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gflftroniclg anti jSentmti. WEDNESDAY MAY 3, 1876. Nonb of the Georgia Congressmen will Tisit 8t Lonia. Blaise, of Maine, seems to be getting along very well, notwithstanding bis bonds. The Louisville Courier Journal b - come out in favor of 'I ildes. Bad for Tildes, The vote for alternates from the Stati st large seems to have been a little scattering. The Democratic Convention of the Eighth District was not op. oaed to Batabd but was opposed to instructions. The Democratic Convention of the Eighth District said something to the State Executive Committee last Wednes day. _ ||| The Covington Star says the race for the Senate will “be between Norwood and Hill.” Beware of the Great Un known. When the State Executive Committee meets it will have a miscellaneous as sortment of alternates from the State at large from which to make a selection. We are sorry that Col. W. T. Thomp bon, of the Savannah News, was not sent as a delegate to St. Louis. He would have worthily represented the State in the National Convention. Hon. John I. Hall isn’t too proud to go to St. Louis if he is a Judge of the Superior Court. We are afraid the Great West is not as well acquainted as it should be with the Hon. John I. Hall. ' Db. H. H. Cablton, of the Athens Georgian; Dr. H. F. Andbews, o! the Washington Gazette; and Hon. T. M. Peeples, of the North Georgia Herald , are the lucky editors who will go to St. Louis. | The latest on dit is that General Gab tbell will not be a candidate for Gov ernor, but will enter the race for Mr. Nobwood’s brogans. His withdrawal ■will greatly strengthen the other forty niD6 candidates. General Colquitt and CoL Habde •mav fiud the climate of Southwest Geor gia exceedingly beneficial in the early Spring months and the a'mosphere very favorable for public speaking. Governor Smith's physicians prescribe St. Louis. The most expensive house now being built at Newport is that of Mrs. W. Watts Sherman, wife of a partner in the late banking firm of Luncan, Sherman & Cos. The house, when completed, together with the grounds, will make an estate worth SIOO,OOO. The Cartersville Express pertinently and impertinently remarks : “Now, if Bullock will return to Georgia and let us quietly arrest him, he can make n live thousand dollar bond as easily a-- Blodoett did the other day. And then, you see, that would be the end of his trouble, and he would no longer have to dodge around.” The Washington Gazette says : Miss Andrew's has received notice from her publishers that the first edition of “ A Family Seoret” is already exhausted, and it has sold so well that they are proceedingly immediately to prepare a second. One thousand copies have b een disposed of already, though it is scarcely three weeks since the first issue of the work.” The Columbus Enquirer publishes in full the testimony against the Rev. C. A Kendkick. It seems to clearly establish the fact that tbe minister did have crim inal intercourse with the young girl mentioned; but, from the girl’s own statement, there is some reason to be lieve that he is not guilty of seduc tion, but simply of adultery. Tiie Atlanta Commonwealth will not support Smith for Senator. It says : Whilst the Governor has qualities that entitle him to respectful consideration, it cannot, we think, bo shown that ho has exhibited those qualities of thorough statesmanship, and those essentials of intellectual pre-eminence, which should characterize a United States Senator from the illustrious Empire State of the South. __ The Cartersville Express says: “We nre for preserving Democratic harmony and for securing a good Governor. If Mr. Johnson is not the man, we should seek another who has not engaged so long in ‘the wild bunt for office’—some ■ouo who is willing to wait until he is •called upon by the people, whose busi ness and right it is to make their own selection from numbers of Georgians who are not trying to thrust themselves upon the public through the ‘soheming’ of friends.” The Athens Watchman suggests in order to give force and effect to the voice of the people and leave no room for bar gaining or log-rolling, “that when the people of the several oounties hold pri mary meetings to appoint delegates to the Gubernatorial Convention which will be shortly called, they vote by ballot for the gentleman they desire nominated for Governor, and then let the delegates vote accordingly in the Convention.” We are afraid that this plan would notstopcom plaints of log-rolling and bargaining. The primary election offers as fine and fruitful a fieid to wire-workers and trick sters as does a Convention. The remedy must be sought elsewhere. There was a little fighting in at least two of the District Conventions held last Wednesday. In the First District Goverror Smith was beaten as a dele gate from the State at large by a vote of 30 for Mclntyre, 7 for Smith and 3 for Hawkins. In the same Distriot Mr. A. O. Baoox defeated Mr. T. J. Simmons for alternate from the State at large by a vote of 30 to 8; Mr. J. H. Christy de feated Mr. A. D. Candler for the same position bv a vote of 30 to 10. Mr. J. C. XicholLS defeated Col. W. T. Thompson for District delegate by a vote of 29 to 11. In the Fifth District, the Griffin News states that Governor rMrn* was bitterly opposed and was only nominated by a bare majority. The Rome Courier thinks that Judge A. B Wright is the author of the com munication signed “ Sleepy Hollow that, appeared in the Chronicle and Sentinel last Sunday morning and pays him the following compliment : “This old gvntleman wakes up occasionally, and like £ peevish baby or disappointed old maid t-xmper soured by hope deferred, he alwavs trakes up wrong end fore most, with a spiteful kick and a puerile •whine. His last v'bine is in the Chroni cle and Sentinel oi Sunday, wherein he patriotically bewails in the most ap proved manner of Pecksniff, to' e selfish wiles of Democratic office seekers descants upon the unselfish patriotism of the Independent hankerer after the loaves and fishes." A writer in tlie Baptist Index says General Gordon was a Baptist until about two years ago, when he joined the Presbyterian Church, and adds: “ I would have been glad if General Gor don, after having been elected to his high position of United States Senator by the great Baptist State of the South, oonld have given the influence of his name to the church of his fathers, but, as he saw fit to do otherwise, it is well that the fact should be known.” The Macon Telegraph jnstly says : “ The writer don’t surely mean that the Baptists of Georgia supported General Gordon simply because he was of that faith ? Impossible. Nor do we believe they will be less friendly to him, now that he is no longer a member of their communion.” THE SLATES OF THE BOX. • Forres Blodoitt ays he is certain of being cleared on trial of every charge against him. Be says he does not intend to tell who were the Democrats, now high in authority, who wrote to him and aeked him for assistant's in •scaring lucrative employment seder Bol lock's administration, unless persecution forces him to do so. So these Democrats in their misfortune were guilty of asking for work ? Well, dear Fosrea. is it a vn’gar crime to ask s mao in authority for employment ? And when they aeked you for bread, dear Fosrea, what did yon do ?—did you give them a stone ? Or, did you go on trading with tbe bogus, fl-.ntions Tennessee Car Company,” making the people of Georgia pay for cars that were never received ? Just so long as these Democrats wanted honest work and didn't steal anything, we don’t think your revelation need to be dreaded by them. Marietta Journal. The Marietta Journal does not state the ease exactly as it should be stated. It tells the truth, but not the whole truth. As we understand the interview had with Mr. Blodoett by a reporter of the Atlanta Constitution, the former stated that he had letters from Demo crats now high in authority asking his “assistance in securing lucrative em ployment under Bullock’s administra. tion,” and “/ romising that administra te n their support in return ” It is not a “vnl-ar crime” to ask a “man in au thority” for employment. There is nothing wrong in a poor man’s asking for employment. Bat the statement of Mr. Blodoett makes a very different case. It was well known of all men in Geor gia, and ont of Georgia, that the gov ernment of Bullock, Blodoett A Cos. was a corrupt, bad government, which was disgracing the State and impover ishing the people. If, therefore, any Democrats “now high in authority” so licited Mr. Blodoett to use his influ ence to get them an appointment from Bullock, and promised in return to support that dishonest administration, they were not seeking “honest work,” but were doing that which they knew to be wrong, dishonest and dishonorable. These are the men who fear Blodgett, and are anxious that he should not be brought to trial. These are the men who say that it is impolitic and inexpe dient to bring him to justice. These are the men who “sympathize with him in his misfortune.” These are the men who say that his trial will entail a need less expense upon the State. In a word, these men are the Slaves of the Box. THE DELEGATES TO ST. LOUIS. The returns from the nine District Conventions, held last Wednesday, have been received, and we kyow who has been selected to cast the vote of the State at St. Louis. The Districts voted as follows for delegates from the State at-large : First District : Bufus E. Lester, of Chatham ; Geo. T. Babnbs, of Rich mond ; John W. Wofford, of Bartow, and A. T. Mclntyre, of Thomas. Second District : B. E. Lesteb, of Chatham ; A. T. Mclntyre, of Thomas; Jas M. Smith, of Muscogee, and John B. Gordon, of Fulton. Third District : Geo. T. Barnes, of Richmond ; W. A. Hawkins, of Sumter; James M. Smith, of Muscogee ; R. E. Lester, of Chatham. Fourth District : James M. Smith, of Aluscogee ; Herschel Y. Johnson, of Jefferson ; Charles J. Jenkins, of Richmond ; W. H. Dabney, of Floyd. Fifth District : Geo. T. Barnes, of Richmond ; James M. Smith, of Mus cogee ; B. E. Lester, of Chatham ; W. A. Hawkins, of Amerious. Sixth District : Gbo. T. Barnes, of Richmond ; A. R. Lawton, of Chatham; J. W. Wofford, of Bartow ; W. A. Lofton, of Bibb. Seventh District : Gko. T. Barnes, of Richmond ; James M. Smith, of Mus cogee ; John W. Wofford, of Bartow ; R. E Lester, of Chatham. Eighth District: Geo. T. Barnes, of Richmond; Jas M. Smith, of Muscogee; R. E. Lester, of Chatham; J. W. Wof ford of Bartow. Ninth District: Geo. T. Barnes, of Richmond; Jas. M. Smith, of Muscogee; R. E. Lester, of Chatham; J. H. Chris ty, of Clarke. Recapitulation : Geo. T. Barnes, of Richmond, received the votes of the First, Third, Fifth, Sixth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Districts—7; Jas. M. Smith, of Muscogee, received the votes of the Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Districts— -7; R. E. Lester, of Chatham, reoeived the votes of the First, Second, Third, Fifth, Seventh, Eighth and Ninth Dis tricts—7; John W. Wofford, of Bartow, received the votes of the First, Sixth, Seventh and Eighth Districts—4; W. A. Hawkins, of Sumter, received the votes of the Third and Fifth Districts—2; A. T. Mclntyre, of Thomas, received the votes of the First and Second Districts 2; H. Y. Johnson, of Jefferson, re ceived the vote of the Fourth District; Chas. J. Jenkins, of Riohmond; of the Fourth; J. H. Christy, of Clarke, of the Ninth; W. A. Lofton, of Bibb, of the Sixth; W. H. Dabney, of Floyd, of the Fourth; A. R. Lawton, of Chatham, of fhe Sixth; John B. Gordon, of Fulton, of the Second. Messrs. Barnes, Smith and Lesteb received seven of the nine votes cast, and are, therefore, elected delegates from the State at large. Under the rule which has been adopted the Executive Committee of the State will have to select the other delegate, as Mr. Wofford lacks one vote of having a majority. We presume, however, the committee will not hesitate to elect him, as he re ceived two votes more than either Mr. Hawkins or Mr. Mclntyre, his foremost competitors. The committee will also have to select 3JI of the alternates, as no candidate for this position seems to have received more than two votes. The Distript delegates are: First Dis trict: ,) no. C. Nicholls, of Pierce; J. J. Jones, of Burke. Alternates : J. B. Habersham, of Glynn; J. 0. Dell, of Screven. Second District: H. G. Tur ner, of Brooks ; E C. Bower, of Early. Alternates : R. N. Ely, of Dougherty ; Spence, of Mitchell. Third District : W. T. McArtheb, of Montgomery; Al len Fort, of Americus. Alternates : G. W. Jobdon, G. W. Warwick. Fourth District : Judge Obadiah Warner, of Merriwether ; Mark H. Rlanfobd, of Muscogee. Alternates :B. O. Ferrell, and E. W. Miller, Fifth Distriot : E. 1 P. Howell, of Fulton; John I Hall, of Spalding. Sixth District; J. W. Pres ton, of Jasper ; J. M. Pace, of Newton. Alternates : B. C. Smith, of Bibb ; T. H. Chambers, of Wilkinson. Seventh District : W. H. Patxk, of Ca toosa; P. M. B. Young, of Bartow. Eighth District : W. G. Johnsos, of Oglethorpe; C. S. Dcßosr, of Warren. Alternates •: R. L. Rodgers, of Wash ington; H. F. Anp&kws, of Wilkes. Ninth District : H. H. Carlton, of Clarke; H. P. Bell, of Forsyth; A. D. Candler, of Hall: T. M. Peeples, of Franklin. Alternates : J. B. Silman, of Jackson; N. L- Hutchins, of Gwin nett. ( LHTEUXO AND MTKWART. Mr. Henry Cleveland, wh o formerly lived in Georgia, and who at owe time ed! *ed the Constitutionalist newspaper, , but who has resided for 01 this Ci. several years p': st “ “ “f been employed on ApP te Cri * ou^ a ’ has written up some per *6%*} Qlfr eences of the late A. T. Stewart far the New York Tribune. Describing a eon versation he had with the millionaire in 1869, Mr. Cleveland saya of him : He made Hie remarkable statement that he used no written aids to his memo ry in keeping op with the details of his immei.ua business, and said that he had never forgotten an appointment. Seemingly to prove this statement, which was incredible, to me at first, be began a conversation about ' the business man of the city of Augusta, j Georgia, where I had ones edited a daily paper. In tea minutes he satisfied me that he oonld j have written a fair biographic*! aketeh of the business life of every prominent **eh*nt m\ that citv, while in regard to facts as to tfcair beginning in biKlineM. ehangeeof associations and firms, standing in character and wealth, he knew far more than I did. Then he half apol- ogized for knowing so much by saying that be fore the war it was to that atetion. Belling ex-j porta to the amount of $193.Q0,00J a year, aod not to his own aee ion of tWa country, with only $33,000,000 or eo to epara, that he had •old hie high prioed and moat precious stuffs, on which hie fortune had been built. We agree with Mr. -Cleveland that Mr, Stewart had undoubtedly an excel lent memory, bnt as he sold immense quantities of goods to the merchants of this city and made a great "deal of money by the traffic, it is not strange that even so rich a man as he was should have made himself acquainted with suoh valuable customers. It is worthy of note too that while Mr. Stewart admits that he made the greater portion of his immense wealth out of his Southern trade, still just as soon as war seemed imminent he ranged himself in the ranks of the South’s most bitter end vindictive enemies. Of course it was to his inter est to hate the Southern people, for he found that he could make more money out of war than peace. Consequently he was in favor of war. He did little good with his immense wealth when alive, and the honors paid him since his death furnish a good illustration of the ineffable snobbishness of the American people. .McDuffie, Columbia and Lincoln. A Trip to Llncolaton. Shaking the dust of the town from his feet, the writer, in oompany with W. D. Turr.Esq., started out from Thomson to attend the Spring term of the Superior Court of Lincoln county. A trip in the oountry at this season of the year affords recreation aod pleasure to those who are confined to business in the city, bnt the journey from Thomson to the Dark Corner of Lincoln, while affording ample opportunity to admire the beauties of nature, is not one that the heart han gers after on a hot, dusty day. Thirty miles of travel in an open buggy through McDuffie, Columbia and Lincoln gives one a fine opportunity to see the oountry, but even Professor Little, the enthusiastic State Geologist, would grow weary iu his admiration of the munifi cence of Providence as exemplified in the profusion of rocks which abound on the highways and on some of the neigh borhood roads in the country through which we passed. Muoh patience and not a little prayerfulness are required to preserve a happy serenity of mind while passing over the rooky roads to Lincolnton. We never knew be fore why Robebt H. May, Esq , went into the wagon and car riage trade, but our trip to Lincoln furnishes a solntion : Coming originally from the land of Dooly, his practical mind was impressed with the conviction that there was money in the business. He saw in his youth that the roads from Augusta along the valley of the Savannah were admirably adapted to the breaking down and wearing out of vehicles of every description, and that the business might prove profitable. As a Lincoln connty boy, he had an eye to the fitness of things when he went into the wagon and oarriage trade. On our way to Little River, by way of Cobbham, we passed through some of the best farming lands in McDuffie and Columbia. After leaving Thomson for a mile or so the soil is rather thin, but for the next ten or twelve miles you travel along some of the best cotton and oorn lands in the State. We passed by the plantations of Messrs. J. E. Smith, W. H. Stone, John Boyd, Homer Stur gis, Thomas Burnside, Dr. Wm. Martin, Dr. Dunn, Henry Story, Albert and Green Dozier, Richard Neal, Judge Morrow, Thomas A. Blanchard and M. McDaniel. Ou many of these places are waving fields of wheat and oats. The fences are in excellent condition, the residences and out-houses in good order, and there are evidences of thrift and in dustry on every pide. Mr. J. E. Smith, who lives about three miles from Thom son, has a plantation that the eye de lights to look upon. It is in a high state of cultivation, and fully exemplifies the adage that “there is more in the man than in the land,” although his land is good, beiDg sandy, with a clay subsoil. Several years ago Mr. Smith ran a one mule farm, and his industry was re warded with a yield of twenty-six bales of cotton and fifty bushels of corn. He is now the owner of a fine plantation, the reward of his own labor. He gins his cotton by steam, and has a railroad from his gin house to the engine, so as to avoid the danger of fire. These men have a large area sown in small grain, and the prospeot of a large yield is en couraging. Crossing Little River at Moseley’s Mill, we found onrselves on the classic soil of the county of Linooln, which has supplied Augusta with some of her most enterprising merchants and sterling citi zens—men who are a credit to old Lin coln and an honor to Augusta. The Messrs. Flemings, May, McCord, Tutt A Remsrn and Uncle Jeff Jennings, hail from Linooln. Some distance from the ferry, my friend oonduoted me over a neighborhood road which is as prolific of stones as the sea shore is of sand. The land was literally covered with rocks, but there was no alternative ex- cept to grin and bear it. 'The jolting might be conducive to health, but cer tainly not to comfort. My friend Tutt was on his native heath. Travel ing over a rocky road and a hilly coun try might have been fan for him, but when we reached the end of oar journey, it required none of Mrs. Winslow’s soothing syrup to put us to sleep. We passed by thegiteof the residence of Mr. 8. MosELEy, recently destroyed by fire. Mr. M. is an old and respected citi zen of the oounty and his Joss is * severe blow to him in hia old age. Six o’clock in the evening found us at the hospitable residence of Mrs. Mary a Tutt, where we spent the night. Here W 8 me* Dr. Newton Randolph Fleming, a jpyjtteman of extensive reading. The Boater been cultiva ting his poetic taste for twenty ygars. He has written several poems but like most of the poets his muse, however sweetly and grandly it may have snng. has neitfcsr been properly appre ciated nor rewarded f bat he lives in hope and looks to the future /of reputa tion and reward. We are in the Dark Corner of Lin coln, made famous by Jndge Long strret in the Lincoln Rehearsal. We have met fjyg widow of his principal character—the man ybo attracted the Judge’s attention by gouging Mm ground and fighting an imaginary antagonist, f Elisha Weathers was his name. He was •a soldier is the war of 1812, and his widow is now endeavoring te secure the pension allowed by the Government £o the soldiers in that war. Our Senators and Representatives in Congress should l interest themselves in her behalf, and secure the pension for the widow of the man who was an aotor in the field of aoedy and tragedy. The legal fraternity was well repre sented at Lincoln ton. In addition to the local bar—Messrs. H. J. Lang, C. E. Strother and J. E. Strother —we fojind the fallowing members : Hon. B. Hes ter, Elberton; Col. J. D. Mathews, and Solicitor-General Sasc> Lumpkin, Lex ington; Messrs. W- ¥• aqd M- P • P F. H. Goga-sy, JpfP* &xgp, E. T. Shubbick, W. ¥ .General Dcßosb, Washington; W. P- Tgrr, Esq., Thomson. His Honor Judge Ppr- U delivered his charge to the grand jury It forcible and impressive. So can list?? 1 to Jndge Pottle without impressed C?h the con viction that he isjatoroughly honeet £?a conscientious in the discharge of the high tnutt committed to his keeping. He ts frnritt- in the discharge of his duty and, by reason of his rigid en forcement oi the law, ite i a terror to evil-doers w the Norther* **& The following ease* were disposed of at the term of the Coart; Daniel Jr Rowland rt G#o*a W. Non MAM nod Bl*aMTB NoWf**—judg ment for plaintiffs... .A. E. Bturom for the use of Alfred Baker m. J. J. Pool and Rufus W. Hobbs— complaint on note—verdict for plaintiff and motion hr new trial; W. D. Tutt for plaintiff aid J. E. Strother for defendants I The State vs. Sandy Barksdale (col ored)—bnrglary in the night. The pris oner plead guilty and was sentenoed to the penitentiary for eight years. Sam’l. Ltmpkin for the State ; D. M. Dußose, by appointment of the Court for the de fetdant.. . .John B. Kennedy vs. H. P. Miboleb— complaint on note — verdict for plaintiff— W. D. Tutt for plaintiff ; Brass A Reese for defendant James W. Barksdale, administrator, v. P W. Aaxe, jr. —suit on note—verdict for a tain tiff, and motion for new trial. 3bsss A Reese for plaintiff; F. H. Coil by, Sam’l Lumpkin and H. J. Lang br defendant.... W. 8. Boyd vs. George tudsAY—suit on note and plea of al teration of contract—verdict for plain tiff. W. D. Tutt for plaintiff; Reese A Beefor defendant. In the case of tie State against Oliver Parks and IfeNtY Hardy, (both oolored), the jury renmed no bill and the prisoners were diicharged The forenoon of Tuesday war occupied by arguments on a motion fol anew trial in an equity cause from Hfft connty, it being the ease of Anna D. Saddler and others vs. J. M. Brad lei and others. After hearing argu ment, the Court reserved its decision, to *>e delivered next week at Wilkes Coat. J. D. Mathews and Sam’l. Luipkin for movants, and Robert Hes ter 'or respondents. Tlese embrace all the cases of inter est. Court adjourned Wednesday night at ten o’clock. It will be seen that the county is free from crime, and that the morafe of the people are good. Theooun ty generally is in a fair condition. The peoplt are temperate and industrious, and they will manage to get through this year. In the lower portion of the county they suffered last year from dronth. They Fill for the most part make their own supplies, and as a rale they are not much in debt, bnt some of them will want Accommodation. As an evidence of thf r determination to raise provis ions aad plant less cotton this yesr, I have obtained some information which will be gratifying to all who have the interest of this people at heart. The prospect for small grain is good. The area in l wheat is from one-third to one half larger than last year, and much more o|tts have been sown. There will be moas oorn and considerably less cot ton. Gueno has been used on the grain crops, and the consumption of it is greater than last year. There will be an increased yield of gronnd and field peas, sweet and Irish potatoes, sorghum and grassei. As compared with last year, the hogs are ten to one, and there is an increased interest in sheep raising. I have keen told that there are not a dozen farmers in the county who will not rajse their bread and meat. The people ihave learned by sad experience the folly of raising ootton and selling it below the cost of production. They will no longer draw their supplies of bread and meat from the corn cribs and smoke houses of the West, but will live at home. Exclusive ootton oulture has been tie curse of the South.. When our popple make bread and meat the first consideration, and make cot ton a surplus crop, they will begin to prosper. We can have no substantial prosperity in Georgia until we live at home until wa become exporters and not im porters iof the necessaries of life. We should it least raise within our own bor ders sufficient supplies for home con sumption. This is what the people of Lin coln pointy will do this year of our Lord eighteen hundred and seventy-six, and their eximple is worthy of all commenda tion —even though driven to this policy by dire necessity. The Court House, built in 1874, at cost of $12,000, is a two story brick building. The offices of the coun ty offioids are on the first floor, and the Court room and rooms for the grand and petit juries are on the second. The buildingis conveniently arranged, and is neat and oomfortable. The floor is cov ered with matting. Then there are three rows of benches from the bar to the end of the ha\l for the convenience of the peo ple. The total tax levy last year was only $4,600. The number of polls returned were four hundred and six whites, and five hundred and fifty-seven blacks. The average price for fair farming land is three to six dollars per acre; original for est from two to three dollars, and old pine lands can be bought at from one dol lar to one and a half. Some forty years ago Judge B. F. Tatom, who was then Sheriff of the county, advertised the sales in the Chronicle and Sentinel which, with the exception of a short time about the close of the war, has continued to be the official organ of Lincoln county from that time to the present. Judge Tatom has been the Ordinary and Judge Alexanjer Johnston has been the Clerk of the Court for about a quarter of a oentury. They are loved and respected by the people, and they will, in all pro bability, remain in their respective posi tions until called hence to appear at the bar of the Heavenly Court where the Omnipotent Jndge shall pronounce the verdietti “Well done, good and faithful servants " Hon. N. A. Crawford, the present memberfrom Lineoln, does not desire a re-election to the Legislature and will retire, Laving the field open. There are no entries as yet for the raoe, but there are several gentlemen whose names are mentioned by friends as pros pective candidates, although some of them have no desire to go to the Legis lature. Henry J. Lang, Esq., Dr. John Sims and Dr. B. F. Bentley are spoken of favolably as available candidates. Mr. Dan? is an old practitioner at the bar. He represented Lincoln in the Legislatue before and will do so again if, elected, Dr. Sims and Dr. Bentley are both excellent men, and either of them woild represent the county credi tably. The candidates, whoever they may be, will abide the action of the nominating Convention. Col. Craw- yill retire to his mrie, never to be lured agtite ifttq the arena of politics, flattered with the hope qf writing his name in the pantheon of fame. pol. Crawford made a faithful represen tative ani secured the passage of every bill of interest to his people. Had it not be.ef for the tinfely interference of Messrs, Hevb* L- Murray and Thos. H. Remson, the writer of this would have been carried to Col. Crawford’s home in the mountain fastnesses of Lincoln, which is said to be as inao oessjhle ts an eagle’s nest; but the readers or the C^Rqstole would have been spared the auction of what to many will doubtless be an uninterest ing and doll letter. Qn our neyt visit to Lincoln, however, we promised to undertake tif 6 accept to GoL Crawford’s serie. The Lincoln Court Inn is one of the notable institutions of feincolnton. It is the place where the members of the bar eat their legal hash and pay the small sum of $2 per day for the privil age. Brother Burgess is the presiding genius of this house. He exhibits a weakness for Col. Lumpkin and treats him with decked partiality.. The Col. has a monopoly oi all the tidbits of the tables but still he is not happy and threatens that if Brother Buegess does frif jjjftje a more abundant supply of turkey hfwb epd Spring chick ens during nejxt iCoty-t yeqk, bs will brin| hjsyajfciops yfth higi from jtexing ton, and set $p #$ opposition' hotel. Thote who know tee Bofofffil will not question his ability to suoceod in Any thing that he undertakes. So Brother Bubo*33 bad better take time by the foreclock, and plume himself for the Epicurean fight in October. Uiorsctey aborning we bid farewell to LinDolnton. Colonel Jossfhus E. Stro ther, taming his back on the seeaep of his recent legal triumph, headed the. IHtifftTT"!? with his Rozinante, and the towers and saioarste of Jdnoolnton were soon lost to sight bn* upt to memory. The road to Thomson by way off Jtays ville is in good condition and the coun try Is inviting. That sheep raising is receiving attention in Lincoln was evi denced by the fact of seeing some large flocks of sheep in fair condition. Cross ing Little River at Raysville, we are in McDnffie, and soon in the midst of as fine a country as ever rewarded the labors of the husbandman. On this road are the splendid plantations of Messrs. Coke and William Murray, B. G. Sut ton, Jesse Morris, Thomas Hamilton, and the laDds lately owned by Rev. T. B. West —now the property of Messrs. Daniel A Rowland— all under cultiva tion and in fine condition. Waving fields of wheat and oats gladden the eye. The fenoee and the housee, the lands and the growing crops, all bear evidences of thrift and industry, and give hope of a profitable harvest. Those portions of MoDnffie through whioh we passed contain some of the best lands in Middle Georgia, and they might prop erly be designated the garden spot of the State. Lands that sold a few years since for twenty dollars an acre can now be purchased for twelve. Thomson has a rich oonntry to sustain it; and when tbe plantations are divided into farms, and our people fully appreciate the im portance of diversified agriculture, the towns and oities of Georgia will in crease in population and commerce. The many friends of W. D. Tutt, Esq., will be pleased to bear of hie growing snocess at the Bar. Leaving Lincoln two years ago, he located at Thomson. By study and close atten tion, he already enjoys a profitable and increasing practioe. He has a growing reputation as a jury lawyer, and bids fair in a short time to become one of the best lawyers in the State. His pow ers of illustration are excellent and his elocution is good. He is a close student—a man who feels conscious that he has much to learn in his profession. The people of Linooln feel proud of his success, and his fxiends in Augusta and elsewhere will be glad to know that his ability is appreciated and rewarded by a growing practice. Thirty-six new subscribers were ob tained for the Chronicle and Sentinel, so thet our trip to Lincolnton was not only pleasant bnt profitable. TIE EIGHTH DISTRICT. THE CONVENTION AT GREENES BORO WEDNESDAY. A Goal Attendance—The Delegates—The Ma jority Rale Adopted—-The Delegates at- Lorse—Barnes, Smith, Lester and Wof lord Elected—Johnson and Dußose District Delegates—The State Committee. [SpocieUy Reported for the Chronicle and Sen tinel] Grienksboro, April 26.- The Conven tion o( the Eighth District met here to day af half-past 12 o’clock, in the Court House Judge James B. Park, of Greece, moved that Hon. R. H. May, of Riohmond, be called to the Chair. Carried. Mr. Paul C. Hudson moved that Nr. W. W. Lumpkin, of Greene, be nquested to act as Secretary. Carried. Ou motion, the roll of tbe countips was called, and the following counties were represented: Greene— Jas. 1. Park, J. B Sanders, J. D. Moore, W. W. Lumpkin, W. A. Branch, E. D. Gresham, W. M. Weaver. Ogle thorpe>—W. G. Johnson, A. J. Walson, T. Hu|t, J. Himes. McDuffie—Dr. G. W. Durham, P. 0. Hudson. Columbia —S. C. Lamkin. Riohmond—J. C. C. Black. C. H. Phinizy, R. H. May. H G. Wiight, W. F. Eve, J. Y. H. Allen. Taliafiro—W. G. Stephens, C. E. Smith. Elbert—E. M. Rucker, T. A. Chandler. Jefferson—T. S. Bothwell, R. L. Gamble, Jr. Wilkes—H. P. An drews. Hancock—James Lawrence, Isaiah Kimbrough. Washington—R. L. Rodgers. Warren —J. D. Wright, R. T Barksdtle. - . Wbei the names of Hart and Johnson were oalled, Mr. E. M. Rucker, of El bert, stated that he had a written proxy from Hart, and Mr. R. L. Rodgers said he had a verbal proxy from the oitizens of Johnson. Mr. Hudson moved to strike Hart and Johnsoa from the list, unless personally represented. The vote was taken by counties, as -follows : Ayes—Washing ton, 4; Wilkes, 4; Riohmond, 4; Han cock, 4; Warren, 2; TMiaferro, 2; Jef ferson, 4; Columbia, 2; McDuffie, 2; Greene, Nays—Richmond, 2; El bert; 2; Greene, 3j; Oglethorpe, 4. Adopted. Ou motion of Mr. Hudson, the ma jority rule was adopted to govern the Convention. On motion of Mr. Black, the Conven tion proceeded to recommend four dele gates from the State at large, and four alternates, to the St. Louis Convention On motion of Mr. C. H. Phinizy, of Richmond, the Convention voted viva voce, unless a division be called for.. Judge James B. Park, of Greene, nominated Hon. Geo. T. Barnes, of Richmond. He was elected. Mr. H. G. Wright, of Riohmond, nominated Governor James M. Smith. Elected. Mr. W. G. Johnson, of Oglethorpe, nominated Rufus E. Lester, of Chat ham. Elected. Mr. S. 0. Lamkin, of Columbia, nomi nated Hon. J. W. Wofford, of Bartow. Elected. Mr. H. G. Wright nominated Hon. E. M. Rucker, of Elbert, as an alternate from the State at large. Elected. Mr. W. M. Weaver, of Greene, nomi nated Colonel W. A. Lofton, of Bibb. Elected. Mr. P. C. Hudson, of McDuffie, nomi nated Major J. V. H. Allen, of Rich mond. Elected. Mr. C. H. Phinizy, of Riohmond, nominated Colonel J. H. Christy, of Clarke. Elected. Mr. H. G. Wright, of Richmond, nominated Hon. W. G. Johnson, of Oglethorpe, as a District delegate.— Eleoted. , Mr. W. G. Johnson nominated Mr. R. L. Rodgers, of Washington. Mr. C. E. Smith, of Taliaferro, nominated Hon C. S. Dußose, of Warren. .The vote stood: For Rodgers—Washington, 4 ; Ogle thorpe, 4; Jefferson, 2; Elbert, 2; Greene, I. For Dußose—Hancock, 4; Warren, 2; Richmond, 6 ; Columbia, 2; McDuffie, 2; Jefferson, 2; Wilkes, 4; Taliaferro, 2. Hon. C. S. Dußose was declared elect 6cl Mr. H. G. Wright, of Richmond,, nominated Mr. R. L. Rodgers, of Wash ington, as an alternate. Elected. Mr. J. C. 0. Black, of Richmond, nominated Dr. H. F. Andrews, of Wilkes; Mr. Chandler nominated Mr. E P. Edwards, of Elbert, bnt subseqnent 'v withdrew him, and Dr. Andrews was eleoted. Mr. H. G. Wright, of Richmond, of fered the following resolution, which was unanimously adopted: Whereas, The State Executive Com mittee at its last meeting declined to call a State Convention to select dele gates to the National Convention, but, on the contrary, adopted a plan which virtually gives to that committee the selection f)f tjje delegates from the State at large, Resolved, That while this Convention does not question the motives or im pugn the patriotism of the committee, and is willing to concede that they may have thought this action warranted by the peculiar circumstances of the case, still it condemns it as a departure from established usage and declines to recog nize it as a precedent to be regarded in the future, believing as w e ,do that the people of the State, acting through their delegates, are alone entitled to ex ercise the powers claimed by the State committee. Dr. H. J?. Audreys, of Ifiljtes, offer ed the following resolution under in structions from the Democracy of j | 0g • Resolved, That in the opinion of this Convention, the proper and only way to secure a yietory to the Democracy in the approaching election for President end Vice-President of the United States, is to adopt a platform embodying, true, constitutional, Jeffersonian principles ; and to select as the standard-bearer of the party a man against whom there is not and never has been even the shadow of suspicion, and who has ever been faithful and true to those time honored principles, as handed down to ns by the fathers of the Republic. As such a man we would respectfully suggest to the National Democratic Convention the name of the Hon. Thomas f. Bayard, of the State of Delaware, a deseendent of Revolutionary sites, the inheritor of* a usee which is recorded' on the brightest pages bi AmeriSan history, and which is a syfiohymbf j&Wiottsc. fidelity to conßtitritK) n al 1 go vernmbrftt' ' 1 My |>. C. Hncteon offered to strike.out all of Ike *b°Ve relating to Mrr’ Bayard. Mr. ft.' fta&jkia lay the reaalatiofts on to o table. Adopted. Mr. H. G. Wright, of Richmtond mov ed that the delegation from each coqnty ■elect the member of the District Execute ©MMMfcfer “ nd ‘hey lectTchairmaO I^ TJ“Z hers, Mr. Rodgers though, —ere no neoeM.ity for this- The P r l e ®f n * ; ®® m " mittee should jiountil the Con gressional Convention mte- ... Mr. Wright said he had nothing against the present committee, and Was perfectly willing they ehonld be re elected, bnt a precedent should be es tablished. £n Executive Committee otoldnly serve from one Convention i another, and he insisted on his mo n. [t vas earned, and the following minis tee was reported: Taliaferro, G. Bri&ow; Wilkes, F. H. Colley; El rt, It P. Edwards; Jefferson, J. H. ilhill; Washington, G. W. Whitaker; ahmoad, R. H. May; Colombia, H. Casey; Warran, C. S. Dußose; Mo iffie, J. H. Casey; Oglethorpe, J. T. Hurt; Hancock, G. F. Pierce, Jr.; Q-eene, James Davidson. Mr. Ere moved that the Chairman of tlis Covntion be authorized to call tie Executive Committee together for tie purpose of organization. 'Mr. C. H. Phinizy moved to adjourn. Carried. OCR ATHENS LETTER. [facial Correspondence Chronicle and Sentinel.] Athess, April 26.—A1l quiet in the city of Athens. The wagons and carts have diaippeared from the streets, and etcept tie local trade, but little is doing ii business oircles. Commercial drum tiers frtm every quarter of the compass ae coning and going every day, and gve a lively interest to the Newton Bbuse, the only hotel in the city. Mr. Qanaird is still keeping this venerable irstitution, and well sustains the repu tation le has won as being one of the best hotel men in the State. His praise ison the lips of the public, as well as tbs people of the city, and a gentleman soqniformly courteous, and polite, and untiring in his devotion to the comfort ofhis guests, deserves it. The building, however, neids some overhauling, with a free use of lime and paint, and anew supply of furniture, to make it all that the Athenians and the friends of the Sl ite University could desire. Let this bs done. The pride, intelligence and wealth of the people demand and can afford it. Diagonally across the street from the Newton House is the magnificent build ing of the Southern Mutual Insurance Company. The building is amply sup plied with apartments for the business, and for convenience, ornamental taste and beauty, reflects great credit upon the ingenuity of the architect, who, I learn, is a son of our friend Major Thomas. Work on the Northeastern Railroad is progressing, and will be complete and trains running it is thought by the first of August. Colonel Moss, the Superintendent, is pushing the work vigorously on, and is very confident of great advantages from this and other connections he hopes to make. He thinks the Western and At lantic Railroad ought to be sold and the proceeds invested in the extension of this and other roads, just as important in the developement of the resomces of other sections of the State. When ever this road is extended into Ten nessee, forming connections with the West, it will be a big thing for Athens and Augusta. B. WAYNESBORO NOTES. Memorial Day—Decorating the Craves—The Address—Hard Times—Affrays, Etc. [Special Correspondence Chronicle and Sentinel.] Waynesboro, April 26.—This has been a day to be long remembered by our citizens—as is the case with most of our Southern cities, towns and villages— being Decoration Day, when the graves of those who fell in Freedom’s cause are decked with “ earth’s poetic gems.” The mildness of the past Winter brought us an early, permanent Spring, flowers were abundant, and the display at our cemetery, therefore, surpassed all pre vious adornings. The military were in full force and added materially to the impressiveness of the occasion—con trasting, as it did, the gay trappings and floating standards of meek eyed peace with the recollections of faded, tattered gray, a furled banner, and buried braves of a lost cause. “Let laurels, drenched in pure Parnassian dews, Reward his memory, dear to every muse, Who, with a courage of unshaken root, In honor’s field advancing his firm foot, Plants it upon the line that Justice draws, And will prevail or perish iu the cause.” Oh ! the noble, the heroio dead ! As long as the love of woman lasts shall their fame be preserved, and thus they beoome immortal. Often while gazing on the sad fair faces of our devoted oountry women, as in silenoe they stooped to decorate the graves of those who died defending them, have we imagined that the invisible spirits of those departed heroes had left for a while the Etysian fields and marshaled themselves in the air above, with muffled drums and arms reversed and torn and tattered banners trailing, to gaze in sorrow on the land they lost, and yet in exultant pride re joice that their memories still lived, and that in the love and affection of all that is pure and beautiful of earth they were embalmed forever. An appropriate ora tion was delivered by a young member of our bar, Mr. Philip P. Johnston, and the prayer by Rev, F. A. Branch, of the Methodist Church. At the close of these ceremonies a meeting of the Ladies’ Me morial Association was held on the ground, when the following officers were elected for the ensuing year : Mrs. W. A. Wilkins President; Mrs. E. E. Lawson, Secretary and Treas urer. The music dispensed by the Wayiesboro Brass Baud, under the leadership of Prof. A. Hett, of your city, was perfectly splendid and con tributed, as you may well suppose, largely to the pleasures of the day. One of th episodes of the day was the p e sentation of a pair of very handsome epaulettes, by Judge J. W. Caswell, to Lieut. G. O. Warnock, of the Wilkins’ Cavaliers. Iu General. Every one I meet with now-a-days, whether from country, city or town, complains, first and foremost, of the hard times, and being myself among the number who feel the soarcity of money and many things that money can buy, I am compelled to admit the complaint well founded. I recently read a letter from x minister to one of our prom inent and philanthropic citizens, de tailing the sufferings of many persons in one neighborhood alone, not many miles from this place, from the want of the common neces saries of life. They have no money and provisions cannot be had on time. I had no idea there was such suffering in our very midst, and but for the source of information would not have believed it. But these effects have been engendered by the suicidal passion for cotton; and just as long as the country bends its energy to big crops of this staple (corn cribs and smoke bouses being in the far West) just so long, and with increasing ratio year by year, will want and suffer ing be eutailed. One would have sup posed that experience should ere this have taught our people a better plan, upon the principle that “experience to the wise i3 a jewel indeed;” but it seems after all the Latin proverb “ Experien■ tia stultorum magistra” is the more ap propriate, and if so, it classes the whole planting community (with but few ex ceptions] under the head of fools How ever, let us still continue to hope the lessons *t the past and present may yet prove bfnefioial. Several slight disturbances have oc curred recently to mar the otherwise se renity ol our county. One was caused by a too free indulgence in benzine, in which oxe man was seriously, but not fatally, wounded, being shot in the right breast bj a pistol ball; and another, by the imprudence and bellicose propensi ty of one of the “privileged class.” The fellow was smartly belabored and afterward shot at; but the shooting party not haying the honor of belonging to a rifle team, missed Jjis mark. Cen tennial preparations dp pot disturb the equanimity of our people—not much. Many, no doubt, would like to see the elephant, but they haven’t the ivory. F. THE BLAINE BOND BUSINESS. Harrison -Stieha to His Statement and Tells ‘ ‘a Plain Story. Cincinnati, April 27.—J. S. C. Harri son has elaborated his former state ments about#he 864,000 and Blaine. The folUwing is an extract: “ There upon E. tj. Rollins, the Secretary, took me to one side and told ipe that I must withdraw that motion, for an investiga tion of the bond transaction would in volve James G. Blaine. He said the Fall elections were near at hand, and Blaine was a candidate for re-eiection to Congresß in Maine. An exposure of the transactions just at that time would be sure to defeat him. With that I with drew the motion. Subsequently, I took J. H. Millard, of Omaha, who was and still remains a Government Director, to Mr. Rollins, and in h>s presence asked Rollins if I understood him correctly in relation to the bond transaction involv ing Mr. Blaine. He repeated that I did, and that an investigation would be sure to kill off Mr. Blaine at the approach ing election.” Mr. Harrison narrates his efforts to have the matter investi- and bow ft was smothered and the effort! to get rid of him as a Gov ernment Director. “In conclusion, I haye to ss(y that I am i-eady and willing at nnv'ttflte : tc' gg before the Judiciary Committee dl the Hem so and take oath to the facts fn this statement.’*’- Mary—'T pay, Mrs! 'McCarthy, this 'ore's ‘ p ysjfy 6#d pifbbagA.” Mrs. M.— " Share row, and’is honeyf Then pick anofoer. Bless yer, young cab bages is lie sweethearts; yon must tbry jinjt-s-doaen ’fore ye gets a good wan.” Somebody gave Paddy McGrath a pickled g yesterday. Paddy bit it in fwo, opened bis month, made a face and traiJ :'“ Be W 9 111 ®° r? fore , ony Jedge <Si jtUy A thfe warreld am take me oath dhat the hin that laid that ( eg had tie dyspipsy or heart born. THE SUPREME COURT. Decision. Rendered April 25, 1876. [Atlanta Constitution.] Milliken vs. Steiner. Claim, from Rich mond. Warner, C. J. This was a claim case, and thb record shows the following facts : On the 19th day of September, 1865, suit was insti tuted iu Richmond Superior Court on bills of the Mechanics’Bauk, service was perfected on Thomas S. Metcalf. Presi dent, personally, on September 23,1865 Judgment was rendered January 15, 1867, for $8,839, based on verdict of a jury, without auy plea, and levied Feb ruary 20, 1875, there being on the exe cution a return of no property, Decem ber 9, 1869; claim was interposed Feb ruary 23, 1875. The following were ad missions on the trial: 1. That the lot of land in controversy was, on the 4th Japuary, 1866. and for many years before, the property of the Mechanics Bank and was so at the date of the levy unless it had ceased to be by virtue of the facts and proceedings herein after shown. 2. The deed of as signment dated January 4, 1866, from the Mechanics Bauk to William T. Gould, signed by Thomas S. Metcalf, as President, and John A. North, as Cashier, with the corporate seal affixed, with acceptance of the trnst by the as signee, January 4, 1866, and* recorded January 5, 1866. The deed is without preference, conveys the lot levied on with all other property of the bank in trust for creditors of the bank, and au thorizes it to be sold iu suoh manner aud ou suoa terms as the trustee may deem most for the interest of the trust. 3. The Mechanics Bauk was incorpora ted by the aot of the Leg stature ap proved December 21, 1830. Pam. 34, Prince’s Digest to 1837, page 94. 4. The charter of said hank was extended by act approved February 20, 1854, to 1880. 6. Notioe was given December 2, 1866, by an advertisement signed by J. A. North, Cashier, by order of the directors, of a general meeting of the stockholders December 20, 1865, to con sider the condition of the institution. 6. At the meeting held December 20, 1865, the following resolutions were passed : “ Resolved, By this meeting, being a representation of a majority of the stock of said bank, that a general meeting of stockholders be called, to be held ou the 20th day of February next, to consider the propriety aud necessity of surrendering the charter. Re solved, That in the meantime, and to avoid unjust preference amoDg the creditors of the bank, the Board of Directors be requested forthwith to cause the President and Cashier, under the corporate seal of the bank, to exe cute and deliver to such persons as they may select a deed of conveyance and assignment of all and singnlar the es tate, goods, moneys, evidences of debt and property of every description, real and personal, in possession and in ac tion, belonging to this bank, reserving what may be necessary to pay officers’ salaries, incidental expenses and attor neys’ fees, up to the completion of said assignment iu trust for the payment of all the indebtedness and obligations of said bank, without any distinction, ex cept as provided by law.” 7. On the same day the Directors met and ordered the assignment to be made as soon as deemed advisable. 8. The assignment was made Thursday, January 4, 1866, by the President and Cashier, with the corporate seal affixed, to William T. Gould, with uo other preferences than is or may be authorized by law, and with authority to sell iu such mauuer as the trustee may deem most for the in terest of said trust. 9. A notice was published December 21, 1865, signed by 21 of the stockholders, being the owners of over 200 shares, notifying the stockholders to assemble in general meeting February 20, 1866, to consider the propriety of surrendering their chaster and attending to any other mat ter touohing the interest of said bauk. 10. The stockholders met in convention on February 20, 1866; they ratified and confirmed the proceedings of the pre : ceding meeting, surrendered their char ter, aud ceased to do business, of which action of the stockholders’ a copy was sent to the Governor of Georgia, who, in his message of March 1, 1866, informed the Senate “that a copy of the proceed ings of a meeting of the stockholders of the Mechanics Bank ratifying and con firming the proceedings of a previous informal meeting (heretofore communi cated) and surrendering their charter” was of file in hiß office. 11. The trustee accepted the trust, took possession until July 6, 1869, when he sold the same at public outcry, at the place of public sales, after due notice of forty days in the public gazettes, to H. H. Steiner, for the sum of seven thousand seven hun dred dollars, who has bean in quiet aud undisturbed possession ever smee, un der deed the assignee (record'd July 24, 1869). 12. There was no election of Directors of the Mechanics Bank, or President of the Bank, after January, 1865, and the first Monday in January, 1866, was the first day of the month. 13. The following are the provisions of the Mechanics Bank of December 21, 1830, relating to the qualifications and author ity of the directors and stockholders: “§ 5. For the well ordering of the affairs of the said corporation, there shall be nine Directors, who shall be elected as soon as gold and silver coin to the amount of 20 per cent, of the sub scriptions for said stock shall have been received, and in each and every year thereafter the Directors shall be chosen by the stockholders or proprietors of the capital stock of said corporation, when a plurality of votes given in shall be required to make a choice; and those who shall be duly chosen at aDy election shall be capable of serving as Directors, by virtue of such choice, until the end of the first Monday in January next en suing the time of such election, and no longer; and the said Directors, at their first meeting after each election, shall choose one of their number as Presi dent, and in case of his death, resigna tion, removal from the State, or from the Board of Direction, the said Direc tors shall proceed to fill the vacancy by anew election for the remainder of the year. And provided further, that iu case it should at any time happen that an election of Directors should not be made upon any day when, pursuant to this act, it ought to have been made, the said corporation shall not for that cause be deemed to be dissolved; but it shall be lawful on any other day to hold and make an election of Directors, in such manner as shall have been regu lated by the rules and by-laws of the said corporation.” Fundamental arti cles of the oonstitution of said corpora tion ; §7. Art. 4 Not less than five Direc tors shall constitute a Board, for the transaction of business, of whom the President shall always be one, except in case of sickness or necessary absenoe, in wbioh case his seat may be supplied by any Director appointed by the Board of Directors present for that purpose.” “Art. 5. A number of stockholders, not less than twenty, who together shall be proprietors of two hundred shares or up wards, shall have power at any time to call a meeting of stockholders for pur poses relative to the institution, giving at least sixty days notice in one of the public gazettes of the city of Augusta, specifying in such notice the object of such meeting.” The cashier or treasurer of the bank, before he enters upon the duties of his office, shall give bond, with two or more securities, to the satisfaction of the Directors, in a sum not less than twenty thousand dollars, with condition for his geod behavior and the faithful dis charge of his duties. * * * * The bills obligatory and of credit, notes and other contracts whatever on the behalf of the said corporation, shall be binding and obligatory upon the said company. Provided, The same be signed by the President, and countersigned or attested by the cashier ol the futid cor poration. The Court charged the jury first, that under the admitted facts of this case, the assignment was valid and passed ti tle ont of the bank. Second, that if the assignment was not valid the plaintiff (whp was admitted to haye been a credi tor of the bank at thp time) should have objected to it qnfler the law in section 1494 of the Code, and not having done so, he could not how object to it—the record of the deed of assignment having been notice to him from the date of the record, The above charge was given in lieu of the several requests of the plain tiff to charge, wbioh were refused, where upon the plaintiff excepted. The jury, under the charge of the Court, found the property levied on not subject. The claimant purchased the property from the assignee of the bank, for which he paid the sum of $7,700, and took a deed from the assignee therefor; and the main question in the case is whether the title to the property passed out of the bank by the assignment, and veated in Gould, the assignee, so as to 6nable him to convey it toi Steiger, the defendant ? The p aintiff insists that-at the-time the assignment was made by Metcalf, as the President of the bank, under the resolution of the stockholders thereof, that his office as President by the-pro visions of the charter bad expired four days prior to tli6 execution of the deed assignment, 'to-wit: on the 1 fast ‘day of Decemfyey,' Jt appears "irdm the evidence in the record tqerja po election for Directors or President of the bank after January, 1865, and that the first Monday in January, 1866. was the first day of that month. The charter of the bank required that the Directors thereof should be elected, and he capable of serving as pirnotojs by vir tue of suoh choice until the end of the first Monday in January next ensuing j the term of suoh election and no longer, and the said Directors at their first meet ing after each election shall choose one of their number as President; provided, that in case it should at any time hap pen that an eleotion of Directors should not be made upon any day, when pur suant to this act it onght to have been made, the said corporation shall not for that cause be deemed to be dissolved, but it sHall be lawful ou any other day to hold and make an election of Direo tors in such mauuer as shall have been regulated by the rules and by-laws of said corporation. What the rules and by-laws of the corporation were is not disclosed in the rec ord now before us. The charter does not declare that the aots of the President and Directors, when not re elected ou the day prescribed, shall be void, but ou the contrary, the proviso before recited manifestly contemplates that their aots shall not be void. In onr judgment, inasmuch as the resolution of the stockholders of the 20th of De cember, 1865, authorized the then Board of Directors forthwith to cause the then President aud Cashier, under the corpo rate seal of the bank, to execute and de liver the deed of assignment in ques tion, it passed the title of the property of the bank to the assignee. If the of ficers who executed the deed of assign ment were uot de jure officers of the bank for that purpose, they were at least de facto officers of the bauk, and the persons contemplated by the stock holders to make it. Angel & Ames on corporations, sections 283, 287. Besides, the stockholders, at a meeting held on the 20th of February, 1866, after the assignment had been made, ratified and confirmed the proceedings of the pre ceding meeting held on the 20th of De cember, 1865. In the case of the Me chanics Bank vs. Heard, 37th Geo. Rep. 401, this Court held that service of a writ on Metcalf as President of the Mechanics Bank, on the 12th of September, 1866, was good service iu a suit against the bank. If he was the President of the bank for the purpose of perfecting servioe in a suit against the bank on the 12th of Sep tember, 1866, in contemplation of the law, surely he was quite as muoh Presi dent of the bauk when he executed the deed of assignment ou the 4th day of January, 1866. Although the second charge of the Court may have been er ror, aud we think it was, as the 1494th section of the Code applies to such banks only which have made a voluntary sur render of their charters, or the use thereof, according to law, still the first oharge of the Court was right in view of the facts ooutained iu the record, and should have controlled the case iu favor of the claimant. Let the judgment of the Court below be affirmed. Amos T. Akermau, by E. N. Broyles, for plaintiff in error. Frank H. Miller and W. H. Hull, contra. Pike vs. Dotterer. Equity, from Rich mond. Warner, 0. J. This was a bill filed by the complain ant against the defendants, praying for an injunction, relief, etc , On the final hearing of the bill and answers of de fendants, and the evidence submitted, the jury, under the oharge of the Court, found a verdict in favor of the com plainant. The defendants made a mo tion for anew trial on the several grounds therein set forth, whioh was awarded by the Court, and the defend ants excepted. The record disclosed the following statement of facts : On the 21st of December, 1862, Joseph M. New by, in consideration of love for his wife, Mary A. Newby, conveyed to Ignatius P. Garvin, as trustee for her, a lot of land in Richmond county, for her sole aud separate use during her natural life, and, after her death to sueu children as she may leave living, share and share alike, with authority to her to empower the trustee by writing, under her hand , to sell any part or the whole of said trust estate, she being allowed to dispose of any par or the wh le of the pro ceeds of such sale or sales, or authorize her trustee to reinvest the proceeds, or any part thereof, in other property, sub ject to the above trusts, September Ist, 1863, this deed was properly recorded. On March 6th, 1873, Garvin, the trustee, conveyed the land to Harmon Rowley, in consideration of $1,500. This deed was made in pursuance of written au thority from Mrs. Newby, who author ized the trustee to sell, aud also author ized him to pay J. M. Newby the full amount received for such sale, This deed was properly recorded September 26th, 1873. On March 6th, 1873, Row ley paid Newby fifteen hundred dollars —less interest at two percent, per moDth, taken off and took his note at six months for that amount, and at the same time gave his (Rowley’s) bond for titles to Garvin, trustee, conditioned to reconvey the land to the trustee upon the pay ment of the note for fifteen hundred dollars. Rowley testified on the trial that his understanding of the transac tion was that if the note was not paid the land was to be his, and he did not know until some time after that he would have to go into Court to realize on the claim. The note was not paid, and on the 21st of March, 1874, Rowley com menced suit on it in Richmond Superior Court, aud on the 28th of October, 1874, entered judgment against Newby for fif teen hundred dollars and interest. Oc tober 31st, 1874, Rowley filed in the Clerk’s office of the Superior Court of Richmond county his deed conveying the land to Newby, whioh deed was pro perly recorded November 25th, 1874. Upon the judgment for fifteen hundred dollars Rowley had a ft. fa. issued, and caused the same to be levied ou the laud on the sth of December, 1874. Ou the sth of January, 1875, the land was sold and knooked down to Rowley for fifteen hundred dollars. Several days after Rowley sold his bid to Frederick W. Pike, for his wife, Ellen Pike, and exe cuted the following transfer, dated Jan uary sth, 1875, to oorreßpond with day of sale : “Augusta, Ga., January sth, 1875. “ Harmon Rowley vs. Joseph M. New by. For value received, I hereby transfer to Mrs. Ellen Pike my bid for the lot or parcel of land knocked off to me by the sheriff of Richmond county this day, on the sale of land of Joseph M. Newby, under the following fi. fa., to-wit: Har man Rowley ve. Joseph M. Newby. [Signed] Habhon Rowley. ” On sth January, 1875, the sheriff of Richmond county conveyed the land to Mrs. Ellen Pike. Mr. and Mrs. Pike moved to the place, where they found Mrs. Newby, who yielded possession without opposition, and by their per mission oocupied a portion of the house, which they allowed without charge. Pike proceeded to repair the fences, etc., and began his preparations to cultivate the place, in which he ex pended money. Mrs. Newby left the place. On the 11th February, 1875, Dotterer,* who had succeeded Garvin as trustee, and Mrs. Newby filed a bill in equity in Richmond Superior Court, praying that the Pikes be enjoined from cutting the shade and ornamental trees and shrubbery on the place, on the ground that the oonveyanoe by Garvin to Rowley was merely a mortgage of Mrs. Newby’s property to secure the debt of her husband; that the sale by the sheriff and his deed were null and void, and asking that the deed held by Mrs. Pike be delivered up to be can celled. In answer to the rule to show cause why the injunction should not issue, Mrs. Pike alleged that the con veyance from Garvin, trustee, with Mrs. Newby’s consent, was a sale of the property, as authorized by the trust deed, under which she (Mrs. Newby) was authorized to dispose of the proceeds, and by her authority the trustee allowed the money to be paid to Newby. Her answer recited the history of her title, and the suit by Rowley against Newby, and the surrender of the property by Mrs. Newby without opposition, and her occupancy of the house by her (Mrs. Newby’s) permission. By amendment to hey answer, JVlrs. Pike alleged that the money reoCivfed from Rowley was used in part to pay premiums of insur ance on two policies an the life of New by for the benefit of his wife, the com plainant, which payments were made March 7,1873, and to settle a judgment against Newby, obtained Jane 17, 1870, on a contract made in 1860, which judg ment was for $832 62, with interest thereon from January 1,1861, and was settled March 8, 1873, and also to pay overdue taxes on Mrs. Newby’s separate property, to-wit; the land in dispute.— Frederick W. Pike answered that he had acted us the agent of bis wife; tbat the property was hers, and that her an swer was tros. The Judge granted the inj unction. The oase oame on for trial at the October term, 1875, of the Court. At the trial Mrs. Pike amended her an swer and alleged that the proceeds of the sale of the land were applied to the judgment of Rowley against Newby; chat if complainants were entitled to re cover that she would be subrogated to the right of said Rowley to enforce said jndgment against Newby; that the facts stated in her answer, as to the transaction between Rowley and Newby, she learned after her purchase; that she never had any transaction with the sheriff, but paid twenty-three hundred dollars to Rowley for his bid; and re ceived the transfer hereinbefore referred to; that ’ the money was paid' upon the faith dt a rApr&entatidn by' Rowley that the title' Vrfs ’yrijd' apd flbojj'j that Rowley failed to disclose that’ there was so outstanding bond for titles to GarviD, trustee; that she did not know of said bond, and the failure to disclose it was a legal fraud; that she was a bona fide purchaser for value, without notice of complainants’ claim; that it com plainants were eqtitjed [P recover, Row ley had, by mistake or fraud, acquired an uuoonacientious advantage which he ought not to enjoy, and prayed that Rowley and Newby might be made par ties, so that the decree could do com plete justice and end the litigation. The Court admitted Rowley’s liability to Mrs. Pike, but refused to allow Rowley and Newby to be made partners. The trial, proceeds and complainauts’ coun sel introduced in evidence trust deed from Newby to Garvin, trustee, with resignation of Garvin and appointment of Dotterer; deed of Garvin, trustee, to Rowley; bond for titles from Rowley to Garvin, trustee, record of Rowley vs. Newby aud fi. fa. in same, and deed from sheriff to Mrs. Pike, and closed the oase. Counsel for Mrs. Pike moved for a non-suit, on the ground that the evi dence did not show that Mrs. Pike had any notice of complainants’ claim, whioh motion the Court overruled. Complain ant's counsel then offered in evidence the sheriff’s advertisements, which de scribed the land and gave the chain of title, referring to the deed from Newby to Garvin and the record thereof, from Garvin to Rowley, and the record there of, aud reciting that Rowley had execut ed a bond to Newby to make titles upon the payment of a certain note, upon which note judgment had been obtained, and that Rowley had, in conformity with the statute in such cases provided, filed in the clerk’s office a deed to Newby. Coun sel for Mrs. Pike renewed the motion to non-suit upon the same ground, whioh was again overruled. On the trial the Court ruled out evidence offered by de fendant, going to show that part of the money received from Rowley was used to pay premiums on insurance policy on life of Newby for benefit of his wife; that part was used to pay taxes on her property, aud part was used to settle judgment founded on a debt in existence at the time property was conveyed to Garvin, trustee; and also evidence that at that time Newby was insolvent. The grounds of the motion for anew trial were : First—Because the Court erred in refusing upon the application of de fendants by amendment to their answer to make Joseph M. Newby and Harmon Rqyley, or either of them, parties to said oase. Second—Because the Court erred in overruling the motion of defend ants for a non suit, after complainant had closed, on the ground that the evidence did not show that de fendants purchased with notice of complainant’s claim, said motion to non-suit or dismiss the bill hav ing been made before the sheriff’s ad vertisement of the property had been offered iu evidence by complainant's oounsel, and renewed after the sme was admitted in evidence. Third. Because the Court erred in ruliug out the evi dence of Charles W. Harris, a witness for defendants, said evidence appearing iu the brief of the evidence filed in said ease. Fourth. Because the Court erred in ruling out the evidence of Pritch ard, a witness for defendants, said evi dence appearing in the brief of the evi dence filed iu said case. Fifth. Because the Court erred iu ruliug out the evi dence of Frank H. Miller, a witness for defendants, said evidence appearing in the brief of evidence filed iu said case. Sixth. Because the Court erred in ruling out the evidence of Harmon Rowley, when recalled as a witness for defend ants, said evidence appearing in the brief of the evidence filed in said ease. Seventh. Because the Court erred iu re fusing to prove by Simms, who was in Harris’ office and made the entry on his book, that the money paid, as testi fied to by Harris, was paid by Newby. Eighth. Because the Court erred in re fusing to allow defendants’ counsel to offer evidence that at the time of the conveyance by Newby to Garvin, trustee for Mrs. Newby, of the property in con troversy, he Conveyed also for his wife’s benefit all his other property, thereby rendering himself insolvent. Ninth. Because the Court erred iu charging the jury as follows : Gentlemen of the jury: The view I shall take of the law in this case, there being no material facts in dispute, will make your duty* very simple. The purohaser must look for himself as to the title and soundness of all property sold under judicial process. If Rowley had sold at private sale, it would have been questionable' whether complain ant oould recover; but with this we have now nothing to do. This proper ty was sold under judioial process. The property having been sold under a judgment against Newby, if Rowley had bought and the transaction had stopped there, the sale would have been void, and Rowley would have had no title, as it is admitted that Rowley transferred his bid to Mrs. Pike. Mr. Pike, who acted throughout the trans action as the agent of his wife, was present at the sheriff’s sale. I charge you, that if the transfer of Rowley’s bid, whioh has been put in evidenoe, was given by Rowley to Mrs. Pike, and especially if Mrs. Pike who, as her agent, was present at the sheriff’s sale, Mrs. Pike Btands in Rowley’s shoes. Mrs. Pike was put on her guard, and if she buys property that the judgment did not bind, then she gets no title. The sheriff’s advertisement gives the history of this transaction, and if this adver tisement was brought to notice of de fendant, complainants are bound to recover. It makes no difference that the property was not knocked off to Mrs. Pike. You can’t find for defend ants under the facts in this case, if you believe the evidenoe on either side. There was no error in overruling the defendants’ motion for a nonsilit. The charge of the Court being in violation of the 3248th section of the Code, neces sarily requires a reversal of the judg ment in this ease, and in reversing the judgment we shall direct that the de fendants have leave to amend their an swer in the nature of a cress bill, mak ing Rowley and Newby parties to the proceedings before the Court, with prop er allegations as to the grounds of the equitable relief which they seek, so aa to lay the foundation for the introduc tion of their evidence at the trial, with a prayer for suoh equitable relief as they may b entitled to and suoh as the na ture of their oase may require, accord ing to the principles of equity and jus tice, in order that the rights and equi ties of all the parties may be considered and adjudicated. Let tffe judgment of the Court below be reversed with di rections. Thos. H. Gibson and J. 0. O. Black, fof plaintiff in error. H. D. D. Twiggs, A. D. Piequett and Joseph Ganahl, contra. MILLIONB OF PIGEONS. A Room Many Miles la Length—A Torchllgh t Shooting Expedition. [From the Nev York Sun.] Moscow, Penn., April 14. —A wilder ness known as the Beech Woods covers a large portion of western Pike county and northwestern Monroe connty, in this State. Ike Bennett and Clint Waters, bark peddlers, were in the depths of the woods on Friday last, when they were startled by a sudden darkening of the sky and a noise like a heavy gale of wind. At the sume time, the trees about them began to fill with wild pigeons. They came from the northward, and as far as the men could se e iu tbat direc tion, the air was black with the birds. They settled down in the trees as thick as bees, and in an inoredible short space of time the woods seemed to be a living mass of pigeons. They lighted in the trees in each numbers that large branches were broken by their weight. They seemed to take no heed of the men, and orowded the trees under which they stood, occupying branches almost within reach of them. Nearly half an hour elapsed before they all found rest ing plaoes in the woods The bark ped dlers killed hundreds of them with clubs, and walked five miles through the woods without reaobing the end of the roost. The men say that with one swoop of a long club they oould knock dozens to tbe ground, creating only a temporary panic among the pigeons, and that only among those directly attacked. The lumbermen and others, when told by Bennett and Waters of the wonder ful sight they had seen, organized a night hunt. Dozens of men armed with poles and gnns started for the woods, and reached there after dark. They carried torches of pine knots. The pigeons, alarmed by the noise of the guns and the glaring of the torches, rose from their perches and flew blindly abont. For two hours the poles and gnns made sad havoc among the roost ing birds. The roar of thousands of wings, tbeoracking of branches, flashing torches, swashing poles and reports of guns formed a scene wild and terrible. Thousands of pigeons were slaughtered before the lawless and ruthless destroy ers were glutted. Each one brought away as many as he coaid carry, which was a small portion compared with the nnmber left on the gronnd to feed the foxes and wolves. On Saturday morning another expedi tion started out for further slaughter of the pigeons. The birds had evidently sought the roost for the purpose of nest ing. The woods swarmed with hunters on Saturday. The great flock finally rose en mh*s3, and- in a short tjrne every bird had’disappeared. The diftictibh 6f the flight was westward toward the Sus quehanna. * It is estimated that the flock was fully 12 miles long and four or 1 five in width. ‘ • - ; * * a. ’ About four weeks ago an enormous flock Pf wild pigeons passed over Sulli van county, N.' Y., and settled in the wilderness in tb northern part of that county, near the head waters of tue Beaverkill. It is believed that this was the same flock mentioned above. It ex tended from Gillman’e, Sullivan oonnty, to a point 13 miles to the eastward, and was several minntes in passing oyer, fly* jng very high.