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KILLED FOR NOTHING,

Tho telegraph Of hurslay morning 1 &"y; Confined IT.
oct1I mGnt1on t o. double homicide which had
County, Co., In which ]. G. King, Esq, 4 LAWYER
Of that place, aud Bruce NIcLoop. clerk ware
both killed, The following particulars of tLo
deadly ARRAY woro gathered from an oyc-witness,
who arrived in Augusta on Thursday Inst;
About threo weeks ago Miss Boil from War.
fen County, aistor-in-law Of J. G. King, paid q
visit to her siator, vito Of Mr.. King, III swuiua.
1oro. Soon aftor llor arrival In tue village,
raara yruee Menood young clerk aged about ID
moncoa paying hor assiduouB attenton. AZ
Mcleod boro very bad reputation, King in,
formed his sstor-fn-law Of tho fact, tolling Lot
that ho Tas worthless fellow. nnd adviaed hor
again, as she did not wish bis company. Tia
n0to WIS writton In cousonance with thia
advice and sent to Mcleod. The latter waB yarv
much cnraged, and, meeting King shortly aftor.
Maras. a,taoHod nn,, accusing him Of influencing
Some wortls ona.lcl between tho two, but tlsa
diflloulty WIS ut Inst settled, as eyorybody
thought, nn1icably and finally. On tho fatal
dny, MoLeod armed himself with pistol, and
King aud told linn 'hataIs that ho Ind a'foatea 6stte1
raise bis family right. King replied that
no tried to Do 80, and continued walking towards
stopped into tho piazza in front Of his ollico he
walked up close to him and repeated whnt he lad
previously said, viz: that King Ind bcttor raiso
bis family right. King answered agniu that ho
did 80; that hc thoughs that ho know bottor how
to ratso his own family than anybody else that
l!e tried to DO Christian and didn't want a
difficulty with any ono. Mcleod gave King
tlo 10, wheroupon King struck him with
about yard, drew his pistol md tired at Ring,
The lattor remarked, "If That ia Your game, wolf
until got my pistol" 1Io then walled into tic
Office, Mcleod pursuing md firing ut him, but
without eiioct King secured an old Colts ro-
turned and snapped it twice at Mcleod. At 1 tho1
third attempt the weapon was discharged, tho
lall paBsiug up his riSh: Hleevo, theu ranrinr
downwardp aud in1icaiag slight flesh wound on
AlcLooas aide Mcleod then fired at
King tho fourth tune, tho ball striking
through tho rigl,t, lung md lodging noar thso
backbone. With blood running from lis mouth,
nose. md cars, L. turned and called out Ward.
his partner, asking IL there waB not another rie-
tol abont. Ward threw down, our inforuant
stated, anothor pistol within reach Of King, ra-
marking, however, that he lid not think it would
Shoot. Kire;' took tho pistol, atoadiod himself
Tho. ball struck Mcleod in tho lott side,
pasaing through tho bladder and inteatinos
and lodging in his back. Mcleod was carried
on to Ills home BY d friend. King remarked to
Ward, "The scoundrel hns killed mo- aud killed
mo for nothing;" walked down tho stopB, and
started in tho direction Of his home, but fell
when ho bud proceeded q few feot aud expired
in about hyo minutos. Mcleod diod tic noxt
day, Saturday. Ho said before ho died that Lo
had killed King wrongfully and WIS sorry for it,
but that 1t was all right now, King having killed.
him "a we'll, as ho didn't expect to live.
, 1873-08-30
THE C0Al-MONOpOLY.

The Philadelphia Press, which is rcsolute
champion of tho protective monopoly in ovory
form, has beon compelled at Inst to donounco
tho coordination Of monopolea engaged In tho
mining and transportation of anthracite coal"
That paper declares that gradually u few giant
corporations have boon buying up the collierics
and coal lands until at Lust they control tho
whole business. Thero arc numerous small COL
liories ownod by individuals or firms, but these
aro compelled to sell ttoir coal to the fow larger
corporations. Which own al1 tho means Of trans
portation. and thus control tho prices at tie
mines mud at tho nlarkot rublio fooling Ill
times past has been excited aganut the minors aud
workmon for obHtrucsing production, by strikos
md other proceedings, aud has rejoicod that tho
mining companies wore ablo to overcome tho
minors, but tho victory of tho lattor has boon at
Tho public expense; undor tho prolext Of do
fending themselves from tho worhnaon, they
hayo aolzol the whole area of anthracite coal,
and ovory ronte by which tho coal Gnu bo moyod
from tho mnos. THO praoico haa boon to Aayo
monthly saloa by way Of fixing the prices, but
these sales, and especially tho ono ut tho bcglt,-
ming Of August, aro represented by the Press
as fraudulent. WAon tho big corporations
desire to dopross the prico so rs to keep tho
smaller operators from mining, aud compel tho
hitter 10 aell or loaso tlois oolllorioa tho lots
Rold at auction aro disposed Of nj exceedingly
low prices, aud aro bought by tho agonts Of tho
mammoth corporations Conan1nora mover rot
tho bonotlt of the seomingly low pricos. uayng,
by those and all o!hor means, got practical
monopoly, the combination this year has steadily
advanced tho prices fur beyond thoao of last
year. This advance had by tho first OF August
roaclod s1.41 por ton, on an ayorago monthly
production Of two millions por month At Inst
years pricoH thcso companies lnalo largo prohts,
ono comlany-a wcak ono-whloh has ouly forty
eeyeu miles Of railway worked by stationary
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onEinoa to operate, and whtcl, only produces
l,2oo,oo0 tona n yoar, divided on last yoarA
rrlcos 20 per cont on ea000,0o0 Of capital, and
paid tho interest on 81 100000 Of dobt. Another
company paid q dividend Of 10 per cont on
e15o0o000 Of capital mud interest on at3 0o0 600
of tlcbt. Tho Delaware. Laolsawanna d Wostern
Railroad paid dividend of 10 por cont OIL
s2o,oo00o0 of capital, and interest on $4,000, 900
OF dobs; while tho Rouling Railway paid 10 por
cont on co., i,000,000 Of capital md interest on
e2o,0oo,0o0 Of tobt. Tho capital stock on which
these dividends wore paid aggrogatos $74 100000
Of which onc-half represents water" issued na
cxtra lividonis. If these and tho other COM
bincd mining and transportation companion could
mako ut lust year'a prices these enormous
diyidcnds, tho advance In tho price OF coal Of
s1.4o to S1.80 per ton over last years. rates,
with no Increase In tho cost Of production, can
only bo charaotorizod % robbery.
Tho Press advises, ns tho bost means to bronx
down this monopoly In anthracite, tho more
general use Of bituminous. In 1879, tho pro-
duotion Of coal in tho United statcs was Il, ,000,-
0o0 tons, Of wllioh ~, 900 tons woro anthra-
cito and 10, 100000 bituminouH. Tho whole area
Of tho anthracite ooal deposit ia comprised,
within throo countios in Eastorn Pennsylvania,
and doeH not extend over 480 aqunro 1nilos,
whilo bltnminouB coal is to be found In largo
quantities In oil parts Of the country. Perhaps
tue advice Of tho Press to uHe bituminoua coal
instead Of anthracite would DO more effective at
tho Eaat II tho duty Of 80 cents per ton on
bituminouB coal was repealed. II that tux, which
produces little or no revenue. we're ropoalod, 1t
would donablo bituninous coal to compete with
tho anthracite, and by tho reduction in ita prico
operate as check On the price Of anthracite.
But tho repeal OF that tux would DO roBcntcd by
tho Press as blow NJ the rights and ubor-
ties Of Ponnaylvania. Nevertheless, tho coal
monopoly has been fostored and built up under
tho protection Of that tux, which until last year
WIS s1.25 por ton in gold.
, 1873-08-30

In Mason, Fulton, aud Knox Counties, Go, ,91S
acres wcro in wheat, 348, ,134 in corn; in Peoria,
Stark, Marshall, and Putnam, 29, 800 in wheat,
and eco, 1877 in corn; in Woolford, Livingston,
aud Lasa1o, 25,431 in whoat and 641 Goa in corn.
How fur the deficiency will affect prices is n
mattor to bo determined by tho nctual harvest,
which is yot to bo ascortainod. In Town, from
which State there ia a largo export of corn, tho
growing crop las the same general Indications
as u Illinois,
, 1873-08-30

Court could hold tho canvass by tho Doard to bo
valid In tito other caao. tlat Of Morgan us. on
nnrd' tho Court merely paaaod upon tho question
Whistler Morgan or Konnard was entitled to tho
Office Of Associato Justice Of tho snpromo conrt.
In tho p1aeo Of nowo, WHO had roBigood sud
tho Court did not pass OIL tho CONTROVERSY be-
twcon Warmoth md pinohbac1s, or AloEnery and
Koltogg or the two or threo members Of thu
Legislature on both sides. Tho decisions Of thu
Supreme Court Of tho State woro .adludgod bv
tho Committee not to coyor tho case on tho brond
gronnd that fraud vitatos everything"
h1r. Mortons assertions TINT tho majority oftho
Louisiana poop1o giyo tho Kel1ogg Government
thotr suprortana sympathy, md that tho MoEnery
Govornmont is criminal pretenniou," )" arc In
conaiatont with tho report Of tho Bonato Com
mittoc, of which ho was Chairman, to tic effect
that thcro WAS no Stato Goyornmont existing at
that time in Louisiana. That tho MoEnery Qoy-
ornmont ia " criminal protonsion," which at-
tempted to aot itself up by forcc, Ia inconsistent
with tho fact TINT tho forco waa employed by tho
othor eidc, tho United States troops having boon
called out by Judge Durolls dccialon, which
8enator Morton said " cannot bo Justified or d.
fendod"
, 1873-08-30

Wisconsin las an unusually coar record on
tho salary-grab. ALL tho molnbers Of tho House
from that State, except ono (Eldridgo), arc ro-
ported as having returned thor baok-pay. Tho
two Wisconsin BonatorH, however (Carpenter
and Howe). arc both aatary-grabbors, and tho
former notable lefonler Of tho grab. It is
worthy OF notice that neithor OF these gentlemen
put In an appearance at tho Btata Convention
hold IN Madison OH Wednesday, though tho
occasion was Que when tho two Bonators, botl.
aotiVe political loadcra, Nould naturally bs Ok.
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h!1u comPTeHonHlTo ogtlrlato or ltH importance
and It's privileges. uo ia Btill young man,
boing but Al yoars Of agc. In lin earlier
oaroer, ho waH m oxlromo Domoosat aud
Socialist, but titno md experience have ton1-
ing part In tho revolution at AIadrid
whlol, was suppressed by sorrano, and was
condemned to death, but ho succeeded In oBcap-
Ing, and sought refuge first III Gonovn, vloro llo
dovoted bis time to studying the swiaa Republic,
and afterwards In Franco. In tho revolution Of
1868, ho reappoarcd In span and waa ono Of
The most energetic leadors Of tho Republican
movement. Io lahorod hard to cstabliah tho
Republic, but, at tho gonora1 election for tho
Constituent cortes, In February, 1860. although
ho was elected, ho found but very fow no-
.publicana associated with him In TINT
body. In tho discussions of TINT year,
with reference to tho now Bpanisl, Constitution,
Castclar advocated tho Republic with great abil-
ity and oloquouco, but he was unsuccessful. In
Juno, 1900, he vigorously opposed tho proposed
Regency, and, in tho following October, he was
engaged In tho Ropublican inaurrcctionH. After
tho abllcatlon Of Amadeus and the establish
mont Of the Republic, ho laborod zcalously
to place tho Republic upon finn
himself, II not his convictions, upon
the peop1e Of Spain, as to aootro his oloc-
tton aa preBident Of the Cortos. Like II. Thiors,
the o1-prealdont Of tho French Republic, he is
man Of great literary and intellectual ability.
For q time he was Professor Of History and Phi
losopby in tho University Of Madrid. He has
written several works Oh political and phi1osophi-
cal subjects, showing very accurate and
scholarly research in English and German
philosophy, as we'll as In general his
tory. He is bost known to tho gem
oral public, however, by his brilliant oontri-
buttons to the liberal Journals Of Europe, and to
aomc Of the lending papors Of this country also,
in which he has not only drawn some very
graphic pictures Of tho condition Of things in
Bpoin, but has discussed Rcpublicanism in It's
various bearings with consummato ability. His
idea Of the Republic is cryHtailized in tho new
Constitution which Was recently adopted by tho
modelled upon our own Constitution md
Declaration Of Independence. It declares tho
inherent rights Of man, provides trial By jury,
freedom Of worship aud education, the complete
separation Of Church aud Slate, the abolition Of
titles, domiciliary rights, and tho election Of
President and other officials, according to the
American system. Hero, then, ia man at tho
hoad Of tho Cortos WHO has made Nopublicaniem
tile study OF his 1lfo and has drafted conatitu-
tion which containB tho worry csBcnco Of
Rcpnblicanisn. Whether It will bo Of amy
advantage to spnin depends upon tho ability
Of CaRtolar and hia frionts to unto tho various
Republican factions md suppress tho Conf
muuiats. If ha can accomplish this, short work
will DO made Of Carlsm, which is now living
upon the fouds in tho Ropublican ranks. ProB-
poets, however, IRE not yory favorable to such
result.
, 1873-08-30

# President MacNahou could trust bis sub
jects to meot In public for any purpose, It
would be, ono would suppose, to celebrate the
anniversary OF the Republic, OF which he ia tho
head. But his Minister Of the interior has is
sued m order prohibiting any public celebration
Of this occasion, which occurs Sept. 4. It is but
short timo since tho Government forbade tho
inhabitants Of tho provinces evacuated by tho
uormans to indulge in any public rojoicings
pyor that welcome o7opt.
, 1873-08-30
THE COnN-UROP.

We yossortlay published aorios of reports
from BONO sixty points in tho corn-prolucing
portions Of this 8tato and of Town. Tho general
import Of them was that tho aroa OF corn plant
cd was less this year than last year, and that,
owing to tho 1ato planting and tho drought, tho
yiold doou not promise moro than lalf or two-
thirds tho average yiold per acre. Tho imnor-
State mny bo estimated whom 1t Ia known Tint
moro than half the ncroago under cultivation in
this State is Ia corn. Tho consuB report Of 1870
givoa as tho yield OF corn for tho yoar preceding
(1s69) tho aum Of 100, o21 1906 bushels, and Of
wheat, TO- 2o7 Of spring md 49, 995 10s OF win
tor On aggregate Of 30 12s, bunhels wheat By
reference to the reports Of tho State Auditor, wo
find that in TINT yoar tho acroago In cultivation
was: Whent, 2,5so.214; corn, 5,19s.747; md
other fold products 1,620, ,53s. The ayorago
yield Of corn por aero in 1860 WIS fraotion ovor
25 bushels, and Of wheat fraction short of u
bushels, Two years 1ater, in 1871, tho acreage
devoted to thcso two cropa, wheat and corn,
stood thus: Whoat, 2,004 300; corn, G,O23, ,07o
aeros, will, an increase Of tho area In other fold
crops to 247oot9 acrcs. In tho interval, 5s5, 900
acroa lad been taen out Of whoat, and 1, 750, 900
additional acres put IN corn. In 1879, these
areas were still further increased, and tho re-
turns for 1878 chow tho following result;
Whoat, 3,oo3,3o8 acres; corn, 7057,o4o; oats,
1's17.lca; hay, 2,178,237; pasture, s,so7,oS2;
orchard, o20,70o other fold products,
so6,1eo, It will bo seon, therefore, that,
Notwithstanding tho great increase in tho
ncroago undor cultivation, tho number
OF acrcs in corn this year is but slightly in
creased over that Of 1871, and is known to bo
less than that Of 1879. Tho acroago in wheat,
which had fallon in 1871 to 2,00o, 600 aeros, has
Increased to 100000, while tho acrcago in oats
exceeds tho whole area devoted to nil. other fold
products III 1871.
Estimating the corn crop Of 1873 at tho avor-
ngo Of 25 busllolB to tho ncro, rs in 1871, tho
yield would bo over 177,00O, 900 bushels. But
while corn ia produced in ovcry county in this
State, and produced largely, tho product for OK
portation is grown in about 80 counties. In tho
othor 70 counties, tho surpluo If any, is COM
paratiyely small while in many thcro is tioli-
cioncy; but in thoGo 90 counties is pro-
tluced the corn Which Illinois Inns to OK
port. Whilo the uufayorablo aspect Of tho
corn crop is general, it is moro especially 10 in
thoso countfoa whoro corn is tho main product.
Any eorious losu in tho corn crop In those coun-
tics notsonly affects tho general product OF tho
Efnfa 1.,ft k1,n, L..
fair remuneration for thoir yoara labor, were It
nat for the fact TINT short crop Is usually &C.
cornpanicd by an advance in price. A fow OK
amploR will Bhow how failure of tho corn crop
would affect the corn-growing system but for
this compansatfng advantage. In 1s71 tho num-
bor Of ncreR in corn, wheat, and other crops was
Is follows il tho eountes na1nol:
, 1873-08-30

Tho KhivanH took advantage at the absence of
Gen. Kaufman short time ago to get up m in
aurrcctlon. It was easily quolled by tho Rus
nian troops, who, in retaliation, destroyed the
town Of Khiva, tho Capital Of the Khanato. Six
hundred of tho rinsleaders Of tho movement
hnve been fined heavily.
, 1873-08-30

NIr. Huntington seems to bo upheld by tho
people Of Canada III his refusal to appear before
tho Royal Commission. Popular meetings are
being hold in evory direction to strengthen lls
hands. Two such meetings arc reported this
morning,-ouo at London and auotler ut Nor
folk, both of them addressed By eminent NOM
bors of the Opposition.
, 1873-08-30
Tb& Gb1raDn Uribua4e.
Saturday Morning. August 80. 1873.
NOTICE TO ADVERTISERS.

Tho pressure upon our coumna on Sunday morning
Is great TINT we compelled to request advertisers
to send In their advertisements for that Issue at
early IN hour possblc In order that they may with
certainty secure tue proper classification.
, 1873-08-30

Tho report OF tho Commission which inveBti~
gated the WawasBot disaster has boon submitted
to tito authorities of tho Treasury Department.
for approval. Its findings are not authoritative
iy known, but it Ia believed tint tho extent Of
tue penalties recommended arc the revocation
Of tic license Of the engineer and sentences Of
censure upon tho other officers.
, 1873-08-30

Another murderer,-the first who has followed
Driver to the gallows,-was hanged in this State
yesterday. Tho man who was executed ut Cairo
yesterday vas negro, who killed the mato OF
rivor boat, last April, with whom he had some
difficulty. He was obdurato to the last, repe1-
ling all attempta at consolation and all religious
Offices, and died protesting that he wus hanged
uniust1y,
, 1873-08-30

The Carlists and Communists in Spain arc
making common cause with each other. AL tho
Carlsts imprisoned at Cartagena by tho Ropub-
licans whom thoy Ind possession Of tho town
have been liberated by tho insurgents, and Tho
Carlists aro releasing all tho Communist priaon-
ers they como acroeR, and arc recruiting their
ranks with Communist refugees.
, 1873-08-30

HQoLEY's THEATRE Randolph, streot,. botwean
liners" Afternoon aud cvcntng.
, 1873-08-30

HtovIO11ER'5 TIIEATRE- E--Nfal!son, botwcon Dcar.
born and Stnto. Romance Of a Poor Young Man II
Afternoon and evontng.
, 1873-08-30

MYERS OPEnA-1fOus1I- Monroe stsoet t'et.con
Minstrola !" Di-VoTcoi." afternoon and evening.
, 1873-08-30

GLOBE TnEATRE-Desrlntnos street. between Mad:
tson and Wash!nRton. "dack fiarkaWay Ailoat aud
Ashore" Afternoon and Brcnlng. 7
, 1873-08-30

The Rev. Abraham jaeger, tho recently oon'
yerted rabb OF Mobile, haa accepted IN appoint.
Southern baptist Theological Seminary. u
Grsenyille, 3. Q,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-14
POLITICAL.
Ob,o,s constitutional Convention.

Ohto,s Constitutional Convention.
COLUMBUS, O., May, 13.-The Constitu-
tiopsl Convention assembled in the hall OF
Representatives at 10 a. m. Judge ). w.
Powell of Delaware was chosen temporary
chairman. he being the Oldest member OF
the Convention. A motion to vote CtUG
goce for President of the Convention was
defeated.
This o, m, a permanent organization was
effected. by electing NJ. r. Waite Of Toledo
President on the 9th bsllot and Dudley
Methods of Delaware, Secretary. j. B.
Wilber of Cleveland, was chosen Sergeant
at Arms.
Ohio,s Railroad Subsidy LaW-Im-
pOrtant Decision.
The Supreme Court has just declared the
Boesel Railroad law unconstitutional IN all
respects. The entire bench concur In the
decision.
Chief Justice White held as follows:
1. Taxation can only be authorized for
public purposes. Therefore Where sIaV-
Ilte authorizes a county, township or rnu-
nicipality to levy taxes not ABOVE gwen
Dsr cent on the taxable property OF the TO-
r,Iitv for the purpose of building so much
of railroad as can be built for that
amount, and the part f railroad so to be
built can be of no public utility unless used
To accomplish an unconstitutional purpose,
such tax is Illegal and cannot be imnosed.
. Sec. 6 of art. s Of The Constitution de-
clares that the General Assembly shall
never authorize any county, city or town.
shin by the vote of its citizens or otherwise
To become a stockholder in any joint stock
conpany, corporation or ASSOCIATION what
ever. or to raise money for or loan its credit
TO or in aid of any such company, corpora
tion or association. What the General As
sembiv is thus prohibited from doing direct
lv. il has no power to do indirectly.
3. Where publi0credit or money is furnish
cd bv any of the subdivisions of the State
named, to be used in part construction OF a
work which, under the stature authorizing
its construction, must be completed, If com
Melted at all, by other parties out OF their
OWN means, who are to own or have the
beneficial control and management OF the
work when completed, public money or
credit thus used can only be regarded as
fur .,ished for o. in aid of such parties.
4. The act of April %, 1872, to authorize
the counties, townships and municipalities
therein named TO build railroads etc, (oS
Ohio Statutes, S4,) authorizes the raising
of money by taxation, which is equally ap-
ulicsble to the unlawful purpose OF aiding
railroad companies engaged in building or
operating railroad as It is to any iaWIni
purpose, and gives to the officers lnuus1ou
with the control and application OF money
thus raised no means or power OF dlscrlml'
nation as to the lawfulness or unlawtnlness
Of tie work or tire purpose to which II is tc
be applied, and is thus 10 contrSven'lon OF
sec. 8. of art. s of the constitution, anc
therefore void.
CINcINNArI, May 13.-The decision II
the Supre,le Court that the BJezel Ia" i
uncons .itutional excites much interest IL
This city,
Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1873-05-14
sOuND LOGIC.

Old Joe was quiet old man, DuC
somewhat too fond of the bottla When in
cnps his ideas tended toward theological
matters, which he always avoided in his So
her moments. 1t was Saturday afternoon
CCopnecticut baking day), and his good
wife wanted some wood for the oven.
"Joe, do wish you would go and split
soms wood; here it is nearly O'Clock, and
the FIRE isn't made"
Joe went out to execute bis commission,
and fearing his physical condition was
weak. marched to the neighboring tavern to
fortify himself therein. He ereturned home
utterly oblivious to all things save his PIT
theories. Seating himself on the chair, be
said:
zsoT say (hie), Jane, do (hic) think you(hic)
the Lord (hic) means to burn us all (hic)
His venerable spouse, being exceedingly
rate. did not answer. Again be repeated
the question. Still ali ominous silence.
eWife, do you think the Lord means to
burn us all up in fire everlasting ?"
"No !n said the now thoroughly aroused
housewife; "no, you old fool, not If he
waits on you to split the woodp