Georgia Historic Newspapers

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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,