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' -JHanfl A-- Weekly Telegraph and Messenger. Established 1826. A.CON,GA., FRIDAY. JUNE 12, 1885. GRANTS REMINISCENCES U. TELtS OF HIS MEETING WITH OEN. HE IRAL LEE. „» caught His Rabbit at Vicksburg M -Tns D<sperate circum.tances vTtilch Urged on tnnt Cam- pal*n—A Corr.otton. Vc» York, Jan* 8.—General Grant’s to* to be publishtd In a few months, .41 contain the following reminiscences of Ceoeral Lee’s ennender: “I found Gen- , rsl U e had been brought into our lines and conducted to a house belonging to Mr. McL*an, and was there with qne of his stiff officers awsltleg my arrirsl. Thehend of hts colnmn was occupying a hill, a por tion ot which waa an apple orchard, across a little taliey from the court house. Sher- Idin's forces were drawn up In line of bat tle on the crest of a hill on the south side oI the same valley. Before stating what took place between General Lee and my. ■elf, I will give all there Is of the narrative . General Lea and the famous apple tree. With urodnee many stories of fiction, some .3 which are told until they are believed. The wtr ot tbe rebellion was fruitful in the ..me way. The eiory of the apple tree la ime of these fictions, with a alight four.da- Sooof facts. As 1 have said, there *as an wDDle orchard on the tide ot tbe bill occa- med by Tbe Confederate forces. Hanning diagonally «P the bill w»s a wagon road, whi-b at one point ran very near one of the trees, so that the wheels on that stria had cut off the roots of tho tree, which ntsdealiUleentbsnlmeiiL General Bab cock reported to me that when he tint met General Lee he was sitting upon tiff, embankment, with bis feet in tbe roA end leaning egiinst the tree. It was then that L»e was conducted Into tbe house where I first iro-t him. I bad known Gen. Lee in the old army and htd served with him in the Meiican war, but did not suppoee, owing to tbe difference in oar sget and rank, that he would prooably remember me, while I would remember him more dtnipoHy - hooqoso he was chief engineer on the staff of Gen. Scott In tho Mextcsn war. When 1 had left camp that morning I had not expected the result so soon tbit then was taking place, and conse- be read with greater Interest than Gen. Orant’e account ot hts fir,-*, meeting with Lincoln and Lincoln's charge to him. "Al though hailing from Illinois my self, the 8tate of the President, I had never met Lincoln until called to tbe capttol to receive my commis sion es lieutenant-general. 1 knew him, however, very well and lavorably from ac counts given by cflicert nudtr roe at the West, who had known him all their lives. I had also read tbe re markable course of debates between L’ncolit and Dooglass a few years hetore when they were rival candidates for the United States Senate. I was then a resi dent ol Missouri, and by no means a “Lin coln man” in that contest, but 1 recognised bis great ability. In uiy first Interview with Lincoln, at once be stated that be had never professed to be a military men, or to know how campaigns should he conducted, and never wanted to interfere in them; but that procrastination on the part ot commanders and the pressure of tho people at tbe North and cl Congress, which, like the poor, be “had always with him,” had forced him Into issuing his well-known series of orders. He did not know bat they were all wrong, and did know that some ot them were. All he wanted or bad ever wanted, he said, was that some one would take responsibility and act, and call ou him for all the assistance needed.” SIS TiaST B4TTLS, Speaking of his first battle in the civil war, General Grant says: "As soon as the enemy saw us, they dscamped as fast as their horses would carry them. I kept my men in ranks, and forbade their entering any of the deserted houses or taking anything from them. We baited at night on the toad and proceeded next morning at an early hour. Harris had been encamped in a creek bottom for tbe sake of being near water. Tbe bills on either side ot the creek extend to a considerable height, possibly more than one hundred feet. As we approached the brow of a hill from whiett it wai exprc'.ed we could see Harris’s camp, and possibly find his men teady formed to nucf ns, me hea-1 kept getting higher and higher, until It felt to me as though It was in my throat I would have given anything then to have teen back ia Illinois. I bad not tbe moral courage to belt and consider what to do. I kept right on. When we reached a point from which the valley below was m fall view, I halted. Tne niece where Harris had been encamped a few days be fore was still there, and tbe marks BBiPPHPWBBi lot recent encampment ware plainly visible. •qcenUy was to ■ rough garb) and 1 believe but tbe troopc were gone. My heart re- without a sword, as 1 usually was when on turned its place. It occurred to me at VOLUME LIX-NO. 28. THE MINIS! l VAL CRISIS GLADSTONE ANNOUMCL'VhE RESIG NATION OF HIS ci &4Er. The Liberals Give Him an Ovation—Fore- cast of the Cabinet That Wtil Succeed to Power and Its Policy—General Notes* tbe field, wearing a soldier’s blouse for a •coat, with tbe shoulder straps of my rack to indicate who I was to the array. When I went ioto the bouse I found Gen. Lee. We greeted each olher, and after shaking bands took our seats. What his feelings were 1 do not know, being n man of mneb dignity and with an impen etrable face, it was impossible to ny whether be felt inwardly l'Iu.i thin t tr end bad finally come. or wbriber he felt •idly of the remit and waa too manly to •how it. Whatever his feelings were, they were entirely ooncenled from observation; bat my own feeling!, which had been quite upp irent on the receipt of his letter, were saa and deprm-d. I felt like any thing rather than rejoicing at the down fall of the foe that had fought 10 long and gallantly arid had suffered so ranch lor a can*** which I believed to be one of tne worst for which a peoplf ever fought, and for which there was not th lfttst pretext. I do not question, however the sincerity o' the great mats of those who were oppose., vc m. C*-:u ral Lee was dr*.— 1 In full uniform entirely i.av, pud wearing a sword ni consul raid** vaP e. \w.> ..Rely th sword that had been pre* by the State of Virginia. A> all events it was an entirely different a word from that wou’d ordinarily be worn in the r In my rough traveling suit, which was uniform ol a privet with the straps < general. I must have contracted very Btnnu'iy with n man so han iautm-iy drt? 1 ed, six feet high, and of faultier form but this was not n matter that 1 thought of un til afterwards. Gen. L°e and I fell into conversation about the o!d army t'mes. He remarked that he remembered me very well In the old army, and I told him as a matter of oourse I remen berrd him per fectly, but owin to the difl- r**nce in years •(there btirg about sixteen rears diflereoce in onrhgew) ft .,d our nr k 1 thought it v* r v likely 1 had not attracted his attention su!’.! iently to he mi ember*d after .vu li a lot.g period. <>;r c«inversati'<n grew s * pleamnt that I almost forgot the object of onr meeting. Gen. I.e« at that time was accompanied by ot.e of his stiff officer*. Col. Marshall. 1 had all of my -tail with me, a good portion of whom were in the room curb g the whole of the Interview. In the article on tbe battle, of Bbilob which I wrote for the Century Magazine I Hated that General McCook, commanding one brigade of Huell’a army, showed some re luctance to obey my orders t> pursue I should have rtated tint be had that morning march* i twenty-two mil-a over r. a in deep In mud, winch hindered him ITU h. I d:»I tier t-rul McCook injuric* in my ar ticle in the (Vi tury, thou.li not to the *x tent one would suppose from the p .bhc press. I am not willing to do any one Injun tea. aril if convinced that I have done one, I am always willing to make th fullest admission. once that Harris had been as much afraid of me as i had been of him. Tbial was a view of the question I bad never taken before, but it was one I never forgot afterward. From that event to tbe dose of tbe war I never experienced trepidation upon confronting an enemy." DROWNED IN A WATERSPOUT. Several Hundred Uv«e Lost—The Alarm Caueee a Psinlo In a Theatre. Galveston, June 0.—A special to tbe News from El Peso nya: "Farther par ticulars o the fearful waterspout which burst near Lagos, Mexico, on the G:h lost, were received here to-night. The loss of life proves to be greater than at first re ported. At Pueblo Cuaranta the rnsbirg waters in a few minutes rose to.a height of twenty-five feet This great flood swept everything before It. In that place ni one over 200 lives were lost Great dis trust prevails along the entire valley, and immediate relief is greatly needed. Par. ticnlars from other points have not yet been received. Tbt’arge city of Guana juato was flooded alto by a tremendous waterspout, which did fearful damage. 1 he wttervpont bnnt st a point about a mile shove tbe city. In a few minuter water to the depth of tlx feet covered tbe very centre of tne city. A complimentary amateur performance A Vteksbu! reived regulai through tbe convoy of the -I’ll If. spe t they V.t kfcburg that <1 for cooking a i ab'.’.t first." T! fiSU paper, wmen w« e before Vicksburg, ebel pickets, ling r.I thriYai uld take diuriH that tho best ie. for i the plain * of wall paper. Th« *d on th*- l h «i 'i * 'caught our rabb.t in honor of tbe Governor and ex-I’resident Gor z ves was in progress at tbe time. Tbe theatre waa crowded. When tbe alarm was sounded at 10 JO o'clock a panic en sued In tbe theatre. Ladies fainted and ail seemed frenzied with fear. Everyone rurbed for tbe doors, trampling tbe week underfoot. Tbe scene was indescribable. Many persons were fatally injured. Tbe force of tbe flood in tbe streets broke open many doors. Tbe office of the Binger Sawing Machine Company bad aix feet of water in it, and many other build ings suffered likewise. The damage Is over $100,000. The principal sufferer* are Obregon A Co., Lorenss Marques and the Srager hewing Machine Company, 14 ia not yet known bow many lives i A* special to tbe News from El Paso says: "Yesterday morning at Guanajuato Senor Pipechico. a lawyer, wai stabbed to death by bis brother. A woman was the cause. Tne Pipechico family is one of the first in tbe city. Tne murderer and the woman are in Jail." THE APACHE OUTBREAK. Lowdok, June 8.—The government was defeated in the House of Commons this evening on the second reading of the budget, which was rejected by ■vote of 2G3 to 252. Tremendous excitement was caused by the announce ment of tbe resnlt of the division. Mr. Gladstone immediately adjourned the House. It is confidently rumored that Mr. Gladstone will visit the Queen to morrow and tender his resignation. Mr. Childers, chancellor of the ex'heq- uor, announced that tho government bad decided not to refund to taxpayers the amount of Increased duty on tpirits over and above the extra sbilhug final ly decided on, because con sumers had been charged higher rates after the announcement of the origi nal Increase. The government would, however, Mr. Childers added, cause an In quiry to oe made to ascertain if there ex isted sufficient reason to modify this de cision. Mr. Childers had no sooner done ex plaining tbe goAernraent’8 reasons for not at present refunding tbe tax, that Sir Mi chael Hfcks-Beacli, Conservative mem ber for East Gloucesteishire, rose quietly and asked why it was that the L beral government which ought to bs economical, had to resort to extreme forms of taxation •• ’’lit”*" mm ♦•.K'rhtrtlina-v expen- ditureoi £100 0CO,000. This qaeuion «as greeted with cbeera trom tbe Tory benches, bir Michael went on and denounced * the increased duty on spirits. He said the re ceipts from spirits were already decreasing. He thought a small increase in the duty on tea would have been wiser and much more profitable. The gov ernment, he continued, should have raised duty on wine, became wine was no mores necessity ot life than beer or spirit*. 8ir Michael concluded by moving that the proposed increase in tbe daty on spirits and beer was inequitable in the ahsenco of a corresponding additloa to tbe dalles on wine. John K. Cross, under secretary for India, spoke for the government In answer to a number of questions concerning tbe at tacks reported to have been made on tho government bv Sir Peter Lumsden, Mr. Cross assured the House that Btr Peter since bis arrival in London bad disavowed any intention to attack tbe government, and did not consider himself answerable for incorrectly reported utterances attributed to him bv journalists Inclined to misrep resent him. Mr. Childers moved the second readin of the Budget, and his supporting speec! explained that of the total increase m the beer and spirits duties, England pays seven-ninths, Scotland one-ninth and Ire land one-ninth. Losdon, June 0 —The cabinet council convened at noon and was In session notli 1:15 o'ctock. It is understood that the situ ation was thoroughly discusse 1. It wms de chled that, in view ot the defeat last night, it wculd be inconsistent for the members of the cabinet to remain longer in office, and it was r*-«olved that their resignations be tendered tbe Q teen at once. The Teport of this decision of the cabinet ha* caas d a feve i«h feeling on tbe Stock Exchange, and C'lnw!* have declined 3-10, white Rus sian ► ecu Titles arc lower. Ou all the provincial exchanges the weak f:eliug In financial circlet Is more marked. 1 r m.—The cabinet is now in session. Tbe subject under dhcnstlon is tbe prop er line o( conduct to pursue In view of the defeat of tbe government in th* Home of Commons las*, nlcht. Ail the in**:u era of the cab ni t are ur<sent. Tbe public mani fest a great interest in the result of tbe de litter nl i‘jiii MUCH 6CRPBISE FELT. abandon po'dlisal life. Tne government ive notified the dll-rent tfii:es of tbe internal revenue department t.trutn hou' tiie United Kingdom that the additional dnfies on spirits have been abandoned. Lord Randolph Churchill was aske 1 this • : ( moon if '.It**«' i k rvativ*--* v: . . if ■ government. He answer .* i. ‘ M err tainly." Tne lobby go«ip* mention the Marqtfi* of b ilia bury for prime minister, SirSiafibrd h ortbeote for chancellor of the exchequer ami Lord Randolph Churchill for secretary of Mate for India. Tbe gos sips also sav that Sir Michael Hicks-Beach III have a prominent pla*e The bourses a the continent were c msiderably aglta- id overby the report of tbe resignation of tbe Gladstone ministry. J»BW MINISTRY. It is reported that the Conservative lead- * rs M ; nr (• inference t »• -* evei.in ■ deci>l*-d ‘ accept ofii’.e. The following is a fore- CH-iof a portion of th* newraii'si. 1; Mar- qnis of BaH-'b'jry, prime minister and eec- retarv of .-tut- for tho foreign d.-p .rtmont; Sir Michael Hicks Beach, coaLcellor of the exchequer ana leader in the Honae of Commons; .Sir Stafford Northcote Mora D«f«nseless Whites Murderetf-Ef- f•>r10 to Capture the Marauder*. Toumtoxe, I. T., June 9—Intelligence was received here 8inday that three men bad been killed by Iadisna la Sonora. Yesterday morning information waa re ceived to the effect that tbe Apaches were at the 8)0U and White ranches. This in formation caused great excitement here, which waa intensified by tka arrival of several men with the news that tbe Indians were in 8wished. Capt. Home, In onto rnand of company Eof the National Guard, telegraphed to Prescott for orders, and re ceived tba following reply from Acting ... ,Oovernor Van Arman: "Pursue .au imaMd his | ..Hiraadlsm Indians and force th* I fighting. When the trails gel fresh don't BriSSS w»P* nut posh on." ▲ petition ia In M , ! “» ' circulation to aid in sending a represen- l .»< on t:.r ; Ulivt to Washington io show tbe trus rq vers ary or, stt t U3 Q f Indian affairs, and ia being gen is he dM.be| fTaUir chin a f hi Jol<’ n tb* •: ;> vital Th.Cotton M v.rn.ntl ol Vi, «>l.uro NewOatiiss. Juiu 0.—Th. May roportl ,! ih.ir w„rtt. ol tba National Cotton £xchan|t«o( Am.r- lo (root, staeked arms I*. rWm th. cotton nnT.m.nt ot tbe k Id com order. Onr I U^tMt B:a'n Inr the nine months .odiBRl nt % I tin. sc May 31,1885. compwcdwlth tbaproroduig scdwltliouta of- smvjd,as >t I CT»r h-ard of. ts>\ ttaa n»H whicn had approached I Itwt r.'.-clpts *HHI*W Hie Brat to I"U1 wrUnd shipments... »St.S10 an^nl ■It)-of <„,•<,( tbs rn. Ot which to mm. SMSIO wt.M) ,'. n « rooo ffoauSk ! ’1 over tli - Tbe campaign of V.tksbi gfktnl and dry-loped by ci Tbe election • f 1- 2 hod gor. prosecution of the war. merit* bad nearly closed been re*orttd t*>. Tb - wai reeisied defrat or a backward movement \ have made i:.i n*-cution A forward movement to dec siv«* v.ct'.ry wai rr. A’corcu.gly. I nso.ved to iw Vick*burg with Banks, make ot which to Canada aHm . H „ 23,12* Iti trari*It overUnl8^20 ~ ukings Nod bar a spin- i •n i-i. n.r» - ......,l,g>.«IO t.tlS.ltS ,r.e«K«l!..t the AI-stDSJD rostg — SA o 7.MS iliirit.rv enlist- K, I to 1 ■ «*f Britain VIBjm M1«,«7S 1 '.^ SSSSSjaasaaih; ni£W i resitted, and | , h<npel —SlAtft 30S.14I l exports.... MS0.27S ndictments for Cambll^K. a. Tax., Jan. 8.—Sixty-fl.. while «larg. number of them Western r. are indicted her* for plarine nd 9X> n.ftroes are beinf tried for ,utmK,”aKime played wiih-l ce loir in. Tue negroes wer. indicted the teetimony of deacons of the <• >lored rh'irdi.., who beliere that tbe liionr.i road to iierdtUon lies in th. Rune Great surprise la expressed at the de feat of the government. It was exp-cted tbst an effort would be made lait niiibt to prevent tbe proposed Increase ot the da lles upon beer and spirits, bat there was no Idea that tbe opposition would overturn the ceblnet. It teems to be regarded as extremely doubtful whether the minister! could re.lgn and leave unfinished so many important matters relating to both borne and toreien affdra. Nothing more anti- ward tban tb. present erUUcoaid have oc curred. A pparently menof ail parliet are ot opinion that tbe Rovernment should at least remain provisionally, that Is, until after the general elections Tbe nttendsnee at prayers at tha open- log of fbe House of Commons this evening was unusually large. The report tbat tbe ministry bad raaigned bad been circulated pretty thoroughly throughout the raetrop- oils, and great crowds of people enrround- ed all entrances tothe Parliament building, eager to catch a gllmpee ol tbe ministers when they should enter, or hear reports hearing upon Impending events. It was gtneralle understood before thsmeatirg o' the lion-e tbat Mr. Gladstone would move Its adjournm-nt until Friday In or- derto enable tba government to commu nicate with the Queen concerning the crisis and tba boat method ol meeting It. Tna members of tbe Home of Com mane before prayer bonr stood about the lobbies difCtusloK the situation The Standard, to its -venlng edition to day, tays It believ.s tbat tbe resnlt ot the cabinet tonndl this evening was a unani mous decidon affirming tbe necessity for resignation by tbe entire ministry. Tbe Esrlof Silishury has b-en tn conference wltb Sir Stafford Northoote. It le ex pMted tbat the surviving members of tbe last Disraeli cabinet will bold a meeting and consider the situation and their own responsibility In tbs premises. Tax axaonxraitn n th« aorta Mr. Gladstone, a few mlnntee alter o’clock this afternoon, visited the House of Commooe. His appearance was that of Ann man, perfectly undisturbed. He l one. proceeded to tb* Speaker's desk and entered Into eonversatiov with Mr. PaeL During the conversation Urn premier wee evidently In bright spiri■«. and b. wot loudly cheered by tba radical member* of th* House. When be Mated him- •elf in bis usual place, bis very telf.poeirealon seemed to antbnve hla admirers, and the chamber was fairly rent with cheer after chav, and the ap- ptanse became on ovation. At last Mr, Gladstone .rose In dafaroncs to tb* greet ing. H. said tb* cabinet, an assembling to-day, thought they wersonderobligation to submit a dutiful communication to tb* Queen herself. It would be premature on hts pvt to go Into parttcalars concerning tba natnre of th*communication Just now. Ue would say. however, that as on former occaaione . few daye must eta pec before tba resnlt of tbat communication could bs arrived at, so as to be ms Jo known to tbe House. Daring the Interval, Mr. Gladstone condoled, tbe Home woald follow It* nsaal custom In refraining front the trans action of It* ordinary bodnets. and he woald mova that tbe Uotuo on rising do ad loam until Friday. The Horns of Commons and tha Home of Lords have adjournod until next Sitar. British consols bar# fallen tine, tbe doting of tb. market this evening. tmk coxsaavATivn axncran to take ornct. Althcngb Mr. Gladstone's statement In the Hons* of Commons this afternoon did not contain any direct announcement of tbe reelgnatlon of tba cabinet, th* terms kwiw. - - - wkleU I,... I.—d.LI. ku. REHEARSAL OF THE FACTS CONCERN ING THEIR ISSUES. Tha atory Told by Hon. N. J. Hammond, WhoaoThorouiih ConveraarcaWlth tho Matter Makes It Interest ing to Those not Posted. the House president of llandolph Churchill, i who will Lords) lord council; Lard secretary of ‘tat* for (’ol. Fred erlck Stanley, secretary of state for war, The now mmfctfy will attempt no meas ares calculated D give the Liberals i eh race to gain a victory. They will recast the budget iu '.rcordance with tho vote of the House, ai i when the estimates are pained will di- olve Parliament. Tbe Parncllires counton the lapsing of the coercion uieasnrc. The ministerial circle take* the defeat with equanimity. !H sup;.*.-* 1 that the < aimu-:, io v .« a the tendent*- to disruotlon and inter- nai di.-o »r«l, «*re willing to tako alvnot- age cf a chance to resign. Tho crisis postpones ind* finitely the settlement with Russia. The (>raiervative3 will adopt E«rl Granville’s frontier convention, bat will insist upon stringent guarantees agsinst a farther RasBido advance. L*»n:» »\ .1 jf.e 1U. —It irt uoderstood that the Contervativei will form a new cabinet and undertake the administration of tbe u- iv* rum*n* if rn; : *-1*.1 t d > > hy tin- Q ieen. Iu the ah—nce ?of Midi rcipies!. tney will leave the present ministers to un tangle their own difficulties. London, June 10.—Mr. Gladstone still remains iu London. It Is believed the Qieen will retarn from Balmoral Satur day. The Standard announces, by author ity, that tbe Conservatives, if entrusted by the Q .een with the formation of a new ministry, will undertake the daty. Jt is mmored that the Q teen baa sent a telegram to Mr. Gladstone, requesting him to reconsl er bis decision to resign. There ia no reason, however, to believe that Mr. Gladstone will, trader existing conditions, onsentto resume office. The chief difl'. rally encountered by tbe Conservatives In their discussions regard ing the formation ot a ministry, says the Pall Mail Gszsftc. is tho problem what to do with Lord Randolph Courchill. He claims to have done much in the work of destroying the Liberal government, and demands his share of tbe spoils. It leap parent tbat the oi ler Tory leaders regard him as troublesome an 1 somewhat dan gerous to have around ia national circles The Pa 11 Mall Gaz *tte iir.imttci tbat s po lite effort will be main* to get rid of him II the Conservatives form a government. He wUl. it is vfli'i, be requested to go to Ireland, If not to mcceed Bari Spen cer as lord lieutenant, then as chief secre- tary. !!:•> -”:l *.f Ulk which is nlrea-ly being applied to tbe young leader is some thing like this: "Yon certainty prefer duty to mere ambition; therefore you should accept this difficult and dangerous post. Dare, you accept it ? If you accept, then whether you sue* -*d or /ail you wi.t at **t prove th** ; »u posiess the prea f qualities of intrepidity and nelf riHcnlice, which are among the greatest gifts pos sessed by a popular suteaman.” Lord Randolph Is very ausceptib e to flattery, and ho might prove a great Irish gov ernor private deputation of Conservative members of Parliament waited upon Sir THE BULLOCK BONDS. Atlanta Constitution. Mr -os. Kditoiis: For more Ilian twelve years Georgia has been denoanced as a repudiator ol honest debts. Tbe matter bos been discussed In legislative halls State end national, and in the pnbtio press. Tbs verdict o( the country la written In tbe fact that all along her credit has Im proved and tbe moneyed wcrld eagerly se ks her 1 per cent bonds at a pre mium. Very few now pretend to believe the State dishonored. Somo so talk lor pay, other some for self-prctection. Discussion of tbe subject Is therefore useless. But tbe publication of Governor Bnllcck’s cord In tbe Constitution of tbe 4tb Instant mokes a rehearsal of the facts appropriate. The old may be refreshed and the young may be informed thereby. It. B. Bnll.-ck was made onr Governor in July. 1868. On October 23d. 1871, be wrote bis resignation, which was delivered on tbe 30th of October, 1871. and Benji- min Conley, then president of the Senate, was sworn in as Governor tx officio. Gov ernor Smith was sworn iu on thel2tbof January, 1372. Win-1] liuli'Ck III' sine .vi'-nnr Hie ,1.1,1 ol Georgia was |5 827,000, of which 51J9,- 000 was paid while be wos governor. When be resigned tbe bonded debt was 111,130,000. and be bad h.dnried her name on railroad bonds np to 35,733,000. Tbe grsllil total was ovr < it-hl-eii iinllmus n( dollars. These figures are from ths bond committee's report. Test small debt, made In over one hundred years ol pros P'flity, was trebled In three years oi onr poverty and desolation. Tbe history ot this startling increoso would be interesting, bnt Is too long. Bat as Governor Bullock, in hls card, directed special attention to the railroad bonds, a word as totbem. Heaaldtbat “we have been for fifteen years past collecting annu al tsxes on fifty millions of enhanced value ol onr taxable property; an Increasu di rectly trscesble to tbs good (fleets of tbe new railroads built under that legislative end executive authority.” Tbe taxable property of Georgia last year was but $00,- 031,733 more than in 1870. Ot tbat about sixteen millions represent railroad proper ty other than of those indorsed by Gov ernor Bollock and not taxable in 1870. About twenty other millions In factories not taxed In J870. The whole enhanced value Is about fifty- five millions Ten-elsvcnths of that Gov ernor ltallock attributed to the loss than a half dozen different new railroads In dorsed by him. Tbe statement was reck less. It ignored all other aoarces of ia crease. The fact, make it ridiculous. Tbe first abl offered was to Indorse tbe Georgia Alr-Llne railroad for 312 000 per mile by act of 21st September, INK Iu bnlldiog enhanced values from here to South Carolina. But tbe eld did not do It. for tbe offer was refused. Tbe Macon anu Augusta had heen partly, and would have been wholly finished without the Siato’s eld. The Sinth Georgia and Florida, the Dalton and Morgantown, the Hainbridge, Cnthbert and Columbus end the Carters- ville and Vsn Wert complete the list for 1808 SDd 15G0. See as to some of these later. The appetite increased by feeding. For went ot existing roads which could or would accept such aid new companies had lo be chartered. In each of the — th- in dorsement of the Stale for from f I2.0JO to *15,000 per mite was offered npoh n-rtii) Vpreified In the constitution, and the completion ol seciioua ol ten or twenty miles ol each road. Governor Bullock signed len snch char ters on the 17th of October, 1870; one on the 22J, six on tbe 21:h, three on tbe 25-.b. fonr on tbe fiOrb and three on the 27th of October, 1870. To state their name Is u*e- less. No man can Imagine where so many railroads In Georgia wire needed. The mnltitadeof roads to be to added, spawned upon oar statate book in that fruitful ten •lays, might have Increased ad lo/,iUmm. had not the projector, ran oxt of names ol c.rrporst rs end places to connect by rail roads on paper to bo bnilt by paper. Very fewot them were ever built or even be gun. More might have been hod not tha "developers of oar resources" and tbe offi cial Indorser ran oat of tba State, la that card Governor Bollock said that neither the Legislature ol 1872 nor its committee asserted tbat tbe railroad bonds were "fraudnisntlT lasoed” but ‘ held tbat tbe Uepublican legislatures of 1808.’0 70 was not ‘our Legislature’ and that the people ot tba State were not bound by that legis lature,” becsuie, sa they raid ft was "boat srd." True, be salJ. thev declared certain Stafford Northcote and ths Marquis of Salisbury to-day, and urged them to refuse efflea. The Marquis of Snisbury slate I that If the Queen called th-m they must f irm a government. Ue would support Sir Stafford Northcote as premier, and he rxpestal that the Queen's commands would placr Sir S afford la tbat po-diion. The quietness that has prevailed In tbe Slock exchange throughout tbe present crisis Is attributed to the public belief that the Conservatives most maintain for a length of tl<na a continuity ol tbe foreign policy. A rimilar Impression is prevalent on tba European boa rut. Loanox, Jan. 10 —An official order was Issued to night dosing Windsor C. tie to the public after to morrow. This is a sn-s sign of tbe advent of tbsQuen. As Wind sor is only thirty minutes by rail from London, the retarn of her Majesty will greatly expedite public business at tbe pretent cti-is. Tbe Queen has summon ed tbe Marquis ol Hsrtingtin, secretary ol Butts for w.r, to Bslmo-al Ceatla. Ills notknown w.ietbarhels s jmmoned as a representative of Mr. Gladstone or Is to be invited to form a new cabinet. Lord Utrt- lnglon seems io be In no hurry to comply with tbe summon*, and hasnotyetstarted (or Scotland. rue Marquis of Hartington had arranged to go to Balmoral last evening In plsceof Mr. Gladstone, bnt the plan was aban doned. Tee fact that 1. ird Hartington re mains In London Is regard. .1 sa on Indica tion of tha early arrival of the Queen. The Dally New* this momlna rxpr tha nope that the cab-met will persist In re signing, adding tbat n few months of Tory rue will Insure a Liberal triumph In the general election, and will be better than fifty discourses on the superiority of Lib eral principles. Losdor, Jan. 11—Tha Timas, com menting on tha fact tbat sine* tba division thirty or forty Liberal absentee* have de clared they would bsvo voted with tbe government, says th* minis ten ought to reconsider ibelr decision, and, if they can, justify to tba Q teen and country a course which will throw public affairs into con- fusion and Involve tba state la grave diffl- cnldea et home or abroad. Loxnoa, June 1L—Lord Hartington etayrd In London tn obaditneo to a tele gram from the Q leen. fbe Doily Telegraph, tn an editorial, ex- . ease* tba bop* tbat tb* United states gm-nmrat will tooa rate* Its lega tion at London to nn embassy. Such a change, it »sys. wuald be universal j approved in Lend m. Referring to th* de parture of Mr. Lowell, tb* Telegraph •ay.; “He won allbtarta. Henceforth ho will oe a connecting Ue between tho two nations be love* and knows ao welL” . . ported to tea bond committee. Tbstf Jw,. (ovpr. 000 were indorsed by Qoreroor Bullock In axoraii .roar or rna cxrrua, or x«x» ^S^'work oBhfii'Xim 'jalV ered as requested, but the first batch were Inot withdrawn or canceled. Clews was the old company’s treasurer, and held the*e bonds with full knowledge cf the facts. In tin* spring of W2 there were fourteen and la half miles of broad Kirage plus eight miles of narrow gauge, Indorsed to the extent ef $575,000. We need go no farther. These are facts taken from the report frrm which Gov Bullock quoted. The reader may contem plate that spiketeam of a railroad and say whether adjectives are out of place when sp*‘Hkimrnf th** tniimuMion. * It willhe seen that the qneslion was not whether to repudiate an acknowledged debt, but whether the State had ever be come bound. The decision was that as the requirements of the statutes and constitu tion of the 8tate had been set at defiance, the was not bound. As the world is bound to take notice of ail the limitations upon a public agent's authority, there can be no such thing as a purchaser without notice as against the state of a State's bond. Space will not allow comment upon the quotations made in Governor Bullock’a card from the speeches of other persons. What they are worth depends upon when they were spoken and under what circum stances. Whether Ciews’a account is cor rect ia foreign to the question whether those bonds bound the State. That some would have preferred to submit the matter to t!:*‘ courts nllertjj »«»t tint question. In the speech quoted from by Governor Bul lock, Governor Jenkios said: "Now, sir, I know that there have been many frauds practiced upon the Stite of Georgia since the conclusion of the war—tbat aho has aullered much from ’.the action of her gov ernment. I am retdy to r.mcvd'.* that there have been many fraudulent debts created against her which she ii not'in honor bound to pay, but at the same time there are obligations created by the same gov* errnifiit whicti ttie State is hound to pay in justice and in honor and some which she has already recognized and paid." And then mentioning the cases of Boor* man, John-on & Go., and of Governor Jenkins's fellow townsmen, Messrs. Branch Herring, he urged submission of the questions to the courts. On a yea and Day vote the ayes were fifteen, tne nays one hundred and sixty-six. | Suppose this was a judicial question, as Governor B iltock error.* »u?ly <• mt-nd . i; it dishonest for Georgia to decline to sub mit it to a jury when the very perstns charged with the wrong would be the wit nesses against her. and many of them in- Iterested in the millions at stake? Bnt It is not a judicial question. It Is purely politic*!. States nave allowed themselves indirectly sued when thoy own ed banks, railroads and tho like. To as- '-rtHiu how much Mu.u’d paid for at tention to smallpox patients by her re- quest, Georgia allowed herself sued. It was for the convenience of herself and claimants, because the least expensive mode of fixing amounts Bill it was op'ioual with her to payor n fun* after jagements. For like reasons the United titates may be sued as to certain matters in her Coart of Claims. Bnt who ever heard of a government .suhnii ting to a court questions concerning what is call ed her public debt? If It vere politic for a State so to do, it would seem more hon est to submit them to tbe United States courts than to her own. Daring our revo lution the States confiscated debts due to Britishlsnbj^cts and pat the money in tbeir treasuries. They were sued in the United States courts therefor. To cut oil un seemly proceedings the constitution of the United States was amended in 1793, so that the United States courts could have no jurisdiction in "any suit in law or equi ty commenced or prosecuted against one of tho United S ates" by any private pel son. The State’s consent could not oonfe. jurisdiction. It is contrary to the genios of onr institutions to mako such questions judicial. Though short for the mbject, these re marks are long for the reader. They are submitted by one having ni interest in the mbj.’ct not common to ail Georgians. They are my mite of defense of Ocorgia against the I.:; mt as.-auits upon hsrfS&StetifliBjB Vou-i etc., N. J. Hammo. J one 5 # 1835. BURIED AT LIBERTY HALL THE BODY OF COV. STEPHENS Rt* MOVED TO HIS OLD HOME. Lnrga Concsu as of Peopl* Prose from Atlanta and AuitusTa«eH>s Croat Qj illties Euloft z?d by EUquont Speakers. Augusta, Ga., Jane 10 —The remains o the late Gov. Alexin lerH. Siephens w< -«2 to-day taken from the vault in Atla: . \ where they had been Interred on Mar .j S b, 1833, and carried to Crawford vi' >s, his old home, on the Georgia rallroid, ai.'v ty-five miles from Augnsca. The body was conveyed in a special train and wav accompanied by United States Senate Brown and Co'qaltt. Gov. McDsnid.*^ ex Gov. Boynton, the 8tst« Houre officers, United States Marshal Nelms anti other prominent citiz ms. At Crawfcrdr ville a large delegation of citizens truer. Augusta, with a military battalion, r et the train carrying the body. The rtmelrz of the late Governor we e taken from the car and carried to a church adjoin in i Liberty Hall. Tfie day wai c*’ld a».d ra-*.- bat not withstanding the inclement weather’ fully 3 »*"<) people al’mided th* services a; the church, (ten. Toon 1*-, H <■ '- i • -g friend of Mr. Stephens, was too unwell tc be present. Congres5inan-elect Georgo ii Barnes, president of the Stephens Memo rial Association, delivered tho eu’.ogv. He said that Mr. St q.h-ns's characier was tr.ci most imposing and unique in history, I'A. cause there waa no element of physical o •* mental conrsge In which he was wanting* He was afraid of nothing on earth, save f.o do wrong. With courage he blended tenderness and patriotism. He loveu i j State, but his heart w.»s big e-.ongh to take In his whole country and his whole ra*e. Hon. Henry Jackson, of Atlanta who escorted Mr. Stephen* to Atlanta when he was inaugurated governor, next He said the keystone to Mr. Stephens s character was his ms j ratio wisdom, •; re movable will and unbroken nerve. 11 s wai a leader, hence a statesman. His 8p**o.'h ugninst seces-ion before the Geor gia Legislature wan the grandest errr made in Ge >rgla, and had it been in th« power of roan to avert secession, that .speech would have done tbe work. The- speaker wanted a monument to Mr. Ste phens to rise, and its four tides to bo ir> scribed "Wisdom,” "justice," "modera tion," and "eelf-Micrifice." Gov. McDaniel was t •« next speaker. He said that what entitled Mr. Stephens tc be called the Great Commoner was hi'* lora and championship of popular right.; and banian liberty. At 4 o’clock the remains were interred Liberty Halt yard, in front of Gov. Ste phens a late ret i lanes. His old home w tu> beautifully decorated and thrown to the public to-day. It Is now tbe property of the H*epher< Memorial Association, who d—igo to put up a monument an t establish an acad emy ili-re. Among tb* visitors to-dai were many young men who had been edu cated by Gov. Stephens. MW omu. UOLtaiCG LCIIBU1 acts unconstitutional, bnt be made no ex planation. A, he demonstrated tbe qaot ed objection aa tho "more logical" view he teems to intend tbst tbe refusal to piy tbe bonds was tha resolt of passion and not of judgment and law. Hie case was one jaiUtylng.il not de- intending adjectives, but Id us tee whether they are cot ptrtdetl to beclond tbe trgu- menh Before 1881 Georgia oonld Mia for Internal Imprortnient at wilL bb* did In eerersl Instances, and In all lest money. Profiting by experience ber constltnUon of 1801 forbade for thoae purposes any taxa tion except in corporate towns end ciller. That was reaffirmed in tbe constitution of 1800. Tb* reoumtmitton —umn oil 1809 repelled tbat prohibition. It simply declared, "Nor ebalt the credit of the Buie be granted or loaned to aid any company without a i roviffon tbat the whole property of tbe company shall be bound for tbe aecnriiy al the Slat* prior to any otbar debt or lira, except to laboran ; nor to any company in which liber. Is not already aa equal amount tn- vetUid by private person*, nor to any other than a work of pnbtio Improvement.” L Without stopping to learn what that means, let ns cite tastanc -a for application of the law. Tbe Balobridge, Cnthbert and IColutnbne rallnsd company was Incorpo rated by act 18ih Marsh, 180D. It waa to have tha same aid offered tha Otorglt Air Line In I960. That waa whan It "shall have completed and hilly equipped twenty continuant miles at dtber or both ende of lit* lice,” th* Governor should Indorse Ita bonde at 812000 p-r wile for thoet miles, and so ones each section ot twenty milt* woe so completed and equipped. Tb* Bain- bridge, Cnthbert and Ootambos Railroad ■70II.H Loxnoa, Jane 0. -A dispatch from Cairo I saya: Soma excitement has been created Mnamonc thaKaatlohofficial*and resi dents hy ihc arrival of a C.ptic merchant from Knartonm. Ha atalat that ha wit-1 nested tbe capture of Khartoum, and that immediately after the mtsiacre of the gar rison tbe Mabdi demended tbe bead ot Gordon for a tiopby, bat bis warrior* pro duced tbe heed of tbe Austrian count, Mr. Hamit whan tho mlatalra woo dtaoovired. A search was made for Gordon, but lb* Uahdt'e fo' lowers wtr* nnabl* to find any trace of tbe hero of Khartoum. They found several oUtrr Europeans, but no doc ument. were found on thslr clothes to .how tbat either of them was Gen. Gordon. Tha Dane Sm that 11 to poaafble that Pent fl-or. »<elugtbot sir was let, may U»i- Company f-sued MOOOO of Wtmther all were Indorsed by th* do rot know. Da president, II. I b otknow. lit president, H. I Kimball, totL But JJto.Oio ao indorsed were re- 15, and ended October It, 1874; eleven miles bad been graded aed noimnlald. All the caeh pat tn was shout {Jl.Oo "paid inKimbtU money and iuppltet. n Kim ball sold that tha Iron was being reptdiy told, and twenty miles woald be completed In tea days; batnoiron wssltid, it wts returned to the setters. Ths parents*r* a-.d holders knew all these fee's before they accepted th* bonds so Indorsed. lotone more euffl-r*. Tbe CartenvlIU •nd \aa Wert H.lroad Ctimnanv was chartered by ter 12ih March. linD. By tha act Ova miles hod to ha computed before the Governor could indorse. On lgrhl April, 1870. ho Indorsed 1100 OX) with out ooa tall* and a bail oonpuMad; on tha 1Mb afAogast, 1*70, ha Indorsed otbar >173.- .000 enen only aboat three mile, of tieal and Iron were Imperfectly laid. No fnoney bsd been InvrS'fHt therein by private pari tie- Ou the u'.rh of Or- ,her. Dro tfiel An Express Robbsrjr, Troy, N. Y., Jane 10.—Last evening • hen WUL Kandicar, a mesienger for the National Express Company, reached Albany from Troy and delivered hls pack ages, he found that three money packages were missing. Us reported his has, and this morning Ezra Herring, a messenger vanning between Troy mad Schenectady, was arrested at his resiJence mtLaming- hurg. Tho missing packages were found behind a picture banging on the wall. The seals had been broken, but the ontents, between $8,000 and $10,000 in bonds, notes, drafts and cash wero recovered. Herring was held for robbery. An Officer's Mnlfmsanoe In OfTIc SpRixoriiLD, III., Jane 10.—Tbe lloase committee appointed to Investigate the Slate grain inspection in Chicago, has pre pared a report to the tiled that tbe chief grain Inapaetion has. without the authori ty or knowledge of the railroad or ware house commi»iloners, collected interest on public funds and appropriated the same to bis own use; that he has kept upon hla pay rolls psnons who performed uo labor, ai a reward for partisan services; that he has levied campaign assesmienta uponhis subordinates and been guilty of olher offi dal delinquencies. Death of Mr«. Tubman. Auocma, Jane 9.—Mrs. Emily H. Tub- man, one of the oldest and wealthiest resi dents of Augusta, died ibis morniog, aged 91 years. Mrt.Tobman was a native of Vir ginia but came here in 1818,from Kentucky, she was the ward ar.d a persouLl friend of Henry Clay, and assisted at the welcome to Lafayette. The deceased was a most remarkable woman. She gave over $25,003 a year to churches and charity. She built several Christian or Camp'ieliite churches in Georgia, and assisted in maintaining colleges ol this church in West Virginia and throughout the West. Uer real estate K i to maintain a home for the poor of ^ disaccording to the provisions of A Customs Officer Killed. TojfBfT-jsa, A. T., Jane 10—A courier arrived this morning from Bisbee with In ca that W. A Daniels, mounted in- ■■ lot customs, was kill'd by Apaches a short distance from that placriast night. On the receipt of this information at Bisbee, an armed force stated in pursuit of the Indians and a courier was dispatched from here for assistance. Two well-armed par- rirs t numbering flftr volunteers, started after tha Indians to day. A Wonderful Discovery. Gontamt-tivts, and all who suffa from any affection ot throat and lungs, eon find a ceri .in cure In Dr. Ktni’a New Discov ery tor eoosnmptlon. Th nuandaof per manent cares verify the truth of this state ment. No medicine can abowincha rec ord of wonderful cures. Thousand, of once hopeless sutl-rrcrs now proclaim they owe their Itvee to the New Discovery. It coats nothing to give it a trial. Free trial hot Its at Lirnsr, Kankin A Lunar’s drux store. Large alis, |100. Cotton Worms In Texas. Oalvotox, Jane a-A special to the hews from Gainesville says: Cotton worms have devastated many fields in this vicinity. Report* from Cook and Montague counties, this State, and portions of the Indian Territory are to the effect that the worms have recently appeared in thoee Wilts and are doing much daruags. No other crop hi'i been attacked. RUSSIA. TH! tmUXEXT HOT AFFECTED. St. Pctke^scbo, Jane 10.—Mr. GUd- ■tone’s retirement from tb* management Of Brit-«ii at! lire it if generally belie red here will not ailVct tbe aettlsmsat of the Afghan front.er *t ;**i'iou. FISH EXAMINED. It Proves DifTloult to Extract Information from H*m. New Your, June Id.—Tne examination of Jaiues D. Fish,ex-prflsldent of the i«t« Marine Bank, was continued to-day beJovs a referee at the Lu How street jail, on bc- f of Juli-n T. Davh, receiver of Gran : it Ward, to discorer whether or not any i- the tracts of land ami buddings owned by h wr*n purchased with money ■ ecu red in the defunct tirm. Fish was stubborn 1 testy. The tlrst question was as to m ruber of lota ownrd by Fish m Chicago. Fish Slid they were pur chased hy him during the ptui three years, and he htcime angry when asked if they were purcha«*d with, money got from Grant A Ward, lie binn ed out rre or twir**, "D-vi’i n^k such tlamned f >diih q lesiion." Wn-n .;om- tioued as to bln stock, operation* WhU Grant A Ward, Fish Mtwarsd "I had ttiouiandi and thuusandi of d jllars worth of stock from them." He was very vigor ous in his denunciations of the word) min ing schemes. "I bought stock in a mir:t from Grant A Ward," said the witnes- "but It was a swindle. 1 bought rnd paid for money mines which only exist**! ir. the imagination of Ward. I was induced to take hold of the Ward smelter, but after wards Ward’s brother told me they never hatl a Kruelter." How about tho Mona mine?” the wit ness was asked. "Tho Mona mino was one of Buck Grant’s,” was the reply. "Tbat waa a daroneo swindle, too. 'lheir.div.diu n*xt door (Ward) can g.vo vou valiable infor mation on these thin?*." To other questions the witneiw, oniy replied: "Why don’t you examine* the genttemao next door?" •*WaU," replied courisel, "yoo Inn** a iubp ■ in duett Ucum and we will brir, him." ‘Just bring him in and be will gets black eye and a broken neck," shoot#* Fish, and looked as if he wouUlctrry h> threat intoeltect. Toe examination v-t.* adjourned indefinitely. An Awful Attempt at Sulold*. > N*wfort. R. L, Jane 10.—Aboot o'ckck to day an explcsivn oeaonad in Joe. Bauson's liquor sieve, which blew oo* tba entire front of the store, and npm In- veitUation proved tj be the result ol a most awful attempt at eoidd». The t: »:..er were soon extinguished, and it was found • l-*i ■ a .. Uni r. -.1 v • .1- ing heavily, had taken a ktg of powd*-r v the cellar, knocked in tbe head and poured. A large quantity on the ground, after wnleb. with a razor, bs mutilated bim^i horribly. Hs then strock a match ar.d fired the powder. An explosion resulted. Reason was taken to tbe hospiUh tlthoagMH| It Is said hs cannot recover. Hswas n r*ntiy divorced and then mtrried sgaia. In answer to a question be said hsinteudeil to oommit suicide, and hoped bs would die. In a carriage wh eh was ps?sfng at “•time of the explosion wtrs Ma'i. Bcems. of New York, and her two daughters. The youngest, 12 years of sgt. wu bad*> wounded. A boy who was passing Vtt also Irjured. _ A Murder Trial. CHATTA500OA, JutlA 10.—A ipecUl tO IOV Times from Greenville, Tens., isja: Tbt trial of Maj >r E.T. Johnson,ol Indianapo lis, In*!., for the murJir of Msjor E. Hen ry, wu-* < ...M ne*-..**.i today. Ms. -r John* *')[» W ** 1 M.ij >r II *::•■.• Hear Greenville list year for seducing hii wife, who com mitted safe!de a few weeks before the mur der at Indianapolis, through remorse. The caie attracts widespread interest. Senator Voorbres, of Ini’.mi, defends Johnson. The jury was completed to-day. Very Remarkaol* Reoovary. Mr. Geo. V. Willing, of Manchester, Mich., writes: "My wife has been almx* he!p!e«s for fiveynr-* to helpless that she co Hit no', turn over in b-M alone. She uicu tw > bottl**i «>f Klectric B.tters, and it to much improved that ibe is able now to her owa noose work.” Electric Bitters will do all that fa claimed for them. Hundreds of testimonials atto«t ti.*-ir great lrative power**. Only nfty cents a bottle at Lamar, Rutkin -k L\ B» «d Mr I name. Gov. BuiIjce indoried and dcliv- (i TU ’K«V. it hpanuh arrivals. • quxranfin*- ■ ulcMfi Df HanA*"a- Rsadxh... I’a , June lo-laomas K’ O::, Mgr.l sixt/ iire year*, ot L;me I’ort, l.-hiirn county, went into hi# orchard to- i »y. rlimbrd up to a lnub of a i apple treo, /aitcned one ^nd ot a n-p* to a limb of tbe (rrt; »ad the other er.d around his nock, himMif in- cause o1 WLt and fivx ,*r„i * n ' 1 jumped ct’. killing 1 *. | stonily. HeaiM-.ndoncy was tbs ' tho suicide. He leaves a wL’t \ children.