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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. VOLU T £ TUESDAY MORNINGS NOVEMBER 29, 1881. PRIl'E 5 CENT THE MEN OF STATE, IPON WHOM THE PEOPLE LEAN FOR LEADERSHIP. Will lb* Km Who are Now Pairing Aw»7 be Suc ceeded by their Peer*?-A Renew of the Hiring Men of the State—An Aversion to Politics and a Determination to Work. Ox tub Train, November 22.—{•Special Correspon- <Jeuco < oaetilnlloa.}—I have bee:i thb.king to day while sweeping through Held- enveloped in a drear Novembe. haze, and having little else to think about, of a late letter of • ill Arp's. In thsi lette s.t. Arp, who ha. a habit latterly of faking a shady view of things, complained that our oropof big men wa dying out. I am disposed to dony this Our two senators. 80 and 58 respectively, •certainly have ten years thl. ride of Mr. Stephens, who Is TO, and fu.m ail api-carances there are ten or 15 years, good working years, beyond Mr. Stephens. General Toombs, ii i» true, has retired to a well- ■earned rest, but it la moie the joy he takes in clank ing the chains of an alleged unpardoned rebel In the face of the government, than the weakness of eld ago that keeps hltn out of public life. Governor Colquitt is only about 55 and General Gordon is Jut 4?. But for present purposes let it be ac knowledged that Colonel Arp was right in his fore bodings. Certainly these gentlemen arc above the middle age, and (he deaths of Cobb, Lumpkin, Johnson and Warner admonish them atul us that the days of men are measured. Admitting then, iu all sadness and respect, that these old veterans and their compeers are veterans indeed—and that as Miller, illllyer, Jenkins, and Bleckley, and Cooper have already dono—they must in turn lay off the armor they have worn so well and so honora bly. Admitting all this, the question arises, where -arc tho young men that shall take their places when th y have retired—where are the youngsters that can bend the bow of one of these great men or wield the sword of another? Where Is the succes sor of Brown In wisdom. Hill In eloquence, Lump kin in learning or Toombs lit massive genius? Who is to take Gordon’s place since he has retired from brilliant achievement in politics and war, and who will hold the hearts of Georgians as Colquitt has done? Have wc a rising generation that will equal the old when it supplants it? Have we iu Georgia .a squad of trained youngsters that nre ready to take the posts of Toombs, Hill, Jackson, Stephens, Cobb and Brown, with the dash and lirilliaucy that they took the state when Berrien Lumpkin, the elder Colquitt, Dawson McDonald and Gilmer, made way for them, and with which they had in turn received the succes sion from the Crawfords, Troup, Cummings and Forsyth. There is no question that a sweeping change in leadership in the state must route sooner or later, and thatthc present leaders are separated distinctly by ngeand service from the men who will succeed them. For example, it is believed by many that the noxt race for the governorship will introduce an entirely new and younger set of men—unless in deed Judge Crawford should take the nomination, or General (iurtrell win the prize ns go ns you please candidate. Let see then how the new “set” will comjare with the old. Joe Brown was clectccd judgeship at 33 years of age and became governor at 37, although he was 20 before he learned to read. Ben Hill was a candidate for governor at 35, and had u state reputation ns a leader and orator before he was 30 years old, Mr.|Stcphens went to congtess before he . was 33, Governor Colquitt when be was much younger atul General Toombs at the same age. Governor Howell Cobb had qiute as brilliant a iKgititiiug, nuu ex-Guvemor Johuaou onu almost us brilliant. Can wc Bhow a group that Is the equal of this at equul age, in fame or power or political promise? Where L our group of brainy, ambitious young men that are easily congressmen under 35 and traiulng to be governors or senators uuder 40? Where Is the pair of youngsters of 35 and thirty-seven respectively, that could make the gu bernatorial canvass made by Hill and Brown at those ages, or go to congress os Colquitt did under thirty, a..d then decline a reuominatlon unani mously tendered. They nre not to lie found. Emory Speer Is un questionably the most prominent man of his age in our polities, and perhaps the only one who is enti tied to be ranked in early promise with the leaders we hnve been discussing. Ho made a dash for pow er and won it after a fight that left him little breath to spare. He is now apparently secure In liis saddle wiih a career before hi in—with the possible danger that in his arduous races he has become too much of the politician to ever All the shoes of Mr. Cobb, his great predecessor. Albert Cox, of the 4th, is perhaps next Speer in opportunity, but he is now I think, and Judge Buchanan lias two years to serve with the probability of an indorsement of two years more before the way is easily open to Cox, who, by tho way, will hum when he does get on the truck. Whore ore the other aspirants or probabilities Judgo Tompkins, who left the beiich with u fine record and uudonbied power, has again put on the ermine, which, in the preseat temper of Georgians, Isa bar to political advancement. Pratt Adams in tho 1st, Fleming Dullignon in the 6th, Allen Fort In the 3d, Frank Haralson in the 5ih. and Seaborn Wright in the 7th, are spoken of for congress; but, while I should be glad to see each and all of them elected, and hope to see it some time, it must be confessed that the way lo.Washitiglou is not at pres «nt clear and easy to either of them. There is a class of young men, probably, booked for promotion, but leisurely in moving towards it. Tlioy are well known as legislators of practical turn. Amoug these are Miller and Garrard. Colley, Milner. Foster. Turner of Monroe, Reese, Crawford and others. They may be ambitious to get up higher, and if so, will doubtless most of them sue cced. J.ut they seem careless of promotion, and certainly lack he quick, overmastering ambition of Toombs his compeers. Sam Jemison is smart and bright, but somehow fails to catch on very firmly, though his grip may improve. Bob Ni.-bit has retired from the legislature and does uot seem to bo aspiring elsewhere. Beaton Grantlaud does not pursue clo-ely the career that bis brilliant race for the Benutorahip seemed to outline. Wash Dessau, of Macon, is eatable of taking a leading place if he will only give himself up to it, which will hardly do. Senator Dupont Guery, one of the strongest men of the senate, does not seem to be am bitious, and Senator Bower, whose strong boyish face is well remembered, is biding his time quietly while the years slip away. Altogether the survey of the field, shows that those youngsters who are in politic*, seem to be in little haste about promotion, and that advancement will come to them by natu ral ripening rather than phenomenal struggle. It is a notable fact that many of our brightest young men have foresworn politics. Julius Brown who inherits much of his father's longheadeduess", and has won his confidence as an adviser in law knows too well brings nothing but feverish unrest. Tom Glenn, one of the brainiest of the Cobb family, perhaps the best lawyer of his years in Georgia, is absorbed with Iris practice that he never goes into politics with his case prepared, and conse quently after an impassioned appeal to the jury, which Is usually packed against him, retires in dl-gust Harry Jackson, who would speedily be come a power in politics if he would take hold in earnest, being eloquent and capable, resigned a leading place in the legislature, when a boy and has devoted himself to the law, acquired money and lived the life of a gentleman. His brother, Davenport, now iu the legislature, shows distaste for politic*, and 1 think looks toward the bench. Walter Hill, of Macon, almost a prodigy In learning and oovomplbhinent, sticks to law, literature and his office. Nat Harris, his partner, the most elo quent and gifted collegia a, iu our college esti mate, happily married to his wife and his profession. Peter Meldriin, state sens tor against his own wishes, siglts fur the time when he can retire to his prac tice. Hoke Smith, who has won hLs spurs os a manager, against veterans and odds, is rapidly growiug rich by his practice uuil investments, and has put his back against politics. Howard Vau Epps, the finest orator under forty years of age iu Georgia, iu my opinion, is a lawyer with a leaning to literature, but no taste for the hustings. The Hillyers, sous of a doughty leader, are virtually out of politics, one having retired from the sonate to the bench, with angling and whist as his diversions, two others being iu the railroad business and the fourth in the legislature as an experiment. Bo the list might be run out over the state. Poli tics promise Georgians little as a profession. With the state offices so belittled that they offer scarcely bare living and the federal offices for two decades in adverse hands, there has been Jittlo temptation to sacrifice anything substantial for the hope of leadership.. Most of our younger men are too poor to follow the bent of their ambition—amassing a fortune only after they have let the opportunity for early advancement slip. Another tiling that tends to discourage the younger men is the presence of a large class of men of middle age, or thereabout, standing between them und the important offices. This class of men, dislocated somewhat by the fact that they spent their youth iu the army, is strong, deserving and ambitious. I instance such men as McDaniel, Bacon, Cummings, Carlton, Blount, the three Ham monds, Barrow, Lester, Stewart, Twiggs, Duncan Estes, Black, Erwin, Walsh, Candler, congressmen Clements, Black, Buchanan, Turner, Hall Young, Warren, Harris, Lamar and a hun dred others, who by right of seniority and service stand between the youngsters and the heavy prizes. To instance, how could Warren Mays,or Bill Tutt. or Colley, or Watson, or Kaney, hope to succeed Mr. Stephens, (though either of them is bright enough to do bo,) with Cummings, Foster, Black, Twiggs, Walsh, Gary, Lawson, l'olhill, and a dozen others between there and his seat. It may be well for the state that things are us they are, und that that our youug men ure discouraged against giving themselves up to politics. The poll tit-ian will have very much less to do with Georgia', history iu the future than he has ever hud iu the past. It will be the bright, shrewd, energetic man of business and affuirs that will be the power In the years to come. What we need at present is a crowd of forceful, smart fellows that cau direct and cn courage the development that will come to the state iu, the near future. Itis better that our young men should train for this than for politics. Still I confess that 1 should like to see such a squad of youngsters come to the front iu our political affairs just now, as come when Cobb, Toombs, Stephen Brown und Colquitt were contending for the mas tery. II. W. G. By the way, how would it do to see Harry Jack- son nud Emory Speer mike the race for gofrCfriibr They ure just about the age of Browu aud Hill when they rati iu '57, or of Daniel and Cameron, in Virginia last year. Could this make us bright race? H. W. G. The Curiosities of a Loaded Train—Why People Onimble at Railway Men, and Railway Men Stand Shy ot tho People—The Kan With the Stic Feet Spreading Himself. THE WITLESS WIDOW. Parading Her Alleged Poverty to the Country. Springfield. 111., November 26.—The news re cently sent out from New York about Mrs. Lincoln' financial condition and wuuts has created some un comfortable feelings here among her relatives and acquaintances. They allege that, prompted by morbid aud constantly apprehensive slate of mind, site has sought occasiuu Vo excite sympathy and has impressed people with an idea that she is in a needy condition. While they would be glad to see her re ceive something from the government commensu rate with the public obligation to her illustrious husband, they say that her mi aus arc sufficient for all her actual needs. She has somewhere near $60,000 invested in bonds, and this, with the $3,000 paid to her annually by the govern ment. leaves her beyond the reach of want. Y'et she is constantly in dread of coming to want, and frequently during the past year has been hard to restrain from packing up her clothes and going to Washington to press her claims for a larger an nuity. This was the cose particularly during the time when the Grant fund was being raised. Hhe frequently expressed her belief that the country was uuder greater obligation to raise a fund for her th u for him, and insisted oil going to Washington to see about it. she is an attentive reader of the newspapers-, ar.d anything published iu them about her. effects her slate of mind. Acting on this fact her friends have, during the past year, made point of having occasional announcements made through the local press that Mrs. Lincoln's health was bad. Seeing Utese she would take to her bed and forget her determination to go to Washington aud press ber supposed claim on the government. On the word ot one who knows, me facts about her financial condition are simply these: Congress granted her $75,000, and the selUemeut of me es tate wns put into the hands of Judge David Davis, ii e made a careful adjustment of everything, paid off the deots. relieved me widow of all emoarntss- lueut, gave ber a couple of thousand dollars in hand for use, and invested me net balance, $60,000, in 0 percent. United .slates bonds. Congress, as before slated, gave ber an annuity of fJ.uoo, which milled to the interest ou the $60.iOt>, gave ber an income of l6,oi.O a year. Besides mis site sold a piece oi Chi cago property to her son Robert, the payments to be made monthly, at the rate of $125 a mouth, thus adding 81,50b a year more to her income, iu this way it happened that, during her stuy in Europe, her annual income was $s,luo a year. After her return fiom Europe in r son, the present secretiny of war. decided to ask her to accept me entile balance on the Chicago property; and she did accept it. Tuisaddeda little more to her in vestment, but nothing of any cousl.ierable import ance ’1 he w iudoiu funding scheme cut dowu $56,000 of her bonds from 6 per cent to 3)s, and me other $1,000 now draws interest at the rate of 4 per cent. But since she returned from Europe, and up to the Dt of November, she had saved $5,000 out of her income, which sum has also been added to ber investment. None of her friends have a thought oi he; being iu waul, or iiiauycondilioti approach ing it. They sav that for all me necessities of her condition aud station they would be willing aud glad to guarantee her a competence themselves if she did'not have it. Besides they say she might very safely draw slightly on her principal, if neces sity required: but they think it does not now re quire it and has not at any time. The statement coming from.New York tbntCyrus W. Field’s endeavors to induce congress to do COMING TO TOWN. UP IN AN TRAIN. EXCURSION Written for The Constitution. There U a power of complaint about the railroads —about the way they do on their excursion to the exposition. I heard a man say this morning that the passengers were all jammed up together like a pastel of hogs. The seats were all full and the alleys betwecn.and folks had to sit in one another’s laps and the excursion trains had to give way to all other trains und wait by the roadside, nnd they never got to Atlanta till away after dinner, and they dideut have but three hours to stay there, and they dident see anything hardly, and ' got back away in. the night anil they were hungry and tired and there whs no cussin man and no place to sleep at the ho tels and the atmosphere was so had In the cars the women like to have fainted, and one woman hol lowed for water and a man tried to get her some, but the stand up folks were so thick he couldeu’t get to the tauk, aud when he did he couldcn’tget back, and when he did get back they had jolted ull the water out of tho dipper, aud what they diden’t jolt out she spilt it before she could drink it, aud whul she did drink run all over her new silk dress, and it rnude her so mad she just woulden’t faint at ull and so on and so forth, aud he woulden’t take another excursion train until the world come to on end. And he said he took his children down to the show und while he was watching the girl-, the boys got uwuy aud it took him two hours to iiud 'em, and he didn’t find one of ’em at all until the whistled bluwed, und so he was worried mighty nigh to deuth and never got to see the exposition ut all, and the next time he goes he is going by- himself, and take a regular train if it does cost a little more, for he is bound to see it aud see It all over for it is the biggest .show iu the world. well, you see that was the first excursion from this part of the country, and me ruiltouds wascul S uite ready and dideut have cars enough, aud what iey had were overloaded aud me bullgluc couldeut pull ein, and they got there too late, dui things ure better muuuged now aud nobody need to hesitate about going ou excursion days. Still i thought it would be better lor me railroads to sell excursion tickets every day, for some folks can't go ou the days ussigued, and it would avoid such crowds aud such confusion, but a railroad man told me they couldn’t do it that way, for they couldn’t afford to carry everybody at a cejtt a mile, and folks were uot going to the exposition would buy an excursion ticket aud sell it when they got to Atlanta aud cheat the railroads out of their legal fare. For, says he, Mr. Arp, it is considered no sin lu mis laud of liberty, foru matt to cheat a railroad. Travelers will dodge their fare, und inerchiuts will dodge their freights, ii they cau—thut Is, most oi them, it is uot one man in a bund red that will pay the conductor if the conductor don’t ask him for it. Human nature is a little weaker iu that way than uny other, and I reckon it is because a man is dealing uot with another man, but with a corporation that, as Bluckstune says, has got no soul, its a sort of a thing and uot a human being. When a man is dealing right square up faee to fuce with another man he is reasonably honest, for there is a kind of business equality, but even a church member won’t do his part towards paying a church debt. The church is a thing—a corporation —and it is thut thing that owes the debt, and that is the reason why churches are always iu debt. Just so. Letu man fail iu business and his assets get scattered or brought into court and most every man that owed him will try to dodge and avoid pay ment. They will plead offsets and credits and luil- ure of consideration they never would have thought of if the man hadn’t failed. Now, you see, these railroads have to live uud move in a kind of warfare, against the people, orelse they couldn’t live ut all. The war is going on all the time, but still It is a pleasant sort of a war, and there are no guns or pistols iu it. Mankind have got to abuse somebody orsomething and they had rather abuse a big tiling than a little thing. They lmd rather abate a rich man than a poor than, or u great man than a hum ble roan—b;u above nil they had ntl-erabn-- -1"-r- poration, ior they caii'l get raud or light nuek. Jesso. Well, l reckon there are two jtfdes to every case, and I heard a good old lady say ihut she went dowu on’ that same excursion and had a good time—that they were crowded a little uud got there behind time, but she never did enjoy herself more and consider her money well spent. Andl was thinkiug how passengers behave some times, for the other day a big fatfelli An executive committee of one member for each chapter was appointed. Lost nlgh-.’s session was oevoted to the reading oi the history of the fraternity by Mr. W. W. Hurdle. Dr. Means, of Emory college, read a beautiful poem on “The First Convention of the'Epsilon Pro vince of the Phi Eelta Theta Fraternity.” Mr. C. M. Beckwith delivered an interesting ad dress, and was followed by Mr. R. P. Gailltird, who spoke briefly on the history of the frat. ruity. Mr. H. c. Carney, who presided during the even ing session, made a few remarks concerning the pleasant hurmouy and good feeling which had marked the proceedings of the convention, after which the convention adjourned, subject to the call of the executive committee. THE ASSASSIN’S TRIAL. FOREIGN FLASHES. AN ATTEMPTTO ASSASSINATE THE CZAR OF RUSSIA. Mr*. RcovlUe’*Tc*tIm*ny In Regard to Her Brother Washington, November 26.—There was a crowd at the court house this morning, and after every Inch of space in the court room was occupied several saving he could not possibly come to Washington at present, owing to professional engagements. Mr. Scoville raid, under the circumstances, he would uot insist upon an attachment for Mr. Btorrs and it Was arranged that he should testify ut any time during the trial. Thomas North then resumed the stand and was cross-examined by Mr. Davidge. Just as the wit ness was released from the stand Guiteau improved the momentary lull tp make Ins first speech of the day- He said: m “I notice my frietra Henry Ward Beecher is doing some cranky work on this case. I used to attend his church and prayer meeting, and if your honor knew him as well as I do, you would not pay uny attention to him. There area good many people that think he Is badly cranked, facially, and 1 have no doubt that Sirs. Tilton told the truth and that he lied about it. and I tell him so publicly ” “Oh. well, well. Prisoner, that will do for you,” said Mr. Davidge. Guiteau was apparently satisfied, and nodded with a smile, saying: ’’That's all right, judge. 1 have had my say on Beecher; I’m satisfied.” General John A. Logan then took the stand, and was usked; “Do you know the prisoner?” “Oh, yes, of course you do, general,” broke in Guiit-au. “You know me very well. I am very ha;. to meet you ugain.” V> itness had frequently been besieged by Guiteau to indorse his application for office, but hud invarl- ablyalccllued for the reason that the prisouer did not seem to be such a man as he would care to re- comSu-nd for uny office. He hud ever known him in Chicago. The first time he ever saw him was whim lie (Guiteau) called upon him to receive his influence. The general Impression he formed was that there was something wrong In his mental arrangement. George D. lfubbard, farmer living near Oneida community, knew Guiteau during the six years he remained with them. Wituess had never been a member of the community, but had worked for them. His evidence was of little importance be yond his statement. Guiteau showed quick temper anti irritability, and was generally considered pe- Eilkf&rd E. Smith was employed at the republican committee rooms during the last presidential cam paign, and frequently saw Guiteau hanging around the rooms. He thought Guiteau was trying to se cure recognition from the committee, but was con fident he never received auy assignment to speak. The witness thought Guiteau very peculiar and flighty and rambling in his conversation. Guiteau here interrupted with his customary com ments: “This gentleman was not iu a position to know matters there. He was only n clera anyway. Governor Jewell. ex-8enator Dorsey, und the rest of us hoys were the ones that did the work there.” The deposition of J. W. Turner, of Dukota. was read. It related mainly to his perioual knowledge of the insanity of Guiteau’s aunt. John Murse, colored, attorney at law, saw Gui teuu frequently at the white house in March and April, and took him to be n crazy man. Mrs. Seoville then took .lie stand. She was five year* old when Guiteau was born, nnd remember- e^dtetlnctly the severe illness of her mother just previous to thut event. The witness gave a very graphic, sketch of Uuiteau’s Hie. commeuclng with his early childhood. • WlriIF me aired examination of the witness was still In progress, the court at 12:10 adjourned until Monday. Bismarck Declares that He is not Afraid—Proceed ings Against the Socialists Suspended—Placard ing the Emperor’s Speech—The Hews tram Japan—French Clergymen. London, November 25.—[Special.}—The Vienna correspondent of the Standard says a report has been received here of an unsuccessful attempt made by the terrorists against the czar. The im perial family have, in consequence, decided upon removing at once from Gatchina. From a private source I have received a confirma tion of this report. The Russian poUcc, without allowing the fact to become known, have made numerous arrests in St. Petersburg, Charkow and Tchemigoff". Among the prisoners are the chief of police of an important provincial city, two daugh ters of a high official, and two Jewish mer chants, besides numbers of students and active members of the nihilist party. The plot was an extraordinary one. It was decided to cause a bal loon to ascend near Gatchina, carrying a quantity of dynamite and explosive fire bolls, together with appliances to cause the balloon to fall within the palace yard, when it would explode aud set the palace on fire. In the confusion it was intended to seize the czar and his family. The machinery seized shows that everything was in readiness for the execution of the plot St. Petersburg, November 26.—A youth, under pretense of urgent state business, obtained an au dience to day at the ministry of the interior with General Tcherevlne, who was presiding over the commission for mitigating the sentences of exiles. As soon os he wus admitted he fired a revolver at the general, but the ball passed harmlessly between his arm and side. The general secured uud dis armed the youth, who said he was merely the in strument of another person. St. Petebsiiuug, November 26.—[Special}—The youth who made the attempt upon the life of Gen eral Tcherevlne, at the ministry of interior to-duy, is a Pole. He is apparently a Jew, aud wus former ly a waiter. A man, who wus waiting for the youth outside of the ministry building, was also arrested. He is known to be a thief, but he denies auy knowledge as to his companion’s intentions. A Vienna correspondent of the London Standiird says thut the secret negotiations of the Russian umbassador, M. Novikolf, with the porte, respect ing the Uussiau war indemnity, have reully only been a cloak to cover more serious negotiations which have been goiug on secretly, and the object of which is to teal ze the Russiau designs upon Turkish Armenia. During the past fortnight there have been almost nightly conferences between Nedlni Pasha and the sultan, and the re sult of each night’s deliberations arc regularly re ported to the Russian ambassador. The object of llic deliberations is to come to a decision regarding the Russian proposal for a cession of parts of the territory of Armenia to round oil’her frontier m Asia. Russia iu return would reuouuee the indemnity due ou account of the late war. and guarantee the sultan’s regaining the provinces ugainst great powets. SOME QUEER PEOPLE, RAILROAD DEVELOPMENTS. .. at feller leaned back iu his seat and begun to read a newspaper, and stuck his big feet upon the seat by me, fori was sitting opposite, and the buck of my seat wouldn’t turn. One of his shoes touched me, and I asked him to please remove his feet from my seat nnd he did it. Pretty soon he took out some cigarrettes and usked me to take one which 1 declined and then he put up his feet again aud went on reading. 1 stood it awhile and then asked him again to take his feet down which he did and then I put my valise on the seat and it waseut five minutes before he had his big Scotch bottoms on top of my valise. Look here niy friend said 1 where are you from and he suid “Me- sliagan” and took his feet down quick and apolo gized by saying that when he was reading he some times forgot what he was doing. And 1 have seen men and women too spread themselves like a setten hen all over a seat aud let passengers stand up. It looks like that folks who demand the most in tills subloonary world always get the most, and that operates us a premium on impudence and had maimers. One can see about as much maimers on the cats as anywhere, if nut more, and whether you know the people or not you can spot their breeding before you have traveled with em a hundred miles. I have talked with the conductors about this, and they know. It takes a sight of patience for them to get along. They have to aet like everybody is honest and a gentleman, when they know they are uot. They have to be as polite us a Frenchman and as watchful as a New York detective. There is no rest for our poor San ford Bell- thut honest, faithful and serene man— who has grown gray in the harness. 1 saw him the other day iu a great sorrow, and as he moved along amoug the passen gers taking their fare they were giy and merry, uud some of them joked him as of old and he an swered with a merry smile, but when he got to me aud 1 asked after his darling boy that he had so often mentioned with a father’s pride his bosom heaved, and as he took from his pocket a photo graph he said with a choking grief, “he is dead; my boy is dead, and I wish I was with him in Heaven to-ulght.” But there is no time to stop or to weep, and .Sanford must move on What a fear ful responsibility .is upon these railroad officials aud how mu.-h of kind consideration we ought to have for them. There ns Mr. Beardsley. the train dispatcher, who sits by his telegraph machine oil day and most of the night, keeping lime with the trains at every station—sending his messages continually along the line so as to avoid collisions and to preserve the lives of the unconscious passengers. Freight trains, passenger trains, excursion trains, regular aud ir regular trains, all moving to aud fro with the speed of the wind, aud If Mr. Bcardslcv drops to sleep or makes a blunder, just think of the peril to life uud property. Somebody told me that the man who built the bridge at Ashtabula committed suicide. Welt, that was all the poor fellow coum do by way of atonement and just the same re?pouslb llty is upon these railroad men every hour in the day. So there are two sides to the case, and it is well enough for everybody to look at both of ’em. It’s well enough to abuse rail roads a little bitand praise ’em a good deal, for if we don’t abuse’em they will get careless aud biguty. Abuse is a good thing in its way. Jt helps both sides. I never slandered a man in my life that the reaction didn’t come, aud I thought the more of him be cause I had slandered him. Its ouly a way that h’-man nature has of getting even with their own shortcomings. Bill Arp. PHI DELTA THETA. Important Movement* of the Pacific and Texas Lines §r. Louis, November 25.—H, 51. Hoxie, general nvy-xger of the Iron Mountain, International and GrJ!^ j'ortTcrii, itr.d Texas and Pacific railroad accompanied by Sett Frink,- general' freight agent Frank Chandler, general passenger agent, and sev eral other officials, left here yesterday - for Elpaso and Laredo, Texus, where they will make prelimi nary arrangements for, In one cose, for running trains from St. Louis to San Francisco, via the Southern Pacific from El Paso, and in the other case running trains to the Mexican border at Laredo. It is expected that through cars will be run from St. Louis to San Francisco, and that the Texas and Pacific will be completed und in operation by January 1st. Also, that the International and Great Northern will reach Laredo by the middle of December. The San Francisco route will be called the Triple line, and will he formed of the Iron Mountain, Texas and Pacific, aud Southern Pacific roads. THE SOUTH AND NORTH ALABAMA. Montgomeky, November 26.—At a meeting of the stockholders of the South and North Alabama rail road company,held in this city to-day, a board of di rectors was elected, who subsequently elected I. V.. Slosspresident, the entire stock represented ut the meeting was owned by or in the interest of the Louisville and Nashville railroad company A majority of the original stockholders uot being § resent at this meeting, held a meeting later iu the ay aud formally protested against the proceedings of tlie first meeting. A petition was filed in the United States circuit court here on Wednesday last praying for the ap pointment of a receiver for the South and North Alabama railroad company. Judge Bruce has not yet rendered a decision. THE MOBILE AND OHIO. New Yoi:k. November 26.—At the annual meet ing of the holders of the several series of preferred income uud sinking fund deventuies ol the Mobile and Ohio railroad company, held at its office to day, the following board of directors were uonti tutted for election at the meeting of the stockholders to be held in Mobile ou the7th proximo: W. Butler Duncan. A. L. Rives, W. H. Pratt, Henry Hall, Moses Waring, E. L. Russell, A. S. Gaines, Cornelius If. Clark, Adrian Iselin, Jr., Jacob Hays, James U. F'ay, J. H. McMahon and William H. Hays. No other business come before the meeting. A TROTTING STEER • That Can Make a Mile la Fonr Minute*. New York, November 2G.—F. L. Haight Is inter ested in a steer of alleged phenomenal powers. The steer is in Pennsylvania, but Mr. Haight does not care to say exactly what part, because some specu lator might get at the steer and reap a harvest. Mr. Haight says: “He is what you might call a remarkable animal, and was born to trot. When he was a little calf, in stead of jumping and gamboling like other calves, he would set his head, and spin off on a square (rot for a quarter of a mile. This created some comment, because he made big time, and he was encouraged, He is only three years old now, aud as gentle us £ lamb, but he can pull a sulky over a mile in four minutes, and just set warmed up. His name is Novelty Boy, aud he is strong ou a three mile trot. He has got a big speed in him.” Mr. Haight produced a photograph of Novelty Boy, standing between the shafts of a lignt racing sulky. His forelegs are very short and his back long, but the under part of his body curves up, giv ing him the greyhound build. He is driven in light racing harness with a collar that opens at the lower end. He is steered by two reins attached to the base of his horns. Novelty Boy is pure white. Tc*terday’* 6e*rioa and the Adjournment Last Night. Tne second day’s session of the convention of the Epsilon Province of the Phi Delta Theta fratemity somethiug more in her behalf is prompted by Rob- j was Held in the hall of the Young Men’s Christian rely trying to the Lincoln fttmi- ; Association yesterday, the president, Mr. J. M ert Lincoln as severely . _ . . lv’s friends. They know it is entirely false and Barts, presiding. At the morning session the report and politic*, toughs at the idea of entering public that the statement will cover Robert with confu- ; of the committee on constitutiou was received and life—as well he mav with an income that t* nrimu. * Non. They are inclined to think that persons lis- : adopted. . J ’ an income that Is prince- teningtoher complaints have fastened upon the 1 An alumni chapter of the fraternity was eetablish- ly for a young man, and a law business that is weak feature of her mind, and that by encour- ed for Atlanta. Dr. Means./)} Oxford, delivered an ■overwhelming. Ben Hill. Jr., lovable, strong and ■ accomplished, with charming eloquence and uni versal popularity, has resolutely turned his hack on politics, and Is winning reputation and competence at the bar. Howell Cobb, wonderfully like his father In personal magnetism and s;>ceoh, of high character and ability, put aside the admitted op portunlty of congress, and tits as county judge at his old home, happy apart from the life that he weak feature of her mind, and that by encour aging her in her notions about her physical weakness they expect to reach some personal advantage. Since the matter has been put forth wiih so much circumstance, the interesting address before the society. At the afternoon session the principal business was the election of officers. The following officers were elected: President—J. M. Barg. Jacksonville. Fla. low of Abraham Lincoln is not In it nan- First Vice-President—C. M. Beckwith, Atlanta, ch.-i distress, and in all probability cannot be at any Go. time within ihereosonnbl ! period of her natural life. Second Vice-President—Alva Fitzpatrick, Mont- Thatshe is in mental distress is quite true now, as gomery, Ala. it has been true for a considerable period. Under Historian—W. W. Hardie, Newnan, Ga. this distress she is very likely to remain during the . secretary—C. B. Goskell, Atlanta. Go. rest of her life. ( Treasurer—William Hoyt, Atlanta. Ga. public ought to know the truth of it, and that is that the wtdo PIOUS SMALL TALK. “Never mistake perspiration for inspiration said an old minister in his charge to a youug mi; ister just being ordained. The Congregational General association Minnesota has unanimously adopted resolutions iu favor of tne state paying its bonds iu full. The Rev. Thomas Bridges, missionary to the islands of Terra del Fuego, now lives iu an iron house sent him by friends in England, so violent are the tempests in that far-off land. It is said thnt boys and girls who have walked a distance of eighty or ninety miles to attend the Telugu Baptist schools in India have been regret- fuUy turned away for lack of accommodation. Dr. Arthur Edwards, editor of the Northern Christian Advocate, who with his son, traveled 1,200 miles in Europe by byevde last summer, says their largest day’B ride wus fifty-nine miles, and the shortest wus eighteen. Rev. Dr. Walter Chino Yung, pastor of a Pan Francisco church for Chinamen, was recently mar ried in Christian fashion to Ah Ling Fou.a belie from Hong Kong; but though the bridegroom wore a Who Want to tlo Extraordinary' Thing*. Paris, November 26.—A correspondent of the Globe sends the following from Rome: “Captain George Butler is a fine specimen of American man hood. He fought very bravely .In the war between the uorth and south, and was severely wounded at Gettysburg, losing hts right arm. This casualty compelled him to leave the service and devote him self to other pursuits. He now resides at Rome and is a painter by profession. He is as clever with the sword as with the brush, notwithstanding that he has ouly his left hand available. Cap tain Butler the other day y.Ls walking out with a brother artist, also an American, when Signor Mosso. an Italian, accosted Captain Butler's friend. Captain Butler said, “Do not answer him, for he is tipsy,” and immediately received u slap iu the face. A challenge followed. The anutgouists met at quarter past five on the afternoon of the 17th, ut a spot outside the Porta Cavuleggiera. They were attended by their respective seconds and surgeons, aud fought with long Italian rapiers, terrible wea pons iu the hands oi strung and skillful men, being very thiu and sharp at the point us a razor. They penetrate with wonderful facility, aud rarely used iu duels uulcss mischief is meant. Although Captain Butler hud no previous grudge against Signor Mosso, hs seems to have espoused liis friend’s quarrel, aud to have been determined to wipe out iu blood the Insult of the blow received, t-ignor Mosso is the sou of un Italian officer, uud is em ployed in the government tobacco department. He wears eye glasses. Although uu excellent fencer uud possessing the advantage of a right arm, it soon became evident that lie was no mutch fur hit antagonist. After a few passes Captain Butler aimed n thrust ut Signor 51osso, striking uud smashing his eyeglass, breaking the steel rim. 1 he rapier glauced a tittle aside and pen united the flesh between the eye and nose. The wound wus not dangerous, but it gave an excuse to the second and surgeons to terminate the conflict, an arrange ment which gave tittle satisfaction to Captain Butler, who hud intended to punish his udvetsttry much more severely. The real motive of the quar rel lay between tsiguor Mosso uud Captain Butler’s artist friend. Of course a lady was the leterrimu causa. This affair has created great excitement in American society ut Rome, especially among American artists.” Omaha, Neb., November 26.—An insane prisoner named Weimuuu, confined in the county jail, made a terrific noise about 1 o'clock lost night iu his cell, t he jailer, named Miller, went to the cell. When he unlocked the door the lunatic sprang out upon him. The jailer defended himself with the heavv key In his hand, but Weimaun finally overpowered Miller aud go: possession of the key. Miller wuiked himself along the jail corridor on his hands and knees, with Weiffiann astride his back und choking him, until he reached a cell where two prisoners, Geary und IJegrout. were con fined. They hud wrenched two long iron hooks from tite wall by which their hummocks were sus pended. With one hook Degroat caught Weimaun by one arm, while Geary pounded the lunatic with the second hook. Miller, in the meantime caught Weimunn's tiugers in his mouth and bit off the end of one finger. Finally Geary caught the lunuiic by the coat collar and pounded him with tile hook, and Miller escaped. Weimunn went buck to bis cell and barricaded the door, bat was finally subdued by being deluged with water. While the jailer weut for help Weimaun broke out every widow pane aud sash iu the corridor. Nearly all of Miller’s beard wus pulled out during the eucourter, and he v, as terribly bruised about his head. Salmon Falls, N. H., November 26.—A shooting affair, arising from a family feud of long standing, occurred here to-day. This morning George E. Wentworth, bcingat his father’s house with hLs brother uud E. E. Newall. drew a revolver and at tempted to sbdOtXewall.but was foiled by his father. At this Newall and Z. A. Wentworth, brother of the would-be assassin, left the house together and went to the Boston aud Muine railroad depot where both were employed. Wentworth did not immediately follow, but at about 2 p.m. he came to the depot. The elder Newall asked the police officer present to arrest him, giving as his reason his fear that Went worth would shoot him or his son. Wentworth im mediately drew a revolver, but hLs hand being grasped by the officer, the builet buried Itself in the wall beside him. Thereupon E. E. Newall d ew his revolver und shot Wentworth in the throat, the bullet passing out on the other side, and aL-to in the lez. He immediately surrendered himself to the police. Canton, Texas, November 26.—The famous Ilea- cock murder trial excites great Interest. Mrs. Ilea- cock is on trial, charged with murdering her hus band at Willspoint about two years ago. Dr. Ball was attending him, and he and Mrs. Ileacock be came enamored t>f each other. The sick man was poisoned and died. Letters were intercepted from the doctor aud Mrs. Hcacock showing them to be the guilty parties. Dr. Ball was convicted about n vear ago and sentenced to the penitentiary lor life, but escaped a few months since. All the testimony iu Mrs. Ileacock's case is in. The argument will he finished to-morrow and the cose will go to the jury- Huntington, Tenn., November26.—WlllUtm ITnr- | grave was arrested here last night and committed to jail for the murder of his brother-in-law. whose ’ name Ls Register, near Camden yesterday. The two were traveling together, when other parties heard shots fired, and upon coming up found Rcg- DOWN IN DIXIE. Kentucky Li the only state that raise* hemp. Sorghum stalks 25 feet high grow In Arkansas. Birmingham, Alabama, hits a well of hot water. ^A Paducah, Kj\, forty pound tuikey was sold for Nashville is to have another public school build ing. Red river, Arkansas, is in good navigable condi tion. , The Newberry, S. C„ opera house is about fin ished. Texas farmers are preparing to plant large grain crops. The pink-eye is prevalent among tho horses of Selma. The McKendrie church, of Nashville, is to have chimes. Cayenne pepper grows wild in Polk county, Florida. Kentucky has 1,063 idiots confined in its different asylums. Hancock county, Mississippi, has made n fine rice crop. Louisiana's sugar crop is estimated? at 150,000 hogsheads. The Evening Yirgiuian, of Petersburg, Va., has suspended. North Carolina has 112 species of wood and 186 of minerals. The distillery at Midway, Ky., pays the govern ment $1,410 a day. North Carolina is shipping large numbers of apples this season. The Methodist conference of Texas meets at Houston November 2S. The Kentucky military institute, near Frankfort, has 125 cadet boarders. The South Carolina State grange will meet in C-o - lumbia December 6th. Bourbon county. Ky., after paying her indebted ness, has 88,1W5.03 in bank. Seven hundred Italians are to be employed on tbc Sunset railway in Texas. Northern men arc purchasing a good deal of land around Richmond, Va. A coon weighing twenty pounds has been cap tured iu Madison county, Ky. The pecan grows well in Montgomery county, Al- abuma, und produces well. Arkansas City is to have a gas comnnuy, a water company and a street railway. A Giddikus county, Texas, lady has named her baby boy for President Arthur. Iredell'county. North Carolina, will soon have three cotton factories in operation. The Mississippi legislature begins Us biennial session on the 3a of January next. Corn cribs, pig pens and chicken roosts arc suf fering at the hands of thieves in Kentucky. J. F. Leambias, of St. John's county, Florida, has cotton growing on his place eight feet high. The castor beau is extensively raised lu southern Kentucky, and L- said to be a profitable crop. During tite past four months there has been thir ty-eight applications for divorce iu Chattanooga. A Ruts, Kv., jay bird is n lover of music, ant? whistles tite “Evening Star Waltz” to perfection. Thousands of wild pigeons are flying over Nash ville daily. There ure two roosts iu west Tcnnessoe. The people of New Orleans are fixing up for a rousing Mardl Gras frolic ou the 21st of February next.' Three hundred and sixty thousand dollars have been expended in new buildings at Covington, ICy., this year. The North Alabama conference of the Methodist Episcopal church meets at Birmingham on the 11th of December. Hot springs, Arkarsos, is to have water works, a forty thousand dollar opera house und a fifty thou sand dollar hotel. There is a wild pigeon roost in Benton oonntv, Tennessee, four miles square; millions of the birds have been killed. A strata of coal five feet deep, five inches thick, has just been discovered in Union county, Ky., 185 feet below the surface. SOME voters In Virginia favor an amendment to tho constituion prohibiting any bachelor or wid ower from holding the office of governor. D. J. Pipkin, of Williamsburg, S.C., gathered this year 3,500 bushels of corn from fifty acres of old swamp rice lauds, which he had drained. In one year, Huntsville, Ala., lias put up a cotton factory, cotton ;ecS oil mill, cot'ra: chopper manu factory, iron foundry and machine shop. A negro man and a white woman were convicted In Greenville, South Carolina, lust week, and sen tenced to the penitentiary for Intermarrying. A spit has been brought In the United States court at Paducah. Ky., to test the constitutionality of the colored and common school law of the state. THE BELT RAILROAD. A Survey of the Route to Benin To-Morrow. To-morrow morning Major Green will begin a survey of the Belt railroad. He has already organ ized his engineer corps and early in the morning will commence work at .some point on the Western and Atlantic railroad, beyond the fairgrounds lie wilt make a complete circuit around the city, and os soon os his work is complct e, his plans will be laid before the board of directors of tne Belt railroad company. At present it is not known whether the company will build a track en tirely uroutid town making the circuit complete, or whether they will build a semi-circle, but when the labors of the engineer are laid before them a de cision uill be reached. If there is anything Atlanta needs more than all else, it is a belt rail way. To any one who has ever seen tho Whitehall street crossing when the raiiroud tracks were crowded with freight trains this fact is apparent. The building of this railway will do away with these obstructions. All freight cars will pass entirely around the city nnd the streets crossed by railroad tracks will be free from obstructions. The Constitution Is reliably informed that work will be begun on the Belt road just as soon as the sur- very is made. A TERRIBLE CASUALTY. suft of clerical black, the bride wns gorgeously ister dying and Hargrave standing over him. Har- clothed In a Chinese costume. grave stria Register had shot himself accidentally. Forty Person* Drowned on the Foundered Albion. Panama, November 26.—The steamer Albion foundered off Point Barbacoas on the 5th instant, while plying between the mouth of the Sinn river and Carthagena. She was a small boat, built for river traffic, but pressed into rougher service, though care had always been taken uot to send her out in bad weather. She had forty persons aboard und a cargo valued nt830 nOO. She hod scarcely got to Mil when a gale sprung up, aud iu rolling about in the heuvy waves she shipped a sea-which put out the fires and made the vessels helpless. The boats were few and frail and practically useless. The steamer sank in a few moments, currying down thirty-two out of the forty persons on board. The steamer and cargo are hopelessly lost. Both were partially insured, aud the i >-ul loss of property will not exceed 860,000. The survivors, ou reachiug the shore, walked to Carthagena. It is a curious fact that the largest number of ves sels seem to gather at Aspinwall at the season of the year which furnishes the dreaded “norther,” which have destroyed so much shipping in that port. The Rlnderpent In Austria. Washington, November 26.—[special.]— Consul- General Weaver, at Vienna, reports to Assistant secretary Hill, of the department of state, under date of October 21st, that several sporadic coses of rinderpest appeared in the province of lower Austria several months ago and although they re ceived attention at once, the disease continued spreading until finally it became epidemic. Flttce the breaking out of the pest in lower Austria, 30.8 stables in twenty-seven different places: have Seen infected by the contagion, in which 588 cattle took the dL-ease. Thirty-eight cattle died, and others were killed and buried. There were 2,373 cat»le, 37 sheep and 88 goats destroyed under the suspicion of being iufected. The total number of animal lost by the pest was 3.088. A Fortune in Egg* und Duck* Nonwicn, N. Y., November 26.—A. B. Robinson, of Giueganset Corners, Chenango county, is the owner of a mammoth cooler, in which he has now stored about five thousand barrels of eggs. These eggs are purchased during the summer at very low priccsund carefully packed away.nnd’at this season they are shipped to New York, where they are sold for good prices as “fresh lsid eggs.” Mr. Rob inson estimates his profit' for this season’s work at 820,000. He has also just killed and packed away two car loads of ducks (about 5.000), received from Ohio. These are kept until May. wheu they graee the tables of first-clttts restaurants in New York. It is understood that a stock company Is to be formed here, who will transact the tame business on a larger scale. ThctA’old lu New Orleun* New Orleans, November 26,—[SpeciaLJ — The signal office at this port reports as follows: Lowest temperature in New Orleans Thursday night, 31>£. At six o'clock on Friday morning the mercury stood at 33. A killing frost occurred in Louisiana early on Friday extending nearly ull over the state. Ice formed or. standing water in New Orleans. indistinct print