, tton tiie liter one In I2t!i Wallace,
i n stli Wallace at page 012, tin- court "ta'es
to-.-question, under consideration, to be
‘ could the plaintiff be compelled * *
?o “rove | n payment a currency ot
c a.erent nature ami value from that which
was in contemplation of the parties when
the contract was nude?” and, nftcr a very
elaborate discussion of it, announces its
judgment (on page <ajj as follow-:
We are obliged, therefore, to hold that
-the defendant in error was not bound to
•receive from Uie plainUffs the currency
tendered to him in jiayment of tlieir note
made before Uie passage of Uie act of Feb
ruary IBlh. 18U2.’'
In 7th Wallace 230 and ngain in 12th
Wallace 687 Uie same court decides that a
n °t®. Payable In coin cannot be laid In
anything else.
But there Us nuMHHM
a note or oUier contract, payable in
money, end one payable in commod
ities or specific articles, anil this
distinction IS ml! v rewnlid
M^aaasaaB hut
advocated
PPW «..n iiugi » nuiua iu- | . - ,, __ r w ^jjgV,' 1 "
formed me that he was the Governor's "J. IS""** Ahhtejz. \est,
secretary and an official of the island. He
aflameta&e^S" '° ramoraann r erUmt Unull^.at^ton^are
""‘-Such language, MKiken'by^ to a go- used a, security f or the national
Southern hov mv Irp *nn f went I hflnkinj circulation. Mr. I luinb was
for my knife to cut my way through the bv'tSpnmmS 1 w 1 !pr?'th!* 1 C s!m! 1
cordon of natives that by thls time had m T , a -
been draw* around me. To my great joy, ft*® ^ ant '’ w, cn
i saw Capt. Robbins and Hall chmlng to- thc doore “opened, adjourned,
ward me. They had come ashore, and, house.
seeing thc crowd, came up to see what was Mr. McKinney, of Ohio, presented a tcl-
golng on. The Captain managed to ex- egram from Cleveland, O., detailing tlie
I plain matters and beg me off. 1 was then | destruction occasioned by Uie Ohio floods
^■and recommending that Congress increase
t<3 $1,000,000 thc appropriation for tlie re
lief of sullerers. ami it was referred to the
wm Missis-
inpi, tho Senate bill for the construction
suited by a youlig Southerner. 'fliUcauscd I ?L a s “ b ‘“F c , n ,V* P l r0 “
me somo uneasiness, ns I feared my n h “ * lcferr<!d Uie “™-
SST 1 ™ The 0r0 .rtielc gave® me* .,?£ The HourelSS. remtmed consideraUon
not so. rue article gave “® . ,10U £ of the contested election case o.’ Chalmers
» I becSme nc- *g»in« Manning,
quaintest with aU theofficials of the Island. .“*•
eat promises to return. These promises 1 w y. honest and hoPQrable mm
were never fulfilled, however, and Bow. ftea* easy as »n um
^Creole beaut^hraprobably forgotten |
me by this this time.
having another
Acuity with a ns ' ah
take off my
from the mast head. .^^^"by &
1 jority oi the committee en elections.
WUHC u-uure unu came on uutuu mull, unu I . n f,’I-/™ 11 ^^1 15 » C 1Jhe
refused to wash off the decks. The wcath- W an “ “ 5 , er , tcd ‘ ha ‘\ hc F. 0 ™? 1 . 1 *
merit. *^Recommended only tor Neuralgia | aided we had been blown entirely off our
course. After repairing the damages nnd
reloading tlie lumber tnatnad been washed
off the deck, we found that our gallant lit-
1 tie vessel was taking in considerable
water by reason of leaks caused by the
HW! _ . ’ , . , furled and cverj tlnng we
George E. Blaine, Ringgotd, vehicle The first land sighted in I
spring; Thomas S. Bowles, Atlanta, tray- the island oi Antiego, whit
eling sign tor cars. English and which, of c<
• >1-7. A mil.- p:
ic articles or comm
l in them or tin ir • i
tbedhehor .*.1 by th.
12774. The conti
Unitcl Htates (to U4e tl
authorities already cit
« >nt* rnplatlon of Um pa
Manifestly, tho.** then
*»u-Ui nil.-lit U: i--tii
laws. This U made atU
fact that the sum
mill
bonds, also
t iat * r>yistCfed bond? »,s t
I--;.-.Ml.-.1 ill
bond torfftOMwkb |a
Hon. R. C. Humber.
LaO range Reporten
Mr. Editor: It is universally conced
ed that Troup county furnished
to Georgia one of the best treas
urers Uie State ever had in the person of
Maj. D. N. Speer. Hls unwillingness, as it
is generally understood, to become a can
didate tor ro-elccUon, is a matter of regret
to bis friends, and deprives the State of
the services of a most faithful and efficient
officer.
On account of the rumored determina-
Uon of Maj. Speer to retire from tbo office,
at Uie explraUon of bis term, the names ot
several gentlemen, In different parts oi tho
State, havo been suggested in the public
prints, and otherwise, as suitable persons
tor hls successor, but no one thus far has
been mentioned tor H>» office whose candi
dacy will more heartily meet the approba
tion of the people of Troup county than
that of Mr. R. C. Humber, of Putnam
county. We arc not informed, however,
whether Mr. Humber desiree the office or
not.l
I ( tic does, we feel confident that we ex-
S tlie sentiments of many in ourcoun-
lenwesay that Troup will do lier
i towards makiug his candidacy suc-
Mr. 'llnmber to an old Troup county
boy, and, while be to not “to Uie manner
born," yet he rpent .part of hls boyhood
ami early manhood in our midst, and is
well and favorably known by our people.
He wae “the printer’s devU" la the old
Reporter office, in thc days of “auld lang
,... , syne.” In hls youth, be was a student at
H™ '’, a “ old “llrownwood,” and, iri’er graduating
“,,, .'1^ at Athens, studied law undkr the direction
. “^ “ of the Hon. B. li. Hill, was ad-
ll ‘ niitted to Uie bar at our court, and
t: began the practice of his profee-
J* slon in LaUrange. He was elected to the
IT Legislature by tlie people of Troup county,
V before Ibe war, filling the unexpired term
, I of that knlglitly Roman, A. B. Fannin,
I anil having as his colleague the tote Dr. 1L
A. T. Rlgley—an honor, both In its coali
tions and beetowraent that rarely fall* to
Uie bit ot so young a mar., evidencing thz
consideration and confidence of the peo
ple of Troup, in those grand old dayi. He
h<-She served as a legislator with credit to hlra-
, , j self *n 1 constituency. When the tocsin of
■I’*," - war sounded, lie went witli his company—
ffiaSiscSsssPiai
the war. when I.- he ..t-l l’Ut.lilll
!.” ha l liT**-l cv>. lu o.
Ceorgla Patents.
Mr. II. N. Jenkins, solicitor of patents, I Severe strains which she had undergone”
Washington, D. C., officially reports to the This discovery compelled us to keep up
Teleosai-h and Memenoer the following «taa pumping, and right here our
complete list of patents granted Georgia dkJ lonlc praying for boys of our age.
Inventors for the week ending Febuary 12, “The leak stopped, the sails were un-
1881: * | furled and everything went along lovely.
In three weeks was
which belongs to the
of course, we hailed
with delight Wc act our colors for a pilot
Our State Fair. I that we might enter the harbor of St.
When will the commute, be amund to fc^r” htoh V&nSSfi
recriye subscripUon. tor the State fair?" ! cahe a shot
This quesUon was propounded to u. yes- whkh meant ,
terday by a dtlzen who had $200 ready tor and we The commander of the tori
them. . I came out to us in a small boat, and when
And there are many oUiers just like him. aboard demanded to know where we were
A half hour 1 * walk around the city the {{X™- ,nd wb,t i*® wa * tbftt » w ®
other day brought upwards of a thousand Informed him that we hailed from
dollars to the surface, to form part of the North Carolina and Uie flag wss that of
$3,000 wanted by the society. the anticipated Confederacy. He told us
The following kind mention from thc | that lie had sighted Uie Hag as wd were
Columbus papers is appreciated: coming In. but could not make it out, and
"The State fair would be worth thou-1 had consulted the map of all nations and
sands to Macon. Tho next gale that I Hags but found nothing llkelL lor that
sweep, from Uie east will doubtless bring I reason he had eauswl us to lay to.
to our ears the clinking ot the $3,000 re-1 "After complimenting the flog, he gave
qulred ot them to secure it. What others I his permit to enter tho hart»r, getting in
fall to do tor Macon, the doe* tor hcrsoll." I about midday. Hera we lay in the stream
—£n.7tiirf!-Su«. at author and took samples of our stores
“The State Agricultural Fair will be held I ashore to sell th* cargo and consign our
In Macon next fall. It wai wise In the ex-1 vessel to Johnson <t Son, an English com-
ecuUve committee to determine to hold . I mission firm.
fair, and wiser yet to select Macon as Uie] “As may be imagined, our flag created
place for holding it. Macon Is the natural considerable excitement. AU about u;
nlacctorsueba fair, geographically con-1 were small schooners from the banks o.
sidcrcd. She is centrally situated, and Newfoundland amt Nova ScoUa com-
bristles all around with avenues of ingress | manded by New England captains and
andegraas, and beside* ahe has Uie pluck captains In the fishtrade.aml they coro-
and funds to make it, what it should be, a menccd to talk about it, calling it the
credit to to the agriculturists of the State slavery flag. Mr.Jonnson, Junior, asked
as well as to the State Itself. The society permission to take it ashore to show it to
may rest easy as to the result, ifit does its | tho governor of the island. The requret
part—tor Macon will surely do hers.”— was granted, and th. governor compU-
Times. 1 mental it.
"When Mr. Johnson ratsgd It on a flag
pole in front of bis office, threats were
made by these New Englanders and bribes
Offered to cut th* flag's^halyards and bring
Burnett's Cocoalns,
The Rett and Cheapest Mate Orating.
It kills dandruff, allays Irritation, and I it dowiTbut Hall Tind myself, aided by
promotes a vigorous growth of tho Ilalr. | young Johnson, kept the naUves and all
Bumrtft Flavoring Extracts are invaria- othen from attempUng to do so by swear-
bly acknowledged the purest and besL Ing that we would shoot the first man who
t - laid hands upon the halyards.
CREAT BRITAIN. theS^S
dkcocsciso the goverjwekt • zaYrTUX 1 erenlne we accepted a very kind invitation
f 01 * 16 *® I from ftr. Johnson to dine with him be-
Lohdoe, February 18.—A mas* meeting tween tl»e hour* of fire and six, as is the
was held this afternoon at Princeaa Half, Hnslish custom. While at <linner we were
PicadiUy, for tlie purpose of denouncing I informed that our tUg had been cut down,
the Egyptian i*olicy ol the government, and we loat no time In rushing to ita pro*
The iMdi was thronged wllh people, aud so toctlon, eren though it was on a foreign
many came who could not tind placet that | shore. To our horror wo found the mob
i.ler of
.Sneaker of the Home
place men on the* com
interest in the public Id
li-!c then aakea him to
writing, nnd he would |
atlon. This, he sari, be did, n
a list of ftbout twentv names l
Ing them in thc letter, lie *
however, any intention of j»
committee.
Dr. Hamilton's statement 1
•' ’ lit in !'i.- ..mm ’t
: ' 1 1 . "! Mi is*!.' ■
that he had been spoken to l>v
and told him that he declirn
but that the Speaker had n
appointed him, nnd h
now, if tlie committee
I asked that lie
oe uMio t<X)k an
: tliat Mr. Cx.r-
this refjuest in
it due (Min.Mid r-
ider ids
of the
clerk ^ ! S io wanted me to aeat him when he was elected, and in
whUe 7n th “StoS 'he tace of the fact tost Jfanning had con-
— leased tie nau no case.
Mr. Itajr, of Sw^HlBgto, opjposcd
^th^b^gedlor | K ,v argi. p -
to the notice of contest!
#rriv B lm^ ttt , 6 \ T „ homss,a
ueaviifll iSizAMD, 1 se ntation. That was true, but was it not
nnd used a9 a coaling station for English J significant that his admissions were of a
and American steamships. We spent I piece with tho testimony going to show he
week here, and finished I was not entitled to the scat, and to say in
oar cargo with coffee and view of the circumstances of the caao
salt. While here we lost the leader of the that the decision should be con
mutiny by his being knocked overboard by fined to tlie certificate would be t.
the boom gibbing and drowned. j insult the intelligence and honesty of the]
"While at 8t Thomas our Hag received House. He did not propose to stultify
many compliments and many wishes for himself by voting against the half down
.he success of our new government were essential facts that were known to him.
expressed by the noble Danes. We left Mr.Clardy. of Missouri, figured that
the island snth giad hearts and a fair wind, I there was nothing contained in Manning's
homeward bound. Nine and a half days admission that could militate against liis
out from Kt. Thomas we made the land of I prime facie right to the scat, but even ad-
Hatteras. We bore down to the Inlet and I mitting that Manning had confessed his
set our colors for a pilot to take us over the case, it would have no bearing on
bar. With our glasses we could see thc I thc decision of the question. The
fort erected there since we left, with the I idea of invoking the doctrino of
stars and bars llying. The blockading estoppel in this case was mere absurdity,
squadron was then off the bar, though they The legality of tho certificate was not for
were not very fast steamers. Manning but for the House to decide.
••Finally we saw one steaming down on Mr. Cook, of Iowa, supported tho resolu-
|us. Now our excitement was great. Could tion for the seating of Manning, ©ontend-
S ^ou have seen the coolness otour gallant ing thalHhe committee on elections was
jttle captain, he would have commanded restricted in ita examination to the
I your utmost admiration. He said: ‘Men, question of who had been returned, ami
Mread canvas; the Pearl will show them a | the only evidence bearing on that question
^■wasthe credentials ol the Governor of
Manning had
committee spoke upon thc subject
Hamilton said he did not believe the com
mittee had been packed, but he wanted to
show that an attempt hod been made, lie
said, further, that tho appropriation for
local boards of health was a corruption
fund, and that it was understood that
these boards were to support tin* hands
that fed them. Dr. Hamilton defended
tho quarantine service, especially the
Brownsville quarantine, and submitted af
fidavits and statements of citizens of ltio
Grande City, Santa Maria, Brownsville and
other places, that thc work had been satis
factorily performed. lie attacked the work
~ g the National Board of Health, referred
the sinking of thc hoard’s tugs on tho
Ohio and Mississippi rivers, nnd said that
tlie old board of health at Pensacola had
been presented for negligence nndwftalad-
ministration by the grand jury hunting,
on authority of tho ox-mayor of that city,
that after tne epidemic had entirely ceased
a requisition had been mad*- on the Na
tional Board of Health for $2,001), which
r. *,position wa* honored and the money
distributed among friends of that
ho.trd. He presented documents in
support of an assertion made by him, that
the responsibility for the introduction of
yellow fever into Pensacola in 1&K2 rested
on the local board of health, a protnje of
tlie National Board of Health, and that
the grand jury of Escambia county had so
found. He charged that they had em
ployed Mr. Waring, ita secretary, to write
1\ - «»n the pri ventinti of the' introduc
tion of sewer gas into bonnes, etc., while
at the time Waring held several
patents on that very subject. Ho
read a list of the patents to the com
mittee, witli the date of their issue.
11• -.lid th it dm in_* tie* Brownsville epi-
leniif, while the people were dying doily
and everybody was looking upon tlie bul
letin boards for the names of friends, and
state of general excitement prevailed—
while Dr. Murray, of the marine hospital
service, with his corps of assistants, were
doing tlieir utmost to relieve tie- suffering
of Die sick, etc.. I)r. Smart, secretary of
the Board of Health, was writing letters to
v\hoiu h«* dt-i iut’d inimical to the
quarantine sendee to find a Haw in its ad
ministration—to find out what the ser
vice had not done, rather than what
it had done. He also stated that Dr. Ver
di had received $:J0Q for writing an essay
of eight and one half pages for the Nation
al Board of Health; that three and one-
half pages of the essay were made up from
an editorial from the London Tim>-.< and
tli* figures from the Bureau of Statistics,
which the Surgeon General thought was a
somewhat high price for essays. He also
spoke of the barge Zelder. which was pur
chased by tlie National Board of Health at
iG-toffUMi, wlifn the barge itself was
rotten old canal boat, ami entirely worth
less. _
A Druggist's Story.
Mr. Isaac C. Chapman. Druggist. New-
hurg, N. Y. writes us; "I have for tlie past
ten years sold several gross of I)R. WIL
LIAM HALL’S BALSAM FOR THK
LUNGS. I can say of it what I cannot
s. iy of any other medicine. I have never
heard a customer speak ot it but to praise
its virtues in the highest manner. I have
recommended it in a great many cases of
Whooping Cough, with the happiest ef
fects. I have used it in my own family
for many years; in fact, always have a
bottle m the medicine closet ready for
use."
lean pair of Keels. They shall not have
ray vesael, but I cannot risk Hatteras I Mississippi, certifying that M;
without a pilot. I will simply hug thc I been elected.
shore and risk Okracoke.’ *1 Mr. Adams, of New York, said there
e captaix. I were three reasons why Manning was not
-a I entitled to the seat under tho certificate:
AFtr»t.bec«a»#lt was fraudulent; second
1 1 ixSTXZl^ because it was issued in violation of an in-
A BRAVE CAPTAIN.
Boom! came a .
thePe.rl. Hall and . _
Capt. Robbins to run up the stars and
tripes • - • -
were '
amid
***** disagreement had spread through thc
Th.ra£v b 2.rntuUf Horn*. As to tire purpmo ot tire II Jose in
Tireoanrs* wax I Dreadandotir little rre rc ferrins this matter to them, it was clear
ml,™tf tas wonldjnmp frota the tlut M ^ elK) dr omrht to represent tire tec-
t ?:_ qg°Pi c y™ jPfr.y^iondfltatetet of MD.Izstpi-S, nn.l while lie
TO?uSiSSft! n nSUmmJh I conraded the majority ot tire committee
patdnqattanUon tojt Whsnoppoalta | hld fairly ami honestly nn.l to it.
.t it^fibestJudEtnent, he Drought that it wool.
Ik- far wiser anil more satisfactory that
“3 ““ “ k I tl.u qtreati. .11 shonld be recommitted un.ler
Si. Aldtanlre th.t... “>« resolution ot Mr. Curtin. No Injustice
Bfer 1 * hen f ;r 5Sm»feto^S^'to r iSS5SSi
.eribo' thJ 'UtS^^re* h»4 abo^ff
the Pearl that night. Next morning we u.u hurn° of d Iowa 1 tl
crossed tlie sound and entered the mouth bv
Ube river tor home, where we arrirrf
case
lucre parchment com
hLo to boo wlietli
on fraud or mis-
an overflow meeting was organuetl in St. I of negroes, incited by the crewt of the fish-
Jamrj Square. Baron Bartliawick pro-1 ing vessels, had raised the
»hl*rl. The most prominent ConserraUTes STAES AND STRIFES
J,"* liftlS above It. fired pistol ball, throngh It, then
pS >l bfwrh irh pulled it down and tore it into ftrips which
tostGlarlsteSrwtmld hwrefter°b.P'known SS
as “Sinkat” Gladstone. Sir Robert Peel ?^^!r82?ti,iSfwrta
offcrcl a resolution, which was carried, to12!‘ We «re mid
a^tfiaaftswr.M sSAftasiSdStsir*-
uproar. “We failed to sell our careo in 8L
_ .* Johns and decided to sail tor an-
BauBher's Bonanza. other port next morning. We were
Kinsley (Kernes) Mercury, Saturday. Decent. | constantly eyed by the mob, who
bet 2*. 1SSK said If we raised another each flag they
Some time ago. E. D. Baugher, . black-1 -^^e T^l. ’tor csqHatn
for the South. <’apt Robbins afterward ran tS^ktavoStha
the blockade several times aboard >team- , g* Ul ° —
trhre wtdch SLMS!»
3^lL^ W ’ UdMd ’ “ Me tbe ncgt0 *' American mmple. lie woulli n,ltl.« vote
•Ms for myrelf I served my country to to i?J ta . man un ,' lcr * certificate when that
The house committee on public health
The cast, .no Ph.nl.. ; t.’.luy y.._w- an t.. 8„r K e..n
Phenlz Manofactaring Co., for 1883, which I against that committee last week
has ju!t bren mad. pnb^ m.kes a ^e ^ and^ndor^^rt Ca,
showing tor that great concern. Its as- -phase chi “ ‘ “ **
smith of this town, commenee.1 Investing
lin the Henry College Lottery of Louisville,
Ky., and last Satuniar be obtained the
welcome inteUigence that tbe ticket he held
hrd drawn tbe second cash prize of $10,000,
the lucky number U-ing Ujlt Mr, Bau-
ghertaan industrious working man and
|one of our roost respected citizens.
■^^|tiie rtlz* rxoMVTLT rain.
lloi-uviLL*. Kr., Jan. 4, 188L-Bectived
■aid prize ticket drawing ten thousand dol-
d owned by E. D. Baugber,
thuugh a Down-Easter by birth, married in
tbe South, and was as true a man to Die
Southern eanse a* ever lived, said the
Pearl should fly tbe star* and bare, and If
necessary, sink wiUi his vessel In defense
of 1L
"Leaving the vessel under watch ot a
guard (the mate and three seamen) we
determined on haring a new flag made.
Home Knrhch ladies volunteered their ser
vices, and by rapid work of fair hands It
was not long before we had a flag made of
hunting. Our own flag had been made of
calico. Before daylight tbe stars and
ban were again unfurled from tbe main
I reek of the l’earl.
“When daylight appeared we unfurled _
our sails in full view ot everybody In and ,
around Die harbor. Our crew of negroes yesterday In thc .
had ean^b^dnr spirit and were as reou^to Esq. Two wareb
, , „ , ,, General Hamilton, ot the marine hoq.it
The annual report of the Eagle and I .ervice, to reply to tbs charges mat
. .. . - - ■ ■ ■ *- - wkby Cot
C.-dtc-ll an.
of Health
_ argot were Uiat Dr. Hamilton ha.
•eta amount to $3,187,736.71, and ita sur- been unskilful, injudicious and unsuccess
plus of ass* ts over liabilities Is$l.lW!,823.<». ful In Us quarantine work, and thattn hls
Its profit! tor 1883 were $03A»,0S. Two f®>rta to control pnbjle mid official opln-
^ nil-annual dividends of tour per too he, had been guilty of mtarepresenta-
cent each have been declared for L-cM. tion. In regard to tbe charges that ho was
one payable June 30lh and tbe other De- unskilled iu Us scientific work, the Sur-
ccmber 3lsL ThUU one of the best p»n General today read a letter from the
muuq^d establishments in the South and National Beard of Health, written shortly
wdldoubtlets continue to prosper. after their ormnireUoo.uking him to
1 give them thc benefit of his experience In
« irantino matters, lie also stated
t the first regulations prepared l v the
Acircolar Uaued by the Southeastern | board for the signature of rre**t<lent Ilaycs
From a Prominent Lady.
1 have n<»t been able In two jri»(irs to
itnn'l without Buffering frr**«t |*aln. Si
Inc Dr. Motley's Lemon Elixir I can w
flowif i
■tblmr lik.- it (or
J. H. Wllkerson. dnnU
write*: lA*inon Elixir in c
Aonderfnl cure*. There I*
he fH^caies (or which you r
A Prominent Minister Writes.
Da. n. Mozlf.y—Dear Sir: After ten ye
great suffbrlng from tallgestlon or dr*p<
with crest nemniN prostration ami bi
ness, diaotfievsd kblneys an.l eoustip&t
havo bee u cored by four i»>tt!>” of your L
Elixir, nml am now a wi ll man.
No. •& Tatnn.ll:
Dr. Mozley’* Lemon Elixli
riu •■tori*. Ill" lilt* hall tire
It cure* all bllloitsncaa, c<
gcatlon. headache, malaria,
fever, chill*, impurities of t
appetite, debility and nervou
Elfty cenU for one half pin
druL’iflfts cent rally.
“ leby L ". *
sKINA LAMAR.
|)0SISTE»i
Sitters
Tnr.r who work early ami late the year
rouml need, nevasioually, the heathful
.stimulus inipartei] by a wliolesome tonic
like Hostetter’s Stomat h Bitters. To all
its purity ami etlleiency a-* a remedy and
preventative of disease eomiuond it. It
checks incipient rheumatism ami malarial
symptoms relieves constipation, dyspepuia
and bUiousne**.*, arrests premature decay
of tho physical er.er^iei, mitigates the in
firmities of age and hastens convalescence
For sale by all drujr^i.’ds and dealers gen
erally.
NSW
diAI
mK | FI 1m
tight f
of us; and for thin
Tariff Association, at Atlanta,has been re- were so unakillfully drawn that the Surgeon
1 General was forced to disapprove them.
... , . i . ,.i and presented as evidence of this a letter
cular Is In reference to the Improvement ot (rora the board accepting the correction,
cotton warehouses, by which lower rates He denied the charge that lie had sought
are made, thus benefiting communities •» control public opinion, and, dropping
and Individuals. The association meats 1 dstenstva andI ayunhat Uftnrive,
on tbe 19th, at Charieeton. to decide on e ' Sar F«J th »' S ** k * > £ Hr*" 1 °" , ® al ! 1
schedule of rata* and requirement* for c.,t- k^»ou» cornmit-
b 'tocompUanee with th* reqenst in th- ;>l‘--'n'«r. wfittento tlif.F™tleman sletter
U J *tKrir nM>*da**mm.li * - *“
AMERICAS CHIEF STOMACHIC
DYSPEPSIA.
NEUTRAlflZINC CORDIAL
D. Cabell, who was
re«i> utI .tod
UdDfUkt > hand4oJq«d—cotretor. fi
• - • wc saih : ’. t: • harbor f
I Mr. Carlisle shortly
' ; l • t’»
he became
u unu: hook.
Office, 70 Maiden fcaae.
