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Cijronicle anb gmilntl WEDNESDAY AUGUSTJL National Democratic Nominees. POH I* RESIDENT, Horace LGrecley, Os Na w Yoa k. for VICE president, 1-5. (iratz Brown, Os Miaaotjai. State Democratic Ticket. FOH GOVKKNOB, .rAMEH TV*. SMITH, Os Mchcoobe. PRESIDENTIAL electors. For toe State at Labor. WASHINGTON I’OE OF RIBB. w T WOFFORD OF BARTOW. jßrian habtridoe of Chatham. H. L. BENNINO OF MUSCOGEE. Altf.iisateh. OKOItOK V. RICE OF HALL. Ail. COf-QUTTT OF DeKALB. A II HANSF.LR OF THOMAS. ERI WARREN OF HOUSTON. DwnUCT ErJBCTOBS. Firnt District 11. G. Ti'kxeb. of Brooks. Second District 11. N. F.i.y, of Dougherty. Third Dintrict—W. J. Htnw», of Il&rrio. Fourth Dintrict J. M. Pack, of Newton. Fiftli District Dr. H. K. Camky, of Columbia. Sitth District -Jahpf.r N. Dokhev, of Hall. Hcv.-lith Dintrict—E. D. Guauam, of Dado. Ai.trbnateh. Firnt Dintrict—J. Rivkuh. of I.atircnH, Booond District—A. L. Hawkh, of Bakor. 'l'liinl District- T. F. Smith, of Uoweta. Fourth District-T. F. Newf.i.l, of Baldwin. Fifth District- A. M. ltoixißiw, of Burke. Sixth District L. J. Ai.i.ukh, of Pickens. Seventh District—R. A. Aixrox, of Do Kalb. MAINE. Govomor C. P. Kimball, of Maine, re portu tho prospects of the Greoloy and Brown ticket in bin State as oheering. He considers tho oontest thoro aa close, but states that tho per coutage of Re publican votes considered necessary to carry tho State for Greeley and Brown butt already been scoured, and in many sections of the State tho number is largely in excess of this avorage. Ver mont lie regards as certain for Grant, by a diminished majority; whiloNow Hamp shire ano Connecticut, in his judgment, are equally certain to cast their electoral votes for Greeley. GLORIOUS NEWS FROM NORTH CAROLINA. Our dispatches this morning bring glad tidings from North Carolina to the In-arts of all who sympathize in tho suc cess of an oppressed people in throwing off the yoke of an intolerable and cor rupt cal ml linked together alone by the power of public plunder. -They dispel all doubt of tho achievement by tho good people of that grand old Common wealth of a victory, over unsurpassed corruption and fraud, as brilliant and complete as it is deserved. They pro claim to the world the utter discomfit ure and overthrow of tho plundering schemes of Grant and his robber crew to corrupt a people whom they have out raged and oppressed. Tho result dem onstrates that not even tho resources of tho National Treasury, manipulated by an unscrupulous, wily and dishonest administration, can lull tho storm of honest indignation which has been awakened ill tho hearts of ‘the honest masses all over tho country agaiust the oppressive government imposed upon them under tho sham pretension of Re publican liberty. While this triumph more directly affects the people of the old North State, in giving to them a government of their own choosing, and in extricating tho glorious old commonwealth from tho hands of those who had plotted its utter ruin and degradation, tho good results stop not there. By thoir valiant cour age and noble stand for tho truth, uu awod by threats and unmoved by the false promises and seductive allurements of Grant’s ministers, tho noblo poople of the old North State have imparted an impetus to the impending struggle for local self-government which will carry with it an irresistible forco through out (lie whole country, until Grant and his rings shall call for the rocks and hills to fall upon them, to hido them from tho avenging judgment of an out raged people. Tho offices to be filled by tho prosont election aro those of Governor, Liou to.ut-Governor, Secretary of State, Treas urer. Auditor, Attorney General, Super intendent of Public Works, and eight Congressmen. Tho candidates of the respectivepartieswere as follows: IHiuKMTaU. Republican*. Governor. A. 8. M« Trillion. Tod. U. Caldwell. Ijiiiit. Gov.. .John liugluiß. C. 11. Broaden. Sir. of Htato.J. A. Womack. W. 11. Howerton. TroaHuror ...•!, W. Graham. 11. A. Jcukins. Auditor 0. C. LflftvtmlUorpa. John Itoilly. A it. Oon’l. W. M. Shipp. T. L. Har«rovo. Sup. Si'hoolh.N. Mpiidiinhall. J. 0. Uoid. Slip. Works.. Jan. H. Sopark. Silas Burns. The candidates for Congress wore: liixtrict. Dnmocrutg. Republican. Kirwt.. 1). M. Garter, OUnion 1,. Onlib, Kooon.l W. 11. Kitchen, eharhw It. Tliomas. Third Alfroil U. W.lUloll, Noil McKay, Jr., Fourth /.ion 11. Korith, William A. Smith. Fifth Jamaa M. Uiauh, Thmuaa Sottlu. Hiitli Thom an S. Aalm, Oliver 11. Dockery, Seventh.. W. M. Rohlihia, Ilaviil M. Kiirchoo, Eighth /.elution It. Vance, W. 0. Chandler. PROSPECTS IN INDIANA. Opening of the Campaign at Port VayiiO Hpeech of Kx-Bcnator Hen drick.-* Another Post Office Defalca ( tion. [By Telegraph to tlio Trilmno.] Fort Wayne, July 28.— Tho campaign in Northeastern Indiana was opened hero yesterday by Senator Hendricks. An audience of at least 6,000 Indies and gentlemen were in attendance, and re ceived his logical argument in favor of Liberalism with rounds of applause. This (Allen) county was the stronghold of Democracy, and it is estimated that a majority of at least 4,000 will bo given in favor of tho Liberal ticket. The Grant, Republicans are hardly able to keep up their local organization in this county, withdrawals from their recently nominated county ticket occurring rapidly. Col. Durgiu, Assistant Post master of this city, has been on trail for the last ten days for embezzlement, forgery, Ac. A clear case has been made against him, and he will doubtless be sentenced to tlio penitentiary this week. [Special to tho Courier-Journal.[ Coryoon, I six, July 29.—The Hon. Wm. T. Scott, a prominent attorney of this place, ami Secretary of tho Re publican Central Committee of Harrison county, will publish a card in to-mor row morning's issue of tho /trmorral, reo’gning his place as Secretary of said committee, ami announcing his intention of supporting Greeley and Brown. The names of several other leading Republi cans will appear in a few days support ing Greeley. OBOES BECK FOB GREELEY. When the seeeders from the Fifth Avenue Hotel meeting mot in quiet con clave and nominated W. 8. Groesltook as a candidate for the Presidency, we stated that from onr knowledge of the man and his past record ho would not permit himself to lie made a tool of by the Rryiuil-Goodwin conspirators—that he was too good a Democrat to lie found in the lines of the enemy lighting his old party friends. Iu this estimate of his character we were not mistaken, as is fully shown by the following letter, in which he takes strong ground for Gree ley A Brown: Coi.rMM’B, 0., July 29.— The follow ing letter, addressed to Hon. John G. Thompson and Gen. R. Rrinkerhof, Chairman of tho Democratic anil Liberal Republican State Executive Committee of Ohio, has just been made public: Cincinnati, July 20,1872. Gentlemen —l have your note inviting me to preside at tho mass molding of Democrats and Liberal Republicans whieli will l>e hold at Columbus, on the 30fli instant, to ratify tho action of the Cincinnati, Cleveland and Baltimore Conventions. lam sorry to decline an important invitation given in such kind words, but I cannot be with you. Lest I may bo misunderstood, I desire to say I accept the action of tho Conven ts, us referred to, and shall vote for Mr. Gree.’e.V. The Presidential campaign is now fuily and finally arranged. There will be biit two candidates, both Repub licans, aud we must- choose between them. It will not lie difficult, and while we sitouid uot hope for a Democratic administration under Mr. Greeley, ypt, nominated, as he has been, by two Na tional Conventions—rone Republican and the other Democratic—we may expect au administration that will not be par tizan, and after all such an administra tion should lie very welcome, and may Ite just what is needed for the present hour. Following a heavy civil war, it will be opportune and best suit ed to heal its animosities and re store good will between all sec tions of tho country and all our people. I differ in politics with Mr. Greeley and he was not my choice, but he has been chosen, and with extraordinary unan imity, and is now liefore us as the only representative of conciliation and under pledges for important reforms. His great ability, courage and patriotism are un questioned, and if he is elected we have good reason to believe we will get recon ciliation and reform ; and if lie is de feated we already know we will not get them, but tho administration now clos ing will bo repeated. It should not lie repeated, nor should wo make it an ex ample for imitation by the endorsement of a re-election. Asa soldier Grant is justly distinguished. His war services were very great anil should lie acknowl edged by all. They have been, and even gonerously acknowledged, aud we shall novor forget them ; but ho is not suited for the civil magistracy, and wo should allow his administration to close with the ponding term. I intended to write at more length and some detail, hut what I have already said is a fair reply to your note. Thanking you for your flattering invitation, I am, very respectfully, W. B. Groesdeck. HOW CIROUMSTANCEB WARD PRINCIPLES. We find tho following remark attri buted to the. Atlanta Sun,ot the 20th inst.: While fhn Bonthern delegates were re turning from Baltimore, did they look upon the battle field of Manassas, think of tho very many Southern youths who died there, and then “ remember with gratitude the; soldiers and sailors of the Republic ?” Tho quoted expression, “ romember with gratitude the soldiers aud sailors of the Republic,” is taken from tho Cin cinnati platform, endorsed at Baltimore. In 1808, Hon. Alex. 11. Btopheu* (now political editor of the Atlanta Sun) ro solvod himself into a committee of one, and undertook tho work of constructing tho platform for the Democratic Nation al Convention of that year. Ho did not attend the Convention himsolf, hut sent his platform to Mr. Wright, of Dela ware, who presented it; and here is one of its planks: Resolved, That the highest moed of patriotism is due, and should over be rendered, to all those who, in tho rocent war, perilled life or fortune, for tho main tenance of tho Union and the beneficent system of American Government thereby established upon the fundamental prin ciples set, forth in tho foregoing resolu tion; hut wo liavo noitlior thanks nor sympathy for those who ontorod or car ried on tho contest for tho subjugation of States, or for the subjugation by the Federal authority of tho whito race in any of the States to the dominion of the black. The right of suffrago, or who shall exercise political powers, is a mat ter that, rests exclusively with the sev eral States. There it properly belongs, and there it should continue over to re main. The Convention did not adopt Mr. Stephens’ platform, and no one appears to have seconded his motion that any meed was duo or should be rendered to those whose propertg was imperilled by their adherence to tho Union. But it did pass fully as strong a resolution in favor of tho Union soldiers as that lately passed at Cincinnati and Baltimore, aud we heard of no opposition to it by Mr. Stephens aud his prosont political sym pathisers. Here it is: “That our soldiers and sailors, who carried the flag of our country to victory against a most gallant aud determined foe, must over ho gratefully remembered, and all the guarantees given in tlioir favor must ho faithfully carried into ex ecution.”— Columbus Rn<purer. “Branded Outcasts.”— Senator Sehurz has become the victim of tho Adminis tration party’s most implacable resent ment, and it oan scarcely find words strong enough to express its unamiable feelings towards him. Hero is a speci men of the able-bodied adjectives it is flinging at the Missouri Senator’s head. It is from tho Chicago Journal : Scliurz came to this country a branded outcast from bin nativo land. He came here, not to preserve his liberty, but to save his head. Here lie found a homo and an appreciation, for which, it now seems, he was totally unworthy. All this because the Missouri Senator is not for Grant. Any number of “ branded outcasts”-—whatever that may mean—are welcome to livo in this coun try, it Booms, as long as they aro loyal and faithful to President Grant ; but when they prove recreant to that emi nent functionary, they aro to receive nothingbiit denunciation and contumely. Tho Catholic Mirror, which of course takes no part in political questions or issues, says : “The nomination of Mr. Greoloy at Cincinnati has excited such a furore throughout all tho Western and Southern States, and also, though to a loss swooping extent, ill the Middle and Eastern States, as has never been ex perienced in the United States since the days of Harrison and Tyler. We think it even exceeds that great Whig uprising in vim and unanimity. When wo hoard, last Wednesday tho vote of oaeli State called in tho National Democratic Con vention, ami all the States, one after an other, with tho exception of Delaware and half tho vote of No* Jersey, easting their vote solid for Mr. Greeley, wo for the first timo fully realized the trotomi dons extent of the revolution which has been inaugurated in party polities." “Wo have the Radicals on the run,” remarks the Clcvtdftjjd Plaindculcr , “ and honest Republicans are deserting their ranks by more than platoons; they aro coming over to us by tho regiment ! Never has tho country witnessed suoh a furore for any man for President as that now exhibited for Greeley, the old phil osopher, who wants a true and lasting peace Itetweon sections estranged by ft bloody civil strife. Northern and .South ern mon—the hoys iu bine and tho boys in gray—are with each other in support of the good old man, whose kind heart, now that tho war between brothers is over, would bury its unpleasant memo ries, aud forever reconcile those who wore so sadly estranged.” A startling exhibit has recently boon made at Washington that is well calcu lated to excite the surprise and indigna tion of tin- American people. It has been ascertained, from authentic docu ments. that Grant and his Caliincnt have boon absent from the seat of government one-third of the time since the former’s inauguration, on the fourth .day of March, 18<59, during all of which period they regularly drew pay from the Treas ury of the United States, while frolick ing, junketing, and neglecting the pub lic business. Wliat would one of our plain, honest merchants say to a clerk who absented himself from duty ten days in every thirty, and then impu dently etui mod pay for the time he spout in riotous living? Squandering the People's Money.— Judge Orr, in a recent speech, said that he had been informed that over five hun dred thousand dollars hail been squan dered in pay certificates, issued by the Speaker of the House of Roproaeuta tives of South Carolina, to men who neither attended in Columbia, nor did any service whatever to tho Shite. These hail been issued to tho cross-road poli ticians who, in return, are expected to electioneer for the donor Speaker Franklin J. Moses, who is high up on the Radical slate for tho Governorship of South Carolina at the approaching election. A Difference of Thirteen Degrees. —The Cincinnati Gazette (Rad.) says that Gratz Brown was a fifth-rate man in college. Well, even if that is so, ho is far better off than Grant, who, in his class at West Point, came out tho eight eenth best man. Gratz, therefore, is thirteen degrees in college reputation beyond tho head of the opposition tieket. Porter Sliehlon, tho Republican mem ber of GongroHß from tho Chautauqua District i« DNS9 w 4 7°. htts declared his adhesion to Grueiey, (From the Savannah News.] THE PRESIDENTIAL QUESTION— OUR POSITION. The readers of the Morning News need not now be informed of the views of its political editor in reference to the pending question of the Presidency. These views have been too often and too plainly expressed to leave any doubt as to our opinion of the impolicy of nomi nating any other than a straight-out Democrat by the Conservative party of the country—or, at least, of recommend ing for that position any one whose political principles are not in direct op position to tho Radical usurpations ami misrule which threaten the overthrow of onr Republican form of government, and tinder which the whole nation, and especially the South, has been groaning ever since tho close of the late civil strife. We thought wo saw in the adoption of any other course the threatened, if not tho certain death of tho Democratic party. Wo have yet to bo convinced that the policy wo thus condemned will not ultimately result in the dissolution of tho only party which has, until very recently, raised its warning voice against, and interposed its opposition to those Radical innovations aud usurpations which aro rapidly changing our constitutional government to the worst despotism. Time, which proves all things, will, before a great whilo, justify or silence those fore bodings of mischief to that party and to the country nt largo. When it first becamo apparent that a split in the Radical party would inevita bly result from the unwise and wicked measures of tho Grant Administration, wo thought wo saw tho certain assurance that the Democratic party would avail itself of the divisions in tho Radical ranks and put forward for tho Presi dency some tried and consistent Demo crat, upon whom tho right-thinking and patriotic men of all sections and all parties might cordially unite for tho restoration of constitutional govern ment. To this end we labored, and wo uevor gavo up tho hope of its fulfillment until n few weeks before tho meeting of tho Convention at Baltimore, when it became palpable that all such hope was vain, and that tho nomination of Gree ley by that Coin ention was a foregone conclusion. Whatever wo may then liavo thought, or may now think of the wisdom or even the policy of that con clusion, wo liavo never doubted that it was, in the main, the result of patriotic impulses. Tho Baltimore Convention was, in point of talent and respoctibility as well as in numbers, ono of the most imposing that ever assembled on this continent. It was composed of men who had at heart tho good of the coun try, and who, though thoroughly alive to principle, must have believed that the overthrow of tlio Grant Administra tion was more desirable than strict ad herence to principle and precedent—a result which could not ho accomplished except by tho endorsement of tlio Cin cinnati nominees. In tho candid statement of our oppo sition to the then probable action of the National Democratic party, wo wore well aware that our own course was liable to tho two-fold objection : first, that wo might he considered as com plaining in advance of what wiser heads than our own would devise; and, sec ondly, of thwarting (in anticipation of a bluudor our party friends might com mit) tho measures which those wiser heads would inaugurate for tho para mount purpose of giving peace and quiet to tlm country by tho defeat of Grant. Looking at our then eourso from the present stand point, there can bo no doubt that it had at least the appearance of boing liablo to criticism in the par ticulars above mentioned. That our motives were thoroughly honest, wo need not affirm; that we were in error, is not now tho question. Tho only point for present consideration is, what is the duty of this paper in tho pending can vass ? To affirm that wo approve the Cincin nati platform, in detail, would bo tho utterance of a falsehood. Wo liavo mot no true Democrat who differs from us in this respect. To say that wo would not have preferred the nomination of a straight-out Democrat would be to belie tho sincerity of onr oft-expressed con victions. Wo go further, and say that to us, personally, a more objectionable can didate than Horace Greeley could hardly liavo been put in nomination for the Presidency. On those points our views have undergone no change. But we would bo falso to ourself, and false to the oonttdonoo wo put in the judgment of a largo majority of our life-long per sonal and political friends, wore we, now that the nomination of ‘ Mr. Greoloy has been endorsed by them, to assert that tho election of the Baltimore nominees is not preferable to tho success of tho Radical Republicans. Whilst, therefore, we never wore and never can he in ecstaey over the leader ship of any hut a true and tried Demo crat—whilst, unlike some new and over zealous converts to Democratic faith, we are not prepared to throw up onr hat aud cry huzza for Dr. Greoloy—still our convictions of duty in tho present emer gency constrain us to declare that the election of Greoloy is infinitely prefer able to tho re-election of Grant, and that in our opinion tuiy change in the admin istration of tho Government must lie for the hotter. Did wo not even think this, wo confess to our unwillingness to throw obstacles in tho way of tlio ac complishment of tho desire of our friends who have resolved to make the experiment—an experiment which we are satisfied is tho result of pure and patri otic impulses. If, therefore, we cannot vie with onr more enthusiastic Jrew Departure friends in zealously supporting tjic Baltimore nominees, yet we can and will do all in our power to defeat Grant, by holding up to public consideration and view the measures and the policy of his corrupt, rule, Mr. Greeley is not onr candidate; he is not and never could have been our choice, even if tho choosing hod been from among tho Liberal Republicans ; but, under all the circumstances, we must acquiesce in tho better judgment of our friends of tho Democratic faith, and trust that tho election of Greoloy and Brown will be tho harbinger of bettor days for our distracted country amj our oppressed peoplo of tho South. As things paw stand, whatever may ho the objections Ui Mr. Greeley, there is no alternative j the ohoiae of the coun try is and must bo between lam and his Radical opponent. In the corrupt and despotic rule of tho latter wo have realized all the evils of bad government, while from the former, whatever may have been his past political record, we have pledges whioJ* justify a reasonable hope of important roluttn* ... pmong them the restoration of local 8.»lf-gieW)imont. In conclusion, wo feel groat and satisfaction in knowing that tho Doffin cratie party of our proud old Common wealth Georgia stands this day on the same basis of truth that it has always octittpig.il. and that if we are to bo blamed for not tewiafsing prin ciples heretofore unknown to the %i§H}oc racy, • the same error pertains to the entire party in this State, whoso recoil* action at Atlanta, on tho question of IKilitieal principles, is entirely coinci dent with those wo have always main . taint'd, The Alafuwa and Chattanooga Railroad. — Wo lea*** shat negotiations arc pouding, if not coiududpdi between Governor Lindsay, representing the State of Alabama, and an English .Com pany, for the wain ot this railroad. The company desire to puivlonm tlio railroad and a large quantity of tin? msd i?;d iron lands of North Alabama for the purpose l of carrying on extensive mining opera tions. It is their intention, as soon as the purchase is eonsnuxaiod, to com mence at once the work of constructing a railroad direct from Meridian to Now OrWus. Arrangements lmvo been made to go to work under tho charters already granted bv the Legislatures of Mississippi and Louisiana. This will give almost an air-lino from New Orleans to New York aud would benoitto tie great thoroughfare from New Orlwuiu to the East. We leani that the agent of the company has fnlly agreed to tho terms ot sale proposed by Governor Lindsay, and that tho only delay in closing the transaction is that it has to lie referred to the Directors of tho com-, pony in Loudon, Thus enterprise, if, carried out. will add largely to tlio popu lation and wealth of our city. —Madison GazeUe. A Mron Married Woman. —The Mil waukee New* says : A ladv of this city lias recently experienced the “ death do us part" with her seventh husband, and she is now a fresh and charming widow of thirty-fonr. Bhe was first married in 1855, at tlm age of soventeou ; aud her husband died two years afterward. She married her seoornl husband in 1859, who hved bnt six months after the mar riage. She married again in 18C1, and her husband enlisted and wan killed in an action iu Virginia. During the war she married twice, and both of these husbands were kdh*L In 1866 she mar ried again, aud the krtrband died in 1867. In 1870 she was again in the eft trodden pathway to the altar, and about two months ago she returned from the wed-tracked pathway to her husband’s tomb. Um .experience of mankind ought to be valuoUi. SanHwj P. Morrill, late member of Congress from Maine, lias declared for Greeley. CAMPAIGN NOTES. Seth Robinson, of Lincoln, late At torney-General of Nebraska, has de clared for Greeley. Fourteen Republican papers in tlio State of New York are advocating the election of Greeley aud Brown. The livening Rost, a Democratic pa per published in Buffalo, has declared for Grant and Wilson. Senator Doolittle, having finished his canvass in North Carolina, now goes to Maine to aid the Democratic canvass. A Democratic club of 150 gentlemen has been formed in Baltimore called tho “Ida Greeley Grays.” The uniform is a business suit of gray. Stanley Matthews, of Ohio, who was dissatisfied witli Greeley’s nomination at Cincinnati, has finally concluded to sup port Grant. Thomas S. Dawes, of Kingston, father of Congressman Dawes, of Massa-, oliusetts, heads the call for a Liberal Republican meeting in favor of Greeley and Brown. N. 11. Chapman, tlio Republican Su ! pervisor of tho First Ward of Utica, hosi written a letter repudiating Grant, and ; announcing his support for Greeley and Brown. Thomas Cornell, Republican member of tho Fortieth Congress from tho Ul ster District, and Hudson river steam boat owner, is earnestly advocating tho eloetiou of Greeley. In Washington county, Pennsylvania, alone, more than ono hundred leading and prominent members of tho Radical party have declared their intention to vote for Greeley and Brown. Tlio Liberals liavo ordered 250,000 copies of Carl Schurz’s St. Louis speech printed, in German, for distribution. They have also distributed thousands of Sumner’s celebrated speech against Grant. Ex-Congressman E. B. I’ottlo, for many years a loading Republican in New York State, and a dologato in May last to the Grant Convention held at Elmira, abandons tho Renomination party and will support Greeley. IMPORTANT SUIT —THE ANDY JOHNSON SCANDAL. A Greenville correspondent of the Knoxville Herald writes to that paper on tho 20th instant in reference to tho libel suit pending there, growing out of the Andy Johnson scandal, as follows : Chancery Court met hero last Monday, and is now nominally in session, but no business has boon transacted since tlio first day, on account of tho absorbing interest produced by tho preliminary examination of R. C. Horn, charged with uttering tho libel which drove Mrs. Harold to suicide. Four counsol are en gaged on oaeh sido, and forty witnesses aro in attendance. Tho examination began on Tuesday morning. The State closed in tho evening, and the defense immediately entered upon an attempt at justification. Two colored witnesses, as soon as they deposed and before a war rant could be executed, evaded the offi cers and lied towards North Carolina. Parties went in pursuit last night. Ono other, a white witness, was arrested for tho samo offense, as soon as ho left the witness stand. Groat excitement per vades tho community anil increases as the examination progresses. It may last the week out. Tho day following tho Herald had an other letter giving further and fuller particulars. Wo quote : The libel suit is still tho exciting topic of thought and conversation here. The witness arrested for perjury has sued his prosecutor for ten thousand dollars dam ages for falso imprisonment. Tlio de fense liavo closed their testimony on jus tification, and aro now endeavoring to shift the authorship of tho libel. They have many more witnesses, and may yet develop something in this regard. The witness under arrest prefaced his testimony with a speech, about ten min utes in length, delivered in a standing position, in which ho explained his posi tion generally in regard to tho parties, the easo and his conduct in evading the process of attachment, and hiding in the woods. It is hardly probablo that the case will ho closed to-day. In- this brief letter it is impossible to give an outline of the testimony; nor is it proper to express an opinion as to tho defendant’s guilt. Suffice it to say that tlio confidence of our pooplo in tho virtuo and chastity of Mrs. Harold has not boon shaken by the character of ovidenco adduced in justi fication. The nearest neighbors, whose names rumor had connected with a knowledge of suspicious facts, stated yesterday, on oath, that they knew noth ing whatever in regard to tlio charges— had never seon anything improper in her conduct. Letter From Nacoochoo Valley. July 20tu, 1872. Rdilors Chronicle rfc Sentinel: Last Sabbath, July 2lst, was a happy day for tho little Presbyterian Church of Nacoochoo Valley. Less than throe years ago, by order of the Augusta Pres bytery, tho little band of Presbyterians in. that beautiful valley wore organized into a church by Rev. G. 11. Cartlodgo, Evangelist, and Rev. Paul C. Morten. On lust Sabbath tlioir chaste and beauti ful little house of worship was dedicated to tho service of Almighty God. An ex cellent choir, with a parlor organ, intro duced the services by chanting tho 81th Psalm: “How amiable are Thy tabor iiftclos, O Lord of Hosts.” After the usual introductory services, tho dedication sermon was delivered by Rev. G, IT. Cartlodgo, from Isaiah, 60th chapter, 19th verso, last clause—“And thy God thy Glory. ” After tho sermon, Rev. Wm. Lo Conte made the dedicatory prayer. The Sacrament of tho Lord’s Supper was then administered. In tho afternoon Rev. Wm. Lo Conte, who expects soon to sail for Brazil as a Foreign Missionary, delivered an inter esting lecture on Foreign Missions, nt tlio close of which service about §25 was contributed to tho cause. After tho lecture William Lindh and Seph.V Hammerbery, from Sweden, were united in marriage by Rev. G. H. Cart lodge. And thus the services of tho day, which will he long remembered in the Valley of Nacooclieo, wore concluded. Franklin. jluild tho Augusta and Louisville Rail road. liditors Chronicle fc'c}Mnel: What is the matter with tha merchants and monoyod monos Angusta that they will not bring on tlio Augusta and Louis- Viiifi Railroad ?Do they boliovo or think tho farmers iiill 0T ou ght to do it ? If they do they aro badly mjsfeikon. Tlio little farmers, who try to inako t?J,eir bread and moat, make but little cotton, and of courso liave but lit tlo money. Tho big farmers, who make nearly all cotton, have to draw on tho West for broad and meat, and all tlio money they mako must go to tho West and commission mer chants, aud at tlio end of tho year, poor folk)*, as big as ho is, or appears, ho is without money and without price. But build us this road and VC will mako all wo can for yon to haul up this road to aipj fto- If this road is neglected much lougm iufffrd-a will say some day, when she wifi least spoilt it, “Farewell, old Jefferson county, wo b T yp made many a dollar out of you in the )teM. \vp can’t blame you, wo aro to hhimo. ’ Nt>W is the time to go to work, and what I say unto you I say unto to all, go to work. A hint to ilg; wise is sufficient. Where much l» uni*} but little is done; where little is said much m>Vs) is done. Jefferson Count*, Taxation is New Orleans.—As a con seqnence of tiie corrupt municipal gov ernment of New Orleans, lip* debt anil taxation, although not perhaps larger i than the city is able to pay, are liwir j thcless sufficiently heavy to constitute a heavy burden on tho resources of the city, ami a serious drawback on its fu ture prosperity. Th° debt of the city on the 80th of Jumil»* wa5 520,763,658. The taxable property in tho city availa ble for assessment in 1873 is estimated at 81:35,000,000, andjhocity debt tax will therefore amount to $1 30 on each one hundred of valuatiod. Adding tho taxes for the support of schools, parks and the expenses of the city govcynipont, the total taxes for the ensuing fiscal yea*- jyiil be $3 03| on tho |IOO. This is a dose esti mate, and the figures are likely to be increased still further, but they are al ready much larger than is warranted for the actual requirements of local government. If we add tho quota of State taxes to be paid by Now Orleans, that city will enjoy the unenviablo no toriety of being the most heavily taxed city in the United State#. The State debt and aro just as excessive as the local taps* of tho city, and present a suitable field {of tb e reform movement recently inaugurated tlggr, and which, it is to be hoped, will secure to tho city and State a more honest ad ministration of financial affairs than they have known for some years past. RCHURZ AT GREENSBORO. His Enthusiastic- Reception—lie Makes a Telling Speech—He Attacks the Carpet-Baggers-An Appeal to the Negroes. Gekexs#oro, N. 0., July 27. Senator Scliurz has at last spoken in North Carolina. Ilis presence had l-oon so frequently promised before without his making his appearance that the crowd which gathered to hoar him to day, thojigh great, was lmt so large by several uuiulreds as it would have been had there lieen a certainty of his com ing. The interest iu tho matter was shown, however, not alone by the arri vals of persons from distant parts of the Slat*; on the faith of the announcement in the papers, but also by the telegrams received here from all points inquiring his whereabouts. Unfortunately, the tidings that he was actually en route did not come till late this morning, and the anxious crowds in Raleigh, Wilmington and elsewhere could not get here in t ime. As it was, though, his audience was numbered by thousands, and embraced representatives of all shades of political opinions, and all classes of tho popula tion. ARRIVAL or THE DISTINGUISHED MISSOU RIAN. Senator Sehurz arrived on the 3:30 train, having left New iork yesterday afternoon. He was met at Roidsville by Mayor Sloan and a committee of citizens, and when ho stepped from tho cars to tho depot platform ho was greeted by a largo concourse of persons. The bund playod inspiring airs, aud there was a general enthusiasm. General Scliurz was placod in a carriage and driven rap idly to tho Benbow House, where he dined, and ft few minutes afterward met the crowd assembled in a grove on tho outskirts of the town to hoar him speak. His reception here also was most enthu siastic. Ho was introduced by Colonel John A. Gilmer, who complimented him us one of tlio foremost champions of the rights of man. SPEECH OF GENERAL BOntTRZ. Goneral Sehurz commenced by saying that he had hardly ever appeared before au audience with a greater consciousness of being unable to fulfill its expectations, wouriod tuMio was by four days travel, with hardly a moment’s rest and hardly able to stand or think. 110 felt unusual ly embarrassed. What lie had to say was to bo spoken without preparation, save a few notes made whilo at dinner a sow minutes ago, He thou spoke substantially as fel lows: HIS POLITICAL ANTECEDENTS. I belong, fellow-citizons, to that polical school which most of you knew, but did not love, before tho war as anti slavery mon. I started out with the Re publican party, and my political life has boon dovotod to tho advocacy of its principles. All my energies have boon givou to tho work of carrying its leading ideas into practical life; for I liavo sin cerely desired that all slavery should disappear from our beloved land—tho land of my adoption—and all persons should enjoy to the fullest extent the blessings of a Republican form of gov ernment. In tho service of these ideas I have stood, so far, in tho ranks of the Republican party, and thoso are my principles to-day. If lam not fighting in thoir ranks it is tlioir fault, not mino. It is my ardent wish that every man should breathe the free air of heaven as a freeman, and because this is my de sire 1 stand here to-day arrayed against many of my old comrados. The Re publican party was organized, I must re mind you, iu the first place, to prevent tho. extension of slavery iu tho Terri tories of tho United States. That ac complished, tlio war began, aud tlio standard was raised higher. It was de manded that slavery should be abolished. Tho war closed, slavory was abolished, aud, in order to protect the emancipated race in the enjoyment of their now rights, as a logical necessity, the right of suffrago was givon them. Tho sup port of all those measures was with the Republican party, and I wont further. I endorsed tlio reconstruction policy of the Republican party on the ground that revolutionary measures aro necessary in revolutionary times. But these things accomplished, and the logical results of the war being incorporated in tlio Con stitution of the United States, new questions arose. The political eye sweeping a larger horizon sought to compass the means by which we might he made a reunited nation. We had delivered the blacks, and it remained with us to effect the highest dolivoraneo for tho whites—even thoso who wore latoly in rebellion. We thought the timo had oomo when every man North and South should feel him self a full citizen of this Republic, and look upon tho Stars and Stripes not as a symbol of disgrace and conquest, hut of freodom aud equal rights to be enjoyed by all of us. [Applause.] DIVISION IN THE RANKS. Then it was that those of us who wore truo Republicans, and valued princi ples above party power, raised the ilag of universal amnesty and impartial suf frage, and our great and good standard bearer, Horace Greoloy, [cheers] spoke the words, “ Lot all people ho freemen again, and let everybody vote for whom soever lie please.” [Applause.] Organ izations long in power learn to steal without punishment and rob without vengeance. Thus it was that many of the leaders and a great many of the masses of the Republican party refused to enlist under our banner. Impartial suffrage, but not universal amnesty, they said. Impartial suffrage? Yes; because it will strengthen our party. Universal amnesty? No ; boeauso it will strengthen onr opponents. But this was not tho only reason why for a while wo fought tho battle alono. It was desired not only to prosorvo hut to enlarge their powers. Advantage was taken of certain ilisordors in the South to make excuse for the conferring of ex traordinary powers on tho Executive. There had boon disorders ; let us not forgot that there had boon persecution for Opinion’s sake, and the report of them aroused tho fears and tho sympa thies of pooplo at tho North. But somo of us who saw tho danger saw also the danger of protecting tho rights of a few at tho oxpenso of tho liberty of a wliolo people. We thought that local self-government should be left to tho control of these matters. Wo bolieve that tho outrages were exaggerated, and that the perpetrators could hotter ho reached by an appoal to their nobler impulses. But, the majority thought otherwise, nijd tho President, in execut ing tho Ku-Klux laws, brought about tlio state of affairs which wo now see in North Carolina. • Now, even popular elections are to bo controlled by Federal officials. The moaning of all this is, follow-citizens, that tlio elective fran chise has been taken away from tho pooplo and givon to tho tools of the Administration. Woof tho North are not as much affoctod by this as aro you of the South; but wo know that as long as there is a single slave in tlio country no freeman is safe. If tho South is on slaved wo are in danger, and wo must therefore stand up for each other. Tho speaker then paid his respects to tho carpet-baggers. How was it possi blo that suoh abnormal and hideous things should grow up ia a froo country? Impartial suffrage was a logical result of tho war, but tho pooplo who wero its beneficiaries were nono the more pre pared for tho intelligence of their new rights. It was not strango, then, that unscrupulous at] venturers coming from abroad or springing up ill their midst, and pretending a great friendship for them, gained their ear and used them as a compact organization for their own po litical ends. Tho Governments of tlio South were taken hold of by the most ignorant and depraved men that ever pounced down upon a devoted pooplo. They were run into extravagances that can hardly tie believed. These expendi tures soon) really absurdly great. THE NORTH CAROLINA STATE DEBT Has been increased from fifteen to thir ty-four millions, and sixteen millions of railroad bonds found their way into tlio capacious pockets of carpet-baggers with out tho tax payers overhearing from them again. Bad as this state of affairs was, the Repuliean party was responsible for it; not because its principal chief did it, but because tliecaiqiet-baggers who com mitted the rascalities wero countenanced by the national authority, and wero hon ored with confidence find patronage. I appeal to any fair-minded Republican to know if this is not true ? Is it any won der, tlu.il, that the whites of the Sonth did not spring into your arms with alac rity? They accepted tlio results of the war, but could you expect them smiling ly to approve your efforts to rob them and strip them naked ? To such a sys tem of outrago is tho Administration, lending its aid. Who will deny that the infinite num ber of deputy marshals now in North Carolina wore appointed to control the pouding election, to fix upon tho nocks of these people the yoke of thoso in svmpathy with tho mon through whoso fmgo*» ran that 815,990,000 of public funds. [Applause. ] It was in view of such things that tho Liberal Republi cans arose in that great upheaval qf the popular eouEuioßCO which resulted in the Cincinnati Convention. General Schurz then skotched tho history of that movement from its dawn ing iu Missouri, in 1870, until the nomi nation of Greeley and Brown at Cincin nati and Baltimore. He maintained that the Cincinnati platform was the true Republican plat form —that it contained all that was lg:at of the principles of tip. Republican party, and that tho Cincinnati banner was the true Republican banner of freedom and equal rights. Upon that platform we will stand, and under that banner wo will march, whether wo are called Sore heads, Democrats or Rebels. [Ap plause.] General Solum then alhided to Mr. Kontwell’s strange words, that this is no lima for “ clasping hands across tin' bloody chasm;” that lliero must Is; no rccouei list ion at this time. Ho could not "<uieoivo how it was possible that any heart could las so obdurate as not to rejoice when the hand of reconciliation is oil'erod by ono sincerely desirons of peace. Trow can a man delight in war when peace is attainable ? Wo have all heard of the Puritan of the old times who delighted in hanging Dissenters and burning witches. Thank God, the spirit "f witch-burning has left Massachusetts long ago; but it appears that there are yet some in that State who cannot sleep unless they burn their witch a day. [Applause and laughter.] There are MEN WHO LIVE r.Y INFLAMING ANIMOSITIES That have divided our people. Why is this done ? For no reason but that the party leaders know that uidess the war cry is kept up tho Radicals must go to tho bottom. As soon as tho North and South are reconciled there is no longer not'd for a war party, and those who lived and thrived on tho war cry must go under. It is for party ascendancy that a reconciliation is to be prevented. To this end tho archives of tho dond Confederacy are bought and tho country is treated to the details of the plans of rebel emissaries for the burning of Northern cities. It is like burning tho effigy of Guy Fawkes in England to keep alivo the hatred of lloinan Catholics. Fortunately, tho enlightened spirit of England has outgrown that hatred, and is tho publio spirit of tho United States behind it ? What ground liavo we for distrust ? Why repel the outstretched hand V Why find fault that they do not embrace those who suck their substance and have stirppod them naked ? Do you want any other gnarunteo of good faith than their voting for ono who has boon tho life long foenmn of all thoir old issues ? If you do, it shows you are dishonest in what you demand. You don’t value good government as much as you value party power. [Applause. ] a worse to colored men. Gonoral Scliurz thou madoan eloquont appeal to tho colored voters, who were largely represented in tbs' audience, be seeching thorn, by tho right of beingorio of their earliest friends, to ho careful of thoir political action. If thoir masters did not lovo an Abolitionist, they at least had every right to. Ho expressed his astonishment to hear that they had val ued liberty so littlo as to attempt to rid themselves of it by interfering witli tho exercise of tho right of suffrage. Ho had heard that they had mobbed men of thoir own race who wore marching in a Greeley and Drown procession. If a colored man could not voto for Greeley and Brown, or anybody olse whom he preferred, tlio freedom of opinion which had been conferred upon tho colored race was lost, and they made slaves of themselves again to tho opinion of oth ers. They should sot a bettor example to tho whites. Tho greatest crime that they could commit was to trample under foot the great boon of freedom of opin ion. Ho urgod tho negroes to cultivate friendly relations with the whites among whom they lived. It should bo neither a whito man’s government nor a black man’s government, and they must form into parties according to differences of opinion, and not according to differences of color. If they would do that they would find that both parties would bo strenuous in defense of their rights and anxious to win thoir suffrages. KIND WORDS TO CONFEDERATE SOLDIERS. In conclusion, General Sclinrz ad dressed tho Confederate soldiers present. He said that ho had been in tho army too, and know that those who had been in the army had loarnod something. Confederate soldiers know that there had boon a war; that somo things had been decided by that war, and that those decisions could not bo reversed. He had great coufidonco in tho good sense and abiding patriotism of tho Con federate soldiers, and ho begged to as snre thorn that those who had borne arms on tho other side wore anxious for peace, and wore ready to stretch hands across tho bloody chasm, tho Secrotary of tho Treasury to tho contrary not withstanding. [Applause.] He urgod Southerners to make themselves tho pre servers of peace within thoir own States, and warned the evil disposed that tho Liberal Republicans could net make a successful light if there was any ground for tho stories of Ku-Kluxism in tho South. In tho hands of tho Sonthornors was plaeod tho safety of Republican in stitutions, and ho' adjured them to see to it that overy man was protected in his life, liberty and rights. Ho be lieved fully that tho Confederate soldiers would do it, and then they of the North could stand up as ono man against cen tralization, and a glorious victory would be tlioirs. [Groat applause. J grant’s VERACITY. As Gonoral Scliurz was taking his Boat ajgontloman apkod him, “How about that question of voracity between yourself and Mr. Grant?” General Scliurz re plied that ho had answered that question in letters appearing in that day’s Now York papers. Ho road the lottor from General Pleasanton, in which ho repeat ed that he was authorized by President Grant to pledge Senator Scliurz all tho patronage ho might wish if ho would lend his support to tho Sun Domingo sellomo, and ho added : “ Tlio question is nmv one of voracity between President Grant and General Pleasanton.” General Schnrz’s speech was all that his great reputation had led his audi ence to expect. Ho spoke with fluoncy and oloquonco, and was listened to with rapt attention throughout. Even the Radicals present wore impressed with his earnestness and truth. Ho spoke as a man whoso whole heart was in what ho said, and his words could not fail to bo impressive. At night he was called upon by many prominent citizens, and was tho recipient of a serenade and other complimentary attentions. Tlio Victims of Negro Malignity. Wo visited tho residences of Mrs. Or son Barber and Mrs. J. JJ. Cohen yoster day afternoon to inquire aftor tlioir con dition. We found Mrs. Ward sitting up, surrounded by friends, and wore po litely invited to ontor. The unfortunate lady was wounded in four places. Both hands and hor head wore bandaged. She also recoivod a shot in tho left breast, inflicting a painful wound. Those were all small shot and wore pick od out. Her hands are vory much swollen and extremely sore, rendering their uso impossible for tho prosent. Tho wound in tho head is slight. We were informed by Mrs. Ward that sho was standing in the doorway, and Mrs. Cohen, her husband and sistor were seated upon the bench on tho portico, as was also her little daughter, agod about twelve years, when the devilish miscreants fired upon them. The shots were fired from tho big oak tree on the northwest corner of Anderson and Bull streets, diagonally across from her house, a distance of probably thirty yards. They were so shocked by the unexpect ed shower of shot that they were unable to notice in what direction the villains retreated. Mrs. Cohen and hor husband and sister were struck about tho face and shoulders, but only slightly wound ed. Mrs. Ward and her little daughter wore tlio worso injured of the party. Tho latter was struck in tlio fuco and right shoulder and arm. Wo wore shown into tlio room whero tho poor little child lay, suffering 'with a high fovor, produced by tho wounds. She was utterly unable to move her arm, on account of its stiffness and soreness. The shot, fortunately, did not enter the flesh to any great depth and were easily extracted. They are all doing very well, and it is to bo hoped may soon recover, although tho condition of the little girl, owing to the setting in of fever, is serious. We examined the door and front of the house, and found the place riddled with shot. From one of tho I door-posts two largo slugs had been I cut, which woro buried to tho depth of | an inch or more. Mrs. Ward was lean ing against this jio.st when tho assassins fired, and the balls struck witbiu a few inches of the head. Tho escape from instant death was remarkable. Not withstanding tho pain and distress caused by this foul deed, Mrs. Ward seemed quite cheerful, anil is in hopes that the perpetrators will lie apprehenod and made to suffer, in which hope it is scarcely necessary to say tho entire re spectable portion of tho community join. ■ <Savannah News, Sint. The Army Worm is Ala ram a. —The Montgomery Advertiser, of Tuosihiy, acknowledges tho receipt of a quinine bottle filled with tho simon pure army worm, recoivod tho day before from Mr, Bryan, of Lowndes oomtty, together with a letter, from which it makes tho following extract: Three days ago Mr. C. 11. Quinn, who is this year cultivating CoL Holcombe’s plantation, liml tho finest crop of cotton tligt I had soon in the oounty. To-day his crop is utterly destroyed ! I liavo never scon Buoh destruction in so short a timo. Other plantations on Big Swarup are suffering tho samo fate, and the pros pects so battering throe weeks ago are now sad and gloomy indeed. Washington - , August 1. —The debt statement shows a decrease for tho month of three gnd a half millions ; coin in the Treasury, sixty-nine and 0110-third millions ; currency, sixteen millions. BY TELEGRAPH. GEORGIA LEGISLATURE. Report of Committee to Investigate Management of State Road - Hadieul Minority Report Changing the Time of State Elections Establishing Hi red Trade Enreau Report on the Rreach of Privileges Case Colliding Evidence of tlio Member Arrested amt Atlanta Police- Division of the Committee as to Jurisdiction of the House In the Case, Su\, «&o. [SPECIAL TO CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. ] Atlanta, August 1. In the Senate, the report o? the Com mit too ou the Management of.the State Road was read and temporarily tabled. Clarke, the Radical member of the committee, made a minority report. RILLS READ FIRST TIME. Authorizing counter showings in mo tions for continuations in criminal cases. A resolution was adopted requesting the Joint Judiciary Committee to report a bill for tho registration of voters in this State. Tho resolution relating to private de posits in tho Georgia National Bank was reforrod to the Judiciary Committee. A resolution, adopted by the House at tho last session in relation to Judgo Watkins, was referred to tho Judiciary Committee. BILLS READ TIIE THIRD TIME. Changing tho regular time of holding elections in this State—providing for holding tho election for Governor and members of tho Legislature on tlm first Wodnosdayjin October; for Congress, on Tuesday after tho first Monday in No vember; and for county officers on the iirst Wednesday in January. Passed by yeas, 21 ; nays, lil. Amending tlio garnishment laws. Passed. Regulating tho mode ami manner of publishing legal advertisements. The Judiciary Committoo reported adverse to the bill, and it was referred to the Printing Committoo. House Proceedings. In tho House, tho committee appoint ed to investigate the arrest of Morris by tho Atlanta polioo made a majority and minority report. Tho majority thought tho llonso had no jurisdiction of tho matter. Tho minority thought the Houso did have jurisdiction. Without reading tho evidence, it was ordered to he printed and action post poned. Tlio report of tho committoo to in vestigate tho management of tlio State Road was submitted and road, and or dered printed. Tho following is a synopsis of tho re port: Tho committoo appointed to investi gate tho management of tho Western and Atlantic Railroad under the ad ministration of Bullock and Bloilgott, made a report this morning. The com mittee consisted of Senators Candler and Clark (Rad.), and Representatives Claiborne Snead, W. R. Phillips and W. S. Goldsmith. The testimony and tho report are both very voluminous. Clark does not sign or agree to tho report. Tho following is a synopsis of the report: During tho administration of Halbert and Blodgett the receipts and expendi tures amounted to $11,180,000. Os this sum $1,710,000 Was received for tho six teen and a half months of Halbert’s administration, anil $315,000 paid into the treasury. During the twelvo months of Blodgett’s administration $1,401,000 woro received and only $15,000 paid into tho treasury, with debts of tho road amounting to SOOO,OOO. Os this amount there has boon paid $120,000, and tho balance is still outstanding. The books, which should have showed the true condition of tho affairs, had boon altered in many eases and failed to agree in statements rendered by other roads. After the lease of the road, officers had been con tinued ns a board to bring up the books and had drawn large salaries. ADMINISTRATION OF HOLBURT. Thorn is much evidence to show that Hulbert, while Superintendent, strove faithfully and honestly to conduct the operations of tho road. There were a few transactions unauthorized by law, and which resulted in loss to the State, the principal of which was tho purchase of the boat on tho Tennessee river. In July, 1809, W. W. Clayton, who had boon for many years Treasurer of tho road, was romovod and Blodgett put in his placo, notwithstanding tlio remon strances of Hulbert, who regarded Blod gett as an unprincipled man and utterly void of honesty. While Treasurer,Blod gett took $25,000, for which sum execu tion lias boon issued against Ids securi ties. In January, 1870, Bullock ArroINTED BLODGETT SUPERINTENDENT. As soon as Blodgett was appointed, the following officers worn added to the read ; W. W. Rhodes, paymaster; E. F. Blodgett, general purchasing agent; H. O. Hoyt, receiver of wood; Goo. P. Bur nett, general agent. Those officers wore unknown to tho law, and in their depart ments tho greater number of frauds woro perpetrated. In many eases tho Treasurer having received credit for the monthly pay rolls, has also received erodits for payments to same parties for the same time and service, in the de partment of the general purchasing agent frauds so regular as to liavo be come a system, and enormous in amount, have been discovered. They were per petrated in adding to prices of articles purchased in receipted bills, loading bills with goods not purchased, and in tho manufacture of entire bills. E<l. Blodgett, Fry, N. P. Hotchkiss, and frequently the persons from whom tho goods were purchased, were engaged in those frauds. Tho aggregate of the frauds ascertained were $175,000, though all were not discovered. CROSS TIES. In this department frauds to the extent of $197,000 have boon discovered. Demands have boon mado upon Hoyt for tliis sum, attachments issued and four indictmonts found against him. Tho TENNESSEE OAR COMI'ANT FRAUDS Were perpetrated by a combination formed of Bullock, Blodgett and E. N. Kimball, and defrauded tho State of 812,0 )0. In April, 1870, a contract was formally drawn up between E. N. Kim ball, Manager of tlio Tennessee Gar Com pany, and Blodgett, Superintendent of tho State lloml, approved by Bullock, for tlio delivery of fifty box cars at SBOO each. In pursuance of this contract Blodgett gave his notes ns Superinten dent for $42,500, payable to the Georgia National Bank, most of which have boon paid. At tho timo of tho contract no such company was in existence; Kim ball had no such cars for sale and none wore over furnished the road. On this transaction indictments have boon found against Bullock, Kimball and Blodgett as common cheats and swindlers. Janu- ary 7t.h, 1870, bill for $0,500 was passed and paid in favor of Kimball as Man ager of this company for five oars,claim ed to have been delivered. Thcso cars woro never received, and tlio money was used in purchasing tho New /'lea to make it a Bullock and Blodgett organ. During the year this paper also received SIB,OOO for printing alleged to have been done for tho State Jioad. The committee had an attachment levied upon the paper and the journal sold, and the amount is now awaiting dis tribution by the Courts. To the SCOFIELD ROLLING MILLS COMPANY The books show that $171,000 were paid from the Treasury of the Hoad for iron | spikes, nails and iron during tho year 1870. In these transactions large frauds [ were perpetrated, and the company do [ stroyed or made away with their books rather than bring them before the com mittee. The State was defrauded of at least $50,000, and for this sum suit has boon instituted, arid a sufficiency of the company’s property attached to pay tho amount. To this company, old ir<yi to tlio amount of $17,000 was sold by Fos ter and Ed. Blodgett, who converted tho money so obtained to their own use. To recover this sum an execution has been issued against the securities on Foster Blodgett’s bond, and indictments found against the Blodgetts—father and son. Tho committee state that a passed bill in favor of boorman, Johnson and co. A passed bill in favor of this firm for 816,450, dated October 31st, 1870, tho committee is satisfied is fraudulent. Attached to the passed bill woro two notes for the amount payable to blank. The testimony shows that the firm never hfld these notes and never recoivod any money. Tho amount of tlio notes was stolon by Foster Blodgett and Hotch kiss. THE PRINTING FRAUDS. During tho year 1870 tho mad paid for stationery and printing $09,000. In 1807 the road only paid $7,903 on this account, in 1808, SIO,OOO, and in 1809 $12,000. Os this amount $31,000 is charged to have been paid to J. I. Whitaker, at that time proprietor of the Atlanta Intelligencer. Foster Blodgett rooeivod $20,000 of this money.. Ho used SII,OOO in buying a house and lot. Tliis swindle amounted to 840,000, the committee tliiuks, ut least. THE SALARY SWINDLE. In 1809 the number of employees was 713, and tlio gross earnings of the road for the same year were $1,288,000, and the salaries and wages paid amounted to $103,000. Upon the inauguration of the Blodgett administration tho number of employees was increased atoncetoObl, and continued to be increased until De cember, 1870, when it reached 1,4 11. This enormous increase is accounted for by the fact that the State election occurred in that month ; on such occasions it was usual to increase tho employ ees of the road. The salaries and wages paid amounted to $582,000 ; au increase of $178,000. Largo numbers were paid without rendering any service, and many were members of tho Legislature. Besides salaries, the extra service swin dle was run to the extent of several thousands. In the year 1860 BEOBIPTS OF THE ROAD Were but littlo loss than in 1870, and tho expenditures woro S9BS,(KM). 11l 18*0 tho expenditures reached tho enor mous sum of $2,0-43,000. Not less than $1,000,000 was illegally and fraudulent ly taken from the Treasury during this year. A large portion of the sum can never bo recovered by the State. In all cases where tho parties liable could be reached demands have been made, and some of them have been responded to by payments. Those liable for the larger transactions are Bullock, Blod gett, Hotchkiss and E. N. Kimball, and they have absconded. Property pur chased by Blodgett and Kimball with stolen funds has been attached. THE TOTAL AMOUNT due tho road is $199,000. Os this amount Foster Blodgett is down for $102,000; Hotchkiss, $11,000; Scofield Rolling Mill Company, $57,000; J. P. Harris, $0,000; IT. I’. Farrow, $3,000; J. I. Whitaker, $1.4,000; V. A. Gaskill, SIO,OOO ; John Erskino, $73 ; A. L. Har ris, SB,OOO ; IT. (>. lloyt, $197,000 ; J. P. Harris, $20,000. Suits liavo been brought by attachment against A. L. Harris, James Mullen, Blodgett, Hotch kiss, Scofield Company, Hoyt, Fry, John Rice nnd Gaskill, amounting to $300,- 000. rAID INTO TIIH TREASURY. Upon demand a number of partios liavo paid money into tho treasury, amounting in tlio aggregate to $20,000, since tho committee commenced work. Indictments have been found against the following persons : A. L. Har ris, 3 indictments; E. N. Kimball, 2 ; Foster Blodgott, 5 ; W. D. Cook, 2; R. B. Bullock, 2; J. H. W. Johnston, 1; 11. P. Farrow, 2; J. I. Whitaker, 1 ; James Mullen, 3 ; E. F. Blodgett, 2; Wm. Pettis, 1 ; H. O. Hoyt, 4 ; J. Fry, 2 ; J. 0. Alexander, l; N. P. Hotchkiss, 1; W. D. R. Miller, 1. THE UNITED STATES Agreed to pay, in 1870, $17,000 to the State Road for carrying the mails, and of this amount Blodgett collected SIO,OOO, which lie converted to his own use. The sum of $9,500 was due for the payment of service performed in 1861, which debt Mr. Clayton, the book-keeper of the committoo, succeeded in getting recognized by tho Government. In view of tho large number of suits for the recovery of tho money duo tho State ooramnuood, and to be commenced, and tho large number of criminals to he prosecuted, the committee thinks tho State should have a lawyer to represent her interests, and take Mr. Stephens’ place. They recommend that the At torney-General be given charge of the work, with a sufficient compensation. Tho report closes with an eloquent and glowing tribute to the zeal, indus try, and ability displayed by Hon. Lin ton Stephens ill tlio management of the eases against tho State robbers, and touchingly alludes to the loss which Georgia has sustained in bin death. Several hills were road tho sooond time. RILLS HEAD THIRD TIME. For relief of administrators of L. J. Donproe. Lost. Amending’ tho law in claim eases. Passed. Relieving the sureties on the bond of Scruggs, defaulting tax collector of Warren county. Passed. Increasing the pay of grand jurors and bailiffs in Taliaferro county. Passed. Amending the laws in relation to tho collection of rents in the city of Savan nah. Passed. Increasing the fees of Solicitor-Gen erals in tlio Supreme Court. Passed. Taxing faro banks $509. Lost. Amendingt.be Code so as to limit the right of Hie city of Savannah to issue bonds, requiring a vote of free holders and tax payers before bonds can be issued. Passed. Incorporating (he Barnard Street Railroad in Savannah. Passed. Consolidating the office of Clerk of Superior Court and County Treasurer of McDuffie county. Passed. Authorizing tlio Ordinary of McDuffie county to issuo $15,000 in bonds to build a court houso and jail. Amended by exempting the bonds of Cobb county from taxation, and passed. Amending tlio Constitution so as to •abolish the system of pulio instruction. Lost. Amending tlio mode of conducting suits in Judgment Courts. Passed. Providing that judgments shall not bind tlio property of a defendant situ ated out of the county in which judg ment is obtained, unless recorded in the county where tlio property is situated. Passed. A motion was mado to concur in tlio Senato resolution appointing a commit tee on direct trade and emigration. Rawls opposed the resolution as con templating tho establishment of a costly and useless bureau. MeMill.au supported tho resolution in a forcible speech, after which it was adopted by a large majority. Requiring payment of costs in advance. Lost. Giving Magistrates power to try misdemeanors. BREACH OF PRIVILEGE CARE. Tlio testimony in the breach of priv ilege case seems very conflicting. Morris says that when arrested on tho night of the 24th ho was sohor. That ho wont from tho Kimball House at ton o’clock and sat down on a box on tho pavement in front of his boarding house. Tho police canio ftp and told him lie must go with thorn. Morris rofused. Baid ho was at his houso, and tlio policn thon tried to take him by forco and summoned assistance. Morris told them who ho was, and that ho was a member of tho Legislature. They carried him to tlio guard houso and robbed him of his money. Ho was not intoxicated. Ho was afterwards roloasod, and got a safe-guard from the Mayor. Next day, about two o’clock, as lie was walki-'g up and down his room, near tho police quarters, talking to a friend about hav ing boon arrostod and robbed, tho police came in to arrest him again. Ho showed thorn tho Mayor’s safe-guard, which was not respected, and they pro cured assistance and started witli him to tho guard house. They maltreated him, threw him down, choked him, and dragged him by bis beard ; carried him to the lock-up and throw him down on the floor. When they arrested him tho last time ho was not sober, and had boon cursing tlio police for tlio way in which lie had boon treated, but was in his own room talking to a friend. Tlio policemen say that Morris was sitting 011 the box ; tlmt they roused him and offered to carry him homo. He refused to tell where and abused them. They attempted to arrest him, and lie strenuously resisted. They car ried him to tho guard house, where he continued to resist nml abuse them. When arrested tho second timo he was also acting in a very disorderly mariner. Tho testimony m very voluminous, ami sustains both sides of the question. The ease will probably como up for ac tion early next week. H. G. W. GEORGIA LEG 181, A TURK. - - > Action on Rond Resolutions Spirited Discussion Exemption of the Prop erty of Confederate Soldiers from Taxation to the Amount of SI,OOO Earnest and Eloquent Speeches in Its Favor- Little Opposition to the Measure The State’s Interest iu the Albany and Gulf Railroad Jeopard ed Governor Smith's Mcssitgo on tho tho Matter Extension ot the Hoad Urged—Report on the Account of the Georgia Printing Company Suit for $7,000 Overcharge Hulloek Coining with a Bucket of Whitewash, &<>. [ SPECIAL TO OIIItONICLE AND HENTINBL. ] Atlanta, August 2. notisE Proceedings. Tlio bill authorizing tJ»o Ordinary of McDuffie county to issuo Ironds was re considorod on account of tlio amend ment or rider in relation to Gobb county, which was not a gonnaiu amondmont. It was struck out ami tho original bill passed. ACTION ON THK BOND RESOLUTIONS. The resolution of tho Bond Oommit too rolativo to tho onrrouoy lannis was again referred to tiro Bond Oommittoo. A resolution was adopted declaring valid and binding tho State’s endorse ment of tho bonds of tho South Goor gig and Florida Kailroad, and also tho seven per cont. mortgage bonds of tho State Hoad, issued by Jenkins and en dorsed by Bullock. Tho resolution recognizing tho gol4 quarterly bonds with which the Opera House and tho James bnildingwere pur chased, and requiring that those upon which money lmd boon borrowed be re deemed, and the loan bo repaid with principal aiid interost, was taken up. McMillan moved to amend liy not re cognizing any bond hypothecated since tho appointment of the committee of in vestigation by any agent of the State. Griffin opposed tho amendment. He said Bullock was not tlio only Governor under whose administration there hail been irregularities in bonds. We bad them under Crawford. Clews was still agent of the State, and his acts were binding. If the committee attempted to make discrimination against, Clows, the proposed action would min the credit of the State. The Governor eould not borrow money, and there was not a dol lar in the Treasury. The Governor had to take tlio school fund in order to pay members thoir per diem. Piorce said ho was prepared to believe tlio Treasury empty when ho reflected that it was manipulated by Bullock, a fugitive thief, and Clews, his accomplice. He was prepared to do what, he believed right, and could not he frightened by outside pressure. Parties who pur chased bonds took them with full notice, some even after tho report had been published. Notwithstanding Clews’ de predations, ho was willing to pay every dollar justly duo him. He should liavo the pound of th'sli named in the bond, but not one drop of blood from tlio State, which he had already bled too freely. Goode said thoro were innocent pur chasers of these bonds. Clews was in famously intimate with Bullock, and took tho bonds with a full knowledge of their character. The act appointing the committee and tho report, of that eotn inittoo woro full notice. Ho supported McMillan’s amendment, 110 was not in favor of refusing recognition of the bonds for informalities only. Hogo was unwilling to brand the bonds as illegal, because some might be in the hands of bona fide, purchasers; and unwilling to pay them, heeanso holders might have taken them with no tice. Ho wanted tho matter postponed for investigation. He thought tho amendment had this offeot, and support ed it. Tho amendment wan adopted and tho resolution agreed to. Tho resolution declaring the State’s endorsement of the bonds of the Macon and Brunswick Railroad legal mid bind ing was taken up. McMillan moved to make it the special order for Wednesday. Adopted. BILLS READ FIRST TIME, Incorporating tho town of Jewell’s Mills, in Hivnoook county. Resolution instructing the Education al Committee to report on the propriety of issuing bonds for payment of teach ers of publio schools. Bill authorizing payment of insolvent criminal costs due the Clerk and Sheriff of Richmond county. Bill exempting from road, jury and militia duty tho officers and members of the Columbia county cavalry. Resolution appointing a committee to inquire if the arrangement of the Hall of tho House of Representatives cannot bo changed. Bill requiring the Ordinary of Burke oouuty to receive jury certificates in pay ment of taxes. EXEMPTION OF SOLDIERS FROM TAXATION. Exempting from taxation SI,OOO worth of property of maimed Confederate sol diers who are worth not more tliunsl,soo. Bead the third time and reported against, by the Finance Committee. Siioail supported the passage of the bill in an eloquent, and forcible speech. If the State was able, he would he will ing to pay them all pensions, lie cer tainly would voto to give them this pit tance, as a siimll return from tho Stftto for the patriotism and heroism dis played by her maimed sons. He hoped the report of the committee would lie voted down. Rawlos said he would vote for the hill, but explained tlio reasons why the com mittee reported against, it. McMillan supported the passage of tho hill, as the first, step in the right, direction. Anderson yielded to no man in smypa thy for tho Confederate soldiers, hut thought tho hill was wrong. The sol diers asked no such favors, and the Gill was a reflection upon them. Russell supported the lull and en dorsed Bnead’s remarks. The previous question was culled and the report of the committee disagreed to ninl the bill passed by a large majority. Leavos of absence were granted to 17 members. MESSAGE FROM TUB GOVERNOR. A message was received from tlio Gov ernor, enclosing the report of the Com missioners to vote the stock of the Btato in the Atlantic nnd Gulf Railroad. The report showed that tho State owned 27 poroont. of tho stock of the road. Tho Governor thought there was danger of losing this interest, unless the road is extended, as contemplated by the pro jectors. Ho thought the General As sembly should take the matter into con sideration at once. Referred to a com mittoo. Senate Proceedings. Til the Senate a motion to reconsider tho bill amending the Constitution so as to abolish homestead, lost yesterday, foiled by a vote of 19 to 19—tho Presi dent voting no. The Joint Committee on Wild Lunds and Land Grants reported a bill, which was read the first time. Smith offered a resolution Mint the Lunatic Asylum Committee appoint a sub-committee to investigate tho man agement of the institution. Reuse opposed it, saying the motion was mado to delay. It was lost. A hill passed relieving Mrs. Tliomassu Oornopuly, of Savannah. BILLS ON FIRST READING. Amending tlio act incorporating tho Savannah Bank and Trust Company. Amending tho act to encourage tele graphic communication bntwoon Geor gia and tho West Indies. By Oonloy—Making it penal to garble or inisroprosoiit evideneo. Fixing tho Governor’s salary at $0,900 per annum. Hillyer, from tho committee to in vestigate tho payment of SIO,OOO to the Georgia Printing Company for printing the journals of tlio Convention, absolv ing tlio Comptroller General from blame, and providing that suit bo brought for the recovory of $7,000. BULLOCK GOING TO WHITEWASH. It is understood that a communication from Bullock to the Legislature will soon ho made public, in which ho de fends himself from tho charges made against his character. 11. G. W. GEORI I IA LEGISLATURE. Exemption of the Property of tho Wives of HOII llors from Taxation Ex tension of the J urisdictiun of the City Court of Augusta, tkv. [special to ciironiole and sentinel. ] Atlanta, August 3, 1872. In tho Senate, a motion to recon sider the action of yesterday, defeating!! resolution looking to tlio reduction of tho judicial eirouits to thirteen, was tabled, by a vote of 20 to 10. Senate adjourned. House Proceedings. Tlio bill exempting SI,OOO worth of property of maimed Confederate soldiers from taxation, passed yesterday, was ro eonsiderod and amended senate include the property of widows of soldiers who Were killed or died ill tho Hervioo. The bill to extend the jurisdiction of the City Court of Augusta passed. The bill to regulate registration in Savannah, requiring each voter to pay one dollar on registration, to ho devoted to educational purposes, passed. If. G. W. THE NORTH CAROLINA ELECTION. Conservative Victory Reyomi (Question. [ SPEOIAL TO CHRONICLE AND SENTINEL. | Charlotte, August 3, 1 p. m. Forty-six counties have lioeu hoard from, which includes the strongest Hadieal counties, and they give a Con soryativo gain over Shipp’s vote in 1870 of six hundred in excess of tho Hadieal gain, which shows now a Conservative majority of 5,000, with the west to hear from, which is Conservative by a largo increase. J- O. H. Grant to Bn Sued.— Ex-Mayor Bowen, of Washington City, who had that noto rious transaction with Grant about tho salo of tho I stroet houso throo years ago, is out in a letter to tho Now York World, in which ho deliberately charges Grant of swindling him out ot $26,000 with a coolness and deliberation that would do credit to uny blackleg. 110 announces that he will prosecute Grant in tiro Courts, and show up his oliarue tcr. Ho says Grant is miserly and sordid, and will resort to evasion or invasion of law, or anything else an honest man would despiso, to put money in his pookot,
