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Newspaper Page TextK *nunul. Iff .VlAKrtl 31, 1> 7 . Pyi > !•’ Til t. TORN Alio. Hg subscriptions for tin' : :.HysnflVrfrß from the recent AH. been received at the Kxn Sentinel office and HTto George K. Siuley, Esq., HTof the Belief Committee : K 4 Cos 3 10 00 1 ml. Zinn 5 00 ; BP, E. Eve 80 00 W. Rains. 10 00 ] Hlected by Captain G. W. Con ... 108 50 ft. Wilkinson 20 00 Miss M. J. Bland 25 00 Cash 50 00 Echols 4 Cos 25 00 Pupils J. A. Pelot’s School 10 5o From Washington 20 00 Chronicle and Sentinel 25 00 Collected by Rev. C. A. Evans.. 12 50 Cash 00 Judge H. H. Perry, Waynesboro. 15 00 F. L. Upson 10 00 Operatives Augusta Factory, through M. E. Hill S9O 00 Operatives Augusta Factory, through A. F. Crumb 45 75 Washington Fire Com’y, through J. H. Neibling 25 00 M. S. Batchelor 5 00 Mrs. R. Hopkins 5 00 H. Kennedy (proceeds of map do nated by J. W. Crawley) 17 00 Geo. Symmes 5 50 Mrs. Geo. Symmes o 00 Geo. Symmes, Jr 2 00 John Craig “ 00 J. Rival 5 00 Mr. Chapman 1 00 Total .. $615 75 A TRUE HEROINE. Distressing as have been the suffering and the wide-spread desolation occa sioned by the late disastrous tornado, it has given us an opportunity of record ing an instance oTheroism whic.. wiil, be remembered auil admired long after the storm has been forgotten. In the path of the hurricane stood the resi dence of Captain John T. Stovall, one of the most respected and esiimab.e citizens of McDuffie county. It yieldei to the fury of the blast, and almost ii an instant the once happy home lay u ruins. Mrs. Stovall was struck by a fell ing timber which broke one of herankbs. But looking around her after the hur ricane had passed she discovered her husband lying upon the ground crushed by planks and a heavy beam, and uiable to extricate himself. Those wh* have never had a limb broken can little im agine the exquisite pain whict such a fracture occasions. But when die wife law the situation of her husSand her ovn injuries were forgotten, and she oriwled amid the ruins to his assis tance. We are told that when she reach ed te spot she found that lair strength was not sufficient to remove die timbers, and that she then crawled into the yard for a saw, with which she returned to lis side, add when help came she had amost succeeded in effecting his de liverance. We protest tLat we know of no more noble deed ir these modern timis when men are pletsed to say that the age of heroism has passed away. Forgitful of her own wounds, her feeble frame animated and strengthened by her lovqthis heroic woman did that which mnst hive seemed incredible even to herself alter it had been done. Let this brave daughter of Georgia and her glo rious deed long be remembered among men. It is sad to think that her hero ism was unavailing, and that death at last claimed the object of her devotion. But in her affliction she has the sym pathy of every true heart and the pity of every generous nature. THE FIRST BLOW AT CIVIL RIGHTS. The first blow at Civil Rights lias been struck, and in the language of the ring it is a crusher. It comes, too, from n quarter which adds to its force. A Judge of the United States Circuit Court has declared the bill nnconstitu tioua!, and directs District Attorney and the Grand Jury to disregard its pro visions. This decision was pronounced ' r "n ' ip- the twenty second instant. We give a full synopsis of it in another column of the Chroni cle and Sentinel this morning. It ap pears that several alleged violations of the law in Tennessee had been brought to the attention of the Grand Jury and of the District Attorney. The law pro vides for the punishment of the District Attorney and other officials who fail to prosecute such cases, and the Grand Jury wished to know their duty in the premises. They accordingly requested enlightenment from the Court, which they received in the shape of a charge reviewing this statute and pronouncing upon its constitutionality. The Judge declared the act unconstitutional, and instructed the jury that they had no right to find bills for violations of its provisions. The denial of the full aud equal enjoyment of the accommodations, advantages and privileges of hotels aud theatres to colored people is not an of fense of which the Courts of the United States can take cognizauoe, or upon which Congress can legislate. He says that this is a matter which comes within the exclusive control of the State governments. It was universally con ceded prior to the adoption of the recent ammidments to the Constitu tion that Congress had no power to frame such legislation and he denies that either the thirteenth, the fourteenth or the fifteenth amendment to that instru ment has since given such power. He sustains his position by citations from the celebrated Slaughter House case, recently decided by the Supreme Court of the United States. He is anxious to have the matter tested and requests par ties aggrieved by his opinion to bring suit at once in order that the statnte may receive the interpretation of the highest judicial tribunal of the country. It will be remembered that when the bill was under discussion in the United States Senate, Mr. Carpenter, confessedly the ablest Republican lawyer in that body, declared it unconstitutional. His opin ion is now reiterated by the Judge of a Court only inferior in dignity to the Supreme Court. Judge Emmons, who delivered the charge in question, is a pronounced Republican, and his Circuit includes the States of Ohio, Michigan, Kentucky and Tennessee. He was ap pointed from Detroit, Michigan. Senator Eaton, of Connecticut, seems j to be a very impolitic gentleman. In j making ft speech on the Louisiana reso- j lution in the Senate last Saturday lie ! actually had the termerity to say that “ President Grant had acted the part of “ a usurper in Louisiana and Arkansas “ and said if that is to be the way in the “ future the sooner wo know it the bet “ter. Iu making the charge he said “ dare anybody deny it ? He deserves “to be impeached for this.” This was really very wrong in Mr. Eaton. Does he not know that its very naughty and impolitic to say a word against the President ? “Abuse the Republican par ty as much as you like, but upon no ac count say a word against the good Orant. ” Senator Eaton may be impo litic, but he doubtless consoles himself with the reflection that principle is bet ter than policy. The Treasury troubles, as they are called, still seem to agitate the public mind. Some days since we published a letter from a member of the Joint Finance Committee reviewing the statement made by Treasurer Jones. This has called forth a reply from Col. Jones, which we publish this morning in an other column of the Chronicle and Sentinel. A statement made by “One of the Committee,” however, in regard to the disposition of the Nutting bonds has aronsed the curiosity of another correspondent, who asks some qnestions this morning over the signature of “Baron Steuben.” Dr. Moody, a well known physician of Greene county, has been sentenced to the penitentiary for two years for shoot ing a negro. The negro was not killed. PINING FOR THE PENITENTIARY. The Eastman Times learns that a party of five or six men went to the premises of Mr. B. T. Moore, on last Thursday night, and, after severely whipping Mrs. Southerland, a woman living with Mr. Moore, reduced to ashes every building on the place, ex cept the corn-crib. If this statement be true, there are five or six men in Dodge county who are pining for positions in the penitentiary. It is high time that five or six men in Dodge county were taught that such pranks as arson and woman beating are not permitted in Georgia. If there are any* good citizens in Dodge county this lesson will be taught by them ; if not, it is the business of the Governor to open school on ac count of the State. The place for such lawless ruffians is on the public works, and the sooner they are sent there the better. If Mr. Moore’s edu cation had not apparently been neglect ed in the shot gun department he might have saved time and money by a judi cious distribution of buck-shot. We care not what offense against the law or against society may have been al leged against this woman. We have yet to learn that the Courts and juries of that county have failed to vindicate the one or give protection to the other. When it shall be proven that judges, ju ries aud the Governor fail to administer justice then it will be time enough for Judge Lynch to open court. Until that day arrives there is no necessity for en forciugjaw with the lash and morality with the torch. We have no doubt that flogging women and firing houses is very exhilarating sport to the five or six men of Dodgo county wlio exu berant spirits must find sc** 4 ® such high spiced mode of expression. But we wo./id suggest that graphing rock is ! equdlj as violent in cl a more kil amusement and a sport better suit ed to the calming of high spirits and hot blood. THE LIBERTY OF THE PRESS. A case has recently occurred in a lit tle village of New Jersey, which although little has been published about it in the South, has created a good deal of excite ment aud been the subje3t of much comment at the North. The facts are briefly these: Vineland, the scene of the tragedy, was founded, and to a great exteut built up by a man named Landis —a gentleman of great wealth, who had improved the place principally, perhaps, for the greater giory of himself. As is usually the case the town contained two factions—one of them the Landis party, the other the opposition. Each side had its organ—-everything in America has an organ—in the shape of a paper. It may well be imagined what mischief snch a fend could occasion in a place like Vine land. Every man was a partisan— Landis or anti-LANDis—and the village was divided into two hostile camps. The newspaper editors of course intensified the bad feeling and poured oil upon the flames. The quarrels of the Gazette and Independent, which Diokens pictured in Eatanswill, were transferred to American soil, and the Pott and Slurk of Vineland arrayed publio indiguation against each other weekly. The Inde pendent was the anti-LANDis organ, and of this paper a Mr. Cakbuth was the editor. Those shafts which he did not aim at the “monster and viper” “our contemporary” were launched at the “bloated capitalist” and “pgrse-prond” Landis, and his favors seeia to have been Very equally distributed between the two. Personalities formed the stock in trade of Mr. Carruth, and the more opprobrious tho epithets and the more brutal tho sarcasm the better were the anti-LANDis people pleased with their organ and its sprightly editor. Mr. Landis, who seems to have been en dowed by nature with a tolerably tough epidermis, allowed himself to he used as a target for the arrows of the Inde pendent for a long time without show- j ing signs of either paiiior impati ak-.c.J Doubtless his own orgaw—the Gazette—l A-;ih doing effective servf-.e, in a Riihdaß manner, sgainst tho opposition. He) had even equanimity enough to take his family to Europe on a pleasure trip, though well assured that one > a week regularly during his absence ho would bo charged with the commission of every crime known to the criminal laws of his country. But even the hide of the hippopotamus can bo pierced and Mr. Landis’ cuticle had its tender spot. A week ago Mr. Carruth published an article in which he indulged in his usual pleasantries at Mr. Landis’ expense. He playfully intimated that he was in the habit of treating his wife with the utmost brutality aud that he had resort ed to perjury in ail attempt to have her adjudged insane and placed in a private lunatic asylum. As there seems to have been no truth whatever in these statements Mr. Landis doubtless felt indignant at their publication ; but there is no evidence that he would have called their author to account had it not been for the female Landis. She ob jected to playing the part of the persecuted wife aud asked her husband to put a stop to any fnrtber articles of this character. The husband could think of but one way iu which to gratify this request. He simply called at the office of the Independent, and after ascertaining men and women. It is not its province to say to one private indvidual, “You are a drunkard,” to another, “Yon are an adulterer,” to another, “You are a perjurer,” even though these things be true. How much less, then, has it the right to make snch charges when they are false ! Mr. Carruth was not using the liberty of the press, but prostitut ing it to the gratification of pri vate hatred aud revenge. Now what redress did the law afford Mr. Landis for this brutal assault upou his charac ter ? Absolutely none. His name was not mentioned in the article, neither was the name of his wife given or any thing published which would have car ried legal certainty to the minds of a jury. Yet his neighbors knew who was the object of the attack, and the editor had gratified his malice without sub jecting himself to legal punishment. We do uot approve of violence, nor do we justify the act of Landis, but we do think that the provocation offered him was very great ; and we do not think that the liberty of the press is endan gered when the defamers of private character are held to account. THE LOUISIANA RESOLUTION. The Senate, by an almost strict party vote, has passed the caucus resolution drawn up by Mr. Conkling. This reso lution will receive many and widely dif ferent constructions, all of which its studied ambiguity and carefully plan ned looseness of language will appa rently justify. It reads that “ the ac “ tion of the President in protecting the “ government in Louisiana, of which “ William P. Kellogg is the Executive, “ and the people of that State against “ domestic violence, and enforcing the “ laws of the United States, is ap proved” by the Senate. The Presi dent’s partisans will contend that this is a full and complete endorsement of every act of the President in that State from the time he erected the Kellogg usurpation in 1872 down to last Janua ry, when his soldiers drove legally elected members of the Legislature from the State House. His opponents will say that it only applies to the suppression of the emeute of last September, as that is the only occasion on which the government of Wm. P. Kellogg asked for protection or on which there was the remotest ap proach to a violation of the laws of the United States. One side will say that this resolution recognizes Kellogg os the legal Governor of Louisiana. The other will assert that it only acknowl edges him as the de facto Executive of that State. The friends of Pinchback will assert that his admission to the Senate is the ijecessary and inevitable corollary of the passage of snch a res. *- lution. The Democrats and the Re publicans who have refused to admit the claims of the mulatto statesman will declare that his case is not at all affected by this action. At all events if the resolution does nothing more it has greatly strengthened the President’s position, and he has probably attained by a flank movement what he could never have accomplished by an open attack. Thanks to the adroitness of Senator Conk lino, he will provo a most formidable candidate in the National Republican Convention of 1876. He can swear that he is no longer handicapped by Louisi ana, and he will rob his rivals for the succession of the advantage which they have had over him hitherto on this ac count. He has the emphatic verdict of the House of Representatives in his favor and his trainer has extorted from the Senate an acknowledgment which, though by no means so explicit as he desired, may still be used to the same advantage as a Scotch verdict of “not proven.” The whitewash has not been liberally applied, but the coating will answer. PROTECTION. The Philadelphia North American, which takes a friendly interest in every thing pertaining to the advancement of Southern industries, makes ajlittle mis take in a recent article upon this sub ject. It says the “example of Georgia, “ where a bill exempting manufactures “ from taxation for a term of years, has “ passed one branch of the Legislature, “if not both branches, has been “ brought up and commended as a “ worthy example in Alabama.” In this statement the North American uninten tionally does the State of Georgia an in justice. It was a bill to repeal an act exeu'F** 4 -a manufaotii o-hieh pa \ed one OrAneii of .-Vie General Assembly. Two years ago tKe Legisla ture exempted capital invested after that time in cottoa, woolen or iron man ufactures from all taxation, State, coun ty and municipal, for a period of ten years. This law worked advantageous ly and caused a marked increase in manufacturing capital. But when the Legislature met last January an attempt was made to repeal the exemption. It was partially {successful —passing the House bnt failing in the Senate. The law therefore stands unrepealed, and we think is safe from any further attack.— Georgia was the first, and with the ex ception of West Virginia, the only Southern State to adopt snch a wise and liberal policy, and she has already com menced to reap the reward of the en couragement given to manufacturing enterprises. Bnt we cannot agree with the North American when it deduces from "such action that Georgia, or any State which has followed her example iu this matter, is committed to the policy of protection —as protection is understood iu Pennsyl vania. We think there is a wide difference between encouraging manu factures by exempting them from taxa tion for a certain period of time and in aiding them by a protective tariff. Con gress says to the iron manufacturer of Pennsylvania or to the man who con templates the manufacture of iron, we will impose such a tax upon the iron and steel goods which may be sent to this country by Sheffield ham that the price of their articles must necessarily be double the price of those made by yon in order to yield a profit to the English aker. Iu this way we virtually give you a monopoly of tho trade and allow you to fix prices so as to ensure enormous profits. In other words, protection destroys compe tition and creates a monopoly. The people are compelled to pay more than a fair priee for goods in order that Pennsylvania iron companies may de clare large dividends. The State of Georgia creates no monopoly. It desires none. It says to her own citizens, to the citizens of all the States, to the j English, French and Germans, if you will invent your money in themanu-j facture of cotton, woolen or iron, I wil’J exempt -r capita? from all taxations for a term of ten years from the date of | its investment. In this way I assist you in putting yonr business upon a re munerative basis. Ido not aid you by allownig’you to charge higher prices for your goods than are asked by the mills of Fall River aud Lowell or the fur naces of Pittsburg. I give you no mo nopoly. At present I have thou sands of mill-sites which are va cant and millions of water power unemployed. I w>ll make you a present of ten years’ taxation, which at present I do not get, if you will oome and de velop these resources and give mo prop erty which can be taxed at the expira tion of that period. This is a very dif ferent policy from the policy of protec tion. The Southern people are in favor of manufactures, but they are utterly opposed to protection. They know that free trade has made Gres* R* - ’ * ■ greatest manufacturing country in the world, and they see no reason why the United States should cling to the unjust and short-sighted policy of protection. When the issue is fairly and opportune ly presented, the South will be found on the side of “ Free Trade.” That was a memorable meeting on Pennsylvania avenue, iu the neighbor hood of half-past five o’clock, last Wed nesday evening, and it is thus described by the Washington correspondent of the Chicago Times: President Grant was out for a walk. He came down the avenue, calmly puffing a cigar, ap parently absorbed in mighty thoughts. When he came along in front of the Im perial Hotel, where Andt Johnson re sides, the President saw Johnson get ting ont of a car and starting for the hotel, in a direction that would bring him across Grant’s path. The Presi dent quickened his pace to avoid meet ing Johnson, but the crowd of loungers about him prevented him from making as much speed as he desired. He lost sight of Johnson, and, when he thought he had passed him he ran right into the Tennessee Senator, nearly knocking him down. The two men glanced at one an other as they began an apology, when each perceived the other. At this, both men stiffened. Not a word further was said. No sign of recognition vras made by either, walked stiffly to ward the hotel, his pugnacious nose high in the air, while Grant walked stolidly on down the avenue. It does not take long to transform a demon into a saint or a saint into a de mon in the political world. Gov. Smith vetoed a bill allowing one hundred con victs to work gratis upon a railroad leading out of or into Dahlonega, and now the Dahlonega Signal calls him “Smith,” styles him the “leather-head ed tool of the cod-fish aristocracy of Athens,” declares that he is an “infidel and a scoffer at religion,” swears he is not as good a Governor as Conlet, and thinks it a pity that he was not defeated by his opponent, Judge D. A. Walker, three years ago. One can imagine the magnitude of the charges which would have been made against the unfortunate Executive if he had ventured to veto a more important measure. It is stated that Gov. Hendricks has already taken the field as a candidate for the Democratic nomination for the Presidency next year. A dispatch re ports that he has engaged the finest suite of rooms in Washington for next Winter in order that he may “sit np” with the new Congress and improve his chances. We are not inclined to think i that Mr. Hendricks contemplates do ing so foolish a thing as commencing his canvass at this early day. He is too shrewd a hand for this. His chanoes now seem excellent, and he is not dis posed to ruin them by such an absnrd precipitancy. The Governor is not one of the Kincheefoona creek kind. The Atlanta water works are to be soon completed. THE TORNADO. Its Course fr**m Mount Moriah to Mcßean. Editors Chronicle and Sentinel : Gentlemen— As accounts of the re cent tornado have already appeared in your paper, in which nothing is said about the section between Mount Moriah Camp Ground, in Jefferson county, and Col. A. C. Walker’s, in 124th District, Richmond county, you will find below the names of some of the suf ferers in that place. Near Mount Moriah R. Farmer’s was greatly in jured. It then visited James Daniel’s place, leaving it a wreck. Alonzo Holly was the next sufferer ; his place is in ruins. After this it crossed Brier Creek into Burke county, where it de molished the houses of Wesley Parker, except his dwelling. It served Major Daniel in the same manner, leaving his dwelling house greatly injured. Next it destroyed the out-buildings of Mrs. Louisa Clark. From thence it passed over Mcßean Creek into 121st District, Richmond county, where, with its full fury, it came upon the place of Lafayette Fulcher. His two story house was lifted from its foundations and moved several feet, part of it being blown to pieces—every other house was destroyed entirely. Mr. F., who has been sick all the year, was absent at his son-in-law’s. Some mem bers of his family were bruised but none killed. His chickens were blown away. As an example of the manner in which it took things from the house, the silver spoons were blown out of the house and some of them carried several hundred yards. His provisions of all kinds were scattered in every direction. A wheat-fan was taken from the gin house and carried far out into a field. The premises of Elbert Usher were next in the route. Tearing down the houses of many of his laborers, wrenching the piazza from his house aud doing much other damage it passed on to Henry Usher’s, whose place is also much in jured. From thence it went to Colonel A. C. Walker’s, who has described it. The fury of the tornado along all this portion of its course, as was displayed by scattering miles of fencing and up rooting or breaking off largo trees, 4c., GiB-’LOlwS.* • These parties need assistance. They do their trading in Augusta and should claim a share of her generosity. As they are off the line of any railroad, Au gusta is about as convenient to them as any point to which supplies can be ship ped. J- A. C. WARREN COUNTY. Letter From Senator Dußose. Wabrenton, Ga., March 24, 1875. Editors Chronicle and Sentinel : Please oblige our people by publish ing the enclosed report of “relief meet ing,” Also state in connection with the report “that the committee, after the meeting adjourned, elected Cha. S. Du- Bose Treasurer and Secretary of tho Re lief Committee, and that any contribution sent to him, or A. S. Morgan, Chair man, will be promptly and properly dis tributed to the sufferers.” The destruc-, tiou of property in our county has been fearful. Several lives have been lost, and many persons wounded. The fami lies in the track of the tornado are terri bly destitute; in many cases they are without clothing aud provisions. In haste, CharlesS. Dußose. Relief Meeting In Warrenton. Warbbnton, Ga., March 24, 1875. The citizens of Warrenton and the ad joining oountry met at the Court House at one o’clock, p. m., to arrange for raining funds for the sufferers iu this and Glascock county from the late storm. Judge E. H. Pottle was called to the Chair, and C. 8. Dußose requested to act as Secretary. On motion of A. 8. Morgan, Esq., the following gentlemen were appointed a committee to solicit aid for the suffer ers, to-wit: A. 8. Morgan, Chairman; M. R. Hall, C. E. McGregor, C. 8. Du- Bose, W. J. Walker and T. 8. Hundley, from Warrenton, and W. H. Pilcher, W. E. Anderson, Jr., Joshua Nicholls ami Harrison Reese, from the conntry. On motion of- C. E. McGregor, all sub-committees were requested to report to the above committee, and the com mittee was empowered to petition aid from Augusta, Atlanta, Macon and else where. The committee was also au thorized to distribute all contributions in accordance with the necessity of the unfortunates. Some S2OO was subscribed by the per sons present. E. H. Pottle, C. 8. Dußose, Secretary. Chairman. Glascock County. [Wairenton Clipper.] A correspondent setj'JU US the folk.it I iug list oi'tiasaulties ”1 tue stdnn ilr | Glascock countvon Saturday afternoon : Reported killed, Mrs. Boaz Kitchens and her brother-in-law, Brooks, Mrs. Geo. W. Cooper and Mrs. Thomson Pooi—the latter two were killed in the same house, Mrs. Mathews and a child of Richard Beckwith aud two colored persons on the farm of Mr. Y. Davis. Mortally injured, Mr. John Braddy, Mrs. Betsv Pool, Mrs. Nancy Toler and Mr. Boaz Kitchens. Many person were badly wounded and numbers of horses and cattle killed. The damage done fencing and buildings seem almost irre parable. Other persons besides those named are reported killed, but I have not their names. W. The above is confirmed bv Mr. Ivey, Sheriff of Glascock, and he says half the terror and destruction of the storm is not vet told. No living man can com prehend the extent of devastation and ruin, unless he would travel along the cyclone’s march. Eight funerals occur to-day (Monday) iu a space of eleven miles. Hepzibah, Ga., March 25, 1875. Editors Chronicle and Sentinel : The graphic description of the tor nado by Hon. A. C. Walker I deemed sufficient; but, since then, I have seen the injury to Capt. J. L. Fulcher, which is incomparably worse than Col. Walk er’s, and therefore an object of charity. Even his dwelling is rendered unfit and dangerous to remain in, it being the only house left standing. He has been confined to his room for tho last three months and is now unable to attend to his business, with a helpless family aud only one laborer. Also, a widow lady, Mrs. Clark, :and Major Daniel, about seventy-five years of age, were among the worst sufferers. In behalf of those I beg something—flour, corn, bacon, or anything. Do something at once. I am helping them with labor, aDd a small collection was raised at the church, but by no means sufficient to prevent suffer ing. B. II Fryer. CIVIL RIGHTS. Another Decision—The Bill Does’nt Apply to Billiards. Trenton, N. J., March 26.—The pro prietor of a billiard saloon was arrested for refusing to allow negroes to play. The United States Commissioner dis charged the prisoner and dismissed the complaint. The Commissioner says it is true the publio may visit a billiard sa loon. So they may go to a store, but every one cannot play there, as every one cannot buy in certain stores. The storekeeper may select his customers Every place which is accessible to all is not necessarily a place of public amuse ment. To say everybody can go to a billiard saloon, does not determine its character. Nor does the fact that a license is required to make it a place of public amusement. A license is taken out for a peddler’s wagon, but it does not thereby become a place of public amusement. There is nothing in the license idea by which we can determine the true na ture of the place. A licensed place may be so regulated as practically to exclude the public. It is asked what is a billiard saloon, if it is not a place of amuse ment? I answer at best and only a limited sense, or in a qualified manner, can it be called a place of public amuse ment. It is the private business of a private party, conducted as it suits the keeper, It is no more a place of public amusement than a drinking saloon. Evidently into the latter no man has a right to go and take a drink without leave of the proprietor. The applicant may be refused and driven away for rea sons best known to the owner, and which he is not bound to disclose. The Civil Rights bill has nothing to do, and was intended to have nothing to do, with such places. Delaware’s Remedy. Dover, Del., March 27. —The Legis lature has adjonrned. The bill passed several days ago to meet the Civil Rights bill is a law. It does not mention color, but provides that hotel keepers, rail road companies, steamboat owners and others may provide separate accommo dation for their gnests and passengers. The Difference Between Two. Rome, March 26.— The Observaiore Romano, referring to the manner in which the Irish Bishop McCloskey’s ap pointment to the cardinate has been re ceived in the United States, and the re ported preparations making there to celebrate it, points to the painful con trast afforded in Germany, where the Cardinal, Archbishop Ledoehowski, is condemned to imprisonment because he refuses to betray his sacred mission at the behest of a despotic Government. All) FOR THE SUFFERERS. MEETING OF THE AUGUSTA EX CHANGE. Resolutions Adop’-cd—A Handsome Subscription. The published details of the suffering caused by the recent tornado excited profound sympathy, Tuesday, in the city, and it was universally conceded that something should be done for the sufferers. Tne following notice was circulated through the city early in the morning, posted on the ChrpiiVcle and Sentinel bulletin and the Exchange door : “ A meeting of the members of the Augusta Exchange will be held this day at 12, in., to devise some plan by which relief can be extended to those who have suffered by the recent tornado. Citizens generally vy\ invited to attend. By older of the President. “ Roswell King, Secretary.” Shortly after twelve o’clock members of the Exchange and a number of citi zens assembled at the Augusta Ex change. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Geo. R. Sibley-, President of the Exchange. Mr. Sibley said detailed ac counts ol tjiojjreat tornado had already been published. The suffering of the people in immedOtc connection with Augusta was terrible and this meeting had been called in order to see if some thing could not be done to relieve tlieir present necessities. Mr. \V. H. Howard said there were two gentlemen pii-seut who were just from Thomson —M”. Jas. P. Verderv aud Davenport Jaikson. They would be able to tell the meeting something about the suffering in Columbia county. Mr. Jackson said the newspaper ac counts as to Columbia were correct. The distress was very great. Many of the people would have to depend upon charity. Appling was almost in ruins. While there, approached him and said it would be an act of kind ness on his part if he would take some measiM-a. to have relief iu tho shape of food, clothing aud inouey sent to relieve their pmssing necessities. It was on ac count joeals to him that he waV* Tt ’Hp and 4hi meeting. m-Wjif ward be ap ‘subscriptions for the seconded the motion, and thi three points, Mcßean, Thomson aud Appling, as tho points to come their immediate observa tion. Ho also suggested the name of Colonel A— C. Wiffeor, at Mcßean; John E. Benton, at Thomson, aud D. C. Moore, Ordinary of Columbia county, at Appling, as suitable persons to dis tribute the amount collected. A por tion could also be sent to Dr. Hubert, at Camak, and to the Ordinary of Glas cock county. Mr. W. F. Alexander thought it should not be confined i;> the localities named. Edgefield and Barnwell counties, S. C., had suffered also. James R. Randall, Esq., moved as an amendment to Col. Zulavsky’s motion that the pastors of the several churches in the city be requested to take up a collection in their churches next Sunday for the relief of the sufferers. We had been relieved iu a supernatural manner, and by our twined situation, from this great calamity; he therefore thought it but proper that the sufferings of others should be taken cognizance of iu this manner. Many people who would uot put down their names for a small sum would drop it into the collection box on Sunday. He thought a good sum would be secured in th: i way and u handsome j addition made to tho amount collected. CoL Zulavsky,, thought that a con siderable amount could be collected by the committee before Sunday and for warded to the sufferers. Mr. /. H. Miller said the collections in the Episcopal and (Jatholio Churches next Sunday were for the Bishops of the diocese and it would be well, therefore, to appoiut some other time for the col lections in tboße churches. Mr. W. F. Alexander thought it would be well to have two committees, one to collect funds and one to distribute them. The resolutions as offered by Col. Zulavslty aud Mr. Randall were reduced to writing, read, and adopted. The fol lowing is the to-t : Resolved, That a committee of two from each ward be appointed, who J shall solicit contributions in behalf of the sufferers from the late tornado. Resolved further, That the various ; pastors of our city churches be request- j ed to take up collections next Sabbath I or such early Sabbath as may be prae- ; ticable, the proceeds of which shall be j devotod to the same object. Resolved further, That a coramitee consisting of Messrs. Geo. R. Sibley, W. EDI erring and Wm. H. Howard be appoiwd to receive the funds thus eol- distribute or have them dis tnbuflia sn-y.v ie-'dy localities r/s uvi. V t “'/iAmeVV e’.i ' jenrniWnt, of the meeting ription list be| placed upon the table aud the gentle mien preseut requested to attach their llaines to it, witli such amount as they were inclined to subscribe. Adopt ed. 4 On motion, the Chairman was author ized to appoint the collection commit tee. The Chairman announced as the com miteee the following named gentlemen : First Ward—John U. Meyer, James R. Randall. Second Ward—John M. Clark, E. P. Clayton. I hird Ward —James T. Gardiner, J. J. Cohen. Fonrth Ward—M. A. Stovall, Patrick Walsh. Mr. Randall asked to be excused from the committee.. His labors were so great that he could not well attend to the duties required of the committee. The Chairman appointed Mr. W. H. Barrett in the place of Mr. Randall. Mr. Howard moved that the committee do not confine itself to money alone. Food, clothing, osrmbnrgs, anything would bo acceptable to the sufferers. A subscription list was immediately opened and the following amounts sub scribed: fl. F. Russell, $25; Adam Moffat 4 Cos., $25; Claghorn. Herring & Co.,$100; J. J. Pearce, SSO; Sibley & Wheless, SSO; W. F. Alexander, $25; T. B. Jenkins, $10; Branch, Sons 4 Cos., SSO; Commercial Bank, $25; A. Poullain, $25; B. S. Dunbar, SSO; Daniel 4 Row land, $25; J. M. Burdell, $10; M. P. Stovjjli,—s2s; Davenport Jackson, sls; BefTson 4 Mercier, S2O; James P. Ver dery, $10; J. H. Miller, sls; George W. Crane, $10; C. H. Phinizy 4 Cos., SSO; Dozier, Walton 4 Cos., SSO. Total, $665. Messrs. John U. Meyer and W. H. Howl' and received the following subscrip tions from citizens of the First Ward yesterday afternoon : I: P. Garvin, $5; Judge W. T. Gould, $5: J. H. Alexander, 35; Josiah Sibley, SSO; General R. Y. Harries, $10 —$5 for Columbia and $5 for Richmoud county; John B. Campbell, $5; Luhrs, $1; Behrman, $1; R. L. Gamble, SSO; Dr. M. A. Cleckley, $2; Judge Samuel Levy. $5; Lieut. W. W. King, $5; .Tas. W. Burch, $4; Theo. O. Brown, $1; A. Wiggins, 50 cents; E, T. Mnrphey, $5; Dr. Beall, $1; C. 8. Plank, $5. Total, $l7O 50. Captain G. W. Conway, with com mendable energy, went to work on his own hook and collected the following amounts for the sufferers : Q. W. Conway, $5; Henry Kennedy, $5jA. P. Chaffield. S2O: C. A Fleming, 01; ULufl J. Vf. Thayer, $5; Geo. H. Kertoghan, $5; I. S Fannin, $5; E. K Craigj $2 50; P. Cochran, $1; Heg giefjßros., $10; J. H. Meyer, $1; Bar rett 4 Land, $25; J. W. Crawford, $25; t*. Kellv, $10; J. C. C. Black, $2; B. Doris, $2; H. Gillett, $5. Total, $133 50. (iy-.tain Conway turned the total amount to the Chronicle and Sentinel office last evening. Mr. R. L. Crawley presented to Captain Conway a map of the United States, to be raffled for the benefit of the sufferers. It will be raf fled at Mr. Henry Kennedy’s, twenty five chances at one dollar a chance. One hundred dollars were handed in at the Chronicle and Sentinel office yesterday for the sufferers. This makes the total aMUt sub scribed yesterday, sl,o69.com mittees in the several wards will can vass tbc city to-day and a large amount will dontless be raised. Besides the money many subscriptions were.made in clothing, etc. Mr. P. H. Lynch' contributed a suit of clothes, three pair of pants and several vests. Within two hours after the meeting at the Exchange provisions were pur chased and forwarded to different points. The Georgia, Macon and Au gusta and Central Railroads agreed to carry all contribntions to the sufferers free of charge. Twenty bushels of meal, twenty $ sacks of flour, 500 pounds dry salt sides, and 2 kegs of nails were forwarded to each of the fol lowing named prints : Saw Dust, for Columbia countv, to D. C. Lampkin and D. 0. Moore; Thomson for McDuffie county, to Johu E. Ben ton; Mcßean, for 124th District, Rich mond county, to Hon. A. C. Walker; Luther for Glascock county, to Ordi nary of the county; Camak, for Camak and vicinity, to Agent Georgia Railroad. The following letter was sent to each of the parties named: Augusta, Ga., March 23, 1875. Dear Sir —At a meeting of citizens of Augusta, at the Augusta Exchange to day, the undesigned were appointed a committee to take charge of collecting a contribution, and distribute same so as to relieve as much as possible the suf ferers by the tornadoes of Saturday last. In accordance with which we have this day shipped to you the following ar ticles: Twenty bushels meal, 20 i sacks flour, 500 pounds dry salt sides and two kegs of nails, which yon will please dis tribute so as to relieve the largest amount of human suffering occasioned by the tornado as in yonr good judgment may be best. The committee would be pleased to have your acknowledgement of the goods, and also any suggestions as to the necessity of further relief and the kind of relief most needed. Yours respectfully, Geo. R. Sibley, Chairman. W. F. Herring, W. H. Howard, Parties desiring to contibute provis ions or clothing for the sufferers are re quested to send their contributions to the office of Jno. M. Clark & Sons or the warehous -of W. H. Howard & Sons. RELIEF FROM AUGUSTA, What Was Done Yesterday—Over Six Thousand Dollars Subscribed. The Mayor and Finance Committee of the City Council, to whom were entrust ed the question of contributing aid on behalf of the corporation to the sufferers by the late tornado, met at the office of the Collectorand Treasurer yesterday at half-past twelve o’clock. Present of the committee: Messrs. George R. Sibley, T. W. Carwile and DeSaussure Ford. Col. T. G. Barrett was the only member absent. After considerable discussion it was decided to contribute two thou sand five hundred dollars to the suffer ers. Some of the committee were in favor of contributing a much larger sum, while others thought it should be considerably smaller. The amount mentioned, however, was finally agreed upon. The money was placed in the hands of Mr. George R. Sibley, Chair man of the Citizen’s Relief Committee, for distribution among the sufferers. In addition to the amount reported in yesterday’s Chronicle and Sentinel, Mr. John U. Meyer, one of the commit tee for the First Ward, collected the following: S. H. Sibley, $5; John C. Kennedy, SI; T. L. Lawrence, SI 50; J. P. Foster, SI; J. W. Rigsby, $5; Judge Wm. R. McLaws, $5; cash, $2; Bailie & Taliaferro,l?!;'..*s. W: W. Alexander, s'o; N. Kahrs, So. Mr. W. H. Barrett, of the First Ward com mittee, collected SUM. Amount collect ed Tuesday in the First Ward, 317050 yesterday, o —total, 3339. In the Second Ward Messrs. John M. Clark and E. P. Clayton received the following contributions: Clothing, Provisions, Etc. Barrett, Land & Co.—Five boxes soap. C. Gray & Co.—One hundred yards jeans, six dozen hose, needles and thread. R. C. Zinu—Two pots and one spider. R. C. A S. Zinu—Lot of hats and dresses. L. Sylvester—One bundle clothing. Miller & Bisell—Eight sacks flour, one package bacon. M. A. M.—One bundle clothing. Miss Lucy J. Reed—One bundle clothing. R. A. Fleming—Five sides of bacon. C. E. Dodd & Co.—One dozen hats. A. Baum—Two dozen hats. I). Boutet—One bundle clothing. Mrs. C. Two bundles clothing. A. Myers—One piece shirting. W. F. Herring—One bundle clothes and shoes. Mrs. Wm. M. Thomas—Furniture and clothing, value sls. Jas. A. Gray, 3100; Mrs. Emily Tub man, 3100; A. H. Cook, 350; John M. Clark & Cos., sjo; Wm. E. Jackson, 325; Roberts, Morris A Shivers, 325; A. Dorr, 325; Wm. A. Walton, 325; E. P. Clayton, $25; Dr. H. F. Campbell, 325; Cash, 325; J. W. Davies, 320; Cash, 320; Dr. H. H. Steiner, 320; Day, Tan nahill A C0.,320; Mrs. Eliza Moore, 320; F. H. Miller, sls; F. M. Stubbs & Cos., 310; Cash, 310; Wm. Honsly, 310; T’bos. li. Rhodes, 310; J. B. Cumming, 310; Kean & Morrison, 310; J. V. H. Allen, 310; Thomas H. Montgomery, of New York, 310; D. R. Wright, 310; J. B. White A Cos., 310; N. B. Moore, 310; Mrs. James Miller, $10; Dr. J. A. Eve, 310; Wm. C. Sibley, 310; J. S Hook, 310; Wilson A Dunbar, 310; George A. Oates, 35; H. Bussy, 35; J. L. Fleming, 35; W. A. Martin, 35; T. Markwalter, 35; Scbneiker A Meyer, 35; D. Stelling, 35; J. B. Norris, 35; Meineke A Sanken, 35; G. Volger A Cos., 35; C. Spaeth, 35; Oetjen A Doscher, 35; Cash, $5; P. A M. Gallagher, 35; W. S. Royal, 35; J. A. North, $5; A. W. Blanchard, 35; Cook’s Clothing Store, 35; H. D. D. Twiggs, 85; Harper A Bro., 35; J. T. Hhewmuke, 35; O’Donnell'A Burke, $5; Quinn A Pendleton, 35; John C. Moore, 35; Mrs. Ed. Thomas, 35: Mrs. Turner Clanton, $5; Miss Kate Clanton, 35; E. Liebscher, 85; John Hahn, $3; H. 8. Jordan, 82 50; J. Hertz, 82; Rainey A Durban, 32; Mrs. forth, $2; Cash, 82; Dr. 8. C. E <••",,, ley/vi v i*. l 81; Mrs. 1 weedy,' 81; Louis Kusel, 81; Cash, 81; John Stelling, 81; Cash, 81; D. T. Castleberry, 81; A. J. Clark, 31; F. A. Beall, 81; Cash, 81; W. L. Sher man, 81; Cash, 81; Cash, 81; W. Ferris, 81; M. Barling. $1; Dr. Pelletier, 50e.; Mrs. Perrin, 50c.; Mrs. Harris, 50c.; Mrs. Brown, 50c.; Miss Johnson, 50c.; Cash, 50c.; Cash, 50c.; Cash, 50c.; Cash, 50c.; Cash, 50c.; Cash, 50c.; Cash, 50c. Total, 8931. Messrs. J. J. Cohen and Jas. T. Gar diner, committee for the Third Ward, collected 81,058 75. We were unable to obtain a list of the contributors. The following subscriptions were made by other parties : J. C‘. Fargo, 820 ; Wm. M. Jordan, 85 ; Thos. W. Olive, 810 ; Frances Cog iu, 310 ; P. Walsh, 810 ; T. W. Car wile, 810 ; J. C. C. Black, 85 ; Jno. Brislan, 85 ; P. 8. Holden, 83 ; Wm. Painter, 32 ; Jno. Gallaher, $2 ; Jas. Gallaher, 32 ; Mrs. Anna Schmidt, 31 ; Mrs. Catherine Gaines, 81 ; Win. Neese, 31 ; Ellis Lyons, $1 ; F. J. Raliner, 81 ; Mrs. J. J. Moore, 31 ; C. E. Scherer, 31 ; Mrs. Benj. Pufue, 50 cents. Total, 391 50. The following amounts were received at the Chronicle and Sentinel office yesterday : M. Wilkinson, 320 ; Miss M. J. Bland, 825 ; cash, 850 ; Echols A Cos , 825 ; pupils of J. Alma Pelot’s school, $lO 50 ; four ladies of Washington, S2O. Total amount received at Chroni cle and Sentinel office, $359. The following contributions were sent to the warehouse of W. 11. Howard A Sons: E. G. Rogers, six bedsteads; Mrs. Alexander, trunk of clothing; Mrs. Henry Myers, lot calico and clothing; Both well A Brothers, sack of joles; G. L. Macmurphy, bacon, flour and meal. Total Amount Contributed. By City Council 82,500 00 Collected by Messrs. Meyer and Barrett 339 00 Collected by Messrs. Clark and Clayton 931 00 Collected by Messrs. Cohen and Gardiner 1,058 75 Exchange list 665 00 Received at Chronicle and Sentinel office 359 00 Other contributions 91 50 5,944 25 In provisions, floods, etc.— about 300 00 Total $6,244 25 Everybody called on by the commit tee responded cheerfully, and many ex pressed regret that they were not able to give more. Two hundred dollars in cash, a barrel of sugar and a bag of coffee were for warded by Mr. George R. Sibley, Chair man of the Relief Committee, yester day afternoon to each of the following points; • Saw Dust, for Columbia county, to D. C. Lampkin and D. C. Moore; Thomson, for McDuffie county, to John E. Ben ton; Mcßean, for 124th District, Rich mond county, to Hon. A. C. Walker; Luther, for Glascock county, to Ordi nary of the county; Camak,’ for Camak and vieinity, to Agent Georgia Railroad. It is intended that contributions shall also bo distributed to the sufferers in Edgefield county, S. C., and the Chair man of the Relief Committee will be obliged to parties who will send him a list of those needing aid in that county, and designate a suitable person to dis tribute the contributions to be sent to that section. Aid will also be extended to Hancock county. MORE CONTRIBUTIONS YESTER DAY. Everybody Willing to Help-Money, Clothing and Provisions Sent In. The feeling of commisseration for the sufferers from the tornado increases with the lapse of time and the additional accounts which continue to come in from the desolated sections. Many more contributions were received by the Relief Committee yesterday in money, clothing and provisions. The following are the contributions received since the publication of the report in yesterday’s Chronicle and Sentinel. First Ward Committee, $32; Second Ward Committee, $157 50; Third Ward Committee, $149 50; paid to George R. Sibley, Chairman of the committee, 886 50; received at Chronicle and Sen tinel office, $47 50. Total, $468. Provisions, Clothing, etc.—Calvin A Jones, 1 barrel flour, kit mackerel, 1 bucket lard; J. B. Moore, 2 kegs nails; Ramey A Steed, 2 barrels flour; O. A. Williams A Cos., Vaughan A Murphy, Derry A Law, R. A. Fleming, Miss Lucy J. Read, Capt. W. B. Young, L. Sylves ter, clothing and provisions. The following are the subscriptions in the First Ward, received by Mr. W. H. Barrett : Cash, from a lady, $2; cash, $3; G. S. Hookey, $5; Dunbar, Harriss A Cos., $2: Peter Keenan, $5; Luke Rice, $5; R. H. May A Cos., SSO; F. A. Brahe & Cos., $5; Juo. L. Miller, $5; J. W. Bierman, $5; Mrs. H. G. Gould, $5; Mrs. Thos. Bar rett (for Glascock countv), $10; H. C. Foster, $5; J. A. A. Clark, $2; W. L. Platt, $5; A. Prontaut A Son, $5. Second Ward Additional Subscrip tions—Jno. Phinizy, $10; cash, $1; C. W. Harris, $10; Dr. W. S. Jones, $10; cash, 50 cents; B. F. Johnson, $2; Mrs. Wm. W. Thomas, sls; Dr. llobt. Camp bell, $2; National Bknk of Augusta, SSO ; P. J. Berckman, $10; Rev. S. S. Davis, S2O; Mrs. Montgomery, S2O; Mrs. J. A. A. West, $2; Mrs. Edgar, $10; W. W. Barron, $5; J. B. Platt, $5; Mrs. James A. Broom, bundle clothing; Mrs. Claiborne Snead, bundle clothing; Miss 8. L. and Miss O. 8.. bundle bed ding; Mrs. F. Smith, bolt osnaburgs; Mis- A. Stelling, 31 shirts; Mrs. Myers, bundle clothiug and bedding; M., kettle and spider; Mrs. W. A. Ramsey, trunk of clothiDg; Mrs. A. Stevens, trunk and crockery; Mrs. G. G. Hull, bundle of flannel; Mrs. Isaac Levy, trunk con taining the following articles: 6 yards homespun, 38 yards calico, 64 yards de laine, 2 bonnets, 2 pair pants, 2 vests, 1} dozen handkerchiefs, gross buttons, 1 dozen spool thread, 2 dozen spoons, 3 white shirts, 3 black cloth caps, 1 hat, 1 box sundries, 3 knitted hoods, 12 pair children’s worsted stockings, 12 pair children’s cotton stockings, 4 worsted scarfs, 10 pounds tea, 14 pair men’s, wo men’s and children’s ’shoes. The following is the full list of con tributions to the Third Ward Commit tee, Messrs. J. J. Cohen and James T. Gardiner: H. H. Hickman, Graniteville Cos., SSO; H. H. Hickman, Bank of Augusta, SSO; H. H. Hickman, $25; Alfred Baker, $25; Bones, Brown A Cos., SSO; Read A Came ron, $25; Cash, $10: Cash, $5; C.Y. Wal ker, $10; Y. Richards A Bro., $25; W. T. Park, $5; Fleming Bros., $10; Barrett A Caswell, $25; Z. McCord, S2O; Edward Barry, $25; Meyer A Marcus, SSO; Mul larky Bros., $25; J. W. Turley, sls; E R. Schneider, $25; John P. King, $100; George T. Jackson, S2O; George T. Jackson A Cos., SSO; H. Fraukliu, $10; V* W $10; Cash, SSO; Branch, A Smith, s2o; Walton a: Liam, a-->; air. Freeman, $1; Peter Burum, $5; Mr. Davidson, $5; Mr. Bligh, $2: Mr. Gow, J. L., $5; Mr. Hack, $5; cash, $1; cash, $5; G. W. Whitehead, $1; H. P. Tar rent, $1; J. J. Gregg, $5; stranger, $5; cash, $1; Derry A Law. $5; C. Dewees, 82 50;cash, $2; cash, $1; Mr. Rappold, 31; A. Pitcher. $5; J. S Born, $5; cash, $1; N. Brum Clark, $5; Geo. Hull, $5; \V. T. Richards A Son, $5; W. I. Delpb, $5; Cash, $2; J. J. Brown, $1; Dr. W. 11. Doughty, $10; M. B. Hatcher, $1; Cash, 50 cents; Geraty A Arm strong, $5; Cash, $2; Cash, 50 cents; I. H. Levy, $1; Cash, 25 cents; Cash, $1; Cash, $1; Cash, $1; Mr. Whitman, $1; Cash, $2; W. C. Sanders, $10; Cash, $10; Cash, $5; Hon. Ohas. Estes, $150; Dr. DeSaussure Ford, $10; Cash, $2; Cash, $5; €. H. Prince, $5; Porter Fleming, $5; Col. C. Snead, $5; Frank Smyth, $5; Warren, Wallace A Cos., $25; Roberts A Cos., $25; E. H. Puglie, $5; Blair, Smith A Cos., $25; John J. Cohen A Sons, 325; J. M. Weigle, $1; George Adam, $1; Jackson Smith (col.), 50 cents. Collected by General C. A. Evans and handed in at the Chronicle and Senti nel office, sl2 50. Received at the Chronicle and Sen tinel office — Cash, $10; Judge H. H. Perry, sls; F. L. Upson, S2O. From L. W. Frazer, late of Virginia, 1 cloak, 1 coat, 1 pair pants, 1 vest, 1 shirt, 3 pair socks. Handed to Mr. Geo. R. Sibley, Chair man of the committee—By Maurice Conley, $5; Mrs. E. D. Kimball, of Sa lem, Mass., S2O; Mrs. A. W. Bennett, of Boston, Mass., $5; W. F. Bennett, of Boston, $5; Cash, $5; Lady, $25; Opera tors and Clerks Western Union Tele graph Company, at Augusta office, s2l 50, as follows: R. B. Gary, $5; J. M. Crowley, $3; T. Carter, $2; .1. W. Brown, $1; Lizzie M. Noble, $1; W. L. Brenner, $1; Cash, $1; A. H. Spracklin, $1; J. P. Bignon, $1; T. B. Yarborough, $1; T. A. Boyle, $1; H. A. Hemphill, $1; W. E. S.,'sl; A. Potter, $1; P. Nulty, 50c. Total Amounts. By City Council $2,500 00 Collected by Messrs. Meyer and Barrett 371 00 Collected by Messrs. Clark and Clayton 1,113 50 Collected by Messrs. Cohen and Gardiner 1,208 25 Exchange list 665 00 Chronicle and Sentinel 406 50 To Chairman Committee 86 50 Other contributions 91 50 $6,431 25 In provisions, goods, Ac.,about 350 00 Total unoM-6,781 25 Any parties t ■•'lWntribut.e k -t do HO com- Several packages of fooo, Ctoton.,— Ac., were furnished by the committee yesterday to each of the points named in yesterday’s Chronicle and Sentinel. The following lettei-s were received by the committee yesterday : Thomson, Ga., March 24, 1875. Messrs. Geo. Jt. Sibley, W. F. Her ring, W. 11. Howard , Augusta, Ga.: Gentlemen— Witli very great pleasure I acknowledge receipt of your most wel come favor of the 23d insfc., notifying me of shipment of supplies for our Hufferers. The goods, say 20 bushels meal, 20 J sacks flour, 500 lbs. and. s. sides and 2 kegs nails have come safely to hand and been delivered to our Relief Committee for distribution. I return you (and through you to the kind friends who have contributed to our relief) warmest thanks for this substantial evidence of sympathy. Our citizens are responding liberally in provisions. In that respect we are do ing well. Our most pressing need is for funds to erect temporary buildings for the homeless and provide clothing for them. A great many are without any clothing at all except what they have on. Very truly and gratefully, your obe dient servant, John E. Benton. Camak, March 25, 1875. Mr. G. R. Sibley, Chairman of Relief Committee : Dear Sir—The contribution of sugar, coffee, nails, soap, clothing, cloth and S2OO in currency, all received to-day and will be distributed to the sufferers. The supplies of meal, meat and bacon, received yesterday, has been issued to many of the sufferers, to the black peo ple as well as the white, and it has been a great relief, as many lost everything. All are thankful. Respectfully, R. F. Norman. P. S.—Contributions for Elam Church sufferers should be sent to Barnett. W. F. N. MORE CONTRIBUTIONS. Since our last report a considerable amount of money has been added to the contributions reeeived up to that time. The total sum so received by Mr. Geo. R. Sibley, Chairman of the Relief Com mittee, daring the week, was $6,615 50. To this can be added the value of cloth ing, provisions, etc., contributed, about S4OO. This will swell the total amount to over $7,000. Everybody has seemed anxious to do something towards aiding the sufferers. Several colored people have contributed. The following are the contributions sent in during Friday and yesterday : Collected by the First Ward Commit tee, sl4; Jesse and Frank Oliver, two little boys, $1 in silver each; Chas. Hen son, colored, $2 ; John S. Davidson, Treasurer Ohnrch of the Atonement, amount collected from congregation un der Exchange r. solution, $25; citizens of Bamberg, S. C., $23; J. H. Lowery, $10; J. M. Dye, SSO; Colonel J. 15. Campbell and Mrs. John Kirkpatrick, 50 bushels corn. Additional subscriptions received by Committee of Second Ward: Cash by lady from Summerville and bundle clothing, $5; P. May, Globe Hotel, two mattresses and four pillows; Mrs. Dr. McDermot, bundle clothing, &c., &c.; Mrs. Hograph, box clothiug; Mrs. E.’ Weigel, box clothing; John A. Bolder, $5; Cash, $2; Cash, $1; Timmerman & Wise, box hats; Mrs. Dr. DeS. Ford, basket clothing; J. A. Bidding, twenty five pounds smoking tobacco; Mrs. B. L., large box goods; Mrs. Wm. Dun bar, bundle clothing; Cash, $3; Treasu rer C. H. Oetjen, Clinch Fire Company, $25; Adam Scott,s2; Charles Thomas,s2; J. P. Bondurant, car load of brick; Mrs. Skinner, Mrs. Coles, Mrs. Rogers, Mrs. Henry, Mrs. Heindel, Mrs. Cooper, Mrs. Johnson, Mrs. Collins, packages of clothing; M. H. Roberts, sugar, coffee and box clothing; Miss Parsons, $5- John Tilkey, $10; Mrs. V. V. Collins’ box crockery; Singer Sewing Machine Manufacturing Company, $25; from Summerville, two bundles clothing; Ma jor Wells, 50 cents; John Jackson, 50 cents; Robert Carr, 50 cents; Charles Holmes, 50 cents; Moses Johnson, 50 cents; Alfred Burton, 50 cents; R. M Steele, sl. The following contributions have been received at the Chronicle and Sentinel office since last report : Operatives Augusta Factory, through Mr. M. E. Hill, S9O ; through Mr. A. T. Crumb, $45 75 ; Washington Fire Company, No. 1, $25 ; M. L. Batchelor, $5 ; Mrs. R. Hopkins, $5 ; proceeds of map donated by J. W. Crawley, sl7 50; Geo. Bymmes,ss ; Mrs. Geo. Hymmss, $3 ; Geo. Symmes, Jr., $2 ; Jno. Crain, $5 ; J. Rival, $5 ; Mr. Chapman, $L Total, $209 25 ; previously received, $406 50 ; total, $615 75. The following is a full list of eontri- > butions at the Augusta Factory, through Mr. M. E. Hill : M. McCaf ferty $1; M. E. HUI, 82; J. J. Williams, J- J- Oarpeuter, $1; Jasper Crain, ii’' Hutchens, fifty cents; Thomas Wallace, fifty cents; Robert Fleming, fifty cents; Wm. Hamby, fifty cents; Dwight Moore, $2; Solomon Lupo, fifty cents; John Olive, fifty cents; A. F. Lupo, $1; Ben Franklin, $1; Martin Wilker, fifty cents; Seabrou Jackson, $1; Henderson Gregg, twenty-five cents; Rufus Youngblood, twenty-five cents; Laurena Stephens, twenty-five cents; Wm. Thompson, twenty-five cents; J. A. Broome, twenty-five cents; C. H. Stricklan, $2; J. W. Thompson, $1; J. J. McCann, $1; T. R. Richardson, $1; Dallis Underwood, fifty cents; Martha Creswell, $2; Bhoda MeDevit, fifty cents; Louisa Carr, fifty cents; Claudia Smith, $1; Ida Allgood, $1; Ruth Sim mons, $1; Mamba Morse, fifty cents; Adeline Stonica, 75 cents; Samantha King, 50 cents; P. H. Hutchens, 25 cents; Amanda Webb, 50 cents; Caroline Shurley, 50 cents; John Branson, $2; Walter Cameron, $1; B. B. Farris, $1; C. H. Woodberry, $1; Wm. Keenan, $1; Thomas Tarver, $1; K. J. Bailey, $1; S. W. Tice, $1; James Irvine, sl;Hngh Luguire, $1; Wm. Williams, 50 cents; Sim Mathews, 50 cents; James Robin son, 50 cents; James Head, 50 cents; Lucretia Rooney, $1; Jester, 50 cents; Fannie Owens, 50 cents; Jane Cloud, 50 cents; Mary Deftnal, 50 cents; Mary Williams, $1; Martha Sentel, 50 cents; Mary Jackson, $1; Mary King, 50 cents; Mary Carpenter, twenty-five cents; Mary King, twenty-five cents; Susan Head, 50 cents; Sarah •Bradfield, 50 cents; Sarah Carter, $2; Betty Bax ter, $1; Emma Mitten, $1; Emma Mc- Kenzie, 50 cents; Susan Wilson, $2; Su san Webb, 50 cents; Sarah Evans, $1; Fannie Baker, $1; Mattie Whitehead, $1; Eliza Gregory, 50 cents; Martha Mc- Grath, $1; Pauiine Jordan, $1; Fannie Williams, 50 ceuts; Ella Hammock, 50 cents; Rebecca Leopard, 50 cents; Jane Dale, 50 cents; Lawrence Cogin, $2; Julia Seymour, $1; Elizabeth Beaver, $1; Barbra Parish, 50; Mattie Rouis, $1: Fannie Davenport, $1; Sarah Head, 50 cents; Sarah Barton, 50 cents; W. D. Binns, 20 cents; Lucy Biuns, 20 ceuts, Mary Binns, 10 cents; Sarah Simmons, 50 cents; O. G. Lynch, $2; Sam’l Har veston, 50 Sandy Beaver, 20 ceuts; G. W cents; John Williams, 25 cents; A. M. Ford, $1; (J. S. Casonf 25 cents; E. C. Robinson, 50 cents; Lu cinda McCullough, 25; Rob’t Samuels, $1; Mary Doolittle, 25 cents; Josie West, 25 cents; Martha Dinkins, 50 cents; John Gordon. 50 cents; Georgia See, 25 cents; Sarah West, 50 cents; Amanda Harmon, 25 cents; Sarah Jackson, 50 cents; Eliza Webb, 50 cents; Ellen Odum, 50 cents; Louisa Hutchens, 50cents; D. 11. Ballon tine, 25 cents; Davis Hill, 50 cents; Al meda Hill, 25 cents; Mary Broxton, $1; Malinda Findley, $1; Mary Tice, $1; Anna Broxton, 25 ceuts; Janies Mars, 50 cents. Through Mr. A. F. Crumb, donation for people of Camak and Thomson : S. McDonald, cash, $5, one bundle clothing; W. Whitesides, $2, one bun dle clothing ; J. McCook, sl, one bun dle clothiug ; E. Whlls, sl, one bundle clothing; Jane Thompson, one dress pattern; L. M. Olive, two bundles clothing ; M. J. McGrath, sl, and bun dle clothing ; H. Rooney, sl, and bun dle clothing; S. Tolls, sl, and dress pattern ; ’n S. Smith, dress pattern and bundle; Jane Fanning, one bed spread; John Bassett, one bundle clothing ; M. Crawford, $1 and bundle; R. Hander son, $1; Sarah Graham, $1; Anuie Gra ham, $1; S. Redden, $1; E. Murry, $1; Cash, $1; E. Huggins, $1; Cash, $2; M. Graham, 50 cents; M. Harrison, 50 cents; S. Fletcher, $1; M. Thorn, 50 cents; Jaue Campbell, one bundlecloth ing; Cash, $1; Jane Campbell, 50 cents; M. Rowland, 25 ceuts; S. Awtry, 25 cents; C. Williams, 25 cents; B. Mar tin, 50 cents; E. Webb, 50 cents; S. Robertson, 25 cents; M. Bland, 25 cents; F. Smith, 50 ceuts; A. Davis, 25 cents; M. Head, 50 ceuts; L. Head, 2<\cents; F. Head, 50 cents; A. Dust, 50 cents; E. Johnson, 50 c nts; M. Seals, 50cents; S. Culpeper, $1; C. Culpeper, 50 cents; E. Rooney, 00 cents; B. Dupree, $1; S. Harrison, 50 cents. The factory operatives have also made up a box of clothing, which will be for warded to the sufferers. Their action in the premises is worthy of all praise. Mr. Wm. H. Saul, Agent of the Singer Manufacturing Company, received the following letter from the Central Agency yesterday: Savannah, Ga., March 25th, 1875. Mr. Wm. 11. Saul, Agent at Augusta, Ga. : Dear Sir —Your favor of the 24th, asking permission, in behalf of the com pany', to make a subscription in aid of the sufferers by the late tornado, is duly received. You are instructed to receive such sub s clip lion as the employees of your office will make, to which you may add twenty five dollars in onr name. Vijry truly yours, The IjniNOER Manufacturin' o i \ ha VosBUROH, Manager. ton jjllfllf in cash andseveml p,. i, a ges goods, provisions, clothiug, &c.; to Jno. E. Benton, at Thomson, for sufferers in McDuffie coifhty, SSOO in cash, goods, provisions, etc.; to B. F. Landrum, on the Charlotte, Columbia and Augusta Railroad, S2OO for sufferers in the, vi einity of Miles’Mills, S. C.; to Alfred Holmes, Aiken, SSO for a widow lady near that place, whose farm was deso lated by the storm. About two-thirds of the money, provisions, etc., received have already been distributed to different points visited by the tornado. Last Thursday one thousnnd dollars worth of goods were shipped. These were sold to the committee by Messrs. Myers & Marcus at New York cost. The commit tee received the following letter yester day from Hon. S. C. Lamkin, of Colum bia county: Saw Dust, Ga., March 26, 1875. Messrs. G. R. Sibley, W. 11. Howard and W. F. Herring, Augusta, Ga : Gents. —Your favors of 23d ami 24th instants to hand, notifying me of ship ment of provisions, clothing, etc., for the sufferers by the tornado. We have teams now hauling the goods over to Appling. I return you and yonr kind citizens, who have contributed so liber ally, our sincere thanks. 1 cannot in form you at this time what the sufferers most need. Will visit the path of the storm to-morrow, and write you again. I also received two hundred dollars sent by you per Express. Yours, very truly, S. C. Lamkin. N. B.—The contributions will be dis tributed by the Relief Committee to morrow. Yours, S. C. L. A letter was also received from John E. Benton, at Thomson, acknowledging 1 the receipt of S2OO in money and a num ber of packages of goods, clothing, pro visions, &c. CIVIL RIUIITB. Charge of Judge Emmons, of the Unit ed states Circuit Court, iu Memphis —Congress Does Not Hive the Court Jurisdiction in Cases of Denial or Privileges in Inns amt Theatres. Memphis, March 22.—1n response to questions by the jury Judge Emmons, in the United States Circuit Court, to day delivered an elaborate and exhaus tive charge to the grand jury in refer ence to Civil Rights. He said yon ask whether it is a crime for which you luve the right to find an indictment that a negro has been denied the full and equat enjoyment of accommodations, advan tages, facilities and privileges of thea tres and inns of the State. Such a de nial is not an offense over which Con gress can give this Court jurisdiction. These are matters which the State gov ernment alone control. Parties who think themselves aggrieved can bring their civil action in this Court at once. Any decision we may then make can j be reviewed by the Supreme Court.— j He then gave his reasons for enter ing into details of the case, which are mainly, excited condition of class es whom the law was intended to affect, until the three recent amend ments to the National Constitution, which abolished slavery and attempted to protect the civil and political rights of freedmen. All parties conceded that the Federal Government had no power whatever to restrain such an offense as this. The punishment of murder, arson, assault and batteries, trespass, frauds, injuries to representation, ob struction to the right of attending church, public schools, theatres and forcing the right of being accommodated in inns and by common carriers within the State, was a matter not only not granted to the Federal Government, but in the Constitution itself expressly re served to States. The vast mass of civil and political rights included in the compendious phrase “right to life, lib erty and the pursuit of happiness” rest ed entirely under State protection. To this familiar aud unquestioned trueism there was universal assent then and is now. The only question presented for judicial determination is, have these amendments completely revolutionized the whole character of our Government ? Because it is entirely evident that if Congress has the power of regulating the theatres and other places of amuse ment in Memphis and other cities of the Union, this necessarily in volves the power of protecting the more sacred and important rights* of the colored citizens. He then re views the thirteenth amendment, and declares it abolished slavery aud did no more. He also reviews, at great length, the fourteenth amendment, and says the clauses forbidding States to deprive any | person of life, liberty, ovproperty, with out due process of law, or deny to any person equal protection of the laws, i have no application to this subject. They are intended solely to prevent the arbitrary trailsf. ,of property from citi zen to oiiizen without legai adjudica tion or process, and to prevent the es tablishment. of tribunals for one class of persons valuing from those which de termiho the rights of all These inhi bitions, too, beyond all controversy, are aimed at the action of the State only and have no reference to individuals. He cited decisions iu Michigan and Ohio in support of this, and also the Slaughter House eases of the Supreme Court, 16th Wallac ■; and deals, at great length,with outrages against the colored race, and expresses iiis sympathy with that, large and respectable class of our fellow citizens, including, beyond question, a majority of the more conservative gen tlemen of the South, who regret that there exists now here, in either Govern ment, State or National, no power of punishing these mean and cowardly murderers. WASHINGTON NEWS. The Freedman's Bank Commissioners Not Allowed to Resign. Washington, March 22.— The Attor ney-General lias decided that the Secre tary of the Treasury cannot accept the resignations of the Commissioners of the Freeemau’s Bank tendered a few days ago, with the condition that their acceptance should release their bonds, nor can the Commissioners demand divestude of their trust till tho affairs of the bank are finally administered, or Congress liy new legislation comes to their relief. To relieve the present Commissioners would he to relieve from responsibility the only executive officers to whom the depositors may look for a final administration—the law under which they accepted office making no provision for their successors. Why Pardee Was Not Confirmed. Washington, March 25.— Marshal Packard, Judge Pardee and Coi. Fish visited the President to-day regarding his power to appoint Pardee or any one else as District Judge of Louisiana. The President still has his power under advisement, but it is a foregone conclu sion that the bench will be vacant until the meeting of the next Congress. It seems to have been the determination of the Senate to send to Louisiana a person '•lowid'ho local affiliations. At the last hour of the session ex-Senator Pratt, of Indiana, was suggested to the President by the Judiciary Committee. by the usual courtesy to ex-Senators his mkiio would have come up for imme diate action without reference to a com mittee, and the President was assured of Pratt’s confirmation, but he adhered to Pardee, whose name went on the ta ble, This action involves no personal disparagement to Pardee, hut carries out the theory of the Republican Sena tors that an entire stranger should oc cupy the bench. He Didn’t Sever. Senator Robertson did not sever his relations with (he Republican caucus, but attended all its meetings. He re fused to vote for a resolution recogniz ing the legality of the Kellogg Legisla ture, but voted for a resolution approv ing wliat was termed the President’s protection of the people of Louisiana from domestic violence. Frauds in the Freedmen’s Bureau. The Attorney-General has written a letter to the United States Attorney having control of suits against parties charged with fraud in connection with the operation of the Freed men’s Bureau, requiring them to promptly and thor oughly investigate the alleged frauds a*d to institute proceedings in all cases where they are satisfied frauds have been committed, and to make an early report to the Department of Justice in detail, giving the name of each case and whatever action has been taken. Durell's Seat. Washington, March 27.—The best legal opinion is that neither the Presi dent, Mr. Justice Bradley, of the Su preme Com t, nor Circuit. Judge Woods can designate a successor to Judge Durell as District Judge for Louisiana. The bench must remain vacant until Congress meets. ELECTRIC SPARKS. General C. C. Augur lias taken com mand at New Orleans, vice Gen. Emery. Bristow’s resignation as announced is premature, but it is knowingly asserted that the announcement is only prema ture. Twenty noted Communists, under their leader, Do Itostual, have escaped from New Caledonia in boats built by themselves. The contest in the Third Illinois Dis trict has been abandoned by the Demo cratic candidate, and Farwell (Rep.) is now entitled to the seat.. The Khan of Khiva has asked Russia for f.o-tL. .- assistance against his revolt ing subjects r,; offers in retniii to bo some the the Czar. Tlirty t-h aiards have been ( •invent n • ,n,.q The Protestant chapels iii Jta.VlrUl and other Spanish cities still continue ~p en Circuit Judge Woods lias decided ix. a t he lias the power to select, a Judge to fill the Durell vacancy. He relies on see. 591 of the Revised Statutes for this authority. A large body of Mexicans attacked several ranches near Corpus Christi Fri day night and robbed a store, taking several Americans prisoners. Intense excitement prevails, and an invasion is apprehended. There is a disposition on the part of the Irish societies of New York to pa rade to-day in honor of John Mitchel, notwithstanding notice has been given that such demonstration will he con trary to law. (?) The Republican Convention of Rhode Island was in session all night, and at 7 o’clock in the morning nominated Lip pett for Governor by one vote. The cause of the struggle was the opposition of the Prohibitionists to Lippett. The Prohibitionists bold a convention on Monday. George Pemberton, the accused mur derer of Mrs. Bingham, was arraigned in the East Boston Municipal Court yester day, and fully committed for murder. An immense crowd was in attendance, and tho prisoner was escorted to and from the court room by a guard of sixty police. Intense excitement exists in East Boston, and a strong inclination to appeal to lynch law seemed to pervade among the masses. A BEVEHK WINTER. Ice Floes in the Atlantic. New York, March 25. —Steamships which arrived yesterday brought reports of large quantities of ice encountered in mid-ocean. The Halsatia, from Ham burg, when in latitude 43 degrees and longitude 40 degrees, passed two im mense icebergs, and was threo hours forcing her passoge through largo fields of drift ice. The steamer Cumbria, from Havre, met with a similar expe rience, but found greater difficulty in evading the obstructions. March 19th, when in latitude 45 degrees and longi tude 46 degrees, the vessel passed a short distance from an immense iceberg, and about midnight came into an im mense field of drift ice, through which the steamer could ni t force a passage. No opening appeared, and it was found necessary to go out of her course anil pass around the field. The steamer L’Amerique, from Havre, also eueyun” tered ice, fields on March the 2pth, when iu latitude 43 degrees and lopgi tude 51 degrees. ' A Break Inevitable. Water Gap, Penn., March 27. The ice gorge, which is seven miles above the gip, still remains the same. The v strong resistance by the ice in the gap has been lessened by cutting a channel throng! the middle. The weather is warm ad the snow is melting rapidly. Should the weather remain thus for two or three days the break is inevitable. Several visitors came here to-day to wit ness the expected break of the tremen dobs gorge. This gorge consists of 150 miles thrown into a space of 18 miles, which is now 30 feet thick. SQUEAMISH OFFICIALS. A Hanging Unavoidably Postponed, Mop.ehe.vd City, N. C., March 27. Lawyer Bryan, who was to have been executed yesterday for the murder of Michael T. Langley, was respited until September. The delay was occasioned by the resignation of the Sheriff and all the other county officers who were re sponsible for the execution of the death sentence. The reason given by them for their action is, that the negro be longed to Onslow county and not this (Carterel), whither the case had been removed and tried. The execution was postponed until September 3d, when new officials will have been appointed. Baltimore, March 26.—The Port To bacco Independent says Col. Richard Thomas, generally called Madame Sea rona, died suddenly last Wednesday night, at the residence of his brother, James Thomas, St. Marys count r, Ma ryland. Colonel Thomas became very conspicuous in the early part of the late civil war by the capture of tbe steamer Bt. Nicholas. He took passage in the steamer at Baltimore, disguised as a French lady, and at nigl.t, assisted by a few of liis men' on board, arrested the captain and officers of tlie steamer and run ber to Fredericksburg, Virginia. Afterwards lie resided some years in Paris, but returned to this oouutry about two years ago.