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FRIDAY, MAY 7, 1880.
—The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
company planned a relief society for its
employees, contributed $100,000 to its
fund, and offered to conduct its business
without charge.
—Krupp of Essen has lately bought
G5,000 tons of Swedish iron, which will be
conveyed in thirty steamers to Pomera
nian harbors, for convereion into the kill
ing machines Germany’s main manufact
ure.
—The statement of the Pennsylvania
delegation which will be the test of the
Cincinnati convention, is that Randall has
about eighteen or twenty of his friends in
the delegation of fitly, and that of these
there are a few for Bayard and Hancock.
The rest arc mostly Hancock men, with a
few for Bayard.
—Tewfik, the new Khedive, is as econo
mical as his sire was extravagant. Find*
ing that his father had carried off a cer
tain collection of coins valued at SS0,000,
which had been purchased with State
money, and which should have rightly
been left in Egypt, he intends to with
draw the amount from his father’s allow
ance during the next twelve months.
—“I am told,” said Mr. Gladstone to
Mr. Sam Ward one evening at Dalmeny
after a day of great oratorial conflict,
“that you have in your country a man
who can play on a harp of a thousand
strings.” “Yes,” was the reply, “but
have listened to a man to-day in this
country who can play upon a harp of ten
thousand strings.” Mr. Gladstone is un
derstood to have been pleased with tire
compliment.
Situation in China.—Advices from
Shanghai say the position is very unset
tled, and the future of all business is un
satisfactory and in a critical state, owing
to the uneasiness caused by the state of
affairs at Pekin and the probability of a
war with Russia. All sorts oi orders are
said to have been issued with reference to
doing business with foreigners. A corres
pondent states that he and his country
men, who are Englishmen, have been re
quested from Pekin to look after them'
selves and prepare for any emergency.
Western Union Rumors.—It was ru
mored, says the Berald of Friday, that
Mr. Vanderbilt had sold (at par) 100,000
shares of Western Union Telegraph stock,
a well known railroad operator being the
purchaser. Mr. Vanderbilt was not to be
seen, being busily engaged in preparing
for a trip to Europe, and President Norvin
Green, of the Western Union Company,
said that be knew nothing whatever of the
matter. Still the report gained currency,
and many brokers seemed convinced that
it was true, advancing various arguments
in support of their belief.
The Stath Quarries.—We are in
formed, says the Charleston Netos and
Courier, that the offer of the superinten
dent of the penitentiary to supply stone
blocks for the Charleston streets, at two
and a half cents each, has been promptly
accepted. Two thousand tons of the
blocks have been ordered by the city. The
shipments are expected to begin as soon
as the necessary extension of the South
Carolina railroad track in Columbia can
be completed. This is an excellent be
ginning, and clears the way to furnishing
stone for the jetties, which is the objective
point.
—A Washington dispatch to the Cincin
nati Enquirer says letters received from
leading Democrats say that “the most in
fluential party leaders in Tennessee are
generally for Tilden, while the most in
fluential party papers, with the Nashville
American in the lead,” are against him,
With the gentlemen who are for Mr. Til
den we have nothing beyond a personal
difference of opinion, and we know them
too well and respect them too highly to
suspect them of so wide a mistake or so
grave a perversion. We do not know of
an influential leader in current politics,
or who has been since the war in active
politics, who is for Tilden.
—William P. Gillespie was on his'
death bed at Columbus, Indiana. The
physician told him that he could not live
many hours. “Are you sure I can’t get
well?” the patient asked; “I don’t want
yon to make a mistake about it. Is there
a possibility of recovery?” He was as
sured that his speedy demise was absolute
ly certain. Then he explained why he
was so anxious to get exact information.
He had murdered a man twelve years be
fore, and had never been suspected of the
crime. He desired to confess and be for
given, if he really was going to die, but
not otherwise. He died, and the truth
of the statement has been amply sustain
ed.
Terminal Facilities.—On Tuesday
the plans of the New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad Company for the
improvement of the water front from
Sixty-fifth to Seventy-second street, North
River, as approved by the dock commis-
missioners, were adopted by the New York
sinking fimd department. The company
leases the land at $2,500 a year for each
street for the first ten years, and $3,000 a
year for the next ten years, and $3,500 for
the third ten years, the land to revert to
the city at the expiration of the lease. Mr.
Vanderbilt, it is understood,, will spend
millions of dollars in improving the water
front by building piers, bulkheads, and
do ingeverything to make this a freight ter
minus.
—The most melancholy thing in all the
creaking and swinging of presidential
booms in the spring blasts, the American
says, is the dismal exultation of the Cin
cinnati Republican papers over the victory
of Sherman in securing his own State.
Why, they have killed the fatted calf as
if Ohio were a prodigal son returned.
—A Philadelphia shoemaker is making
fifty pairs of shoes for the men who are to
go on the Howgate Polar expedition.
Each pair will weigh from four to five
. pounds, have soles 4J inches wide, and
heels 3| indies wide. Between the inner
and outer soles a thick layer of cork is
placed to prevent dampness penetrating.
The shoes are made of beaver cloth, and
lined throughout with lamb’s skin with
the wool on. Between the cloth and the
lamb’s skin pieces of bladder are placed
to insure dryness to the feet,
last Week’s Cotton Figures.
The New York Chronicle reports the
CGtton receipts of the seven days ending
last Friday night. 30th ultimo, at 30,858
bales, against 22,283 the corresponding
week of last year. Total receipts to that
date, 4,63S,SC7 against 4,317,007 last year,
showing an increase of 321,860 bale3.
The statement of the Cotton Exchange
of same date was as follows: Receipts
of the week 31,409 bales, against 21,037
the corresponding week of last year. To
tal to 1st May 4,049,878, against 4,295,205
last year—showing an increase of304,013
bales.
The Chronicle's interior port table
shows, for the week, 8,853 bales receipts,
against 14,6S5 last year. Shipments, 25,-
035 against 23,392. Stocks, 204,154
against 78,962 at the same date last year.
The Chronicles visible- supply table
showed last Eriday 2,307,371 bales of cot
ton in sight, against 2,009,593 in sight one
year ago—2,553,379 in sight at same date
two years ago, and 2,937,099 in sight in
1877, at same date. These figures show
an increase over last year’s supply of
377,728 bales; and a decrease of 217,239
bales on the supply of 1878 and of 588,-
500 bales on the supply of 1S77 at same
dates. Middling upland, in the Liver
pool market last Friday, was quoted at
013-16. At same date last year the quo
tation was Of, in 1878, at same date, it
was Of, and in 1877 at same date 5}.
As to its table of receipts from planta
tions, the Chronicle remarks that the fig
ures show—
1. That the total receipts from the
plantations since September 1 in 1879-SO
were 4,835,720 bales; in 1878-79 were
4,390,317 bales; in 1877-78 were 4,172,-
871 bales.
2. That although the receipts at the
out ports the past week were 30,858 bales,
the actual movement from the planta
tions was only 14,070 bales, the balance
being drawn from stocks at the interior
ports. Last year the receipts from the
plantations for the same week were 13,951
bales, and for 1878 they were 17,604
bales.
The Chronicle's weather telegrams of
Friday show that Texas, during the week
ending on that day, had three, four and
five days of rain at the different stations,
withAxainfall during the week of from
2.18 tt>1).3l. The rainfall in the month
ending Friday was, in Galveston 1.41,
inlndianola 0.49, in Coriscana 5.87, in
Dallas 1.50, in Brenham 2.00. Crops
generally were looking well.
In Shreveport, Louisiana, there were
3.85 inches of rain during the week, and
roads m bad condition. In Vicksburg the
rain fell three days. In Columbus, Mis
sissippi, five days, and there was* rain
fall of 10.20 inches during April. At
Little Rock there were showers five days,
and the rainfall in April was 4.56. In
Nashville rain on three days. In Mobile
the rain of April measured 2.99. In
Montgomery and Selma they had rain on
three days during the week, and complain
of too much wet. In Macon, Georgia, the
rain of April amounted to 4.35—in Colum
bus 4.50. There was rain on four days
of the week in Augusta. The reports from
the plantations are generally favorable.
Storms are noted in Galveston, Corsicana
and Dallas in Texas, Columbus, Missis
sippi, and Mobile—with no other damage
than prostrating fences and some outbuild
ings.
Fast Mail Service.
There is nothing more essential to the
prosperity of the South than inter-com
munication with other sections. The
more readily this is accomplished, the
greater the results will be in our favor.
The North and West have had all the
advantages of a fast mail system for years,
and it has contributed no little to their
commercial importance. And why there
should be any objection to the proposi
tion now before Congress to extend the
same facilities to the South we are at a
loss to comprehend. What would en
rich us will most certainly benefit other
sections of the Union. The proposition
is to appropriate $400,000 to increase the
speed of mail trains, and shorten time
between New York and New Orleans
about twenty-four hours, and between
New York and Jacksonville, Florida,
about thirty-six hours.
This certainly is to be desired,and surely
the South has some claims that are wdrthy
of consideration, if she has not the dense
population of the North. Mail service is
not based upon the amount of population,
however. In this matter the government
itself is vastly interested, and no senti
mental view of economy ought to defeat
thi3 wise and eminently just measure. If
it is right to appropriate money to furnish
fast mail facilities for one section, it is
certainly right to grant the same facilities
to others. By this proposed measure,
New York mail would reach us just one
day sooner than it does now. In other
words, the New York papers leaving on
day of publication would reach Macon the
next evening. We hope every member of
the House from the South will appreciate
the necessity of this measure, and vote
solidly for it.
The Doura, Pampas Rice, or Rice
Corn.—We are indebted to George
Smith, Esq., for a few seed, as promised,
enclosed in an envelope, of the Kansas
“rice com,” of which so much has been
written of late. Mr. Smith ha3 but a
limited supply of the seed, which was
procured in 1873, but if no casualty oc
curs to his crop will be able to raise
considerable quantity to be disposed of
another year. It will e remembered
that this Egyptian Doura can be ground
into flour, cracked like wheat, or boiled
whole after the manner of rice, and is
both toothsome and nutritious. The
stalk and blades make an excellent for
age, and it is asserted that the former can
be used to good purpose as fuel for cook
ing purposes. If the half that is claimed
for this new cereal be correct, it will
prove a priceless boon to the farmers of
the Southern States.
Semi-Annual Report of
Railroad Commission.
We print elsewhere the first semi-an
nual report of the railway commission
Georgia, of which ex-Govemor Smith
chairman, and R. A. Racon secretary.
The statements of the three distinguished
gentlemen who compose the commission
are eminently just and fair, and it is evi
dent that they honestly intend, if possible,
to execute the law in such a manner as
shall do the least harm, and the most
good, both to the people and the railroads
'of the commonwealth
They have made haste slowly, calling
ah' the while for information from the
railroads and every party concerned, and
hearing each cause with praiseworthy pa
tience. Many unintentional mistakes
have been corrected and alleged griev
ances remedied, and it is the purpose
the commission still to act as a tribunal al
ways on the qui rice to hear and redress all
wrongs, fancied or otherwise, which shall
be brought before them. It is thought that
this calm and manifestly just course has
greatly disarmed the hostility of the rail
roads, which at one time threatened to be
hot and fierce.
So far as passenger tariffs are concerned
the understanding is that the railroads,
while they have no right to charge over
four cents per mile, are privileged to go
as much lower as they please. Half rates
for excursionists, delegates to public as
semblages, the clergy, or any other fa
vored class, may still be issued, and the
sale also of thousand mile tickets.
The schedule has now gone into effect,
and we wait with solicitude and some
anxiety to see how the system will work in
practice,
The suit brought by the Savannah,
Florida and Western railroad, to test the
validity and constitutionality of the law
appointing the commission, was to be
expected, but the injunction of course on
ly extends to the road which has made
the issue. The commission is entitled to
a fair trial, and many think the very fact
that under its provisions all future dis
criminations will be prevented, will
tend greatly to popularize it before the
people.
Still Going Down—The tendency of
prices, both at home and abroad, accord
ing to the New York Bulletin, is down
ward. Cotton is irregular and getting
weaker and weaker, and other commodi
ties seem to be following suit. It Is be
lieved, however, that in a short time,
prices will touch bottom, and there must
be a re-action in trade. But the fact can
not be disguised, that the merchauts of
the country are in a feverish and anxious
state of mind on the subject, and not dis
posed at present to replenish their stocks
to any great extent. We are glad to note
that business in our city continues fair,
and the outlook is favorable.
Onslaught on the Third Term.
A staggering onslaught on the third
term is now in course of delivery, and
will increase in fury as the month ad
vances—for the Chicago convention is
about a month, off. The Republican
Ajax, Codkling, in behalf of Grant, has
thought it necessary to come to the rescue
in the form of a manifesto in the New
York Herald. In this document, to
which he refused to allow publication,
except under pledge that every word
spoken should be printed, and printed in
the exact connection in which it was
uttered, Conkling, after conceding sub
stantially that opposition to the third
term is increasing, proceeds to lay down
the maturing facts in the case with some
thing more than the majestic pomp of the
consciously infallible oracle. He says
that Grant will be nominated, and will be
overwhelmingly elected, and the opposi
tion to him is all fluff.
The effect of this Conkling manifesto
has been unfortunate. Instead of assur
ing the unassured third-termers, it has
increased their doubts. They say
Conkling himself is alarmed and all his
confident talk is really a flimsy super
structure, resting upon the sands of un
certainty. He is only affecting a confidence
he does not really feel, but must assume,
as a necessity of the third term game. The
Washington special of the Herald of Mon
day represent a third term senatorial stal
wart as saying, “I am now convinced
that if we nominate the ex-president there
will be a split in the party.” And all the
western Republican members of the House
are fighting each other by showing let
ters from their constituents, which disclose
the existence of a terrible anti-third term
feeling among the people.
Meanwhile the Herald of Monday
makes a solemn editorial appeal to the
Republican party to save themselves be
fore it is too late. In reply to Conkling’s
manifesto, it reminds him that Tilden
was equally confident he could elect
Robinson, but met with a slashing defeat.
Nothing is so uncertain as politics. There
is great doubt and division in the party
on this third term business, and it is the
part of prudence not to risk it. There is
nothing calling for a strong man in the
condition of the party or the country.
There is no need of “a strong man at
the head of the government.” Grant
himself has declared that Hayes’ concilia
tion policy in the South has been a mag
nificent success, while tho country sees
in the active third termers of to-day the
very men whose violence kept the South
in a turmoil. ,
Why not renominate Mr. Hayes ? asks
the Herald. His administration has had
no scandals. It has allayed partisan bit
terness. It has given peace, rest and re
newed prosperity to the country. Mr.
Conkling and the other great leaders of
the Republican party could not do
wiser nor a safer thing than to renomi
nate Mr. Hayes.
But that is the last thing the great
leaders of the Republican party are going
to do. Mr. Hayes is their bete noir—
their particular detestation. To sink to
their natural level in the vast aggregate
of a united, harmonious and peaceful
country is just what they do not desire.
They want a tumult. They desire to
head a contest and division. They feel
themselves great in a sectional fight, and
they know that is where they made all
their money, till in an evil hour they
counted in Hayes, and he took the role
of conciliation, with a hesitating, doubt
ful stride on the other side of the fence
for raging stalwartism.
Hayes offers a feeble alternative. The
third-termers will play out this strong
game of imperialism and a strong man
with steady nerves and a strong hand, and
no flinching. They are in for it, lilt or
miss. Their all is staked on It. The
character of the men is sufficiently illus
trated by the steadiness and desperate
nerve with which they planned and exe
cuted that inconceivable crime of the
Hayes usurpation. But the current month
is going to display in striking colors the
best that they and the republican anti-
third termers can do.
-Baron Blanc, the present Italian
minister at Washington, is to be transfer
red to Constantinople, and Count Corti,
whom he replaced at Washington, will
be transferred from the Bosphorus to J force bill straight through, in all its parts
Paris, and appliances
Party Nerve.—Some of the Northern
papers cite as a notable illustration of the
nerve of the Radical party, that they are
apparently bent on going into ■ a general
election upon the issue of a Federal mili
tary dragonnade at the polls. It looks
that way. Hayes’ veto seems to contem
plate it; and it is of a piece and iu- strict
harmony with the grand crusade for
strong government, imperialisms and
knock-you-down-in-a-minute policy about
tci be inaugurated by the third term par
ty. They propose to carry the whole
No. 8—Who He Is.
The New York Evening Post, accord
ing to a telegram o'f Monday night, has
creditable information that the handwrit
ing of the cadet represented by No. 8 and
other numbers, indicating the same writer,
is that of Whittaker, and is believed to be
the same hand that penned the warning
to himself of impending violence; which
warning was found tom in pieces on the
floor of his room the morning after the
so-called raid upon him. This, of course,
raises a presumption that Whittaker him
self was the author of the job—a suspi
cion which was originally entertained wnd
intimated by the officers of the academy;
but tbey afterwards seem gradually to
have abandoned this theory under stress
of newspaper denunciations, which have
been flung at them with an unsparing
hand. Moreover, the apparent candor,
firmness and courage with which Whitta
ker has confronted this theory and defied
investigation, ha3 gone a good_ way to re
lieve suspicion and impress the belief that
it was a genuine act of violence.
On the other hand, this clearly was the
solution adopted by these intelligent of
ficers, after a careful survey of tho premi
ses and the condition of the victim; and
being confirmed by the identification of
Whittaker’s handwriting in an anony
mous note to himself, warning him to ex
pect violence, the probability that it is a
true solution is much increased.
It is true that experts in the identifica
tion of chirography may be mistaken; but
it is equally true that they are apt to be
correct. Their decisions are not founded
upon my general resemblance in. hand
writings. That goes for little. But every
man has a few marked peculiarities in his
style which their experience enables them
to detect, and even in the labored avoid
ance of which alman sometimes easily be
trays himself. The handwriting, to experts
in long practice, is almost as decisive a
personal identification as tho face itself.
But still there are cases of mistaken iden
tity, and there may well be cases of error
in identification by chirography.
It is remarkable, however, that assum
ing that this violence was real outside
work, that so far in this drag,
net investigation not a solitary clue
to its perpetrator should hare been discov
ered. Had it been, as is assumed, a
movement arising among 247 cadets, from
so-palled race prejudice, the impossibility
of entire concealment must be admitted.
Yetevery cadet has personally purged him
self by oath of all art, part or knowledge
of it, and nothing has been brought to
light raising a suspicion of falsehood or
peijury as regards them.
Every particle of evidence going to jus
tify or stimulate suspicion in any direc
tion, may be comprehended under two
heads—what was seen on the morning af
ter the raid in the situation of Whittaker,
and the testimony of the two experts in
chirography, who identify his handwriting
with that of the note of warning. This
would be wonderful on any other hypoth
esis, except that tiffs colored cadet, for his
own purposes, sought to create a public
sympathy for himself. And it would be
equally strange that in a genuine case of
violence, so shameful and dangerous, no
real personal injury or disfigurement
should have been inflicted. If any of
the cadets were base enough to inflict this
outrage, they would at least have left some
decisive marks of It.
On the whole, we are inclined to con
clude, as in the beginning, that with the
idea of making a martyr of himself and
so putting himself forward as a Radical
partizan hobby and winning the rewards
and honors of the position, which would
not have been few or small, Whittaker
tied himself and lacerated his own ears;
and if anybody else had done it, there
could hardly have failed to arise io all
this prolonged investigation some very
clear indication of the fact.
Nor, among so many, could I name one
queen
Where all with equal grace and beauty
reign;.
And being taught in our school, to shun
all worldly ways,
I will not now entice you with charades
and plays,
And so, as I my little speech have said,
I introduce, now, Major Hodgkins’ Ed.
Reid’s introduction was greeted with
applause as he retired, and Maj. Hodg
kins’ Ed. took the floor, and recited most
charmingly the late Mr. A. R. Watson’s,
little poem,
“CHIPS PROM THE OLD BLOCK.”
You see, my dear friends, as I’m only
’bout eight,
That I came into life just a little too late
To be much of an oiatornow; but, then,
We boys have a way of mimicking men,
Till we fancy no apple hangs out of our
reach—
So, as I’m down on the programme, I’m
up for a speech
There are lots of U3 here—us girls and ns
boys—
Who have come out for May Day, and
frolic and noise;
All these good little girls, and us boys not
so good, x
I mean how by this—let me be under
stood—
Not that boys are real bad—though few of
’em pearls—
But only not quite half so good as the
girls!
It’s
THE CHILDREN’S DAY.
The long infantile agony is ended at
last; May Day has come and gone, and
surfeited with pleasure the juveniles crept
into bed last night perfectly content.
Contrary to the general apprehension, the
clerk of the weather dealt out a tolerably
fair day for this section. There was just
enough cloud to soften the glare, and just
enough sunshine to absorb the moisture
of the day previous.
Early in the morning the little excur
sionists began to hurry off toward their
several rendezvous. By nine o’clock the
schools began to assemble along Second
street, and by ten they were safely ar
rived at the park. The attendance was
fully up to the usual turnout, and it is
estimated that two thousand at least were
in the procession, and many little ones
joined the throng after its arrival at tho
park. As they marched through
the city the sight was a beau
tiful one. Each school was
distinguishable by its colors, which were
adhered to in dress, ribbons, flowers and
hose. The Baptists probably had the
largest attendance, there being among the
wearers of the green fully six hun
dred.
Arriving at the park, the schools were
assembled around the band stand, in front
of which a platform and awning had been
erected. Exercises were opened with a
prayer by.the Rev. A. W. Clisby, pastor
of the Presbyterian church; an exquisitely
rendered welcoming song followed, with
flute, organ and cornet accompaniment.
The first Sunday school to present its
May Day arrangement was the First Bap
tist. Mr. L. Hillyer, as auctioneer, took
his stand on the platfoim, and after a neat
little speech announced that he had for
sale the 250,000,000 children of the world.
The bidders, represented by members of
the schools, stood upon tho 'steps, and to
the call, Fashion responded, by an offer
of her allurements. Fashion wa3 out-bid
by Ambition, Ambition by Infidelity, and
so on, until Intemperance and Crime had
bid.
Things looked gloomy for the children
at this point, and quite a stir was evident
when Edncation stepped in and bid higher
than all. There was a general disposition
to compromise the affair at this point, and
let the children bo content with Educa
tion. Fortunately, however, Religion
came in with a still higher offer, and the
children were immediately, but not liter-
erally, knocked down.
The Vineville school next came to the
front. Reid Lumsden, having made a
cavalier bow, said:
Dear friends, your kind indulgence Row
_ I crave,
While to occupy the time to us you gave,
” make a modest bow, and with simple
speech
Name who to-day for us will preach.
We have no girls to auction here,
Ours to us are far too dear,
And all your sordid pelf or gold
Could not induce the smallest to be sold.
Above all price we hold our maidens fair,
Nor weigh them with pearls ar.d gems
however rare;
We hear a great deal of bad hoys
all stuff!
Though I’ve not the least doubt we are
all bad enough;
But, take us all through—the big and the
small—
The clean-face, the soiled-face, freckled
, and all,
And I guess yon will find we are all in
one “box,”
Which is chuck full of the “chips” of the
average “old blocks,”
I think those old grey-beards who lecture
us so,
Were boys, just like we are, some years
ago.
They threw rocks at blue-jays, or fought
fora “taw,”
Or tickled some sleepy-head’s nose with a
straw,
And bottled a blue-bottle, or humbled a
bee,
Or snagged their best trowseis in climbing
a tree;
And, if never a buck shot they whizzed
from their slings,
’Twas because they had never invented
such things.
And their conduct, like ours, at school or
at church,
Has seasoned their Jives with strong flavor
of birch.
When old, and our hair hangs in snowy
white locks,
May we still be “chips” of those honest
“old blocks,”
And with the wise and the good and the
grey-headed sages
May we too, be found with the good cf all
ages,
In the grand Sunday-3chool, in the great
Church above,
Whose Teacher is Jesus, whose teaching
is Love,
Singing new songs, with our voices grown
' sweeter,
Their jubilee songs, in a heavenly meter:
Ob, then to be like them were greatest of
joys!
And, perhaps, they’ll make room up there
for the boys!
Ob, then ’twill be grand* if Heaven’s
gateway uulocks
To admit us as “chips” of those sainted
“old blocks!”
The Mulberry Methodist school execu
ted a novel and entertaining charade, the
completeness and finish of which was the
subject of hundreds of complimentary re
marks. A child entered with the foun
dation of a stand upon which was marked
“Bible,” reciting a couplet a3 it was
placed upon the floor. Following came
eight others bearing columns which were
one by one inserted into the foundation.
The eolumns were named Prayer, Re
pentance, Hope, Faith, Meekness, For
giveness and Truth. Upon these columns
were placed a roof representing “Love,”
covered with a mass of beautiful flowers.
“Grace” represented tho dome and
“Peace,” the capstone, upheld an exqui
site lily. This idea, so faithfully and
sweetly carried out, originated with Mrs.
J. B. Cobb, and was the most appropriate
and pleasiug we have ever seen illustra
ted. The singing and declamation of the
little children, or as a boy. aptly expressed
it, the “teenchy girls,” was in keeping
with all the rest. A photograph of the
group was made.
The South Macon school gave a repre
sentation of Faith, Hope and Charity, the
children’s singing being specially deserv
ing of praise. The design was simple,
but its very simplicity and purity made it
one of the most interesting of the day.
“Bringing in the Sheaves” was most ex
quisitely represented by the First street
Methodist school. Tbo fine execution of
this design was not the only interest in
spiring feature it possessed; there was
world of thought inspired by the chaste
ceremony. Was the act of each little
worker a prophecy or a promise of the fu
ture ? Gazing upon them, the words
“What shall the harvest be ?” rose almost
unconsciously to mind, followed by the
earnest hope, that no tares should be
found among the wheat when the reapers 1
sickle tell.
The last upon the list was the Presby
terian school. A rustic chair, high backed
and trimmed with evergreens, bay flowers
and magnolias, represented a throne upon
which was seated a beautiful little May
queen. Surrounded by her court she sat
and received their homage. First the
crown bearer advanced, and in a graceful
coronation speech, laid the emblem of
royalty upon her head. Each member of
the court then presented an offering, the
Sceptre bearer, the ^ceptre, Faith a cross,
Hope an anchor, Charity a mantle. Mis
chief, a little boy armed with a quiver of
arrows then advanced and made an im
pudent little speech. Indeed he even
threatened to put his arm around tho
queen, a threat which coming from Cupid
was only smiled at. Tho four seasons
bearing their productions, and wearing
emblems upon their dresses, then paid
homage. Wisdom placed a bible on the
throue, and Wit made a brief speech
which we could not catch. Innocence,
Violet, Rose and Humor also acknowl
edged fealty and promised attendance.
The last of all was little Felix Dunwody,
the hell ringer, who recited a verse, ring
ing his bell whenever he got tangled up.
Felix “brought down the house,” which
though old as.a phrase, is new as being
applied to the woods.
These entertainments were interspersed
with beautiful songs, in which all tho
schools joined. After the exercises were
ended, the children scattered through the
park to engage in games, until dinner
.should be aunounced.
At one o’clock the bugle rang out the
call for dinner, and soon the Sunday
schools, which hut a few minutes before
bad been mixed in almost inextricable
confusions, were marching toward the
feast. And such a feast. The various
buildings on the ground were turned into
dining halls, and the tables therein were
complaining beneath their weight of food.
From two thousand to twenty-five hun
dred partook of refreshmsnts and substan
tial, and none left the rooms unsatisfied,
yet when all had finished, a similar host
could have been satisfied with the remain
der.
The.afternoon was spent in games and
romps, Mercer’s fine band—which- by the
THE RAILROAD
COMMISSION.
Pimt Semi-Annual Report of the
Commissioner*.
Office of the Railroad Commission.
m —. - Atlanta, Ga., May 1.
To His Excellency Alfred H. Colquitt,
Governor of Georgia: Sir:—In compli
ance with law we respectfully submit this,
our first semi-annual report:
Appointed on the 15th of October, 1879,
our meeting was unavoidably delayed by
reason of the serious illness of a member
of the board till the 10th of November, on
which day we organized by the election
of James M. Smith, chairman, and Robert
A. Bacon, secretary of the commission.
We take occasion here to bear testimony
to the value and efficiency of the latter iu
the discharge of tlie duties, for which his
large previous railroad experience and
familiarity with all the technical details
of railroad management eminently quali
fied him.
Our first business was to determine care
fully the exact extent and nature of our du
ties. Of the three commissioners only one
was, by the act, supposed to be possessed^!
pre vious railroad experience, and so to the
majority of the board, the problems presen
ted were not only difficult and delicate, but
also new.
We divided out the field of labor as the
law suggests—assigning to one member
the legaland constitutional points involv
ed, and the questions of chartered rights;
to auother the study of general principles
and the appreciation of economical and
business jaws, and to the third that part
of our duties requiring previous practical
railroad experience.
_ The objects ot the law were obvious,
viz: The prevention of extortion and un
just discrimination.
The powers bestowed to accomplish
these objects were very great—so large,
indeed, as to fill us with a profound sense
of responsibility in their exe rcise. These
; lowers are enumerated chiefly in sections
>, 0,7, 8 and 15 of the act of October 14,
1879, which, when boiled down and stated
unteclinically, make it the duty of tlie
commission to prevent extortion and un
just discrimination by making all neces
sary rules and regulations, and by pub
lishing the same effectually and seeing to
their fulfillment on the part of the rail
road companies openly and without par
tiality—without secret rates or rebates.
The revision of ail railroad agreements
and contracts, and the right of all need
ful inspection and examination as to the
condition and operations of the railroads
were conferred, and the duty imposed to
report semi-aunually, including in the
report suggestions as to needed legislation.
This was to be done as a whole, and not
piecemeal.
We were not to rectify single small and
separate grievances, but under the terms
of the law must virtually codify our first
action as the basis of future modification.
The rates were to be a system entire and
complete in itself, applied to the facts of
our own railroad system. The right to
revise our action from time to time was
bestowed. In all this the right to obtain
exact information as the basis of our orig
inal action and subsequent revisions, was
necessarily involved.
This, our greatest and most difficult
work, was'to be accomplished the first
thing of all, and “as soon as practicable.”
When prepared it was to be published for
four consecutive weeks in seven newspa
pers in as many cities. Of this publica
tion (which included, of course, some
weeks of delay and much correspondence
and careful proof-reading)we have endeav
ored to make the very utmost.
It has been the object of the commis
sion to furnish to every private citizen the
means of understanding his own railroad
business as fully and clearly as do the
railroad officials themselves. There is no
other safeguard equal to an exact under
standing on both sides, of the real rights
of both. The limitations on our powers
ueeded also careful consideration. These
limitatious are found in the constitution
of the United States and of this State; in
the charters of the railroad companies and
in the act itself. Both the constitutions
inhibit any interference with the char
tered rights of the railroads. “Freight
which comes from or goes beyond the
boundaries of the State,” is by the act it
self in express terms excepted from the
control of the commissioners. Thus ex
tra State commerce is excluded from our
jurisdiction, except that its rates shall not
exceed the local rates fixed by the com
mission. This exception is very large,
including at one stroke all imports and al i
exports. It does not, however, apply to
passenger rates, nor affect the power of
the board over joint rates withiu tlie State.
The regulations established by the
commission, under the law are enforced
by ample penalties to the State
and damages to individuals—so stringent,
that the board feels a deep sense of re
sponsibility and anxiety for the just exer
cise of powers so large and enforced by
such penalties. In the report of the Wis
consin commissioner we observe that his
powers are felt to be inadequate to his
duties; he is to make brick without straw:
quite the reverse in many particulars in
our case. There is no sense of weakness,
but rather of anxiety in the use of large
powers-rpositive, not merely negative—
which, like thumbscrews, take a powerful
hold, so that even litigation to test them
is dangerous. For this reason our sense
of responsibility has often been oppressive.
After the study of the law our first action
was to send a circular to each of the rail
road companies requesting copies of exist
ing tariffs of rates—passenger and freight
—also of the reports for last year and for
former reports as far as convenient, and
for schedules of time, etc.
The railroads, without exception, and
very cheerfully, responded to our circular
—(except that some special rates were not
received) and many of them gave assur
ances of their cordial co-operation with
the work of the commission.
The tariffs presented foV our study as
actually of force, presented a diversity of
rates wider than we were prepared to ex
pect, reaching in extreme cases a ratio of
9 to I, for the same class of articles over
the same distance. But the diversity of
any whole tariff as compared with any
other as a whole,was by no means so great
—say probably'2 to 1. Although the ma
terial called for was promptly given, it
was insufficient. We soon saw that in a
business so large and complex, correct
and well-ordered book-keeping lies at the
bottom of all correct knowledge. The
most experienced railroad men—when
they have kept some special hook for a
time—have been surprised at the compar
ison of their own conjectures with the re
sults of actual experience.
In addition to the study of the facts of
our own railroads, we have studied much
the principles which ought to control in
fixing rates.
What are just and reasonable rates ?
. By what standard are they to be meas
ured?
In answering these questions, wo have
studied the reports of various railroad
companies, tho analysis of the cost of op
erating—the principles as set forth by the
railroad commissioners of different States
—by the experts examined before the
State legislatures and the Congressional
committees, and the rates as fixed by the
commissioners' of other States.
The scale as to distance, the scale as to
class, ha3 been determined by the best
lights before us.
After all our efforts, we fall back with
great satisfaction upon that provision of
the law which gives us the privilege from
time to time of rectifying our own honest
errors. Those who know most of the
problem will best appreciate its difficul
ties and concur in this expression of its
readiness to accept of fresh light derived
from discussion and experience.
The chief results of our labors are seen
in the “schedule of rates,” etc., published
in the seven city papers, and covering one
whole page of each paper, and in circulars
Nos. 1,2, 3,4, 5 and 0.
Our first tariff we felt to be provisional.
Whether one tariff only should first be
published, or whether the roads classified
and tariffs published for each class, was
much discussed. At length it was deci-
ped to publish a standard tariff and issue
a circular to the railroads and public to
show cause for any modification, present-
ganized and have small means of iufor-
™ at j‘° n J 2 n the Jrailroads, who are or-
T d have the data lor exhibiting
results. In a word, this action was
t!on° U aml Ca > f °if light and iuforma-
ff? lfc T , has been promptly re
sponded to. It has been objected to by
ste P f0 F w ."d, hut ft
was regarded by the, commission’ as nc- President -who scot S*” 1 ”"*— ior
cessary to prompt action and capable of mZ ZZlP«ty sentt-
shi> treatment to »Toid any greathard-
t any greathard-
•J- 0 P re 7 ent the operation of the ta-
have gone into effect
has been postponed until
fhel 3 ? of May, 1S80, the roads agreeing
four (4) weeks’ publication,
and put the commissioners’ tariff in-
to operation on that day, whether
the notice had then been fulfilled
not.
One good result is that the railroads
will perceive tlie advantages, and more
fully and readily appreciate tlie necessity
of such bookkeeping as really throws most
tight on heir own operations. We are
now earnestly engaged in this difficult
work on which really the whole railroad
problem hinges. A circular will be short
ly issued for temporary use—and thereaf
ter a more carefully prepared method be
recommended.
The most important rule adopted by
the commission and the most far-reaching
m its consequences in the prevention of
unjust discrimination is rule No. 6, by
which discrimination is prevented as be
tween communities as well as between in
dividual customers.
We have as yet scarcely assailed those
parts of our duty which embrace joint
rates, contracts between railroads, the
condition of the railroads themselves,
needed legislation, and the like. All
these duties we will enter upon a3 soon
as the first and chief duty is done, and
embrace results in our next report.
We have the honor to be very respect
fully yours,
James M. Sj^ith,
Cambell Wallace,
Samuel Barnett,
Railroad Commissioners of Georgia.
Washington Correspondent*,
Washington Crrr,
May 3d, 1SS0.
seems well^tmdereSod b^R? _
“peelers,” blowers and br^cera^n^the
ment from this point. Already tleyhave
figured out enough votes for their re<S
on/fh 0rites i° a !® re S ate something over
% )usand -about three hundred more
‘hewhole number m the conrentto™
As might be expected, Bully Blaine
his strikers are considerably ahead at Uda
game. The more votes tbeother candi!
dates get the more they claim for Jim
Pi°. secretary of the Blaine club shows an
te°«fniu al .l ta J e ?? ent . wb ich proves incon
testably that Jim is dead sure to get 3S9
the e rreJ he ^ci ball0t ' 0f t-kese votes,
ine want and Sherman men say 02 have
been instructed for other candidates,and GS
are from States where the Grant and
Sherman men say he has no more chance
than Bob Ingersoll of final salvation. The
truth of the matter is that Jim’s folks are
scared, and are "whooping things up in
tins fashion to hide their trepidation. As
I have said all along the child's name is
Grant, and all the figuring, and blowing,
and all the claiming in the world can’t
alter that fact. My money is up on his
making the landing the first trip, and if
anybody wants a good thing let them fol
low suit.
Judge Field for President
In an able and exhaustive article ad
dressed to the Richmond Commonwealth,
Mr. L. Q. Washington, a consummate
publicist, lays down certain propositions
indispensable to success, which we con
dense, as follows:
The candidate must he a Northern war
Democrat. This is unpalatable to some of
us. But^we are dealing with hard facts
and not Utopian idealities.
He must be a just friend to the capital
ists _ of the country. We cannot fight or
ganized capital. This may be another
disagreeable fact, hut it is a fixed one.
He must be entirely acceptable to all
the New York factions, and not a resident
of that State.
ne must be “a man of clear record and
life, of admitted ability and probity, and,
if practicable, of known political views,
without being too much hackneyed or
weakened by mingling actively in the
contentions and rivalries of the day.”
He must be a man of the Andrew Jack-
son stump, who will, if elected, take his
seat, in scorn of consequence.
Judge Field fulliils all these conditions.
He is a Democrat of the Jefferson, Jack-
son school, and always has been. He fa
vored the war as a Northern man; but not
its false results and falser revenges. He
is acceptable to capitalists and great in
dustrial patrons at the East and on the
Pacific coast. He has always been a hard-
money Democrat. His judicial decisions
years and years ago were such as specially
to commend him to tjie friends of hard-
money, while on the other hand, being
out of politics, he has never uttered any
words which would weaken him in In
diana or the West. He can carry Cali
fornia, Oregon and Nevada, where his
popularity is unbounded. He is accep
table to the Democracy everywhere in
the Union.
Mr. Tilden is his warm friend, and in
case of emergency, would turn his influ
ence toward him. Seymour approves of
him, and John Kelly would support him
eagerly. To the people of the South he
is specially a favorite, made so by decis
ions that maintain constitutional liberty
and lccal self-government. His private
character is unassailable. His intellect is
first-class. His courage, moral and physical,
has been proved too often to be questioned,
whether in the ’49 days of California or
on the Supreme bench. His health is
perfect, and no man of forty years of age
is every way sounder and more mascu
line.
We can elect him. He can carry all
that any other Democrat yet named can
carry, and more. He can capture- the
Pacific Coast, which no other candidate
can, and we must repeat that the probable
mutilation of New York’s electoral vote
by the Conkling-Comell combination
mkes the first and last consideration.
way, is wonderfully improved—interspers-1 ing their wishes and plans in writing, ae-
ing beautiful music. As the shades of coinpanied'by exact information exhibit
evening began to fall, and the sun’s rays ing the effect of the changes on their bus-
brightened only the tallest trees, the chil
dren began to drift homeward. Bo ended
May Day, 1880, than which a more de
lightful was never produced.
iness.
In effect, circular No. 1 places the
onus of complaint where it properly be
longs, not on the public, who are not or-
Loveina Palace.
Cupid, says the Charleston News, is no
respecter of persons. With a saucy defi
ance of the arbitrary rules and regulations
that society has formulated, this scampish
bow-and-arrow boy has been playing his
pranks in the staid old Kingdom of Wur-
temburg, transfixing with ms Democratic
darts the hearts of a royal princess and a
young doctor of physic 1 In the brief tel
egram that announces this interesting
fact, the whole story is embodied in the
blissful result. We are told nothing of
how the true love has been stumbling
along over rugged ways; we learn only
how at last its course has come to run
smooth by gaining the approbation, or, at
least, the consent of the King.
The Princess Pauline is made a happy
woman by receiving permission to marry
her young doctor, and King Karl has im
posed only the condition that in publish
ing the bann3 and the marriage notices
in the newspapers the princess shall be
described as plain fraulein von Kirchback;
Much the princess cares for a trifle of this
sort! Since she is so speedily to become
a frau, what matters it what sort of &
fraulein she is to be while waiting for her
love-making to end in a love match? It
is a rash undert aking on the part of a
mere mortal to endeavor to penetrate in
to tlie mysteries of a German genealogy.
In a general way, however, it may be as
serted that “Fraulien von Kirchback” is
a second cousin of the reigning sovereign
of Wurtemburg; and it may be stated as
a positive fact that she was horn just
twenty-six years ago—April 11, 1854.
Doubtless the old saw setting forth the
solemnity of “six-aud-twenty and single
still” has been running through the pret
ty Princess’ head and has led her to con
clude that a doctor in the hand is worth
any number of princes in the hush. In
giving his consent to the marriage old
King Karl doubtless lias had an eye to the
advantage of having a doctor in the fam
ily. Court physicians are expensive lux
uries—far too expensive for a little serene
highness whose kingdom is loaded down
with a public debt of $87,000,000,. to meet
the interest on which, as well as all other
State expenses, there is a public revenue
of barely $2,000,000.
The poor King himself has but a beg
garly allowance of scant $500,000—out of
which all the lord chamberlains and mace
bearers and lords in waiting, and things
of the sort, have to be paid, as well as the
hills for butchering and baking and can
dlestick-making for the royal household.
Of course King Karl, under these circum
stances, is ready to jump at a cousin in
the doctoring line of business who will
send in all the colchiciun required for the
royal gont, but who will not send in a
bill. And so, out of the shallowness of
the King’s purse has come a proper recog
nition of tho depth of .the Princess Pau
line’s love!
AS TO THE DEMOCRATS,
It would be plain sailing in their conven
tion if Gov. Seymour would only say tho
word. He can be nominated on the first
ballot, if not by acclamation, if he will
consent to run. He can be elected, too,
which is of very much more consequence..
Some people have an abiding
faith that he will yet consent to
lead us. Particularly " in Washington,
does this faith abound. I do not share it..
Gov. Seymour is evidently impressed with
the idea that his life would pay the for
feit of such a step, and he would be a
madman to thus sacrifice himself. If ho
had lived in ancient times he might have
thought it his duty to “save the country,”
even at this sacrifice. But not now. No
body expects such sacrifices, and the gen
eral verdict on a man who made them,
would not be favorable. Next to Seymour,
there seems to be somewhat of a boom for
Judge Field just now as the most availa
ble candidate. Lam afraid, however, old-
Tilden will be strong enough, if not nomi
nated himself, to name the candidate, and
in that event, we are at sea again. Who
is his favorite? I have never heard
anybody say—not even the average
Washington correspondent, and if they
can’t name him the job is hopeless. I
don’t think the Radicals fear but one
man’s candidacy, and that is Governor
Seymour. They weaken when that pos
sibility is presented to them. The Grant
and Blaine claquers of course laugh at the
idea of any Democrat heating their candi
dates, hut all the same I see and hear
enough to satisfy me that Seymour’s nom.
ination would demoralize them fearfully-
If he will only run we are safe for victory
and a long lease of power.
THE SUNDAY NEWSPAPER
business in this city must be a fat thing,,
pecuniarily judging from the number of
papers, and the disposition to add to them.
The latest in the field is the Post, which
made its bow yesterday. It claims,
to have exhausted an edition
of more than 8,000, which is very encour
aging. With such a beginning it ought
to make good running hereafter. The*
form is against it, however. Two single
sheets, separate, instead of a double sheet,
like the Capital and Gazette. When it
moves into its new quarters, corner of
Tenth and D streets, where an office is
being built for it, I suppose a new press-
and other new things will be among the
certainties, and then the Sunday Post
will bloom out as a doubjo sheet.
I see iu yesterday’s Capital an an
nouncement that Donn Piatt has sold
some of his stock, and will not, henceforth,
take that active part in its management
and fortunes that he has heretofore. Ho
is, and has been for months, at his liome-
in Ohio, and will remain there, though,
furnishing each week some contribution
to its pages.
The fourth page of the paper is Iiis es
pecial fighting ground, and there is gen
erally found the most blood and hair. If
the Capital were less witty and more de
cent it would be a decided improvement.
I can stand an average chunk both of
written and suggested nastiness, but
sometimes I have to swallow twice to get
down some that I find in tlie Capital.
Outside of that it is a deuced clever and
attractive sheet, and ought to be very
profitable.
ADJOURNMENT.
About this time, as tho almanacs say,
look out ibr all sorts of wisdom in tho
shape of statements by Washington cor
respondents as to when Congress will ad
journ. Every fellow makes his own cal
culation, and, of course, proves hi3 figures
right, which is the most amusing feature
of the case. They are running the scale
now, all the way from
June 1st to July 1st, with con
siderable tendency to settle down on
June 15th. As it is a free country, at least
so far as guessing is concerned, I shall
take a hand in the business, too, and say
that in my judgment it depends somewhat
upon the national conventions. If the
Democratic convention finds Congress in
session, it will, likely as not, run to Au
gust. In 1870 an adjournment was not
reached until August 15th. Speaker
Bandall will do all he can for an early
adjournment. He ..doesn’t want that
robber tariff touched, and he fears it will
be smashed, if time is left, after the ap
propriation hills are out of the way* to
get at it. He is charged with having
packed tho ways and means committee
for that purpose, and there is strong color
for the charge. I hope there will be no
adjournment until the free traders and
revenue reformers get a good whack at
the thing.
PERSONAL.
Mr. Speer has been playing the good
Samaritan recently. Yesterday morning
while walking on the Avenue he found a
little girl not more than three years old,
who had strayed from home and not being
able to find her way back was crying as if
her heart wonld break. He took posses
sion of her, and soothing her feals carried
her to police headquarters, where she was-
afterwards found by her parents.
General Gordon went to Winchester*
Viiginia, last Saturday to make the Dem
ocrats of that section a speech. Senators
Pendleton and Voorhees were also booked
for the same place.
Senator Lamar has gono home to attend
the marriage of his daughter, MissGussie,
to Mr. Heiskill, a promising young law
yer, of Memphis. He will return the lat
ter part of the present week.
Mr. Hammond, of the Atlanta district,
has gone home for ten days. I don’t know
whether or not he desires are-nomina
tion, but he richly deserves it. No district,
in the United States has an abler, more
faithful or accomplished representative
than his. A. W.'R.
As the result of one week's work in
Leadville, Colorado, we give the follow
ing:
SUMMARY.
Works. Pounds shipped,
Harrison 177,790
Grant ... . ..... 390,000-
La Plata 155,SOS
American 99,027
Billings & Eiler 78,423-
California 132,594
Ohio and Missouri 137,200-
Cummings and & Finn . ./ 150,200
Gage, Hageman & Co. . . . 37,000'
DBS. J. P. & W. R. HOLUE3,
DENTISTS,
No 84 Kalberry Street, Macon, Ga
Teeth extracted without sain, beautiful acta of
Teeth inserted, Abieeaced Teeth and Diseased
9nm cured.
Dealer* in all kind* of Dental Material! >nd
Instrument*. Constantly on hand a lam and
lull assortment of Teeth of all kinds. Gold of all
shut*. Amalgams af all kind*. Robber* of all
kind*. mart d Aw
Thousands and thousands «f children
die each year of dysentery and diarroeha
that could have been saved if their moth
ers had given hem Dr. Bull’s Baby Syr
up. Price 25 cents a bottle.
Total number pounds bullion..l,370,042
The total value of the number of pounds
of bullion, estimating silver at $1.14 per
ounce and lead at 5| cents per pound, is
$275,504.98. Added to this the sum oL
$28,278—value of ore shipped by Eddy,
James & Co.—makes a grand total of
$303,842.98, the value of ore and bullion
shipped from Leadville during the past
week. _
A OARIJ.
To *11 whoare saflenng from tha error* and
iruHsere 1 ions of: oath, nervous we»kne*», early
decay,’o*sof tuaibocd,etc., 1 wiJl re«lpe*
that will cure joa. FEBJB OF tHARGB. ThJ#
remedy wm discovered by a mtsiiosary
Month iKer ca. Send a ielf-addw^d emtope
to the Bar. Jo*eph T. Inman, Stat on D, New
York Ci«y. aprU-deolawly