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TFIE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER, FRIDAY, APRIL IP, 1R84. THE TELEGRAPH & MESSENGER. Daily and Weakly. The Teleoeaph and Messenger l> jrablUh- ed every d»y except Monday, end weekly ev ery Friday. The Daily U delivered by carrion in the per month. $2.50 lor three mouthi, mouth* or $101 The Wexxi.l . take (roe, at 11.50 a year and 75c. tor *1k month*. , _ *1» If - To club, of five 91.9$ per year, and to elnb* of ten 11 per year, and an extra copy to tetter up of crab of five or ten. Transient advertisement, will he taken for the Daily at $1 per square of ten lines, or less, lor the lint Insertion, and fifty cents for each subsequent insertion; and for the Weekly at 11 per square for each Insertion. Liberal rates to contractors. Rejected communications will not be re turn ed. Correspondence contalninit Important news, and discussions of living topics, is solicited, but must be brief and written upon but one ride of the paper to have attention. Remittances should be made by Express, Money Order or Registered Letter. Agent, wanted In* every community in the Etatc, to whom liberal commissions will be paid. (Postmasters an especially requested to write for terms. All communications should be addressed to H. a HANSON, Manager, Macon, Ga. There ia no blood on the moon. It looks and sSells like a muck. A paper that ia for political hire excites the acorn of all true men. Comuebcial Democrats imagine that an appropriation, like charity, covers a multi- tnde of sins. Titles are always big tilings in the eyes ot little men. Many a man would he the liveried servant of a rich lord rattier than be his own master in an humble home. The Queen of the Antilles feels the in creasing weight of the heavy, brutal and Incompetent hand of Spanish rule. No wonder the people revolt against the grasp ing tyranny of their alien masters. It Is not altogether certain who scuds cyclones these days. There is no doubt, however, about the devil's sending the one that blew down Job's house, killed Ids children and left his wife unhurt. Your Uncle Davy Davis! Yes! Your Aunt Davy Davis--Well—ahem—the fact is, or ia expected—your little cousin Davy Davis. The Independent party ought to famish a cradle and a tooth cutter. Besatoes are simply boys of an elderly kind, as may be seen from the fact that they are never opposed to taking a holi day. That they do not spend their holi days as harmlessly is due to wicked Wash ington surroundings. The cool and disagreeable weather of the past week came to a close on Friday night, and the fruitful, enlivening showers are descending as we write. Nature will sure ly do her part towards providing for the wants ot man and beast. The Courier-Journal very truthfully says; “A Presidential nominee who la an issue in Wsnwlf is a species of political century plant." It may be added that Saddlebags Joe is neither a century plant nor an issue in himse'f. It is very absurd for farmers or other people to waste time and strength in com plaints of being "behind with their work." There ia only one cure for the trouble and that is extra hard work. Every man ought to have aplenty ot such medicine always on hand. Thebe teems to be some tinpleasantness between the Atlanta Chnififufion and the Louisville Courier-Journal, These exhibi tions of unsanctitied temper are sad in deed, especially in the very sight of the funeral processions of "Old Saddle-bags" and "The Old Ticket." The April moon rounded up to the reg ulation sixe and Is now wasting away, and the leaves, the flowers, the vegetables and fruit trees are still fresh and green and glo rious. And the prophets of evil, too, are green, if not gracious. A weather prophet is never safe in taking any further risk than in predicting calm weather when the wind doesn't blow, or windy weather when the calm ia ended. , It will be observed that the whole Liber al party of Georgia was bolted at one mouthful by the Whig Republican party. What to remarkable about the affair to the fact that tbs performance was not attend ed by any resulting symptoms of abdominal distress. Tux Atlanta and Louisville Courier-Journal, atone dmethe most at? fectionate lovers, have dropped taflY and taken to tongue lashing. The linen they an washing in public, in appearance ami effluvia would do credit to a Chicago di vorce court. It begins to appear that Arthur, Lo gan, Lincoln and Edmuuds will have to units their booms and drop them into the lap of Grant Otherwise, J allies 0. Blaine, of Maine residence and Mulligan fame, will walk off with the nomination. The whisky ring men an said to be gloomy over the excessive surplus end ap proaching settlement day. They could re duce the aurplns by drinking it up, but they probably know the composition of the fluid too well to adopt that style of re lief. The fierce dispute between the friends of General Toombs and Mr. Holcombe as to the paternity of the present constitution of Georgia has been-happily and honorably adjusted. It now transpires that Mr. My- natf was the author of this literary and political nondmeript. Few men come nearer living up to the requirements of the Bible injunction, to "be diligent in business," than the drum mers of the Bute. The example of Indus try set by them is worthy of commenda tion. As to being "fervent in spirit”—as the injunction concludes, deponent saith not. The Negro Voter. The Republican party is quite Rick and sore over the negro voter. This political exotic has not proven pleasant to its patrons,and one G. Friable Hoar, of Massachusetts, was made to howl with rage when reminded of the fact a few days since by Senator Vance. The present campaign already inaugu rated, will hardly commend the negro voter to iiis peculiar friends as a safe, consistent and manageable political factor. * The primary meetings and State con ventions recently held throughout the South, have shown the negro voters to be a wild, noisy, turbulent, purchas able element, without sufficient sense to protect themselves from the machi nations of the despicable scalawags and carpetbaggers who have manipu lated them, and with wants and greeds that so far outweigh their sense of self- importance as to render them a cheap commodity in the political mart. The exhibitions referred to have, for tunately, not been confined to the Southern States. The Congress of the United States has had opportunities to witness scenes at the national capitol that should make any honest Arneri can blush, and from a different cause than that which caused the blood to mount to the face and head of the cho leric Senator from Massachusetts. The political eunuchs, black and white, once enjoyed suff. age in the District of Columbia. A combination of the worst of the black and white vo ters made a pandemonium of tl»e place, and Congress was compelled todisfran- cliise all,in order to save the good peo ple from murder and confiscation. The revenues wore wasted, and riot and corruption controlled the city in which was located the government of the nation. That Washington has something, yes much, to show for some of the stolen millions, is no argument in favor of negro suffrage, and the best people of the city were rejoiced to be rid of it. But the politicians who in fest the place desire to get it back, to renew the opportunities that pnblic plunder offei s to those, too lar.y or too mean to seek a support by honorable exertion. This extract from the Washington Star gives a faithful description of the situation in Washington: It ha* been claimed in behnlf of the revival of the right of suffrage In the District, that the disorderly eleineut that used to "make things howl” on election days has been eliminated— scattered through th* country, and that a bet ter voting class had taken its |.laco. On every occasion, however, when there has been a chance to do any voting, the result has shown that the same rowdy element remains here and is ready to come to Iho trout on the alight- cncoiiragcmeut. Four years ago, wh:n the "elective franchise;' was ex ercised in the election of delegates to Chicago, the moh forces domineered so outrageously over the respectable law-and-order element that even so enthusi astic a champion of the frsnrhlse aa Mr. A. M. Clapp declared that he wanted to see no more suffrage in the District of Columbia. The scenes at tho primaries last night were of the saute disheartening character for the cause of suffrage, The proceedings at many of the meetings were oi the most disorderly nature, ami some of them were psndemoulums of mob violence, where thebowle reinforced tho nuor and brad awl "persuasives" of the olden time voting. Charges of fraud, bullying, pack ing, hallto-stufflng, etc., were bandied about fiercely, and in a consld"rahle number of the districts the meetings exploded in a row j and spilt organizations—or disorganisations—were set up. However Inharmonious the meet ings were Itt other respects, they wero all unanimous, though, In favor of the restora tion of suffrage, and the delegates to Chicago are to be instructed to work Industriously for that object. It seems ridiculous that delegates thus elected should have the right to vote in the selection of acandidate for the Presides, ey, hut anyhow the people of this district do not want that absurdity carried lo the extent of allowing these delegates to represent them on the suffrage question. A moh that does not possess the franchise is permitted to send delegates to a convention, whoso votes may se lect tho chief magistrate of the country. The absurdity ot the proposition carries like a forged note, "its death wound upon its face.” Year by year, os the government grows, tho idle and vicious elements concentrate at the capitol, seeking sus tenance from the droppings from the publie purse, There can he no safety save in disarming this element of the ballot, even though, when going through the forms of a political pri mary, it has humiliated Bob Ingersoll and Fred Douglass. Congress lisppily has the power to protect the peoplo of tho District of Columbifc by making political eunuchs of its voting population. The State governments being but reproduction* of the national, the evils which cluster about the common capital are repro duced around those of the States. A moh to always at the beck and call of the party In power, willing to be fed and ready to do any dirty work for its daily rations. It is a pity that in .the organic law of the several States those who prefer to cluster about the capitals should not lie compelled, in return for the privi lege, to submit to political emascula tion. neglected, and yet the people of the I themselves of any proper responsiliit- j on the Ohio platform and pledged to United States are annually consuming j ity. The rule In relation to this point j carry it out, would present a combina- productH and manufactures costing is as follows; l tion upon which the party might possi- fully $1,000,000,000 purchased from other nations.” The circular calling the above named meeting, from which we quote, de clares that this country buys $100,000,000 worth of sugar from Cuba, and imports $25,000,000 worth of flax and iinens, which should and enn lie produced here j that it exports $250,000,00 worth of raw cotton to givo employment to foreign people and capital, when our water and steam powers and peoplo want the labor of manufacturing it; and that we export $200,000,000 worth of provisions abroad to feed manufacturing people in other countries, when our raw materials should be worked up at home and the provisions here con sumed.” The friends of this industrial move ment believe that “if American lands are to be enhanced in value, it must be from the development of every re source, and from the presence of every possible industry in which a people can be employed.” They further soy “that American manufacturers of iron and steel and textile goods, to have mar kets, should largely look for them to a steadily increasing demand from the newly developing terri tory on this continent.” They fur ther declare “that in order to secure an evenly balanced progress in all in- lustries, of agriculture, mining, manu facturing, and of commerce and trans portion in all sections, there should bo a full exchange of ideas, a complete harmony of sentiment and action look ing to the most direct and rapid devel- ment of tho latent resources and indus trial opportunities of tho country.” To accomplish the objects here set forth, it is proposed to convene an In dustrial Congress. Tho movement shows what a large space the material interests of the country are beginning to occupy in the public eye. It is manifest that the political party Which ignores these great interests in the future, may prepare itself to step down ami out once for all. The party feeling aggrieved by a! bly unite and poll its utmost vote. It publication over an anonymous signa- j looks now as il the nomination for the ture, may apply for the real name of! first place on the ticket will lie lie- tlie author. The demand must state! tween Randall ami Flower, either one that the parly making application has 0 t whom ought to be acceptable to the been aggrieved and demands the nnme for the purpose of seeking personal or legal redress, the one or the other. This rule may seem to bo rigid, hut it is within the province of tho editor to divulge the real name or not. In the latter case he assumes all of the re sponsibility, and should be informed whether he is to give satisfaction in side or outside of a court house. When the demand is made in writ ing and in proper form, then the name of the real author must be surrendered, or, as is said above, the newspaper be comes responsible. At this stago ami before the name is surrendered, the writer of the communication should lie notified, so that he may have oppor tunity to modify, withdraworapologize for his article, or make preparation to sustain and defend it. Such is the rule, as we understand it, and as is recognized by all responsi ble and respectable journalists in this section of the country. Some prominent Northern journals do not regard this rule, nor any other that do.s not suit their purposes. No editor can ever lie justified in using the columns of his own paper overgn anon ymous signature. Action of tha Pennsylvania Democrats. The adoption of the Ohio tilatform by the Democratic State convention ol Pennsylvania, composed for the most part, if not entirely, of men who favor a tariff, will not fail to arrest the atten tion of the country. It will lie the duty of the national convention to framo the national plat form, yet it has been the custom of State conventions and of the press to discuss the subject and indicate the drift of public opinion. Whatever else the party may do, when it assembles at Chicago, we trust It will first lay down the platform on which it means to conduct the canvass, after which it will then lie in order to select the can didate. But significant as the action of the Pennsylvania Democrats with regard to the platform may be regarded, their unanimous endorsement of Mr, Ran dall, and tho appointment of delegates who are favorable to Ids nomination for President, will attract still wider attention. This action was emphasized by the call for Mr. Randall and his op- pcaranco before the convention, which lie “briefly thanked for)the honor they had done him in their expressions in his behalf.” Tho inference to lie drawn from this action of Mr. Randall and the conven tion ia, that he may now be regarded as an acknowledged candidate for tho offico of President. IBs course in this particular lain refreshing contrast with tiiat ot other aspirants to that high po sition, for whilst they desire the honor quite as much as Mr. Randall docs, they deem it more politic to toy with their friends and appear to shrink from its responsibilities, or like a timid lover they lack the courage to confess their desires. Whether Mr. Randall'sname will be pressed at Chicago, or whether the object ia to get tho delegation from his State well In hand—tho largest next to the delegation from New York—the future alone esn determine. lie this as It may, and without declaring oty- selves for any candidate at this early day—since we have none—we need only add here that, should Mr. Randall be chosen as the Democratic standard bearer, we shall accord him a cheerful support. A Chance for the Poete. Thd Tei.eorai'H hastens to make the announcement that Cincinnati is soon to be again shakefl to its foundation by important events. No destructive riot, attack on the jail, nor incendiary at tempt upon legal buildings is contern- iplated. The events on which the peo ple and the reporters now wait with bated breath, are a “cullud” baby show in one section and a cat show in the other. There is nothing especially interest ing in these mere facts to the people of Georgia, since there is a limit in the tone of the babies required, and the distance is too great to admit of the safe shipment of eats, though contributions to either exposition will be thankfully received, and pledges given that nobody’s baby will be exposed in the cat show, nor a eat be allowed to rub around among the babies. The directors have wisely determined to hire two separate halls for the occasion, in order to avoid con fusion and allow the entire city to share in the nightly serenades. The one fact which makes the affair ot prime importance to the people and the papers of this State, is the fact that the esteemed Sewi-Journal, of Cincin nati, offers six prizes for poems upon cats and "cullud” babies, the poems not to exceed sixteen lines each. Here, now, is a chance forthespring poet, whose melodies, under the im pulse of the warm AprU-sun, begin to mingle and make themselves heard. If there is anything in the world that comes nearer being a thing of beauty and a joy forever than a cat, it to a “cullud” baby. If there is on this ter restrial orb a more vocally attractive item of nature than a cullud baby, It is a cat. The only difficulty is, the limit of sixteen lines gives small chance to ■do justice to the themes; but poets are Industrious, and under the tempting offer of flve or six prizes, may curb their ardor and condense their elo quence. Get out your poetical licenses, gentlemen, and rush to tho Held of contest. South ami to the country. Turning to the Republican party, wo And that Blaine continues to increase his lead and to draw away from all competitors. As Blaine forges ahead, Artbflr and Logan fall slowly to the rear. Lincoln has made no progresk for the first place on the ticket, but stands almost withoiit rival for the second position. The name of Mr. Ed munds is mentioned more frequently, hut he has been brought forward, it is thought, to withhold such scattering votes as ho may command from Blaine, rather than with any reasonable hope of securing the nomination for himself. Tho rotten borough vote of the South has been promised to Mr. Arthur, but it is not yet “fixed,” and is believed to lie up “for Cowes and a market.” It was remarked in our last Sunday’s review that “General Grant! is held in reserve as a possibility, but not a prob ability.” The situation lias undergone some modification since then. General Grant is in Washington actively en gaged in an effort to compass Blaine’s defeat, and probably, in that event, to snatch the prize himself. All the Re publican candidates, Dext to their own nomination, most desire the overthrow of Blaine. Should Blaine fail in the convention, it is not believed that a majority of the delegates can be brought to unite upon Arthur, Logan or Edmunds, and in such an emergency their only alternative will be to form tlieir broken lines on Grant. who had loved him crept out into the I early Sabbath lighf, led by it, tottering! to the sepulchre in which for them lay buried all but hope itself. And grandly was the hope redeemed. To woman there, woman who came last from God’s hand, who had through the ages lingered nearest his throne, who knelt at his cross, who wopt over his sleep of death,who watched at his tomb—was first made good the pledge of Life which had dwelt in human hearts forever— the proof of immortality. Death in her presence first lost its sting, love first *00 Political Sltuatlorfln Ceorala. There is but little clrmgetochronicle In the political situation since our last report. Governor McDaniel and Senator Brown sUll have the field all to them selves. Governor McDaniel bping a candidate himself for a second term very naturally thinks It would be hard I to beat Senator Brown, also a candidate for a second term, and that probably it is best not to oppose him The Governor did oppose him very ' SI* tb«F ol» J *«? gevi ®«i> 5-i H-l 1 »i!l Tt ! presence am* « »> us sung, love nrsr reso ( uto ,y however, a few year , her wondering eyes. Meet is It then, that on the anniver sary of the eventful day .she pluck na ture's resurrected blossoms and deck the temple of her Lord and Master. TuxTELIoxirH AXD MssKExaza repre sents the industrial interest* of Georgia and everything e’re that pertain* to the raal progress anil advancement of Uie peo ple. It luu nor in the past taken any stock in political movements in the inter est of mere individual*, nor will it do so In the future, under its present management. The interests of the State should be su preme. Cuas observation leads us to the con- elusion that a paper cannot do worse than invest iu political axes. The refusal of the Telboeaah »*» Memesdee to have ; fa> do (both in the matter of I and grinding) with such un- , will be found by ail ; a- wise and satisfactory The ase of State interest and in- progress is tho only one worth ading. A National Industrial Congress. . A mass convention of the people in terested in all the industrial interests of the United States is planned to lie held at Chicago on the 21st of May- next, for the purpose of organizing a National Industrial Congress. Tlda congress will hold meetings at stated intervals “to con sider the comlition, wants and necessities of the industry of the country, and to take into (consideration the fact that while the nation has vast uroleveloped resources nml op(iortuni- ties for producing every necessity of the country, there are still many idle peoplo needing employment, and much idle capital awaiting iu vestment; that many industries are overdone, or nndnly developed, pro ducing more than the consumptive ca pacity of the nation demands, while many other equally promising one* are only in port developed or wholly Ethics of Journalism. Newspapers have no written code. The fourth estate, powerful, Important, necessary as it to, gathers its laws from custom and tradition. It to to be de plored that such is the fact, arid now that the press has become such an im portant factor In all that concerns man kind, some of tte best and brightest ex emplars should preserve the tradition of its ethics in more permanent form. Few as are the general laws governing the press, many journalists do not un derstand them, and they are strange to the general public. The newspaper has higher duties to perform tlisn the mere gathering and transmission of the daily news for pay, and the display of the advertisements of its patrons. It is the conservator of all branches of society, and should stand towards its patrons as the com bination of family physician and priest. That it often fails in this high duty to as much the fault of the public, which seeks after sensational^tuff, us that ot irresponsible agents of the press who (Hinder to a depraved taste in prefer ence to the task of attempting topurify and elevate it. But we did not start out to write a homily or an essay on this fruitful and interesting theme. Our object to only to suggest a fact or two. The columns of newspapers are open to those who desire to ji 11 *"— men and measures,un der cover. But the newspaper and the party so using it do not direst Tha Presidential Outlook. During the past week there have been no additions to the list of candid ates for tlie Presidency, and no reduc tion in the number of names heretofore presented. This remark applies alike to both the great political parties. While the candidates remain as they did at the date o( our last review a week ago, their relative positions in the race have undergone considerable ehange. On the Democratic track, those aged racers, Tilden, Payne and McDonald, not having the bottom they possessed in former days, continue to tall behind, and thus increase the distance between themselves and their younger competi tors, Flower, Randall, Field, and Cleveland. Judge Field and Gov ernor Cleveland have not been form ally entered as contestants for the prize, but their position in the party and their supposed availability are such as to attract public attention and excite discussion. Field and Flower, it Is beginning to be suggested, would make a strong ticket. The former is a great jurist, the Utter a live, practical man of affairs. The present indications, howev er, point to Randall and Flow er as the two competitors lwtween whom the race seems to lie narrowing down. They are both In the prime of life, hold, active and capable leaders, free from ill taint of jobbery, anil each with his own great State at his back— Pennsylvania and New York. Mr. Randall, hut for the opposition of the Democratic free traders and iwhisky men, could he nominated and probably elected. Mr. Flower, on the other hand, stands well with all the factions of the party, and has tha good-will of the leaders everywhere, except perha|>s Mr. Tilden. It to not known that Mr. Tildeu would discourage his nomina tion, but it to a noticeable fact that, in all Iris interviews and sparring exhibi tions, real and imaginary, no reference has ever been made by the sage of Greystone to his neighbor, Mr. Flower. Mr. Tilden and Mr. Hendrick*, or Mr. Tilden ami Mr. Payne, it thought, would make a representative old man’s ticket; while Field and Flower, or Flower and Follcti, ot Cia cinnati, or Randall and Hurd, if placed Easter. There are three themes upon which the human mind has dwelt since the lawn of reason—death, love and im mortality; these lie at the base of all religion. About them is woven the finest thoughts of earth; and in some form the influence of one or more of them in seen in the history of all na tions, is found in all their literature, is felt in all romance and heard in all the songs that have issued from human lips. The lear of death; love, whether earthly or divine, and hopes of irnmor tality, in power direct, or in the influ ence of the Dowers they set in motion move us all to action. Thought wings his flight from one of them and flics he never so far and strong, on one of them must he fold his wings at last. There £3 no space here f»r the cantcm Illations of these wonderful causes that underlie our history, although the dawn of this day properly brings them to mind. The place to study all is in the world’s poetry—not its mere rhyme*—where live the thoughts of those who have viewed them from the tallest heights. Only the briefest in spection is-permitted us at this mo ment. Death has never been absolute deso lation to the poet, even in the heathen ages. There has ever lieen a better land in the dreams of every nation. The failure of mortal strength, under the impulse of a strange, secret power in the the mental construction of every people, has lieen the beginning of n new life elsewhere. Our (wets have but continued the songs of the ancients will, a more confident hope in immor tality. The hope has never died. Whether it were tire consciousness born with a soul, or the mere superstition of a human animal, it lias always remain ed vital. Though religion, lielief, forms of worship, nay worship itself, under tlie cold reasonings of skepti cism, the blank despair of agnosti cism and the bitter courage ot stoicism have at times lieen trampled In tho dust,borne aloft beyond the reach of the arrow, on the wings of song, the one hope of immortality has lieen preserved. Despite the terror* of the change, the general view of death has lieen as of a deliverer, “one who opens wide her sweet white arms and whnqicrs peace," black camel whe “kneeleth once at each man's door" for tho long voyage to Paradise, a boatman waiting beside the silent river for the traveler, or a reaper, ready to gather in the human harvest. It is singular bow varied ars the forms of speech, how diversified tho thought* spent upon the great transi tion from the known into the unknown. An>l how exhaustless the theme. Im agination has exhausted itself,we think, when In oar ears there sounds another song and we catch the beauty of the olden themes anew. What other Ideas have so defied the mould of time? And what scene is there in human history so grandly set as that which crowned the prophecies of the poet priests, and fired the world's sing ers anew with an eternal promise? What day since creation has dawned so grandly upon humanity as that which swept the shadows from the hills and introduced the strong, glad notes of certainty into the mighty chorus which has rolled in upon us from the darkness amid which the old masters struck their liarfMi? What a day it wasDespair hail fallen on the little circle in which moved the strange, mild-eved, tender messenger who called himself the Son of God Despair? The word laughs when it seeks to encompass the feelings of the men who had followed him blindly, had waited at the foot of the hill had watched from afar to see him god like rise in hi* power and smite the foes who were leading him to death. For two days they hail wandered broken hearted, meeting, touching hands, ami departing wrapped in the blackness of desolation, utterly over" whelmed. But, as through the age* had lived Hope, ao through this mid night of despair it found a resting place. Crushed and sorrowing, the women Unhappy Cuba. There can no longer be any dpubt entertained thnt we are to have some excitement over Cuba. To what ex tent it may spread, and how it will end, it is impossible to say. 1$ seems to be settled that Aguero with twenty men escaped from Key West, Fla., in a small schooner and made a landing in Cuba. The Spanish officials, always suspicious if not scared, have been aroused, and mat ters seem to be greatly disturbed at Havana. The last fact is made most evident from the resignation of the rich consu late at that place by Adam Badeau, the biographer of Grant. Spain lias not dealt wisely or well with what it is pleased to call the ever faithful isle,” and the Cubans have fresh cause of complaint at the heavy burden of taxation laid upon them. The educated classes are ripe for rebellion, and have a profound faith that they can emancipate themselves from Spain. More than thirty years Binee Gen. Ixipez made two attempts almost as foolhardy as the present ono headed by Aguero. He was garroted, more than fifty young and adventurous Amer icans were summarily shot, and many others condemned to long terms in Spanish prisons. Capt. Ryan amf others tried it a few years since and met death. There is no reason to anticipate a better fate for Aguero and his followers. With out side aid of arms, ammunition, men and money, the Cubans might over throw the Spanish forces now on the island, but they could not setup a gov ernment or hold their own against the force that would be sent to retake it Some day, either through the agen cies of war or diplomacy, Cuba may change masters. In either event the cost will be heavy in blood or money It is a lovely island, with a delicious climate and healthy outside ot its sea ports. Its soil to fertile beyond Cdtn- pare and has as yet been only scratched on the surface. It is the key to the commerco of the Gulf. But as an olf- set to these advantages, it has" an ig- norant and lazy white population, large number of very vicious free ne groes and many slaves but little ele vated beyond the barbarism of Africa. But perhaps after all, this may he shrewd political move engineered by the Republican party. The acquisi tion of Cuba has long been an active or semi-dormant political suggestion, scarcely rising to an issue. It may lie revived just at this moment to catch votes In the coming campaign. If Ha vana can be thoroughly alarmed liy Aguero and Ids followers, and business Is dlsturlied, there may lie such an im migration to Key West as can carry the (State of Florida in tho Presidential -lection. obey the instruc tions of his constituents to vote for him for Senator. The Senator con curs with tho Governor in the view the latter takes of the Senatorial situation, and returns the compliment by advis ing tho people to let well enough alone, and to give the Governor a second term also I Thus it will be seen that Senator Brown and Governor McDaniel are unanimously in favor of the “old tick et”—not Tilden and Hendricks, but Brown and McDaniel, or McDaniel and Brown, as the ease may be. This beautiful concord recalls the saying, how lovely It is for brethren to dwell together in unity. Twelve months ago these distinguished gentle men glared at each other from opposite sides of the street; now they walk abroad—at twilight, however,— arm in arm. Verily, politics does make strange bedfellows of us. It is alto gether right, however, aa well os lovely and beautiful. It does not seem that the Governor is to have any opposition. But it is eight long months before the Senatorial election will bo held, .and many a candidate may appear upon thw. field in tlie meantime. The contests in the several Congres sional districts remain without special change. In the Fifth district, Mr. Hammond, Captain Jackson anil Mr. Mynatt, all of Atlanta, are the only candidates thus far announced, and their friends, are earnestly at work. Judgo Stewart, we are reliably inform ed, is not a candidate, and no one is authorized to consider him as such. In deed, Judge Stewart himself assures us that if lie should obtain his own con- dent to make the race, he will promptly resign his seat on the bench. We are rejoiced to be able to make this au thoritative statement. The best opinion ot the party is that tho disposition manifested in the tenth district to open the campaign at an early day, is altogether "tooprevious,” and likely to produco mischief if not abandoned. We trust our friends wifi soconduetthe canvass in the district as to remove all cause of discontent and resentment. Candidates for the Legislature con tinue to announce themselves In every pnrt of the Stato. There will be many aspirants for seats in tho General As sembly, and out ot so many it is hoped the peoplo will avail themselveaol the opportunity to select the fittest men to represent them. The Ohio Straw. If straws show which way the wind blows, the current in Ohio, as shown by the municipal elections last Mon day, indicates the probability of a Re publican cyclone next fall. Cleveland, which gave a Democratic majority at the last election ot 3,000, now gives a Republican majorty of 3,$00. The heavy Democratic majorities in Cincin nati, Toledo, Dayton, Youngstown and other cities have lieen obliterated, or replaced by large Republican gains. Ohio ia an October Stato, and ita vote in that month next fall will have an important political bearing. Mr. Hurd hails from Ohio, and last Monday, whilst he was making a speech in the House of Representatives against the bill to restore the duty on wool asked for by his constituents, the Democrats at home were flying from the field before the victorious Republi cans. His rounded periods and elo quent passages did not check tlie head long flight of his friends, nor the pur suit of his foes. Yet he and Carlisle and Morrison have been thrust forward by the free traders and whisky ring a* tlie leaders who are to conduct the Democrat* across the wilderness to the land of promise. We would suggest to the Democrats of the West to cast about for other leaders; otherwise they may a* well provide themselves with storm pits at once. Tlie cyclone is coming, and when it sweeps down upon them, It will prove itself a very blizzard, against which neither the whisky of Kentucky nor the wool of the Ohio free traders will suffice for their protection. PREMIUMS FOR CLUBS. We will send the Wieelt Tile- obai-ii and Messexoer for one year, free, to any one who will get up a club of five stitMcribcr* for it at one dollar and twenty-five cents each per year or to any one who will get up a club of ten subscriticrs to it at one dollar each per year. This is an easy way to cure without coat the beat weekly pa per published in Georgia. Give U a trial. A cough, cold or sore throat should ms ba neglected. Brown's Bronchial Troche* are a simple remedy, and give prompt -te lief. Scents a box. Court nnd Church* For some days post the city of Fan Francisco, California, has been excited over divorce proceedings npon the part oi a Miss Alethca Hill, plaintiff and ex- Senator Sharon respondent. At the in ception oi the case the indications wero that it was an attempt at blackmail by a discarded mistress, but later develop ments liave been damaging to the case of the respondent. Tho sudden whisk ing away of an important witness for the plaintiff has but intensified tlie ex citement and thrown the balance (or a time at least against tho ex-8enstor. Wo do not propose to liave to do with the prurient details that are damaging to society on the Pacific slope. Our object alone Is to direct attention toone ot tlie most remarkable and deplorable incidcnta of the trial. While undergoing a cross-examina tion, a female witness attempted to shoot the lawyer who conducted it. Her son attempted to shoot him at the time, but was prevented by a son of the lawyer. The Judge found It necessary to adjourn Ills court, and at the opening of the session on tho following day, tho sheriff was or dered to guard tho door, and to search every person appearing for admission. No one was permitted to pass in until he or she was disarmed. If such a scene was ever enacted ia a court of justice in this country before, It has escaped our reading and obser vation. During the period which lias marked tills civil suit the city of New York has been torn and troubled over an ecclesi astical row. One Jno. P. Newman, of malodorous reputation, had by some hook or crook gained control of the pul pit of a Congregational chnrch, he be ing a Methodist clergyman. Dissatis- foction and division followed, and a hot war of words has been waged. On the night that the matter was to be finally settled, there was much noise, and language that was unkind and unchristian, and in order to prevent a breach of the peace and bloodshed five policemen had to be stationed at the church to keep the belligerents apart. All of these parties to the divorce proceedings and church row belong to tlie virtuous, educated North aud West. More, they are shining light* all in the “perty of great moral ideas." The South has suffered from social disorders incident to an overthrow of her political and labor system, and in stigated by native vagabonds and Im pecunious adventurers. Under the teaching* of the advocate* of the “New Kouth,” her bold upon some of her moat respectable and treas ured idea* of morals ami manners may have been weakened, but it ia safe to say that in no church or coart at the Sooth could the scene* we have recall ed be re-enacted. They are the pecu liar property oi the Republican party.