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ALBANY WEEKLY HERALD: SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 3, 189*. m IE ALBANY HERALD. H, M. HelKTOSH. Editor Milroprliiaf! II. M. Moirr.Hii, ........ Kriltnr. • Every morning oxoeiit Monday. ttUBBCRirrinN ?, Itjr mail, poatuxc pal*!, or de* Ivered iijr uutvi-T to cent* a week or V» rent* a month— Oneyuer. * I 5 on Mx month* - 7 An Three month* 1 25 All eutwurtmlonM payable In ailvunrp; no ex* . ceptlon to thia rule Tin favor of anylMHly. ADVRimaiNO Ratrn rkakonaiii.k, ami made known on application. Ornc K Up atalra. went aide of Washington street, opposite the Commercial Bank. Entered at the poatoffloe at AUmii)', Oa„ as second-clans mall mntter. ■■■--— SATURDAY, SEPT. 8, 1893. Tiik Chilians have got the grip, nnd the National Congress has had to ad journ oo account of It. Tom Watson, seems to have lost all shame In politics and to have started out to be a regular atinklng Jim. Th» Tennr-see miners found that General Carnes was made of very dif ferent stnlf from Governor Buchanan. Til BHITl'4Tf ON FAIKf.V BTATRD. A ;;; Connecticut tlila year happens to be the leading peach State north of Georgia. Her orop Is choice and large, Fake stories from the Tennessee riots are plentiful, but Georgians need have no fear of au invasion from Ten neasee miners. Albany business men who have just returned from New York soy that they are betting lively In the metropolis on Cleveland's election in November. That European cholera scourge Is getting to he serious, and It la almost sure to cross the "pond.” All our epi demic diseases Como from the East. Tim Third Party In Georgia will ' peter nut before the election, unless they get sonic abler leaders than Peek and others who are trying to make the campaign. Tim patriots of the Nortb, Who are giving themselves ao much trouble •bout Hie Negro problem In the South, bad better turn tliulr attention to the labor question which surrounds them at home. Thk treasury department la getting exceedingly louse In Ita methods. The other day a stranger put a paokage of money In Ilia pocket, which was not discovered until he was outside the door. It was recovered, however, and was turned olf aa a joke. Wk have an Idea that our good brother Gunn,of the Oilthbcrt Liberal ..Enterprise, would feel much better than he does over the whole business If he could Juat shake hla linger at the irxHAhD and say; In a fatlJky aort of way, “I told you sol" Bnflta can’t. Editor Dick Uhuhb, of 'the Darien Gaaetto, will be elected to oarry the Electoral vote of Georgia to Washing ton, lie is s candidate for the honor, and no man in the Stato Is more en titled to It. Grubb la a Democrat on purpose, and liss always done good service for the party In III* part of the State. The Philadelphia Record has a sen sible article on “The Situation In the South,”’ in which the situation In this section Is fairly stated as follows: “At the close of the clvii war the total debt of the States of Alabama, Arkan sas, Georgls, Florida, North Carolina, South Carolina, Texas, Virginia and Tennessee amounted to $76,418,800. At tile etid of six years of “Carpet Bag Buie," during the period of “Recon struction and Destruction,” the debt of those States had swollen to $289,928,- 084. Of tbla enormous sum the greater part was wasted or stolen, and the re sult waaelther repudiation or finan cial anarchy. Since the Southern people have obtained control of tlielr own governments, with the return of industrial prosperity, a very consid erable portion of this carpet bag debt has been expunged, and the rest Is In process of redemption. In these figures lies the key to the situation In the South. Thu Southern people have no disposition to try or to permit new political experiments that threaten a restoration of Republican rule among them. For this reason they regard with Just apprehension the coalition of the People’s Party with the Republicans. Though many of them have Inclined to favor a portion of the programme of the Farmers’ Al liance, they see in this coalition the menace of a fresh regime of extrava gance, waste* and corruption. Expe, rlence has cost the Southern people too mueh lo permit them to disregard its lessons.” THK ISKS2ISO IN POLITIC*. Tub military spirit 4n Georgia has nev«r been so rife nor resohed suoh a high pitch slnoe the war as has been manifest this year, and If suoh a war as has been going on In the mining re glon of Tennessee should break out In this State Governor Northen would not have to call twice for volunteers to go to tin) front.' EditorHowabd, of the Early County Newt, la a patriot and a philosopher aa well. Hear him: “When we calm ly retrospect the severe drubbing whloh we HteveUs men got in the Al bany convention last week, the great -eat, In fact the only consolation we, have, la to feel that it was given us for the good of the oountry and by aa loyal Democrats aa we are.” Tub census shows that there are 1,018,010 more females In the United States than males. The proportion of women to men seems to bo decreasing. In eleven of the States and Territories there la an exoess of women; In thirty- seven there la an excess of men. This la certainly a proof of faulty distribu tion. aud those ambitious ladies who are devoting themselves to the study of eoonomlos might turn their atten tion to Hading out a remedy. Wanamakkb la making himself very unpopular by hla refusal to comply with the law to compensate letter car riers for exoess work. Ble has found a teohuloality in the bill whloh enables him to avutd payment. The issue was carried to the court of claims, whloh deolded In favor of the employes, but Wanamaker had it carried to the Su premo Court, where it will be tied up for at least three years. But the ques tion la, what can the employes do In .the meantime? In hla Sparta Speeoh on Thursday Tom Watson, according to the Atlanta Constitution’s report, paid his respects to Bid Lewis, as follows: Watson had not spoken Iona before the great majority of white, retired, leaving him speak* Ing to a great audionoe of Negroes. Mr. Watson began by stating Hint tic hnd found Democratic linn ot all kinds. All kinds of Has hnd been told upon him, but tho most in- famous liar ol all was Sidney Lewis, ot the Isbmselite. If tho contents of bis heart were turned into hit stomach, he woald die of black vomit la a few hottre. At this the crowd hooted him, and cried: “Hurrah forSld Luvlst” The Negroes sad a tow whites, however, hurrahed for Wataon. The Ishmaelite, always red-hot In campaign 2tlmes, will doubtless be ‘ ' ver next week. OUT OF THB AI.I.SANCSt. Mr. W. O. Wsbss Can’t Stand Riling, tan and Ike Drift nr Ike Alliance Sale Third Partyleas. There Is a good deal written in the newspapers now about the Negro in politics. It la the Republican organa, however, that are giving themselves the most concern about the Negro in politlos. Here In Democratic Georgia neither the Negro nor hla white friends are giving themselves any trouble about the Negro In politics. The truth of the whole business la that the Northern Republicans have com menced to realize, after ao long a time, that the Southern Democrats can con trol more Negroes than the emmls- aarles of the faithless “grand old party" can, and that's just what pes ters them now about the Negro in politics.' The Negroes themselves are beginning to learn from experience who their beat and only real friends are, and they are no longer the de luded, willing dupes ot the carpet baggers that they were when they were being fooled by suoh promises as the mythical “forty acres and a mule." MOW IT WOfiKB. The cotton producers of the United States sell their ootton In a free trade market and then pay a protective tariff of fifty per cent on nearly all the ootton goods they buy. Statistics sliuw that for tho Inst fiscal year the exports of ootton fabrics from the United States amounted In value to $18,004,857, having fallen off somewhat from the exports of the pre vious year under the obstructive InflU' ence uf im tariff. These exports con sisted almost wholly of unaolored and unbleaohed cotton cloths. On the other hand, the Imports of cotton goods during the year amounted In valne to $28,828,720, and consisted almost entirely of printed and painted cloths, knit goods, laces, embroideries and other articles of highly finished production. Upon these Imports of ootton goods American consumers were obliged by the MoKinley tariff to pay an average duty ot 50 per cent. The effect of the Increased duty has been to stimulate the efforts of foreign manufacturers to produce artloles to suit the tastes of this market. Upon domestlo production of cotton goods the tariff has Juat the opposite effect. While every variety of fine ootton goods comes in, none but coarse and cheap cotton fabrics can go out. Da. A. B. Duncan, of Lee county, Is a candidate for the Legislature from that county. Thk good men who are being led astray by the Third Party foolishness need to he kindly admonished and rea soned with, hut those of their friends who try to do it find it a very difficult matter. Many of them absolutely re fuse to read anything hut Third Party papers and oampaign documents. Thx Hkbald la made the medium of the first publication ot a local campaign song, entitled, “I Want to Be a Mossback,” inscribed to the Democratic Club of Albany by Dr. Then. R. Warden, of Batnbridge. It la a gem of its kind, and will no doubt become a very popular song in the Democratic circles of the Second Con gressional district. It appears on the fifth page of this paper. Secretary Foster, of the Treasury Department, has felt called upon to announce that the force bill is not an issue In the oampaign, and that Presi dent Harrison will wisely dispose of it In his forthcoming letter of acceptance. Secretary Foster evidently considers Hr. Harrison a very smart man. Write what he will in his letter of accept- tance, Hr. Harrison will find that the force bill will not down and that it is here to stay until after the November election. TIIRRATRNRD RATR STAR. A Spill In ike Snnlhern Rnllwnr nnd Steamship Aaseclallen. From Friday's Kraxixtl Hkhai.ii. Mr. W. O. Watson, of this city, who has been' a prominent Allianoeman ever since the order was organized in this county, and who lias been perhaps the strongest man the order has had in this Immediate part of the State, announced to a party of hla friends who happeued to come together in Gil bert’s drug store to-day, that he was done with the Alliance. A representative of the Hkbald was present and asked Hr. Wataon if he had aotually withdrawn from the order. “No, I have hot formally resigned or withdrawn; that la not necessary; but I no longer consider myself an Alli- anccman, and shall not liavaanything more to do with the organization," was Mr. Watson's reply. "Are you not President of the Albany sub-Alllance?” asked the scribe. “Yes; I have been." “What has induced you to quit the Alliance?” “Well, I can’t stand Ellington. Hla election as President of the Alliance means, If It has any political signifi cance whatever, that the Alliance is going to be pulled Into the Third Party. I’m a Democrat, and I hare said all the time that whenever the time should edme when I had to choose between the Democratic party nnd the Alliance I would be a Democrat and let the Alliance go. “Do you objeut to the Hkbald mak ing this matter public?” “Well, I was not talking for the pub lic; but I'll tell you wlmt you may say as coming from me. If you see fit to do so: The Alliance has no place In pol itics now between the Democratic and Third Parties, There Is no Inter mediate ground for it to occupy in the present state of political affairs, and, aa I said just now, I am a Demoorat and don’t propose to affillnte with any organization that interferes with my Democracy. The Democratic party has had a strong friend In the Alliance organization hero In the Second Con gressional dlstrlot, but It aeems that it oan’t be ao longer, and hence my deter mination to have nothing more to do with It.” Mr. Wataon’a withdrawal from the Allianoe is a matter of no surprise to the Herald, nor will it be to anyone who knows the man.. He was a mem her of the District AHianqa conven tion at Cuthbertthatbrought'out Hon. O. B. Steven; as ttie Alliance candidate for Congress, and wasaoonsiatent and faithful supporter of Mr. Stevens in his oanvas8;yet he has been'just as consistent in Ills Democracy and Just as faithful to tho party. When such men as Mr. Watson begin to turn their baoks upon the Alliance the days of Its usefulness and influence In Georgia are numbered. PHRK WASN’T THKRR. THE THIRD PARTY IHWORTH Tin Third Parir MmiIrb as Blalrolr Ysalerdar. Col. J. W. Walters and Capt. W. E, Wooten, who went over to meet Col. Peek and Dr, Hand in joint debate at the Third Party rally In Blakely y#s, terday, returned to the olty Friday, They report that Col. Peek was not there. He was expected, and a repor ter of the Hkbald who was at the de pot on Wednesday afternoon had a man pointed out to him as Col. Peek, and announced In that evening’s paper that the Third Party leader had passed through the city en route to Blakely, but this proved to be a mistake. The man who was taken for Col. Peek was evidently somebody else; At Blakely Heasrs. Walters and Wooten were joined by Col. J. H. Griggs, of Dawson, itnd this trio of brainy young Democratic orators were ready to meet whoever the Third Party might have to pit against them. Mr. L. O. Jaokson, of Bainbridge, and Dr. L H. Hand, of Baker, came to the soratoh for the Third Party when time was called. The Third Party people organized the meeting by electing one of their number ohairman, though it la esti mated that the Democrats present greatly outnumbered them. Well, to make a long story short, Walters, Wooten and Griggs spoke for Democracy, and Jackson and Dr. Hand spoke for the Third Party. Those who are acquainted with the gentlemen that stood for the two op posing parties in the debate know about how it turned out. The speak ing lasted nearly all day, and when it closed the Democrats had the. whoop on the Third Partyites. Tknnksskk seems to be badly In need of a new Governor. From 1846 to 1860, under the opera tion of a tariff laid for revenue, the Increase of domestic exports was 210 per cent. The increase in imports was 197 per cent. There has been no other fourteen years in the history of the country when Its trade showed such astonishing advancement. In the last fourteen years, for example, the in crease in exports has been 61 per cent, and. in imports 72 per cent. As Mr. Blaine testifies in his political history, the prosperity of the oountry after the adoption of the tariff of 1846 was un exampled. 1 The Southern Railway and Steam ship Association has been in session in Atlanta this week. The meeting adjourned on Thursday night, all the roads having renewed their member ship except the Cinoinnntl Southern and the Alabama Great Southern. The Richmond and Danville held off until a late hour, but finally announced flint jt would sign. Major Fink, receiver of the East Tennessee system, held out for a differential of four cents per hundred on grain from Illinois points. The board of arbitration awarded lilm three cents. He would nut accept that and stuck out for the extra cent. The members sat around caucusing, and there was not much general diacus- lon. Just before the adjournment, President Thomas announced that he would take out the Western and At lantic if the Cincinnati Southern did not come it. This startled Major Fink, blit did not bring him to terms, nnd the Association adjourned, after giving the Cincinnati Southern and Alabama Grent Southern seven days in which to announce their decision. If they do not sign, the Louisville and Nashville, Illinois Central, Newport News and Mississippi Valley nnd Western Atlnntio will draw out. In that event it Is predicted that there will be a bitter rate war, and the threat la made tliut the Cincinnati Southern will not get a bushel of the Illinois grain. It U aimouneed that the As sociation will continue if the roads named withdraw. Thk cholera continues to spread In the East. According to official re ports there were nearly 6,000 newenses and 2,740 deaths in St. Petersburg alone on last Wednesday. Yet there appears to be no altirin over Hie situa tion ill this country. Dr. Syrus Ed- son, sanitary superintendent of New York, said ton representative or the Assoolated Press yesterday tliut while he did not think iliat the cholera %’ould find its way to (Ills country there was always a chance Hint it would, and fur ibis reason he Imd pre pared for any emergency. “The health department,” lie continued, “is like the fire department—It Is always ready to fight anything that comes nlong. We are fully prepared to grapple with the cholera the moment it shows Itself. We have to make preparations on a much larger scale than is necessary, so that under no circumstances can we be caught napping. 1 do not wish to alarm the public, but 1 do not think it will do any harm, however, to tell you that we are now ready to care for cholera patients to the number of 5,000 at a moment’s notice. Of oonrse there wonld not be suoh a demand upon us, and I do not think that if the oliolera should mnke its appenrancu here the cases would he numerous; still we are prepared to handle any number. Per sonally, 1 feel very secure in regard to this matter and dread an epidemic of cholera much less than 1 would one of typhus fever." ADJCDtlKD INSANE. A MKStTINO THAT Dll’N’T' PAN DVT VERY WELL, T. I*. KHrhPNs Nosnl Moled Fee Ike Lf|- Islmure—County OMcere lo bp Nominmed Voter. ALBANY BETS A BETTE* BATE TO nAVANNAIt AND nttVNN- SriSIK TSBAN rOLlUBlS. Tbo You MR nine Oise, YVho Was Car ried From Albnur lo AVorlli Conn. If, Strom Desprrnle nnd Violent. spcelsl CiiiTos|K>mleneo ol the Hkkai.ii: Isabella, Ga„ Aug. 27, 1892. Ginn, the young Insu who was sent over here rrom-Albany last week, un der a charge of lunacy, was tried on Tuesday last nnd adjudged a fit sub ject Tor thensylum, where he will be sent as soon as a vacanoy can be secured for him. He has fits of despondenoy, in one of which he tried to commit suicide by tearing his blanket into strips and twisting them Into a rope, but was found out and the rope taken from him. Although, apparently, as sane aa anyone at intervals, he has frequent attacks of violent insanity, during which he tries to tear up and destroy everything in his reach. His case, with all attending circum stances, la a most pitiable one. H. Gen. Carnks has acted with good lodgment in suppressing the riot at Coal Creek, and now all trouble is said to be at an end and the law has fully triumphed. Editor Gunn, of the Cuthbert Lib eral-Enterprise, is mighty sore over the result of the Congressional con vention, but he falls into line ju»t like all good Democrats should do. The District Court of the United States in Northern Texas has deolded that the Legislature of a State has not a right to prescribe through the agency of a State Railroad Commission such low rates of freight as would prevent the corporations affected from meeting their obligations to creditors. Such legislative regulation is violative of the constitutional provision declaring that “No State shall pass a law impair ing the obligation of contracts.” The decision of the District Court in Texas is in harmony With the decision of the Supreme Court of the United States in the Granger cases in Minnesota. This decision was to the effect that though the Government of a State may right fully exercise supervision over the railroads within its limits, the State exceeds its authority when it under takes to impose conditions with which the railroads cannot comply without defrauding their creditors. Special OrreiMiowlcneeof the JIkkai.d. Isabella, August-26,1S92. The Third, or Colored People’s Party, meet at the court bouse in tills place yesterday. It lias been an nounced for over a mouth past that they would meet here on that day for the purpose of putting out a full coun ty ticket, from representative down, and the lenders, who have been claim ing that the eon uty was overwhelm ingly theira, doubtless expected that the county would turn Itself inside out on yesterday. They were grievously disappointed men, however, when only 182 of the 1600 voters Hint they had counted on appeared, and several of these voters were Negroes, while some that did ap pear were very lukewarm. Jones, of Tliomnsvllle, was there and made them a weak-kneed speech, and afterwards had men going around among the audience trying to get up money to pay Ills railroad fare. Tills Is, I suppose, the first Instance on re cord of a candidate for Congress ask ing his constituents tp pay Ills travel ing expenses. The rank nnd file of the P. P.’s were here, and a yelling, excited, cranky, unreasonable horde they were, a dozen trying to speak at once, and not one knew wlmt lie wanted to tnlk about. They have not thirty votes in the county that were not represented here yesterday. Although they Imd announced that they would put out a whole county ticket, o beli they saw the size of the crowd tlielr backbone caved in, and they mini I listed a representative nnd ’lull. Fortliis office there were sixoan- diilutes, hut Mr. T. L. Kitchens was the longest pole nnd got the plum after several ballots. Mr. Kltoliens Is a rather conservative member of the new party, nnd his nomination shows that they have not lost nil tlielr judg ment. They were to meet here ngnin to-day to listen to a so-called speech from IVnlker, who Imrrangucd them a short time since, and is one of the mis erable hirelings that Ellington and his orowd are sending out here to preaoh sedition nnd strife among our people. They propose to meet again about two weeks from now to put out candi dates for county offloes. The reason they did not put them out yesterday was because their crowd was so small, and, nearly every man present being a onndldate, they decided to await the advent of a few voters. H. BltlOR By n ((round Stonier. Mr. J. K. Miller, who lives down near Baconton, brought his little ten-year- nld buy, Master Kuymond Miller, to the olty Friday afternoon and put him under the treatment of Dr. W. A. Strother. The little fellow was bitten by a ground rattlesnake on last Tuesday niglit.and has been suffering consid erably from the effects of it ever slnoe. He went out to look the fowl house, be fore the family retired for tho night, and the snake bit him on the foot, •Inking its fangs into one of his great toes. Mr. nnd Mrs. Miller cut open a frog and bound it to the bite, and next morning the frog was green from the effects of the poison it had absorbed. A tobacco’ poultice was then applied, but the foot and leg of the little fellow became so swollen tint it was thought best to bring him to a physician. He was taken to the home of Mrs. N. F. Mercer, a sister of Mr. Miller, in this olty, where he was* visited by Dr. Strother. The Doctor thinks that the worst danger Is now over, but advised that Master Raymond remain here for a few days longer. The snake that blithe child was a very small one, but it drove its venom ous fangs in deep enough to cause the blood to flow freely. The ground rattlers never grow to be large, bnt they are among the most poisonous snakes that we have in this country. Thk heart of the best block in Au gusta was destroyed by fire Saturday, Loss $250,000. THESE PASH FOB JOKRS. She—Oh, Charley! that mosquito has come from your hand to mine. He—Aw—beautiful thought! that your blood and mine—aw—mingles in the same mosquito. Purely Mobjeelive. Mr. Huckleberry—No one admires me. Miss Wallflower—No one admires me, either. Mr. Huckleberry—We bad better or- F inize a mutual admiration society. admire your eyes. What do you ad mire about me? Miss Wallflower—Your good taste. Not to H«r Tula. “I have a family tree,” he plead, “To aid me in my enlL” “Perhaps you hare,” the maiden said; “But I don't like its fruit." Only a Qaeotloa of Time. Acquaintance—So your son has hang out his shingle as a doctor—has he any patients yet? Proud Parent—Not yet—hot be has raised a beard and bought a pair of eyeglasses! COLUMBUS IS KICKING ABOUT THE FREIGHT RATES ON- COTTON. Why flfstf We Are (tteeer to These Ports Thnn €ol«Mhns The business men of Columbus, If we Judge by what we see In the En- quIrcr-Sun, are considerably exercised over the new rales of freight on cot ton to Southern and Eastern porta as established by the Southern Railway and Steamship Association for the ap proaching season. The new rate Is to go Into effect on the 5th of September, and notice of It was received In Columbus on Thurs day. The circular announces that the rates apply on uncompressed cotton with the privilege of compressing by the carriers at 10 cents per hundred pounds. The Enquirer-Sun says that the bus iness men of Columbus arc indignant at what appears to them to be a very unncccessary and unjust discrimina tion against that city, nnd in the course of a long article on the subjeot our contemporary brings out these in teresting faots: The two ports which most effect Co lumbus are Savnnnah and Brunswick, and the association deorees that 4A cents shall be paid for each 100 pounds! which is carried to either port. Both Albany and Americus are considered by the cotton men as being in the same cotton territory as Columbus, and the charge for carrying the same amount from Albany is 38 cents to Brunswiok aud 30 to Savannah, from Amerious the charge la 86 cents to eaoh point. Even Atlanta, where the merchants and newspapers are protesting against freight rates, receives better treatment than Columbus, and 100 pounds of cot ton can be taken from there to either J of the seaports for48 cents. ( The ootton men olaim that if the proki posed rates are carried Into effect In calculable damage will be done, be cause the whole country, both between Columbus and Albany nnd between Columbus and Amerious, whiob has hitherto been tributary to ColumbuB, will be diverted In order to seoure the lower rates from the other oities. The discrimination against Columbus will make a difference of from 60 to 60 cents on each bale of cotton. Taking It for granted that 100,000 bales would bo re ceived in Columbus during the season, at the lowest figure Columbus would have to pay $60,000 more for transpor tation than her sister oities. The Hkrald has no desire to meddle with this matter between Columbus and the rate fixing power of the rail roads, but if distance, or mileage is to be taken Into consideration (as It un doubtedly was by the Railway and Steamslijp Association, and as Is also in accordance with the rules and reg ulations of the Railroad Commission)! we fail to see how Columbus oould be ' given the same rate that is given to Albany—we being some eighty-odtj miles nearer the ports thnn our slstq city. Albany’s geographical position is not only In her favor as compared with Columbus, but we also have the advantage of direct competing lines to the seaports, whloh is another import ant matter to be taken into considers-: tlon In fixing rates on cotton. Why j then shouldn’t we have a lower rate than Columbus? Ho Mod Uls Roman,. From the Detroit Free Prose. Mother—Johnnie,' where have yoli been? Johnnie—In swlmmln’. Mother—Didn’t I tell yon I’d whip you U you went in the water? Johnnie (frankly)—Yes’m. Mother—Then why did you do it?/ Johnnie— 1 ’Clause the Bakin’ wAi’t hurtmore’n fifteen minutes,'and the swimmin’ ’ll feel good for a week. •no Hretene ot Waterworks to Be n Perfeet Dm. When our waterworks are corny pleted, the system will be aa perfect ly can be found in any olty of Albany’s size. The water that will run into the buildings for domestlo purposes will be perfectly pare and healthy, and it will flow in unlimited quantity. In many, and, in fact, most of Geor gia’s cities where waterworks systenrt- have been ereoted, the water has been of a very inferior quality, badly stain ed, Impure and unhealthy. When our reservoirs and mains have been thor oughly washed out, and all trash and impurities removed, we will have the purest water of any city in the State, and have plenty of It. Albany’s artesian water has already done much for the city, and its repu tation has spread on the four winds, giving the city an everlasting name. The almost unbroken, level surface or Albany, as well as her per fectly straight streets, has made the erection of the system a much sim pler matter than if the streets had been irregularand billy. As it is, the tower * au enough above any point, in the city to give a strong pressure; sufficient for all Are purposes, with out the aid of engines, ana the protect tion’ against Are will be almost perfect, and a burning building can be literally flooded. Yes, we will have a good system of waterworks, and one that we may fes's proud of. ' • - J v.y/1 _|If Tom Watson's political acrobatic evolutions were originated to gain noj i toriety he has accomplished that enjL But Tom's fame is pt the worst Sort— the derision of the whole Soath.