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About Weekly chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 1866-1877 | View Entire Issue (April 12, 1876)
CtironicU anD ggntmd. WEDNESDAY APRIL 12. 1876. We learn that it ia probable Hon. Jakes O. Cain, of Jefferson, will be a candidate for re-election to the State Senate from the Eighteenth Senatorial District. Col. Cain has made a good Senator. Governor Chamberlain, of Sontb Carolina, has written a letter to General Grant askiDg for the latter's moral sup port. How the deuce can a man with out morals give moral support ? Here’s a Centennial conundrum. How would Geo. T. Barnes, of Richmond; Rcfcs E. Ijßstkb, of Chat ham; Mark Blinfobd, of Columbus; and Augustus B. Wright, of Floyd, do as delegates to St. Loui from the Sta 1 - at large ? None of them Congressmen. The Hamilton County New* wishes to know why Harris county should not furnish a candidate for Governor, and seconds the nomination of Col. James M. Mobley. Col. Mobley’s name shall go upon the list. There are still several counties to hear from. T The financial plank in the Pennsylva nia Democratic platform must be a very elastic piece of timber. The New York World hailed it as meaning the hardest sort of hard money, while the inflation ists in Congress propose to endorse it as meaning more greenbacks. Who shall decide when doctors disagree ? A “prominent North Georgian” — whatever that may mean—says if the Government pardons the illicit distillers “Gen. GABTBKLLwiII sweep North Geor gia for Governor, and it will be impossi ble to beat Ben Hill for Congress.” To be consistent in the matter the friends of the parties convicted should vote for General Grant, as he will be stow the pardons. The Chicago Inter-Ocean thinks it a low business for Congress to, spend its time investigating Republican officials. Is it not a low business that Republican officials should require investigation. It was objected when the famous M. M. Noah was made sheriff of New York that a Jew would have the hanging of Chris tians. “Pretty Christians,” quoth Noah, “to need hanging.” When Gen. Cook voted for an appro priation to the Washington monument, Mr. Buffington, of Massachusetts, came to him and thanked him for his vote, saying it was “peculiarly refresh ing” to have so distinguished a maD from the South “join in this patriotic spirit.” Gen. Cook, who will join any body in any kind of spirits, promptly replied : “By G—d, sir, I never go back on a rebel and a slaveholder.” It may be taken as a fact assured that General Grant and his henchmen are opposed to the nomination of Secretary Bristow. The Washington Republican, the President’s kitchen organ, has fired a broadside into the Secretary of the Treasury and the firing will be kept up along the Administration line. There is a dawning consciousness upon the coun try that Bristow is too good for his party. | The Warrenton Clipper says of the Gubernatorial contest: “It has been vaguely rumored that ex-Gov. Johnson would be a candidate, but we have, from what we consider good sources, facts which lead us to believe that he will not be a candidate. If he is, then we say, hero and now, that we will support him against any man in the State, and do it with cheerfulness. Next to him, Gen. Colquitt is our choice, and believing Gov. Johnson will not be a candidate, we have given Colquitt our support, such as it is.” __ The Atlanta Times asks: “How about that fight between a Guberna torial candidate and one of his em ployees ? It is said that the candidate gave the employee the lie, and the em ployee gave him his fist between the eyes in return.” “A Gubernatorial candidate” is ah out as indefinite a description as can be given of a man in Georgia now-a-days. Stand up Messrs. James, Gartrell, Bacon, Hardeman, Hammond, Lawton, Mobley, Under wood, Wofford and Smith and tell us which one of you has had a fight with an employee? The Republicans, being unable to “ hire a hall” in Macon, have made ar rangements to hold their State Conven tion in Atlanta on the 3d of May. The new paper will appear about that time, and the stock list is in the hands of Messrs. Bryant, Conley, Chamberlin, Markham and Buck. We presume that the first named will be tjie editor. Our private opinion is that the Republicans will make a hard fight this year and that the Democrats all over the State should make arrangements to meet them. We must have* good candidates and give them the solid support of the party. The true inwardness of the acquittal of Babcock is shown by the testimony of Bell and District Attorney Dyer be fore the Congressional Committee. The opinion expressed at the time of the trial that the Administration had put up a job on the country has been confirmed into certainty. It was never intended that Baboock should be convicted, be cause his conviction would have brought fraud into the White House. The Presi dent, the Attorney-General and the Judge who tried the case were all work ing to secure an acquittal. They suc ceeded, but conviction would have been less damaging in its effects. The Dalton Citizen says North Geor gia will trot out a candidate for Govern or in due time, and will astonish the natives, when the Convention assembles. It mentions Dabney, Trammell, Lester, Irwin or McCutchen, as men who would make good candidates, and can carry the solid vote of the mountains. The conspicuous absence of the name of Wofford from this list, suggest a sus picion that one of the brothers may be in training for the raoe. There are some very shrewd politicians in the Sev enth District, and we shall watch that portion of the State with a good deal of interest, for the next two months. The younger Wofford is an able man and has a strong backing. The Democratic victory in Connecti cut is complete with one exception. They have carried the State by a hand some majority despite the divisions oc casioned in their ranks by the “green back” movement, and secured a tremen dous majority iu the Legislature. But they failed to carry the Third District, which was the last remaining stronghold of Radicalism. In this district they se lected as their nominee a Liberal Re publican, expecting to draw votes from the regular Republican candidate. But the usual reenlt followed—the Regular was elected by a handsome majority. A straight ticket would doubtless have re ceived a larger vote. The investigation of the claim against the Government collected by Mr. Geo. H Pendleton has ntterly failed to dis close the slightest impropriety in his conduct. He pressed a large and a just claim against the War Department, and, under a special contract with his client, received one-half of the amount as compensation for legal oenrices. This is the whole case. He simply did what every honorable lawyer in the United States does. He has been assailed by such men as Beast Butler ; Republi can journals have attempted to blacken his character in order to divert attention from tho villainy of Belknap ; and a very few Democratic papers have con demned him, because they desire to get him out of the way of their favorite can didates. THE SPANISH QUESTION. Don Carlos has been interviewed by a correspondent of the Heroici, to whom he unbosomed himself and disclosed all his future plans. He thinks he has done his duty in endeavoring to fulfill bis destiny, and he can only bide bis time and wait with a clear conscience for something to turn up. Don Carlos thinks that the Bed Republic is fast ap proaching in Spain ; “ the tide of Re “ publicanism will goon growingstrong “ er, rising higher and higher, nntil the “ throne of Alfonso will be submerged “ and swept away. Then, when they “ see the current too strong for them, “ when they see it is carrying them “ away, they will appeal to me as their “ last hope, and the very men who have “ placed Alfonso upon the throne— “ Martinos Campos, Canovas de Cas “ tillo and the rest —will come to me “ and offer me the sceptre torn from the “ feebler hand of my little cousin.” A QUESTION OF VERACITY. The Bt. Louis Time* says the question of veracity between the President aDd Attorney-General Pierbepont is now very clearly defined. That the writing of the letter to Dyer and other District Attorneys, in regard to the whisky trials wes a blander, there is no longer a donbt in the mind of either, and it is interest ing to note the assiduity with vihich each of them tries to place the responsibility on the other. The public would be glad to believe the President for the honor of the country, bat there is a recollection of veracity between Andrew Johnson aud General Grant, in which the latter established a very unenviable reputa tion that has not been forgotten. Attor ney-General Pierbepont is quite as em phatic in his statements as Grant, and we have no grounds for supposing him to be a common liar. He says he wrote the letter under a kind of protest, seal ed it and sent it to the Executive office. Babcock swears that he found it lyiDg open on his desk, and copying it, sent it to the press for publication. Thus the question remains to-day. Perhaps wheD a Democratic calcium light sheds its ef fulgent rays upon it, we may learn who has spoken, not wisely but too often. THE TAXATION' OF CHURCH PROP ERTY, After all that has been said about un taxed church property, the New York Herald publishes a table showing that less than 18 per cent, of all the untaxed property, and less than 4 per cent, of the entire property in that city, is occu pied by churches. Asylums and refor matories occupy property worth $7,791,- 500; hospitals, $6,155,000; Catholic chari ty schools, $2,776,000; other charity schools, $1,433,000; libraries, $2,035,000; colleges, $1,968,000; cemeteries, $1,495,- 000; and miscellaneous, private or pub lic uses, $2,290,000. But the United States occupies property worth $10,440,- 000, and the city occupies property worth $136,707,050, or nearly two-thirds of all the property untaxed. Moreover, the park property alone is valued at $96,218,000— nearly one-ninth of the en tire real estate in the city. The church property alone of the Protestant Episco pal denomination is valued at $10,709,- 000; that of the Catholics, $6,999,000; the Presbyterians, $6,874,000; the Re formed Dutch, $3,401,000; the Metho dist Episcopal, $2,917,500; the Baptist, $2,432,000; the Jewish, $2,008,000; the Unitarian, $900,000; the Lutheran, $537,- 000; the Universalist, $440,000; the Con gregational, $417,000; all others, $517,- 000. The Massachusetts House of Rep resentatives rejected by a large majority recently, a bill for the taxation of church property. Public sentiment even in New England does not seem yet ripe for so grave an innovation. THE ENFORCEMENT ACT. A Washington telegram says the bill to enforce the Fifteenth amendment to the Constitution of the United States, introduced by Senator Morton to meet the recent decision of the Supreme Court, provides that all persons and of ficers charged with the duty of furnish ing to citizens an opportunity to per form any act which a State or Territory may presoribe as a prerequisite for voting shall give all citizens equal op portunities without distinction of race, color or previous condition of servitude, and failing to do this they shall forfeit for each offense to the person aggrieved SSOO, together with costs and such coun sel fees as the Court may deem just. Such offense* are also to be punished on conviction by a fine of not less than SSOO, and by imprisonment from one month to one year, or by both, in the discretion of the Court. The second section prescribes the same penalties for any person who by force, bribery, intimi dation or other unlawful means shall hinder, delay, prevent, or combine to hinder, &c., any citizen from doing the act required to qualify him to vote. The third section prescribes a fine not less than SSOO and imprisonment of from one month to a year, or both, for obstruct ing on account of race, color, bo., the exercise of the right of suffrage by any person entitled to it under the Fifteenth amendment, by means of bribery, or threats of depriving any such person of employment, or of ejecting him from houses, or lands, or by threats of refus ing to renew leases or contracts for la bor, or by threats of violenoe to himself or family. Tl NATIONAL FINANCES, A Washington correspondent of the New York Times furnishes that paper with a very interesting synopsis of the condition of the public debt and other matters relating thereto, from which we condense tho following points: The March debt statement shows that the public debt has decreased for the month $4,241),867, and for the nine months ending March 31, $17,969,286. This re duction is within $1,000,000 of being twice the amount of reduction for the corresponding nine months of last year, aud nearly $4,000,000 more than the to tal reduction for the fiscal year ending Jane 30, 1875. With March 31, three quarters of the present fiscal year were closet!. The reduction by quarters for the past three-quarters was as follows: Quarter ended September 30, $6,222,499; December 31, $2,634,062; March 31, $9,- 112,955. The ordinary expenditures of the Government for March were $12,- 450,866, and the total for the nine months $125,763,697, which i $8,500,000 below the expenditures for the oorres pondiug nine months of the last fiscal year. These figures do not inelnde the interest on the public debt. Unless the House of Representatives brings in an unusually large deficiency bill during the present session, it is certain that the reduction in the public debt for the present fiscal year will be over twenty five million dollars. The coin balance in the Treasury at the close of business on Friday last, including coin certifi cates, was' $73,756,793. Deducting the coin certificates, $32,337,000, and $14,- 000,000 in silver bftllipn and coin, leaves the available gold balance in the Treas ury on April 1. $26,319,794. Compared with the balanee March l, this is an in crease of $4,208,021. This currency balance was $5,975,636, a decrease of $3,563,778 compared with the balance on March 1. During the month there has been a decrease in legal tenders of $188,144, and in fractional currency of $2,515,239. The total decrease in legal tenders since July 1, 1875, to March 81, 1876, has been $5,016,332. In the same time there has been an increase in frac tional currency of $475,469. Dnring the month of March the amount of greenback* deposited with the Treasurer of the United States by national banks deainng to withdraw their cirenlation and realize npon their bonds, amounts to $5,304,000. This is the largest contraction of the currency which baa ever occurred during a single month under the provision* of the Bank act of June 20, 1874. The immediate effect of these deposits of legal money for the withdrawal of the National Bank cir culation is to produce a greenbacks. Its ultimate effect will be to reduce the volume of National Bank notes in circulation. Treasurer; New, who before assuming his present posi tion was President of a National Bank, and is familiar with the National Bank ing bnsineea of the country, is under stood to estimate that the contraction of the currency under the Banking act of June 20, 1874, daring the remaining nine months of the present calendar year, will be $100,000,000. In other words, while the nominal value of the bank note circulation is $862,000,000, it will be reduced by January, 1877, to $252,000,000. The estimate of the Comptroller of the Currency, Mr. Knox, is understood to be somewhat smaller, though in his opinion it will reach $50,000,000 or $60,000,000. DEMOCRATIC MEETING RICHMOND COUNTY". The members of the Democratic party of Richmond county will assemble at the City Hall, in the city of Augusta, at 12 o’clock, m., Saturday, 22d instant, for the purpose of selecting delegates to the District Convention, to be held at Greenesboro, the 26th instant. Geo. T. Babneß, Chairman Dem. Ex. Com. Richmond Cos. TO THE DEMOCRATS OF COLUMBIA. The Democrats of Columbia county are requested to meet at the Court House, Thursday, April 20th, for the purpose of selecting two delegates to represent the county at the Greenesboro Convention, which meets April 26th. H. R. Casey, President Democratic Party. DISTRICT DEMOCRATIC CONTENTION. At a meeting of members of the Demo cratic Executive Committee of the Eighth Congressional District, held in this city to-day, it was recommended that the Distriet Convention to seldot two dele gates and two alternates from this Dis triet and to vote for four delegates and four alternates from the State at large to the National Democratic Convention, be held in the town of Greenesboro, oh the 26th of April. Each county is enti tled to send to the Convention twice as many delegates as it has representatives in the Lower House of the General As sembly. The counties composing the Distriot are requested to select their delegates as soon as possible. H. D. D. Twiggs, Chairman. Jab. Davison, Secretary. Augusta, April 3d, 1876. GOVERNOR SMITH. There has been a rumor circulating through the State daring the past few Jays to the effect that Governor Smith does not intend to be a candidate for Governor at the next election. Several Atlanta correspondents have mentioned the matter, and we find the report dis cussed editorially by the Atlanta Times. The Times says : We have heard, aud believe, that a specific will soon be found for the irritation from which the party now suffers in the positive withdrawal of Governor Smith from the posi tion of a candidate in which his over-zealous friends have placed him. We do not propose now to discuss the merit of any single argu ment or allegation urged against Gov. Smith’s renomination, bat it is palpably apparent that ail that is rancorous in the canvass thus far is attributable, and attributable Bolely, to his candidacy. It is due to his Excellency to say, however, that as far as we are advised, lie has never expressed any desire for a renomina tion, but, on the contrary, all expressions from him that seem to have gone to the public, au thoritatively, show perfeot willingness to re tire from the office at the close of his term. It would be a graceful thing in him so to do. and would most tastefully round off an admin istration that has won many encomiums. If these reports should prove correct; if Governor Smith should deoline to allow his name to be presented to the Nominating Convention, his withdrawal will unquestionably work a great change in the canvass. Governor Smith, General Colquitt and Colonel Harde man have long been considered the three strongest candidates in the field, and the withdrawal of any one of them is bound to affect materially the chances of the other two. It might strengthen some men who show weak now, like General Gartrell, or it might cause the annonneementof some man net here tofore presented to the public, like Hon. Jno. W. Wofford, of Bartow. The in dications are that the Nominating Con vention will assemble early in July, and the candidates have no time to lose. We congratulate the people of Georgia upon the fact that there are so many good men willing to serve them in this important and honorable position. The candidates are all men of ability, and there seems to be no reason to fear that Georgia will have an unworthy Centen nial Governor. THE BONDAGE OF BONDS. A large amount of the bonded debt of the city of Colnmbus will fall dne daring the next two years, and the municipal government is carefully con sidering the conundrum, “How shall it be met?" If they attempt to pay it the people say the taxation will be made too onerous to be borne. If they issue and sell new bonds to pay the old the discount will swell the city’s debt to startling proportions. To get out of this dilemma the patent financial physio is prescribed. The Council pro poses to issue three hundred and ten thousand of new seven per cent, bonds and exchange them for the old, as the latter may mature. This ia the favorite panacea of municipal corpora tions. Many cities do not pay and do not intend to pay a large proportion of their b mded indebtedness. When an issue of bonds becomes due they ex pect to take them up with new bonds and so on indefiitely. If the bonds of mnnieipalities were paid promptly at maturity with the cash, there wonld be fewer of them issued. The fear of pay day would check many extravagant schemes which now flourish because a good many people look upon a bond as something that is never to be paid. This is all wrong. The bond of a mu nicipal corporation is simply a promis sory note—nothing more nothing less. When Smith discounts a piece of sixty-day paper at a bank, he has no right to demand that it shall be renewed indefinitely. A city has no right to de mand that the holder of its note shall take anew one instead of the money to which he is entitled. The Constitution al Convention, when jt does assemble, will have to taka this hood business in hand. Cities should be allowed tp con tract debts equal to a certain per eent age upon the market value of their tax able property apd be compelled to pro vide a sinking fund for the liquidation of all debts at maturity. The publication of the bill of fare of the imprisoned witneas, H alley Kil boubne, will have a tendency to make all witnesses before Congressional Com mittees recusants. For instance, here is what the witness ate April 2d—the fifth Sunday in Lent: “Breakfast and lunch— lamb chop, 75c.; shad, $1; chickens’ cro quette, 40c.; raw tomatoes, $1; cream, 50c.; Reach telle cheese, 15c.; stewed kidneys, 60c.; chicken saiy, $1 50; sar dines, 50c.; conserved fruits, $2; potted fruits, 80e.; oranges, 60c.; milk, 25c.;; chocolate, 25c.; ice, 50c. Dinner —Ten- derloin steaks, $2; French green peas, $2; sweet bread, $J 50; iae opeam, soc.; tomatoes, $1; cake, fide. ; eellery, 60c.; stewed terrapin, $2 60; birds, $1; green corn, 50c.” To serve these viands s car riage and two men were employed at three dollars per diem-. Who wonUl aof be a recusant witness? The bill legalizing the marriage be tween Mr. Jakes Pabtos and his step daughter, Miss Ellen Willis Eldridgk, in spite of the adverse report of the committee, was passed to engrossment ia the Massachusetts House ef Repre sentatives on Monday by a vote of 91 to 86. " OUR ATLANTA LETTER. NOTES AND NEWS FROM THE GATE CITY. Introdacutrr Pare*raph. Persona! aad Otherwise—The Radicals Lively—The Caw of “General” Mar He Many OOcers—Few Privates—The Radical State Convention— “ When Doctors Disagree”—J Governor Smith la the Field V [Special Correspondence Chronicle and Sentinel .] Atlanta, April s. —Some of your read ers in this city think yon are rather pro fane in referring to “ that dam break ” at Worcester, Maas. The “distinguished Georgian,” whose initials are “H. D. ia not a Geor gian, bnt a South Carolinian, and now a resident of Colombia, 8. C., even if his name is Colonel Henry D. Capers, late of Oxford. No one man has the power to torn the old Whigs over to the Radicals. The whole thing ia mere bosh, gotten np for personal preferment. Bishop Potter’s refusal to dedicate or consecrate church edificee in New York nntil they are paid for ia not, as report ed, a remarkable thing. No bishop of the Protestant Episcopal Church will consecrate a ehnrch edifice until it is free from debt. This is as it shonld be in all denominations in all parte of the country. The use of street hose is becoming a great nuisanoe in Atlanta. Small boys and weak-minded men think it is fine fan to sqairt a stream of water reckless ly about the sidewalks and crossings. So much complaint is being made that the police will be obliged to stop this kind of sport, and have the water used in a proper manner. Ben Hill has not secured, as “Sox” declares he has, any pardons for the North Georgia prisoners. Neither will he make any political capital oat of the matter. Both he and General Gartrell have done nobly—although they will probably fail of final success—and the people will never forget their efforts. Bnt it is not a thing to be used for poli tical advancement. • Hav.ng settled the “Gubernatorial question” to his satisfaction, by giving all three of the prominent candidates a friendly lift, “H. W. G.” has gone to Washington to disouss national politics. His letter on the candidates were spicy and in many respects just, but they lacked definiteness of expression as to the final result. They failed, in fact, to make anybody wiser in regard to the “coming man.” The weather has been delightful for the past few days and Atlanta has been swarming with Northern tourists, who have stopped over to view the attractions of the “Gate City.” Several large par ties from New York, Philadelphia, Bos ton, and other Northern cities, have been or are still at the Kimball House, which they speak of .as one of the finest, hotels in the South. It is clearly evi dent that Atlanta, Angusta and Savan nah will become popnlar Winter resorts for a large class of the wealthy families of the North. There must bo some truth in the re port that the pick-pockets, gamblers and blacklegs of ell kinds are flocking to Philadelphia, where they expect to reap a rich harvest daring the Centennial. Hardly a day goes by that some mem bers of the profession do not pass through here on their way to the “City of Brotherly Love.” Atlanta will send a strong and able delegation to “gam ble on the green” of the Centennial grounds. The Radicals are displaying remarka ble activity, and a lively campaign is sure to be inaugurated. The new daily paper has been settled npon, and the first issue will be made at the earliest possible moment. Grant’s office hold ers are nobly responding from all parts of the State, and a thorough organiza tion of the party is sure to be made. The “General” Morris matter is now be ing investigated, and a first class “out rage”.is to be worked np from the report. Governor Smith should aot at once in the matter, and if Morris has been oar ried off by white men in disgnise, to get rid of him by foul means, let the penalty of the law be visited upon them. Many Officer*—Few Privates. Alabama presents a most amusing spectacle, as compared to Georgia in her military display. There are about three first class city companies in the State, and some fifteen second class town com panies—hardly enough, I think, to form two good regiments. Yet Gov. Houston has appointed a Major-General and seven or eight Brigadier-Generals to command this immense force. But the most amus ing part is in the bombastic order of the iMajor-General, who announces a staff consisting of ten Lieutenant-Colonels, three Majors and a Surgeon. I doubt if there is an artillery company in the State, yet one of these ten Lieutenant- Colonels is “Chief of Artillery.” This reminds me of a company that was be ing organized during the late war, in which fifty-three persons present wanted to be officers and only four were willing to be privates. Alabama to-day has about five officers for every private sol dier in her organized militia. The Radical State Ponyeiitifjn. Poor Macon, by the action of the il lustrious H. Potash Farrow, has receiv ed a heavy blow. The Radieal State Convention was to have been held there, provided a suitable hall and other ac commodations could be secured for the delegates. The little town on the Oc mulgee could not meet the demands of the occasion, therefore H. P. F. issued his call for the Convention to be held here, as in this city of Radical strength every facility can be had for a big gath ering of the “great unwashed.” From the “Gate City” will be sent out the con trolling influence of the coming cam paign, A strong general committee is now at work, and as soon as their new daily organ is established, which will be inside of a month, they will stir up the political matters of the State, and make things “red hot,” until after the •November election. They have plenty of ready cash, and propose to spend it freely. “ When Doctors Disagree.” There seems to be a diversity of opin ion iu regard to the good efforts of- the recent homestead decision. Gov. Brown, that was, end Qov. James, that is to be (?) have appeared in print, the former shouting “joy to the People,” and the latter changing the slogan to “Joy to the Bankers.” Well, both are right, in their way, as they each approach this legal shield from opposite directions, like those knights of old who had a simi lar dispute. If the farmers and other persons having homesteads shall rush heedlessly and extravagantly into debt, takiDg no thought for their dependent families, th en will the decision prove, as Goy. Brown says, a most deadly foe to the peace #nd prospej-ify of thous ands of now happy homes. Bpt I ap prehend that Gov. James has not spoken as a banker in this matter. His utter ances gre corflia land bear the impress of a sincere desire to aid the depressed people of the farming sections to rise to a bettor and more hopeful condition of prosperity. There will always be, as there always has been, a class of extra vagant men, to whom the provision of a family can never be made a paramount object. To this class the recent decision will prove a curse, as it may to some others, bnt tfee general feeling is in favor of good results to the people of the State as a whole. In Gov. Smith in the Field ? I know that “ Sox ” is wrong in stat ing that Goy. Smith is a ‘‘square out candidate,” to a “ dead certainty,” for renomioation. That gentleman has not declared himself a candidate, although his friends from all parts of the State are pressing him to make a formal an nouncement that he desires a renomina tion. What he may do on his return from Columbus, where he is detained by the freshet, I do not know ; but up to this date he has not avowed himself a candidate. His friends have consider ed him such, however, and propose to bring his name forward in the conven tion. I cannot say that Gov.. Smith will consent tq again rnn, bnt it is conceded on all aides that be now has the best chance of success in the raoe. The friends of John H. James, in view of the fact that he is gaining strength daily, are quite hopeful that Gov. Smith will deoline to allow his name used. Gen. Gartreli’s friends are also stirring them selves, and if Smith does not enter the raoe, there will be lively times among the new aspirants. James is quietly viewing the field, confident of being the second best man at the present time, and feeling assured that he could gain additional strength by Smith's declin ing to run again. Kknnbsaw. A Present of Old Whisky fob Gkn. Grant.— We saw at the express office a few days since a package addressed to General U. S. Grant, at Washington, and learned on inquiry that it was a case of old Lexington Club whisky, shipped him by Messrs. Jackson & Reed, of this city. Both of these gentlemen were formerly rebel soldiers, but concluding that nepotism and Belknapping spang rather from the character of whisky he drank than from his innate viciousness, determined to correct the evils of the Administration to some extent by send ing the President some good old-fash ioned Bourbon, such as he never drank before, —fexinffton Press. The Lad range Reporter says the young ladies of the LaGrange Female College had a meeting the other day, and resolved unanimously that daring the exercises of the commencement, next Jane, they will wear no kind of drees bp c&lioo. The young ladies of the LaGrange Female College will fur nish material for some excellent wives. SUPREME COURT DECISIONS IMPORTANT POINTS DECIDED BY THE COUBT. Powell and Murphy vs. A. M. and F, T. Weaver. Claim, from Monroe. Washes, G. J. The only question made in the case is whether the affidavit of the plaintiffs to forecloee their crop liens against the de fendant was in compliance with the re quirement of the statute. The Court be low held that it was not, and dismissed the plaintiff's levy, whereupon the plain tiffs exoepted. It is alleged in the affi davit of foreclosure that the defendant was indebted to the plaintiffs the snm of S9B for supplies furnished to make a crop for the year 1874, and to save them from loss gave them a lien, nnder section 1978 of the Code of Georgia, np on her crops of cotton, corn, etc., rais ed daring the year 1874, which said lien was dated the Ist day of Jan nary, 1874. The point of objection was that it was not alleged in the affidavit that the lien was in writing. One of the conditions prescribed by the 1278th section of the Code, in order to make a valid lien un der that section, is that it most be creat ed by special contract in writing. The only pleading required in this summary remedy to foreclose a crop lien is the affidavit of the plaintiff, consequently that affidavit shonld allege all the facts which it is neccessary for the plaintiff to prove at the trial, to constitute a valid lien under the statute, and if all the facts neccessary to constitute a valid lien are not alleged in the affidavit, it is a good ground of demurrer thereto. In asmuch as it is one of the oonditions of a valid crop lien that it should be creat ed by a special contract in writing, that fact should be alleged in the plaintiffs’ affidavit, and that not having been done in this case, the demurrer thereto was properly sustained by the Court. It does not necessary follow from the alle gation in the affidavit that the defendant gave the plaintiffs alien under the 1978th section of the Code upon her crops, etc., that the conditions prescribed by that section had been complied with, so as to constitute it a valid lien. The lien may have been taken under that'section of the Code and still not have been tak en in accordance with the terms and con ditions required by it. Let the judg ment of the Conrt below be affirmed. Esterlund et al. vs. Dye. Injunction, from Richmond. Warner, C. J. This was a bill filed by the complain* ant against the defendants, praying for the revission of a contract set forth therein, and also praying for an injunc tion and the appointment of a receiver. A temporary order was granted until the hearing, and Sibley was appointed re ceiver to take charge of the property, and to hold the same until the farther order of the Conrt. On hearing the mo tion for the injunction, the chancellor, after considering the allegation made in the complainant’s bill, and the answer of the defendants thereto, as well as the several affidavits filed in the case by the respective parties, granted the following order: “It is therefore ordered, in view of the insolvency of respondents, that they give good bond, with sureties, to be approved by the clerk of this Court, for a reasonable rent for said lands and the use of said property pending this litiga tion, and that the receiver do sell a suffi cient portion of said orop now on hand to pay to James M. Dye, the oomplainant the sum of four hundred and twenty seven dollars, the amount claimed to have been advanced by him, unless de fendants shall give bond therefor; and in the event of said failure to give said bond that respondents be restrained from the use of the same, and that said receiver do proceed to occupy, hold and use the same, for the mutual benefit and advan tage of oomplainant and respondents, with the privilege to either party to move for his removal or change, before me at any time.” To the granting of which order the defendants excepted. There is nothing in this case to take it out of the general rulings of this Court, that it will not interfere to control the discretion of the ehanoellor in granting the injunction on the statement of facts oontained in the record, except that part of the order which directs the receiver to sell a sufficient portion of said crop now on hand to pay James M. Dye, the complainant, four hundred and twenty seven dollars, the amount claimed to have been advanoed by him. We are not aware of any law which wonld have authorized the chancellor to order the receiver to sell any portion of the prop erty in controversy for the benefit of the complainant, until the final hearing of the ease on its merits. We therefore direct that the order of the chancellor be modified to that extent only, npon the complainant giving bond and security for the protection of the defendants. Let the judgment of the Court below be affirmed with directions hereinbefore in dicated. Faver vs. The State. Murder, from * Coweta. Warner, C. J. The defendant was indioted for the of fense of mnrder, and on his trial there* for was Jonnd guilty. A motion was made fon-a new trial on the several grounds therein set forth, which was overruled by the Court, and the defend ant exoepted. This is the second time this ease has been before this Court. When it was here before, we entertained no doubt then that the defendant was guilty of the offense with which he was charged, but granted anew trial on the grounds that the verdict did not speoify which of the two defendants, who were jointly indicted, was found guilty. We entertain jnst as little donbt now as we did then of the defendant’s guilt from the evidence contained in the record, and as we find no material errors com mitted on the last trial of the case, which ought, or should set aside the verdict of the jury, we affirm the judgment of the Court below in overruling the defendant’s motion for anew trial. Judgment af firmed. Martin, administrator, vs. Tweedle. Claim, from Carroll. Warnub, C. J. This was a olaim case, on the trial of whioh the jury found the laud levied on not subject. The plaintiff made a mo tion for anew trial, on the ground that the Court erred iu rejecting as evidence a bill of injunction offered by the plain tiff from the Distriot Conrt of the United States, and because the Conrt erred in refusing to allow the plaintiff to ask the witness, Johnson, who had purchased the land from the defendant in fi. fa. , and sold it to the claimant, “If be did not procure or influence the defendant to go into bankruptcy ?” Because the Ooart erred in refasing to allow the plaintiff to ask the witness, Johnson, the foliqwing question : “If he did not ask and influence the defendant, Black man, to go into bankruptcy, and em brace this land levied on in his schedule, and obtain an injunction as to this fi. fa., and thqs have it restrained ?” These are all the errors complained of in the motion for anew trial whioh the Court overruled, and the plaintiff excepted. The injunction did not restrain the plaintiff from levying his fi. fa. on the land, and there was no error in rejecting it as evidence in this case. There was no error in the refusal to allow the wit ness to state whether he did not procure or influence the defendant to go into bankruptcy. Whether the witness did procare or influence the defendant to go into bankruptcy or not, was not a relevant question, going to illustrate the issue on trial, without more. The other question, in view of the facts of the case, the wit ness in onr judgment should have been requited to answer- The question was, “If he did not ask and influence the de fendant, Blaokman, to go into bank ruptcy and embraoe this land levied on in his schedute, and obtain an injunc tion as to this fi. fa., and thus have it restrained ?” The claimant sought to be protected, as against the plaintiff’s judg ment, on the ground that he and John son, under whom he claimed, had been in possession of the land for fonr years, as bona fide purchasers for a valuable consideration. The claimant relied on the possession of Johnson to make out the fonr years possession as required by the 3,583d section of the Code, 7 he hav ing had possession of the land bnt a short time. The witness, Johnson, stated that he had notice of the judg ment against the defendant, Blackman, when he purchased the land from him. The judgment against Blackman was obtained on the 10th of October, 1867. The deed from Blackman to Johnson is dated 2gd of July, 1870, and the deed from Johnson to Tweedle, the claimant, is dated the 4th of February, 1875. The plaintiff’s fi. fa. was levied on the land 24th of August, 1874, near ly six months prior to the date of the claimant’s deed from Johnson, so that the claimant had to rely on John son’s possession of the land to make out his case under the statute. The ques tion then was in regard to the bona fides of Johnson’s possession. Was he a bona fide purchaser of jffieland from Blackman for valuable consideration ? It Johnson did influence Blackman to go into bankruptcy and embraoe the land levied on ip his schedule as such bankrupt, that would be evidence going to show that Johnson regarded the land as being the property ofßlackman, not his (Johnson’s) property. H the land belonged to nim (Johnspn), why should be have advised pr influenced Blackman to jretnrn or embraoe it in his bankrupt schedule as fits (Blackman’s) property? The question propounded to the witness was a pertinent, revelant one to the issue on trial, inasmuch aa it was intended to show that the purchase of the land by Johnson from Blackman was not bona fide, and tor a valuable consideration, as contemplated by the statute. Let the judgment of the Gonrt below be reversed. McFarlin vs. Stinson el al., administra tors. Debt, from Troup. Wabnbb, 0. J. This was an aotion brought by the plaintiff against R. S. McFarlin, admin istrator of John W. Stinson, and W. A. Shackleford, R. M. Stinson and Neal tVilkins, administrators de bonis non, of John Stinson, deceased, and A. L. Stinson (the plaintiff alleging that N. L. Stinson was dead, and no representa tion on her estate),on the following pro missory note : “By the first day of January next we, or either of ua, promise to pay R. S. McFarlin or bearer 8720 for value re ceived, and if not punctually paid, to bear interest at rate of twenty per cent, per annum, after maturity, and interest to be paid annually, or considered and counted as principal. Witness our hands and seals this 4th day of January, 1874. Signed, John Stinson, N. L. Stinson, A. L. Stinson, executor of es tate of John Stinson, deceased." On the trial of the case, the plaintiff offered and read the note in evidence, and also a copy of the last will and testa ment of John Stinson, dec ased, in which he directed that his wife should keep the Phillip’s place, where she then lived, as long as she did live, and for her to have everything there, that was neoessary for her and the children to be oomfortable and pleasant. The testator appointed his son, John W. Stinson, his executor, with power to sell any part of the estate, when, he might think it best for wife and children. McFarlin, sworn as a witness for plaintiff, stated that when the money was loaned, for which the note was given, John W. Stinson stated that it was for the use of the estate; that they were putting up, a water-gin on the plloe, and that it had cost, or was costing, them a good deal of money. When the testimony for the plaintiff was closed, the de fendants’ counsel made a motion for a non-suit, as to the administrators de bonis non on the estate of John Stinson, deoeased. The Court sustained the mo tion, and the plaintiff excepted. The only question in the case, therefore, is whether John W. Stinson as the execu tor of John Stinson, deceased, could bind the estate of his testator by the execution of the note sued on, so as to make the assets thereof liable for its payment? It is un doubtedly true that the assets of the estate of a deceased testator are liable for the payment of the debts and obliga tions contracted by him in his life time, but it would be a novel and dangerous doctrine to hold that the assets of the deceased testator could be made liable for the contracts made by his executor after his death ; so dangerous to the es tates of deceased testators that the law does not allow it to be done. An ad ministrator or executor can only bind himself by his contracts; he cannot bind the assets of the deoeased. Therefore it he make, endorse, or accept negotiable paper, he will be held personally liable, even if he adds to his own name the name of his office, signing a note, for ex ample, “A, as executor of B,” for this will be deemed only a part of his de scription, or will be rejected as surplus age—lst Parsons on Notes and Bills, 161; Lovelace vs. Smith et al., 39th Ga., 130. The executor, under the will of the testator in this case, had the power to sell any part of his estate for the pur poses therein expressed, but did not have the power or legal authority to bind the assets of his testator’s estate by the execution of the note, as set forth in the reoord. There was no error in granting the non-suit. Let the judg ment of the Court below be affirmed. Kimbro & Morgan vs. Virginia and Ten nessee Air Line Railway. Assumpsit, from Troup. Jackson, J. 1. An order of the Court in these words, “Upon motion of defendant’s counsel, ordered that this cause be dis missed, upon the ground that the allega tions in the petition do not make a case upon which plaintiffs can recover,” is a judgment of the Court upon demnrrer to the declaration, and operates as a com plete bar to a second suit for the same cause of action aud may be pleaded as “res adjudicata" thereto. 2. Such judg ment on demurrer, and dismissal of plaintiff’s aotion consequent thereon, is not included in section 2932 of the Code, so as to authorize the plaintiff to renew his action within six months and to make the renewed case stand upon the same footing as to limitations with the original case. 3. If it did, the plea of “res adjudicata ” would bar the second action and any legitimate amendment thereto; and if the amendment set out a new and distinct cause of action, it would not be received and allowed as an amendment, but if it could be so allow ed, the statute of limitations would run against it from the breach of the con tract to the date of the amendment. Code—§§2932, 3480, 2918. Judgment af firmed. Turner va. Carroll. Motion, from Rock dale. Bleckley, J. When a judgment refusing anew trial is reversed by the Supreme Court, the plaintiff in error, as soon as the remitter is returned 'to the Court below, is en titled to a judgment for costs incurred in the Supreme Court. Code § 4,290. And this right is not affected by instruc tions contained in the judgment of re versal, to the effect that anew trial be still refused if the defendant in error will consent to certain terms, although he does consent to the prescribed terms at the time the remititter is Entered. Judgment affirmed. Johnson el. al., va. The Griffin Banking Company et al. Injunction, from Spalding. Bleckley, J. 1. Land lawfully conveyed by abso lute deed with consent of the debtor's wife to seoure a debt, becomes the cre ditor’s property, and neither the debtor himself nor his family after his death can take a homestead in the same as against the creditor until the debt is paid—Code, section 1969. 2. But usury in the oontraot under which the deed was executed renders it void as title, and the homestead right remains as if the deed had not been made. 3. A legislative charter whioh grants to an in corporated oompany the power to con tract without limit, for commissions in addition to the lawful interest, does not enable the corporation to take usury un der the name of commissions—See 47 Ga. 82; 48 lb. 1. 4. A title void for usury does not acquire validity by purg ing the debt on reducing it to judgment after the grantor’s death. 5. A general decree for the recovery of money with- out subjecting any specific property to its payment, though rendered by con sent in settlement of litigation, is not necessarily superior to the homestead right in property whioh was not directly involved in the litigation. 6. Pending an application for homestead which is resisted by a judgment creditor, who holds an absolute deed for the premises that if valid will defeat the application, which deed is attacked for usury by the applicant; a sale of the land by the sheriff to satisfy the judgment should be enjo-'ned until the right of homestead is determined. Judgment reversed. Blalock vs. Tidwell, executor. Motion, from Fayette. Bleckley, J. 1. Judgment rendered in 1874;, in a suit commenced in 1856, cannot be set aside for a clerical mistake in the pro cess, the original defendant having ap peared at the first term after the declara tion was filed and pleaded to the merits of the aotion ; his exeemtor, on being made a party, having also pleaded to the merits; and no suggestion of any defect in the'process having been made until years posterior to the first appearance and plea—see 25 Ga., 646; 26 ib 430. 2. Even before the adoption of the Code, appearance and pleading to the merits waived aervioe —ll Ga., 20; 13 ib 217; 14 ib 587. Judgment reversed. Whitaker ya. Pye. Assumpsit, from Tropp. Bleckley, J. A promise to pay in currency by a fu ture day, a sum equal to the value of a given amount of currency at the date of the promise, is to be discharged, after maturity, with no less currency than at maturity. Buch a contract gives to the debtor the benefit of appreciation up to the expiration of the credit, but not of that which occurs after default in pay ment. judgment affirmed. Sturgis & Berry va. Frost. Case, from Troop. , Bleckley, J. 1. The tenant is not obliged to re plevy, disputing the rent by affidavit and giving security for the eventual con demnation money, and then wait for a judicial determination of the controver sy ip order to entitle him to commence an action agaipst the landlord for suing out a distress warrant maliciously, and without probable causp, and for having the same levied upon his goods 2. Dis tress warrant, unresisted, is -final process of itself.—34 Ga., 178. After levy, it is more in the nature of a suit terminated than of a spit pending. % Where the warrant issues, before tfie rent is doe, on the ground that the tenant is seeking to remove his goods from the premises, can he replevy— Quere t See Code §§2285, 4083; 23 Gil, 43. 4 Damages to business, or the loss of profits, sus tained, after commencement of the suit, can form no part of the reoovery. S. The average profits which 4 tradesman was making when his entire stook was seized may be considered in estimating his damages for the time before suit, during which the stock was detained from him and his business thereby wholly inter rupted. Although the profits, as snoh, would not be recoverable, yet their amouut, as a fact, may be considered in estimating the magnitude of the alleged outrage by defendant. 6 Expenses of setting the stock aside as exempt under the homestead aud exemption laws are not recoverable as damages. Judgment reversed. Stinson vs. Thornton. Complaint, from Troup. Bi.kcki.ky, J. 1. Bona fide pure laser of .railroad stock, for value and without notice, is pro tected—Nutting vs. Thompson, 46th Ga. 34. 2. The person who acted in procur ing the transfers to be made on the books of the corporat on was not an agent of the second purchaser, and the latter was not affected by notice to him not com municated Judgment affirmed. Z. T. and J. H. Ellington, administra tors, vs. Camillus Bennett. Case, from Fayette. Jackson, J. 1. Actions on the case, for damages to plaintiff by defendant, caused by the erection of a mill dam and ponding of water, whereby the value of plaintiff's plantation, as a whole,* is seriously di minished, and the health of his family destroyed, and medical expenses incur red, and large and lich bottom lands rendered unproductive by being kept too wet for cultivation, do not abate on the death of the plaintiff, but survive to the administrator, who should be made a party plaintiff on motion, if the de clarations allege facts which show that the defendant derived beuefit from the tort with whioh he is charged. 2. The allegation that defendant de rived benefit from the tort, by the im provement of mill property, of which he was the owner, and that he erected the dam and ponded the water so as to in crease the capacity of his mill, would be sufficient, and if such allegation be not distinctly made in the original declara tion, the administrator should set out his application to be made a party in writing, with his proposed amendment therein, and thereupon the Court should grant his notice. Code 2967-3438. Judg ment affirmed, with directions. N. G. Scroggins vs. D. W. Hoadly. Claim, from Coweta. Jackson, J. 1. The assignee of a bond for titles to land acquires only the rights of the as signor, and takes the land subject to all the claims of the vendor for the pur chase money. 2. Section 3654 of the Code, which authorizes the vendor to make, file, and record a deed to the vendee, and levy a judgment for the purchase money upon the land, when only bond for titles has been given, is very broad, and embraces a case where the plaintiff iu the judgment is the transferee of the notes for the purchase money, and the vendor has endorsed them to him. In such case the vendor may make a deed to the vendee, and the land be sold to satisfy the judgment of the transferee of the note ; nor does it make any difference that the bond for titles has been assigned and the deed made to the assignee by the Vendee, if such assignee took with knowledge that the purchase money had not been paid. 3. Even if the bond for titles obligated the vendor to make a deed to the land so soon as certain payments were made, and certain notes given, and the proof was that these conditions had been com plied with,'still section 3654 covers the case, and the land, in view of the facts of this case, may be sold under the judgment on the notes for the balance of the purchase money. Judgment af firmed. ORANGEBURG COUNTY. Radical County Convention—A Sample Body —The Two Factions—A Fierce FiirlitCarried Into Sunday— A Demoniac Crew—Chamber lain’s Senator— I Thriving on Curses—Are the Democrats Moving ? Disastrous Divi sions. f From an Occasional Correspondent .] Oranget.ttbg, 8. C., April 3. —The Radical County Convention met here on Saturday last, for the purpose of elect ing five delegates to go to Columbia to the State Convention to be held pn the 11th inst., which will elect delegates to the Centennial National Convention. Of the eighty or more delegates, there were but sixty whites in that sweet-scented, semi-barbarous body—five of whom were ostracised scalawags, and one a sneaking, eel looking, Vermont-Claflin- University, negro-loving carpet-bagger. There are two Radical factions in this county, one of which is led by the ne gro sheriff' and the other by a cold black babboon looking member of the Legis lature, assisted by the Vermont carpet bagger aforesaid. These two half civil ized barbarians, with their hungry asso ciates, manage to keep our county in confusion most of the time. In the Con vention they (Cain and Duncan) fought like bull dogs against each other from early Saturday last up to 4 o’clock Sun day morning. Of course this beastly in fringement upon the i-'abbath was ex tremely distasteful to the white people, but they were powerless to help them selves. With a Radical Mayor, himself an ally and abettor of thieves and gam blers, and a candidate for re-election as Clerk of our County Court, the whites could do nothing to stop this god less crew of miscegenationists, scala wags, carpet-baggers and negroes from making Sunday morning hideous with their yells. And what added to the crime of these scamps the Conven tion was held within almost a stone’s throw of three churches of God. To the white Democratic spectator the scene was blood curdling. Sometimes there would be fifty delegates up at one time screaming “Mr. Chairman.” They would rise to “pints of corruption,” for points of order, and questions of “bev erage,” for questions of privilege, and so on ad nauseam. Carpet-bag Cham berlain’s Senator, who stole the entire taxes of this county for one year, was an aspirant for the State Convention, but when his name was put in nomination a wild burst of “no, no,” accompanied with hisses, oaused the gitger cake col ored Afrioan, who had been paid five dollars to nominate him, to withdraw his name. The honorable Senator wouldn’t go down the throats of these Sabbath breakers. They are perfectly willing for a white scalawag to eat, drink and sleep with them, but the mo ment he robs them aud palms it off on one of their color, they excommunicate him from their beds and boards. They like thieves, and generally approve the filchers of puhlio treasuries, but they cannot hear to have any part of the blame attached to them. The pagan bypoorites. But why talk of negroes, soalawags, carpet-baggers and their kDavish prac tices ? The severest character.zation of the degraded white dogs who sustain Radicalism in South Carolina but seems to make them more desperate. Indeed, they allege that the more they are cursed by decent white people the more power ful they become with-the negroes. They are lost to every instinct of honor, of principle, of virtue. Filthy lucre is all they crave, that they may buy jewelry and diamonds for their wives and fast women. They do not fear the law, be cause the Courts themselves are seething in a maggoty corruption. Nothing will deter the scoundrels save a victory by the Democrats, trials by Democratic ju ries, and life tsrfiSa in the Penitentiary under au anti-pardomug Democratic Governor. But are the Democrats in this State working in a way to bring about this consummation ? Are they moving forward against the reign of the Elliotts, the Whippers, the Whittemores and Chamberlains (who had a negro to preach the funefal of his first white child) ? I ask, are the Democrats pro perly arrayed against these cut-throats ? If the whole truth oould come out a negative answer would have to be given. We find ex Governor Perry doing all he can to carry the mountain Democracy for Chamberlain, and the Jfetya and Courier, pouring Jiot sho,t into every Democratic club that refuses to endorse his course, while the Edgefield, Ander son, Union and Lancaster Demo crats declare war against compromise men and measures. Can we reasonably expect to defeat the Radicals with such divisions in our own ranks ? They are organized and are led by un scrupulous thieves. Why is it that we are not prepared to fight them ? The majority of the people are ready for the struggle. All they lack to assure them victory is a cool, calculating leader, VVfill yoq not help to stir up our lead ers, Messrs. Editors ? Send your agents amongst us, and secure a large circula tion in our State. The people are hungry for sound Democratic reading. They can get but little of it here. Most of the county papers are at the mercy of Radical office-holders, and are conse quently timid and milk-and-water in tbeir opposition to Radicalism. The New v and Carrier is friendly to Cham beriaiu, and will not censure men whom he likes. Oh 1 for a Democratic govern ment and a fearless Democratic press like that of your State. Sebotazob. A man in Baker county asserts posi tively, distinctly and defiantly that Ba ker is for Bacon and Bacon is for Con gress. Bakyer Bacon is the proper Uiing. Carry the news to Blount. The freshet in the Ocmnlgee made the Macon Fair Grounds the largest and most beautiful lake in the country. May or Huff, with his usual enterprise, has fenced in the water and advertises boats for sail. THE COURSE OF COTTON. Weekly Review of the New York Market. [New York Daily BuUstin.] The general market has shown a very erratio temperment daring the past week, with frequent and at times unexpected fluctuations. Matters appeared to have reached a sort of cnlminating point so far as plans laid were concerned, and operators generally were evidently more or less nervous and doubtful as to what base should be decided upon for anew departure. Taking the average, and we do not think either side could olaim any positive advantage gained, though to ward the dose the inclination was evi dently to lean rather more in favor of the “ bear ” position than last week, es pecially on the part of the small margin ed operators, who look for their protiti in quick turns and find every decided variation favorable to their interests. The policy naturally is to force all ten dencies of the market to the fullest ten sion in order that the reaction may bt the greater. About the only positively new feature developed has been the re peated reports of a threatened overflow of the Mississippi. This unquestionably aided operators for a rise early in the week, but eventually exhausted itself, operators being less inclined than for merly to commit themselves too freely on the mere prospect of trouble, and it being as yet a little too early in the sea son to guess exaotly where the water ought to come through to do any serious damage. Liverpool from the outset did not appear willing to accept the story, and after vacillating for some time, final ly concluded to fall back toG’d. on spots, with arrivals iu proportion. As this was accompanied by a fuller show of receipts and interior movement, and had been preceded by advices of slightly increas ing supplies et Bombay, it brought our market to quite a positive break, from which there was no subsequent sustain ed recovery. The views of the trade, as we find them expressed during the week, are substantially the same as before noted. On the one hand it is held that, having recovered from the worst “scare” and looked the situation over carefully, ope rators entertain a muoh better opinion of cotton. First there is the theory of nearly all the crop having been market ed and the growing section about de pleted of anything calculated to give fu ture trouble; then it is claimed that not only are the foreign markets almost sure to call soon for larger supplies, but that even now Manchester, in a quiet way, is doing better than generally given out; and further, we hear a repetition of the old story regarding the relative cheap ness of the staple. It is also asserted that a considerable amount of outside capital has become interested and will readily give support to all “bull” move ments, and cotton, being attractive as a bona fide article of value, will be likely to attract still greater means to its aid whenever any disposition to advance is shown. On the other side of the ques tion, the arguments still find their base in the large crop theory, with a very fair backing from the present run of re ceipts, tne absence of any decided pre dilection toward engaging in heavy spec ulative movements throughout the com mercial and financial community, and the very general disposition to seize upon and secure any fair profit as soon as accraed among those who will ven ture to invest, thus preventing any unanimity of aotion in an effort to force a free advance. Exceptions are taken also to the claim of any present or pros pective material improvement in the consumptive demand, and not a few operators assert it as a fixed belief that the outlook for goods is worse than ever. Weighing all opinions carefully, we think the market, as at present consti tuted, shows a somewhat more confident undertone than at the commencement of March, but nothing remarkably buoy ant, and all class of operators incliued to cultivate a conservative policy until developments assume a more decided character. Spots have been less active than last week on aDy demand calculated to great ly reduce the stock. Spinners were in about the average attendance, but could hardly be called interested operators, their calls being simply confined to par cels required for immediate wants, and neither strength or weakness on prices having important influence upon their operations. Exporters, for a time, were quiet; then made a few fair purchases, aud then withdrew again; the amounts coming under their control through short notices giving them a good supply, if required, and the adviceß from abroad not proving particularly encouraging. \ considerable amount of stock has been taken on speculative account, and will, to a large extent, be delivered on April contract. Offerings have been ample for all calls, with values sympathizing in tone with contracts, but making no change. For future delivery, the threat ened overflow reported from New Or leans, etc., gave the bu'lfj a foothold during the early portion of the week, but they did not get much of an advance, except on March and April, the first month owing to some late shorts cover ing, and the latter consequent upon cer tain manipulations of short notices is sued. Liverpool, however, looked “shaky” throughout, and finally proved that she was so by declining, and under this, on Friday, coupled with good port receipts and a full interior movement, there was quite a scare among the longs. Much unloading tdok place, a sudden shrinkage on values followed, and the bears, for a time, had a small jubilee. The issue of April notices was fair, but the majority were quickly stopped. On Saturday there was a temporary suc cessful effort for a rally, but business finally closed on a heavy market. IMPORTANT LAW SUIT. An Eighty Thousand Dollar Verdict. Sandersville Herald: One of the most important suits ever tried in Washing ton Superior Court has just been con cluded, after a trial of eight days’ dura tion—Hon. E. H. Pottle, Judge of the Northern Circuit, presiding. The case was B. J. Wilson vs. W. C. Riddle, and involved near 8100,000. A few years ago Mr. Riddle was the most extensive farmer and cotton planter in Washing ton county, producing annually many hundreds of bales of cotton, and using large quantities of commercial manure and plantation supplies. During this time—from 1866 up to 1870 —Mr. Wilson (either alone or as a firm), then doing business in Savannah, was Mr. Riddle’s factor. During these years there was a running account between Messrs. Wil son and Riddle, the former furnishing guano and plantation supplies, and the latter shipping cotton to pay for the same. Finally the reokoning came, when Mr. Wilson olaimed that Mr. Rid die was largely indebted to him. To this Mr. Riddle demurred, olaiming that the showing was not correct; that he had not proper credit for cotton ship ped. Snit was brought by Mr. Wilson, and the case has been on the docket in some shape or other ever since. At the March term, 1875, we believe, the matter was submitted to a Master in Chancery. The report was submitted at the opening of March term last, and was adverse to Mr. Riddle. Realizing the fact that the trial of the cause would oonsume many days—more time than he could devote to it without great injury to others and the conflicting with other Courts of his Circuit—Gov. Johnson put the case down for trial ou Tuesday of last week, Judge Pottle having consented to pre side. Such an array of talent has sel dom, if ever, been seen in one case in this county. Mr. Wilson was repre sented by Judge MoCSay, late of the Su preme Court; Hon. Clifford Anderson, of Macon; Messrs. R. L. Worthen and Langmade & Evans, of the local bar. Mr. Riddle by Gen. Henry R. Jackson, of Savannah; Judge W. vV. Montgom ery, late of the Supreme Court, and Hon. J. N. Gilmore, of the local bar. It was, indeed “Greek against Greek.*’ Every inch of ground was hotly con tested. The first week and a portion of Monday of the second was occupied in the taking of testimony. The discus sion was opened Monday afternoon by Judge McCay, in an able argument. (Mr. Wilson having offered no testimo ny, had the opening and the closing.) Judge Montgomery followed op Tuesday morning with an able speech, Gen. Jack son concluding fa* Mi. Riddle with one of the finest efforts of nis life. Hon. Clifford Anderson delivered the closing speech, in which he fully sustained his reputation as one of the finest lawyers of the State. The jury retired late Tuesday afternoon, and Wednesday morning returned a verdict in favor of B. J. Wilson A Cos. for $69,406 04, prin cipal sum, with interest from May Ist, 1871, to date, making a total of between $79,000 and SBO,OOO, Railway Guides. —Now that every one is commencing to arrange for a trip to Philadelphia to attend the Centennial Exhibition, it becomes an important matter to be provided with the articles necessary for the journey. Among the most important is a railway guide. Offi cial Time Tables, the pocket edition of the well known Traveler’s Guide, for April, is before us. With its clearly printed pages, neat sectional and hand somely colored general map, its careful ly compiled information respecting the population, hotels, eto., of all principal places, and above all, for Centennial travelers, the fine lithographic map of Philadelphia, showing the exhibition buildings and the lines of street oars in the city, it oontains all the information that oould be desired. Published month ly by the National Railway Publication Company, Philadelphia, at the very low price of twenty-five cents. “GEN." MORRIS MISSING. HE IS TAKEN AWaY BY A BODY OF MASKED MEN. Whether by Friend* or Foe* is Not Known— Let It Be Investigated. [.Atlanta Constitution ] We published, a few days ago, an item based npon mere current rumor that the famous negro agitator of Burke county, “General” Joe Morris, had been rescued from the chain gang by a body of his friends. Sinoe that time rumors have deepened and faots are reported which put anew faoe upon the matter. At the last term of Burke Superior Court Morris was indicted, tried and convicted of the offense of carrying concealed weapons. He was sentenced to serve a term upon the public works in the chain gang. He was hired out as usual with ull convicts, and was taken to Richmond county, but soon ordered back to Burke oounty, where he should have remained to work out his sentence. But by some means he was again transferred aud car ried to work at the pottery of a Mr. Ste vens, in Baldwin county. A few days ago, while Mr. Stevens was absent,' a band of masked men visited the pottery and demanded possession of the “Gen eral,” and in such a way as to leave no doubt of their intention to have him at all hazards. He was delivered up and the party disappeared with him. Since that time nothing has been heard of him, or of the armed and masked men who took him away. No clue has been yet found as to where these men came from or whither they went after making the capture of the “General." Foul play is suspected to have been the mis sion of this gang of unknown men, and the opiuion is growing that Morris has been forever taken away from worldly affairs. There is no other evidence than the above that such a thing is true, but the occurrence is one of those whioh leaves the presumption in the minds of the peo ple that nothing less than violence was intended. It is well known throughout the State that Morris was a very dan gerous negro to the peace of the State, for he was ignorant and fearless, power ful to control his raoe and extremely ra pid against the white people of the state. There can be no doubting his vast influ ence with his color, and that he used it to gratify most malicious ends and ac complish the most destructive and devil ish purposes. Still he was a citizen, and should have had all the possible protection of the law. A thorough sift ing of this case was yesterday ordered by Governor Smith. When the facts were'reported to the Governor he at once determined to find the guilty parties and bringthem to their just punishment. If there has been an outrage perpetrated of this sort the Governor desires to know it and he will guarantee to show the law less raiders that there are barriers between their passions and the liberties and rights of the persons of the people whioh they cannot pass with safety. Let them be huuted down. This affair should be hunted down without delay. Let the investigation ordered by the Governor be thorough. We want no crime of this character, no midnight maskers, or kid nappers and murderers. Georgia has laws and they must be respected and obeyed. The life of Joe Morris is as precious in the eyes of our law as that of the greatest in our midst. We trust this affair will be sifted to the very bot tom. Let the guilty be punished regard less of who they are and what purpose they had in view. SNOW A HUNDRED FEET DEEP. The Kind of Storms They Have on the Union Paciße Fighting Through Drift*. [JYorn the lowa Stale Journal.] Mr. G. F. Clarkson returned from his California trip recently, and relates some interesting incidents of his return over the mountains. He left San Francisco at 8 o’clock Wednesday, Maroh 15. The telegraph had reported a fearful snow storm in the mountains, commencing on the 12th. Supposing the road would be opened by the 16th, Mr. 0. started homeward. All along the Sacramento Valley everything wis smiling. The cattle were luxuriating in the grass knee high, and the plaius were decked with flowers. At 2, p. m., .the train tnrned! eastward to ascend the Nevada moun tains, and by 10 o’clock readied Blue Canyon, from which to Truckee the snow was from four to twelve feet deep, and in the gulches it was in some plaoes one hundred feet deep. Those who have kept snow gauges on the Nevadas report a fall of 389 inches of snow during the Wintor. Immense snow plows, operated by lo comotives and hundreds of Chinese, had opened the roads over the Nevadas, and the train was on time until it reached the town of Wells, .on the Hum boldt mountains. There they overtook the trains whioh had left San Francisco for the four days previously. The road from Wells to Toano (thirty-six miles), was still blockaded, no trains having passed x>ver that section for four days. The snow was any depth from four to fifteen feet. As the wind was still blow ing, to open the track with shovels was as futile as emptying the ocean dry with a spoon. Seventeen locomotives were assembled at the western end of the blockade, eight of which were put be hind an immense snow plow. The five passenger trains were massed into three, and, thus arranged, a charge was made on the obstruction. As such power waa hard to resist, in three hours the Bnow plow was pushed through to Toano, and the caravan of trains reached Ogden only three hours behind time. But the successful trial demonstrates that trains can be pushed through any blockade ever likely to impede any road. The change coming down the mountains was as great as that going up them. In the valley of Salt Lako farmers were plow ing and the atmosphere was mild. Starting out again, in a few hours the deep snows were encountered again on the Wasatch range, so deep that at some of the villages the combs of the roofs of some of the houses could alone be seen. But there was no obstruction; yet the cars crowding along between snowbanks as high as the roofs was interesting to passengers, pn Saturday, the 18tb, the train encountered a fearful snow storm on the Rooky Mountains, at Sherman, lasting until midnight of Sunday. Some times there was danger of the train being blown from the track. Taken alto gether, Mr. C. gives a glowing account of the scenes and incidents of the entire trip from’San Franoisco to Des Moines. A DREADFUL STORM. Orest Damage Done in Alabama. Montoomeby, March 3.— Storms have prevailed over nearly the entire state, coming from the East and lasting nine teen hours without intermission, accom panied by unusually hep.vy thunder and continuous wind and lightning. It is considered the heaviest rain ever known, seven inches of water having fallen in the time. Great damage has been done to the planting interest. The Alabama river has risen fifty feet and is now ris ing at the rate of 4} inches per hour. No deaths have been reported, but many houses have been blown down.— No trains have arrived since Saturday. Georoia Teachers’ Association.— The tenth annual meeting of the Geor gia Teaobers’ Association will be held at Savannah, on the 2d, 3d and 4th of Mav. prox. Members will be accommodated at the lowest possible rates in the several boarding bouses and hotels of the city prices ranging from $1 60 to $2 50 per day. Those who propose to attend! should communicate at once with Prof, W. H. Baker, Chairman of the Local Committee. The several railroad companies of the State, except the W. & A., have agreed to furnish return passage free of charge to those who obtain certificates of mem bership, bearing the usual signatures. The programme of exeroises is well arranged, providing for a feast of reason and a flow of soul. Prof. R. T. Hunter, of Milledgeville, will lecture on “Industrial Education in Connection with Our Common Schools;” Prof. A. H. Chappell, of Bethany, on “Natural Science in Common Sehools;” Prof. S. P. Sanford, author of that popu lar series of analytical arithmetics, on “The History of Arithmetic;” Major Davis, of Kentucky, on “Sunlight and Starlight;” Hon. W. B. Hill, on “Law as a Branch of Popular Education;” Rev. F. P. Mullaly, of Sparta, on “What is Progress;” Prof. W. D. Williams, of Macon, “Dow the Blind See;” Major Jed Hotchkiss, of Virginia, l ‘Practical Illus trations of Methods in Arithmetic;” Dr. B. H. Washington, of Augusta;” Pho netic Chart Method of Teaching;” Dr. W. H. Ruffner, State Superintendent of Education of Virginia, “State Educa tion;” Major Hotchkiss, of Virginia, “Methods in Geography;” Dr. Ruffner, of Virginia, “Illustrations of the Phonic, Phonotypic and Word Methods of Teaching Reading. Finale : Steamboat excursion to Tybee Island and the Atlantic Ocean, return ing by moonlight. The meetings of the Association have always proved interesting and profitable. We trust the tenth annual meeting may prove the most interestihg of all. At a little gathering the other evening somebody asked a man if he was fond of opera. He said he was, passionatelv. He always liked that part where the lady rides around and jumps through the hoops. A number of teaeheis from Augusta will attend the meeting of the Georgia Teachers’ Association at Savannah,
