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Address WAI.HH 4 WRIGHT,
CHBOsnn-r- ft Kestisel. Angneta. Ga.
(Chronicle aifb Smtinri.
w DM EBDA Y JUNE 14, 1876.
“A Radical patch lias declared for
Tilden,” is the way the Commonwealth
comments on Vermont’s instructions for
Tilden. m m
The National Republican Convention
meets next Wednesday, and we shall
then know how ranch Blaine has been
injured by his bonds and Bristow by
his honesty.
Ir ex-Oov. Johnson consents to be
come a candidate, he will carry Rich
mond. If he does not, the question
will arise which one of the candidates
now in the field will receive the support
of the people of the county.
The Chattanooga (Tenu.) Commercial
is predicting that these Georgia Demo
crats will be electing Rufus B. Bullock
their Governor yet. This is not treating
Atlanta fairly. The Bullock element
in that city will feel slighted. They
want him for Mayor.
The Atlanta Commonwealth thinks
that Hendricks stands a better chance
6t success than any other man who
has been sugge -ted as a candidate. Wo
have’nt beard of Hendricks paying for
any “quoted reading matter” either.
It turns out that Bullock paid his
own expenses from Albion to Atlanta,
although he came as a prisoner. Noble,
generous Rufus ! Thoughtful of the
poor Georgia tax payer to the last.—
Waiter, pdss this philanthropist another
nosegay.— Savannah News.
The Atlanta Commonwealth metes
out simple justice to Governor Smith
by saying : “Governor Smith's control
over the Bullock affair ceased when the
ex-Governor entered the jurisdiction of
the (State Courts, and he has no more
right to convict or acquit the accused
ftimu any other citizen.”
The friends of Governor Tilden are
endeavoring to bribe the country press
of this State. A little ready money goes
a long way now in this equntry— Geneva
Lamp. The Governor’s friends do not
eoufiue their attention to the weekly pa
pars. They give the dailies a showing at
the “quoted reading matter.”
The Rome Courier has learned that
Colonel I. W. Avery is not the author
pf the sourillouk letter about Governor
Smith that appeared in the New York
Herald some time ago, and sets him
right before its readers. The Courier
■says that the letter which Colonel Avert
slid write to the Herald is unobjection
able both in temper and in its comments.
The Athens Watchman also wants to
know what uine men of the Georgia del
egation are for Tilden ? Tho Watch
man doesn't know of a dozen Tilden
men in that section of the State, aud
thinks “the Constitution 8 uine men in
bnckrnm will find it difficult to scare up
a constituency. '* Alas! how much
"quoted reading matier” has been wast- -
>ed !
The Senate seems to have compromis
ed on the Belknap impeachment case. ;
Those Senators who desired to go on
with the case at once and those who
wished to have the trial postponed until
November have agreed upon July, and
will pas 9 upon the War Secretary in the
dog days. In this way Republicans cau
run the machine at Cincinnati on the
12th, and Democrats look after their
little affairs at St. Louis on the 27th,
The Cartersville Express says: The
obsequious manner in which Bullock
has been received, welcomed and "in
terviewed" in Atlanta is simply disgust
iug to all true Georgians, aud that, too,
ibv loyal (?) Democrats. Old Judge
Lawson Black hasn't seen Bullock yet
for whin he was asked if ha had
called upon his Excellency, the grim oid
Republican replied, “No, by ttmuder,
.She Democrats are so thick about him I
can’t get a chance.”
The Barnesville Gazette says of the
Bncliu L'usiness engineered by the “en
thusiastic friends" of Governor Tilden :
“The Morn iny Newt, with character
istic promptness and boldness, endorses
the course of the Chronicle in its issue
of the 26th of May . These papers are
right beyond peradventnre. Woe be to
the nation whose political affairs are
managed by suoh corrupt ttJanipula-,
tious.”
A humor has been published in soma t
of the papers of the State that the Hon.
Julian Haiitridge ha3 declined to be a
.candidate for re-election to Congreas.
We are able to state positively that such
is not the fact. Georgia can ill afford to
lose the services of such a Representa
tive as Mr. Hartridge, especially in
ranch times as these. —Atlanta Times.
‘The State of Georgia cannot afford to
lose the services of such* man as Ju
xian Hartridge. He would miorn any
position within the gift of the people.
Jl We regret to seethe tight now going
on through Sonthera newspapers as to
the best man for the next Presidency.
Those who favor a particular man, in
some instances—notably the Augusta
Chronicle and Sentinel— are leaving no
.stone unturned to injure the political
Wiaracter of other prominent Demo
crats. This is superlative folly.” So
says the Sparta Times and Planter. We
don't like to seem inquisitive, bat ve
will take it as a favor if the Times and
Planter will inform us what particular
candidate for the Presidency the Chroni
cle and Sentinel has favored ?
The New York H'orW takes note of
the <y*n's “interesting information*' aa
to the purchase of the World by Tom
Scott while not distinctly denying
it, intimate*’ that it is not trne; winding
ap with a dexx. erouß thrust at the fifth
rib of the Sun £? saying that Messrs.
M g<m k t.l O. Roberts. CtrusW. Field,
Rosooe Conkling and Others are “com
monly reputed to have adv .meed the ne
cessary capital, or a great dea. of it, for
re-establishing the shattered prosperity
of the Sun newspaper as a qnasi-Demo
cratic journal in New York, with Mr.
Dana at its head, after that amiable and
accomplished journalist had learned by
a disastrous experience the futility of
attempting to found a Republican jour
nal in Chicago. ”
A VALUABLE WEATHER TABLE.
An esteemed correspondent in White
county sends us the following carefully
made tip weather table, covering the
last thirty-two years. It was,prepared,
of conrse, from data furnished by a
particular locality, but will be found of
general interest :
Year. I* IiLL I, I
! a s tl
: *e : 2. ' a ® ; * 'a
C 5 j p 50 ;0D j O jfa
1844. j 79 44 0j 0 5 239
1845 1 64 10 , 7 2 2 ’ 280
1846., 72 13; 3 Oi 4 j 273
1847 ! 134 ; 14 1 Sill 0 213
1848 ! 162 15 1 0 4 1 184
1849 161 ! 7 2I 3 ! 3 i 189
1850 147 ! 4 ; 7I 0 3 I 204
1851 125 5 : 5 0 5 1 225
1852 1 155 ; 2 9 0 ' 2 198
1853 11l 13 0 2 2 239
1854 j 136 2 11 1 4 ' 211
1855 127 I 1 10 j 2 3 222
1856 | 125 5 14 ! 5 6 211
1857 j 122 5I 13 2 2 221
1858 | 134 8 8 2 6 207
1859 ! 131 2 7 0 4 221
186 ft 112 ' 5 | 5 1 3 240
1861 i 135 8 33 3 213
1862 148 2 12 1 1 201
1863 ! 123 5 14 i 5 11 207
1864 i 152 i 4 15 : 5 5 185
1865 i 156 I 2 , 2 4 11 190
1866 128 j 1 i 9 2 8 217
1867. 152 5 1 11 2 2 193
1868 ! 139 6 9 2 2 208
1869 j 133 i 2i 11 1 13 205
1870 j 143 1 1! 15 0 6 200
1871 ! 158 ’ 1 4 2 10 , 190
1872 123 3 15 1I 15 209
1873 144 ' 5 15 2 12-187
1874 I 152 3| 4 1 1, 13 I 192
1875.. 166 ; 3 4 3 10 179
HERNCHEL V. JOHNSON. '
[Rome Courier—Editorial ]
We have assurances of sufficient au
thenticity to convince us that ex-Gov
ernor Hehschel V. Johnson will accept
the Democratic nomination for Govern
or if tendered him by the Convention.
This assurance is enough to determine
us at once in our course. Wo shall with
all our humble endeavors advooate his
nomination—not for the distinguished
gentleman himself, but for the best and
dearest interests ,of the State and the
people of Georgia. He is the man above
all others to administer our State affairs
for the next four years. Pure, able,
firm and devoted, his administration
would be oue of incalculable benefits,
prosperous to tho people aud creditable
to the honor and prestige of Georgia’s
fair fame. But he needs no eulogy from
us. All the people of Georgia know
him, and, knowing him, will be delight
ed to honor him. And what a relief
does his candidacy open up in the pros
pect that was so gloomily settling around
ns in the apprehended nomination of
Colquitt. We were almost ready to
concede Coi.quitt’s nomination, and in
that concession we felt a sickening des
pair of the wisdom of our party. * *
But it is not necessary to pursue the
subject. As between Johnson and Col-
needs no argument to suggest
to the people whom to choose. Their
own, intelligence is sufficient for that.
All that is wanted is the assurance that
Johnson will servefthem.
BLAINE’S SERVICE TO JAY COOKE.
The additional legislation obtained by
the Northern Pacific Railroad Company,
referred to in Mr. Blaine’s letter to
Warre!? Fisher, Jr., was the joint reso
lution offered May 31, 1870, five months
previous to the date of his letter. It
was the subject of strong opposition in
the Senate, und of one of the most pro
longed aud bitter fights which the House
had ever witnessed over any subsidy
measure. The resolution gave the com
pany, which already had a subsidy of
over forty-seven million of acres of
land, an additional subsidy variously
estimated at from ten to fifteen millions
of acres, and by some claimed to largely
exceed these figures. It also authorized
the company to issue its bonds, and
mortgage its franchises, to secure them,
and under the resolution these bonds
could be issued fcnd the land mortgaged
in advance of the construction of the
road.' It was under this legislation that
the once exceedingly popular 7-30 North
ern Pacific bonds were issued. The
joint resolution was reported by Mr.
Wheeler, of New York, who refused to
receive any amendments in the interests
of settlers, or fixing the maximum price
upon the lands. To force the accept
ance of amendments a minority suffi
cient to All the yeas aud nays engaged
in filibustering for several days, and
finally compelled Mr. Wbeelbr to yield.
The friends of the bill, however, having
a majority, in order to get rid of these
amendments in the settlers’ favor, re
committed the bill to the Committee on
Pacifio Railroads, with power to report
at any time, and a few days later Mr.
Wheeler again reported the joint reso
lution without amendments. By fili
bustering, the minority again compelled
a vote upon these amendments ip favor
of the settlers, but the majority defeat
ed them, flnd finally the joint resolution
was adopted bf a vote of 107 to 85—a
majority of 22.
A BLOODY EPISODE IN THE
HILLS QUESTION'.
The Nashville American says the
probabilities that the threatening In
dian demonstrations in the Black Hills
country will end in an Indian war are
increased by the telegraphic advices of
the massacre of a whole caravan of Cin
cinnatians, en route to the mining re
gion. For some time bulletins and dis
patches from that quarter have afforded
premonitions of trouble and the growing
hostility of the Indians. Whether the
white people are to blame for venturing
in there, or whether the Government is
to be blamed for not preventing them
from going, does not mitigate the hor
rors of this enrage massacre, however
decided, nor would it repress the gen
eral indignation against the brutality of
tlife Indians. Ba view of the fact that
the Black Hills OGnatry was ceded to the
-1 Indians by a most solemn trusty, which
has never bee* abrogated, the unfortu
nate victims of this atrocity may have;
been trespassers, but that does not jns- 1
tify tne inhuman manner in which they
have been slaughtered and mutilated,
after being murdered. The management
of the Government in this business does
not seem to be the wisest, under all the
circumstances, and in the light of such
wholesale butchery the average Ameri
can tax payer, who helps to foot the bills
. by which troops are kept on the frontier,
: are not likely to listen with patience to
the red tape explanation of the War De
partment. It was no later than Tuesday
that Gen. BueamaY is reported by a Wash
ington special as nos incurring in the
apprehensions concerning the **fgty. of
the interior towns on account of the em
ployment of the troops in the field
against the hostile Indians. He does
not think that the damage is attributa
ble to Indians, bat to some bad white
men. He says the War Department
does not get very recent advices from
the Black Hills, and he does not know
what is going oq there. So far as the
matter of furnishing arms to settlers is
concerned for their own protection, he
was positive in hi* assertion that the
Government wonld not comply with the
request made upon the President, and
he thought it was absurd to consider
sneh a proposition. The President
having been applied to for troops to aid
in protecting some of the frontier set
tlements, has responded ib*t it is impoe-
sible for him to do bo, as they are now
ail upon the march in the pending cam
- paign, which will take the whole Sum
| mer. Asa new Secretary of War was
I sworn in recently aud has entered upon
the discharge of his duties, there is the
bare chance of the charge of anew
broom in the Black Hills business—
either to keep people out of there or
else of teaching the Indians in a very
peremptory manner to learn to become
a little less bloodthirsty. At present
the scalping-knife seems to be used alto
gether too much on one side.
FLOYD COUNTY FOR JOHNSON.
[Rome CtjurUn — Editorial.]
We are gratified beyond measure at
the unanimity of sentiment which per
vades our community and county for
Johnson. We have been almost over
whelmed with hearty congratulations for
the position we have taken in His favor.
Not one single man has vet dissented
from the general voice of approval. His
nomination would heal at once all the
bitternesses that have been engendered
by the eager and disgraceful scramble
made by other aspirants and their
friends. It would be like oil upon the
troubled waters, or like precious oint
ment upon the beard, even Aaron’s
beard that came down to the skirt of his
garment. Even the Republicans them
selves would not have the indecency to
oppose his election, or to say aught
against his highbred worth and pure pa
triotism.
VINDICATION OF CHARLES O’CONOR.
The committee—consisting of ex-Gov
ernor Dxx, Messrs. Wit. Adams, Wilson
G. Hunt, Howard Potter, and John
K. Porter— appointed by the "New York
Bar Association against Charles O’Con
or in connection with the Forrest di
vorce case, have made a report. They
say that the Forrest case was one of
the most celebrated causes tried on this
continent, and that it was conducted by
Mr. O’Conou with an ability, zeal aud
perseverance rarely equalled. All the
attending circumstances concur to show
that he undertook the service with a
sincere belief that Mrs. Forrest was un
justly accused, and that it was a duty
he owed to his profession to defend her.
After a litigation of nineteen years her
reputation was triumphantly vindicated,
and a judgment for $66,446 32 was en
tered in her favor. During the pro
gress of the suit Mr. O’Conor had re
ceived no compensation for his services,
and had not only made large advances
of money to carry it on, but had loaned
her $10,250 for her personal use. Of the
amount of the payment above stated he
retained $38,850 74, of which the sum of
$13,074 16 was for his services during
nineteen years, including interest on
$7,500 from the time the judgment was
liquidated. The balance of $25,776 58
was for moneys advanced and loaned,
with interest to the time of payment.
It appears by the testimony of Isaac P.
Martin, of the law firm of Martin &
Smith, that Mr. O’Conor paid them in
January, 1854, for services rendered
in the case, the sum of $428, which
was not included in his account. It fur
ther appears that in addition to the
judgment of $66,446 32 Mrs. Forrest re
ceived from her husband and his estate
on account of alimony $57,560 33 and
for dower $95,000, # in the aggregate $221,-
146 65, and the record of the casa shows
that this large amount was secured by
the perseverance and skillful manage
ment of Mr. O’Conor, and by procuring
the reversal of judicial decisions which,
if they had been sustained, would have
restricted her receipts to a much smaller
sum. For these prolonged and success
ful services the- committee consider
him very moderately compensated. In
conclusion, they are .of opinion that
there is no foundation for any of the,
charges against Mr. O’Conor. Unjust
accusations are always to be deplored;
for even though they are shown to be
so, they are a source of trouble and an
noyance to those against whom they are
brought. In his case it is well that they
have been made and refuted in his life
time, for they might otherwise have ta
ken the more dangerous form of a post
humous aspersion. When his late ex
treme and apparently hopeless illness is
considered, his recovery, even to those
who are indisposed to regard the events
of this life as influenced by any other
than natural agencies, will seem almost
like a recall from the confines of another
world to maintain the most precious of
his possessions, a spotless name.
THE PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION.
A reporter of the New York Herald
has interviewed ex-Gov. Dix on the po
litical situation. One portion of the ex-
Governor’s conversation is worthy of re
mark. Speaking of a third party move
ment he said :
Mr. Tildes’ would not be strong before the
country. He is only known n connection with
the paper fights against the Bings; but, unlike
the comparative privacy of Piebce and Polk,
his non-prominence will net be an element of
strength, because of late his supporters have
made considerable noise about him. I don’t
pay much heed to the Tilden and Bbistow
suggestion from Washington. Mr. Bbistow is
a very young pian and a strong Republican. I
should doubt the feasibility of securing him on
that ticket. Mr. Tjlpen is npt known at the
South at all, sud at the West he is known as a
hard money mao. Of course he will not sat
isfy the West. No hard money man can hope
to please the inflationists, and on that rock it
is quite probable the party will split. It is said
that the third party movement would derive
Its strength from the Republican voters, hnt
look at it a moment. Suppose Mr. Tilden
fails to get the St. Louis nomination and the
infiatioDists succeed in hoisting the name of
Bill Allen, would the hard money men sup
port that ticket? Of course they wouldn’t.
They wonld meet and nominate another. That
wonld make three tickets in the field.
Reporter—And that means —
General Drx—And that means that the elec
tion wopjl.d be thrown into the Honse of Rep
resentatives, io choice being made by the
people. This is npt only possible, but prob
able. Bill Allen is an fble Tfxtn, ordinarily
speaking. He was in the Senate with me in
1845-6-7—oh< I guess twelve years. I knew
him yery well, and think highly of him. He
was a regular Renton hard money man then,
and thought nothing was money bpt gold and
silver. I aan't understand his change of base
at all. Now, if he were to be nominated, it
wonld make no difference who was second on
the ticket, nor what the platform was, there
wonld be a split and a third ticket.
The twelfth amendment to the Con
stitution of the TJnited States provides
that anless a candidate for the Presi
dency receives a majority pi all the
votes cast, the election shall be thrown
into the Honse of Representatives.—
Governor Dix believes that if the Dem
ocrats have two candidates in the field
—representing the Hard Money and
Soft Money factions—and the Repnbli-
cans one, neither of the three will obtain
a majority of all the electoral votes cast,
and tiis election will have to be deter
mined by the House of Representatives.
As the Democrats have a large majority
in the Honse of Representatives, snch a
contingency wonld render the election
of a Dejgoi*ajrsf to the Presidency a cer
tainty. We understand that somewhat
similar vjews ape entertained by other
veteran politicians. We sincerely hope
that if we should be so unfortunate as
to have a bolt at St. Louis the issue
will be as favorable as Governor Dm
imagine*.
A beneficial strike—striking a job.
Mrs. Ira Mead, of Greenwich, who is
one hundred and six years old, says:
“Few people die after they get to be a
hundred. ”
AUGUSTA, GA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, JUNE 7, 1576.
THE SPECIE RESUMPTION PROSPECT.
The debt statement shows a redaction
of $4,617,515 in the net indebtedness of
the Government dating Mav. The coin
balance has decreased $11,000,000 daring
the month, while the cnrrency balance
has increased $4,100,000. Deducting
the $25,700,000 of private deposits from
the coin on hand, it will be seen that
the Treasury tas now only $40,900,000 of
gold and Bilver belonging to the Govern
ment, of which probably less than $30,-
000,000 -consist of gold. The gold on
hand, therefore, is materially less than
the accrued interest and the over due
debt, which together amount to $36,900,-
000. This extremely low condition of
the gold balance is, says the New York
Bulletin, the natural consequence of the
silver issues provided for in the resump
tion act. If this policy of retaining sil
ver for home circulation and compelling
gold to take its place in the specie ex
ports is to be continned, it is simply pre
posterous to suppose that there can be
any resumption of specie payments in
January, 1879,
A PLAIN STATEMENT.
The Chronicle and Bentinel well says “an
independent is the meanst sort of a Radical,
because a secret foe is worse than an open en
emy.” Very well said, but we regret to see no
allusion to “that circulaire” in this opportune
connection. “The people” would like to hear
something upon both propositions at once.—
Constitution.
We cannot believe that the Atlanta
Constitution would resort to deliberate
misrepresentation in order to promote
its purposes. We have not the slightest
objection to its opposing us, and all
others whom it may think proper, in onr
advocacy of Herschel V. Johnson for
Governor of Georgia. It has a perfect
right to oppose the candidacy of ' Her
sceel V. Johnson if it sees fi| so to do.
But the Constitution has no right to
travel out of the record and make insin
uations which are wholly unwarranted by
the facts. The Constitution must know
that the letter which is giving it so much
uneasiness contains no reference what
ever to an independent candidacy ’by
Gov. Johnson. If it does not know this
we take great pleasure now in giving it
the necessary information. The Con
stitution may consider any statement
that Gov. Johnson will be or has been
requested to run as an independent can
didate a falsehood manufactured from
whole cloth. We trust our cotemporary
will do its opponents simple justice.
They ask no more at its hands.
A CURIOUS CRIMINAL CASE.
The Cincinnati Enquirer says: One
of the most peculiar criminal cases of
late years was concluded at London on
Thursday. The facts are these: A wo
man named Helen Smee advertised in
the morning journals asking for the ser
vices of some medical man thoroughly
versed in chemistry, and promising am
ple compensation for his trouble. She,
of course, received nujnerous answers,
and among them one from a young phy
sician named William K/iohton Yanoe,
to whom she replied. During the cor
respondence Mrs. Smee informed Vance
that she wanted a drug to take away the
life of one whose death would be of the
utmost benefit to a dearly loved friend.,
Her purpose to commit suicide became
clearly apparent, and Vanoe, who seems
to have been an excellent toxicologist,
fully described the operation of hydrate
of chloral in large doses, strychnia and
other vegetable and mineral poisons.
The question of his remuneration then
arose. The lady sent some money, but
Vance said that his reasonable fee
would be £7O ($350), and as he had been
in practice but a short time, he would
be unable to file so large a claim against
her estate after her decease. He sug
gested, therefore, that Mrs. Smee should
send him a note or a letter acknowledg
ing her indebtedness for that sum for
money lent, aud to provide in her will
for its payment. By one of those strange
chances which so often discover crime,
one of the most compromising letters
was misdirected and opened by the
proper post office official for return to
the writer. The man was sharp-witted,
perceived the contemplated crime, the
police were communicated with, the
parties arrested, tried and condemned ;
Vance to eighteen months imprisonment
and Mrs. Smee to six months.
RAILWAYS OF THE WORLD.
An exchange gives some interesting
railway information : The total num
ber of miles of railroads in the world is
set down as in the neighborhood of
160,000 miles. Not far from one-half
this total amount is assigned to the
United States, the length of roads in
which is given as 71,569 miles. The
railroads of Great Britain and Ireland
aggregate 16,449 miles, and the roads
in British possessions in all parts of the
world outside the United Kingdom
foot up 12,158 miles ; making a total of
28,607 miles. The next highest country
in the list, taking only miles of comple
ted line into consideration, is Germany,
whose lines aggregate 14,077. France
comes next with a length of 11,050
miles ; or, including lines partly con
structed or laid out for construction,
14,677 miles. Austria has 9,901 miles;
the lines of South 4ustr‘a and Upper
Italy add 2,617 miles; Jtaly 4,202
miles ; Russia, 10,140 miles ; Belgium,
1,956 miles ; Spain, 787 miles ; Switzer
land, 525 miles; Portugal, 815 miles,
and Luxemburg, 140 miles. In matter
of accommodation, also, tbe United
States heads the list by a long way.
Taking population and mileage together
it is found that in this oountry there is
a mile of line for every 548 persons. In
the United Kingdom there is a mile of
railroad for a little under every 2,000
persons. Belgium comes next with a.
mile of line for each 2,614 inhabitants.
In Germany there are 2,916 persons to
each mile of line.
So, too, the American railways were
built at njuch less co§t than the lines of
the other leading railway countries.
The average co@t of American lines is
placed at $56,570; that of Ijelgium at
856,405; Germany, $91,165; whilst the
railroads of the United Kingdomlcost on
an average 5185,390. The average cost
of railways in India was $82,680; of
Austrian railways, $102,560; of Russian
lines, $109,240, and of French lines,
$157,730. Taking the cost of the rail
roads in proportion to population, the
United States has expended at the rate
of one hundred dollars per head, Eng
land ninety dollars per head, Germany
thirty dollars per head, and Belgium
twenty-five dollar* per head.
The information as to the relative un
profitableness of the lines of each coun
try is defective in that it does not cover
the same year in each case, and some of
the reports were made before the full
effects of the commercial dullness were
felt by the lines, whilst in others the
case wag the reverse. Speaking for the
year 1872, M. de Franqueville says of
the comparative returns of France
anfi England, that the rate of divi
dend in jfraune represents 10.74 per
cent., while the mean rate for the whole
of the railways of the United Kingdom
was only 4-74 per cent. For 1874 the
rate of interest on the ordinary capital
of the railways of the United Kingdom
had fallen, according to the returns of
the Commissioner of Railroads, to 4.49
per cent, the average rate paid on the
I total capital being 414 percent.* The
German railway return reported a profit
on outlay of 6.6 per cent, in 1872. The
Austrian profits, which in 1868 were 9 8
per cent., had sunk in 1872 to 6 per
cent.; bat diminution in net income is
ascribed to the opening of a number of
new lines, the traffic -on which has not
yet been fully developed. In the latter
year the profit on Belgian railroads
reached 8.1 per cent, on the capital. In
Sweden a marked difference is shown in
the profits of private lines and State
lines, the former yielding 6.3 per cent,
on their cost, whilst the latter only re
turn 3.3 per cent. In a very elaborate
paper on German and other Continental
railways by Dr. Sturmer, the mean
gross receipts of all the European lines
are estimated for 1873 at $10,190 per
mile, the working expenses at 50 per
cent., and the returns on capital at be
tween five and six per cent. The divi
dend on the capital of the entire Ameri
can railroad system in the same year is
stated by the same authority at 6.1 per
cent.
THE BASIS OF REPRESENTATION.
The Athens Watchman publishes a
notable article in the subject repre
sentation on the State Convention. The
present rule gives to each county two
votes for each member of the Lower
House of. the Generally Assembly to
which it is entitled nnder the law. The
Watchman complains that nnder this
system “a county with two representa
tives and twenty-five hundred voters, is
allowed but four votes. In this way 250
men in a small county are allowed as
much wteight in a convention as 625 who
may have the misfortune to reside in a
large county.” The Watchman pro
poses as a remedy that the counties shall
continue to have “the same number of
delegates as at present, but let them,- in
votings be entitled to the full strength
of their counties at the last preceding
election. For example, if Jackson voted
2,000 at the last election, let her dele
gates cast that number of votes, and if
Clarke voted 1,100, let her delegates cast
that number in the convention. In this
manner all the people will be represent
ed, and undue weight will not be given
to any county or any section. There will
be no fractions left without representa
tion.” The question arises how can any
change be made in ,the basis of repre
sentation ? The State „ Executive Com
mittee has not done it and the State
Convention will not do it because the
smaller counties control the convention
and they will not voluntarily surrender
their power. There can be no doubt
that the present system does great injus
tice but we do not see how a change can
be accomplished. For instance at the
last election for Governor, Warren county
cast 600 Democratic votes. Coffee cast
117, yet Coffee county has as many
votes in the State Convention as Warren,
The system proposed by the Watchman
is employed by the Democracy of
Virginia on State Conventions. In Ohio
delegates are apportioned in accordance
with the Democratic vote of the counties,
and the convention consist of an im
mense number of delegates.
IS LAGER BEER INTOXICATING t
The following will be of interest to
beer drinkers : The old question wheth
er or not lager beer will intoxicate, has
just been passed upon by a minor Court
in Vermont. Under the prohibatory law
of that State a keg of lager had been
seized in a saloon as contraband, and
the owner claimed its restoration on the
ground that the liquor was not intoxi
cating, and hence did not come within
the provisions of the liquor law. The
main evidence for the prosecution was
the testimony of a physician that lager
beer contained six percent, of alcohol;
and that of two other witnesses, one an
expert in the consumption of the article,
named Phillips,, who swore that he
had drank a good deal of it, but had
not got very tight on that alone. He tes
tified that on one occasion he had drank
it all night until he was chuck full, and
although he weighed two hundred,
that it made him light-headed; but the
counsel for the defense made the point
that it had not been shown that the
witness was not light-headed when be
began his night’s work. The third wit
ness for the prosecution swore that he
once drank enough lager beer to lay him
out for six hours. On the other side, an
array of physicians was produefd, seve
ral of whom testified to the effeots of
lager from their own experience. Dr.
Pond said that he fonnd but 4.6 per
cent, of alcohol in the beer seized, and
that a man might drink from fifteen to
twenty glasses and, aside from feeling a
little sleepy or stupid, experiences no
effeots from it. Dr. Adams testified that
he had drank lager beer very freely, all
that he could hold, had drank until he
was chuck full, and should as soon
think of getting drunk on new milk;
and five other physicians gave it as
their opinion that lager is not intoxicat
ing. The result was that the jury re
turned a verdict in favor of the owner
of the beer, so that it is established in
Vermont, unless the verdict should be
versed by a higher Court, that lager
beer is not intoxicating, and may be sold
without violating tbe State liquor law.
MINOR TOPICS.
The annual meeting of the American Bible
Society was held in New pork yesterday. Re
ceipts from all sources for the year, $827,198,-
27; expenditures for the same period, f539,-
281,49, including balance on band May," 1875.
There is still a,balanoe left of $8,980,52. During
the year 876,770 Bibles were manufactured and
850,047 distributed by the society. The society
has circulated the Bible in twenty foreign
countries during the year, and had it printed
in nearly as many languages. The next an-
Kiversary was deoided to be held May 16, in
Philadelphia. Nine members of tb* Board of
Managers were elected,
Once more the “gentlemen on the turf ” in
England have been effectually chared out by
the “knowing ones.” and it is probable most
of those who ranked themselves in the latter
class have shared the same fate. At the race
for the Derby, on Wednesday, the favorite,
Petrarch, came in a bad fourt , whilst the
prize was easjjy won by ap unnamed colt,
which had scarcely been thought of, as the
Derby had never before been won by an un
named cojt or filly. Those who backed the de
spised cplt must. h*ye hafi a good thing, as the
odds were heavy against it,
The trial of the Passaic “fire-bugs” com
menced at Paterson. N. J., yesterday. Bab
nacle and White, two of the five men impli
cated, were respectively Foreman and Assistant
Foreman of the McLean Hose Company of
Passaic. An affidavit of Spbaul, one of the
incendiaries, who is on trial, was read, detail?
ing many plots for'burning houses by a gang,
some of which were concocted in the hose
Muck house, where they stored kercsine and
other oil for starting fires. White and Bab
nacle selected tbe buildings to se fired.
Among the buildings believed to have been
fired by these incendiaries was the Roman
Catholic Church.
When wiU the authorities see fit to inter
dict break-neck trapeze performances ? A
Mile. Lebaux was attempting to swing, head
downward, from a trapeze, in Nev York the
other 4*y, when one of thp ropes broke and
she fell a distance of forty feet. Fouy men
were holding a small netting in the centre of
the ring, and into this netting the woman part
ly fell, but her impetus tore it from the hands
of the m*n, and the violence of her fall was
scarcely lessoned.- It is now announced that
her internal injuries are of such a serious char
acter that she trill not be able to appear for
six months, if indeed she does not prove to be
permanently disabled. <
It is supposed that the officers are on
the track of Fleming, the bank larger.
COLUMBIA COUNTY.
Meeting in the County Yesterday.
Applinb, June 6, 1876. Pursuant to
a call of the Democratic County Execu
tive Committee, the Democrats of Co
lumbia connty met this day, at the
Court House, at Appling, and were call
ed to order by Dr. H. R. Casev, Chair
man of the Democratic Club of Colum
bia county, who requested Judge R. 8.
Neal, to act as Chairman. Chas. H.
Shockley, Esq., was appointed Secie
tary.
Dr. Casey presented the following
paper for the consideration of the meet
iug, believing it to express the senti
ments of the Democracy of Columbia
connty and addressed the assemblage in
support and explanation thereof.
The Democratic party of Columbia
connty, in primary meeting assembled,
for the purpose of nominating delegates
to the Gubernatorial Convention, .desire
to act in nnison with the Democratic
party of the Btate, in the selection of its
standard bearer.
Going beyond and above mere per
sonal favoritism, we desire the nomina
tion of that man whose well-known re
cord aud antecedents will not only give
promise of a wise, economical and honest
administration of the State’s best in
terest, but will have the effect to har
monize the party and bring to its sup
port its entire strength. We believe
that expectation can be met, and we pro
pose to name the man, not as an inttflKP
tion to onr delegates but as a sugges
tion.
To the present incumbent, upon his
retirement from the high position to
which he was called by a great and com
plimentary nfajority, we say, “ Well
done thou good and faithful servant;
you have our best wishes for your future
success in life.” But the question
arises upon whose shoulders shall the
mantle of Elijah fall ? Who is to be the.
Elisha ? The press present us the names
of many Georgians who would honor the
office, and whom we would delight to
honor. Happily for our good old State
she has many jewels that would glitter
in the gubernatorial crown, and while it
may be difficult to make a selection from
this brilliant array, yet we know that a
choice has to be made from among
them, or the “ Great Unknown ” must
come in to settle the difficulty.
If our choice is not endorsed by the
Convention we promise our undivided
support to its nominee, afad ask the
same from the Democracy of the State,
to the end not only of semiring his elec
tion but the nipping in the bud of that
fire brand to the party known as Inde
pendent Candidacy.
While we are free to admit that the
Hon. H. V. Johnson by his long, able,
efficient and faithful public services, has
demonstrated himself to be a statesman
wise, a patriot true and a counsellor
conservative, a man in whom there is no
guile, but in whose character there is
every element necessary to constitute
him the man worth of our choice; for
seeing is believing and khowledge based
upon experience is a good foundation
for action; yet, we do not feel the neces
sity at this time is such as to jussify us
in forcing him again in the political
arena from which lie has retired full of
years and honors, and against which he
protests most decidedly not only as
repugnant to bis taste, but in direct
and serious conflict with his private in
terests.
Believing then that the navigation of
the usually muddy and turbid stream of
politics is now clear and open, we do
not feel the necessity of forcing this
old, sure and tried pilot again to the
helm, especially as we have a young,
vigorous, able, steel-true and eminently
honest pilot, who will steer this great
ship of State over smooth waters freight
ed with Georgia’s great and diversified
resources, making her not only sea
worthy, but the pronounced flag ship of
the Southern States.
We give it then as the opinion of the
Democracy of Columbia, that the nomi
nation of Gen. A. H. Colquitt will give
satisfaction to the people all over the
State, from the mountains to the sea,
and from the Savannah to the Chatta
hoochee. His strength is here and there
and everywhere. Let us honor this good
man and he will surely honor our State.
We would suggest to the Democratic
party of the State in Convention assem
bled that as the necessity which origi
nated the “Two-thirds Rule,” has be
come obsolete, that it be abolished as a
“Party Rule,” leaving it entirely dis
cretionary and conventional with in
dividual bodies to adopt it or not as the
circumstances of such assemblages may
justify.
Capt. F. E. Eve then moved the adop
iion of the paper just read as the senti
ment of the couuiy Democracy, which
motion was seconded by Gen. George
W. Evans in a pointed speech, and was
unanimously carried.
. J. P. Williams, Esq., then moved the
appointment by the Chair of a commit
tee of five to select and report to the
meeting the names of two delegates in
accord with the sentiments of the ad
dress, to represent Columbia county in
the Gubernatorial Convention at At
lanta. •
The Chair appointed J. P. Williams,
J. N. .Heggie, Joseph Mouris, H. A.
Caver, and F. E. Eve, who retired for
the purpose.
In their absence, the Chairman, at
the request of the meeting, oalled upon
Col. Claiborne Snead to express his
views as to the best methods of work
ing the public roads, whereupon Col.
Snead entertained his auditors until the
arrival of the committee. The commit
tee returned and reported the names of
Capt. F. E. Eve and Major George A.
Hill as suitable persons to represent the
Democrats of Columbia coqnty in the
State Convention. The report was
received and unanimously adopted.
Upon motion of Gen, Evans, the com
mittee was instructed to report the
names of two alternates. They selected
J. P. Williams and R. S. Real.
There being no further business, the
meeting adjourned.
PUTNAM COUNTY.
An Excursion from Macon to Eafqntofl-rThp
Visiting Mi lit ary—The Arrival The Ad
dresses—Political Notes—Congress and the
Legislature The Crops Augusta Mer
chants—The Prospect..
[Special Correspondence Chronicle and Sentinel.]
Eatonton, June 3. Yh® Baldwin
Blues, together with quite a crowd of
citizens —male and female —joined an
excursion from Mapon, under the anspi
cies of the pioyd Rifles, and in an hour
and*a half, our party, numbering about
500, landefi in this hospitable town,
where the military on board were inet by
the Putnam Rifles, and eapofted to the
Court Rouse square, where were already
congregated a large assemblage of the la
dies and gentlemen of Eatonton and the
surrounding country. A' neat and ap
propriate address of welcome from Col.
T. G. Lawson, was responded to by Col.
Thomas Hardeman, when the crowd dis
persed—the young folks to a hall near
by to “trip the light fantastic toe,”
while the elder ones sought out town
and country acquaintances, to talk over
business affairs and crop pVospects.
Tables were already spread in the beau
tiful square, baskets by the legion were
produced, full of “goodies,” and soon a
feast was spread whidh might tempt the
taste of the most fastidious. The pro
prietor of the hotel, Mr. Qlade, kindly
threw open his rooms, frpe of pharge,
for the pse of the Jadieg, who attested
their appreciation of the favor by a lib
eral patronage and a lavish bestowal of
pretty looks and sweet smiles. When
dinner was announced, the dance ceas
ed—finances and crops—even politics—
ceased to interest, and the “din of cup
and plate and knife and fork”—in the
absence of these fingers did the work
resounded on all sides. The inner man
being satisfied, the unfinished busi
ness of the morning was resumed, with
the addition of a speech from Colonel
Hardeman, who, at the earnest solicita
tion of citizens of Fntnam, addressed as
large a crowd as oonld get in the Court
House upon the material interests and
prospects of the country. Judging from
the repeated applause, I should think
he struck tbe right note, and the re
sponsive assent of the crowd was bnt
the yeas and amen to the trnth of his
assertions. Could the suggestions of
Col. H. be acted upon want wonld soon
be a stranger in our midst, and gloom,
despondency and despair would vanish
from our good qld Commonwealth as
does the iqist before the xqorning sun.
EoUtifg.
It was a noticeable fact that State
politics seemed to engross the crowd,
while but little was said of national poli
tics and President-making. The ques
tion of the Gubernatorial contest was
freely diaoussed by numerous circles of
friends and neighbors—Hon. H. Y.
Johnson, General Colquitt, Hon. J. H.
James and Colonel Hardeman being the
subjects—every one feeling satisfied
that in either of these gentlemen the in
terests of the State would be safe.
Col. T. G. Lawson, of Eatonton, a
talented, high toned, Christian gentle
man, will be urged as a candidate for
Congressional honors at the next elec
tion, and he will give our present Rep
resentative, Col. Blount, a close fight.
I venture the prediction that Col. Blount
or Col. Lawson will be the nominee.
Hon. Frank Leverett, the effioient
Representative of Putnam in the pres
ent Legislature, was indefatigable in his
attention to the visitors to his town. He
seemed almost abiqnitons, for wherever a
clever aot was to be done, or a pleasant
word to be spoken, there Frank was
found, himself a host in two senses of
the word. A unanimous vote of thanks
is cheerfully awarded to him by the
crowd for whose pleasure and comfort
he so successfully catered.
Col. Clisby, tho veteran editor of that
excellent daily, the Telegraph and Mes
senger, was on hand, with his bland
smile and cordial shake of the hand,
greeting old friends and adding hosts of
new ones to his already long and extend
ed list. His paper is an absolute neces
sity to Eatonton.
Augusta.
I saw but two representatives of your
city in the orowd—one was a copy, of a
late date, of the Chronicle and Sentinel,
and the other was Capt. Tom Oarwile,
the weigoty, who, bent‘upon “business
before pleasure,” stirred around active
ly, notwithstanding the heat of the day,
among the mercantile fraternity of the
town. Good natured, jovial aud lively,
he makes hosts of friends wherever he
goes.
The Augusta Store
Is an institution of Eatonton, as it is of
Milledgeville, Sparta and other towns in
Georgia. That enterprising yonng gen
tleman from your city, Mr. Quinn, hav
ing sold his interest in the Milledge
ville Augusta Store to the veteran dry
goods man, John Treanor, is now run
ning an EatontonJAugusta store, and I
am told is competing successfully for
trade with the long established dry
goods houses of the town.
Crops
All along the route—in fact, in the
counties of Baldwin, Putnam and Jones
refreshing rains having fallen—are look
ing finely. The area in cotton seems
muob smaller than usual; but having
been highly fertilized and well attended
to, never loeked better. The average,
as to size, is, I think, better than J ever
saw it at this season of the year. Corn
is generally small, but looks healthy,
and is in fine growing condition. Jn
area this crop must be thirty-three
per cent, in excess of last year’s
crop. Wheat, though somewhat dam
aged by rust, will make a good
crop, while the oat crop is the
best J ever saw. Upon the whole, the
outlook is rather hopeful. Already the
golden grain is yielding to the sickle,
and soon the half famished farmers and
laborers will have bread enough and to
spare from their own fields. It is to be
hoped that the privation and suffering
of the present year will teaoh a lesson
not soon to be forgotten. Bread alqxifi
will sustain fife, b|R both bread end
vegetable are rendered more savory by
the seasoning of lard and bacon, and of
these I fear our people are not making a
very large supply. The late fall in price
of these staple articles wifi affect the
poor vary little, as they have neither the
money or the credit with which to buy.
Slay the useless curs, put a pig in the
place of each one slain j put the idle,
thieving vagrants in tfie chain gang so
that our swine may roam unmolested
over our vast pasture lands, and plenty
of “hog and hominy” will soon bless the
land. R. Q.
A MATRIMONIAL aPREAU,
Some ftlie features ef tUf> New Institution
in Snn f raneisco.
[Front the San Francisco Post.]
Applicants and tiring office hours will
have the satisfaction of knowing that
curious ones on the other side of the
street can and doubtless will obtain an
uninterrupted view of their approach
and departure. In the ladies’ depart
ment a collection of the photographs of
the male applicants will be kept, and
viae versa in the gentlemen's depart
ment. No applicants of doubtful char
acter will be reoeived, and any one am
bitious of obtaining admission into the
fields of married bliss must produce
unequivocal testimony of untarnished
honor and all the attributes which make
a person eligible to private society. The
institution being supported by philan
thropists, of course the monetary feature
of the business is the least conspicuous,
but some attention is paid to it in Order
that the “bureau” may be self-support
ing. A schedule of charges has been
scientifically arranged for the benefit of
the patrons. The average fee to retain
the services of the agent for one month
is $5. At the end of that time, if a con
genial companion is not found, the
agency refunds the money. If a mar
riage is consummated the “bureau” is
enriched according to the liberality of
the bridegroom. No marriage, no mon
ey-
A healthy man, medium sized, aver
age looks, middle age, is worth $5 to
the “bureau.” Take off half a score of
years from his age, add a few inohes to
his stature, give him a graceful mous
tache and other items of external grace,
and his fee of admission depreciates 50
per cent., for the chances of marrying
him off, and the ultimate gains are in
creased by that amount Qn the other
hand, if he possesses much personal un
loveliness, $7 5Q is exacted from him be
fore fiis vanity is gratified by the ex
hibition of his picture, Red hair is as
sessed $1 extra; a glass eye, s3l; a cork
leg or arm, $5; a slight strabismus, #1 50;
a bad squint, $9 SQ; baldness entails 75
cents extra, snd false teeth, of ordinary
manufacture, sl. If the artificial mo
lars are neat end not easily detected,
they are allowed to pass without extra
oharge. Deafness costs $4 extra. Blue,
gray, and green eyes are not included in
the category of good looks. Brown, ha
zel, and black eyes are worth 50 cents to
the owner, for they save him that
amount on the fee. Hair' that curls
without the suspicion of being “kinky”
is worth sl. Small ears are valued at
25 cents, and little feet and hands at
double that amount.
“ERITJNGU |N THE FAR WEST.
[ Winnenmcca {Nee.) Register .]
Yesterday afternoon, as the editor of
this paper was quietly attending to his
business, L. A'. Buckner cam® in and
excitedly ashed: “Ate you the editor of
this paper?” We answered, “Yes,” He
then drew a whistler and pointing it in
our vicinity snapped* it, We instantly
threw him down, the stove going over at
the same time. We stooped down and
began to wipe the floor with his cow
ardly carcass, not notioing the pistol,
which he was still trying to use, A
printer jumped in and took the pistol
from Buckner, when we allowed him to
get up and ordered him to go out doors.
He picked up a bar of steel, about
twenty inches long, and undertook to
strike us with it, but was prevented by
our gentle grip on his windpipe. In
shoving toward the door, we shoved hiffl
through the glass, a fragment qf which
cut e. small gash iq the "editorial scalp.
The artiojc ll® suppose the superanuated
old fool took offense at called no names,
and was a matter of common, street talk
and was published as an item of news.
We shall continue to publish all news
items we oan come across, regardless of
whom it bits, and hereafter be prepared
to defend ourselves against whoever
comes to assassinate ns. We retract
nothing, nor are we sorry for the mercy
shown an “old man,” “Lay on Mac
duff! And damned be he who first cries,
‘Hold, enough!’” The “old man” left
his howitzer on the field of battle, and
can have the same by oalling, proving
property, paying damages, and apologiz
ing for bis cowardly attempt at assassi
nation.
HURTFUL HYDROPATHY.
A Tank Containing Tit. Uganda of Gallon, of
Water Gives Way and Floods a Hospital,
Destroying: the Building and Rqqpg
Several of the Patients.
London, June i, —A perious accident
oconrred at the St. George Hospital,
near Hyde Bark corner.in this city at-an
early hour this morning, by tbe giving
way of the water tank at the top of a
building. Nearly all of tbe patients
were in their beds at the time. The tank
contained thousands of gallons of water,
and gave way without a moments warn
ing; the water erashing down through
the wards underneath, carrying the
patients in the beds before it, and tear
ing out the walls, deluging the entire
building. Several patients were killed
mid many seriously injured. The build
ing was badly wrecked. A full list of
the killed and injured is not yet known.
*2 A YEAR—POSTAGE PAID.
THE STATE.
THE PEOPLE AND THE PAPERS.
Crops in Putnam never looked better.
Wheat crops in Jasper county will be
a comparative failure.
The population of Elberton is.steadly
increasing. This time it’s a girl.
Mr. J. W. Hutchins was married to
Miss Emma Andrew, of Walton county,
last Tuesday.
A Miller county man had a hundred
pounds of baeon in Blakely, for sale, on
Wednesday last.
Everybody in Conyers is bragging
about Irish potatoes. Every garden has
the largest and finest.
Only thirteen miles is to lay before
the Northeastern trains will be'thunder
ing at the gates of Athens.
There is some talk of getting up a
grand Democratic barbeoue in Conyers
some time during the Sammer.
Cary S. Cox, of Covington, sailed for
Belfast, Ireland, a few days ago. He
has declined to become a seaman.
Fall oats are getting ripe and will be
ready to harvest in a few days. The
orop is good. We have heard of no mat
in them.
Muscogee oounty is out of debt and
has about $12,000 in her treasury, and
is building a $7,000 jail, whioh she oan
do very well without.
Rev. C. C. Davis has been appointed
by the American Sunday Sohool Union
and Tract Society colporteur for Fulton
and DeKalb counties.
The county line between Clarke and
Oglethorpe passes immediately through
the depot, and divides Winterville about
equally between, the two counties.
The Madison Journal says a young
lady in Morgan county has just finished
making forty quilts. However, it is
rather late in the season tq use that
many, we think.
Spring hats are becoming old, and
the average fashionable girl of Elberton
is taxing her wits to conjecture the next
radioal change in point of fashion to
make her happy.
A little daughter of Mr. Vincent
Studdard, of Walton oounty, was bitten
by a snake one day last week, and al
though sbe has been very siok, she is
now Put of danger.
Rev. Armenius Wright, pastor of the
Mulberry Street Church, Macon, passed
through Forsyth last week en route to
the Indian Spring. Mr, Wright was
reared in Monroe oounty,
Married, at the residence of the bride’s
father, W. F. Darden, Esq., on Thurs
day evening, the Ist instant, by Rev. H.
Phinazee, Mr. G. H. Worthington, of
Dalton, and Mrs. Sarah Burt.
. Married, by Rev. C. W. Lane, in the
city of Athens, on the morning of the
Ist instant, at the residence of tha bride's
grandmother, Mrs. Newton, Mr, W. M.
Pittman and Migs Moggie Parr,
Dr, A. U' Comp, who has long been a
oitisen of Covington, will leave in a few
days for Colorado, where he expeots to
make his future home. He will be ac-
companied by his wife and youngest
son, and Willie Phillips, of Atlanta,
Glanders are in several parts of Jef
ferson county. Mr. Jonas Stephens is
about to losg both his horses. Judge
Tarver has lost four or fivq It is re
ported that Judge Warren’s stock have
the disease also.
When a Conyers merchant wants a
little healthy exercise he starts out on a
collecting tour. When he returns he
takes his pocket knife and earves excla
mation points out of all the loose tim
ber within his reach.
At the Emory College Commencement
the Sophomore prizes will be delivered,
July 18th, by Hon. H. V, M. Miller. On
the following day Rev. A. W. Wilson,
D. D., of Washington city, will address
the literary societies.
The Centennial Base Ball Club of
Newborn, and the Seoond Nine of
Covington, played a matoh game on the
grounds of the former, at Newborn, on
Saturday last, which resulted in a vic
tory of 33 to 22 "in favor of the Centen
nials.
A young lawyer, who failed to see the
Emperor of Brazil when he passed
through Atlanta, is reported to have con
soled himself as follows : “Well, Dom
Pedro sneaked through and I missed
him, but hang me if I don’t see Julius
Casar,”
Macon Telegraph and Messenger;
Mr. James F. Farrel, formerly city edi
tor of the Augusta Constitutionalist,
but now correspondent of the Chboni
eiiE anp Sentinel, paid us a call yester
day. We regret not being in at the time
to see him.
There is a man in Early county, now
about forty-five years old, who never
purchased a box of matches in his life
and never consumed but one box of the
useful artiole, whioh was given to him
by a merchant. He is industrious, pays
his debts and knows how to economize.
Some time since Mr. Jos. E. Wells,
Jr., and E. A. Boss resigned their posi
tions in the Macon Volunteers. At the
last meeting of the company the follow
ing were elected to fill vacancies: First
Sergeant, E. D. Huguenin; Third Ser
geant, J. P. Flanders; Fourth Sergeant,
A. J. Orr.
In Qovington, at the present time, the
subjects of the coming Gubernatorial
and Presidential race and of the celebra
tion at Philadelphia of the one hun
dredth anniversary of the nation’s inde-
Eendenee pales into utter significance
efore the all-absorbing topic of cat
fishing in the Yellow river.
The water in the Ocmulgee is again on
the rise, having risen suddenly Monday
over ten feet, with a prospect of an in
creased volume. It is presumed that
the fall of rain on Saturday and Sunday
must have extended some distance up
the country, at least as far as the head
waters of the river. A freshet, however,
is not expe'eted.
Gainsville Eagle ; The returns from
the mines this week are of the most sat
isfactory character, in fact far above
average; besides two new veins have
been opened of fabulous richness, rang
ing from from ten to fifty dollars per
panful. When fully openad we will give
a full description of them.
Two young men were tried in the
County Court of Habersham county last
week for cruelty to a horse, and were
convicted and fined $25 each. The case
was carried to the Superior Court, Capt.
John W. Gwen, of Toccoa, and W. F.
Findley, Esq., of Greenville, represent
ed the State, and Oolonel J. F. Lang
ston the defense.
The Griffin News says; “Dom Pedro
passed through Atlanta yesterday, and
Albert Wrenn tried to marry his oldest
daughter. Dom said he would see
about it, and went off on the Kennesaw
route.” Some mistake ! Albert is too
good a Christian to practice Mormonism,
and has a wife. Well—nothing like her
in the Dora’s dominion.
Atlanta Times: The following party
will leave the city to day for Philadel
phia, New YoTk and Canada; Mr. E. P.
Chamberlin and lady, Mr. J. M. Gold
smith and lady, Mr. George Winship
and daughter, Mrs. Q. W. R. Cook, Mr.
W. A. Moore, lady and daughter, Mr.
A-D. Adair and lady, Mrs. E. 4. New
ton, Mr. Prank Rice, lady and son, Mr.
W. W. Bell and two children.
Griffin News; On Wednesday night a
serious affray occurred in the city be
tween Sheriff R. 8. Connell and Mr.
John W. Hightower, resalting in an ex
ohango of shots. Sheriff Connell fired
one shot, which was promptly returned
by Mr. Hightower, who .used his weapon
freely. No damage was done beyond
the breaking of a plate glass in the dis
play window of H. C. Horne’s store, by
the shot from the sheriff’s weapon.
Deaths in Georgia: Mr. Aaron Alex
ander, who has been a resident of Atlan
ta for 27 years, died Thursday evening,
at 3:80 o’clock, after a long illness, in
the 65th year of his age. Re hud Buffer
ed for some time from*, vompheation of
diseases. M*. Trippe, one of the
oldest and heat citizens of Eatuutun is
dead- H® Was a marvel of courage,
energy apd activity, uqd his loss will be
keenly felt. Died on th® 25th of May,
in Mossy Greek District, White county,
Mr. Pelin Clayton, in. th® 50th year of
his age.
Marriages in Georgia : On the night
of the 25th of May, at the residence of
the bride’s mother, Mr. & L. Grnbbs to
Barnes, by the Rev. E. J. Rnreb,
all of Jefferson oounty. On the 17th
ult., by Rev. 0. M. McQlure.at tbe resi
dence of the bride’s father, Mr. John
M. Stone, of Smyrna, Oobb county, to
Miss Levenia jj. Payne, of Triokum,
Cherokee oounty, Ga. At tbe residence
of Mr. Thomas Aldridge, near Pine Hill,
Mr. Wm. Aldridge to Miss Liaaie Bed
ingfleld, by Rev. B. A. Breedlove. All
of Jefferson county.
SOUTH CAROLINA.
NEWS NOTES FROM THE PALMET
TO STATE. 4
Mr. Wm. Scott, of Aiken, has a three
legged calf.
. Methodists’ Centennial tea partv
m Union was a success. J
Court for Union county will commence
on the third Monday of this month.
The drouth in Marlboro was broken
up by a rain on the 28th. The oat croD
is made. F
t £ co |® re d ma u killed an alligator on
Little Pee Dee river that measured ten
feet iu length.
The store of Mr. J. G. Steedman, of
Aikea, was robbed of a number of arti
cles on Tuesday evening,
n ® ish .°P Cavanaugh, of the Meihodist
Church, has been assigned to South
Carolina in episoopal visitations.
Red-hot Jones is still a power i n
Georgetown county. He had the pow
wow completely by the ears on Saturday
A colored tailor, named Chapman
was aomdently shot in the cheek by a
boy named Renwioh, in Union. Nothing
serious.
Frank Campbell, a colored man. while
polling a boat iu a out on James Island
day njght° ard W “ S droV!nftd > Tues-
SX 0 0 ‘I l '* u ™ and **>>’•
.J! 1 ® mortality among the colored peo-
P ®. ln , Union is on the increase. There
J' ?* Webb > of Newberry,
Win® h L B ande P artnro for the West,
having purchased an interest in the Le
Grande Hotel, Dallas, Texas.
The Episoopal Ohmch of Prince
George Winy ah has elected Mr. S. S.
I raser, vestryman, vice Col. B. H. Wil
son, and Dr. M. Forster, warden.
tJft' 1 a Greenville brickmason,
fell fronti the scaffold of the new Court
House at Asheville, to the ground, a dis
tance of ninety feet, and was killed.
Many Northern residents of Columbia
uatf© left the city, and are leaving daily,
to Visit the Centennial as well as their
friends in various parts of the North.
Mrs. Piehuff, an estimable old lady,
near 100 years of age, died last Saturday
m the neighborhood of Boiling Springs
Baptist Ghuroh, Spartanburg county.
The Spartanburg and Union Railroad
will soon be known as the Spartanburg
and Columbia Railroad. It is to be run
from a point near Alston to Columbia.
Mr. Q. D. Evans, bf Marion, while
holding a reference in Gonwayboro, on
Monday, was taken suddenly ill. He
has recovered sufficiently to return to
Marion.
Mr. Robt. McCown, a highly respecta
ble citizen of Darlington, accidentally
shot himself while drawing a load from
a shotgun. His death is universally re
gretted.
Mrs. Piehuff, an estimable old lady
near one hundred years of age, died on
last Saturday, in the neighborhood of
Boiling Springs Baptist Church, Spar
tanburg.
The Winnsboro News “deeply regrets
the small attendance” at the County
Democratic Convention, and follows the
regret with a vigorous leader, urging
organization.
Colonel D. O. Hawthorn, of Due West,
had the misfortune to lose two mules
lately. He attrributes their loss to the
fast of bis having fed them on barley
with smut in it.
A Lodge of the Knights of Honor was
organized in Anderson, on last Friday
night, by J. G. Hill, deputy supreme
diotator, who is traveling over the South
for the purpose of organizing lodges.
Great dissatisfaction is said to prevail
in Marion over the removal of S. J. Be
thea, Esq., Dr. Dozier, and other Trial
Justices, and the appointment of other
persons said to be unfit* foy the places.
Anderson is excited over the exorbi
tant freight charges of the Greenville
and Columbia Railroad. The merchants
of the place have concluded to organize
a line of wagons to some point on the
Air Line Railroad.
The Columbia correspondent of the
Charleston News and Courier asserts
that there are between eight hundred and
one thousand ex-convicts of tho State
Penitentiary now living in Columbia
and immediate vicinity.
Mr. A. P, Milier, of Winnsboro, has
recently lost two very fine cows, their
death being caused, as is supposed, by
having eating lockspur, a weed growing
among the lucerne in the lot in whioh
his cows were pastured. ,
The Governor has pardoned Roderick
Poston, Henry Poston and Joshua Col
lins, who were fined SSO each for selling
liquor without license in Williamsburg
county. Judge Shaw and Solicitor At
kinson endorsed the petition.
The Fork Democratic Club, of Ander
son, have renominated for the Legisla
ture the present incumbents—Messrs.
Vandiver, Orr and Simpson—and named
Dr. W. C. Rrown as the additional mem
ber allowed to Anderson by the new ap
portionment.
“There are more things in Heaven
and earth than are dreamt of in our
philosophy.” A South Carolina county
tax collector has settled his account
with the State, and has a balance in his
favor of $1,784 93, The millennium is
now in order,
L. Cass Carpenter gives notice that
by order of the President of the United
States, on the Ist instant, he assumes
charges of the Consolidated Revenue
Distriot of this State, which includes all
the oounties except Barnwell, Beaufort,
Charleston, Qolleton and Orangeburg,
In the Cross Key neighborhood the
rust is seriously injuring the wheat Re
ports from other sections of the county
say the wheat is still fine, the rust being
confined to the blade. Some farmers
will commence cutting wheat next week.
Many commenced cutting oats this
week.
A newspaper man in Columbia has re
ceived a formidable legal document in
forming him that his wife had fallen
heir to four thousand pounds sterling by
the death of an aged relative in King
ston upon Hull, England. This is the
third time he has been subjected to
similar surprises.
Larkin Holloway, one of the negroes
who was shot last week for the murder
of old Mr. and Mrs. Harmon, war, one of
the jurors drawn to serve at the Novem
bertermofthe United States Circuit
Ooifrt to be convened at Columbia next
November. It is now pretty certain that
lie will not serve.
Holland Glover, one of the convicts
who escaped from the jail at Orangbnrg
on Tuesday night last, returned the next
day and delivered himself fo the sheriff.
He thought it safer for him. Two others
of the gang took a different view of the
chances. They stole a couple of horses
and struck out for the West.
mass meeting of the citizens
of Piekens has been called for Saturday,
June fid, to take into consideration the
propriety or impropriety of resisting by
legal means the payment of the railroad
tax. Executions have been issued in one
ease and the property of a few of the
citizens have beeu sold under them.
Active measures are now being haken
• 8 cotton factory at Red Bluff,
in Marlboro county. The wator power
is ample, and the men who nave taken
the business in hand are of tlie sort who
will carry it through. Mr. James B.
Breeden has purchased machinery for
another fine factory building on the site
°* Mr. ,eekin Townsend’s factory, and
a third fac.tuvy is spoken of.
. Sewn of the gang of robbers confined
ia Grengeburg jail made their escape on
Tuesday night last. The jailer it is said,
is a candidate for the Legislature, andi
as the hars were cut from the outside, it
is thought he had something to do with
it. These prisoners were sentenced at
the last term of the Conrt for Orange
burg county to be sent to tbe peniten
tiary, but owing to tbe depleted condi
tion of their finances, they coaid not be
sent, as is the ease here.
On last Wednesday evening a citizen
of Lanrens eonntv, Mr. Traynham
Brownlee, was found dead in the public
highway, about two miles from Laurens
ville plaoe, on the Union and Spartan
burg road. The deceased had been to
Laurensville on business, bnt complain
ed a good deal of feeling sick. He start
ed borne some time in the afternoon and
was soon after found dead by a passing
citizen. Coroner Robertson held an in
quest oyer the body, the verdict of the
jury being that the deceased came to
his death from the effects of heart dis
ease.