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COLUMBUS ENQUIRER. COLUMBUS, GEORGIA, SUNDAY, JUNE 14, 1874. YOL. XVI.—NO. 139. STOnY OF THE LT IRISH FAMINE. AUTHOR OF DUNCAN MINTOBH, OIH MAGO$,” “tuornton,” etc. Itten for (Ho Enqnlrer-Sau. [COPYRIGHT SECURED.] CHAPTER XTI. > I?; THE MOU MAIXS. Ibe highest peak of tlio monu- ftt luy between Louyhrea ami the jbt a good view could be hud, on the H, of the valleys, villages, ruins, p, and, on the oilier, of the bold, Jahvay coast, with its bare island , on which, from the days df the till the present, the w recks of fcve ever been rotting—t-lrips that the shore from some western ► find in the treacherous currents jbipitouH islands tlio very ruin they Scope. bore aud these islands are inhab- a population which, fortunately » credit of mankind, may be classed parse”—a sort of amphibious peo- |ho live on fish, and who lose faith evidence if one season passes wilh- \ ship being driven on the rocks; a who seem to bo older than the 0, for their language, the vocabulary (rhich is most meagre, it would puzzle iilologist to classify. Into the old pa- fism that here alone ccems to have sor ted the Round Towers with tbeir fire iphip. a few glimmering rays of the taif aith have strayed ; but so ignorant ) population that they cannot sepa- Ntho creed of faith from the religion faperstition, whose navago rites, it is have demanded human victims i the last twenty years. Never vis- |0ut off from all communication with prld, in a country so wretchedly im- ehed that no landlord ever laid |to it, or excisemen attempted the lion of a tux or a tariff, these strange i dwell, with the one belief that the •ild is filled with ships whose Ibl* dentiuy it is. in accordance with fyidential decree, to be wrecked r or later on that iron bound coast, |us become the harvest of the fish- England, with her missions, and b, whose priests have seized on the Ihotds of the benighted and led them Ijghor fsitli, have heard of this re- J through the vaguest rumors, and gh within h twenty hours’ yacht sail Vestmin>ter, it has been left alone. But missionaries arc always king afar off, ever yearning to do good ho distance, and forgetting the heathen i tho most favored lands are ever at f riwn doors. like Delaney was an outlaw of no or ary type, for he looked on himself as (avenger of his ruined sister, the pro- or of the oppressed, and so a patriot, Ihi.s fierce and hunted life was lived ph in accord with his faith as the na- of his surroundings would admit. • old mountaineer, speaking to tho jter of this narrative about Delaney, he live years ago, said, as (stronghold where once this “terror of I hills” ruled tile niver did a bad deed without re- ■tin’, and ho kep’ all the holy days; > ho went to confession once a month, fhe’dalwajs tell the priest his right no nfter he had full absolution.” lit will be Bo?n, therefore, that Mike lelaney was willing to deceive the minis ters of hi3 church in order to secure its dvantage*, just as ho hated a red coat, land was ever ready to shoot one down, or F plunder a rich landlord, under tbo stimu lus of his wild patriotism. Tho poor loved and feared him, for they knew it was worse to brave his wrath than to break the law ; so where there was a choice they did the latter. The dread of this man was further increased by the rumor that lie had entered into a league, offensive and defensive, with the wild fishers of the coaAt, and that at any moment these desperate rapparees might come down from the hills to ruin and de stroy. It was this man Del »noy who had as sumed tho release and protection of Dan , Gaspin, and this against the soldiery of that country whose troops have shown themselves invincible, and who since the diys of Strougbow have ever held tho Irish in subjection by arraying one sec tion against tho other and fostering the olden sectioual eumities, and keepiug alive the intense flames of religious ln‘o. Up the piecipitous mountains, dark though it was, Delaney and his st d vart followers clambered, and when the day was breaking they stood in tho cave with- iu the bell-shaped valley. There in the potheen of their own making, they drank to tho success of tbeir recent ex ploit, and still another buarber “to Dau, the man of all inert who was wanted.” Dan tasted tho “mountain dew,” ex pressed in his strong way his thauks to remembered the prayerful pleadings of Kathleen, and the more he dwelt ou her words the more deeply their wisdom im pressed him. Breakfast,a better one than eould be had in any valley cottage, was cooked and eaten, and then Mike, who seemed never to tire, rose and said as he armed himself like a man who might have desperate work before him, “I’m goin’ down to the coast, byes, we may want men, or it may be that we’ll have to lavo here and take to the islands for awhile. Will ye go with me Dau ?” “I would, but last night I promised Kathleen I would see her ; she said she wants to spake to me,” said Dan. “Whut, run into the arms of danger ? Be me sowl, yer going to start hot, Dan. Keep back, man, for before the sun sets the red coats will be hiden in every glen, and behiud every rock leadin’ up to the mountains.” “But I promised Kathleen.” “A foolish promise is better broke than kep. Don’t go, I tell you; stay here and rest, and look about ye. I’ll lave ye iu command, and thin ye can't go way." Mike Delaney waited for no answer or explanation, but throwing his musket over his shoulder, he strode out of the cave and was soon lost sight of in the defiles leading down to the dreary coast. CHAPTER XIII. OVERTURES. Tents were erected along the white beach between the lake aud Larry Bre- han’s cottage, and red-coated soldiers kept guard before the little garden, as if they had the whole family under arrest, and a desperate attempt at escape might be made. Captain Gore had command of the troops, and all day couriers wore busy coming and going ; conspicuous among whom woro tho green, uninforme J con stabulary of Ireland—men who strike ev ery traveler by their splendid forms aud the precision of their bearing, in which they are said to be superior to even the inngnificent household brigade of the Queen. It was near noon when two soldiers came in, conducting between them a pri soner, aud as they passed the cottage Kath- leotf, who was standing in tho door, recog nize! the faithful Deuoy Keely, who had come the day previous to announce the misfortune that had befallen Dau Gaspin. It was more than curiosity tfiat led her down to the gate, from whioh point she could hear Captain Gore examining the prisoner iu his tent. “Where did you find this fellow?” asked the Captain of the soldiers while he glanced savagely at the lad. “Iu the mountains, four mileB back, sur,” said one of the men saluting. “Why did you arrest him?” “His conduct was most suspicious, sur, han ee couldn’t ’count for hjfself,” replied the soldier in tho unmistakable dialect of Yorkshire. “Did you search him ?" “Yes Mir,” aud the guard atonco placed ou tho table a grccu handkerchief with a faded yellow burp iu the centre, a charm or Agnes Dei which had been taken from his neck, two pieces of oaten bead, a knife that must have been a wonder of inge nuity and utility before the blades, saws, gimlets, hoof-cleaners, corkscrews and toothpricks, that onco gave it value were wrecked, leaving the corkscrew alone sticking to the huge handle and therefore its owner by right of possession. A pipe voiy abort, very black and odoriferous, of state mi o iue, and a roll of paper, con sisting of tho rewards offered for tho ap prehension of the outlaws were the only incendiary documents found upon the per son of the prisoner, who stood before the officer with an expression of surprise and an iujured innocence on a face that hud suddenly bcoouio foolish. “II d he any arms ?” “No harms, sur,” answered the soldier, who, to make sure that his report was correct, again surveyed the prisoner from tho soleh of his heavy shoos to tho top of his towy head. “Where do you live, sir?” asked the captain looking at Denny with tho severe exprosMon of a man who can’t be fooled with, and whose peculiar gift it is to de tect falsehood at a second aud punish it iu a minute. “Faith, i’s harde for a poor bye to say where he live*, sur, whin he has no home.” “What do you do ?” “I’m handy at anything, yer honor, whin I can got it. I hould horses, carry messages, take care of druoken men, an’ in turf time I work bo the hundred for Lota Flunuagan, whose wife, more be token, is my mother’s cousin twist re moved bo marriage"— Denny might have continued, and giv en the Captain a very full—but by no moans lucid—account of himself; but that person stopped him with an oath, assuriug him that he didn’t want to hear anything about Tom Flanuogau or his mother’s cousin. At this jnuctnre Denny happened to glance behind him, and be saw Kathleen's earnest face peering in. Ho saw the ad vantage presented, and availed himself of it at once. “I might Buy to yer honor that I helps Miss Kitbleen a grato dale. I sells flow ers and the ’broiJory work for her, an' ye kin ax her yorsel’, for there she is stand- in’ at tho gate, if I aint honest as the sun, au’ if she ever heard me tell a lie or do anything mane.” Kathleen heard this, and walking in pale-faocd and trembling she said : “Would ye allow me to spake, Captain Gore ?” « W “Certainly, Miss Braban; certainly. Here, Sullivan, you blockhead, a chair for tho lady.” “Thank yon, Captain ; but baviu’ only his friends, and pledged himself to re- a few words to say I II say them standin’. turn the favor if it ever lay in his power, I know Denny Keely, and what he says is •down in his heart he felt he was not thrue. I believe him to be honest. He or with the associates ho de- offen goes into the mountain an’ down to himself to be influenced the shore, but I never knew any barm to — - . ** wld not control, C a mo from the w^ndherin of the poor or- ,solved to astrltAte himself the phan.” could do a j “That ia aatiafactory,” said the Captain, nodding to Kathleen, then turning to Denny fie said: “I will let yon off, sir, this time ou acoount of this lady; but you must keep out of the mountains till these outlaws are captured.” “Thank yer honor, I will, and its mesel ’ed be thaukful forever to your honor, if ye could give me something to do that I might earn a bit un' sup.” “Go off now ; at some other time I will see what can be done, if Miss Kathleen recommends you.” Kathleen withdrew, followed by Donny carrying the plunder iu bis green hand kerchief. How tho manner of the lad changed the moment he entered the cot tage, bis steel bine eyes flashed, his lips grew too thin to hide bis white teeth, and his nostrils dilated as if he had that mo ment stopped’from a fierce race. “I got thim the word!” he whispered. “Hush; don’t spake to me; I don’t want to hear what ye do, that thim that’s wntohiu’ shouldn’t know. God grant the trouble may soon be past.” “Ahmin!” muttered Denny, making a devout cross ou bis forehead. Ho was about to walk out, but she stopped him and with au effort asked : “Did ye boo Dan ?’’ “I did.” “Does he know the sogers are here ?’’ “Faith he doeB.’’ “Will he come to-night ?” “I tonld him not to if ho was wise, but its headstrong aud darin’ that same Dan Gaspin is. Sure he’d go through fire, and swim the says to sec ye, and he’d die hap py if the last look of his two eyes was on yer face, Acusbla." She did not heed- bis words, but drop ping into a chair, she sat for some time, with olasped hands, looking into vaoaucy, while Denny, like a tired greyhound, threw himself on the floor beside her. “Dinney, wero you ever in Galway?” she asked, as she picked up a paper Doc tor Grant had brought iu some time be fore as the wrapper of a brandy bottle. “Indeed I have.” “Would ye be willin’ to go there agin ?” “To the ind of the world, if yo ax me.” • “There’s a ship to sail in tin days for America.” Here she glanced at the paper and told him where to find the vesstl. “I want ye to take a note from me to the Captain, an’ dou’t for yer life give it to any one else." “No ; bat, sure, you’re s not goiu’ to lave ?” “Never mind ; go get something to ate, an’ I’ll give yo money for to ride borne on the Biauoana.” Denny was happy, and Kathleen, while he was eating, wrote a nolo to tbo Ameri can Captain explaining Dau Gaspin’s situ ation aud asking if he would pick him up if bo met the ship off a ccrtaiu island iu a boat, aud this was the message Denny Keely bore to Galway that day. CIIAP^R XIV. DIFFICULTIES. After Denny hud left Kathleen saw that the difficulties in the way of her plans were only beginning. The next thing was to communicate with tho outlaws, and ap prise Dan of her purpjse. To do ho seemed at this time (-imply impossible, and yet she felt that Dan must bo in formed Unit night, and that, above oil things, he must not cjme down to the lake. Again and ngaiu, during the day, her nearly matured plans wore broken *up by Captain. Gore, who s night every pretext to be near her, and who never let the shadow of a chance at flattery pass him. He thought “it was a p J ty sui h a flower as Kathleen should bloom uunoticed in a cottage garden by a distant lake, when her beauty and goodness would adorn a palace.” He spoke in a sentimental way yf the mistakes of his own life, and wished he could live it over. He wished her to believe tliut his desire for reforma tion was attributable to tho pure influence her face, which was ever before his mind, exerted on him. Kathleen neither by word nor manner seemo 1 to notice thi* ; indeed the words fell dead ou her ears, for all her thoughts were centered ou saving the poor hunted mail iu the moun tains. The Captain was not fluttered by his reception ; but after ouo of these inter views Lieutenant Ralston assured him that silence was tho best indication of success, and that ho was confident from Kathleen’s eyes, when near the Captain, that her heart was touched; “the flame of love is lit my boy. Now, by Jove, fan it with care into u furnace heat; make the girl iu somo way depeudetit on you, without her feeling it, and when at last she does feel it, why tho game is in your own hands.” “All very nice, but how is this to be done ?” “Let mo tell yo, Captain,” interposod tho Scotch surgeon, who, being an older man, was reasonably supposed to have had more experience in affairs of tho heart. “This girl does lino sowing and sells flowers. I don’t think the market for either is as good ns it micht be in this town, jedgin’ from the number of flowers still in the garden, and the fact that she hasn’t sew’ed any since we’ve been here. Now, patronize her, and get that boy to run be tween, buy everything he has for sale, and insist that he must not tell who does it. Dou’t yo know ho will tell? Why, mon, I d no want a better chance. Aud so these advisers kept up the heat, and after a drink of brandy and soda the Captain felt his companions were right, and that all bo needed was to bold bis soul in patience. Kathleen, as the day woro on, became more and more nervous, and leu buttled in her plan—indeoJ, sho was nearly des perate—when she saw coming up the gar den walk un old wornuu who moved with great difficulty by the aid of a long, crooked staff. “Oh, Betty! I urn glad to see you,” ex claimed Kathleen, as she bounded out to help the old woman over the threshold. “Deed, an’ deed, an’ double deed, Ala- hnna, we might have met when our hearts were lighter,” said the old woman, drop ping into a chair with an air of great fa tigue. Then, looking around lo make sure she was not heard, she coutiuued: “I met Dinoy and ho told mo all." “He did 1” “Yis; hush, fihuro thim min are all ears. I know it all, aud perhaps yer right. But tell me, do ye thiuk Dan will come to-night ?” “I’m afraid so, and if he does he’s ruined. ’’ “It looks that way, nghra! but it’s hard to make things worse. Sooner or luter the blow will come to Mike Delaney an’ his men. Ii’a (he dark side of God’S fuce that seems ever to be turnin' to us, an’ if the crops is bad this fall Heaven help the poor." “Oh Betfy, if I could only get word to him it would lift a heavy load from my heart.” “Keep quiet darlin’. It throuhles you no more than me. Whin is he cumin’?” “About au hour beforo day.” “Niver miud I'll sthop him." “You, Bctly?” “Yis, me. Wait till tho dark comes, an’ I’ll go up the mouutain mesel. Sure I could thravL-1 it wid me eyes shut on the darkest night, if there was sojers Bit- tin ou every rock.” “No, no, Betty, you are too old to take risks for me." “Yis, I’m ould, and I have no stringth at all at all, but there’s times, Kathleen, when I feel the stringth of a giant, and this is ono of thim times. Get me a cup of tay an’ I’ll rest.” Kathtodn did us the old woman desired, and then left her to rest. Night came, and the guards along the lake and iu the mouutain passes weao doubled aud vigilant; but they failed to discover the old woman who crawled through their lines, and then faced the mountain with all the strength aud confi dence of Denny Keely when summoning aid for the rcliof of Dan Gaspin. [to be continued.] SCIENTIFIC’ NOTES. Thr Whims of Locomotives.—It is per fectly well known to experienced engi neers that if a dozen different locomotive engines were in tile at the same time, of the same power, for the same purpose, of like materials, in the sumo factory, each of these locomotive engines would come out with its own peculiar whims and ways, only ascertuinabio by experience. Ouo eugine will take u great meal of coal aud water at ouce ; another will not hear to such a thing, but insists on being coaxed by spadefuls and bucketfuls. One is dis posed to start off when required ut tho top ot his speed; another must have a little time to warm at his work and to get well into it. These peculiarities are so accurately mastered by skillful drivers that only particular men cau persuade en gines to do their best. It would seem ns if some of these “excellent monsters” declared, on being brought from the sta ble, “If it’s Smith who is to drive, I won’t go. If it’s my friend Stokes, I am agree able to anything.” AU locomotive engines are low-spirited in dump aud foggy weather. Tin y huv« a great satisfaction iu their work when tho uir is crisp and frosty. At such a time they are very cheerful aud brisk, but they strongly object to Lazo and mists. These are points of character ou which they are imbed. It is in their pecu iari- ties and varieties of character that they are the most remarkable. The railway company who should con sign ail their locomotives to ono uniform standard of treatment, without any al lowance for varying shades of character and opinion, would soou full as much be hindhand in the world as those greater governments ure, and ever will bo, who pursue the same course with the finer piece of work called mun. Effect of Compressed Air on the Body.—Investigations into tho physiologi cal effect, of compressed air upon the hu man body have brought some interesting fucts to notice. It appears that some divers in Gorman mines noticed below water a giddiness, and pains in eyes and ears, at a depth of only 110 fe> j t, though many have descended over 1110 feet. 1'rof. Kotucuux, of Strasbourg, supposes that the blood gases, carbonic acid, nitrogen, and oxygen, are strongly compressed ny tho pressure upon tho lungs and blood vessels, and when this pressure suddenly ceases they at once expand mid act juct as air bubbles which are introduced iu the air vessels—namely, they cause pains, fits, or death. This view has been con firmed by various experiments, and the conclusion, is that a diver can bo exposed without danger to a pressure of five at mospheres—75 pounds per inch—or liM) feet of W'utor, while at 2.’M) or 280 feet danger is immiueut. Under all circum stances, it is well established as a princi ple that only perfectly healthy persons should be admitted to woik iu highly com pressed air. Eggs Have a Sex.—Sconce and expo rience have sufficiently demonstrated that everything that bears must possess both tho male aud female qualifications; but perhaps it is not generally known that such is the ease with eggs. I have found by experience that it n, ant! by tho fol lowing rules: I raise as many puilets among my chicks as I wi.-h to, while some of my neighbors complain that their chicks are nearly all locators, and thoy cannot sec why there should bo a differ ence. I will tell hero what I have told them, aud for tho benefit of those who do not know', that tho small round eggs ure femule eggs, and the long Gender ones are nudes. This rule holds good among ull kinds of birds. So if yon wish to raise pullets, set tho Small, round eggs; aud if you wish to raise roosters, sot the long, slender ones. In this way you will bo enabled to raise whichever sex you wish to. C’ouNlUernbly Condensed. r-- Moonlight night—shady groves—two lovers—eternal fidelity—young Judy rich— young man proud—very handsome—very smart—sure to make a fortune—young lady’s father very angry—won’t consont— | mother intercedes—No! no!—rich rival— I vory ugly—very hard-hearted—lover in a bad fix—won’t part—die first—moonlight I again—garret window open—rope ladder I —flight — pursuit—too late—marriage— I old man in a ruge—won’t forgive them— i disowns them—old man gets sick—sends i for his daughter—all forgiven—all made up—old man dies—young couple got all ' the money—live in the old mansion— j quite comfortable—have litllo children— much happiness—finis. —A machine for “pumping" witnesses l is among the hydraulics patented lost week. The inventor is first, cousin to the old man who mado leather spikes. —Blue dress coats, w ith highly polished brass buttons and silk velvet collars, with holes in the elbows, are said to be much worn. KELLOCC’S FINANCIER. Louisiana Can Boast Another WJckltflfo. CLINTON'S MANAGEMENT OF LOU ISIANA FINANCES. HE ISSUES FRAUDULENT WARRANTS Other Suspicious Transactions. Tbe Charge of Clinton's Dishonesty Substantiated by Incontesta ble Facts and Figures. NECESSITY OF THOROUGH INVESTIGATION. [from our own correspondent.] New Orleans, Juno G, 1874. The picture drawn in tuy previous let ter of Chas. Clinton, Kellogg’s Auditor of Public Accounts, was by no means com plimentary to that individual. Whoever has had more than a casual acquaintance with Kellogg’s chief financial officer will admit that I have faithfully sketched. Tho task now devolves upon me—as fore shadowed in my last letter—to make good my assertion: that Charles Clinton is as dishonest as he is unscrupulous and bold. I shall puss briefly over such facts and suspicious circumstances in Clinton’s management of the S’ate’s finances which ure pretty well known here; for were I to mention every detail bearing upon this subject, this letter would occupy the space of a good-sized pamphlet. Clinton and Dubudet. Article GO of the constitution of Louisi ana provides : “There shall be a Treasurer of tho Slate aud an Audiior of Public Accounts, who shall hold their respective offices during the term of four yens. A. tbe first eleetion under this constitutiou the Treasurer shall be elected for tw . years. ” This first election took plaoo on the 17th aud 18lhof April, 18G8, and from that time, as will be observed from the constitutional article quoted, dates the precedent of the State Treasurer holding over two years, ho being elected always two years Inter than the general election is held in November. This provision of the constitution is in so far a wise one, as precaution is thus taken that the State Treasurer does not belong to tho sumo party or clique whioh cunios tho day at a general election for State officers. Tho Treasurer and Auditor, wero they elected by oueaud the same party, at one aud the same election, might run things to suit themselves and in their owu individual interest, are supposed to be a check upon each other. When Clinton, with the aid of a squad of Metropolitan police, usurped tho office of State Auditor, Antoine Dubudet, a wealthy and (said to be) well educated colored man, held the office of State Treasurer, with a tenure of office until Novemb r, 1874. It soou became evidont that Clinton, bold, overbearing, auto cratic, and overriding tbe constitution aud the laws whenever it suits his put- poses, and Dubudet, holding to a si riot observance of the law, wouldn’t hitch. Dubude’, with his old-fashioned notions of honesty aud obedience to law, was iu Clinton’s way; and th» layer, in tho summer of 1878, with nti unequaled au dacity usurped the functions of the State Treasurer. Dubudet, by Clinton'a bold coup d'etat, bvcauie what is known iu monarchical Europe as a minister nan* portefeuille. The collections of Stute taxes uml State licenses made in the city and interior parish s by the various tax c (Hectors wero received by Mr. Clinton during ue irly all of tbe latter bulf of 1 st year, in flugrant violation of tbe law, which clearly provides that the collec tions, nfter the accounts have been au dited, are by the tax collectors to be turned into the Stute treasury, and the State Treasurer to give his receipts lo the tax collectors for the auiounls paid in lo the credit of the several funds specified by law. Clinton an Treasurer. Tho money which should have gone into tho treasury was captured—“cap tured” is about the only correct term for this illegal transaction—by Clinton, who gave temporary receipts for the same, aud deposited it in his own name in tho Lou isiana National Bank, of which institu tion Mr. Joseph II. Oglesby, a strong sup porter of tho Kellogg administration, is tho President. Some of the money Mr. Clinton kept locked up iu tho vault of the Auditor’s office, to deposit it whenever he had a mind to, or to turn it, through one of his clerks, into the t oasury whenever such accounts as it pleased him to pay were to be settled, always taking e.ie that the respective amount paid into the treasury did not exceed tho account ho felt inclined to pay. Mr. Dubudet’s func tions, during that time, were simply cleri cal—tho real Treasurer of tho Stato was Chns. Clinton. It may here be re enrkod that tho Treasurer has to give bond in the amount of fifty thousand dollars, while tho Auditor’s bond is only ten thou sand dollars ; and still the latter, at times, handled as much as four and five hundred thousand dollars of the Htute’s money- money whioh to handle ho bud not the shadow of legal right. I pass over another unauthorized action of Mr. Clinton’s, namely : bis selling the collections in currency at public auction, and receiving in payment State warrants at a into established by himself, i Clinton looks out for Number One. Clinton's dabbling with tho Stute’s j money resulted iu a discrepancy bo'ween j the aocouuls of tho Treasurer and Au ditor; or, t > i-so a milder term, tho oc- ! counts of these two officials wouldn’t • tally. Clintou was thus placed iu a bad ; position, but fruitful as ho is in resources j he got over it for the time being by | “Fixing tU* Legislature," | as tbo phrase goes. The law defluing the | duties and powers of the Auditor pro-1 videa: “It shall bo tho duty of the Au ditor to submit all of his books, accounts, vouchers, aud other official documents in liis office, to a joint committee of the General Assembly, to be appoinred imme diately after the oommeneement of oach regular session, for examination ami set tlement.” Tho joint committee, as herein pro vided, appointed by the General Assem bly of 1874, hud for chairmen A. B. Har ris on tho part of tho Senate, and J. B. Wands on the part of tho House. What this committee did remains, however, a secret. It failed iu its duty by not making tho required report. The inducements held out to that committee for suppress ing so important a report remain for the present mutters of conjecture. It looks somewhat j suspicious, however, that Mr. H. H. Harris, brother of Senator Harris aud State tax collector for the 8econd District of New Orleans, who was to bo removed, ns tho report goes, to make room for another of Kellogg’s favorites, m1 ill remains in office; and that Mr. Wands, shortly after tho adjournment of the Legislature, was appointed tax col lector for the parish of Tangipahoa. The Amount MInning. Notwithstanding the suppression of the official report of this investigating com mittee, enough has leaked out to give cur rency to the report that Clinton has failed to account for not less than $432,000. There are some who put it lower. In a speoch delivered in the House of Repre sentatives, on tho lGtli of January last, Win. Murrell, a colorod number from Madison parish, sta'ed the discrcpuuoy at $50,001 7G. The occasion of the delivery of Mr. Murrell’s speech was the question of advisability of placing an official of Mr. Clinton’s doubtful honesty upou tbe board which was to be charged with the exchauge of bonds under tho funding bill, by which measure the creditors of tbe State of Louisiana are forced to have their claims liquid ited at the rate of sixty ••outs ou the dollar. I quote from Mur rell's 2-peech: “Now, Mr Speaker, there is but one uiore point I wish to oaII your attention lo, aud I do not propose to expatiate upon tho same, but put it out for what it is worth, and hope it to be explaiued iu a satisfactory manner to all, and that is, that there is a discrepancy in the Auditor's aud Treasuier’s accounts amounting to ^56,1)141 7G, and os they are on tho com mittee that are to arrango for the ex change of tho^e bouds, might they not make as grout difference in tbeir reports ihereof? And furthermore, 1 think this matter of $56,1)1)1 7G should bo settled to the satisfaction of this body before tho Auditor is plaeed tipou that committee. I would like tor some one of our more able oratois to rise aud explaiu why is this tbu.-ly.” Tbo ftiippreNMcd Records. There is reason to believe thut the re cords pertainiug to tbo investigation of the Auditor’s accounts ‘u- • in possession of Stute Senator A. I), limis, who holds them daugling as a Damocles’ sword over ■Clintons culpable bend. A Sup position. Thero is a street rumor—which I give for what it is woith, not having any evi dence to establish its truth,—thut Mr. Morton, of Indiana, has boon paid fifty thousand dollars for advocating the Kel logg came in CongrosH, and that this amount is part of the supposed def.Joa tiou of Auditor Clinton. Investigation Wanted. Whether the supposed defalcation amounts to $162,000 or $56,01)1, the mat ter is of sufficient importance to every honest cilizca and tax-payer to call for immediate and thorough investigation. The Grand Jury aud Attorney Geucral Field, upou whom tho tusk will devolve, ought not to shirk their duty in tho prem ises, disagreeublo us it may lie. The foregoing remarks involve no di rect accusation against Auditor Clinton. Iu order, however, to aid tho Grund Jury and Col. Field in their lubors, I bore with bring the following Direct t'burise Against Clinton I accuse Charles Clinton, iu his official capacity as Auditor of Public Accounts, of an nnumtukable act of dishonesty, as I will presen)ly show. • Cliuton'e Contingent Fund Under former administrations, inclu ding tho corrupt W.irmoth regime, tho contingent fund of tho Auditor, was two thousand or at the highest twenty-five hundred dollars per annum, which was c (D-idered amply sufficient to defray in cident d expenses. The Legislature of 1875, however, appropriated six thousand dollars for that purpooG, which, together with au unexpended Lalauce of of $180- .64 of the appropriation made by tho Leg islature of 1872, should, indeed, have been sufficient % pay for Mr. Clinton’s iucidentuls. But Clintou rau thiugs at high pressure and made heavy drafts on his $6,000 contingent fund—so heavy, in deed, that iu November ulrcudy ho had overdrawn it by twenty-two hundred and some odd dollars. This placed Clinton iu a pretty tight fix, und in this di emma ho addressed confidential letttrs to tho Republican Stato Senators and members of tho lower House asking them to pledge themselves to him in writing to make an extra appropriation of twouty-flvo hun dred dollars so ns to cover the amount overdrawn. But this game wouldn't k, comparatively few ro.spouded to Clinton’s model request. Clinton Issue* Fraudulent Warrant* What doos Clintou iu this dilemma ? lie had cashed the warrants drawn on his contingent fuud when ho kuew that fund was exhausted; aud he deliberately goes and destroys a number of these warrants, and issues new warrants in their stead, drawn on funds ou which he had not the remotest legal right to draw for his con tingent expenses. Soma of these war rants woro for additional clerk hire not provided for by law; otheis for miscella neous advertisements in tho Picayune, Tinua, German Gazette, Price Current, and a little iusignifloant sheet called the Crescent City, uml some for other purpo ses. Clinton cashed these several war rants for the4)artics in whoso favor they were issued; and the respective warrants, after having boon cashed, were iu domed by tho respective parties who received their fuoo value in currency from Clinton. After tho original warranto, whioh—mark well!— bore the infloraement of the par ties in whose faro- they were drawn, had been destroyed, Clinton issued other war rants in their Btead, and charged the re spective amounts of these several war rants fraudulently issued to other funds. Those for advertising in the papers men tioned he drew on the special fund set aside for the State Printer—New Orleans Republican—whioh for 1878 was $150, 0fl$, and of which amount there remain, ed toward the close ot the year an unex pended balance of about $20,000. The fraudulent warrants for additional elerk hire he drew on the appropriation for the Auditor's clerical foroe, whioh he thus overdrew by $622.88; and other incidental expenses were charged up to other con venient speoisl funds whioh, as I said be fore, he has not the remotest legal right to tonoh. Fraudulent Indorsements nn Fraud ulent Warrants. Destroying the original warrants and issuing new ones in their stead was an ea»y matter for an official with a stretchy conscience; but the greatest difficulty was how to obtain indorsements for those fraudulently issued warranto. After poh deriug over this matter Clinton quietly sends for a prominent merchant and pre vails upon him to indorse these fraudu lent warrants. TRe Result. By these series of financial tricks, Clin ton was enabled to report his contingent fund overdrawn by only $280.68, while ho had originally overdrawn it by twenty two hundred and some odd dollars. The Violated Lew. In this transaction—aside from the fraud committed—Auditor Clinton Iuh clearly violated the following provisiou of the law: “No warrants shall be drawn by the Auditor, nor paid bv the Treasurer, unless the uiouey to pay tne seme has been pre viously appropriated by law; nor shall the whole amount drawn for or paid under any one head ever exceed tbe amount ap preprinted by law for that purpoae.” Another section of the law depriving the duties and powers of the Auditor reads as follows: “Should the Auditor knowingly issue any warrant upon tbe Treasurer not au thorized by law, or should he wilfully neglect or refuse to perform any duty eu joined by law, or be guilty of any oppres sion or extortion, or reeeive any fee oi reward for the performance of any duty not allowed by Taw, or shall he by color of hia office, knowingly do any act not authorized, or in any other manner than is required by law, or illegally use or mis apply any money belonging to tho State, lie shall bo deemed guilty of misdemean or in office, and upon ’oonviotiou be fined not more than one thousand dollars, and imprisoned not more than five years, and be dismissed from office." There is no doubt that Mr. Clinton has made himself liable to prosecution under this section of the law. It is earnestly to be hoped that the law will be allowed to have its course. Mr. Clinton owes it to himself to dotnand an investigation into tbo uffaias of hia office. If he be inno cent of the charge I have preferred, and of others which, when the time arrives will be brought against him, so much the better for hiui; should he be found guilty, lot tbe State be delivered out of tbe lutches of a dishonest officer. Louisiana has had enough with one Wiokliffe. Vidkttk. Prominent Incidents IN THE History of Columbus From i(a Finl Ftillemenl in 1827, to the Wilson Haiti, in 1805, compiled by John II, Martin. The undersigned proposes to publish, in volume of 150 or more pages, a work under the above title, covering the period from t/u selection of the locality for a “ trading town," in 1827, to the Capture and partial destruction of the city by the Wilson Hmd, in 1805. The incidents will be derived mainly from its newspapers, which will be gleaned for this purpose with much care. It is believed thut most of our citizens would like to have such incidents in this compact and convenient form, and will encourage the undertaking to the extent of the email amount asked for the work ’Each chapter will contain short biographic cal sketches or notices of the principal citizens mentioned in it, who have since died. The volume will also embrace full information concerning the churches, factories, d-e., now existing. We do not propose to publish this eompila tion with a view to making money, as the small price asked for it will show. Hut the same time we do not want to ln«e mom I. by its publication, and therefore we wish limit the number ef copies printed to the de- mandfor the work. With this object in view we issue this prospectus, inviting those who desire copies of the volume to send in their names The price will be one dollar per copy for a pamphlet bound volume, printed on paper like the specimen sheet issued. A small number of copies will also be issued on a su perior article of paper for $1 30 per copy. Payable when the work is delivered, which will be some time next Fall. TUOS. GILBERT. May 12, 1874. 8TOVES AND TIN WARE Stoves, Stoves r NATHAN CROWN, I (0|i)>b«tt» Hub Offloa) API Columbus, Ga,, W OULD rt-Hpt'ctfuIly invite the attention of hi* fricade aud ciutomen to hie extena!v< tftock of STOVES, HOLLOW AND fTAMFKI vV ARK, IIOUSE-VURN18I11NO GOODS, Ao. Also TIN WAKrJ, at wholesale and retail. Roofing and Guttering done promptly and in |he beet H. solicit. . ell. tollM <Mri lk.t k. OU live entire eatiafautiee. _ AW Price ae low M the * * ~ before job bnjr. RAILROADS. rsi oricE? Ovfic-i Moil LK St (liRAon Rail* AD > Coluinitu-, lia., June| 1&74. ’l A meeting ot the Stooiiholderg of the Mobile and Olrard Kailro id Company will ho htlfafc tho depot In Girard, Ala., on WodsMday, Ju ly 1st, at a. u,, when an mention for President and six Directors will take pUoe, Stockholders with their families will he pan! ed Iroo, coming within two days of meeting and returning within live days niter. Certificates ofSio k must he exhibited toths conductor by a stockholder and cer Ifioateof ■tock and wnttoa proxy must be shown to en title a proxy to pass Tree. J- M FRAZEB. Sec'y. NOTICE. OFFICE Mon.IE X uisaud mu.no d, i Comjubcs, Ua , Juno ii, U74. | A FTER this duto tho following rates will be churucd: ('oluttiim* to UnionteprlrfB—Ath .lass 37 cents. 6 li das-* side, 7«l» cl.oh -2.»«• $ ico lb ^ Coltunbtts 10 Non H and 10—5.h cl.U« 43c, «th cIhsb 30c, 7»‘* "• •»“ *•>» '<« Co utnui 7th class V 100 lb J * J M Fit *7iER. Agsr-t. 23c \\ 100 tl cuws 44c, Ctb class 32o» CENTRAL RAILROAD. 0 Genebal Supakix I exdent’s Offics. ♦ KNTIUL << AlLROAO. V Savannah N-v. m‘>ur 1,-c7.f. J l> iNeTANf. vY. T i N AND AKl'Kit *U.\ 'W nger ir-lii- »d, its orum ho and UuuEOctMis. will run going north and wist. MS f llo TtlAIN NO i gav. 84/iAU 4: ii F J )«»:- 9 v u H:v>r a ... 7:30 p m T.iUlfU ti:-X)A« >4 4:10 AM «AV?K AukUHh Arrive in Augusta Arrive in Milu-d;< villo Arrive iu Katoutou... Arrivo in Mucou Leave Macon lor t oiumlius Leave Macon for Kuaula... Leave Macon for Atlanta... Arrive at Columbus ,.12;4^ i Arrivo at Kufaulit 10:20 x Arrivo at Atlanta 1:40AH COMING 80UTU AND KAfeT. Lohvo Atlanta 1:00 am Leave Co umhus 7 : io r v Leave Kufaula 7:4> Arrivo at Mucou from Atlanta..., Arrive at Macou from > olu nbu Arrive at Macon from htilaula I nave Macon 'll VAN Leave Augusta tf;UA A X Arrive ut Auguitu 410 eg Arrive at Suvunuuh o: 6r m TRAIN NO. 2, GOING NORTH AND WMeT. Leavo Savannah 7:S0pm Leave Augueta hpftrx Arrive in Auguata 5;fifl*x Arrive In Macon .... 8 20 a X Leave Macou for U.-lnmouit.. 9:20 an Leave Macou for Kniuulu g oft ax Leave Macon for Atl tuia 9:10am Arrive In Columbus 8 3ofn Arrive In Kuranlu ft:4U j» x Arrive inAtluutu f jf COMING SOUTH AND EAST. pave Atlanta 7:00 4 * Leave Columbus :30 v x Leave Auiauiu a x Arrivo in Macon from Atlanta :t;40FM Arrive in Macon from UolwU , '.-.i.tFM Arrive in Macou Irum huf.ui i .')• n t> if Leave Muon 7:3j p m Arrive iu illUludge«illc 10OJ Arrivo iu Kaiontou Leave Augu tt... htoPN — .w 8:0 . r« Arrive iu Auguata ft ftft a N At rive In Savannah T:i& k k Train No. 2, being a tl.rough train SVn the Cen tral Railroad, slop|iing only -* -*• * — “* r put off. i for Lu.f siutious caunoi bo taken u IWongnrf for Milh-dgevil'e and Eatonton will luku tram .No. I fr-ui Savannah aud AagU»t.i, and ir-'in No. 2 from point* on tho Southw bt-ru Rail road Atlanta aud Mac m The Mtlh.dgevi.lo aud Rat -ntou train runs daily, Sund y except d. vV i l,LI v M KimjKUS, my2C tr General Sup ihuenJ. nt. Western Railroad of Alabama. 541 HOURS TO NiSW YORK NINE HOURS FASTEST TIME 1 - Choice of Two Boutes. New York and Hew Orleans Mua Line. WESTERN RAILROAD OF ALABAMA, OOLUXIil'E, Ua„ AptII 241k, 1674. TRAINS LEAVE COLUMBUS DAILY For Montgomery and Solum, 1:00 a. X. Arrive at Motitg’y, - - U:4> a m. Arrive *t Selma, - 11.04 a. X* FOR ATLANTA AND NEW YOUR At 10:4b a. to. Arrive Op.lika ut 1-*;27 p. m. At Atlanta 0:42 p. in. 8y Atlanta and Richmond Air-Line. Leave Atlanta 0:i-up. m., < HARLOT IE 8:33 a. , iJuuvillo 3:27 p. in., lticiiiiioud 11:0ft p. in. Ac re ut Wuaiiiugiou 4:30 a. m., ut Bultimo:* 0 3O-i. ., at Philadelphia 1:30 p. iu. at Nls a \Or>iv 5:16 By Kenne*aw Route. tlnutu 0:0 J p. m., ballon l< :28 p. m., Bristol lo 46 a. IU.. Lynchlui g 10 1ft p si. Arrive at Washington 0:4ft a. in., ui Bulliun/o 9 16 a. in., t Fhiladulphia 1:30 p. in , ut N£w YoRR6:l5 Sloepiug cars run from Atliuts to LyncUbtirg. TRAINS ARRIVE AT COLUMBUS DAILY From Atlanta and New York, • fc'-i a, m. roin Montgomery uiul eelnia - 2:30 p. m. Tickets lor sale at Union I'a-seuger Dep-i: % CHAS P. ll\Li.. ‘ini'-ni -*r-*t. K A. UA0 ‘*\ W. «• ' ' IN oTiL'K. fi ijTWtf ■. A UlHAttD KA1LI miumhus, April 1ft, 1<)74. O N AND AFTER A PHIL 16TH, the Passerger Traiu on this Road will run a* follow*: I.'jiivo Col,mil'll, 3:fr>» Arrive at Troy 11:05 P M. Leave Troy c:-6 A. X. Arrive at Columbus .10:30 A- *- aprlG 2w W. L. CL/vPK, Pnp’t- DOORS, SASH, ETC Our Seventy PageIHustra-j ted Catalogue of DOORS, B M 3.VSUES, BLINDS, 8TA1B KAILS, NfWEIA FANCY GLASS, to-, MiilMltouijr ono Interested In tnnldfn*, • receipt of stamp- KEOGH & THORNE. 364 A 269 CANAL STRBJSfi jyll dlwly . NEW YORK CITY* Wood. Wood l IT WOOD, ready saved, #4J0|*r sawed for 50 oexts per cofd. Orders application to the DM1 If W