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' ■ . - ■ H. M—■ H.... .MM, —. 010 SERIES—fOL XCt NEW SERIES —MOL. XI. terms. PiIE DAILY CMIiONK'LE A SENTINEL., the oldest newspaper in the South, ia published daily. except Mondey. Tenne: Per yeer, *lO ; six months, *5; three months, *2 SO. THE WEEKLY cHBONICLE A SENTINEL is published every Wednesday. Terms : One year, *2; six months, tl THE TBI-WEEKLY CHRONICLE A SENTI NEL is published every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday Terms One year, *5: six months, $2 50. SUBSCRIPTIONS in all cases in advance, and no paper continued after the expiration of the time paid for. BATES OF ADVERTISING IN DAILY.—AH transient advertisements will be charged at the rate of Cl per square each insertion for the Erst week. Advertisements in Tri-Week ly, Cl per square; In Weekly. *1 per square. Marriage and Funeral Notices, Cl each. Special Notices. Cl per square. Special rates will be made for advertisement* running for one month or longer. ALL COMMUNICATIONS announcing candi dates for office—from County Constable to members of Congress—will be charged st the rate of twenty cents per line. All announce ments must be paid for in advance. Address WALSH A WRIGHT, CnaosicLS A SxirmtxL, Augusta. Os. Ctjromcle atib Sentinel. y dnesday - January Bi, 1877. TO OUR MUBHCKIBKHM. We request our subscribers who owe us to pay their subscriptions. It is im portant to us that every man on our books should pay at once. Let each subscriber bear in mind that while one •r two dollars may appear to be a tri fling amount, the aggregate amounts to a large sum/ We hope our friends will respond promptly. wtf Russia is disposed to throw the fail ure of the conference on Europe. She consoles herself with the thought that it is not her defeat, but that of the Qreat Powers. The Turk has good rea son to be proud of his victory. The Übnnett-Mat duel has been pro ductive of so many stories that the last told is the best until pushed oat of the way by its successor. Upon that princi ple the Tribune's relation of how Mr. Mat disgraced himself by firing before the word was given, and how overcome by shame and mortification he fled the field, holds at least a present supremacy. Thk public schools of the county are in a flourishing condition. Both white and oolored have excellent teachers aDd are largely attended. The graded sys tem adopted by the Board of Education has worked well and resulted advantage ously to all classes. Since the adoption of the high school system by the Board much of the oppoaitiou to public sohools has ceased, as all cau now share in the benefits of the school tax. ■" Thu tramp nuiaaDce is becoming worse daily. Until of late thiß section of the conntry was comparatively free from the inroads of these unweloome birds of passage, but recently they have appeared in large numbers, much to the annoyance of householders. It is evi dent they are nothing bnt vagrants in the strictest sense of the terni, and the State law, therefore, in regard to such gentry should be enforced. A little wholesome labor in the chain gang would do a world of good. Japan has no need of methods to in flate and depress the ourrenoy and coin of the country. She has a plan of her own to regulate this matter. The Gov ernment has issued bills to the extent of a buudred millions of dollars, for which no redemption in ooin is provided, and which are expected to be received by the people at par iu all business transactions, excepting only the interest on bonds and customs duties. The refusal to take them, or in any mauner to impeJe their circulation, is a misdemeanor, to be se verely punished after the Japanese mode. How would suoh a law as that operate iu this country ? A novel plan for the solution of the Indian difficulties has been suggested by a Western man. He proposes to the Government to organize a regiment of untamed Sioux, the worst he can find on the frontier, and, by some peonliar metamorphosis known only to himself, to convert them into regular soldiers— probably raw recruits. After enlisting ' the requisite number he will take them to Washington and camp them in front of the White House. What he will do witfr them there he does not reveal, or what he will aooomplish is left to be guessed. He claims to be able to enlist 1,000 Indians in less than six months, aud have them ready for field service. Jack Kkhoe, one of the Pennsylvania Molly Maguires, and a leader in their conspiracy, has been oonvicted at Potts, ville of the murder of a mining boss. He is a mau of wealth and more than ordi nary intelligence. The singular faot about his conviction is that at the time of the trial he was already under sen tence of fourteen years’ imprisonment for conspii'aoy to kill, and under indict ment for another murder perpetrated by tbe Mollies. It ia intimated that he may also be tried upon this last charge, bat as one conviction for murder in tbe first degree wilt suffice to bring him to the gallows, and as he cannot very well he executed twice, it is probable this j rather novel suggestion of auother trial | will net be carried into effect. j A noth sr intereating “find” has been turned up in that land of wonders, the Eastern States; the exact locality we cannot determine, farther than it was near the village of Manlius, wherever that may be pleased to be. This archae ological treasure is an enormous petri fied carpet-bag. The hinges having become flinty, it is said, it cannot, of coarse, be opened without violence (and intimidation?), but from eertain well defined distensions it is believed to con tain such articles as nsaally inhabit a carpet-bag; but these, too, have doubt less become statues of themselves— j ••stony images iu eternal night,” as \ Honan would say, Pops interpreting. We suspect if it could ba opened there would be found, away down iu its pro feundest bowels, a neatly folded lime stone commission, appointing the Cardiff Giant to a post mastership in some pre historic solid South. To absolve tbe guilty conscience, ap pease remorse and attract sleep, nothing is so good as restitntion ; and when we bear of a fine example, we cannot fore go tbe dnty of relating it to our readers, in the hope that they will commend it to thoee of other journals. Qaite recent ly a gentlemen was robbed of SI,OOO somewhere ia the State of Ohio. Af terward, an annonymous letter appeared in a newspaper, informing him that if he wonld go to a certain hotel in Penn sylvania, what remained of the sum—the robber having apparently "had a little timo with the boys ” —wonld be return ed to him. He went there, and on reg istering his name, was handed an en velope containing $27. It nearly paid his railway fare ; and the robber, with that terrible load off his conscience, can begin life anew with a clean record, a fair future, and a small capital to set him ap in business. A Pittsburgh man had his oveasoat stolen, bat identified it while on the g reet, and secured possession by shak ing the thief oat of it and breaking hia (.oiler bone. ALU IST A AND KNOXVILLE RAILROAD. We understand that some of our South Carolina friends, who are particularly interested in the construction of a road which ahall put Greenwood and the sur rounding country in direct communica tion with Augusta, are apprehensive that our people are not thoroughly in earnest on the subject. That is a grave misapprehension. Considering the de pressing political complications, which hang like a pall over the country, the citizens of Augusta have given active and positive evidence of their earnest ness in this important work. On the occasion of the assembling of the oounty committees to prepare a draft of a charter for the road, a canvass of a few hours sufficed to secure subscrip tions equal to half the amonnt that will probably be required to grade the road from Augusta to Walton’s Island. With a liberal charter in hand, and onr in dustries freed from the depressing in fluences referred to, the citizens ofAn-j gnsta will be found promptly aiding in the construction of a through line to Knoxville—deflecting at Walton’s Island ti Greenwood. A JUST TRIBUTE. Last Tuesday, the 17th, an election took place in the Arkansas. Legislature for a United States Senator to succeed Clayton, Republican. Governor Gab land was eleeted almost unanimously, receiving 113 of the 121 votes cast. In the Senate the vote stood, for Garland 30, and for Yonlky 1 ; in the House, Gabland, 83; Yonlkt, 7. Out of the 18 Republican votes cast Governor Gabland received 10, and of those 7 were colored Repnblioans. Most of the Republican members, in casting their votes, made explanations which were most complimentary to Governor Gabland and his adminstration. The Arkansas Gazette, in commenting upon this, says: All expressed confidence in bis ability and integrity, and testified to bis impartiality in administering the government, and tbe perfect peace and tranquility of tbe State since be took the helm. The action of tbeso Republi cans is highly con-mardable, and shows clearly the condition of Arkansas. It is a high and deserved compliment to Governor Gabland, a splendid testimonial to his very impartial ad ministration of the government. It is a fitting rebuke to those maligners of Arkansas, at home and abroad, who declare that Republi cans are here placed under ‘'the ban cf social ostracism." and have no rights which Demo crats are bonnd to respect. All the determined and persistent efforts of the whippers-in around tbe capital failed to keep these Repub licans in the traces in this eloction. All honor to the true Republicans who dared to speak and vote according to their convictions. RETRENCHMENT. In response to the joint resolution of the General Assembly, Governor Colquitt sent to the two Houses, last Saturday, a speoial message containing suggestions in regard to the financial matters of the State. The Governor says that if the cur rent expenses of the State oontinne the same as last year, viz : $944,257 51, then by adding to that amonnt the snm of $848,005 that must be paid on the public debt, we get the large sum of $1,792,250 as the amount to be raised this year for onr public expenditures. As the Oomptroller-Geueral has esti mated tbe probable receipts of the State at the sum of $1,457,000, this will leave a deficiency of $325,956 to be paid up by increased taxation, by a system of economy or by the plan of a temporary loan. The Governor advises that in creased taxation be avoided if possible. The true remedy is to economize, and he has given no little thought to this matter. So far as the publio debt is concerned no lightening of its burdens can be expected at present. Principal aird interest must be paid promptly as they fall due. He advocates payment of the floating debt as soon as possible, as this will materially reduce the annual expenses. If the re oeiptq will not authorize the taking up of this debt, he suggests that six per oent. bonds be issued to retire it. The interest npon the bonds will be less than the oost of temporary loans, while much inconvenience will be saved. His judgment is that if there is any possi bility of retrenchment, it will oome from a more exact return of property for tax ation, a more rigid collection of taxes, saving in the oost of collecting the taxes, rednction in the oost of legislation and clerk hire of the General Assembly, dim unition in the outlay of the contingent, printing and building funds, in the ap propriation by the State of all perqui sites, in tbe reduction so far as practica ble of the number of clerks in the vari ous departments and in Cutting off all unnecessary offices. There is a chance to increase the public revenue in the items of reducing the oost of collecting taxes and the nnoolleotod tax. The law of reduced compensation of receivers and collectors goes into effect this year.— In 1876 the compensation of these officers was $135,000, or nearly one-tenth of the whole tax. Under the new law the saving will be $30,000. The Governor thinks that a still farther sav ing could be made ; that it ought not to cost over $90,000 to assess and colleot onr tax. The loss of nnaollected and in aolrent tax should not be more than five per oent. Instead of $150,000 of unool leeted and insolvent tax ont of a million and a quarter of asaeasmepts, there shoald not tie one-half of that amonnt. He refers to Virginia to show that a mnoh closer and cheaper collection of the taxes can be made. If the increased tax resulting from a j aster appraisement of property is add ed, there is a chance for still more reve nue. He suggests that telegraph and express companies pay too little tax in proportion to their wealth and transac tions. He says the question arises whether a reduction cannot be made in the number of judicial oir ouits. The redaction to sixteen oiroaits ! instead of tweuty, would save the State i a large amount. He thinks over $15,- 000 ought to bo *4Td in the matter of clerk hire in the Legi#j§£jye dapart | ent. A redaction of the $150,069 of tbe $680,000 that it takes to pay the current expenses of the State government, wonld be an important benefit to the tax pay ers. In urging s policy of reduced expen diture, he does not mean to contend for either parsimony in salaries or a crip pling of the needed machinery of gov ernment The State most be just to her servants and alive to her own neces sities and dignity. Poorly paid officials will not render faithful service and the administration of the affairs of the Com monwealth mnst not ba cramped in any department In ooDelusion, ba says : " Let ns begin at the bottom and work up. Let the people give in their whole property at a just valuation. Let the tax ba impartially imposed and rigidly collected. Let every department of the public service—eity, county and State be economically and faithfully ad ministered. Let all snpeiffona offices and unnecessary expenses be ent off, Let new debt be avoided and old debt be promptly paid. Let a high asnti ment of public dnty animate all public officials, and we shall see a most grati fying result.” The fall text of the message is pub lished elsewhere in the Chboniol* and Samyngn. ft is * clear and able docu ment. Governor Colquitt shows an earnest and wise purpose to retrench, so far as he ia able, the public expense and to work for the good of the State. BENATORIAL ELECTIONS. Several Senatorial elections have re cently taken place. In Maine Jakes G. Blaine, Republican, was chosen; in Minnesota, William Windom, Republi can; in Michigan, T. W. Febby, Repub lican; in Arkansas, A. H. Garland, Democrat; in Massachusetts, Geo. F. Hoar, Republican; in Tennessee, Isham G. Harris and Jab. E. Bailey, Demo crats; and in Nebraska, P. W. Hitch cook, Republican. Blaine succeeds Morrill, Republican; Windom, Ferry and Hitchcock are their own successors; Gabland succeeds Powell Clayton, Republican; Hoab succeeds Geo. 8. Boutwell, Republican; Harris and Bailey succeed Coopzb and Key, Dem ocrats. Hoar, of Masschnsetts ia a Con servative Republican. Elections are yet to take place in Dlinois, New Jersey and Georgia. In Illinois there is an animated contest between John A. Lo oan, Repnbliean, and present incum bent, and ex-Governor Palmer, Demo crat. The Independents hold the bal ance of power. In New Jersey the Democrats have a majority of one on joint ballot and two or three of the Republicans are acting with them. A Democrat will probably be elected to succeed F. T. Fbelinohuysen, Repub lican. In Georgia the contestants for the position are Hon. Thob. M. Nor wood, present incumbent; Hon. Benj. H. Hill, member of Congress from the Ninth Congressional District, and ex- Governor Jambs M. Smith, all Demo crats. POLITICS ASIDE. Let us turn for a moment from the consideration of the political questions which have so excited the country du ring the past six months, that we may look into the results accomplished in 1876 in the field of discovery. It is in the latter department we discover men in their most self-sacrificing attitude. The politician lives for the present; the man of science looks to the fature am] its marvelous unfoldings. At the recent annual meeting of the American Geographical Society, the President, Chief Justice Daly, read an elaborate paper on ‘‘The Geographical Work of the World in 1876.” The re turn of the Alert and the Discovery, nnder Sir George Nares, from the attempt to penetrate the Pplar Sea via Smith’s Land, was pronounced to be tbe Arctic event of the year. From a geographical and scien tific standpoint, the expedition may be regarded a success. Captain Nares carried his own vessel to the highest point ever reached. Chief Justice Daly submits that to reaoh the Pole is not the real object of Polar expeditions, although it is a geographical feat to which great eclat attaohes. Tbe prime object in view is the exploration of the Arotic region in every direction for tbe purpose of obtaining scientific informa tion in a quarter of the globe where it is of the highest interest, not only as re spects the past physioal history of the earth, bnt to enable us to unravel phe nomena and obtain a knowledge of phy sioal laws affecting its present condition. The expedition, under Captain Nares, advanced this object to a considerable degree. Turning from sea to land, we find that M. DuChaillu’s account of the pigmies he found in Western Africa, near the Equator, is confirmed by Mr. Marcette, who says these pigmies were well known to the anoient Egyptians and advances arguments, supported by unquestionable data, in favor of the ex istence of a race of tha olass referred to. Some of the Bess representations ex hibited by Mr. M. would greatly delight the evolutionists of the Darwin school. An inhabitant of the Osboon has reached Berlin, a live young gorilla, and is now iu the Berlin Aquarium. Dr. Hermes says that he nods, clasps bis hands, wakes up and stretches himself like a man; that he sleeps eight hours, eats only what his keeper eats, and re quires him to be constantly by him. He was taken sick, and was restored by the use of that African specific, quinine, and the D ctor says that he showed his tongue and squeezed the Doctor's hand, as if to indicate that he felt assured of his recovery. Oaptain Burton a cended the Cengo to the rapids, and made a joumry through the gorilla country, of which hfi has given an account. Captain Hat has vpited the distriot of Akem, in West Afrioa, and found tbe country rioh in minerals and studded with well built towns. He found a peculiar malformation among the male sex of this people—a protuberance of the obeek bones under the eyes, taking the form of hornß on either side of the nose—and has sent two photographs of these horned men to Eng land. , The Rev. Georoe Brown, a missionary who visited the islan.'s of the northeast coast ef Hew Guinea, describes the natives as nude savages of the Oriental negro type, who live mors like beasts than hnman beings. He found cannibalism prevailing throughout tbe islands, not, as among some other savages, as a religious rite, but as a means of subsistence. He has given the details of w hat he saw of this horrible practice, which are tor revolting to repeat. He said he was assured by the na tives that there was in the islands a race of human beings with tails who were not mon keys ; that the tale was bony and inflexible, so that those with this caudle appendage had to dig a hole in the sand before they could sit down, as they died if the tail was broken. We have thus revived the account of the men with tails heretofore reported to exist in Bor neo and the interior of Africa, but always upon native information, with the exception of hear say information aUegpd to have been given by a sailor cast away on tbe coast of Borneo, and, like all such information, of little value. The event in Africa of the year, however, has been the circumnavigation of the Albert Niyanza by H. A. Gessi. a member of Colonel GoapoN’s organization, wbo estimated the lake to ba lit) miles in length by JjO in breadth. Its baaks wen clothed with a dense forest, the western Bide was mountainous and the south ern end shallow. This exploration establishes the connection between this lake and tbe Nile. Mr. Stanley, after exploring the west and southwestern shores of Victoria Niyanza, started from Dumo, on its western shore, and crossed the country of Dnyora to the Alber* Niyanza and reached that Jake at a point where a deep gulf, Beatrioe, formed by a pro montory called Cneongora runs out for thirty qtjles in a southwesterly direction. Iu bis journey SfA>7-gy saw a mountain southeast of the Albert Niyanza, wh/cfi was reported to b* from 13.000 to feet high, called Gam bong are, on the peak of which snow is fre quently found. The exact paeition of his camp on the lake, as given by him, ia 31 deg. 24 min. SO sac, E. long, end nun- N. let. Stanley, when heard from in July, was on fils way to Unyamyembi, his intention being to proceed to Oliji to explore Lake Tanganyika, and then endeavor to strike north toward the Albert Niyanza. The Turks oontinne to resist sternly gyery proposition that involves their oongepjc to direct foreign interference with the manageptept of their internal affairs. The new Constitution ia point ed to at once as a guarantee of the im provements that are most desirable, and as an insormonntable obstacle to com pliance with the demands of the confer ence. When the Saltan was absolute he eon 14 do as he pleased, bat now he i professes to he bound by limitations nearly as Beware as tfiofm imposed nppn ; an English sovereign. If the movement to InMffßrate the Turkish reforms at a i peculiarly opportune moment was a mere diplomatic trieb, it is the shrewd est scheme ewer devized by a distracted ■ Government;if it is sincere and genuine, i Turkey deserves all the forbearanee En ■ rope oan prudently display. AUGUSTA, GA„ WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 31, 1577. MB. HILL’S SPEECH. We devote much of our space this morning to Hod. B. H. Hill's speech, delivered in Atlanta last Saturday night. It is well worth a perusal. — ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC SENATOR. | The joint ballot in the New Jersey j Legislature yesterday, for United States | Senator to succeed Frederick T. Fbe linhuysen, Republican, resulted iu tbe election of John R. MacPherson, Dem ocrat, who received 41 Votes out of 81 votes cast — Frelinhuysen receiving the others. This was a strict party vote. The Republican majority in the United States Senate is gradually dwindling down. THE CONVENTION. The Convention to reviso the Consti tution of Georgia may be looked upon as a settled fact. The bill introduced in the House Monday, providi; g that immediately after the passage of the act, the Governor shall issue a proclamation ordering an election to be held in every county in the State on the second Tues day in next June, for delegates to a con vention of the people of Georgia, to con vene at the Capitol, in the city of At lanta, on the second Wednesday of July following, for the purpose of revising the Constitution of the State, was de bated, and all amendments voted down. The bill will probably pass botli Houses and become a law. The representation in the Convention is based upon popu lation, in the ratio of one delegate to every six thousand inhabitants, and to this end each Senatorial District in the State is to constitute an election district from which delegates to the Convention shall be chosen. The sum of twenty-five thousand dollars is appropriated to pay the expenses of the Convention. It is a matter of congratulation that we are at last to have a Convention of our own people to frame a Constitution for ourselves. NEMESIS. Amid the uncertainties and anxieties attendant upon the political complica tions it is pleasant to reflect that some of the ultra Radicals of the Senate, who , have been foremost in fomenting trouble and keeping up the bitter feelings grow ing out of the late war, are beiug gra dually left out in the cold. Boutwell, Hitchcock and Fbelinohuysen have given away, the first two to Conservative Republicans and the latter-to a straight out Democrat, while the Illinois Repub licans have withdrawn the malignant Logan. For years these men have endeavored to keep alive the fires of sec tional hatred, have introduced and sup ported the most intensely partisan measures, have connived at the total overthrow of the Republic as original ly founded. Acting upon the theory that the Constitution was an obso lete instrument, disregarding alike the dictates of justice aud policy, they have neglected no opportunity to carry out their revolutionary plans. But jus tice does not always deep. Neme sis will come sooner or .later. That it has sought out and stricken dowu these master spirits of mischief at this junc ture, is a matter of congratulation to all lovers of constitutional liberty. The conservative sentiment of the coautry has asserted itself. It is an omen of hope for the future, an indication that, better counsels will prevail. When Morton and Sherman and Cameron shall have followed their comrades in bitterness into oblivion, a better era will indeed have dawned upon the country. AN OBSTINATE SPEAKER. According to a Washington corres pondent of the Troy Times, Mr. Ran dall has decided not to hold the week ly “receptions” which society iu the Federal capital expects from the Speak er of the House. The correspondent comments with some severity on this break in the c ontinuity of social prece dent, although it would seem that Mr. Randall’s reasons—the smallness of his house and the devotion of Mrs. Ran dall to the care of her children—ought to move a heart of stone. The unap peasable correspondent, however, affirms that the house is amply large, anti the children neither more numerous nor more troublesome than those of pre vious Speakers, who have, nevertheless, given receptions. Upon these points we have no statistics, and must take our cotemporary’s word, though we still de cline to accept his conclusions. Social conditions to the contrary notwith standing, we hold that whether the Speaker of the House hold receptions or not is very much his business, and very little the business of anybody else. It may be that his pecuniary affairs are such that he cannot afford the luxury of a weekly reception to a lot of people— including, perhaps, the wives of news paper men—for whom he does not par ticularly care and who da not particu larly care for him. Unlike the salary of the President, that of the Speaker of the House is not determined by consid erations of necessary expenditure in hospitality. As for Mrs. Randall, if she lived in a palace, with but a single tractable babe, she wonld, we consider, be the sole judge of how much time she ought to give to domestic duties and how much to social cares. Furthermore, we are most decidedly of opinion that if fewer receptions were expected in Wash ington society there would be a corres ponding decrease in the number of ne cessary investigations. There is an easily traceable connection between such national humiliations as the Belk nap scandal, and the “social traditions” that Mr. Randall prefers to disregard. There is still another reason why the “demands of fashion” should not in all cases be complied with, though in the instance of Mr. Randall it does not ap ply. Most of the men in high political station in this country have not been j born and reared in an “environment” favorable to the high culture and gentle manners that can alone prevent their “receptions” from being very melan choly travesties of the salens of people to whom the graces and elegances of so- 1 cial intercourse are a heritage and a nat ural condition of existence. They have i drifted a long way from “Republican simplicity” at Washington, and the farther they drift the necessity to return becomes the more conspicuous—to I others if not to themselves. Honest : and intelligent people, who have had to do battle with poverty, defective ednea- j tion, and all that they imply, know well enough that life has some things to which, even in a Republic, they cannot hope to ever attain; but, unfortunately, many of them seem to prefer to display this inability instead of confess it. He is their good friend who endeavors to dissuade them—by example, as Mr. Randall does. The condition into which the business interests of the country have been thrown by the Presidential muddle is clearly shown by the petitions sent to Congress by the great trade centres in fafoj of tjve passage of the electoral bill- The whole country wants she matter settled speedily, and Congress will hardly be able to withstand the pressure. Saip Small, of the Atlanta Telegram, evinced a commendable amount of en ergy and enterprise in stenographing Hill’s speech. A GOOD INDICATION. One of the best indications of an in creased prosperity in thi* part of the State is the small demand £tr corn. For several years after the war the planting community devoted itself slmost ex clusively to tbe cultivation of cot ton. Com, bacon, anil all the necessary plantation supplies which should have been made at home, bad to be purchased. -The natu ral consequence of this policy was that at the end of the year the debit side of the farming account largely exceeded the credit. The proceeds of the cotton crop failed to pay the cost pf supplies aud labor. This state of affairs could not always continue. A succession of losses necessarily brought experience. If there was no profit in raising cotton alone it was clear that it most be aban doned. There was no reason in send ing tribute year after year to the West when we had broad and fertile acres of our own which could produce bread stuffs and food for our stock just as well as that section of the Union. It eime to pass, therefore, that the “all cotton” plan was dropped end a happy medium adopted. Waving “fields of corn, oats and wheat greeted the eye, where before nothing but the sta ple was seen. The good results soon became apparent. Planters felt easier and more independent with plenty of corn in their barns aud wheat at hand ready to be ground into flour. Georgia and South Carolina made nearly enough corn last year to carry them through un til the uext crop. Western corn iu view of this fact is quoted lower in this part of the country than it has been since the war and the demand is exceedingly limited. BUSINESS FAILURES IN IB7U. We have received from the mercan tile agency of Messrs. R. G. Dun & Cos. au important circular under the above caption. From this circular we learn that there has been a marked increase iu busiuess failures as compared with previous years, but a considerable dimunition in the amount of liabilities. The figures showing the number of fail ures throughout the United States, to gether with the amount of liabilities, for the past and several previous years, are as follows : years. jl> umber of j Total Liabilities! Average 1 Failures. | | Liabilities. 1876. I 9.092 | 8-91.i17.7M6 ~f *21.020 1875 1 7.740 | 201.060,353 I 25.960 1874 | 5.820 | 155,239 000 i 26.6 U 1873, I 6.183 I 228,499,000 | 44.085 1872 | 4,069 . | 121,056,100 I 29 996 ( The marked reduction in the average liabilities for 1876 indicates that the wider the wave of trouble extends the greater the number of small traders it includes. In order to illustrate in what sections of country the financial pressure has been most severe, the agency has com plied the following instructive table for 1876: No. in No. of Per centage of Amount of Average Business, j Failures. Failures, Liabilities. Liabilities. N. E. States.... 77,559 j 1,314 1 in every 59!537, 657, 062 $28,628 Middle States... 165,184 | 2,209 1 iu every 57 72,244,681 24,800 Western States.. 225,309 ; 3,139 1 in every 72 1 52,870,541 16,843 Southern States. 87,140 j 1,361 jl in every 64; 23,084,266 16,960 Pacific States... 22,313 ; 369 |l iu every 60 j 5,262,236 14,261 Canada... 54,000 1,728 |1 in every 32; 25,517,991 14,767 These figures show conclusively that the disasters to trade iu the South and West have been less than in the Eastern aud Middle States. Ia this connection the agency draws attention to the following : It ia a significant circumstance th t the fail ures in the Middle States are one in every 57 names reported in business, while in the West ern Stat s the pqrportion is one in every 72, but in the comparison bt tween the East and the South is even more significant, for in New England, with all its wealth and solidity, one in every 59 lias yielded to the pr -sue of the times, while in the South, with all its poverty, its political aDd other disabilities, the per centage of failures is only one in every 64. Even in Canada, where there is a gold basis lL;ht taxation, freedom from political compli cations and all other favoring conditions, the above showing is indicative of much greater pressure than in the United States, the failures in the Dominion beirg one in every 32. In England no very accurate figures are obtain able, aud none, of course, as yet for the past year, but for 1875 a return was made of 1,700 failures among 60,000 firms prominent in trade, indicating -ne failure for every 36 firms reported in business, with an average liability of $87,870. The figures for the United States showing a failure of one in every 63, with an average liability of *21,'00, indicate that the pressure of the times have been either not so great in this country as elsewhere, or that it has been home witli less disasterous results. The circular attributes to the national bankrupt law a most peraicious influence in causiDg failures. The severity of the Winter, which to many is an nndoubted calamity, has, ac cording to the circular before us, com pensating advantages that may contri bute to an improved Sjffing business. It says : The abundance of snow, which is termed the poor man’s manure, and which unquestionably enriches and irrigates the soil, also protects the Fail crops, besides providing an abundance of water f, r the cattle on a thousand hills, which were impoverished for need it of ail the early Spring last year. It also makes magnificient country roads the advantages of which are obvious when it is remembered how seriously trade was interfered with at this and latter periods, when the roads in whole sections of the country was impassible from the want of frost and snow. The delivery of grain, pork and other farm produce, will during the pres | ent season, throughout the North and North i west, he at least double that of the Winter months of last year, while the operations of lumbermen will be greatly facilitated. The | consequence will be much freer purchases at 1 country stores, a larger absorption of goods, : anl a more active circulation of currency | than has been witnessed in some years past. The uncertain state of politics has had its effect not only upon trade, but also on the dramatic profession. A per fect famine in this respect has prevail ed in the South during the present sea : son. Very few companies have visited Augusta, and a number that made en- I gagements before the Presidential elec- I tion cancelled them afterwards, i ' ; ■ '■ I Sebvla is evidently not a little anx j ions about her future since the failure of the conference and the practical tri j umph of Turkey. If, as is indicated, Russia stands aloof and takes no part ia the conflict. Servia wd* soon be gob i bled up by the Moslem. The Eastern ' question seems, therefore, lively to be settled in a rather unexpected way. The .Board pi Trustees of the Uni versity oi Georgia meet on February first to elect a Professor of Agrioalture aud Horticulture, UNITED STATES SENATOR. THY BALLOT TUESDAY. How the Tote Steed—The Wav the Different Members Toted, We take the following from the At lanta Constitution , of yesterday : The Senatorial race climbed sharply up to its climax yesterday in the ballot ing of the two Houses in separate ses sion. By resolution the election was brought on in each House at 12 o’olock. Dur ing the morning the Norwood men were claming that their favorite would carry both of the Houses on the first ballot. The law requires that unless a candidate obtains a majority of both Houaea there is no election. Mr. Hill’s friends ex pected the Senate to stand: Smith, 8; Hill, 15; Norwood, 21. This would pre vent an election. In the House they calculated on Norwood, 75; Hill, 70; mith 21. It was thus calculated that neither House would elect. The Hill men felt that there was danger in Nor wood slipping through tbe Senate, and that by having the result announced in ’be House, be would rush through that j body. A ludicrous accident occurred in this connection. The clock in the Senate at 13 inmutes before 12, suddenly jumped up 10 minutes, thus throwing it ten minutes ahead of too House clock. Several Senators catTeE" attention to this unexpected hiccough on the part of the clock, and the Messenger at once, under order of the President, turned it back. I'here was no purpose in this, the Mes senger remarking that he pushed it up, “as some of the Senators were tired and wanted the race brought on.” The hour having fairly arrived the ballot was gone into with the following result: For Norwood- Senate—Black, Bullock, Clifton, Dn- Bose, Felton, Freeman, Furman, Gam ble, Harrison, Hopps, Mattox, Mc- Daniel, McDonald, Newton, Perry, Reese, Staten, Wilcox, Wilson, Wessa lowski, Mr. President—2l. House—Adams of Chatham, Atwood, BensoD, Black, Branch, Brewer, Bureb, Thomas, Broekett, Burch of Elbeit, Candler, Callaway, Causey, Corker, Col lius, Carter, Colley, Cox of Bryant, Davis of Bibb, Davison, Dugger, Dozier of Quitman, I ’eLoalh, Eving, Frederick, Fletcher, Fort, Glover of Twiggs, Green, Gresham, Guyton, Glover of Jones, Harrison, Hughes, Jones of McDuffie, Johnson, Kirby, Kendrick, Key, Knox, Long, Malletto, Marshall, McDonald, Moore, McGar, Northen, Owenby, Pear son, Paine, Paul, Pilcher, Peck, Per kins, PSlhill, Price, Reese, Richardson, Robinson, Russell, Sheffield, Scruggs, Shaw, Smith of Eohols, Sikes, Simms, Stewart, Smith of Tatnall, Smith of Butts, Strickland, Thomas, Vick, Wade, Walton, Williams, Wilcoy, Willis, Wil liugham, Wolihin—79. Grand total, 400, For Hill. Senate—Asbury, Brewster, Bryant, Bush.Oureton, Dedwyler, Euglaud, God frey, Howell, McLeod, o‘Daniel, Rags dale, Rutherford, Slaughter—l 4. House—Almond, Alfred, Anderson, Awtrey, Bennett, Bloodworth, Born, Bowen, Carlton, Cloud, Colbert, Cox, Davis, Dozier, Dudley, Duke, Fortner, Fry, Grant, Gray, Hammond, Harden, Harrell, Hillyer, Hollis, Hogan of Car roll, Humber, Hutchins, Jones, Jordan of Hancock, James, Kimley, Jordan of Pulaski, Matthews of Talbot, Leach, Maund, Matthews of Pike, McEntire, Moses, McAfee, Murray, North, Penn, Phillips of Cobb, Pioket of Rabun, Pope, Phillips of Carroll, Pickett of Gilmer, Puckett, Ried of Morgan, Reid of Put cam, Ragsdale, Roper, Sheffield, Stand ford, Smith of Oglethorpe, Stewart of Miltou, Smith of Walton, Stewart of Spalding, Turner, Taylor, Wise, Walton of Haralson, Turnbull, Whittle, Wilkes, Wilson, Mr. Speaker—6B. Graud total, 82. For Smith. Senate— Cabauiss, Cody, Graham, Harkness, Hudson, McAffee, Ried, Shewmake—9, House—Brown of Upson, Brown of Forsyth, Cochran, Bavis of Stewart, Harris, Faircloth, Kennon, Hood, Mob ley, Hogan of Monroe, Miller, Rawlins, Peacock, Rouse, Robson, Mcßoe, Tum lin, Oatis, Wooldridge, Wall, Walsh— -21. Grand total, 30. For Walker. Senate—none. House—Adams of Lee, Buntz of Dougherty, Bacon of Liberty, Blue—4- Mr. Stokely, of Bartow, voted for C. J. Jenkins. Just as the ballot was finished, Coch ran, of Pierce, arose, and in a clearvoice announced, “I change my vote from Smith to Hill !” Tnis was greeted with deafening applause, which had hardly died away when Harris, of Baker, fol lowed with the same motion. Mr. Brown, of Fayette, then changed from Smith to Norwood, and was follow ed by Mr. Ronse and Mr. M°R ae . Mr. Hogau, of Momqe, then changed from Smith to Hill; and Mobley changed from Smith to Norwood. These changes raised the vote of Hill and Norwood, qnd each took eight from Smith, leaving the final result : Senate. House. Total. Norwood 21 83 104 Hill 14 72 86 Smith...... 9 13 22 Necessary to a choice, 109. There were only two members of the House that did not vote, both being ab sent, Messrs. Goodrnm and Freeman. Mr. Goodrum is for Bill; Mr. Freeman had not openly declared his position. The full Senate voted. It was the heaviest joint ballot ever known in thq Georgia Legis lature. Both Houses adjourned imme diately after the balloting. In the House before the vote was taken, Speaker Bacon said that he would enforce the rule against applause, and if any one presumed to hiss, to exhaust all his power to bring the offender to exemplary punishment before the bar of the House. Mr. Carlton, of Clarke, said: Mr. Speaker—ln behalf of the whole people of the Ninth Congressional Dis trict, I have the honor to present to this branch of the electoral power of Georgia their able and patriotic repre sentative in Congress as a suitable man to represent tbe people of Georgia in the United States Senate. And in pre senting the name of Hon. B. H. Hill to this body, I do so not only in behalf of the people of the Ninth District, nor alone in behalf of the people of Geor gia, bnt the whole people of the long oppressed South. I speak in the inter est of one wuose whole duty is, has been and ever will be to his ’country, and whose highest ambition is to see his much loved South the peer of any section of the Union in the management aud control of the governmental affairs of the whole people of this American Union. [Applause. ] Mr. Walsh, of Richmond, said; Mr. Speaker—l am requested to pre sent for the position of ’United States Senator the name of ex-Governor Jas. J. Smith, of the county of Muscogee. Of his public services it is unnecessary for me to say one word. The people of Georgia are familiar with his official discharge oi his duties in the Executive Department, as the Governor of this State. His record has been made up, he has preyed himself to be faithful, honest ana competent in the discharge of high trusts committed to his keeping. If he should be elected to the United States Senate he will bring to the dis charge of the dnties of that high trust the honesty, faithfulness and competen cy becoming a Senator from the State of Georgia. [Applause.] Mr. Payne, of Chatham, said : Mr. Speaker—l nominate for that of fice, Thomas M. Norwood, of Chatham. His record, also, [s known to the people of Georgia, and it would he useless for me to attempt to inform this House of that record. [Applause, j Mr. Blue, of Glynn, said : Mr. Speaker—l nominate the name of Hon. Dawson A. Walker, of Whit field, for that position. I have no com pliments to make on him. Mr. Reid, of Putnam, said : Mr. Speaker—Determined that Put nam’s representative shf>ll honor Put nam's choice, I nominate Hon. Herschel V. Johnson, and I know it will meet with a response from those who admire old-fashioned patriotism and Democ racy. Mr. Polbill—l am authorized to withdraw the name of Herschel V. John son. [Applause.] of* Feather. We learn that the blasphemous wretch Palmer, who announced himself to the negroes in Aikeq county, 8. Q. , as the son qf Christ, while running for the Legislature last Pall, preached in Beech er’s church, Brooklyn, by invitation last Sunday night. Wade Hampton is a six-footer. FORTY - FOURTH CONGRESS. THE COHPROHIBE WILL PASS. Hoscoe Conkling Conclude* a Masterly Effort in Its Favor, and Presents a Petition Pros* Indiana Which Staffers Morton—Gordon Thinks the Bill Will Paos-The Texas Pa ct Be—Use of Troops la the Sooth—What Barry Watterson Says. Seoate. Washington, January 24.—1n the Sen ate, when the consideration of unfinish ed business, being the bill in regard to counting the electoral vote, was re snmed, Mr. Conkling, who was entitled to the floor, not having arrived, Mr. Sargent, of California, took the floor and spoke in opposition to the bill. Sena tor Alcorn favors. Senators Conover, Spencer and Bruoe oppose tbe bill. Senator Sargent argued that the Pres ident of the Senate should count the vote, as a part of the executive depart ment of the Government. Mr. Conkling concluded his speech. Tbe Senate will remain in session all night. No one doubts that the Senate Will pass the bill. ! Mr. Conkling presented a petition’ numerously signed by merchants and business men of New York, in favor of the passage of the ponding bill in re gard to the electoral count. Laid on the table. He said he would present to the Senate, were it not addressed to the special committee, a telegram received this morning from Indiana signed by thirty-seven Republican* and three Dem ocrats, expressing gratitude for the intelligent aud patriotio labors of the speoial committee, whioh have resulted in a bill for the settlement of the Presidential question, and express ing the most earnest desire that it may become a law. Among the signatures to the telegram he noticed the names of Conrad Baker, who was ppce Governor j that of Leoni das Sexton, who was once Rieqtenant- G jvernor; that of Mr. Gordon, the Re publican candidate for Attorney-Gen eral, and that of Ben. Harrison, who was the candidate for Governor, carried the flag, and gallantly led the late canvass in Indiana though it was disastrous. Mr. Conkling then handed the tele gram to Mr. Morton amidst laughter on the floor anfl jn the galleries. Senator Bayard made an elaborate ar gument in favor of the bill in the Sen ate this evening. The galleries were packed. Senator Christianey advooated the bill as a matter of patriotio necessity. Senator Brace this evening had not entirely made up his mind how hewonld vote. Senator Gordon, late to-night, has no doubt of the passage of the bill. House. Speeches were made on resolutions re ported by the Committee on Privileges and Elections by McDil, of Jowa, Against, and by Bright, of Tenuesssee, in favor of them. They went over without ac tion. Bills to extend the time of completion of the Northern Pacific Railroad, for amending the Texas Pacific Railroad acts and for fifing rates of transporta tion across the railroad bridge at Omaha, were reported and referred to the ocmmittee of the whole. The resolution from the select com mittee on the use of troops in the South to influence the election, adopted after a discussiqn, in which the proposed mode of procedure, by sending for persons and papers was characterised as indecent and against the proprieties and etiquette of official life, and in which Watterson, of Kentucky, intimated that impeachment proceedings against the President had only been prevented early in the session by the opposition of what was termed the Confederate element. The Texas Pacific Road bill is at the bottom of the calendar of tfie commit tee on the whole. Thirty-five bills pre oede it, and it will reqnire a two-thirds vote to reach it this session, Ten millions bonds, five-twenties of May and November, Ifififi, interest ceases 24th qf 4pril- FJIVIT CPI/TURF. j Editors Chronicle and Sentinel: 1 hope yon will allow me a small spaoe in yonr invaluable and widely circulated paper to call the attention of onr farm ers to the great importance pf fruit cul ture. The time was once when the term “cotton planter" oarried with it a sort of would-be ari tocraoy, that ignored pretty much all the small industries of the farm. The sharp lash of neoessity is rapidly eradicating all such ideas; and onr wide awake and progressive agriculturists are learning that special farming cannot be depended on for profits. The only farmers that are noV making any money are those who prac tice diversified agriculture. Fruit cul ture, as a farm industry, pays probably a bettpr per cent. than any other. Most any kind of fruit generally commands a ready sale, If there is no near market, some varieties, Buoh as apples, can be shipped to distant markets. When the Northern farmer gets from 25 oents to 50 cents per bushel for his apples he thinks he is doing well. Onr apples here, particularly the early sorts, always command doable this priqp. When planting an apple orohard, a very large and varied assortment of trees is hot to he recommended. For early, plant red J one, red Margaret, red Astrachan and Early Harvest; for me diant, Equineteley, Oconee Oreening and Taunton; for late, Horn, Steven son’s Winter and Shockley. This list of varieties is sufficiently ample for ordi nary farmers, and with good treatment will give excellent returns. With one or two exceptions they are all of South ern origin; and it is upon oqr Southern seedlings that our orohardiats must rely, and not upon Northern varieties, whioh are not spited to our olimate. This fact every person who contemplates planting au orchard should bear in mind. Henoe the folly of sending to Northern nur serymen for stock when the only reliable trees npon whioh we oan depend psn he obtained of responsible dealers near boiqe. In this portion of Georgia it has been pretty well oar seedling peaches do better, one season with an other, than budded or grafted trees.— Still, a few of the improved varieties, such as Early Tillottsou, Crawford’s Old MixoD, and Picquet’s Late, should be planted for family use. Pears gen erally do well when the soil 13 a heavy clay. Every farmer should have an abund ance of small fruits, such as strawberries and grapes. Wilson’s Albany, Seth Boyden, and Downing, can be recom mended as reliable varieties of straw berries ; and Hartford Prolific, Concord, Delaware and Scnppormmg as standard grapes. It is not yet too late to plant fruit trees and vines. But it should he done this month. It a is possible for the farmer's table to be supplied with frnit of his own rais ing the year round, From the appear ance of strawberries, the last of April, there oan be a perfect succession of fruits, ending with lete keeping apples, till strawberries come again. The very fact of Nature having so wisely and bountifally arranged this succession should impress ns more fully with the importance of the privilege yfe enjoy of cultivating tfivVM* Iqscions gifts that administer SO Jjftueh to onr health and pleasure. What adds more to the attractions of a plaoe than an abundance of fruit i 4nd yet how many planters, who vainly boast of their many acres, have not a fruit tree (not to say anything of m*U fruit} of any respectable variety on their posses sions. Such sons of the soil can onfy vegetate—they cannot live. They are only clogs in the way of progress. Bnt the farmer who has one spark of the fire of agrionltnral progression within his bosom let me urge to cultivate frnit. Commence now. It will add to tfig health of yonr family and to tfig attrac tions and pleasures of yqinf home. In thus persuading wv agricultural brethren take hold of this subject, I have no axe to grind—no trees tq sell only desire to see a much uegleeted in dustry developed, bewaring that it will go a ways toward making our farmer* prosperous and happ^r. WO* MEXICAN CLAIMS. Wa*> GweruMM, By TesHhle SwMni hji the V. 8. (Salat. New Yobs, January 24.—A special from the City of Mexico, dated January lfiitb, says: By making sacrifices innu merable the Government of Dias have managed to oollect $300,000, being the first annual installment due to the United States on account of claims lately recognised by the Mixed Commis sion. Funds arrived at Term Crus, and embarked there via Few Orleans, #2 A YEAR—POSTAGE PA TP THE STATE. THE PEOPLE AND THE PAPERS. Mr. C. K Jarrett, of Tugalo, is dead. Milledgeville has had a domino ball. The pullet-pullers are still in Savan nah. Will Governor Johnson be the dark horse ? * Professor A. N. Whitney, of Macon, is dead. Athens has a furniture manufacturing company. The incendiary is still trying to burn Atlanta np. Governor Smith gains five votes on the seoo.-.d ballot. • The Athena Georgian is an honor to Northeast Georgia. A Griffin girl has named her pet calf for her sweetheart. Columbus, np to date, has reoeived 84,023 bales of oottau, A Covington man’s horse died from eating too mnoh corn. The prettiest girl in Eatonton is un married, says the Messenger. Hill seems to have inaugurated a counter conspiracy to knock ont Nor wood. The State Lottery question threatens to oreate quite a legal rumpus in the Courts. So far from diminishing, tbe stook of Newton oounty authoresses seems to be increasing. The Catholics have 25 priests in Geor gia, 17 churches, 1 college and a num ber of academies, The Carnesville Register complains beoanse the town council publishes its ordinances npon shade trees. The Columbus epicure is in clover; oysters sell at 50 cents per barrel, and oranges at 15 to 75 cents per hundred. A negro man in Savannah fell from a scaffold platform into an alley the'other day, bnt luekily struok on his head and was uninjured, The oommittee on the inaugural ball in Atlanta had $l2O left over after pay ing all debts. This amount they turn ed over to the Benevolent Home. Mr. F. S. Grimes, conductor on the North and South Railroad, will leave for Pensacola next Saturday, 1q take a posi tion in the freight fleppf * that point. The prevailing opinion ia that Mr. Wfllie Slade, of the Qolnmbua Times, is as heroic ajlooal as e’er slid down a well, and, having slid down, e’er slid up again. Some Georgia editor takes Ham to task about oalling the House roll in a falsetto voice. Like the Western brake man, Ham decline to sing out in tenor at 87 per flay, The Macon Telegraph, speaking of the Atlnntio and Gulf Road, t mphati cally counsels the extinguishment of all obligations by the sale of the wad to the bondholders, The Athena railroad war, should the worst come to the worst, will be fought at Triggerwick, at a distance of five feet, aoross the railroad track : weapons, chestnut cross ties, The rumor that Prof, Jno. Temple Graves, of Atlanta, is about to enter that elysium realm, from whose bourn no traveler returns alone, is gaining ground among his friends. At the Golnmbus masquerade Tom Huff, of the L'nqvt,irr, figured as Socrates, wearing his Greek medal sus pended from a tunic with a canteen of hemlock girt about bia loins, Hon. James M, Smith, representative from Oglethorpe, is one of the most suc cessful planters of Georgia, and will make a oapital legislator. Oglethorpe her best men this year. Senator Wessalowski is not a Repub lican, as is generally supposed, but was elected on the independent ticket, and is said to be a gentleman of pleasing ad dress and unblemished character. The reappointment of A.L. Mitchell, Esq., Solicitor of the Western Qirouit, will give general satisfaction in North east Georgia, MiitfheU is one of the most systematic), and energetic young men in the State. In Georgia last year ther > were 147 failures, with liabilities of $3,110,145, against 165 failures, with liabilities of $6 128,464 in 1875; 118 failures with lia bilities of $1,845,000 in 1874; and against 67 failures, with liabilities of $9,113,000 in 1873. A Lawrenoeville correspondent, refer ring to the Chboniolh and Sentinel, thus oonveys publio sentiment in the banner oounty of the Ninth District: “It ia the best and moat reliable paper in the State, ia what all say about it in Gwinnett.” Speaking of the disadvantage of wagon trade, this weather, an Athens Watch man correspondent is reminded that the “ otd Georgia ” Railroad, has done more for advancing the industrial inter ests of the State than all other institu tions put together. Colonel Jones, of the Macon Tele graph, who recently made a flying visit to Augusta over the Georgia Railroad, writes to his paper that he has nothing bat praises to give the road, which is admirably managed. Mr. Johnson is deservedly popular, and his conductors all gentlemen. Sir Richard Grubb, of the Darien Qa zette y who is Harris’ biographer, gives ns this item ; Mr, Joe Harris, of the At lanta ConstitutioM, is only twenty-eight years old, was born in Putnam county, educated himself, is a practical printer, and now stands in tbe foremost rank of journalists, North or Sonth.” Hon. H. H. Carlton, of Clarke, though himself a married man, in a letter to his paper, notes the thrilling expectancy and delight with which the many fair daughters of Georgia seemed to be ani mated while listening to Ben Hill, whom their trnthfnl hearts designated as the undaunted and invincible champion of the honor and manhood of their darling Sonth, A Few quotations Commonly Hnpposed to Be From the Bible. There are many familiar phrases in constant qae which the majority of peo ple suppose to have their origin in the Bible, and use them in that connection. The New York Observer corrects this er ror in the following manner. But, as the phrases are very fine, we still love to nse them. To prevent misquotation from the Scripture, it gives them thus, “God tempers the wind to the shorn lamb.” From Sterne’s “Sentimental Journey to Italy,” Compare Isaiah xxvi. “In the midst of life we are in death.” From the Burial Service; and this origi nally from a hymn of Luther. “Bread and wine which the Lord hath commanded to be received,” From the English Catechism, “Not tq he wise above what i writ ten,Hot in Scripture, “The merciful man is meroiful to his beast.” The soriptaral form is: “A righteous man regardeth the life of hie beast," Frov. xii„ 10. “A nation shall be born in a day.” In Isaiah it reads: “Shall a nation be born at onee ?” “As iron aharpeneth iron, ao doth a man the countenance of a friend.” “Iron sharpeneth ; so a man sbarpeneth the countenance of his friends.”— [Prov, xxvii., 17. “That he who runs may read.” “That he may mu that eadeth.”-[Heb. x'„ 2. “Owe bo man anything but love.” “Owe no man anything bat to love one another."—l Rom. X)i., & “•Prone to ora as the aparka By up ward." “Born to trouble as the sparks to By upward.”—[Rom. v., 7. “Exalted to Heaven in point of privi lege.” Not in the Bible. 8w wan not Adam's helpmate, but merely a help meet for him; nor was Ab salom’s long hair the instrument of his destruction; his head, and not hair upon it, having been canght in the bows of the tree. (2 Samnel, xviii,, B.) A London wig-maker once made a sign upon which was painted Absalom sus pended from the branches of the oak by his hair, and underneath the following couplet: If Absalom hadn't worn his own hair, Bea no or hoo found banging to it. PAPAL PUNCTURES. Clnrnr aod Abase af Power—The Papal Chuuwateea—The Fading Pope. Boms, January 24—In the Chambers daring the debate against the abases of • power by the elergy, the Minister of Worship and Justice declared that the laws concerning the Papal guarantee was a solemn and nnasssilable pledge given to the Catholio world of the Pope’s complete independence in the exercise of bia spiritual power. Italy ought to regard the maintenance of this law aa a question of honor and of loyalty towards Europe. The Pope had a fainting spell Sunday and yesterday, A dispatch from Deadwood says that the massacre of fifteen men, with a brain coming from the Black Hills, ha confirmed. SOOTH CAROLINA. PALMETTO NEWS LEAVES. Ten per cent.! Greenville has a street railroad. Columbia has anew billiard ball. Taxes are the tests of sovereignty Tramps are preying upon Camden. WalhaUa thlef is Butwr *Pbed at Chester vows to carry her rubles to HamptoD. Corn in Wafhalla" is bringing 75 cents per bushel. In Charleston coal sells at eight dol lars per ton. ■ A Hampton masquerade comes off in Aiken on the 26th. Serenading troubadours are still ram pant in Williamsburg. Generals Butler and Gary have re turned home from Columbia wPa 8 . aß ? umes control of the Edgefield Musical Academy. *u° h r beriain & ® O, begin to conclude that this is an off year for taxes Dr. Reid and his wife, of Lebanon, died last week at advanced ages. The Anderson Y. M. C. A. has been actively at work during the past year. The Chamberlain tax gatherers will make a regular water-haul in the land. In some instances the reoent cold snap completely destroyed the oat orop. Pistol shooting i s getting to be a fa vorite past-time on the streets of Ma non. The Abbeville sheriff shattered his riding • not long since > while, sleigh Federal office-holders should be as ‘be Ckunb-rtaio go,. Chamberiain’s ante-room and hall are the doors 0< Sdd,erS ‘ Ne S roes guard The Carolina weeklies are all thinking of adopting patent outsides during se vere weather. 0 It is estimated that about two more good snows will bring all the Anderson bachelors to terms. The Edgefield. Advertiser is forty-two years old, and is really an honor to Carolina journalism. The Mayor of Cleveland, the other day, inaugurated an auspicious reign by an oyster supper. Business in the State remains com pletely paralyzed from the political con aition ot the country. Grand Duke Alexis will probably an chor at Port Royal when Chamberlain’s gang have been removed. John H. Brown, of Winnsboro, com mitted suicide last week by shooting himself through the head. The State Grange wiil meet in Colum bia on the first Wednesday in February, a m 6Ven °’ c^o °b in the evening. The Collector for Riohland is kept busy receiving the ten per cent, called rp Hampton government. Ttw Greenville county coroner con cludes that the snow is not of muoh real benefit to the colored population. The Chester chief of polioe would like to interview the fellow who built a fence across the sidewalk the other night. T be . * ron Ih® Spartanburg and Asheville Railroad has been coming in in large quantities during the past week. Land, sinoe the freeze, in the .northern part of the State, is becoming so rot ten that Chamberlain declines to levy on It is understood that MoEvoy’s friends have not by any means, abandoned the idea of gettiug him out of the Aiken, jail. The agricultural department of that excellent paper, the Charleston News and Courier, is quite a valuable addi tion. We have missed several of onr Caro lina weeklies lately. Be careful, gen tlemen; don't count us out in that sort of style. Evidently hanging has’nt played out m Carolina. Fifteen men will awing on two different occasions during March and April. Young-man-deprived-of-his taxes, is what they ought to dub Chamberlain, the bald-headed Sachem of theSetdown on tribe. ’’ The first commission whioh Governor Hampton issued Was to Ed. Henderson, oolored, of county, as Jury Commissioner. Two United States Marshals, while pursuing a prisoner in Pickens county, ast week, were fired into aDd danger ously wounded. It is now rumored that Wilson, of the Abbeville J banner, thinks of twining an orange wreath, at an early day, in his cardinal coiffure. Is there any trnth in the rumor that. Chamberlain is penning a gubernatorial, appeal to Grand Duke Alexis in regard to being recognized ? They are becoming very particular in WalhaUa ; where a man is jerked into jail for stealing a pocket book, as in the good old days of yore. The Union-Herald absolutely docks us from its exchange list. Readers may now readily account for the shortcomings of our Carolina column. The Carolina Collegiate Institute, at Anderson, has opened with sevyuty-five pupils, which is an encouraging com mencement of the new year. The youngest son of Mr. Thos. L. Kaminer, of Lexington, was accidental ly shot with a pistol recently, from which he died immediately. Jackson Arter, au old oolored man of Pickens, who died last Tuesday morn ing, had been free all his life and had accumulated a fair property. The amount of cotton received by the South Carolina Road up to this time ex ceeds by some 40,000 bales the amount received up to the same time last year. Says the Barnwell Sentinel: Miss Margaret Lutz, a young lady of onr vil lage, who, but n few days ago, seemed the picture of health, died on Satnrday last, after a short and painful illness. Bailey, of the Greenville Enterprise , fries to prove himself a snow drop, thus wise: The wood question has been an important one with poor people, ever since the snow on the 28d ult.—one of whom are we. The Williamsburg Republican now vows to “denounce oppression, corrup tion and fraud.” We are right glad to hear of this new leaf turned by our con servative friend. Come over, neighbor, and pay up that ten per cent. Sueh a conundrum as thia one, from the Edgefield Advertiser , we feel con strained to give up: bnppose the Cham berlain officials should go through the farce of selling people’s properly for non-payment of the so-called taxes, where will the purchasers oome from ? The ten Lowndesville murderers: Ed win Prince, Gilbert Burton, Eli Hunter, Capers Allen, Asbury Allen, Whitman Allen, Jenkins Whitner, William John son, Hutson Coze by, John Allen, eaoh have been sentenced to be hung between the hours of 11 o’clock, and 8 o’clock, p. m., on Friday, the 20th of April next. Tbe Sagacity sf Wild Geese. Anolam (Cal.) Gazette : The large flocks of geese which are constantly passing over the town are frequently shot at, but they generally fly at too high an altitude to be reached by the leaden missiles. Sometimes, however, the shots take effeot. The other day we were watching a flock flying southward, when the report of a gun was heard and we observed one of the geese begin to fall slowly. The others, perceiving that their comrade was wounded, uttered shrill cries of distress, and about a dozen of them flew under the wounded bird, huddled together so that their backe formed a sort of a bed upon which the wounded ODe rested. They buoyed it up for some time, the others meanwhile looking on and manifesting their con cern by uttering loud, discordant, shrieks. Finding that their companion was unable to longer accompany them in their flight, they abandoned him to his fate, and he fell to the earth and into tftie arms of an expectant China man. WHOLESALE SMUGGLING. A thampifn Silk Smuggler—Shoving tbe ;Queer—A Jewelry Peddler in Grier. New York, January 24.—Louis and Edward Haas, importers of silks, were arrested yesterday, charged with smug gling goods through the Custom House through collusion with Depnty Collector Gaylord and DeLanges, his successor. They were arrested on information of Charles L. Lawrence. Cincinnati, January 24 -Miles Ogle has been arrested for manufacturing counterfeit money. He made disclos ures leading to tbe discovery of over one hundred finely executed plates; also, 40,000 fifty cent pieces buried near this city. Memphis, January 24.—Jack Wil liams, who shot Detective Pride yester day, was arrested by the conductor of a train after attempting to shoot him. Pride ia hoi expected to recover. Wil liams had two thousand dollars, soma diamonds and jewelry, all stolen.