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About Weekly chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 1866-1877 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 23, 1876)
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ALL COMMUNICATIONS announcing candi dates for office—from County Constable to members of Congress—will be charged at the rate of twenty cents per line. All announce ment* must be paid for In advance. Address WALSH A WRIGHT, . CuansioLE A Skstimel. Angnata. Q*. _ Ctjronicle an & Sentinel. WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1876. THE PUESS AND THE STATE KOAD LEASE. We publish elsewhere in the Chroni cle and Sentinel this morning an arti cle on the State Road lease investiga tion which, if trne, contains some startling information. The statement is made that Governor Brown, Presi dent of the lease company, testified be fore the Committee of Investigation a few days since that twenty-one thous and dollars " had been used in the pro curement of the lease that “ money had been paid the Macon Telegraph and Messenger, Augnsta Constitution alist and the Columbns papers and that abont one thousand dollars had been paid to the country press.” We cannot believe that such a statement was made. There mast be some mis take about the matter. There cannot be a paper in Georgia that would make merchandise of its opinions npon any question. We presume that the state ment of the Commonwealth will meet with an indignant denial from all the presses named. It is only just to add in this connection that whether the article be true or false, oar neighbor, the Constitutionalist, was under a dif ferent management at the time of the ratification of the lease. A II INTO BY OF THE HiIISKY RING. A correspondent of the New York World states that the original “crooked whisky” ring of St. Louis was started in 1872, ostensibly for campaign purposes ia the iuterest of Grant. Its leading spirits were McDonald, Supervisor; Joyce, Bevonne Agent; Bevis and Fra ser, Distillers; and C. G. Meobue, Cashier and Paymaster. Instead of using their funds to promote the cause Of the Rqpublioau party, the money was divided among them. This arrange ment continued till after '.he Presiden tial election, the Government being de frauded of from $5,000 to $15,000 per week by tbe officials. After the election was over McDonald and Jotce wanted to “freeze out” certain members of the oonßpiracy, and accomplished their ob ject by having all crooked operations stopped for a while. As soon as the ob noxious persons were got rid of, includ ing Meokuk, operations were resumed mord boldly and upon a larger scale than at first. All the distillers, with un important exceptions, the supervisor, tthe revenue agents, gaugers and store keepers, were in the ring. In 1874, Peter Curran, having been prosecuted by the Government (his case w \* subsequently settled), desired*to get oot of bis trouble, and the ex-mem bers if the original ring, suspecting the trick w'liich had beeu played upou them, and having suspicions that the orooked operations had been resumed, opened a correspondence w.'th Commissioner Douglass, informing him of the existence of the ring Penn Bbabhear, a secret service detective, was sent to St. Louis' 1 to investigate. The ring was forewarn ed by Avery, chief clerk of Douglass, and Brasheah was conquered by a bribe of $5,000. He returned to Wash ington with a clctio bill. After that, Hoag, Another secret service man, was sent here, and the ring paid him $lO,- 000 for the satisfactory report whioh he turned in at Washington. Then Bra shrar and Yaryan came. Their investi gation cost the ring another SIO,OOO, whioh Brashear took, promising to divide with Yaryan. The former re turned to Washington and made out the regulation report, showing everything all right, certifying that .Yaryan coin <oidedinthe opiniou. The latter went tio New Orleans from St. Lonis, where lbe passed the Winter. On returning to frastu.ngtou in the Spring of 1875 he and 'taeoeer-ed the report made by Bra 8H ab, a&d denied that he coincided in the. report Thu-' ring continued its operations till April last, when information was re ceived that Tartan was in town, osten sibly working up * railroad ease, but in fact secretly .vigigffii in looking after the revenue frauds. When the ring learned what was beiug done McDonald raised SIO,OOO from* it* members for the purpose, as he said, .if stopping investi gation. Bevis had gon<* *° California, but was called home by a telek Tram reach ing St. Lonis three or four d/® before the seizures were made. The .descent was early in May last, and impartially included all distillers and rectifier* * n St. Louis. McDonald still continued i to tell the ring “things are all right; j that he knew who had that $10,000; that all was straight, and that they would surely be t released.” To their sorrow 1 McDonald proved a false prophet. The i grand jury was in session for six weeks. At the end of that time it brought in trne bills against McDonald, super visor ; Joyce, revenue agent ; all the gangers and storekeepers: all the dis tillers and reotifiers, with the exception of one who died jnst in the nick of time to save himself; Fitzboy, deputy collec tor and financial agent of the ring, and Avert, chief clerk in the Revenue De partment at Washington. The ring continued in good spirits, still relying on McDonald’s promises, and those of Joyce, that “all would blow over;” but in October, having loot all faith in him, the distillers and recti fiers all came into the United States District Court and pleaded guilty; Fitz boy, deputy collector, together with the gangers and store keepers, made the same plea. At the November term of the same Court McDonald and Avert were tried and found guilty. Joyce, under indictment in the Western Dis trict of the State, had previously been tried and found guilty. Sentence was suspended on all who pleaded guilty and they were used as State's evidence. Sentenoe was also suspended on all foand guilty by trial in the Eastern District. At the November term of the grand jury, Constantine Maguire, Col lector of the District; William McKee, of the Globe-Democrat, and General O. £. Babcock, were indicted on several count* each. The three last named were oertified to the United States Cir cuit Court, a special suasion of which aet on the 20th of January for the trial of these three cases. To the surprise of everybody McKee was foand guilty; Maguire made a compromise, pleading guilty on five counts to dereliction ol .duty, the Government entering a not. pros, as to the charge of conspiracy to defraud. The trial of Grant’s Military Secretary, General 0. E. Babcock, the third and last, commenced on Monday last. The tronble in this case is that it requires very different testimony to con vict him from that used to oonvict his accomplices. General Grant’s removal of Mr. Henderson, who had thoroughly mastered the case, will also add to Bab cock’s chances of escape. The whole influence of the Administration is being exerted in his behalf, and his conviction will bes wonderful triumph over the President as well as over the ring. GENKRAL GORDON AND TH . CHRONI CLE AND HBNTIXKL. Tbe frieDds of Senator Gordon have read with painful regret the editorial intimations pf the Chbonicl* and Sentinel that he ia en gaged in the disreputable business of endeav oring to manipulate the public sentiment of Georgia in favor of any particular Presidential candidate, and that he is using the power con ferred npon him, by reason of his appointment as alternate to Gen. A. B. Lawton, to make tbe assembling place of tbe National Demo cratic Convention in tbe interest of any man. Persona coming in contact daily with Senator Gobdcx, and to whom he freely expresses his ideas snd objects, have heard nothing to warrant the charge made and printed by tbe Augusta editor. It is very natural that a gentleman of the intelligence that General Gordon possesses, and who occupies a position in the Democratic party of the oonntry second to no man from the South, should have his private convictions. It is equally natural that the tenor of those con victions should be a subject of inquiry among the politicians of the country; yet we venture to say that General Gobdon is not juatly liable in any degree to the uncharitable strictures of the Chboniole and Sentinel. To yonr corres pondest and to others he has invariably ex pressed the sentiment that the Convention to nominate a Democratic candidate for Presi dent should select the best and most available man. Among the more prominently mentioned probable candidates he expresses no choice; nor has be endeavored to use his official posi tion in any manner or form to concentrate pub lic opinion upon any man, or to further the in terests of any man. He yields to every Democrat tbe right to choose for himself, and when the Convention makes its choice he proposes to yield to no man in his steadfast devotion to party and candidate. As one who has risked so much, whether in peril or safety, in sun shino or sorrow, in triumph or defeat, for tbe honor of Georgia, as General Gordon has, it seems passing strange that the Augusta editor should hurl such arrows of envy and political spite. The people of Georgia may feel as sured that so long as he ia able to raise his voice or wield an arm their honor and the glory ef their Southern Empire State is safe in the keeping of John B Gobdon. In order, however,’to put a quietus to the fears of timid auti-GoBDONiTEs, the friends of General Gob don have written to General A. B. Lawton, snd ssked him to come on to Washington him self and attend the meeting of the Executive Committee on the 22d prox. It is understood General Lawton will be here. The above is taken from the Washing ton correspondence of the Atlanta Her ald. The writer signs himself “Specks.” We neither know nor care who “Specks” is, and we have but a few words to write in reply to his latter. We are, of course, sorry that the editorials of the Chroni cle and Sentinel have awakened a feeling of “painful regret” in the bosoms of Senator Gordon’s friends. We have done nothing to cause such a feeling. We have written nothing that we did not believe to be true. We pub lished what we had heard, viz : that General Gordon was working actively to seenre the nomination of a certain can didate for the Presfdency, If this is not the truth, General Gordon, or someone author ized to speak for him, has only to say so and we will gladly make the necessary correction. If it is true we see no reason why General Gor don’s friends should be torn by such poignant regret. It. is no new thing for Senators and men of lesser note to have a choice in a political contest or for them to work vigorously to secure the success of their favorite. But we thought and still think that it is a Sena tor's duty to make laws, not Presidents, and that if Gen. Gordon is the prononnoed partisan of Senator Thurman or any other candidate he should not be put upon the National Executive Committee—more especially as it has been charged that a clique of Southern Congressmen is en deavoring to secure the South for this same gentleman. “Specks” has drawn largely upon a very lively imagination when he represents the “Augusta editor hurling arrows of envy and political spite” at General Gordon. Senator Gordon knows very well, and those who rush to his defense so eagerly ought to know, that there is no one in the Chron iclh and Sentinel offioe who wishes to “hurl arrows of envy and political spite” at him. We simply wish him to let the people of Georgia deoide for themselves who they will support for the Presiden cy. Only this and nothing more. BABCOCK AND THE WHISKY KING. At General Babcock’s trial, in St. Louis, Thursday, Mr. Abijah M. Everest testified. He was collector for the crooked whisky ring. He testified that Joyoe, in the latter part of Feb ruary or early in March last, sent him across the street with two letters, one directed to W. O. Avery, Washington, D. C., and the other to General O. E. Baroque, Washington, D. O. Each letter w&a piarked “personal” on the left-hand corsair. He, Everest, got two SSOO bills from the supervisor's offioe for Joyce, and laid them on the table of Joyce. He saw Joyce pnt one of these SSOO bills in one of the letters, which he took to th letter box; believed and understood that the other SSOO bill was out into tbe other letter, though he did no* distinctly recollect seeing the second SSOO bill go in. The counsel for Babcock objected to this testimony, and so hotly did they pursue their opposi tion that the Coart took a recess before deciding the question. On reassembling, the Court admitted the evidence. This money was collected from tjje super visor’s office by Everest, who vm col lector for the ring. It was collected in the interest of the frauds. The Hart ford Times says it was aollected for Babcock and Avert, and wm laid npon the table of J oyce while he was writing the letter*, marked “personal,” to those two men. It is not surprising that Bab cock's counsel should most earnestly attempt to suppress this evidence. They were employed to oorer op, evade and dispute the faots in the case; and through White Honse influences addi tional counsel has been sent on from Washington to aid in this work of cov ering np the testimony, which shows how closely Babcock wassonoected with the crooked whisky frauds, &geh evi dence as this will satisfy the country, if it does not the jury; and it will be found that President Grant’s testimony will not explain or refute such direct evi- I denee as this and the “Sylph” eorree spondenoe. j “Mr. C. C. Williams, of Richmond, yeserdsy j introduced in the House a bill proposing to j tax persons who drink, smoke, chew, or take snuff. IS per year; and those who indulge in i profane language, $4 per year. It is proposed jto make each male inhabitant trite oath : wkether he indatgas m any of these things, ilf he sweats yen, he is to be taxed. If, he ! sweats nay, he is to be exempt. Ladies not j being mentioned, are premised to be exempt j also. Mr. Williams thinks if the Legislature will pass this bill and have it property enforo i ed that it wiH put much money into the State > Treasury.” The above is from the Atlanta Commonwealth. "Mr. 0. U. Williams” ia not “of Richmond.” No member of the Hons* from Richmond county has offered a bill em bodying uch a tremendous quantity of wit aa does the above. THE NEW HARTSHIEE CAMPAIGN. Both political parties are hard at work in New Hampshire, and as a United States Senatorship is dependent npon the legislative election the chief efforts are directed to the legislative districts. The State is divided into twelve Sena torial districts. Last year the Republi cans had majorities on the Senatorial vote in the First, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth and Tenth Districts. The Democrats majorities in the Third, Seventh, Eleventh and Twelfth Districts ai)d plu ralities in the Second and Fourth. In the Second and Fourth Districts on the Gubernatorial vote there was an actual Democratic majority. The Democrats are confident that they will oarry eight of the twelve districts—the seven they carried last year and the First in addi tion—while the Republicans profess equal confidence in their ability to carry a majority of the districts. The contest will be most stubborn in the two dis triots over which there was such a heated controversy last year. The House will undoubtedly be very close. The vote for Governor, in all probability, will ex ceed even that of last year, which reached the highest aggregate ever cast in the State, and is quite as likely to be equally as close as it then was. A REMARKABLE MURDER TRIAL. Pesach N. Rubenstein,' for several days on trial in New York onjthe charge of murdering his cousin, Sarah Alex andeb, was recently fonnd guilty and sentenced to be baDged. The evidence agaiust the prisoner was altogether cir cumstantial. On December 12 the wo man called at Rubenstein’s, having pre vious to that date been staying with a brother. She said she was going to a tailor’s to get work. She was not seen alive again. On the 14th her corpse was found in a corn field on Long Island, her throat having been cut. There were marks of a desperate struggle, and prints of a man’s foot in the soil. Neer by was discovered a knife, such as is used by cigar makers. It was covered with blood. The body, which had not been recognized, was; taken to the Morgue. On the 16th it was identified by Israel Rubenstein, the father of the prisoner, who visited the Morgue with some of her relatives. He had gone there before the body arrived, in conse quence of a dream which Pesach claimed to have had. He said he dreamed that he had seen Sabah. She came to him and tcld him she had been killed eight miles outside of New York, and she said, “Pesach ! Pesach ! Come to me ! Come to me and bury me !” or words to that effect. Pesach was at once sent for, and when he saw the corpse, pale and trembling, he threw up his hands and with a look of horror fell back against thq wall. He was taken to jail. His boots were found to fit the tracks in the field exactly, and the per son who sold the cigar knife identified him as the purohaser. On this evidence he was convicted, although up to the very last protesting his innocence. MINOR TOPICS. A correspondent this morning has something to say about the proposed change on the Geor gia Railroad from wood to coal. The writer Bhows the cost of wood as fuel, and says that coal will have to be procured for three dollars and a half per ton in order to make the change profitable to the company. Washington dispatches state that there is a great deal more in the Conklino] movement than has been believed. His friends have made a very strong organization, composed of some of the keenest and most active men in the Republican party. They claim New York solid in the Convention, and are now working to secure the neighboring States as a nucleus. The battle-ground now is Pennsylvania. The Blainf. men are certain of it. The Conklino men are confident they will get it. Meanwhile Simon Cameron is a sphynx, and is for the man that* wins. It has been discovered in Washington that the amendment to the $1,500,000 Centennial appropriation bill, providing that the money shall be refunded to the Govenment to the extent of any profits that may be obtained by the exhibition, will amount to nothing. The charter of the corporation that runs the ex hibition provides that all profits shall be divid ed among the stockholders. We never sup posed that anybody was simple enough to believe the Government would ever get back any of the meney appropriated to the Phila delphia Centennial corporation. We commend the aotion of the Democrats of Anderson to the Democracy of the State of South Carolina. Let tho Democrats organize as Democrats, determined to make the coming fight upon a Democratic platform and under a Democratic loader. Governor Chamberlain is avowedly working for the success of the Re publican party, and while the Democrats should support the honest acts of his adminis tration they should not contemplate for a mo ment the policy of supporting him next Sum mer. A square fight should be made, aud the Democratic organization should not be per mitted to pass into the control of “Chamber lain men.” Virginia has a disagreeable sensation, an account of which will be found in another eolumu of the Chboniole and Sentinel this morning. A Judge taught a member of the Legislature how to play draw poker, made him drunk, and then, with the assistance of a pro fessional, relieved him of fourteen thousand dollars while attempting to teach him the cash value of “two pair.” The money was trust money, and the result a disgrace to both Judge and legislator—the wounded reputation of the former, however, being salved by the cap tured fourteen thousand. Moral: Don't play poker with Judges. It has been mooted for some time as to the exaut amount of the contraction of currency that has taken place since the resumption law went into force. On Saturday last application was made to Treasurer New for the exact figures, and he stated that since the law went into operation $32,000,000 Of National Bank currency has been retired from circulation by the winding up of banks, and $10,000,000 of greenbacks have been retired under the 80 per cent, clause of the bill, making a total con traction of $42,000,000. These figures are from the books of the Treasury, and there iB no such thing as explaining them away. As the Treasurer himself puts it, the shrinkage of the circulating medium is in the ratio of a Ijttle over five per cent, of its entire volume in a year, tfce Resumption Bill having become a law January 14. 1875. ' -r—tt The Buffalo Express, enthusiastic Conklxno organ, thinks it is a great point in its candi date's favor that he is but forty-six years of age. and a jultingly shoots: “Why not have a young men's candidate for President at once ? Tbe country has Lean too often cursed with the decayed powers of old ago in the White Honse. Roscoe Conklino, the ‘Young Ameri ca candidate ” ” If youth is the qualification, tbe Blaine men can shont even more lustily than the Conilinoitss, Conklino being BlaJW’s senior in age by three mouths. OorciANn WSS born October 30, 1829. and Blaine January ?). JB3O. The oldest man who is mentioned in eouasetiofi with the Presiden tial nomination on either side is Secretary of State Fish, who ia in his sixty-seventh year Hut it should be said that Sam Eowims’ candi i date is older still, Charles Francis Adams now being hi ins year. Last year property to the nine of $86,323.- 035 was burned, of which amount $43,631,700 was distributed by insurant*. The tax we pay to fire amounts to abont $lO per annnm for each productive life in the country. Of the | total loss $55,373,900 was caused by the burn i ing of 3,641 “ specials,” and on account of | these the insaranes aompApies paid $28,052.- 890. October was the most disastrous month of the year, the losses being §12.55,061. Marsh and September, notorious as months o< turbulent winds,show the least 1055—54,095,- 400 and $3,376,TM respectively. Of the struc ture* burned hotels rank highest in number, 337—nearly one per day. Saw mills, liquor stores, drug stores, restaurants, furniture factories, machine shops, flouring and planing mills, sarpaater and blacksmith shops, churches, lumber j srds, public halls, tanneries, woolen mills, newspaper offices, cotton mills, cooper shops and carriage factories, follow in the order given. AUGUSTA, GA„ WEDNESDAY MORNING, FEBRUARY 23, 1876. jGLEAVTOS FROM GOTHAM. A GEORGIAN ON HIS TRAVELS. | General Gordon and the Chronicle—A De fense that Was Net Needed—Warm Praise of the Soldier-Senator—The Presidential Question—The Sooth Ablaze For “Gentle man George” Henry Wjurd Beecher— Adultery and Adalterers at a Premium. [From An Occasional Correspondent.] New York, February 13th, 1876. Just before I arrived in Washington I regret to have read in yonr valuable pa per a very uncharitable criticism npon our great statesman, brilliant warrior and truly conservative Gordon. Hu mors, when repeated by yonr paper, al most become facts, and if the Herald, to avoid the talons of Jnlins Brown’s clutches, should suggest this or that means of plausible escape, it should not constitute sufficient reasons for so good a paper as yours to assault one of Geor gia’s purest statesmen aud best men. The case be desperate aud the cause bad that requires even au imputa tion to be made against the pure, gal lant and noble Gordon, and to strike him in the house of his friends, or to impair in any way his usefulness, is tqg bad. But enough of this. No State in tbe Union occnpies a prouder position in Washington than does Georgia. Her Representatives on the floor of the House cannot be excell ed—Hill, Felton, Hartridge and Cook are ready and apt debaters. Candler, Harris, Smith and Blount are always at their posts, vigilant and watchful of the interests of their State aud the Govern ment. Take our representation alto gether, I question if its equal has ever before beeu on tbe floor of tbe House of Representatives, from Georgia or any other State, I felt proud of my State and representatives. In the Senate Gordon and Norwood are leading and controlling spirits. Blaine is now far ahead of all compe titors for the Presidency in the Republi can ranks. Conkling and his family were the guests of the President, and it seems Grant, Morton and Conkling will make a common fight to beat Blaine, and the probabilities were, but for Bab cock, of the three, Morton, Conkling and Grant, the latter would be the most formidable competitor with Blaine for the nomination at Cincinnati, Mor ton with his two sticks, and Conkling with his queue preseut a very ungainly appearance to the eye, which first de termines likes or unlikes, and whioh is the only opportunity of the great masses of the people. I think then the race is narrowed to Blaine and Grant, both of whom are flue looking, and great men with the Republican party. Grant may not be able to tote Babcock and the third term both, with Blaine ; yet he is an aggressive fighter, and may yet suc ceed with Cuffee’s help. The great men of the Democratic party are more numerous in proportion than her voters, and if a mistake should be made in selecting her candidates de feat is certain. Pendleton ought to carry the whole South, without any expenditure of time or means therein. His name will kindle a blaze of enthusiasm in her midst unpar alleled in the history of politics, aDd it is almost certain Ohio, Indiana and Pennsylvania will cast their votes for him. Money bag3 may control New York, yet in walking ,up and down Broadway I find many signs hanging out “closed” aud “to let,” and the peo ple of New York may yet rise in their might and cast out the “money chang ers” who have usurped the temple of Democracy The Centennial buildings I was pre pared to expect were on a grand and magnificent scale, yet they far exceeded my most sanguine expectations, the smallest building covering a space of fourteen acres and the largest area thirty, and there are many. The foot and foreleg of the horse statue in front of Memorial Hall took fourteen men with pullies one day to place in posi tion, and there are many cast eagle birds on the building, weighing thou sands of pounds. I send you herewith descriptive lists, from which you may form a faint idea of this great Centen nial. I trust our present Legislature may make such an appropriation as is creditable to her greatness and munifi cent liberality. I could write more, but as the time is near when I must go to hear Moody and Sankey, will close by saying to-day I tried to hear Beecher, but failed, only from the steps on the outside. The great nation may have gone back on him, but his congregation has not, nor are many likely to who can hear him. His auditors in the doors, on the steps and outside, who listened with stillness aud seeming reverence, exceeded by far the crowds that attended your Christian Church dedication, and one old lady outside on the steps fainted away during the singing. He may be a bad old man, but bis preaching, and vast audiences, in no manner indicate it. I have seen and heard both Tilton and Phillips, and whilst they are great talkers there is an emptiness about them that fails to im press you. Beecher is different—but more next week. G. THE COUNTIES MOVING. Chester Orders a Thorough Democratic Or ganization. A meeting of the Democratic party of Chester county was held at the Court House on Monday, the 7th instant. The attendance, though not so large as it might have been, was such as to give hope that tho people are at last begin ning to see the importance aud the necessity of organization. .Gen. W. A. Walker, as Chairman of Democratic party of Chester county,, occupied the Qhair, and requested J. J. Hemphill, Esq., to act as Secretary. General Walker, or taking the chair, made an address, briefly stating the ob ject of the meeting. He spoke in earn est language of the condition of our State and county, pointed to the action of Aiken, Darlington, Marion, Union and other counties, and said that the good people of Chester must see to it that they do their full share in the com ing struggle agaiust corruption and op pression. The following preamble and resolu tions were adopted: Whereas, It is highly important that tbe Democratic party in the county of Chester should be fully and promptly organized; therefore, Resolved, That in response to the ad dress of the Central Democratic Execu tive Committee, the Democratic party of Chester county shall this day com mence a thorough organization of the Democratic party—for the county. 2. To this end that the County Chair man do appoint three tried Democrats in each precinct or township to at once organize for such precinct or township a Democratic club —to be composed of those only who profess the Democratic faith in politics, and that each of said clubs do choose three delegates to meet in a County Convention to be assembled at the Court House in Chester, on the first Monday in March next. 3. That the County Chairman at his leisure appoint an executive committee, to be composed of one member from each precinct or township and three from the Court Honse, who shall with the Chairman act as an advisory board for conducting the affairs of the party and perfecting its organization. 4. That said County Chairman appoint at the Conrt House a treasurer who shall have the care of the funds of the party, to be expended under the direction of the County Chairman and advisory board. 5. That all tax-payers and honest oitizens of the county of Cheater recog nize their obligations to Governor Chamberlain for his manly and highly patriotic course as Chief Magistrate of this State. On motion, the meeting adjourned to meet at the Conrt Honse on the first Monday of March. WINSLOW. Hew He Wee Traced in Leaden'. IyONpos, Febrnary 16.—Winslow ask ed the Captain pf the steamer Rotter dam if the United States had an extra dition treaty with Holland. The Captain thought there was. Winslow left the vessel in a pilot boat, landed on the Dutch coast and came to Lon don, where he was traced by means of an intercepted letter. He says he had only $6,000 when ie left JJew fork, the proceeds of his wife’s property. A citizen of Macon, Ga., who kept np his New Tear’s calls until after dark, says that ® dog on the front stoop is a very poor substitute for a floor mat. He doesn’t remember whether he sst flown on the substitute or not, bat his panta loons seem to-tie somewhat worn be hind. | THE EXECUTE YE COMMITTEE I A CARD FROM HON. THOS. HAR DIMAN. I A Reply la the “ Clrenfcle end Sentinel”— What the Chalrmn Has to Say—Why General Gordon Wae Made An “Alternate” —A Defense of Usurpation—The Expense j of a Convention—panneron. Precedents— j “Unfortunate Wotdinu” of the Resolution —“('hanging the INrasrulogy.” House of Ripbesentatives, ) Atlanta February 14, 1876. j Editors Chronicleand Sentinel : In your issue at the 10th instant I find a very courtelns editorial address ; ed to myself, which requires a frank j and respectful response. Before reply ing, however, to yonr inquiries as to i the action of the Ixecntive Committee, j I must express my regrets that we have ; subjected ourselves to the severe criti | cisms which have ippeared in the col umns of your vtluable journal. The death of the lametted General Wright created a vacancy in the National Democratic Executive Committee— Georgia, by his decease, being left without a representative. The question who should supply tjiat vacancy was discussed in the pablic prints and, if my memory ss, not at fault, your paper-first suggested the pro priety of the Executive Committee,as the accredited organ of tie party, filling the same. Acting upoD your suggestion, I caused the Committee to meet in Atlan ta. At that meetinj we determined to elect a committeenan and, as you are aware, we selected that able statesman and jurist, Generd A. R. Lawtou, of Chatham, a man eniuently fitted for the position. Before tke people of Georgia, to whom he is know* and by whom he is honored afid loved, I will not argue the wisdom of our choice. Objection has been urged th>t we then appointed an alternate, Generil Gordon. This was done as a matter of safety, for. as Gen eral Lawton was not in the city it was not known that he would accept the position, and Georgia might then be without representation in that Commit tee. This step we considered prudent and necessary. But you aver we should have known, prior t the election, that the gentleman elected would accept tne position. This presupposes that the Committee knew previous to their meeting who would be chosen, which was not so—or would have restricted the Committee in making their election to someone in Atlanta, whom we could have consulted in person, or to one so near this city that he could have been “interviewed” by telegram, and a reply returned before we adjourned our ses sion. This would have been eminently unwise and unjust to other sections of the State. Suffice ii for this communi cation, the Commitiee were not disap pointed, for General Lawton has accept ed the position; has been recognized by the Chairman of the,National Democrat ic Executive Comnittee, and will, D. V., attend its sessioa on the 22d of this month. So no harm has resulted in “going beyond precident” and selecting an alternate. The next question dis cussed was that of selecting delegates to the National Convention. The mode and manner of so doing lias been published, and against these you have protested and have called upon th party to repudiate our action. The first question having been disposed of the qiery arose : Was it necessary to call a convention of the party for this purpose and for this only ? We did not. The reasons for that decision have been given the pub lic through your columns, in a com munication from Judge Augustus Reese, of Morgan. The committee knew that it was customary in State Conven tions for delegates from Congressional districts to retire and select their own representatives to the National Conven tion— the choice being delegated solely to them. The question naturally sug gested itself, why could they not do this in District Conventions, which would meet nearer home and at much less cost to those composing them. This question of expense and eoonomy against which you have hurled your shafts addressed itself to oar serious consideration and and decided our course, especially when we connected with it the fact that the same delegates, selected by tho same constituents, would, in their Dis trict Conventions, make choice ol their own delegates just as they would do were they required to convene in Atlanta in a gene ral convention—they would reflect as truly the wishes of their people, and their delegates would be accredited with as complete credentials to the National Convention. The same ends being ac complished in tbe District Convention, we felt justified, in the depressed condi tion of our people, in remitting this question and this power to Congression al Conventions, knowing they would be equally effective and far less expensive. And though you criticise this question of cost, I cannot believe you are serious when you endeavor to convey the idea that it will cost as much for delegates from Columbia or Jefferson and coun ties contiguous to Augusta; oi from Jones, Wilkinson, Twiggs and other counties near Baldwin; or from Appling, Wilcox, Telfair and other counties near Pierce, to attend District Conventions at their accustomed places of assem bling as it would to come to Atlanta. Again, we reoognized tbe faot that a Gubernatorial Convention, after the meeting of the National Democratic Convention, was a necessity, and we de sired to save our struggling people, if possible, the heavy expense of two State Conventions—an economy we believe the people will appreciate and justify. Then arose the question, how and by whom sbonld the delegates from tho State at large be chosen ? The Com mittee, unwilling to usurp any power whatever, decided they would not select themselves, or even recommend persons for the position, but would remit the whole question to the District Conven tion and ask them in case they failed to agree upon four delegates to empower the Committee to select from the names suggested by their Conventions the delegates and their alternates. I con fess the wording of the printed resolu tion is unfortunate. The words “shall empower the State Executive Committee to select from the names, etc.,” implies more than the Committee designed or desired—for at my own suggestion we re quested the Congressional Conventions to empower ns to make these selections if they failed to do so. In other words, we asked them to give us a power of attorney to act for them, should they fail to select four delegates. Now, Messrs. Editors, can they not in 'that power of attorney stipulate how this delegated power shall be executed and what latitude the Committee shall have in selecting from the names suggested (not by the Committee, but by the Con gressional Conventions) the delegates and their alternates. There is certainly no great wrong in this, and no evidence of any desire on the part of the Com mittee to “seleot nearly one-fifth the delegates to which Georgia would be entitled in the National Convention.” I did not see the report of our Secre tary (as it was written out after our adjournment) until it appeared in print, or I would have changed the phraseolo gy that it might have properly embodied the request of the Committee. Is there any disposition manifested in this action to stock a delegation in the interest of any Presidential aspirant ? Such an idea never entered the minds. of the Committee, and you reflect upon their' patriotism and their sense of daty when yon insinuate that we desired to control a single delegate to the National Con vention. Yon further assert that our action was a usurpation of power—and that in the whole annals of the party’s history you oannot find “any justifica tion of tha late extraordinary oondnet of the State Executive Committee.” Do you desire precedents ? refer to the history of the party before the war and you will find them. I will not, however, go back that far—but will cite you to the action of yonr Executive Committee since that .time. In March, 1868, the Democratic Executive Committee met in Macon, and after recommending “to the people of Georgia that able jurist, conservative statesman and incorrupti ble patriot, Augustus Reese, of Morgan, aa their candidate for Governor,” they then (did what?) selected as delegates for tha State at large, to the National Democratic Oonyention, Gen. Jno. B. Gordon, A. H. Chappell, B. H. Hill and H. S. Fitch, and appoint ed a committee to “recommend District Conventions to be held on Tuesday, 31st March (sooner than our coll), to nomi nate candidates for Congress and dele gates to the New fork Contention.’' It appearing that tbe Hoq. Augustus Reese wss ineligible, the Committee again met April 4th, and nominated Gen. Gordon for Governor. So mnch for precedent and the power of a commit tee | Again; in 1872 at a Convention of the party it was resolved that in select ing delegates to the National Convention “that the delegates from each Congres sional District shall select two delegates and alternates, and the Chairman Bhall appoint a committee of three from each Distriot, who shall suggest the name# of eight delegates from the State at large.” We propose that the nine Congressional Districts shall do what this Committee were empowered to do. Now, Messrs. Editors, carry oat the spirit pf the action of the Committee and the Convention alluded to above, and I ask you, in all candor, wherein have we shown any dis position to usurp power or disturb the peace and harmony of the party ? The Committee little thought of advancing the interest of any aspirant for Presi dential honors, believing then, as now, that the delegates ohosen to represent Georgia would go to the Convention with but one aim and purpose—the tri umph of Democratic principles and the nomination of a candidate worthy to bear the standard of the time-honored party. For the success of these princi ples your Committee have faithfully and energetically labored, and the elections in Georgia during their administration evidence the fact of unparalleled suc cess and triumphs. One more allusion to your editorial and I am done. Yon say you “have not alleged that they failed to call a Convention of the party because their own term of office would expire as soon as such Convention should assemble.” Pardon me for saying the insinuation contained in this sentence is unworthy of jour nalists of your acknowledged repu tation, and does injustice to your heads and hearts. I know 1 speak the , sentiments of the whole Committee when I say it is not a position of pleas ant ease, but one of aotion and grave responsibilities. As Chairman, I have found it no flower-strewn way. For four months in the last Gubernatorial and Presidential campaign I gave my whole time, at a great sacrifice of private business and at much expense, to con ciliate the unfortunate divisions then existing in our ranks and to secure a triumph for our party and principles in Georgia. Again, sir, in the late Con gressional elections I left my business and devoted my whole time to the cause of the party, visiting as far as was in my power every contested distriot in the State. The result of • these two campaigns are known to our people. Whether 1 discharged my duty then as Chairman—whether I was fermenting divisions then, let the result in Georgia answer. Ido not mention these facts in a spirit of self-praise, but to show you the position has been one of great labor, heavy expense and muoh anxiety, and one from which any one might gladly ask to be relieved. 1 know this has been the opinion of the Com mittee, and you will pardon their Chair man in saying that in all their labors they have evinced only a desire to se cure the success of the great party in whose interest they were appointed, re gardless of personal interest or ambi tious aspirants. And now, sirs, in view of these facts and precedents, I ask you wherein have we sinned ? Wherein have we usurped power or authority ? You suggest to me in conclusion that it is my “duty to call the Committee togeth er again and let them consider whether or not they will undo their work.” Gen tlemen, I ask you, what right have I to imagine or believe they wish to “undo their work ?” They have seen your strictures, and yet they have not inti mated to me a desire to review their proceedings. It would, therefore, be an act of superrogation on my part to presume, in the absence of any such in timation from them, that they wished to reconsider their action. I must, there fore, decline, unless requested by them, to call them together again—trusting that you and the good people of the State will acquiesce in the work they have done, and conclude that they have acted as they have ever done, with no other aim or purpose than to advanoe the interest of the party upon whose suc cess alone depends our only hope of lo cal governments and constitutional lib erty. I am, gentlemen, very respect fully, Thos. Habdeman, Jb., Chm’n. Dem. Ex. Com. GEO. H. PENDLETON. Wliat a Cincinnati. Interviewer Pumped Onl of Him. [ Cincinnati Enquirer.] We found Mr. Pendleton all en thusiasm about his visit to the South and his welcome and treatment there, he having been treated with a kindness he says he shall never forget. Reporter—You enjoyed the trip, evi dently? Mr. Pendleton—l went to the South to seek a warmer climate for my eldest daughter under the advice of my physi cians, and was detained at Augusta six weeks by a very virulent attack of scar let fever. Except for the anxiety for her, and for the embarrassment of being detained muoh longer than I had antici pated, I had a very pleasant trip. Reporter—Did you go to Charleston or Columbia? Mr. Pendleton—Yes; I visited both. Reporter—How is South Carolina politically? , Mr. Pendleton—Republican to-day. There are thirty thousand more oolored than white votes, and until the colored vote oan be diverted, as it will be, the State will be Republican. There is, how ever, an effort which, it seems to me, might be successful to divide the colored vote between the Radicals and the Con servative Democrats, which would give the State to Conservatism. Reporter—South Carolina in the Re publican Convention will, then, of oourse, be for Grant? Mr. Pendleton—ln my opinion Gen eral Grant can carry, in the Convention, every Southern State. The feeling in the South is that, with every Southern State in his favor, he can beyond all doubt carry enough districts subject to the influence of office-holders to secure him the nomination; I mean the districts within the influence of the Collectors, Custom House officers and District Attor neys of the ports in Maine and those of Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Bal timore, San Francisco, and in the inte rior cities, such as Cincinnati, Memphis, Louisville and St. Louis. Reporter—He will, then, be the Re publican nominee? Mr. Pendleton—lf at the time the Re publican Convention meets Gen. Grant shall desire to be the nominee he can, in my opinion, without doubt secure the nomination. Reporter—lt is not sure, then, that he wants it? Mr. Petfdleton—l think he desires a third term, but not a nomination unless he thinks he can be elected. Reporter—Can he be elected? Mr. Pendleton—He will carry the load of the people’s just prejudices against a third term, in addition to many others, but he will possess and may use far more effectually than any other President has dared to do the powers and patronage of the office. That he has pahtioal dar ing is proved by the removal of Assistant Prosecutor Henderson in the face of the indictment of his own Private Seore - tary. Reporter—How is the South on the cnrrency question? Mr. Pendleton—The infamies of the Republican plan of reconstruction are so prominent in the public mind that the currency is noL as in the North, the absorbing issue. lam not, therefore, prepared to speak for the Southern Democracy on that subject. Reporter—Do you think that Ohio ought to have its State Convention be fore or after the National Convention? Mr. Pendleton—l think it ought to have its convention as qsual, before the National Convention, for the appoint ment of delegates to the National Con vention. Reporter—Ought it to adopt a plat form? Mr. Pendleton—l think it ought to express the opinions of the Democratic party of Ohio on all questions of State and National importance. Reporter—What about the currency question? Mr. Pendleton—l think it should affirm the general principles of our plat form of last year, so guarding its ex pression that no honest man can be made to Relieve that its favors repudia tion or unlimited inflation, and so that every man can see that we desire to appreciate the currency toward its par with specie rathe; than depredate it. In the last campaign the platform was maliciously misrepresented to the voters. The possibility of this being effectually repeated should be guarded against. Whenever I have spoken I have freely expressed myself on this subject. The Ohio Democratic platform of laat year did not mean repudiation, aa the eon tractiopjsts maintained. It meant na tional prosperity, and, therefore, nation al solvency. An English woman advertises heraeU as corn-cutter to the royal family. She practices on “the light, fantastic toe.” J. RANDOLPH TUCKER. A Reply to Our Waahingtoa Correspondent. Editors Chronicle and Sentinel: Your Washington correspondent— “N’lmporte”—has singled out Mr. J. Randolph Tucker, of Virginia, from amongst those whom he is pleased to term “Political Terrapins.” I have no fault to find, or quarrel to pick with “States men like Lamar, Gordon, Hifl, Ransom, Hunter, and others"—my object is simply to have the readers of yonr valuable paper do Mr. Tucker justice, Yonr cor respondent says that Mr. Tucker is a gifted, loyal, eloquent, Virginian, of the bluest blood-age. Sirs, and more than all these, he is an honest man. He is a man who will always be found on the side of right, fighting against wrong. This is Mr. Tucker's first session in Congress. He was elected last Fall from the Lexington District by a ma jority of over 6,000 (five thousand). He bad canvassed the Distriot, and express ed himself on “the Constitution,” “the habeas corpus ,” the conduct of the General Government, eto., etc., and yet knowing his views they elected him by this handsome majority. Now, sirs, if his constituents do not like his course, they have only not to re-eieot him this Fall. But I wish “N’lmporte” (and your readers) distinctly to understand that this vis a tergo business won’t go down with him. All the “live coals of indignant popular sentiment” in Chris tendom won’t drive Ran l'ncker from the path of duty and right.— Mr. Tucker has sworn to stand by the Constitution ; but he must be allowed to interpret it for himself. Now, by reading the Washington letter a few lines further, we plainly see why your correspondent is so bitter against “the terrapins.” The Texas Pacific bill ex plains all. “N’lmporte,” in faot, has an axe to grind ; he wants au appropria tion. Mr. Tucker and the rest of “the terrapins” are for drawing the strings of the public purse. The Richmond Dis patch and Danville Times are also op posed to Mr. Tucker’s measures of re trenchment and reform; and why? Rich mond wants an appropriation for the i im provement of the James river. The Times wants au appropriation for the Roanoke and talks of “a time when steamers will run from Weldon to Clarksville, and from Clarksville to Danville and on to Madison.” Two more grinders at the public stone. I am inclined to think, however, that the Times is indulging in a bit of saroasm, and is at heart in favor of Mr. Tucker’s measures. The Dispatch sayß we “can’t afford to con tinue it,” meaning as I take it retrench ment and reform. It’s and yonr cor respondent’s idea seems to be that be cause the Republican party has voted money for internal improve ments at the North, that for this reason the Democrats of the South must vote for improvements here. Because they steal we must steal, and try to keep even with them. But, car ried to the final issue, where will all this internal improvements end ? Why, sirs, I expect to hear next that Mr. Hill has been petitioned to have an appropria tion made for the completion of the Augusta eanal, and for the deepening of Rea’s creek, so as to admit the passage of steamboats as far up as Skinner’s mill. Now, just think of the number of rivers and small streams in the South, to say nothing of railroads. I should think Georgia and Georgians have had enough of internal improvements. The great developer of Georgia (H. I. Kimball) well nigh bankrupted the State—and this thing of appropriations by Congress, if carried out, will bank rupt the Federal Government. States Rights, so far as secession is conoerned, is a dead issue. But so long as the Constitution remains unchanged, the opinions of snch men as Chief Justiee Marshall, Mr. Justiee Story, Chief Justice Chase, eto., are entitled to respect. I have made this article muoh longer than I intended—one word more, however. I beg leave to intro duce Mr. Lamar’s opinion on Mr. Tucker’s speech—“ That it was the finest thing he had heard in Congress,” and, in conclusion, I will say that the peo [fie of Virginia regard Ran Tucker as one of the first men in Congress—a rival of his uncle of Roanoke—excepting that we never expect to see him go back on his record as old John, of Roaneke, did in aocepting office under President Jackson. “Geoboia.” Stone Hill, Loudon co., Va., Feb. 8. HUNTING IN GEORGIA. Breach Leaders and Fox Hunting in Colum bia County. Columbia Cos., Ga., Dec. 16, 1875. Editor Forest and Stream: Far from the busy hum city life, and twenty odd miles from the nearest railroad, it is with great pleasure I hail the coming of Thursday, our mail day, and the advent of your welcome paper. I have imposed upon your good nature to ask what will remove the cap from a shell—Sturtevant, I think—the movable anvil breaking off in three per cent, at least of the shell before I oan force the cap out. Another objection I find shoot ing a 10-gauge Powell gun, altered by Clarke & Sneider, of Baltimore, who by the way do most excellent work, is that my metal shells expanded from constant firing, so that out of sixty shells I have only twenty-three that I can force in my gun. I disagree most emphatically with your correspondents, who claim that Amerioan shells are as good as English, and for my own use, prefer Eley’s brown paper shells to his green, or to any Amerioan shell, metal or paper. I have used my breech loader only one season, killing 127 quail, besides other game, but for longrange, and when I am doubt ful of my opponent’s markmansbip, I always take my old muzzle loader, dis regarding the convenience of the former. Crimpers and ereasers I have tried to no satisfaction; mucilage is my preference. I noticed your strictures upon the riding of American gentlemen; should not that have read Northern gentlemen ? We Southrons are rather proud of that, accomplishment, and?, for one, now that I am crippled, refer you to the fact that I once won a hurdle race, during which one horse was killed and two riders thrown. I ought to know how, for I followed Stuart and Hampton through enough of Virginia and Maryland, and a small portion of Pennsylvania, to en lighten the most obtuse mind on the subject of equestriauship. As to fox hunting, I have always kept a pack of hounds numbering from five to fourteen, and catch a red fox occasionally; I have only bagged three this season, though my neighbors report several others. I claim neither fox or bird that I do not hag. I was amused at the Tribune’s comments on the subjeot of fox hunting in this country, I suppose that in my county we average over two hundred foxes caught every season, and at least ten or fifteen planters, like myself, who keep bounds, but none of us ride to dogs like Englishmen; on the oontrary, if we oan ride hard enough to keep in hearing of our dogs without killing our horses, we consider that we have had a fine hunt. I caught % fox yesterday in one hour and five minutes, and by chance was in at thp death. How many I lose this deponent saith not. It would take one mounted on a Pegasus to follow dogs over these gullies, rooky hills and high rail fences. Jam tempt ed to record the capture of a wild oat— the largest J ever saw—After a two hour's race. I thought she was some “cat"until I read in the columns of farest and Stream of one being captnr ed measuring five feet; mine only went thirty-three and three-quarter inches in length and nineteen in height. [lt is a misfortune inseparable from the use of the Sturtevant shell that an oocasional anvil will break, bat there is no reason why the metal shells should expand so as to be worthless if they fit the chamber of the gun properly in the first instance. If our correspondent will look again he will see that in the article on fox hunting we alluded only to this locality.— Ed.] THE TRIAL OF BABCOCK. Bt. Louis, February 16.—J. J. Brooks testifled that be had had doubts of Roge’s integrity by reason of reports which came to him while at New Or leans. Hoge had failed to meet him at the appointed time, and did not reach New Orleans until two days after he gie witness) had seised the distilleries ere. There was evidenoe at New Orleans that tidings of their visits had been received in advanoe. Sev eral persons at Waahington, other than Commissioner Douglass, knew he and Hoge were going there. OoL Dyer then offered some telegrams la cypher, which the defense claimed were confi dential dispatches between oognsel and client, After examining them the Court ruled them out. The dispatches known as the “Avery” dispatches were admit ted as evidenoe. $2 A YEAR—POSTAGE PAID. THE STATE. THE PEOPLE AND THE PAPERS. Tuesday’s Items. They are still having corn shuokings in Fannin county. A squad of United States soldiers are posted at'Dalton. A. K. Seago, of Atlanta, has filed his petition in bankruptcy. Mr. Gordon Sorrell, well known about Macon, was killed in Texas recently. The Atlanta Constitution wants Col. Estes to be Mayor till the next centen nial. Great Jerusalem! Two more solid eolumns from “H. H. J.” in the Maeon Telegraph ! Colonel John D. Carter, late of the Constitutionalist, has a elerkship in the State Senate. Mr. A. K. Seago’s liabilities aggre gate about $230,000, and bis assets about $195,000. We welcome the Franklin County Register to our table, and wish it a suc cessful future. Marion L. Roberts has gone from At lanta to GalvestoD, where he is to be cashier of the Texas Express Company. The Atlanta Deraid says there are fifty-four clerks employed by the House of Representatives at seven dollars a day. Master Ben McCoy, a son of Mr. J. 0. MoCoy, of Jaokson county, was severely injured recently by a fall from a wagon. Miss Emma Stanley, of Fannin coun ty, was seriously injured in oouse quenoe of a fall from a foot log over Flat creek. It is feared she will die. The question as to whether a black eyed woman can love as fondly as a blue eyed one is now agitating some of the people and the papers of the State. Mr. Jno. R. Christian has sold the Sparta Times and Planter to Col. J. J. Hickman, and retires from the paper. Elam Christian will have the general management of the paper and job office. Mr. Jack Esley, an old man, was knocked from the track of the Western and Atlantic Railroad by a passing traiu which ran over his hand, severing it from his wrist, and otherwise injuring him so that it is thought he will die. David Rutledge, who lived ten miles from Morganton, was found dead in his bed on the morning of the 6th instant. His wife, the night previous, had gone to set up with a siok neighbor and returned early in the morning, and after getting breakfast ready, went to the bed to awaken him,when she discovered he was dead. Marriages. In Albany, John Mook to Mollie Kelly. In Albany, Harry Brant to Jane Alley. At Pearson, R. H, Gunn to Fannie Tooke. In Jones oounty, Willis Prioe to Alice Williams. In Lumpkin oounty, Wm. Thomas to Nanoy Postell. In Floyd oounty, Williamson Archer to Fanny D. Ivey. In Hart oounty, Major J. Lewis to Fannie J. Roberts. In Jefferson oounty, Chalmers Flem ming to Julia Stone. Near Rome, N. B. Tumlin, of Carters ville, to Fannie Bryant. In Elbert county, E. B. N. Flemming to Mrs. Lou M. Hulme. In Terrell county, J. B. Gunn, of Pearson, to Mattie Bussey, In Elbert coußty, M. E. Smith, of Wilkes county, to Jane A. Hall. In Floyd oounty, J. L. White, of Walker county, to Martha M. Hill. ,8. J. Berrong, of Towns oounty, to N. C. Dillard, of Head of Tennessee. In Caddo Parish, La., E. J. Beadles, of Cooweta oounty, to Miss F. J. Bald win. In Russell county, Ala., Capt. J. W. Dennis, of Columbus, to Mattie J. Thomas. In Augusta, Dr. E. _I. Burkhalter, of Warren ton, to Lizzio Anderson, of Warren county. Death*. In Dalton, Mrs. Worthington. In Baker oounty, C. T. Galloway. In Troup county, Judge T. 0. Miller. In Sparta, Mrs. Martha Stovall Wil son. Thursday's Items. Paulding county is oat of debt. Peach trees in full bloom in Athens. In Paulding county Ben Ferguson cut Henry Griffin badly in the neck and face. If Ham doesn’t look out the Henry County Ledger will make John H. James the next Governor. Tracklaying on the Northeastern Rail road is to be resumed shortly. The At lanta Rolling Mill is to furnish the rails. A brisk tornado visited Columbus last Monday morning, doing little damage, however, but badly frightening the folks, A divoroe case between Jones vs. Jones, colored, was tried in the Supe rior Court at Athens last week. The testimony disclosed the faot that the parties separated in fifteen minutes af ter they were married. A fire in Eatonton Monday night de stroyed the stores of Goodman t Cos., W. H. Heurn, J, Q. Adams, Martin & Cos., and Walker & Respass. Many goods were saved, but in a very dam aged condition. The estimated loss is $50,000. The entire loss by the burning of the warehouse of Saulsbury, Respess & Cos., at Macon, probably amounts to $25,00Q. About 400 bales of cotton were stored in the building, a great deal of which was entirely destroyed, and all of it greatly damaged. Springfield Baptist Church (colored) of Augusta, Robt. H. Cook, Superin tendent, celebrated its 18th anniversary last Sunday. The day was beautiful, and the pleasant church edifice was filled with attentive and interested listeners to the exercises of the ocoasion, which consisted of praytir by the pastor, Rev, Henry Watts; the report of the Secretary, P. W. Molntosh; an address | by Rev. A. A. Johnson; recitations by the Sabbath sohool ohildren, and sing ing. Aooording to the report of the Secretary, the average attendance of pupils is 175, and there are 23 teachers. The colored people deserve muoh credit for, and all encouragement in their efforts for advancement, which have cer tainly been attended with gratifying suoeess. The Columbus Enquirer returned to Mr. Watchel, Mr. Ford’s agent, the complimentary tickets he sent to that office, saying: “We considered Mr. Wat chel’s compliment (?) niggardly, and as soon as the matter was understood his ‘eomplimentaries’ were returned him. We will pay our way, as we are ever will ingto do, if desirous of ever witnessing a performance, and in future if Mr. Wat ohel, or any other agent, wants adver tisements they can pay for the same, and if we feel interest enough in their shows to attend them we will pay our way. These traveling agents are gener ally very important personages, and en deavor to lord it over all ooming in con tact with them, and think they confer a lasting favor upon a newspaper by giving them a five dollar advertisement and two or three complimentary tickets, and that the paper moat give them twenty five dollars worth of notiees in the most glorifying language. ” Southern Watchman: “A young man handed ns the following paragraph which he had cut from a newspaper, and which he informed us he was so struck with that he had determined to adopt it as his guide through life. No man who will follow its teachings can be a bad man: A man cannot afford to be unfaith ful under any circumstances; a man can not afford to be mean at any time; a man cannot afford to do leas than his best at all times and under all eircum stancea. No matter how wrongfully you are placed, and no matter how unjustly you ure treated, you oannot, for your own sake, afford to use anything but vour better self, nor to render anything but your better services. You oannot afford to lie to a liar; you cannot afford to be mean to a mean man; yon oannot afford to do other than deal uprightly with any man, no matter what exigencies may 6xist between him and you. No man ean afford to be anything but a true man, living in his h igher nature nod acting with the highest considera tions.” The New York House of Representa tives adopted the resolution which paused the Senate against subsidies. FORTY-FOURTH CONGRESS. THE UNITED STATES SENATE. Washington, February 16.—The Claims Committee reported adversely on the bill to settle claims for advances by Several States for the war of 1812. .The Judiciary Committee reported adversely ou Merrimon’s bill to pay claims for carrying mails South before the war. The bill selling timber land in .California was discussed, pending which Mr. Edmunds said he was about to inquire what became of the regular order yesterday—the case of Mr. Pinch baok. The Chair replied it was not called up yesterday, and had been succeeded bv other business. Mr. Edmunds moved to postpone the pending bill relating to the sale of tim ber land, and take up the resolution for the admissionpf Pinchback. He agreed with the Senator from Indiana (Morton) that the question was one of high priv ilege, and already had been too long delayed. Mr. Morton said he did not press the resolution for the admission of Pinch back yesterday for several reasons, one of which was that several Senators were absent, and he desired that there should be a full Senate when a vote was taken. If the Senator from Vermont (Edmunds v desired to have the resolution taken up for the purpose of making a speech, he (Morton) would not object. e Mr. Edmunds said he had never moved to take up anything for the pur pose of making a speech. He desired to get the case to a final determination. The little he had to say would not oocupy thirty minutes, and it was prob able that he would not speak at all. Mr. Morton said if Senator Edmunds did not desire to speak he hoped the resolution would not be taken up. There was one Senator sick, and he desired to be here. Mr. Edmunds said when the case of Pinchback was left on Monday the Senator from Indiana (Morton) was in the midst of some observations; as he seemed to be indisposed he (Edmunds) moved for an adjournment for executive session. Yesterday the matter got dis placed in some way during his absence. If the Senate was to wait until a full number of Senators were present before taking a vote in the case, Piuchback would never be settled. If any Senator was ill who desired to vote on the side °f Pinohbaok he (Edmunds) would pair with him with pleasure, as he did uot intend to vote on that side. He be lieved the Senate was as full as it would ever be in the ordinary course of events. He did not know how the case wonld bo determined, and he did not oare how it would be, exoept in the interest of law, the Constitution and the facts. The question being on taking up the resolution a division was called for and resulted—yeas, 26; nays, 24. Mr. Logan, of Illinois, demanded the yeas and nays, and the motion to take up the resolution was lost—yeas, 30; nays, 83—as follows : Yeas—Bayard, Bogy, Booth, Caper ton, Cockrill, Cooper, Davis, Dennis, Eaton, Edmunds, English, Goldthwaite, Johnston, Jones of Florida, Kernan, Key, MoCreery, MoDonald, Maxey, Merrimon, Norwood, Randolph, Ransom, Saulsbury, Stevenson, Thurman, Wal lace, West, Whyte, Withers. Nays Alcorn, Allison, Boutwell, Bruce, Cameron of Pennsylvania, Came ron of Wisconsin, Clayton, Conkling, Conover, Dawes, Dorsey, Frelinghuysen, Hamilton, Hamlin, Harvey, Hitchoock, Howe, Ingalls, Jones of Nevada, Logan, MoMillan, Morrill of Maine, Morrill of Vermont, Morton, Oglesby, Paddook, Patterson, Sargent, Sherman, Spencer, Wadleigh, Windom and Wright—33. Ferry, of Miohigan, who also would have voted in the negative was paired with Gordon, of Georgia, who would have voted in the affirmative. Those not voting were Anthony, Burn side, Ohristiancy, Crogin, Kelly, Mitchell and Robertson. On motion of Merrimon, the vote by which the bill to pay for carrying mails before the; war was indefinitely post poned, was reconsidered and the bill placed On the calendar. Executive session. Adjourned. THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. The bill extending the timo for filing claims for additional bounty to July, 1880, passed. The Committee on For eign Affairs reported unfavorably on the proposition to terminate the treaty of ’6B with the North German Confederation. The amendment to the bill admitting Colorado passed. It appropriates $20,- 000 to pay the expenses of the Conven tion. The special order bill reorganiz ing the Judiciary was taken up. It provides a Girouit Court in every Dis trict and a Court of Appeals within each Circuit. .The terms of the Court of Appeals to be held at Richmond, New Orleans, Louisville and St. Louis. The bench consists of the Circuit Judge and District Judges within the Circuit, and the ex-Judge who heard the case below. The decision to be final, except in cases of over SIO,OOO, which may go to the Supreme Court. Mr. Bradford moved to insert Mobile instead of New Orleans. Mr. Mills moved to substitute Jack son for New Orleans. Mr. O’Brien moved to substitute Bal timore for Riohmond. Without action, the House adjourned. FASHIONABLE INTELLIGENCE. [From The World. | From the Milwaukee Sentinel.—The approaohing nuptials are announced of the lovely and accomplished Miss Blanche Rye and Herbert Crokid, the only son of one of our most indicted citizens. The bride that is to be is as wealthy as she is beautiful, her father’s bail bond amounting to $70,000. This approaching matrimonial event has caused much excitement in fashionable Rings. From the St. Louis Globe ( Conv. Rep. j—The marriage of Miss Bourbon and the Baron de Wiski has been post poned till after the next term of the District Court, when it is hoped that the bride’s father will be acquitted. * * The birthday fete of Miss Coperstil yesterday was a great success. A large number of indicted distillers were pres ent, bat the absence of the genial ex gauger, Mr. Overproof, was universally noticed and regretted. Mr. Overproof’s arrival at Jefferson City was chronicled in the local papers last week. He was the guestof Warden Findley. * * Mr. Sourmache arrived yesterday from St. Joseph, and is putting up at the Grate Central. He is accompanied by Deputy Marshal Ankuff. From the Chicago Tribune. —Colonel Wurm gave a banquet last night at the Sherman House to his counsel, witness es and jurors in favor of bis acquittal. Colonel Worm is one of our wealthiest citizens, having been indicted for 600,- 000 gallons. * < Mrs. Tanglefoot’s jew elry was immensely admired at the ope ra last night. She wore a 40,000 gallon diamond necklace sent to her from Paris by her husband after he jumped his bail. • From the Indianapolis Journal.—Mr. Tubbs returned yesterday after a three months’ visit to New Albany. He looks well, though his hair is much shorter than when we saw him last. * * Mr. Crow, Sr., familiarly known as “Old Crow,” has endowed the Theological' Chair of Purdue University with au amount equal to the tax on 1,000 barrels of proof spirits. Mr. Whichoker preached an eloquent and spirited ser mon on the subject last night, from tha text, “He that stealeth from the Gov ernment lendeth to the Lord.” ELECTION NEWS. Texan Fleets the Entire Democratic Ticket —Uannnylranta Municipal Elections. Galveston, February 16.—The elec tion has been quiet. A large vote was east. The Democratic vote was heavy. Returns from the interior are meagre bnt indicate the success of the entire Democratic ticket. Titusville, Pa., February 16.—The Republicans elected a Mayor for the first time in three years; 113 majority. Eajh*of, Pa., February 16.—The Re publicans carried four of seven wards. Danville, Pa., February 16, —The Republicans successful. Philadelphia, February 16. Elec tion qaiet. The Democrats have-gained oouncilmen in several wards, Habbisbubg, Pa., February 16. The Republicans re-elect the Mayor by 1,100 majority. Three Democrats and two Independent Select Oouncilmen re elected, and nine Democrats and five independent Common Councilman were elected. “Which accounts for tl*e unusually interesting paper we publish this week,’” as the young man, temporarily left in charge of a rural exchange said, when he announced bis boss’s absence in New York,
