Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-03-16

lowing nominations to the Senate this after
noon:
Arny-Captsin Geo II. Hunt, OF 9Th Caval-
~, TO be Major LIST Cavalry; I'd Lieuts. Albert
tivitz TO be 1st Lieutenants; LIST Lieut.. s. Gun
ttrr, TO be Captain; I'd Lieuts. L. o. Parker, b.
Kelly, Jr, and G. @. Gordon, to be 1st Lieu
I'd Lieuts. T.. ID. Bimmich and Chas. Humphrev.
to be LIST Iieutenants.
Nsvy-Iieut. Commander j. N. Miller to be
Commander Lieuts. q. V. Menzies and Edward
y. keyser to be Lieut.. Commanders; Passed
Assistant PaymasteTs George l.. Mead and
George X. Watkins to be Paymasters; Assistant
Paymmters Fred G. Alley and A. j. Greedy to
he Passed Assistants; ID. p. Wight and Henry
4. Wight 70 be Paymasters; s. D. Hurlburt and
George w. Long to be Passed Assistant Paw
master; Thomas Nelson, Dewitt C. Kells, and
Felix q. McCurley to be Lieut. Commanders
Ensign David n. Bell to be Lieutenant.
POstmasters-Aaron Poer, Navasota, Texas;
Charles T.. Brown, Chillicothe, Ohio; VIM. Mil
Ter, jr., Green vile, Ala; james A. b. Stone,
Kalamazoo, Mich; Artemus Deolitte, Calumet,
Mich; John Henry Eames, Medford, Mich.
THE CONDITION OF THINGS IN GEORGIA
CONTRADICTORY STATEMENTS - Representa-
tive Brooks to-day received the following tele-
gram from parties in Savannah. Edward e. An
derson and Henry Bryan, who furnish the fol-
lowing reply to a telegram from W. l.. Avery
sent to Senators here:
$50 far as this statement of Avery reflects on
this community, il is a malicious fabrication in
behalf Of a slandered people. We ask you to
denounce it, knowing there Is no foundation for
it. We refer you to the following extracts from
the Savannah Republican of this morning
"'Never was our community more quiet and
free from all political excitement and disorder
of every kind. The Government officers will
testify to the truth Of what we say
Avery, who thus moves among us quietly en-
cover of the telegraph malgns and ISLANDERS
them, Is New Yorker, and the attorney an l
lobbyist OF the Brunswick and Albany railroad.
We learn he resides in Atlanta, at least he
has opened an office there. He and others pro-
cured last year, by arts best known to them
selves, a State endorsement of bonds to the
amount or many millions. Avery arrived in this
city on Friday last. and If he has been threat
ened with the slightest disrespect we have vet to
hear Of it. The only trouble that we can hear
OF in Georgia IL some disturbance on the Bruns-
wick railroad between contractors and laborers,
the latter not having been paid"
On the other hand, Mr.. Conant, Vice Pres-
dent Of the Brunswick and Albany railroad, In
Georgia, telegraphs to General Hiram Wal
bridge that the recent disturbance among the
hands on that road, was not, as alleged, on ac-
count Of their not being paid, but because they
were dissatisfied with Mr.. Hubberd, whe is a
prominent Republican. They stopped the Vice
Presidents excursion car in the woods. fifty
miles from Brunswick, and demanded the i'm
mediate appointment Of another Superintend-
ulSClafReu
and paid them. They afterwards took possession
Of the trains at Brunswick, and threatened the
lives Of sundry officers and Northern employees
Of the road and others, and the Vice President
alleges the authorities Of the place encouraged
them.
VIM. avery, the gentleman whose veracity
the Savannah parties undertake to disparage is
a lawyer OF prominence, and is the leadin
counsel for the Brunswick and Albany Railroad
Company. Mr.. Conant, vice president OF the
road, whose name has also been brought in, is
largely engaged in the construction of railroads,
and, though Republican, is not politician in
any sense. Neither of these gentlemen seems
to have any political animus in the matter. but
simply want protection in their rights and bus-
ness interests. 1t is quite idle to attempt to deny
the fact that, while the liberal, public spirited
men OF the South are endeavoring to invite
Northern labor and capital for the development
OF the South, there is . large class there who
cannot get rid OF their enmity to Northern men,
and they show 1t by every sort Of social ostra-
cism and business annoyance Of Northern peo-
pie who have invested their money and energies
in good faith in Southern enterprises. We trust
and believe that this hostility will wear out in
time; but it is useless to deny that it does exist
INCOME TAx.-Secretary Boutwell, and Com
missioner Delano had a conference yesterday on
the income tax. The Secretary was in favor of
the continuance Of the tax for the present year
but the Commissioner said that the public pres
sure for its modification or repeal was so great
that he was inclined to favor a reduction Of the
rate, and also q. increase of the exemptions.
Both had learned that the ways and means com
mittee were disposed to make q reduction but
not to abolish the tax.