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ATLANTA, GEORGIA,
Wed n—day, April 26, 1871.
Col. Halbert oa HimwGu(« Railroad*.
The Columboa Enquirer ol the 21st instant,
publishes an interesting address delivered
Colonel Halbert in that city on the 19th instant,
on the snbject ol railroads, and particularly the
the narrow gage track.
Diseased Heat 1b Boston.
Borne two weeks ago a botcher died in Bos
ton irom blood poison, inoculated iuto his
system, while dressing for the market an ox
which had died of disease, whilst being trans
ported to that city on the Boston and Albany
Kaiiroad. The investigation before a coroner’s
Jury fully established the above facts, and also
brought to light several ins anccs in which such
meat had been dressed at the slaughter pens
and sold in the market. The jury called the
attention of the Board of Health to tbe evil,
and recommended the adoption ol more strin
gent regulations to protect the lives of those
engaged in slaughtering, and of the public
against tbe purchase of unwholesome meat.
This is a subject which deserves the watchiul
attention cf the authorities of every city.
The Arkansas Tyrant Hakes a Speech
Ex-Governor Clayton, who lorded it over the
people of Arkansas with high 1 and during the
last tour years, and who has lately been elected
from that Bute to the United Btates Senate, was
serenaded at Washington city, on the night of
the 18th insUnt, and made a speech on what he
assumed tc be the issues before tbe American
people, tbe substance of which is reported in the
New York Herald of the next day. The theme
he selected was the “second rebellion of the
South,” and be rejoiced that one of first acts of
his Senatorial career, was in favor of a measure
to crush it out. The conduct of affairs in Ar
kansas by this cruel satrap of Federal power,
M^Go^ernor of that ill fated State, is fresh in thi-
mirxiif of the people. By tbe use of bis negro
militia he inflicted upon the people of that Bute
unparalleled wrongs and atrocities. Arbitrary
arreests, cruel punishments, without cause or
justification, mark his d< spotic sway. In this
speech he boasts of the success of his adminis
tration—makes a virtue ol his monstrous acts ol
cruelty and oppression, and is applauded by the
radical mob that waited upon him. If Clayton
alone were reponsible for his utterances—if he
alone sought applause for infamy, his remarks
on the occasion referred to, might well pass
without note or comment. But he is a repre
sentative man of his party—a henchman of
the tyrant who now holds the leins of the Gov
ernment, and would subvert the liberties it was
established to protect and secure. It is
in this view alone that he is en
titled to notice. It is by such men as
he that the party is to be judged. They are
the chosen instrumentalities by which the party
seeks to retain power. The speech referred to
is a tissue ol falsehoods, invented and used to
keep alive and inflame sectional hatred and pre
judice, the means now relied upon by the radi
cal party to save itself irom overthrow. This is
its only hope. Its usurpations have been so
flagrant, its profligacy so glaring, that its only
chance oi success lies in appeals to feelings that
should be buried as things of the past. It
stands upon no principle—no act of the admin
istration which it can commend to public
lavor. Grant’s career as President has been a
failure irom beginning to end. He has done
nothing that entitles him to be called a states
man. There have been men who have beiore
figured in the world as tyrants, but who gilded
their tyranny with something that served to
relieve it ot its opprobrium—with some act that
excited wonder and admiration, it not a nation’s
love and gratitude. The Cromwells and Bona
partes, and Uichclleur, whose deeds ot tyranny
shocked the moral sense of mankind and made
their very names a terror, at the same time daz
zled the world with a magnificence and splen
dor that served to abate, it not conceal, the
enormity of their offense. But this man, Grant,
stands before tbe country as a naked tyrant and
usurper, without even the disgu'se of a great
act, bad though it might be, to hide his shame
and infamy. By the fortunes of war, his success
in the field elevated him to the highest place in
the gift oi the American people. His claims as
a military man, we do not intend to discuss. In
war success is, ordinarily, the measure of re
nown. In his case, however, his reputation is
shorn of much of its glory by the tact, that it
rests not so much upon any exhibition ot military
genius, as upon physical causes—overwhelming
numbers and superiority in the materials oi war.
But as a civivlan his administration is utterly
wanting iu ability and dignity—has nothing in
its history to relieve it ot its merited odium,
His advisers are wanting in statesmanship, aud
his minions, iu principle aud character. He has
descended to make war upon a defenseless
people, at the sacrifice ot ail lhat is generous
and noble, and by trampling upon the constitu
tion he has sworn to support The Claytons
and lloldeus are fit instruments tor the promo
ticn ol his ambitious aims.
Practical Idea*.
To be a good housekeeper r< qurios education
and practict; but if a Woman's hi art is in the
woik she will soon learn, it necessity places the
duty beiore her.
When tbe comlort and prosperity of a loved
husband renders it ncceisary to economize and
live to the blit advantage wi'h small means, a
devoted wile will turn her thought and care to
the duties ot her home.
The help ol a got d, careful, pro dent house
keeper, enablt s a man to advai.ee his business
prognrets more than anything else & woman
can do.
Hu superficial accompl’shmeuts of a board-
ing-sthool m ts are nothing ct mi and toa prac
tical educaiiou iu nil that pertains to making
home attractive, and sensible men know it.
It is veiy imposing to witness the majestic
■weep ol yares upon yards ol expensive silk
flounces ai d lac- s into a parlor, out, young
man.it requires a lurge income to support so
much style.
It is delmiitful to talk with a yout g lady who
knowo Frencn, aud all the latest n vels, and to
have a diviue creature dispense her best ekir-
tnis ies ol fl.rung with her eyes, smiles and fan,
bat, young man, there olt is but little heart or
sincerity in p.acticed charms. A girl who has
only acoumiiD school education, aud the ac
complishrneuts taught her by a loving mother,
of cooking and all o her domestic duties, will be
more likely to make you a good wile.
She may not have tbe most polished address.
She may not tu able to en au le you with bat
talions of arts and wiles w.ih which a petted
fashionable belle surrounds nud uapinres beaux,
but she will prze tbe love ol an In mest heart
more, anu truin and sincerity devote her life to
requitting the love and ktuili.e s given her.
It your iuox«me be only a K w hundreds a year,
a fashionable devotee ol style aud hi art-smash
ing will in a a few years fret htrseil into a mis
erable disconslented wreck, and be a dead
weight upon you; while a lnsh-b< artid, do
mestic girl will develop into a bioom ng mat
ronly woman ot seme and responsibility.—Elm
Orlou.
From Lonltnt le Courier-Jonrush
Lizzie Carlioa.
A boat thirty years ago there came to this city
a stranger, a young girl in her teens, who gave
her name as Lizze Carlton. Nothing more was
known of her than that she was accompanied
hither by a young man who was, or pretended
to be, deal and who left at once after aiding her
in securing a situation in the establishment of
a Mis. Williams, a milliner and dressmaker,
on Fourth street, nearly opposite tne spot where
Barker’s New York Store now stands.
Lizzie was a handsome brunette, with a
wealth of raven hair which swept the floor,
with bright expressive eyt s, and, altogether, gen
teel and dignified in her general appearance.
From her lady-like deportment and close atten
tion to the interests ol her employer, she was
soon made superintendent of tne establishment.
Tbe social lines were not so strongly marked
and scrupulously guarded then as now, and
hence the young and beauiitnl stranger was
soon received into the best company—forming
a unmoor ot friends outside ot her business tir
cle, among others a Mrs E, a prominent mem
ber of tbe Baptist church, at whose house Liz
zie was a frequent visitor. She, in time, attach
ed hem if to that church and became a most
exemplary member.
During her visits to Mrs. E. she met Phillip
Slaughter, himself one ol the pillars ot the
cLu.cb, who, alter living in single-blessedness
lor years, enjoying his wealth aud family station
all alone, soon conceived a tender sentiment for
the young and lovely sister. Old bachelors are
considered public property in so far that a lively
public interest is always manifested in their
matrimonial we) r are, and hence it was not long
alter tue match-makers put their heads together
until the twaiu were made one. The maiTiage
ceremony was performed at the Baptist church,
then standing on the southwest corner of Fifth
aDd Green, ihe Rev. Mr. Buck officiating. The
happy bride aDd groom, accompanied by a
number ol iheir brothers and sisters, repaiied
to tbe residence ol Mr. Slaughter, about ten
miles Irom the city, on tbe Bardstown pike, to
partake of the usual festivities.
The boniy-moon witnessed a mutual growth
of admiration between the two, aDd not only
the honey moon, but several other moons,
waxed aDd waned, and dripped with hon-v
“sweeter than the honeycomb.”
Alas ! that man’s uvunce and brutality should
break in to mar and destroy a scene of happi
ness like this!
About sunset one evening the door-bell rang
Lizzie—cow Mrs. Slaughter—left her husband’s
bed side (Ue was confined to his room by a
slight illness at this time), arranged her toilet,
and descended to the parlor.
One piercing scream, that startled the echoes
and shook the ratters, aroused Mr. Slaughter,
who rushed down the stairs. What was tin
astonishment and dismay when he found his
bride fainting on the floor, and a strange gentle
man, and attended by a policeman, bending
over her.
“dir.” said the stranger, “this is my slave.
Her name is Malinda Cass. I am a Mississippian
—here is the bill of sale. I bought her a lew-
months before she escaped from my home. I
have been on her trait tor a long time; and now
she must return with me.”
The distress ot this untortunate couple drew,
at once, a large concourse ol their friends, who
were as much at a loss what to advise in tbe
midst oi these strange relations as were those
most deep y concerned. The husband, after the
first paroxysm of his grief had subsided, vowed
eteinai fidelity to his wife, bond or tree, and
with tbe assistance ot Deacon Elliott, Rev. Mr
Buck and others, it was arraigned that, # to quiet
matters, the stranger should be indemnified
lor the loss of his slave, and a little party ol
lriends met at the Galt House, whtre the Missis
sippian received $700 for compensation, and re
turned borne.
But Mr. S being rather feeble-minded and
easily influenced man, was so beset by his rela
tives that he ahandoned his wife, as they could
not tolerate one in such relation as that, who
had one drop ot Alrican blood in her veiDS,
however concealed beneath a fair exte
rior. He turned the poor woman into the
street, and she, bioken hearted, went Irom place
to place in the capacity of a seamtress, soon
after giving birth to a son. She managed to
support herself and child, and to bear up under
all htr misfortunes until Mr. 8. married another.
She at once took to her bed, was kindly attend
ed by the Sisters of CharitBo^nd a tew of tbe
Baptist sisters in this city, until she died ot a
bn ken h< art.
•Mr. Elliott went South to learn a true state
menl of her history, but the reports there weie
as conflicting as they nad in the meantime come
to be here-
L'zzic Carlton persisted to the last that she
was a pure Caucassian—a free woman. She
related that her mother, a Portugese, 08 reach
ing this country, being a dark brunette, formed
the acquaintance ot a wealthy planter in New
Orleans, who became so iniatuated with her
that he took her to his home, and to conceal his
purposes from his wife, got her consent to pass
as his servaut— her apptarance enabling her to
assume tbe cl aiacter of a bright mulatto. Liz
zie was tbe offspring ot this illicit strateuy, and
the planter dying suddenly, and without dis
closing the true character of his mistress (who
herself died soon alter,) Lizze, while quite a
child, descended to the heirs with the other
slaves of the estate; and the estate becoming
involved, she was sold to a stranger—the same
who afterwards visited Louisville in search of
his property. 8he further stated that the gen
tleman who brought her here was her halt
brother—the son of her mother’s seducer—and
that she fled to escape the persecutions of her
purchaser, who persisted in soliciting favors
which her womauly virtue could not tolerate.
A tew pitied aud more blamed the unfortu
nate woman tor imposing herself, as they called
it, on this community. But time has mellowed
the harshness of the sentiment which was tb< >
prevalent and made unanimous tne opinion thu
her story was true in all respects. The olde-i
inhabitants of Louisville now declare their be
lief that she was inded the daughter of & Potu
gese woman; that she was altogether gi ted
with splendid virtues, and was the innocent vie
tim of the strategy of her parents, and was, of
course, as much entitled to the rights of a tree
woman as any one who walks Fourth street to
day. Her lather’s and mother’s sudden death
was the cause of all her woes; even her ostensi
ble owner was ignorant ol her true history.
How terribly, in this instance, were the sins ol
the parents virited upon the child !
Poor, heart-broken woman! A little grave
in the Wi sh rn Cemetery ot the city has set
upon her lips the seat ot everlasting silence, and
it is meet, now that time, which sooner or later
works its revenges and grants that justice which
was withheld, mat the true story of her life
shouid be written—that the cloud which en
shrouded her fair name should be swept aside—
and that her son, if he is living to-day, may rest
no longer under the false imputation of having
been born a slave.
Soon alter the death ot Phillip Slaughter, his
relatives sent the boy referred to above, to
Hawesviile, in this State, to be raised by a man
named Luckctt, or Lucky, under an assumed
name, and since tbat lime nothing has been
known of his fate, unless to the relatives
ot Mr. Slaughter, several of whom are still
living.
ontbs Iuunu Men.—The Middle-
town Transcript says: A lady requi sled us to
insert the following: “Wanted, one hundred
and fifty young meD, more or less, oi all shapes
and sizes, from ’he tall, graceful dandy with
hair sufficient on his npper lip to stuff a bar
ber’s cushion, dowu to the little bow-legged,
freckled-laced, carrot-headed upstart. The ob
ject is to form a gaping corps, to be in attend
ance at the church doors at the close of divine
service each Sabbath evening, to stare at the la
dles ss tney leave church, and to make delicate
and gentlemanly remarks on their person and
dress. All who wish to enter the stove corps
will appear on the steps ol the various church
doors next Sunday evening, when tbe, will be
duly inspected, their names, personal appearance
and quality ol brains registered in a book lor
that purpose. To prevent a general rush, we
will state that no one wilt be enlisted who pos
sesses intellectual capacity above that ol a well-
bred donkey.”
Wilhelm, the composer ol the German nation
al hymn, “ The Watch on the Rhine,” ot which
over six hundred thousand copies were sold in
Germany since the breaking out of the war
with France, died a few week ago ot apoplexy.
Tbe Influence of Preuy Women.
Life becomes more harmonious, it beats with
a ketner pulse of enjoymenr, in the presence ol
pntty women. After al', a charming little
figure, a piquet little face, is the best remedy
lor halt the ills ot existence, its worries, its vex
ations, its outness, its disappointments. And
even in the larger and more placid types ol
biauty, in the beauty of a Lady Dumotllo, ii
there is a tinge ot stupidity, there is, at any rath,
an atmosphere ot repose, a genial influence
moulding our social converse and habits into
gentler shapes. —
It is amusing to see how the prettiness of wo
man tells on her dress how the order and pro
priety ot her dress tells on tbe home. The pur
suit ot beauty, the habit of prettiness, give an
ideal dignity to the very airangement ot her
bonnet "strings. In e\e y movement, in tbe
very sweep of her ampie lo’ds, in the pose cl
htr languor, in 'he g*y start of her excitement,
on fet-ls the sobenin-, fcaimoniziUt influence
«.. bet last o-4 in :h« ija s. .sue m-y ht g»y
oi sorr- wiu q ..i i or cne:geiio, but sue m st
be pretty Beauty excretes au imp rcepub'e
compulsion over iter, which l oulds her whole
life into graceful and harmonious forms Her
dress rises out of tbe mere clothing ot man into
the regions ot science, ot poetry, ot art. A
thousand consid'rations ol tas'e, harmonies o.
toior, ci n'rasts, cor espondencie-, ce i a c ad-
juetmi n s ol . gh' -.nd shat e, di ta'e the choice
oi a shawl e-r the tint ot a g.ore.
And a_- pre.uuess tens on dress, it tells on the
home. Floweis, pictures, the gey nous pf a
sonata, the coziest ot couches, gorgeous hues ol
Indian tapestiv, glass-work of Aiurano, a hun
dred exquisite somethings and nothings, are the
natural setting of pretty women Tne art of
the boudo.r teas ou all but the chaos ot the
hi sband’s study. Around that last r.fugeol
Laibarism flo its an atmosphere of taste and
refinement in wli< h tne pretty wile lives and
moves and hi..- her being And from this tone
ot the home greres tae tone of society, the
social laws ci good humor, of proj r.ety, ot
seh-resiraint, ot consideration f :r others, ol
gentleness, of vivacey Tbe veiy hush of the
rough tones that-have thundered over Pelopo-
nete as Per cits beef’s over Aspasia, the little
turns and delicacies ot phrase, the joyous serf
doms and id entss of the manliest and most
energetic ot men, tells of the triumph of pretty
women.
From the Hew York Times.
No* ualltr.
A new form of crime has been invented in
London, and, unless legal provision is speedily
devised to meet tbe contingency, we may ex
pect to hear of nnmerous instances of it* com
mission. The novelty consists, not in the deed
perpetrated, but in the method whereby punish
ment is evaded. For some time the Buglish
press hss given nnnsnal attention to a certain
robbery ol diamonds by a Mr. and Mrs. Turpey;
and in the issue of the trial of the latter per
son, is illustrated the new form of crime. To
get a clear view of the matter it is needful to
recite its details.
On the 12tn of January last, a gentleman
called at the jeweler's shop of Messrs. London
Ryder, in New Bond street. He asked to see
some diamonds, and some were shown to him.
He then made certain arrangements for a shop
man to take certain articles ot jewelry to a house
in Upper Berkley street. His name he left as
Mark Tvrrell,and observed that the object ot the
arrangement in question was tbat of showing
the diamonds to bis wife—for whose use they
were intended—before completing the purchase
The shopman, one Parkes, went in dne time to
the house, and met at the door by Mr. Tyrrell,
who apologized for the absence ot a servant,
and conducted bis visitor up stairs. When
they entered the drawing-room Mrs Tyrefl *
otherwise the Martha Torpey who has just been
tried for the robbery—was seated by tne fire
Parkes soon took tbe diamonds from their cases,
and. exhibited them to the husband and wife.
Various remarks were made on the beauty of
the gems, their cost and relative desirability,
and thiATyrell proposed to his wife that she
should call her si-ter. who was s .id to be in t be
next room, to get her opinion on the subject.
Tbe woman left the room as suggested, leaving
Parkes standing with his back to the door by
which she went ou*. In a few moments she
came back and said her sister wou'd be
there directly. At the same instant
she passed behind the unsuspecting Parkes
and crammed a banderchiet saturated
with some art aesthetic, over his nose and mouth.
Simultaneously, Tyreil rushed upon him from
the front and pinned his arms against his sides.
A struggle ensued, Parkes trying to free his
arms, and occasionally escaping from the hand
kerchief; but Tyreil or Torpey continuing to
grapple with him, and the woman to follow him
up, and to thrust the handkerchief against his
mouth and nostrils. At last Parks was thrown
on a sofa and became insensible. When he
recovered he found himself bound hand and f iot,
while his male assailant was standing over him.
The woman was gone probably to put up the
jewels in some secure place, and the man, after
cautioning his prisoner to make no noise under
pain of death, aud saying that in a short time
some one would come and release him disap
peared also. After awhile Parks contrived to
ree himself and made his escape.
Of course the alarm was given, and equally
of course the birds had flown. In the sequel
Torpey got off safe to the continent, where he
is still at large, taking with him the diamonds.
The police, however, managed to capture the
woman—who had none ot the booty—and the
other day Martha Torpey was put on trial for
robbery. All the facts as we stated them were
duly proved and the case given to the iury. In
seven minutes, and without leaving the b< x,
that jury brought in a verd : ct not guil’y. and
tbe pri oner was thereupon discharged. Tuis
singular looking conclusion was arrived at
upon a theory ot great antiquity, but one, we
should suppose, that must be growing more and
more distasteful to a certain class ol “progress
ive” thinkers. This theory consists in the legal
fiction that a woman has no exiat< nee save
through and by favor of her husband.
The Recorder, in summing up for the jury,
charged them that the presumption of law was
that when an act was committed by a wife in
the presence of her husband, it- was done under
his control. Mr. Montagu Williams, who urged
this line of defense with remarkable ingenuity
and eloquence, insisted that Mrs. Torpey had
been actually coerced by her husband to do as
she had done; and the fleet of his glowing pe
riods was enhanced by the prisoner, who wept
silently throughout his speech, while her baby,
in the arms of a female warder hard by, set up a
“feeble little wail.” To the eye ol common
sense the robbery was a clear case of conspiracy;
to the eye of the law the accused was tbe Inno
cent tool ot a wicked husband. She conse
quently left the dock not on'y scot-free, but in a
technical sen c e without a stain on her charac
ter ; and by this time, no doubt is sharing with
her lord the fruits of her audacicus enterprise in
some town of Southern France or sunny Italy.
A Han Willi six Wives
The Erie, (Pa.) Dispatch “showing up” the
matrimonial adventures ot a travelling M. D.,
whose pompous manner and volubility of tongue
have given him the name of Dr. “ Whistlewind,”
but whose real name is Lyman P. Taylor, who
is the husband of six wives and the father of
children innumerable. Among his victims is a
woman in Troy. The doctor is a shoemaker
by trade, and his first matrimonial venture was
with an actress in a circus. The charms of a
pretty Quakeress induced him to desert his wile
and two children, and he married the former,
living with her until her death, which was
caused by the explosion of a kerosene lamp.
The doctor next married his servant girl.. He
then eloped with a patient from Syracuse, a Mrs.
Dusenbury, for whom he seems to have genine
affection, living ,with her the long period of
fitteen years. The doctor next turned up at
Lansingburgs, where he represented himself to be
a widower. He was poorly clad and Beemed to
suffer bard times. He there opened a medical
office, and became acquainted with Mrs. Francis
M., who became bis filth wife, and who since
learning his true character, is likely either to
bring him to justice or make the country too
hot to hold bun. He married her in Troy four
v* -.r s a-o, cue of his sons and a Mrs. King
i eg tbe wi nesses. She was worth $8,000,
mil gave him $1,000 as a wedding present to set
up a country shoe store in North Corinth, but
be ran through it, lain around drunk, and in
three mouths bad only a few dollars left Before
leaving North Corinth, however, an officer
came with a warreut for obtaining goods under
taise pretences. He appealed to bis wife, and
she paid $475 to save him from punishment
While getting ready to emigrate to Erie, wife
No. 4. Mrs Dusenbury, made her appearance
and demanded that he should come and live
with her, and her three children. He denied
in presence ot wife No. 5, that he had been mar
ried to No. 4 She said that she could bring
proof enough, but ii he would do something tor
the support ot the children she would not prose
cure. He had swindled a shoe manufacturer in
this city oat of over a hundred dollars worth ol
goods, and these he packed in a box and told
his late companion to take them and sell them
for the benefit of herself and children. He
then started lor Erie with his wife No. 5,
bnt after a short time married a sixth wife in
that place and put lor parts unknown. The
last time he was heard Irom he was in South
Bend, Indiana. The Troy lady and wife No.
are both alter him, and he can hardly escape—
at least the clutches of the former.
State Item*.
The Newnan Herald of the 21st inst, states
that it has received a letter from Carrolton,
staling that Mr. Henry Martain, son of Hon.
Emanuel Martin, was found dead in his field,
on the 17th instant. It is supposed that, he died
of appoplexy as he was in full health that
morning on leaving his house.
The Houston Journal says that Mr. Calvin
Brown, of that county, while seated at a table
writing, was fired upon through a window and
slightly wounded with buck-shot. The un
known villian had not been apprehended.
A gentleman by tbe name of J. L. Marbut,
a citizen ot Paulding county, was attacked and
robbed by negroes in the public highway, in
Haralson county, on last Saturday, the 15th
instant Believing that they intended also to
take his lite, he made his escape, when the De
crees fired upon him, one ball passing through
his coat
Judge LnrVj of "Augusta, has decided that
District Court Judges have no power to issue a
bench warrant, and discharged a prisoner who
had been arrested by tbat process.
The Chapman Sisters will perform in Albany
next Monday evening.
The Albany News says that it has been an
nounced that the company propose to f xtend
the Southwestern railroad from that place to
some pomt southwest beyoDd Blakely.
The Flint river was about as high on ! h» 20th
inet., as it has been this season, endangering
Tift’s bridge now building at Albany.
The taxable property of ihe State for 1870 is
put down at $210,000 000.
A Columbus church was lately robbed of a
glass baptismal b iwl which the church had
owned for twenty-three years.
Hon. C. BL ShoaSOey, a prominent member
of the bar of this State, died recently in Colum
bia county where he lived.
The grand jury of Crawtord has presented
the District Court as an illegal concern.
The grand iury ol Campbell county pre
sents the District Court as a nuisance, and
Governor Bullock’s ad min «st ration, for its
reckless and profligate expenditure of the peo
pie’s money.
Dr. Tutt, formerly a well-known citizen of
Augusta, but fate of Chattanooga, died recently
at tbe latter place.
On Sunday right of the 9th instant, Mr. James
Howard, of Lincoln county, was decoyed from
his house by two unknown men, under pretense
of being shown the road to Lmcolton, when, af
ter going a short distance, they seized him and
demanded his money. Upon his refusing, they
bound him to a tree, and forced him to give it
up. One of the viilians then fired upon him by
inflicting a very dangerous wound. They then
left him bound to the tree. He afterwards suc
ceeded in releasing himself and in getting back
to his house. The robbers get about seventy
five or a hundred dollars.
Rome is to have a grand celebration at the
opening of the new building of the Library
and Historical Association, on the 28th instant.
The programme i9, first, a steamboat excursion
down the Coosa River; second, a lecture from
Dr. Hicks, upon ihe “ Great Yirgifhan third
a supper worthy of the occasion, and after the
supper, amusement generally, according to
taste.
Blondes—History Shows They Have More
Iragedy Passion than Brunettes—The tragedy
passion has generally been coupled with the
slumbrous black eye—according to Buffon,
there are no black eyes proper—all that seem
so being black by contrast of the dark pupil
with the white cortica-but observation indi
cates the tailacy ot this belief. The true tragedy
woman is the semi-approximating to the blonde
rather than the brunette. Cleopatra had red
hair, anr. was freckit d; but, having had dark
eyes, must be classed either as a semi or as
dark-cycJ auburn blonde. So Brinviiiiers, the
beauty acd tragedy woman of her day. Mr
Kubisse—run.i the anecdote—was so taken with
u e devilish tascination of her portrait, in pos
session ot M. De Langes, that he trembled visi
bly, yet could not leave it.
“What is your opinion ol it?” asked M. De
Lances, breaking the spell alter Mr De Langes,
br- aking the spell after Mr. Zubisae. “Who is
she ?’’
•‘Brmvillers, the prisoner, and the wickedest
womau in France,” answered M. De Langes,
an of Arc, trsdgedy woman as she was, ap-
::r- to l.av< bc<-n b!on<ir, and had masses ol
golden hair ; but win- he- her eyes were blue
or light gray, history lia-> never settled Lucre-
tin Borgia’s hair was tawny, according to trav-
eleors who have studied a lock it of preserved in
the Ambrosian Library in Milan. Leigh Hunt,
who possessed a solitary hair, taken by Lord
By ron, from the Milan relic,declares that it wa*
•f 'be col r properly termed golden. “Iftv-i
h-dr was goieerj,” writes Mr. HudI, “ibi* is. It
is or red ; it is not yellow ; k js not auburn ;
s: i gokki;, aid nothing else; and, though nat
ur..l lookiug, must have had a strange ap;>ear-
ance in the mass.” Others apply the epithets
twany and straw-colored, which, in the mass,
answers to Landoris description:
“Calm hair meandering with pellucid gold.”
Helen, ot Troy, and Peppsea Sabina, had
abundant tresses of this same color; and so had
Milto, the beanliful Loman. Tragedy-women
all!—Home Journal.
Small Clippings.
A fourteen-year-old girl in Cincinnati cow-
hided a young loafer who had made remarks
about her.
Six physicians—three males and three females
attended the Princess of Wales at the recent
birth ol a prince. The baby died.
A gentleman expressed to a lady his admira
tion of her toilet. jShe said she supposed he
had beeen impressed by her angel sleeves —
He answered with eflusibn, “No; but he’d like
to be.”
An Indianapolis gentleman’s claim for divorce
is based on the ground that when he married
four weeks, his wife’s hair was black, but now
it is r* d enough to entitle her to the front rank
in a torchlight procession.
Moses understood mankind. He specified
our neighbor’s ox and his ass among his pos
sessions which we must not covet, but omitted
our neighbor’s horse. That was too much tc
ask ol poor human nature 1
A good story is told of a late college Presi
dent near Boston. On one occasion the col
lege students substituted a large dictionary in
stead of the Bible, at the morning devotions
On opening the book he at once saw tbe situa
tion; but he said nothing and proceeded to the
prayer, which he prolonged for sn hour. The
students got out of all patience; but they appre
ciated the sly remark oi the venerables Presi
dent on his retiring, that he*‘found all the words
he needed, in the volume they had placed on
his desk.” t
The New Orleans Police Board has appointed
a mounted force tor the protection of the
suburbs of the city. The force consists ot nine
teen men, two corporals, and a sergeant who i
to report every day to the Superintendent of
Police.
The Chicago Tribune says :—“ The Repubi
can party is not a despotism led by a Czar, but
a hundred-handed Briareus ” And every hand
is reaching our to steal something that belongs
to the people.—Louisville Ledger.
Thg New York Standard says the President
relies upon tbe common sense ot the people. It
he had a little common sense ot his own to
rely upon it would be much better for the peo
ple.—Courier-Journal.
In the testimony against Principal Gallagher
of New*York grammar school No. 31, one ol
the witnesses says he was drunk, because he
read from the Bible: *• And the cock wept
thrice, and Peter went out out and crew bit
terly.”
Ii Dr. Livingstone lives to get back from
Africa he is going to explore South Carolina.
The people of that State are expected to pay
four millions of dollars in State and county
taxes. And it is thought that it will be made a
howling wilderness.
A medical correspondent of the London Lan
cet gives the following remedy for neuralgia, so
prevalent at this season: “A lew years ago,
when in China, I ascertained that the natives,
when attacked with facial neuralgia, used oil of
peppermint, which they lightly applied to the
seat of pain with a camel’s hair pencil. Since
then, in my own practice, I have frequently
employed this oil as a local anaesthetic, not only
in neuralgia, but also in gout, witii remarkably
good effects.”
A clergyman asked some children, “Why do
we say in the Lord’s prayer, ‘Who art in
Heaven,’ since God is everwhere ?” He saw
little drummer boy who looked as if he could
give an answer, and turned to him for it
‘Well, little soldier, what do you say?” "Be
cause its headquarters.”
If some ot the preachers knew what excellent
advertisements are many ot the sermons that
are aimed at the places ot popular amusement
they wouldn’t preach any more of them for less
than forty cents a line.—Louisville Courier-Jour
nal.
The Nilsson Conckkt.—Nilsson stands at
the hi ad ot her profession, and is as remarkable
for her excellence in song as any ot her native
country, Sweden, has ever produced. Brignoli
has already given Atlanta practical evidence of
Ins genius, and llcue temps is said to have no
rival as a violenist. The Nilsson concert prom
ises to be a grand mu JcaL treat, and we suppose
that tbe best audience that has assembled in
DeGive’s Opera House since the departure ot
Larlotla Patti will be there to greet her.
Pbbsidknt Grant’s talent for organization
on a military basis is notably shown in his Uabi-
net, whose secrets have found a leak through an
under Secretary, now out of office, whose posi
tion required him to sometimes act at Cabinet
meetings. Ic appears tbat, long before he sought
the absolutism which gives him the power ot
dictator over the whole country, he had reduced
his Cabinet to the condition ot a military staff,
whose sole duty is tc acquiesce in his decisions
whenever they happen to find them out. The
recent removals in the New York Custom
House and tbe Ku-Klux message were never, it
is said, submitted at a session ot the Cabinet,
and tbe membtis s-iw them first in tbe news
papers. Any opposition is followed by a hint
tbat a resignation will be accepted, and rather
than lose office the several Secretaries have
tacitly handed over their Departments to the
President. Mr. Boutwell saved his place by
passing the patronage ot the Treasury to the
control of the Commissioner ot the Internal
Revenue and the White House military staff,
and Mr. Cre&well did the same with his Depart
ment. Sucn a thorough organ tzalion of nis
Cabinet was never effected by any other Presi
dent, for there never was one so bent upon
securing and holding the power which comts
through what Mr. t?umner calls the “ usurpa
tion ol the kingly prerogative.”—Boston Post.
Thb City Hail lot is being deeply plowed up
preparitory to being planted in some sort of
grain noth the season tor sowing bine grass shall
arrive. This is a laree an i level lot, is suscep
tible of very bieli c-u.t-va ion, ana could be or
namented with nue trees a -d sb'ibbery at but
it li c s'. We think irom p: seat indications
ii-n Junge Pittman will have everything netd-
lul in the premises done, and that before a great
while. This lot will become one ot the most
beautiful spots in the city.
Freights over the Nashville and Chattanooga
and Nashville and Northwestern roads have
fallen off from thirty to forty per cent, daring
the past few weeks, the reduction in shipment
of grain being most noticeable, as the farmers
keep their grain rather than accept present
prices.
M’lle Nilsson, who has created such a
furor in the cities, that have been so rortunate as
to have bad her s ng in them, is announced to
appear in Atlanta. She is a rival of Jenny
Lind and Carlotta Patti and will doubtless draw
as large an audience as tbe Opera House can
bold. To thoee who have cuaivated their
musical talent, her coming will ne a particular
treat, while all who can admire periection in
vocal process most admire the abilities..
Gvlng to Sleep.
Lav me down gently—my waning strength
Will near no more to-night;
The day tuu teem'd each a weary length.
Bathed In its golden light.
The birds have snug, bat they wearv me
Through the ceaseless silent hoars;
And the air is fill’d with their melody.
And the scent of the budding flowers.
I ant longing to go—nsv, do not chide,
Nor so sadly head year head ;
I thought ere now to have been your bride.
But I'm wedded to death instead.
Ny darlirg! God has in leve forgiven
The idol m; heart had made;
Bat to win me back to the heights of Heaven
He has lower’d me to the grave.
“If I had been spared 1“ oh do not speak I
He knows what is safe and beet;
And my pas-ionate spirit has grown so meek,
.Prepared for that long sweet rest.
My eyelids droop, for the night has come;
Why do you wildly weep ?
I feel like a wanderer going home,
Afl I calmly sink to sleep.
Thb following is an official statement oi
what G< rmany nas done during her war with
France:
vVar was declared by France on the 19 th of
July, 1870, and though, on the 27th of January,
1871, through the capitulation ot Paris, there
was cessation of hostilities, the war was not
virtually over until the 16th of February, 1871,
therefore lasting altogether about two buudrea
and ten days. The first few days of this time—
namely, up to the 26th ot July—were occupied
iu calling into service and organiz ng the North
German as well as South German armies; iu
their concentration, and in taking their strategic
position along the “Trier Landau” line, and
everything was completed in the marvellously
short time ot thirteen days. As the streagth ol
these armies amounted to from 500,000 to 600
000 men, there must have been transported over
the different railroad lines on an average about
42,000 men per day, and only three oi the five
principal roads could be used to any advantage.
To be aole to judge fairly of the immensity and
magnitude ot these military and railway «pera
tious, the large number of horses, cannons, am
munition ana other wagons which were con
veyed over these roads at the same time must
be taken into consideration, as well as the cir-
cumstance Uwl up to that time a battalion,
squadron or battery was considered as the
regular freight ol a train, and also that tour
army corps were carried across ihe whole ot
the present Empire, and that during this journey
ot several days men and horses had to be pro
vided with food.
The successes with which the Germans hav
met are in a great measure due to this really
wondStfhl rapidity of organ zation and concen
tration of the armies.
Besides the thirteen days spent as mentioned
above, the time passed in negotiation at Ver
sailles—namely, from the 24th ot January to the
16th ot February—cannot be counted as actual
warfare, thus leaving only one hundred aud
eighty days in which the French empire was
conquered. In these one hundred and eigli y
days the German armies have had over 156
smaller or larger fights or conflicts, have fought
seventeen decisive battles, have taken twenty
six lortesses or fortified places, have made pm
oners 11,650 officers and 363,000 men, aDd have
captured 6,700 guns or mitrailleuses and 12o
eagles and stands of colors.
A more minute calculation shows that the
Germans, during the six months of real fighting
have had on average each months ot real fig tit
ing, have had on overage each month twenty
six tights and three decisive battles; have taken
four fortesses, 1,950 officers aud 69,500 prisoner
and captured 1,110 cannons and twenty eagle:
or flags.
Tne following is a statement of the work of
each seperate month: Up to the capitulation ot
Sedan there were fitteen smaller and eigat great
battles, namely: At Weissenburg, VVoertb,
cheren, Couicelles, Vionville, Gravelotte, Noise
vtlle and Beaumont-Sedan.
The following four lortified places were oc
cupied : Switzerland, Leitzelslem, Lich ten berg
Marrsal and Vitly.
In the month ot September thirteen fights
took place, and the capture of the fortresses o
Sedan, Laon, Toul and Strasbourg.
Jn the mouth of October thirty-seven conflicts
and the tall ot the Forts Soisson, Schletestadi
and Metz.
During the month of November there were
fitteen encounsers and two greri battles, namely:
Amiens and Beaune-a-Roiande, and the for
tresses of Verdun. Montheliarp, New Breisach
Hacudiden-Solen (?), La Fere and the citadel oi
Amens surrendered to the Germans.
In December there were thirty fights—the
battles at and near Orleans and on the Hallune
and the taking of Plalz uag and Monteoiedy.
In January, finally, there were torty-eight
fights, and the battles ot Le Mans, Montbeltar
aud St. Quenlio, as well as the surrender ot the
torts of Rocroy, Peronne, Longwy, and Paris,
Beltort was not surrendered nil February.
The siege ot Paris lasted from the 19th o
Sep 1 ember, 1871, to the 28th of January, 1871
—in all 130 days—during which time twenty-
two sorties, in force, were made, and thought iD
the above mentioned revision these are merely
enumerated as fights, yet some ot them were
tmpor ant and bloody enough to entitle them to
rank among great ba'tles.
There were also three navat battles, which
are not included in the above statement, Damely
On the 19Lh ot September, by Hiddennse; on
the 21st ot September, in the Putzing Bay, and
on the 12th ot October in the Bay ol Havana
Alphonzo Nash, a mulatto man who keeps
a barber shop and sort of eating house on
Whitehall street, was up beiore a Justice ot the
Peace this morning charged with receiving
some silver forks stolen from a house in this
city. The evidence showed that Nash had
received the lorks and that his wife had sent
them to Augusta for sale by a train hand on
the Georgia Railroad. This person swore that
he had received the forks and carried them to
Augusta aud upon hearing that some such arti-
clts had been stolen he had brought them back
to Atlanta and delivered them to Nash. Tne
Court decided to bind the defendant over in
bond ot $250 for his appearance at the Supe
rior Court.
CITY ITEfll.
Moore’s Commercial Institute was es
tablished in Savannah in October, 1858, and
conducted with marked success until the break-
ng out of the late war when its operations
ceased. In 1862 the Principal, B. F. Moore,
was called to Atlanta to fill a position offered
him, and since that time has been identified with
the people of this city in their adversity and
prosperity. Occupying different positions as an
accountant and man ot business lor over four
teen years, making book-keeping and the
science of accounts a specialty, embarked again
in October, 1868, tor the purpose of establishing
a business college in Atlanta, and giving the
young men of tne South an opportunity of
obtaining a business education at borne, more
thorough and practical in its details, with
associations more congenial to their natures and
dispositions, aud more economical than patron
tzing Northern institutions, whose principal
feature is the production ot highly illustrated
papers containing false inducements to attract
the unwary, and furnish superficial instruction
instead ot a sound practical business educa
tion.
Personal.—Mr. Greeley said Mr. Lincoln
after a long interview during the war, that he
was “the cunningest man in the United States
and a writer in the Tribune now, probably Mr.
John Hay, so long the President’s private secre
tary, recalls a remark ot his oid chief, which
comes very much to confession of the same
thing, and shows how subtly he dealt with tbe
men aod the questions which pressed them
selves ieverishiy upon him, and yet, also how
low was his estimate ot human nature, and ol
the means by which government was to be
administered. On closing a protracted local
squabble with a brilliant compromise, as Mr.
nay testifies, Mr. Lincoln remarked—“ all there
is ot honest statesmanship consists in combining
individual meannesses lor the public good.”
Fashion gossip has it that in passing a lady
on the street the hat should be raised during the
present season with the left hand, the little fin
ger and thumb under the rim. The bow lor
April is a little to tbe left side, and not quite as
low as formerly.
The following words actually formed the pero
ration ot the Counsel’s plea, tor his client in an
assault and battery case, in Alabama: “Let the
humble ass crop the thistle ot the valley I Let
the aagacioas goat browse upon the mountain’s
brow, but gentlemen ot the jury, I say John
Gnndie is not guilty.”
Out West, when a notoriously lazy man is
caught at work, they say he is meddling with
industry.
The colored cadet Smith, at West Point, has
been kicking the shins of some of the “white
trash” there.
A Covington lady gave her child hair oil
for for a cough, by mistake, but it worked jnst
as well.
That woman was a philosopher, who, when
she lost her husband, said she had one_conaola-
tton—she knew where be was o’oightsT
Last Night’s Proceeding’s of thb City
Council.—The Council met at the usual hour.
The Mayor presiding.
Duriug the reading of the minutes ot the last
meeting Alderman Finch moved to reconsider
so muon thereof as relates u> the rejection ot
tne reports ot the committee on the Broad
street extension.
The motion prevailed.
On motion ot Alaerman Grubb the action of
Council in releience u> the case of Mrs. Rhodes
was reconsidered, and relered to the Street
Committee and the city attorney.
petitions.
The petition of Frauiptou Eilis, for damages
sustained by laliing into on opening in the
pavement ot Loyd streei, made by the city, was
reurred to a special committee.
The petition ot Margaret Rust, for damages
caused by cutting down her lot in widening
Marietta street, was refereed to a committee.
A petition irom a number ot citizens asking
the removal of the slaughter pen ot Sparks «3B
Co., was referred to the Board ot Health.
A petition from John McMahon asking re
peal ot City Ordiuauces 329 and 338, new Code
was tabled. „ . ,
The petition of Samual Weil, Esq., in rela
tion to Merritt Avenue, was referreu to Street
Committee.
A petition in regard to the fire alarm and po
lice telegraph apparatus, was referred to the
Fire Department
A petition irom a number of citizens recom
mending the appointment of a Special Com
mittee to arrange lor holding a Fair next fell
in Atlanta, was adopted.
Several petitions tor extension of retail iicens
were granted.
reports.
An adverse report on the proposed Whitehall
street improvements was made by the Street
Committe, J udge C. C. Hammock and H. L.
Wilson were appointed assessors on the part oi
the city iu opemug that street.
A motion to increase the salary of the City
Seuveyor was referred.
A resolution by Alderman Grubb allowing
Alderman Lowery to remove the government
stables on his lot to the opposite side ol the
street, was adopted.
The Finance Committee recommended the
payment oi bills to the amount ot one thousand
six hundred and (.evenly two dollars, adopted
On motion Council then adjourned.
Nllaou,
As our readers have already been informed,
the great musical event ol the season comes > ff
Monday evening, May 1st. Mr. Max Strakosh
has secured a liberal supply of very eminent
talent to assist in making the concert memora
bly and artistically brilliant. A vocal trio of un
usual completeness has been formed consisting
of M’lle Christina Nilsson, the chief centre ot
interest, and in many respects the most remark
able celebrity whs has visited Amer.ca since
Jenny Lind, is as we all know, a country-wo
man of that lady.
She is now about the same age as was Jenny
Lind on her first arrival here, and in the fuilnes
and perfection ot powers, for which nature has
done much, and ait ail that is capable ot do-
ing.
Her great popularity in Europe had made
almost an impossibility to tempt her into a new
sphere of public effort so distant as ours, and we
nave heard that Mai: Strakosh pays her consid
erably over one hundred thousand dollars in
gold, tor which she is now singing.
Henry Vieuxtemps has borne the title ot Le
Rot de violin for so many years, and is so uni
vers&lly known as a composer and perforate
that praise ot him is now superfluous. He was
oorn in Belgium in 1820, aud nas been beiore
the public since 1833. He was a pupil ol D
C. Beriot’s, whose attention was attracted by
his periormances on a little toy fiddle when he
was but five years old; and at the age of twelve
he performed before the conservatoril ol Paris,
and received from those very critical judges
unqualified approbation. His style is very
highly finished, his tones clear and lull, while
the feeling he exhibits is remarkable tender and
sympathetic.
Oi Brignoli it is not necessary to say much
in praise or description. He seems to have
taken a new base ot popularity.
Big. N. Verger is a French baratone of good
school and pleasant voice; has made a very
excellent reputation among the musical critics
of this country, aud seems to be worthy ol his
associates. Such a combination as this is sure
ot success; aud Strakosch may be proud ol the
artistic enterprise displayed in it, and sanguine
ot appreciation on the part ot the public.
^ ^
Rev. W. Watkins Hicks will deliver his
lecture on Robert E. Lee at Trinity Church to
morrow evening, at 8 o’clock. Dr. Hicks has
delivered this lecture in other cities in this Stale
aud the press has unanimously pronounced it
to be a most able and brilliant production. The
citizens of Ailanta have in store lor them one
ot the richest intellectual treats. The address
will be delivered in behalf of tbe Lee Memorial
Association. Dr. Hicks’ fame as au orator ol
rare powers, has preceded him, and we have no
doubt he will have a large audience on the oc
casion. Besides the pleasure of hearing the
gifted speaker, the object oi the effort should
usure a general atte ndauce.
Attention is called to the advertisement of
Messrs, W. T. Leitch and R. S. Bruns, auction
eers Charleston S. C. who will sell in that city
at auction on the 9th day of May, all the large
and varied stock ot Messrs W. G. Wuilden &
Co., consisting ol fine gold and silver watches.
Plated ware, Glass and Parian ware, besides
large quautities ot imported Granite aDd dip
ped ware. This will be one ot the largest auc
tion sales of the kind ever known in the South
O. B. Taylor & Co., ol New York give notice
to the public in another column that they have
seven hundred and sixty five thousand dollars
in cash gifts to be dristributed, they say that
every ticket draws a prize. The Weekly Tri-*
bune says of this Firm “it deserves success;'
and the New York Herald says “it is just and
honorable.”
A Sleeping Man Tried.—This morning a
criminal case was under investigation before a
Justices’ Court against a negro man who sat in
a chair fast asleep during the greater part of tbe
trial. After the trial was over and tbe defen
dant bound over tor appearance, he suddenly
awoke to the consciousness of his situation and
wanted to put in his defense. It was, however,
too late.
Postponed.—The lecture advertised to be
given b} Dr. Dixon, lor the benefit of the Good
Templars, will be postponed until Tuesday
night, May 2d. The postponement is caused by
arrangements having been made lor Dr. Hicks
to lecture on the same evening for which Dr.
Dixon was announced.
The negro man Taylor, who was arrested
last week in Marietta, and who escaped from
the officer during the storm, came to Atlanta
yesterday and delivered himself up. He was
investigated” by one ol the Justices ol the
Peace, when he was n leased, his wife, who
had caused his arrest, paying the expenses.
Fire.—About two o-clock this morning the
stors of Mr. Ramsy, on Ivy street, caught on fire
and was totally consumed, with its contents—
Small Clipping*.
A young lady at a ball was asked by a Inver
of series poetry whether she bad seen Crabbe’s
Tales. “Why, no,” she answered, “I didn’t
know that crabs had tails.” *'I beg your pardon
Miss,” said he; “I mean have you read Crabbe’s
Tales?” “And I assure you, sir, I did not
know that red crabf, or any other kind ol crabs,
had tails.”
A spirital circle in Cincinnati has settled the
Presidential question by rapping out that Chief
Justice Chase will be the next President
Mark Twain, introducing a friend by letter to
some readouts in California, asks them to do all
they can to entertain him, and suggests other
things that thiy call out a vigilance committee
and hang a man or two.
Mrs. Jones, of Iowa, wants a divorce because
her husband loals around home to see her run a
sewing machine tor his suppoit.
Mrs. Esther Morris, that Wyoming female jus
tice oi the peace, has been oaliged to retire from
the bench for a season. It was a boy, weighing
twelve pounds. She is believed to be the first
justice ot the peace that ever did such a thing
sinch the world began.
Twenty-four circuses are to perambulate the
United States this season.
The High old commission will adjourn this
week, after having a high old time. It its mem
bers were as good at diplomacy as they proved
themselves at dinners, the Alabama claims must
be well cooked.
They talk ot placing the Queen of Denmark,
the most economical of female sovereigns, on
the throne ot fashion, in place of the Empress
Eugenie, the most extravagant one.
A wife in St. Joseph shot her husband through
the arm the other day, because he promised to
buy her a night gown with a three feet trail, and
didn’t,
The Prussian Government lately gave $50,
000 to a Berlin cook tor his secret of making
pess-pudding sausages that will not turn sour.
In London a season ol grand opra is announ
ced to continue thirty five nights, and the sub
scription price is fixed ior the fashionable parts
ot v e house at $1)55 for a seat during the
season. The average price for a s.ngle evening
is thus $33 in gold.
Miss Evans, who is engaged on a new novel
for Blackwood, is a most laborious and pains
taking writer, bestowing as much pains upon a
single book as ordinary authors do upon six.
Her handwriting illustrates this. It is bold,
round, as easy to read as print, and scarcely an
erasure is to be met with iu the manuscript ot a
whole volume. This is owing to the tact that
she carefully sketches beforehand what she in
tends to write, aDd then copies it elaborately.
The printers keep her manuscript clean, and,
alter the prools have been corrected, it is re
turned to her. She has the MSS. of all her
books bound in red morocco, and they form one
01 the most interesting features of her library.
She sold “Adam Bede” to Blackwood lor $1500,
but its success prompted ht r publishers to pre
sent her $7500 beside*. For ‘Felix Holt” she
received the large sum ot $30 000
A schoolboy having been required to write a
composition on some part, of me human body,
expounded as follows : “The throat—A throat
is convenient to have, especial y to roosters and
ministers The former eats corn and crows
with it; the latter preaches through his’n, and
then ties it up.”
At a New York wedding reception a young
lady accidentally set her baett hail on fire.—
When it was extinguished she said she was
glad it wasn’t her best.
“Soldilied beer” is the latest thiDg. It is lager
bier concentrated the way they do it to milk,
so that the amount you can hold on the point
of a knife will make you drunk clear through.
A man can carry enough ot it in hisvist pocket
to ruin a temperance society.—Louisville Ledger.
Xbe Future uf Cotton.
MessrP. Smith. Edwards &. Go.,in their Liver
pool circular ol Aprii 1st, saj ot the prospects
ot the cotton trade :
The efti ct on M mchester ot the most abun
dant prospect ot cottou supply for the year has
also been tested, and had there been real ele
ments ot weakness iu that mark h they would
have been disclosed; but it has been found
thoroughly sound, anil it is not likely that any
time this year there will be a better prospect of
cotton supply than there is at present. The
financial state ol Liverpool has al*o been well
tested. There was much tear at one time that
the serious losses falling on importers and on
speculators, who had nought to arrive at 8d.
and over for Middling Uplands, would lead to
a revival ol financial weakness we witnessed
last year and that many failures and much de
moralization would be caused, thereby lorcing
our market below its iegitamate level. These
apprehensions have not been justified ; holders
ol cotton have never shown less indication of
financial weakness; no failures have been re
potted, and the tears of disasters are passing
away. The dear bought cotton is now pretty
generally arranged lor, and what is coming
toward will upon the average, cover costs.
Holders are evidently able to provide means oi
holding their cotton belter thaD was expected,
and now there seems little chance of a collapse
in our market simply from financial weakness.
It appears as though the many latlures that oc
curred last year had purged the trade Irom un
sound business to au uuusal degree, and the
importing interest is much more wtldeiy spread,
and includes a large proportion ot spinners,
who hold the cotton firmly against their ex
tensive contracts.
The general conclusion to which we come to
is, tbat the aggregate supply ot cotton to Eu
rope this year is not going to prove so burden
some as we expected, nor is it going to be very
tar in excess ot tbe demand. Our stock in
Liverpool may probably range from 300,01)0 to
1,000,000 bales for some months; but it is the
only large depot in Europe this year, Havre
holding almost all and London very little; it
will thus attract so heavy a demand that as not
to be burdens me, and later in tne year it will
not prevent an advance, it the prospects ol the
next American crop become unlavorable. We
are incline to think that the lowest point ot this
year has already been touched, and tnat we
will not again see 7d. quoted lor Middling Up
lands, but if we approach '.his point we will
have an upward reaction. At. the same time
there is no room tor much advance ir.nn the
present level during the period of heavy slock.
books, papers, &c. A young who was sleeping
in the store narrowly escaped from the burning I irom the minds ot many the’idea that "labor is
Agricultural College.
Below we publish a letter received by Col.
Lewis, the Secretary ot tbe Georgia State Ag
ricultural Society, and commend it to the perusal
of our rea !ers.
Secretary Lewis takes great interest in col
lecting information preparatory to inaugurating
a system of scientific labor connected with the
Society, calculated to ennoble and dignity labor,
and at a time the most opportune. The let
ter below shows the deep interest Michigan has
taken in her efforts to promote the industrial
interest of the State by the liberal appropria
tions made by her Legislature, and is the
strongest argument we can use to induce Geor
gia to do likewise.
Mr. Lewis has also opened cotre p mdcnce
with all the Agricultural Societies anu Colleges
of the States, and is iu receipt ol valuable in
formation which ought to be presented to the
people of this State, and would but lor the
limited resources of the Society, which we
hope soon to see obviated by a liberal and gen
erous donation made by the Legislature.
Michigan State Agriculiurae College, )
Lansing, April 10m, 1871. \
B. W. Lewis, Esq:
Dbr Sir—Youis of March 29th, to his Excel
lency, H. P Baldwin, Was by him lor warded to
us. I send you, by express, the reports ol the
Secretary ot the State B >ard ot Aricu ture lor
'63, ’66, ’67, '68, and ’69; ca'alogues ot tbe col
lege lor ’68, ’69, ’70; a preliminary report of the
President ol the college lor 1808, aDd a report on
the experiments carried on in 1868. The report
for 1870 is not yet pubiised, and will be consid
erably delayed on account ot the death ot tbe
Secretary ol the Board, Hon. Santoru Howard.
In his death we lose a warm friend, and hon
ored member of the Board, and a man who de
voted nearly all his whole life in tbe advance
ment of agriculture. He was considered an
authority on stock, and imported some of the
best in the country. I am glad you are think
ing of starting an Agricultural College. 1 think,
if rightly conducted, such an institution will be
very effective meanB in the advancement ot
agriculture and in ennobling labor, in expelling
ruins, ‘lhere was a partial insurance.
Building operations are on the increase, new
houses arc going up in almost every quarter ot
the city. This extensive building of dwelling
houses must conduce veiy much to bring down
rents which is thought by many tc be exhorbi-
tantly high in Atlanta.
Thb Intelligeneer office was kindly presented
this moiniDg by the ladies in charge ot the
Strawberry festival at the Kimball House on
Saturday night with some very delightful cake,
of course it was very highly appreciated.
The Steam Fire engine for Tallulah is ex
pected to arrived here on Friday next.
When will the depot be finished, poor lights
at night and no platforms are the order there.
All excitement attendant on the late chicken
fight has entirely subsided.
' degrading. It senu. io me that anything that
will do, that would be a good investment at
at.y price.
1 should like to spend a week with you at
the organization of your College. I could give
you more hints then that would be ot service,
than in a scare of letters, or than you will get
from all the reports I have sent you. The re
ports lor 1863 will give you some idea cf the
way the College is supported. The congres
sional grant has been made available only to a
small extent as yet, so we are oblig'd to depend
on the Legislature; but they aie quite generous
toward us—have given us this year enough lor
our current expenses for two years, and $10,000
to construct a new Laboratory. VVe think one
of tbe best features ol our College is the labor
systain. The students are thus kept familiar
with all kinds of farm labor, and don’t acquire
that distaste tor it that College students are very
apt to do. I shall be glad to hear from you at
any time, and shall be most happy to give you
all the information in my power regatding tbe
College. Very respectfully,
R. Haigb, Jb~ btcretary pro tm,
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