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THE WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. ATLANTA, SJL TUESDAY DECEMBER 16 1884. TWELVE PAGES. WEEKLY CONSTITUTION. Entered it (be Atlanta ro.t-0.7ce u aeoond-class Ball ullcr, November 1], m Weekly Con.Utntlon, Si.15 Per Annum. CloU ot Ore, (1.00 eecb; clubs ol ten, (LOO eecb mt?? copy to tclter-op or Pul). OUR AGENTS??? PRIZES, We cell etletitlon to onr special prises (or agents offered Jo Mother column. We brata with MOO In gold to he glvcd ss prises (or the largest list o' ???abacritan sent In by June 1st, 1??85. The Ant prize is f:o. There sreprjses also lor the present month, which will be taken by eery email clubs Send In your names as competitors (or one these prises, and send in subscribers. Von can get a prise 11 yon will- The Constitution Library * We bays made up a library of ten choice standard books lor the benefit of our readers. We have bought from the publishers direct 12,000 COPIES OF THESE BOOKS, Which we offer at less than bell their usual price. Tho library comprises Robinson Crusoe, Iranhoe, Pilgrim???s Progress, heat of the Mohicans, Arabian Nights, Ollrer Twist, Children of the Abbey, Scottish Chiefs, Swiss Family Robinson. yd,000 Leagues Under the Sea. Theee beoke are pure, choice end interest- & H DICKENS, SCOTT, DEFOE, COOPER, PORTER, BUNYAN. A men who bee these books has sll the library his family will ever need. They will edurelo hie children, interest his wife, charm himself end his neighbors. Each book is strongly bound in cloth and gold, has largs print and illustrations. We odbr them, sent post-paid, for 70 rente each. They retail ia bookstores at $1.00 to $1.35, besides postage. We mail any one of tbera THE HEW Chileans EXPOSITION. I because it 1* claimed by some that the brief- The people of Georgia and the couth iniy I er report did not do full justice to all con es well make up their minds to attend the earned. The resignations of Dr. 1 Boggs and World???s industrial and cotton centennial ex- I Professor Hemphill do not take effect until position tobeopened in New Orleans next I July 1,18S5, and the three professorships Tnesday. While this exhibition will not be will not be filled until Hie meeting of the as typical nor ss Important in some respects I board about the Aral day of February. The ???s the Atlanta expositon, It will be large and | action of the board had been fully dtecount- For 70 Cents, Post-Paid, Every reader of Til* CnmiTCTioa'oughl to have ono or more ol lliose hooks. They will be e constant revelation of dojigbl to you and your family. HOW BEST TO GET THEM If you have $7 to spare send and got the HI books. If you hove not, send 70 cents and got one. You can add tho others at your loia- ure. Got op a club ol 5 or 10 among your more complete. Its purpose Is more elabo rate than was that of the Atlanta show, and its display will oover a much larger Held. In deed, the New Orleaos exposition will be a larger affair than the centennial and It will not be so clumsily managed as was that vast experiment Ho far as its aims and resources are con cerned, the New Orleans cotton centennial la inferior to no undertaking o( the kind ever attempted. Ite chief fralnna are both na tional and international. The federal gov ernment has appropriated $1,300,000 toward lie expenses, the state of Louisiana has ap propriated $100,000, and the city of New Or leans $500,000. Moreover, nearly every state in the nnion, with the ooriotts exception of Georgia, has made some appropriation fn the direction of sustaining an exhibit of Its re ed in the resolution Itself, and there was. therefore, no additional surprise, excitement or indignation. A Kindness That Costs Nothing. Do yon want to do your neighbors or acquain- ance a kindness thst cost yon nothing? Then scad ns six names on a postal card, with the poitoffice of each, and we will sand to each Borne a specimen copy ot Tan Cosimtnox. will give eecb of them a week???s reading free. Select your friends anywbsreln America. II yon have t distant friend, or son or daughter, or other rclatlre, send their names and postoOoes on a pos tal card and we will send the paper. Wo went to pntTun VVzuclt Coxstrutiox In the bands ol good people every where. Send In the names, HENRY WATTBRSON'S ON RAND ALL. Since the election Is over, and the feather- ???ourcee, and whit legislative penuriousness I headed Mr. Watterson has lost the power, so has failed to do for Georgia will I *?? tor Immediate mischief, we have be in some eori made up by tbecontribatlons I not studied the columns of his paper with of individuals and corporate interests that I the critical care that formerly moved us. We are animated by a reasonable degree of state I tom, however, from the New York Tribune, pride. New England proposes to make a I which appears to reproduce the suggestion noteworthy exhibit, and her productions | some unction, that Mr. Watterson has will be eren more largely displayed than they were in Atlanta. In short, all sections t>f our common country are to meet at New Orleans In generous competition, and the re sult will he an astonishing one in many res pects. said Georgia's heart warms an cntbusUatln writer: -???Let u jUMtahand she will sooocait ao.Jdo republican It will hardly do to any that this is the moat ridiculous paragraph Mr. Watterson Tho main oshibltlon building Is tho largest hM <* er written, for he hoslon< ago com alrnctureof the kind ever built, and tho dls- the superlative of absurdity and play of the material resources and mtnufoot- I ra,n P f '^ many nilios this side of it. But har ming products of the United States, Mexico, to *?????? standard of comparisons, we cm find enlral and Houlh A merlon, will bo the largest I n0 other that will do tho subject justice, ever made. The exhibit of thellnited Slates I "'?? ,haI1 <?? n <en??? ourselves thsrefore with reproducing tbo following editorial from the New York World The Son gives Samncl J. Itanilall credit lor York Mr. Cleveland tronld have been beaten! Tho Run sari: "I t la not too much to say that if Hamuel J. Ramtall hud not como Into the htataifc nenon and worked and Hpcken with ftUltb pd l/o; the ejection of the democratic candidate,] even Jlurchrrd himself could have saved iiim. put esteemed contemporary has always been iui I admirer, of Mr. llaudsll. We oro pleased to sec government Kielf will be noteworthy. As one of fiie minor side-shows of this great ex hibition, the Great Kaztcm Is to be Anchored near the grounds where she will beutili/.edas a hotel for the accommodation of Yisltori, so that those who attend may hate the opportu- nlty of seeing the largest vessel in the world nttacbed as a sort of pendant to the largest exposition ever held in this country. ,,,, _ The show will be a big thing for New Or- m3 1 JP lire, uctun a null ol & or iv atnanir your l ?? ?? I ???J'd aid lu tho electlou of tho democratic candl- welfbbors and eaoh one of you order ?? dfaor. * ans ??? bu Jv th * k cU F cannot monopolize the for who* defeat the Sun labored to vigors tut book and Jond to each utbor. 1 benefits. pic whole south will havoa share in Mr. HandaJJV presence In Now Tork was vert Uifte, and for that reason we should be glad beneficial. It did more, thuu anythin* else to IDE COLD WINTER DAYS ARE COMM And these lxxtki will bo perpetual cheer fin J our house. We want to put them in the omes of 10,000 persons beforo Christmas. If you can only bur oneba>k we recommend Robinson Crusoe. It you bay two, add Pil* J ???im's Progress. If three, add Children of the bber. Jr four, add Scottish Chiefs. If five, add Swiss Family Robiuaon, or Last of th?? Mohicans. Orders! jrsr-s a* our edition la limited and tha dciuauu ???Vila w great* Aildree* THE CONSTITUTION. Note tbla???If you aro in Atlanta or hare a friend here who con tako tho books at our of- Ice, we will take UO OK NTH KACH r,Topic appropriately represented SSJSWJM exposition by largo crowds. Tho ol iy/ if"!*rdlzed democratlotaccen. o|irnlngol the exposition will mark a new era in the industrial history of the nut!, and southwest, and it. importance cannot be too strenuously Insisted on. OUR WATERDURY WATCH. The Watcrbury watch we .ffer to our readers la a miracle ol cheapness and cvcollcucc, Tho lowest prieo at which tile watch can bo bought anywhere, la $1.00. For CJ u> we will send the watch, post-paid, and Tun \Yuki.y Coxemu- tiox one year. Tor (3.05 wo will send tha watch In a ..tin-lined com-, bright, strong nickel- ??? ??? id pretty chain and Tun Waiter ono year. <h year???, experience only .Ironglhen. our conviction aa to the value ol Ui. Watcrlmry watch. uc-oniy phalanx. After starting a thirl- ??? agitation at Washington they sank into ta-liiiifirancc. Tliey made no tlgnro In Itho campslgit snd did nothing nli.lover towards electing Mr. Cleveland. Tno voices of Morrison, Hurd, Wnttonou, Carltilo and tho rest were unheard In tho fighting states ol New York, states where the contest lay, and Mr. Randall did good aertloe In applying the antidote. Here ia direct testimony from very high sources. The .Sun says llatiy, that except for Mr, liondall???swork and speeohej Mr, Cleve land could not possibly have carried Now SiiibMbTtowS I Y " k - Tit. World a.ys that l t Mr. ltand.ll tho rtaoh of every one, It Is atihstantlally ami | had not counteracted fit New York, New Jcr- ted in the approaching conference will ap prox Imate closely to fifteen millions. ??? The Methodist bodies of the United States, which will not be represented la the centen nial conference, but all of whom, with two exceptions, are ofi'-sboots, immediately or re motely, from the tree planted on our soil a hundred years ago, are the following: Meth odist l???rotestant church, which has 135,051 members; United Brethren, 159,517 mem bers; Evangelical Association, 110,75$! American Wesleyan church, 31,590; Congre gational Methodists, 30,000; Free Methodist church, 13,710; Union American Metho- diat church, 3,500, These swell the grand total of American Methodists, according to the latest statistics, to over four millions, and, on the basis previously mentioned, would moke the Methodist population of the country not much less than sixteen millions and a half. The conference will be a deliberative, not a legislative body. It is made up of picked men from all the churches participating, and the greatest care baa been taken In the selec tion of essayists. Questions of gorernmen are not to be considered, but doctrines are to have a place in the discussions, which is an other proof that the Methodist families are agreed upon the fundamentals of their faith, though they differ widely In regard to moth od* and farms. Eennv your rubicnption promptly, to at not to miu a ropy. Pi ?? UtA ItAf.lil ??a al WA IttA tuiaiawa _t,|.t. I * ??? ??? *??1 lury UHL, IV 1-1 IHUSilllHUUiy SUa I ,,u * vuuii wirn-nu 111 lisq lUlh, *Hlt lalVcenta. Whe*orjVr*J by mail uuroTtargo ??ro??K??7 being a. reliable a time-keeper soy and Connecticut the mischief doneb; ATLANTA OA., DECEMBER H, I Mi.' In hfs old age General Grant fs growing luodrsL lie hat just written a letter,^declin ing to accept a propoied jK-nslon- This ia a great change from the time when oven spot ted pups were gratefully accepted by tha gentleman front Galena. START YOU A LIBRARY. Notblua Isioilclishtfiil lua horns as a library Nothing ??o rnu.h tKvpe.li. refinement unnd Intel ligence. Good hook, have ..veil a. mtny lioy. from vlciotu ways aa tcliooia have ever done. Every father and overy mother should provldo liirlr home with a library. Wcoficraibrapand good way into which lo begin o library. Tbcfbooks ottered In Tits Co.k-titc- ttox library (er co cent, each ovor our counter, or 70 ceutapoalpald,aro standard and clando books. 7 Ite ten hooka coaling $0 over our eountat or 17 by post, will Bike n library ol never ending pit and eulertalnncnb Huy one ot then hook, and atari you a library^ You will never reirtlltl Nsjt.Ton Uxvxnu may yat become an Im portant feature In tho administration ol a. more expensive watches, and to the average maa who ha. soy work to do, i safer watch to catry about with him. No man who carries a Watcrbury watch la ever killed and robbed for It. If ft to foal II no bo re placed at little coal II It Is broken It cvjt be to- paltcd tor Hula or nothing. It 1. not >o easily daniigtd so aro others. At tho Kin It Is worth all others; In tlto homo, lu tho Quid, anywhere, tho Waterbury h the last time-piece to tlto. G. V. Wlbon, Loyd I*. O., lupldcs parldi, La. writes: "Tho watch came promptly to had; slatted Itaclt and baa been running welt eroralnee, I ant pleased with it and think it juit ss good as those that cost (TV F. 8. Early, l???u.tmcatrr, Maos, N. 0., writes "Watch canto lo baud safely and in good order, ft Steps perfect time, runnlug exactly with a Very lino clock ol mine. Aa a time-keeper it is Just as good at a tie watch. It la all that! could aik. 1 Remember that for $3.85 ws will land yon the watch and chain and Tits Wxxkiy Cosaimmox for ons year. Thua you get the watch and chain for U M. Here la an inducement such aa no other paper has ever offend. Rond your order. in pnunijtly. aa Ihtaexlraonllamry offer II only made PROFESSOR WOODROW'S CA*B, The full report of tha action taken last ITealdent Cleveland. His appointment aa Thursday by the board ot dlnolort of tha secretary of state would meet with general approval among tboso who dealro an honest and prudsnt administration ot national affklrs. Tho Cotiaiitution???. Work In tbo North. The editorials of the Oomvrrrcviox on the situ Uni of s few flaunel-mouihed republican editors, I'revolutionUcd; fora few months ago tho Columbia theological seminary, dees not give tha case a new aspect. The issue that was made before the synods of Georgia, Alabama, South Georgia and Florida, again came up, and the diaciplea of orthodoxy wera again victorious The board of director! baa been have been copied widely by falemludod Journal- In tha north. Such papers aa the Notion llamlj, Hptlnitleld Republican. Philadelphia Times, Chi cago Timm, Ft. Louis Globe Democrat, have cop- fid them and In the main ludoiscd them. From private Individuals In the north wo aro oveiwhelmed with Ictlcit ol approval. One on ear disk now, dated Ibrrs Haute, Indiana, read.: "tl??y a black republican ray how much ha la de lighted with your editorial! 'An Appeal to Fair- Minded Journalists' and 'Now to Bualnass 1 teachings of Dr. Woodrow wera approved by nlno members and opposed by four; now ntno voted against him and only four in his favor???all South Carolinians. The board aakrd Hr. Woodrow to resign, because the synods controlling the lnstitu lion had disapproved, "nith greater or less clearness" the leaching of evolution, andbe- cauaa tha learned professor bad publicly an ."g,,.' HfZnVra ol that ao>, otrradlmi dTI hceonUnucdtob. . profes- tuaha^a. A a. all . . . . I Mr. lit VOUlll itiPh "ll llfftWllW Ipna" til* makama a democrat. II will certainly mats ms much leas a parllasn." Another taller (rum Win- tcralt, Iowa, toys: "Although a republtesn, 1 thank yon aa an Amerleso cltiicn (or your edito rial headed -Aa Appeal lo Journalists. ??? It hat lorn the (calm from my eye* and Irani tbs cyaa ol all 1 have read It to.??? We could fill a column with simitar expressions. The Inith la mighty and It will pravall: sor. ha would taach "as probably trua??? the oypolhcsis of evolution. l>r. Woodrow de clined to natgn, because ho considers Ills teachings, so far as they arc expositions ol tho sacred Her! plans, accord perfectly In sv- ery particular with tba teachings ot tha ???con fession ol faith and catechisms," and, so tar aa Ifcty trials to natural science, do not on any point contradict the Scriptures as tnterp rated In the standards of the church. In- Tnt activity reported in milling clrclce in Augusta promises well for the revival of I .teed of a resignation, he therefore filed a trade in the south. The price ol goods has demand tor a lull trial to teat hia alleged advanced to inch llgunt thatlbe mills aro [ iacompatance and unfaithfulness. Then came,the thunderbolt. He was sum- marially removed from Ids profeswrahip un der a provision ot the constitution of tho atmlnary. which author!,ea the board of di rectors to remove from office any professor ???who shall he found unfaithful in hit trust or incomiwtsnt lo the discharge of hit du- ties." Inasmuch, they toy with great for mality, "at the Rev. Dr. James Woodrow, now justified In running to their full rapac ity. A ready oil* has been found for the stc^t on hand. DON???T ATOP YOUR PAPER. The crops In cm tain aectlona aro shaft and many taiBvnnUl think of economising tor tha coming yrae. A rood weekly paper b lb*cheaps.t thine that locate to a fanner's boms, touch a paper asTUI Oonmvtaai el$MihsrIabmts)b tbs cheapest raw,taper la the world. It fa a luxury, a comfort, I Ikrklne profceeor, has declined to appear asrauaity. fm weekly Jtalt oarrtaa Ua am of before the board of directors to show causa lb. bury woridte thatanMr???stamUy. itamucs why he should not be ramovod tromhlapro- beta, the pccfraea ol the world, pa???ttla and bust I , hearing In person ba- ???eea Theda) itat U arrive, is a bright day in I '<w??throe of the syttoda and through hia tha weak. frienda and advocates before the fourth ay- ItcoaBlcBthan two coots a week. Every time nod; and inasmuch as these synods have rim has laid wUl pay lor the alirady condemned bia views and taachingv w" 1 ray for | on the.nbjratof evolution; and Inasmuch It. U It the cheapest thlas yon . furatL'rrg down espetuea tar the y??ar, don???t cut off Tns OonattiCTton. It wtn he aaore than ever ???eceHaiy te you during the last winter aveulngn flMBPww?? ???A In bis reply to the commlttaw sppoiaieJ to wait upon him. Dr. Woodrow dactare??? hit unwillingness to tender his rosignation; therefore, resolved: That be be, and hereby Is, removed Crota hit profaraorahlp." Wt present the leading points In the rase, Mr, Watterson, thorn slates would eortaiiff have been lost. When Jir. Randall by hia statesmanship was luokioi; victory posaiblo 1ft tiir-o fighting states, with n-bst Indignation and despair would democrats everywhere have heard that Mr. Watterson and Jir. Morrison were on their way to lift up their voices In the states without which victory would have been impossible. As for Georgia giving 80,090 republican plurality, she will never come as neardolngit, ???s New York would have done, had Mr. Ran dall sulked in hia tent in republican Pennsyl vania, and Mr. Watterson bad takon his pines In wavering New York, ' Order one of TOE COSSTITVTIOS Library booh. Only 70 ceuta. See notire time here. THE METHODIST CENTENNIAL, Tha oentennlal conference of tha Metho dist church began lu session nt Baltimore yesterday. A hundred years ago tho church bad only 15,000 mcinban; it was weak In numbers, weaker still in wealth and In learn ing ; but U had then the acme unquencha ble real and enthusiasm and loaning to tho common people that has characterised it ever since; and tha conference uow In sea- ???ton represents t,000,000 communicants, and more ministers, by 10,000, than the church bad members one hundred years before. The growth of the church has bssn one of the marvels ot the centnry, Methodism in 17M was literally a church without a shep herd. It had no bead, no bishop, John Wesley bad breathed Into It some of hia own burning zeal, but still It was without organl- caUen. Tho aands of bis own life wan fast running out; be bad asked the English church to consecrate a bishop to go to Amer ica and been refused, and he straight way rut through the difficulties by ordain ing Dr. Coke bishop for America. Dr, Coke immediately came to tho country, and eoon ordained Francis Asbnry a bi,hop???the tint of the great line of Methodist bishops that have since that time exercised authority in every nook and corner of the land. It ia not probable that Wesley and Whitfield and Coke and Atbury foresaw the full effects of their action. U is certain that no cue would have been considered sane one hundred years ago, who predicted that Methodism would grow in one short century to one of the mightiest influences in tha lend. The conference now in session at Balti more amply shows Out they bullded heller than thay knew. The itx hundred delegates represent a mighty following. The table shows the bodies which will be repre sented snd indicates also their numeric)! strength: Methodist Episcopal- ???_l,;je.5A! Method!*! Eplicopal, South...... toJLUU African Methodist Episcopal xujm It: mill ve li-thodl-l.. 3,71-1 lulcpcndtat Methods,!. 3,000 Home ot these figures, it should bo said, though the latest obtainable, are two or three years old, and hence the aggregate of Metho dists who will be represented tn the confer ence will be considerably in excess of what the table indicates. It should be remem bered, too, that the footings represent the bona fide commnnieanta of the different churches, not the attendants at Methodist pieces of worship. Allowing three adher ents for each member, which iso vary rea sonable estimate, it will that be sran that the actual Methodist cooxfituency repreaen- THB BANKRUPTCY BILL. The bankrupt bill before the bouse of rep- mentahvei Is the bill that was passed by the senate last winter. It bad previously been known as the Lowell bill, taking its name from its chief framer, a Massachusetts man. Under Its provisions a bankrupt or bis credi tors can institute proceedings in every con- grerslonal district instead of going to the seat of the United Ftales district court, which was necessary under the old law, and was In msny cases a great bardahip. Tho commis sioner of bankruptcy, beforo whom the pro ccedlngs may be begun, boa nil tho powers of a master in chancery. Hia compensation is fixed at $3,900 a year, but may be Increased by order of the court not to exceed $5,009. There Is fo be n supervisor for every state, Whoso business it Is to inspect tho commis sioners??? offices and to instruct the clerks, trustees, and othec persons engaged in ad ministering the taw; his compensation is also limited to $3,000 a year. The fees provided are $50 for the application, ono per cent of the full amount realized on the assota, and one-half of one per cent on any composition of indebtedness. As all these fees arc paid into court to be transferred lo Uie United States treasury, ibey offer the oillcera no In ducement lor partiality or delay. Speedy liquidation ia also facilitated by giving the "ailed states circuit court final jurisdiction of oil questions ot law. The exemptions are confined to the necessary family wearing ap parel and such property as is exempt from attachment under United states and state laws. I lidoiiblediy tho pending bill la a great Improvement over the old law, which was simply an act to benefit lawyers and officials st the expen-e of creditor!. No great were th?? abuses under the old taw that a man able to poy seventy-five cents on tho dollar could compromite for tweuty-flvo or thirty-three cenls, because It was known tho ring of re ceivers and other court officials would not let mare than a small percentage et the as sets slip through their fingers. Tho public finally got tired of the grand swindle, and tho law was repealed, leaving so obnoxious a taste behind that the peoplo have not yet brought themselves up to a clear and em phatic demand for another law. Fair play wouldglve a man who had been unfortunate in business another opportualty to win a competence; and if a wholly just and simple measure could be devised no doubt It would receive tbo sanction of all fair-minded men, no mettor whether thay llvo in Massacliuieltaor Texas. But It should be clear that the act la as simple and just and economical as tho bniiness of tho country adults of, beforo It la made law. It shoal 1 secure the best possible results for both cred itor and debtor, and it should show no favor to tbo professional or official class. The ob ject of such a law ia not fees or delay, or emoluments of any kind. In tho old law the true object of a bankrupt law was whol ly loat eight ot in the eagerneai to enlarge the official class and to fill the pockets ot the lawyers who handled bankruptcy rajas. Tba law now beforo the bouse ahould be carefully icrutlnlzed before passage. The country outside of the eastern cities la not vociferonaly demanding Its pa the face of the bill it acetus to render it easy to torn plain debt and plain assets into tn Intricate and long-winded judicial proceeding; for it gives any party a right to carry a given case to tbo circuit court of tho United .States. Fortunately no appeal Is allowed to tho United States supreme court. It may b* the very beat bill that can be devised; but the home should not pass it until all unnerasaary Intricacies are thrown out of It, until provis ions are inserted bringing tbe cost of proceed ings to tbo lowest possible point, and it ia made clear that both creditor and debtor would fore better than they now do under state laws. Tho paoplo ot Georgia want no repetition of the natalities of the old taw, and really no new law unless it ia the very embodiment of justice and simplicity and economy in the adjustment ot assets sad liabilities. A BAD LAW FOR THE NORTH. The 1???biladeIphiA Times ia ot tho opinion that there will be no difficulty In eecnriog tbe repeal of tha taw under the operations of which partisan United States marshals are authorized to station a sufficient number of deputies at the polls to practically bulldoze and intimidate peaceable voters. The south knows all about this taw. In tba heyday and bnrlybnriy period of reconstruction, the marshals were the matters of tbe situa tion. Thty appointed their deputies by tear ar.d by hundreds, and Imagined they bad things in ??? swirg until, finally, somebody gave them the wink and they manage J to subside. A wink ia as good as a nod, even to a blind hone, and the republicans who mar shaled around through tbe south at that time, ware anything else but blind. Until qnile recently the northern people hare never had a taste ot tbe operations of tbe detectable law under which tbe deputy marshals operate. VYken It was though! that there was some doubt as to tha republicans carrying Ohio at ths October election, lot Wright, United States marshal for the southern district of Ohio, moved by a spirit of partisanship, opened up a correspondence with his supe riors, asking permission to employ deputy marshals in Cincinnati, lie nude no con cealment ol his purpose to employ these deputies for partisan purposes, and, under these circumstances, it was natural that he should be encouraged in such s desire. Bewss given permission to appoint six hundred deputies In tbe comparatively small city ot Cincinnati, and having secured tbls, he proceeded to appoint seventeen hundred deputies and a targe number of supervisors, at a coat to tho government of $30,000. These appointments were purely partisan lu their character. The democrats had no choice or selection in the matter. The result was a considerable rumpus at the polls in Clncin nail. The deputies appointed by Lot Wright were, almost without exception, ruffians-of the lowest grade. Some of them were ne groes from Kentucky, and from all accounts, the Kentucky negroes were the most xespec- table of the entire gang. These deputies were armed with bull-dog pistols, and they went about from polling- place to polling-place, Intimidating voters, snd, in some inetanoes, shooting them down. There was no way to restrain these marshals. They wero operating under a law that had been patMd for partisan purposes; and that was Intended to prevent southern whites from exercising their righta at the polls. At once a great outcry was made. It was dis covered that a law which would do well enough In the south would not work across tbe line. Decent republicans protested against its operations, and now the whole matter Is to be made the subject of a con gressional investigation. Meantime, tho Philadelphia Times is moved to remark that ???a law which, what ever its original purpose, can be thus used ought not to bo retained upon the statute books for any longer time than is necessary for introducing and passing a bill for repeal ing it.??? Undoubtedly the Times be lieves in the patriotism of the demo cratic mojority. The obnoxious Jaw has been in operation for several years, but its repeal Is never seriously discussed by our norlhern exchanges until its operations are felt by a northern community. Well, there is some solace in the fact that its repeal has nt lastbeen called for. Bui the Times should bear in mind that republican precedent is a very nice thing for tbo democrats, and if they proceed upon tho theory that what is ranee for the goose la sauce for the gander, they will presently discover that some of the laws enacted by the republicans for partisan purposes can ho readily made to fit demo cratic exigencies. We aro not disposed to be obstinate, how ever, and we should be glad to see ail repub lican legislation of a purely partisan char acter promptly repealed. will reach and cover all sections, Tho wel fare of every part ol the republic and of all daises will bo the prime object ol a demo cratic administration, and these Intentions will bear fruit In spite of the fact that tbe eenate now stands in the way of the most practical reforms that the democrats desire to undertake. When the Philadelphia Press suggests that six months of a democratic administration will cause a political reaction he knows smj we know that he Is engaged in the manufac ture of moonshine, for it Is not likely that the people will flout honesty and economy in the management of their a flairs. lint a sort of Christmas feeling comes over us us we write. We enjoy the moonshine, and we have a good deal of fun out of tbe moonshiners. We ask nothing better than, that Santa Claus shall stuff the llsg of our union in onr stockings. TELEGRAPH BREVITIES. (Hu tbe municipal election m Boston yest.-rdsy resulted in favor of tbo democrats. Edwin Packard and Alexander Forman, were expelled from Klnxs county. N. Y., republican sciiersi committee last irigbt, for disloyalty to Blaine and Logan. In s trial In Oregon, for (he murder of an In dian, Judge Peachy decided tbat tho state courts bare no jurisdiction over Indian reservation*. W. II. Vanderbilt, through bis counsel, hoi filed . j tbe county clerk's ofllco In New York, Judg ment recovered by him against General u. H. Grunt lor JI5r.li;. will be thrown out c HE IS NOT AMBITIOUS. Dr. Armstrong Says Be Doss not Dastre to be Assistant Bishop of Alabama, The Atlanta correspondent of the Augusts Evening News has this item: In June last (be congregation ot SI. Philip's church secured for rector tbe learned amt elo quent Dr. Armstrong, then of Richmond, since bis advent here Dr. Armstrong lias proven himself nn able, cloquentaaO devoted preacher and pas tor and endeared himself to the entire perish. He lies revivified the spiriinsl affairs of his dock and mnde his church one of the most eagerly sought on Sundays of all In tbo city. Bt. Philip's people aro, therefore, con siderably put out over the report that Dr. Arm strong!* to be called to Alabama to become as- tif'strt btahop to the venerable snd venerated flisbopWtimer. White alt agree that Dr. Arm strong will moko an earnest and fidth'iil proxy for the aged prelate, yet the peoplo here aro loth lo loiebfm.snd the great Inlluonco forgo-d that be Is exerting In this community. As yet it Is not known what view. Dr. Armstrong irinucif tulciisln. upon the subject. Friday a Coxsrtn-Tiox men showed tho paragraph to Mr. Armstrong and asked him If there was any truth in it. Dr. Armstrong replied: ??????1 am exceedingly sorry that any lueh ru mor has been started. I know no foundation for it in any way. I do not know that the diocese of Alabama has the most remote thought of electing any assistant bishop, go for as I am concerned, 1 am entirely nappy in my present reistiras both with my people and my bishop. 1 bsvo never been eonscioas of the slightest aspiration toward tho opisoo- pstc, yet 1 npnreciato very highly tho kind expressions of tbs writer of the srticio to tho Augusta Evening News." MOONSHINE. it ia generally conceded that there is noth ing more insubstantial than moonshine. It is a big thing, possibly, to tho spoony poets, or lo the boys and girls who swing on the front gates; but in other respects it isuot much of en affair. To the lover ol nature, It destroys the individuality of night; it takes tlto color out of the flowers, and extracts the quality of romance from tha mocking-bird's song. Comparisons are generally feeble and some times odious, but tbero arc few reflecting men wbo will not agree with us that tbe esteemed organa that are still engaged in running Brother Blaine for the presidency nre giving lltclr readers moonshine by the yard. Now, there fa no more unprofitable business than this wholesale manufacture of moonshine. There are plenty of seriously practical ques- Ilona tbat the disappointed Blaine organs might disenss. For instance, there lathe queeiion of revenue reform which has no sort of connection with the free trade folly of tho doctrinaires. Thon there Is the question of the material program of the country, which present! innumerable phases, rath of which ought to be inviting to the journalist in love with hie business. But theso things are not attractive to the reeling politicians that edit the Blaine or gans. These distinguished men are endeav oring to find some recomjiense???eome com pensation???in the defeat of their candidate by the inauguration of a howling match. Ia this remarkable chorus, it is not difficult to delect tbe shrill treble of tbe New York Trib une, tbe sour sapsand of the Philadelphia Press, and tbe deep brigandish boss of tbe Cincinnati Commercial Gazette. It te a vety queer noise, but we presume it will subside after awhile. In the very nature of things tbcie esteemed editors will be compelled to step ont after a glass of beer, and then the country will have a few moment???i repose. Home of onr northern contemporaries hare interpreted recent editorials printed in these columns as in some sort a protest against fbe bowling chorus; but such aa interpretation does injustice to our intentions. Our protests have been aimed at tbe telegraphic and eptatotery lies that wero sent out from the south immediately after the election. So for ss the howling chorus is concerned, wo should be lea, or more, tbtn human If we failed to thoroughly enjoy the spectacle. Ve know thatjthe noise proceeds from the bowels of discomfort, so to (peek, end the agony it represents te far from dlspltesing. It is the first time we have bad an opportunity of seeing the editorial polilt- isns floundering about and gnashing their teeth over a national defeat, and we most be permitted to enjoy the sight tn onr own way and somewhat leisurely. There is no reason why the moonshine factory should not be allowed to grind ont its Insubstantial products without let or hin drance. When Editor Halstead speaks of organizing tbe republican party for a cam paign of opposition, we know it te moon shine be te giving ua The republican party bat so fatnre save In tbe imaginations of tbe smell-beer politicians. It te without purpose, end has been held together for yean solely by the desire for plunder. The republican party te dead, and ite equipment te now ready to be transferred to soma other party that shall meet the approval of the leading corruptionists. When the New York Tribsue intimites that all progress, all thrift, all Industry and all prosperity will come to en end in this country under a democratic administration, its traders know that Editor Reid te admin istering remarkably laige doses ot moon shine. The progress and prosperity that will attend the management of pnbHe affaire by a democratic president will be tbe moat sub stantial the country has yet enjoyed, for it tayoarc $165 IN G0LDI PRIZES TO OUR AGENTS. Wo hereby offer tbo following prize* to agents at work for the Weikly Cokctitvtion. 1st. 630 In Gold for the largest number of sub scribers sent in to tbo Weekly Coustitltio!i by the 1st ot Juno, 1885. 2d. i???tn in Gold for the second largest ntimlier sent in by June 1st, 1*S5. 3d. fi.i lu Gold for the third largest number sent in by June 1st, 1SS5. 4th. glo In Gold for tho fourth largest number sent in by June 1-st, 1885. Any man or woman living anywhere, can enter for these prizes by simply dropping us ft postal* and giving uame. and address and stating tbat they wish to compete for the prises. Every namo sent lu, w ill be credited to tbe party sending it??? and on Jure 1st* tho prizes will bo awarded to those having the largest lists. Our Special Prizes for Out "of Georgia Agents. Wc also oiler tho following prizes for agents who. aro Jiving outside of tbo state of Georgia???conoid* crlng it probable that Georgia clubs may be larger than these from any other state. 1st Jn Gold for tho largest number ol tub* scriber* sent in by Juno 1st, 188??. 2d. lift In Gold for tbe largest number of sub* wJbcn sent Jn by Juno Jst, 1885. 3d. tlo in Gold for tbe largest list sent in by June 1st, 1885. Agents wbo compete for these prizes will afro be permitted to coapeto for tbe prizes open to all agent*. Our Special December Prizes. Wealro offer the fallowing prise, tor tbo month of Decemptr. 1st. 17.5u in Oofa for tho faigmt number of ???ubscribet. sent in during the month of Dccembor. 2d. (3 In Gold for the next tatgti*. list Kut In during December. 3. (5.50 In Gold for tbe third faigcit numbs of .ubiotlber, sent fn during December. Names of intacrlben tor tbo December prlra. must be sent in to a* to ruck tbla office by the last day of December, rartle* who contest foe the December prize, can aiao contest for tbe gan- eral prize., all subscriber, sent will be credited on the general IJ*L SPECIAL NOTICETO COMPETITORS. lat. Your name will not ba anlared lor tba prlzaa nnlou you writs u. to do ro ad, Name, ran bo sent In nt any time and la nag number and will be added to yoar list. 3d. You con eompete (or the monthly Prize., and also for tho g*noral prion. Wo ???ball offer prize, for each month. Write"! want to try (or tho Derombar pri.ee (or whatever month It may be) and (or the gen- eral prizee. If yon live uut of tbe state n,Id. "and also (or tha oat ol Goorgla prize.??? 4th. Oar trarelling agent* will not ba al lowed to compete (er any prize. They wUl all be left entirely to oar local agents. 5th. Tho prize* wDI be paid immediately at the close ot each month, and tha genual Prize, on Anna 1st 1SX5. 3th, Keep n list ol tho name, yon send ns so that U there is any mistake In your ???manat It can be made plain. It will bp well also to pat opposite each namo the data It was seat. NOW WON???T YOU TAKE HOLD? You ongbt to get one of there prise.! They will he offered monthly, and .null llau frcqnantly get them. Wo have ao many agents that none can send fa very forge list.. Yoac chancre aro as good aa anybody???s WafaraJab yon a paper that it i* a plum re to work for. It fa tho ekespeat, largest and beat paper in America. Every inbecrfbtr yon Induce to uk* It will thank yon fordo tag sot We dfifriLutedacveiml hundred dollars in (Old last year, and to the uti-taction of alt concerned- We will do Ike rarae next year. Caw ia and get one of there prize. Send tag uz agent's circulsn. Bend i It Is pleasant, tight work tot i En?? oosmiuiqx.