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4 THE WEEKLY TELEGRAPH AND MESSENGER, FRIDAY, JUNE 27, 1884. . TELEGRAPH & MESSENGER. Dally anti Weakly. r mailed postage free to subscribers at ?r month, $2 50 for three months, $5 for six itha or f 10 a year. •IB Weekly is mailed to subscribers, pos- • free, at $1 50a year. 75c. for six months, lubs of five |L25 a year, and to clubs of <1 per year, and au extra copy to getter up lub of live or ten. -anslcnt advertisements will be taken for Daii.V at • 1 per t-^uare of t- n line* or less per square for each incert'.ou. Liberal ■s to contractors. ejected communications will not be re- jiRot be brief and written upon but one of the paper to have attention. -taittanees should be made by Express, * ty Order or Registered Letter. *ent* wauted in every community lo the to whom liberal commission* will be 1. Postmasters are especially requested rite for term*. 11 communications should be addressed to H. C. HANSON, Monger, Macon, Georgia. John Sherman's suggestion to In galls that the constitution ami the oath taken by Senators to support it ought to outweigh the utterances even of a party platform was very remarkable, considering its source. It isn’t often that what Sherman says about polit ical matters can be honestly commend ed, hut li^is right, this time. V little moTe of the watering-pot •iness, and the grass will defy the r 'rtE New York stock market was uer on yesterday, notwithstanding a Iare. tT is about time for Ingalls to he in' iuced to a specially truculent Jo >wn pike. Poelon, France, comes up with the •t case of cholera. This is getting comfortably near. 1'he Democrats could make an ef- tive campaign document out of Steve kina’s photograph. 3l Maori holds his grip on public ention with a tenacity unusual in • history of pretenders. vkipfer is now known as and is called mnias in Washington. Speer can his Sappliira. What a pair to draw Tiie poace of Europe seems to be ue the less uncertain because of the tr approach of the Egyptian confer- ice. The movement to nominate Mr. Til n still struggles feebly. It may lie •ong enough at Chicago to do great mage again. The people that indorse the present wera of the Railroad Commission i not enthusiastic investors in new droads- They know the risks. People that are wise enough to .ike money generally know a deadfall ien they see it—even though it he hfiled “Railroad Commission.” .V aasbball nine in Denver, Color !o, has liecn shattered by a stroke oi ihtning. The short stop and a com a of others were knocked out. one, the idea that was advanced and acted upon in 1876. It does not neces sarily follow that New York ia to fur nish the candidate for first place, and it is almost settled that the Democrats cannot expect to win with any candidate but who can carry that State. The outlook Is that any acceptable man may secure that support. The late convention did something beyond the mere killing of the Cleveland The Atlanta National is authority for the statement that one P. J. Moran, night editor of the Constitution, is the j movement. It settled the factional inventor of the malignant and menda- which have for yearB imperiled cious dispatches sent to the New York ,] l0 vote ol y ew y or k, ' Times and Louisville Courier-Journal, j The party is not embarrassed |by the This information is forwarded in this p rom j nence of any one man, and in way for the benefit of those who may pj ace 0 f making combinations to hereafter be made victims. j strengthen each other, the friends of The grab proposed bv Senator Ingalls the different aspirants will have nuspp was too much for John" Sherman, even, cious opportunity to confer together Citizen Yoorhees dodged the vote, like I aaJ t0 a S ree »P° U tho 8afe8t and a skillful, cunning demagogue. Instead strongest man. . of being merely the "Tall Sycamore ot =*'>>' reliance u !' on deflection in the the Wabash,” Yoorhees is the Tall Radical ranks will bo delusive and Seek-for-Morc of the entire country, The sore-heads and disappointed lie is for all the votes that indiscrimi- one * havo P° intol oat wliat the Democ - nate pensioning will buy. No other racy must do. Failing to do this, tho Senator has a more indefensible record door is left ajar for these reformers to on this line. return to their allegiance, and they • _ will hasten to do it. To say that “railroad enterprise in The canvass for Baino and Logan has Georgia languishes, not because of the opened w i th vi!U and cnerg y. The arbitrary powers of the Railroad Com- ratiflcation mec ting in Washington mission, but for want of money,” is City was far ahead of anything ac- about as sensible as it would be to de- corded t0 Garfield and Arthur for weeks clare that a given person did not die a(tcr their nom ination. from fever, but for want of breath. T he financial depression, which is But for the fever, there would be no more likely to grow than diminish, and lack of breath; hut for the commission, the daily developments of Republican there would be no lack of money for rasca lity among high and low officials, new railroad enterprises. I gj ve m the Democrats the mcch as Administrative reform Is the coign of advantage, one great Issue beforj the people, and can advantage will « amount to only be had by a general weedlng-out ol the not hing, with weak candidates and a departments, all talk of so-called civil service I . , . ■ .... . „ _ reform upon the part of the Democrats Is I Wishy-washy platform. As Gov. Cleie- absttrd. The true reform would be a clean I land did not get New York, his name longer inspiration to establish great character, either for virtue or ability. To these we offer no rewards that can not be had without them. The fault is largely with the press. The com mencement reporter is patterned after by the editor. Men and boys of varying merit are equally praised, from the Sophomoric platform to the Senate chamber. Tho evil calls for reform. Let us be just alike to the worthy and the un worthy. The public should honor the qualities, and will do it, that commend the student or tho citizen to just appre ciation. Otherwise the tendency will lower men of the highest char acter and talent to the dejtd level of mediocrity. The. one can be pulled down; the other cannot be raised up. Let the press and the peoplo begin to draw and maintain the lines that will give to Georgia in the future men as distinguished as those who have made her name illustrious in the past. sweep.—Savannah Times. Exactly correct. Nothing can he I Flower and Bayard in front, and the more absurd than the idea that there I great unknown in tho dim future. The will ever be any genuine administrative I Democrats havo won with great un reform in this country until there is a knowns twice, but it will take one of change in office-holders, from top to exceptional strength and character to bottom. The Democrat who commits [ beat Blaine and Logan, himself to any other policy is not the man for the times. Sustaining internal Revenua Taxation A specinl Washington dispatch to tho Louisville Courier-Journal says: Mr. Randall and his Republican friends were knocked completely out of time in the House to-day on the bill to repeal the tax on fruit, brandy aud tobacco. The Uouso abso lutely refused to consider the bill by an aye aud nay vote of 119 to 75, and there Is general rejoicing among the tariff reform members. The language displays the animus. This vote came upon a motion of Mr. Tucker, of Yirginia, that the House re solve itself into a committee of tho whole to consider revenue bills. The measure which Mr. Tucker desired to call up was a bill to reduce the tax up ou tobacco and domestic brandies. It was in fact a step towards the abolishment of the Infamous internal revenue bureau. It was one in which the South was much interested, for if may be scratched. This leaves Fiel^l, i (she is solid npon any point it is upon bales, distributed as follows: 38,549 to Great Britain, 3,237 to France, and 12,451 to the rest of the continent. Speaking of the fluctuations for the week, the Chronicle says: The failures at New Orleans aud the return of good weather st tho South caused a press uro to sell, under which prices steadily gave way from the opening on Saturday last till near tho close of Wednesday’s business, In which the decline from the previous Friday In cotton for future delivery at this market was 23 to 20 points for June and tho distant months, Slid 31 to 37 points for the early mouths other Ilian June. Rolders lost confi dence and the process ol liquidating “long" eontraets svas active and general. Ou Wednes day toward the close, there was some recov ery from the lowest figures of tho day, and yes terday a moderate advance took place, ft tmt- iirnl reaction lifter an important decline. But the demand was not sustained, and to-day, with weak advices from both Liverpool and Manchester, aud good crop reports, there was renewed pressure to sell, prices giving way rapidly, closing weak at 10 to 20 points decline for the day and 33 to 40 points for the week. Cotton on the spot has been more freely offered, and, meeting with only a moderate demand for export and home consumption, prices have declined. Quotations were marked down l-16c. ou Tuesday and again on day. Then came a steadier feeling, based on the rapid reduction of stocks on hand. To-day there was a further decline of 16c., middling uplands closing at 1114c. HERE AND THERE. The Edmunds boom will be disposed of in the next “old horse” sale at Chicago. "Taz Butler boom,” says an exchange, will be sent to Chicago by express.” And will, In all probability, be returned as dead head matter. Flobence Mahhyat ’asks, excitedly: What shall we do with our men 7” Well, if you’ve got more than one, Florie, prob ably you had better take them to Utah. “En-Senator Gordon, of Georgia, is •w taking contracts to build railroads South America.” Fortunate South nericaus! Happy South America I The qpntiuiont in favor of amending u constitution^ of the State is grow- f. It is a nickel affair, and could sily he raised to the dignity of a ten- nt ahioplnj’or. Ir the peoplo deliberately prefer the lilroad Commission, with its present iltrary powers, to now railroads, ey will havo only themselves to blamo r the consequences. South Georgia now has an opportu- tyof showing whether tho upper poi nts of the State have her unquali- ■d permission to carry off all the offi- -a—as in the post. ’ It is to lie hoped that tho next Leg- lature will not he hostile to now rail- ad enterprises in Georgia. It can do ■od by abolishing tho arbitrary, Star- taniltor features of the Railroad Com- To communities that want railroad cilities, tho Railroad Commission, ith its present powers, is the biggest ■rt of- an unfriendly white elephant. >t them reflect over the situation and ;ke their choice. Ir tho melon erdp should prove to be failure, the growers havo the conso- tion of knowing that they can sue the diroads for-damages. There is no •ed of anybody’s starving ir. the great -ate of Georgia. Under the able lead ot Yoorhees and •galls, peasion swindling threatens i6 country With bankruptcy. The emocratic contingent from the Sooth, this war on the public treasury, la rge and enthusiastic. The New York Herald suggests that ’te recent ghostly visitor to Macon as induced to take the tramp again y reason of the recent walking -atebea in this city and Atlanta. The xplanation is satisfactory. The Prohibitionists have made them- 4ves stupidly ridiculous by nomlnat- >g Subsidy Pomeroy, of Kansas, for te Presidency. Dennis Kearney has better record than Pomeroy. The eople will prohibit the Prohibition mdidate. It will lie a funny sight to see Logan Ting to explain his negro-hating rec- -d, in the few years just preceding the .te war, in such a way as to win the •nfidence of “the man and brother.' ■j succeed, Logan must he a genius od “the man and brother,” a fool. Whbsc do even the people get the gbt to deny to any legitimate proper- the right of appeal to the courts for -otection? It ia not found in major arta, or in bills of rights of constitu- its, or in any summary of the pow ers people acting in their sovereign ca- city. It is the suggestion of irre- instble despotism. It could not re originated is the sir of freedom. Emory Collette. The writer was fortunate enough to We predicted a week or so ago that I be in attendance on Junior day of the the Dutch, while bothering themselves commencement at Emory College, about possessions in Africa, were in The original speeches of some of the danger of losing what they havo in | young gentlemen of this class were ex- i Holland. The position of Germany I ceptionally fine. There was evidence with reference to the succession to the in abundance of the careful training to Dutcli throne enforces the point of the which they had been subjected, and prediction. Germany intends by fair tho mature and vigorous thought evi- means or foul to absorb Holland, thus denccd in their speeches fully justified extending her stretch of sea coast, the expectations of those who have Bismarck intends that the Gorman noted the quality of material of which fleets shall be at home in the Zuyder the class is composed. Zee, and who will dare thwart his pur- r College commencements are made pose? j the occasion, by the Georgia press, for Behind tho prison Lori stint EJ Chambers, «*«Mting the , llst . of . superlatives and a colored boy who waa arrested by officer LI- adjective* in describing performances nanxon a charge ol perjury. Ed forged lev- by students, that aro oftener titan cral orders and succeeded In getting a snug otherwise commonplace. Under this sunt ol money. He has been at hla crooked I , „ , , work for some tlmc.-Atlanta Journal. *>f tem compliment* havo become the This is right. The prison bars are rule ' 11 “» therefore, difficult, witli- good enough for any man who foolishly out a PP® ar i n 8 partial, for one who ob- and wickedly engages in the risky bus- 8erv ® 8 in the few merit deserving of iness of forging orders for money, when |*P ec »** mention, to bestow the just the entirely safe occupation of forging mC ” °* P 1 ^ 8 ® *° which they are titles to wild land is open to him. The en utled, and without disappointing people will not sympathize with a fel- the raan - v > wll °, it they have done well low who does a small, riaky busi-1 U18 because tlioy have dono tho best ness when a large sale one is at his ser- that th ®y couUl - 'Vo do not begrudge v j ce> any compliment or indorsement within our power to liestow, but the indis- “ Mr. Mono ax said that whenever tho I criminato grouping of boys or men of people of the North wanted to give pen- widely different capacities and merits sions to Union soldiers he would favor in tho hackneyed phrase of “where all it.” Thero yon have tho spirit of genu- did so well,” etc., igawrong and injus- me, flunky humiliation. Mr. Morgan tico to those who through unceasing will vote to tax the people of Alabama toil are seeking to ascend the hill that andof tho other Southern States, to pay rises between all men and success pensions to the millions of Northern while the laggards aro wasting In idle- aurvivors of the war, whenever the poo- ttesa tho time that should be devoted to pie of tho North desire it. The spirit ia unremitting effort, abject. It is unworthy of a slave. What ia true in the treatment of There is no excuse (or public feats of speeches and essays by college stu dirt-eating on the part of Southern Con-1 dents applies with equal force to tho gresamen, in order to prove their “loy- efforts of those who have gone out in alty to the old flag.” {the world and aligned themselves with the professions that teat this. Further, the motion covered an attempt to reduce the surplus in tho treasury, about which so much com’ plaint is made. It was intended to be a strike at the tax of one hundred and fifty million dollars a year raised from the productive industries of the people by the internal revenue system. The defeat of the motion is heralded to the country as knocking Mr. Randall and his Republican friends out of time A review of the vote shows that Mr, Randall was knocked out of time along with Messrs. Hardeman, Clements Reese and Candler, while our Mr. Blount and Mr. Hammond dodged the vote. Many other Democrats stood by Sir. Randall in this issue, and yet wc are told that there is great rejoicing among the tariff reform members. Sir, Blackburn also dodged this vote. The rejoicing is that no rellet is given tho people, and that the reformers may point to a surplus to justify them in their unwise and untimely assaults upon the tariff. If this is statesmanship, the South would pray to be relioved from its further exhibition, An Interesting point in connection with this whole matter is connected with kite contest for the speakership of the forty-sixth Congress, Mr. Blackburn, who opposed Mr Randall, who was then warmly sup ported by Mr. Blount, received the Bupport of Mr. Tucker and other South' ern Representatives, for.the reason'tliat Mr. Randall.was charged with a slow ness and indifference towards a hill re ducing internal revenue taxation in the latter days of the forty-fifth Congress. The Chicago, convention will have met in vain if it does not effectually dispose of Messrs. Blackburn, Blount and oth ers who rejoice in knocking Democrats out on a measure to relieve the peoplo. FROM ATLANTA. Macon vs. Atlanta—Arrangements for the Walking Match—More Cotton Cocos for China—Deaths— A *13,333 Draft, Etc. ISPECIAL CORRE8POSDZNCZ.1 Atlanta, June 23.—Atlanta will receive Macon to-morrow with open arms. When it is understood that between twelve and fifteen hundred Msconites are expected, it will be seen that the supply of arms must needs be considerable. The welcome and the entertainment will be cordial enough, but as it is the return walking match, I hazard nothing In saying that the supply of arms will be better than the supply of legs—certainly as far as the walking match Is concerned. I notice that those who have no special scruples against wagers, sud those who are wont to make little pe cuniary ventures ou such occasions are not so forward, or so prone, so to speak, as they erstwhile were when Atlanta in all her panoply went to the Central City to scoop In surplus and unemployed ducats. They do not seem so con spicuous. They are certaiuly not so pronounced. Perhaps they are cut of the city or perhaps they may still be laboring under the uncanny burden of sackcloth and ashes. At any rate I ob serve no undercurrent in sporting circles that the Macon boys are liable to bear off the palm and the sWag. Those in charge of the match are making extraordinary preparations for the occasion. One of the managers, who was in my office this morn ing, informed me that in view of the im mense crowd expected, the seating ca pacity of the rink had been arranged to accommodate fully 5,000 people. \Vhil this may be slightly exaggerated, there can be no doubt the seating capacity Is ample for the large crowd anticipated. In addition to the excursion from Ma con, there will be excursion parties from Forsyth, Bamesrille, Griffin and other in termediate points. TO CHIXA. ALONE. 1 Si”? 0 ’}' “7. darling, my dtfllne- The embers burn low on the fcr-ri’:.. Aa< * ‘Oiled IS the Btfr of the household Aud hushed Is the voice of Its mirth 1 Ta ««ln plashes fut ou theteSa“i nl1; O’" lattices moaa'- Au“l d sSaloie mC ' ° Ut ,rom th0 J® Iho huuh ox tho happiness nrivpn 1 SS Jro . u ' m r.daritaf, my darling; My \oice echoes back on my heart- 1 Imfioularms to you In longing ’ An l lo. they fall empty, apart. 8 I whisper the sweet words you taught hip Sprfi™ known, 116, iVr I am ^oue. 6 * Umb alr U bltler - Oldsorrows rise iip^before'meT^ 68 nhUSSJft? ,ua V e £>' V ,rlt tketr own thodarkne “ ****** —AU the Year Sound. New Orleans is making an effort to have cent piece, circulated in that ” the smallest coin now circulated there ii the ftve-centcoin piece. oere u “Oh! see him put his mouth on ton of hlshead ” was the exclamation ofaUnS Boston girl, as she saw one of Barnum’l elephants waving his trunk aloft, ™ 1 Small brother— 1 “Why don’t her brother’s got a boss bicycfe."-iR u U , t . linjton Free Prcti. The story of a North Carolina ntbvia thus set forth by the Asheville Cfiiiv "Mr. Daniel Bedford found a ruby in Clav county, which he sold for *15. It next soli for 43,000, then for $5,000, and a Upidmy bought it, aud after working upon It sold it for $18,000.” The Tribune says if a man publicly dis plays money in a New York hotel, the chances are 99 to 1 that a thief will observe him. Which goes to show that Wall street does not monopolize the spirit ol dishon esty. Tut Germans oppose Blaine because ^ gtuff of wh[ch men m of his prohihitirm antecedents. The mado> ThU |, wrong. It places a tosh do not like hta anU-Cathoiic re- ium up0 n indolence, is aniujus- conl. Tite Independent Reformers are Uve to merlt and a {raud the J ub . disgusted with hU corrupt practices lic Thei|e lm [o ^ rmc , 1 from while c-pcaker of the House. The lov- obtervatlon for t wero but era of peace are afraid of hta spread- jtfgngthencd by our recent visit to Ox- eagle tendencies. Democrats are neces-L, and evidence* there essanly committed to opposition to his election to the bitter end. With oil these elements of hostility arrayed against the Mulligan Man, the Demo cratic nomination ought to compasa hta defeat. Blaine cau he elected only as tho consequence of criminal and mon umental atupidity at Chicago. Th. La.t of the Conventions. Eight Stato Democratic convention* are to be held this woek, viz: Arkan sas, Florida, Indiana, Missouri, North Carolins, Ohio, South Carolina and Illinois. This will complete the pre liminary work for Chicago. It is like ly that at some of these an effort will he made to inflate a boom, but the present situation is not likely to he changed. The sadden and complete collapse of the Cleveland boom brings the pnlilic mind to the point towards which it has been tending for some time, viz: that the doubtful States must select the candidates with whom they can win, and suggest the platform most favorable to them. About tite best thing Southern poll ticians could do in the interim, be tween now and the 8th day of July, is to cease partisan efforts in behalf of any particular favorite, and to en deavor to convince their followers that this contest if won at nil, must be won at tite coat of the sacrifice of ail person al predelietien and opinion. Tite South lias really little else to do than to re main a* quiet as possible, and do the necessary voting at tho proper time. Tite conditions have not materially changec sic-e the opening of the cam paign, The prominence given to the action of New York would indicate that that State ia expected to be the pivotal developed in some of the students of capacity and purpose to succeed. The feature of tho occasion in ques tion waa the address of the Hon. F. G. Dulliguon before the Sopho more and Junior classes, prepara tory to awarding the medals for which they had contested. Hta el- fort proved the power of eloquence, as with classic mind and imagination, exquisite diction and a delivery sus-. tabling a smooth and delightful oratory, he laid down the principles and pic tured alike, the price and raptures of ■access. We love the man, who, in tlila day, maintains that great convic tion most bottom great purposes, great actions and great careen. Would that the young men of Georgia were im pressed with this fact as strongly as it was presented to the large audience who listened but yesterday to tho elo quent utterances of this young Geor gian. There were men in hi* audience whose minds reverted to other fields in which be should illustrate and honor his State. The emergencies that arise in all States calling for superior effort to maintain the rights and liliertiea of the people, funtUIt, as lie instanced in the cose of Demosthenes, the opportu allies that make for men reputations that are immortal. These will come to Georgia and to the country soon enough. We Ore poor in men of that high order of character, genins and ac complishment, of which this State was once prolific. One of the main causy for thta ia in the fact that we have cessed to discriminate between men of character and ability, or the re verse, as we once did. Thera b no Th* Cleveland Boom. Tite New York Utrald is struggling to resuscitate the Cleveland boom, and some wild Western genius has suggest ed that Cleveland and Uoadly embrace the "manifest destiny" ticket. This is moat manifest nonsense. If Governor Cleveland had a majority at Saratoga, there was tho time and place to settle tite fact, ami not by spurious interviews in the columns of the Herald, a journal that does not desire the success of tho Democratic party. Forty-one of the seventy votes of the New York delegation are known to be hostile to Governor Cleveland. It is hardly in the probabilities that he can be nominated. It Is absolutely certain that he cannot be elected. let us lay this littlo boom of one day oaido and address ounelrea to a candidate and platform that can win. Cotton Statement. From the Chronicle’it cotton article of Jane 20th we learn the following facta relative to the movement of the crop for the week under review: Tot the week tndlns June 20th the tout re ceipt* here reached 1,725 balet, agalnat 8,40# hale* last week, 12AM teles the previous week end S.12S teles three weeks since; making the total receipts since the 1st ol September, 1963, 4,777,390 bsles, against 5,911,5)1 bales (or the tame period ot 1*82-93, showing e decrease since September 1,1983, ol 1,101,171 bales. The receipts at ail the interior towns for the week have been 2,668 bales; since September 1st, 2,839,623 bales These receipts are 4,715 hales lets than the same week last year, and a falling- off for tite season of 702,474 bales. Among the interior towns Macon is credited with 4 bales for the week, and with 59,906 bales for the season. Last year the receipts for the week were 9 bales and for the season 57,418 bales, These figures show a decrease for the week, os compared wit's last year, of 5 hales, and an increase for the season of 2,490 bales. Taking the receipt* from plantations, the net overland movement to June 1, and the takings by Southern spinners to the same date, the amount of cotton in sight becomes 5,616,258 hales, a fall' in| off, at compared with last year, of 7,264,385 ttales. The imports into continental port* this week have been 36,909 bales. The exports bare reached a total of 54,237 Th* Irish dynamiter now proposes to attack the British by means of bombs dropped from balloons. As long as it is merely a question of methods, that one which will remove the dynamiter from the face of the earth, even temporarily, secures the indorsement of the TELgoEAra. Jack Barrett's Case. Buzzard Roost, Jane 25.—Editors Telegraph and Messenger: In view of the feet that certain parties are attempt ing to defeat the ends of justice, by solicit ing executive interference in the case of Jack Barrett, the murderer, and in ac cordance with the expressed desire of many ot the best citizens of the immediate vicinity where the murder was com, mltted, I solicit for them a hearing through the columns of your caper. I am at a loss to know how the signers of the petition discovered that "in com mitting homicide Jack Barrett defended the honor ol his wife and was convicted on a Ue." Is not the above statement rather a severe reflection on the intelligence ol the twelve jurymen who pronounced Jack “guilty of murder?" Il I mistake not, Jack's attorney was present during the time, and is be not sufficiently versed in the law m show that where it can be estab- Uihed that a men lias been "convicted on a lie," he is entitled to a new trial? Wes any such motion made at the time? II the attorney recognized and could establish the fact that an injustice had been done hie client, wity this fetal delay? and why was motion for new trial not made before sen tence was pronounced? Perhaps the cir cumstance# ol the tnnrder were too fresh in the minds of the public. The signers of the petition to bis Excel' lency, must be men of wonderful power of penetration, to discover that Jack waa "convicted on a Ue,” when all ol the evi dence before the coroner'a Inquest ami the Superior Court, coupled with all ot the searching Inquiry ot tine legal talent on both sides, fallen to elicit this important fact. It was never established that the woman was his wife, and all know In this com munity where the murder was committed, that Jack had sometime previous to the murder thrown her and her |>osseasfone out of hta house, with orders never to re turn. As to her honor. It is a notorious fact that she bes as little virtue or honor as any depraved wretch on earth. I have endeavored In vain to discover some of the "indignant husbands and fathers.” There Is much more indignation expressed at this interference with the majesty ol the law, and the attempt to ameliorate the crime perpetrated by thie dastard mur derer. While the good citizens of this commu nity de^ore the fact that even a negro should become so depraved as to commit such an act, that the law should be execu ted, end that justice shall prevail. He should be made an example for our sable '‘hrnthar* In " *hn im nrar tnn The president of the Exposition Cotton mills informed me that he had just com pleted the sale ot 400 hales ol goods with a louse in Shanghai, China, and they will he shipped daring the present week. This is the third shipment to China by these mills, the other shipments being of 200 bales each, and all sold at very fair prices. When the Celestial Empire be gins to look to Georgia for her cotton goods it Indicates that civilization in that remote region is on the advance. There is no rea son why the Georgia cotton mills should not build up a large aud profitable foreign trade. OAKLAND. The funeral services of Mrs. J. H. Seals occurred at the Second Baptist Church on Washington street. The ser- vices were conducted by Rev. Dr. McDon ald, assisted by Dr. Hornady, Rev. Dr. 8tricklor and o&erniiiristcrs^^hechy!| The funeral and burial were very largely attended. The deceased was the wife of Col. J. H. Seals, of the Sunny South. Mrs. James H. Anderson, formerly of Macon, died yesterday and was buried in Oakland cemetery this afternoon. A Philadelphia delegation headed by the mayor of the Quaker City, which arrived here In a special car, took in the city to day. The lunatic asylum at Miliedgevlllel drew on the State treasury to-day fori $13,333, the monthly approplatlon.^H another Rtrr. A recent development brings the "cus tom-house ring" to the front again. It appears that District Attorney Speer has caused to be removed from office the as sistant district attorney, Mr. C. J. Jen kins, for political reasons. In an inter view this afternoon with a Journal reporter as to the causes o( bis removal, Mr. Jenkins says they were "political reasons mainly,’ to-wit, that he had all along been anri-Ariliur.and in antagonism to the methods employed to secure an Ar thur delegation to Chicago by the “custom house ring,” of which he alleges Mr. Speer te the leader. Referring to the political principles of the district attorney, he says: “What those principles arcl no one knows. In the presence of Republicans, be Is a Repuallcan; to Democrats, he is a Democrat. Ho haa proven himself a traitor to every political i A medical paper warns young doc- ors against prescribing "ahot-gun mix tures" too freely during the summer months, as certain combinations ol drum are apt to decompose each other ih hot weather. A shot-gun prescription is mal. up of many difierent drugs, Intheeipecii. tion that one of them may hit tke mark and cure the patient The number of shocks in an earth quake varies Indefinitely, as does the length ol intervals between them. Some times the whole earthquake only huts • few seconds. Thus, the city of Caracas was destroyed In about half a minute, to. 000 lives being lost in that time. Lisboa was overthrown in five or six minutes, while a succession of shocks may continue for bours, days, weeks or months. Tbs Calabrian earthquake, which btgan in February, 1783, lasted through a continual series of shocks for nearly four years until the end ol 1780. The twea shaken by an. earthquake varies with the Intensity of tin shock from a mere local tract, when a slight trembling is experienced, upto such catastrophes as that ol Lisbon, which con vulsed not only the Portugese coasts, bnt extended into Iceland on the one bud and into Africa on the other, agitated lakes, rivers and springs in Great Britain, and caused Loch Lomond to rise and sub side with startling auddennets. —A recently deceased Frenchman kept a l ecord. Twenty years ago he mar ried, and on his wedding day took the original resolution to keep a yearly ac count ot the number of kisses exchanged with his wife until their union became sev ered by the death of one or the other. Just before he died he confided this account to a friend for publication. During the first year of wedded life the kisses exchanged reached the colossal figure of 30.500, or 100 a day on an average, but in the following twelve monthi there was a notable de crease, not more than 18,000 being lncribed on hit register, while rite third year shows a still greater (ailing off. the average num ber of kisaee being bnt ten a day. And alter the bipee of live yean a further re duction ia recorded, and tho account- keeper's task wu simplified, for only two kisses were exchanged during each twen ty-four hours—"one on rising, one on retir ing to rest.'' Later on, during the last tea years of bis married life, they “only kissed each other on leaving for. or returning from a journey." and he had very little G rinclple lie ltu advocated—untrue to from a journey," anti’ he had very little Imscil and unfaithful to the party with trouble in making tip his annual domestic which he was once in alliance, and, mark statistics, me. when it suits his convenience, tie will desert the very men that are now in alii- personal clippings. ance with him. Thus yon will see I am not surprised at the out come. When I took the peti tion under him, I knew hut little'of themnn; consequently was (ed upon prom ises until he wae regularly appointed and brother! in black,” who are ever too reedy with the razor and shot-gun. They have watched closely this matter, and have become more insolent since Jack'e reprieve, and I heard the remark frequent ly since, that you "can't bang a man in dis here country/’ We of this community do cer tainly object to this black salnt'e being paraded before the public, as a lady of virtue and elegance, and raised to a social position equal to that of our most refined ladles. I have made diligent inquiry, and only Indignant "husband# and fathers' have been able to find, are the signers ol the telegram to the Governor, asking the reprieve. Ia there any justification—divine or human, for a man under any circum stance, way-laying, and shooting down a fellow-nun! It Is a noteworthy fact, that the signers of the telegram praying executive clemency, are intimate friends of the attorney who defended Jack. This is not the first time this virtuous damsel baa brought the Rev. Bar rett to trouble, and more than once bes Rev. Jack's cranium been cracked by ri val sweint on account of this self-same concubine. Now, in (nil cognizanc* of all of these ■facts, the chief executive of the law-abid ing State of Georgia is petitioned to set aside the verdict of a jury composed of twelve of Houston's citizens and ahow mercy to a villain who showed no mercy to his victim. Let os hope that the husbands and fatta era who signed the petition, did so without a thorough knowledge of the reeponilbiUty involved and in ignorance ot th* bottom facts of the cue. confirmed by the Senate, and then his true character asserted itself.” Concluding.Mr. Jenkins says: “In taking leave of Mr. Speer, I will advise him to read the speech of bis distinguished pre ceptor on ‘Fidelity to Trust' and lay to him, 'continue your course for the next four months and on the day ot election In November manage to be absent from the State on le- ;»1 business and bold yourself in readlneu o drop down on either side of the fence when the result of the election is declared, since whether a Republican or Democrat la elected President, the district attorney's office will not cease to exist.” Mr. Jenklne Is a young man of excellent character, so far as I have observed and u t am informed, and his intimate official relatione with the district attorney cer taiuly qualify him lo apeak by the card. Atlaxta, June 25.—Aside from the very Inclement weather yesterday, which wu somewhat a bar to pleuure, the Maconites enjoyed their visit without any perceptible drawback, except in the cue of the party of gentlemen who missed their train lut night. These, numbering e score, came into Atlanta in the morning on the second section and supposed the trains woald leave in the ume order. Thus lulled Into confidence, they stood under the car-shed smoking, chatting, laughing and watched what they supposed the first section, but In reality the lut car leave the depot. When they discovered they were left an hour, they accepted the inevitable with wbat might be termed a grim au 1 expres sive humor. The accident that left them over wu gratifying to their Atlanta friends, who endeavored to make the dttay u pleasant u possible. wno is PRATER? This question often uked yesterday end lut night does not yet seem to be very letitfectorily answered. He presents every 2 ueer appearance, whom Dickens would eve delighted to picture. The only thing which seeme I to have any special interest for him in hta six boon run around the track, wu the plucky looking figure "9" which went around bun time and again. There ta so little enthuatum In Atlanta today over Prater, so little talk uf him, that one ta lead on to the conviction that he ta either very little of an Atlanta man, or that Atlanta is not overly pleased with the result of yesterday's match. Any Enat Tennessee, Virginia amt Georgia well known Atlanta boy winning the last night over the Macon teem* Railroad. Oath. Since Mr. Seney's failure, General Brice, General Thomu and othera who control the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia railroad with Us leasee, hare provided for their interest for July, for January next and for July next following. This shows the buoyancy of the money market here. These gentlemen arc not financier! hut cntutructora. They bad ulweys looked to Mr. Seney to provide for Interest General Brice uid to me that the only portion of the l nited States undeveloped at present wu the southern statu. The pie- tent line of rail controlled by thta combination begins at Wuhlagton City and at Wut Point on the Chesapeake and owns the Danville line to Atlanta, and by the new rente across the North Caro lina mountains connect* with the other route which begins at Bristol on th* bor der of \ irafni*, and runs through to Cin cinnati, Memphis, Macon and Brunswick, Georgia, and to New Orleans. From Brie- <ol nod Koxville it bu connection! with New York and Cincinnati direct, and from Memphis with Kansu City direct by tbs _ m)g have bad an ovation, and hta victory woald have produced an excitement rarely seen here. The third anil decisive match ta consid- irably discussed here to-day, end opinion ta divided whether it should bo held in Griffin or in Augusta. GEORGIA AT CHICAGO. It ta understood that an active move ta being made by the Georgia delegation, which IS ntMilnir onn.itreoamonr ftAM which is meetlng r encouragement from wher S' ttet, to pteicnt th* name ol Major a. *x. Bacon, oi Bibb, one of the delegates at Urge, u permanent president of the na tional convention. This honor might well be given to the Sontb end there wUi be no memlier of that great convention who would more gracefully or more ably fill the chtir titan Major Bacon. THE Al'GCirTA MATCH—THE ATLANTA POO- luenwii The greatest interest b manifested ben by Atlanta men in the result of the walk ing match in Augusta. It b openly talked that the Atlanta eports rang In On, a New Y ork professional, ami Irishman, to win —It was Editor Whitelsw Reid, ot the New York TW&ime, who first called Logan a "trick mule." —It is now stated that Kellogg went before the Attorney-General and confessed hta guilt, aud on hit bonded knees begged for mercy on account of hta wife and chil dren. —It was not Mr. McComas, ot Mary land, but Mr. Mnldrow, ot Mississippi, whom the district committee instructed to report favorably the bill to prevent mis cegenation In the District ot Colombia. —Mr. Gladstone’s followers are to sar on hta next birthday e bunch ol Ifitas, with oak and ivy vines, tnp|>o*ed to repre sent purity, strength and tenacity, which are considered by them the three most prominent chartcrtatics of Uteir leader. —Edward Atkinson, of Massachu setts, favosa one stogy notaries became I they lessen the risk of fire, de< rteee tit* rate ot insurance, reduce the numher oi overseers, cut down the ga* bills, end an cheaper end more convenient In every wsy. —A Boston lady is making a presid ing officer’s gavel of rare wood and stout of historical value. It wilt contain a frag ment from Washington's tomb, marble from Cwiar't palace in Rome, and a piece of torch found in the wolfs den occupied by General Putnam at Pomfret, Conn. Tht i gavel b to be used at the national Demo cratic convention, and is to be presented to the successful Presidential candidate. —Cicsar had bow legs. Napoleon was bow-legged. Lord Palmerston bil caricature legs, and so did Dliraell. Alex ander Pope was bnmp-bscked anil had a cripple's leg; so did Cow ter. Plutarch tells that Alexander's left lea was badly oat of plumb. Hannibal had notoriously big heeis, and was kn<xk-knccd. Cicero was very spindle-shanked, ami Demow titenes ta said to have bad a shuttling, stum bling gait, ss'klch meant that hta legs wen not wholly in gut.. —Dr. Sturgo, a medical missionary toSiam, relates how a native doctor ad- ministered an emetic to a love-tick lady who had swallowed a quantity of opium trith suicidal intent. Tbe Kientht of Slam took a live eel, clipped off a part m bis tall to make him squirm in a Uve*y manner, and then pushed him. taii Lot, down the romantic damsel’s throaL When the eel returned to the stream of running water near which the girl was mad# to recline, the opium quickly followed. —Senator Thomas F. Bayard is the fourth member of the family of Bayards to serve to the United States Senate. Jemta Asheton Bayard, grandfather of Thoms* F., wuj elected from Delaware to the sen ate to ISO) as a Federalist, ami served ontil 1814. The son and namesake of this man —th* father of Thontai F.—wa» «ect« Senator in 1861, ami served nntU 1WL Richard II. Bayard, th* uncle oi Thomu F..servednincye*rato tins Senate—p*n 1836 to 1815. Thomas F. Bayard haa but a Senator continuously tine* 1868. —The .fryonattf, ol San Francisco, hits off on* phaieof moJern Journ*Uim 1* thizway: “If» barn should blow downu It says, “there will be ■ diagram of tM premises; view of th* harnbefora blown It was going to blow down;. totarvtaw with tho owner, with hta and othy tbroriel OO bams blowing down; totarvtaw with Pm- re*tor Mugwump, the dtatingutahed Chi cago savant, with hta views a* to the ret- son why barns blow down rather than no. comparative table of bam mottatoy ta thta and other State* for tost forty y**». show- a **r a {i*»7. which taking np the produce i th* match. 11 true, aud the™ ta very uttia brings it to th* *otir* i douHt of It It ought to be p.-ourly e". cotton fl*ld for consumption by tho hand*, (posed. »«-*“**« oeiropertyw tti# I compand with the Illiterate_ er- of km from U>* earltest times to th* peer | cot; i ‘ “ *