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“EKROR CF.ASKS TO BE DANGEKOCB WHEN REASON IS LEFT FREE TO COMBAT IT." f.Jcrton. VOLUME XXII ATLANTA, GA., WED&JKSDAY, JUNE 22, 1870. NUMBER 25 IPrriilQ Jntrlligfnrrr PUBLISHED I>».11.Y AND WKKKLY BY JARED ERWIN WHITAKER, Troji r 1 Ft o r. ATLANTA, GEORGIA, Wednesday. June 32, <870. City Water Wurbt. Borne months ago, previoun lo tDe late election lor Mayor, through the columns ol this |>a|wr, Ibe attention ol the tlieo city authorities, ami ol those wbo should supercede them, wa-> earuest- )y directed to that one gr<*»t want ol our city, and a growing waul it n*»s become, ol water, uigtcg the erection of water work sol sufficient capacity to give to the city sd abuD.iam supply even though its presen' population should be quadrupled in tune. Forborne mouths past this important matter seemed to have been neglected, but trom receDl developments, we aie pleased to note that it only seem d so, our City Coimcl. as well as others deeply‘interested iu the pro gress and prosperity ol Atlanta, having L> a»to*ed much atlerdiun upon it. Council baa uow taken the first practical move in the matter, t«y its ap pointment ol a committee to investigate the sub ject aud report what can and may he done — perhaps we ought to bay what ought and must be done. We trust that this committee will diligently make their investigation aud repot t With as little delay as possible. Atlanta must be supplied with an abundance ot pu.e water, i! she is lo maiutain her reputation to. health an 1 progress in population as she < vtden.ly is destined to do. We notice, also, that there is a private com pany, one organized over a month ago which has fixed upon a plan pronounced by most com petent authoiity a practicable one, by which an abundance ot water may be brought lo the city. This plan, we learn, receives the endorsement ol that eminent civil engineer, Urn. Braxton Bragg, and to whom the erection ol the works will lie entrusted by the compauy, and wbo will probably become permanently connected with the enterprise. This company proposes to in troduce into the city a supply ol water more than three times Id quantity that w’hich is esti mated lor its present use. The site which has already been secured lor the rest rvoir (the most elevated within twelve miles ot the city,) is sufficiently high to raise the water iu the city seventy-five leel above the raihoad track at liie paasc-uger depot, and it. is proposed to supply irom the works, water lor all domestic purposes, streets, sewers, aud fire department, it is believed that water power lor the propel ling ol heavy machinery tor matiiilactuiiug purposes, can be procured by the cutting ot a canal to the Chattahoochee, a distance ol some thirty miles, hut the cost ot this, being estimated at Itom two to three millions ot dollars, the consideration ot it, is postponed lor the present at least. With the Company referred to, our City Authorities doubtless can ami will make ad vantageous arrangements Cor the eree'iou ol tbeir contemplated Waterworks, li is a com pa ay which combines wet are adv sed, in its members, enterprise, integrity, and capital, and we hope soou to hear that it has gone to work with Gen. Bragg engineering it to tuccessulul and early completion. A Wealthy Fop in New York Committed to Prison. For & week or ten days, a man named Patrick Donnelly has been making a sensation on Btoadway, New York, by strutting along that ihoroughlare attired in the most gorgeous style. On Tuesday evening Donuelty visited Wallack’s 'Theatre, aud made himself the '‘observed ot all observers,” by various tomfooleries. It be aim uecessaiy to eject him from the theatre, aud his conduct wbeu he was taken out caused the i-o lice lo drag him to the central office, wlure lie Was pot iu a cell. N»xl morning he was brought beiore Justice Downing. Assuming an air <>t mock diguily, he demanded whether Counselor Down could be procured to deleud him. Mr. llowe was just on hand at the time. “Do you want to see me, sii V” remarked the portly counselor. "Yes. sir,” spoke the Baron, iu a loitv tone. “1 want you to delend mem this ndiculous charge, and jour tee shall be $5,000. Tne counsel bowed, aud, turning lo Justice Dowling, inquired the nature ot the offense charged ag.itusi his client. Justice—Th.s niau, sii, is one ol a set ot quack doctors who are downright public nuisances, who drive ecceutnc carnages with six or eight horses through me public thoroughfares to obtain notoriety and give their qu.ick protession publicity. They cauuot drive, aud they impede public progress aud cause ail sorts accideuts and alarm. I, tuyselt, happened io ;>e at Wal lack’s Theatre last uight in company with Superintendent Jourdau and witnesst d this lei— low's ctazy trolics, and noisy, disgusting beha vior during the pertormance, demauding iutei views witu Miss Delaud auo Miss Lizzie Price, two elegant and accomplisued actresses. Super intendent Jourdau at ouce ordered tins uuisnuce into custody, and I am now goiug U> commit a nuisance tor the benefit ot the public. Counselor Howe—Alay it please your Honor, my clic*ut is a millionaire; be resides at No. 37 West Twenty-tiist street, aud I presume he h is as much right to drive six horses as has Jim Fisk or HD. Hulmbold of B >adway; I piemine there is no otlense iu all that. Justice—Your client is a quack com scraper. Counselor—1 hope he is not treading ou your corns—in tegard to the ladies [tt->ars ol laugh- ter.] Justice—I do not acknowledge the com, and I tell jou now tnat I shall sene, join client to the pcuilchiiary Counselor—What, for driving six horses? justice No; but tor d. turbrng the audience at Wattack's theatre, and 1 shall so treat auy pe- sous wuo are Drought Ik.fore me tor similar ofi. uses, uo matter what their posmou. Counselor Howe bowed to tin- decision of the court, which, he said, the (•utdic *ouid uo .touhi approve, and the po.<r tool, gu.itly Willed on crestfallen, Was conveyed to u tel. iu tb piis- n, and Iheucc by the Black Maria lo winrc ibe little black tug lakes passeugeis to the island Tax Dead Alive —A curious story is told by the GauUne ot the disappeaiauce iroui the Hat is Motge ol a body w Inch n.id u< < u brought there. The police haviug steu a uiau tying matnsiole in the streets, called iu the assistance ol a «loc- lur, who declared that toe ri.u was dead iu IVRUI qnance ot CoQgeSllOU ot the hi am. t he body was conveyed to tin ALngc, was undress ed and put upon one ol the siai>s wnn the cloth ing suspended above, iu the pockets were lound a purse aud a letter with an address. The keeper ot the Morge was astonished the next morning to find the body had disappeared, to gether with the clothes. He pi •weeded to the address upon the letter, and e-aquaed lor the person mentioned, and was at once introduced to a man in whom he recognized his missing charge. This man, a punier, employed in ihe office «it the Gautme, e.‘j* I .Lai lie WHS SllO- ject to ealalepiic al>»Che>. which s Uiciiillcs last ed from eight to ten houts * *u ibe previous eveuiug be bad been taken wi.uoueof those fits, aao ii (named u,.coz-cinus .rilil caily iu the m-ULiui. , w in it lecovc.i mg, lie tuiiuj hiuiselt at the Alorge, wuu his chr.ii- s hanging over him. He uickseit, and, as the doors wcieoniy latched, he look his leave, inteuuiug to return later lo re claim his purse and to explain the causes of his sudden disappearance from legal custody. In order to amuse the children, a lady was engaged in reading lroiu me Bible the story ot David and Goliati. and conning to the passage IU Which Goliah SO hoHsliUgiy and deUaliltJ dared the young Stripling, a utile chap, almost tu the Hist Uowsers, saiu : “ Sister, skip mat— skip that; he's blowing, 1 warn to hu-.-w which licked," A New York lawjci wuo was put off the cars some mourns aiuce, on me New Yolk Cen tral Railroad, because he letusvi to up his ticket beiore a seat was provided n-i Iran, has sued the company for damages. Tlie Wronei ol ibe lilAlana. The w rougs which are constantly being heap ed upon the Indians by the Government and j its agents should be more thoroughly exposed | by the press. The Boston Advertiser may well | say that the repoit ot the Indian Commission- i era preeeDls a startling picture ol iniquities prac- | intxl towards the savages ol the West. The i Goveiumenl lias never kept faith with theca, but has driven them troin pillar to post, and has Miff-n-J them to lie plundered at every turn.— The wars ou the borders, almost without excep tion, are hi gnu by white men. A class ot dis reputable traders find it profitable to iucite an occasional outbnak. They hang like vultures on the rear of ihe army, ready to speculate in differently upon the appetites of the soldiers or the necessiiiis ot the savages. Besides, war interferes with agriculture, and those tribes which are allowed to cultivate the soil do not produce Inra to enrich the traders. The com missioners testily that the Indians are generally willing, aud even auxious, to put sue agriculture, it peimilled to do so without being molested Praying tor Rain. A French paper tells the following story : “You know the old saying among farmers, ‘ Plenty o' rain iD May is better than great co'd in December.’ N «w this year, if December was cold, May has been almost destiiute of rain, sod fiom all parts ot the country, desolated by the persistent drought, the inhabitants are entreat ing heaven lo letloo.e its cataracts. The vil lagers of Janvier recently assembled iu gieat force to hold a mass and invoke the divine as sistance. The ceremony was very imposing — When it was over, while the cure waslaring aside his sacerdotal vestments, the heavens « erp suddenly o^jrcast. The sexton rushed in to him with a j >vlul air and exclaimed : ‘ Your praye*8 are quickly heard; it is go'mg to rain iu toi rents.’ ‘ Please God not’ replied the naive pastor, looking with alarm through the window, ‘ 1 have forgotten my umbrella.’ ” Compunction. An cx bushwhacker at Salt Lake City has sent to its lormer owner a gold watch, accom panied by the following note; "Sir: Hearing tlmt you are living iu Denver City, and having a little article of yourn. I send it by Sam Mor gan, which is a gold watch I took from you in Jackson county, Missouri, in 1862, during the war. I have never lorgot your wile’s tears sence then, and I always swore altcrwards il I could hear of you, 1 would send you the watch back. 1 hope you will forgive me. 1 have seed a heap of trouble sence then, and lam now working hard, ami doing tolerable, and with Die help ot God, 1 hope fo make a better man Never mind me. Yon don’t know me, anil Sam wout tell you; so jest take your watch and lorgive tne.” Look Out! The Washington correspondent of the Balti more (inzttte, in his letter of the Pith instant says that “there was missed from Ihe Treasury of the United States yesterday, supposed to have been sioleu, a bundle ol two thousand new legal len der Untied Stales note.s, ot the denomination ol ten dollars, new series of 1869, having the head ot Daniel Webster, and numbered as follows : 113.530,001 to H3,532,000, both inclusive amount ing to $20,000. I uote this little ‘enterprise’ lor the purpose of putting your business men upon their guard. Although, doubtless, these notes have been stoleu by some high official, if they are ever presented by au houesl third party, the Government will doubtless refuse the retlemp tiou. Such is the genius ol our people’s Gov ernment.'’ tl'lir Whittemore Should be Admitted to His Neat Iu Congress. A Democratic member of the House proposes to advocate Whitlemore’s admission on the fol lowing grounds: This is a representative Gov ernment, aud Congress has uo right to dictate lo the people whom they shall select to repre sent them. The House branded Whittemore as a tuiei, and with that brand upon him he weut back to his constituents. Tiny have re elected him. The inference is that iu his district the thieves are iu a majority. But the House has no right to say tuat those thieves cannot te represented. Whittemore must have his seat. Dealli of the fireai South Carolina Novelist. The Hon. Wm. Gilmore Simms, D. C. L., died at the residence ol his son in law, Air. Ed. K acli, iu this city, about 5 o’clock ou Saturday aiteruoou. Mr. cumins had been iu delicaLe health lor some time, but only a week beiore his death was well enough to join iu au excur sion down the harbor. His strength, however, rapidly tailed him, and ou Thursday uight mere w.is no hope of his recovery. He remained iouscious to the end, his last words being, "Not longThe bells ot fc>t. Michael’s tolled yester day—the solemn notes conveying to the whole city tue mourn.ul tidings ot the death of him who was the ornament and the pride of the Stale he loved so well. W tu. Gilmore Simms was born in this city on April IT, 1805. His lather was of Scotch-Irich descent, aud his mother, Harriett Ann At'gusia Singleton, was ot a Virginia family which time early to South Carolina. While yet a child, he was left an orphan, and was thrown upon his own resources. For this reason hi? regular ed ucation derived small aid from the pecuniary rneaus ot his tamily, aud he had little classical training; but he acquired knowledge with au astonisidng celenty, and was soon possessed ot a vast tuuil ot miscellaneous imormation. At eight he wrote vtrseB, and at eighteen his sell acquired scholarship was already reinatkable. No professor or college did lor hiui one hun dredth pan of what he did for himselt. Mr. Simms was originally destined to the study ot medteme. This pursuit jumped not with lus tastes, aud he chose the taw Dy preteriuce, being admitted lo the bar at the age ol iwenty- oue. Law, however, was too tedious lor the acutely a.-tive uimd ot Mr. Sunnis, all whose m- cliuatious lay iu the three.i n of the pie.Sint paths ol hteialuie. HiS ti.sl active literary en gHgitnoui was iu the editorship ot the Gb tries, ton c ilv Gazette, a paper which oppos d the doctrine ot uuliiticaUou. The Gazette was a lailure, and Mr. Simms, its piopnno. a well as editor. Was a heavy loser. The effect was u t unhealthy, tor it caused Mr. Simms to devote hitnsclt, iu earnest, lo literature as a protesston. The literary debut ot Mr. Simms was made iu 1825, when he published a Monody on General Charles Cotesworth Pinckney. A volume oi his poems followed m 1827, and Early Lays was puolished in the same year. The warm recep tion giveu to his fir?t efforts was highly gratify ing to tne young author, who thenceforward, toi mote than torly years, applied himselt to those pursuits iu which he woo tame ior himselt and honor lor his native State. The publication ot Aialantis in 1832, intro duced Mr. Simms to the literary circles of New York. The next year Harpers published his hrst tale, Martin Falter, the Story cf a Criminal, winch at uut c altiai led public attention. From this time, so uniform was his career, that a tew words will sum up the incidents ot his history. A second mamage, to the Daughter ot Mi. K. ai-li, ol Barnwell, his first w if.-haviug died S' mu alter their union; a seal m the Stale Genual Astembiy, wneie he made Ins mark; the reception of the Doctorate of Laws lrom the University ot Alabama; his summer resi dence in Charleston aud his winter home at Woodlands; these up lo the beginning ot the war, ate the lew external incidents ol a career, i whose events must be sought iu the achieve- ! uie-uts ot hands aud brain. The elegaul resi- ; dehie oi Air. 8>mims at Woodiauds—a mansion ; with equal wings ami a fine lront—was burned 1 dow u hy bberman’s raue-rs in 1865. At the j same lime an extensive library was wholly de stroyed. Bui Mr. Simms relumed lo his geheial literary woik with his old energy, aud was iu harness almost to the day of his death. The long roll of his lueiary works is the noblest tribute mat can be paid to the memory ol him who is aptlj styled "ihe Waiter Scott of the South.” TO> TBS ITUITi INTBLUaBICKB. Itlilledsevllle Corresponded*. Mn.T.EDGEvnxK, Ga., Jane 14,1870. Oar city presents this morning s dreary as pect in the driving rain which is bnsily descend ing. The tenanlless “ Slate House” (as the cap ilol is popularly termed) looks more desolate than usual. The days have passed when its walls reverberated to the eloquence of Toombs, aud Stephens, and Cobb, and a host ot associate woi tiiies. Do you people of Atlanta really want the State capitoi located in your city ? Ii so. why did a majority of your voters cast their suffrages against the present Constitution which gives it lo you ? Our direct railway hence to Macon—the un finished portion ot the Macon anJ Augusta Rail road —is rapidly progressing. Messrs. Grant, Alexander & Co, contractors, have recently completed their pinion of ihe wot k, and on yesu-rJay shipped tbtir couvict latmrers (they are the lessees of the penitentiary) horn this point to woik ou Ihe Bruuawick aud Albany Railroad. We uudeistaud the Macou aud Au gusta Railroad will he certainly completed in October. Crops, although a little backward, promise well, f be recent laius ot the latter part ot May, anJ ot June, are pushing vegetation rapidly. Notwithstanding the unpleasant expirieucc of our planters in the matter of grain-buying, they peisist in planting tcO little core to supply the home want. This policy must punish itself, in the end, and compel a relorm. Our city has recently suffered great loss in the death ot two prominent citizens: Nathan Hawkins, aud A A. Kenan The latter hud been a man of most command'iDg influence in our county, both io public life aud professionally, lor more thin a quarter ot a century. No other man amoDg us cb.ring all that period has exerted so powerful an influence iu moulding the senti- meuts ot the public. He died in the full assu rance of a Christian’s blessed immortality beyond the grave, and almost our whole population attended the last sad rites which consigned hiB remains to earth. Our city continues to improve. When the Legislature re atstm'des iu Miliedgeville, its members will find that we have taktn no “step backward ” while you have had the capitoi in your town. Oconee. [It does not necessarily follow that when Atlanta voted against the adoption of the present State Constitution, her people did not want the capitoi. And having got it, we can say to our esteemed correspondent, his hope of its return to Miliedgeville, which we ate pleased to know has suffered little by its loss, is one that will never be realized ] Immigration. The number of immigrants that arrived at New York the past week is 11,892, ot whom 8.000 went West or to the interior. The week previous the arrivals were 12,800, making 24,- 692 iu t«vo weeks. '■'lie Publlo Lauda. The members ol Congress appear to regard the public lands as spoils to be divided between railroad and other rings of speculators. Since the 4ih ol March, 1869, two hundred and thirty bills for giving public lands to private corpora tions, have hcen introduced in Congress. “Since Airs. Stanton and Mi s Anthony have abandoned the Smosis,” asks tlie New Orleans Times, *• can its members be fairly regarded as abandoned women ?” The Times must wait for an answer until the’ women iu question shall have been bound over to keep the peace, says the Courier Journal. Thb New Southern Meihodtst Bishop.— On the 21st day of May, the Rev. John Christian Keener was elected Bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church South, bv the General Con ference in session at Memphis, Teun. Bishop Keener was born in Baltimore, Md., in 1819. In his ninth year he was placed under the personal charge of the late Kev. Wilbur Fisk, D. D , and entered the Willbraham Acad emy, Massachusetts, ot which Dr. Fisk was then principal. Three years atterwaids Dr. Fisk re moved to the Wesleyan University, at Middle- ton, Connecticut, and Mr. Keener entered the first regular class that was formed in that insti tute. He graduated in 1835. He went into the drug business in Baltimore shortly afterwards, aud became Superintendent ol a Suuday-schooJ. At the end of one year in the business on his own account, during which time he made a pro fit ot $4,600, he resolved to become a minister ol the gospel, and immediately sold out that he might qualify himselt for that office. He re moved to Alabama and was licensed to preach iu 1842 The following year be was admitted to the Alabama Confereuce. The appointments to which he was assigned in succeeding years were arduous and responsible. In 1848 a man ot peculiar qualifications was needed for ihe worjc of the church iu New Or leans, which was then considered a difficult and dangerous post, Mr. Keener was selected. He has been almost continuously since that time identified with the cause of Mei hndism and ot Protestantism in that city. He has been Pre siding Elder of the district, with brief interrup tions, since 1859. Siuce 1866 he has discharged in addition to those of Presiding Elder, the du ties ol editor ot the New Orleans Christian Ad vocate. He has devoted especial care to the col ored churches, and has been very successful with them. His services during the prevalence ot the yellow lever and otbtr epidemics are re membered gratefully. Dr Keener is esteemed a preacher of a high order—‘evangelical, exegetical, practical, and often enriched with divine unction.” He is a diligent studeut rnd a strong writer. He is a man ol positive ch trader and principle, with which he combines a pleasing address, and a Willingness to compromise on non-essential points. The degree ot D D was conferred on mm by LaGrange College in 1856. The Methodist Episcopal Church South now has eight Bishops.— Baltimore American. The Co.-tlt Luxury cf Many Wites.— It may or it may not nave occuried to those who lead about the polygamy of the Mormons iliaia plurality oi wives is a luxury in which only an unusually rich man can afford to in- du'ge. For instance, Brigham Young took bis whole family, spouses and pledges and all, to the circus the other day. and the tickets cost him seventy-five dollars. Now from this, d we compute the cost of elothiug, food and the other domestic expenses of this wide domestic cuele, we shall see that polygamy is chargeable. Iu the consideration of this, there is something really consolatory. A State even sufficiently demoralized to look lavorably upon the barba rism ot polygamy, would yet be obliged to pro hibit it lo save the laxe-. which would otherwise he in eded to m >intain hoides ot pauper children and widows. People who think that monogamy (like the exclusion of women lrom the suffrage) came into the world and was established as a feature of its civilization merely by accident, have a very shoitaighted way ot looking at social phenomena. Triangular Legal Wit —A little piece of triangular legal wit was perpetrated in the clerk’s office of the Supreme Court at Washing ton, on “All-fools’ Day,” between the Senator from Wisconsin, .Mr. Middleton, the clerk, and the able and winy ex-attorney General of the Unhid States, iruin New Y'ork. “Mi. Middleton." said Srnator Carpenter, “ there is no statue iu the United States that pro- hib‘ft-1 a man imm m ki':g a lool ot himselt?” “ Nor any dtci.io.i ol the court,” gravely re joined the cit rk. “Ami certainly,” quickly added Mr. Evarts, with a sly twinkle ol the eye, ** there is nothing in the practice ot this court to warrant any other conclusion.” “ Is that marble ?” said a gentleman, pointing to a boat ot Kentucky’s great statesman, recent ly, in a New Y’ork store. “No, sir; that’s Clay," replied the dealer. Four George Washingtous, six Andrew Jack- sons, five Henry Clays, and two James K. Polks reside at piesent in the Louisiana Peni tentiary. It is understood in Memphis that the commit tee appointed by the General Council to con sider tne subject, will report in favor ol a sub scription of $290,090 to Gen. Forrest’s road. Froai the Atlanta New Era, tCUi inst. CHARGE* AfiAISST TRKAStittEK anr mas. Report or the Agent who ttximincd the TreoMnrer’a Rooks—Nearly Hall a .Mil lion of Dollars Dae toy the I'rraaurer and Laaccodated for. To the Honor-tide the Joint Committee of Gen eral Assembly, raised in accordance toil It the fol lowing Executive rectmmendol ons, to toil: "1 shall esteem it a personal auil an official favor if your honorable body will atitliourize a joint commitUe to sit during the rcc ss, aud investi gate the indirect charges made by the Treas urer through the public prints against the Ex eculive, as well as auy aud all charges lie m-ty now have to present. 1 would respectfully reccomtnend that the committee be authorized to seuJ lor persons aud papers, aud to adiniuis ter oaths. * It is also respectfully recommended that this committee be authorized and directed to in quire as to the Treasurer’s use ol the public money for his own persoual beuefit, and iuto the system ol book-keeping iu the Treasurer’s office.” The following charges are respectfully sub mitted ; CHARGES AGAINSTON. L. ANGIEH, TREASURER OF THE t .o.TE OF GEORGIA. 1. That N. L. Angier, State Treasurer, did gd the 14th day ot August, A D. 1868, deposit with tftfe Georgia National Bank ot Atlanta, $9,248 87 of the public funds, upon the agree ment that the Bank should pay interest to film lor bis private use, as loug as said money should remain on deposit, at the rate ot three per ceut. per annum; and tor such loan ot the public money he afterward received and appropriated to his individual-use the interest arising there- t.om. . And on forty-one other occasions he made similar unlawful use ot the funds of the State, and received for trs private benefit interest at the rate mentioned. The aggregate amount ot the public money thug unlawfully used hy him is $629,664 24 and the dale of each transaction aud the amount used is as follows; August 14 1868 ; $ 99 218 S7 At gust 19, lbr*S Sail 00 August S2, 3808 3,800 00 An mat 81, 1863 ' ,000 00 September 1 1868 20,000 00 September 3, 863 1.431 52 September 24,18 £ 100,U(<O 00 lictobf r 2, 1S68 8 030 06 Octobers, 1863 25 614 95 October 6,13*<8 4.1.000 00 October 8.186S 739 91 Oc oher 10, 1868 2,;87 32 October 12 1868 274 41 Oclobir22. 1863 2,000 00 November 6, 1868 23,997 77 November 9, 3868 25,(K 0 00 November 12, 1868 25,000 00 November 13, 1868 1,112 60 November 36, 3868 270 00 November 39. 38.8 742 00 November 19, 3868 266 60 November 20, 1803 24,937 50 November 21,186.8 24,937 60 November 28,1863 1,214 00 November 29, lr68 280 71 December 1,1868 805 28 December 7, 3883 50,0( 0 00 December7,1868 928 30 December 12,1868 720 00 Decern er 17,18 8 25,»00 00 December 24, lo:6s 1 1,010 00 Decern her 26, 1863...' 25,000 Ot I December 30, 1868 50<) 00 January 0,1869 6,064 00 January 34, led 25.635 (HI January 16, 1869 1,052 24 January 29 1369 1,402 47 February 11, 1869 25,000 00 February 18,1869 3 681 42 February 18, 1869 6,669 05 February 23,18 9 2.,4 >9 74 February 27, 1869 8,000 00 The Treasurer of the State, by captiously and unlawfully refusing to pay Executive warrants, could keep indefinitely iu his own hands, lor his own use, the public ItiudB; and to prevent such conduct, paragraph 8 of section 85 ot tlie Code provides, that “he shall not, under any circum stances, use liimatL, dr allow others to use, the funds of the Statejn .is hands. That section of the Code Angier.-as.Repeatedly violated. a. Section 80 of the Code makes the Treasurer liable to a penalty ot $500 for eaclt offense ot using the public money lor his private benefit, and suit was therefore brought iu the name ot the Btate against him lo recover the penalties incurred by him for having on two different oc casions loaned the public money lor his private gain, as shown in charge No. 1; and tins suit Angier sought to evade by coriupt menus, iu that he declined to submit the question ot legal ity ot w&i rants which he had relused to pay, un less the said suit should be withdrawn. 3. Said Angier, as Treasurer, in disregard of his official duty, refused to pay the following described Executive warrants, which were law fully issued and regularly countersigned by the Comptroller General, he, said Angier, having, at the time of his refusal, lunds in hand sufficient for the purpose, to-wit: IS6S Nov. 18.. 1S6‘I Jan 19 March 12. Varch 13. March 19. March 20. Match 22. March 22. March 22. Marrh 26. April 24.. May i9... May i9... May 21... May 22... May 24... May 26... May 22... June 1.... June4 ... Jnnel.,.. June 22.. June 29.. Jnne 9 .. April 21. Jane 30 . July 20.. July 20.. July 23.. July 27.. •inly 30.. Jaly 30.. Aug. 2... Ap il 21 . Ang. 2... April 21.. Ang. 2... An^ 21.. Ang. 24.. Au , 24. . Ang 24,. Sep . 2... Sept. 3... Sept. 3... sept. 6 .. Sept. 8 .. Sept. IS . Sept 27.. Oct 4 ... Oct 4 Oct 5 ... Oct 2 Oct 7 Oct 17... Oct 6 ... Nov 15... Not 15... Nov 16... Oct 29.... Nov 19... Nov 24. . Nov 26... May 24... Jnne1... Nov 30... Oct 29 . .. Augl7... Ang 17... March 15. Jnly 1.... July 1 Jnly 1 Juiy 1 SH.pt 1. b«-pt 1... Sept 1. Sept 1. Sept 1. Jniy S. „uly 13.. May 22.. Jane 11. July 1... Sept 24 Slept 4.. Oci 4... oept 32 sept 22. To Whom Issued. 43 J C Swayze 1t3'B R Freeman 283 Clisbv A Keid 285 J 1 Whitaker 295 M Dwinell 125 N J Hammond. 3i2 314 .Ml 321 Stockton & Co J I Whitaker E 3 Pughe W A Heinpbill agl-.nd & Winn J 1 Whitaker S H Smith Whitman & Wrench J C Swayze Speights & Fitch D M Hood J A l>amour J I Whitaker Clisby & Keid J T Tayior S A Atkinson DeLaney & Anderson... R M Orme A Poa J W Woodward J W Woodward Ragland & Winn. W A Hemphill Speights & Fitch S A Atkinson DeL.ney & Anderson.. Whitman <£ Wrench . Prather & Shecnt J H fistell ' J H Krteil J A Wright S K wesson T F Smith S A Atkinson Prather As Shecnt Oiisby & Keid.. W A Hemphill. " J R Hayes ‘ J T Taylor j J W Woouwsrd Prather & Shecnt. •Speights & Fuem ... t'lisoyJt Keid J W W oodward..!'. !! J W Woodward SA Atkinson.. . ....’ J C hwajz.’ . •'rath- r * » hei-tit ..! F K Fi ! d a J H Esteu .J W Woodward T F Smith W A Ha p & < o 105 3 R fton Ill;J K Sneed 112 W A Hemphill 1211 Stockton A Co 143 Stockton & Co 1*1 j Stockton & Co 91 J U bwayze IC-Jamea K quintan 1611 James E Kaygood 288 h P Farrow .f 11 K H Atkinson 78 w H Scott 1* A Flesh *•} J R W Johurton 450 ii h Atkinson 15 J K W Johnston 14 A Ple-h 12 W H Scott “4 Marshall de Graffenreid... ,*»L Comey. 100 s W Beair j 118 JuW Mills 1 TO Dr Geor. e D Ca«e ™ J W Burke 20 Z D Harris n 74 j Gartrell 73 J L Hopkins certain work was authorized in the Comptroller GeDcraPs office, which was to be paid ior out of the Treasury. Allen J. Bell was employed to do the work, and Executive warrant No. 303 for $S50 was drawn fjr payment and was coun tersigned by the Comptroller General. When presented to said Augier be refused to pay it tor the reason that his son, Alton Augier, had not been paid a similar amount, not embraced in the resolution of the Legislature, saving that w hen his son’s claim WA9 allowed he would pay both, aud uutii then he would i>ay neither; thus refusing to piy out of the money in his hands for tlmt pm pose a just debt against the S'ate, until his sou should be paid a similar amount tor certain other and distinct woik, the l wo being in no wise connected. This with the lemaik, “that the charge was two much for either his sou or Mr. Bell to receive ior the ser vice performed, but it tlie Governor would allow tbe same to his son he wouiJ pay both.” 6. Said Augier is guilty of accepting a bribe. He received an undue reward to influence his behavior iu the discharge ot his official duty, iu violation ot sectiou 4402 of the Code, and he un lawfully received perquisits for an official act, in violation of section »o of the Code, in this : On or about the 17ih day oi December, 1869, and at subs, quent times, he, as Treasurer, made the State liable bv inducement on tbe bonds ol the Bruuawick and Albany Railroad to (he amount ot three-quarters of a million of dollars, in consideration ot which he was privately paid aud received lor his individual benefit the sum of about eight hundred dollars. 7. Said Angier has persistently and malicious ly used aud abused his official posiliou for the purpose ot uujustly degrading the Executive office. He lias conspired with others ior the purpose of wrongfully impairing the authoritity of the Governor of the Slate and of driving him from his office and from the support of the reconstruction policy of Congress, iu this : that he said to me on the 19th day of January, 1869, iu explanation of the charges he had made, “ I was opposed to thia, (Congressional action) and J decided to fight you on it in any way that I could." In the exercise generally ot the functions ot his office, he, the said Angier, is influenced and con trolled by unjust, improper, and sordid motives -to unjust and unlawful ends. 8. Said Angier sought the office of Treasurer and procured his election in order to carry out a concealed purpose to violate the law and to use the office and his official position for his own pecuniary gain, beyond the amount ot com pensation fixed by law. By his own public ad mission, made ou tbe 27th of August, 1869, atter bis unlawful acts had been exposed, in eeekiug to excuse them, he says : “ Beiore allowing my name to be used as a candidate for the office ot State Treasurer, knowing the salary was not an adequate com pensation in view ot the heavy responsibility ol receiving and disbursing nearly two million dollars per annum, giving bond in sum ol two hundred thousaud dollars, aad performing labors ot office, 1 consulted legal authority, and was advised that both by law and custom the Treasurer was eutilled to the interest accruing upon temporary deposits.” 9. Said Angier has violated the 7th paragraph of the S6th scetion of the Code, iu this: That lie lias used and deposited the educational funds without the direction or approval oi the Exec utive. 10. Said Angier lias wilfully and for the pur pose ol concealing the balance due by him to the State, refused and prevented an examination into the Slate of his office, as provided iu sec tion 87 of the Code, in this that the agent appoint ed to make examination, as provided in si c:ion 87, reports, under date of June 15; the books as examined by me, show that the Treasurer was indebted to the State on the 1st day of June, in stant, $438,074 30, of which but $190,114 89 is due the educational fund, thus leaving a batauce ot $246,559 41. Two hundred and forty-six THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED AND FIFTY-NINE DOL LARS AND FORTY ONE CENTS Of CASH, FOR GEN ERAL purposes, which should be in tbe hands ot the Treasurer. For this balance, and also the educational lund of one hundred and ninety thousand one hundred and fourteen dollars and eighty-nine cents there is no entry in the Treasu rer's books to account for its disbursement or de posit ; nor any entry by which the whereabouts of this balance of nearly half a million dollars can be accounted for; and for this balance the Treasurer refuses to account or lo make any ex hibit 11. Raid Angier has brought discredit upon the State and has hindered and prevented a proper performance of the duties of the several ex- t cutive departments, by malicious and unlawful acts, prejudicial and injurious to the public ser vice. Respectfully submitted. Rufgs B. Bullock. Atlanta, June, 1870. 1 6 W K D Mos*.. ‘67^ K D M 5 521 Of) 14 Oil 262 50 1112 0O 124 i 0 >75 ( 0 3-1 . 00 V33 nil 293 25 162 ui 975 I 0 43 (HI 12 O' 25 . ( 0 1S3 25 31 3 fl) 4vl 50 21 0i) ;9 Oo 161 Oil 107 2 C 293 60 70 GO 50 0) 60 £0 117 00 136 on S 6 00 157 Oj 20 ' 75 2 5 00 411. 00 •31 25 386 10 316 17 42 50 10 <0 416 50 161 75 l.'l 25 45 3 00 264 00 77 50 380 00 94 50 10S 75 142 00 2u3 00 250 50 431 50 278 75 2i,8 00 218 75 88 50 16 00 56 87 102 0<i 438 75 190 45 142 00 455 75 236 00 49 00 7 00 44. 00 339 30 172 19 16S 08 650 00 450 00 459 00 .450 00 450 00 450 00 450 00 4t0 00 450 00 150 00 500 00 230 00 716 50 1,4' o Oi) I o. 13 fit 250 00 2 IHK) 00 2,000 U) >r the '•y 4 Raid Angier in lrs annml rr-r-ort fiscal y-ftr eudiug D. Ccmtier ;ri, > ;) reporti d that iu tbe month ui March isoU, he had paid out $61,761 82, and that the’ balance in the Treasury on the 1st day of January, 1370, was .$471,461 78. In truth, he had not paid out such sum during the month of March, and tbe balance that was in fact in his hands was $472,435 78. The discrepancies were caused by the following false eateries made in his books of office; to wit: He credited himself with having paid $1,280 to R. B. Knight, when the amount actually paid was $585. He cred- ited himself with having paid S. B. (Jleguorn $1,280, when the true amount was $1,020; and he credited himself with having paid W. E. Holcomb $4T7, when the true amount was $468, by which false eateries he gained of tbe public money $974 for his own use, and retained tbe same until the eateries were discovered. 5. By express resolution ol the Legislature, Note.—The following resolution was adopted by tlie General Assembly: “ W hen as, Governor Bullock has drawn bia warrants upon the Treasurer iu lavor ol certain persons for printing done lor the Executive De partment, which have been duly countersigned by tlie Comptroller General; and, whereas, The State Treasurer, N. L. Angier, has declined to pay the same, iu isumch as the said warrants, in his opinion, are drawn impiopsrly upon the Frintiug Fund: Jhrrt fore, Resolved, by the Senate and House of Rrpresento'ires, Thai the Tr< usurer be author ized and required to pay f-aid warrants, and any oilier w -r.! rants regularly issued by the Executive aud coiuiteistgncd by the Comptroller General in accnidaute with law, out of any moneys in the rreasurer cot otherwise apprbpiiated. Atlanta, Ga , June 15,1870. To His Excellency R B. Bullock, Governor of Georgia : Sir—I have the honor to report that, in ac cordance with E xecutive Order, dated on the 6th instant, uudi r section 87 of the Code, 1 present ed on si lt at the Treasurer’s office at about 4 o’click p m , on the 6th, and lound the office closed. 1 called again at 10 a’clock a h., on. the 7th, lound ihe office open, and pte-.euted the orde t-i she Tu .suur. The Tie a u.er expressed much irritation, and used language very discourteous to the Execu tive. After a n w moments delay, the Treasu rer threw a pile id b-i.iks on his desk, in a rear room, with the remaik, “ Your books are ready.” I then proceeded to exatniae.and continued until 1 o’clock, when the Clerk notified me that the Treasurer desired to close tbe office. I retired, and returned at 24 p. m .found the office closed, and was not open a^a'in on ihe ?ih. On the 8th 1 found the office open at about halt-past nine a. m I continued examination until 12 m ; returned at 2 p m., and found the office closed, aud it was not o^eu. d again that eveDiDg. On the 9th I found the office 1 os d all the morning but succeeded in getting in in the eve ning for a short time. On the l()th, having arrived ;it the amount of balance due Iroia the Treasure!, as shown by his books, ihe Treasurer being absent, I called on the Clerk for an exhibit of the balance. This he promised to have ready some ime during the evening. I called in tue evening about 3$ o’clock, and found tbe office closed. On the morning of tbe 10ih, I called. The Clerk imormed me that he was not prepared to make the exhibit and would decline to make any unless 1 would make a written communi cation, to which be could reply, and explain wiiy certain entries were not made on bis books. I was unable to see tbe Treasurer at all, on the 10th. On the 12th, I found the Treasurer at his office, and asked lor an exhioit ol his balance, to know tbe amnuiii <>t balance be usd on hand; an 1 it ou d po?i\ where, and the tarns ieposii; tti<- h-u.mihi « t • ocational fund, ii on d. p «i, » a .a the terms.— Thai I dialled to see Lis v uchers and verify his balance. Ttds demand bis son, tbe clerk ad vised, him, the Treasurer, to refuse, and he, the Treason r, « i-1 'eiose, saying “he woald not'd! . . any man • ■R"' ’ be money, but told bis b <* »• .-do « ’• • i vitiu-litis HD sin, tbe Cn I- s Rlid to m ■ ! l would have li-j list reauy by three or lour u’e >ck, U. M. 1 called at the hours, and found the wftlce closed. It was closed all tbe evening, and no list has been pre sented to me. The disposition and conduct of the Treasurer and his Clerk was of such a character as to sat isfy me that they were unwilling to aid the ex amination ordered by' your Excellency, but on the contrary, they desired to avoid any exhibit ot their accounts, or explanation of their trans actions. I, therefore, hand you herewith exhibits made by me from the office books ol State Treasurer as follows: Exhibit A will show you the total receipts and disbursements: Receipts $2,932,635 44, (two millions nine hundred and eighty-two thousand six hundred and thirty-five dollars and forty-four cents;) disbursements, $2,475,961 14, (two millions four hundred and seyenty-five thousand nine hundred and sixty-one dollars and fourteen cents,) from August 11th, 1S6S, to June 1,1870 ; lor each month from August 11, 1368 fo June 1, 1870, aud balance of cash ou hand $435,674 30, (lour hundred and thirty six thousand six hundred and seventy-iour dollars and thirty cents.) Exhibit C will show yon the amount received for Poll Tax for 1S68-9; also the amount re ceived in 1870, this amount being lor 1868 if, $125,799 17. Exhibit I* will show yon the amount received, for Liquor Tax Irom August 11,1863, to Juno 1, 1870, $48,515 91. Exhibit E will show you the amount received for Circuses aud Show Tax lrom August 11, 1863, to June 1,1S70, $15,799 81. Exhibit F will show you the total amount re ceived ior Poll, L quor, Circuses and Show Tax, which amounts are held on account of Educa tional Fund, $190,114 89 (one hundred and ninety thousand one hundred and fouiteeu dol lars aud eighty-nine cents.) Exhibit B will show you the receipts aud dis bursements. The books as examined by me show that the Treasurer was indebted to the Btate, on the 1st ot June instant, $436,674 30; of which but $190,114 89 is due tbe Educational Fund, thus leaving a balance of $246,559 41. Two hun dred and forty-six thousand five hundred and fifty-nine dollars and forty-one cents ol cash tor general purposes, which should be in the ' hands of tbe treasurer. For this balance and also ihe Educational Fund, of one hundred and ninety thousand one hundred and fourteen dol lars and eighty-nine cents, there is no entry in the Treasurer’s books to account for its dis bursement or deposit, nor any entry by which the whereabouts of this balance of nearly half a million oi dollars can be traced ; aud for this balance the Treasurer refuses to account or to make any exhibit. I have the honor to be, very respectfully, George P. Burnett. Cheap Advertising. Dr Sam. Bard is a shrewd one. He has ob tained twenty thousand dollars’ worth ol adver tising without paying a cent lor it. He and Kenny are in luck. Kenny sent some editor a bottle of whisky, and a Methodist preacher took said editor to task for politely thanking him lor it. Almost every paper iu Georgia was zealous (or or against Keuny. So it was with Dr. Sam Bard. He is the best ad vertised man in Georgia, except Kenny. Kenny pays for bis advertisements, but Bard gets them lor nothing. We clip the foregoing from the Constitution, ot Wednesday morning last. It is another good advertisement for Kenny, whose liberality to the press is appreciated by the whole “ gang" in Atlanta as well as elsewhere in the State. But we beg leave to correct our Broad street neighbor. It was not a bottle of whhky that was sent to an editor in Atlanta tor which a “ Meth odist preacher took said editor to task for po litely thanking him for it.” It was a demijohn of whisky—nay, two demijohns—oue ol which fell into the hands of one of the former locals of this paper, and the other, so the story goes, was deposited in the counting room ol the Con stitution. The contents ot each of said demi johns, we were told, were designed “for all hands ” iu each office. Our local did not so understand it, and appropriated the demijohn and its contents, sent to this office, to his own use, but acknowledged the receipt thereof. It seems, too, from reports at the time connected with the matter, that Kenny’s demijohn sent to the counting room of the Gonstilulion was there taken good care of, though no acknowledgment was returned for the compliment., nor not a drop of the contents was tasted by any of “ the hands.” Then came Mr. Haygooel’s assault upon this jonrnal, for its acknowledgement of “ Ken ny’s demijohn, which was published in the Con stitution with laudatory ediLorial comments— that paper " laying low and keeping dark ” in regard to its reception ot a demijohn also. That was not lair, neighbor, but we bore the brunt of the reverend gentleman’s assault, and came out of the lively controversy that ensued with him self, second best—Kenny alone having profited by it, being the best advertised man in Atlanta; and so he will continue to be, uow that the Constitution has again brought to public atten tion the bottle—no, the demijohn affair. Be it so, Kenny is liberal to the press, and the press should be liberal to Kenny. Relief for the Poor — livery city has in ite midst a class ot people wh.> m e in constant need of the necessaries of life, and it uot aided by the hand of charity, must actually suffer.— We know of many such in our city, aud no doubt we have our full share ot them. This produces a constant practice of what may be denominated street beggiog. This is very an noying to our citizens. Every well regulated city has a system of public charity, by which the evil above alluded to may be very much lessened, and tbe condition of tbe poor very greatly ameliorated, and the expense be divided among all the tax-payer?, so as to Jail lightly upon each one. Alms houses, orphan asylums, houses of correction and other institutions of a similar character might be established among os, by which the suffering poor might be shel tered, fed, clothed, and medically treated, so that hanger, cold and vagrancy would be compara tively a stranger to the helpless portion ol our community. We make these suggestions in a spirit ot philanthropy, hoping that they may ar rest the attention oi some ot onr charitable citi zens, and that some movement may be inau gurated to carry out the benevolent object to which we have invited attention. Charity is a shining virtue, in fact, tbe chief of virtues, aud the scriptures teach us this lesson, that “ he that giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord; that which he hath given will he pay him again.” From Indianapolis—A woman named Raff, who has lived in extreme poverty in this city for the past two or three yeara, about six months ago began lending money through the banks, taking mortgages and securities. The sums run up to some fifty thousand dollars, when suspicion was excited in regard to her, and a detective worked up the case, discovering that the whole of it was blackmail which she had levied upon wealthy geutlemeu. From one man, named. Tull, of Morgan county, she re ceived over sixteen thousand dollars. Mr T. S. Malone and son and T. S. Hanson Were arraigned beiore Justice Barnett on Satur day last, charged with assault with intent to murder the City Marshal, Henry Hogue. After an examination of all the principal witnesses, his Honor decided to bind them over in a bond of one thousand dollars each, for their appear ance at the tail term of tbe Superior Court, and in the meantime to keep the peace. The par ties gave the required bond and security, and employed some ol the most experienced counsel ot the city to defend them.—Madison Journal. ^ ^ An Illinois man got a divorce from his wife and hired her to do the housework at two dol lars a week. He saved money by it. Connubial Felicity.—Nothing tends more to connubial happiness than ebeertul aud healthy infanta and children. Mrs. Whitcomb’s Syrup is the great children’s soothing remedy. JunelG It The Grand Surprise ! —The gray-haired can hardly believe their eyes when they see their whitened !o< k-* u-atived to their pristine beauty by a clear and lr mapareut ti tiJ. Pha- lon’s V;tal : a, . j Salvation tor the Hair, is the ar ticle in qucaiioa, aud is tree from any sedint nt. S Id by all druggists and fancy goods dealers. juaelO It A. Fragment.—A butterfly of fashion passed down Whitehall, displaying magnificent “ shoo fly” ribbons, in fact, all the regalia of the girl of the period. “ That’s style,” suggested a gentleman. “ Yes,” replied another. “ The old man must have struck ile,” contin ued the first.' “And that’s what you call petroleum," rejeiined the second- Petroleum is good. It is a bright little bit of philology to suit the necessities of the language. There Is a good deal oi mushroom aristocracy now-a-daya, and “ petroleum” stamps it. STATE NEWS. A letter from Putnam says farm pros pects are very bright there. Another trom Marshallville, describes crops as generally good in that part ol Houston.—Americus Republican. In one of our city churches, on last Sunday, during the sermon, two small boys annoyed the clergyman by exchanging their love letters. The clergyman stopped his sermon, and asked Ihe congregation to kneel with him in prayer for the young sinners, which they did. This prompt action had a remaikably quieting effect.— lb. We received, on Saturday last, from Mrs. Jas. L. Keid, a curiosity in the vegetable liae—a cabbage plant measuring tour leet across. It was oi the drum-head variety, and just begin ning to turu in tor beading. We have seen large cabbage plants, but none to beat this. There are many others near that size in her gar den. 8he also sent us some squashes and beets. They, too, were ot large sizi, very tender and delicious when served up. We tender many thanks tor this kind remembrancer.—Eaton'.on Press. Death of a Good Citizen.—Mr. E. L. W. Griffith, one ot the worthiest citizens of thi3 county, died at his residence near Floyd Springs, on the 3d inat. He was a prominent member of the Methodist Church, being class leader and circuit steward at the time ot his death. His re mains were buried with Masonic honors.—Rome Courier. During the fierce storm of yesterday after noon, a chair that had been carelessly felt in the upper window ot the Custom House, imme diately over tbe entrance to the postoffice, was blown ofl when the tempest was at its height.— By a curious coincidence, Mr. Alexander Mc Cabe, who was seeking refuge from the rain at the time, was struck by the chair and knocked senseless to the ground. An examination proved that the breastbone ot the unlortunate victim to neglect, had been broken and his head slightly contuse.!. Had it not been ior an open umbrella in his hand, it is likely that he would have been instantly killed. Mr. McCabe is connected with J. H. Kuwe’s bakery, and will be remembered as the party who so nobly risked his own life to save a drowning man at the recent picnic of the German Friendly Society. We are but too glad ia stating that nis injuries will not prove se rious.—Savannah Republican. The Obstructions.—The work on the ob structions near Fort Jackson has been discon tinued, and will not be resumed again until tbe middle or latter part of October. When, oh 1 when will Mr. Wells complete his contract? —Morning News. One of the Escort of Gen. LaFaybtts.— We were introduced yesterday to a gentleman, named Satierwhite, of South Carolina. He was born in 1797, and hence ia now aged 73 years. When he was 26 years old he formed one of an escort oi a regiment ot 1,200 cavalrymen to Gen. LaFayette, when he passed through Columbia, bouth Carolina. He says in the regi ment there was not a man nor a horse under five feet high. They were halted a mile and a half irom Columbia, and thence to that place the ground over which LaFayette walked was completely covered with carpets. Must have taken a pile of them. Like all old men he has inaBy such recollections, which are, however, cast into the shade by late and more stirring events .— Columbus Sun. The merchants of Qainsville have sold near 110,000 pounds of flour witbiu a space of ninety days, aud not more than 5,000 pounds were Western. All sold at 4± to 4) cents. Say not that our merchants, Hall county farmsf/ aud millers have not slopped the mouths of the hungry.—Air-Line Eagle. Slipper Club.—Just as we were’going to press we received 15 pages proceedings ot au extraordinary session ot tbe slipper club, taken down by the stenographic reporter last after noon. These proceedings comprise constitu tional amendments, “ gushing letters,” form of oath, &c., which we will overlook at leisure and give the “pints” if there beany. The docu ment as a whole is too prolix for our limited space.—Columbus Enquirer. Railroad Meeting in Polk.—a meeting was held at Cedartown, Polk county, on the 4th inst, for the purpose ot directing attention to the advantages to be derived from running the Columbus, LaGrange and North Georgia Rail road through Cedar Valley. Resolutions were passed, declaring that the Valley abounds in agricultural aud miaeral resources; that a more easy, cheap aud practicable route lor a railroad making Rome its point of destination, cannot be found; and inviting tbe company to review the line indicated-ik The Storm Yesterday.—Our city was yes terday noon, visited by a wind storm, which threatened considerable damage. The wind prevailing from the Northwest brought a black cloud, which burst upon the city at twelve o’clock, fortunately at a time when the streets were comparatively deserted. It spent its force on Bay street, and brought trom the top ot the Exchange building a barrel, which came near demolishing a gentleman passenger on a street car. Fortunately the scaffolding had been taken down the day before, or we might have been called to note accidents which we are uot called upon to record. In the region ol the city known as the suburb gardens, its effects were seriously felt, the young cjrn being thrown down to its roots and injured very much. Young plants also suffered exten sively. The storm prevailed from the Northwest, but evidently the full force was not felt in Savannah. We look for reports of hail along tbe Southern coast, which may prove very disastrous to grow ing crops.—Savannah News. Another Printer Gone.—Mr. Cicero W. Eeds, a printer ot Atlanta, died on the 9lh inst. The Inteixigencer pays a very handsome tribute to the wortb of this gentleman,—Rome- Daily. The Town Pumps.—Among the numerous improvements of our Commissioners, we are glad to notice that they have succeeded in erecting two pumps, with hose attached, upon the public square. These will be of great bene fit to our citizens under all circumstances, and especially in the event of a fire. There is only one fault to find with the arrangements, and that is the muddy character of the soil in the immediate neighborhood of the wells, and unless this is remedied by a pavement of some description, it will before long amount to a per fect nuisance. We notice that it ha3 already become somewhat miry, owing to the untiring exertions of fractional “ fifteenth amendment- ers ” in using the hose. To pave a small space immediately around the pumps, would cost but a small amount, aud would certainly conduce greatly both to the comfort and appearance of tne square.— Washington Gazette, Dr. Lovick Pierce, of Georgia, whose agei3 nearer ninety than eighty, preached 'a sermon near two hoars in length, ia Savannah last week, and some who have known him many years say it was one of the ablest of his life.—lb. A Humane Action.—A gentleman resident of this city, and engaged as an officer on a steamer running between this port and Haw- kinsville, while at a landing on the Altamaha river, to save his own life knocked into the river one of the deck hands. The man was on the point of drowning, as he could not swim, when the officer, who bad almost caused his melancholy decease, generously jumped in alter him, and being au expert swimmer rescued him. It has always been a mystery to us to find men engaged in doing business on the great waters wbo cannot swim. It the City Treasury of Savannah were rich in funds, we would advo cate the erection ot a public floating bath-house, such an one as is contemplated tor the New York harbor, where all may learn this impor tant art. Already $8,000 have been subscribed in stock in our lair ground and buildings. Only $10,000 will be offered. Those desiring to have a good thing bad better call and take the re maining amount. It will pay good dividends. Call on Capt. D. W. K. Peacock.—Carter soil le Express. The Early Closing Movement.—The boot and shoe dealers have followed the example set by the dry goods houses of the city in tbe early closing movement, and will herealter close then places of business iu the evening at six o’clock, in order to give their employees an opportunity tor recreation during the dull summer months instead of lounging about the store waiting for customers who never come. There is a negro woman thirty-seven year? oi age living on the plantation of Mr. W. H. Battle, oi Baker county, who weighs 300 pounds and has twenty-five children, ail living. Mr. Battle says she is remarkably healthy and is a good cook, bnt never cooks "more than one thing at a time — People's Defender x