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Tx>t and Found, 10 Vo advertisement inserted leading* for less that 30 cent*, v e made t>v Post Office Order, n*to- or Fioress. at our risk. . insertion of any adver iv speoifled dav or days, nor the number of insertions with reunited hv the advertiser nts will. however, have their -if irser*inns when the time np. hut when oeeideptaliv left mrnher of insertions cannot he inns paid for the omitted In- Up rerp—ed to the advertiser ould he addressed. J H. FSTTT.L, Savannah. (K * the Post Office In Sa cottd Class Matter. nrji Affairs, rt of the Albany .Vetr* writes n ftainbrldp- that Decatur rained of hands hy turpentine i and timber cutters. Many. * the farmer- will be entirelv ther-cannot hop? for a full B'fates that Wm. A Silvey Iroßh • in the lark waters of Emory naar M- Vrver’s s'ore, Floyd county, last Hu and three companions ur*r ptm* to row across the creek in a nigh! was very dark, and the boat flag k leak, young Silvey became alarmed overboard, and not being able to wasprowne 1. His c mpanions reached >poa§t e shore in safety. ■tiMr ! that the grading of the Georgia from Atlanta to Oxford, Ala, • oopnle'ed hy the first of August. Bfwii’>g Place Time* records a terrible entW ich occurred to a son of Mr. Jas. ja, p i- Holly Creek, Murray county, len years, was riding a spirited horse Lrh .i the animal took fright and I y, utiiful rider against a tree, caus- I in-tant death. p?to the Montezuma Weekly, one [we. k a party at the residence of Its. at Turkey Creek, ended in a bloody ■ Mr. W E. Wilder and others while Kt went to the party. Mr Hodges I them not to interfere with the young their enjoyments. This incensed the I. calling Mr. Hodges out. they cut terribly, a blade of a knife being tin his temple. The best of rnedicaj wmnioned, but to no avail, as Mr H, and last Tut sday. From what can be tiie dec* used was perfectly innocent its tpurder was c Id blooded, tha only ex tha r rderers having to give was that lit 111* rear 1882 the McDuffie Journal be- year, it says, with greater and brighter prospects than at any B-e caption "Old Age at the Plough," Hjcus Republican says that on Satur ir J iiius Powell, of Marion county, lat city. He is over eighty years of tad just finished planting and plough nty acres of rye and oats. He said ed a horse over twenty years old in an 1 w in's some other county to pro yilni i-r p’oughmin and steed, s i*; npkin Independent mentions it as a that two of the citizens of unty, and who we-e among the ear vjp| -rs, sh.-ull have'died within three each other. Ttiese were Sr John Ir- J. it R ickweli. The former lived H U nty forty four years and the latter •-Je years. Tooke. a lady well known in ,toi|county, was stricken with paralysis ?*t.rday morning. She ar ee in perfect jAj, morning, and had just finished her Bd duties when the stroke came uoon r entire right side was hffected. Ills she may recover. ■ Campbell Wallace. President cf the i Rank of Atlanta. U a truly gener- At the annual meeting of the stock- M, j,. i,y i„s- 'i burs Say, he made a motion th* salary voted him he reduced $1,500 per mk and that -nm he given to the officer- H,,,,. He sai Ihe thought, as these offi -ncrea ed du'ies, they should have in* 1 nit action of Mr. Wallace ■ft.. m>rc commendable from the fact |ie ;i - u >t a rich man. yatt T >uchstone, o'ored, has been arrest b Itlin’ i for stealing money from his er„ J i-per T •uehstoue, in Griffin, and mak iwtb? with the sw <g. A telegram from his 1 to his capture. ie-ltl.atit.t grain elevator is completed. It te Journal: "On la-tFr’day Cephas >o,r ot r- and ci'iz j n of Perry, ate twenty or _• -at in- s tting. the time consumed e #sp "in ; of the oranges being about an |K.; . f The feat was undertaken at ■lpii , f two young men. who wagered ick for and agai’u-t the ahilityof the t egro 5*- oranges. Ml reel Ins Thornton may ptfti ir- to q-iait. as th- f ict is established rgtaui * does not r.gard quantity when IrftA B. Be ch-r, no .r Mil'en, in this coun aay th ? *v>y liu'nro Herald, “is one !i>-.chants fi r Western mil. 'im- this year. Tlii season he killed git* ;h;' ! c four hundred and ninety five id* t Th * hams weighed forty-nine ■ ? gallons of Isrd were - ■ ■ ■ i, _• This was a big hog inri cc'i'ity rai ing Its length was seven feet, circumfermee six feet and [ hes. Mr. Belcher killed fif tac - -Mg winter.” |B{. . D tez imt Weekly: “On Thursday Hi, s ix o’.ciock. the alarm of fire tj*r ! aiut we proceeded to the spot to BT pied by C. CL Gra-1 to be on ■t vi a-, bounded on the north by the iri k budding of W. Minor, and the iMN oil I go ro farther in that direction. r small budding, occupied by 1y C- • i, colored, was in rtam. s. Another, nwi In Lo is .-ea, colored, was soon in irm f the dread ties rojer. The large 4*nr carriage -hop next followed, wl.en were sub Sued. Aii the buildings Mfb pertyof Major W. P. Drumright, wXe',i' 1.-;--ured. Tlie stock of Mr. Grant 'jw--..: ; r SI,OOO Loss about SIO,OOO. K„1 of the fire was incendiary.” (re its artk-lo “Dub in'a Hope,” the Jo#/ -ays: ' Col. Bhewmake, of Augus irenim Du’lin seseral days looking le ;; tcrestsof his Sumierviiie Factory, is no a man to go about business fi uri-h of trumpets, but his efforts * i,,- effective for that. We liel eve Bi’ervit e Factory is an astured fact ew make a so ii forms us that there is ti e talk of > gitarinx a railroad from a iia 1. Hi.s-'iile and Dublin to canned it- Cole sys'em at son.e point en the and Brunswick Road. The charter for id was granted by the Legislature sev ftrs ag , and some beiieve Col. Cole will As to the building of it, however, CoL lot expressau i pinion.” r>cu Republican: “On Tuesday after is the Macon bound passenger. Ciptein i Welch c>n uctor, was nearing the city, die in tlie Croghan field, the aide of the driving wheel on the left of th- engine h'.rt off hy tlie wheel. The engine run i-tau e of two hundred and forty yards it wm stopped. C . -hat the as on a curve, th - broken side being the t. thus keeping the grooves of the prised on the lower side. No passen irere hur . but all were te rib’ydisap i.‘at their uravoidable delay. The rail ni> !• ves worked hard and faithfully to , km steamer oMkof the way Ip or , . t un might move on, as an extra l was -xmnected with the rear end of it. a fate .-our Tuesday night the train was nek. ’ [ the W-.lton Timor: “It should be a mat great pride to every ctizen of Walton r io know that in a contest between dif cotton, raised in every country in the ar.J on every c ntinent, that the- stap'e right here at home, on the poor, white f br k-n Arrow District in Walton county ired by competent judges to be The c >tton of Miss Slide Mcßae took lr ir.iuin at the Kxpo-ition as being ‘he -1* rt st aple cotton on exhibition. We -tc>ate Miss Sallieon her good fortune . „ :r.e award was declared a great > ’ b . r eottou was made, and it was rap , i t out a 'en dol'ars a stalk. With proper treruei t -he will realize a handsome sum r.rr'y from her cotton, lint no more than i „ ~nrv it* -erves, for it us due to her care (duration that the hybrid cot ss attained such great excellence. learn from the Gwinnett Herdldthat a is s'abbing affray o*:urred at Scales rv ah U- six tubes east of Liwrenceville. , lav before Christmas.ia which bo h par ■e e cut We have not seen any person wa- pre-ent at the difficulty, but Warn an that cav a party of young men were and had been drinking. A misunder irjg anse about some trivial matter be ii Charles T. W od and John Toler It in a ted in a fight, and both parties used knives, cutting *acb other fearfully. ■. it i< sai i. received fifteen wounds, some ein of a serious character. It was reported week that he coo’d n* t recover, but later ■ntation is th e he may get well, although critical condition Wood was stabbed in ral places, but not so seriously. He has confined to his bed since the difficulty, ins omy one cut that was regarded at all ; rous and that was in the back.” Sauannah morning news J. H. ESTILL, PROPRIETOR. •On Monday last," says the Lumpkin Inde pendent. “a negro man. nam-d Og Calhoun, was knocked in the bead, on Hannahatcbee bridge, under the following circumstances: During Christmas week Og attended a supper at a neighbor’s house, where he met some sis ters of Cas Bedingfleld, with whom he got in to a dispute which finally took the shape of a general cursing out. Cass upon h*aring of it said that be should whip Og on eight.On Monday morning the tw* m-t upon the Hannahatcbee bridge, and just as Og pas*ed Csss dealt him a heavy blow with a piece of scantling, upon the back of the head, knocking him down and ren dering him senseless. Cass then left, leaving Og lying upon the bridee in an insensible con dition, where he remained during the day until late in the evening, when he was carried home. Dr Gor y was called to see him Monday night, and uron examination found bis skull all right and the negro slowly recovering from the ter rible shock. At last accounts he was doing very wel! and will doubtless soon he up again, ready for another tap on the head.” Atlanta Constitution: ‘To the i-2th of De cember Ben Walking, a notorious negro thief, stole some clothirg fromahou-eon Forsyth street, and succ-eded in escaping, but a re ward of twenty-five dollars was offered for bis capture, and on Saturday Ben was captured In Columbus, where he had gone to see his wife. The sheriff of Monroe county. a f ter being in formed of Ben’s capture, induced Dock Means, of Griffin, to fetch him hack from Columbus. On Bunday >a-t .with Mspri-oner. who was se curely handcuffed. Dock reached Macon and tran-ferred him from the Columbus train to the Atlanta train, and was occupying a seat in the second lass car with Ben next to the win dow. Ben complained of being wm, and Dock raised th- window in order to give him air. Just as the train was leaving Smarr’s sta tion. five mdeg from Forsyth, Ben a-ked bis guard to get him a drink of water Dock arose to comply with the request, is. hen Ben shot through the window like an arrow and fell upon his head on the ground, but in the twink ling of an eye was on his feet flying down the track towards Macon. Mr Means quietly took his seat and gave up his prisoner.” Macon Telopraph: “Last night Conductor Smith brought on his train another vic'im of the bridge over Flint rirer, between Monte zuma and Oglethorpe. The killing of voung Liph Brown by the bridge is still fresh in the minds of the people, and ihe yourg man who was knocked off yesterday seems to have been struck in about the same position and almost under the same circumstances. From what we can learn of the sail affair, a train hard named Lawhon, who went down on the freight train which left Macon at l f ':Hl yesterday morn ing. was knocked off bv the bridge as the train passed at about three o’clock. Without know ing anything of the accident, the conductor pa-sed on, and prohahly does not know any thing of it yet. The bridge watchman discover ed the urfortunato man lvirg propeon his face, and did ail he could to alleviate his suffering His head was terribly cut, and his nose mash ed into a jelly. He was wholly unconscious for a long time When the up passenger train came along he was taken aboard and rallied a liule before reaching Macon. He was taken into the reception room at the shed, and when questioned was unable to give any account of himself. In a rambling way he said his name was I aw hon, ana that he lived on the Houston road He walked front of the shed and called a hack a-id (Jftctnd the hackman to take him to his home.’ ft was evident to those who saw him that he had lost his mind. He told Con ductor Joe Dasher that he hail been lying down on the track and the engine run over him. Strai ge to say. none of the employes about the shed knew him He is about twenty three years cf age, and of slight build.” ST. AIAKY’S NOTES. The Florida Ship Canal-\t hat a Northerner line to say of the Lit tle “CHy by the Sea.” St. Mary’s, Ga , January 10.—Editor Homing Sews : As considerable time has elapsed since anything concerning our pleasant and quiet “little city by the sea" ap peaked in the columns of the News, you will oblige by giving space to this letter. Our peo ple are looking with considerable interest and anxiety to note what the present Congress will do in relation to the contemplated barge canal fr> m the Mississippi across the peninsula of Florida to the St. Mary’*, and thence on by nature's canal to Savannah and Charleston. We expect much from our young and talented Representative, Hon. George R. Black. He could not render a better service to his State and the country at large than to secure an appropriation to build the canal as lined out by General Giilmore in his elaborate and very able report. If the canal was opened to-day. Savannah being an established and rapidly growing city, would, with her capital, secure the greatest ken*fl:s from it, whilst St. M iry’s, Brunswick and Kernandina woflld get a fair share ot busi ness made by i'. The Mia's has. hy publishing letters from the lamented 01. Raiford.ihe pro Vctor of the route, and others, and by able editorials and General Gillmore's report, con tributed largely to the intere-t excited in the putilic mind at home and abroad, and deserves well of the people generally The route is by far much more practical than the one pro posing the st Joh ’s river as the Atlantic out let. because, after reaching St Mary's, it wnu : d have a half dozen or more good bars as inle'E ad outlets for the commerce of the world instead of one very poor, for as such the St J-.hn’s is k*.own to be. Our hotel is now opened by the most popular landlord it has ever had. and it is to he hoped that a house so well Conducted will meet with a pitronage commensurate with tile merits of its obliging manager. There is no poiut Mouth better suited for tne invalid than our quiet and beautiful city. Dr. Samuel W. Thayer, Dean of the Univer ity of Vermont, write* of St. Mary’s as fol lows: • It affords me much pleasure to refer to St. Mary’s. Ga . as a place of health resort, pos sessing more of ail the requi-itesof a desirable climate for invalids than anv other place I vi-ited duiicg mv travels through the South ern States in u.*i .winter of 1K79 80. It is par riculatlv adapted to meet the wants of a large class of invalids who desire rest from the busy cares of life and retirement from scenes of bus'le and excitement. Surrounded as it is upon three sides by ,ide water, possessing broad, weii shaded streets, seventeen of which extend to the water's edge, and six oth*rs, which, crossing thorn at right angles, lead into a forest of vast extent; and at so many of the street crossings there are well* of excellent drinking water which percolates a gra-elly soil, the kind of soil bes: adapted for a healthv village site. The equaole mild temperature, the good hotel accommodations, added to the interesting surroundings, pleasant drives, sporting and excursion facilities, combine to make it the most desirable place for those who seek a Southern winter residence, either for health or recreation.” Many other* iiave written to the same effect. Some of (ur cituens have a faint and others a strong hope that a railroad will be built from some point in this State to cross the St Marv's river at or very near our city, to connect with the lorida Trausit Road at Call ban, Fla ; and it is certainly desired that something may occur to giv -St Mary’s,at least, a small boom, for she needs one baoly. A few of our residents are interested in the East Florida Spanish claims, and expect an appropriation from the present Congress to settle i hem. The claims are based upon legal principles of justice, and should hav- been -at utied years ago. Srbsc ribbr. ALABAMA. No Itanxeruf tl*e State Being ile honclzed—A Cougrcsaninn’a Opin ion. “There is no danger that any Democrat will Mahoneize the State of Alabama,” said Gen. Forney,Congressman from the Seventh district, to a iW representative last evening; “no odp Democrat has sufficient strength to accomplish such an end, and a combination of Democrats for the purpose is among the impossibles We have an election in August nex' for Governor and a full State ticket. Tre Independents, Greenbackers and Re publicans may combine and make a dash at u*, but I den’t think they will have any show of succeas. You see, when a North ern R-publican settles in Aiabama, he, as a rule, votes with the Democrats on State s-ues, knowing that he will thus secure an honest and economical li cal government. At the same time he remains firm and true to tis Republican principles ou all issues of a national character.” “Affair* are moving along smoothly in Alabama,” continued Gen. Forney. “The only trouble is, our people did not raise enough corn last season. The relations be tween the vrhltet, and blacks are, I am glad to say, very harmonious. In some sections the colored people are manifesting a com mendable disposition to give tbelr children a good educati n. Asa rule, however, ldo not think the condition of the colored race in Alabama, as far as the necessities of life are concerned, is as good as it was in the days of slavery. The manufacturing in terests of the S'ate. bo'h iron and cotton, are showing a most flattering increase. The Northern manu'acturer wiih capital will be most cordiaiiy welcomed.” Deacon BniUcb, a prominent Methodist leader a' M&nayunk, Philadelphia, has been held in SI,OOO bail on the charge of kissing Ida Greve Gregor, a girl sixteen years of age, on the public thoroughfare. The com plainant testified that Snitsch overtook her while on an errand, and after walking with her for a short distance, covered her with hi* umbrella and kissed he? twice against her wlil. Dyspepsia Cured. Baltimore, Md., Feb. 14,1881. I tried your valuable medicine, Brown’s Iron Bitters, for dyspepsia, Indigestion, etc., and was cured by its use after three leading physician! of this city failed bv their pre scriptions to give me relief. After eating, before taking the Ir. n Bitters. |. differed with a full feeling about the breast, with headache all the time, bowels very irregular, and generally used up. At night, when I got home from work, 1 thought I ccttld cot last until the next morning. I now feel like anew man. V. Howmb. CLOSING IV THE TOILS. THE ASSASSIN AND IIIS CRIME. Argument of Hr. Davldge—A Clear and Forcible Presentation of Gnl teau’s Itesponslblllty—Tlie Prison er Mill Irrepressible. Washington, January 12. —The audience which assembled in the court room this morning to listen to the opening argument to the jury in the Guiteau case was a large and Intelligent one, which, entering the room at an early hour, waited patiently tbe arrival of the court, counsel and prisoner. The Marshal gave the spec tators due notice + that no one would be permitted to leave until the hour for recess, and for the purpose of emphasizing his remarks ordered that the main door should be locked. At ten o’c’ock sharp the jury entered, and a few moments later the court was called to order. Mr. Davldge then took a position in front of the jury and opened his argument with the disclaimer of any intention to make a set speech, but expressed bis simple desire to render to tbe jury what aid he could in their present and solemn duty. Tbe lime had now come in this trial when were to become factors. Whatever’ disorder or levity might have characterized the trial, there tut one sentiment in respect of tbe conduct of the jury. All commended their dlgDifi-d deponment and dose and patient attention to the evidence, and he should not doubt that, as they had received the commendation of all in the past, they would continue to deserve it in the future by their decision of the question before them. “There is here,gentlemen,” he continued, “but a simple point for discussion and con sideration—the subject of insanity. The court will tell you that in this land of law it is not allowable for a man coolly and de liberately and treacherously to 6lay another and then to say he had no malice. Tbe court will tell you when It comes to charge you that to constitute the crime of inu’derthe existence of malice Is wholly unnecessary, and that, Indeed, crime committed is infinitely worse in the absence of that element than if it were present. In tbe beginning of the trial, as you will all recollect, an ineffectual attempt was made in the direction of showing that the death of the President was attributed to the malpractice of the surgeons who attended him with much fidelity and ability. That attempt was short-lived, however, and was very epeediiy abandoned, so that there is now but a single question for you to deter mine, and that is the question of insauity. In the progrtss of the trial very many vague and general expressions have crept into the case. “We have heard of crazy men, of men off their balance, of Insane men, and hence it was necessary to appiy to the court for a clear and perspicuous definition as to what is insanity in a legal sense. Material ex perts have defined insanity from tbe stand point of medicine, and it was necessary to have it defined from the standpoint of law. Even if men be deficient in intelli gence, it does not follow that they shall be permitted to commit murder with lropuui'y. It takes oue degree of intelligence for a man to make a contract, another to make a will, and ano'her to do any other act. But when you come to crime—such a crime as we have here —mu r der, murder most foul and unnatural —the law requires a very slight degree of intelligence indeed. Ir. was, gen tlemen, In order to make the question per fectly clear, and to abridge your labors so far as to prevent you being led astray by tbe introduction of irrelevant matter, that the pro=ecution asked the court to state suc cinctly what constitutes m dice and ijsani'y in legal intellect. “Tne court has spokeD, and It has not spoken in any vague or ambiguous lan guage. I' has laid down two instructions lor your guidance, which I will now read.” Here Mr. Davldge read Judge Cox’s in structions, Nos. 1 and 2. In com menting on the first instructions Mr. Davldge said: “That is, gentlemen of the jury, if any human being has any degree of intelligence which enables him to understand the act he is doing, and if he has sense enough to know, and does koow, that that act, is in violation of the law of the land, or wrong, then no frenzy, no passion, will afford any excuse whatever; then no disessa of his moral nature will constitute any excuse whatever; then no belief, however profound, thougti man, through reason and reti-cri >n, may reach the conclusion that the act is the suggestion of and command of the Almighty God, will afford any excuse whatever for tbe perpetration of crime. His sole aed exclusive excuse is disease of the mind, obliterating the sense of differ ence between right and wrong, and at'so lufely controlling the judgment and reason of the party. Thus you will see that the degree of reason necessary to make man responsible is very limited indeed. Thus you will see that a man may be here who has been styled a ‘crank’ or eff his balance, and even partially insane, ar.d yet may be entirely responsible for crime. What, is the act committtd here? .Murder! murder ! —murder by lying in wait —what is commonlv called assassination. “How great a degree of intelligence does it take to inform a man that, that is wrong ? What degree of intelligence was necessary to make a lawyer know it was in violation of the law of the land to kill? What degree o' in‘elligence was necessary to make a religious man know that the ever lasting edict had gone forth from Almighty God. ‘Thou shall commit no murder ?’ “There Is no hardship in holding a man to responsibility when he has sense enough to ktiow the act he is doing and that it is wrong. I- is that element which gives such great importance to the present case. If I con ceived it possible that by your verdict you were to assert that the degree of intelli gence required by these instructions did not exist here, I would deplore that result more deeply than I have language to ex press. I would regard a result of that sort as tantamount to an invitation to every crack brained, ill balanced man, with or without a motive, to resort to the knife or to the pistoi, aud to slay man for party pur poses, or, it may be, without any purpose whatever.” As Mr. Davldge traced the process of reasoning by which the prisoner gradually reached the conviction that but one little life interposed between himself and possibly great benefits, Guiteau became restless, and for the first time since the opening of the court indicated, by hts nervous twisting about, the usual preliminaries to a series of inter ruptions, which, in this instance, quickly followed. “Not often,” said Mr. Davldge, “in the record of a heinous crime do we have such plain and pointed evidence as to the first conception of crime. In thi3 case the suggestion cams to the wretch in the night as he was lying in his oed. ” “It came to me when the Lord got ready to have it,” snarled the prisoner. Mr Davidge continued: “This thought or suggesti n came to him on the 18 h of Mav. 8U1! thinking that he might obtain tffice he sought and kept his bands clean, and he made another t Hort on the 28th of May to Induce the President— ” Guiteau called out from tne dock, “j wouldn’t have taken a foreign mission after the first of June if it had been offered to .iie.” Mr. Davidge fapparently not heeding him)— ‘ On the 28th of May—” Guiteau —“I am talking about the first of June.” Davidge, (pausing a moment just to listen to him) Guiteau said sneeringly, “they would listen to you but your talk is so weak it is hardly worth listening to.” For several minutes Guiteau continued to interject with his comments, with the evi dent intention of annoying Mr. Davidge, but finding he could not effect this he gradually tubsided into complete silence After the recess, when the court reassem bled, the attendance was even greater than in the morning, and for everv one that left the court room half a dozm new applicants pressed for admission. Mr. Davidge re sumed bis argument at five minutes past one. Touching the evidence produced of the existence of insanity iu the Guiteau family as bearing upon the probability of the prisoner’s insanity, Mr. Davidge summed up the force of this evidence with the remark: “But the unanswerable testi mony of the experts settles the question how muck effect this collateral insanity could have upon the mental condition of th? prisoner. It Is but the merest mockery to discuss this question, in view ot the un doubted ability of this man to distinguish between right and wrong ” Goi’esu interrupted and shouted, “1 have always oeeu a Christian man, and for six years have been strictly virtuous. Don’t forget that. Don’t forget that either.” Mr. Davidge then passed to a review of the evidence offered 1 y the defense as to the habits of life and the history of tbe prisoner from bis birth up, saying, “it will be for you, gentlemen of the jury, to deter mine whether there is a siogle Jot or tittle to show that this prisoner was not perfectly responsible for his act on the 21 of July. You will find that they have care fully picked oat and held up to your view everything in the entire career of this man which may be considered odd or peculiar, SAVANNAH, FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1882. and it is for you to consider how much value can be attached to this evidence, when you come to consider whether this man did not know on tbe 21 of July that it was wrong for him to kill the Chief Magis trate of the nation.” Mr. Davidge then took up the Oneida Community, and spoke of Guiteau as wal lowing there for six years. Guiteau, angrily shouted; “And I say it Is false. I didn’t wallow. I’m just as pure as veu are, Davidge, and a good deal purer. I went there to save my soul, not from lu-t. Put that down, Davidge, and don’t you for get it.” VIRGINIA POLITICS. The Rendjaster faiicna Nominations Rtddleberger Getting In His Work. Richmond, January 12—The Readjuster caucus last night nominated the following State officers: Second Auditor, 11. H. Dy son, the present incumbent; Secretary of the Commonwealth, W. C. Elam, editor of the Whig (Readjuster organ); Register of ♦be Land Office and Superintendent of Pub lic Buildings, George Brockenbrough, the present incumbent ; Treasurer, Thomas Rtevelv, of Rockbridge county; Superin tendent of the Penitentiary, 8. C. Williams, ’he present incumbent; Superintendent, of Public Printing, R F Walker, the present incumbent. Mr. Massey refused to ac quiesce in Ihe caucus rules iu the matter of the Auditor of Public Accounts, and that office was passed by for future considera tion. The House to-day passed Senate bill No, 50, one of the forerunner of the R'ddte berger debt bill, which provides that ail coupons offered in payment of taxes shall first undergo scrutiny before a jury as to their genuineness, and that meanwhile the taxpayer shall pay his tax in lawful money. The bill now goes to the Governor, and it is expected that it will not be delayed. THE LOST JEANNETTE. Latest Reports of tbe Survivors. Washington, January 12 —The Secretary of S’ate has just received the following telegram from our Charge d’Affairs at Iff" Petersburg respecting the fate of the Jeannette and her crew: “Danenhower and five of the crew of the whale boat arrived at Yakutek on Decem ber 17th. They were comfortably lodged and all their wants supplied. Melville and six men are expected soon. DeLong and the crew of the first cutter had not been found on November 16, the last date. “Boulonega.” A VILLAIN’S WORK. A merchant’* Throat Cut iu the Streets of Norfolk. Norfolk, Y’a., January 12.—A. M. Sykes, a prominent citizen of Norfolk, and a mem ber of the firm of Joseph T. Guy & Cos., wholesale liquor and tobacco dealers, of this place, late last night was seized from behind, while in the streets of the suburbs, by an unknown man. His head was thrown back and his throat cut just under the chin. Sykes lies in a critical condition. There is no clue to his assailant. WHY TRY THE POLE S Sperm Oil Procured Off the South Carolina Coast, Port Rotal, 8. C., December 12.—Tbe whaling schooner Golden City arrived here to day with six’y barrels of 6perm oil pro cured off our coast. The IN ew York Mock market. New York. January 12 —Share specula tion opened at J-g to 1 per cent, lower for the general market than yesterday’s closing quotation*, the latter for Manhattan Ele vated. In the early dealings a decline of % to 2 per cen‘. occurred, in which Reading, Manhattan Eievated, Texas Pacific and Lake Shore were most prominent. Subsequently the general market recovered to ]% per cent., the latter for Quicksilver prefern and Western Union, Michigan Cen’ral, Lake Shore, New York Central and Denver and Rio Grande were also prominent in tbe advance. Richmond and Dan ville, however, fell off 1% per cent to 180% About noon the market declined % to % per cent , the latter for Michigan Central In the earlv part of the afternoon the market sold up }■£ to 1% per cent., the lat’er lor Reading, and reacted % to % Iu the late dealings the market again ad vanced % to \% per cent , New York Cen tral, Ohio and .viisstsrippi, Missouri Pacific, Illinois Central, Michigan Central, Denver and Rio Grande and Lake Shore being most conspicuous in the advance. The market closed firm. Transactions aggregate 465,000 shares. Weather Indications. Office Chief Signal Observer, Wash ington, D. C., January 12.—Indications for Friday: In the South Atlantic and Eaet Gulf States, Tennessee and the Ohio valley, threatening weather, and rain, easterly to southirlv winds, falling barometer and stationary or slight rise in tempera’ure. In the West Gulf States, rain, followed by partly cloudy weather, warm southerly shift ing to colder northerly and westerly windp, and falling followed by rising barometer. In the Middle States, winds shifting to northeast and southeast, with Increasing cloudiness and fain or snow, slight changes in temperature and falling barometer. Church aud Mate In Germany. Berlin, January 12—In yesterday’s de bate ou the ecclesiastical bill the Conserva tives showed a conciliatory disposition toward the Centre party, and only opposed Herr Windthorst’s motion abrogating the law forbidding the exercise of ecclesiastical functions without government authoriza tion, on the ground that the question should not be dealt with piecemeal. The Clericals are rejoicing over the pros pect of a two-thirds majority for Herr Windthorst’s motion. The Conservatives assert that the government will accept the motion. 'She Wool Interests of Texas* St. I.ocis, Mo , January 12.—Advices from Texas are as follows: “The third an nual meeting of the Texas Wool Growers Association adjourned this afternoon, after a two days session at San Antonio. The session was well attended and considerable business was transacted. A resolution was unanimously adopted asking the Governor to Include in his proclamation, soon to be is-ued to a called special session of the Legislature, a recommendation to legislate upon a scab law and p'her matters of inter est to sheep men in Texas.” Constitutional Kelorm lu France. London, January 12—The Paris corres pondent of the Daily Nexus says : “The op position to the revision of the constitution is now very strong. Many members of the Chamber of Deputies, who were elected on the revision platform, have written to their election committees asking to be relieved from their pledges, as a revision of the con stitution is unnecessary,now that the Senate is in harmony with the Chamber.” —, :■ •* Tlie Trouble* lu Ireland. Dublin, January 12—A force of 200 military and constabulary have gone to EJetderry, King’s county, to protect per sons engagtd in carting oats bought at Sheriff’s sale. The mob there broke up roads, threw trees across them and destroy ed foui bridges. A force of 350 police and military have evicted six families at Teco nacreean, near Ballygbadereen. Fall From a Window—A Plague* Stricken Murderer. Cincinnati, 0., January 12—Thomas Morgan, of (Joving r on, while delirious from small pox jumped from a 6ecoud story win dow to-day and frac tired his sauli. Major Bfcks, sentenced to be hanged on January 27th, has small-pox in Covington jail. The other prisoners will be removed. The Heaviest sale of Co.tton. St. Louis, January 12. —A dispatch from Dallas, Texas, says: “The largest single sale of co ton made in tbe Uulted States was made to- day by M. D. Cleveland. It consisted of 5,725 bales. Tbe consideration in round figures was $290,000. Major A. Rutt Kay purchased it for cash.” . Sufferers with that terrible disease, Piles, or Hemorrhoids, who have lpng desired re lief, can obtain It speedily by using Tabler’s Buckeye Pile Ointment. Vast forests of the i£-culus Hippocastanum, or Horse Chest nut, the common Buckeye, annually yield their fruit, which is combined with other materials, and an ointment prepared, which is an unfailing remedy for Piles. Price 50 cents a bottle. Use Tabler’s Buckeye Pile Ointment.— Adv. CONGRESS YESTERDAY, ENLARGING TIIE HOCSE COT XITTEES Tbe Debate on Refunding Tbe Northern Pacific Land Grama— Tbe Currency Question at Pre sented by JTIr. Brown—The Last Call for Bonds. Washington, January 12.—1n the House, Mr. Robeson, of New Jersey, from the Com mittee on Rules, submitted a report increas ing tbe membership of the following com mittees: Ways and Means to 15; Judiciary 19; Banking and Currenry to 13; Commerce to 19; Agriculture to 19; Foreign Affairs to 15; Military Affairs to 15; Post Offices and Post Roads to 15; Public Lands to 15; Pacific Railroads to 15; Improvement of the Navigation of tbe Mississippi R'ver to 15; Invalid Pensions to 19; War Claims to 15. and Accounts to 11. Also, for the appointment of acommittee on InteroceaDic Canal and Foreign Inland Transportation,to consist of thirteen members, to which shall be referred all measures relative to those sub j -cts. Also, to amend the rules so as to re fer to the Committee on the Improvement of tbe Navigation of the Mississiopi River all ma ters relative thereto. Undtr the rules the report was laid over for one day. The House went into committee of the whole on the census deficiency appropria tion bill. The committee, at three o’clock, rose and reported the bill to the when it was ps=ed without division. It apuropriatee $540,000. On motion of Mr. Upson, of Texas, a resolution was adopted calling on the Sec retary of War for copies of all the cor respondence, Indorsements and recommen dations in his office relating to the expendi ture of the appropriation for the acquiring of sites and erection of posts for the pro tection of the Rio Grande frontier. Mr. Bayne, of Pennsylvania, introduced a bill to repeal the tax on bank deposits and the stamp tax on bank checks,and to reduce the tax on the circulation of national banks. Referred. Mr. Prescott, of New York, introduced an apportionment bill providing for three hun dred and nineteen R-presentatives. Re ferred. Mr, Browne, of Indiana, offered a resolu tion, calling on the Secretary of the Interior for the following information: If all the pensions arising from the war of the re bellion shall be adjudicated within seven years, determining June 30,1888, and, if at the end of that period the survivors of the war with Mexico and their widows shall be pensioned at the rate of eight dollars per month, what appropriation will be required annually to pay the pension due in the next 25 vears? Referred. The House, at 3:20, adjourned until Mon day. senate proceedings. In the Senate, the President pro tern, pre sented a communication from Isaac N. Arnold, President of the Chicago Historical Society, asking the co operation of Congress in the celebration, on April 9 b, at New Orleans, of the two hundredth anniversary of the discovery of the mouth of the Mis sissippi river by Robert, the Chevalier De La Salle. Mr. Frye reported from the Committee on Rules a resolution authorizing the select Committee on Woman’s Suffrage to employ a clerk. Adopted. At 1:25 tbe Sherman funding bill was proceeded with, Mr. Garland having tbe flnor. Mr. Garland argued to show that the rela tion of the banks to the government was that of mere fiscal agents, and that Mr. Vest’s amendment was a logical and legal sequence of fuelling. He was not wedd*d to the idea of 3 per cent, bonds, but. was willing to take the assumption of a saving of $1,000,000 annually for wbat It was worth. Mr. Allison inquired for information whether, upon Mr. GarUnd’s construction of its language, Mr. Vest’s amendment, making the new bonds the sole basis of bank cirrulation, it would require banks having 3% per cents, on deposit to surren der th'>se and take 3 per cents. He did Dot so understand it Mr. Garland —We will try to make it broad enough to cover that. Mr Plumb renewed his amendment so as to require the use of all funds in the Treasury for the redemption of United S’ates notes in excess of $100,000,000 in the redemption of the 3% per cents, such re demption to be made in not less than thrpe installments, and said sum of SIOO 000,000 so left in ’he Treasury shall not be increased nr diminished except in the redemption of United States notes. He also gave notice of addtt onal prooosltious, and proceeded to argue that upon any calculation of in terest ihe government would now lose more than it could realize by an attempt at re funding. R-plying to Mr. Allison’s inquiry, Mr. Vest explained that his amendment did not apply to the bonds held by tbe banks now. It merely applied to banks not now in ex istence, which seek to go into business af ter that date. The d'-bate was continued by Messrs. Allison, Sherman and Plumb. The fact be coming apparent at 4:20 that as several Senators desiring to speak had not yet par ticipated in the discussion, the bill was in formally laid aside until Monday. Bills were introduced as follows: Bv Mr. Jonas—For the relief of tbe Me chanics and Traders Bank of New Orleans. By Mr Elmunds—Relative to a quorum of the Supreme Court of the United States, providing that hereafter a majirityof the Justices, instead of six, shall constitute a quorum. By Mr Kellogg—To extend the limits of the port of New Orleans, and making an appropriation of $200,000 for the improve ment of the harbor. By Mr. Johnston (by request)—Three bills as follows: To au'horize the coinage of silver dollars and fractions thereof of full standard value upon the metric system. To authorize the coinage of the golotd metric dollar, two dollar pieces and fractions of a dollar, and also the coinage of the metric gold and üble eagle, eag’e and half eagle, ail of standard value. To authorize anew metric gold coin for internal use to be known as “The Stella.” The foregoiDg three bills are copies of bills heretofore introduced In the House by Mr Stephens, of Georgia. Mr. Brown offered declaratory resolutions that It is inexpedient and unwise to contract the currency by the withdrawal from circu lation of what are known as silver certifi cates, or to discontinue or further restrict silver coinage. Further, that gold and silver coin based upon a proper ratio of equivalency between the two metals and issues of paper, predicated upon and conver tible into coin on demand, shall constitute the proper circulating medium of this country. Laid over temporarily. On motion of Mr. Teller his resolution calling on the Secretary of the Interior for definite intelligence in regard to the de cisions of the Commissioner of the General Land Office and tbe former Secretary of the Interior, aff*c:itig the land graut of the Northern Pacific Railroad Company, was taken up. Mr. Allison moved an amendment to In clude in the call for information any opinion of the Attorney General on the subject. Agreed to, and the resolution was parsed. The Senate went into executive session and 3oon after adjourned till Monday. the called bonds. Stcretary Fo’ger today issued the one hundred and seventh cajl for bonds for re demption under the u?ual ccndi ions, inter est oa th- m to cease March 13’h next. The bonds called are extended sixes, as follows; “SSO, No. 1.851 to No. 1,950 b .th incisive; SIOO, No. 13 001 to No. 13,700. both inclu sive; SSOO. No 9 601 to No. 10,000, both in clusive ; SI,OOO, No. 47,001 to No. 43,960, both tuciurtv*; $5 000, No. 16,001 to No. 16,150, bo;h inclusive; $lO 000. No. 30,101 to No. 32 550, both Inclusive. Total, S2O 000,- 000.” Vance .admitted to Ball. Meridian, January 12.—1n the habeas corpus case yesterday before Judce Hamm, of the Circuit Court, Wm. J. Vance was admitted to ball in $5,000 upon the writ'en evidence previously taken before the Jus tice Vaico was also brought before Justice Patton yesterday on tbe charge of the murder of Warren and was held to bad in sl,ovO, A Tcxa* Town In tolies. Bt. Louis, January 12 —A dispatch from Dallas, Texa , says; “It is reported that an incendiary fire last night destroyed the little town of Kemp, on the Texas Trunk Railroad. Every building was ourned. The loss is estimated at $20,000, partly Insured. Tents and provisions have been sent f'-r the use of the ueatituta inhabitants.” Twenty Per Cent. Dividend. Augusta, January 12—The Langley Cot ton Factory has declared a semi-annual dividend of sl2l*o per share, making over 20 per ct nt. for th* year. The ouly bitters and the only preparation of iron that gives complete satisfaction is Brown’s Iron Bitters. It aontains no alco hol. It does not blacken the teeth. It gives real strength. BLACK BUKN-BUBBRIDGE. A Caustic Rejoinder from tbe Ken tucky Congressman, Washington, January 12 —The following letter and card have been furnished for pub lication: “House oy Representatives, Washing ton. D C.. Jarnary 9, 1882. Gen. S. G. Durbridge: Sir— Your letter, dated January 6, was handed me last night, and as I find it with the accompanying documents given to the public in this morning’s prints, I pre sume if was intended for the public, as its reception and mv own must have been simultaneous. Now, sir, it is only with the personal phase of tbe issue, so far as it re garDs mveelf, that I can deal, and as you have abandoned that I feel no longer anv Interest In your eommun’eation. “As to your insinuation in regard to yellow fever, which you so gratuitously throw in to distract attention from what had been said of yourself, all I have to say Is that if, with the proofs of which you pro'ess knowl edge, and of which I am ignorant, and which you regard as ample, your courage even enables you to formulate the charge and become responsible therefor, then will there be ample time left me to give it considera tion. Respectfully. “J. C. 8. Blackbubn.” to the public. “Washington, D.C., January 12,1882 —A correspondence between General Bteven G. Bu*bridge, formerly of Kentucky, and now a citizen of Pennsylvania, and myself, begun hy him, has, through his instrumen tality, been obtruded upon public attention. I regret th’s, but not because I have any reason to fear the judgment of the public on The questions involved. For the sol diers of the Union army who respected the law of honorable warfare, I have no feel ings but respect and appreciation of their manhood. General Burbridge is outside this pale bv reason of his atrocities, well known to tbe people of Kentucky, which have justly made him an outcast from the State where honorable men have buried in honorable reconciliation the animosity of that unhappy period. I share fully the de testation of General Burbridge and his conduct, which is entertained alike by Confederates and Union men in the State of Kentucky, and this feeling I have expressed on a proper occasion. The fact was made known to him when he in terrogated me as to my utterances, respect ing which I refused to modify my language or to accept his attempt at self vindication. I gave him frankly this answer. His response is not an appeal to the usage by which gen tlemen have been governed, but an attempt to retort bv counter insult. If this course is satisfactory to General Burbridge or his friends I cannot complain. 1 dis miss him to the enjoyment of any honors he may have acquired by this effort to rehabilitate a reputation, which, resting as it does upon known facts of a shameful personal history, cannot be made worse by aught that I can now say against him or improved by bis own asseverations of innocence and cer tificates of character. These are not re quired by gentlemen who have practiced a decent respect for the opinions of mankind. “J. C. S. Blackburn.” THE STRAW BIDDERS. Yesterday In tlie Police Court. Washington, January 12.— The hearing in the star route case of Cabell, Minnex and Dixon was resumed in the Police Court to-day. Colonel Bliss opened the proceed ings by saying that there had been an agreement arrived at between some of the defendants’ counsel and the prosecuting officers to make this a test ease in a manner; that is, they would not take up any other of the suits until this was disposed of iu this court. If, after hearing 'lie evidence in tbe matter, the court was of the opinion that there was no con spiracy, the prosecu ion would agree to let the cases stand adj >urned at the pleas ure of the defense. ‘ln the other event, of course,” said Col. Bliss, “we will push a vigorous prosecution.” It is understood that, if the prosecuting officers fail of com mittal in the Police Court, these same cases wlil be brought before the grand jury in some other way. THE BATTLE OF SIIILOII. General Prentl** Preparing to lilt Hard. Cincinnati, January 12 —Gen. B. M. Prentiss, who commanded a division at the battle of Shiloh, which was captured, is here aa guest of the Cincinnati Society of ex-Army and Navy Officers, to attend their annual banquet to night. The Chamber of Commerce tendered him by vote the extra ordinary compliment of permission to visit the floor and accept the privileges of the chamber. The General thanked the memb -rs for the great honor conferred, but refrained from speaking of bts part 1n tbe battle of Shiloh, saying he would have an opportunity to night of speaking to his comrades on that subject, and would tell the truth, let it hit whom it might. He met with a most cordial recep tion by the members of the Chamber. Laud Reform In Ku**la. London, January 12 —The St. Petersburg Noro Vrtyma says: “The Imperial ukase in regard to peasants lands provides that, after the end of 1882 the Crown will transfer to the peasants that portion of the lands allot ed to them at the time of their emancipa tion, aDd in consideration of the annual payments which they have been unable to redeem or compromise, the Crown will pay to the lard owners eighty per cent, of the taxable yolue of the land so transferred.” Cheap Cablegram*. London, January 12 —The Association of Chambers of Commerce will on the 28th of February propose to send a deputation to Pos’master General Fawcett to Impress upon him the desirability of the govern ment’s entering into a negotiation with foreign countries for cheapening and facili tating telegraphic communication. A Melancholy Accident. Jackson, Miss , January 12 —W. 8. Power accidentally shot himself yesterday while displaying a revolver to a young lady to whom he was paying attention. The wound proved mortal, the young man dying in two hours. He was the son of State Senator Power, and much esteemed. Mra. RtchiiiKx-Hernard 111 with the Nmsll-Fox. Richmond, Ya., January 12.—Mrs. Caro line Richings-Bernard is lying critically ill at her residence in this city with small-pox, and her physicians have but faint hope of her recovery. The French fhamber. Paris, January 12—In the Chamber of Deputies to-dav, MM. Leprc, PhiltDpoteaux, Gambetta and F'ard were elected Vice Presl-' dents. Gambetta will introduce a bill pro viding for a revision of the constitution, probably on Saturday. more Victim* ol the Shanesvflle Horror, New Philadelphia., Ohio. January 12 George Fredich died Tuesday night, and Frederick Welraan aud Miss Louisa Ball man are thought to be dying—ail victims of the recent disaster at Shanesville. Found Dead In Bed. Richmond, January 12 —Dr Orlando Fair fax, aged seventy-s'x, was found dead in his bed this morniog. He had retired in good health last night. A Boom 1 n Nall*. Pittsburg, January 12 —The Western Nail Association raised the card rate for nails IS cents per keg. Death from Chloral. Atlanta, January 1§ —Henry Vickers died in Washington last night from an over dose o' chloral. ►.. Another Atlanta Failure. Atlanta, January 12 —Loew & Zander, jewelers, failed to-day for |6,000. There is a great scare at Bayard and Miuerva, Ohio, over the small-pox. The child of Holliday, a respectable colored man, was attacked near Massillon. The physician upon finding it was small pox, deserted the child, and another physician waß deterred from attending it bv a petition signed by citizens, who feared the disease. The kind-hearted country people took up the ca9e, aDd sent a physician from (jatitoa to attend those Infected, ■ ttu clde and Dyspepsia. A most remarkable cure for dyspepda, •‘Wells’ Health Renewer.” The greatest tonic, best bilious and Liver Remedy known. $l. Druggists. Depot, Osceola Butler, Savannah, LOUISVILLE GLEANINGS. COYLE DOUGLAS’ CORRESPOND ENCE. Flat Holiday*—The Falthleaa Patti— Kel’ogg to the Rescue—Scandal Abashed A Hint to the Kniglit* of thelqmreand Compaaa— Farewell to Towering millinery—The foun tain moody—A “Wrinkle” lor the Pnlplt. Louisville, Kt., January 7 —lt Is out of good order to have a Sabbath Christmas and New Year; despite the gloriously jubilant character of the music the church can set forth for such an occasion, yet the edge of all holiday festivities seem blunted when the lapse of a day intervenes. So few open houses were kept and comparatively such little calling done on New Year’s day in this city, that the alarmists begin to query if It is becoming fashionable to be unfashiona ble ? Even the Galt House reception was omitted, which sounds like chaos come again. The best attended reception in the city was that of the Young Men’s Christian Association, where almost every one went, and where every one could wear their old clothes, because Christian young men and women meet in brotherly and sisterly love, and never think of criticising or making in vidious comparisons. And Patti didn’t come to us, and Patti didn’t sins: for us, and Patti, as far as we are concerned, is a delusion and a snare. “Well, I know the gentleman who takes a lady to hear Patti who Is not his wife has serious Intentions of making her so,” was the sententious remark of a society woman when the seats tor Patti’s concerts began to go off. These latter sold rapidly, considering the prices. They were auction ed to keep out the speculators— a lucky hit—as last winter when Bernhardt’s tickets were selling there was a perfect pandemonium the whole time at the box office, and more than enough imposi tion and swindling. One prominent citi zen, a perfect old Shyloek, who lives in a brown stone palace, and counts his income by the ten thousands, sent his servant to •he box office to remain all night, that he might be the first wh n it opened to secure all the best seats and dispose of them at a fine speculation. Delightful to relate, seats had a tumble and Bhylock was left with ever so many on his hands, giad even to give them away. Pat'i’s sale amounted to $1,250 for the day, the box bringing the highest (|33) being sold to Mr. George Buchanan, the great distiller. Andth re was hurrUng in hot haste amongst the milli ners and a spirited condition of affairs generally, when behold! the news came that Madame Adelina had cancelled her en gagement. There are those in inside circles who avow that it was because we did not guar antee her a five thousand dollar house and not so much the fear that Madame’s voice would suffer. However, Kellogg was billed for one night ahead of Patti, and the opera parties invited together for that oc casion did just as well for this, and five dollar tickets were cheerfully exchanged for two dollar pasteboards, and Kellogg and her satellites sang divinely, though the prima donna has been somewhat overtaken by age and fat, and is no more the lovely fairy of ten or twelve years ago, say the old stagers. An incipient sensation occurred while Kellogg was here, of which she was uncon sciously the heroine. Frank Mayo w s playing at Masonic Temple, and the night of his last performance an elegant and stately lady, a stranger to every one,entered one of the boxes. It was before the per formance began, before even the orchestra had struck a note, and Mayo crossed the stage, and approaching the box, commenced an animated conversation with the occu pant, as did several members of the troupe. The lady also bowed and spoke to several aequain'ances in the audience near her, and attracted great attention by her distinguish ed appearauce. Finally she arose and left the Theatre, the orchestra piped up and the performance began. The question went around, “Who is she? Where did she come from?” and from this arose the tale that she was intoxicated; that she had tres passed upon law and order by calling out t.O perHOUB In the audicccc, that Mi. Mayo had remonstrated, and finally the musicians had refused to touch their Instruments until the police officers ejee’ed her from the building. The newspapers got hold of it, and then it transpired that the strange lady was Miss Kellogg, not readily recognized in citizen’s dress off the stage; that she had come to the theatre especially to speak to Mr. Mavo, her warm, personal friend; that she had bowed in recognition of several professional acquaintances near her, and left early to catch a midnight train. After which, of course, the gossips wonder* and at their own stupidity, and felt quite cheap. A good example of beginning in time when you have an end to accomplish has b n en set by De Molay Commandery of Knights Templar in this chy, who in or der to raise the necessary funds to take them to the next triennial meeting of the Knights in San Francisco in 1883, given a bril liant concert, assisted by all the best ama teur and professional talent in the city, at which they reaped a rich harvest, and pro pose to follow it up by a similar entertain ment next, winter, which it is expected wiil place them financially in pretty good trav eling condition. Wouldn’t it be a wise and prudent thing for other Commanderles to profit by this example of forethought and begin to provide for the future by catching opportunity at once by the forelock? It may be stated as a proud fact that here as elsewhere the day of cart wheel hats and poke bonnets, whose bugity was simply ap palling, is rapidly passing aw T ay, so far as their display at places of public amusement is concerned. The society girl no longer appears in a great plush disc with six-yard long feathers hanging down her back and five towering plumes waving at all angles on top, looking like a Pasha of Ten Tails and some to spare, but the small, close fitting bonnet is the order of the day. How much the latest anecdote may have had to do with the change it is impossible to say—that story of the Eastern girl who wore a small bonnet to the theatre, though she had a big hat at home, and therebv so surprised a mar riageable old millionaire in the seat behind her, and so captivated him with her good sense when he learned the Incredible facts, that he married her out of hand and settled an immense fortune upon her. It is need less to state that the old gentleman left no relatives of the same mind or money, and that his counterpart has never appeared in these regions. The reigning local sensation that over tops all otters just now is the first revival held in Louisville by the Rev. George O. Barnes, “the mountain Moody,” the faith cure parson, the proprietor of the famous Pink Cottage. Ttie meetings are held everv afternoon and Dight in a small Baptist church on Chestnut street, which is so crowded that persons to obtain seats must go a full heur before the services. He htld three services Sunday at the opera house, which was densely packed. He is accompa nied by his daughter, who reads the psalms and sings solos at the “consecrated or gan,” a small Instrument that travels with Rev. Barnes wherever he goes. He is a tall, lean, dark man, with burning dark eyes and a highly nervous, energetic man ner. He is certainly a puzzle, try as you may to take him upon all sides He possesses eloquence of a rough, passionate, startling character, expressing himself sometimes with the greatest simplicity and beauty, at others using the homeliest illustrations and often failing into the purest slang. Asa specimen, lu speaking of his own conver sion, he said he threw aside all self-righte ousness and flung himself flat down on top the Lord, and leaned on him! Again, in speaking of lost souls in Batan’s dominions who kept themselves beyond God’s reach, he placed himself in position, and said: “God don’t dash out this way and drag a man into the kingdom by the hair of his head whether he will or no,” and by way of illustration sprang forward and grabbed some imaginary in dividual by the hair and dragged him back very vigorously indeed. It made a good many persons jump and lift their bands to see If their own hair was ail right. It would have been more interesting if he had made a dash at a real man and shaken him up a little. So it wlil be seen that the Rev. Barnes is nothing If not dramatic. He does not enter the pulpit, but stands on the floor below; his daughter reads a psalm and her father offers up a very fervent prayer; then he selects a hymn and says, “Sing so and so. dear daughter,” and d* ar daughter her father occasionally striking in. After the sermon ho invites those who wish to be anointed for their bodby elflictions to coma forward. Several persons have thus far accepted the invitation. Mr. Barnes takes a bottle of some kind ol oil from hts pocket, touches the brow of the patient and asks “O, Christ Jem*, make this man whole.” He then prsys over the patient and exhorts him to the possession of all possible faith. He will not anoint a person in private un less disabled by sickness from coming to him. His meetings are scarcely begun, but he is stirring op tbe population like an old fashioned Methodist camp meeting. It is hard to tell of what persuasion he is, or rather, he seems to be of all creeds. He ESTABLISHED 1850. preaches at a Baptist church, and Is stop ping with an Influential Presbyterian family. Steps have been taken to establish a Faith cure In the city on a Pink Cottage basis, and the womenkind, as usual, are becoming rapidly enthused with the idea. COTLK DOLGLA.B. OUR ATLANTA LETTER. The Kalny Season Exposition Weaiher-local Gossip Political matters —Personal mention Sale of Exposition Property minor Toplcs-Ftnal Paragraphs. Atlanta, January 11.—It was well for the Exposition managers that they closed the gates on the last day of December, as we have had little else than rain ever since, with mud knee deep in many of our streets. A continu ance of the Exposition in such weather would have added another twenty thousand dollars to the deficit in the treasury. Not only is our retail trade badly injured by such a long spell of rainy weather, but the mechanics who work out of doors find them selves thrown out of employment, as nearly all building operations are at a stand still. Pome of the largest planing mills and sash factories are closed for the return of fair weather and renewed trade. The Exposition was remarkably fortunate in having very little bad weather, and that near the time of closing. During all the sum mer there were hardly a half dozen days In which the outdoor woric on the buildings could not be carried forward, thus assuring the prompt completion of the contracts. And, from the opening day until the middle of Jan uary, the weather was fine. LOCAL OOSSIP. Real estate is daily put up at suction, and everybody seems anxious to sell “low for cash,” or “on installments at reasonable rates.” Sir Knight Thomas J. McGuire has closed up his deceased brother’s affairs and gone back to Baltimore, where he will resume business again. A small pox scare last week gave a most wonderful impetus to vaccination, and now some three thousand men. women and children in the "Gate City” boast of scars. The closing of the Exposition and the imme diate following of the rainy season has thrown a large number of laborers and mechanics out of employment, and not a few families are having a very hard time to get along. Despite the immense re ail trade brought here by the Exposition visitor-*, th number of failures of retail merchants is larger than usual at this season of the year. We have had some ten failures since the Exposition opened, and others are anticipated. Among other improvements in the Union Passenger Depot here, the dining room is to be kept open until midnight, which will be a great convenience to passengers leaving on the Cen tral Railroad. Mr Henry R Durand remains in charge, and is always polite and accomoda ting to all travelers. The Mor'ino Nkws is on file with him for the benefit of passengers. Speaking of the Morninq News, it is fre quently remarked here that the telegrams in the News are often twenty four hours ahead of the Atlanta daily, although it makes agreat boast of its “complete and expensive tele graphic news service.” It would seem (hat all the newspaper enterprise is not bottled up in the "Cracker City.” POLITICAL MATTERS Dr. Felton’s attack on Senator Hill lias created quite an excitement here, and the Senator’s friends say he will be heard from in like manner in due time. A lively co r test may be lo ked for at an early date between these two former bosom friends. At present, so far as I can judge, there is no definite line of action marked out as to candi dates, the purpose being to select the strongest men who are widing to Bhare the spoils and honors with the Republican party. Many of the most active and influential men in ihe late Norwood campaign posi ively refuse to go into ny movement that looks to the revival of the Republican party In Georgia. The Nor wood newspapers, with but few exceptions, are on the same line. There can be no doubt of the earnestness and sincerity of the leaders in this Republican Independent movement, or that they have money and official patronage to back them in their operations. The negroes have been voting very loosely of late, and money and whisky have considerably demoralized their political views. The Republicans, however, hope to recover and consolidate to a great ex tent ttie negro vote of Georgia by the free use of money and other similar means. They can not be rallied, as of old, by an appeal in be half of Republican candidates, or the Republi can party, but must have something more substantial in hand. PERSONAL MENTION. Mr. Ben. L. Estes, of the Rom e Bulletin, who died in that city recently, bore a striking re semblance to Horace Greeley when a young nr,a. Thio ooulA bo oii ©£ no nthar jnin-mil Ist. The many friends of Mr. W. 8 St. George, who has recently become freight agent of the Savannah, Florida and Western Railway, deep ly regret his removal from Atlanta, where he has a host of friends. Atlanta is rejoicing in the removal of Colo nel B G Lockett from Albany to this city.near which he, with other capitalists, has establish ed an immense brickyard. As he controls sev eral hundred State convicts, it will no doubt prove a profitable move. Mr H I Kimbal' Is now devoting his leisure hours to the remorseless Interviewer, who is anxious to know how soon the "Great Devel oper” is to start his grand canal scheme, and about how long it will take to bring the Chat tahoochee river through the “Gate City.” Kimb ill’s views are really amusing. The statement in the Columbus Enquirer's correspondence that ex Mayor W. A. Huff had removed from Macon to Atlanta is far from correct. It is true that Mr. Huff is proprietor of the Markham House, and gives much of his time to its affairs, yet his family remain at his elegant home in Macon, where he spends his Sundays, and where his citizenship still con tinues. SALE OF EXPOSITION PROPERTY. The buildings at Oglethorpe Park, and the Exposition Hotel with the land upon which It is located, have been sold to Hon. Frank P. Rice and R. H. Richards. Esq., a well known Atlanta capitalist, for S2i,OOU, at private sale. This is about 8128.001 less than the cost, and is a good trade for them. I say this because they are directors and large stockholders in the North Georgia Fair and Stock Association, which has a lease of tha park and owns some of the other buildings there. Also, Mr. Rice has considerable influ ence with the City Council, and with the assist ance of Mr. Richards and other capitalists, he can easily persuade the city to sell the Park at a nominal price. It is more than probable that Messrs. Aus tell. Swann. Thornton and Inman will erect a cotton seed oil mill at the Park, and a com pany be formed to utilise the main building for a cotton factory, and the annexes for various manufacturing purposes. Mr. Rice fa a shrewd business man, and seldom fails to surceed in his undertaking. He took no hand in Kimball’s Exposition, declining to be a di rector, but has worked his plans shrewdly to capture the spoils at the end. MINOR TOPICS. T hs thanks of your correspondent are due Hon. George R. Black of the First District, for Congressional documents of importance. We are now told that It is a “fixed fact” that Atlanta has 50,000 inhabitants. This fact has been "fixed” all the way from 45.H00 to 55 000, and always to suit the occasion, but it don’t stay “fixed.” Mv thanks are due Gen. Wm. T. Sherman, United States army, for a large and elegant map of tt e siege of Savannah. I doubt if there is any publication extant that gives a better idea of the location and surroundings of Sa vannah. It presents a bird’s eye view of entire country. The Franklin Steam Printing House will not be removed to its new and Commodious buiid iug on Alabama street until in the spring. Messrs J. P. Harrison & Cos. have consented io allow the Avery Agricultural Works to remain there until that time, when the removal will occur. Lieut. Arthur L. Wagner, of the Sixth iDfan try. has been transferred from the Louisiana State University to the East Florida Beminary, where he assumes the duties of Professor of Military Science Lieut. Wagner is a native of Illinois, and graduated at West Point in the class of 1875. In my notice of Mr. Jasper F. Greer, in a for mer letter, I alluded to him as the proprietor of 'the “Riverside Cottage” at Green Cove Spring, Fla. This was an error, as he is pro prietor of the new and elerant “River View House,” located near the Clarendon Hotel and the famous Warm Sulphur Bpring. He was at the “Riverside Cottage” last season—hence the mistake. Savannah people nave always been interest ed in tho Nacoochee valley and Tallulah Falls. They will be glad to learn, therefore, that the Northeastern Railroad, under the efficient Presidency of Captain G. J. Foreacre, is being rapidly pushed to Rabun Gap. The cars are now runr.iDg from Athens to' Clarksville, and before the summer travel opens passengers will be landed from the cars at Tallulah Falls. The large estate of the late General Alfred Austell is to be managed by his son and eons in law. Mr. W. W. Austell has retired from the dry goods house of Austell, Robinson and Manghum, and Mr. James Swan, his brother in law, of the cotton firm of Inman, Swan & Cos., o‘ New York, has come to Atlanta to re side. They, with Mr. Albert E. Th rnton of LaGrange, who recently married Miss Lelia Austell, will go Into the cotton seed oil business in this city. Mr. Swan succeeds Gen. Austell as President of the First National Bank of At lanta. The Florida readers of the Morning News will be glad to know that the Wheeler * Wil son Sewing Machine Company has announced its awards for the best specimens of work sent from tnat State to the Exposition. Mrs. Celia C. Clark takes the first prize, Mrs. Ed. N. Piilot the second, and special mention is made of the work by Mrs. Maggie De Courcey. The awards for Georgia are ail given to ladies in the upper or middle part of the State. South Georgia ladies must do better next time and secure some of the prizes. FINAL PARAGRAPHS. The furniture of the Exposition Hotel is be ing sold Rt auction, and {*. H. Snook, from whom it was purchased, is bidding it in. Mr. Brown, the proprietor, comes out empty handed and in debt, although he deserved * better fate. Prominent colored politicians of the State seem to be quite active Just at this time, and not a few ot them are making frequent visits to Atlanta for the purpose ot consulting with the leading white Republicans. This activity evidently has some bearing upon the “new de parture* movement. About a year ago I bad occasion. In view of aom* action taken in Savannah, to discuss the gubjeet of taxinK church and school property not used for religious or eduoa’tonsl purposes, olatmlng that the State Constitution makes no such exemption. X see that It has been decided in Philsdelphia that such property is taxable, not being strictly used for religious or edu cational purposes. The completion of the Fulton Spinning Com pany's Cotton Factory, near the cemetery, has created a small village of houses In the im mediate vicinity. Should the Expo-itlon build ings be used for a cotton factory or cotton seed oil mill that part of the city will rapidly de velop. There is plenty of land thereabouts, and speculators are already buying it up for division and sale in small lots. Chatham. BRIEF NEWS SUMMARY. General Edward Newton, a prominent citizen of Newport, Rhode Island, fell down a flight of stairs recently, and is believed to be fatally Injured. News from Hong Kong savs that a severe shock of earthquake occurred In the District of Kanchon. Over two hundred and fifty people were killed. The number of lives lost by the foundering of the steamer Lion, at Baealione Island, Newfoundland, was forty three—eighteen passengers and twenty five crew. The gross total of ou’races committed in Ireland In December Is 574. The lareest number of cases occurred In Munster. King’s county has been proclaimed. The Czar has signed a ukase, in accord ance with which the payments by peasants on account of the lands they received at the time of their emancipation will be reduced by twelve million roubles per y j ar. John S. Capp, of the firm of John 8. Capp & Cos., stock broers, No. 31 South Third s'reet. Philadelphia, committed suicide at his office by hanging. Uetortunate specu lations are rumored to be the cause of the rash act. Revolutionary plots continued in Vene zuela at last aeeouots. The house of Gus man B'anco, the President, was surrounded bv a strong guard, and no person was ad mitted without having given an hour’s pre vious notice. A Tombstone, Ariz ona„dispitch says the Benson stage was stooped recently by two masked men. J. B. Hume. W 11s, Fargo & Co.’s tn-'st ac'ive detective, wts onboard, and was robbed of two revolvers. The rob bers secured only #75 in money, as the stage carried no mail or express. THE TREASURY INVESTIGATION. Facte I{rought Out at the Session or the Sub't'ommlttee. Washington Post. The sub-committee or the Senate Com mittee on Appropriations, appointed under the Sherman resolution to investigate the alleged irregularities in the contingent ex penses of the Treasury Department, held two sessions yesterday. The examination has been a very searching one, the evidence already produced covering between 700 and 800 printed pages. The fub-committee ex pect to complete the investiga'lon this week, but the chances are that the task will not, be completed until late next week. In its investigation the committee go back as far as 1872. Small, the florist, was re examiued yesterday. IDs testimony showed that the department had purchased enough hyacinth bulbs, geranium plants and tulips to stock the botanical garden for a decade. James P. Willett, the hatter, was the next witness. His testimony showed that the attaches of the department had an especial fondness for beaver gloves and fur gauntlets. Senator Sherman was on the stand for two hours He denied any knowledge of any irregularity in the mat ter of contingent expenses, but admit ted that the head of the Treasury did not as a rule, bother himself with any close scrutiuy into he purchases; that he amply signed the vouchers as prepared and submitted to him by someone of his subordinat s. It is believed by careful watchers that, the committee has elicited evidence to (he < ffect that many articles useless to the department service, but very acceptable to individual service, were pur chased and their cost, put down to some other article not, calculated to create sus picion its the report of the expenditure of the contingent fund annually submitted to Congress, it is understood that a close scrutiny will tie made into the department s-aides, with its ii e carriages and sleighs and elegant and costly carriage and lap robes. The committee has j net, received the report of the contingent. ( xp-mses of the Treasury Department for the ii cal year end ing Juue 30, 18'1. The report, if rumor is correct, contains mat y very damaging en tries. The Ice Crop. Hartford. Times. No ice has yet b-. en harrested by the Hartford ice dealer.. The season is getting on towards the middle of January, and it Je time for ice. But, iiule as this weather suits our Connecticut ice dealers, it causes the Maine dialers to smile at the prospect Of a golden Ice harvest. When our dea ers rejoice the K nm bre ice men are blue, and vice versa. A Hartford gentleman was in Gardiner, Me., last w •k, when the ther mometer there was sixteen decrees below aot-o, i ha avya 11~l tbo i.~ * ..* blue enough—t.ne thermometer of their ex pectations being betow zero. He says that the ice men there had not begun to gather the crop, though the river was frrzsn so that teams couid saMy cross. Even if the Connecticut men cannot get a supply of ice the Maine dealers have no fears for them selves. They are pret y sure of a good ice harvest, even in au open winter; aud the more open the winter the bigger price it will bring, as the demand for what there is in creasi s. Two winters ago B ;ston paries, early an ticipating a shori crop, bought up the en tire Maine supply at comparatively low rates, aud the dealers who had sold out bad the privilege of seeing the prices running up without any choree of fingering the profits. This year they will be a little more cautious, and hope to realize something handsome if the open weal,her continues. There Is time enough yet, however, for a good ice crop even in Connecticut. But the prospc-ct,, it must be admitted, begins to look dubious. Hatesville, Ohio, Feb. 11, 1880. 1 am very glad to say I have tiled Ilop Bitters, and never took anything that did me as much good. I only took two bottles, and I would not take #lOO for the good they did me. I recommend them to my patients, and get the best results from their use. C. B. Mercer, M. D. 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A BORN operates for Strabismus or Pqulnt (Cross Eye), Entropium (inversion of the eye-lids), with Trichiasis, or invasion of the eye lashes upon the Ball, Artificial Pupil, 'lumors, or Cys sin the eye lids. Closures ot the Lachrymal Ducts, etc.; in fact, all ihe va nous delicate operations required upon the BkmfuUM*ner med *“ the mcßt modern ftnd Hours for consultation—lo a. m. to 1 r K and 7 to 8 p. h.