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Atlanta flailg graft DAVID E. CALDWELL. [Entered in accordance to Act of Con gress in the Post Office at Atlanta, Geor gia, as second class matter] Ollice, 32 Hou 111 Broad Ntmt. I The ATLANTA DAILY POST, published every week-day evening at four o'clock, ex cept Saturday. The SUNDAY POST, issued on Sunday morning. Regular subscribers to the Daily are entitled to receive the Sunday Post, or It will be furnished sepeiate when desired. The Sunday Post Is desirable for country subscribers. The following are our subscription rates—the paper tn all cases de livered bj carrier, or through the mall, post paid : One week 15 cents One month ................ 50 cents Two months 81 00 Hix months 2 50 One year 5 001 Sunday Post, one year .... 2 oo| •WThe extended city circulation of the Daily Post makes It a most desirable and valuable advertising medium for Oily trade. The advertiser who wishes to reach this trade only pays for what he needs, and receives the best service for the least money. Special rates made to large advertisers. «'OI.QIIITT’S FRIENDSHIP. The inquiry made in these col umns Sunday, concerning Gov. Colquitt’s failure to consult his in timates upon the supreme bench about the appointment of Joseph E. Brown to the Senate, has brought us no response as yet. It has, however, caused the veil to be lifted from what appears an in teresting by-play in the affair. It is reported that when Judge Martin J. Crawford met Gov. Col quitt after Brown’s appointment, the latter told Judge Crawford that Brown would not be a candidate for the Senate in November; that Brown only wanted the appoint ment for the unexpired session in order to get on the record and be “vindicated,” so to speak; and that the Governor remarked, sub stantially : “Crawford, now is your time to put in for the Senatorsnip! I am your friend, and will do all I can for you !” A few days thereafter, it is fur ther reported, Judge Crawford, in the Supreme Court consultation, remarked upon the affair, and de tailed to Judges Jackson and War ner the interview between the Governor and himself. At the re cital we learn that Judge Jackson sat aghast. At its conclusion he asked Judge Crawford if Gov. Col quitt really made such a declara tion. The reply was that he most assuredly did so! Judge Jackson, it is still further reported, thereupon confessed that Governor Colquitt had talked with him in almost precisely like terms, saying: “Now, Jackson, isyourtime to put yourself forward for the Sen-> ate! lam your friend and desire your election !” We give the above version as it was given to us by parties whom we deem trustworthy. We are not desirous of making the Governor of Georgia appear as chief actor in such an instance of duplicity to his nearest and warmest friends and advisers. We state the case as we learn of it, and ask if we have heard aright ? The Governor’s de nial of the truth of the above should be prompt and should be sufficient; but Judges Crawford and Jackon could, with a word, at once establish the truth or falsity of this most damaging imputation upon the fairness and fidelity to friendships of our chief magistrate. THE GOVERNOR AND THESUPREME COURT. Before Governor Colquit again denounces a certain pamphlet, now in circulation, and which, by the way, contains some unanswer able points, against the present State administration, as nothing but “lies, lies, lies,” it would be well for his Excellency to reflect that among the matters contained in the pamphlet is the decision of the Supreme Court in reference to the Alston lee. In delivering the decision in the case of Walsh et al vs. Colquitt, Governor, the venerable Justice Warner said: Alston, the public printer, was insolvent; he had misappropriated $5,000 of public funds advanced to him. and had become liable for liquidated damages amounting to $3,000, in addition. The Governor, as the agent of the State, received $l9B, 028,- 50 from a claim of the State against the United States. He did not deposit all of it in the State Treasury ; but out of the sum so collected be paid to the use of Alston $15,000 as a fee in connection with said claim. The indebtedness of Alston to the State »as not reserved out of this amount; Held, that such action increased the liability of the sureties on Alston’s bond, and thereby discharged them. If the Gov. had paid the money recived by him into State Treasury, and Alston had presented hie claim and it bad been found due, the State, as a creditor, would have been bound to have retained enough out of what was due him to satisfy his liability, for the pro tection of its own interests as well as that of securities —he being insolvent- It can make no difference so far as the principle is concerned that the governor, as the agent of the State, paid the money directly to the use of Alston instead of first paying it into the treasury. Judgment reversed. • Are these calm and unbiased ut terances of the highest tribunal in the State to be denounced by Gov. Gqlquitt as “lies, lies, lies ?” Cpm rfient is unnecessary. The law and the facts in the Alston fee case condemn the Governor’s action in such emphatic terms as to make his abusive replies sound like scattering drops of rain after a peal of live thunder, COI.IRriTT’N DEFENME BOILED DOWN. The Daily Post desires to give every public man a fair opportuni ty to make himself heard when' he is engaged in vindicating himself, and for that reason it affords us pleasure to summarize the main points of Gov. Colquitt’s defense, as we gather them from his numerous speeches. Boiled down and condensed, the Governor’s defense is about as fol lows : I am not an ignorant ass. I am not a fool. I am not a hypocrite. I am not utterly incompetent. I am not a corrupt politician. I am not a weak Governor. I am not destitute of backbone. I am not begging for office. I am seeking a vindication. ' The editors who oppose me are slanderers. The politicians opposing me are disappointed office-seekers. The people generally, who are against me are liars and thieves. They are blackguards, thieves and yellow-eyed cats. I am a Christian, a friend to Sunday Schools, and a friend to Joe Brown. I am the “Hero of Olustee,” and an endless variety of other mat ters too numerous to mention, and if you don’t believe my word, ask Henry Grady. I am sustained by the Christian sentiment of the State, by Joe Brown, and by the Dupont Okefen okean. A sense of what is due to my ex alted position forbids that I should enter into details, but if somebody isn’t careful, I’ll cause the crimson to gush from his neck veins, if not from his face. We are willing to leave it to any intelligent reader of the Govern or’s speeches to decide whether or not the above is a fair summary of the main points in his Excellen cy’s defense. THE RACON-HUFF AFFAIR. The people of Macon were ap prehensive last week that a person al duel or difficulty would come off between Hon. A. O. Bacon and Hon. W. A. Huff. Fortunately, the misunderstanding between these gentlemen has been honora bly and satisfactorily explained and arranged. We learn from the Macon Telegraph of the 27th, that in April last Col. Bacon addressed a letter to the mayor and council of Macon, in which he gave cer tain reasons for not considering himself legally bound on the offi cial bond of the city treasurer. On the 20th of July, Mayor Huff was signing up the minutes, and when he came to the letter of Col. Bacon, he entered the following emphatic protest: “As mayor of the city of Macon, and one of' the few men in Georgia who has paid in full my part of the bond of a defaulting officer, I must enter this, my solemn pro test, to that part of the foregoing minutes which is filled up by the cowardly, treacherous and ' infa mously false communication of A. O. Bacon.” The next day Col. Bacon called on the city clerk and got a copy of this protest. Senator Ben flill heard of the affair, and thinking that it grew out of a misconstruc tion placed by Mr. Huff on Col. Bacon’s letter, he called on Mr. Huff, and found that such was really the case. When Mr. Huff became assured that his protest was written under a misapprehen sion of Col. Bacon’s letter, he at once wrote that gentleman a man ly note, stating the factsand with drawing his protest. Col. Bacon replied in the same spirit, and the mutual frankness of these gentle men enabled them to arrive at the conclusion that, after all, no points of difference existed between them and certainly nothing that would justify any ill-feeling. It affords us great pleasure to chronicle so satisfactory a termin ation of what might have been a serious affair, if the principals had shown less candor and common sense. The following old rhyme contains the names of all the English sovereigns, since the conquest, in chronological or der : First William, the Norman, then William, hia son, Henry, Stephen and Henry, then Richard and John; Then Henry, the third, Edwards one, two and three, And again, after Richard, three Henrys we see. Two Edwards, third Richard—if rightly I guess— Two Henrys, sixth Edward, Queen Mary, Queen Boss, Then Jamie, the Scotsman, and Charles, whom they slew, Yet received, after Cromwell, another Charles, too; Then James, the second, ascended the throne, And good William and Mary together came oh, Till Anne, (leorges four and fourth William, all past God sent us Victoria; n ay she long l>e the last. THE ATLANTA DAILY POST: J LLY 28, 1880. Clerks. How difficult it is to distinguish them from proprietors until you ara used to it. Then it is easy. Proprietors wear clothes that clerks wouldn’t be seen wearing to sift ashes in. At the start, however, clerks always speak of themselveS as “salesmen.* They have a faint idea that the latter is a dictionary word and means something. The king clerk is the “ floor walker.” He is a drum major without bear-skin cap or baton, and fills an important posi tion in an important manner. Poor hu manity always feelsits knees quake when before his awful presence, until he says “show these ladies them hose,” and it is proved that he is but mortal. The active clerk shows all the goods in his department, talks a steady stream and wears a customer out. He makes a few sales, and does not stay long in a place. The listless clerk, with drooping eyes and pale necktie, drops his goods on the counter in a don’t-care-a-tive sort of way, wearied l>y the exertion, and the cus tomer trades with him because he is so refreshingly lazy. The average clerk comes up town in the morning the very ideal of spick-span, newness. He is fresh every day, his collar and shirt-front are just from the smoothing-iron, his clothes are molded to his form, and his hair looks as if his good, kind grandmother had slicked it down with bear’s grease. He is a daisy. The poorly dressed clerk. There are no facts in regard to this nonentity. The “ masher ”as a clerk. He is en gaged because of his superlative attrac tion to silly women, who call on him every day and buy some little knick knack, in order to bask in the sunshine of his radiant and charming smile. The genial clerk, a man who is always too good for his position, and ap< sitive addition to a well-regulated establish ment. One clerk of this sort is worth a whole store full of average clerks. He sells goods before you know you have bought them. The genuine business man sometimes begins life as a clerk, but he pushes out of the position in an amazing hurry. The lady clerk. Who would be so un gallant as to say she is not interesting? She is. Gentlemen always like to trade at the counter where she presides, and' she is usually assigned to a department where they are sure to come on little errands. Ladies, on the contrary, do not like to purchase of her, and it is noticeable that she is seldom in the dry goods department. There are a great many varieties of clerks—drug clerks, grocery clerks, and ten thousand others. They are the orna mental and somewhat useful mile-posts on the highways of business. They seem to be a necessity, but why they should carry the world in its entirety on their shoulders and superintend the progress of the planets in their orbits, is a mys tery. But they all do it, or at least they think they do.— New Haven Hey Inter. A Southern War Story. In 1853 four gentlemen entered their sons at boarding-school at 8. C. 'They had been for years intimate iii< lids and clergymen in the Methodist church. These hoys remained at this school, room-mates and class-mates, and entered Wofford College, standing rela tively first, second, third and fourth in a largo class. They remained at this institution four years, were room-mates all the time, graduating relatively, first, second, third and fourth. They entered a law ollice at Spartanburg, and studied law under the same chancellor. The war broke out, and nt the call for troops they all entered Jenkins’ rille regiment from South Carolina, and were mess mates in the same company. Being near the same height, they stood together ns comrades in battle in this regiment. At the second battle of Manassas, Au gust, 1864, a shell from the enemy’s batteries fell in the ranks of this com pany, killed these four boys and none others in the company. They are buried on the same battle-field, and sleep to gether in the same grave. Their names were Capers, McSwain, Smith and Duncan, and they were the sons of Bishop Capers, the Rev. Drs. McSwain and Smith, of South Carolina, and the Rev. Mr. Duncan, of Virginia, the lat ter being a brother of the Rev. Dr. Duncan, of Randolph Macon College. The grave is marked by a granite cross, and inclosed with an iron railing.— Columbia (& C.) Hegister. 03BW PERSONAL. Suffer from indigestion, All the drastic drugs decline. you need, beyond all question. Is that remedy Saline, Tarrant’s wonderful Aperient, Duplicate of Seltzer Spring- Tonic, Alterative, Cathartic- Pure, refreshing, comforting. M. C.CARROLL, Merchant T ailor, 6 WHITEHALL ST.. Up-ttalrt, Just Received, a tine line of Spring Suiting, Dress Sults, Business Suits, Summer Suita and Sults to suit everybody. Headquarters for School Uniforms,, made promptly and in the best style. Cutting done on short notice. 11”TfXliw'l sceiT BAKER AND CONFECTIONER and Dealer in Staple and Fancy Groceries, Nos. 88 * 88 Decatur at., cor. Collins st. Atlant*, Ga. Dlll M By B. M. WOOLLEY Allan j 111 |f| ta. Ga. Reliable evidence „ .given, aud reference to cured HABIT 'patients and physicians. mt oi? ’ Send for my book on The LLndL. Habit, Free CLIN ARD HOUSE, ATHENS, - - GEORGIA. This Hotel is a great favorite with the trav eling public, and for good fare, pleasant and agreeable entertainment, cannot be excelled HATS --- -- . Hats, Hats, Hats, / C I. wwCl Zt WW wk A nATS’ For Little Folks. I I A. T S ! For Big Folks. I I V r r H ! For Rich People. I I ZL T S ! For Poor People. hats l For Everybody. HATS! To Suit All. Largest stock of hats in the city, and will be sold 25 PER CENT Less than any house in the South. His stock of Straw Goods is very choice, and if you want anything in that line, money will be saved by calling on him. Orders by mail will receive prompt attention. f REMEMBER CLARKE TH- HATTER, Keeps everything Neat, Nobby and Stvlish. Walking Canes, All Styles aud Prices. i Traveling Satchels, All grades and prices. IJMBRELLAS, In great abundance at BOT TOM PRICES. These gooas must be sold, and you are respectfully invited to call on LEWIS CLARKE, No, 6, Whitehall Street, ATLANTA, - GA. W. A. HUFF PHIL. F. BROWN Macon, Ha. Blux Kidgk Springs,Va. MARKHAM HOUSE, G ! rfj tjSs s' ■ ■ ■-z S> ■ frf .JU,. ' HUFF & BROWN, - - Proprietors. ATLANTA. GEORGIA. MARELEIITE. It is a beautiful substitute for, and far superior to WHAT IS IT ? Wall Paper, Kalsomine or White Wash. lf not > B et nat once, llß is EXCEEDINGLY POP HAVE YOU SEEN IT? ular, tt A TTTI vott rrnTun Tira If not ’ TRY IT Now > as every one who lias tried HAVE YOU TRIED IT? it is loud in its praise. It will give a More Beautiful Tint’and Finish to DO YOU KNOW WHAT your walls and ceilings, than can be had with waU paper, so-called KALSOMINE, OR ANY OTHER IT WILL DO ? Wash. For other uses see Sample Card. txzs VHTT TTItfAAV HOW For 75 Cents you CAN COVER A SURFACE OP' 500 DU IVU nun SQUARE FEET, and IT REQUIRES NO EXPERT TO CHEAP IT IS? apply IT. It is Ready for Use by Merely adding Water, and is Easily Applied with a Brush. It will not Rub or Scale from the Walls. Ask for PRICE’S MARBLEINE, Manufactured by Price, Kellinger & Co., Bal more, Md., and take no other. FOR KAI.E RY ZDTTCTC &c CO., SOLE AGENTS FOR GREEN SEAI. WHITE LE AD, AINO DEALERS IN Paints, Oils, Glass, Etc. 35 S. BROAD STREET. - - - ATLANTA, GEORGIA. ®a?“Ask or send for Sample Empire thresher _ . MANUFACTURED AT j HAGERSTOWN, Md. THE BEST IN THE WORLD. | ZJ 2 to 10 Horse Power. Engines, down and mounted. ; I—-JHkgEg: 10 to :» Horse Power Engines, in Sets and detached. .AZ il \VJ yXy Separator, 22 to 30 in. cylinder. Down and (j, Mounted Powers, Saw Millsand Cotton Glus; ■ '"-'-'.U- .T. 11. AMIEKSON, 69 BROAD ST., ATLANTA, GA TRIPOD & PINE, SIGN, FRESCO, SCENERY AND House Painters, 21 MARIETTA STREET, »<OORNHJR BROAD.-w p > ? g i ~ b|| ® ® i—-3 to ||> go ? lh g > ' *is 3 H w sg.= w td g fog j g P ft R?f *“ gfi H oe £»£ « g I 11 s 3 <po 1 ' —< LJ Mi ; s K B l> I 2 |> fM § y £h ? 3 3 50 “ h S R'*’ BEDDING & AWNINGS A. ERGENZINGER. —MANUFACTURER OF— ’ Upholstery, Mosquito Nets, Furniture, Bedding, Etc. 12 E. Hunter st., near Whitehall, Atlanta NV. 11. Uentley, TONSORIAL ARTIST. 15 Peachtke Street Sharp Razors and AtMut’v’s Harberf. SCHUMANN’S -A < Photographic 1$ STOCK DEPOT Ohenf.cal Laboratory. Sign of the Golden Bear, 63 Whitehall st., cor. Hunter, Atlanta, Ga, Pliyslciaus’ Prescription. Carefully Put up al all Hours. Fresh drugs, pure chemicals, a large assortment of Toilet Articles. HOMOEOPATHIC MEDICINES constantly on hand. Also, a large assortment of native and artificial MINERAL WATERS, some on draught, others bottled and others in syphons constantly' on hand. Great Southern Tea Co., TEAS, COFFEES, SPICES AND FANCY GROCERIES. SUGARS. MISCELLANEOUS. Sugar lie Grist 12%e Stendird A... 12 Rice 8 Cut toil sugar 12 Oat Meal 6 Granilated sugar.... 12% Barley 8 Farina.... 8 Wolfe’s self-raising TEAS. flour per pound... 5 Wolfe’s self-raising 20 Gunpowder 50, 75, SI buckwheat 620 English Breakfast 50, Canned Tomatoes... 75, sl. Canned Co n 20 Oolong 50, 75, $1 String Beans 20 Young Hy50n....50, 75, $1 English Peas 12 Imperial 50,75 Peaches 15 Mixed 50 Salmon 15 Lobsters 20 Asparagus 35 COFFEES. Mixed pickles, qt.... 20 Chow Chow, qt 20 Good Roasted Rio 20 Smoked Salmon 25 Best Roasted Rio 25 Yeast Powder, pound 30 Best Roasted Maracabo.27 Turkish Prunes.. .10al2 Best Perfection 30 French Prunes.. . 15a20 Best Old Gov. Java 35 Valencia Raisins 12 Best Arabian Mocha.... 40 Currants 8 Our COFFEES are roasted fresh daily on the premises. AU orders of $5 or upwards delivered to any pait of the State free of charge. GREAT SOUTHERN TEA CO. 85 Whiteball Street. Wesleyan Female Institute. STAUNTON, VIRGINIA. Opens Its 31st Session September 20th, 1880. Among theflrst schools for young ladies in the United States. Climate unsurpassed. Sur roundings beautiful. Pupils from Seventeen States. Among the lowest terms in the Union. Terms: Board, Washing, Lights, English Course, Latin. French, for each half of the Scholastic year 8115 All extras very low, For Catalogue address Rev. WM. A. HARRIS, D.D„ President, 7 - 3«. Staunton, Virginia - E. H. OLCOTT & CO., AUCTIONEERS, 33 MARIETTA ST., Under Opera House. Send us your goods to sell. Sales every night. Day' sales: Mondays, Wednesdays and Saturdays. E TTTQ T> A T>T7’U may be found on file at Ge®. 13.10 r Ji.r 13 XL P. Rowell* Co's Newspaper Advertising Bureau< lOSpruee Sr.i, where advertising contracts may be 'n'-d-' for it IN MEW YORK.