The Intelligencer from Anderson, South Carolina • Page 1

BY E. B. MUKRAY CO. ANDERSON, S. THURSDAY MORNING, MARCH 3, 1881.

VOLUME 34. INTERVIEW WITH STOLBRAND, He Talks Freely, and Gives His Opinion of Various Matten. Abbeville Press Banner. General C. J.

Stoibrand and United States Commissioner Captain F. H. Eaton arrived in town last Monday even? ing and took lodging at Brace's Hotel. Knowing the general anxiety of our peo? ple to be informed as to the object of tbeir visit, we sought an interview with them. Upon telling General Stoibrand that our people knew very little of him, and that we should be glad for any in? formation which he might give us for publication in the Press and Banner, he replied: am very sorry that I am not better known in the up-country; for, if I were, I think I would be less disliked." STOLBBAND'S CAREER.

We then elicited the following infor? mation from him General C. J. Stolbrand was born in Sweden from Chicago, Illinois, he-en tered (he Union army at the beginning of the-war, and-came-to South Carolina in 1865 in command of the artillery of 15thArmy Corps. "Immediately after the war he was'engaged in cotton planting aud continued in that business in Beaufort County to 1867. In 1868 he was appointed Secretary of the State Constitutional Convention, which met.

that year and-formed the tution; of- the "State. This was his first venture in politics. He was elected to ihje of Bepresentatives of the first Republican Legislature, and served until he was appointed Superintendent of the Penitentiary in January, 1869. This position bei held until March, 1873. In 1876 he was appointed Superintendent of ot the Federal Custom "House Tn which "place he held until July, 1877, when the building, which had been worked at for thirty-two years, was finished.

In 1880 be was ap? pointed U. 8 Storekeeper, and Gauger. September 10, at Newberry, he was nom? inated by the Republicans as can "dhiaie foi Congress in opposition to the Hoju D. W. Aikeo, the Democratic nom? inee! His fain i ly consists of his wife and five of whom are at home.

His only living son is a Lieuten? ant in the U. S. Infantry, now on the Plains. THE VF INVBSTIGATI02T. will you be good enough to tell us the object for which this inves? tigation is held this investigation is made solely, and for no other purpose thin that of establishing my right to a seat in the Forty-Seventh Congress from the Third District of South Carolina.

I have not advised, nor do I desire, that aov arrests should be made here or else NO ILL-WILL TO ANYBODY. you entertain no personal ill-will or malice toward any of peo? ple? not know, the name single'man who may have violated the elevlion laws in your County; nor do now the- names of any such persons, except to prove the justice of my claim to the seat. I would not, how you to understand that I am any apology for com? ing here to contend for what I conceive to be my rights. I do no such thing as that. WHAT CAPTAIN EATON SAYS.

do not wish to ask any im? proper'questions of you, but would you object to saying what your in? tentions are," in the matter of making arrests in this County for alleged viola? tions.o/ the election laws? no intention of issuing any warrants of arrest. I am here in the in? terest of General Stoibrand, for the pur? pose of taking testimony in this contest. WHAT STOLBBAND SAYS OF THE "RE? TURNED MEMBER." you anything to say of the "returned member?" sir. I never speak of him ex? cept in a general way. During the cam? paign I thought it probable that we should, meet on the stump and discuss political matters, but for some reason the never took place.

From the newspapers I learn that he thinks I have no home or local habitation, unless per in Washington City. The fact is, lived in Columbia since 1869. I-have been in Pickens County for sev? eral months, discharging my duty as Storekesper aud Gauger, while my family reside in Columbia. SOUTH' CAROLINA AND ILLINOIS COM? PARED. compared with Illinois, how stand? think South Carolina a fine country.

The climate is excellent and the atmosphere is pure. There is no miasma here, as in Chicago from whence I came. -While I lived in Chicago my family suffered greatly, and although the ancestors-of my family had always been free from pulmonary complaint, my old? est son died there of consumption. I entered the army with the determination of settling in the South at the close of the war, and since I moved my family, here we have bad no sickness at all. I am well pleased with the country, and do not intend to leave it, unless I should go from the general allegation that.has been so often made against those Republicans who have already gone.

AND ABBEVILLE. you spoke of planting cotton in the low country. How do the negroes of the low country, in Beaufort for instance, compare with the negroes in upper pa-rt of the State? Are they as. prosperous, and are they as good spec? imens'of humanity, as are the negroes of Ibis section? been away from them up? wards of twelve years, I am unable to speak of their present condition. At that time, however, the negroes on the coast were not the equals of the up-coun? try negroes in any respect.

The negroes here are decidedly more intelligent and than were those on the coast. The mild climate enables them to yo almost without clothing, and then thef have no trouble to live on fish and oysters. I believe Abbeville County to be one of the finest counties in the State. Your white- people as a class are highly educated, and are certainly a very fine Your lands are excellent, and produce the most varied and profitable crops, This is a magnificent country. It would'take potent reasons to induce me to-leave.

KJUALTFIED ENDORSEMENT OF THE RE PUBLICAN PARTY BY GENERAL STOL BRAND. you think the interests of the State would be promoted by restoring the Republican party to power in South Car? olina? you mean the Republican party as it was, no; if you mean the Republi? can party as it it, yes. The Republican party has always been right. It was its old fugitive leaders that were uot of the right kind. I blame the Democracy for not punishing the Republican criminals who came into the hands of the law, whereby injustice to the masse? was done.

stolbrand's friends in abbeville. you have no objection lo mak ing the fact known, will you tell us the names of those who are most active for you in Abbeville? may say that Ab. Titus, the Re? publican County Chairman, is in my in? terest. I have just had an interview with him. Alfred Butler is taking a promiuent part in this matter, and per? haps had more to do with summoning and securing witnesses than any one else.

taking testimony in knox'8 ball. will you take testimony A. being a statutory holiday by both the laws of the Utiited States and of the State of South Carolina, and owing to the fact ot Colonel Gary's tioD, I will take no testimony to day. I am not hard pressed any way, and I pre-' fer to observe the holiday. This day was inadvertantly set apart for the work.

We will take testimony to-morrow, Wednesday, the 23rd, in Knox's Hall, and if we should not we will con? clude the work on Thursday morning be? fore the hour for the departure of the noon train. We have an appointment for Anderson, and must leave here by ihat time. a cloud of anxious witnesses ap PEAR. B. L.

Young, Supervisor at Donald's, W. M. Wimbush, Supervisor at Due West, and ticket distributers W. M. Mc Curry, J.

S. Grier and G. W. Richey walked iu without knocking. Upon be? ing asked who the? wanted to see, the spokesman said, "Mr.

Stoibrand." After a short pause one of them said to General Stol brand: "We hear that you are not going to take testimony to-day this is a legal holiday, and nothing you might say to me now would be of any legal force. When we take testimony, Mr. Gary, counsel of the defendant, must be present. He is sick to-day. To-morrow he or some one else will represent Mr.

Aiken. Anxious have been, here since yesterday morning. Our expenses are heavy. We are farmers. We can? not wel) spare ore time from pur farms.

We must go home. should be very sorry to lose your testimony. From what I have heard of Due West r.nd Doualdsviile, I think your testimony would be valuable to me. I hope that you will not go away. About this time Alfred Butler called the General to the door, to speak to him privately.

It seemed that the negroes had found Stolbrand's whereabouts, and they came in droves. They were prompt? ly asked to go down the steps, and the iuterview was not resumed. compliment to colonel gary. Both General Stoibrand and Captain Eaton express themselves in the highest terms as to the courtesy and ability of Colonel Eugene B. Gary, who represents the Hon.

D. W. Aiken. While he has been very watchful of his client's inter? ests, they have found him to be a very pleasaut geutleman. following a phantom.

General Stoibrand is a man of about fifty years of age, but has the appearance' of being older. He tajks freely, courteous and that he has seen better days." His gen? eral bearing would impress one with the belief that he is neither a natural bom politician nor a man suitable to represent us in Congress, but we were glad to no? tice in him the absence of any exhibition of that ill-feeling or hatred to the white people of the State, bo common with Re? publicans. As a candidate for Congress he is of course following a phantom, and is spending money which could be other? wise more profitably invested. Reclaiming the Everglades in Florida. An immense transaction, involving the reclamation of 12,000,000 acres of land, or one-third of oue the States of the Union, has been un? dertaken by a company of Philadel? phia gentlemen, with every prospect of success.

About one-third of the State of Florida is a huge swamp, termed "the Everglades," a dark, impenetrable, un? known region. No white has ever fully explored it, and all that is known of it is a great swamp, with a numberof lakes here and there, and islands upon which roam ferocious wild beasts. The project of reclaiming this wonderfully rich country has been talked of for years, and it has long been considered feasible by many engineers. Some time since the State of Florida made a move in -the matter, which is likely to culminate in the recla? mation of the immense body of land that has lain under water for a thousand years. Under a contract with the State of Florida, a Philadelphia company is about undertaking this great scheme.

The leading man in the enterprise is Hamilton Disston, a young gentleman of business energy and ample fortune, and present head of the saw manufacturing firm of Henry Disston Sons. Associa? ted with him are ex-Sheriff Wm. H. Wright, W. C.

Parsons, Whitman H. Drake, A. B. Linderman, all of this city, Coryell, of Florida, and others. Under the agreement already made with the State the company.aro required to begin surveys within sixty days, and within six months lo put a force equal to one hun? dred men on the work, and continue as expeditiously as possible until it is com? pleted.

It is proposed to drain the land by a canal and Lake Okeechobce to the Caloosakachee River, which empties into the Gulf of Mexico. Another canal may also be constructed to the east, tapping the St. Lucie River, which flows into the Atlantic. These canals will entirely drain the swamp, and from ten to twelve million acres of the richest land in the world will be reclaimed. The company will receive for the work one-half of the land recovered, and it is expected that this will largely repay all expendi? ture of mouey that may be made in the work.

The company will organize at once, with Hamilton Disston as president. It is proposed to issue 1,000,000 shares of stock at $10 par value. Each share will carry with it the right to an acre of land. The proceeds of-" 50,000 shares will be used as the working capital. The Enterprise Cotton Factory of Augusta has declared a dividend of 10 per and there, is talk of increasing its spindles from 18,000 to 33,000.

Of the fifty-eight men who framed the Constitution and declared the inde? pendence of Texas, March 2, 1836, one is still living: Dr. Charles B. Stewa-t, of Montgomery County. A little girl of twelve years, the daughter of a clergyman, was asked "Sadie, does your papa ever preach the same sermnn twice?" After thinking a moment, Sadie replied: "Yes, I think he does; but I think he hollers in differ? ent places." Jeff. Davis wrote me for my picture to put in his book along with some others.

I wrote him that I would not be found in such company. I will bet him that his book does not appear by.the of April, nor while I Robert Tbombs, YISIT TO THE HOME OF JEFF. DAVIS. Tho Grace With Which the cx-Coiifed erato President Receives Uncompleted History of the Confederacy Personal Description and Chat. Correspondence of the Springfield Republican.

In company with a lady from Hamp den county, Mrs. C. S. I visited to? day at Beauvoir, the residence of Jeffer? son Davis. This place is about four miles east'of Mississippi City, and is very charmingly located ou Mississippi Sound, with an illimitable view of the Gulf of Mexico, studded near the shore with a few islands, and locked in on the east with a promontory or long spit of land running quite a distance out at sea.

The house itself is the center of a large made beautiful with evergreen trees and shrubbery, among which are conspicuous the magnolia, orange and the Pride of India trees, seldom found out of Florida in the same perfection of luxuriant growth as here, and scattered about in a way to indicate that nature had more to do with their arrangement than, the hand of man. Ascending a high flight of stairs to the gal? lery we were admitted to a wide and deep, corridor, thence to the parlor, a large airy and comfortably furnished room, where numerous paintings ornamented frescoed walls, while two or more easels supported paintings, among which I recognized St. Cecelia. One distinguished feature of the room is that it has in the centre a circular, cushioned seat that bespeaks comfort and abundant hospitality. A glance from the front windows upon the scene before you suffices to show that good taste was displayed in the selection of the location and that it is not inappro? priately named "A l'Outrance." We were met by Gen.

"Joe Davis," a "nephew of his uncle," a genial, good looking and kindly-disposed gentleman, a beautiful, bright-eyed little girl, his daughter, and what must not be passed over sans mention, a noble-looking New? foundland dog. Jefferson Davis soon made his appear? ance, greeting us with a warmth and cordiality that made us quite at our ease and feel thoroughly welcome. After announcing ourselves as strangers to him, and that we called to pay our respects, he expressed'himself happy to see us and hoped we would find enough to pay us for making the visit. Upon Mrs. W.

speaking in admiration of the place and its locality, he remarked that the house was built by a Mr. Brown, that it had been improved by its subsequent owner, Mr. Dorsey, of whose widow he had pur? chased it. This announcement gave ms surprise, in view of the fact that Mrs. Dor? sey had given the property to him by her will, and that a suit is or has been pend? ing by her heirs to have the will vacated and the titles transferred to them.

This seeming inconsistency ie explained, how? ever, by the further fact that though a contract for sale of the estate had been-made1 to Mr. Davis by the widow, it had never been ratified by payment on bis part; and hence the heirs claim the title bad never passed out of the testa? Be that xis it it is certain 6ccttpahtof the premises on this occasion labored to impress on us the fact that he came into possession by lawful purchase, and no other way, as be took occasion to announce it more than once during the course of conversation. In noticing a.photograph of himself hanging just over the mantel I failed not to observe, as I have often heard stated, that there is a marked difference between all of his photographs and the original. What it the difference it is hard to distinguish, and yet it is so striking that while you will always recognize them as likenesses of Mr. Davis, yet, when you compare tbem with the origi? nal you see at a glance they are quite unlike, so that in fact there are two "Jeff." the real one which I see before me wiry, straight, genial and even jovial, with a mirthful expression of countenance, and the one that stares at us in shop-windows and from the drawing-room walls of good seces? meager, somber face, which you would conclude is hardly ever irri? tated with a smile.

The cause of this curious discrepancy is in the ever varying expression of the eye, which no photo? grapher can catch. I alluded to this dis? similarity between himself and his pic? He jocosely replied: "I pre? sume the. subject is not pleasing to the photographer, and he adds not the artis? tic He then discoursed on the inadequacy of the photographic art to portray nature, and particularly bumau nature, as it is. "Whatever is changea? ble in nature it fails to give a proper conception of. It fixes in rigid lines a single glance of the countenance, and that is all.

Solomon saysr'There is nothing new under the But there is the play of the -human countenance." I stated that the papers said he had about completed his "History of the Rise and Fall of the Confederacy." "I wish it was true," he replied, "but the papers cannot know, as much regarding it as myself. If they could see my raauu script not yet sent to the publisher, and how much more remains to be put into manuscript, they would arrive ni the same conclusion as myself, there is much of hard work to be done yet," and he laughed in a careless manner about it. The otium aim dug seems to have been Mr. Davis' life-long possession. The impression a 6tranger would conceive of Mr.

Davis is that he has led the life of a littcrature, rather than a militaiy or political one, and that he had sailed all his life over smooth seas; that if to others there had ever been a "lost cause," there had never been any for him, aud that, unlike that other great organizer of revolt, he would never repeat or apply to himself the lines: though th field be lost; All is not lost, the unconquerable will, And study of revenge." On begging the favor of his autograph, he replied we were quite welcome to it and remarking that "whenever you have anything to do, it is well to do it at once," retired to his study, and returning in a few moments, preseuted us each with the desired sou? venir. As we were leaving he arose with the grace of a knight of old, giving his arm to my fair friend and escorting her down the long avenue to the carriage. Then with another hearty grasp of the hand and bonvoyage, wc bade farewell to Beauvoir. Twelve of the fourteen Republican United States Senators just elected were opposed to the nomination of General Grant for a third term. The house where Sherman received Johnston's surrender fifteen years ago has been converted into a town of inhabitants and factories paying nearly $900,000 annual revenue tax.

Yellow tobacco has done it. It was getting well into the night. She yawned, and Uten asked him if he ever saw a snapping turtle. "Once," he replied, "iu a show." Said she, "It's verv funny, but, do vou know, you sort of remind me of that bird?" "Why?" she asked. "Ob, you hang oo so." WYOMING WOMEN.

Vote in the Territory unclothe Moral Effect. Mrs. L. F. Stevens, of.Laramie City, Wy? oming, read a paper before the Female Suffrage Association, Friday, giving the result of her observation of tbe operation of equal suffrage in that Territory.

She be gins and closes with'arguments equal suffrage, but the body of her article is de? voted to the subject as applied to Wyom? ing and is as follows: For the last six years it has been my fortune to be a citizen and voter of Wy? oming. I will try to give briefly some account of the operation of women voting there. When Wyoming Territory was organized, in the article defining who should be voters, no allusion was made to sex. All citizens 21 years of age, ninety days resident in the Territory, were made voters. From that day the women of Wyoming have had, and, judging from the use they have made of it, have enjoy? ed the right of voting.

They nearly all vote at every election. At least as large a percentage of them as of the men vote. So far they have held but few offices, although eligi? ble on exactly the same conditions as the men. They have never made them? selves candidates for party nominations, as I understand is usual for men to do who want office. They have taken no part in caucuses or conventions, but should they see fit to do so I have no doubt they would receive all the defer? ence due them, and their wishes would have respectful consideration.

Though absent from caucus, their influence is very strongly felt in the consultation of both parties. It has come to be known that a mau who is intemperate, or immor? al, or dishonest, cannot draw the vote of the women of his party. There are a large number of women in each party who will not vote for such men. Iu Lar amie City, where there were 22 saloons, at the clectiou two years ago, every Coun? ty official elected was a strictly temper? ance man, and of irreproachable charac? ter. At the election last Fall the candi? dates of both parties were claimed by those who were personally acquainted with them to bo with one or two excep? tions, so far as character and habits were concerned, all suitable persons for the offices for which they were nominated.

I am told by those who used to attend elections in tbe States that the method of canvasses and elections is much better in Wyoming than where women do not vote. In the first place, they say there is not near so much of personal detrac? tion and abuse of candidates, and at the the election there is better order. Two or three days before election each party sends to every house iu the precinct sev? eral of its tickets and a circular setting forth their claims. The night before election all saloons are closed and are not allowed to open until the voting is done. Excepting the Inspectors and Clerks of Election, and one challenger for each party, no one is allowed to remain within fifteen feet of the polls longer than is nec? essary to vote.

One man of each party stands in the hall to furnish tickets, but has little to do, as nearly every one bring, their ticket prepared as they want it. The tickets are printed, or may be written on paper furnished by the County, uni- form, for all parties, in shape, color and texture, and withoutdistinguishing marks. Espionage is not possible. There is no opportunity of solicitiug votes near the polls. I am told by those whose duties kept them at the polls all day, that, from morning until night, there was not the slightest breach of decorum iu or about the court house.

This is remarkable when we consider, that between the hours of nine aud five, twelve hundred and one ballots were deposited in one box, dispos? ing of twenty-three offices, carrying with them annual salaries amounting in the aggregate lo ns many thousand dollars, aud more than thirty candidates living within ten minutes' walk of the polls. I have never seen anything like rudeness at the polls, and have never heard any woman complain of any. There is less likelihood of a woman's encountering rude treatment at the polls than in any other place of nublic assem? bling. I know by repeated experiences, that women are nowber treated with greater deference than where they hold the ballot in their hand. I am told that here in Colorado it is frequenty asserted that only the lowest and worst class of weinen in Wyoming vote.

The worst class can, and I believe generally do, vote. But I wish to assert with all earnestness that nearly all wo? men voje, and that those recognized as the best and leading class are the most zealous political workers and the most unfailing voters. I.presume there are men and women in the Territory who arc opposed to women's suffrage, but I have not met them or heard of them. There is certainly nothing like a party opposed to it. It is accepted on all hands "as an accomplished fact, and the people of Wyoming are proud of the fact.

Three years ago one man introduced into the Legislature a bill to do away with woman suffrage, but his motion re? ceived no second, and he and his measure were promptly laughed down and out. Many improvements that may beexpec ted from women's voting have not yet been accomplished or even attempted in Wyoming. To all of us taking part in politics is a new thing. Most of us have come lo the Territory within five or six years, arc comparative strangers to each other. Many brought prejudices against voting that required time to overcome.

There arc probably not one-half as many women as men in the Territory. A large part of the men are unmarried rail? road employees, stock ranchmen and mi? ners without families. We are not in a situation to control or even to make great innovations. There has been no attempt at concert of action ns women, and prob? ably it is best there should be none. Solidifying in that way would be likely to produce a counter Tribune.

Discipline is people who have been habitually grati? fied in all their desires will not only in? dulge more in capricious desires, but will infallibly take it more amiss when the feelings or happiness of others re? quire that they should be thwarted, than those who have been practically trained to the habit of subduing and restraining them, and consequently will, in general, sacrifice the happiness of others to their own selfish indulgence. To what else is the selfishness of princes and other great people to he attributed It is in vain to think of cultivating principles of gener- osity and beneficence by mere exhortation and reasoning, nothing but the practical habit of overcoming our own selfishness, and of familiarly encountering privations and discomforts tin account of others, will i ever enable us to do it when required, i Indulgence infallibly produces selfishness and hardness of heart, and nothing but! severe discipline and control can lay the foundation of a magnanimous Jeffrey. Charlotte, N. will have water? works at au annual expense of $2,000. Another Murder In Abbeville.

Abbeville is again the scene of crime and crime for which the history and traditions of a country so fa? mous in the past for law and order, fur? nish no parallel. It seems from the testimony taken at the Coroner's inquest that on the night of Friday, the 18th in? stant, some negroes undertook to have a candy-pulling at the house of Sarah Martin, on the the plantation in the pos? session ofMr. Stark Martin, that owing to the presence of Mr. William Bee Mar? tin that intention was abandoned; that Mr. Martin the same night forced open the door of Caroline Farrow's house, while she was dressing, that she took flight from the honse in the darkness and secreted herself for a time; that she afterwards went to the house of Cornel? ius Matthaws; that in about a half or three-quarters of an hour from that time the muzzle of a guu was seen projecting through a crack between the logs of the house in which she had taken refuge; that a voice from the believed to be that of Mr.

William Bee Martin, said; "Take care, I've got you now." At that instant the gun fired, and the whole load of shot was lodged in the hip of Caroline Farrow, who was standing perhaps four or five feet from the muzzle of the gun when it was discharged. She fell upon the floor on her face. There was a com? motion about the house, not unnatural to the occurrence of such an event; one of the men went into the yard; the figure of a man supposed to be that of Mr. Wil? liam Bee Martin, was seen to mount a horse, which he rode away rapidly. The evidence at the Coroner's "inquest was solely in behalf of the State.

The Coroner does notundertake to investigate the merits of crirr and hence no evi? dence was taken in the interest of the ac? cused. In the absence of any testimony, we thought it well to offer his brother an opportunity to say a word in his behalf. In reply, Mr. Campbell Martin, protes? ted thai his brother was innocent, that be was at bis house, in bed and asleep at the hour, when the shooting was done. It is not our province to pronounce judgment as to whether either the evi? dence before the jury or the statement of Mr.

Martin are true or untrue. We give them publicity for what tbey are worth, and will allow the reader to form his con? clusion as to the guilt or innocence of the accused. About one fact, however, we think there can be no a most foul and base deed has been com? mitted. The heart shrinks from the con? templation of the killing of any human being in the manner by which the life of Caroline Farrow was taken, and the quiet, inoffensive citizen must feel to a great degree the doubt as to his personal safety in a country where such crimes occur. The public are familiar with many of the facts concerning the various crimes which have blackened the history of Abbeville county within the la-t few years, but we look in vain for one of greater atrocity, one more likely to give our people a feeling of insecurity, even while around their own firesides.

The muzzle of an unfriendly shot gun peering through the cracks of one's house is not of the nerve-quieting order, and although the Governor of the State has seen fit, in his wisdom, to pass unnoticed, the crime at Maddox's Mill, where Mr. YVm. Maddox was called to his door November in the night time and murder? ed, it is to be hoped that he will not be slow to see that the detectives and State officers shall do their whole duty in tbis matter. Coroner J. A.

Shillito so far, has discharged his duty fully, and he informs us that he ill to-day comply with the re requirements of the law, and send to the Governor the evidence taken at the in? quest. If the Governor will let peoplo who may be contemplating cold blooded murder know that the power of the State would be brought against tbem it is fair to presume that crimes of this kind will be fewer. In no county have we had a greater number of cold blooded murders than in Abbeville. The Harmons, the Franklins, William Maddox, and now Caroline murdered in cold blood, while in their own houses. For years the juries of Abbeville have been exceedingly lenient towards persons charged with crimes against the person, and we are now reaping the evils of that sickly sentimentality which shrinks from meeting out a just punishment for crime.

Is there not a limit beyond which the forbearance of our people will not go Is there not a time when they will assert that crime shall Press and Banner. in Georgia. Dr. Cnry, fish commissioner of Georg: writes me an interesting letter about the carp fisheries in that State. One year ago last fall he distributed seven hundred carp through Georgia, stocking about thirty pond3.

Last fall he stocked three hundred ponds in Georgia, scattered from Dalonega to Savannah. The interest in carp has increased enormously just now. Every mail briDga application for fish, and Dr. Cary is satisfied that five hun? dred ponds are being prepared and will be ready for carp next fall. If these can be stocked there will be about one thou? sand ponds in the State properly stocked with carp, four hundred of which will be old ponds.

I think that Dr. Cary will find 1,000 new ponds ready for fish in the coming fall. To meet this demand is important. The government ponds at Washington were swept away in the freshet of last week, and the carp scat? tered, but the Baltimore government ponds have a large supply. Dr.

Cary thinks that the carp put in Georgia ponds in 1879 will spawn this spring, withoutdoubt. If so he will be able to supply all Georgia demands. He is go? ing to establish State hatching ponds during the present year, from which he will get all the fish that can be needed. The results of growth in the fish in Georgia ponds as reported by Dr. Cary astounds every one here.

The ichthyolo? gists declare that it is almost incredible that any fish can grow as these carp have grown in Georgia. Dr. Cary writes: "On the 20th of November, 1879, I de? posited in a Marietta pond carp weigh? ing half an ounce apiece. On the 21st of November, 1880, just one year later, carp wero taken from tbis pond weigh? ing over four ponds. Two specimens just one year old taken from a Macon pond measured 22 and 24 inches respec? tively.

Specimens taken from a Dougher? ty county pound exceeded in weight and size either of these. Many similar cases were reported and the estimate of Dr. Hessell that carp in the south would equal four pounds a year. Put 20 small carp in a pound this fall. One year from the sprinp they will spawn and give at least 5,000 small carp that are healthy and will probably 25,000.

But say 5,000. At four pounds of growth each they will give 20,000 pounds of the best meat in a year, at no expense or trouble. What Georgian will then have to go out and hunt a II. W. O.

in Atlanta Constitution. Farm laborers in Japan receive 5-'85 a year with board, or 50 without board. If a arm laborer eats as much as a farm laborer in America, he makes $300 by icrr f35 a year in that way. A Singular Storj. New York, Feb.

14. A sad story of parental seventy and cruelty, growing out of a mistake ou the part of the parent and the wickedness of a servant girl, was made public to-day through the Harlem Police Court. Charles E. Crawford, a clerk, lives at 1G0 First street and Morris avenue. His family consists of a wife and a daughter of thirteen.

On the 1st of September last Mary Dooley, aged twenty, a quiet look? ing girl, was employed as house servant. She brought good references. A month or so after her arrival various articles be? gan to disappear, but inquiry threw no light on the matter. Jewelry and money next were missed. A search was made, and a pocketbook containing $150, stolen from the desk of Mr.

Crawford, was found wrappedin some old clothes of Annie Louisa, the daughter. She was accused, but denied the theft, i Other stolen articles were discovered in a doll's trunk. The child was severely punished by the parents, who thought her denial added untruth to the theft. They desired her to confess, and, to this end severely chastised her, and, to avoid a further punishment, the child acknowl? edged she had stolen it. The property, however, continued to disappear, and the child wa3 again accused.

She denied it, butjth rough fear of punishment again con? fessed. In reply to the question what she done with the things she had taken, she said she had destroyed them. Her parents began to think she was of un? sound mind. Physicians put the matter down as insanity on the subject of steal? ing. was watched, but the property continued to disappear.

Incen? diarism was added to the robberies, and the child, to avoid chastisement for tell? ing and untruth, admitted her guilt. The hands of the little girl were now strapped to her side, but still the robber? ies aid not cease, and another fire nearly destroyed the house. Crawford, to pre? vent his daughter injuring herself, had a belt made, and, procuring a chain, chained the child to the wall of the din? ing room during the day, and at night to the post of the bed of Mary Dooley. Tbe servant slept with the child to pre? vent her doing herself injury. One day in the early part of the pres? ent month a lady called to see Mrs.

Craw She placed aside her wraps, which consisted of a valuable fur lined mantle and muff and bonnet, but when she looked for them again they were gone. A detec? tive found the articles contaiued iu the garret. That day Anuie Louisa was un? chained, but went about the house with her arms bound to her side; being threatened with punishment, she con? fessed having placed the property where it was found. The father, for some reason, now had cause to suspect his servant, and a neigh? bor informed Mrs. Crawford that Mary Dooley was dishonest.

During her ab? sence yesterday the place where she kept her clothing was searched, and there, carefully put away, was much of tbe miss? ing property. When Mary returned last night, she was met by a detective and accused of the thefts, and of having set fire to the house on two occasions. She confessed, and said thegreaterpartof the jewelry and valuables she had stoled were at her home, and they were found. To-day Mary was arraigned in the Po? lice Court, where only the charge of in? cendiarism was preferred against her. She acknowledged the offense, and was committed in default of $3,000 bail to await the action of the Grand Jury.

"That woman," said the detective, refer? ring to Dooley, "is the most wicked being lever saw. It brought tears to my eyes when I saw that child chained to the wall like a dog. I don't see how she could have slept with the child aud listened to the clank of ber chain, knowing she was the cause of it." The Sonth Revircd. That the Republican party cherishes, at least so far as its stalwart branch goes, the hope of one day again dominating the South with military and carpet-bagging forces, is a fact admitted freely by many of the prominent mouthpieces of that party. Senator Patterson's famous la? mentation over tho many "good years of stealing" that still remained in South Carolina left a plaintive echo which is still ringing in tbe ears of all his class.

To these gentlemen, if they ever hope to obtain a clutch on the money-bags of the South again, it will be of unusual interest to learn bow prosperous that sec? tion has become. Recent observation shows that there has been marvelous pro? gress iu the mechanical and industrial arts since the locust carpetbagger was got rid of. New villages are springing up and old ones arc wideniug and show? ing more thrift. Country stores, where all useful and luxurious articles are sold, are established in every hamlet. Manu? facturing centers are forming.

At Chattanooga there has been estab? lished the largest tanuery in the United States; Nashville possesses the largest wagon factory in the country; Richmond has instituted an immense business in the manufacture of cigarettes from tobacco of the finest quality, grown in places and on lands which ten years ago were supposed to be unfit for growing any tobacco even of the coarsest kinds. Wood is worked in all sorts of forms, aud the chief supply of the bestash, oak and walntit for Eastern cities is now found in the South. Iron is being made at the lowest cost and of the best quality in many places, and the load? ing iron cities of the North are driven to construct new lines of railroad to reach the Southern mines in order to maintain her place. At nearly any point of the South on which he could put his finger the old political carpetbagger can find a gold than the District that he used to work, if he could only get at it. If the Scotts, Chamberlains, Pattersons, Dorseya et al.

can only rehabilitate the old military or carpetbag governments and repeat their old games under them, their fortunes would be assured. Unfor? tunately for them, however, the South has tosupervise the workings of these gold mines to a certain extent itself. The rule established there for the future is that every one, native or carpet? bagger, shall put a hand to the plow, not thrust both arms up to the shoulders in the Stale Treasuries York Star. Mr. Segura, of Iberia, Louisiaua, lost thirty cows by the late severe weather.

The feeling between President-elect Garfield and President Hayes is said to be far from cordial. The Washington correspondent of the Chicago Times says that some time ago Mr. Hayes appointed a postmaster in Garfield's district, against Gen. Garfield's protest. One day last winter an Ohio gentleman seeking ar office asked Gen.

Garfield to help him. The latter replied: "My recommenda? tion will do you no good whatever. It will injure you, if anything. The Presi? dent makes a point of ignoring any sug? gestions I make to This was said with a good deal of feeling. It is cur? rent gossip among Ohio people that Gen.

Garfield resented this snub in a quiet way. General News Summary. The total taxable property of Ten I nessee is $211,768,438. Arkansas and Texas are contending wifk the concealed weapons. I East Tennessee has 8,004,126 acres of land valued at $37,417,470.

I More or less damage resulted from the late rains all over Louisiana. Two mules had a fight at Eutaw, resulting in the death of one. KnoxvilTe, has 13 churches, which will seat every soul of her popula tion at one time. The Mardi Gras pageants at New Orleans this yuar will surpass anything of the kind ever witnessed there. The cotton factory at Cottondale, eight miles from Tuscaloosa, has 172 looms continually running.

Louis Gaskins, of Brooksville, plucked a ripe watermelon on the 10th, which was fully matured and of nice flavor. Get). Hancock has advised the inau? guration committee that he will be in Washington and at the committee's ser? vice on the 4lh of March. The sugar trade had an unusually prosperous year in 1880. The consump? tion in this country increased 9 per and both refiners and dealers made money.

A bill to revive the whipping post for wife-beaters likely to pass the In? diana Legislature. It limits the punish? ment to twenty-five strokes on the bare back with a cat-o'-ninc-tails. A claim for one cent was recently allowed the Union Pacific Eailroad by the treasury department, and its settle? ment involved as much labor and red tape as if it bad been for a million dol? lars. Glass manufacture is making won? derful strides in Ohio. Last year five new works were erected this year there will probably be as many more.

More than two thousand are employed in the business. A letter from Rosewood, to the Hartford, Times says that the writer doubts whether there were ever so many people in Florida as at this time, and the arrivals are numerous beyond anything ever seen before. Senator-elect Miller, of California, savs his Alaska fur seal company has paid the government $3,000,000 of the we paid for Alaska, and before his grant expires will have paid the whole sum wc paid Russia; while the seals, honestly protected, are more plentiful than ever. Grant's friends have raised for him, and seem to have agreed to fur? nish him witb free dinners and to have him deadheaded on all the railroads. The poor man bas about $100,000 besides his recent gifts.

Really, General Logan, don't you think he can manage to get on with economy? HunLsville (Tex.) Mem: Total con? victs on hand February 1, 2,140 (consist? ing of 2,111 State and 29 United States). How employed In prison at Huntsville, 405; hired about Huntsville, 21; on Rusk prison construction, 198; in iron foundery force, 99; in wood-cutting forces, 206 in plantation forces, 946. The Rev. Dr. Cuyler, ia recent rem? iniscences as to Carlyle, mentioned that he heard him say: "I wad like to see America.

Ye may talk about your Dimocracy or any other 'cracy or any kind of polcctical rubbish, but the secret of happiness in America is that ye have gat a vast deal of land for a very few people." The Putnam County (Fla.) Herald says that an agent of the Italian Govern? ment has been in Florida and has just returned to Italy. He advocated Florida as a home for his countrymen, and a large immigration to that State mtw be expect? ed. Arrangements are being perfected with tbe Oriental Steamship Company lor their passage. The most valuable modern coin is a Confederate States silver dollar, which is valued at $1,000. There were only a few of these coins struck.

The Confederate government had the dies made and a few coins were struck at the New Orleans mint for the inspection of the govern? ment officials. They found, however, that they had no more silver, and no more were coined. The blacks of the sixteen Soul hern States have increased from 4,242,003 in 1870 to 5,643,891 in of more than 33 per cent. The whites in these States have increased from 3,813,377 in 1870 to 11,259,713 in 1880, or less than 28 per cent. As there was very little immigration during the ten years, it fol? lows that the census probably show the correct rates of increase of the two races.

The Oregon system of liquor licenses is being urged for trial in Boston. Under it the buyer, not the seller, is obliged to procure a license. Objection is made to the plan on account of the number ot licenses that would have to be issupd and looked after, while friends of the measure think it would debar from the saloons many chrouic drinkers, who have not the money and respectability requi? site to secure a license. Senator Jones, of Nevada, says the people of his State hardly know they have a government. The system of tax? ation is such that the pour do not feel the taxes.

People are taxed according to their incomes. A mine is taxed for what it produces, so that it pays taxes as part of its expenses. Comparatively speak? ing, the burden is not felt. In the East, says the Senator, taxes can not be levied way, because there are too many rich men. It is said that Horace Maynard turned a young man out of the Postoffice Department whose family are Republi? cans merely because he made some bets on Hancock's election.

When Maynard came back from Tennessee beaten for the Senate, bis bad humor was the subject of common comment all over Washington. He was as sour as old cider, and is said to have taken a petty revenge on his political foes by turning several Demo? crats in Tennessee out of the Postoffice Department. Reports from Chicago are to the effect that smallpox is increasing there with great rapidity, and that in several towns in Illinois and Iowa the disease is epidemic. Cincinnati, too, is becoming alarmed, and remembering that no longer ago than 1872 eleven thousand one hun? dred and seventy-nine of her people per? ished from this loathsome disease, tho papers unite in urging the health depart? ment to immediately take all possible measures to prevent its gaining a foothold in tbe city. Daniel Douglass, member of the Legislature from Chesterfield County, died on the 20lh inst.

Mr. Douglass was about 65 years old, and was highly esteemed by tho people of the County. He was Sheriff of Chesterfield before the war, County Commissioner and last fall was elected Representative, but owing to failing health was compelled to ask for and obtain leave of absence be? fore the adjournment of the session. He died of dyspepsia, but had been suffering from a complication of diseases. The New York Times is displeased with the rumored co-operatiou with Ma hone on the part of the Republicans in the organization of the next Senate, which is to he repaid in aid "of his pecu? liar views in his own State." The Times declares that "such a bargain would be as unprofitable as it would be discredit? able to all concerned, and it may be dis? missed as one of the stories in which cor? respondents indulge, not so much for the enlightenment of their readers as for their own amusement." An unusual scene was presented in the house on the 16lh.

Alexander Ste? phens was rolling about in is his wheel chair, delivering a speech on tho acceptance of the Collamer statue. The members all gathered around him with bended postures and solemn visage as if the thought of death was on every mind. Entire silence prevailed, and now and then when Mr. Stephens would endeavor to lift up his voice, it had a shrieking sound as though of dying agony. The scene was of a remarkablv solemn charac? ter.

There are about more men than women in Texas, and about that many more women than men in Massa? chusetts. If some "Little Buttercup" were to mix the two States up nobody would Free Press. Perhaps not; they are too gallant down that way to complain; but if 75,000 Massachusetts spinsters were turned loose in Texas there would be more mcu wading across the Rio Grande into Mex? ico than have ever left that State since the battle of San Eagle. Puck proposes to rename the mouths, describing them by names which would suggest their most prominent qualities. This would enable children to learn the names readily on the kindergarten plan, and the months, if this sensible plan were adopted, would be named as fol? lows: January would be Slushuary, Feb? ruary would be Slopuary, March would be Winduary, April would be Rainuary, May would be Buduary, June would be Warmuary, July would be Roastuary, August would be Broiluary, September would be Chiluary, October would be Colduary, November would be Frostuary and December would be Snowuary.

The Louisiana planters who have substituted Italian for negro labor are re? ported as quite enthusiastic over the result of the change. Tbe first batch of these emigrants reached New Orleans just before Christmas, and were sent to several plantations north of the city. They learn readily, and seem willing and able to do a full day's work for tbe pay offered them. There is a question as to whether they will be able to withstand the climate of Louisiana, and until tbey have been tbere a year that question will remain undecided. Heretofore the Ital? ians have gone chiefly to the South American republics, where the climate is quite like that of Southern Italy.

General Garfield has long favored the proposition now before the Senate, and iu Mr. Pendleton's charge, to admit Cabinet officers to the right to participate in the discussions of the two Houses re? garding matters in their Departments. The measure has so much favor other? wise that it is very likely to be adopted by the next Congress. In view of this it suggested here that Mr. Garfield will be careful to select for his Cabinet gen? tlemen who will know how to make an effective appearance on the floors of the two Houses.

It would be damaging to the administration to have any of its members make a lame presentation of a question, or still worse, a lame defense, in a body like tbe Senate, which abounds in trained and merciless debaters. "Cam" Rousey was shot and killed recently in a Kentucky town by a man named Gresham, and a correspondent of the Courier-Journal, in reporting the affair, called Rousey a desperado. Two friends of Rousey resented this in com? munications to the paper, and from tbem it was learned that "Cam" was one of eleven brothers, of whom six still live. Of tbe five dead brothers, Jasper was hanged by a mob in 1859, Thomas was killed in 1865 as he was leaving Sabbath school by Thomas and John Akin, who were also in the mob that hanged Jasper; Smith was killed in 1867 while trying to rescue two brothers from the Kentucky militia during the Lynch trouble, and Archie wa9 killed last year by John Wil? liams through a mistake. It is averred that they "were noble fellows," who never looked "to the Courts for justice, but went to their abusers and demanded an eye'for an eye or friendship on the spot, with appropriate apologies, which they would exchange." The invitation to General Hancock to attend the inauguration of Garfield, recalls the fact that the great-hearted Westerner, Douglas, went with a tranquil face to see Lincoln made President, and walked into the ball-room with Mrs.

Lincoln on his arm. The only two Pres? idents, I believe, who ever refused to their successors inaugurated were thu Adams's. The first Adams left the Cap? itol in a bitter passion before Jeffersou reached it, and retired to his country home, a soured aud implacable old man. The next Adams 'made way for Jackson with a hatred that he did not attempt to conceal. He was taking a horseback ride on tho outskirts of Washington while Jackson was taking the oath.

All Presidents witnessed the inau? guration of their I sup? pose we shall have a break in the custom when Garfield is about to take the oath. As President Tilden has been prevented by circumstances beyond his control, from spending bis term in tho White House, it is hardly probable that ho will ride over to Washington merely to sec. his successor sworn in. Quite a breeze has been stirred by a report in reference to the inaugural ball which states that nearly one-half of the tickets sold have been purchased by colored people. Tho occasion is likely, therefore, to present a variety which is too spicy for the fastidious people of the North, for it is they who are making the row with the committee.

Since this re? port has been in circulation few tickets have been bought, and the committee are anxious about their finances. This little circumstance shows how dead is the civil rights legislation over which tbe great parties bitterly contended. There has come to pass an almost universal assent to the doctrine held by the Democrats iu that passionate struggle It was claimed then, and it is demon? strated now, that this question of social rights is one which no legislation can affect. It is governed by influences too subtle to be controlled by the astutest statesman. It is one of those great ques? tions which is best regulated when not regulated at all.

It seems, in one view, strange that a man of Sumner's broad brain and deep knowledge of the phi? losophy of government, should have been so wrapt up in such an impracticable scheme that he died with a prayer for its success on his lips. But Sumner was an enthusiast on the subject of tho negro. He wanted to give him everything no matter whether he could use it or not. In his burning zeal he tried to do at one stroke that which, if ever possible at all, could only be possible after a long series of developments; or more probably, he attempted to break down business which he supposed man had set up, but which, in all probability, exist in tho very Btitntioo of the races..