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About Weekly chronicle & sentinel. (Augusta, Ga.) 1866-1877 | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1876)
OLD SERIES -Ml. XCI NEW SERIES ML. XL. TERMS. THE DAILY CHRONICLE ft SENTINEL, the oldeet newspaper in the South, is published ilailT. except Motidsy. Term* : Per year, slo*. six months. $5; three months, $2 50. THE WEEKLY CHRONICLE 4 SENTINEL is pnblished erery Wednesday. Terms : One year. $2; six months, tl. THE TRI-WEEKLY CHRONICLE ft SENTI NEL is published every Tuesday. Thursday and Saturday Terms : One year, $5; si i months, $2 50. SUBSCRIPTIONS in all cases in advance, and no paper continned after the expiration of the time paid for. BATES OF ADVERTISING IN DAILY.—AII transient advertisement* will be charged at the rate of tl per square each insertion for the first week. Advertisements in Tri-Week ly. *1 per square; in Weekly. $1 per square, llarriago and Funeral Notices, tl each. Special Notices, tl per square. Special rates will be made for advertisements running for one month or longer. ALL COMMUNICATIONS announcing candi dates for office—from County Constable to members of Congress—will be charged at the rate of twenty cents per dine. All announce ments must lie paid for in advance. 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.
