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HJrchto Intelligencer ATLANTA, GEORGIA. Wednesday* July <3, 1870. rcrioual. \S’c notice lliat aome of our exchanges are making variouB comments touching the state ment that Mr. II- L Kimball was the proprietor or one of the proprietors of this paper. We are not aware that there is anything censurable in it even if the facta were as stated, but we deem it an act ol justice to Mr. Kimball to state tLc lact that he is not, and has never been one ol Ibe proprietors ol this paper. II is name appears as guarantor for the i&ilbful perform ance ol the agreements made by the purchaser at the time the paper was sold by Dr. liard, aud as all those agreements have already been paid aud j*erforined, and are therefore cancelled, Mr. Kimball’s liability, even as a guarantor, no longer exists in connection with the Era. Our Stale exchanges will do an act of justice by publishing this statement. The FOREGOING appeared iu the New Era ol yesterday morning. The “ act of justice," by transferring it to our columns, we pertorin with pleasure, la doing so, we leel that there is no citizen ol Atlanta who desires to promote its interests aud further its prosperity and growth, that would uot render justice to the gentleman relerred to iu the Era's notice—Mr. II. 1. Kim ball—than whom lrom its oldtsl to its young est inhabitant, none have manifested more of enterprise, has contributed, and is contributing more—if we were to say as much we would but write the truth—to promote its prosperity than he. We know not, nor do we care lor the poli tics ol Mr. Kimball, lor he Las never obtruded them upon us nor upon ocr people. lie may be, aud we believe he is a Republican, but we do know that politics are neither hia profession nor business, and that no man in this commu nity has less inclination to dabble in them, nor a waimer desire to promole the interests ol Geor gia, and ol Atlanta to which he has brought both enterprise and capital, aud which he has made his home, than he. Assaults coming from any quarter upon such a man will receive but little countenance iu Atlanta. He is worth more to it than all the mere party politicians iu it com bined. A Terrible CuMllgailou. The “ American Union,' a Republican journal published in Macon, in its issue ol the 7th in stant contains a correspondence between the notorious C'apt. J. E. Bryant and one Gen. W. Kizyanowski, in which the former, a would be leader ol the Democratic party of this State, comes oil second best. The parties to this cor respondence are both members of the “ Grand Army of the Republic," Bryant being a brother private in the association, while Gen. Krzy- anowski is the “ Grand Commander ” for Geor gia. The former having put ou Democratic habiliments, or having had them put on him by certain Democrats of the Georgia Legislature, it seems in tbe zeal with which be was inflated by ihc honor conferred, was quite verbose iu his ceusuro of the baud which played at Ma con—preparatory to the marching ol the " Grand Army ” lrom that place to the train which was to convey them to Audeisou- ville on the late “ memorial ” occasion—the air *• Rally ’Round the Flag Boys.” This having reached the car of the “ Grand Commander,” happening some days thereafter to meet Bryant, he used the occasiou to remiud him that lie was “ prostituting hia title ol Union soldier,” where upon some sharp words ensued, Bryant, it is said, beating a precipitate retreat to avoid disa greeable consequences. The correspondence then took place, in which we note, iu by way of defense aud humiliating apologies tor his course, the following sentiment from the pen ol Bryant. Referring to the people of the South, he says : " I do not speak of individuals, lor there are men in this State who should be hung, and 1 favor hanging them as earnestly as any one.” Now who are the men iu this State, that this would-be Democratic leader, says “ should be bung,” and ‘‘earnestly” favors their hang ing ? " Rebels ” of course—men who gave up all lor the “ lost cause ” aud repent not of the part they took in tbe “ rebel lion,” though submitting to its results. A pretty democratic leader, or ally, this. He would hang men—hang Georgians, forsooth. The Georgian who would take counsel of, or with him, after this, should hide his lace in shame. We have no space for the whole of this cor rsspondencc. As we said at the outset, Bryant comes out, ns he always does in controversy, second best. The “ Grand Commander ol the Army of tho Republic” in Georgia, exposes both his meanness and hypocrisy, and admin isters unto him the severest castigation. So let it be with all such. A Good One. The Louisville Courier-Journal in an article headed “ Cincinnati and the Boat Race,’’ tells ihe lollowiug good one illustrative of pious men who yield to temptation and enter into sinful contests with the wicked, as some ot them did ou the occasion ot the recent exciting boat race between tbe “ (Jen. Ji. E. Lee” and the Natchez ” ou the Mississippi river. 11 A zeal ous Baptist," it says, “ who happened to be also a very zealous Whig, sold his Hue saddle-horse tor $400, payable wl’ is Gen. Scott should be elected President of the United States. The fortunate purchaser, after the election,named his horse John Baptist, aud indulged iu some other worldly jocularity which filled the bosom of the church with grief. The offending brother was condemned to proiess repentance aud promise amendment in open meeting. He arose accordingly and declared meekly that the con demnation ot his brethreu was even milder than that with which his own conscience had visited his sin, and then, with tcartul eyes and broken voice, be declared that he would pray unceasingly that he might never again be weak enough to sell a horse on such conditions 1 It was, perhaps, possible to find a dry eye or so among the auditors, but not one man who doubted the sincerity ot the brother’s remarks.” The “Situation’’ In Massachusetts. Ot tin. political situation iu Massachusetts, the Boston Journal says: “In all probability the Republicans will have as their standard bearer Gov. Cladin, the Democrats will again rally around Col. John Quincy Adams, and the Labor Reform parly, it they desert Mr. Chamberlin, will put up Mr. Colby, of Newbury pork There are evidences that the contest will be exciting, and without doubt it will in some respects be a close one. Much will depend upon the action of Congress and the acts which it can consum mate to bring to an overtaxed nation.” And it adds : “ The Democrats purpose making a strong effort to carry the two Boston districts, and in one of these districts an effort will be made to induce a third candidate to run. Tbe re-election ot Hon. Henry Wilson will depend upon the result ol the State election, and the prizes therefore of the next campaign will call tortb the best energies of our opponents.” Jonab’a Grave. I bad almost forgotten, says an Eastern trav eler, to say that at tbe village of Ninnevah, the spot where the miraculons gourd grew is still pointed out. Tue same spot, according to Mos lem tradition, is the site ot Jonah’s grave, and a mosque, not very handsome, has been erected upon it. We succeeded, alter a great deal of trouble, in getting an order from tbe Pacha to view the interior, and greatly to the disgust ot the guardian of the shrine, be had to let ns in, making us, however, take ofi our boots, and grumbling loudly that never before had a Chris tian foot defiled tbe mosque. But we saw no thing worth describing. Tbe reputed tomb is covered up with rich draperies, which arc never removed. Democratic Executive Committee at Wulllsctss. The following gentlemen compose now the resident Democratic Executive Committee at Washington: Hon S. J. Randall, ot Pennsylvania, Chair man ; Hon. II. W. Slocum, of New York ; Hon Fred. K. Stone, of Maryland ; Richard T. Mer rick, ot Washington City; Gen. L. L. Jeffreys, of Maryland; Thomas M. Smith,ot Washing ton City, and Arthur St. Clair, ol Denver, Cal., col. All communications must be addressed to lion. Samuel J. Randall, Washington. Good for tbe Negro. Tbe Memphis Ledger says: “The negro is fast becoming proprietor ot the soil he formerly tilled tor his master. About five hundred ne groes own farms in tbe vicinity ot Memphis, and all their larois are well cultivat&t, while the farms ol a gieal many white men are cover ed with weeds. Industry is bound to overeome all obstacles and make men rich, while laziu-ss ends iu the workhouse and a pauper’s grave.” The negroes iu this vicinity manifest, we regret to say, no such commendable industry, while theie is less ol loafing and laziness among the whites than we have known” lor lol these many years!” New Vork Editors. John Quill .•-ays it is not true that New York editors have but one shirt. “ Tbe journalistic costume there is a coat buttoned close around tbe neck, with a turned paper collar pinned to the inside Mr. Greeley designed this dress eevetal years ago.” tntMichntftU and tbe Cooliea. The Providence Herald says : It the excite ment over the Coolie labor question continues, it would not surprise us to see party lines broken down iu Massachusetts, and a campaign waged upon the question as to whether or not white free labor is to be replaced by a species of Mongolian slavery. The leading journals of the Radical party are endorsing the Coolie scheme for destroying the white workingmen, and perhaps they are ready to take the issue to the polls. It would be a strange spectacle if the Democratic party were called upon to abolish slavery in Massachusetts, wouldn’t it ? Strangq than that has happened. Col. E. Steaduiau. The Covington Enterprise says: The iriends of this energetic gentleman, and that means everybody so fortunate as to know him, will re gret to know that he was one of the passengers on board tbe ill-fated steamer Tennessee, on tbe 29th ult., when that splendid boat was burned. Although the Colonel, in common with the other passengers and tbe crew, succeeded in reaebiug the shore, and continued his trip North, he lost all his baggage, and was, for about two days, without anything to eat. When he returns we hope to be able to give the par ticulars ot his terrible experience in the burning ship. FRANCE. Paris, J uly 5.—In the Corps Legislatif the committee on the petition of the Orleans princes for restoration of property proposed to set it aside until next year, but the aubiectwill proba bly come up lor debate next Saturday. In tht Corps Legislatif to-day several mem bers ol the left center submitted interpolations concerning the candidature of the Prince of Hohenzollern tor the Spanish throne. They were assured by the Duke of Grammont had informed the cabinets of Berlin and Madrid that France could not assent to the project. It was also stated that France would propose a con gress of the great Dowers to settle the question. M. Giraruine has sold his journal, La Liber tie,. The heal is intense. Rains have been light, and aflorded only temporary and partial relief from the drought. In Brittany the drought is so severe that farmers are selling cattle at 2 cents per pound. In Paris, however, butchers keep up tbe prices of meats. Provincial journals concur in estimating the yield ot the grain crop ut one-fourth below an average. News from the Indian Country—A Fiout with the Savages.—Chicago, July 5.— lutormation has just been received at military headquarters that Lieutenant Young, of the 2d Cavalry, with 35 men, attacked 200 hostile In dians on the 26th ot June, 3S miles from Raw- lius, on the Union Pacific Railroad, and killed lilteen and wounded a number of others. None of the soldiers were killed and but one was wounded, Sergeant Michael Keenan, who re ceived a shot in the hip—not dangerous. After a tire hour’s tight, Lieutenant Young sent for reinforcements; but before they reached him the Indians tied to the mountains, and it was impossible to discover their trait. The Indians had a strong position in the brush, and in a mountain gorge. Klaalne the Parson. Whatever may be said or thought of the piety and philanthropy of the Rev. Henry Ward Beecher, as a religious wag he is inimitable. There is a jocosity in his way of handling sacred things, says the Baltimore Gazette, that we find in no other preacher. He touches upon the awtul mysteries ot the infinite and the eternal in the most hilarious tone. In the forms and ceremonies of sects and churches he can always find fun. A pleasing account of tbe latest proceeding of this clerical humorist is given by the New York Herald. Plymouth Church has had a picnic. The pastor of Ply mouth (.Mr. Beechei) was, ot course, present. On the boat, stimulated to unwonted mirth by the good things which they had enjoyed, the party determined on completing & jolly day by an entertainment ot a somewhat less worldly character than the sports with which they bad beguiled tbe previous hours. So tbe proper arrangements having bee.n perfected, the Rev. Mr. Beecher was arrested on the charge ot hav ing gone over to the Church ot Rome.” A jury composed of males and females was empanelled and a clergyman of Mr. Beecher’s persuasion was tbe judge. A long indictment was read, the substance ot which is not given us, but which we have no doubt made lively sport ot divers things which some persons regard as the very rock ot their salvation. The most comical part of the performance, however, w as “the production ot a photograph of Mr. Beecher officiating at the altar of a Romish church, ar- layed iu the lull canonicals ot a Roman Catho lic Priest.” How this elegant and origi nal caricature was surreptitiously prepared and held in readiness for the occasion we are not informed. The evidence was regarded as conclusive, and Mr. Beecher was iound guilty, and the “judge passed the very capital punishment ot ordering the six lady jurors to kiss the pastor ot Plymouth Church.” Being “ ladies,” they seem to have had no sort of objection to kissing a man, aud the congregation of Plymouth Church seem to have thought it perfectly natural that their pas tor should be promiscuously kissed by the fe male members. Thus ended this cheerful aud edilying travesty. The picnic was eminently & success. A suit! of fresh air, a substantial feed, a burlesque on solemn things, and a little di version smacking of tree love, constituted an admirable programme tor Plymouth Church.— A jolly dog, indeed, is Beecher, who makes such pious-tun and gets paid in substantial kisses. ENGLAND. London, July 5.—It is reported that John Stracby will succeed Hon. Wm. Grey as Lieut. Governor of Bengal. The Earl of Derby and the Countess Salisbury were married to-day at St. James chapel, the Dean ot Windsor officia ting. There was no display. The Prince and Princess of Wales, with their children, will soon visit Denmark. The Hudson Bay Company has appropriated £2,330,000, received lrom Canada tor the tr&ne- ler of its territory, to pay the dividend of £3 to share-holders. Two heavy failures are reported in Liverpool. One in the cotton business, and has liabilities amounting £50,000. The other is in the India shipping and produce trade, liabilities heavy. In tbe House of Lords the Univeisity teats bill was read tor the fiist time. Tbe House, after considering an amendment to the Irish land bill in committee, postponed the subject till Friday. Adjourned. In tbe House ot Commons Mr. Baker said he was informed that Lords of Admiralty bad yet formed no opinion ol the o input alive merits of the new bon cla.l- Mmn.-h and i apiato I'lii- tiniv rt-ilv •*- ’I I ;-nd < <l I’lit! Hou-t- If t 'MUlIil letr, toul.uti: ti t»»i* «#f (!s« aiiicuduients lo the eUuct&liou bill. Coiuiui? om ot committee, a discussion aiose ou tue i educ tion of the national debt, Mr. Lambeit and oth ers assailing the policy of the Government, which was defended by Mr. Lowe. The annual game of cricket between the North and South ot England was won by the former. The Close of tbe Session. There seems no donbt at Washington, that the session will end on Friday, the 15th. Busi ness is in such a condition that there will be no necessity for extending the session. Foot ap propriation bills, the neutralization bill, the cur rency and funding bill, and tbe Southern Pacific Railroad bill, are the only important measures that remain to be disposed ot Wb&t of the army bill ? “The Georgia bill” seems to be a matter of not much consequence in the Senate. A Quckllou Ratui. The rejection of Whitlemore by the House of Representatives raises the question whether there is a vacancy in the First Congressional District of South Carolina, and also whether it becomes the duty of the Governor of that State to is-ue his proclamation and order another election to till the position lor the unexpired portion of the Forty-first Congress. If ihe House send an official notification of its action to Governor Scott, the New York Times says, he must recognize the tact that a vacancy exists.— The House is the constitutional judge of the election and qualification ot its members, and having declared Whittemore disqualified to take a scat in that body, ot course his election is void and his place vacant. Tbe Wheat Crop -Good HepcrU. Commenting upon the reports concerning the wheat crops, the New York Herald says : — “ From Virginia to Georgia we have reports ot an excellent wheat crop ; from East Tennessee we learn that the harvesting has been going on tor some time in all the counties ; that some little smut is reported (indicating an abundance of rain for the growing corn crop,) and that the heavy wheat is considerably tangled in aome places, but that “ the yield will be tremendous.” In Virginia the corn crop is so large that tbe tanners are afraid that they will hardly get a compensating price for it- But they may dis miss all such apprehensions. The European cr<>p, doubtless, will this year be leas than the average yield, and our surplus, in making up this European deficiency, will give a fair com pensation to our wheat growers, and help ua very much in meeting our purchases of Euro pean goods and the interest on government bonds held over the water. . At the same time, looking to our great body ot bread consnmers, we n joicc that our wheat crop this year will be large enough to meet all foreign demands, without giving to the “bulls” of our home mar kets any change tor a corner on wheat. Let the people rejoice! ” A Railway Novelty. in this blazing hot weather a fan upon the cars, as everywhere else, is an absolute necessi ty. We have seen and been presented with one that is a novelty—one combining the advan tages of advertising and tne ordinary pur poses ol the tan at the same time. To B. W. W kknn, Esq, General Passenger and Ticket Agent of the Western and Atlantic Railroad, we are indebted lor one of these fans, upon which we note advertisements ot rates of freight, travel, &c., over that line of railway and its connections, and other information sought ea gerly after by shippers and the travel. Wrenn is a trump, knows the value of printer’s ink, and especially its value to a trunk road like the Western & Atlantic. A Naughty Arab.—One of the principle heroes ol tbe chronique scandaleuse of Paris, at present, is the son of the Viceroy ot Egypt, who is now studying in that gayest of cities.— The gallant young Moslem is making numerous conquests among the tair sex ot Paris, and the difficulties they involve him in are by no means few. The latest scrape he was engaged in was a love affair with the wife ot a wealthy banker. The banker, who became suspicious of the many visits which the handsome young Arab paid to his young wife, at last surprised them in a man ner that doubt was no longer possible. A duel was the consequence. Among the many ac complishments which our Egyptian Prince had acquired in Paris, fencing had by no means beea neglected, and so tbe banker found that he had more than bis match when he crossed swords with the seducer of his wife. In the course ot a few minutes the sword was wrestled from his hand, and he was at the mercy ot his antagon ist. Bat the latter lowered his sword graceful ly, shook hands with the banker, and parted Iriends. Buck is life in Paris. Important Decision.—Mr. Chief Justice Chose has rendered an important decision in the Circuit Court of the United States in Vir ginia, in a Miii iu equity brought to enforce payment by a defendant to the plaintifls of their distributive shares ot an estate, by which decis ion the administrator, who invested the money of minor heirs iu Confederate bonds, was re quired to make a new settlement. Interesting to Cotton Growers.—A ma chine has been invented by Mr. G. W. Grader, ot Memphis, which, if but half which is claimed for it be realized, will add largely to the wealth ot the South. It is called the “ Linter,” and by it the waste from the cotton giu known as “ motes,” and heretotore of no use except as a fei tilizer, undergoes a cleansing process, by which it is treed lrom its impurities and made into a good ordinary cotton suitable for batting or a coarse article of goods The machine now in operation in Memphis is capable of consum ing one million pounds ot motes each year at a trifling cost. The Grader Manufacturing Com pany propose to at once erect mills in each of the cotton-producing States, and the saving which will annually result lrom their general use may be estimated at millions of dollars. Interruption of a Marriage.—There was a very large and stylish assembly this afternoon at the Jewish synagogue, on Eighth Btreet, to witness the marriage of Mr. Solomon Caro to M'ss Elizabeth Abraham. Everything was in readiness tor the solemnization of the marriage but just at the interesting moment the father of the groom, Rabbi Caro, of Solomon Syna gogue, Catharine street, New York, Btepped in and interrupted the ceremony on the ground that the marriage was being performed accord ing to the ritual ot the reformers, and which met the indignation ot the groom’s lather, who ordered the officiating Rabbi to stop the cere mony, and the bride and groom left the church. They were afterwards married according to strict orthodox Jewish custom, at the residence of the bride’s lather, by the father of the groom, Rabbi Caro, assisted by a Rabbi from Cincin nati. — Washington telegram to the Baltimore Sun. An Apprehended Famine in France and Spain.—Agents have been dispatched into nil the departments to ascertain, not merely the actual condition ot the crops, but the stock of cereals on hand so as to provide as fully as pos sible lor the deficiency which Is appmhended. The prospect is in truth most discouraging. Iu many parts of France the tarmers are killing their cattle from absolute want ot food tor them. Hay is at such exorbitant price that none but agriculturists ot large means can aflord to pur chase it. In the Corps Legislatif, yesterday, urgent appeals were made to the Government by M Corneille and other Deputies, to see that the orders issued to allow cattle to browse in the forests of the State aud the Crown were prompt ly executed. It was affirmed that owing to the persistent drought and the intense heat which accompanied it, the animals were literally per ishing of hunger, close to forests in which the grass was allowed to go to waste without profit ing any one. It is not trom France merely that the drought ia likely to create a large demand upon your cereal resources. The news received from Spain to-day in thi^connection is very bad. In the provinces of Leon, Palencia and Valladolid tbe crops are entirely lost, owing to the want of rain, and a similar calamity is apprehended in tbe provinces usually most favored in this re- speel.—Darts Correspondence of hew York Times. The Smallpox in Paris—American Ab senteeism in Europe.—We are sorry to hear that there is no apparent diminution of the smallpox in Paris. It has been prevailing there as a sort of epidemic, and the Paris comic papers have found in the ruling passion of the citizens for vaccination frequent subjects tor amusing caricatures. One thing, however, will be apt to follow these reports of the continu ance of this loathsome disease in the gay French capital—to wit, a reduction this year of the nsual heavy American summer imigration to Europe, for Paris is the grand object and centre of all the hopes and aspirations of our young moths and Butterfly - ot fashion, who find life at inline 'ii» I'.v.to in n nos ai d too precise '*• s-ill.-iv but • oi.l logics.” lb. v ii- uv millions nt Au.eii.-ati money are 'Inis v ! r v squandered abroad we have no ui» n ui ascertaining; but we dare say that the sum of twenty-five millions, exclusive of the passage money of the European steamers, ia within the mark. We have here the beginning of that absenteeism which has been the rain of Ireland and which is yearly increasing the pau perism of England. But how are we to remedy it ? Only by making the attractions of our own country, even, to summer tourists, equal to those of Europe, and by making the city of New York, which we can make, as attractive as Pa ris. Thus a hundred millions, yea, five hundred millions, as we go on, to five millions of people, expended in beautilytog this city, will in the long ran be the most profitable investment that can be made tor the people ot this Island, and so iu proportion to its importance throughout the United Suites. Louis Nspoieoo, under standing this secret, has made the lour quarters of the globe tributary to the attractions of Paris, and sc with a tithe of his outlay applied we can make New York in his attractions the peer of Paris.—3w York Herat pox THX ATLANTA ISTZLLIGIJCU. Excitement In the Preee Mac. I received on yesterday, the Southern Stand ard ol 25th ultimo, published in Arkadelphia, Arkansas, and from it clip the following corres pondence : “ Staksard ” Optics, » Arradklepla, June IStfc. j Messrs. Woodruff <£ Blocher : Our Senior, GoL Ganiding, last night, had an addition of two bouncing girls to bis family. “How’s that tor high f’ Adam Clark Little Rock, June 18th, 1870. To Adam Clark: We congratulate Col. Gaulding on holding deuces, they beat nary pair; but we congratu late Arkadelphia on having communication with the rest ot the world, even it it is afraid to blufl the ColoneL * “Gazette.” Upon which the Senior editor discourses thusly: A couple of little circumstances of a domestic character occurring in the family ot tbe Senior on Saturday morning lest, and the domestic duties necessarily involved thereby, is our apology for the lack of our usual quantity of editorial matter this week. They are ot the female persuasion, and all parties “are doing as well as could be expected.” We want a couple of thousand new subscribers, to assist in defray ing tne additional expenses that will inevitably be incurred in their support. Terms: Three dollars per year in advance. The press gang seems to be multiplying in Arkansas, and we are proud to know it. The Standard is a good Democratic paper, well con ducted and handsomely printed, in Arkadelphia, Ark., by Messrs. J. W. Gaulding & Adam Clark, editors. Colonel Gaulding is an old champion of tbe quill, having been connected with offices in Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Mississippi and Arkansas, to which last named State he re moved and shortly aflei^the close ol the war settled at Arkadelphia.'*’^ Colonel G. served through the war in the Army ot the Tennessee and in a Mississippi regiment. He was severely wounded by being shot through the thigh at the battle ot Chickamauga, ho recovered, accompa nied General Hood to Nashville and back. was included in the surrender of General Jo John ston,‘returned to the Southwest, publishing a Democratic paper and presented the country with twins. Fratek, We invite the attention of all concerned to the following letter of the Comptroller Gene ral of the State—the Hon. Madison Bell— which was addressed to, and published in the Hew Era this morning: From the New Era. Cohptholler -General’s Office, I Atlanta, Ga., July 8,1870. | Mr. Editor: Quite a number of verbal and written inquiries have been made oi me in regard to the constitutionality oi the Act taxing the sales of spirituous and malt liquors 20 cents per gallon. That all may understand my views on the subject, I have to request that you pub lish this letter: The latter clause of Sec. 27, Article 1st of tbe Constitution of this State declares that “ taxa tion on property shall be ad valorem only, and uniform on all species of property taxed,” and hence the conclusion arrived at by many that the specific or special tax on liquors is uncon stitutional. And such would be a legitimate conclusion, but tor tbe tael that another part of the same Constitution expressly au thorizes the Legislature to lay’ a special tax on the sale of spirituous and malt liquora, and thus takes liquors out of the pro visions of the language above quoted. Article VI, Section 3, declares that, the “poll tax al lowed by this Constitution, any educational fund now belonging to this State, except the endowment ot and debt due to tbe State Uni versity, or that may hereafter be obtained in any way, a special tax on shows and exhibi tions, and on the sale ot spirituous or malt liquors, which the General Assembly is hereby authorized to assess, and the proceeds from the commutation tor militia service, are hereby set apart and devoted to the support of Common Schools.” It would seem that ii the attention ot those who are engaged in resisting, before the courts, the collection of this tax on account of its supposed unconstitutionality, could be directed to the clause last quoted, that they would at once abandon this ground as wholly untenable and thus save themselves, as well as the State, the unnecessary expense ot litigation. Another ground of resistance as it is under stood is, that the tax act 1869 was limited to that year—that the act taxe'd tEe sales ot 1869, and expired at the end &f that year. By refer ence to Paragraph 8, Section 2d, it will be seen tbat this ground is also untenable, and tb&t tbe paragraph, by its own language, is perpetual, lrom year to year, until repealed or suspended by a new tax act. After specifying the tax levied, the act goes on to say that “ quarterly returns shall be made on the first days ot April, July, October and January, in each year” &c.— clearly meaning the year 1869 and each succeed ing year. This is the plain letter of the law, as well as the intention, and any other construc tion would be forced and contrary to all known roles for the construction of Statutes. If, how ever, any one should doubt as to the act being, perpetual by force of its own language, it is pre sumed that no one will donbt tbat the resolu tion of the Legislature, approved 4th May, 1870 continues in force. This is the resolution : “ Resolved 2d. That tor the same reasons the tax act of 1869. be, and it is hereby continued in fall force and effect, until otherwise ordered by the General Assembly.” I would also call special attention to the pen alty imposed by the latter part ot paragraph 8, Section 2, of the tax act of 1869, which says: “ It any person shall fail or refuse to make his return and pay said tax he shall be assessed by tbe Collector, a specific tax of one thousand dollars, and the Collector shall proceed to col lect the same by execution,” &c. I would re mark that those who resist the tax by a resort to the courts, will nevertheless, in my judgment, be subjeet to the penalty, should they fail to succeed before the courts. While the constitutionality of the law can only be determined by the courts, I have deemed it not improper tor me (it being my duty to enforce the revenue laws of the Sla e) to state this much of my views of the law in question, with the view, if possible, ot saving litigation and, perhaps, much expense to complainants as well as to the State. Respectfully, Madison Bsel, Comptroller General. DeclHloua of Suprenaa Court of Georgia* June Term, IS70. [REPOSTED EOR THE ATLANTA WTNLLIQHNCHN BT Z. D. HAK&IrOH, CLKXK.1 Order ot Circuits with the number ol cases from each: ... 4 ... 1 Southern Circuit Southwestern Circuit '.‘.!s4 Chattahoochee Circuit ...4* ... a ... 4 Ta -apoosa Circuit Hants Circuit ... 6 ... 6 ... 8 ... 9 Ocmulge* Circuit Eastern Cirmit Brunswick Circuit ....a... ... 9 ... 6 ... 6 DAILY PROCEEDINGS. Tuesday, July 5,1870. Tbe lolloping judgments were rendered: Thomas J Thornton vs. Jesse McLendon— Motion lor new trial, trom Troup. Judgment of the court below affirmed. Spencer Marshall, et at., vs. A. M. Lazenby— Homestead, from Walker. Judgment, allowing a bachelor a homestead, affirmed. Michael Fricks vs. Archibald Miller—Com plaint, lrom Gordon. Judgment ol the court below reversed, on tbe ground tbat it was too late to set up the illegality of the consideration of the original uote, given by the officers tor tbe horse, alter jadgmeut bad been obtained upon it in 1866, in the courts ol this State, recognized by the Government of tbe United States. Aud said judgment was a sufficient consideration to support the note now sued on. Pyrant Dasley vs. Joseph Camy—Motion to set aside a judgment, trom Henry. Judgment of the court below affirmed. Allen Williamson vs. John R Wardlow—mo tion to set aside a judgment, from Walker— Judgment ol the Court below reversed on the ground that the Court erred in not granting tbe motion, as to the thirteen other cases besides that, bounded on the copy note set out in the summons, N J. Wilkinson, et al.,vs. the Inferior Court —Nuisance, from Troup—Judgment ol the Court below affirmed. J. W. Clayton «& Co., vs. Campbell Wallace, Superintendent W. Jfc A. R. R.—Assumpsit, from Fulton—Judgment of the Court below reversed, on the ground that the Court erred in refusing to hear and decide the motion for a new trial in the case as set forth in tbe record. T. H. Morris vs. Frances Morris—Equity, trom Floyd—Judgment of the Court below affirmed, Jack Pryor vs. tbe State—Assault wiih intent to murder—Judgment ol tbe Court below af firmed. Robert M. Clark vs Robert H. McCrosky— Assumpsit, from Fultou—Judgment ot tbe court below reversed. Warner, J„ dissenting. Clarke and Grubb vs Catherine Valentine— Assumpsit of Fulton—Judgment-of the court below reversed. McCay, J, dissenting. Argument in No. 2 Cherokee Circuit—Selma, Rome & Dalton Railroad Company vs. Nathan iel P. Harbin—was resumed and concluded. Col. Wm. H. Dabney lor plaintiff in error and Judge C. D McCutchen for defendant in error. No. 3 Cherokee Circuit—Lucy Patterson, Exe cutrix, vs. Thomas Tumlin—was dismissed tor non-compliance with the- 10th Rule ot this court. Pending argument in No. 4 Cherokee Cir cuit, the Court adjourned till 10 o’clock, A. M., to-morrow. • Wednesday, July 6,1870. Argumeut in No 4, Cherokee Circuit—Wil liam Solomon vs The Commissioners of Car- tersville.— Was resumed and concluded. CoL Warren Akin lor plaintiff in error, and Colonel A. Johnson, by Judge D. A. Walker, tor de fendant in erior. No. 5, Cherokee Circuit—B; G. Pool and O H. Luf burro ws»s P. Li. Lewis and B. J. Lewis. —Was argued lor plaintiff by Messrs. Akin & Wofford, and for defendant in error by Judge D. A. Walker. Adjourned. Thursday, July 7,1870. No. 1, Northern Circuit—James T. Dillard vs. the State, misdemeanor, trom Oglethorpe—was argued tor plaintiff in error by Col. Mathews, and for defendant in error by W. G. Johnson Esq Pending argument in No. 2, Northern Cir cnit—Lane vs. Latimer, complaint, trom Han cock—the Court adjourned till 10 o’clock, A M., to-morrow. General Toombs for plaintiff iu error, and Messrs. Linton Stephens and E. H Pottle tor defendant iu error. Friday, July 8, 1870. Argument in No. 2, Northern Circuit—Lane vs. Latimer—Complaint trom Hancock.—Was resumed and concluded. General Toombs for plaintiff in error, and Messrs. Linton Stephens and E. H. Pottle lor defendant in error. On conclusion of tbe argument in No. 3, Northern Circuit—Rives vs. Lawrence—Equity from Hancock—The Court adjourned till 10 o’clock, A. M., to-morrow. General Toombs represented the plaintiff in error, and Messrs W. M Reese and Linton Stephens the defend ant in error. Saturday, July 9,1870. No. 4, Northern Circuit—James Rushin vs. J. R Gause—Illegality, from Hancock.—Was argued lor plaintiff in error by Judge W. M. Reese, and tor defendant in error by Judge Linton Stephens. No. 5, Northern Circuit -ZachariahH. Clark, Trustee, &c., vs. Thos. C. Jennings, Administra tor—Action on a note tor slaves, from Ogle thorpe.—Was submitted without argument. Gen. Toombs for plaintiff in error; Matthews and Ried for defendant in error. No 6, Northern Circuit—George W. Dye vs Win H. Mattox—Complaint on note tor slaves. —Was dismissed because the Clerk’s certificate was insufficient. No. 7, Northern Circuit—W. F. Hill vs. T. B. Goolsby—Complaint, trom Oglethorpe. Was argued tor plaintiff in error by John C. Reid, Esq., and tor defendant in error by Col. J. D Matthews. No. 8, Northern Circuit—Jeremiah Maxey vs. A. A. Bell—Appeal trom the Court of Oidinary, from Oglethorpe.— Was argued tor plaintiff in error by John C. Reid, Esq., and lor defendant in error by J. D. Matthews. The Court adjourned till 10 A. M., of Tues day next. No. 1, Middle Circuit will then be in order. Curioalilea or Crime. A man engaged in stacking lumber in a yard in Boston, the other day, caught a boy who was playing near by, and having thrown him into the water, deliberately sat down to enjoy tbe crime. In spite of the cries of the little teilow and the elltreaties of hi9 playmates, he refused to stretch forth his hand and save him, and thus, without provocation or inducement, committed a most diabolical murder. There is nothing ex- cept “Quasimodo’s” hurling “Claude Frollo” lrom the top of the tower, as described in V ictor Hugo’s “ Notre Dame,” that approaches this in fiction. De Quincey, in his celebrated paper on “ Murder as a Fine Art,” gives us some idea of killing as an athletic recreation, and the pertect unconcern ot this monBter, after being arrested and charged with it, would almost lead one to believe tbat he had experienced a certain amount of ghastly exhileration in accomplishing the dreadlul deed, and bad really enjoyed tbe sen sations his victim’s struggle tor life bad afforded him. There may have been some hidden crav ing or thirst tor tbe excitement it afforded which impelled him to the deed in order to have rest and a feeling ol ease and satisfaction. A man in love with a girl who was abort to desert him for his rival lormed tbe design of following and killing her, and in order to work himselt to a proper state ot frenzy he drank, gambled, and quarreled. Thus primed, he went to her house, broke down the door, and in spite of a police man (whom he wonnded and drove off) suc ceeded in stabbing the young woman sixty-five times! On being captured, upon him were found a number of letters declaring his intention of killing her. Think ot tbe mind that conld con ceive and the hand that could execute such a tragedy! The most appalling features about these two criminals are the utter apathy, cool ness, and lethargic indifference they both exhib ited. Their sangfroid was as great before as af ter ihe crimes It does not appear that either exjiti i ed any haste, unsteadiness ol baud during their dreadful work, or the slightest remorse af terwards. In looking over the accounts of mur ders perpetrated lately the same peculiarities are to be found characterizing them all. As people grow more civilized do they not grow more stolid and a certain deadness or numbness take possession of them when the idea of mur der first raises itself in all of its hideousness in the human mind ? A Singular Machine. A machine has been invented in Germany which speaks. It is called “ Faber’s Speaking Machine,” and is attracting muen attention there. It pronounces every letter distinctly, and even langbs and sings. German philologists have heretofore declared it to be impossible to imitate the letter “I ” (as pronounced in Ger man) by artificial means, bat this machine speaks the word Mississippi very plainly. Daring a performance at Berlin, a slip o r paper, contain ing the words, “ long lire King William of Prussia,” was handed to Mr. Faber, and cor rectly pronounced by the machine, whereupon there was a great deal of applause. From tbe Colnmbna Enquirer. Letter From Gen. Lee. Some weeks since, Harper's Weekly having published a false and malicious charge against Virginia’s noble son, that be remained in Gen. Scott’s service as a member of his 9tafi, until the last moment before joining the “lost cause,” in order to obtain full knowledge of that officer's plaus of future operation 0 . Maj. Sidney Her bert, editor of the Troy Messenger & Advertiser, felt called upon in view Of his official knowl edge of the facts of the case (he being at the commencement of the war a staff officer at Washington) to refute the false charge and de fend the honor ot Gen. Lee. That he was right in his statements, and that his good inten tions have been lully appreciated by Gen. Lee, is clearly shown by the following very modest letter which Maj. Herbert has just received lrom the gallant old hero, and which be kindly permits us to give to the public through the columns of the Enquirer : Lexington, Va., June 29,1870. Dear Sir : 1 am much obliged to you tor the kind sentiments expressed towards me in your reply from the Messenger and. Advertiser, of which you are editor, to the erroneous assertion of Harper's Weekly respecting myself. Though it is difficulty to iearn the truth, the facts in tbe charge cited, might, I think, have been easily ascertained, iaasmuch as I never belonged to the military family of General Scott, or served near his person except when in Mexico, when I was attached to the general staff of the army in that country. Thank yon for the refutation ot the charge, and for yoor kind wishes. I am, very respectfully, Yoor obedient servaut, R E. Lee. Maj Sidney Herbert, Troy, Ala. I,,,!--1.*■ for Little Bork Little Rock appears to be in tribulation for the want of housemaids. A New York tele gram of the 6th instant states, that, on the day previous a Mr. Palmer personally made applica tion to Superintendent James Donahue, ol the Free Labor Bureau, tor fifty servant girls to take to that city. He said the white families of Lit tle Rock had held a meeting, and after collect ively concluding that the negroes had become unmanageable as household servants, had re solved to employ white labor, and sent him North amply provided with funds, to employ the requisite number of persons. Little Rock is not the only place that suflere for the want ol manageable women or maul servants. The want is seriously felt here in At lanta. While the colored males are behaving themselves generally well, the women are get ting to be, as a rule, more trifling, and less re liable every day. Home other labor must be in troduced to correct the evil which is becoming now one of great magnitude. From tV»*hlng««B. In addition to tbe regular Press dispatches which we published yesterday morning ou the Georgia bill before the Senate, we notice the following 'Special' which appeared in the Era.as signing reason lor the action of the Senate which did not appear in the regular press dispatches — Can it be that private bills shall cause the post ponement ot a measure of so much public inter est to the whole country as that of the 11 Georgia Question ” to an indefinite period, leaving the State solitary and alone, under military rule, when she has complied with every requisition made upon her by Congress, and is entitled to readmission as a State ot tbe Union ? II so, tis a blot upon the proceedings ol that body, which no future action can ettace, however favorable it may be to the demands which justice makes in behalf of Georgia’s long suftering p< ople : [Special to the New Era. Washington, July 8.—In the Senate to-day at 3:45 P M. The Georgia bill was taken up. Several Senators announced their purpose to debate the bill at length, when Senators inter ested in private bills, tearing debate and delay would destroy chances ol getting them through this session, asked to refer Georgia bill to a Com mittee ol Conference and on motion of Mr. Pomeroy the bill was non-concurred iu, and a Committee of Conference asked for without de bate at 4 P. M. Paid Up ? The East Tennessee and Georgia and tbe East Tennessee and Virginia Railroads, which have been consolidated, have paid up, says the Nash ville Union and American, their entire indebted ness to the State to the first ot this month. The indebtedness of these roads was as follows : Bonds issued to the East Tennessee and Geor gia Railroad $1,467,277 and interest due $86,612; bonds issued to the East Tennessee and Virgin- ia Railroad $2,449,038 and interest due $114,832 This makes a total indebtedness to the State on the part ot these companies of $4,117,759, which has been fully paid in the bonds of the State.— The indebtedness ot the Stale will therefore be reduced by that amount W- Diplomatic Deconstruction It was current at Washington ou Wednesday last, that before the close of the week, a number of important changes in the diplomatic service would be made. Senator Wilson has made a strong appeal to the President against the removal ot Mr. Motley, but it appears tbat the President is determined to remove that gentle man. Bancroft is also understood to be danger of removal. The rumor that Secretary Fish had tendered his resignation is pronounced untrue. He would like to retire from his position, but will remain at the request of the President. He has no wish tor an English mission. He prefers to remain at home. The name of another gentle man, it is believed, has been sent to the Senate as Minister to England. A Bull Hill at IVork, The Chailauooga Tunts, ol the 8th instant, says: “ The rail mill of the Roane Iron Company commenced making rails yesterday. They have obtained & small amount of pnddle bar from tbe Vulcan Works lo enable them to start. Owing to delays about the building, it will be a month before they will be able to run lull time. We saw a specimen of the Rockwood iron yester day, which had been paddled in the patent rotary lurnace. It was very tough and fibrous.” We have a “ Rail Mill ” in Atlanta that has been making rails of tbe best quality for lo! these many months. It is known as “ Scofield’s Rolling Mill,” than which none in the North or South excels it for the excellence of the railroad iron it manufactures, tor the skill with which all its operations in iron are conducted, and for the success which attends its management. It is one of Atlanta’s most enterprising and pros perous institutions ol which its citizens are justly proud. FOR TUB ATLANTA INTBI.I.IOBNCKB. Cunimuulculed. Some time since, 1 saw in the columns ol your paper, a DOtice of the arrival in this city ol Mr. Thomas W. Brooks, after an absence of over sixteen years. A more extended account of his adventures may not prove uninteresting to your numerous readers. Young and full of ardor, desiring to see more of the world, Mr. Brooks, in company with Mr. William Masters, bid adieu to the home of their childhood and started for the then far-away Eldo rado of the West. Before reaching the end ot their journey, Mr. Masters being in feeble health tell sick by the way-side. Tom, as he is famil iarly known, not having the means to slay with his friend, divided with him what he had and proceeded to the gold fields On receiving the intelligence ol the death of Mr. Masters, he left his works and wended his way across a rough country on muleback and foot, to the spot where his friend had been interred, in tbe city of San Francisco. A beautiful marble slab was pro cured at bis own expense, and placed at the grave of Masters. After this melancholy duty had been performed he turned again to the life of toil and hardship which he had selected, and spent several years with varying degrees ol success. Though hundreds of miles lay between him and the last resting place of his friend, as he had penetrated deeper into the interior of Cali fornia, Mr. Brooks accidently learned that the city ol San Francisco bad taken the Cemetery tor a Park, and ordered the removal of the dead, again he beDt his footsteps lo the tomb ot Mas ters, bad his remamB disinterred and placed in the Masonic Cemetery. As years rolled by, Mr. Brooks, wearied with the wild scenes ot the West, and hearing of the ravages ot war which had !>een visited upon his native section, turned his footsteps homeward, but unwilling to leave the remains o! his Iriend buried far away from home aud kindred—had them again disinterred and brought them with him to Georgia—arriving here iu the city they left together sixteen yeais ago, he procured a handsome coffin, s -nt for Mr. Samuel Masters, the lather ot his dead Iriend, and delivered them to him Masters was duly inteired, and Tom’s mission ol friendship was ended. Such disinterested friendship, such devotion is seldom seen, and when we look at the daily evidence of selfishness, and tbe warptngs ol so rnaDy actions to accomplish selfish ends, is it reasona ble to donbt that there are but very few such as Tom Brooks. During the late war, surrounded as he was, by those who opposed tbe principles of his native section, he conld do nothing but con tribute to the wants ol our friends in Northern prisons, and this he lreely did, doing mnch to aleviate the sufferings of those who periled their lives lor the “ lost cause.” Alter spending some pleasant days in the re union with old friends and relations, Tom has turned his attention to the examination ot the mineral resources of Georgia, and is dow actively engaged in working and developing the White Pass Mines in Gilmer Lounty, from which he has recently obtained, some fine pieces and specimens of pure gold. He is a fine Geo logist and a thorough practical nrner. He intends to make Georgia his home, and i doubt he will be iustrumen al in .opening many new veins of bidden wealth in Georgia, hitherto sealed from observation. May the suc cess be merits ever attend him. S. Imprudent “ Bed Cloud,*’ Ia one of his speeches, or “ talks,” while vis iting Washington, Red Cloud incidentally re marked that in his territory were two “ mounds ” or ‘’hills” (one ot them the Big Horn Moun tain,) in which there was an abundance ol silver and other precious metals. These being upon the land allotted to him, and “ bis tribe befog poor and unarmed, and at the mercy of the “ whites,” he begged the “ Great Father ” (that means Mr. Grant) to protect him and his tribe in their possession. We now see it stated that, within two days after the speech was made, no less than five Yankee companies, set in motion by telegrams from prominent members of Con gress, were upon the ground, exploring and prospecting. A bill to “ extinguish the Indian title ” to these lands is in coarse ot preparation for presentation to Congress; and undoubtedly we shall soon hear of the organization of some stupendous mining company, with Congressmen holding the responsible and paying positions.— flaihville Union & American, Atlanta Eiaterprlfce. Quondam.” the Georgia correspondent of the New Y- >* k Times, it seems visited Atlanta recently, taking notes of its enterprise and pro gress, which he communicates as follows lo that paper: THE GROWTH OF ATLANTA. I do not know, tor I have not examined re cently Haydn’s Dictionary, the exact figures which represent the wonders ot the world, but if Atlanta is not counted amoug them, it ought to be. Any one who passed through here live years" ago and were to return to-day, would uu - hesitatingly admit the justice oi this remaik In the Spring ot 1865, the Masonic Hall, a couple of churches, and not exceeding halt a dozen dwelling-houses, were ihe only buildings which had not been destroyed. Now the number of buildings is more than twice as great as it was before the war, and their superiority in size and in quality makes their value lully four times as areat as it was before Ibe city was burned. Ou every baud and in every direction solid, costly and baudsome improvements are being made, and though everywhere else the scarcity oi mom y is apparent, here there seems to he no lack ol currency, or if there is, credit must be abundant. Kimball’s monster hotel and his works on the Fair grounds give regular daily employment, at the highest rates of wages, to tour or five hundred laborers, from the master builder to the negro bod-carrier. This hotel is to be 296 feet square and six stories high, and when completed, according to the present plans, will be one ol the largest and finest in the South, uot excepting the Galt House in Louisville, Ky The ground floor is to be devoted to stores, ail oi which are already rented, aud the remaining five stories are to be ihe hotel, which is to con tain "all the modern improvements,” including the elevator for people disinclined to walk up stairs. Al the present rate of construction, 1 think it quite safe to predict that the hotel will lie completed in time to accommodate visitors to the Fair in October, and 1 make the announce ment with pleasure, because were the visitors to have no other places to live in than the present hotels ot Atlanta, they certainly would have but scant comfort. The hotel is lo cost $325,000, and lrom what I have seeu of the work every thing will be done in tbe best manner, aud uoue but the best materials employed. THE STATE FAIR GROUNDS. Mr Kimball’s energy, skill, and money are also working wonders on the rough, roots aud ragged field which is set apart tor the I 1 air ground. The outer fence is already nearly fin ished. 8tump extractors and liost3 ot treedmen are rapidly removing the stunted oaks, under brush, and old stumps which covered the whole space. The trotting-track, halt a mile in length, is nearly graded at a cost to the contractor ot $20,000. The halls and other buildings for the exhibition are in rapid progress oi construction, and trom the speed with which the work is be ing pushed, before the opening day arrives as perlectly arranged a lair ground as any iu the United States will be furnished to the Stale Ag ricultural Society. The accommodation will he ample for “ man and beast,” aud the means ot access for passengers and freight will be abun dant hy the construction ot a double track on the Western and Atlantic Railroad, which runs by the gate ol the ground. OTHER ENTERPRISES. A few months ago Mr Kimball was by no means popular in this community His connec tion with ihe Opera-House, the attempted sale of that building to the State tor a Capitol, and bis name being mixed up with the alleged unau thorised drafts or Mr. Bullock, made many peo ple suppose that he was a “ carpet-bagger ” of a veiy voracious appetite tor the public money; but popular sentiment baa undergone a revolu tion, and H. I. Kimball, “Yankee” and sup posed Radical though he be, is now very widely esteemed ; praised tor his enterprise and public spirit, aud justly regarded as a most useful and valuable citizen. A third “ gigantic enterprise" is the new railroad depot, which is to be erected and completed by the 10th of October for the ac commodation of the five railroads which center here, namely, the Georgia, ihe Western and Atlantic, the Atlanta aud West Point, Macon and Western, and tbe Air-Line Railroads.— Hitherto there has been nothing hut an old leaky, tumble-down, one-horse little ear shed made ot sheeting and a tew rough planks, which would be a disgrace to a way-station iu the Rocky Mountains. The new depot will be a very handsome structure ot iron, which is to cost $135,000, the contract for which has beeu awarded to a Philadelphia firm Its completion before the Fair will be an incalculable advan tage to exhibitors and visitors, as well as a last ing gratification—“ a joy forever ”—to tbe peo ple of the State, who have a lively recollection of the “ old car-shed ” on a cold VVinter’s morn ing at 4 or 5 o’clock. Location of the Confederate Monument. About two weeks ago, in response to a request from some members of the Monumental Asso ciation, we gave our views upon the question as to where the “ momiment should be located.” Then we advised the Cemetery as the proper site, and we again alter more mature reflection respectfully tender to the ladies the same sug gestions which we then made. This monument, fashioned lrom a beautiful aud enduring sub stance by the band of a skilled sculptor is de signed, we presume, to perpetuate the memory as well as do honor to our noble dead. We de sire to raise a monument which will have a ten dency to inspire respect and admiration lor the graves aud memory of heroes, and as their deeds as to us and their native section are “ deep graven on out grateful hearts till memo ry is dead,” so do we wish our children to in herit this respect for their memory, and tread lightly o’er the sleeping warrior’s last resting place.. It we- place this monument iu the Cem etery, right in the centre of tht: Confederate dead, we will create a guide post which will point out the hallowed spot to posterity long after the wooden slabs have fallen to decay— and the association which now Las Ihe care of this work shall have beeu numbered among “ the things that were.” This monument could never have been intended as a thing for admira tion and public display, and as the hopes that prompted our fallen comrades to do battle are now bidden far away in tbe deep recesses of our hearts and blighted forever, so let us put ilie monument where no curious or scornful stranger will mock tire cause iu which it io erected and where it will stand as a lasting and silent pre server oi the bodies of our gallant dead. An Aggrieved Husband. In a Chicago divorce case ou trial, the hus band alleges that Caroline had, on several oc casions, beaten him, spat in his face, thrown hot water ou him, and on one occasion kicked him down stairs. The court seems likely to grant tbe prayer ot the poor, ill treated hus- baud. The courts should protect these “ weaker vessels.” Novelty on the Stage—According to the Paris papers, tbe London theatre goers have ex perienced a new sensation, wnich exceeds in realism and freshness the most brilliant iniagin fogs ol Boucicault. It seems lbat a Miss Elvira fl , at a performance at the Drury Lane Theatre, was seen to totter and iali. The curtain was lowered, then presently it rang up, aud the happy event was announced to the audience, together with the usual gratify tog addendum, that mother and child were doing well, all ot which was received with Irantic applause. Fatal Shooting.—Ou Sunday fast, July 3, Mr. D. M. Smith, lamiliarly called Doc Smith, was shot near Pitts’ old Mill,about 2 miles trooi Newborn, Newton county, by Wm. McCart Mr. Smith had strvick Mrs. McCart, mother ot Wm. McCart, in a difficulty about her children's absence from their work on bis (arm, (the mother and children being in his employ,) a week before the shooting William went to talk to Mr. Smith about the affa r, on the latal morning, and found him in his cow pen. Mr. S. said he did strike Mrs. AlcCart, and asked if he took up the quarrel. Upon receiving an affirm ative reply, Mr. Smith moved as if to approach William, who then urow a levolving pistol and fired the first ball sinking a cow, and the second wounding Mr. 8 in tbe arm aud breast, causing his death in a lew hours. McCart then fled, and has not yet beeu arrested. The Coro ner’s jury returned a verdP-t in accordance With these facts.— Covington Enterprise. Look at the Ruins ! — Aye, look at the ruins of what once were magnificent sets of teeth, to be seen every where iu society. L-».k at them and ask yourself it it is n-it marvellous tbat such destruction is permitted, when, by simply usfog Sozodont, any teeth, however fragile, may be preserved lrom decay or blemish as long is life lasts? This is a tree country, and if people like to use hair cleansing compositions mil ol dirt, they have a right lo do so ; but re:a=ou suggeslo that when Pnalon’s Vilalia, or Salvation lor tbe Hair— pellucid, sweet and plearaui—can be ob tained at every drug store, n.'me but rb<- unre fined will u&e any other. Sold by drmmists. ju]y8-lt Thy Hall’s Vegetable Sicilian Hair Reuewe| if you would have a luxuriant growth ot Lae iu 3d—l Closed Up.—We learned yesterday ib perfect shower of attachmen a fell around^ devoted Americm Hotel, yesterday, a the establishment was closed up in noon.