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lMl rillEXlljlj VI L ■ " IRtFw ctMiii"' in ’ •li*m |> m*h-I nr < l< •) lill ir tin' Kiu>r art now icn-iviug Ww Eomls. <'ll-I<mici ~ w ill flint tli.it im li:ml set)* gooiN oil tn*tti-r torin. BH| I,U M i;k ir> 1 l ii. Soli v *11I*i!1*i!i*■ i <>l. A .‘■jRP-niti-oji will jrartieTpate m th- r.-H ii/^lßh^' fill i j I I I > lllu-o a ll'i'.iWi i' ■ ' thi |>.i ' iM' r^k|| M' ' olill <miniy. ■f HRKa Ksoi ni i JHi. ' ijiit i < 11 i W' ■k heir ■ ~ yJL ripr ■Flic |W| 111-re RashfghW ttdmfAbh- and at (me Kv \\ will bemn e <lnhl+Tm in Marietta on (lie Nth itl“1. K:m*li i performance closed with a drama tie afterpiece. The Median Comes oil to morrow, Almost unanimously, w e inl‘ r. I lie people of Dcorgia will vote Inr the new Odinditutioii; lor it modified llomestead. and by a large major ity for Atlanta as the Capitol Locally, it is one interest to have the eapitol near ns; it is i.nr in terest that Atlanta shonhl heroine a large eity, affording a market for all onr produets; amt ii people in other sections of tin- State have no objections it they tear not centralization of political and Ii uanciul power, we do not think it wise in ns to make any objection. Who is Mr. Winn ! Dissatisfied with the action of the mass meeting in Marietta, with its delegates and their nom ineo, a writer for the ('onutitutioH finally asks the above question and replies to it in substance as follows ; “ lie bought no Confederate bonds; paid no money towards the rebellion ; was opposed to so cession ; had no confidence in tin confederate cause, and always felt and believed that the whole enterprise would end in failure and min.*’ This is published a' a rallying cry of the sectional spirit of Istto •which brought death into the South and all our woe.' \\ ere they wise or intelligently patriot ic who urged secession Was ii wise and fortunate State craft, <>r, the greatest blunder in the an nals of time? Is there a man, among all those who concocted and ‘precipitated’ it. who would repeat the experiment i Alas! patriotic as they tell themselves to be there is not one of these leaders of 1800 wlwb can now face uhe fiat of history or who can es [cape its utter condemnation. And RiO- Wins saw it all. lie opposed Secession—would have nothing to do with the war, know ing it was a terrible blunder and feeling that it could only be righted when .the South awakened to a higher Pense of its true relations. 1 In to be i-ondemned lor (his • (on because of higher intel licence and higher patriotism t 'Ueli men M.ijm ligfen ell I'm nil rail* fro 111 1 •* <1 II ■'!:•• T> ,1 ■ _• in Bran B ■L n, Wm IF lm oppose)l il s "vvaf\ ami who would lave -aved. had il lieeii |>o*-ihle. 1 lie live-. foil une*. liappine**, of l lie Soul h and changed I In* lerri l*le eri*i*lo ‘glorimi* summer." Who is Maj.WINN ' If you will let ii' aimwer we will tell you he i* a man diead and shoulder*' a hove the little poliiii'ians• of his aye. lie may have, (who Inc fcoi his Infill*: Inn they are not grille -lupid or ignorant sort j Elite for intelligence a we)l- Hsed intellect lie Ini- no *upe ■of and l<-xv equal*. -lie did not aid tin* rehellion. * \o. ISiit wo Will-i<‘lf you whal he did. llis house was eonslantly Idled, du liny onr inleu.*est agntix with sick and wounded confederate soldiers and no one whoever ap pealed |o Ids 111 tUMit appealed in vain. So much for the past. We led you now. follow citizen*, that Ma j. Wi\\, an ant i seces-ionst in I*oo. was a rcedn*lruetionist of the riyht stamp in 18115 and is now a national union democrat. Ilioronyl l ly consistent lliorom*l ily wise thoroughly patriotic in view of all the great issues in which you were involved. Sup port him ! ) cs. let Colduat least, do itsell just ice. in elevating a man. who, through good and evil report, has ever proven true to our highest interests. The Copper Currency. The Ia l yel Ijl ies Sou I li, at e now introducing the copper cent, so prevalent as iiimmex in the Nl)‘flt, ft coin somewhat cnmher some anti inconvenient, hut sn,v ingjmunj a nickel in the ordinary I ran',ie( ion* of l rud<*. fit i mx to Tex \* Kilim: is is The I>ii 1 h'e (Texas ) Herald says: ••ttur labor market is already stocked to overflowing. and eve ry fresh arriving train hut adds to I lie miserable mull il tide in our midst that Millers, starves, and finally fights it' wav hack east again. He Id re the door of near ly every house in this city there daily beg* a warm that would sadden the hearts of a satyr." A ( AIM). Maiiii it v, (t i:oKUia. / .Nov, 281 h. 1577. t Messrs.\\ .I\ Harden, T. ,1. Atkin son, I, B. Kendrick, and C. f). Phillips: (’c/if /(//ii k- ) our kind lavor uotifying me that at a meeting held in Atlanta on the itllli inst. I w as nominated hy you as I he can didate of the Ihunueratie parly of the doth Senatorial District tore present tin* District in the next General Assembly has been re ceixed. A <u have, w ithout -oliei t at ion on my part made the muni nation, and expressed the wish that 1 should represent the Dis trict in the State Senate.and while it i> not my choice to enter into a personal contest lor the position. I would he false to myselfand the people ol my county. ( knowing as I do, that she is entitled to the Senator this time), it" I should re fuse you the use oi my name. If elected n will he my highest am hit ion to promote as far as in me lies the host interest of the l)is triei and the State. Asa man mx tii'sl and highest allegiance is due Coldt. Init as a Senator, 1 would know no limits, and would he the Senator alike ol Kulton, Clayton andCobb. It would he my pleasure to represent with whatever abili ty and zeal I possess, all that per tains to tlie interest of either county . When in lltc Somite in lß>B,and before displaced by the bayonets, I was chairman of the committee to which wa* referred the memorial of the city of Mill edgexillo, asking the removal of the capita} to that town, flic com mil tee did not agree, two being in favor of removal to .Wiilodgo vilit* and three in favor of retain ing it in Atlanta. 1 was one of the three who opposed removal, and the lapse ol time ha* satisfied mo ol the correct ness of my choice, and now not only -is a citizen of Tll K F I K LI) AX D F IBESI1) E. file District but as a Georgian 1 would p< rmanentlv locate the Capitol at Atlanta, because the in terest of the State demands it. She i- apace xxitli progressive the spirit of the age. and I would strive fd < >eorgia’* cost to build in her rmd*-t a Capitol that would lie a eredii loifie Empire Slate In other words, gentlemen, while i admire and appreciate the liberal spirit of Atlanta, and her citizens generously otfering to erect at her ow n cost a capital building, I think it would be unjust to her to accept the otfer. It is beneath the dignity of a great state to receive such a gift from any city. W hen they are required to pay their share of state taxes it is the full mca-ure of their duty, and while magnanimity of her oiler demands the respect and gratitude ofevery citizen of the state il would be il liberal and unjust to accept it. Every sympathy of my nature is in accord xvith the progressive movements of the people in re forming tfle abuses of the past and lessening the expenses of the government, whereby taxes shall be reduced,ami renewed vigor and life given to the industrial inter est of the state. With feeling of gratitude J’or the honor centered and for t lie kind expressions of I he committee, I am very truly, your obedient servant, W.xi. T. Wins \ Terrible Disaster. Washington, Nov. 24.— The ob server at Kitty Hawk reports at 11:35 a. m. to the chief signal of ficer as follows: The Knifed States man-of-war Huron struck two miles north of number seven station at 1:30 a. in. Her fore mast and main top mast are gone. The steamer is a total wreck. Assistance is need ed immediately. The sea is break ing oxer her, and several have al ready been washed ashore drown ed. The number on hoard is a i bout 135, Nearly all are lost.— She has no cargo. The Huron -ailed yesterday from Fort Mon roe for Havana. A (deal Flood. Richmond, Ya., No\'. 24. The incessant fains during the past forty eight hours resulted in hea vy floods in at! the x\ester* por twm of the Slate. All trains are ; Hopped on the western division of the Chesapeake and Ohio rail mad. The Jackson and llivanna ! rivers are higher than since i A hundred and fifty feet of the Kivana railroad bridge was swept away this morning, and water is ii]) to the bottom chord of Hie iron I bridge. Several washes are re ported. The South river i* also very high. Telegraph communi cation with bx uchburg and other places is interrupted. The James river has ri-en over the c;uial at Lynchburg. Trains are all stopp ed on the Atlantic, Mississippi A Ohio railroad. It i* feared that the llood will reach the dimen sions of 1870, when so many lives I were lost and millions of property destroyed. A Danville despatch says: 'The Dan river has risen to nearly the highest ever know n here. The damage in and about the city is more than SIOO,OOO. F.vorything bordering on the Dan river and Dig and Little Sandy rivers is mx opt away. Ixiciimom), Nov. 25, midnight.— The excitement in the lower part iof this city is most intense. l*eo pie residing and merchants doing business below the St. Charles Hotel, on Alain street, the point I reached by the xvater during the great llood of 1870. arc moving goods from stores and other pla ces. Husiuess streets are alive with vehicles of every kind, and people are engaged in the work of , removal. Waters from the region of Lynchburg are showing their etleot on the river here, which is ; now rising at the rate of eighteen inches to two feet per hour. If i this continues till morning, which is now probable, the water xvill bo higher than the llood of 1870. The , extreme lower portion of the city , is entirely submerged, and xvater i> now running into tin* dock a long the south edge of the city. A dispatch from Lynehbnrg.da , ted 10 p. in. says: The river at this point i> as high as in 1870, and still rising steadily. The bridges are all gone, and the damage to all sorts of property h immense. Richmond, Nov. 25. Asantiei patod lasi night, the xvater con tinned to rise steadily during the remainder of the night and allot to day .and before noon had reach ed the high water mark ol 1870. At tlii" hour, 0 p. m.. the xvater is eighteen indie- above the same mark and still rising -lowly. l)u ring the entire night and early hours of to-day, flu- ar >rh of're moving merchandise from the: threatened point* |>roa%**sSNl *tea * •lily, and by thi- timely action many merchant* succeeded in saving immense quantities of the goods. Intense excitement pre vaih. itxl.l IXIOKh. iWv. g.>. A l M)IUM places between Harper's Kerry and Cumberland, the Baltimore and Ohio railroad is ten feet un der water, and no estimate of tin damage can be had until the xva tov subside*. CiiAMUEKsin im, Nov. 25.- There was a destructive flood at this place ia>t night, the Cauocochea gue creek rising 15 feet above or dinary level, and doing damage to the extent of $30,000 during the night. Ciiaki.ottsvu.i.i-.. Nov. 25.—A1l the stream* in the neighborhood are greatly swollen, and adjacent farm* me sufleriug. The Kivanna river is a* high a in 1870, but is now falling. A portion of the iron bridge is gone, and the balance is seriously damaged. 'The telegraph lines are down. The Chesapeake and ()hk> railroad is badly washed and all trains are stopped. The damage cannot be estimated, but will be very great in this vicinity. II arpkk's Fkrky, Nov. 25,-Both rivers are twenty six feet above low water mark, three feet higher than in 1870. All property on Shenandoah street is destroyed. The xvater to be at a stand. Washington, Nov. 25.—There lias been no such flood in the Po tomac since 1852. At (Jeorge town property along the river front is damaged considerably. Ready for a Row Sax Francisco, Nov. 2th—Prep arations lor the workingman's or ganization have been going on actively, the real laboring clas ses taking hold of the movement and giving assurance .of an or derly and peaceful demonstration <>h ;i grapcl scale. It is known, turnover, that roughs and thieves from abroad have been congre gating in thy city, hoping for some opportunity for plunder, and the police have made thor ough preparation against such a contingency. The military will also be ready, and the lire do part incut are under special or tiers. On the War Path. Information has reached the authorities that while the Sioux Indians were being removed from the Red (.’loud agency to Hie Missouri river, 1,700 broke away and are now on the war path. Terry ha* issued orders to the troops to prepare Cot a winter campaign. Those who deserted are operating in the Dead wood country and have al ready attacked trains and caused general consternat ion. Our Mexican Kelations. Washington, Nov. 29, J 877. Signor Zamacogna, agent of the Mexican government, arrived to-day. He represents the Diaz government as anxious to main tain friendly relations and in stances the sending of regular troops to the Rio Grande to take tiie place of the local forces with the intention to co-operate with the I’nited States Soldiers in re storing order on the border. Profitable Contracts. Here is a little item from the Tweed ring-frauds, which shows w hat the rings in all our cities are capable of doing with tax payers' money, to a greater or less extent. The Aldermanie. investigating Committee, of New York, was probing the inner consciousness of Andrew Garvey, a plasterer and house-decorator. Andrew testified that - lie did work for the city that cost the tax payers $1,177,413, of which sum lie (Gar vey) received $397,798, the rest of the money being absorbed by the ring. The real value of the w ork done was only $204,000. lie also did work upon private houses belonging to various members of the ring for which the city paid. In particular, he built a house for Connolly, at the corner of one hundred and thirtieth street and li ft Ii avenue. It tvas a large.-pkm did double house, with a hand some coach house in the rear. For the work he did on this house the city paid $2-18,400, of which he received $119,072, the balance going to the ring in per cent ages. The real value of the work done, was between $50,000 and 00,000. The total amount draw n fraudu lantly from (he city by the instru mentality of his contracts would probably be a million and a half of dollars. Witnes gave ssthooo to a ]s)ol to effect legislation in I"70. Connolly told him that the legislature wa* very expensive, and that it would cost them one million dollars that year. Har vey is only one of scores who did busines- with the ringat the same healthv figures. The War. St. Pk rt-Rsm no. Nov. 2?*.— Four hundred Turks have surrendered to the Russians in Shipka Pa*-. London, Nov. 2h.—A Vienna correspondent says it is rumor ed that a declaration of a -tale of siege is imminent in Warsaw, and various districts of Poland. A special from (’idlestro re ports a Turkish iron clad ha* ai rived before Antivari and open ed lire. Another Turkish man of war is in sight. The Mon tern* grin forces about Antivari are estimated at ten thousand. The Turks will probably disembark at Darazzo to attempt the relief of Scutari, which is threatened by the Meridites. The porte ha* proclaimed a blockade of the coast between Spitzo and Du leigno. A Vienna correspondent tele graphs the announcement from Constantinople that the council, which has hitherto had supreme direction of military operations, is to be transformed into a mere ly deliberative body under the presidency of Mustafe Pasha, minister of war. This- transfers the direction of operations to Mustafe from Mahamoud Dainad Pasha, who was the most promi nent member of the council of war. London, Nov, 30.—1 tis persis tently reported that Warsaw and other parts of Poland is about lie ing declared in a state of siege. The Telegraph h#s information that Kars fell through the (reach cry of a pasha xx ho admitted the Russians to the commanding fort. A Vienna correcpondent states that the rumors of negotiations for life surrender of Plevna are contradicted from the Russian camp itself. Turkish prisoners, moreover, assert that Osman Pa sha has supplies for many weeks, , and that lie has addressed hi* of ficers announcing his intention to hold out to the Led man. Kill) elbowing to the*e reports or in formation, it seems the expect a ! lions of the Russians of a speedy j surrender are somewhat dimin ished, Constant!xoi'l,l-:. Nov. 30.—The British fleet, which was to have left Besika bay to winter at Smyrna and Malta, has been or dered to remain in the bay. Reoul’ Pasha has arrived a! Adrianople, where he is organiz ing a cam]) of fifty thousand men. \ London, Nov. 30.—A letter from Krzeroum, dated November 20th, states that reinforcements continue to arrive, and that Moukhtar Pasha is quite confi dent of his ability to hold Krze romn. London, Dec. I.—Risings are apprehended in Epirus, Thessaly and Albania. The Greeks have sent a strong note to the porte concerning their grievances, and the porte has replied that, it is in dined to meet the danger half way by sending both the Servian and Greek representatives their passports. As the note i* evi dently intended to provoke an angry reply which could be used as a pretext for a rupture at a fa vorable oportunity, the situation is very critical. A Berlin correspondent tele graphs : There seems to be no doubt that the German govern ment lias endeavored to obtain Austria's acquiescence in the Russian plan of direct negotia tions with Turkey, by promising her friendly support if any of Austria's vital interest* arc im periled. A Vienna correspondent say* it i* announced from Bucharest that the general bombardment of Plevna re commenced on Thurs day. If true, this seems to point to the abandonment of the hope of starving out Osman Pasha. A Belgrade corre-pondent *ays there is a rumor that the porte ha* offered, through the mediation of England, to cede all Serxiato Servia and Epirus to Greece, if they xxill remain neu tral. Great excitement prevails in Siamhoul on account of the calling out of the reserx’e*. and disturbance- are expected. All the servant* of the palace have been armed xxilh revolver*. Meheiuet Ali ha* notified the war office that he cannot attempt to relieve Plevna Hide** strongly reinforced. Great effort* are be ing made to reinforce him. There are great (Inference - ot opinion among the ministers as to the expediency of makingmo posal- for peace, but at i he war party prevail*. There i- a great panic in Sofia Bazardjik. and Ihe inhabitant* are fleeing, ii is feared the Rns -ian* may cut the road betweeti Sofia and Satar. The Russians are raising works against the Torts of Krzeroum, and building barracks tor their troops. Chevket Pasha is under arrest, and xvill be court mart Ia 1 < and for not attempting to take Te lielie. Killing a Panther. The following true story of the killing of a panther in Alachua county. Fla., we find in the (lain ville limes: ”1 know you do not often have the opportunity of publishing a true panther story, -o I send you one to day that is •ertainly true.On Saturday evening, little (ieorge Boston, son of \\ in. K. Boston w(4lout in the Santa Fe swamp, near hi* fathers to see ai ter tiis pa's hogs, and came sud denlv upon a large panther mak ing a meal on some nice pork, which he had taken at Mr. Bos ton's expense. Little (leorge be ing an expert with his gun. de termined to make an attack on said panther and spoil his quiet dinner. He therefore crept up as near as he wanted, and fired upon him, striking him with sex en or eight buckshot, one enter ing the right eye ball. Mr. Pan ther not liking to’ be disturbed in so unceremonious a manner, un dertook to resent (ho insult, but his eye being shot out, he could not see his way very well, and got caught in a grape vinejust liafoie he got near enough to (leorge to do him any injury. Just as the vine jerked the old chap back and exposed his breast to view, (ieorge tired again, but this time TT was small “HI io i. The panther then turned and took a tree.— (ieorge had three buckshot and a bullet left, so lie loaded again as soon as possible, and this lire brought him to the ground, dead. All this time the mate to this one was only a short distance in the swamp from (ieorge, making a hideous noise by holering and growling fearfully, (ieorge said if he had had any more buckshot ho would have gone for him in earnest, but not having any In* stopped and took off the skin of the one he had already captured. 1 saw one of the panther's paws, taken ofl at the ankle, and am confident it would have xx'eighed two or two and a half pounds. I think his track, while running, would have covered a space llu size of a dinner plate. Said pan (her measured eight and half feet long. His skin is now to be seen at Wm. lv. Boston’s. This K the *lory of the panther without exaggeration, and I hope you will give it a place in your paper, as I think il a very lirave deed of little George, and ought to he known." Internal Revenue Report. The Commissioner of Internal Revenue says in his annual re port : After considerable atten tion to the question of changing the rate of taxation on spirits and tobacco, he lias come to the con elusion that the interests of the Government and manufacturers and dealers xvill be subserved by alloxving the rate of taxation to remain undisturbed; nor xvottld he recommend a change of the law in respect to the tax of fruit brandy. The collections for the past fiscal year were $118,870,007. and for the month* of July, An gti*f. September and October of the present fiscal year $38,772,833 making a grand total of $157,043, 830 collected since the beginning of the last fiscal year. FREE LECTI RE. 11. SF.U-\ I’l-oIV.-sm'of I'luin :• ixl Ornamental IVmii.-uisliip. xvill r.eeiim* at tin* IVniiilo College, Tills KVKNINO, !>K< KM UK It 1111. A! Seven ()’< lock. Ladic* and (ieHtlenicn are re spectfully invited to attend, nov-i-lt LEE’S UREIT I \vn i:\ EXPOSITION X M) rmiiriTss l’ \mHli(‘s! xvii.i. i .Miinri at tl Alt 11‘ITT A. I)E(. Ill'll. Kulire ehany.e of l’rogramnie al Kaefi l‘er fortnanee. liDor- ()peii ai 1 and 7 I*. M. Adini**iou only .VI < eni* —< lot dren under 10 year*, 25 ('em*, nov l ritlVl'lNli.oi alt kind*, neatly a i l cheaply done ai this office.