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sident with interminable rains, petitioned to Washington for its removal—at least until the cotton got a fair start. Hence we do not rest our defence of General Myer upon any such flimsy foundation as that he is not re- sponsible. He shall not, with our consent, “plead the Beby act.” No! “Old Probabilities” is responsible for the weather, and he has not been asleep; he has not ‘gone to Long Branch,” he has not been neglecting his duties. He has been trying experiments. Ever since last December he has been engaged in a series of of his weather ganges ; he has, we are able to inform an anxious and rheumatic public, for some years planned some great Improvements in our climate, and he has spent the past winter, including the month pf March, in trials of the highly ingenious machinery which he has gontrived with the | view of so controlling the winds and clouds that when he has them thoroughly in hand It shall never rain, freeze, snow, sleet, thaw, blow or be calm, dry, hot or dusty, except when a majority of the people of the United Btates require it. He has now ready, we tre confidentially informed, a bill which will be presented to the Senate soon by Mr. Morton, a bill to ‘regulate the weather,” by which Congress will strictly prohibit hereafter all kinds of weather except such as It shall from time to time establish. This bill will be passed by the Senate in conjunc- tion with another, already introduced, to prohibit the ravages of grasshoppers, and with Senator Morton’s amendments to the Enforcement acts; and the three will be carried over to the House, not, we are sorry to say, in the hope that a stupid democratic majority will allow them to pass, but with the cunning intention to put them on the record against these enlightened ‘and hu- mane measures and to show the country that, unless it wants to be perpetually plagued with grasshoppers and _ incon- venienced by the weather, it must in No- vember ‘vote the straight republican ticket.” The Sermons Yesterday. A wave of pious fervor, to which the magnificent weather Jent a peculiar force, swept over New York and Brooklyn yester- day, and enveloped many a sinner and doubter, bearing them through the portals of the churches and crowding the sacred edi- fices to their fullest capacity. The at- tractions to the religious mind were many and eagerly sought for. Mr. Beecher dis- cussed the vices of the intellect and of the social feelings, and pointed out the many ways in which immoral man might be re- claimed. He regards the churches as spiritual forts, which serve as the rallying points of the just, and from whence sallies can be made against the armies of vice. Dr. Ewer preached on the lesson of Palm Sunday, and took occasion to refer to the ‘‘woman question,” and advocated the advance- ment of the weaker s2x to a condi- tion of equality with man. Rev. Dr. Tyng was eloquent onthe subject of the soul's gratitude to God for His mercies, and Rey. Mr. Vailasked and answered the perti- nent question, ‘“‘What shall we do with Jesus?” At All Souls’ church Dr. Bellows described the feeling in Jerusalem on the first Palm Sunday and introduced a young Hindoo missionary, T. Veeraragova Row, as ® messenger of peace to the Eastern heathen. Mr.-Hepworth continued his explanations of the effects of the Bible. Dr. Budington, of Clinton avenue church, Brooklyn, called attention to the solemnity of the coming week, and suggested the need of dissolving partnership between disagreeing interests, his remarks having special reference to the Plymouth church troubles. At Masonic Temple Mr. Frothingham preached on the “Travail of Humanity” and sketched the suf- ferings and death of the: Saviour, whom he characterized asa hero. Mr. Lightbourn re- garded faith as essential to salvation, and Rev. Mr. Murray told his congregation that Christians must be judged by their works. Ds. Hammonn's Taeatiss on Nervous Diseases forms a valuable addition to medi- cal literature, dealing as it does with the most vital functions of the human system in their relation to intellectual action. In another column we publish a full review of the work, in which its most interesting fea- tures are noted and commented on. PERSONAL INTELLIGENCE, A daughter of Gerteral Pillow has just married. Prisoners in the Kansas jails are matnly young. Gideon Welles is urged tor United States Senator from Connecticut, The new city Directory makes the population of St Louis 498, 182, Mr. Morrison will not ran for Governor of Illinois on the democratic ticket. Sunday boots squeak worse than everyday onea. 80 flo Sunday Christians, A large number of republicans in New Hampshire »ppose Blaine with Bristow. General Sherman's family will rema! hile he will reside in Washington, . Itiscomplamed that the young men who frequent the parlors of the Paris nobility are fat, The widow of ex-President Tyler was in the gallery of the House of Representatives the other day. Mr. Perry H. Smith has been in Milwankee trying to secure the Wisconsin democratic delegation for Mr. Tilden. Senator Christiancy was seen going home tho other day with the handic of a jumping rope sticking out of bis pocket. in St. Louts, ‘The Atlanta Constitution says that Bew Hill's self. ; Imposed mission in Congress is to set the South right before the world. Rusia contains 12,315,558 children of between seven and fourteen years of age, and only, sixty-| per cent atiend school. When Sergeant-at-Arms French served the summons Of the Senate upon General Belknap the latter wel- comed bim with a smile, The English government is said to have decided ‘upon establishing an arsenal and camp near York, as ® strong military centre for the north of England. ‘Tho Boston Advertiser thinks that tbe trouble with this country is that too many busincss men want to peddle high toned strawberries imstcad of democratic sodtish, The repuvifeans ot the Fifth Congressional district of New Jersey are convinced that they can make no better nomination than that of William Walter Phelps. From Punch.—Scene on an English railway trai No. 1. “Rather remarkable, ain’t it, sir? But ’ave you hever noticed a8 mosily wil the places on this line be- gins with a‘HY” No.2 “Aw—'bey your pardon.” No. 1. “Look at ’em. *Ampstead, ‘Ighgute, ’Acknoy, *Omerton, 'EXion, 'Arrow,/Olloway and 'Ornsey.”’ Norwich Bulletin:—Mr, Buckie states that human ature has changed very littic in the iast three thousand years, but wo do not remember any record of a Roman Senator trying to account to his wife for a light deposit of pearl powder on the left shoulder of bis toga on the ground that he bad been vlaying’checkers in a grist mull NEW YORK HERALD, MONDAY, APRIL 10, 1876.—TRIPLE SHEET. ICABLE NEWS| ™ mstavctive xueaext. | GOVERNOR MAKING IN GEORGIA From All Parts of the Old World. PARIS CITY POLITICS | General Garibaldi Accepts the, Italian National Gift. THE CZAR’S CROWN. FRANCE, & PARIS CITY ELECTORAL CONTEST—xO CHOICE—EIGHT RETURNS TO THE ASSEMBLY TO BE DECIDED. Paris, April 9, 1876, An election was held to-day in the Thirteenth arron- digsement of Paris to Gil the vacancy caused by Louis Blanc choosing to sit for tho Fifth arrondissement, THR VvoTR. Ast), 995, No candidate having a majority a second ballot is | ocessary. H The elections of eight Deputies still remain to be verified. The Left have decided to declare three void, includ- ing that of M. Router, at Ajaccio, A SECOND BALLOT AGAIN NECESSARY. Loxpox, April 10, 1876, ‘The Times despatch from Varis says a second baliot will be necessary in St. Denis, where an election for Deputy was held yesterday. ITALY. GENEBAL GARIBALDI ACCEPTS THE NATIONAL DONATION—POLITICS AND PATRIOTISM. Rome, April 9, 1876. Gencral Garibaldi has written a letter to Prime Min- ister Depretis accepting the donation of $18,200 (100,000 lire) offered him by the nation and the King some time ago. Ho says the gift will enable him to co-operate in the works for the improvement of the Tiber, and he has decided to accept it because of the fidelity to tne constitution displayed by the Kiog in recently changing his Ministers. —od RUSSIA. THE BEASON WHY THE CZAB DID NOT ABDI- CATE. Loxpox, April 10, 1876. The St, Petersburg correspondent of the Augsburg Allegemeine Zeitung maintains that the Czar really in- | | tended to abdicate, but the idea was abandoned in con- sequence of the restoration of his health, TURKEY. THE EASTERN INSURRECTION ASSUMING MOST ALARMING PROPORTIONS—AUSTRIA IN A GRAND DIFFICULTY—RUSSIA BECOMING AP- PREHEKSIVE. Loxnox, April 10, 1876. The Times’ Berlin despatch says the crisis of the in- surrection is evidently; approaching. If Ausiria docs not interfere the iusurgents will be reimforced by Bos- nian and Servian allies. IF SHE DOES INTERFERE, If Austria does interfere Russian sympathizers may bly, abstain from active intervention, but will pre vent the passage of supplies across the frontier. AN EXGLISH REPORT. A despatch to the Times from Odessa represents that the insurrection tn’ Bosnia and Croatia is assuming dangerous proportions. The majority of the insur- gents are veterans of the Austrian militia, A HOLY WAR. The Governor of Bosnia advised the proclamation of a holy war. He has been recalled, i RUSSIAN CAUTION. The intelligence is so alarming that the Russian gov- ernment is afraid to publish it in Odessa, ALGERIA. FRENCH TROOPS MARCHED AGAINST INSURGENTS. Loxpos, April 10, 1876, An insuarection has broken out in the desert portion of the Province of Constantine, in Algeria. Troops have been sent to the scene of disturbance. INDIA. ALARMING AGRARIAN OUTBREAKS NEAR MADRAS. Loxpox, April 10, 1876. A telegram from Calcutta to the Times reports that serious agrarian outbreaks have taken place in the Bustar district of Madras. Thirty thousand peasants are assembled, and troops have been despatched to restore order. AN AMEER’S AVENGEMENT IN THE BLOOD OF HIS PEOPLE. Lospoy, April 10, 1876. The Times’ Calcutta despatch says intelligence has been received that the Ameer of Cabul has deteated his rebellious feudatory, the Meer of Maimena, The latter lost 8,000 men in the battle. DOM PEDRO. A BECEPTION TO BE TENDERED HIS MAJESTY IN BALTIMORE. Batimorg, April 9, 1876, It is stated to-night that the city avthorities will bere. Formal action will be taken by the Mayor and City Council during the present week. THE PACIFIC RAILROADS. ACTION OF THE NEW RECEIVERS—THE TWO ROADS TO BE SEPARATED-—APPOINTIMENT OF OFFICERS, St. Louis, April 9, 1876, The new receivers of the Missouri Pacific and the At- lantic and Pacitic Railroad companies qualified yest | day by giving bonds in $500,000 each. They subse. quently held a meeting, ond decided to separate the two roads according to the decree of the Court Dr. | appointed acting superintendent of the two roads, was ym general superintendent of the Atlantic and Pacific road, Warder Cammings, Su ntendent of the Eastern Division of the Missourt ifie, was ap- pointed acti: neral superintendent of that road. DEATH IN A COAL MINE. Evansvitie, Ind., April 9, 1876. James Brown, superintendent of the Avondale coal | mines, was instantly killed yesterday falling down the shatt, a distanco of 280 feet, The body was terribly mangled, HAVANA MARKET. Mavaxa, April 8, 1876. Sugars—Demand fair and market tiem: Nos, 10 to 12, Dutel rd, 8 & G3 reals per arrobe; Nos, 15 to 20, 48K reals per arrobe; molasses sugars, Mg sends per arribes eonceatrated 2g #4 roals per arrobe: nis: als por nrrobe ; arrobe; centrifugal is be 13,509 bhids. inelud- United staves. Mo- i in Kold, ter, Sid a ins “ ¢ UI. tor American, £ $4 62h; per arrobe. Unms-—Ameriean sugar i hard, in Hue 01 a a it bbl. Empty hoxe ber nominal, ‘Shooke dull: bor, » re | | | ASSEMBLY RETURNS STILL IX DOUBT, i be expected to use their influence in favor of what they | consider a national cause. Austria wi!l, most proba- | Cantagrel (radical) received 3,800; Hapay (radical), | 1,770; Bernard (radical), 1,498, and Perron (Bonapart- | | since, tender Dom Pedroa fitting reception on his arrival ; ! | | | | | | | Garrison was elected general manager of the Missour! | | Paerfe, and Captain G, W. Rogers, who was recently — ne, Stock in ware: | | execution for thirty days. | result, so far as fruit is concerned. Very few peaches | The pear trees AN EXTENSIVE CONFLAGRATION IN TWO HUNDRED AND TWENTY-FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS’ WORTH OF PROPERTY DESTROYED— DETAILS OF THE LOSS ‘AND INSUBANCE. Baxrmwors, April 9, 1876. A fire broke out this afternoon, it is supposed from combustion, in the wholesale drug store of William H, Brown & Bro., No, 25 Sout Sharp street, between German and Lombard streets. ‘The building and stock were completely destroyed, j TAX Loss Hl on stock is estimated at $150,000 and on the building | $50,000. The insurarce on the stock is $110,000 and on the building $40,000, Among ' ‘THE INSURANCES are $25,000 each in the Home, of Hartford, Conn. ; | Maryland, of Baltimore, and Associated Firemen’s of Baltimore, and $3,000 in the Hanover of New York. The names of the other companies have not beon as- certained yet. Stillman, Farber & Co,, wholesale notions, adjoin- ing Brown & Bro., suffered damage by water to the | amount of about $6,000 The roof of the residence of Dr. Louis Seldner, No. 29 South Sharp stree! irom the sparks which wero scattered from ing drug store and was damaged, incinding loss on fur- niture, to the extent of $10,000, which is covered by insurance in city companies, Several buildings, including warehouses, situated be- tween Sharp and Light streets, took fire on the roofs from flying sparks, but the fire was soon extinguished, | with litle damage. At onetime it seemed as if an ex- | tensive conflagration was inevitable, bat the prompt | action of the Fire Department confined the flames to the limits mentioned, THE TOTAL 1088 | will not exceed $225,000. Six or eight firemen were | injured, but none of them seriously. Brown & Bro, | were burned out in the same place about five yours 4 BAPTIST CHURCH BURNED, Nonwicn, Conn., April 9, 1876, A fire in Baltic, Conr., last night, burned the Bap- tist church and injured buildings and stock ownea by | Edward & id and DP, P. stahn to the amount of | $11,000, Insurance, $5,800. MUSIC HALL BUILDING AND DWELLING DE- STROYED—THE LOSS AND INSURANCE. Woncxster, Mass., April 9, 1876, Music Hall Building and a dwelling house in Athol were destroyed by fire last night, and several other buildings wore damaged. The total loss is estimated at $75,000, Music Hall was owned by T. H. Goodspeed and Dexter Aldrich, and is insured in the Ztna, North America and Phenix companies tor the sum of 000 each; the Home, German-American ana Springield Fire and Marine companies for the sum of $2,000 ch. The dwelling house was occupied by Frederick W. Orcutt, who was severely burned tn atiempting to save his goods, The firms burned out ate Holbrook & Turchell, dry goods; W. 8. Wieging, boots and shoes; Frost & Lee, stoves; Simonds Brothers, furniture; 8. W. Blisg, watches, and D. Aldrich, printing office, HOMICIDE BY AN EDITOR. ABREST OF THE PERPETRATOR ON CHARGE OF MURDER. Rock Isuanp, Ill, April 10, 1876, On Friday afternoon, David J. Van Meter, city editor of the Rock Island Argus, had a fight in a saloon with Jobn Stanbach, about whom Mr. Van Meter bad writ- ten an offensive article. Mr. Starbach was knocked down, and cut in the temple with a pocket knife in the handof Mr. Van | Meter, and died last night from the effects ot the | wound, when it was found that the point of the knife was broken off in the left temporal bone, Mr. Van pepsi was arrested and locked up on charge of murder, MURDER AND SUICIDE, sr. Louis, April 9, 1876, T. G, Settle shot and killed Samuel Cowol at Potosi, on the St, Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railroad, yesterday afternoon, and then went home and shot himself, inflicting a mortal wound. Settle had been station agent at Potosi, and had been removed at the instigation of Cowel, Who was an engineer. This crea- ted very hard feelings between the men, and was the cause of the tragedy. COLONEL MAGUIRE. A PETITION IN CIRCULATION FOR HIS PARDON, Sr. Louis, Mo, April 9, 1876 The potition put in circulation here yesterday aaking President Grant to pardon Colonel Maguire is being numerously signed by all classes of citizens, and the press speak sympathetically of the Colonel.” His counsel will ask Judge Treat to-morrow for a stay of | A STEAMSHIP ATTACHED. San Francraco, April 9, 1876, The Pacific Mail steamer China was attached by the Panama Railroad Company yesterday. CARRIED INTO THE SOUND. UNCERTIAN FATE OF A POST OFFICE CLERK. New Haves, Conn., April 9, 1876, Yesterday morning W. F. Fields, Post Office clerk, while duck shooting off Brandford sho and was carried out into the sound. He PPposed to be Inst, although some think an unknown schooner, bound eastward, picked him up. FRUIT IN OHIO. UNFAVORABLE EFFECT OF THE BAD WEATHER. Convmavs, April 9, 1876. Secretary Kleppart, of the State Board of Agriculture, | says that advices irom various parts of Ohio go to show that the recent bad weather lias had its expected will live, especially in the nortberm ceunties, so that there will be not more than one-cighth of the crop. not suffered so much, and half a crop may be expected. Applies, so far as heard from, promise a fair yield. MIDNIGHT WEATHER REPORT. War Derantuest, Orrick oF THe CaInP SiGNaL Wasmixotox, April 10—1 A.M. Probabilitves, For Monday, in the South Atlantic and Guilt States, falling or stationary barometer, northeast go southeast | winds, partly cloudy weather, with possibly light rain | on the Gulf coast, and stationary or higher temperatare | will prevail. H For Tennessee and the Ohio Vallev, southeast winds, | falling barometer, warmer and partly cloudy weather. | For the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missourt val- | | feys and the upper lakes, falling barometer, warmer, | | cloudy weather and southeasterly winds, possibly fol- lowed in the western portions by cool northerly winds and rising barometer. For the lower lake region, northeast to southeast | winds, followed by falling barometer, bigher tempera- | ture and cloudy weather, For the Middle and East Atlantic coasts, diminish- ing northwest veering to northeast winds, partly | cloudy and clear weather, with stationary temperature | and pressure, The Mississippi River will fall at St. Loule and Cairo, but continue above danger line from Cairo to Vicks- bar; Cautionary signals continue on the upper lakes, THE WEATHER YESTERDAY. ‘The following record will show the changes in tho temperature for the past twenty-four bours in com- parison with the corresponding date of last year, as indicated by the thermometer at Hudout's Pharmacy, Building:— Herato Building 187%, 1878. “ 4 1875, 1876. 82 PEDESTRIANISM. MILE WALK BY O'LEARY, Sas Fraycisco, April 9, 1876. O'Leary, the Chicago pedestrian, about midnight, ight, completed the teat of walking 500 miles in tion ion The 459th mile was mado in 8m. 588, TROTTING IN CALIFORNIA. ANOTHER VICTORY FOR GOLDSMITH MAID, San Fraxctsco, April 9th, 1876, Goldsmith Maid trotted against Golden Gate yester- day, at Bay District track, the latter to ran a mile and 590" ‘satin. The Maid won in 2:10%, beating Golden Gate 3 seconds. A FIVZ HUNDRED YACHTING NOTE. Yacht Meta, N.Y.Y.C,, Mr. Iselia, from Glen Cove, yesterday en route to New Tork. | incur the accusation of caj A Bird’s-Eye View of a Lively Political Race, A QUINTILATERAL FIGHT. Personnel of the Aspirants and Important Aspects of the Contest, ArTiasta, April 6, 1874 The political situation in Georgia 18 waxing lively, Georgia is a sort of a focal Southern State, whose Political action is rather looked to by her neighbors as symbolically representative of Southern tendency. | Her peopie have always been progressive and excep- Monally hberaL In no well established case havo they ever beon sectionally proscriptive, While inde- pendently adherent to their peculiar convictions and unswerving in the resolate execution of their princi- ples, they have been broadly national, The State has a larger clement from tho North and West assimilated than any other State, Tho warm welcome extended to good people, regardless of their nativity, and the hos- pitable appropriation of any solid and valuable citizon- | ship, have not oaly given the State a forward impetus, but they have liberalized her civilization and enhanced her social and political power. Georgia was among the tightest bound victims of post war reconstruction, Her condition was seemingly among the hardest, Her spirit of resistance to wrong was most implacable and her adhesion to principle uncompromising; yet she so carly showed a pationt sagacity and wise states- manship that, with her mingled firmness and tact, she Was among the frst to reinstate herself in a fully re- habilitated sovereignty, and has since steadily held the leading place among the restored Southern States of the Union. One among the most important steps she has taken has been to call her ablest men to official position, both in her State and national places, She is deter. mined to impress her individuality on the Union, as fur as she can do so logitimately, She has sent to the Rational councils her brightest public men, and pro- Poses to continue to do so. Gordon, Stephens, Nor- wood and Hill are men that represent her finest ca- pacity and most disinterested patriotism. THK BATTLE YOR A GOVERNOR. Georgia 4s now in the throes of the most important political contest of the next four years, the:battie for a Governor, and coming, as the matter does, concurrently with the Presidential fight, the struggle is full of vital interest. An impartial and candid review of the situ- ation will not be without value for a national journal like the New York Hunraup, The contest, whic a local one, has yet an importance something more than local, inasmuch as the State will forecast her adminis- tration for the next Prestdential term, aud that ad- ministration must depend upon its policy for giving the State its proper and natural influence in the national advancement. An intimate acquaintance with the public men of this State and a long familiarity with her politics, added to an absolute freedom from favor or hustility to men and a desire to present the unem-. bellished truth, enable me to fairly limn for your read- ers the status of matters in this powerful and conserva- tive State. Perhaps never in the history of Georgia did the bright bauble of the Governorsnip present attrac- tions so fascinating to an ambitious man. The term is for four years, The power is almost unlimited. Tho rad- ical régime that framed the present, in some respects, most excellent constitution, endowed the Executive with a scope of patronage too broad for public benefit, But it was done with the subtle purpose of seif perpetu- ation in authority. When I tell you that the Governor appoints the jadges and solicitors of all the courts— Supreme, Superior and County—the heads of all the bureaus, and a hall a dozen notaries public in every county, you will see how his official friends ramify the whole State in a continuous, comprehensive, zealous championship of grateful domination, in the 137 counties composing the State the reigning Governor has a stroug, influential nucleus of powor, invested ‘with official authority over the lives and property of tho people, to work for his re-election, It isa dangerous state of things, and demands organic alteration as speedily as possible, The temptation to use this large | Gramt of authority for personal ends is very great And tbe seduction of gaining th id exercise of patronage is powerful. But apart from this, the bon- | orable opportunities of tne high ofllce are transcendent to @ virtuous public ambition. WILLING TO BK GOVERNOR. ‘Tho number of capable gentlemen who are willing to be Governor ifa discriminating people shall call them to the splendid chair of State is very large and has no local bounds. The aspirants crop out in every section, and, strange to say, 1 nearly every instance they only desire the office and only seek it under the imperious and irresistible coercion of that mysterious yet despotic king known ina vaguo sort of away as “my friends.” 1¢ 18a mag's frieuds that want him to be Governor, and not his own reluctantly yielded wishes. It must ever remain among the unsolved political problems of tho American people as to what really constitutes tuo “Inendly”” influence that forces an unwilling mun to aspire to tho disagrevable distinction of boing a Governor or Senator. in Georgia th area bun. ber of gentlemen who have becn for a long time prominently connected in the public mind with the Governorship. ‘The two most prominent have been Thomas Hardeman, Jr., of Macon, and General Alired H. Colquitt, of Atlanta’ The race’ lay between these two up toa month ago, with perhaps the advantage in favor of Colquitt. But this gentieman has lost ground ‘through the fact that he ts Vico President of the At- lanta branch of the Southern Mutual Liie insurance | Company of Memphis, Tennessee, that tuiled a month ago, This bas underervealy burt Colquitt’s chances, though to what extent cannot be now measured, But 1thmk that it has given bis close competitor, Harde- man, the advantage. It is difficult to choose between the two as to merit, COLONEL THOMAS HARDEMAX, JR., | has been a conspicuous figure in Georgia politics for a Jong time. He is not a professional man, but a cotton factor and commission merchant. He has been Con- Se Representative, Speaker twice of the Stato jouse of Representatives, president of several Siate conventions, delegate to national conventions, member and chairman of State executive commitices, and all that sort of thing. Ho ts a taking stump orator, ready, | ornate, florid and effective. He is a large hearted, genial mao,. shrewd, practical, bold and true. His enemies charge him’ with trickery and a consider- able capacity for successtul intrigue. His trieuds claim him sincere and open, | observed that very successful men in public matters always ity for wire work- ing. And I must conicss that { know of no publicman easier to spot and fix than Tom Hardeman, as he is generally called. His place on public questions is always deaided ana unwavering. He is a large, stout, very dark complextoned person, with a certain brusque bs iness in bis manner and ry independent look al ma, j GOVERNOR JAMES M, SMITIL The man closest to Hardeman in the race now is the present Governor, James M. Smith, a powertully buiit, coarse featured blond individual, whose square set, sturdy figure isatypeof the man's mind. He is a | strong wan in brain, He came trom the mud sills. He began life as a blacksmith @d has worked up to be Congressman, legislaer, Speaker of tho House and | twice Governor, and evidently wants to be Governor ted. again or U: States Senator. And he will gruzo either one of these gilded honors closely enough. cold-natured cuss, this Milt Smith, as be ts called— poiitio, brawny in intelligence and with many of the qualities of the natural statesman. Smith has moro development in bim than almost any public man that I know. He has made in the main @ good Governor, with some very vulnerabl his executive rec- ord, Heisfar beyond an Governor. It is not often that one finds a better Executive. But he leaves big gaps open in his official career for hostile in- cursions, Take Smith's general administration and it bas been wise, honest and able, This is duetobim. At tho he bi ‘rors. in his appoint- the best men in the 5 incurred a very widely circulated and per- istently urged accusation of double dealing and laise nae Bo this truc or ‘false, his appointinents ave averaged well. A charitab! struction of his conduct would say that f heart bas been used against him unjust! It must be admitted that he has in this matier of appointments laid himself to the char, inst hun. He is not apt, how- to do the thing again. it the gravest tion to Governor Smith ts in matter. Treasurer Jones, now deposed, paid several hundred thousand dollars of Stat the bonds already paid, and he did it on Governor Smith's warrant, These were bonds that ry Clews, of New York, had in hia possession. treasury issue is waxing hot in Georgia Jonex, the negligent Treasurer, was hurled out of his green- back throne on account of lis jauit, and Smith heiped hin go. Smith’s enemies have used the matter against him most muiadroitly. They have tried to saddle Smith with biame while exonorating Jones, This is to clear the principal and implicate the acces- sory. Smith's friends have utilized the inconsistency of his enemies in this mistaken sort of strategy. The truth is thas it was a great iaches on Jones’ Smit cannot condemnation in the secondary degree of gt nd the issue properiy presen| cannot fail to burt Governor Smith. Let the defence of Jones be elimimated irom the matter, and at- tach =the degree of censure iunpar- tially and wod Smith must — suifer. In bis aa expenditures, made incumbent upon him by jaw, he should nave scrutinized the pay- ment of so ‘an amount of the State’s more closely, than 10 bave sudered it to be paid n Me 7 should have supplemented the Treasurer's vigilance by the Executive watch fulness, ead his failure to do #0 is an undeniable official dereliction, aud he has to meet the issue on its square merits, disencumbered of any tnjadietons championcy of Treasurer Jones. overhor Sioith is using the prodigiougppatronage ‘his office with consummate aku He is ¥elutching the daily press of the State in his advocacy most adroitly, and it Hardeman or any other man whips him out for Governor or Senator he will have to get bis eye teeth well cut and fight with both eyes open. I must say, ‘4 impartial candor, however, that Smith will make useful public man wherever he 18 put. GENERAL ALFRED M, COLQuiTT, Tho finest gentleman of the lot of candidates, the purest in las personal chvracter, is Alfred H. Colquitt. He comes trom the proudest bivod of Georgia, hered- itary gentlemer i statesmen. There is no more il- Justrious name in Georgia history than Colquitt, and this Altred is one of those handsome, sunny, well- bred, capable men that people single out by right of nature for lead and rule, The soul of honor, the pink 3 the very nobility of manhood, s men as Alfred Colquitt always make the world bette guileless and yet so intelligent and so succosstul, He could have been Congressinan or Governor any time | tn tho last ton years, but bus declined office and given in his abuegation. He bas been lvader rs since their organization, He is the tdol of the iarmers, being perpetual President of the State Agricultural Societ He was a successful soldier during the war, couquering General Finley in the ta- mous little battle of Oiustee in Florida. “He was born to princely wealth, but in the last few years has loss heavily in commercial transactions, Twelve months ago Colquitt would have been eiccted Governor over- whelmningly if the election could bave come off thea. His connection with the broken Southern Life Insur- ance Company has injured his prospects, though 1t should not have done so. GHSERAL LUCIUS J. GARTRELL, A growing candidate is General Lucius J, Gartrell, an ex-Congressman before the war, a robust, hearty, ambitious gentiemap, of Aine, cordial nature, He isa criminal lawyer in Atlanta of heavy practice, He was Colonel of the Seventh Georgia infantry in the Jato war, and was afterward promoted to brigadier general, Gartrell is strong in the mountains of Georgia, and has & good following in Middle Georgia, JOUN H, JAMKS, Perhaps the most novel teature of the gubernatorial Face 18 the scif-constituted candidacy of a gentleman by the name of Mr. John H. James, a wealtny banker of Atlanta, and the richest aspiraut in the tleld. Mr, osition as a motive for seeking gubernatorial onors, but with that direct irankuess and unartfal simplicity characteristic of the mun be owns that he 18 seeking to be Governor because he wants to be, and he 1s not ashamed t openly own bis aspiration, Mr, James begau a poor boy peding peanuts. By his flnan- cial talont ho has amassed a fortune of a quarter ot a million, He was nade Mayor of Atianta a few years ago, and this touch of olfice-holding gave him the thirst for nore, He sought to be Governor in the last race, but was distanced, Tuking his deleat in cool equanim- ity he quietly kept om aspiring, and has worked with steady zeal trom that day to the present to realize his Yearuing. He is illiterate, but makes no concealment of it or pretence to learning. He puts up no show of unrealities He is a plain, blunt man, calmly owning his deticiencies, His candidacy evoked at iirst un Measured ridicule; but latterly he has gained so) =omapy adherents in ail sections: of the country that the prospect of his succeeding is uot by any means improb- able, He is a fervent, pious Baptist, the second most powertul denomination in Georgia, and bas made him- selt Uedaees in that religious sect. He is charitable and public spirited. He isa stoutish, compact, amia- ble looking gentleman of forty-two or three, He says with absolute conudence that he is going to be Gov- ernor of Georgia, and he piays adrvitly upon the fact that he has been a successful financier and that Georgia needs such a man to manage her money. He travels constantly, making friends and speeches tn dif- feront parts of the State, You bow have this quintilateral race, with its on- tries wy ngs ‘here are other elements that enter in,Avut they aro sinall, Savannah has a cand: date in the person of General A. R. Lawton, ex-Qua: termaster General of the Confeaerate Staics govern- ment, a lawyer of solid merit and a worthy recipient ofany honor. But Lawton is a modest man, uowil- ling to seek office and too little protrusive to enter or succeed in a close, hard contested struggle. OTHER ASPIRASTS. A number of peopie casually push at Intervals the candidacy of ex-Governor Herschel V, Jonuson, who ran tor Vice President with Douglass, Johnson was Governor before the war for two terns and was United States Senator fora short time. Ho is a statesman, every inch of bim; but he could not be nominated. Younger and more active men are in demand. There is a generation of more youtbtul aspirants in the dem- ocratic party who will not be crowded astie, Governor Johnson now occupies the Bench as ono of our Supe- rior Court Judges, und this honor will prebably be the closing public action of his long aud useful life, ‘Thero is one element, however, in this contest that cannot now be estimated. Northern Georgia bas a heavy weight in these gubernatorial struggles. For a long time North Georgia bas bad no Governor, and aspires to furnish the State an Executive, Between the candidates in the field she would probably go for Hardoman. But in her ambitious borders are numbers } of spirits eager to fill the gubernatorial cbair. is John W. Wofford, a rising politician; and Judge John WH. Underwood, who wants much, but vainly; and Judge C. D. McCutchen, who don’t want it; and Judge A. R. Wright, an embodied | tangent, who, if he had the nomination, would be cer- tain to Switch off the party track between the nomina- tion and the olection. If North Georgia can unite on one man sho may force him on the nominating con- | vention. All this that I have written 18 about the deinucratic sido of the State, ‘1 have not discussed the | probability of an tudependent democratic candidate, | Such a thing is not now threatening and not probable in the present aspect of the race. THE PARTIES. The republicans have not foreshadowed their course. | They are disorganized and scattered. number has announced himself as an independent cun- contents to enable him to “slufl’’ into the executive | office. He is Judge James Jobnson, who was Provis- | 1onal Governor in reconstruction by appointment | of the President. His chances are slim, The republi- | can | office-hoiders, who gallantly stick to the fleshpow, and | afew others who are heroically endeavoring oust | the ‘*ins.’? The negro vote, that was wont to go solid on the republican line, is now much divided, ‘sweep before i | The democracy has an eas; i | In this State. The Commonwealth ts prospering under | ats rule. The laws are impartially forced, ectional prejudice has bee! tirely allaye ll classes are pro- i , lected in every right; wrong 1s rigidly and ij: | punished; political opinion is as a6 air; a fine | system of iree education spreads bounteous enlighten- | ment; progressive agriculture is practiced by the great | farming community; liberality and thought mark | public sentiment; great works of public improvement are constantly igurated; the people are virtuous, | hardy, industrious, economical and God-tearing. With | the transcendant natural resources of rand State | utilized to the utmost by a sound and able pubiic | policy, executed by a wide-awake, citizenry, | Georgia bas a future betore her of which every Georgian may be proud. SOUTH CAROLINA, tially STRUGGLE BETWEEN THE CORRUPTIONISTS AND REFORMERS—A DOUBLE DELEGATION TO aP- PEAR AT CINCINNATI—A TROUBLESOME PRE- DICAMENT FOR THE CONVENTION, Cuartestox, April 9, 1876. The condition of South Carolina, which has long been & public scandal, is about to force itself as an issue into national politics in a shape that cannot be ignorod, | The Republican State Convention to choose delegates to Cincinnati meets on Tuesday and will open A PITCHED BATTLE within the party between the public plunderers and the friends of reform. ‘Senator Patterson, Coliector tife black ex-Congressman, lead the corruptionists and | will probably control the majority in the Convention, | while the reformers under Governor Chamberiain will | form a resolute and deflant minority, who are deter- mined to keep up the fight for good government in | Bouth Carolina and to throw upom the national repub- | Heang at Cincinnat: the responsibility of indorsing or repudiating the men who are responsible for the mon- | strous Corruption in the State and who are striving to | Perpetuate it, | THK LOCAL STRUGGLES | for the election of delegatos were very animated and several counties, including Charleston, will send con- | testing delegations in the interest respecuvely of I’at- | teraon and Chamberlain. The fight in the Convention ‘will be hot and it is not unlikely that the result will be @ bolt and the choice of TWO DISTINCT DRLEGATIONS claiming admission at Cincinatt: as the representatives of true republicaniam in South Carolina. Nothin; whatever 18 said as to preferences as to a Hresidentia candidate. The sole issue in ict 18 the control of the State, as both factions recog the ail important negro + side shall secure recognition POLITICAL NOTES. The Boston Herald (ind) does not favor the idea of a Presidential candidate with the Ten Command- ments as @ platform, although it acknowledges that there are some good ideas in that platiorm. But, it adds, “it 18 too general. The politicians would find no diMeulty in driving @ coach and foar through them, They would tie, and steal, and swear, and murder and argue that they were violating nary commandment, Something more specific is needed,” Tho Harrisburg Chronicle (dem.) says “the following democratic counties in Pennsylvania are freo from debt;—Adams, Blair, Bucks, Batler, Centrp, Columbia, Cumberland, Fulton, Greene, Huntingdons and Wayne, There are only two republican counties in this State free from debt—Snyder and Warren—and the republi- can city of Philadelphia has a debt that goes abead of wed | any city in the country in proportion to population.”* Congressman G. Wiley Wells, of Mississippi, di clares that “a gentleman cannot be a republic in Mississippi.” We were not aware that any gentleman had ever tried to be @ repablican in Mississippi.— Eldora (Iowa) Herald. An lows paper comes out boldly in support of Angus of | He is a genuine, practical Christian, whose lic | is as pure as a good womans Colquitt 1s a sort of anomuly in polities, so Jaines puts up no plausible pretence ot triendly inter- | There | the office | One of their | ; didate, in the hope of catching enongh democratic mal- | Party in Georgia coanists Of & few faithful toderal | Worthington, ex-Governor Moses, Whipper and Elliott, | tus Cwsar Dodge, formerly United States Senator from lowa, at one time Minister to Spain and now mem) tioned asa Presidential aspirant on the democratié ticket, A Louisiana State Senator has donated bis pay to the State treasury, which is empty. The inferenve amusing. No chance for back pay there. A Western politician, with a large family ot grown-up daughters, says they may talk in Congress as much as they please about back pay, but he finds the most trouble in regard to the question of pull-back pay. A Northwestern political editor, who writes his edi torials while lying in bed,.is said to produce the best specimens of editorial lying in that part of the coun try. REVIVAL IN WASHINGTON, THE WORK OF THE fPIRIT AMID THE INVESTI+ GATIONS, Wasu.xaror, April 9, 1876, A mass meeting was held this afternoon on the east side of the Capitol, It was estimated that between 8,000 and 10,000 people were present. The day was beautiful. A large volunteer choir was in attendance, and the various addresses given by Mr. Hammond and others were listered to with great attontion, It was the most remarkable religious gathering ever seen in this city. In the evening the Congregational church. was densely ct ed. Mr. Hammond preached ag eloquent discourse, and at the close over 2,000 rose for prayer. THE STEAMER HURON OFF FOR MEXICO, vont Rorat, April 9, 1876, The United States steamer Huron, Commander Care Penter, sailed for Vera Cruz from this port to day, THE HERALD, ADVERTISEMENTS, New Yors, April 9, 1876, To tae Entror ov tue Heracy:— I take a great interest and pride in the success ob your noble journal, for its enterprises and its value as & good newspaper and advertising medium. As I am a business man, and considerable of an advertiser in all the papers of this city, Iam familiar with their charges for advertising and mannor of padding out their col- umns by means of large display typo and cuts, in con- trast to your solid, compact columns, where no display type or cuts are permitted. A question arising be- tween a friend and myself as to whether the Heratp had more advertising 1n its issue of to-day than all the Other ten city papers combined, prompted mo to make tho following calculation, which I am happy to submit to you for your personal information. I was convinced before 1 made the calculation that the Hxraxp did ex- cel all the other papers, but was agreeably surprised as their large number:— No. of Adver- tisements. HIRRALD. . HERALD over above five papers. Tho above shows that there were over 2,000 more ad- vertisoments contained in the Herat columns than in the 71 columns of the Times, News, World, Dispatch and Sun combined. ‘The other five city papors were the Sunday Mercury, Telegram, Star, Courier and Era, ‘Their combined ad- vertising amounted to 87 columns, numbering 634 ad- vertisements, The above tables prove that there wero 1,368 more advertisements contained in tho Hrratp’s 71 columns than in the 108 combined columns of the Times, News, Sun, World, Dispatch, Mercury, Telegram, Star, Courier and Era, REAL ESTATE AGENT, MUSICAL NOTES. Mile. Anna de Belocca, the celebrated Russian prima donna, will make her first appearance in New York on Easter Monday in “I! Barbiere,” The Liederkranz Vocal Society gave an attractive concert last n‘ght at their ball in Fourth street. The programme consisted of Mendelssohn's ‘‘Antigone,’? the readers being Mme. Witt and Mr. Protar, and the solo vocalist being the admirable basso, Fred Steins. | The chorus and orchestra acquitted themseives in the most satisfactory manner. It would be difficult to find | elsewhere such an accomplished body of singers, \ Mile. Titiens takes her farewell of New York to-night with numerous assistants, in the following immense programine:—1. “Semiramide”’ (in Italian), Rossini; overture, grand orchestra; aria,**Eccomi in Babylonia," | Miss Antonia Henne; scova od aria, “Bel Raggio,” | Mile, Theresa Titiens, 2. Concerto for piano and or- | chestra, W, G. Cusins (first time in America); Mme, i | | Arabella Goddard. 3, ‘Oberon’! (in Enghsh), Weber; | overture, grand orchestra; aria, “Ocean, Thou Mighty Monster,” Mile, Theresa Titiens. 4 Fourth act of “La Traviata,” Verdi; Violetta, Mme. Eugenie Pappen heim; Alfredo Germont, Mr. Tom Karl; Giorgio Ger. mont, Signor Tagliapietra. 5 Second act of “Fidel! (in German), Beethoven; grand overture, ‘Leonore,” op. 72, grand orchestra; Leonore, Mite. Theresa Titiens; Messrs. Fritach, Preusser, Weinlich, &e. ~~ OBITUARY. _ JOHN ¥. MILLS. A telegram from Boston of the 9th inst, reports that John F. Mills, associate proprietor of the Parker pein died last evening of Bright’s disease of the idneys. TEMPERENCE ANNIVERSARY. The anniversary of the Conference Temperence Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church was heid in the Central Methodist Episcopal church, Fourtenth street and Seventh avenue, last even. ing Tho speakers wore the Revs. V. Traver, J. HH. Hawkhurst, and J. F. McClelland. They spoke long aud eloquently in the cause of temper- ance and denounced the rum sellers in strong terms. Mr, Traver drow several vivid pictures of the miseries caused in happy households throngh the demon of strong drink. Legislation and reform were all well enough in their way, but they will never break up the pernicious system. The Gospel must be preached and ade to affect both the rum sellers and drinkers. Every year there are 60,000 souls lost through drink, | and the gates of hell kept open. The Church is the only power that can stop the evil. . | RUN OVER AND KILLED. A little boy aged 2 years, named John Leursch, of No. 210 Sullivan street, was run over and instantly killed by car No. 137, of the Seventh avenue line, Sullivan street, near Bleecker, yesterday. The driver, James Pet, of No. 269 West Fifty-first street, wag arrested and locked up in the Fifteenth precinct station house, and the Coronor notitied. HOTEL ARRIVALS, Hon. Power H. Le Poer French; Second Secretary of the British Legation at Washington, returned from England in the steamship City of Richmond and is at the Clarendon Hotel, General Joseph J. Bartlett, for. merly United States Minister to Sweden, is at the Grand Hotel General Isract Vogdes, United States Army, ix quartered at the Hoffman House. F, de Vau- gelas, of the ¥rench Legation at Washington, is resid. ing at the Brevoort House, General Natt Head, of New Hampshire, and W. J. Florence, the comedian, are at the Fifth Avenue Hotel. CONSUMPTION'S DEATH WARRANT WILL Dever take human being who Haue't Howry or Honunocnp asp Tan in the early stages of the isonne. Prex's Toormacne Drors cure in one minute. ALIGHT HATS FOR SPRING) WEAR AND y Rye ms fire te - F Set ‘” cotablishme tho. Tis Nawan at, crowds of customery. RR SE A—BENNETT BUILDING. = LOCATED ON NASSAU, ANS A FULTON sta HANDSOMELY AND WELL HEATED esse! Tu LET UN Y! ‘ABLE LAWYE! BANKERS AND INSURANCE OFFICES, APPLY ON THE PREMISES. A DELIGHTFUL SE tion and sense of comfort Batu at No, 2 Kast 4th A.—FOR DYSPEPSIA, VIAN Synur is 4 long t1 led A SUGGESTIVE FACT. ‘Th sold onl KLAST! TR Pirtdesp tvore cant wighh end ay, soon Out KEEP’S PATENT PARTLY MADE DRESS SHIRTS, oni vony WO a, EE Ree KEEPS CUSTOM SHIRTS MADE TO MEASUBB=» ‘The very best, six tor $0, 571 Broadway. SODA WATER APPARATUS FOR MAKING ALG Acrated Beverages, JOUN MATTILBWS, tnt av, and 2008, iow DEBILITY &C., THE PERO ell established remedy.