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father, and «u ono of the most i
plixhed scholars in the country. Prior t
and during the war, the private lib
of the Turner brothers were the
ATLANTA, TUESDAY. MARCH 25, lHTtt.
the south, and embodied collections of I afflict the country is the
sane of the rarest works. Mr. Turner | ocratic principles,
grew op surrounded by books and
Tint democrats gain*?! two greenback
converts, Messrs. Ladd and Wright, in
the caucus of last Thursday. This, with
the seating of Mr. Hull, gives them a
good working majority in the house. The
third-forty squad will doubtless now pro-
proceed todiasoive itself. The democrats
will gain a majority of the remaining
thirteen.
Tss Georgia senators are on deck
General Gordon is at the head of the
committee on commerce. He is also a
member of the committee on education
and labor and of the civil service com
mittee. Mr. Jlill is chairman of the
committee on the contingent expenses of
the senate, and a member of two leading
committees—privileges .and elections and
foreign relations. He is also a member of
the committee on revolutionary claims.
Irisdifficult to format this distance any
mtisfactory opinion' relative to the dura
tion of the extra session. Mr. Stephens
advocated in Tliusday’s caucus an exten
sion of the session so as to permit of the
disposition of considerable general leg
islation. He holds that a great deal of
legislation is necessary besides the pas-
sage of the appropriation bills. The
country, he says, demands relief at the
hands of the democratic party, and he
believes that congress should not sdjoum
until it has .passed upon questions of tax
ation, revenue ami finance that the people
are interested in. He thinks a law should
be passed authorising the isaueof at least
five hundred millions of greenback cur
rency, another requiring the unlimited
coinage of silver, andanotherauthorizing
the issne of silver bullion certificates.
Unless, said Mr. .Stephens in the caucus,
the democrats enact these laws at the
present session, they will disap
point the people, and have to take the
rcsponaibility of non-action. Mr. Wool
and anme others thought that the legisla
tion of the aemion should lie confined to
the appropriation billa and the repeal of
the obnoxious war acts. The whole mat
ter was referred to a committee of eleven,
who are to confer with the senate com
mittee of nine, and report to the caucuaes
at an early day.
Animated Arsenals.
Simultaneously with the iliscnssion of
the subject in the newspapers, the judi
ciary of the state arc calling attention
with renewed vigor and emphasis to the
requirements of the law with respect to
the carrying of concealed deadly weapons.
In Griffin the other day, Judge Speer, of
the Flint circuit, alluded to the matter
from the bench in terms which no violator
of the statute can fail to comprehend.
He stated that in the future he would not
be satisfied with fining n person twice
. convicted of carrying concealed weapons.
Judge Speer announced that for the first
offense he would impose a heavy fine,tint
abouid the aame offender he brought lie-
fore him and convicted a second time,
he gave warning that nothing
abort of a term in jail
on the chain-gang would, so far as his
sentence was concerned, satisfy the
outraged law. In other words, Judge
Speer gave the people of his circuit to
understand that in the matter of carrying
concealed weapons he would impose the
extreme penally of the law whenever an
opportunity presented itself.
There is no doubt that the judges, rep
resenting the law, and the juries, repre
senting the sentiment of peaceable and
law-abiding people, can bring abont
thorough and almost instantaneous re
form. Upheld liy the pulpit and indorsed
by the press, both of which have large
responsibilities resting upon them and
grave dntiea to perform, the liench can
stand as an inflexible barrier between so
ciety and the unrestrained passion that
culminates in violence. Those who,
whether from habit 'or from a desire to
fortify their dyspeptic timidity, make
walking arsenals of themselves can lie
taught some surprisingly efficacious les
sons liy the promptness of the courts.
It is to be hoped that judges all over the
state may follow tho example of Judge
Speer. An emphatic warning may be as
effectual as s conviction.
Ttic North Urorcis Road.
Slowly but steadily a new line of rail
road one hundred and two miles long is
being added to Atlanta's system of com-
mnnkationa. There is no noise made
over its advancement, but the gap be
tween Marietta and Murphy is being
bridged by a narrow but all-sufficient
track as fast as circumstances will per
mit The line runs through a country
rich in undeveloped resources—rich in
everything except money. Its progress
is therefore slow. At this end of the line
twenty miles will soon be in operation.
This gives Canton and Cherokee county
an outlet Twenty more miles are nearly
ready far tho iron, which will be laid
within the course of this year. This will
leave forty-nine miles to he bnilt in order
to reach the North Carolina line. The
proceeds of the convict labor of the state
are pledged to the building of these forty-
nine miles of track, and the accomplish
ment of the task is, therefore, only a mat
ter of time. At the other end of the line
the Murphy people obtained in 1876 Uic
use of fifty convicts from the state of
North Carolina, and with their labor they
are engaged in building that pari of the
road which lies between Murphy and the
Georgia line, thirteen miles. Of the
progress of this section of the road, the
Kaleigh Observer of the 8tli instant says:
“One-fourth completed and already in
operation, and about half the remainder
graded, it will not be long before the
whistle of the locomotive will be heard in
Cherokee. The chief engineer of the road
estimates tliat it will cost, completed and
equipped, not exceeding four thonsand
dollars per mile from Marietta to Mur
phy, and with the force of two hundred
and fifty convicts at work on the Georgia
division, he promises an early connection
at our state line, with a branch running
np to Ducktown, which will be a great
thing for the Cherokee country. This
nwd will be an accomplished fact before
the Western North Carolina railroad can
connect with it at Murphy, and it only
aliowa what a people can do when once
they make up their minds and put their
shoulders to the wheel."
William Wllberloree To
The last number of the Eatonton Item-
iser announces the death of Mr. William
Wilberforce Turner, which occurred at
Turn wold, in Putnam county on the
morning of the 4th inst. Mr. Turner
was the brother of the late Joseph Ad
dison Turner, well-known throughout
Georgia and the south as the editor of the
only country newspaper ever published,
and shared many of the marked mental
peculiarities that gave tone, and
flavor, and character to The Coun
tryman. He was a son of Wil
liam Turner, who, lor many years,
represented Putnam county in the legisla
ture and left his mark upon the legisla
tion of his day. Some of the peculiarities
of the elder Turner have been touched
upon in humorous verse by Colonel W.
11. Spark*, who was his contemporary.
Mr. W. W. Turner, who has just died,
inherited the literary instinct from his
r- . . "f rT~t i nl i ill The federal Eleelian Law. I democratic party is the government,
lived amongUrcm to the tart. H'breathed A „ long „ lnny coukl be used the one important fsets ir
a literary atmosphereAnd his attainments I republicans did not desire anv other fed-
were so profound and hut logical percep- enl wjth which to “regulate”,
tions so keen that he was somewhat im-1 elect j ons . bnt when p 0 bHc sentiment de-1 Tbi Ten 8 t(ul editorof theOkslonafMiss.)
patient of contradiction and often petn- rived ^ oftheageof tf* army they **'“ “ » ,e "?" “H* 1 !
lent in argument. This hUacqurinUnce. Ld to rcwirt to other means. This neee^ ^ fromGMo..H.lv Juri<he*urtof
attributed to eccentricity—though hisl^, ^ paaage of ^ P»^° n sgainst the stalwarts, whose
mental peculiarities were no greater than ^ ™v.ngs rimut loyrity m.d ttat sort of th.ng
__ V7, , , . • . I supervisor auu uepuij luarsnsi 1 just as senseless as Neman's insane
those which have charactenzed literary | These Uws may be found in sections I chatl „ ibont the ,„ uth , n d secession. If
2,011 to 1,031 inclusive of the revised | t |, e p« na i code covered imbecility, Kernan
n . statutes, and in order to clearly present I and the stalwarts would have gone to the
entitled u Jack Hopeton, which was I tl]e case, we present a summary of I gallows long ago.
THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA.. TUESDAY/ MARCH 25, 1879.
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tion,«riH aot relieve the country, and the I navy would be the pride of the sea, and
greenhackers would learn, if they had the I Aunt Dicky Thompson, the commander of
opportunity, that fiatism is no remedy, 'his invincible flotilla, would long ago have
The cure for all the political ills that bad the pope securely hemmed in, if not
of dem-1 uspfured.
Ws will be compelled to remind the des
olate republicans every morning that the
This
important facts in mod
ern history. •
published a few years prior to the war.
In this volume the characteristic features
of southern life and society are portrayed
in a style at once faithful and picturesque.
over his little legs.*’ She always looks ftT
marks—the little willows are soft as
bnvmi-straws, but she is,bound to find a
faint streak or two, and theres a tear for
every mark,
•• William, the buttons are all right c„
your shirts. Feed the little chickens till I
cocne hack. I think the buntin hen is se
ttng somewhere, and theres six eggs in m
drawer that o d Browny laid on my bed. L_ .
the children get sick vou must telegraph I
me.” “A n d if I get stick myself.” said I. 1
inquiringly—“Why theres
cine in the 'cabinet,"
LOXG OR SHORT?
CONGRESS IN A BROWN STUDY.
Favors General Legislation—A Joint Oonf.r-
once Between Senate and Hoes*—The
Nationals Issue an Address.
tested clec**~n case should go to a special
committee.
I Mr.Frj \ Maine) said he desired to apol
ogize for ti-e remark which he had made the
other day, .mely, that he did not believe
j m the tot;:l depravity^ of the democratic
~ '* Florida case had
i- . — was mistaken.
(Laughter).
The resolution was finally referred to the
committee on rules.
Mr. Reagan (Texas) desired to refer to
several bills, but Mr. Conger (Michigan) ob-
CUBA’S CAPITAL
NATURE'S GRAND AQUARIUM.
Moro Castle and Spanish Oficials-A Fashionable
Havana Hotel—First Impressions of tho
City—Coffee and Cigaret es and a
Stroll in the Old Town.
. — , Washington, M:rch 21.-In the caucus jected. Heaboobbeted\o therafeVehceof
and you niusent forget to water my pot- I of the democratic member* of the house of | the resolution winch Mr Youmr (Ten-
plants. I told Mr. Freeman to look auer I representatives, jahich was held for the 1 nesseeTSrf to offer for the^mSml
\ou and the boys, and Mrs. Freeman will I purpose of considering the order of busi-1 ment of the vellow fever committee*The
keep an eye on the girls. Good-bye. Don't ness and measures to%e taken during the hotm i l2:& S
you cut the hams. I want them for com- present extra session of congrem. Mr. ijonmca llPtu Tuesday.
l*any, and dont go in the locked pantry.” 11 House, of Tennessee, was chosen chairman I ...
reckon she must have taken the key off I by ballot, receiving 77 votes against Civ-1 **’ arhington, March 22.—The house
with her. for we cant find it. “Good-bye— I nier, chairman of the former caucus, who I £ au ® us «>u»n»»ttee appointed yesterday, Mr.
take care of Bows.” She kissed us all round | received 41 votes. I Ctralmers (Miss.) chairman, to confer with
Messrs. Covert and Mills were appointed I 2* caucus committee, of which Mr.
—* 1 Thurman is chairman, met in the com mi t-
tlic Pas* o. the liamlsoiue buildings on every
hand, the plaster covering of which was
{tainted cither white, yellow or blue; the
endless whirl of one-horse carriages, tho
handsome, well-dressed women iu carriages
or on foot without hats or oiher head cov
ering except a black-dotted veil hung
carelessly but gtacefully fr..n» the back of
the head; the absence of negroes and the
presence as a laborer of John Chinaman;
the nonchaiancc with which ladies smoked,
not cigarettes merely, but cigars that
r , lf . . a. . . _ _ • , I looked in i>ur surprised oyea a foot long;
Editorial correspondence of The Constitution. | the queer little shops and the swarthy tdiop-
and choked up a little and dropped a few
tears and was gone. J
Its mighty still, and solemn, and lonely
A „ . _ , Irhispa had married Mrs. Oliver, Don
First, a* to the gnpervutore. The «*- CatMKm wonld hlTe King of a*
tione we have named compel the appoint-1 W ith respect to Iha, we take pleas-
_ . . , ment b ? ‘be rireuit judge, opon there- „re in informing our reader* confidentially
But for the lack of that ambition which qae8t c j twj) citizens, of two supervisors I lhat thi, position is one that has been ranch
Spore talent to industry, Mr. lamer I j or ^ TOl i n g precinct, who must be | ,onght after by ambitious men. Don would
would have made his mane among Amer- | Q f the place in which tliey are I Lave shone to advantage in liver-colored
to act, and who shall be of different po-1 tights with a red featlier in his cap.
secretaries. .
, v . * . A resolution was adopted recommending I l ? ,room °. f w *y s * nd means of the house
around here now. Lonely aint the word, ] to the speaker the appointment of standing I Ull J moinin g shortly before eleven o'clock,
nor howliu wilderness. There aint any I committees. During the debate on this I an ® once proceeded to the senate judiciary
word to express the goneness and desola-1 subject, Mr. Wood said that it was proper I committee-room, where the joint session
tion th*t *x » fo.,1 There is her vacant chair I to appoint committees in order that the I occurred. Although no definite result had
I respective members of them should study I been reached at a late hour, it was stated by
the subjects which probably they would be I members of the committee that, in all hi..* w-
called upon to con.*Fder. probability, the repeal of the Ia» *«erning o ” £L •.”
re*. . . . „ , , . But we are out on the Pasco, outside the
The most of our fellow travelers left us | 0 l<l trail, among the little parks of Havaua.
at hassau—even some who haul secured pas- T { ie new townTs not “realHavana”: let us
sage to Havana; but enough were left to therefore get a cup of coffie at the neanst
, lonesomencss. None, however, I coffee-house, whic'i is never—at least
willingly returned to the Secret tliat | hardly ever—more than three doors
« you two
. may be, that
are justalike. Oneconurii.s boiling r J
. , . — jl |at I hardly ever—more than three
l«lmy June-in-February evening; and as awa y. The waiter brings vou
the,hip atezmed slowly ont of the bay wo or kettles as the ease may be
watched in sympathetic silence the retreat- 1 * A J
ing palms and modest spires. The
ican writers. He wes e frequent contrib-1
utor to the magazines and newspapers, I parties. The circuit judge may 1
was co-editor of The Countryman, and at I < j e ] e g ate his function of appointment to I
one time editor ol the Eatonton Messen-1 the difltrict j adgw and ^ when
Mart loved old Simon Cam.
His head was white as snow,
— ^— , And everywhere that Mary went
ger. His methods and the direction of I opened for the purpose, is to sit perma-1 Old Cam. was sure to go.
hU thoaghtwere too parely litereiy to nenay nnti , lhe , lay of election. The To show that ballad-snatching has not be-
— 1 ’ m ] I BU P en ' i80re MB reqnired to attend at the I come altogether ezUnct in the solid south,
registration places, where they are to set j we f^.1 called upon to observe that
admit of i
and he retired to “The Old Plantation"— I
celebrated in verse by hia brother—and I
there in the atately groves dedicated to
literary peace and quieLand sacred to the
memory of those he loved, he breathed ]
his last.
Tke (nuts .r the Falnre.
“as they may deem proper.” They arc I
further required to attend at the polling
places on election day to challenge I
When tbs English troops get sway o-
Ver yonder la the Zola land.
There they'll find old Cetewayn,
And hear the music of his band;
voters whose right either of them may I and ,1^, these few remsrks we surrender
donbt, and no limit is fixed by the law to I tbe su hjcct to the next man.
I this power of challenge, although the DanoexATic reform*i7 riTeady beginning
The republicans begin to keenly feel I registry lists liave been already thor-1 (o A republican journalist, whose ad-
the lose tliat has overtaken their party in I oughly supervised. They are to remain I dreas t j re Tribune office, New York, is
the upper boiue of the federal legislature. I tvith the ballot-boxes until the election is I advertising for a situation. Salary is
It waa so long since they controlled the | completed and the certificates and re-1 object. What he wants is steady work,
lower house that they had come to con-1 turns signed, and to inspect the tally-
sider that blanch ol congress as hope-j hooka and other paraphernalia, and the
Ictwly democratic, hut they were consoled I manner in which the election is conduct- *» * em 'B ra * u -
with the fact that the senate and exccu-led, and on all these subjects they put a teller can't H
lost and droop*-. But“$nget over it in a I ‘'.'fj'K over *Je country, there I The two committees appointed by the
day or two, mivbe, and Uieffor a high o.d | .KK ^ „‘r°-
nue, in order tliat relief might be afforded I der of business for the extra session have
them. He declared as one means of alle-1 held a joint meeting to-day of five ami a half
viation that he was in favor of abolishing I hours of continuous duration. There were
the internal revenue system, the people be- I present Senators Thurman, Wlivte, Kernan,
Military Changes-The Rn»h for Office I ing already taxed to the point of opprea-1 Saulsbury, Jones (Florida), Vance and Pa';
—The Hpeakerahip, Etc. I sion. I ley, and Representatives Chalmer, Carlisle,
Editorial Correspondence of The Constitution. I Messrs Ewing and Bright also severally I Cox, Nye, Wing. Springer, Tucker, Atkin*.
Washington, March 20 —I met General I opposed the resolution. Mr. Wood and all 1 Clyraer, Reagan, Becknell and Phelps. Mr.
Sherman to-day and had a very pleasant I * he other speakers favored the resolution. I Thurman presided,
chat with him. I asked him if the mill-1 pving their reasons why legislation should 1 — ‘ s —
Extract from the testimony of a return
tive were left to them. Now that they | are finally to report to the
have lout the senate they are despondent. I chief supervisor of the election district. I
But they have not got the blues ao bad I But the law makes no provision for a dis-1
that tliey cannot “figger." They are I agreement in the reports of the local i
strong in figures. They hsve now but 1 l-erviBors. They arc further to not only I
thirty-four senators out of seventy-six, I coant, but to canvass each vote east at
nn.l tliey cannot gain an additional sena-1 their precinct, and they are to attach to _ ...
tor until the 4th of March, 1881. At that the returns “any statement touching the Rcmmaated hUMclionthacoribovaudwantto
’ , I . . . r.t. . . I s-Ieep. Finallr bis list ieU on ana s piece oi psper
time fourteen democrat* and ten repub-1 truth, accuracy or fairness of the registry l dmppedouL one of our young-men, more curious
lira ns will retire, but it is only necessary I or election which they or either of them I o, e rest, picked it up and subjected Ittc
to mention in tlii* connection six of the I may desire to make,” and forward these I what the lawyers call a very severe examination,
retiring senators, namely, Me*sr*. Eaton I to the chief supervisor. That is to say, I It proved to be in ^
of Connecticut, Randolph of New Jersey, I the law allows either of the supervisors I v ^ lc Ilrmus Wld hc was about it. He
Kernan of New York, Thurman of Ohio, I the right to attack the election at his op-1 j,leaded ignorance and the verses were read
Wallace of Pennsylvania, and Bruce of I tion. They have the right to place them-1 him.
' admitted that there selves anywhere at the registration or " S °"' t ^ ^
will be no political changes in the other J lolling place where, in their judgment, ™^ derin ”,™ ,™,T,] e re loolishaess -twell dey
eighteen seats; bnt the republican organs I they can best oversee the proceedings, I ^ hurted—you mine w’ut 1 tell yua. Youaia’
claim that they will gain five seats in I and to “canvass the ballots" when the I gwtnctcrputdat la de rape's h rouT"
Connecticut, New York, Ohio, New Jer- voting is done. Finally, the supervisors “■
sey, and Pennsylvania. They admit that I may make complaint that they have
tliey will lose Mississippi, leaving a net I >**n interrupted by “bribery, solicita-
gain of four seats. This is the ex-1 tion, interference, hindrance, molesta-1 icul Hn-r John Henry f.‘r it. Pvre’sblecdzd ter tie
tent of their claims. No sane man I rio". violence or threats thereof on the | truUjle smongst iis, an’ hit's too late in de day
could claim more,espcciallysince Indiana I P* 1 * »t any person,” such complaint to
led that exodu*.
But a feller ran’t live on speck* o’du*\
An’ that was the trouble that vex-ed us
Alter the agents an* them had Texa’d us.
UNCLE REMUS.
A Fragment Found In tbe Old Man’s
Hat.
Waiting for thereinto cease yesterday. Uncle
and darkness came on almost immediately!
The twilight of the tropics is actually
short for appreciation. All that night
sailed' • - - -
Yes, the rocker still Is sitting
Just where she was ever knitting—
Knitting for the bairns she bore.
And my heart is rick and aore^-and so forth. I called.
, Mr. Knott offered a resolution with a I the supervision of elections would not be
view to confining the business of the extra I u P° n m * h « committee's report to
session to the objects for which it was I l “ e \ oin \ caucus further than the nullifying
- ,, J 1 of the clause which gives these officers the
- * __ strong in fact that the waiter expects to
actually too I gi ve you fully as much milk as coffee. And
jui w*at night we 1 sp eak.ng about milk r* minds me that you
a quiet sea, and when morning I are reasonably sure« ' getting a pure article.
we were surrounded by You CMIf if Vou are M , earlv riser, sec the
^ .1 »hshtblueor ^ray color. \\e were m ilkman as he makes his daily rounds,
still on the hanks, and it was near the eight I driving about six muzzled cows, accom-
I stopping the fieri! before the door to deliver
*. «... ^ quart or pint or whatever the quantity
* the spot, and in the presence of
a giant pot of red paint and marked out I a <ii fc v
tlie boundary between shoal and deep water, I |Uay ^ t ,
Kaz-« «« i>uin.a a.. ». . •» n»- 1 the clwtl , n)e r of of his faithful servant.
Yours,
FROM WASHINGTON.
it could have been no plainer to us tha
turn's own distinctions made it It vras the |
difference of pale blue and dark inky green. I ^
The waste of waters upon which we spent I w hi c h we have lingered altogether to<> long,
ten iong days was not entirely devoid of in-1 and algo a w]{ c f cigaretta-every one af
rt '' 1 AM * ** a 1 which by-the-way must lie rerolled before
. . 4 „ . . . * v ,un “ er I using—and are ready to see the town.
* ho r* r -. At ttr»t ^rc tboyht it waa th« | tan. into thct’allo del lliaitw, which
from the anistocratic I’ascostraight through
the centre of the old and crowded city to
tary port at Atlanta was to be abandoned. I be confined exclusively iothe
barrel, Ijcgan to nre up to the aky, there to ,,,, rartain general's pala.e and Hie
rest on tile bosom of a cloud much darker 1 Broadway of tbe city, bnt wbat
oolo 1 r - *« appreciated the nature of Uhops! They are abont twenty feet d«p,
Th. fiMtnuestinn discnsscl wn. vb.tber phenomenon and we rc heartilx I ( | 1C enj^en, la-ing often rounded, and
oi'the I the political legislation desired by the dom- water lay* betwee7 us° and^it -Jne' I the |mie »tock of g^s pushed to the front.
lie general “I have or-1 army, legislative, executive and judicial I inant party in congre s should be effected
lered four companira of the 5th artillery. I appropriation bills. by the passage of a separate measure or by
Colonel Hunt commanding, and amounted I Mr. Cox, of New 'kork, moved to amend the I the incorporation of ibe repealing clauses,
batten* to take the place of General Ru-1 resolution of Mr. Knott by adding thereto I etc., in the appropriation bills. Nearly
gcr’s regiment.” T^e 5th regiment lias a 1 a clause proposing the repeal of the exist-1 every one present participated in the dis-
fine band, which wfll also go to Atlanta. I » n 8 l* ws » fo which they objected, by the I ctisston. It was finally determined that
These troops have ' been stationed at I pas>age of bills independent of the appro-1 the latter course would be the most expe-
Charleston. It is th^Sntention of the gen-1 priation bills and sending them to the I dient, csiiecially for the reason that it
end during the * summer, to send other I president, and in the event of the 1 seemed likely to save time, there being a
troops to MrPlifcrson barracks, because I president’s veteing the bills, then I general desire to finish the necessary husi-
ntention of the gen-1 priation bills and sending them to the I dient, csneciailv for the reason that
*, to send other I president, and in the event of the I seemed likely to save time, there being
_ ^arracks, because I president’s veteing the bills, then I general desire to finish the necessary bu:
they will be in a healthy climate and can I placing the measures upon appro- I nw.of ilie session at as early a day as,i*«-
l>e conveniently sent to any point on the I priation bills, and in case he should 1 sible. The determination was reached by
coast between Norfork and the Rio Grande I veto the appropriation bills with I a vote of 13 against 5, two senators and three
on short notice. At the unhealthv stations I such legislation incorporated in them, that I representatives voting in the negative,
along the coast only a sergeant and a file of I their action be adhered to until further ad-1 The next question considered
soldiers will he left to guard the public I vised by the caucus. The sentiment of the I whether the political jKirtions of the ap-
propert v. The infantry and cavalry I caucus, as far as developed, was in favor of I propriation bills should now be passed in
will go " out to mana’ee the Indians, I confining lhe business of the session to the I the same terms in which they were passed
and the artillery regiments will be used as I appropriation bills above named. The reso-1 at the last session or whether the regaling
garrisons on the* latter, at Washington and I lution of Mr. Knott and the amendments I clauses in regard to the federal election
in Atlanta a few soldiers going to the forts I wer e *cted U)«on, but the entire subject | laws should lie modified so as to repeal only
along the coast where it is healthy. The I embracing the questions whether the pro-1 those sections which authorize the appoint-
general is anxious that the govermnei.t I visions should be attached to appropriation I ment of chief supervisors and deputy mar-
should purchase th* ground occupied ini bills or embodied in independent bills, to-1 shals for elections, together witn the sec-
Atlanta, and he savs it will be done if the I gether F>th the order of business, were, on I tious conferring police powers on su]»er-
owners do not ask*too much for it. If the I motion of Mr. Carlisle, referred to a com- I visors, thus continuing the authorization
government purchases the barracks they I mittce of eleven, to be appointed by the I for the appointment of two supervisors of
will be improved at once. I chair, who will confer with the caucus com- I different politics to serve in a testimonial
I mittce of nine of the senate and report to I capac ty at each poll as witnesses at the count
the rush for orncE. I an adjourned meetingof the caucus, subject I of the votes. After
Members of congress sny that the rush I to the call of the chairman. I sion it was decide
for offices here is without parallel. There I Mr. House, the chairman, then appointed I adoption of the modified prop«isition abov
is a perfect flood of office-seekers from evert* I the following committee for this purpose: I described. The vote was J4 to 4, there be
state. Some of them say they are willing I Messrs. Chalmers, (Miss.) chairman; Car
te take anything from the clerkship to a I lisle (Ky.). Cox (N. Y.), Ewing (0 ).
laborer's place. It is a poor place for a la-1 Springer (111.), Tucker (Va.), Atkins
borer to hunt a job,and there is less chance I (Tenn.), Clymer(Pa.). Reagan (Tex.), Bick-
for a clerk, but they swing corners with the | noil (hid.),^Phelps (Uonrn) ^Immediately
get a situation.
to keep from disappointing at least twi
iv between us and it. “fib I Behind tbe si top other ginnls nre probably
too. wc always had mtbe-stream the «y "S stored , | mt U i» much more probaW that
fish-tho* little innocent crezlims of the h ,^ I)r i et „ r or someone die of the con-
sea tliat have to spnngoolof the water to cen *’, iv ^ or tl , crc is a fac , or v. On every
escape the big hah who *mre to swa low , , |h( .^ , s cn ,. v ta courts sad
them. They generally start up.n flights of , „ d , it „ foIlntll u ls ,' a ,„l comfort hc-
« eU V m V^ , r n . g ,ro , ,n 1 , 1 one hundrcd '° 1 Lid .lie scenes. The buiUling, are gener-
'hZ t io <1 «ioM y fW , '.naritfa df I “liy iow, rarely rising to three stories, and
flight if need be to avoid the marine vu-1 not a c f gja^s will you find in t
lams who are punning them, hut who.are An d vet tlie windows.* a rule, i
«1- not provided with big fins, or gumption I “ c^'i'in^-Ttie'chtef dior ta
enough to «t“™ “ larger'than a eliurei. door-so large that it
their intended victims. Not infrequently * (dns „ , ma|| door vUI , ln ,
these little hsh of the air land in snial! l„,,ea d of glass, tliere are
boats, or even on the deck of a shin. Wei •„
often saw besides tlie nautilus. It is solita-1 j; wiili a sizdnch^ ha\
ry initslulbitS’tloalingaloneonthesnrface 1} illtw , wllite , IlfU i„
with its tiny Six-mch sail spread to calch j and wooden sliuUets for us<
the breeze. The sun sinning on the little , d having perhaps a small I
sail produces colors of remarkable bright- fnr iir ; oration, or some other
ness and bcaulj. This creature is also the I to nlc unknown. This plan lets
prey of the larger fish, anil it Moats on the I thc wa yfsrer see all the internal arrange-
surface that it mat c-cape them. At one I nipnt8 „{ a t least thc belter part of the
time a school ofjellow sharks pursued us. j , |)m Tliere is not much privacy anv-
Minc of the great, eager and, I have nol A , tllcr0 ., vou would take year
doubt, evil-disposed inonslers leaping clear c „ ffce on th<! si ,lc'i V slks if they were wi^p
of the water in tlie deslrc of the chase. , cvc door window is open-
Tiie |mrpoises that played about the bow as 1 - • 1 ... .
wc sailed sliould not he omitted in the list I
lias been redistrictcd; but granting all
that tkejt claim, tho senate would still
remain democratic. Until the 4th of
March, 1883, it would stand as follows:
Democrats, thirty-eight; republicans,
thirty-seven, and David Davis. If the
republican senatorial claims can be real
izes!, there will be no difficulty in electing
a republican in 1880 president by a solid
northern vote. These very claims of a
balanced senate in 1881 are, in fact, based
on a solid north, and they are presented
by papers that are howling about a solid
south.
In 1883, twenty-six senators will re
tire—fourteen democrats and twelve re
publicans. It is admitted by tlie organs
that no changes will uccnrexcept in New
Jersey, Oregon, Illinois and Louisiana.
They expect to carry the first three,while
they lnae the last named, leaving a net
gain of two. The north wonld then be
practically solid, and the senate would
consist of forty republicans and thirty-
six democrats. In _J885 they expect to
carry Indiana, Ohio, Oregon and Califor
nia, and leave in the senate only one In
diana senator as the representative of tlie
northern democracy. They would then
have a good working majority, and thc
gouse would hang high. Grant would
then be in his fourth term, the southern
states reduced to provinces, and the stal
warts supremely happy. But what of
tho republic? Happily, the question is
purely speculative.
The Oreenbarkers and the Democrats
It is given out from Washington thata
very strong effort is making to effect a
combination between the democrats and
greenhackers of Ohio in the coming cam
paign in that state, and Mr. Washington
McLean is understood to be interesting
himself in the matter, and it is hinted
tliat General Thomas Ewing, who has
been invited by the greenback leaders to
accept the nomination of their party for
governor, would not hesitate to become
the candidate of the coalition, provided
it can be brought about
The promptings of common sense, it
seems to ns, wonld lead the greenhackers
in the west and south to stand.by thedemo-
cratic party at least until after 1880. They
certainly cat) hope for nothing bnt the
most utter and overwhelming defeat if
tliey persist in their recent attempts to
organize a third party. It wonld appear
that if the greenhackers of the south and
west have a particle of patriotism—if
they really desire the success of their
own cause—if they are not merely bent
upon cresting confusion—if they have not
set out with the intention of helping the
republicans to success—they will have no
hesitation in uniting with the democrats
for the purpose of accomplishing
an ohjsct that • should commend
itself to the attention of every good citizen*
namely, the restoration of good govern:
ment and the resurrection of honesty in
the administration of federal affairs. The
greenhackers who have heretofore iden
tified themselves with the democrats
cannot hope to succeed by or
and one of the moft'mysterious phases of
modem polities is the fact that any man
or any set of men can for a moment be
misled by sinister ambition of those who
assume to lead the greenback movement
and who have brought a good and worthy
cause into ridicule by engrafting upon it
the ahsunl theories of fiatism. These
leaders not only know that a separate
organization cannot be successful, but
they know furthermore that tbe extreme
theories which they are advocating are
calculated to bring the real financial is
sues of the hour into disrepute.
Tliere are certain financial reforms to
be hrooght shoot by the greenhackers
acting in concert with the southern and
western democrats; there will be no re-
f inns, for the attempt to organize a third
party will result inevitably in the rent
oi the greenhackers themselves, and may
at the same time embarrass the
democrats in their efforts to gain control
of the government. We may have finan
cial reforms until there is no longer any
necessity lor reform; we may tear down
the national banka and erect mints in
their stead; we may issne fist money un
til the common laborer is compelled to
carry his day's wsgas home in a wheel
barrow; we may theorize, and organise
and write essays; we may out-Pommel
Pomeroy; we may decree that gold has
no value and that paper possesses it all;
bnt until republicanism is driven oat of
place and power there can be no pros
perity in this country. Business cannot
revive and industry will not thrive tinder
bad government. The hard money men
win discover that John Sherman’s equal
ization of values, which they call resump-
tcr go ter with onprepar’d."
We give tke foregoing in onler to set Uncle Re
mus right with Brer John Henry, and herewith
lie sent to tho chief supervisor within
ten days after the election, and lie is I append the fragment found in the old
thereupon reqnired, acting as coinmis-1 11 '' railed
sioner of the circuit court, to summon
witnesses, take'testimony, examine into 1 1>c I!i 2 Uethcl ehuvh! do Big Bethel chu’ch!
Done put ole Satan bchlne um;
Ef a sinner git loose from enny udder chu’ch,
De Big Bethel chu’ch will fine um!
DE BIG BETHEL CHU'CU.
all the facts and file his report and all
reports and evidence witli the clerk of thc
house of representatives. The chief
supervisor of the judicial district is named
by the judge of the circuit court and
tidlds office until removed. He receives
applications for the places of local super- I Hit’s sweet to be dere and lissen to de hymes
visors, and recommends to the court those
Hit’s good to be dere, on’ its sweet to be dcre,
Wid de sfeterin’ all groan’ you— ■
A shakin’ dem shackle* er mussy an’ love
Wharwid de Lord is boun’ you.
^ _ An’hear dem mo’ners a shoutin’—
v .*•' , _* . . ~ I Dey done reach de place whar dere aint
he thinks fit, and he receives, examines, | m „, WMuln . an . doobtin ..
files and makes proper disposition of all
the reports, not only of the supervisors,
but of tlie deputy marshals.
The sections named also require the
marshal of every judicial district to ap-1 Oh.de Big Bethel chu’ch! de Big Bethel chu’ch!
point, on the petition of ten citizens ini Done put ole Satan behine um;
anv city of twenty thousand inhabitants, I ^ * rinncr gIt loose ,rom cnny u<Wer chu’ch
- - ’• Do Big Bethel chu’ch will fine um!
Fer enny mo’ wcepln’ on’ doubtin’.
Hit's good to bo dere w’en de sinner* *11 jine
Wi'd de brudderin in dere Bingin’,"
An’ it look like Gaberl gwine ter rack up an’ blow
An* set dem heaven bells ter ringin’!
enll kinds of devices to I after the adjournment of the house, thi:
There is no possible chance | committee met ‘
senators a:ul two representatives -
favor of a total rc{>eal.
The joint meeting then author
ized Messrs. Thurman, Saulsbury,- Bai
ley, Kernan, Chalmers, Springer,
Carlisle and Atkina to formulate the provi-
iuns in accordance with this decision in re-
thousand men and women who
anxiously expecting places. This evil will I
continue until congress reduces salaries so
to make them about what is paid in busi-
the room of the commit
tee on ways and means for the ptir{>ose of I gard to the election laws, and also provi-
holding a preliminary conference previous | sions for the total repeal of thc jurors’ test
oath, and the existing authorization of the
presence of troops at the polls for incorpor-
! ation in the legislative, executive and judi
cial and army appropriation hills, together
the joint session with the senate commit
tee.
r No decision was reached, but it was
nesa circles. The day is passed in this I to confer to-morrow with the senate
country when a ninn can get $2,500 for a I cratic caucus committee, and report the re-1 with such additional provisions as they
few hours’ work, even when lie has to keep I suits thereof to a joint caucus of tlie demo-1 may deem necessary to secure a free ami
at work through the whole year; hut the I cratic members of each house, which will I fair election for representatives and deie-
s agreed
e demo-
acenis to court heclusi
the
acts for our entertainment.
Captain Iiaquet told us on the second I A mslmhtfiji
morning to expect a view of the Cuban coast, I about thiec miles from the heart of tha
and sure euough at the appointed time we I city. Through rich curtains one secs mar-
througli the yellow suulight the en-j ble halls whose every article suggests cool-
trance ti> Mntanzas, and beyond, the out-1 ness and comfort—all upholstered furni-
liues of a distant mountain range. We I hire being barred—ami l»eyond. tbe garden
gradually drew nearer to tbe somewhat pro- I or court, with its dripping fountain and
cipitous shore, until a building could now 1 wealth of leaf and blossom. If thc house
and then be distinguished on the slopes of 1 is a large one it has wings that enclose the
thc hills, and trees, and even farm divisions. I court, and the center is only one room
Then came a summer resort on the beach; I deep, hut that room is elegance and cool-
and not loi.g after I ness itself. Even its mirruws and rhandel-
ers suggests cooling draughts. Ccrro and
the roadx to it. are beautiful indeed. The
I the roadti to it. are beautiful indeed. The
junnoantolbya out jn | h .welling trunk, and fi.ej y to,« of
its mighty (Mims, its beautiful gardeua
filled with*trees tliat l had not been intro-
government pays from $1,800 to $2,500
clerks and other employees a>s>ut the eapi-
tol, who have literally nothing to do. They
pay $00 a month for common laliorers
around the rapitol. Some brother-in-law,
cousin, or
the place
work for $10 to $15 per month and pockets |
tlie balance.
THE SI'EAKEKSHir.
be held the early part of next week.
8pcci*l dispatch to Tbe Constitution.
gates to congress. They were also especially
authorized to consider thc propriety of
framing a punishment for section 5322 of
Messrs. Springer, Carlisle and Reagan I the revised statutes, which prescribes the
wercapttointed a sub-committee on the part I penalties for violation of election laws,
of the bouse committee to prepare a bill Mr. Springer’s proposition to provide,
*or consideration at tbe joint meeting 1 * * • ■
‘arrow, embodying provisions for the ...
peal of certain provisions of the federal I the enactment of the * existing ^Englisl;
election laws, and such provisions as the statute of George II. on that subject.
I sub-coni mi ttee n»ay consider desirable to | wa s very favorably received, and
It is very natural for men to want these I ena ct in connection with the proposed re-1 the joint sub-committee will probably
» cut Pe»|* {*» «*€ “*? majority shall determine I recommend its adoption. It prohibits any
* -"t it is not advisable to adhere to the orig-1 soldier stationed within two miles of a
deputy marshals. Tlieir number is un
limited. They are to receive, as are the
supervisors, five dollars a day for their
services, not to exceed ten days. Chief
supervisors are rewarded with fees.
Between these two classes of election
officials almost every republican can
vasser can be well paid for his partisan
service* out of the treasury.
BIL- ARP»S SUNDAY GHAT.
Tbe “OH Lndy"
ratlor.H to go
“Forty Yearn.**
Written for The Constitution.
Man was not.made to live alone. I dont
mean alone like Robinson Cruso, but alone
But that is not tlie worst feature o{ I "horn* without aiwommt-a help-mate.
these laws. They were devised to con-1
trol doubtful and important elections,
and they have been so utilized in nearly
a pard. Its an awful thing to come in and
find the maternal chair vacant, even for
season. I know she lias gone, but still I
imagine that she is somewhere
ever}* state, of tlie union. The clause I premises a circulatin around and around. I
that provides for the appointment of I am listening for the rattle of her dress or
supervisors from different political par-1 the creak of her nimble shoe—ahe wears
tl& is demagogical in the extreme; for a I number2’s, with a high instep, and walks
partisan and dishonest judge is never at I like a deer. Ever and anon niethinks I hear
. loss to manage hia appointment* so as ^uiST^STi^'M^maTalT"
to serve his own ends and those of his I moment.
party. And these laws are clearly un- I What wonderful resolution some women
constitutional, inasmuch as they provide i^iS'LkrtoJkT j‘o“ neV^Vtlr’Lrerai
for an interference with a right that is I weeks it has been the family talk. Some
held of the etate alone and not of the “ id ,/ h * w ? u ' d Ret off and rome raid ahe
- j , . - , , I wouldent As for herself, she was serious
federal government; for a member of | and non-committal, but we daily observed
congress is in no sense a federal officer. I that tlie big old trunk that contained the
He ia appointed by the people of a state- 1^
created district to represent them in the I and lawn, and ribbon, end silk, and velvet,
federal legislature. He is their repre-1 an< * *«usli n . an d bumliazeen, and ca.xsimere
sentative, and is, therefore, strictly a local
were brought forth and aired, and the fiat-
kept busy pressing and smoothing the
officer. Tbe right to vote for such an I wrinkles that age bad furrowed in them,
officer is given by the state, not the fede-
rel, constitution.
Ehreck and Butterick, were overhauled
and coqfpltcd with a kind of sad reality.
Besides their unconstitutionality, these I A woman may be too poor to buy calico
laws lead to dangerous, abuse, of power
and extravagant expenditures. At times I little dresses, and drawers,
the department of justice 1ms not been P et,ico ^ t A and aprons had
razrar.!* \ i _* I be made up, and nobody but her knew
much more than a campaign headquarters. I what they would be made of. I telfyou
It has each year been the
of extreme abuses of cower Tjut veur I grace. It aint oncomnion for folks
oi extreme anuses oi power. Last ) ear I Ilowadavs ^ their own tailors and dress-
Cmcmnati was filled with radical super-1 makers, but it takes sence and genius to get
visors and deputies, and two republicans I U P a respectable outfit from scraps and old
trAWk fYMt in cnoro • I clothes outgrown or abandoned for ratage
were put in wngress from democratic and le akag£ It was wonderful to see her
flienpts Tito full nrfnnf nf tkia ntrimreo ...... .... „.... i * • .
districts. The full extent of this outrage
will he established before the new com
mittee on elections. The voters of the
city of New York have long been the
peculiar subjects of this unconstitutional
and alarming exercise of federal power.
And the cost of all this wicked business
is taken from the people’s pockets—a
quarter of a million this year,
and a half of a million the next
year, until there has come to be
general public sentiment against these
measures to enable the republican party
to perpetuate itself. When it is remem
bered that every supervisor, marshal,
genera] deputy, or special deputy has the
authority under the act of February 28,
1871, to make “instant arrest without
process” of any person who may offend
him, or who may refuse to “give aid and
assistance” to his commands, wijh a pen
alty of two years’ imprisonment, three
thousand dollars fine, and the costs of
prosecution, in case of conviction, the
nature of these statutes fully appears.
They are the essence of political corrup
tion and intimidation, legally en
trenched. They should be wiped out.
There is no room for compromise. We
should return to the methods of the con
stitution which would give us a fair and
unfettered suffrage. The war is over, and
every line and part of the partisan acts
of the stalwarts should be stricken from
the general statutes.
Tub negroes in St Louis and Louisville
are making an effort to help the unfortu
nate colored people who have .been deluded
into leaving their homes in Louisiana and
MiwianppL This is praiseworthy, but ex
perience always holds the biggest torch in
these emigration processions. There are
hundred* of returned Georgians who believe
It is better to have moved and last than
never to have moved at all.
Twx only objection to our distinguished
navy is the fact that when one of our tuba
ages to cross the ocean it is impossible
to tow it back home again. On this account
the Gettysburg is to be sold to the highest
bidder at Genoa, and our other monmrehs of
the wave will be raffled for at various for
eign porta. But for this little drawback our
rip em, and turn em. and cut em. and twist
cm—gitting a piece here and a scrap there,
cutting them down to the pattern—running
them through tbe machine, and before any
body knew it she had tlie little cliaps ar
ranged as fine as a baml-box and never
called on anybody for a nickel. Thats what
1 call the quintessence of domestic econo
my. Nobody can beat her in that line.
She knows how to put the best foot fore
most. Her children have got to look as de
cent as other people’s, or she will keep em
at home certain, she dont go about much,
and seems to grow closer and closer to the
chimney corner; but when she does move
its a family sensation. Every one helj«s—
every one advisrw and encourages
her in a subdued and respect
ful way. All want her to _ go
off and rest and have a good time for her
own sake, but tell her over and over how
much they will mi>s her, and wear a little
shadow of sorrow in the nigh side of the
face. I think though she suspected all the
time they would turn up Jack while she
was away.
Well, she did get off at last—on a three
hours journey and to stay a whole week,
it was a tremendious undertaking, for she
said tbe harness might break, or the buggy
collapse, or the old mare run away on the
road to town, and the cars might run off
the track or break through a bridge, or nut
stop long enough for her to get off with
the children, or let her off and take the
children on, or some of us would get sick,
or the house catch afire, or some tramp
come along in the night and rob us and cut
all our throats while we were asleep, and
we wouldent know a thing about it till next
morning.
“Now, William.” said she, “be mighty
careful of everything, for you know hoi
poor we are anyhow.” “Poor as Lazarus. 1
said I. “but hes a res tin in Abraham’
bosom.” “Well, never mind Lazarus,”
ik) she; “the paregoric and quinine and
turpentine are on the shelf ic the cabinet.
I have bid the laudnum, for its dangerous,
and yon havent more than half sense in the
night-time, and might make a mistake.
Dont let Ralph have tbe gun nor go to the
mill-pond. There are four geese a setting,
and you must look after the goslixu,
* " you dont shoot that hawk
.hickcns will be mighty scarce on
this lot And see here, William. I want
you to take tbe beds off the bedsteads in my
room and shut the doors and windows and
make a fire of sulphur in some old pan.
They say it will just kill everything.”
“Must I stay inside or outside,” said I. in a
Cassabianca tone. “May be you had better
try it awhile inside,” said she,“just to see if
you ever could get used to it. Now. Wil
liam. take good care of everything, for you
may never see «ne again. Somehow I feel
like something's going to happen to me.
Dont whip Ralph while 1m gone—
the poor boy aint well—be looks
right pekid—and when you whipped
Carl the other day the marks were all
kind of places. If such sinecures
of! and pro|*er salaries paid, there would « . . . . 0 , mjiu.ci S va Uu ..**1 numu i»u iuucs ui
not be as many men here hunting fori *” al programme pf passing the appropria-1 voting place from leaving his quarters o
office. tlon billa precisely in the tornt, so fur as I election day except to relieve K uard ...
The lobbyists—who are just aa well known I regards the political clauses, in which they I to go to the polls to vote, and requires
here as the lawyers, physicians, and other I were passed hy the house last session, .tlie I him ill the latter case to return to his uunr-
professional men are in Atlanta—are very I subcommittee yesterday afternoon com-1 ters immediately afterwardk
indignant over Randall's election. They I £.comprehensive measure. I The joint sub-committee will meet at
say he won’t do; that he broke up the Pa-1 ,f. h f 1,1,1 proposes to repeal the sections I three o clock on Monday and expect to
citic railroad; “busted” Roach’s Brazilian I w “* cl * how permU the presence of troops at I port to another joint meeting of the *
subsidy; opposed southern claims, etc. But I P°h® . un<le J certain circumstances and to I caucuses committees on Tuesday,
men who nre well informed say it is the I substitute for them substantially the Brit- I After appointing this sub-committee the
best political move under the circum-1 1 . sn U1 ® } m |> J ect » which prohibits sol- I joint meeting to-day proceeded to consult r
puinreui ...v/.x; **••*•*.* me vueutif I . . . . . * .— “— I lliecilllj, IVirtlOV UIWCCUVU IU COUSItltT
stances that the democracy have made I “‘ers being stationed at anv point nearer I the question whether the legislation of the
since tliey have had a majority in the 1 JJ ian tw <> miles trom the polls, or to go tol present session should be strictly confined
house. Nortlie 11 men say it will strength-1 them except for the purpose of voting, in I to the appropriation bills, including thc
- parly with them, because the repub- I which case they must immediately return I measures above indicated, or whether gen-
have been charging all the time that I to their stations. The bill will also embody I eral business should not be transacted by
1 soon as the south got tbe i»ower they I a repeal 01 the jurors test oath, one of the I either house when not engaged on appro-
take all (he offices. They could I p. ro . v, f 1 ?” 9 .?* the existing law. It is be-1 priation bill*. A decided majority of the
the parly with them, because the repub- [ ^case Uiey must
I icons * * * “ •«>-“*-
just as
have elected Blackburn without a doubt I i>©'’ed by Mr. Springer that the president I senate caucus committee, fa J voretl a re
by a very large majority. 1 “ *“ n - 1
Strong influences were brought to bear to
_ - * , , ... ---- 1 - ■ aciioiv uzui.ua uhuuiuicu, lavorcu u re
will approve a separate bill of this cbarac-1 striction of the business of tbe session to
**.*****,■•* *** ww. *- I !?* ‘ .r.a,*K n reatene fi dead * ,0 ® k ® n I the appropriation bills,and to the enactment
fire the southern heart in congress Gen-1 the appropriation bills may thus be wholly I of wbat is known as “yellow fever bills.” The
eral Toombs sent a characteristic telegruin I averted * I majority, but not a large one, of the house
H.>lAn«1 Viohrtta u^niiiiond, I The national executive committee of thc f committee, insisted that the opportunitv
the 15th I national greenback party have issuedanad-1 for transacting general business should be
I dress to the people of the United States, in I improved, without, however, prolonging
[j I which they state that no dependence ia to 1 the session, after the appropriation bills
l-1 be placed in the professions of the avowed I shall have been disposed of.
1 friends to the cause; that hope for financial I Finally it was decided to report a disa-
J relief within the old party lines has been I greement on this subject to tlie joint cau-
There were other telegrams and letters I extinguished, and that they have been in I cus* and leave the settlement of the ques-
received from different parts of the south, I several instances misled by the nominees of I tion to the majority of the democratic
urging tlie election of Blackburn, but they I party and others who obtained its support. I members of both houses,
came on the same day, or about then ame I It is only possible through a new orgauiza-1 This meeting of the joint caucuses will
time, and suggested very forcibly, (but of I tion to found a jiarty which shall accom- probably be held on Tuesday evening.
course without the slightest foundation) I plish the desired end. To succeed, uniform I
that they might have been prompted at j effort must be made and the position bold, I Information has been received at the war
this end of the line. Georgia’s delegation I aggressive, independent and uncompromls- I department, from Colonel Walsh, of tlie
to Colonel Nichols. Colonel Hammond,
Doctor Felton and Mr. S)ieer,
instant. It reads as follows:
Washington, Ga., March 15, 1879.—The south
demands reform. Cannot get it from a Philadel
phia democrat. Elect Blackburn.
R. Toombs.
f must be taken. ,
he president has recognized Ricardo I »nd his warriors are showing „ M a
however, a majority of the southern votes. I Jose, of Lisbon, as vice-consul of Portugal I insubordinate disposition; that as soon
Canadian mounted j'olice, that Sitting Bull
ugly and
General Joseph E. Johnston voted for him. I at Richmond; Charles II. Befhom at Pensa- I spring opens, serio‘us trouble is apprehended
Hooker, of Munisaijipi, and Tucker, of Vir-1 cola; Viacount D’Ab. Zoo, consul of France Walsh estimates the strength of the band tr
ginia, were about the only prominent r
who opposed him.
General Sherman sent by mail to-day *.
copy of bis war map to the Young Men’s
Library association.
AN IMPORTANT CASE.
at New Orleans; Ricardo Ramirez vice-con
sul of Mexico at Franklin, Texas.
be 7,000, of whom 2,500 are warriors. ae!l
armed and equipped. To guard against the
Mr. Calvin Loyd Gets a Verdict for
$94*20 In tbe United States Circuit
Court.
In tlie United States circuit court yester
day was tried one of the most important
cases that will come up at the present ses
sion. It was the suit of Calvin Loyd
against John J*. Conley, late United States
deputy revenue collector at this point. _
brief history of tbe case is as follows: Mr.
Calvin Loyd had a tobacco factory on
Marietta street, in this city, and manu
factured various styles of tobacco in large
quantities. In 1877. he bad some difference
with Mr. John Conley as to the propriety
and justice of (laying a certain tax which
the latter claimed of him as deputy col
lector. There had been a special tax levied
on the factory by the commissioner at Wash
ington, and Mr. Loyd claimed that he had
not fallen under tbe conditions on
which its levy was based. Mr. Conley in
sisted that the collection of the tax was his
official duty, and after Mr. Loyd refused to
pay it he seized and sold the factory and its
apurtenances in March, 1877, they bringing
about $9,000. Mr. Loyd, feeling that he had
been wronged, at once employed counsel to
represent his comp!aint. In April, 1878,
suit was brought against Mr. Conley in Ful
ton superior court for damages in breaking
up the plaintiff's business, and also fur
the full value of the property seized and
sold. The case was noton* proper for the
superior court and it was transferred to the
United States circuit court. It is proper to
say that before he brought this suit Mr.
Loyd applied to the commissioner of in
ternal revenue at Washington to refund the
value of tlie property seized and sold. This
the commissioner refused to do. The suit
was then brought against Mr. Conlev, the
plain-iff laying his damages at $12,000.
Yesterday the case came up for trial.
Judge Woods ruled that the plaintiff could
not recover prospective damages for the
breaking up of his business, the contingen
cies being too remote and uncertain. He
also ruled that on sufficient evidence the
plaintiff could recover the value of the
property seized and sold. The trial of the
cA-*e was very interesting. The plaintiff was
represented by General Gartreil, Colonel
Akerman and Mr. T. P. Westmoreland. The
defendant was represented bv District-At
torney Farrow and Judge H. K. McCay.
There was a lively contest over several
points of law and over some of the evidence,
and the trial was niafbed by some very
dexterous professional sjarring on both
sides. At length all tbe evidence was put
before the jury. It was then illumined by
profound and lucid arguments of the dis
tinguished counsel. The jury retired, and
returned a verdict for the plaintiff of $9 22i>,
this amount being abont tbe value of the
*©Jffd property .with interest added.
The case was in reality a suit against the
government, for the law provides that when
a deputy collector in the discharge of his
duty collects a tax which is proven after-
wards to have been unjustly paid, the com
missioner of internal revenue mar refund
it. Of course it will be done* in this case.
Among the nominations sent to tbe senate I raid and possible attack on forts Stevens,Ru
by the president were: Clarence King, to I ford and Totten, the Eighteenth infantrv,
oe director of the geological survey; Francis I now at Atlanta, has been ordered to Bi*s-
A. Walker, superintendent of census: I niarck, Dakota, as speedily as possible to be
David H. Strother, of West VirginiA United I distributed along the frontier.
States consul-general to Mexico; James I
Pollock, naval officer at Philadelphia; I J T. McIntosh, L. 8. Benbow, W. D. Ma-
George Holmes, collector of customs at I »on, W. K. Gibbs, L. R. Robinson, A. Hig-
Beaufort, South Carolina; James H. Dnrkec, I pins, W. G. C. Hendricks, M. Cass Stevens,
United States marshal for the northern I Jasper N. Crawford, E. Starbuck, Robert A.
district of FloridA I Ford, R. W. Woodruff and J. M. Ami-
•mi* crvzT*- I * ,ron g were appointed store-keepers and
THE senate. gaugers of the sixth district of North Caro-
A large number of bills were introduced. I l«na: Charles R. Donegan, second Alabama;
Among them was one by Mr. Beck repeal-1 W. R. Doss and W. Service, fifth North Car
ing so ninch of the revised statutes as pro-1 ulinA
hibits the appointment to the army any 1
person engaged in the late rebellion.
Mr. McMillan submitted a joint resolu
tion proposing an amendment totheconsti- -
tution of the United States giving the presi-1 Cokstitction. a dally morning paper,
dent (»ower to except in Iris approval of P’nS'rif ■
bills either items of appropriation or s|>ecial' “ H -' ■ -- H . 0 »' 11 ■
legislation, giving his reasons to congress,
the items so disapproved by him to be
treated as in care of a veto.
Mr. Hoar offered a resolution condemn
ing as unconstitutional and insurrectionary
the attempt of one house to make the
passage of appropriation bills conditional I 81” :U
on the consent of the other house and the I ,,
the sea ahead of us. Approached from (
front at night its light can be seen for miles
and miles away. Wc hugged the shore ai we
neared it, and the beauty of the scene was
not fully revealed to us until our bow was
turned toward the entrance, which is not
wider than the Chattahoochee at the state I
road bridge. At thc left of the •entrance I
to the harbor, built on a storm-beaten, de- J
fiant r«H?k that rises up out of tin
rugged beauty, perhaps fifty feet,
wa Is of Moro. The hill hack of the guar-1
diau castle is covered with fortifications for j
distance, hut as it stretches hack to
duced to, bui vliich were none the le.>a
pleasing to th** eye on that account; its
strings of mui< -• going to the country laden
with goods, g .verned by traditional swar
thy muleetcers with cups of fez, and its pal
aces, all have places in my memory, lint
near every palace, as in thc town itsalf,
one could find a row of low hovels, over
flowing with Chinese lalHircrs, and looking
as squalid a* the tenements of tlie poor in
all large cities look. There is no aristocratic
quarter in Havana, thc millionaire and tho
:^w:;,;rt ,, ^«iwritrinlr , “n' A* 1 a**- ^ ^1,* ««*>-
r ,..f break* the monotony. On the other Atld liere , anl !lt Ul0 f(lot of a , cttPr th at
Me of the entrance, extending front^ the docs notdc8cribe tlie captain-general'*
°y*“ '“J*" fla ' m,d low - tl,e nc, “ at rf ‘y palace, not even thc fine old cathedral i.t
HAVANA ITSELF.
palace, not even the tine old cathedral
which it is claimed that at least a j-art of
Christopher Columbus’ remains reposa—I
•e fiirlv mist Mnw ♦!./* don’t believe it—nor any of Havana's oth*r
vidtii an^winds itself fa,nou?i buildil ^* 1 '""V not * «*»"®ver, fo»J
rviur trie city, so that the town is surround-1 pct f nicntiqn a drive . one morning
1 <>n -ill hni on<* hv vn»*r aieina it I <>ut to the caplain-genen»ls a garden, as it is
xemi-circular shane tli« rirriimf^rrn^ I ©“lb*!* where theofficial heaif^of the island
semi-circular shape, the circumference ’ n . . #llA Tlwa wa _
resides most of the year. Thc house 1
yw.u. uuiumaicu „V I flow'd. General Caropo, being in Spain, b*
the guns of Morn, at whose base the great the spacious tmpic.1 greonda were there.and
being vairr There it lies in the mellow
light, nll white or yellow, dominated by
break inti
ing a picture
minding the (»eople,
of Spanish power.
We are not. however. In Havana; we
i.-' in
Cuba,
and so were the green swelling hill*,crowned
hf counieby forts, that form the background
of this delightful .suburban home. Tha
»HT inn, iiunctui, in navniii
merchantmenof V almmtev«ymtim r Ami I f ”' d «l^
we nre at anchor. A few sailing vessels lie or I‘ s,cd with marble and all about it
the wharves, but the great Mack hulls H 1 * ,e0 , v - v , l*tfume of flowers and the
anchored to buoys that ar J «»'n d of "I'la-'hiMR walem. One etnrid sit in
half a mile to two mile, Ik* 'iLS 1 !?
of the tree—and build castles
Spain i
w u of arc!
that oft lie south of
cam"! at last in all the glory of white duck I S*^ ’ l * ie l >co I >,e are ©luelly 8|>aniflh born,
and Panama hats, and with all the ease and I T 1C ,ov ^ n however, n briglitncvi that
nonchalance of officials generally. They look I »V HS f not ? the old world, a languor
around, and then the boatmen and hotel “ n A oi ltc I? un<l ou, « , ? eof »>©
runners come onboard. Thc chatter t lint I am \ R lundcucy to ease and luxury tliat ia,
lierhajis. ah much a matter of race as of cli-
runners come on hoard. Thc chatter that
ensues is indescribable. They do not at
tempt to sjieak Spanish and they cannot
mate. It is uniqiie from Morro to Cerro—
.peak Englhm. Each of the la^rtmng bri « ht in *' ld ! ^ting everywhere,
wiats has a sail and each of thc two men on |
Confederate VTnrtl Money.
Philndeli>hia Record.
It lias been l>elievv<l and recorded a*an
historical fact tliat the southern confederacy
lapse of
board is picturesquely dressed and consid
ers himself commander. Each talks in
cessantly, and each is too lazy to do any I
rowing. After a great deal of tacking anil
dipping of the boat to the dismay of the
ladies on toard, we are landed at the cus- ... ,
tom-house wharf, near a great yellow build- eighteen years evidenee'now presents itself
had no metallic currency. After r
inr that, we arc quietly informed, Is filled
with military and political prisoners.
_ to show that four coin" were struck off at
I the New Orleans mint while that place waa
had forgotten to mention that we were re- I in thc possession of the confederategovern-
quired to procure a fiassport from tlieHpan-1 ment. This discovery Iiah lieen brought
isli consul at Nassau, for which
about by a Record item, entitled “A
The Constitution AtnfT.
“S. 8.” in Philadelphia Evening Telegram.
A leading journal of the south Is The Atlanta
* ” ~ published
eompany.*'
and N. P.
T. Finch, assisted In the editorial and local de-
* -respondent of th
- - orthetti journals
Samnel W. Small. “Old Si,’’ and J. C. Harri
passing notice. “Ol-
prra dent to prevision, they do not «,> I ^J.^fflf.VX'r.&^n^,
prove.
Mr. Wallace objecting,the resolution went
over. • /
Mr. Wallace called up the resolution
heretofore submitted by him calling upon
the sec-eta»y of the treAsury to furnish a
detailed statement of tbe amounts pdid to
marshals in New York, Pennsylvania, Ohio,
Massachusetta and Maryland up to date and
description of service performed by deputy
marshals at the elections in October and
November.
Mr. Conklirg offered an amendment so as
to include the other statea After a debate
it was rejected.
Mr. Conkling offered another, which was
agreed to. covering all the states, but infor
mation as to New York, Pennsylvania,
Ohio, Massachusetts and Maryland is not to
be deferred before the additional informa
tion could be prepared.
Mr. Edlnunds offered an additional
olution calling upon the secretary to report
fully all information in his possession
touching the occasion and the necessity of
such expenditures and provision* of
law under which they were made.
This was rejected. He then offered his
amendment in a modified form, providing
that after the resolution as offered by Mr.
Wallace should be answered the necretary
of tlie treasury should report the informa
tion desired. This was rejected.
Mr. Wallace's resolution as amended by
Mr. Conkling was agreed to.
Mr. Booth was appointed a member of
the board of regents of the Smithsonian in
stitution. vice ex-Senator Sargent
The senate went into executive
and afterwards adjourned until Monday.
the executive passion.
The senate transacted no business
executive session this afternoon, except to
refer to appropriate committees the large
number 01 nominations received to da}*and
those previously accumulated.
Forty Cento on tbe Dollar.
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
Nashville. March 22.—The prolonged
struggle in the senate yesterday terminated
in the passage of a bill by a small majority to
settle the debt at forty cents on the dollar
at four per cent. Suhsequentlv a dispatch
was rend to the senate and house from Mr.
Kelley, of New York, chairman of the
bondholders’ committee, stating that tbe
bondholder* will not abate their proposition
of sixty cents on tbe dollar and six per
cent, interest, excepting to accept four per
cent, interest for the first four yeara. The
statecredit men now despair of a settle-
ment between the legislature and the session,
bondholders. _ *
elections this afternoon
H. Bell«and Senator Rollins, of New Hamp
shire. in argument, supporting the validity
of the former’s appointment by the _
emor to fill the New Hampshire vacancy in
the senate, further consideration of the
subject is postponed until next Tuesday.
Mr. Ellis (La.) offered a resolution in
creasing the membership of the committee
on elections from 11 to 19, and stated It did
ao in the interest of economy and correct
ness of representation, since it frequently
happened that owing to the press of busi
ness that committee was not able to report
on election cases till tbe last days of the
Mr. Mills (Texas) thought that every con-
quire* an umbrella In rainy weather. Fib pn>-
UkUIa and hat are hia raostdbtingui*hing and
prominent marks. He *inn like a nightingale,
chews tobacco, and swears like a trooper. “Old
Si’s” mental brother Dromio, “Unde Remus,” |*
in form and feature his antipode. He was cast in
an entirely different mould, and wbat he lacks in
length be make* * ~ ““ ~
the raw material
some accident be was spoiled iu making up. If
justice is meted out to him, be will never be
hanged on account of his beauty. He is inordi
nately proud of bis hair, which he die* red. “Bill
Arp” owns and lire* 00 a plantation on the line
die* red.
a on the
railroad between this city and Cartenville,
rally as juice from a peach.
e out of him as natu-
The “Gate City** of the Mouth.
“S. S.” in Philadelphia Even ing Telegram.
With the single exception of San Francisco,
dty 00 this continent has jumped, as it were, full
grown into existence so quickly as Atlanta. Phoe
nix-like, she has arisen from her asbe* t» a dty of
The First Stop.
Augusta Chronicle.
In reforming public opinion, the first thing to
be done Is to make the carrying of concealed
too* not only odious, but incourenieo L Un
iat shall have been done, the bloody drama
be re-enacted. Tbe horror at 'Atlanta did not
ent the affray at Waynesboro. Pistols, pins
whisky, are among the curses of the land that
need reforming altogether.
A meaning or n Cnrae.
Dahlooega Signal.
A dally neper is either a very great blessing
r a terrible curse. There are a few copies of the
Daily CoxmrrnoN received at this office.
When they hit the mails all right tbe ritiaras all
look sweet and anlling. But when ther mi*,
don’t ask for credit don't ask for a chew of tobac
co, don't beg for the church, or you will be
frowned down or cursed out
Kellogg.
Washington Post.
a the last carpet-bagger left blooming alone;
All my fragrant companions have left me and
Can^oufoave me, a lone one, unbounced and
Tho’ the rest hare all faded, why need you bounce
Kegnlate the Sale or Fire-Arms.
Brownsville (Tenn.) Democrat.
The legislature should pas* a law placing the
•ale of pistol* under tbe same restriction as tbe
■ale ot bowie-knives. No greater curse afflicts
the people of Tennessee than the indiscriminate
sale of fire-arms.
A Cowardly Practice.
Cartenville Free Prea*.
to us nothing more cowardly than
the habit of earning
1 weapons. 4 brave
charged nearly five dollars a head, and a Craze for Coins,” which gave thc fancy
dollar and a half and two hours of vexation* prices placed U|>un rare pii'ccs. A few days
delay were now added to tlie Nassau exac-1 subsequent to the pub
tion. The pas*i>ort was a humbug. No j the numismatist, of 14.1
Mr. Mason,
143 North Tenth street.
‘stood” for us at tlie consulate. The I who was incidentally referred to iu the ar-
consular document was granted on applies- tide, received a communication from B. F.
tion, and we „
tlie consul knew, the most dangerii
enemy that the captain-general's govern
ight have been, for aught Taylor, M.D., the secretary and treasurerof
— j 8 I the Louisiana state board of health, giving
1. j the information that he had a
-ment had. Tlie nass|>ort is in fact but a confederate coin in his possession,
method qf tax-gathering. But why a man reply Mr. Mason wrote for a lead
who desires to sjiend his money *in Culta I pencil rubbing of the piece, at
should be taxed is a mystery. There is, I the same time expressing a doubt as to the
however, veiy little use in trying to ascer- existence of any genuine coins of the con
tain the philosophy of Spanish laws and j federate states. Tlie return mail brought 1
customs. —'* * —*- **”
WE REEK AN INN.
Sea-worn and hungry and tired and full
of vexation we were at last released from
the custom house — our baggage bearing a
cabalistic mark—to find ourselves in strecLs
so narrow that the sunlight was shut out,
but in which there was the sweet heavy
smell of |**e1*d oranges. Jumping into one
of the innumerable little dilapidated car
riages drawn by horses that oertainly had
not suffered in some time from over-feeding,
wc were driven at a rattling pace through
crowded and well-paved streets about twenty
feet wide, having sidewalks twenty inches
wide, to the K1 Pasaje, a hotel on the Pasco
de Tacou, iu thc new and fashionable part
of the city. The hoiel of our choice is to
Havana what the Windsor is to New York.
But tliere are only three hotels in Havana
of . the fust-rank, although the city contains
300,OuO people and is tbe commercial center
and grand point of transfer of the West In
dies; and not one of the three is half as
large a* tlie Kimball house. The Pasaje has
only 100 rooms, and is perhajts larger than
either of its rivals, the Han Carlos and Tele-
grafo. They are unlike any other hotels in
the world. You enter on tbe ground floor
little room perliai« twenty-five feet
deep and ten wide. At the farther
end is a desk surrounded by
a high railing, contracted in
size and cheap-looking in every respect.
Here you write your name in a book that
might, if it laid on a counter, answer for a
“register.” No one, however, asks or de
sires you44 register. You do it because it
is convenient to do so, and you do not know
what else to do at/the moment. Through
some curtains at the right you see the din
ing-room, but tlie most noticeable thing is
a flight of marble steps, leading of course
upward*. Soon the interpreter, who is also
the porter and clerk of the house, comes
along and invites you to step up to tin- par
lor. He goes before, and when you anil lie
stop you are on the top floor before a cool
bent-wood cane-cated rocker that invit •»
you to rest awhile in an elegant room,
through which the breeze is playing delight
fully. You are also prejiared to declare
with all the assurance of truth that you
are about to dwell in marble halls. You
are taken to a room from the parlor.
There is nothing remarkable about it except
that instead of window-giAss and sash you
havecurtains and inside shutters; instead of
e floor and carpets you have handsome
. n uead of a plastered ceiling you have
the oackside of the floor above, nicely fin
ished of course; instead of a soft bed votf
have an iron frame over which is s: retched
a piece of canvas, upon which are two
linen sheets a d two linen-covered pillows
stuffed with some substance to me un
known, and a blanket laid awav at the foot
of the bed. There was after all, said a Ma
con fellow-trav ler, nothing familiar in the
room except the moequitoes outside the
bar. We had coffee in the morning before
rising, breakfast at 10 o’clock, and dinner
at any time later than 4 o’clock.
THE STREETS 07 HAVANA
are certainlv interesting. It was a new
world to those who had never seen an
European town-new enough to any of us.
I believe that if the Havanese found that
one of their customs was like an American
custom, they would root it out on princi
ple. I propose, however, to leave mv in.,
preasions of the people for another Ic ter.
As we stepped out of the hotel we first
noticed the broad, beautiful appearance of
rubbing of the coin. The obverse repre
sents a liberty cap aliove the American
shield, the union of the latter containing
seven stars, representing the seven seceding
states, the whole being surounded with a
wreath of sugar cane and cotton in bloom
and the mot to,-‘Confederate States of Amer
ica." Thc reverse has the goddess of liber
ty, with the thirteen stars, representing the
states from which the confederacy snranr.
and the date “1801.”
The history of the coin may be briefly re
capitulated from Mr. Taylors statement.
When the New Orleans mint was taken
possession of by the confederates in April,
1861. tbe original dies of the United Htates
were cancelled in the presence of the offi
cials connected with thebuilding. Theeon-
federate cabinet, which was then sitting at
Montgomery, issued orders for a design for
a confederate currency to Mr. Taylor, who
was then chief coiner of the mint. Tho
above design was submitted and approved,
and order* were issued for the sinking off
of specimen pieces. Four half-dollars were
accordingly coined, and these also, fol
lowing the design, were approved by the
cabinet. Then' came an obstacle. That
body found that it had not oontrolof suf
ficient bullion to proceed with an issue
of coin, and. consequently, the matter was
deferred, and a temporary issue of j*per
money decided U]>on. The subsequent
rout of the confederates threw the coinage
project overboard.
Of the four coins struck one is in the pos
session of one of the chiefs of the confeder
ate govern ment; the second was presented
to Professor Biddle, of the university of
Louisiana; the third to l>r. Ames, of New
Orleans, and the fourth was retained by
Chief Coiner Taylor, by permission of the
cabinet. It is a noteworthy fact that all the
individuals who were connected with the
coinage, including the stijierintendent of
the mint, assayer, coiner, engraver, die
sinker, down to the matt who held the
chisel and u*ed thc hammer, in tho cancel-
: ng of the old and new dies, are living at tho
read by hitn before the Philadelphia county
medical society, says in relation to the
different breeds of cows and their milk
products: “We have around us, boidcs
the common cow, the Durham, Ayrshire,
Devon and Alderney or Je aey. The yield
of these varies greatly in quality—that of
the Durham or Short-horn being large, hut
poor in butter and imnlerately rich in
cuisine—the best yield increases and the
quantity diminishes in the order named.
Thus, eighteen quarts of Durham (and often
of common, which are mainly grade Dur
ham), fourteen quarts of Devon or twelve
quarts of Jersey milk yield one pound of
butter (Flint). The Ayrshire and Devon
iiilks are rich in cuisine and butter. Tho
latter yields its cream but s’owly, and is,
therefore, iu my opinion, the best for fami
ly twe. The Jersey milk is rich in butter,
but comparatively poor in cuisine, w*hile
the Durham i* too watery. The Ayrshire
is better .han the latter, but still hardly as
rich or as evenly balanced in its constituents
as the Devon.”
Death or Hr. Duncan.
Special dispatch to Thc Constitution.
Savannah. March 2L—William Duncan,
a well known merchant, is dead.