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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION: TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1832. NORTHERN GEORGIA ENTHUSIASTICALLY DESCRIBED AS THE IMMIGRANT’S PARADISE. Her Sold and Silver lines. Ear Diamond* and Other Freoioua Stonei, Her Fruits, Her Fains, Her * Summer Heeorte, Her Health, Wealth, Hoonahinera and Other Attraction*. Louisville Courier-Journal. Dahlonega, Ga., March 8, 1882.—The up lands of Georgia are licr gold lands, which carry a burden of bullion gold far more val uable than all the cotton she ever grew or may grow, for, with the enlightenment outlie prosperous new era of which Georgia boasts so much, agricultural industries are so swiftly varying that king cotton is going to the wall. The state has three and a half million acres of gold-bearing grounds. This area is inter spersed with land which carries underneath it multitudinous mineral wealth, which em braces fully 165 different minerals. Among the most valuable and useful of these are gold, silver, copper, lead, zinc, iron, coal, mica, asbestos, graphile or block lead, marble, limestone, granite, corundum, soapstone, kaolin, clay, marl, gypsum, diamonds, sap phires, rubies, beryl, opal, tourmaline, gar nets, emerald, cornetian, agate and other gems and minerals. The farthest south gold has been mined is in Meriwether county. Quite one-half of the state’s area is covered with a formation of auriferous rocks, consist ing of granite, gneiss mica, slate, syenite and porphyry. As it is, north Georgia has the OLDEST GO D MINING camp in the United States—the Dahlonega mining district, llied’s mine, in North Caro lina, was worked by white men long before the Cherokee Indians, who possessed this country, were induced to show where in it they found their nuggets and dust. Never theless, the same Cherukces sold gold to the whites of Virginia and traders 200 years or moro ago. The immense rings of gold for the ears and nose, which were worn by so many chieftains and warriors spoken of in Ameri can history, were made from gold washed out and picked up by theCherokees in this same gold belt of Georgia. They, too, had in their crude way learned the art of fashioning their gold into rings nud other ornaments. In S outh I used to meet hunters who ad passed many seasons among the Cherokees; they had seen the Indians mak ing ornaments. They made bowls or rude crucibles out of soapstone, which abounds hero in large quantities, and which makes a very superior fire-proof crucible. Over a pit filled nvith pitch pine the bowls were placed, and the gold melted to a mass, and before cooling hard they separated it into smaller pieces of equal size, as near os they could judge. Then another soapstone bowl was placed on the ground and charcoal placed in it. Over this charcoal a plate of soapstone was laid. The coal was then ignited. The artisan wno manipulated gold foT jewelry had four assistants to aid him in his work. Kaoh of these had a hollow cane about four feet in length, through which ho blew upon the coal in the crucible or bowl, thus creat ing a white heat and making the gold laid on the plate most easily managed. Itound, ‘pointed jasper or other flinty stones were used, instead of rounded iron, on which to form the rings. Flat, hard stones were used as anvils, and stones for hammers. Thus rings and breast-pins, necklaces and other ornaments were made long before Columbus discovered America, and before the beautiful Cherokee princess, Toocoa, had her vision in which she saw great sheets of white-sailed canoes filled with moon-faced people coining over the great waters to dispossess "her people of this beautiful land. There are legends, and legends never published, which the Cherokees handed down and told those of this region in their youth and before the moon-faced people drove the savages, so called, from theso hills, mountains and valleys of north ern Georgia, southwestern South Carolina, southeastern Tennesseo and the southern dis trict of North Carolina. ** ONE STORY that they told is proving correct, that gold is everywhere, in valleys, in pebbly stream bot toms, in wide streaks (veins), in hills and mountains. There aro mills at work in Dah lonega with 280 stamps pounding out the yel- Iow.mctal. New mills to work 250 stampsad- diflonal aro in process of erection. The boom in the old camp whero Calhoun, Clay, Cobb, Judge Berien and others mined, 1830, 1840, has begun in practical earnestness. Many lots have been sold this winter to capitalists who attended the cotton exposition and saw the rich mineral specimens of northern Georgia on exhibit there. Fully 1,000 stamps will be in operation here by the first of next October. The English owners of the famous Emma silver mine, of Utah, have had an agent purchasing gold grounds and water privileges in this region during the last nine months. The ground he has secured for them is mostly on the Etowah river, a stream from beneath whose tides millions in nuggets and dust have been washed. A syn dicate of New York capitalists have just closed the purchase of seven lots of forty acres each, or 280 acres. Ten miles of grad ing is completed on the Gainesville and Dah lonega narrow-gauge railroad. The length of the road is twenty-five miles. It connects with the Piedmont Air-line railroad at Gainesville, and, when finished in Septem ber, will be of material assistance to the mine owners, miners and other citizens, including visitors who are coming into this region by hundreds. Georgia has seventy odd gold mills at work. One is giving a monthly product of about $7,500. From a careful look over I cannot sec why this belt will not produce $300,000 per month this season, and be prepared, with sufficient machinery, by January next, to produce $500,000 monthly for the year 1883. The ore is here. All that is required io make an immense yield is energy, good manage- j ment, scientific superintendence and modern automatic machinery. In tlieir rather crude ways of working the mica, slate and other more or less decomposed rocks of this region, it coats but twenty-five cents per ton to mine and mill gold-bearing ores. DIAMONDS. Although no such weighty gems as the Pitt, Koh-i-noor, Saucy, the Shuh, Pigott or the last great one recently found and now being cut, have been found in the pebbly bottoms lower than the hills and ridges of iticolumite—their original matrix—thou sands of smaller gems, from four carats weight, have been picked up in Hall county alone. No scientific or systematic search lias ever been made for them. Yet here are great hills or ridges of flexible sandstone—the iticolumite Of Ilumbolt, which in Brazil, as in Africa, give source to diamonds. That future explorations will show up treasures of the first gem none who under stand their origin can doubt. Like other precious gems, the diamond when found, unless it has accidently been broken by get ting between crushing weights, as great rocks has an uninviting, rough coat. In the neighborhood of some dykes of corundum in Hall county a number of sapphires, rubies, garnets and other gems have been found. What will result from coming careful research in the metalliferous and precious gem-bearing regions none can tell. Signs as unalterable and as prophetic as science can give tell that ex ploration under care and experienced experts will show that in our own sunny south lie buried gems as rare, as priceless, as beauti ful as Persia or Brazil or Africa have ever exhibited. The land of the brave Cherokees is pregnant with underground riches, while the surface is fertile, the valleys, with the washings of hill and mountain sides, very rich, the woodlands thickly timbered, rivers and creeks afford abundant water power and thousands of springs give mineral waters not excelled for purity, cold or me dicinal virtues by any in the world. The woods furnish timber, fuel and great quanti- wot surpassed for lusciousness. And the deep ravines have nooks and other places danger ous for the “tenderfoot” to seek where una dulterated corn iuice, apple brandy, black berry brandy ana wild grape wines are manu factured even abundantly in purity, to the disgust of the zealous servants of Uncle Sam. RUMMER RESORTS. In this altitude and among these grand old hills and mountains thousands annually oc cupy hotels, farm houses, cottages, and even caiup in tents. You can have 1.000 to 4,800 feet altitude above sea level in northern Geor gia. Vegetables luxuriant in rankness here; fruit flourishes; meats and game, as also fish and fowl arc plentiful and cheap. The con sequence is board of superior quality can be supplied, with richly furnished rooms and excellent attendance at from $15 to $30 per month. A dozen new summer hotels are being erected this spring, to open in May. They are located here and there in attractive spots hy cascades, waterfalls, rivers and al ways where good shade and excellent drives prevail. Schools, seminaries, academies, colleg r s, universities, factories, mills and agricultural and mining industries never were in such a healthy condition in Georgia as they are to day. The press of Atlanta and of the coun try repeatedly prophesies a grand new era during the holding of the cotton exposition. It is here. REDISTRICTING. THE ATTORNEY GENERAL’S OPIN ION ON THE SUBJECT. Attorney-General Clifford Anderaon’a ‘Written Opin ion to Governor Colquitt—Citation of the Leals- tive Acta—No Legal Obstacles in the Way of Electing a Congresses«n at Large. GUITEAU “AT HOME. The Assassin, Ills Manner of LIT*, and the Elegant Apartment. Occupied by lllm. St. Louis. March 17.—An editorial letter from Washington in the Post-Dispatch gives a long account of a recent visit to Guiteau in bis cell. The writer says Guiteau does not look like any of his photographs, nor does he resemble descriptions given of him by report ers. He is, the letter says, a very common place person, manifests great eagerness to get money, and presents no sign of lunacy. ’ au- day publisher, Gibson, who is getting out another coition of his book. “Truth,” at the author’s expense. He has also given some money to his sister for things she sent him. Last week he sent $100 to Scoville, Ins lawyer; $50 to his brother in Boston, and $200 to his publisher. He handles greenbacks like a bank teller, and talks about diflerent points and features of his photos precisely as if he were behind a counter selling ribbons or lace. Referring to Guiteau’s sanity, the writer says the only ex ception to the man’s perfectly rational and common-place talk, duringthe visit, was when the name of Gorham, editor of the National Republican was mentioned; Guiteau imnte- mediately changed his manner, and broke out in a furious attack. With clenched fist, arm raised and gesticulating, he cried out as loud as his voice allowed that these stalwart papers were all abusing Garfield until God’s man came to remove him, and now they abuse God’s man. This outburst was short, how ever, and after it he was again all calm ness and business. Evidently he thinks he will not hang. He seems hopeful that in some way he will, to use his own language, “get relief.” He is allowed to read all the New York and Washington newspapers, and knows the change in public sentiment about Garfield. He seemed'to be delighted at the publication of the Rosecrans letters. He is, he says, well satisfied with liis life, whatever the end may be. He lives comfortably, has two cells, one to sleep in and the other as a sort of an office, in the most elegant jail I ever saw. He feels his importance and notoriety, enjoys ease, and for the first time in his life a regular am ple income. The wretch feels that even if he be hanged, he' has cut at least a figure in the world. The extraordinary kind and generous treatment of the government makes his last days the happiest and most comforta ble of his whole life. Certainly no one can see his surroundings and observe liis life with out being touched by the remarkable charily and consideration with which this miserable assassin is allowed to transform the jail into a place of luxury, comfortable, money-making and notoriety seeking. AN ENRAGED ALLIGATOR. The Remarkable Conduct of a Monster G^uu County »... fc*uurlun. 4 Rawkinsville News. While on our way home from Savannah Friday morning last Conductor F. M. Duggar, of the Macon and Brunswick railroad, related to us the following ac count of the freaks of an enraged alli gator: On last Wednesday morning Dr. Blaine and Janies Wright, of Glynn county, went out deer hunting, carrying with them two young puppies unused to tracking and hunt ing the deer. After remaining out in the woods several hours, they heard the puppies running through the swamp and barking furiously at some kind of an animal. After a few minutes the animal was bayed by the dogs in water the depth of three or four feet. The two gentlemen hurried' to the dogs and found the animal to be a cow. Mr. Wright then waded to where the dogs were in order that he might quiet and carry them away, and just as he reached them a monster alligator attacked the dogs. Thinking he could frighten the ugly monster away and save his dogs, lie picked up a cudgel lying near by and struck at the mon ster several times, but without any effect to wards dispelling his presence, and only to en rage his ’gatorship to such an extent that lie made several desperate lunges at the cow, and finally he succeeded in seizing her by the neck, and pullingherundertlie water drowned her in a few minutes. The alligator then disap peared and the gentlemen reiurned home for the night. Next morning Mr. Wright went down to where the cow was drowned the day- before, and there beheld the alligator, the conqueror of the cow, lying beside his victim, as if guarding her. Mr. Wright fired five or six shots into the alligator, and finally killed it. When measured the monster proved to be nearly twelve feet in length, one of the largest ever seen in that section of the country. Mr. James Wright is one of the most responsi ble men in Glynn county, and he related this to Mr. Duggar himself. AN ATTEMP ' ED OUTRAGE. Attorney General’s Office. State or Georgia, Atlanta, Ga., March 11, 18S3.— His Excellency A. H. Colquitt, Governor, etc.—Sir: I am in receipt of your communi cation requesting my opinion as to whether the additional representative allowed the state of Georgia by the apportionment act recently passed by congress can be legally elected by the voters of the state at large under existing laws. The act provides that “If the number, as hereby provided for, for, shall be larger than it was before this change, then the additional representative or representatives allowed to said state under this apportionment may be elected by the state' at large and the other representatives to which the state is entitled by districts as now prescribed by law in said state; and if the number hereby pro vided for shall in any state be less than it was before the change made, then the whole num ber to such state hereby provided for shall be elected at large unless the legislatures of such states have provided or shall otherwise pro vide before the time fixed by law for the next election of representatives therein.” The section quoted is founded on section 4, article 1, of the constitution of the United States, which declares that: "The times, places and manner of holding elections for senators and representa tives shall be prescribed in eacii state by the legislature thereof but the congress may at any time by law make or alter such regulations except rs to the place of chooring senators.” Congress lias, in pursuance of the power thus derived, prescribed that the additional representative to which Georgia is entitled shall be elected by the state at large, unless the legislature in toe meantime otherwise provides; for although the word “may employed, it means “shall,” according to a well settled rule in the interpretation of stat utes. In 7tli Georgia, page 81), Judge Warner says: “The true rule tor the construction of the word “may” in a statute is, that when such statute concerns the public interest, or affects the rights of third persons then the word “may” shall be construed to mean must or “shall;” and in 33d Georgia, page 419 Judge Jenkins says; “In the construction of statutes may is held to mean shall in two cases, viz: Where the thing to be done is “for the sake of justice or for • lie public benefit.” Chief J ustice Brown lays down the same rule in 38th Georgia, page 542; see also Dwarwis on statutes 712, 5tli Comyn’s digest, top p. 330, title parliament letter R, 22 Aid. Backnell’s case first Vernon, 152. If it is claimed that the act provides no ma chinery for holding the election the reply is that it was unnecessary. That had been al ready fully provided by our state legislation, which it adopts by leaving it undisturbed. That the machinery furnished by our state laws is sufficient, is easily shown. It is conceded that under our code the ma chinery for holding elections in all the nine congressional districts is ample. (See sections 1297 and 1305 of the code) There is no difficulty then in holding elections for congressmen in the districts. When all the nine district” have voted we have the vote of the “state at large,” for there is no territory and there are no voters outside these districts. They are the “state at large.” Under the law, as it now stands, each dis trict will elect a congressman, and the nine districts jointly (or the “state at large,”) will elect another. Each voter in every district will vote for a representative from that dis trict and also for another ^representative to which that district with the eight others ij jointly entitled. We will thus have an elej tion for each of the districts and forthe “sttf at large.” It will only remain forthe governor to “count up the votes” (in the not very ele- f ant language of section 1308 of the code) and eclare the result. I cannot think it necessary for me to elab orate. It is almost needless to add that in my opinion there is no legal obstacle in the way of electing a congressman from the state at large. Very respectfully, Clifford Anderson, ' Attorney General. ELBERT AND AUGUSTA. A Spring Tale Negro Forcibly Enters a House and Trie* to Outrage Two Ladle*. Cuthbert Appeal. On Saturday night a negro man forced an entrance into the house of Mr. Buck Smith, living near Spring Vale, this county, tor the purpose of outraging the person of two young ladies who were alone. Mr. Smith being ab sent from home. The young ladies made their escape in their night clothes, but were closely pursued by the villain, and a few hundred yards frolu the house one of them was over taken when a fierce struggle ensued, the lady succeeding in rescuing herself from the clutches of the fiend, and by her cries for help caused him to desist, when she proceeded to the residence of Mr. Quattlebaom. where tiie two young ladies spent the night. Early on Sunday morning search was insti tuted for the rascal, and from the description given a negro by the name of Jasper Reubins was suspected,* and when brought upon the road where the tracks were made the night previous, it was evident the right party had been apprehended. A warrant was at once sued out, and on Monday niornnig a hearing was had before a magistrate who com mitted him to jail to await an investigation before the superior court in May. The good people of Spring Vale were highly incensed at tne attempted outrages, and the use of hemp was strongly urged by some. The bet ter plan prevailed, however, and Jasper is now in jail. Brunswick Sweet Potatoes. Brunswick Advertiser. The sweet potato crop of this section has been a paying one the past season. The de mand has* been greater than the supply. Hun dreds of bushels have been shipped to the in terior, and the cry is, “still more wan'ed.” It used to pay to raise sweet potatoes at twenty- five cents per bushel, and when a man real ized thirty-one and a half cents he thought _ he was doing extra well. They now sell at ties of wild fruits, including grapes which are ' over double the latter figure by the quantity. Some Facta and Flcure* of General State Interest Augusta Chronicle. The trade of Elbert county may seem a small inducement for the construction of so expensive a work as a railroad, but those who think that this is all that would be gained by connecting Elberion with Augusta do not un derstand the situation. Rail connection with Elberton means the concentration of the com merce of the counties of Elbert. Hart, Madi; son. Banks, Hall, Habersham, Rabun, Towns and White and portions of the two Curolinas at Augusta. It means the return of the peo ple of all this section to tlieir natural market place. Like the inhabitants of Elbert, those of this entire region earnestly desire to trade with the commercial men of your city. This connection by rail means, then, not only the supply of merchants and planters with the necessaries and luxuries of life, hut also the augmentation of Augusta's cotton receipts by perhaps 50,000 bales annually. It means even more than all this. It almost assures the building of the most direct route, through Rabun Gap, to the west, which would place Augusta sixty-five miles nearer Cincinnati than by any other line. A glance at the tuap will prove this. These are some of the- inducements which occur to me now. Others will doubtless suggest themselves to the reader. The importance to Augusta of this link of rails is patent to every one who has given the subject proper thought. How to do it, is the question. Elbert does not care particularly what route is chosen. The Washington brunch might be extended thirty miles, or a branch built from Craw ford—twenty-eight—when the Georgia road would be the chief beneficiary, and, of course, should be the chief investor. But, if the Georgia road is debarred, by reason of tlie lease, from constructing this line, which promises so great profit to its treasury, then there is still another way out of the diffi culty. At a point about fifty miles up the Savannah river, from Augusta, is the burial ground of three of Georgia’s dead towns. They bear upon the maps the high sounding names of Lisbon, Petersburg and Vienna, and are situated about the mouth of Broad river, which itself affords sufficient water power to turn every spindle in the south. These towns were once prosperous and populous, a thriving trade being carried on by each of them—chiefly, however, by Pe tersburg. From Elberton to Petersburg is a ridge road twenty-two miles long, crossing which there isonly one stream and it is a mere branch. The grading of this route would not cost a thousand dollars a mile. Five miles from Petersburg is the Savannah Valiev railroad, and it will, without doubt, be builded at an early day. I believe Elbert county would complete the grading at her own expense and furnish the cross-ties, if Au gusta would assure the connection from Pe tersburg. Will the people of Augusta en deavor to accomplish this much? Since Au gusta, as a city, cannot issue bonds, the only other way is to raise the sum needed by indi vidual contribution, and from my knowledge of Augusta business men, I am confident that if three of them would take the matter in hand they could easily obtain the funds req uisite to push forward the great work, which is only second in importance to the canal, vet will not cost one-tenth the amount expended on that improvement. Who will start the ball? There is no truer maxim than “history “repeats itself,” and the upper Savannah, as well as Augusta, is destined by some means to regain its lost prestige. A Queer Covey. Waynesboro Herald. On Friday an unusual right was seen in Waynesboro—a covey of partridges flying through the streets at what really proved to be break-neck speed. Tiic cause of it was this: Si Jenkins, a colored man, brought in eight or ten live partridges to sell. This came to the knowledge of J. A. Polhill, president of the Burke county game association, who, knowing that Si had no land of his own, felt sure that he had been violating the law in reference to trapping birds. He therefore went to the negro’s buggy and liberated the birds. They, frightened, flew up and didn’t take time to dodge obstructions. One struck against the court house and was captured, one flew into the post-office, one went crash through the window of the barber shop next door, while still another unceremoniouslyen- tered the law office of Judge E. F. Lawson at the rate of a mile a minute and was killed stone dead by the blow against the wall. Mr. Polhill also had Si arrested, but the solicitor, not thinking that sufficient proof eonld be had, dismissed the prosecution." Thomasville Enterprise. Thomasville Times. The Thomasville cotton seed oil company have purchased between two and three acres of land, belonging to Mr. Parnell, lying be tween the depot and the guano warehouse, for the purpose of erecting their mill, warehouse, machinery, etc. Work will becommeneed at once. The brick necessary for the various buildings are being hauled. Contracts for the lumber have been made, and it will be delivered promptly. The engines, ma chinery, etc., has been bought, as noticed in these columns last week, and will be here by the time ilie buildings are ready to receive them. This company is a strong one and they are going to push the enterprise with vigor. They will he ready for work by the first of October. We understand that tiie price pair! Mr. Parnell for the slip of land was $1,000. We give the figures to show that real estate in Thomasville, wherever located, is valuable. A Du iful Carrier. •. Americus Recoider. Every day Peter Baker, colored, brings to Americus the Buena Vista mail and takes back the Americus mail to that place and El- laville. Last Wednesday he came in as usual, did his business, mounted bis horse and start ed back. After going about five miles his horse got lame and could go no further. But Peter was determined that the Buena Vista people should not be disappointed by not re ceiving the mail, so lie shouldered the sack and “toted” it all the way, a distance of about 22 miles, the only reiief he had bein^. atEUaville, where he lefl.aportion of it. After leaving Ellaville the sack weighed 15 pounds. • If Peter is as careful in other matters as with he mail, he may be a bloated bondlioideryet. Cause and Effect. Washington Gazette. A large dealer in this place tells ns that he has not sold more than twenty bales of hay this winter, and not one of them to a farmer. At this time last year he had sold nearly as many carloads, and most of it to farmers. This gentleman, who is a practical observant man, says the farmers in this county are bet ter off now than they have been in several years. It was admitted last year that there was a better corn crop raised in tiie county than there had been in five years or more, and the figures show the cotton receipts above the average. Some of the farmers are paying cash for tlieir guano this spring. We saw one Wednesday who had just paid for six hundred dollars’ worth. A Child. Burned to Death. Americus Recorder. On W. W. Hook’s plantation, about six miles from town, on Wednesday a negro child nine years bid was burned to death. She was playing near the fire, when her dress happened to get too close and caught, envel oping her froth head to foot in flames. Run ning to a bed near by, she threw herself upon it, and when found she was dead. An other little child was playing in the room at the time, nnd-when parties went into the m the little one was found carrying water k ,nd putting but the fire in the bed that had caught by the girl’s dress coming in con tact with it. Gordon. Milledgevillc Union. Is now a very sober, well-behaved little town. There is no liquor sold in the place, and passengers on the Central have to go fur ther to “wet their whistles.” Formerly there was half dozen, or more, bar rooms in the place, and the traffic was the chief source of revenue to the little town. But the people have bravely and wisely decided to do rigtit, rather than "enjoy the* fruits of sin for a sea son.” In the end there will be no regrets. The marshal informs us that “since they quit selling liquor he hiu: nothing to do.” Petrified Fish. Americus Republican. Mr. P. D. Hilt city sexton, showed us two stones, on Wednesday, that he claimed were petrified jelly or star .fish. They were about the size of a peach cut half in two, with a star clearly defined on the convex side. One of them was picked up in this city and the other was brought from Stewart county. These stones, shell, petrified fish, or whatever th°y may be, are curiosities and were, we believe, deposited in the Americus library by Mr. Hill, for the investigation of the curious and scientific. STATE AND NATION. HOW GEORGIA’S INTERESTS ARE LOOKED AFTER. The Petitions in Favor of Improving Savannah Har bor-Senator Brown’s Aotion—Emory Speer’a Chinese Speech—Soorgla’* New United Slates Slatriot Court—Senatcr Hill. Litigious Darkies, firtinswick Advertiser. Tiie average Liberty county darky delights in going to law, not for what lie can get out of his adversary, but for the supreme delight of knowing that he made him pay the cost. One sued another some time sitice for one-half of a ten-cent watermelon, in which they had jointly invested. His chum ate the whole melon, hence the suit. His joy at making said chum “pay de cost” far exceeded tiie loss of his share of the melon. A Spider Bite. Newnan Ilerald. Little Willie, son of Mr. J. S. and Fannie Hyde, got bit on the second toe of the left foot on Friday last, by a little black spider, which caused his stomach and bowels to swell until they were perfectly tight, followed with pain in the head and jerking of the muscles and great whelks all over the body, with high fever, and it was with the utmost care in treatment that the little sufferer’s life was saved. A Valuable Mare. Cuthbert Appeal. Rev. P. C. Harris, of this place, bought a mare in 1864 for which he paid $1,400 in Con federate money. He has sold colts folded by this mare since he has owned her for $1,260 in gold or its equivalent. He knows her to be 25 years old, yet would not take $10,000 for her—in con fed. Mr. Harris now has some colts from this mare that he considers worth double what he paid for ller. The Swiss Colonists. Augusta Chronioie. The Northeastern railroad, now completed to Clarkesville, and soon to be extended to Rabun Gap, is stimulating emigration and the price of real estate in Habersham, Rabun and even in the Tennessee valley beyond. The Swiss colonists are planting vineyards and making poor mountain ridges and vacant lands to blossom with the fruits of their thrift and steady industry. Up a Tree. Newnan Herald. Carter Phillips, one of the three darkies who escaped from the calaboose a few days since, was captured last Saturday by Captain Robin son with the aid of his bloodhound. He was found perched on a tree in a swamp, feeling sure that the dog wouldn’t find him there. The other escaped prisoners will be captured in a few days. “Why Certainly.” Albany News. A young gentleman named Charles Moore, of Dooly county, while inspecting some of Kirk’s mules Wednesday, went in too close proximity to the heels of one. His left side is very sore, and it is probable several of his ribs are broken. Special Correspondence Constitution. Washington, March 20.—The Georgia cities are acting with great unanimity in asking a decent appropriation for Savannah harbor. Petitions continue to come in. Atlanta has sent two, bringing the wishes of men repre senting influence and wealth, in every de partment, that the government will give the $350,0(i0 asked for by tho survey. Augusta, Macon, Columbus, Albany and Americus like wise have conic to the aid of their sister city. Indeed has Senator Brown kept a continuous fire on this line, introducing almost every day last week, a petition in behalf of Savan nah. Ten millions is the great maximum of the river and harbor bill. Usually a hundred millions are asked by the thirty thousand miles of rivers, and the many harbors praying for relief. And so one dollar is granted for ten asked. Savannah will not fall in such a scale I am sure, for there is not an other harbor with so just a claim or so small a list of benefits received from the govern ment. The engineers are all heartily in favor of Savannah, and have made their reports as strong ns possible to show the urgent need of work there. The chances look favorable. The u-ual opposition to the river and harbor bill is already developing. Sunset Cox brings himself into notoriety by shooting straws at it every year, and as Sam Randall fought it in the ciiair lie can hardly be expected to be idle in opposing it on the floor. SPEER ON THE CHINISP.. Mr. Speer made a creditable speech on the Chinese bill in the house debate of Saturday. He doesn’t want any of the Mongolian mixture in his. He portrayed the personal uncleanli- ness and the, microscopic cheapness of the coolie laborer, and appealed forthe protection of the working men of America against such unfair competition. Speer speaks well. You can always tell nearer how he will speak than how he will vote. He preserves his indepen dence of party lines, sticking bravely to his resolution announced in a republican news paper interview at the beginning of this ses sion. He happens in this instance to be with most of the democrats, but I suppose he will balance up the account before the session is over. THE DAHLONEGA ASSAY OFFICE. He is doing excellent service to his district in pushing the bill to establish an assay otlice at Dahlonega. It will, probably pass. The wonderful rieliness of Georgia in gold will be prominently brought before the country what Mr. Speer may say on the question, and the office when established will be of great practical value to the miners and the people generally in that section. GEORGIA'S NEW COURT. Colonel Hammond’s bill to establish a new United States district court for Georgia has been before the senate judiciary committee. Mr. Edmunds is a hard man in the commit tee. He illustrates there a joke told on him among his senatorial colleagues. Once he and Thurman and sombody else were sipping their wine and talking freely of men and matters, when reference was made to Ed- munds's prominence as a presidential candi date. After some compliments to his fitness for the high honor, Edmunds said frankly that he did not want the presidency. It was a station that brought responsibility and care, and he really preferred his place in the senate. Thurman interrupted this strain by saying to Edmunds: “You havent considered all aspects of this question. 1 know you would not refuse the presidency if you thought for a moment of the delicious pleasure it would afford you to veto bills.” And the scrupur Ions lawyer came near putting his veto on the Georgia bill in the committee. He came around on a substitute, materially the same as the Hammond bill. It will leave the pres ent district court just as it is except that Judge Erkine is to be transferred to the southern district. Down there a marshal,dis trict attorney and clerk will be appointed. Both courts are to have jurisdiction to the extent now allowed to the one court. Judge McCay is recommended highly as a proper man to fill the bench. Judge Atkins is supposed to have a hankering for judicial honors, and Colonel Printup, of Rome, has been spoken of. No further difficulty in the passage of the bill is anticipated. It was admirably en gineered in the house by Colonel Hammond and .Senator Brown carried it over rough round in the senate witli bis usual skill. 8ENATOR HILL is better than he lias been since the severe operation on his neck. He has never lost his buoyancy, but now he feels more assured of a recovery. The wound causes some pain yet but is healing. 'Jhe senator sits up all day and talks free to the many friends who call and tender their good wishes. His appetite is improving. All things considered the outlook is very cheering. PERSONAL POINTS. Mr. Julius L. Brown lias returned from New York, and after two days’ stay in Wash ington, started to Atlanta this morning. He brings home some choice pictures pur chased here and in New York to add to his already lovely collection. He has the plans for his new home to be built on the corner nearly oppo site his present place, and it will be in all respects an ornament to Atlanta. Mrs. \V. O. Tuggle has been very sick for some weeks and last night she grew worse. She is now lying critically ill. Mrs. Gordon and her charming youn_ daughters will return to Atlanta in a few days. \V. B. Sage is here on his way to Atlanta, but will come gradually. Superintendent Thompson hopes to have the Atlanta fast mail on again before long. Congressman Reagan, of Texas, lost a very interesting two-year old child Saturday. She was buried yesterday' in the congressional cemetery. * F. H. R member of company F, 146th New York vol-l unteers. He was employed in the Turkish bath rooms at Bagg's hotel, and for the past eighteen months has labored under tiie delu sion that he was an ambassador from heaven' sent by Guiteau and others to shoot 1)/ Gray. After the shooting he went home" told* his friends in the house that he had shot Dr. Gray, and would gi ve himself up. He went to jail and unloaded a perfect arsenal, told what ho done, and as the jailer was a brother veteran, he consented to go to bed. Subsequently he was brought to tne station house, atfd said ho had a duty to perform and did it. lie was at the depot at 5.50 p.m., ready to shoot Dr. Gray when he came from the ears. He was never a pa tient of the asylum, hut taught I)r. Gray's children how to swim. Ho is undoubteiily insane. Utica, March 20.—Uemshaw, who shot I>r. Gray, superintendent of the State lunatic asylum, was taken before _ Recorder Bulger this morning and committed to await the action of the" grand jury, which meets on Monday. Ilemsnaw is thought to be insane by those who talked with him last night and this morning. Dr. Gray is in bed, but com fortable. A slight rise in temperature is re ported. It is not thought that the pistol wound will much disfigure his face. There will be a small scar under tho left eye where the ball entered. • A Corner on Elders. "Gath's” Letter to Cincinnati Euqulrcr. The Methodist conferences thrnugnout the coun try are showing a good deal of agitation and resent ment at the corner in presiding elderships which is said to be maintained by certain of llio brethren iu collusion with some of the bishops. 'I his has been a source of complaint in the Meihodist church for the past thirty years. Formerly most of the Moth- dist preachers were suc(j hom* ly men that they al lowed themselves lo be distributed by a little ring of ecclesiastics without complaint: but these poor brethren put off with burl churches observe that some brother iu the ring gets to be presiding elder from four to six years, and then gets tho biggest church in the conference, ami then slides back to be presiding elder, a post of comparative ease, where you can preach the same sermon 7 or 8 times it year, whereas the poor chap tilling otto pulpit nas to get up two or three new sermons every week, or crib them at some peril out of his library. It is a singular fact that there is more plagiarism in the pulpit than in any other branch of litera ture. I reco lect, in the city of Washington, not many years ago, to have heard a sermon stolen from old Bishop Bossuct, who lived in France about five hundred years ago; but the minister said it was so old he thought it would not count as plagiarism, and mtlier plumed himself on his cleverness of research to have found so old a sermon and made it suit these times. The tendency in the Methodist church has been for many years to drop tho itiner ant plan; but as that was the delight of Father Wesley, nobody seems bold enough to lead oil' in it Tho Work Question In the South. Chicago Fanneis’ Review. Taking the whole population together, white and black, male and female, old and young, rich and po >r, a less proportion of the population work, whether in the fields or out of them, than in any civilized country under tne sun. The whites don’t work because of the still binding force of former traditions, and because of a trying climate, which makes field labor exhausting. The blacks don’t work because they cannot be disciplined as former ly, and because, ! living been differentiated for centuries to a tropical cli mate, they can not be made to understand the necessity for continual labor when it is opposite to their inclinations. White women don't work because white men don’t, and because of the existence of a public sentiment which holds them above the necessity of labor even more than ihe men, especially if they belong to the educated classes. But even if while men and women did no work, and did not require to be “waited on” by the blacks to an extent northern people have little conception of, the ease would not be so laid. But there are so many whites who not only do no work, but are at the satire- time “waited on" by the blacks, that not only is the ptoporlion of "non workers increased, but the colored field bands are demoralized by the numbers of tlieir brethren who lead easy menial lives and eujoy the leisure of towns. Corn-ltnlaer* anil Cottaa-Kalser*. Louisville Courier-Journal. Cotton, cotton, cotton. That has been a self-im posed stumbling-block of the southern planters. They grow too much cotton. Forests and under brush yield to the ax and the fiery tlanics to grow— cotton. Tne planter dreams of cottou; bends all his energies, spends all his money, borrows monev and gets into debt to grow—cotton. This is ail wrong. It has been a disastrous process forthe south, whose soil Is capable of producing the finest food crops. The concentration of all energy and money on cotton planting has produced enormous crops of tli«t staple, hut who that carefully exam ines the subject can deny that the southern people would be more prosperous, would be free from harassing debts, if they wised four million of bales of cotton Instead of six millions, devoting the kin etic energy necessary to raise tho extra two mil** lions of bales to tho producti n of food crops—food, indeed, absolutely necessary for human cmnfort, and which is largely purchased in tno middle nnd western states at a great expense. A Welcome OhuHce. Raleigh News. Tntt Atlanta Constitution says that there are probably 5,000 women in that city who earn their living, in part or wholly, by their own labor, against perhapR only 500 ten years ugo. Even ad mitting that ’Jhe Constitution draws it rather strong, yet the change must be very notable. And we are glad of it. A Streaming t)u*e oFI-anacy, Springfield Republican. A silver half dollar of tho confederate states has just been sold for$870—a screaming Instance of the fictitious value given to some, things by well-au thenticated rarity. A silver shekel coined a centu ry before Christ brought only $15. Old lSut Ti vt. Natchcs Democrat All sou hem planters ran produce food crops which will keep ihem from dependence upon the supply merchant for a grudgingly Riven yearly sub sistence. When they learn to do this tho south will be prosperous. A. MADMAN’S BULLET. A Superintendent of n Lunatic Anjlnm Shot by a Crazy Man. Albany Argus. Utica, March 1G.—At 6:50 p.m. to-day a tall stranger stepped into the doorway of the private toffice of Dr. John P. Gray, of the state lunatic asylum, and fired at him Chaplain Gibson, Dr. Blumerand John Gray, the doctor's son, were present. The ball hit Dr. Gray in the left cheek, at the edge of liis whiskers, and passed through the flesh and out of the opposite side of the left cheek landing in a window casing. The wound is only in the flesh and none of the bones appear to be broken. Dr. Gray was able to walk to his room and bathe liis face, and no shock fol lowed. The assassin was about 35, 5 feet 11 inches tall, dark whiskers, eyes and clothes had top boots and pants in his boots, and peculiar woolen cap with a long peak. He is not known, but is supposed to be a lunatic. A man answering tin's description was seen prowling tiie grounds this afternoon. The police are after the suspicious character. Dr. Gray’s son and Dr. Blunter followed the man. As he left the steps he turned and shot at hem and ran away. John Mahar, a teamster, followed him a block, and near Faas avenue he turned and fired at Mahar. LATER—TUB ASSASSIN GIVES HIMSELF UP. Dr. Gray's assassin gave himself up at the jail to-night. He told the jailer's wife that he had shot a man. His name is Henry Rem- shaw, and lie has been insane eighteen months. With him were two navy revolvers, one dirk with cleavers and a bottle of chloro form, with about thirty bundles of cartridges. He is fully identified and will be cared for. FURTHER PARTirULAES. Henry Remshaw, who shot Dr. Gray, is a shoemaker by trade, and was formerly a TO A CHILD. AUSTIN DOBSON. How shall T sing you, child, for whom So many ljers are strung; Or how the only tone assume That fits a maid so young T What rocks there are on either hand! Suppose—’ll* on the cards— You should grow up with quite a grand Platonic hate for bards! How shall I then be shamed, undone. For ah! with what a scorn Your eyes must greet that luckless one who hymned you, newly boru: w ho o’er your "helpless cradle” bent IIi3 idle verse to turn. And twanged his tiresome compliment Above your unconcern I h-ay—let my words be so discreet. That keeping chance iu view. " hatever after-fate you meet, A part may still bo true. Lot others wish you mere good looks A our sex is always fair: Or to be writ in Fortune's books. She's rich who has to spare. I wish you but a heart that’s kind, A head that’s sound and clear; (Yet let the heart be not too blind, The head not too severe!) A joy of life, a frank delight, A moderate desire: And it you fail to find a knight. At feast—a trusty squire. THE “OLE MAN’S” LAMENT. In the Little Church-Yard of tho Old Homestead By Sam W. Small. “Old Si.” Jacksonville Times. rd £" n I ,e . r de ole svaheyahd _,?! tie little brick church in de t <*'**«, W har de ole fnkes res’ in dere las’ long sleep Neaf de wile rose hushes an’ de v.ues; Hit s <1e only place let fer de ole man now , Ber J v ’, hc P de snn down r ? v 0 ® de fren’s dat s all gone ter peace In de buzzum ob de cole, cole groun’ l II. r 1 ? 6 ter ? e ez 1 wanders ’mong do trees tJ*? } hears de voices ob de lov’d ones agin— dere to de a’r round about i ru '1 ,dere gyarmints in de win’! , J hnow s dat my days is drawin’ ter an en’ n.(Vi> de B 55 e *5 Bt de Ribber is lookin’ my way, 1 , f day fer ter go—I’se lonesome down heah A-watchin an waitin’ de cornin' o' Day! m. Some night when de owl is hootin’ in de tree— nTm watch dog howlin' in do yahd outside U t- -i weepin’ in de cabin on de hill-top dar tz de ole man’s soul washes out on de tide: few teade grabe in de little chnrch-yahd «til show dat de las’ ob de liomest id race te r jine wid de sleepers in de mould Tell dey all wakes tergedder iu de Lan' ob Grace 1