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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: ATLANTA, GA., TUESDAY, MARCH 23, 1^80
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ATIANTA. ft A. MARCH 23. 1880.
Tmx color line is drawn in Waahlngtot
between Black and Greene.
Will the republican organa unite wifi
us in bidding Mr. Kellogg good bye?
Ir is to be hoped that the democrats of
New York will finally make Wood-pulp »f
Fernando.
Thk Hon. Deni* Kearney, of the Sami
Ix»ts, seems to bare bad the rough edgt
tiken off of him.
Tux row between the republicans in A1
bany, New York, is fast assuming the pro
portions of a riot.
St. Mary’s river is a mighty siusl
stream, but it drowned out the Sherruas
boom in Georgia.
Tiikop .br 1HOMAS says the people of Cin
cinnati are mad because he wouldn’t per
form solos'on the rooutli-barp.
As Ohio paper calls somebody aj‘filthy
“leaper.” Kven this is better than callim
him r dirty leopar. The American lan
guage needs pruning.
Thk statement is made that Edmunds ha-
no conscience. This makes no difference
lie is republican enough to steal one whe;
ever he feels the need of it.
A Gkrmar paper nominates Adolph Pantx
for president; hut is it U> be supposed thn
the c .unfry will put this man on right ii
the presence of the ladies?
dificiuned of late. It docs not—on paper
ol course—start from Decatur, or even
from Huntsville, but from Blount .Springs,
a station on the North and .South road,
about thirty miles north of Birmingham,
and about twice that distance south of
Decatur. It lies almost due west of At
lanta, and an air-line between the two
points would cross the Selma, Home and
Dalton road near Jacksonville, passing
north of Villa Rica and south
of Powder Springs. The proposed line
would, however doubtless be turned far
enough towards Carrollton to utilize
every dollar that has been expended on
this long-desired road. The route now
propose*] would be about forty miles
shorter than the Decatur line, and would
practically be a fulfillment of the original
scheme fora line to Birmingham,
would, too, traverse the richest coal and
iron lands in Alabama, and would there
fore be far more desirable to Atlanta
than a line leading either to Huntsville
or Decatur. By means of the Selma
road it would give us a direct
line to Montovallo, and it would
also give the merchants of Atlanta ac
cess to those parts of Alabama which
they can now only reach by circuitous
routes. As a part of a through route
from St. Louis and the northwest gener
ally, thejine is nearly as direct as a new
line from Decatur would l.e, because the
.South and North inclines to the east af
ter it passes Decatur. We have reached
point where we would welcome
Georgia Western road no matter on
what line it was built provided that
it brought us lower-priced coal; bu<
there is no doubt that the Blount Springs
line is the best for all concerned. It will
cost less and pass through more coal
fields and ore hanbs than any other that
can lie project, d; and we hope Messrs.
Newcomb and Wilson and their osso-
dates will build it liefore they have time
to take a new departure, or before new
events compel a change in the alleged
programme.
Kkolaxp will fllobably leave k to the
United States to succor Ireland while she
relieves the farffine In the Ottoman empire
This sort of charity is high-toned.
It is said that the nnm1»er of failure
and suspensions for the month of February
is the smallest which has been reported for
any one month for many years.
Jour Kkllt is no manager. Otherwise
we should have heard before now that Mm
llicks-lxml had arranged a matrimonial
tournament with our Uncle Samuel.
Thk colored variety of the Louisiana wit
n>*is now serving in the employment
the republican end of the exodus commit
tee. Windy Wiiulom is managing biin.
Gkrkral 8ur.RM an says he is going to re
tire to private life next year. And then
that amusing little toad Pliil. Sheridan will
ber’.f general of the army. This is too
much.
In Virginia, the old-fashioned whisky
punch has taken the place of the Moffatr
bell punch. It is not to be denied that the
former contains more unadorned politics
than the latter.
Till assertion that Richard Grant White,
the good, the gifted, the lirave, is the owner
of two fiddles is untrue. Nobody but
Ohio politician is capable of owning two
distinct fiddle-* at once.
Tiik English salvation army gave a show
in Harry Hill's concert saloon in New
York the other day. There is nothing
giddy about these foreigners. They evi
dently mean business.
Tub Blaine boom is principally on postal
cants. We hear nothing of it in conven
tions. We don’t know how the nomina
tion of Grant will effect Blaine, but he had
better get his disease ready,
Kikrybopy that attract* public attention
by making au ass of himself either lias a
book ready to print or is preparing to lec
ture. Murray, the buck-board .preacher-
well, Murray is writing a book.
Tub walls of Mr. lllaina’s dining-room are
ornamented with crossed muskets. Now,
really, if he wauls to he reminded of the
gun contracts, he ought to have the Mulli
gan letters framed and bung up.
Tiibodoib Thomas seems to be of the
opinion that the Cincinnati college of mu
sic is as sweetly inharmonious as a car load
of hungry hogs. And everybody will agree
that Theodore's judgment i* good.
Isn’t it about time for some of the organs
to insinuate that they can perceite the
hand of Mr. Tilden in the events of the pe
riod? A republican editor, at a loss for n
subject, always gives the political con versa
tion this turn.
Thkrk is no more amiable man in the
United States than Mr. Dana, of the Sun.
He has actually announced that he will
support John Kelly in preference to Grant.
The explanation of this is that Mr. Dana is
not a genuine democrat.
Yoca Uncle David Davis is in favor of re
moving the duty on printing-paper. Now
let him go in for all the reforms in the
tariff which have been proposed in the in
terest of the people. There is no shorter
route to the white house.
An exchange says the three quinine firms
in this country have cheek. But this is not
all. They have money, and their experi
ence has led them to believe that money
will accomplish anything within the power
of an average congressman.
Thk programme is that Grant is to go to
New Orleans and thence to Denver. Does
any prominent politician, of the republican
way of keeping his accounts, desire to lsy a
small wager that Grant doesn't make a
complete tou*of the south, winding up the
hippodrome at Richmond?
Mi IIatcs issued an order to the effect
that a lieutenant of tbeTwentieth infantry,
convicted of drunkenness, should be repri
manded in general orders. General Sher
man has officially announced, however.that
he does not deem the case worthy of a rep
rimand. This is well. Genersi Sherman
as the regulator of a perverse administra
tion is a success.
Faorsmoa Proctor gives an illustration
the nebulous hypothesis by writing a
two-column paragraph about Thackeray
and Dickens. Mr. Proctor is a foreigner
and we wish him well, but it is a fine thing
for his family that he is not amenable to the
operation of American jurisprudence—-or
language of similar import.
Ta* efforts of LeDnc and his friends to
promote the culture of the tea plant savors
toss of Mulberry Sellers than other projects
of the agricultural department. Tea baa
been cultivated successfully in Georgia tor
a period covering thirty years. There is no
secret about the method of cultivating it,
and our people fail to do so for precisely the
same reason that induces them to sell hides,
red oek berk and sumach to the north
and buy IcatJier in return at an advance of
two or three hundred per cent. It is not
lack of capital, nor a lack of energy, but
lack of inclination. As a section, we de
spite the odor of tan-vats.
Spinning nillslnlbe Noulb.
The people of the south who have
money to put into manufacturing enter
prises should build spinning mills. The
south is not rich enough to do much
weaving, but there is no reason w liy
should not convert a good part of the
great crop into yarns. On the othe'
hand there h the beat of reasons why
should—it will pay. At prevailing
prices there is nearly or quite six cents
per pound profit over all expenses
spinning No. 14 yarn, or three cents per
spindle per day; this would give $0 per
spindle per year, and as spinning mills
can lie built for less than $!S per spin
dle, no other figures are required to de
monstrate the statement that the spin
nfng mills in the south hid fair to realize
this year fifty per cent on the capital
vested. Nearly all of these mills
are running night and day,
and every one of them
is realizing handsome profits. These
facts. There is plenty of surplus money
in the south with which to establish
spinning nulls, and where there is not
an available water power, there is
abundance of cheap fuel—not coal, but
wood. We do not refer now to mam
moth mills, but to little neighborhood
spinning mills. These mills should be
large enougli to turn the cotton of the
neighborhood into yarns, thereby leaving
two profits in the country that produced
the staple—that of the producer,and that
of thespinner, besides giving employment
to a class that sorely needs it. Nor is this
all. The establishment of spinning mills
leads to the establishment of weaving-
mills, ns soon as the necessary capital
ami experience are accumulated. The
two do not necessarily go together. The
country should spin ami the towns weave
but whether the towns of the south
ready to weave or not, there is no good
reason why the men who produce the
cotton should not double their profits by
turning their product into yarns before
they dispose of it. By not doing so, we
are letting other sections of this
country and other countries gather
the larger profits connected
with the handling of the staple. This is
not business-like. It is not common
sense. We need spinning mills in every
county. There a^e handsome profits in
every such mill, and we believe therefore
that they will soon he forthcoming.
Atlanta Rime* to Kxplaln.
44 Atlanta,” says the Chicago Times, 4 ‘is
getting up a bad reputation.” The New
Orleans Times calls it the Sodom of the
south. Now, this is all a mistake—a
very natural mistake—hut a mistake
nevertheless. There is no more orderly
city in the land than Atlanta—not one in
which there is a smaller percentage of
crime. The bad reputation that the city
is getting is solely due to the large per
centage of corrcs{>omlcntM it contains.
Atlanta has become within the past two
years the news center of the south. Sit
uated in the heart of the cotton licit,
being the most enterprising city in the
southern country, and possessing railroad
and telegraph lines that radiate in every
direction, it has become a focus of news
to the extent that every lead
ing daily in the country em
ploys a resident special correspondent
to send off all interesting news. These
correspondents work by the piece. They
either get so much a dispatch or so much
gcolumn. The result is plain—they util
ize all the news that comes to hand.
They send off reports ot all crimes that
occur in the state. They seize upon the
Correspondence and dispatches through
which The Constitution gathers in news
irom all parts of the state; aud the col
lected matter goes abroad bearing an At
lanta date line, and the distant reader is
apt to infer that the places mentioned are
suburban localitiesofthecapitalcity. Nor
do the correspondents confine themselves
to crime in Georgia. Accounts of crime in
the neighboring states—in Alabama in
South Carolina and even in Floritla.—are
all thrown together as “Atlanta news.”
The reader not acquainted with the lo
calities mentioned charges the various
chapters of crime and daring incident on
the unfortunate city that is as orderly
and soberly disposed as any town in this
or any other country. We beg, there
fore, either for more discrimination in
the readers of the great dailies, or else
for more accuracy and less picturesque
ness in the reports of the correspondents.
Atlanta is willing to shoulder all the
dame and bad reputation that the acta
» her people rightly thrust upon her,
ut she respectfully declines any and all
jsponsibility on account of crimes com
mitted beyond her own bounds.
committee in the capacity of a represen
tative democrat. No matter what shape
the campaign may take, the democratic
party will be opposed, not only by the re
publicans, bnt by a well-organized and
aggressive body of independents. How
large this body of independents will be
remains to be seen; but it depends, to
some extent at least, upon the policy
adopted by the democratic party. What
ever purpose may animate the leaders of
the independents, this much may be 6aid
with certainty: that their follow-
represent not only
emphatic and impressive protest against
certain methods of democratic policy, but
revolt against that intolerance in dis
cussion and petulance of opinion which
have been marked features of Georgia
democracy. There is no doubt that this
intolerance and dogfnatism are
the natural resnlt of the
infamous attick made upon the
social organism of the south by the re
publican party of the north; nor is there
any doubt that they served their purpose
well. The question is, do they serve any
good purpose now, since there is no long
er any attack -upon our social organism
to be apprehended from any quarter
There is always abundant room for dif
ferences of opiuion in regard to matters
of party policy,always a necessity for that
calm and dignified discussion which
necessary to get at the truth. There can
be no harmony, no unity, when honest
differences of opinion are not tolerated
and respected—where there is not the
fullest and freest discussion.
The executive committee, if that body
should deem any suggestions necessary,
will have to consider whether it is worth
while to fight the independents with
red-hot ]>oker, and thu9 widen the breach
between the party and men who honestly
differ with it merely upon questions
policy, or w ether it is worth while to
modify objectionable features and extend
a cordial invitation to independent voters
to reunite with the party. These things
hould be considered, ami seriously con
sidered, and it will be well if each mem
her of the committee shall meet his col
leagues equipped with such ideas and
tentions as may be formed after consulta
tion with the leading democrats of his
district. The present committee has had
no opportunity to distinguish itself. It
is to be hojied that in inaugurating the
state campaign it will make its influence
felt and appreciated.
petition of citizens of Decatur county,
praying for 6uch legislation as will pre
vent fluctuations in freights and unjust
discriminations in charges for transport
. .. —| ‘One time,”fold Uncle Remus, whetting his
tation; also the petition* of merchants, I knifie slowly and thoughtfully on the p*ltn of his
publishers and other citizens ot Forsyth j h “ d » sarins reflectively in the fire—“one
county in favfff of free paper. In the |
house Mr. Cook, from the committee on
public buildings and grounds, reported 1 to death a long time ago. 1
two bills without any redommen- | The old man wma fairly caught and he knew it;
^ «kedlUUtaJ* -taxed
the committee on appropriations. The I his gaze upon the child—a frown in which both
want of recommendation led to a-coutid-1 scorn and in*i; 3 »vdon were visible. Then all at
enable discussion, in the course of which | seemed u regain control of himself.
Gen. Cook stated that inasmuch
the recommendations of his com-
Tbe frown was chased away by a look of Chris
Uan resignation.
“Dar now! What I tell yon?** he exclaimed as
ittee had been as a -rule disregar- I if addressing a witness concealed under the bcil,
ded by the appropriations com- I “Ain't I done tole you i°? BUesgrashasef chil-
mittee, »n<l the house had intended
* . | en aey 11 spate longer you cn spate longer you,
to leave all recommendations as to ap- der Da ajj unl- w l( . h , sp « k twon'tbe
propruflions to the appropriations com-1 long ‘fo’ she will, en den 1*11 set yere by de chlm-
mittee, bis committee had decided to I bl ? comder en git some peace er mine. W’en
1 ole Miss wuz livin’,” continued the
old man still addressing some Imaginary person.
mo'n enny herchilluns ’ad dastterdo
ter come ’spirtin' longer me, en Mars. John ’ll
UNCLE REMUS'S FOLK-LORE.
Haw Brer Rabbit Saved tola Heat
“IT’S ALL RIGHT.”
ACCOROING TO OLO NEIGHBOR COBB
time Brer Wolf ’
Why. Cade Remus!" the little boy broke in;
‘I thought yon said tbe Rabbit scalded the Wolf
The Flocdgstei ot Hessen Let Loots Upon BUI
Arp's Unprotected He*d-A Little Trsrei
Uncovers Boms Things That He
Had Hot Seen Before.
make none. He upheld the action ot
the committee on public buildings and
grounds, and the reported hills were re
ived as he desired. The political as- I f ou de ct ">r <*•* i™' 11 «*' lm -"
scssments hill wte'azain discussed until k “°'' IOa '
Mr. Aiken of .South Carolina moved to I him,’’ mid the little boy.
lay it on the table. The vote was yeas
112, nays 121. Mr. Felton voted “ay;”
Messrs. Blount, Cook, Hammond,
Nichalis, Persons and .Speer voted 44 no;”
Messrs Smith and Stephens did
not vote, and neither were paired
The old man pretended not to hear. lie
engaged in searching amor g some scrap* of leath
er under his chair, and kept on talking to the
imaginary person. Finally, be found and drew
forth a nicely plaited whip-thong with a red snap
per all waxed and knotted.
“I wuz fixin* up a w'ip for a little chap,” he
T_ *k«L»n.*I rvZviri I continued with a sigh, “but, blew rash us! ’fo* I
In the senate, on Friday last, General Wn gU hpr de cblpdooe groll . dup
Gordon obtained unanimous consent to I t wd he know mo’n I duz.
consider his resolution providing for the J The child’s eye* tilled with tears aud iris lit s
appointment of a select committee on P* 8 ™ * schereup-
^ , . . I on Unde Remus immediately melted,
the subject of an mteroceamc canal. ^ w ttr g ^ nea ,.. he » ia ou ,
Mr. Eaton claimed that the matter shottld I and taking the little lay tenderly by the taed,
be referred to the committee on foreign I *‘ef you ain't deve'y.plt cn image erole Mlu
relations and Mr. Hill suggested that the "' ca 1 brin * her <le ne ™ er w * r - nlt
consideration of the matter be postponed £.*“ ’ k€en “ “ p * fh °*' *'** JOU * 1 “'* ,e “ -d
until Mr. Groomo, who had offered a I Then there was a pause, the old man patting
similar resolution, is present. General I the Uule child's hand caressingly.
Gordon then said * 1 “ You ain,t k y° u * koneyr* Uncle Remus
•- President, I wish lo my that this resolution * sk ? d fiuali *’ I '“f wine oul > crt
introduced by me for the reasons 1 gave I e ' 1 kuit my “e** Bin de do* jam’,
n the subject was before the senate some I But the little boy wasn’t mad. Uncle Remus
*TlUh*S; omd?S JbSnite to^ppSim h "* co '"> uercd him aml hc hiu! conquered Unclt
a se’.ect committee to consider this important and I Remus in pretty much the same way before. But
grave subject. Without, therefore, abandoni ig I it was some time before Uncle Remus would go
one position 1 then assumed, without ttba’.ing In I _ llh th -
any degree my profound • onrietion that this sub- I on *“ e stor L ,iL k* 4 to ke coaxed. At last,
ject merits, if any one whicTi has ever come be-1 however, he settled himself back in tkechairand
fore the American senate did, a select committee
to consider it in all its varied phases and its grave
commercial, natioual, and intemat onal impor
tance; still adhering to the opinion and atnin
“Co'se, honey, hit mout er bin ole Brer Wolf,
r hit mout cr bin cr n'er Brer Wolf; it mout
v 5 n, ^. rin * *h« Prediction that no one of the I bin io hegotkotch up wid, er it mout
f-tauding committees, with its interruption* by its I „„„ . . ,
regular, routine duties, can ever give the subject I "forwards, kz ue tale wuz gun ter me dcs dat
the consecutive aud undivided attention which I away i’ll gin it ter you. One time Brer Wolf
Iqi gravity demand*: jet in view ot the peculiar | com! •’ ’long home fum a fishin ftolic. Be
s’anter Tong de road, he did, wid bis st ing
I fish 'cross bis shoulder, wen fus news you know
I ole Mis. Pa'trldge, she hop outer de bushes
olution.
As soon as General Gordon’s resolu
tion was withdrawn Mr Groome asked I flutter ’ Iol,g right * l Bwr i Wolr> nose * Brer WoH
uon was wiinarawn, air. uroome asked l heMy terhisae£ dat ole ML** ivtridge tryin’ fer
leave to do likewise, and the nmole sub
ject seas tamed over to Mr. Eaton's com-
The Nl.le Osmpalgm.
We prist elsewhere the call for a
meeting of the democratic state executive
committee, tamed hv the chairman, Hon.
George X. Lester. While it is not within
the province of the committee to conduct
or eontrhl the canvass, its meeting, never
theless, practically inaugurates the cam
paign, and its action say, by wise and
judicious management and prudent coun
sel, do much toward shaping a struggle,
the result of which will be of vast impor
tance to the people of the state. It is en
tirely within the province of the commit
tee to embody in its call for a state con
vention such suggestions ss may be
deemed pertinent to the occasion. To
this end it is to be h< ped that each mem
ber will make it convenient to attend the
meeting in person. It is to be hoped,
Some Questions from Hall
A letter addressed to the board of trade
by a citizen of Maine who proposes to be
come a citizen of Georgia, will be found
in another column. Tiik Constitution
prints it that it may answer every one of
its ijuestions in the affirmative. But as
the questioner may desire more definite
answers, we take up his questions in the
order in which they appear:
1. There is no “feeling” against north
ern men who come here with honest
motives. On the other hand, their com
ing is the desire, the hope, of Georgia;
for in no other way, it is believed, can
the larger part of the state be brought
under cultivation. The city of Atlanta
contains hundreds of inen of northern
birth, many of whom are republicans,
some of them being of the most stalwart
type. For example, Mr. Jonathan Xor-
cross, who is probably as widely respect
ed ah any man in the city.
2. Good mechanics can obtain plenty
'of employment at good rates of pay. At
lanta, is preparing to go from 40,000 to
100,000 people, and any good mechanic
knows what such a change involves.
3. The demand for walnut timber and
southern pine is world-wide and rapidly
inercasing. Xo state offers better oppor
tunities to lumbermen than Georgia—
not one. And so as to farming. The
lands of Georgia can now be bought at
very low prices, and immigrants who
come in now will get all the benefit of
the inevitable appreciation of values.
4. Upjter Georgia is a fine wheat grow
ing section. It should produce wheat,
corn, meats and males for consumption
in the lower sections of the state—and
that is its destiny. .
5. We greatly need a farm-implement
factory. AU kinds of woods are wonder
fully abundant and low-priced in this
part of the state, and there is no doubt
about the success of such a factory if well
managed and supplied at the outset with
a reasonable amount of capital.
6. Milling of all kind is looking np in
Georgia. The rapid development of the
Georgia gold belt alone gives employment
to millwrights, and the rapid increase in
wheat production leads to the building of
grist mills and consequently to the em
ployment of millers. All the wheat grown
in the state is converted into flour in the
state, and very much more is imported
from Tennessee and even from the north
west to supplement the home crop.
7. From Xew York immigrants have
the choice of several rail routes and also
of several part water ami part rail lines.
The fare is generally the same by all lines,
anil the incomer has only to choose the
one that suits his notions the best. They
all lead to Atlanta, which is now the
commercial and railroad center of the
central south. Its bitterest enemies do
not deny that it is destined at no distant
day to become the second city in size in
the entire south, Xew Orleans being the
first- The people of Atlanta are pro
gressive, enterprising and liberal. The
city prides itself on its cosmopolitan ten
dencies; and its tendencies are re-echoed
in all the country tributary to it. Our
friends in Maine will nowhere find a
more inviting section in which to make
new homes than this same wide-awake,
elevated, healthful Piedmont section of
Georgia.
. Urerzla la Conz.-m,
The bill toprovide lorasettlemcnt with
a considerable number of southern roads
on account of rolling stock bought from
the I'nited .States just after the close of
the war, was reached in the senate on
Tuesday of last week. The proposed set
tlement is on the basis of the agreement
with the Western and Atlantic road. Mr.
Maxey urged the passage of the bill, bnt
Mr. Edmunds stubbornly objected to its
passage, and the bill went over. In the
house, Mr. Speer, from tbe committee on
militia, reported back the bill authorizing
the secretary of war to loan the Cherokee
artillery company, of Rome, four pieces
of field artillery, with harness and equip
ments. Mr. Conger objected to its pas
sage, and the speaker held that it must be
referred to the committee of the whote,
because it, temporarily at least, provides
for the parting with property of the
United States. Mr. Hosteller moved to
take up tbe political assessments bill,
and the yeas and . nays were
called for. The vote was, yeas 136,
nays 104. Messrs. Blount, Cook, Felton,
Hammond, Xicholls, Personal Speer and
Stephens voted “av;” Mr. Smith was
paired. The bill was then discussed un
til the house adjourned. Mr. Felton pre
sented the petition of druggists of Atlan
ta lor the removal of the stamp tax on
perfumery, cosmetics and proprietary
medicines.
On Wednesday of last week Mr. Ste
phens, from the committee on coinage,
reported bills for the establishment of
y offices in lieadwood and in Arizo
na. Mr. Speer presented the petition of
J. C. C. Blackburn and others in favor of
free paper.
Mr. Hill presented, last Tnnrsday, a
ter toll 'im 'way turn her nes’, ca tvid dat ho lay
I It's tlsh down cn put out inter de htnhes
mittee. Mr. Kellogg endeavored to pro- [ °^ e ivtridge came fum,
I on 'bout dat time Bier Rabbit, hc
care tbe appointment of a special com
mittee of five to* investigate charges
brought against him in connection with
the woman Jessie Raymond. Mr. Tli
man denounced the resolution as un
worthy of the senate, and it went over.
General Gordon presented last Monday
the petition of Alfred H. Colquitt and
others, members of the confederate army,
praying that the secretary of war be re- I Uunnonuthin' taU’bout
quested to compile and publish in text I up’nsay he bleed*! tcrb'leeve Brer Rabbit
happen 'long. Dar wuz de fishes, en dar
Brer Rabbit, en w’en dat's de case w’at you
spec’* a sorter innerpe-’ent man like Brer Rabbit
gwine do? I kin tell yon dis: dat dem fishes
didn't stay whar Brer Woll put urn at, en w’en
Brer Wolf come hack dey wuz gone.
*' Brer Wolf set down on scratch his head,
did, en study en study, en den hit sorter rash
ter his mine dat Brer Rabbit bin 'long dar,
Brer Wolf, he put our fer Brer Rabbit’s house,
ho git dar he hail 'im. Brer Rabbit,
fishts. Brer Wolf,
form the knowledge by which the posi- * m #shes. Brer Rabbit'ny it up cn down,
lions and movements of troops were laid S^'^bt “S?
down on the engineer maps of the | b’leeve he got de fishes, deu he give Brer Woll
battle of Gettysburg, together with a lea£fcrterkmdebcs,cowhc 8 ot * Brer Wolf, h«
new edition of the maps. In the house, | uc . kBr "! > - abb “*; hla '™ rJ '™ 1° olr ,erde I*"
ww tv. . . . , ; , ’| lur’en drive up de cattle
Mr. Blount introduced a bill to consti-1 bes* co W .
tute Macon a j>ort of delivery. This bill I 44 Brer Babbit, he bate mighty bad fer ter lose
was referred to the ways and means com- I his cow, but he lay his plans, cn he tell his chil*
mittee, and otdered to be printed. Mr. I !“ n « J* 1 hegwiM'er have have dat beef ytt. Brer
Nicholls presented the petition of citi
zens of Clinch county, for a post-route
from Homerville to Bfonnt’s ferry.
The first states to select delegates to
Wolf, he bln tuek up by «e patter-rollers ’fore
now, en he mighty skeerd
news you know, yer come Brer Rabbit hollerin'
cn telUu* Brer Wolf dat de patter-rolleis wuz
“ ‘You run en hide, Brer Wolf,' sez Brer Rabbit
the democratic naticnal convention are I sezee, *en I’ll stay yer cn take keer er de cow twel
Nebraska, March 31; Iowa, April 7th, - vou gi “ b * ck -’ scz<w '
* I “xitfin'i Rn>r Wnlf 1
and Oregon* April 9th. The friends of
Mr. Tilden claim all three of these states,
although Judge Fields’s friends will con
test Oregon. The probabilities are how
ever that the sage of Graraercv park will
carry all of the states mentioned.
Ilis boom will then begin to l»e felt.
Blaine has just carried lthode Island.
The state has only eight votes in the
convention, but the result very plainly
indicates that Grant will have very little
if any support in New England. Blaine
has already carried Maine and Rhode
Island, and Edmunds has secured the
vote of Vermont. New Hampshire will
certainly elect Blaine delegates, and Con
necticut will probably follow suit. Sher
man seems to have the best chance in
Massachusetts.
The fertilizer trade shows that the peo
ple of the south are again cotton crazy.
From circulars sent to every county in
South Carolina, the Charleston News and
Courier has received information to the el
ect that “the amount already sold in the
state far exceeds the amount sold up to this
time last year, and is almost if not quite
as great as was sold the whole of last sea
son. The amount in the hands of agents is
veyy small indeed, the supplies of many
kinds being entirely run out, and the
supply nowhere being equal to tbe de
mand.” This kind of news should serve
as a warning to the people of upper Geor
gia, where the preparations for new crops
are not far advanced. If this section of
the state will give its chief attention to
the production of supplies, it will as
suredly come out at the end of the new
crop year with full pockets and and light,
hearts. The rest of the south is l>cside
itself on the subject of cotton planting,
and that is the very reason why npper
Geergia should stick to corn and other
supplies.
These is to be a big debate over the ques
tion as to whether Kellogg stole his seat or
whether he is entitled to it The seat itself
seems to have no rights whatever.
The gravity of Senator David Davis
amounts to two hundred and seventy
pounds. There is room here for a boom.
He would make two good presidents.
It is worth while to note that most of
the newspapers tliat refused to investigate
Conkling’s Rhode Island spree are very
anxious to sec Sernt«»r Hill investigated.
John Sherman is stirring around trying
to discover how he can secure the vote of
his: own state at Chicago. And all this
time Madame Jenks seems to be as quiet
as a geranium pot in the wood-shed.
The fuss over the Englishman who has
discovered the method of making diamonds
is something astonishing when it is remem
bered that the gems worn by hotel clerks
are made by glass-blower?. Science is always
behind commerce.
BsothxsBcecukr says thaw under certain
circumstances he would vote for Mr. Bayard
for president. This is the first open attack
U|>cn Mr. Bayard's integrity that we have
yet seen. It is a puny attempt to injure
him among his best friends.
It is understood that some of the friends
of Mr. Samuel J. Randall are proposing uis
name as the democratic candidate for pre-i-
dent. This is ridiculous. The democratic
party pledged itself at St. Louis to tariff
reform, and no person who pocks congres
sional committees in the interest of mo
nopolies can hope to retain the undivided
resq-ect of the party, much less become i»s
candidate for tbe highest office in the gift
of the people. Mr. Randall has packed the
ways and means committee in the interest
of the most odious monopolies, and be is
now laughing in bis protection coat-sleeve
at the daily farce that is being enacted be
fore the committee by those who seek to re
duce the war taiin under which tbe people
are laboring. Not only will Mr. Randall
never be the democratic candidate but we
are frank to say that in our opinion he will
never again be in a position to pack com
mittees. Io the matter of tariff reform the
people mean business, and if Mr. Randall
doubts it now be will not doubt it a few
months hence. A candidate for president,
indeed! What is tbe next joke in order?
'Soon’s Brer Wolf hwr talk erde patter-rollcre.
he scramble off inter de underbresh like he
shot oul’u a gun. En he wunt mo n j
Brer Babbit, he whirl in cn skunt de cow en salt
de hide down, en den he tuck’n cut up de k?ar-
Jus.* cn slow it ’way in dc smoke-’ouse. Alter
done done all dis, deu Brer Rabbit he squall
ier Brer Woll:
“ ‘Run yer. Brer Wolf! Run yerl Yo’ conrgwinc
in de groun’! Run yer!”
“W’en ole Brer Wolf got dar, w’Ich hccome
scootin’, dnr was Brer Rabbit hol’iu’ c
cow’s tail fer ter keep it fum gwine in de grouu
Brer Wolf, he kotch holt, ea dey gin a pull er two
en up come de tail. Deu Brer Babbit, he wink
his olTcye en sez, sezee:
“ ‘Dar! de tail done pull out en de cow gone,
sezee.
“But Brer Wolf he wuza’t de man
ter give it up dat away.cn he git him a spade,
en a pickaxe en a shovel, cn hc dig en dig fer
dat cow twel dingin’ wuz pas’ nil endu’i
ole Brer Rabbit, he set up dar in his front po’ch
en smoke his seegyar, en all de time de cow w
layin’ pile up in his smoke ’ous?, en him cn 1
chilluns wuz eatin’ fried steak en inguns cv«
lime dey mouf water.
“Now deu, hom y, you take dis yer w’ip,” con
tinued the old mau, twining the leather thong
around the little boy’s neck, “en scamper up ter
de big-’onse en tell Mif« Sally fer ter giu you
some uu itde nex’ time she fine yo’ tracks in de
sugar bairl.’’
FACTS FOR STUDY.
Written tor The Constitution.
Water gates all gone! Fence-rails flQat-
ing down the stream of time! More work
for the wicked! Thought 1 had a high
water mark, but I dident. There’s no
c mnting on anything iu this subloonary
.'.fe. “Mighty bad, mighty bad. aint it
CobeT*’ Co be is his front name, and he’s
faith in abufidance. Nothing ever dis
turbs bis serenity. “Well, it looks aotUr
bad, major, but I reckon it’a all right; it’a
*' right or it wouldn’t have come.”
*Cobe,” said I, “I wish you would quit
saying it's all right.” Everything is all
right with you. If a brick was to fall on
your wife's bead and kill her, I reckon you
would stand round and say it’s all right. Is
everything that happens all right? Aint
there no devil? Aiut there nothing wrong
this world?”
“Well, now, major, I do believe in a
devil right smartly, but I don’t believe he
has anything to do with freshets or crops or
any accidents. Old Master tends to them,
and they’re all right—that’s my faith. 1
never thought about it much till one day
Uncle Tom Benson was a blastin rock in a
shallow well, and the thing went off prema
tnrely aforeband and blowed tbe old man
out of the top of the well and sent his right
arm away up fifty feet in the air, and as it
coming down he saw it and said, 'Boys,
that’s ray arm, I reckon; but it’s all right.
He had faith, he did, and be got along
better withont his arm than he d : d with it,
and I’ve looked back at a thousand thing'
that T thought was wrong, but they carat-
out all right in time. Now, if a man steals
my corn, that's a different thing—that’s all
wrong—the devil, was at the bottom of it.
and I haint got a bit of confidence in him.”
So let the rails float on—it's all right
They are bound for Rome, and the boys
down there will catch em, and haul em u
shore, and sell eiu or burn em, and In
thankful. It’s all right.
Well, I couldn’t do anything at home u» -
til it quit raining, and so I picked up im
urnbrel and started out for -drier latitudes
A few hours foun l me in M«con, and from
there I took the Brunswick road for Ilaw
ktnsville to see my friends. A Macon mar
entertained us for 50 miles by abusing Wad
ley and praising np Hazel hurst. I had n<*
idea Mr. Wadley was such a bad man. ‘ Why,
it's terrible, terrible. He's made a way sta
tion of Macon; he's dried it up by diScrim
ination. Macon never got but 15 tickets to
Cincinnati, and Ilawkinsville got 17;
and tbe tickets were to be distributed ac
cording to the business of a place.” Whet
my friend paused a little I asked him if he
merchant, and he said he was. 1
asked him i? he was going to Ilawkinsville.
and he said he was. 1 afked him if he war
going there to buy his spring stock, and he
said, “Go where—to Ilawkinsville?” ami lie
looked like he didn’t know whether to lii<
me or not; and so 1 apologized, for he han
put Macon down «o low and set Hawkins
ville up so high 1 didn’t know hut wha
commerce had shifted around. I
I hadn't looked so much like a fool, I still
think he would have brought on a difficult}
apd I should have had him to wLip At
any rate. I could have done like Genera
Toombs told Cameron we did. Canieroi
asked him if our people had ever found oir
that they whipped us. “Whipped us!”
who first discovered the smoke
and gave the alarm, and tbe admirable gen
eralship of Messrs Henderson and Haralson
who smothered out the flames with its own
smoke by plugging up the ventilating holes
so that neither air could get into the vault
nor smoke get out It is thought that the
vault will remain in the same condition
that it now is until the legislature meets,
as in all probability many of tbe members
will like to look into the matter and see
the condition of affairs. To replace the
shelving burned would not cost more than
five dollars, and this is about the amount
of the damage.
HOYLE’S FLIGHT,
ABSENCE OF OUR TAX-COLLECTOR.
The Esnoti EeUtite to the Dt»ppe«™« °f
Sun. Hoyle from the City-Ho* HU Ac-
counts Stun4 with the Comptroller*
Control—HI* Xnoetmente.
Govrrnnr Hendrick, on Ureenback*.
New York Herald interview.
“Governor, there seems to be much mis
understanding as well a?, perhaps, consid
erable misrepresentation of your true views
on finance,” 1 remarked, by way ol opening
the conversation.
“Well,” said the governor, folding his
arms and speaking thoughtfully, as indeed
he always does, “I don’t see why there
should 6e; I have never given but one ex
pression of views on that subject. As pres
ident of the convention in this state in 1S74
I spoke with some care on the subject you
mention,and expressed tbeopinion that gold
dfed silver were the universal and perma
nent standard of value, and that it was
most desirable to return to specie payments,
and that there were commercial mediums
of different values; that it could not be per
manently endured that there should be one
description of money for one class and pur
pose and another for a different class and
purpose, but at the same time I said that I
did not look to any enactment of congress
to bring the j*aper and the coin money
of the country upon equal value-—that the
business and general prosperity of the
country alone would bring that result
about.”
Mr. Hendricks stopped for a moment, and
removing a scrapbook from a table near at
hand, glanced over several printed memo
rtinda passed therein, and reading from the
scrapbook, said: “fused upon the occasion
of n»y speech in 1871, this larguage: ‘The
important question is. How can we increase
and make permanent our supply of gold?
The reliable solution is by increasing our
Tuesday the comptroller-general Issued
„. fas. against Samuel R. Hoyle and bis
securities for the balance due by him to
the state as tax collector for Fulton county
for 1879 for about $29 000.
We called on the comptroller general yes
terday evening to ascertain the facts from
him about the fl. fas. We obtained from
him the following statement:
For 1S?J the account shows a balance
* aimt him. including roll tax, of 9&M* w
Against which ba ancehe will
he entitled to a credit of hi*
insolvent list, which in this
county for general tax is gen* M
eralh about. -- K000 00
And the poll tax,which though
charged to him in this office,
vet under act of 1874 Is paid
direct to county school com
missioners and their receipt
received here as so much
cash •••—•• L 900 0®
And hU commissions, which
will amount, exclusive of
polls, to about 1.900 00
Malting total credits about... $10,200 00
Leaving the balance due the ^
state for 1879 °°
Whether any credits are to be made other
than the comptroller has given above, we
are unable to find out.
Wc are informed that Mr. Hoyle left the
city about a week ago for Nashville, Tetin ,
where he had some race horses on General
Hardin’s place. A letter was received yes-
terd.iy by Mr. W. A. Brown from Mr.
Litick, of Nashville, staling that Hsyle lmd
sold his horses and had gone to Cincinnati.
This is all tbe information we could get of
>Jhis whereabouts.
Hoyle’s fnefltfcv are tbeae: On the day Mr.
Goldsmith was r^qthred to pay the sum of
$14,000.00 into the treasury, he called to
fee Mr. Hoyle, ami said to him, excitedly,
“I must have $2,00000 or f am ruined.”
Mr. Hoyle told him ihat he had that
amount of money on hand that belonged to
the state, and that he would Jet lum have:
it if Mr. Goldsmith would credit his account,
with it. Goldsmith promised to do it, and
the money was paid to him, and they say
Hoyle, since that time, has been unable t*.
cet anything from Goldsmith on the
to : it;, fnanils rlniiii Ihxt no gvm
amount. Hi, friends claim that lie owes
Hoyle more than that amount. How this
is we are unable to say.
We learn atnc* writing the above tuat
there is a ere.-!!! due !« HoylO for an amount
overpaid on the ii?A ****** f “ r but the
sum will not amourtf. to oi.c thousand
dollars. We are also intJTued that be has
srttled with the county for i 1 *© tax due for
1879. His term of office will not expire
until the 1st of January next. not
collected any of the taxes for I£80.
FROM WASHINGTON.
productions, reducing our purchases and
increa-ing ours lies abroad”’ . •>
lt-suming the conversation. Mr. Hen < *»/ N ^» has been known in the city among his
dricks said: “I have uniformly express*;! inRjda that he lost eight thousand dollars
inys-el! in addresses I have made to the peo- . . „„„ . -i IO rt time since
..io ” at the August i races a snort time since
Tbe Practical Work or Democratfc
* Dimenten.
Editors CoxsTiTCTioa: In order that the
people may appreciate the appeal made to
them by the national democratic com
mittee and the democratic executive
committee of this state for unity
in the party in the approaching elec
tion®, and the necessity therefor, I incor-
|>orate herewith a list compiled from the
Congressional Directory, of republican con
gressmen who would to-day lv* enjoying
the swv»etsof private life, and their place-*
in congress be tilled by democrat*, if there
bad been unity of action among the oppo
nents of republicanism at the last election.
The list is as follows:
Horace Dsvis, Renaldo Pacheco, Califor
nia; I*. C. Hayes, G. L Fort, T. A. Boyd.
B. F. Mareh. Joseph G. Cannon, John IL
Thoma*. Illinois; William Holman. G. ,S.
Ortli, W. H. Calkins, Calvin Cowgill J. II.
Baker, Indiana; Thomas Updegratf. W. F.
SipP. 1 »wa; D. O. Haskell, Kansas; Thomas
B. Reed, W. P. Frye, S. D. Lindsey, Maine;
M. G Urner, Maryland; George B. Loring.
Massachusetts; Edward Willitts. John C.
Burrows, John W. Stone, M. S. Brewer. O.
D. Conger, R. G. Uorr, Michigan; Charles
lI.*Vorhi*. George M. Robeson. John L
Blake, New Jersey; John W. Ferdon„ John
M. Bailey, David Wilber, C. I). Prescott, X.
Van Aeruam, New York; J. J. Martin,
North Carolina; Amos Townsend, Ohio; J.
W. Killinger. J. I. Mitchell, II. G. Fbher.
Uus-eU Errett, W. S. Shallenberger, Harry
White. S. B. Dick, J. H. Osoier, Pennsylva
nia Total 4<>.
What a commentary upon democratic
folly! And yet we have men in our midst
to-day, professed democrat*, who sneer at
party organization and eagerly await the
opportunity to strike dowu the party in
order to advance their own personal ambi
tion. To such, I would say. and all true
democrats will say, “be sure of your ground
for the man claiming to be a democrat
who imperils democratic success In this
presidential year may look in the near fu
ture for the oblivion such apostacy merits
and will receive. It were better f jr him
ibat a millstone were tied about his neck
and that hc were cast into the sea.”
Unity.
Questions from Maine.
To the President of Board of Trade. At
lanta, Go.—I. with some of my friends,
wishing to r.iove south, and having our
minds on your town, wish to ascertain if
ibe feeling against northern people coming
among you is ;n antagonism with a clas-i of
mechanics that care hut littleabout politics
otherwise than the privilege of voting for
their choice—are not office seekers. Is there
a good opening for steady, industrious me
chanics at remunerative pay? Is there a
good opening for lumbering and farming?
I* it a wheat-raising section near or in that
section of country? Would a farm-imple
ment manufactory find sale for their wares
at reasonable rates? Would first-rate mill
wrights. and first-class millers, be likely to
find employment in yourstate? If you will
give me the best information you have to
> he above, and the best route to take from
New York, you will confer a great favor.
Yoon truly, in F. L. and T..
Joseph B Wither,
Bangor, Maine.
By Fire.
Tboy. March 20 —A building belonging
to Adolph Hermann, occupied by George
It. Clutt Bro*. A Co., shirt and collar man-
nfactnrers; J. Slemhermer, jr.. A Co., collar
manufacturers, and Herman, Auk&m A Go.,
felt skirt manufacturers, was destroyed by
fire to-dav. Loss on the building is $4O,00u,
insurance $30,000. Clutt Bros. A Co. Ions
$150,000; insurance $100,700. Loss tf J.
Sleiubfrmer A Ox $20,000; insurance $15.-
Herman. Ankara A Co. loss $75,000;
insurance $72,500.
said Toombs, “no, sir; you didn't whip u*.
but we wore, ourselves out whipping you.”
Ilawkinsville has a lioom ot its own
Friend Kibbee took me across the new fif
teen thousand dollar bridge, and showed
me old Hartford, where the old patriarch.
Colonel Tarver, made his big fortune. Then
we perused the thriving little city which
now boa*ts of 2,500 inhabitants, aud Im.*
new houses everywhere and as much t«rn
tory outside of it as New York. Every
dwelling has from one to five acres attached
and there are more beautiful flowers to be
seen than in any town of ita size
in Georgia. Colonel Kibbee has one
rose-vine that would fill a room
20 feet square everyway, and it was one
mass of beautiful pink blush roses. I saw
another one that had climbed some 30 feet
high in a water oak and mingled its white
flowers with the light green leaves of the
tree. Green peas were in market, and beets,
and radishes, and strawberries, watermelon
vines in bloom, and the odor of the j u-
mine and honeysuckle filled the air. 'Inis
thriving town has the trade of six counties,
and did a cotton business this year of 20,
000 b iles. They are proud of their school;
and churches and new court-house. They
are proud of their wives and chil
dren, aud will hospitably entertain
anybody who praises up their
nice little city. Of c-rarse I was smart
enough to do that, and I could do it with a
good conscience, and I am prepared to say-
now if they will give me a nice house and
lot I wiil make it my winter residence One
historical fact I learned that I make
note of. Hawkinsville come within c
vote of being chosen as the capital of Geor
gia. And if it had been, just think of it.
The Central railroad would have g me there
and it would have been the capital to day,
and there would have been no Macon, and
Atlanta would have been somewhere else
or not been at all. One vote! Just think
wliat one vote might have done in the his
tory of Georgia.
As 1 returned I met with my old friend
General Foster, who stands six feet six
inches in his stockings, and knows more
about Georgia and her historic men than
any man now living except Judge Bibb, of
Montgomery. He never forgets anything.
When he got to talking about Joe Brown
he stretched forth his arm and said that
man i* a miracle. I knew his parents in
Lumpkin county before he was born. They
were exceedingly poor. His Aunt Sidney
did my washing when I-was a young man
living in iLihionega some fifty years ago.
Joe cultivated a little scrap of hillside land
with a pair of. bull calves, and every
Saturday hauled to town some potatoes or
cabbages or liglitwo-td or other truck in
trade and took back something for the
family. -‘In 1839, I think it was. I was
riding to Canton in a buegy and 1 over
took a young man walking in a very muddy
lane. He had a striped hag hung over his
shoulder and looked very tired. I asked
him if lie wouldenC take a seat and he
looked dowrn at himself end said he was too
muddy and that he would dirty up the
bug*y. I insisted and Lc broke off a
splinter from a rail and scraped his shoes
and got in. I learned from him that his
name was Joe Brown and he was going to
Canton to get something to do. I encour
aged him as best I could, and have kept an
eye on him for 40 year*. He is a wonder to
tue. My candid opinion is that I am as
smart a man as Joe Brown. I mean by that
that my Heavenly Father gave me aa good
a mind, but Joe has passed me on the road
of life’s successes a long time ago. He lias
some qualities that I never had, and they
are per>everance. determination and aecre-
tiveness He keeps bis own counsel, and
never loses sight of the goal he is striving
for.”
General Foster is hnnting round for the
Georfia Western, for he lives in Gadsden
now* and don’t want to be left out in
cold. I told him you had put Grady
the wild hunt for it. and if he couldn’t
find it nobody could. I wish you would
hurry Grady up. He is uiigh ty slow on a
rail read. Yours, Bill Am*.
pie almost in the same phraseology.
“Dj you think, governor, that any vol
ume of paper money is wUe?”
“I suppose a volume of paper is safe that
is always convertible into gold and silver
Believing, as 1 did. that a return to specie
payments depended on the influences men
tioned, I was utterly opposed to the re
sumption law. 1 think it is now demon
*trated that the return to specie payments
has Inen in spite of that law, and because
of our own great production of our Naples
that command a foreign market; because
of the economy of the people practiced
luring the hard* times, reducing our own
purchases abroad, as well as because of our
•wn enormous sales abroad, giving confi
len.ee in a permanent supply of gold and
diver sufficient to maintain specie pay
ments. 1 thought that a restoration ot sil
ver coin was right and proper, as a rebukt
the manner in which it wasdemoneiized
and I am sure that exueriet.ee has shown
that it was wise and just.”
“Have you expressed any other opinion
in this regwd, governor? ’ a>ked the Herald
“No, sir; I. have never expressed an\
other opinion in relation t«» it.”
“May I ask whether or rot, sir, you
would be in favor of any interference at tli
time with outstanding greenback circula
tion? ’
“I think any interference wouM be
•ortunate.” Mr. Hendricks said that he
could not find time to give his leas
“Sonic of Mr. Tilden’s editorial friends
with whom 1 have been associated criiiciw
and condemn you and your actions since
1870 very severely. How- do yon account
for this bitterness toward yourself?”
The answer to this query was given more
quickly than any other.
Mr. Hendricks, said: “Ido not know of
such bitterness on the part of Mr. Tilden.
He ought not to consider it any cause of of
fensethat I was not willing to be a candi
date for vice-president again, nor do I sup
pose he does so consider it. I have not been
able to sec why his most zealous supporters
should have expressed themselves bitterly
about it”
“I should think. Mr. Hendrick*, that
Sherman’s financial policy had made him
very strong.”
“*In the fall of 1878,” remarked Mr. Hen
dricks, arising to close tl«e interview, “dur
ing the contest in Ohio, it was supjiosed
that Sherman was very strong because of
the supposed success of his financial policy
in the restoration of specie payments, anil
in the prosperity of the ]>eopie and good
times in the land. The people thought he
and his party deserved credit due for these
things; now*they understand that economy
on the part of the people, large productions
an 1 exports. Mid especially the abundant
ciops, have produced the desirable results
for wtneh he and his friends claimed eredi\
and he i*. therefore, n > longer the strongest
of the three candidates.”
The Virginia Judge*.
Lyxchbdco, Va., March 20 —The trial of
the Virginia judges indicted in the United
States court for the western district of Vir
ginia, Judge Riven presiding, for refusing
to put negroes on juries in violation of tbe
United States law, was commenced here
day. The first case called was that of Judge
Hill, of Buckingham, who was acquired
The other cases will come up, commencing
Monday morning.
A BL»ZS IN THE CAPITOL.
The State Treasurer** Vault on Fire.
Friday night about twelve o'clock the
efficient and ever-watebful offic-r whose
duty it is to take care of the capitol build
ing during the long hours of the night,
while passing the main entrance of tbe
treasury detriment, upon looking through
tbe glass door, saw a volume of smoke mak
ing its way out of the vault into the room.
He at once awoke J. T. Henderson,
commissioner of agriculture, and F. L
Haralson, state librarian, and told them
of the condition of affairs in the treasurer’s
office. The>e gentlemen harried down
stairs and soon gained admittance to tbe
office by breaking out the glaw in the
door. Seeing that the fire was In the vault
Colonel Henderson and Mr. Haralson pro
cured some paper and stopped up the ven
tilating holes ol the vault from tbe outside
Treasurer Renfroe soon after arrived, and
upon opening the door of the vault a large
volume of smoke come out in the room.
Upon investigation it was found that the
fire was on some shelving on the north side
of tbe vault where vai lacked a large qua nr
tity of old Macon and Brunswick railroad
money redeemed during the administrations
of Angier and Jones. Two buckets of water
extinguished the blaze and put oat the last
vestige of fire. Mr. Renfroe's theory of the
fiie is that the mice set some matches whicn
were laying on tbe shelf on fire. Hie dam
age is slight. It would doubtless have been
quite heavy bad it not been for the
prompt action of tbe watchman,
THE BEAUTIFUL JERSEY.
Mr. Watle’w Hnccew* In Introducing
Tbcm Into Georgia.
The following extracts are copied from
the Kentucky Live £tock Monthly: “I had
recently the pleasure of visiting the dairy
and fruit farm of Mr. J. B. Wade at Kirk
wood, Georgia. An account of Mr. Wade'
Jersey cattle will be of interest to your read
ers. Tue bull m a magnificent specimen,
dark gray in odor, black tongue and switch.
Ills name is Sharpshooter, of Atlanta, 3,011.
age 33 mouths, by iro*mrf#N| Alexis. I note
further a yearling Ouii wi h ail the fa-diion
able markings, and a splendid escutcheon,
of the best stock, heed by Mr. McHenry,
Maryland. Also another young bull, a na
tive Georgian, to the “manor born,” this i:
named the Solid South, solid gray color,
with all the fancy points, lie is by Butter
Bov, a son of Oak Le*f, whose record is
CV/i pounds butter in 30 days. Mr. Wade
has several descendants of imported Lady
Mary, 1,148, winner of the first priz-i at
the i’e'nnsylvania fair, September, 1879.
Also several descendants of imported Xiobe,
99. first prize ($250 in gold) at centennial.
Mr. Wade’s herd ha* in it ten head from the
celebrated Alphea, 171.
The Country Gentleman of February 2Gtli,
|>age 138 says: Iphea exceeded in several
trials for the |>crio<l ot a week any c »w of
which I have any account, more than con
firming the belief that 25 pounds (of butter
in seven days) is possible.” The pedigree of
these ten also goes back to imported
Edith 167, the ancestress of mi ny fam<
butter yieldcrs. She has a record of Ui%
lbs. a week. In the Solid South is combine*!
the blood of Alphea, Eli 111 and Oik L-af.
With Jerseys such as those ranted it will
readily be inferred that Mr. Wade would he
formidable iu a show ring His Jersev
were at the North Georgia fair held at Ai
lanta October. 1879, and they took the cash
premium of $100 for the best herd of
thoroughbred cattle, any breed, open to
the world. In addition to this the follow
ing premiums: Second premium of $30
with a herd of yearlings, first pre.uium of
$'25 for the best butter cow. Mrs. Wade
made the victory complete by taking the
first premium, $10 # for butter. This was
made by herself. Mr. Wade informs us
that he cannot begin to meet the demand
for his butter. The butter I saw at his
place in December was as rich iu color as
the butter of the bluegress region of Ken
tucky in June.
Tit© Cole-Veircomb Conference.
Special to the Courier-Journal.
New York, March 17.—The conference
between Messrs. Cole and Newcomb has fi
nally terminated, and it now appears that
the Louisville and,Xashville has purchasi-d
of the Nashville and Chattanooga the Illi
nois and Indi ina divisions of the St. L. and
8. K. ami the Owensboro and Nashville rail
road*. The trade was really made when Cole
was at Liuisville, when the hoard of
directors of the Louisville ami Nashville
ratified the purchase, hut for some reason
the matt-;r wu kept oecret. It is known,
however, to-day that Newcomb has formally
sigmd the papers with the bondholders,
and Cole leaves for home to-morrow,
fiie transfer of the entire ownership
of these roads to the Louis
villa and Nashville la believed to be
one reason for the heavy decline in Nash
ville and Chattanooga stock from 128 the
day after Newcomb reached here to-day. It
i* also believed that the Louisville and
Nashville have sold a large amount of stock
at the high price.*, and are now quietly
taking it back at lower figures.
There is aho no sort of doubt but the
proj ret of the building of the Georgia West
ern has been revived. Your correspondent
waited several hours at the office of the
Louisville and Nashville to day, where he
discovered Messrs. Newcomb, IL T. Wilson
and McGhee in long and ear
nest consultation. In a subse
quent interview with Wilson and McGhee
tuey acknowledged to your corre
spondent that the consultation with New
comb was on the subject of tbe joint build
ing of the Georgia Western railroad from
At nta to B:ounl Springs, and an alliance
be W'en their system and that of the L»ra-
lle and Nashville. It is not denied that
the negotiations so far entered are satisfac
tory, and will probably result in immedi
ate work. Mr. Newcomb will not give any
information at present, but your corres
pondent has learned from an accidental
source that he telegraphed to D© Funiak
to-day: “Have tbe route surveyed from
Blount .Springs to Atlanta.”
These important negotiations have
awakened the greatest interest here in rail
road and financial circles. It is an accredi
ted report on Wall street that Newcomb
has negotiated a loan of several millions
with the Barings, but he declines to affirm
the report at present.
Through In One Bay.
Cincinnati Gazette.
The A tli nta Co.SfTrrcrnx. of yesterday.
August!
He also let Mr. W. L. Goldsmith, late
comptroller-general, have a large sum of
money—how much wc are unable to ascer
tain—when hc (Goldsmith) was being in-
estigated by the legislature, which he has
been unable to get since from Mr. Gold
smith.
We are also informed that he w is interest
ed in a large gambling house in Cincinnati
He had a large sutn invested in race horses,
owning an interest in Ben Hill and Round
Dance, and other celebrated race horses that
have been on the turf in Georgia durirg the
past few years.
Mr. W. A. Brown says that Mr. Hoyle did
not own an interest in Ben Hill and Round
Dance, the race horses. We have the
surance ot a man who lias the writings that
he docs own a fourth interest in both. Tin
man who held the papers yesterday remark
ed that he would probably show some
ither investments that Hoyle had made in
the city that would help to redeem his in
debtedness.
It is thought here that Mr. Hoyle went to
Cincinnati to get tl e money from his gam
ing house there to meet his defalcation, but
he has had time to go there* and return. If
his was his original intention it is to be
.(resumed that his house in Cincinnati ha*
gone hack on him, as did some of his enter
prises of a similar character in Georgia.
The fact that his family have been un
able to locate him and that no one know
where he is, give* force to the susp cion tha
he has left for parts unknown.
We would naturally be the last to ac
knowledge this. We knew Hoyle as
gallant soldier in the war, ;
man who stood firm when
tried men to be firm. We saw him shot
down as a boy at Manassas, and again we
saw him when his life was not worth a
penny, fighting like a man. Since then
we have been with him in political
paigns, when the timid and cautious
were at home. He was a noble-hearted
fellow; he liad no guile in his heart. He
was impulsive, brave and generous,
has, if he does not 'rectify it, done a great
wrong to his eounty in this last act. We
have not a word of apology for it. He was
entrusted with an important office by
»arge majority of the voters of his county
He has betrayed the tru^-t, and so far as this
act is concerned, it matters not whether his
default is one or twenty thousand, it is all
the *-anie to his friends.
We have secured the following statement
from Judge Pittman about the county
matter-:
On Wednesday, after leading ihe report in The
Constitution of the probable defalcation of 8. It.
tloyle, tax collector. J promptly put the s.^crial
committee on county affaire m work on the tax
collector's hooks. The committee is eomnoaed ol
T.J. Pollard, J. W. Culpepper and Isaiah l'un«c.
They will make a thorough investigation. The
committee was originally appointed by Judge
Uillycr at the instance of the grand jury.
We are informed tliat Iloyic had about
settled up lus Indebtedness with the
county. We are also requested to say that
he is entitled to the following credits oti
the amount we published as his dcfalca
tion in our last issue, to-wit: His com
missions for the year 1879, and the insol
vent fi. fas. and other Ii. fas. held in hand
that has not been collected. This is a
pnqier credit, but so far as we can ns-cei tain
—aud this is not definite— he will not tx
entitled to more than eight thousand dol
Inrs in all for these credits This still leaves
him in debt about twenty thousand dollars.
We have, as we have said before,
no excuse tor Mr. Hoyle's It o-c management
of lli-s county affairs. We are williug, and
would readily throw the mantle of charity
over his shortcomings, but the question
tomes to any good citizen, what is to I
done in the future io protect us from
repetition of such an occurrence? Wc i
hot believe Hoyle was n corrupt man, but
lie lure so administered his office tliat the
state will loose, unless his securities refund,
about twenty thousand dollars.
His successor will be elected as the most
I*opular man who is a candidate for the
«llice of tax-collector. He may not be any
better than Hoyle, who was the most pojv-
ular roan before the people at the last elec
tion for tax-collector, and we may have i
the future a repetition of what is now h
fore us. Now is the time for our citizens
consider well the reforms necessary to L_
made in this matter. Don't leave it until
the heat of the campaign—until 3*0*1 fear
to take sides with your neighbor, who may
l*e a gambler, an independent or a republi
can. These are vital questions, and we
have but one word of warning
give. Don’t take a man who holds yu...
money that gambles, that drinks, and that
owns race horses. We may be charged with
locking the stable-door of the horse tliat
has been stolen, hut the warning is in time,
if it is heeded, and we give it for what it
worth.
The business house of Mr. E. Calm was
closed Wedmslay by the sheriff of Fulton
county. Mr. C. being one of the sureties on
the bond of Mr. 8 K. Hoyle. We learn
that Mr. Oahn borrowed about fifteen hun
dred dollars in money from Mr. Hoyle
some time since.
The following are the securities on the
bond of 8. It Hoyle, tax collector of Fulton
county, with the amount of taxes paid by
each security: J
For tbe state:
W. II. Howell—S2,om.
Samuel Hape-8-7,00.
PM C*hn-tl t0U0.
T. A. M ini*—$;.»).
8immons& Hunt—No amount ti/en.
On county bond:
George H. Jones—$2,800.
W. K. Hoyle-$1.4 > *.
J. O. Harris—*4,ivr*.
George T Fry—8*V>U).
W. II. Clark—97,7-A
STILL LATER.
Since writing the above a telegram has
Icen reseivid stating that Hoyle had been
arrested in Nan Francisco by the chief of
police. General Anderson, our chief of po
lice. has kindly furnished us copies of the
telegrams received by him and hi* rei»lie*-
Washington, March 15.—For several days
it has been rej»orted on the streets that a
considerable amount of un pleasantness ex
isted between Mr. Stephens and Speaker
Randall, growing out of the debate on the
adoption of the new rules. Oa that orca-
sion Mr. Stephens asked the unanimous
consent of the house to make a ten minute
speech to state his reasons why he should
vote for the abolition ot the rule
allowing riders to be tacked on appnpria-
tion bill?, and a number of democrats ob
jected A vote was taken and Mr. Stephens
was allowed to vote, the republicans and
some democrats voting for him. TLc ru
mor has it that Mr. Stephens felt very sore:
over the treatment he had received from
his part v friends, and that a few days after
the democratic members of the committee
on rule*, of both brandies of congress, held
a caucus, to which Mr. Stephens was in
vited to be present, but that he
wrote a sharp letter to Mr.
Randall. wlio »s chairman of the
committee on rules, declining to be present
on account of the manner in which he had
been treated by the democrats. It was
further said that his action was criticized
bv tho members of ihe committee, amt that
J4r. Stephens, hearing of it. wrote Another
letter to Speaker ltandal I conditionally in-
dicating bis d'seosition to resign his seat iu
congress, in view of all the circumstances.
to tlmir tvnv intn tlw.
telegrams received by him and hi* replies*
San Francisco, March 10,1880.—G. T. Ander
son. Chief of Police. Atlanta. Ga : I* Sam Hoyle
defaulting tax-collector, wanted? Answer imme
diately, with description and the charge
„ F-Crawley. Chief of Police.
Atlanta, March 19, l&bO.—p. Crawley, chief of
Police, 8ah Francisco, California: Arrest .Sam
Hoyle, defaulting tax collector, and hold
him for a re>|uMtion from the g ,vernor. Height
•'» feet Id inches, age 3f>, weight AX» pounds, light
complexion, light brown hair, light blue eye*
smooth In l face, square built, leitleg four Inches
short, wears a peculiar double wooden sole <
leit shoe. Answer,
fi. T. ANDEhsox, Chief of Police
San Francisco, Cal , March 19.—Q. t. Andor
ra, chief of police: Hoyle arrested. Telegraph me
name of accu-er; name and title of magistrate
before w hom the accusation is made; date when
marie, or if iudicted name of court In which in
dictment remain*; dale cf presentation, also
amount embezzled: name of corporation from
which he embezzled; date of crime; if or not he
fled from justice. P. crawley.
Chief of Police
Atlanta, Ga , March 19. 1880.—K Crawley
Chief of Pol ee, ean Francisco, California. Stale
of Geoii* accuser. Judge Hillyer. of the mi petit 1
court uu* u*ued a warrant. Ihe amount embez-
teleri U $90,001 from the slate and county. Held
him. I will come with the requisition at once.
G. T. Ani>erson, Chief of Police!
An officer will leave as s«*on a* a requisi
tion can be obtained from Governor Col
quitt. and he will bring Hoyle back,
A CARD.
Editors Constitution: In your article about
the absence of Mr. Sam K. Hoyle, tax-col ector of
Fulton county, I find the following paragraph-
••It has been known in the city among his
friend* that he lost eight thousand dollars at the
Augusta races, a short time since. Hc also let
Mr. W. L. Goidsmitn. late cmnpiroller-general
have a large sum of money—bow much we are
unable to ascertain—when he (Goldsmith) was
being investigated by tbe legislature, which he
has been unable to get since from Mr. Gold
smith.”
1 borrowed two thousand dollars from Mr
Hoyle, not as tax collector, and with no reason to
believe the sum borrowed was of funds which he
hel 1 as tax collector, and for which I rave my
note. Have never been called on for payment
until recently, ami not having the mom y, could
—it respoud. Tui* note is gor*l and will be paid.
Very respectfully, \V. L. Goldsmith.
Tbe facta in regard to the loan made
to Mr. Goldsmith, as we gather from Mr.
These rumors found their way into tfcre
n 7t355edon Mr. Stephens to know if lie in
tended to resign, and learn W» reasons, lie
dec’ami the reports unfounded, and utter
ly false and tould not account for ihj
persistent effort of some newspaper writers
to continual I v lie about him and on him.
He said he did attend *lie meeting that he
d d not write such IetttTH 10 Speaker kan-
dall, and that he had i. 4 * threatened lo
resign. , , . .
Mr. Stephens said to me th he regretted
exceedingly the want of har.'uony in the
Gejrgia delegation, and the appearance of
estrangement among sonic of tUCMn. That
such things did not exist before the wa r in
congress, though some were whi.'ta and
some democrats, but that all
proud of the effort of any meitfleff
from the state-as reflecting honor upora
Georgia. The rumor of Mr. Stephens’s re
signing may have grown out of the fact that.
Mr. Stephens has frequently said that lie
did not know that lie would be a candidate
for re-eliction. He has said as much tome.
He is quite unwell, having been in bed a
couple of days last week, but is now up.
Kellogg demands a committee to investi
gate the charges made in the newspaper
that lie was a party to the attempt t >
blackmail Senator Hill, using Jessie.
Raymond as the tool. He swears he had
nothing to do \»i:h it, ami denounces the
newspuj*cr men for giving publicity. Nev
ertheless. I have seen affidavits made by
men hero who say they know
the fact that his friends did it with his
riowledgc and coment.
The woman lawyer,BelvaA.Lockwood.has
come to the from through the radical
papers here, charging Senator Hill with an
other affair, as a retort to his threat to
prosecute her for conspiracy with Raymond
in an attempt to blackmail. She has no
character lor veracity to lose, and noljody
credit* her statement. It is prompted bv a
spirit of malice ami revenge, because this
Raymond business brought to light iSer true
character. * C. II.
In Consrrss.
TUE HOUSE.
Washington, March 2^),—The hou«e met.
to day for debate only on the funding bill,
and went into committee of the whole, Mr.
Covert, of New York, in the chair.
Mr. Felton, of Georgia, spoke in favor of
a substitute which he pro|»o.*ed to offer for
ihe bill, and which ic-quircs
the secretary of tbe treasury to redeem
any United States bonds which may become
redeemable during 1880 and 1881 to the
amount of gold and silver coin now in the
treasury, which may be in excess of twenty-
five per centum of outstanding notes, using
said excess of gold and silver coin for the
redemption of said bond.*. .Section
two requires the secretary, six months
after the above mentioned amount
of bonds are redeemed, and semi-annually
thereafter, to redeem the remaining Ivimin
to ilie amount of gold and silver coin which
may be in the treasury at theiime in excess:
of 25 per centum of the outstanding United
States notes. Section three icquircs^tlie sec
retary to purchase silver bullion to
the amount of four million dollars
l»er month with lawful money of
the United States, provided said bullion
can lie purchased at par, and requires him
to have bullion so purchased end coined
into standard dollars as now provided by
law. Section four forbids and prohibits the
secretary from issuing hereafter any inter
est-bearing bonds for the purpose of fund
ing or refunding the national debt or any
part thereof.
He said the hill of the committee looked
to the perpetuity of the national debt, and
while that remained the outrageous reve
nue laws could never be repealed. 11 tend
ed to estrange one section of the country
from the other, and served to keep alive
• ho memories of war. Ho wanted to
have the debt paid. How?
F*i*t, by economy; second, by
an unlimited coinage of silver. Never bad
a greater fraud been perpetrated n|H»n the
working classes of any people than was the
demonetization of silver but he believed
that the silver dollar would yet be a great
coin, that would free the country of debt,
elevate and enrich the laboring classes, and
make our vast territories the happy nnd
prosjterous homes of millions of |KN»ple.
Special dispatch to The Constitution.
Mr. Frye replied to a sfieech made sonic
weeks ago by Mr. F. W«kx1, of Nc-.v York,
lie denied that the public debt could tie
paid in twenty years, except by setting up
printing presses and paying it in irredeema
ble pajs-r currency.
Mr. Mills, of Texas, strongly opposed the
funding system. In olden times wbe men
who managed governments in limes of peace
hoarded money 10 be used in limes <>1 war.
That had one re-deemir g feature wholly un
known to the' funding system—it laid ita
exactions at the doors of the opulent, while
the funding system stealthily and surrep
titiously laid all its crushing burdens on
the shoulder.* of the weak and powerless.
The financial administration of the govern
ment since the war hart not sought the im
mortality of the public creilit, but the im
mortality of the public debt As soon as the
war was over representatives of ibe money
power bad come into congrrs* anddeiuauded
tbe repeal of every tax on wealth.
The government hnd MirrenrTfcred
$21)0,003,000 annual revenue derived from
wealth, and had increased tbe burden of
taxation laid uj>on the laboring dashes of
the union. If that lax had been retained,
including $72,000,000 income tax, the coun
try would have been to day without a dol
lar of natioual debt. Why was it given?
In order to retain a debt whose interest
would requires $100,000,000 or $150,000,-
00) for safe investment of the great wealth
ami to provide a secure basis on which
national banks could stand. Nations! bn,Is
hold with the national debt. Why should
all the burden fall upon tbe shoulder.* of
the laboring people? Why should noj the
enormous wealth of the country be taxed?
If the present bill were p:ts*ed it would l»e
followed quickly by a bill to lower ibe
tax on internal revenue. On tariil?
No; thut would not be touched. It was
said that the country wanted a strong
government; it did not want a strong gov
ernment U) receive its strength from the
money-power; it did not want a govern
ment made strong by the military artu—it
wanted- a government that would receive
the confidenccof the people and enjoy their
affection. That government whose
statesmen sought diligently the
public good would never have
to apj»eal to the military arm to stay its
destruction. It was not a strong govern
ment that was wanted, but a hurt one.
[Applause on the democratic side ]
Mr. Dunnell followed in favor ot ihe bill.
Mr. Sanifprd was the last speaker, and at
tne conclusion of his speech the committee
rose aud the house a/journed.
A Good Ilonftcaifp.
The good housewife, vrtren she is giving
her house its pring renovating, should bear
in mind tliat the dear inmates in her
house are more precious than nia y hi U9es,
and that their systems need cleansing by
purifying the blood, regulating the stomacti
and bowels to prevent and cure the diseases
arising from spring malaria and miasma,
and she must know that there is nothing
that will do it so perfectly and surely as Hop
Bitters, the purest and iiest of medicines.
Concord N. II. Patriot.
Washington, I). C., Jan. 16, 1880.
II. H. Warner «£*<>>.—Dear 8irs:—I write
to say that after having taken yot r Safe
Pills and finding tV.eni all that is claimed
for them in your circular, I cheerfully rec
ommend them as the best Pills in the
market. JoHcrtf Pkathf.k.
409 M. Street, Washington, I). C.
~ wed tri <fcw24m 3dp
658 febl—d24in :
Unequalled.
Hamilton Journal.
The Atlanta Constitution is without an
equal as a newspaper.