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ifcsBitfiral i&nvtLs i that responsibility. We sim- nforce ihemj* He said, “Well ;£py»ij it is not a question of wdomination. Four millions :-slaves, wiibout education or da road to tlic Atlantic, and thns direct the bade from Savannah. The Savan- neb merchants should bring an action against the Central and its steamship companies for every act of discrimina tion that occum in that city. If a pri vate right can thus be made the sport of by the lawless acts of wealthy cor porations, then it is a bad day. and these »re ev^ things. It is such acts as this Qn the p*rt of corporations that brings down hpon them the odium of the pub lic. It ought not to be thus. Corpora tion have n*hte and they ought to be respected, jnst'wj individuals are, in the enjoyment of theu v and it is only be cause their modes <f business are in violation of public ww, that enmity exists. ThiB spirit of domioi: on 0Q part of the officers of ccTpfeitipns ought to be checked by the law. xL,y ahnuld.be made amenable for their acts James Caiiaway COITIF A.i Y. ny IMfCHwcd-Pcna! led to Vindicate the To the Albdifi Board qf Trade: Gentlemen—Your .application for my' legal opinion as to your rights and i that of the people-»f this section of the State in relation to the regulations of the Centaal Railroaded other compa- [ " nies on the subject of ides of freights, ^ has received my attention. The follow- . ing are the facts upon wl*ch you base I your complaints: 1st The business season opei^d here ’ in August last with freights on tetton to Savannah, over the Central and Sa vannah, Florida & Western Railroad at 42 cents per hundred pounds, and by the Brunswick & Albany Railroad at 36 t cents per hundred pounds. With This. Lands looked after and Col- ««ngenient *U parties, were well sat- SHr^rty, can hardly dominate 30,- ^Rt.000 of whites with education and property. It is a question of doing our. sworn -duty.” He said, “Well, I am opposed to niggerdom- ination.” I saw that my only chance to influence him was by the remnant of authority left in my hands. He was determined to please the Dem ocratic party and the South. He went South. aud removed the Gov ernor and Commissioners that Gen eral Sheridan had appointed. I in stantly telegraphed him not to ap point, to office any man who had been removed, and to give his rea sons by until for removing the men. He telegraphed me a long reply, costing the government $250 his reasons”-: X^ctogcaphed him that hia reasons^K^HOpsufflcient; to send by reasons. He again te 1 -Tou1 ic same points, oraaBcjjBmHe so long, cost', ihg only He telegraphed that if he could raw have freedom to act his ffcefuluess would* be destroyed, andm that he would have to asjffio be relieved. I telegraphed Jjfl[to revoke his order. He ask- H&hnson to relieve him, as uo ope Criticised by a Sworn Republican. New York, October i—The Times publishes the followi^ from Cincinnati: The Gazette will print to-morrow a report of adfuiterview between Rev. C. H. Jgpvfer D. D., and Gen. Grunt, whiengives some startling points ihtonnection with the inside .history of Hanoock’s or der, No. 40. Grant talked fteply to Fowler and the interview gave a written consent to its publication under certain restrictions as to the time. The conversation took place in Grant ^library at Galena on the 21st. of September. Speaking of Hancock "the ex-President said: “Down to 1864 he seemed like a man ambitions to do his duty as an officer, but in 1864 when McLcllan was nominated, Hancock received I one vote and that greatly excited and changed him. He was so de lighted that- he smiled all over. It crazed him. \ Befone that he got on well. After tha^K would hardly speak to rue. *f fll working to en-j forep the laws tiraongress and he was workinj^kc the Presidency. Perhaps he*"]^^Bt I did not praise him enou|4»CT®iy^{iy he hardly spoke to me^pPwas on my nom^ nation that he was made Brigadisr- AApneral in the regular army. Wbeu Irwas made General, Stanton told I me it was a compliment to me and that I 'could name the men to till .the vacancies in Lieutenant-General- >bip and Major-Generalship caused. b>my promotion. I nominated him for\hi, Major-Generalship in the reguKr army. He acknowledged it manfwjy. He was a very fair corps* comraaider but was never thought of for a great place. When the army of fie potomaewas hunting for a comufinder it took almost ev erybody, ana'even. came over into the West for officers, hot nobody ever even suggested Hancock for the place.. After he received that vote in ’64 he bad«the bee in his bonnet,” and shaped everything to gain Democratic an? Southern favor. He has -watched^ md plan ned and "waitedtill aFl^j; he has received the Democratic lomina- tion.” “Do you think, General, his tele- brated order No. 40 represents the direction of his sympathies ?”• “Well, I will give you the true inner history of his. order No... 40. Congress was striving to prevent Andrew Johnson from undoing the reconstruction laws. Whenever Congress passed a law Joonson bent hi4 energies to defeat its enforce ment, and would find pretexts to dodge around it. Then Congress officers who bad been appointed by Sheridon. I then telegraphed him to suspend his orders of removal and re port to me by mail. "There was an order existing, if I remember aright, prohibiting the use of telegraph when the mail could be employed. *He replied in a very long dispatch, ■ting, if I remember correctly, about $250. I informed I was not satisfied, but if he had any further reasons to communicate to do so by mail. He again replied by telegraph, but gave nothing new, saying simply that his ..usefulness would be destroyed if he was not Yeft 'ree re act, and that unless he was left free to act he should ask to be relieved. -1ordered bim to. revoke his order making removals and to make no more. He then asked to be lelievcd and I re lieved him. “I always regarded his mere declara- iioiviu Order No. 40. that the military should be subrrdinate to the civil pow er as something that everybody accept ed aud nobody disputed. As officer*, we were sworn to obey our superiors. Congress was our superior and bad made laws, and these laws made the military subordinate. We were acting undjgr them, but his order made laws subordinate to his own opinions.” HAKCddK ANSWERS. New Yoke, October 6.—The Tde- gram this evening contains a report of an interview by one of its correspond dents with General Hancock with re gard to the statements recently made by General Grant General Hancock said: “I find it hard to believe that ex-President Grant has said snch'hard things about me.” "Then yon think he never said you were vain, ambitious and weak, and that you have been crazy to be Presi dent for the last sixteen years?” “I have no positive evidence that he has so expressed himself.” ALT isfied and. a thriving business would hare been done oybr all the roads, and the receipts and trade of Albany would have been vastly ’augmented. Some few weeks after wards ybii were notified that the freights had been raised over the first two roads to - 69 cents per hundred pounds, by authority of the Railroad Commission. This remained only a few days, when by the act of the Central Railroad the freights were fix ed at 50 cents -per hundred pounds which is the present rate over the Cen tral. The Savannah, Florida and Wes tern Railroad is working outside of the Railroad Commission, as the Railroad Commissioners are enjoined as to that road, and is. making its own charges— the rate from here being the same as the Central. 2nd. The business men of this city acting for the interest of the people and the city, succeeded in establishing an other line to Savannah by an engage ment of freight with the line of steam ers from Brunswick to Savannah run ning in connection with the Brunswick & Albany Railroad, thus making & cheaper line, 36 cents over the Bruns wick & Albany Railroad, ten cents per hundred pouDis, making 46 cents per hundred pounds to Savannah by thi& route, thus giving to the planter 14 Trowbridge & Holliiislicd t$\" XWEirV , l?IST», ’ . WAYCROSS, - - - - GEORGIA. Teeth extracted without pate. AH work warranted. Terms moderate. Will go. any- whiiro on-B. A Jl. and S« F. A W. BaUroada. t.VV. . • apl8-22jn' ■ \ - ffould. That is the inner hislo- tnd Spirit of his celebrated o<per No. 40. This order resulted in the loss of many lives. I know of cases can give them. His statement that civil authorities are supreme is the troth, admitted by ail, in time of established peace; but I can de monstrate that he did not subject military power to civil, bat that he W. H. Gilbert, Ag*t, & Co. BROAD STREET. Practices in all the State Courts. ^ Beters to Hon. T. IL.Norwood. ap3H2m used his military power to over throw civil.” ‘tin speakiug of the Chicago Con vention, Gen.-Grant said: “There, are three reasons why I woulcT have accepted the nomination:— First, on account of the character .of the men who urged it. I esteem their respect and confidence more than the nomination. Second, I be lieve I could have broken up tho Solid South. Many life-long Dera- ATTORHEY AT LAW, ALBANY, OA. Collections, large or 8m»U,a»p«:f»ltv. Will at- tend promptly to allburicewentroBted to hia care. AND JEWELRY l JOKES ft WALTERS, Attorneys at Law, 49-'Cnatom oolkifci. Fob 19,1880-till B9w 28. pres3ions, and the Chicago Inter- Ocean has - published an interview with the ex-President, in which tne principal statements of Rev. Dr. Fowler are confirmed.” “I, mean just this: thns far my knowledge of what General Grant has actually said is confined to what may be called hearsay evidence. I have read what has been attributed to him as his utterances in the newspapers. Now, I shall take pains to ascertain from an' authoritative source just what General Grant has said about me." “WU1 you apply to him personally Oitco over Centra* 1 Railroad Bunk* that would have giver, us control of much desirable commerce. For in stance, in Moxicx>7 instead of deal ing with the people who use only slave labor, and receive little or nothing but sterling iu exchange.” Dr.Fowler, who held the above conversation witl^he ex-President was, until receuJ^^Rditor .of the cents per hundred pounds. There were some charges for insurance, etc., mak ing the saving a little less. 3rd. The steamship line from Savan nah to New York, owned and contract ed .by the Central Railroad, has recent ly discriminated against the trade of this city and sectioa in this, to-witv Its agents at Savannah when applied for freight engagements for cotton at Sa vannah, consigned to houses at Savan nah coming overthe Brunswick route has refused such proposition, saying they had no room for cotton reaching Savan nah by that route, but could make room for all cotton coming over the Central road. 4th. The line of steamers which had been engaged to run in connection with the B, & A. road from Brunswick to Savannah at ten cents per hundred pounds, hid leccntly changed its freights to $1.25 per bale, thus break ing up the cheaper line thus described —and it is believed this has been brought about by the influence of the Central Railroad. That the Central Railroad, Savannah, Florida and Western, and the Bruns wick and ‘Albany Railroads are still acting together under their pooling contract, in violation of the public law of this State. Under this statement of facts u is clear tiiat trade of Albany and-of this section, is rendered tributa ry to the Central Railroad, and what ever that corporation may require we musfi^ubmit to, unless we can get. re lief from some other quarter. It.is clear to my mind that the action Of the Central Railroad in discriminating for freights on its line of steamers to New York agaanst cottons reaching Savan nah over the Albany and Brunswick Railroad, is in violation of law. “Rail road companies are common carriers and liable as such.” Code, sec. 20, S3. “A common carrier holding himself out to the public as such, is bound to receive all goods and passengers offer- ed that he is able and accustomed to carry, upon compliance with such rea- able regulations as he may adopt for his own safety and the benefit of the public.”—Code 2069. Common car riers are not allowed to transact busi ness according te the whims and cap rices of their own. No favoritism is allowed. They engage to work for the public. This is their occupation and they are liable if any one of the public is not accommodated upon call. It is very strange that the merchants of Sa vannah do not move in the matter, for if continued Itmust result in diverting trade from, their, oty. People will hot AH ardors left at the Drug Store will recetro romp? tt^nUon. jan My Or. aw. aurteSd, •JSSrSCTFOLLV tendon hU services, in the S» *» :lvaa hrMrekeriU to-the tlMiM, .Uh&oy and »iuroundlng conn try. Of- ce opposite {wwt-gowpe.'oa^FlBOMteet: —: - for information 2” ’ “That would be the best course io pursue, I suppose—Jmeaxr.tegetat.the would pass another law to hedge liiiu up there. So it went on till Congress had taken from him all control of the Generals command ing seven districts of the South, ex cept the power to remove them and appointothers in their places. These commanders could remove qnyjciyil officers-of auy grade, Judge or Gov ernor, when I was made General, and they would have determined my powers and ditties. These were given to the Generals by accident, I think, without seeing that it in volved co-ordinate powers with these district commanders.' As 1 was the senior officer, however, it' gate me authority. Gen. Sheridan was. sent to the Department of Louisiana, conering Louisiana and Texas. He is very shrewd and very able. He kept his eyes open, learning rapidly the men who were not worthy to occupy their places, and discovering competent and wor thy men to ppt in their places. The Legislature of Louisiana passed a law authorizing the issue of $7,000,- 000 of levee bonds, ostensibly for the levee. They, conditioned their sale on their bringing to the State not less than 80 per cent, of their face. The government’s three Com missioners were to place the bonds on the market, but they soon found oat that the bondq would not bring mere: tlian'40 per cent. To avoid the law they invented the plan cf borrowing the money and using the bonds as collaterals. They could borrow about 34 or 35 per cent, of the face- of the^bonds. Just at this juncture, to prevent these men from defrauding tho State, Gen. Sheridan took ofi the heads of Governor and Commissioners so quick that they did not know what ailed them, and appointed good men in their places. For some reason the re moved men were very anxious to be' reappointed. They employed Reverdy Johnson and another law yer to work for them, agreeing' to pay them $250,<)50 if they were re instated. This is.a great' deal of money for. four men to pay for posi tions unless there is, some special gain in the case. Bevferdy Johnson came to me, but 1 was so stupid and stubborn that I could not be induc ed to reappoint them. He went to Andrew Johnson and.made bis case, and Andrew Johnson sent for me and asked me to reinstate those men. I refused to'do ro. He said, rein state them,'even-if i^is only for one day. I will promise that "they will resign. I thought Johnson might not know of the motive- why they were so anxious tn .be reinstated, truth.” “If yon find that the ex-President has really made assertions derogatory to your character will you make a re ply ?’ “Yes; if it is necessary.” "Then I am to understand that if General Grant has assailed your char acter, as he is reported to have done, you will make a general denial ?” “I will, ce ' that is untrue. THE JOHNSON HOUSE, SMHTHVIXXE, GA„ Is the place to 6topau.dgeta GOOD SQUARE MEAL GRANT EXPLAINS. He Takes the Back Track, and Cor rects Some of the Statements Made in the Fowler Interview. October 6.—The Inter- Chicago, HBHHIV Ocean publishes an interview with Gen. Grant, respecting the interview published yesterday mornings in which Gen. Grant says : “Though it is in most respects correct, it contains also many mistakes, and makes me say things in a- way not intended, and use some language that I did not employ.” In answer te the question, "Wherein is the statement of Dr. Fowler incor rect 1 h Gen. Grant said: "It is incor rect in many respects—fur example, in this statement: "‘Speaking of Hancock the ex-Pres ident said: “Down to 1864^ he seemed like a man ambitions to do his duty as an officer ; but in 1864. when McClel lan was nominated, Hancock received' one vote, and that greatly excited and changed him. He Was so delighted that he smiled all over. It crazed him. Before that, we got on well; after that; he would hardly speak to me.’ \ "I said, substantially, that up te 1864 After I have sifted the- matter to the bottom, and have decided to reply, I will prepare a careful and FASHIONABLE T, WASDKGT0S STBS comprehensive statement for publica tion.” "How much time wilt be required for you to hear personally from Gen eral Grant in this matter f” "I cannot say, but I shall lose no more time than I can help id getting at. the bottom of the matter.” “What reason have you for doubting that Gen.. Grant has attacked your Bates $1.50 to $3.09 per day, according «• location of rooms. teriaa Church; A. F. Mason, pastor E Street Baptist Church; J. E. Ban- kin, pastor First Congregational Church; Fred. D. Power, -pastor Vermont Avenue Christian Church; John G. Ames, President Young Men’s Christian Association. character?” "In the first place he lacked good grounds upon which to attack me, and, in the second plaee, he is an old sol-, dier. and graduated at West Point As such, he could not, it seems to me, so far overstep the bounds of truth and gentlemanly propriety as to attempt to injure me—even in a private conversa- tion.” “Will your formal reply to Gen. Grant,, if you find it necessary to make- one, ba in the shape of a letter ?” “I cannot say at present That ia a matter for after consideration.” “What are General Grant’s feelings towards you personally?” "I have always supposed that he was i man who would never allow any ill- will to influence him against me, and I shal not change my opinion unless I am compelled to do so by undisputable evidence.” - Nxw York, .October 6.—General Hancock, in an interview with an Asso ciated Press Reporter (his afternoon, stated that he bad not yet determined whether to answer himself the recent alleged utterances of Gen. Giant or I \pril 29,1830—ly. PROPRIETOR Tlte Humors at the South Carolina Campaign. Greenville (8. C.) News.] At a big Democratic meeting in Winnsborp’ some of the mottoes worn by the roonnted men were very funny. The most striking one was the large white patch w^rn by a negro upon the ee^t of his black pantaloons which contained in flar ing letters the words, “^Garfield to the rear 1” Mahala Wilson, a color ed woman, and very much colored rphis House is well furnished and in ev- 1 ery way prepared for the acoommo- lation of the traveling public. Entire sat isfaction gnaranteed. The table is sup plied with tha.best the country affords, *nd the servants are unsurpassed in po- iteness end attention to the wants of guesta Omnibuses convey passengers to and from the different railroads prompt- y K free of charge. Charges to suit the CU lYUUIttli. itUU V Vi J UIUGU CUiUlCU at that, rode near the head of the Oakland Club, on a white flea bitten horse, by tho side of her husband, Marcus, and spri’ed most lustily for the Democracy. She wore a light colored dress, and had a red zephyr shawl spread over her shoulders.— Wherever she was seen she created a furore and was greeted with shouts of laughter and applause.— General Hagood sought an intro duction to her a3 the first colored woman he bad ever seen in South Carolina who had the temerity to announce herself as a Democrat. He accepted her open avowal of the faith as the most hopefnl indication of the canvass- An old negro man, eightv-eight years old, rode 'in the procession with the Longtown Club. The negroes in the line were fine looking men, and wore the most startling combinations of gay and attractive colors, and on every side there were to be seen the crimson banuers of the triumphant Democ racy. 6. M. REMSHART The Wilmington Eeviews&y good deal hns been said throiij papers lately about the heal ness of lemons. The latest a as to how tp.use them so the do the most good runs as fol Most people know the bene lemonade before breakfast bu NICHOLS. md thinking! would do him great ervice in keeping, him from..a great iluoder, I told him that oiie. honr vould serve those men as well as >nc day, and I unfoldedtheir intent. Jut Johnson insisted on their being einstated. I refused) and excused nvself. Johnson then removed Sheridan and appointed HAncock. ! calted H uiL-ockrdo Washington av?s of Congress concerning, recon- trade thelr legitimate influence. 2nd. To protect die people from un just exactions on the line when there is no ' competition, and thns limit the power of -monopoly. Otherwise the property and rights of people in towns on fihe line, orat tho termini, could be bpdlt up by unjust discrimination at tie will of the Railroad.* ! 3rd. By. preventing the corporations Coffee is a native of Arabia sup posed by some to have been the chief ingredient of the old Lacede monian broth. The use of this berry was not known in England until the year 1657; at which time a merchant of Turkey, on his return from Smyrna to Loudon, brought with^him"a Greek of Ragnsa, who was accustomed every morning to prepare this liquor for his jBttkter, INDSTIHCT