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CONSTITUTION ALT ST. — "■ auousta. q-a. SUNDAY MORNING. DEC. 20,1868 THE MAOON CONVENTION. From an exceedingly interesting letter, addressed to the editor of this paper, we make the following extracts concerning the recent industrial Convention : “The Macon Convention did this: It consolidated the straggling ideas, often mere vagaries and utterly , impracticable, which had hitherto existed on the import ant subject of immigration. Men of sound practical sense from every part of the State will return home and carry the wholesome ideas gathered and confirmed while in con vention assembled. One venerable gentle man, Mr. Jones, of Paulding, I believe, of fered to be one of five hundred or one thou sand who would pay the treasurer $lO annually, and, if necessary, for ten years, to establish emigration. And it was owing to the stirring appeal of Col. Butler, from your city, and the Hon. W. Schley, of Sa vannah, especially, which led to it, that the matter of immigration was so thoroughly and practically considered. Mr. SchUey said that he was utterly averse to return to Sa vannah and confess that on the most vital subject the convention had done, nothing but refer -some valuable papers to the committee in order to petition the Legisla ture ; he insisted u[>oii hearing these papers? &c., &c., which appeal resulted in the sub ject being made the special order for the next day. Mr. Rees, whose remarks, we think, were very much overvalued and some what excited, wished the people of Georgia to hold out special inducements, such as giv ing 80 or 50 acre homesteads free. Mr. True, of Morgan, himself a practical farmer, who lias come among us since the war ‘ to see for himself what these vaunted Southern lands and climes really were,’ emphatically op posed Mr. Rees’ idea by saying that the chance of work here was all he wanted to get rich ; that the magnificent climate was the capital on which to become so, and that it cost him much less to keep cool here than it did to keep warm where he came from, (Genesee valley, New York State,) &e. The idea of Air. Rees, providing home steads for nothing, is a very benevolent one, certainly, but it is not practical and remu nerative. We must make it as much the interest of the landholder as that of the settler to be successful in emigration.— When, as is now the case yearly, many thousands of first class settlers are landing on our shores, who bring with them their capital, and in very many cases are pre pared to purchase their farms outright, it would be against our own interest not to endeavor to bring them in preference over all others. We would not thereby oppose liberality on the part of the landholder; there is no doubt that a judicious use of a small portion of our landed estates will work very beneficially, but a wholesale parceling out of one-half of our lands, as free gifts to emigrants, would not benefit us, certainly, and it is a grave question whether, by holding this out, we would not obtain an inferior class of settlers. As Col. Fulton, of Clarke, truly said, we want no workhouse and refuge population of Europe, and in that sentiment all good men will join. If the poorer classes of European emigrants come from Scandinavia and other Northern countries, and the more wealthy class from other countries, let us first make propaganda among that well-to do class and the poorer ones will not run away in the meantime. “ It was an anxious time before the union of the four bodies that met at Macon was effected. Two of them already held in their hands the authority of the State and the others were ambitious with the rest. To the generous yielding of their rights and prerogatives of Col. Lewis, the oldest President present; of Col. Harris, of Han cock, presiding over a body of men who had in them the vim to do something, even independently, and of Colonel Yancey, of Clarke, the presiding olllccr of the most numerous organization present, it must mainly be ascribed that this uniou came about; for had any one of them oppos ed it, even had two or three joined, it would have, nevertheless, created an an tagonism in the State, and there would have been two rival associations where there is now but one, in which all the mem bers .work to one common end. Consider able enthusiasm was excited through the energy of Mr. T. R. Bloom, of Macon. Mr. Bloom made the most enthusiastic speech and the most telling. Tiie day be fore, he had moved that every member present be constituted an agent to ohtaln new members. The next day he rose and stated that when he made that motion on the preceding day, he meant wliat he said, and as proof herewith, delivered to the President one hundred and one new mem bers from Macon, and in the other hand he flourished aloof two hundred and two dol lars—initiation fees. Shouts of applause followed. On the following evening he had secured another one hundred subscribers. “The Agricultural Fair will be at Ma con, at a time hereafter to be determined by the Executive Committee. Negotiations are already commenced to secure for halls and fair grounds some public buildings excellently adapted for that purpose. A memorial looking to the erection of in dustrial training schools in connection with the University of Georgia was read and written by Col. Leroy Broun. “ The Society meets at Atlanta on the 2d day of February, when the standing com mittees will report. We trust the press of the State will keep the important objects of this convention prominently before the people of the State, and that we will meet together in such a spirit of harmony and practical sense as has never been equalled in the Commonwealth. We fully agree with the distinguished jurist and states man of Georgia, Hon. Iverson Harris, that since the establishment of our State gov ernment, a more vital movement has not taken place. It remains now for the sons of Georgia to demonstrate to the world what they can do. We trust we will see, during the next meeting, the President elect, Mr. Dickson. His friends say he will not come ; if so, let him resign and en able the convention to put a man in his place who can afford to do something and sacrifice a little comfort and a few dollar's for his State.” A Nice Job. —Diplomacy in the United States is now called “job.” To illustrate: Russia bargained to sell Alaska for $7,200,000 in gold. Alaska was useless to Russia and equally useless to the United States. But it was a nice job for the loyal. Russia received $7,000,000. The loyal job bei-spocketed $200,000. For pushing this job, Robert J. Walker had a fee of $35,- 000. Stung by attacks made upon him, he says these attacks “originate with mem ' bers and newspapers that failed to get a slice.” If the South wants immediate justice from Congress, she must despair of Providence and fee the great god Job. PREACHING AiyD PRACTICE. The Republican papers of the North are ecstatic in their eulogies of Deputy Bau r>iN, who was killed on the barricade in Paris, sixteen years ago, while reading the (Constitution of his country to those who swore to support it forever. Why do they not join Napoleon’s yelp and seek to dis grace Baudin’s memory ? What have these tramplers of Constitutions in common with Baudin, the defender of Constitutions? When shall twin monuments arise over the earth that holds the ashes of Baudin, who sought to act within Constitutional Lav?, and the sod that covers the relics of Thad deus Stevens, who dwelt outside the Covenant ? The story of Baudin is reso nant with warning to the present rulers of this country. Their praise of him is a cheap way of consoling hypocrisy.. It would be insulting if it were not absurd. Rather Late.— The Columbus Enquirer says with much truth and epigram: “The complaints oi Governor Bullock aud the investigations of the Reconstruction Com mittee come rather late. Governor Bullock recognized the Legislature as a legal and regu lar body throughout its session. He approved most of the bills passed by it, aud vetoed a few others. Acting in harmony with the Senate, he filled all the Judicial and other offices left by the constitution at his disposition ; and he has, without question, complied with requests and executed laws passed by the Legislature. Congress, too, admitted Representatives from Georgia at its session held during the Sum mer, aud thus signified ils acceptance of the • reconstruction ’ of the Slate. For it now to go tiaek and deprive the State of representation onjlhe ground qt ‘ irregularity,’ would he the most flagrant act of had faith that has charac terized the whole reconstruction programme.” “ Bad faith !” Ay, that’s the rub. The KingofPontus uever fattened upon pois sons as our Cougressmen thrive upon bad faith. A New Fount of Law.— The New York Nation admits that Judge Chase gets his law from a well instructed head. Bimulta taneously, complimenting Judge Under wood, it says he “draws his law from the recesses of a loyal and generous heart.” As Mr. Chase decided to let Mr. Davis go, and Underwood dissented, we have recon struction in anew phase. Under the ruling of the Nation, we see no good reason why Blodoett should not aspire to the Supreme Bench, in case he ever surmounts his inviir cible repugnance to hold on to the public teat, per fas et nefas. Should the Supreme Court know him not, it may be because de minimis non curat lex. It cannot be be cause he lacks the recesses of Underwood’s loyal heart. The English Vote.— Tfie Liberals have a majority of 172,000 in England. In Scotland there was a majority of 20 per cent, on the total vote. Os 1,278,000 votes, the Liberal majority is 232,000. The lead ing question was “Justice to Ireland.” It has been handsomely decided in favor of Erin’s claims. There may, pap day, be a popular vote in this country of equal sig nificance. The Difference. —Delaware whips her thieves. Massachusetts whips her young women. The thieves are thrashed at the pillory and the young women at the public schools. We do not propose to interfere with either, but note that while Massachu setts howls at the barbarism bf Delaware, Delaware silently regards the barbarism of Massachusetts. (Correspondence of the New York World. Congress and its Purposes—The Course of Legislation this Winter. THE HEAT. PURPOSE Off CONGRESS. Washington, December 12. This Congress is evidently to be the John the Baptist of the Coming Man. Prepare the way of Grant, make straight the patli of his feet, is the announcement and the purpose of the period. It is plain that the double desire to please and to guartl Grant influences all measures offered or likely to lie offered. For instance, Georgia is to lie recast, Virginia to be put in the ujqulds of inceptive Statehood, apd Mississippi are to be stimulated into speedy reorgani zation. The Southern question is to be so fixed this session as to require from the new administration only the exception of such acts of the Fortieth Congress as the Forty first Congress will not repeal. Nothing is to be left to the option of the next Execu tive. The laws are to be literally obvious and unmistakable. The possibility of fafr ness or humanity in their execution is to be prevented in advance. The Congress is to fix the future beyond contingency, if may be. The motives to this exactness and Radical thoroughness proceed from the fact that this Congress has the requisite two-thirds to override a veto and the next will not, as well as from the consideration that the present body take a pi-idp jn im pressing as much of their policy and acts as possible upon the future. Hence, most of their propositions are perspective, as will be seen. The purged and purified Legisla ture of Georgia is to meet next 4Pl’il, in Atlanta, The election in Virginia is to be held in May. Aliy laws towards towards the speedier reconstruction of Texas and Mississippi, will be ordered to take practi cal effect next Summer. Messrs. Edmunds and BroQmal), jn trie Senate and House, re spectively, propose to declare now that the bonds, &c., to be paid hereal'tor, ffi'all be paid ill coin. Undoubtedly, too, some amendment pro posing universal manhood suffrage will be pushed through the Republican Congress and the Republican Legislatures this Win ter, of which the effect will tell iu all subse quent elections. The naturalization of for eigners for the future is to be castrated of its traditional simplicity this session. Thus the design of these and similar pro positions is to sow to-day what must spring up to-morrow. The neift administration will be met on the threshold with a pro gramme of proceedings cut and dried by a Legislature, which will have then ceased to be.* Nothing is to be kept to be done by the Forty-first Congress which can be done by the Fortieth. Nothing is to await the signature of the new President which can challenge the veto of the present Executive, a veto which can be overcome at once. This is for the security of the future. These are the irreversible guarantees. This com prehends the design of cornering the Presi dent elect. The Radicals desire to work with him, but they are resolved to able to work without him, if need be. In this way will the majority of the next Congress be as potential as the two-thirds’ power of this. The Fortieth Congress will pass the laws. The Forty-first Congress will refuse to repeal them. But there are other hopes and intentions. Grant is to be girded and guarded. But General Grant is to be deferred to and pleased in all things not affecting those truly loyal principles and great moralities of which the Republican party are the ex clusive custodians and practitioners. Two events of the session, already hardly begun, mark the desire to conciliate the incoming Executive in non-essentials. now THE RADICALS LOOK UPON GRANT. Do the Radicals trustor fear Gen. Grant? Neither; they simply are indifferent con cerning him. They do him fulsome lip service. Mr. Frelinghnyfsen, knowing that the place which now knows him will soon know him no more forever, discounts the future, and bids for the Attorney General ship, by caressing Grant with one hand while he flagellates Johnson with the other. Mr. Washburn, with the odor of place strong upon him, praises the man lie made, with honeyed words. Meanwhile Schenck and Kelly entrench for the future; and Edmunds and Sumner propose to enact now everything which Geu. Grant was elected to assure. If General Grant is a man of might there will be trouble. No one ever entered the White House yet without shed ding his partisan prejudices. Power con serves. It does not take a week for a man to learn that he is President of America, aud not of the Republican or Democratic party. Remember how Mr. Johnson began as a hangman and quickly became a con stitutionalist. The possibility at least of Gen. Grant turning out to realize the pnr ]>ort of his oath and the power of his office, is contemplated in the legislation which precedes his advent. The antecedent pro bably, however, is that there will be no hostility.- Gen. Grant will hardly choose to be otherwise than in accord with the men that made him. This is the sentiment here. Democrats in Congress expect to treat the incoming administration solely on its merits. They have no favors to ask or overtures to make. There are a few Con servatives who appear to see an intention on the part of the next administration to be milij in policy, and to yet have the Radi cals cohere by allowing them all the pa tronage. Any such sapiency deep as this may be fails to strike hardpan. The his tory of the present administration has been: Democracy in policy, Radicals iu office. The anomaly will not be repeated. The Radicals feel sure of Grant because they believe he is made of the stuff which does uot break, but bends. The Democracy, at least the best of them, propose to carry no commercial tactics into the next four years. A Georgian View of State Sovereignty. To the Ediior oj Ihe Hound Table: Sir : Your correspondent from Michigan, Mr. Henry Elmer, whose letter you pub lished in The Hound lable of November 21, seems to be somewhat disturbed in his com fortable assurance that the question of State Sovereignty had been by the war per manently settled. He appears a little vex ed, too, with myself and the South general ly, since he finds that after all the argu ments which for four years lie hurled against us, from the throats of rifled guns, we still lack “ clear convictions on this sub ject”—are not satisfied with his proofs that Georgia never was a State, and, in fact, are in some degree dubious as to whether she be not still a State. If doubtless evinces, to his mind, great perverseness on our part, not to see the truth after all his aforesaid nguments. He had hoped, hesiys, “for clear convictions on this subject, and a frank acceptance of the principle of the unity of the people of the United States." He here repeats, by iuuendo, if not direct ly, the complaint, often made, of the impeni tence of the Southern people. I would submit for his consideration these questions: Does he admit that t.he- Southeru people honestly believed, m 1801, that the States were sovereign ? If he does, then, Does he think it possible to convince the mind of an error, or force its assent to a truth, by such instrumentalities as can non shot? If not. What has occurred since 1861 to convince Southern men that they were wrong ii their belief that the States were, at that time, sovereign commu nities? If he can suggest nothing beside the war, will he please excuse us for not having “clear convictions” that we were then wrong, and for not being very penitent for a crime of which we are not conscious ? Further, Has there been any alteration in the structure of the Government touching State Sovereignty, in the manner author ized by the Constitution, since 1801? If not, then, if we believed the States to be sovereign at that time, why should we not hold tljem stjl) tq be so, unless it be true that they have been subverted by the usurped power of the General Government, and that usurpation has been confirmed bv the “force of events?” And if Mr. Elmer deny the usurpation, which he does, liow can he reasonably expect the “c.ear con victions ” of which he speaks ? His asser tion, that the question has been settled by the war, will iiQt avail; for the war could not IpgqUy change the structure of the Gov ernment. If, then, tip; Government lias not been altered in the constitutional way, nor yet by usurpation, nor by the war, why, Georgia is still a State; for we are well as sured that she was a State in 18(51. Still we doubt. Wo are not so certain as your correspondent seems to be that there has been nib usurpatiqjj. We are not fully satisfied that the General Government has not, in the exercise of power not obtained from its charter, converted the States into Provinces, and become itself absolute ruler of. the vast territory known in geography as the United States. There can be no doubt of its present de facto supremacy over pertain conquered States, and of the acquiescence qf those tßaf.es in ils unre stricted rule. But when }t shall assume a supremacy over the State of Neyv York', or lay its hands with violence upon the State of Michigan, eycn, it is, possible that there will be a questioning qf its ggid supremacy, and an inquiry of when and vyliere and how it obtained such authority. It may be sus tained in its assumption, or claim, if that term be preferred—possibly not. Under certain conditions it might deem it prudent to test its title to absolutism by a constitu tional amendment, and thus remove all doubt on the subject. In short, sir, al though vye qf tljp Hoi]tri see and feel in the Government at Washington pit absolute power, which has stripped certain States of their robes of sovereignty, we are satisfied that such unlimited authority was not legally acquired ; and it is yet too new to impress us ljrtqly jyith a belief in its per manence. Hence we propose to await, in silence, future developments. It is not the purpose of the Southern peoqlp, if one may venture to speak for all, to firm test the qipestiqi) of State Sovereignty further,either with words or weapons. They have said and done all they have to say or do on that question, and a repetition would now avail nothing. But we propose to stand aside, if our Northern friends will allow us, and leave tljem to determine whether the present usurpation shall be confirmed and made perpetual. We would prefer that they should settle back upon the old Federal system established by the fathers—a gov ern U)gnt of compromise and consent. If, however, they dcpjde upon consolidation and a central government, with up limited powers, then we shall, of necessity, enter the .unending contest of parties and sec tions lor the possession and control of that government. We nil all" Pf?t remain the ruled, if it be possible to place oursejyes among the rulers. C. N. Featherston. Rome, Ga., Novqjnbcr 28,18G8. [From the Baltimore Gazette. 'The Farce of Jury Trials. Two verdicts have lately been rendered, the one in Richmond and the other hi Albany, which are calculated to shake the confidence of those who believe in that much vaunted institution —trial by jury. Avery unpopular man in Richmond was shot down -opou the street.. The police seem to have known at once where the shot came from, and went to the room from which it was fired. 'j’hc public had for days looked for an attack upon Pollard by one of the Grant family, and in the room from which the former was shot, Grant was found with a double-barrelled gun, one barrel of which had been discharged. There was not a man, woman or child who was not fully satisfied that Grant had assassinated Pollard. The evidence ad duced, though incomplete iu its character, pointed, conclusively to Gi’nnt, and to him only, as the murderer. Nevertheless, twelve men were found to sit on the iu qnest and declare that the crime was com mitted by some one to the jury unknown. A more.disgraeelul verdict has seldom ever been rendered, except in the other case to which reference lias been made. A Mr. Cole, who had, as he said, been deeply injured by a friend named Hiscock, met the latter in Albany and blew his brains ont. Whatever wrong fiad been done to Cole had been committed many months previously, and he, with full knowl edge of all the circumstances, had never sought to take vengeance on the trans gressor. When he did meet him, however, he coolly shot him. The defense set up for Cole Was that he was insane and had been so for some time. This plea conld not be sustained. But the jury was determined, apparently, to acquit the -criminal, and found that although he was sane when he drew the pistol and sane just after he fired it, he was an insane man at the moment he touched the trigger. If the verdicts to which we have called attention were only absurd, they might be allowed to pass un noticed, but as they are far worse than that it behooves the whole country to join with one voice in denouncing them. Wher# juries can, without danger of incurring public rebuke and scorn, so grossly palter with justice and common sense, no man can have any reasonable assurance of safe ty for property or life. Too general a sanc tion has already been given here to the doc trine that whenever a woman is wronged, or is supposed to be wronged, somebody is to be shot down like a dog. It is time this barbarous custom was abolished. There are cases in which individuals are really maddened by grief and anger and are not responsible for their acts. But in most of these murders there lias been no decent pretext on which to base the plea of in sanity, and in many the women involved have been just as blameable and as culpa ble as the parties who have been called to account so summarily. If there is to be an end to these atrocities let the public stig matize properly the verdicts rendered lately in Albany and Richmond. A California Wonder. THE DEAD SEA OF MONO. The Austin (Nev.) HeveiUe, of November 28, has the following: There are many things in the Great Basin, or along its rim, which excite the interest of travelers. A correspondent asks us to tell him “whether Mono Lake is actually the ‘ dead sea ’ it is reported to be? lam told that its bitter waters arc fatal to all living things. If you can, will you please say something about that singu lar body of water?” We gather from the “ Report on the Mineral Resources of the States and Territories West of the Rocky Mountains,” that Moqo Lake lies ten miles Southwest of the dividing line between California and Nevada, and is. about four teen miles wide and nine long. It has never been sounded, but a trial said to have been made with a line 300 feet long failed to I'eaoh the bottom. By chemical analysis a gallon of water, weighing eight pounds, was found to contain 1,200 grains of solid matter, consisting principally of chloride of sodium, carbonate of soda, sul phate of soda, borax and silica. These substances render the water so acrid aud nauseating that it is unlit for drinking or even bathing. Leather im mersed in it is soon destroyed by ils coro sive properties, aud no animal, not even a fish or a frog, can exist in the water for more than a short time. The only thing able to live.within or upon the waters of this lake is a species of fly, which, spring ing from the larvae bred iu its bosom, after an ephemeral life, dies, and, collecting on the surface, is drifted to the shore, where the remains collect in vast quantities, and arefednponby the ducks or gathered by the Indians, w.t.h whom they arc a staple article of food Nestling under the eastern* watershed of the Sierra, Mono Lake re ceives several considerable tributaries; and, although destitute of any outlet, such is the aridity of the atmosphere that it is always kept at-nearly uniform level by the process of evaporation. So dense and sluggish is the water rendered through super-saturation with various salts and other foreign matters, that only the strong est winds raise a ripple oil its surface. As the Sierra in this neighborhood reach es nearly its greatest altitude, the scenery about Mono Lake is varied and majestic, some parts of It being at. the same time marked by a most cheerless and desolate aspect. The bitter and fatal waters of this lake render it literally a dead sea, and all ils surroundings—wild, gloomy and fore boding—are suggestive of sterility and death. The decomposing sectiQU of the water is shown by its effect upon the bo dies ot a companv of Indians, twenty or thirty in number, who, while seeking to escape frqii) t lie if vyhife pursuers, took re fuge in the lake, where they were shot by their enemies, who left them in the water. In the course of a few weeks not a vestige of their bodies was to lie seen, even the bones having been decomposed by tnis pow erful solvent. Mineral curiosities abound in tiie neighborhood of Mono Lake, among which are numberless deposits in the shape of tiny pine trees. A Crack in a Hog Trough- The following from a recent number of the Prairie Farmer is almost equal to Franklin’s story of the whistle : A fc\y days ago a frit*fid sect ipo word Unit every day lp- 1 gave neatly twenty pails of buttermilk to a lot of sl|qat.s, and they scarcely improved at all. Thinks I, this is a breed of hogs worth seeing. They must be of the sheet iron kind. Sol called on him, heard him repeat the mournful story," and then visited the sty, in order to get a better view of the miraculous swine. I went into the pen, and, on close examina tion, ionint a e|-a«;k in I'm Irqqgii through which nlost of the contents rail avGiy'under the floor. Thinks I, here is the type of the failures of our agricultural brethren. W hen |. sin; q fijiuijeji subsqriliiiig kp: a half dozen political' and 'injseeltnneous papes, and spending all Ijis liiqe in reading theip, \yhjle Ip; fiqesp’t road q. single agri cultural or horticultural journal, thinks I, to myself, poor man, you have got a large and wide crack in your hog trough. When I see a farmer attending all the political conventions, and knowing every man in town that votes his ticket, and yet, to save njs neqk, coijhji.’t vl.q Iq {Resi dent of liis County Agricultural Society, or where the fair was held last year, I “ unani mously” come to the conclusion that the poor soul has got a crack in his hog trough. When I see a farmer Inlying guano, lint wasting ashes and hen manure, trying all softs of experitqen.is except intelligent hard work and'ecoiioiny, getting‘tiie choicest of seeds regard less of cost, then planting them reggrdjess of cultivation, growing the variety oi' iunit called Soqr Tati Bpedliilg, and sweetening it vyitii sugar, pound for pound, keeping the frqijt tjelds rich while the back lots are growing up w’tit thistles, briers and elders, contributing to the Chock taw Indian fund and never givings, cent to any agricultural society; such a man, I will give a written guarantee, lias got a crack in his hog trough, and iu his head also. W lien I see a farmer allowing loose boards all over his yard, fence down, hinges off the gate, manure iu the barnyard, I come to the conclusion that lie has got a large crack in his hog trough. AV ben i see a farmer spending his time traveling in a carriage, when he has to sell all his corn to pay the hired help, and his hogs are so lean that they have to lean against the fence to squeal, I rather lean to the conclusion that- somebody that stays at home will have a lien oil tiie farm, and that, some days the bottom will come entirely out of his hog trough. Robinson Crusoe’s Island.— Some few months since we noticed the return of some shipwrecked Japanese by the Hawaiian bark Eagle. These Japanese were discov ered on St. Peter’s Island, which is five hundred miles South of Yokohoma, by Captain Nye, of the William Rotch, and by him taken away an'! fianally put on board the Eagle and Qhio. This island is a bar ren place, Without fresh water, but full of alabatross and other sea birds. It is rather a fatal island for Japanese navigators, several of their vessels having been lost there, and weary imprisonment for months and years endured by the survivors. Capt. Nye had gone on shore to procure bird’s eggs, and was just shoving off when he saw in the distance these Japanese coming down the beach. They approached him with supplicating gestures and low obeis ance, and when assured that they could go ou broad the ship, they exhibited great jov and gratitude. They had been eighteen months on the island, subsisting on llsh, birds and eggs. These and other former shipwrecked men have constructed five cave houses in the rock. In their house the captain found hundreds of egg shells filled with water, caught from the rains aucl pre served in these frail containers. Capt.Men jerou, of the Japanese navy, whom many of our readers may remember by reason of his visit to Honolulu, was a shipwrecked ten ant of this same island for many years. [.Hawaiian Gazette. Liszt was born in 1809, and has from his childhood been acknowledged as the leading pianist of the world. Ol late year.: he has been widely known as an orchestral composer. In 1865 lie took holy orders in the Roman Catholic Church, entering a convent in Rome. The rules of his order were not, however, strictly enforced in his c.»se, and his career as u musi cian was only temporarily interrupted by .his religious vows. After a long drought there fell a torrent of rain, during which oue farmer said to another: “This is a Providential rim. I hope it will bring up everything out of the grouud.” To this the other replied, with a dubious shake of the head' “ I can’t say as I agree with you there, neighbor. 1 have buried three wives iu the ground. I shall mortally hate to see them ail come up again.” 'Tis Over. My heart is chilled and my pulse is low, But often and often will memory go, Like a blind child lost in a waste of snow, Back to the days when I loved yon so, The beautiful long ago. I sit here dreaming through and through The blissful moments I shared with you— The sweet, sweet days when our love was new, When I was trustful and you were true— The beautiful days, but few. Blest or wretched, fettered or fiee, Why should I care how your life may be, Or whether you wauder by land or sea i I only know you are dead to me, Ever and hopelessly. Oh, how often at day’s decline, I pushed from my window the curtain vine, To see from your lattice the lamp light shine ; 1 Type of message that, halt divine, Plashed from your heart to mine. Once more the stailight is silvering all ; The roses sleep by the garden wall; The night bird warbles his madigral, And hear again through the n ght air lall The evening bugle call. But Summers will vanish and years will wane, And bring no light .to your window pane ; Nor gracious sunshine nor patient rain, Can bring dead loVe t • life main— I call up the past in vain. My heart is heavy, my heart is cold, And that proves dross which 1 counted gold ; I watch no longer your curtain’s fold, The window is dark and the night is cold ; And the story forever told ! [From the Raleigh (N. C.) Sentinel, 14tli. The Type Setting Machine. MR, FOSTER’S REMARKABLE INVENTION DE SCRIBED. We have been furnished by the inventor with the following detailed description of the new type setting machine, by our ingenious coun tvnian, If. 0. Foster, Esq., for which be has re cently obtained a patent: The machine is composed, essentially of a key hoard, type boxes, a series of conductors or conveyors, fingers, and a “ stick.” The key-board lias much the appearance of two piauo key boards, ranged one above the other, but with this difference : The keys are arranged in clusters or groups, to facilitate their working, by assisting the eye in finding immediately any required letter. These groups are again divided into colors, for the same pur pose ; so that by once glancing over the board and noticing the arrangement of the groups, and the relation each letter hears to a cluster, or a color, any character designated can be in stantly placed m the Stick by the mere action of touching its corresponding key. The first tier ol keys, being tbit nearest the operator, is marked with the letters of the •* Roman low case ” —this being the ease most used in all work; Ibe next with the ‘‘Roman capitals,” third with the “ Italic lower case,” and the highest, or farthest Irorn the operator, with the “ Italic caps,” the case least used. Each of these hive their corresponding double lelters, marks of punctuation and other characters generally used in the composing room or found in their respective “cases.” These keys are attached, in the simplest manner, to a se ries of type boxes. * The capacity of these type boxes can be al tered to suit the convenience or pleasure of the printer ; their highest convenient capacity being about two “cases.” From these boxes the type are fed out by means ol fingers mov ing silently on their respective axis. Asa key is touched on the key-board, ihe corresponding finger takes from the type boxes the required character, and it immediately glides into the slick bv means of the conveyors or conductors. These are stationary and require no external power towoi'k them. They are arrauged in the peculiar manner you noticed in the model ex hibited to you sometime since, and with the fingers and type boxes, can be slipped out in a moment, and another of a different “font” substituted when desired. So that the expense of haying a jpac|iine to spt aqy “ lout " is ob viated by the simplest means—it being only necessary, Instead ol the usual “eases” found in t he printing office, to have the corresponding adjustable “ plates,” only one machine being required by any ordinary printing office lor its different work. These boxes, conductors, etc., are arranged on the principle of (he mathemati cal proportion of the comparative velocities of falling bodies. As you saw in the model ex hibited no character can outstrip another on its way to tfip stick, hul,' caeii accomplishes the distance and is placed in the stick in’the order in which their corresponding keys--arc touched. The stick is somewhat ot a peculiar arrange ment. It can b • adjusted to any sized column from that, of the ordinary newspaper to ttm widest, book page ; or the type can he col jq a continued Ijriu. In (lie first jiislanpe the com positor needs qo qgsfiitafij, doing Ips own “ jus tifying ■> on llie completion of each lino, which, when completed, is rapidly thrown back aud discharged info the “ galley,” and another line is set. In the second instance, a second hand is required to cut oil' the line to its desired length and then to “justify.” In both instances “ space boxes,” holding the different “spaces," are arranged in as convenient a maimer as navy in the ordinary “ case,” expent tj, H “ Hove' cm space,’! which is used In dividing words, and which has its corresponding key on the hoard, this being thought most desirable, as it is used! probably, more than other “ box ” in tlm prim ler’s easa. Ajpifthpij jo Rip “ hjicU '■’> j« a “.corn posing rule,” wpieli adjusts itself; automatical ly. (o the line previously adjusted in the stick. There is qlso at.taphcd to the ■' stiej; >’ a simple contriy.qiee by which any character can he sub stituted for one placed in the line by mistake. For instance, in case an eis set for ac, the op erator can by means of this attachment correct the mistake without changing his seat to get to a “ case ” in a different part of ,ho room. The type boxes are filled by q Utile boy or girl, thereby substituting for sßilfetj labor that, of any person who knows his letters. The full working machine is about 38 inches wide by 40 deep, and 32 high ; and, by careful estimates already made, can be constructed at a cost not exceeding IKK). 1 would also say that there is attached to the machine, when desired, a permanent adjustable tialiuy, Wilji'ii, vyil p its atpictnnehis, call lie used by the operator, without change of position, to strike off any number of “proofs” required, thereby making it a most convenient letter writer or form-printer for any office. This ad ditional ananfjcmeqt »||i increase its co\it.‘ Dots, The women of this country wear 3'»0,000,000 yards of calico per annum. Greeley and Raymond arc at it again, bam mer and tongs. 1 ’■ ” Anew variety of potato sells for SSO per tuber, or S2O per eye. « Bank runners in New Yoik have their wal lets chained to their wrists. U p wards of fifty thousand copies of Alexander fl. Stephens’History of the War have already been cfih'j During the month of September 177 Ameri can books were issued. • There will be 2:15,000 copies of the Agricul tural Report distributed ibis year. It is a volume of I,2oopages. A collide was lately married In Ashtabula county, Ohio, whose united ages did not amount to thirty years. A Chicago gjrl is aunoqnged as tl|e l|p)le of Dresden. The Saxons qpagiue her to own all the grain elevators. New Lisbon, Ohio, offers $15,000 to a manu facturing company that will locate ita works there. The average life of American mechanics, the New York Mail says, is 46% years. This is greatef than the average life of man, so that work must improve the health. The Radicals in Mefppfojs held a party nomi natirie*eouventlon lately, nominating ten can didales lor aldermen. Os these ten only three pay any city taxes at all, and these three pay the gross sum of $25 56! A Wiltshire dame, (he mother of a large family, was one day asked ihe number of her children. “ La, rue,” she replied, rocking her self to and fro, “ I’ve got fourteen, mostly boys and girls.” ' • Mr. Joseph Massey, of Thomasville, sends the editor of the Enterprise two stalks of sugar cane, weighing sixteen pounds, metsuriug twenty feet, and yielding one gallon and one quart of juice. A young brother of Admiral Napier is soon to be wedded to a young and beautiful Jewess of Prague, whose education, as well qs that or her brother, he has superintended since the death of their parents. A strange phenomena is reported in the Sierra Nevada mountains, at the head of Kern river. The earth is said to have been shaking for more than two weeks—almost a constant shake, rolling rocks down the mountain, and the earth waving like the sea. It is supposed that it is a volcano gcttiDg ready to burst. Avery cruel practice prevails at the stock yards of East Buffalo, says a Buffalo paper, the driving of cattle by means of long staffs, in the ends of which aresniall, sharp-pointed “prods,” from a half to an inch long. These “ prods ” are driven into an animal’s sides and back if it does not move witli alacrity in the right direc tion. Small wounds are thus made in the flesh of the animal, which must he as painful to them as they would he to a human being. Cattle are thus “ prodded ” all the way from Chicago to New York. There is a vast difference in-the weather this year, between the West and the East. About the Berkshire hills of Massachusetts the snow drifts are<two and three feet deep, while upon the broad fields of Illinois the sun shines sweetly, and the farmers have hardly com menced to get in their corn. The borders of our northern land are white with early snow, while its northern skirts are friuged with de parting flowers. BY TELEGRAPH. ASSOCIATED FItESS DISPATCHES. W ashington. Washington, December 18-Noon. 11l the Senate, Kellogg’s bill regarding loyal claimants of Louisiana and Arkansas was indefinitely postponed. Abbott iqtroduced a similar bill applicable to all lately rebellious States. Referred to Judi ciary Committee. In the House, Col. Jlunt’s and Menard’s papers was referred to the Election committee. There were no remarks. The resolution appointing a committee to investigate the Louisiana election was referred to the Reconstruction Committee. Washington, December 18—P. M. The Speaker laid before the House Col. Hunt’s claims to Col. Mann’s scat from Lou isiana. It is understood that neither of the claimants—Hunt, Jones or Menard—will lie al lowed to take the seat pending the contest. An increase in the whisky tax is again pre dicted. The Chronicle appears to imve received $3,000 in gold lor the use of 4ts columns by R. J. Walker, in discussing the Alaska purchase. A bill Was introduced in the Senate to-day prohibiting civil officers from bolding military commissions. This will prevent the appoint ment of officers to tho Cabinet. Andrew J. Goss has been appointed collector at St. Augustine, Florida. Gen. Grant declined a reception at Philadel phia. lie returns here to-night. Congressional. Washington, December IS. Senate.— Mr. Abbott introduced a hill for the payment of claims of loyal citizens South. It empowers Chase to appoint three commis sioners, who shall meet here and award claims, not to exceed two million dollars. Proofs of loyalty to be the same as exacted in the Quar termaster’s department. Mr. Edmunds introduced a bill repealing the admission of Georgia. The preamble states that the Legislature violated Ihe fourteenth amendment in not purging itself of members ineligible under tbe fourteenth article, and vio lated both the Constitution and tho principle upon which reconstruction was founded in ex polling negroes. This bill revives the military government and allows the present constitu tion to operate, subject to the pleasure of Con gress; that when the Legislature assembles those ineligible under the fourteenth article be excluded, and that Federal Courts have con current jurisdiction when one parly swears justice cannot be bad in provisional courts. The Judiciary Committee was directed to inquire whether the removal of political disi bililies passed prior to the adoption of the fourteenth amendment are now valid. Mr. Sumner’s resolution, congratulating the Spanish people, passed. Mr. Cameron eulogized Stevens, aud the Sen ate adjourned. House.—The Committee on the Revision of Laws was direeted to inquire into the expe diency of appointing a commission to make changer, in bankrupt laws mid make the prac tice uniform. The difficulty appears to arise lrom certain district Judges appointing general assignees, and the scope of inquiry covers proceedings of snch assignees. Mr. Finney’s death was announced and the House adjourned to Monday. Virginia. • Richmond, December 18. The farm of ex-Governor Wise, in Princess Anne county,'so long held by the Government, was yesterday surrendered to the owner by the United States authorities. The Government also yesterday ordered the payment of rent to the owner of Libby Prison lor three years’ use -of it. Alabama. Mguile, December 18. First, race—two mile heats, S4OO ; walked over by Fanny Cheatham. Second race—dash of one mile and three quarters, S2OO ; Moore’s coll, by Lexington, christened Gen. Ewell, beat Joe Johnson, Bettie, Bay, Transit, Mollie Inger soll, and Faro. Time, 3:30%, "«■*!> f Q*WV - - - JPo reign. fuv TIIK CABLE. I London, December 18. South American advices say the allies threat, ed to attack Vihlelta. McMahon ascended the Paraguay with gun boats. Paris, December 18. The Munitcur announces some changes in the French Ministry, indicating a more liberal policy towards Hie press. Madrid, December 18. At a large meeting of Pi ogressists at Car l.hagena, Rspartero was named as the choice for the throne. It is said Serrano has resigned the Presiden cy of the Ministry. Provisional Governors report peace is not. likely to be disturbed rim ing tbe Cortes elec tion. There was a demons!ration :,t, Mer-iado in favor of t|ie (Juiljsp), In,l it \vas easily sup pfepsvU. The nearer of a Republican pronuneiainento was yesterday arrested at Madeira. Havana. Havana, December 18. A tire at Cardenas burned the. hardware store and papers of the American Consul. .Maying News. Savannah, December 18. CleareJ—Bark Henry Palmer, for Swanzct, Wales ; bark Alamo, for Hamburg. Sailed—Fanny Keating, for Baltimore, December j3. Arrive^ —Steamer Cbariestoq, from New York. Sailed—Steqmer Virgo, for New YoTk; steamer Carroll, for Baltimore ; brig Eva N, Johnson, for Providence. WiLMrtCGTON, December 18. Cleared —Gary, for Baltimore. M.ark©ts. FOREIGN AND DOMESTIC. London, December 18—Noon. Consols, 92%. Bonds unchanged. Liverpool, December 18—Noon. Cotton quiet; sales, 10,000 bales; sales lor the week, 57,00 Q bales ; exports light; specula-' tion, 3,000 bales ; stock, 854,000 bales, whereof 51,000 arc Atnetican. Liverpool, December 18 -Afternoon. Cotton steady; stock—afloat, 255,000 bales, Whereof 110,000 are American. Naval Stores heavy. Liverpool, December 18—2, P. M. Yarns and fabrics at Manchester quiet. Liverpool, December 18—Evening. Cotton easier but not qnotably lower. Paris, December 18. Bullion decreased 11,000,000f. Bourse dull. Rentes, 70f. 33e. Havre, December 18—Afternoon. Cotton dull; on spot, 122. Frankfort, December 18. Bonds dull at 78%. Havana, December 18. Sterling Exchange—Federal Currency, 19%; Gold, New York, December 18—Noon. Stocks active and strong. Money active at 7. Exchange, 9%. Gold, 134%. ’o3’s, 10% ; North Carolines, 65% ; new, 63% ; Virginias, ex eoupoii, 55 ;• pew, 56%; Tennessees, ex coupon, 08 ; new, 60%. New York, December 18- P. M. Governments closed weak. ’63’s, 10% ; Ten nessees, new, 68% ; North Carolines, 61%; Vtr ginias, 57. Monevslrioge.nl. Call, 7, cuirency to gold. Gold, 135%. Sterling dull at 9%. New York, December 18—Noon. Flour dull and drooping. Wheat dull and I(®2 lower. Corn unchanged. Mess Pork quiet and nominal at 127 25@28 on spot and forward delivery. Steam .Lard quiet and less firm; barrels, 10%(%17%. Cotton steady ; middling uplands, 25%. Turpentine firm at 45%. Rosin steady at $3 35(8)3 45 for strained common and good strained. Freights quiet. New York, December 18-P. M. Cotton closed a shade lower ; sales ot 2,700 hales at 35@25%. Flour s@lo lower. Wheat very doll. Corn rather more active ; Southern white, $1(3)1 05 ; yellow, $1 06. Mess Pork ir regular at $26 87%@27 75. Lard closed heavy; kettle, 17%@19%. Whisky—Western, $1 02@ T 03. Groceries quiet. Turpentine, 45(8)45%. Rosin unchanged. Freights firm. Cotton, steam, %@7-16ths. Cincinnati, December 18. Corn firm; 75 asked. Whisky firm at f1; some speculative demand. Mess Pork ad vanced to S2B 50; large sales country at S2B to arrive. Lard advancing—lß. Bulk Meats in demand ; shoulders, 11; clear sides, 14%@15%. St. Louis, December 18. Whisky, 94@95. Provisions buoyant. Ba con—shoulders, 12%; dear sides, 17@17%. Wilmington, December 18. Spirits Turpentine weak at 42. Rosin active at $1 70@5 50. Crude Turpentine, $1 90@3 90. 'L' r > $3 05. Cotton, 23%@23% tor mixed. clear and very mild. Thermometer, Mobile, December 18. Cotton in good demand ; closed firm at 23 ; sales, 2,000; receipts, 1,400; exports, 4,555- receipts week, 8,782 ; exports-to Great Britain, 9,050; other foreign ports, 1,637; coastwise, 1,453 ; sales, 7,550 ; stock, 45,031 bales. New Orleans, December 18. Cotton—Sales to-day, 0,500 bales ; market easier; middling, 23@23%; receipts to-day, 4,300, bale? ; sales for the week, 30,800 bales ; receipts for (lie week—gross, 31,684 bales; net, 30,464 bales; exports—Great Britain, 20,060 bales; Continent, 13,990 bales; coastwise, 20,353 bales ; stock, 31,310 bales. Gold, *135%. Sterling— Bauk, 47%; Commercial, 46@4(i%. New York Sight, %@% discount. Flour quiet and easier ; superfine, $7 05@7 25; double aud treble unchanged. Corn scarce aud higher at 80@85. Oats dull at 03@64. Bran dull at $1 40. Hay—fair Western, $25; prime East ern, $36. Pork scarce aud higher at S2B 50. Bacon scarce; shoulders, 13%@13%; clear rib, 15%@18%; clear, 19%@19%. Lard scarce and higher; tierce, 18; keg, 18%@19. Sugar easier; common, 9%@9% ; prime, 13%; yel low clarified, 13@13%. Molasses steady aud unchanged. Whisky—Western rectified, $1 15 @117%. Coffee quiet; fair Rio, 14%@14%; prime, 10%@17. Charleston, December 18. Cotton steady and demand moderate; sales, 500 hales ; middling, 23% ; receipts, 11,82 bales; exports coastwise, 642 bales. Savannah, December 18. Cotton in good demand and advanced ; iu'-d --dling, 23% ; vfales, 1,318 bales ; exports —Eng land, 1,771 bales. Augusta Market. OFJICK DaILV COWSTITITTIONAI.IST, ) Fkidav, December 18—P. M. \ FINANCIAL GOLD—DuII ; buying at 134 and selling nt 136. SlLVEß—Buying at 130 and selling at 133. SECURITIES-Georgia Railroad Stock, 90, ex dividend. * COTTON—The market to-day has been rather quiet. During the morning sales were effected at 22;V for middling, buPin the afternoon, in consequence off iverpool and New York nows, buyers were not disposed io oiler more than 22,‘v- Receipts arid offer ing stock very light. Sales, 583 hales. Receipts, 775 hales. BACON —Scarce. We quote C. Sides, 18 ; C. R. Sides, 17,Y@18; B. B. Sides, 17; Shoulders, 14; Bellies, 17; Hams, 19(2-23; Dry Salt Shoulders, 13; Dry Salt C. R. Sides, 10. CORN—White, $1 10; mixed, $1 05 from depot; new'white,without sacks, $1 00; with sacks, $1 05® 1 10; new mixed, without sacks, $1 00; new, in ear, 90. WHEAT—We quote white, $2 25@2 40; rer],f.l 80 @2 20. FLOUR—City Mills, $lO 50@t3 00 ; at retail, $1 V barrel higher. Country, $lO 00® 1 2 00, according to quality. CORN MEAL—SIIS at wholesale, and $1 25 at re tail. OATS—BO@BS. RYE—sl 60. HouonTON Institute.—We referred briefly yesterday morning lo the entertainment given by the efficient Principal ol the above named Institute lo his many scholars. The energy, devotion and skill exhibited by Mr. Calvin in the management of this rapidly increasing school really deserve the warmest commenda tion of (lie parents and Iricmls who have chil dren and scholars there, and, indeed, should receive lrom every one who feels interested in the noble cause ol education the most earnest support. Largo numbers of our young men arc constant attendants upon the free night school attached lo the Institute, aud are mak ing rapid progress in their various studies. We have been kindly furnished by the Prin cipal with the following list ot prises, Ac., pre sented just prior to the closing of the school exercises •< On Wednesday 16th inst., Mr. Calvin, the principal, presented the prizes to the success ful contestants in the several departments. Boys ’ Grammar Department. Prize Awarded to best Reader —Benjamin B. Russell, For Proficiency, Punctuality, and General Good Conduct William H. Sl.ubb. Girls’ Grammar Department. Best Reader-Miss Clata Jacobs. For Proficiency, Punr-tualily, etc.—Miss Ber tha Hanleite.r, Intermediate Department—Buys and Girls. Proficiency, etc.—William Stoker. Ist. Primary—Herbert Hester. 2d. Primary—Miss Margaret Hograph. 3d. Primary—Miss Irene Lockwood. Honors.— Distinguished for Good Conduct and Proficieiify, Boys’ Grammar Department. —Ed ward Par, Henry D. Leon, George Brown and William Clarkson. Girls' Grammar liepartment. —Miss Louisa llaiffqiter, Dora Dennis, Carrie Brown,Leila Kings more. Intermediate Department. —Miss Alice Rolls, George Keen. First I’rimury.—llnpy Morris, Benjamin Holliday, Second Primary. —Misses Bessie Bryan, Mag gie Phil pot. Third Primary. —Miss Jennie Shackelford, Jackson Vandiver. entitled to honorable notice. Boys' Grammar Department. —Edmund Kelly, Thomas V. Rhodes, Frank Lund, John Tarver. Girls' Grammar Department. —Misses Rosa Fhilpot, Mary Diemer, Belle Philpot, Clara Murphey. Intermediate Department —-Montgomery Wil bon, Joseph Riley. First Primary. —■'William While, Theo. Jau son. * Second Primary.— Misses Com Kingsmore, Lizzie Frost. Third Primary. Miss Mamie Berber, Simon Jacobs. The contest throughout was very close, and the lot. m a number of instances was resorted to lor a decision. Christmas Offering to the Poor.—An eu . tertainmeut will be given on Wednesday even ing, 23d inst.. at Concert Hall,Jort.be benefit of those in our midst stricken by sickness and in digence. The ladies and gentlemen undertak ing this laudable enterprise cannot hope to reach a lithe of the sad catalogue, but if they succeed in gladdening the few hearts suflerjng in silence, their holiday will, have been accom plished. The comedy of Married Life, a Musical In terlude, and the pantomime of “Thu Milliners,” will be produced for Ihe first time in this city. The comedy is strongly cast, numbering ten ladies and gentlemen. The music will be care fully selected, and the pantomime will be mounted secundum artenx. Programmes will be published in the subse quent journals. Tickets may be procured of Ihe ladies in the east, at Schreiner’s and Oates’, or of the follow ing committee. It is respectfully urged that those of our citi zens unable to be present, will take at least one ticket, to help the cause. Hon. H. F. Russell, F. H. Miller, T. 8. Morgan, B. 8. Dunbar, VV. B. Wells, E. P. Clayton. Committee. Philip L. Cohen, Treasurer. Investigating Court—Before'J. U. Davis, United States Commissioner.—The case of the parties charged with passing counterfeit money was brought before the United States Commissioner Friday, and quite an amount of testimony was elicited. The court adjourned until to-day without concluding ils labors. We regret that though we have the testimony we have not the space to publish it at this time, and uulil we do, refrain from comment. Council Proceedings. Tbe City Council met Friday evening, at 7% o’clock. Minutes of previous meeting were read and confirmed. Communications from different parties were then read. A letter was rend from Thos. Armstrong, begging tor assistance. A move was made by Mr. Jackson, aud finally carried, to reler the matter to the Coun eilmen of the Ward in which Armstrong lives. W. C. Pemblo asked permission to erect a sign across the pavement Irorn 13 to 15 feet in length. Mr. Meyer moved to grant this request. Some debate followed as to whether or not this was against an ordinance. After being de cided that it was not, Mr. Meyer’s motion was carried. A communication was received from John Small, requesting that there be placed a lamp post at the corner of Centre and Ellis streets. This request was granted at the suggestion of Mr. Gardiner. , K. C. Carr desired to repair tho building at Mis corner of Mclntosh and Ellis streets.— Granted. T. It. Floyd, recommended by R. H. May applied for a position of any character-staling that he was unable to work. Mr. Gardiner moved that tlds-application lie acted upon when the Council meet in January. Carried. Mrs. Anti Winter desired that the sidewalk in front of her house, No. 59 Ellis street, be re paiied by the city. Mr. Tult moved to refer to Committee on Streets, <fce. Carried. Reports of Standing Committees were made, which did not amount to auy great import ance. REPORTS FROM OFFICERS. A communication lrom Capt. J. B. Platt, Chief Engineer of Fire Department, asking that aid be granted them to purchase new ladders ami hose, aud that the engine house of the Georgia Independent Fire Company be repaired, and also the sidewalk in front of same. Moved and cirried lh.itit be left to the Com mittee on Fire Department, with power to arrange as much as possible. Granted S4OO lor tbe purpose. It was resolved that the Members of Counelf have published and arranged in a neat book all ordinances passed by Council not already published. Several other resolutions of minor iuipoit anee were adopted. Mr. Jackson read an appeal signed by many prominent citizens, slating the great Injury beiug done by, and praying some steps be taken in legaril to, peddlers, organ-grinders and the like, who may be frequently seen on the streets of our city. ft was therefore resolved that the fine for peddling, and offenses of that nature, be in - creased from $lO to $25. It was moved by Mr. Tutt, and carried, that, aeommittee be appointed to inquire into the nature of the argument between the late Coun cil an J the counsel for the defense of Dillon and Evans, in the Red case. The committee appointed by the Mayor con sists of one Aldcrm in from each ward. Messrs. Jackson, Tutt, Gardiner, Sibley and Carle compose the committee. Mr. Tutt was. appointed chairman. Mr. Jackson stated that he thought it neces sary to nave a meeting before the regular Jan uary term, in order that the Committee on Salaries may report. It was, therefore, re solved tint Council adjourn until the evening Os the SWlli of December. Fair and Hot Supper.— The ladies of Beech island will give a fair and hot. supper, at the Club House, on Tuesday, December 23d, begin ning at 6 o’clock, p. in. This entertainment is for the joint benefit ol the Baptist and Presby terian Churches of the Island. Admission will lie free. The ladies of the Island have collected many pretty and useliil articles which they hope to dispose of. They have, also, in preparation such a feast of good things as can lie found nowhere outside the country. Should any of their city friends honor them with their pres ence on Tuesday eveniug, vve feel justified in promising that, they will have a very pleasant time. It is an easy drive to Beech Island and we hope Augusta will send a delegation tq the Club House. Christmas. —As this holiday approaches we see upon all sides busy preparations being made for its proper enjoyment. Our streets are well filled with country wagons, which will return home with numberless good things from our stores, not to mention the many con tributions from Old Santa Claus, who never forgets the little ones, and who, though quite advanced in years, as yet exhibits no evidences of decay ; while the ladies are deeply engaged discussing mince .pics, Christmas trees, and the arrangements for the day. We trust all can hail its coining with fee’lngs of delight and that no heart 111 robs mournlully at the recollections of “ Christmas weal, and a’ ”* Dr. W. B Wells —ln purchasing holiday gilts, our friends would do well to Inspect the beautiful display of Dr. W. B. Wells, at the store recently occupied by Messrs. Stevenson & Shelton. The Doctor declares that it will be a pleasure to show his wares, and we know it wiil.be the pleasure of the Doctor’s hosts of friends to respond lo this cordial invitation. The Supreme Court.— There exists much anxiety in onr midst to learn the decision of the Supreme Court relative to quite a number of very important cases, argued before it du ring this term, and we would be glad if our Atlanta contemporaries would publie.li them as early as convenient. Will they do so ? The Dubuque (Iowa) Times relates the fol lowing curious story; A few days ago Unco maimed brothers, from Minnesota, crossed on the ferry to this side. One had lost both arms and legs, and the oilier two both legs. They related to Commodore Yates the following fearful accident. Last Winter the three broth ers started to singing school, with three young ladies, in an ox sled. On the way, a heavy snow storm came up, and caused them to lose their way. After wandering about for hours, they were finally “ snowed in ” on the prairie. Locked up in that snowy prison the three women were frozen to-death, and the three brothers were so badly frozen as to result in their present maimed coadltion. An ingenious contrivance has recently been invented for testing the velocity of cannon halls. Two wire targets are placed, one about 20 yards from the cannon, and the second about the same distance further on. These are con nected by fine insulated wires with an electrical instrument, which is about 400 yards in the. rear of the cannon. The instrument is adjust ed on a plan similar to au eteetro-hallsiic ma chine. When the shot is fired it cuts the wire in the first target, and then in like manner cuts the wire In the second target—the instant each wire is severed being recorded by the instru ment,. The interval of lime occupied by the hall in passing from one’target to the other furnishes the data for obtain log the initial ve locity of the shot. The Louisville Courier-Jotirnal suggests that ns “Fort Lafayettee, which is better known as the ‘American Bastile,’ has been destroyed, the key of it should he sent, to Mount Vernon to be bung up by the side of the key of the French Bastile, which was sent to Washington by Lafayette, who little thought Wtoen he did it that a fort would be named in honor of him only to be degraded to the level of the Bastile.” Roman railway trains all carry n detachment of carbineers, fore and alt, now-a-days, for fear of brigands, and all the stations are heavily guarded by military, day aud night. This is the condition to which thousands of fanatics would reduce the routes of travel iu this coun try, if permitted. Victor Emmanuel’s nickname is “ Gnaff.” A few evenings ago the police ot Bologne had to interfere, the large crowd at the opera house amusing itself all the evening by shouting,” “ Down with Gnaff.” Lamartine has just celebrated his 78th birth day. Ho is completely in his dotage. He daily dictates to a secretary, hut there is no sense iu what be says. A couple in New Orleans were driven to elope because somebody was always dying | u the bride’s family and preventing a weddiug i n orthodox style. President Johnson leaves the White Housq 31 pounds lighter than whon he entered It.
