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Newspaper Page TextH.rjgg, CONSTITUTION PUBLISHING CO. ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY. SEPTEMBER 30, 1879. VOL. XII.. NO. 15 THE CASE RE-OPEXED. * ny,!,in? t,, *‘ wou,dhmTe I STILL IN THE FIELD I Before I enncladed llte contract with I General Meade I wet my friend. General j William Phillips, with whom I was on the *ND VERY SEVERE OH FIELD, most intimate terms of friendship, and I { stated to him fully the negotiations that THE PACTS OP THE ASHBURN TRIAL. Ex-OflT»ra;r Jmpk E. Brows R*pli*s la tU Strict- BfM sf Mr. Osrrsnt, of MuMfo, Kristin to tko Otliakw Frbosors—Tlu 5#- gouauostwtti Oss.Mtsdo. Kwtom ( ViXKTTttrrios: I l*ave been ab sent from the city a few days, and I notice (hit during my MHfiwr the bouse of repre sentatives of tse general assembly, now in sewHon. took up tiie reports made by the Special committee splinted to investigate tue conduct of the principal ke«(wrof the penitentiary, and dncn«aed ai d acted U|«on them. During that discussion, I see by the report of the proceedings contained in your paper, that Mr. Garrard, a reprewentaiive Ir»»m the county -.f Muscogee,made a violent personal attack npon me, while occupy ing the floor as representative of the people, in which be went entirely outside of the case that was before the house, and assailed me for appearing as counsel for the United States in (lie trial of what is known as the case of tbe Columbus prisoners during the recon struct ton jwiiod, white the state wss under military government. It seems he under takes to plead that case as a set off to the extraordinary and unjustifiable course ta ken by hiui and others of the committee, of which he was a member in its late inves tigations, charging that the trial of the Columbus prisoners was a star-chamber and an inqnisitioa, while he fully jmtifie* tbe course of liis committee, who refused to permit the party otririal to come before them and examine bis own witnesses, and confront and cross-examine the witnesses against hint. Years ago, at a time when the relation of counsel and client and certain questions of public iKilicv, prevented me from giving to the public tue fact- connected with my em ploy metit as counsel to prosecute the Co lumbus prisoners. I ] unwed in silence the at tacks of intellectual glams on that sub ject. The times have changed, and I see no rearou why the relation of counsel and client, or any ques tion of public policy should longer demand my silence; and I will now notice the change, notwithstanding its rep etition Is prompted by tbe malice of an in tellectual pigmy, whose conduct entitles him to no such consideration, and whose practice* as a representative fail justly to challenge for him the condescension of my notice. I had no knowledge of the intention of General Meade to order the arrest of the Columbus prisonm* until after they had been arrested and confined in prison, and no connection whatever with the affair. Nor had J anything whatever to do with the manner ’ of their confinement while they were in prison. I had learned from the newspaper* that Mr. Ashhurn, who was a very bitter radical, and a bold defiant man, hud gone to Colunilm*, and at least temporarily made his location there. I hud heard it stated from private sources, that the people of that city in the then temic-r o f the times, refused to have any social or other intercourse with Ash- burn, and he waa therefore, whether agree- •* placed in a position were then pending* between General Meade j Prssidait Tildas Alls ■ ■ Elm**If to bs Draws Into able . t . where lie was almost obliged to take up his nuideuce among the colored population. Whether from choice or not, it is -ufllcient to say that he was undershNid to lie living among tin- negme*. and at the time of his death he was found in the house of a negro woman. In this state of things, he. was assailed at flight by a mob, anil his life was taken by violence. However hod u man Ashburu may have hewn, or however objectionable may hove been hi* politics, or Ids practices, none l presume, will de fend his butchery, as either a credit to the community where it occurred, or as ail act justifiable under tbe laws of the state. After he was murdered and those who wete suspected by the military authorities of having been connected with the murder were placed under arrest ami confined in prison. General Meade, who was then the supreme military commander of the state, seat fur vue, and informed me that he desired to retain my services as counsel fot the pros ecution, ns he intended to try the defend ants hv n militniy court. We had s long private interview mi the subject, in which I earnestly hj>|k:i1«1 to him to hold the pris oners over until tt.e legislature had com piled whh the ire instruct ton acts, and until civil government in the state should be restored, and th n turn them over to the eivil authorities. General Meade stated that he would be g’a : to take thu course, but that murders for political opinion's sake Were becoming:-'’frequent in the south, that he felt it hi- duty, for the pro tection of society, to clo ck it by putting the , |ierpetrators on trial by military court in some of the mist .«:• ravsied case*. He stated that he mid; -.total the prisoners would lie defended by r.n array of very able legal oounse’, and |;c desired some lawyer of experience and ablate in the state asso ciated with the judge advocate who would see that the trial wa* conducted fairly, and that no legal advan age was taken, at.d if he could not get my services he would em ploy other counsel, and indicated one or two names of gentlemen known to me to be very radical politically, and who. in my opinion would, if employed, prosecute with great energy and be willing to see the lrente penalty indicted. General Meade and I had several interview* on the subject and I finally said to him that in my opinion no dticen should be subjected to the death C nalty. no matter what hi* offense mi cl it- , when tried by a military court during the reconstruction j-eriml; a»d that I thought if lie permitted it during his admin istration he would in after life regret that lt« had made the record, und that 1 could in no ease represent the prosecution without his private pledge to me that he would approve no fimmtgof the court which I as counsel and^ myself, and a-Iced his advice upon the | subject. He was the only person to whom I intrusted the matter at the time, (though I have mentioned it two or three others si rice), which Yd id in the strictest confidence, knowing I could rely on him. He wm faking great interesf for the prisoners, and he expressed the opinion, in nue of trial and conviction by the military court and an execution of the sentence in volving capital punishment that it would whet the appetite for blood, and that it was exceedingly desirable that no such sentei.ee should be executed, but that it should be delsyed. if possible, until civil government was restored. After mature reflection Gen eral Phillips advised me to take the case, saying he felt a deep interest for the prison- tiro, and he believed that it was the only course that would rave their lives, and that it was necessary to tbe welfare of tLc peo ple of Georgia that such a step be taken I then raid to General Phillips: “If I take this case and conduct tbe prosecution, my motives will be misconstrued and I shall be maligned, caned and abased, not only by the people of Georgia, but by the people of tbe south generally, and I shall re placed in a condition where my mouth will be closed, and 1 cannot make the ex planation necessary to my vindication. Bat this will be a small matter compared with the great results, if by doing so I shall be able to prevent the effusion of blood under a military sentence, and thus render an important service to the state.'’ General Phillips then replied: “You are the only man who can save the lives of these prisoners. If you take the case under your undemanding with General Meade, you can accomplish that great object, and at the same time rave the state from greater calam ities. and I see no other possible chance to avert the danger. I therefore recommend you to accept the position.'* I make this reference to my interview with General Phillips because he is still in life, and can, I am sure, state all that 1 have raid here is substantially correct. He is a living witness to what took place at tbe lime, and knows the motives by which 1 wss prompted in undertaking the prosecu tion. It may be prrqier that I should add here, that another reason why I have not sooner made public my true position in this case, was that 1 thought, amt still think, taking the stormy (leriod. and all the fact* ami cir cumstances into the account, that it was better for all parties at interest, and for th- lionor of Georgia, that the Ashburu case be allowed to lie forgotten. The civil authori ties have. 1 believe, never taken jurisdic tion of the case since it was turned over by the • military There is no statute of limitation that bars a prosecution for murder. As the times were stormy it may be best that thi- case be regarded and treated as a camj occurring during the war, and that no further action be taken in the premises. 1 cannot there fore think a representative of the people of Muscogee is promoting the interest of his constituents or advancing the public wel fare by continuing to agitate it. I was will ing for u lime to re-l under'the censure that had been hea|*ed upon me when I did if, rather than again to wake e front its slumbers; have Wen assailed by a representative of the ominty where the crime wn* committed, and a-, the stormy (■eriod is passed, and I do not feel that the relation of attorney and client longer I think I am ju*titicd in fubmirting the latement which is necessary to a ourree understanding of my conduct. After maters had Wen adjusted bet wee i General Meade and myself, when I had at repted the position as counsel for the United Suites. I went into the prosecutionof the case, having to meet a number of very able and distinguished counsel the part of the defense. I conducted the case faithfully, withail the energy and legal ability that I possessed, with a view to the a*ct.rtaiiiuiem of the fact in the case, and of the guilt or innocence of the prisoners. As is well known to the counsel on other side, I showed no disposition to ?peed a*e. 1 took up such an amount of in the cross-examination of some of the witnesses, as to cau-e friendly remon strance on the part of one or more of the defendants' counsel. I could not at the time tell them my object, or attempt to correct the impression which 1 saw was made on their minds that 1 was i« zealous and too lengthy in my conduct of the case. I knew the legislature was likely to act upon the reconstruction measures* and to comply with the requirements of the acts of co* gross in a short time, and my determi nation wa.*, if possible, to protract the pro ♦veilings until we reached that point; a- I knew in that event the prisoners would he turned over to the civil authorities, atid the trial would not further proceed. This ob- aa Intervitw ia Which Hs Pays His Rv spseu to Gyros aad Incidentally B-fsrs to His Ht-phtw. Wahhinoton, September 29.—Hon. Rich ard T. Merrick, the well known attorney of this city, and one of the counsel for Mr. Tilden before the electoral commission, has recently spent a day with Mr. Tilden and had a general talk with him concerning the political situation. Mr. Merrick says that be found him more solicitous in regard to carrying Ohio than over anything else in political affairs, much more so than about a democratic victory in New York. He considers General Ewing’s sucres* a* almost vital to the democracy, and he was willing to do everything iu his power to contribute * it. He urged Mr. Merrick to proceed at ce to Ohio and enter upon the campaign wore there. He was so anxious to have Ewing elected that he did not wish’to ueg- lect anything which could contribute to that result. Mr Tilden also expressed him self freely in regard to the situa- in New York. He felt confi dent that the earnest effort of the democracy of the state to crush Tammany would command tbe support of many inde pendent republicans. He felt sure that more of this class would vote for Robinson than democrats would be drawn off by Kelly, tie regarded Tammany as baring Iona been before the jieople, the heaviest for tbe prosecution might dfanppro if there should lie a conviction where death would be the penally tint he should d » all in liis power to have the |*»rly held over until civil government should be re*laced, so that the legality of the sentence might be tested before the civil courts. I stated to him that I thought his own reputation de manded this course, and that he could not afford to go down to history a* the head of a military adminfatration which hud adopted a different practice. General Meade then a*ked me if I would prosecute faithfully ami with energy with view of ascertaining the truth as to the guilt or innocence of .the prisoner* who were accused of the crime. 1 informed him that I would it 1 undertook the case Rut that 1 could not undertake it unless 1 con trolled it. I stated I would have to meet a large array of the ablest lawyers in Geor gia, and that 1 would do my duty faithfully to the extent of my ability in conducting the Investigntion, so a-* to ascertain the guilt or innocence of the accused. 1 further stated that it would t»e my policy, as the legislature would anon act upon the que* lion* t» come before them under the recon struction acts, not to hasten the trial fas'er tbs., wa* news-ary, ami tiiat I should tic gratified if the legislature should com ply with the reconstruction acts pending the trial, provided he would permit the case to lie slopped in that event, and the prisoners to be turned over to the civil authorities, and that i would do all I could with my friend* to hasten action by the legislature. After some reflection. General Mende in formed me that he was willing the case take that course, and that in the event, 1 as counsel for the I'niied States, was dfa satisfied with the finding against any one o: the prisoner*, if the case should be carried through lie fore the military court, be would either disapprove the finding or hold tip the _ far then from encouraging the inflic tion of punishment by military tribunals, 1 was placrd by the consent of my client in a position where the moral effect of prosecution might l*e produced in stop ping the commission of crime, without the infliction ot illegal punishment. While I was prosecuting attorney, I in fact stood between the prisoners and the extreme penalty, if the court should find against them. This my understanding with Gen eral Meade enabled me to d » without » vio lation of faith a* counsel for the prosecution. 1 fell, therefore, that 1 was serving tbe best interest of the people, while they were heaping their curses upon me. and that I was doing the best thing for the public in terest and the prisoners at the bar, when I had been placed in iiosition to ascertain their guilt if it could be done, and lo have the punishment suspended until the should be heard before the civil courts. 1 have rested under censure until the change in the condition of the country, and the circumstances should permit me to make public my vindication. I think thi* is a* proper an opportunity a* any that ntav offer. So much for my connection wit!i load New York democrats had ever carried, and he thinks if it can be braten now, it will remove the only serious obstacle to demo cratic success iu that state in 1880. From the tenor of Mr. Merrick’s conver sation. it is evident that Mr. Tilden con siders the question of his renomination by the next democratic convention as already settled in his favor. It is also evident from the earnest interest he expressed iu General Ewing's success that the bard-inoney demo crats of the east do not intend to make any trouble with their western soft-money breth ren on account of their financial heresies. New York Times. The re|M>rter said: Mr. Field makes the following statement: “But when Mr. Til den came to testify before the congressional committee, lie admitted tiiat at this time he knew (although the public did not know till nioiiihs afterward) all about his trans actions in regard to the cipher dispatches. Yet, knowing this, he presented to me a mau who had attempted bribery, and so been guilty of a crime, as one worthy of my confidence, and the one whom he specially chn*e to represent himself.” Said Mr. Tildeu: “The moral audacity, or rather the unmoral audacity, is amazing, of the man who could deliberately assert iu a written paper, under liis own signature, that I admitted before the congiessional committee that *at this yery time' (June 1877) *i knew all about his transaction in regard to the cipher dispatches.' I testified hetore that committee tiiat I never knew of the existence or contents of any of the ci pher dispatches until their publication September, 1878, and every witness am iced and every fact elicited c finned my testimony. It was further proved that when 1 was informed by Mr. Edward Cooper tiiat Colonel 1VIton was receiving, or was about to receive, the communication of the first ot the offers, ami the only one ihat came to iny knowl edge, to give to the democratic electors tbeii certificates fora pecuniary inducement, 1 instantly (interfered, broke up the confer ence and crushed the incipient negotiations, it was proved before that committee that certificates for nineteen voles were in the market, w hi'-e only one was lacking to de feat the fraud by which the presidency was wrested from the majority of the American people. It i.* now known beyond coat versy that the four votes of Florida belonged to me, ami were diverted from ine by corrupt inducements since part ly performed. It is now known that the eight voles of Louisiana also belonged to me. Even Judge Miller, the master spirit of the electoral commission, is reported to have admitted the fact in a recent interview published in the New York Sun. The frauds, perjuries and forgeries by which the false certificates were supported, were tuerous and complicated. To the.se was peradded the forgery of tloee electoral votes to supply the place of the original votes sent from Ixraisiana and found to be illegal. The actors and agents in these w rongs have been appointed to. or continued in. all the great civic trusts of the United States within the state of Louisiana It was proved that I refused to enter iulo this shameful competition. It is known that I did not obtain any one of the certificates ascertained to be in the tuaikct. They were ali cast against, me. as well as against law'and right. Mr. Field, pretend ing to think that ‘poor Pel ton,' as lie calls him. has been harshly and unjustly dealt with by the public, in the next breath rays that he *h:td attempted bribery,' and‘had been guilty of a crime.’ This is an exagger ated untiuth. Colonel Pel ton neither ini tiated nor consummated anything. He merely listened to offers from officers to do what they admitted, ami he believed, to lie their lawful duty for hire l»efore they violated that duty under corrupt inducements. His wrong did not go beyond a futile dalliance. The beneficiaries o f the consummated wrong, its instigators and )<at'ous, are high iu the seals of govern mental power ami honor. Shocked at Ic-mw wrong, which died in its mere medi tation to the great crime actually mated. Mr. Field ‘crooks the’ pregnant hinges of the knee tiiat thrift may follow fawning.* ’’ He. General Grant then started on a con tinental tour, visiting Brussels, Cologne, Frankfort and Geneva, after that making short trips in Denmark, Norway and Sweden, and again returning to London. In Scot land he was presented with the freedom of five cities and two boroughs, and then made a round of the English provincial towns, leaving for France on the the 24th of October. Banquets were given to him by President MacMahon, the American residents in Paris; and M. Kiuile de Girardin. Visits were next made to Gibraltar, Algiers, Constantinople, Ath ens, Naples, and points in southern Europe. On January 1.1878. he sailed from Malta for Egypt and the Nile, visiting the khe- dive at Cairo; then traveling to Constanti nople and from thence to Athens, where he and Mrs. Graut were formally presented to the king and queen of Greece. A visit was next made to home, where tbe general, bis wife and son Jesse were presented to tbe pope by Cardinal McCioeker. After a trip through Italy, Paris was once more visited, next Hol land. Germany, Scandinavia, aud then Rus- -ia. At St. Petersburg the general bad an audience with the Emperor Alexander. The rest of the year was spent in a tour of Austria, Soain and Portugal, and a third visit to Paris The long-deferred trip to Ireland followed, but, although the ‘ex president was enthusiastically greeted at Dublin. Belfast and other points, the recep tion as a whole was not cordial, and the visit was made as brief as possible. A fare well visit was paid to Paris, and a grand dinner was given at the Palace d’Elysee by President MacMahon. On the 23d of January, 1879. General Grant and party em- barked at Marseilles for India. Everywhere it BALLOr-FEELING. MOVEMENTS AMONG THE CHIEFS. The Congressional Programme or the Coming Ses sion—Jefferson Davis and the Mississippi Benatorahlp—The Hattonal Commit tee and the Hew York Canvass. throughout that country the ex-president was received with the most distinguished attention and consideration. Siam was next visited, tbe king bestowing many honors upon the general. China was the next point of travel, a feature of the visit being the presentation of au address relative to the subject of Chinese emigration to the United Slates. On arriving in Japan, on tbe 3d of Jnly, Grant proceeded direct to Tokio, having an audi ence with the emperor on the following day. A series of magnificent entertainments was given in liis honor and he was burdened with unexpected questions in regard to eas tern poliev, both sides of the Loochoo con troversy having been laid before him by Prince Rung, of China, and the Japanese authorities. On the 3d of September, after a stay in Japan of two months. General Grant sailed from Yokohama, on the steam er City of Tokio, for San Francisco. THE HANDSOMEST FOOT. A MODEL SOUTHERN GIRL. tHOsecution of the Coinmbus prisoners, and I here close this article, and with it my own defense to the bitter assault made npon rue by a member of the house of represen tali ves iu a matter en tirely irrelevant to the question tinder di-cussion, when he knew 1 had no right to be heard there in reply to liis at tack. I shall ! ask yocr indulgence shortly while I review the conduct of uiy assailant, in the matter under discussion a: the time he made the assault. Jo-tern E. Brows. 180UT THE CONVICTS. until the civil roar s could avt upon it. and in the event the military court should tii.d sentence of death against anyone of the defendants, be would do all in his power to give the ea.-e such direction, that the prisoners might be held until the jurisdiction of the civil courts could attach, and the case bo heard before them by habeas corpus or otherwise. I stated to General Meade distinctly that I was opjvwd to trials of that character, I at that in iny opinion I could serve the inter est of my sta r and her |wople and of the United State* by rrptwtmun; tbs prosecu tion upnft these o rms. and with the assur ance from him already mentioned batter, than to permit the p:.-e.utnni to be con ducted by those entertaining more ultra ami extreme views, politically, than I enter tained. end that 1 could undertake the prosecution upon no other terms than those mentioned. These points were well understood. and di-uoctly agreed upon between General Meade and myself. Hi* opinion a* expressed a* the rime, was that U nasi*’* mi important thauhevhea conviction and capital puni»Utu*nt under it. •» that the country should know that murders of this character would not be passrd unnoticed, and he thought the fact that the Columbus prisoners were put upon trial by the military c*»urt aud |«u«cot«d with apparent viror would convince ex treme men that he was in earn ret in hr* de termination to ship these practices, a id would thus substantially accomplish hie ob ject. He was therefore inflexible in his purpose to have the trial proceed. But he showed no feeling nor excitement on the subject. Hie only object seemed to be to stop the practice of violence and nrardex. by ordering—* Different Camp* In Good Health. Through the courtesy of I Victor Raines, the efficient and active surgeon of the con vict department of Georgia, the reporter has tl»e following excellent iacts concerning the health of the various convict camps in the state. During the jiast .week the sick report of I Victor Raines show* that at penitentiary No. 1. Dade county containing 3tW, only 4 were sick—at Locket's camp, containing 185. none were sick—at C. B How ard's, containing 81; only wa* sick—at Cbampary island containing 50, only one was sick; at Savan nah camp, containing 40, 4 were sick; at Simpson's camp, Greene county.containing 108, none were sick; at Grant’s camp, Jef- feraoti county, containing 210, none were sick. It will thus be seen that of the 1,0*31 con vict* in Georgia, only 10 were sick during the )N*st week according to the official rep»rt of the surgeon cf the department. Truly excellent showing. Stonewall Jackson** Daughter. Baltimore Gazette. When the Jackson statue was unveiled in Richmond some year* ago, after the pro cessions and the oratory. Governor Kemper brought forward upon the platform a slen der little girl, and addressing the great crowd of the old confederate soldiers said: “Comrade*, let me present to you the daughter of Stouewall Jackson." S mieh* -w the tears sprang to every rye at the -tght of this deli *s e child of iheir tv*i*ties« leader There was no oheeri .g hat every hi**? showed a deep emotion. Ever since that time a tendei and poetic interest has clung to this little lady and there are mauy SheKfarfA Out to Fight the Cruel World with a Shoemaker** Awl. Petersburg (Va) Appeal Letter. I think our southern girls are too often undeservedly taken to task for tlieir indo lence and want of ingenuity in devising means of securinga livelihood when theold folks are t»o longer able to ass'si them ami a husband does not come forward u» rescue the unhappy girl from old maidenhood. I have jus: heard of an exception to this rule, at any rate. The spunky girl in ques tion is from one of the up per counties of this state. At an early age she was left a penniless orphan. She man aged. however, by dint of economy aud the assistance, probably, of some of her distant relatives to oh'ain an education, hoping when she had completed her studies to secure a school and earn her bread in that way. B at, like many another, when her school days were ended this young girl found that the avocation .-he had marked out for herself was also ‘mice of thou-onds of others who, like herself, were striving to win their bread in that way. After mdeavoring for several months to obtain a sch-Mil, (lie young lady gave up the idea iu utter disgust and determined to find other employment. Her attention was next turned to that precarious and often arduous life of a saleswoman. But being without ex]»erience she again found it ditfi cult, in faci im possible, to secure a position then that some trifling occurrence decided her to adopt her present, it may be considered unwomanly, trade—which that of a shoemaker. The girl came here; sought and found a liou*e where she was taught irade She served an apprenticeship of four years And it is said can now turn out a* good a shoe a* any man in the business who has not had more experience She now hasa means of earning a living without being depeudaut ujH>n tue whim* of ex acting parents and spoilt children. The lady is now thinking of starting tbe shoe manufacturing H-isinere on her own account, and if she could find a suitable o.;e, she might be induced to accept a suitable Male partner, provided he would agree not to How tbe Foot ora Southern Lady Com- pare* wi ll that of a Yankee Lady. New York Sun. A Sun reporter dropped into a Bleecker street shoe store on Friday evening, ami saw Mr. Charles Wolf, a clerk, selling ati exquisite pair of gaiters to a handsome girl. “What is the largest size of gaiters that you ever sold to a lady?” we asked. “The largest was a pair of nines,” Mr. Wolf replied. “Twosisters—and very pretty girls they are—live not far from here. One wears eights and the other nines.” “ How do their hands compare with their feet?” was the next question. “Tlieir hands looked as though they re quired a gentleman's kid glove,” said Mr. Wolf. “But they were faultless in shape, and hud the sweetest pink nails that I ever rav. on a hand.” He smiled as lie again re ferred to tlieir feel. “The oldest sister,” he continued, “tried hard to squeeze on a |«ir of eights, hut without success. Finally .die gave me au order to make a pair of nines, and they really look well on her feet. You would’! think they wete nines to look at them!" “Were the girls Americans?” “No,” Mr. Wolf answered. “They are rosy-cheeked Irish girls.” “Wliat is the smallest size of gaiters sold?*’ we asked. “Number ones.” Mr. Wolf responded. “They were bought by a marriM lady liv ing in Macdougall street, and they were actually a little too large.” “Doyou sell many number opes?** “More ones than eights,” said Mr. Wolf. “I have been in the business over fifteen years, and 1 find that the majority of those who wear ones are southern anu Spauish ladies.” “What is the difference bet ween the foot of a southern lady and the foot of a Yankee woman?” we inquired. “The difference is the same as the differ ence between the foot of a southern man and a Yankee,” Mr. Wolf replied. "South ern feel are narrow, aud bowed in the mid dle, giving them a very high instep. Tin Yankee foot is spread at the toes, and lias more surface. You, for instance, have a genuine Yankee foot. The distance from bunion to bunion—I beg pardon, from the joint of the big toe to the joint of the little toe—is much greaser than that of a south ern foot. There is much grace about the foot of a Yankee lady, but it lacks the suppleness of a southern foot Its merits are its exquisite shape, small licel, and strength. Compare the walk of a southern woman with a yankce woman The yankec lady has short, springy step Tbe little heel first catches the sidewalk, and tbe gaiters sound like the click of s telegraph instrument. The southern woman walks languidly, and makes loug ste|*s. The feet make the difference. Let a ynn- kee girl attempt the step of a southern lady, and she would turn her ankle. There fa onlv one woman in the north whose foot will compare with the southern foot.” “Name her.” said the reporter. “The Jersey woman,” said Mr. Wolf. “The true Jersey woman has a foot with that of a Kentucky belle. 1 can't imagine where she gets it, but she has it. One would thi -k that the descendants of the Aquackenonck Butch ought to have splay feet, but it is not so.” “Numbers of the Aquackenonck Dutch married among the French Huguenot fami lies of Staten Island.*' the reporter re marked. “isn’t it possible that the mix lure of the blood may have somethin; do with the size of the feetT’ *T!mt’s replied Hr. Wolf. "I never thought • f tiiat. One thing is certain, never saw a prettier foot than the foot of the blue-blooded Jersey woman. They would go into a rail cellar* It's worth a trip to Jersey just to look at the feet of tbe wo men.’ How do the feet of the Jersey men com- pare our state the ri«ht to choose her own representa tive, I proceed to consider the case hypothetically iloldiug that the personal wishes or private ad vantage of an individual should not enter into his selection for a public 'rust, 1 do not the less gratefully appreciate the Jhmerous preference for me which you give assurance is entertained by a majority of the people of Miarinsippl The best return I can make for such kindness is to Insist that the only consideration shall bo as to what will best promote the welfare and prosperity of the state. The vital issue before the country is the contest between state rights aud consolidation. Or, in other words, between the constitution, as it was moke love to her ami offer to dissolve til mercantile paruiex>hip and go into a domestic one. In which ca-e. if the home life did not go on smoothly, and the husband was troublesome, she might make a lasting impreass*»u on him. The brave girl is now probablv twenty-five yean* old. and from her tender physique one would liardiv guess that she wotiid have chosen the arduous mode of making a living that she has. There wnvbo sever, hut .iitth- cfaM.oe in the raat.cr—she had to earn a aupp -rt iot herself, atui probably others de pendant on her efforts, and she has fitted iho^b^teM toT-du* 1 >>«£>< fcry* yfc “<>*• ing. She has recently arrived in this city, P** 15 * good i»eojdc. under the care of her mother, who never loses sight of her. and who brings her here 1 to school. She has been entered at the Skiuthem home school, 197 and 199 North Charles street, Mrs. W. M. Cary and Mrs. John regram principals. They are at present staying with Mrs Hugh Lee at 118 St. Paul street. Mi** Julia Jackson is about sixteen years old, tall, slender and graceful. She fa blonde, with fresh color and fair hair. Her eyes are of exquisite dear gray, large and expressive. Her manners are gentle, but not shy or reserved. There is not any marked resemblance to her illustrious General Grant'* Tour Around the World. General Grant left the United States on a tour around the world on May 17,18.4, by the steamship Indiana, from Philadelphia Liverpool, beings escorted diown them?" •Good Lord,” exclaimed Mr. Wolf. Don’t talk about it. The real Jersey* ma has a foot like a griddle. Put a brick in box. and it would lay clean over the foot of a Jersey man. If there fa any man in this world whose foot is uglier than that of any other one man in this world, that man is a Jersey Here a customer’eniered the store, and Mr Wolf turned his back upon the reporter and concentrated his powerful mind upon new subject. Gen. Grant's Reception, Sax Francisco, .September 22.—Upon the arrival of the steamer City of Tokio at her wharf Saturday evening, General Grant received by the governor and staff, city otti ciafa and the executive committee, and wel comed by Mayor Bryant in a brief speech. He then took a carriage and drove to the Palace hotel, at the head of an immense procession and accompanied by great crowd. Bonfires blazed the street corners; illnminati< lit u;> every window and the glare of Ro man candles and electric lights made the broad thoroughfare bright as day. Under the continuous archway of flags, banners and festooned draperies the procession moved up Market street to Montgomery and turned down the latter street. The crowd? blocked the sidewalks, cheer after cheer rolled along the whole line of march and almost drowned the mar tial strains of numerous bands. Broad sign* teased in the night's wind glaring with ihe light of fires and the glare of rock ets and fire-balls. A light mist hovering over the city reflected the light of the fire works aud* illuminations till the heaven- seemed ablaze. Not only the streets march, but cross streets between Market street anil Montgomery avenue were bril liant with decorations; even the Chinese quarter seemed Vt have caught the infec tion. and from hundreds of staffs the great dragon flag flaunted fantastic blaxouing beside the stars slrl|>es. Continuing its march the proces sion moved through Montgomery avt to Ke iroey street. Here, if {Kjctaible, crowds were stiff more dense and enthusi astic, and the display of fire-works* electric lights, lime lights and every conceivable means of illumination of increased bril liancy. On arrival at Market street the processi m. moving up a few blocks, coun termarched to the Palace hotel. Here a magnificent arch, forty feet high, spanned new Montgomery street, blazoned with the national colors and bearing the inscription i “Welcome to Grant.” At this point the carriage containing the general was drawn Washixc.toh, September 19.—Even at this early day the democratic leaders in the two houses of cougressare be ginning to map out the business of the coming session, and to define the policy of the party with respect to the issues that ate likely to arise next winter. One of the mo-t noted leaders of the democracy, a senator and a shrewd poli tician. has seeu fit to unbosom himself of wliat lie regards as the secret feeling of his party on these subjects. lie predicts that the next session of congress will be a long, and perhaps exciting oue; that tiie issues of tbe last session will not be forgotten, but still will not be permitted to consume so much time. Efforts wil 1 undoubtedly again be made to repeal or modify the elec tion laws, but the contest*will not partake * the rancor and bitterness of the last ses- He said that there would be little wrengliugover the finances. The time for legislating in regard to finances, he said, was about over, and the finances need no particular legislation at present He was reminded of the fact that Senator Bayard had been the occasion of some little agita tion in his party at the lazt .session, and was asked what they were gj-rog to do about next winter. He saw no prospect any trouble with Mr. Bayard, and scouted e idea that the Delaware statesman would be disturbed in his position a* chair man of the senate finance committee. He expressed himself os satisfied with resump tion, with the exception that legal tender notes ought to b e legalized for tariff dues. Practically they are receivable for such dues >w, but not so by any authority of law. The main questions of the next session, however, according to the views of this sena tor, would be the tariff and internal reve nue. It was the purpose of the party leaders, he thought, to revise both of onr systems of taxation. The tariffsliould be revised for the purpose of putting it upon a revenue basis only, removing protection from some arti cles and taxing others. Tea and coffee should be lightly taxed. The system of in ternal revenue should be overhauled com pletely, and taxes should be reduced to a purely revenue point. The tax on whisky should be reduced to50centson the gallon, and the tobacco tax should be also further reduced. A tax on incomes over $10,000 was the thing to be done above all others. These measures, the senator said, would have been urged last year had the demo crats been in control of both branches of congress. Since the democrats have ob tained control of the house it was in favor of the proposition above, but there was no use wasting time over such measures in the bouse when they were certain to be defeated the republican senate. B »th houses of congress being now democratic, the j*arty would put forward the tariff and internal revenue questions as party measures, aud insist upon disposing of them before ad journment. A letter from Jeffersan Davis addressed -theeditor of a Mississippi paper called the BriKikhaveti ledger, written in reply to one addressed lo Mr. Davis by the editor of the Ledger asking if he would consent to become a candidate for the United States senate to succeed Senator Bruce, has been K uhi faked. Prominent Misstssippians now ere say that Ihe letter set* at rest forever the suggestion that Mr. Davis will again represent his state in either braucli of con gress. The letter fa a* follows: ItKAUvoiR ?. O., Miss., August. ’79.—R. H. Hen- ■ Esq., editor Brookhaven Ledger: Dear Sir—To ,_ir inquiry I might succinctly reply that I am not a candidate for the office of united State* sen ator of Mississippi, aud do not desire to be elected to that position. Your uniform friendship and early advocacy of me for that high station entitle you to a full statement of the reasons which con- newal of their attacks. When convinced of their Inutility it was easy for them, un der cover of a long, dark and tempestuous night, to cross the narrow river by means of their numerous bridges before we could as certain their purpose. I have been oDliged to be very brief in my remarks, but I hope that I have been able to present to you some facts which may be useful to you in drawing correct conclu sions. I must ask that you will consider what I have said as intended solely for yourself. Very respectfully and truly yours. R. E. Ln. MRS. SPRAGUE AT HOME. The Daughter or tbe Ex-Chief Justice Safe at Edgewood. Washington, September 22.—Last night, for the first time in many months, the Chare mansion, better known a* Edgewood, bore some resemblance to a human habitation. Late in the afternoon Mrs. Kate Chase- Sprague arrived direct from New York. Sue was accompanied by her three little girls and their nurse. A* Post reporter was the first, visitor, and although everything wore an unsettled look, was courteously re ceived. Mrs. Sprague, looking the least bit older and fatigued, led the way into the dining-room. “There is a rumor,” said the reporter, after a^iologizing for the intrusion, “that you are shortly to leave for Europe. Do you object to saying whether it fa true or not?” “I have never contemplated such a trip,” I do not knotv. I shall make Edgewood my home now altogether It was my in tention when I left here to return about the 1st of October. I started for Washington so’ue days ago, but was detained.” “And here you intend to keep your chil dren ?” “Ye*, I have but little doubt they will be safe here. My attendants are devoted and will let no harm come to me. Here I be quiet and wait for my wrongs to be righted. I have been maligned and ground down until I have felt that I wa* a target at which everybody could fire, and yet without means or method of redress. But 1 am willing to wait, because I know tiiat everything must come right iu time, ami in the best way. The bitterest part of my re cent troubles has been that I should lie thought a silly, vain woman. Why, I bavi been trained to look iqrju dignity and brains a* of the highest imi«>rtauce, and I have a high regard for conventional!-' ities, alt bought I believe I have not that reputation. To be so misrepresented, so misunderstood, has given me my greatest pain. I have been charged with all sorts of misdoings, of which 1 am totally innocent. For instance. I am credited with being at tbe capitol nearly every day of the last sion. I do not believe that, in the six years siuce my father died, I have lieeti in the senate of house that number of times. I became interested in the army deiiate, and went to hear both sides ot the question. Yet the day Mr. Conkling sjKike, although there were thousands present, Gail Hamil ton and myself were selected to be made s|iecial mention of. Evervact of mine that could be used against me ha* been enlarged upon by tuy enemies.” “Tiie hearing of your petition fora trus tee on your |»er3onal property coiues off t morrow, does it not?” “Yes, and I look forward to the result with much interest. Its moral effect must be great.” _ “Do you have any doubt oi yourappl tion Iwing granted?” "None in the least. The only answer that the defense has prej»ared is that I have no persona! property. It can be proved s conclusively that I have as to effectually dis)>ose of that. This house, which has be come an omnium gatherum, fa full of my own property. Tiie suggestion which led to my tiling the petition came from the trustees of the estate.” “Sympathy, I supjiose, lias not been wanting?*’ “On the contrary, the kind feelings mani fested by tuy friends has touched me deep ly. Especially has this kindness lieen cj hibited iu the south. The pa{>ers there, with a chivalry that ia natural, have with one accord taken my jiart because I wa* a woman and defenseless. This I particularly appreciate because I have no right to ex pect anything of the kind from the south. .Some of these days the chivalry of the north will grant me the same t air ness, and l hope to show that it is not unmerited.” AMERICA IN CHINA. k multitude, tbe i AFRICAN ROYALTY. BEADS, SPANGLES AND GEWGAWS. Ta Coronation of the Now Fallen King Getewayo— . diene of i nuinal Brillianoe for the Zolua —The Breach with the Britieh and th Tragical Bonita of it. Cetewayo. who has at last fallen into the hands of his British foes, has been king of Zululaud since 1873, when he succeeded his father, the late King Panda This mon arch had several sons; of these Uuibulazi and Cetewayo became rivals for the succes ion. Each of the king’s sons was allowed to form a separate establishment, collecting as many followers as he could in military rule subordinate to the king, and the re tainers of such princes were said to “live tinder the tiger’s tail,” wliue those in the king’s immediate service were under the tiger’s head.” Cetewayo, being fired with martial ambition, rallied around him the ardent youth who longed to revive the glories of Chaka’s valiant reign. His younger brother Umbulazi was of gen tler teiuftcr, and was the favorite of their father Pauda Parties were formed among the Zulu nobility, and civil war broke out. In a great battle fought on the banks of the great Tugela, where 3.000of Umbulazi’* men were killed, his hopes and his life came to an end. It ^s been said that two of his children, Usikota and ITmknugu, escaped over the river into Natal; so did more than one of his brothers. It fa further stated, that a grand national assembly of the Zulus wa* held in November, 1857, when the chiefs and Indians agreed to recognize Cetewayo as heir apparent. They ordained alsuthat he should, through Masipula, the prime min ister, exercise a regency until liis father's death, and should afterward be king. The relations of Cetewayo with the Eng lish date from 1873. when, on the death of his father, he and his chiefs formallv an nounced the circumstance to Mr. She)H>- tone, the governor of Natal. “The nation,” said they, “has suddenly found itself wan dering it knows not whither; it wanders, and wanders, and wanders again, for its guide is no more. Although for many by his words the nation was guided, and knew what to do; these have ceased, and none hut children are left.” The inter course thus established was followed by « visit from Mr. She) .stone to Zultilnnd to take part in the coronation of Cetewayo. The installa tion, Captain Lucas says, of the new king was performed on Monday, the 1st of Sep tember, with a.* much artificial solemnity and decorative splendor as Mr. Shenstone’s jwtrty could furnish out of their portable stores, aided by Mr. John Du tin. a well- kumvn English or Scotch resident among the Zulus, who is almost one of themselves. The tent was pitched in the centre of the royal military kraal, and was decorated with Hag*, shawls aud colored blankets; on a table there stood a looking-glass with the fancy head-dress designed for a royal crown after the Zulu fashion. A chair of state was placed for his majesty; on this lay a scarlet aud gold mantle with which he was to be invested, and with the crown or cap, by Mr. Shepstone’s hands. To the right hand were arrayed the artillery, mounted voluuteers. and band of the Mar- itzburg Rifles; to the left. Mr. Shenstone's native followers. The Zulu prince stood with the Zulu nobles and councillors of state in front of the marquee. A martial host*of eight thousand or leu thousand Zulu warriors, mostly young men, i affluent father, and for this purpose she was continually pressed upon tbe colonel’s at tention. But the effect seems to have been aversion, instead of pleasure, and the dis like for the mother was equally visited upon the daughter. This resulted in many stormy scenes, the Price manor being fre quently visited by the persistent No. 3 and her daughter, and the colonel’s declining years were much embittered, he alleged, by these relations. It w T a* this wife and her daughter who contested the will so long and strenuously, Mr. Price having cut them off entirely, because of hfa feeling towards them. It is believed that the settlement of the will was finally reached by a compro mise with the contestants, who were allowed a -hare by the colegmteea Judge Crane, of Saratoga, ha* noted as principal counsel for the plantin', and Judge Brown, of Glen's Falla for ilie defendants The sunt allowed fa supposed to be about $h>.000. The first marital venture of Mr. Price seems to have been preceded by another re turn to the first choice, who was evidently the most corn)>aiiionahle of them all. But ouce more lie wandered in lorcign climes ami soon list! a fourth bride. The marriage was believed to have been in force at the time of the colonel’s death, which occurred at his residence in this village. This establish ment has lieen occupied by various mem ber* of his family anti a son, Walter J. Price, the first child by the first wife, who seems to have lieen an especial favo- vite with his father. He wa* presented with a fine dwelling a abort distance from the family mansion. The latter cost about $80,W0, and stands on an eminence that commands a fine view for miles. . It fa surrounded by capacious stables, a line park and orchard, trout i-omfa, fountains, statuary and beautiful winding drivia The son’s residence is also very attractive and is liberally embellished. A steam yacht that plies on the lake is named after a favorite daughter, Lillie M. Price. The will has lieen probated before Surrogate Davis, at Glen’s Falls, and the final ac counts of the executor* recognized atul set tled. Hon. Stephen Brown, De Witt C. Holman, Walter J. Price, and Carrie A. Ash mead (a married daughter of the testator) are the executors and executrix. The terms of the will provide that the chil dren of the late Colonel Walter W. Price— Walter J. Price, Charles G. Price, Carrie A. years the king was so iff that°he amldnofj Ash mead. Frank N. Price, Harry B. Price move about, his.-pirit was still tlmrc. and • m ! Lillie M. Price—shall receive $50,000 each on attaining the age of 35 years, they also being made residuary legatees. Harry B Price has died since the will was execu ted, and his share rev. rted to flic residuary estate. The executor* were each allowed $5,000, exclusive of necessary legal allow ance. Sisters of the testator—Ann Price, Mary Upton. Sarah Pooler, Mercy Evi- »iii, Selina Thompson, Matilda Jackson —and Mary Price, a sister-in-law, were each given $10,000 aud a like amount in trust wa* given to Priscilla Wiley and her heirs. The schedules shown at the final accounting give the amount of per sonal property in the charge of the execu tors a*$580,143.07, of which $21,422.84 is set aj»art to await the settlement of contested claims, $14,000 allowed as commissions, and $143,951.19 has bceu expended in paving debts of the estate, funeral expenses, *aud costs of the contests in defending the will against the contestants, Constance B. Price, third and divorced wife, in behalf of her daugh ter, Carrie A. Price, both of whom were slighted by the will. There is left of per sonal property $420,769.04, to oe devoted to the terms of the will. After all are paid there will remain $70,069.01, to be divided as residuary estate among the five children. The Hon. Isaac Mott, of Glen’s Falls, is ap- A PAIR OF RUMORS. THAT TObOH UPON THE GOVERNOR. Tka Um of tko Poblio Building Fond—Wbat it Said About it, and What is True About it— Tbe Governor's Wood-File Galls Out a Remark or Two. liberty; the last Is despotism. The supremacy of law fa Indispensable to the preserved u of popu lar freedom, and whe*'—**- - * unto himself, be oue suit Is alike a despotism. The checks and balances, the distribution of powers, and the cautious reservation in the tenth article of the amendments, which were as con ditions annexed to the compac. between the states, all distinctly show the purpose to organize a general government which should be responsi ble to the states and their people. Surely the blood of the revolution hart not been shed merely to effect a change of matters. It was for self gov ernment that the states declared their inrtepeud- e, and fought until they were sere ally ac- wlcdgei to be free and independent nations. Thoroughly convinced that the restoration of tiie idea* and practices of the founders and early administrators of the zeueral government fa the one thing essential to secure the liberty, safety and happiness of the people of the states and their posterity, the point for deliberation before answer ing your question was, whether I could, as an United .Sfates senator, be usefnl in attaining that end. The other political questions which agitate the country, are. I i my estimation, so subordi nate, that I think, after the contemplated restora tion, they could all be easily and happily adjusted. Taking, as far a> one may in a matter affecting himself, the attitude of a disintere ted pahy in this discussion, I will Unit remark what is equally known to yon, that in the northern mind there fa an unreasoniug opposition to the doctrine of sfates rights: snd that my assertion of It, with whatever conclusions were necessarily deductible therefrom, fa made the special object of sectional hostility. It has, therefore, followed thatothets c-tuld say, without creating excitement, that, the like of which, if uttered by me, would be swol len aud distorted for uses in partisan agitatio n The future of the country needs that there should be calm reflection, and by the light of history the relation of the states to the union be justly and permanently de termined. Sooner or later the principles to which reference has been made, will.I trust, by tbe force * ’nherenttruth, vindicate themselves to non sense of our countrymen of every »o hasten the consummation, Mfa^istip- _ any sons abler than I. From among them let one be selected who has no political “disabilities” to obstruct his admittance to the senate, and against whom there ore no bitter pre judices to impair his usefulness. Did 1 desire to return to political life, the federations herein presented would outweigh that Mosby’s t’harges Against Several Members or Che l.egntiou. San Francisco, September24 —A Los An geles di.-patch says G. Wiley Wells received a let r er from Colonel Mosby stating that be fore th » nameof Bailey, late consul at Hong Kong, wa* sent to the senate as consul-gen- eraljat Shanghai, the secretary of state was in (tosseasiou of Mosby’s dispatch charging Kailev with being a defaulter to the govern ment, with the record of evident* sustain ing the charges, and that not till Bailey’s confirmation and a part of Mosby’s dispatch had been published did the secre tary’ of state take notice of the charges. The department then sent General Stahl, of the consulate at Hiago and friend of Seward and Bailey, to investigate the truth of the charges made by Mushy. Stahl concluded his investigation and" has lieen obliged to report to the department that the charges are true. Also that Seward’s pri vate secre tary, Halcombe, has written letters to vari ous otficials in China denouncing Mosby. Also Seward using hfa influence to shield Bailey ami prevent investigation. There fa also evidence to show that Bailey was placed at Shanghai to cover Seward's tracks. dcvire. But the fact fa the reverse. Personally, therefore,while I am grateful to you for vour adva racy, I do not wish to re enter the United States »eu.ite. To the public considerations giv , be added private reasons, which conjointly, existing cireumsUnues, render me averse L . - lie station. You are authorized to announce that my name will not be, with try consent, included among tiie candidates for the I mted States senate to represent M jwfaslppi in that body. From youth to age it has been my pride resent Jlfcafasinpi fit military and in civil s.. and I would that all her ao^s should realize that it is her interest which dictates my prescut decis ion. Faithfully your friend. JormnoM Davis. pointed special guardian for the minors, as only two or three have reached the age of kept in strict order' by tlieir *'offl- i 35 ye***! «■ required by tbe will. The real cers continually beating them with sticks. . e8,ate * **bich is principally controlled by for . ed three-fourth* of a circle at fifty i Walter J. Price, is thought to bo worth yards distance. When Cetewayo had re- j ha “ a million, exclusive of the business in- ceived the English gift*, and had examined j forests now conducted by the latter. the breech-loaders with due gratification, „ ... * Mr. Shepstone. or “Somtsen.” as the Zulus • Summit or Mount Washington, N. H., call him, solemnly read a jiaper of nine , September 19 —Two men, who left the questions, to cacfi of which tbe assemble Cranford house Wednesday afternoon to responded with“audible and hearty assent.” Mount Washington by the bridle- These questions referred to the relations of were overtaken by the darkness and the Zulus with tbe English settlers, and tbe ,UHt t,,e, «* **>’• They readied the summit general administration of Cetcwavo’.* king- yesterday morning badly used up. The ice dom. ‘ | on their hats was half an inch thick. The Comparative concord followed this singu- ! thermometer was 29 degrees above zero. Inr formality until 1876, when Sir Henry Buiwer called him to account for supposed ad min fat rat i ve abuses. Upon that single occaahm. as the native messengers rc|»orte<i IN GENERAL. U. 8. Grant. ii their return to Natal, Celvwuyo vented { —The coming queen of Spain can’t talk his auger in a haughty and violent declare- ! Hpanisli. “Why *> Ihe white people .tart at J —Tennyson's son, Lionel, changes his nothing, he asked. Why does the gov- j „ anie ana take.* his uncle's proiierty. erttor oi Natal speak to m. rtout mj laws? , _ Kor Um „ in seve „ ycl „ thc tate to him about lisa * laws? 1 peadi trees of New Bnglaud produced a fine I wish to be friends with the English, but I , cr ° l * 1,118 J® 81 "* will not agree to give my people over to be j —Lord Beaconsfidd seems to understand governed by lawsor rules from Natal. I do ' this country about as much a* any other kill; iny people will not listen unless they i Englishman—just about, are killed. Am I to throw the large kraal • —With Grant, Hayes and John Forney in which I'govern into the water? These* the west, the eastern rim of the country bite men treat me like a child, and keep will be lifted way out of the water. For some days there has been a rumor steadily flying about the legislative halls that one of the committees had discovered something crooked in the use of the public building fund of the state of Georgia This rumor could be met everywhere, and it created some talk among those who are ever ready to believe and magnify anything that reflects upon the governor. WHAT T1IK CHARGE WAS. A Constitution reporter determined to in the rumor down and sec precisely what it was, and then investigate its truth or falsity. It has been fairly ascertained that the charge was this: That the governor had been accustomed to take the fund for the keeping up of the public buildings, which amounts to $9,400 per annum, and nlace it in bulk to tiie credit of Mr. John B. Baird, the keeper of public buildings, on tbe first day ot each year. Tiie inference was of course that Mr. Baird would take the money thus placed in his hands and loan it out, drawing it in only a* fast as it was needed. It was held that he might make a thousand or so dollars by the use of this money. Havi ng ascertai tied precisely what the rumor was, we then went to work to see what*was in it. A RUMOR WtTUOUT FOUNDATION. The first thing tiiat we discovered about the rumor wa* that it wa* wholly and abso lutely false. The second thing was that there was not a word of truth in it. Thc facts are these: On the first of each month Mr. Bainl makes up an estimate of what he will nrobably need during the month. He could generally come pretty close to the total amount. He knows what the gas bill will be, what the salaries, and what bills will probably come in. If this estimate is, for instance. $570 the governor will issue a warrant for $600. This amount Baird puts in a bank to the credit of his official ac count, He Hsually draws the bulk of it out thc first, week oi its deposit. He never drew a private check against this account, and if he did the hank would not honor it. He has never t»aid a hill without taking the moat particular voucher for it. At the close of each month he goes to the governor for a new allowance. Before issu ing the warrant, thc governor sits down with him and goes over every voucher and every bill, and when he finds them correct— a* he always does—he issues the new war rant. There has never been a balance of over $100 carried over a single month, anti usually uot as much as $50. Frequently the entire allowance is drawn out atul small bills of $10 or so are put. off until the new allowance is made. This fa the truth of the matter and the whole truth. This department, as every other deiiari- ment under the governor’s supervision, fa carefully, economically aud scrupulously managed. MIKING THE GOVERNOR’S WOODPILE. While we are on this subject we will men tion another small matter that would never have merited attention of itself; but that may he dtsjiosed of here. A short time ago we were sitting with a leading legislator when a gentleman came up and said that ho had just heard a very serious charae against the governor. He stated that the charge was that the governor had drawn over $700 for firewood for a -year, and that he did not have a single fire-place in which to burn wood, and that this matter would be investigated. A day or two afterward we heard tue charge again and went to see about it. The voucher book was placed at onr disposal, and in company with Mr. Batrd we went over it, Thc result proved that i lie total expend**! for one year and a half was less than $180, and that the governor haa used wood exclusively almost at the mansion. While U|hiii the subject of fuel, Mr. Bainl showed that the coal bill had steadily decreased ever since the gov ernor came in. The order for the first year of his administration was 12 car loads—th© order for the second year was 10 car loads— and for the thinl year wa* 8 car loads. Wo have alluded to these matters simply for the purj»osc of showing that there was no foundation for them. Jonesboro Xetr*. Jonesboro, September 24.—Jonesboro i* the place to sell your cotton. The Middle Georgia college at Jonesboro is the place to send your children. Mr. Looney aud Mr. Crawley cannot be equaled the state. Bring your country produce to Jones boro. Jonesboro has had six new brick build ings erected during the last thirteen weeks, mud there are more to be built soon Mr. Kea, a very old man and worthy citi- u, died at hfa residence Monday last, 22d instant. A LETTER FROM ROBERT E, LEE. What He Said to a Friend A bon* taetfjsbnrg and Fredericksburg. Southern Historical Papers for September contain the following extracts from a pri vate letter from General R. E. Lee: As to the battle of Gettysburg, I mu*t A WHIST ENGAGEMENT, A Tilt Between the Kirkwood and At* lanta Players. It fa well known in Atlanta that there fa a mania for whist in Kirkwood. It even exceeds the rage over that noble game in Atlanta It is said that when the Kirkwood gentlemen go home on the afternoon trains they find their wives absent from home. They at once begin a search for thc house * i which they are all gathered playing hist. It .s at once recognizable that that what they are doing. The only point fa to find them. There are some very line players in Kirkwood, and for some time there has been a desire to have a game mmle up between an Atlanta and Kirkwood four. On last Saturday, at invitation of Mr. Neil Robson, who represents and leads the Kirkwood players. Messrs. Hillyer, Glenn, Hoke Smith and Grady met at the Johnson house to play a game with himself. Mrs. Shortridge, Mrs. Wade and Miss Corrie Robson. After a sumptuous dinner the game was opened, Messrs. .Smith Hnd Grady playing Mr. Robs m and Mrs Short ridge, and Messrs. Uiutn ami Hillyer playing Mra Wade i-.nd Miss Robson. The game lasted into the night, and the result was that the first named Atlanta couple beat their game by three {Klims in over 200 points, and in the last quartette Kirkwood was victor by seven point* in over 20u points. A number of spectators witnes.*-e«l the game, which we learn will he repeated. An excursion to Kirkwood fa shortly Its order. A H«.Kvy Fall are. Charleston, 8. C., 8epte**»ber 23.—Tue failure of James Adger & Co , and the con sequent susnensioi* of J. Adger & Co. and George H. Walter <fc Co., will cause great hardshitis to many individuals,who banked with them, and already a number of small bouses have come to grief. So statement* have yet been made bv the suspended firm; as to their liabilities dr asset*, hut the com mercial agencies estimate the liabilities at $2,000,000. The Union bank of Charleston, and the Germania ravings bank have lost no- thing.hut the South Carolina loan ami trust company fa stated to have lost $49,000, and a run on its savings department this morn ing has comtielled it to take advantage of the sixty days* notice rule. The following are the lorifles as stated so far: People’s na tional bank. $30,009; First national bank about $20,000: W. B. Smith »v Co., cottoi merchants and bankers. $30,000, ami J shall now act — count. Rather than agree to their laws 1 shall leave ami liecome a wanderer; hut I shall not go without having acted, and lie- fore I go it will he seen. Go hack and tell the white man this, and let them hear it.: well. The governor of Natal and I are equal; he fa governor of Natal and I am governor here.” The ouarrel culminated last year, when Sir Bartle Freresent to Cetewayo an ulti matum in these terms: “You must instant ly disband your army; you must keep only such troops, and for such services, as we shall henceforth direct; you shall forthwith repeal those Sjiartan laws of regulated mar riages and civil settlement, designed to fa cilitate your military organization, which S our powerful ancestors, the founders of an nperial dynasty, have bequeathed to your nation. Your are the vassal of the British government; we require you to perform the promises of your coronation day to us, that you would rule your people more humanely and discretely than before.” The thirty days prescribed in Sir Bai lie Frere's ultimatum having expired without any sign that the Zulu king would comply with its demands, the invading forces, under command of Lieutenant-Genera! Lord Chelmsford, ou January 11 and 12, crossed the frontier at several fMmits quite distant from one another. The hostilities thus began were followed by the disaster at. Isandula. and the investment of Ekowe, where a British force was surrounded hy Zulus. Lord Chelmsford succeeded in re lieving Ekowe, and following up his sue cesses finally overthrew Cetewayo at the battle of Ulundi. Since that disaster the king has been a fugitive, and has been steadily pursued by the British forces. •The Indian dispatches report that Afri- dees have signed a fresh agreement to en sure the safely of the road* through Kbv ber. Khohat and Michni passes. the Delaware by officers of the city j U p^ while the processiou marched in review, mild national government, lie ar- cheer alter cheer rending tbe air, as division rived at Liverpool on May 28 after division passed by. On conclusion of —the hospitalities of the city being extend- ! the review the various organization* were ed to him by the mayor. At Manchester . dfamfaeed. and General Grant was conduct- he received the like courtesy, and on hfa ^ ^ i,j s quarters In the Tabu* lioiel, * - , . - — —- — . arrival in London was tendered receptions, j which had been siieciaUv prepared and fui- iatlier. and she seems hardly conscious of at which member* of the royal family ; n ishcd for hfa reception. the distinction that she enjoys and of the ] were present. Military and political dubs j —■■■■■■_ * - romantic interest that she carries with her. j mode him an honorary member, and the ; Frwm Denver. ' • honorary degree of D. C. L. was conferred ; Denver. Colorado, September 24—Geo. Fall Blver Backsliders. upon him by Oxford university. The free- j O. Richmond was nominated for judge of Fall River. September^ - The spinners! dom of the city of London was next pre- the supreme court by the democratic state ... — -* - - - , him, after which banquets, fetes: convention. ng such military proceeding* »1 of the Border City mills who signed docu- | sented to rck those practioM within the Bra-{ cnents to resume work to-dsy defaulted, snd balls jurisdiction, and I think he was} Union influence is suspected. ) given to t again refer you to the official account*. It loss was occasioned by a combination of cir cumstances. it was commenced in theab- M*nce of correct i iteliigence. It was turned iu the effort to overcome the diffi culties by which we were surrounded, it w«>u!d'have been gained could one deter mined and united blow have been delivered by our whole line. As it was, victory trem bled iu the balance for three days, and the battle resulted in the infliction of as great an amount of injury as was received, and in frustrating the federal campaign for the sea son. I chink you will find the answer to your third question in my report of the battle of Fredericksburg. In taking up the position there it was with the view of resisting Gen eral Burnside's advance after crossing the Rappahannock, rather than of preventing the passage. The plain of Fredericksburg is completely commanded by the heights ot Stafford, which prevented our occupying it in the first instance. Nearly the whole loss that our army sustained during the battle arose from the j ursuitof the repulsed fed eral columns into the plain. To have ad vanced the whole army, into the plain for the purpose of attacking General Burnside, would have been to have insured its de struction by the fire from the continued line of guns on the Stafford hills. It was considered more wise to meet the fed eral army beyond the reach CRIME AND CASUALTY. —The Boston Globe says the people of Massachusetts will not hesitate, but will elect Butler governor by a handsome plu rality. —If any man refuses to go under the Grant cap at’Frisco he will be shot on the spot. The fami11 is becoming frantic aud dictatorial. —The Grant organs are now furiously en gaged iua competitive test to see which of them can cover the general with the thick est coating *»f eulogistic popycock. —Hon. Janies G. Jenkins, the democratic nominee for governor in Wfa-consin. was born at Saratoga Springs, N. Y., July 18, 1834. He received a thorough collegiate and professional education, ami was admit ted to the liar of the supreme court of New York December 10, 1855. He removed to WisconMiii in September, 1857. and was ad- Vted to practice before the supremo court Wisconsin in July, 1859. The only pub- oifice lie ever held was that of city attor ney for this city, a position to which he was elected four.successive - terms. He has Iwaya been an active party man, but never itfice-secker. His reputation a* a lawyer good. -—The late Major Cavagnari was a man of great strength, great nerve and great calm ness. He one day was obliged to settle with a dozen stalwart and armed Afridis some vexed land question. They surrounded him with angry vehemence, some with hands on their daggers. Cavagnari stood quiet, fear less aud impassive. Suddenly the biggest of the Afridis measured hfa length upon the ground and the major retnroed his hand to his pocket with unruffled composure. The swift thoroughness of that knocking down cowed thc fierce hillmen. Presently Cav agnari said apologetically to a friend who had watched the scene from a distance: “It was absolutely necessary. Please don’t think I lost my temper; I wa* perfectly cool; but I wa* Sorced to maintain my as cendancy:” and then he added meditative ly, “ ami I wanted also to save my life.” —The reported revolt at Herat is as sig- just retired from btt ue$s and had just left here for Euro|K>, where lie proposed to s|iend the balance of his days with hfa relatives. He fa, it fa I provide stated, completely ruined. The Sew Commissioner. ioton, September 24.—It was a mat ter of profound gratification to the entire community at this place to learn of the dis creet appointment of the governor to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of Dr. Janes in the de|*rtmentof agriculture. Judge Henderson is a gentleman of the highest order of intelligence, with a mind rell stored with useful knowledge and a most successful practical farmer of thirty years experience, and his friends feel as sured that that important department will do more to advance the agricultural intei- est under his administration than ever b fore. The Female Tramp. Richmond. September 24 —Mrs. Mattie Potts arrived here fast night on her return from New Orleans. She will start again to day if the condition of her right knee, which troubles her, is improved. Mrs. Potts speaks in glowing terms of the kind treatment she has received during her long walk. Catchwell, Lake George, N. Y., Sep tern her 24.—For four years past a persist cn conflict has been maintained here over th settlement of the will of thc late Colonel Walter W. Price. That gentleman died at hi* residence on the lake shore, near thi. village. The property fa called the Pnr* manor, and is the finest mansion on the hanks of this famous lake. Colonel Price conducted an extensive brewing establfah meat in Brooklyn, and at hfa death hfa t * tate was valued at more than a million dol lars. After his death three women ap|»ear ed. each claiming to be hi* legitimate wife, and a fourth claimed an interest in hi property, alleging that she. too. Inn home the name of Price. All except th fourth possessed marriage certificates to sut stantiate their claims. Two were married to him in Europe and two in New York City, and all were native A meric Seven children were bom to the colonel, three by the original Mrs. Price. That Ii should successfully keen his four wives i ignorance of each other’s existence ran !*c accounted for only by the fact that he kept them apart aud liberally provided for their wants. It fa asserted that he al.ro exerci^l some a*ttite diplomacy to prevent thefli from obtaining facts on which to institute criminal proceedings against him. The first Mrs- Price consented to a sej«arar from her husband on his promising amply for her w fare. This condition wa* carried » fully. Their intimacy was continued there after for several years, he often visiting hi* first home and seeming to cherish a linger ing fondness for the first love. The second wile wa* “engaged** before the nepurmtioti from No. 1, and ihe marriage wa* root terward celebrated. Two years in Ku with the second wife rather lessened colonel’s attachment for her. and hfa diplo macy again brought him liberty. Repre sentations were made to ber that the first wife hail instituted proceedings which would result in his final min unless they were se|»arate«l. Accordingly Mrs. Price No. 2 permitted him to obtain a divorce on condition that she should be amply pro vided with home comforts, carriages, etc. The colonel was soon married again. How a separation from the third wife wa* brought about is not exactly known, ex cepting that a check for $60,000 was sent to her, and the check book showed that the money was collected fore the colonel was permitted to pigeon hole tbe separation papers. This next * followed, culminating in a dinner j Secretary Scharz left yesterday for tbe | of their batteries than under their him by the queen at Windsor Cos- Indian Territory. muzzles, and even to invite repeated re- dead. Dead. Reading, Pa.. September 23.—J. Warner Woodward, state supreme court judge, fa Balnbridge Sews. Bainrkiik,r, September lit.—Business to- ilny brisk. One hundred and fifty bales of cotton received from Miller, Baker and Mitchell counties. The decline in the mar ket makes faith merchant and planter blue. Notwithstanding t he short crop, if the plan ter could get ten cents for hfa cotton it would jiay him out. If it goes down to eight cents they cannot, and financial troubles will come of a very serious nature. Dr. Ebbon L.8tames married in Mariana, Florida, Thursday at 8 o’clock Miss Bettie Irving. Reached here same night. Were guests of,Sharon house until 3 o'clock and took the train for Nashville, Tennessee, the home of the bridegroom. J. Campbell Keeps, of Tennessee, was married in town yesterday to Miss Mattie Hall, of Leon county, Florida. It was a runaway match. William H. Evans, a worthy young farmer, died suddenly Thursday night at his residence, seven miles in the country, of malarial fever. Mouitre Maxwell, a clever man when sober, acting under thc influence of had whisky, charged the firm of J. I). Harrctt A. Bru., with liis |K»cket cutlery. He wa* qui etly disarmed by Charles Harrctt and put out of tiie house. He was caught in the arms of a policeman, put in his wagon and sent home. No blood.. Our people arc not, a* a general thing, in favor of the impeachment of Treasurer Renfroe. They think the wrong done does not merit so severe a punishment, FOREIGN FLASHES. nificaut a* that at Cabul. The old fortified town. 2,500 feet afaive the level of the sea, is almost mi the line, south of which it wa* agreed some years ago that Russian influ ence should not extend, and north of whii-li it was stipulated English influence should not extern!. England and Persia have had many misunderstanding* in regard to the possession of Herat. When the Persians captur il it in 1856 England declared war, and thc shah was compelled to renounce his claim. Persia and England agreed on a ruler, but in 1863 the ameer of Cabfti took the city by storm aud reaunexed it to Afghanistan. The previous complications would indicate that the present revolt is in the interest of chiefs with Persian antece dents. The rumor that Persia has a force moving southward iti connection with the Russian column ojK*rmting in the Turkoman country may have some bearing on the out break. -Baron von I lay merle. Count Andrass.v’i uccesror as chancellor of the ^AU'dro- Hungarian empire, was horn at Vienna in 1829, of a rich and elegant, but not noble family. He wa* educated at the Oriental ■olleg’e. where he become complete master i the seventeen languages spoken in the hy, and entered public service a* assistant in the foreign office. Here he w the confidence of Count Beust, and wa* rapidly promoted. In 1867 he was mode a baron and sent to Athens as ambassador; in 1872 he was transferred to The Hague, and 1877 to Rome. Tiiat which gained him s favor of t*<»unt Bcusl was his pro nounced antipathy to Prussia. Count Bcusl, who for many years had been one of Bis marck's bitterest enemies, in 1860, hy the battle of Sodowan, was dri ven from hi* place a* prime minister of the kingdom of .Saxuny, undertook the reorganization of the Anstiu-llungariaiiempire, aud in llaymerlc he found s man after his heart. A dis mal speculation in Turkish railway stock afterward sent Count Beust a* Austrian ambassador to London. Thence he wa* transferred to Paris, and now, since the al liance between Germany and Austria has become an accomplished fact, he has deter mined to retire into private life altogether. In tbe meantime, under the influence of Count Andrassy’s oouvincing arguments, Haymerle changed his feelings toward Prussia and Bismarck, and during the con gress of Beriiu, at which' lie w*» present a* jiecond delegate from Austria, he found au opportunity to make hfa conversion known. He has the reputation of being a prudent and sagacious man, but he has never taken Panama, September 16.—Official Peruvian news slates tiiat on August 28th the ram Huaccar appeared oil* Antofagasta and o|>eiied fire on the batteries aud the Chilian trailsi*ort Abtao, which was so. close in shore she could not be rammed. The fire was maintained four liours,the batteries hav ing lieen silenced. The Huascar withdrew. The Abtao is reqiorted seriously injured. Her captain was wounded and a number of her crew are dead. During the fight Cap tain Gratt, of the Huascar, endeavored to use the new English torpedo against the Abtao. It was launched, and after proceed ing a short distance returned towards the Htiasear. A fatal collision was averted by Lieutenant Canseco, who jumped over- fa »ard and swam In and changed the morse of the torprdo, so that it pasted under the boa’s stem. It wa* after ward recovered, but Captain Gratt was not disposed to try any more such experi ment*. Thc. turpeii • was intended for the service against thc Chilian iron-dads, hut the incident referred to has shaken mfidence in them. The Chilian force* are doing nothing. They have made no forward movements. There is no money in the Peruvian treasury. The future has lieen anticipated up to the 1st of Novemlier, and live millions are due the bank* and other* for war expenses. There imey to pay the soldiers or furnish The finance minister, appalled by the difficulties of the situation, has resigned and no one has the courage to take hfa place The affairs of the Banco Nacional are in a complicated condition. The doors are closed to the public and several of itsolfi- the last of the colonel’s wives caused him | eny part in parliamentary life, and bis a)v not little troubleofterwards. She present-! |o ntment os chancellor fa generally con ed him with a daughter, and named her I a dered a* an attempt to establish a kind of Carrie A. Price. It seems that the mother | interregnum, during which the transitioa . D „ — was exceedingly anxious that the child I iti the internal policy of the empire may be I desires to obtain some concession from the should become a special favorite with her 1 appily accomplished. 1 Moors before that body meets. prison charged with illegal issue mey to the amount of nearly $3,000,- <100. The government has guaranteed an overissue and an assessment on the share holder* will supply fluids to pay depositors aud other* holding claims against the bank It will probablv *.«»» resume business. Colonel William .Smith, a most distin guished Peruvian artillery officer, died August 31. Hi* loss i* a severe one to the country. The bishop of Nicarauga, Manuel UlloaJ. Valoo, died at Alon, August 27, of heart disease. Septemfa*r 21.—General Baker, commanding a brigade of infantry, will C robably attack Kush fa on his route from oliat to Cabul to-day. Resistance fa ex- fiectcd. The force under General Frederick Roberts, “consisting of three brigades, in ali 6,599 men, now completely supplied with transportation and ready to move on Cabul by the L«*gar valley. An advance of the main body under General Bright,, num bering 6,990 men will commence imme diately. Sir Frederick Roberts will be sup ported by a reserve force of 4,000 under Generals Gordon and Gough, holding the Kusoro volley ami maintaining com munication between the advancing forces and northwestern India. Paris, September 24.—M. Herve, editor of the Soleil, ami the leading Orleanist, has written to DeChambord declining to attend the banquet in honor of the count’s birth day. The letter is regarded as an official declaration that the fusion of the Orleanist and legitimists has ended. Madrid. September 24.—Intelligence has been received from Tangier that a Spanish war ship had arrived at that porte with im portant dispatches for the Spanish minister. It fa generally believed that Spain has claimed from Morocco $6,000,090[or the use of the fishery grounds of Agadia, near Magdor, which the Moors ceded to Spain but which were never used by the Spaniards. It fa said that the Spanish government, fearing j the accusation of negligence in the cort«*.

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Atlanta weekly constitution. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1878-1881, September 30, 1879, Image 1