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Tl!!;c INSTITUTION PUB. CO ATLANTA, GEOltGIA, FOR THE WEEK ENDING ILliOl/Alt Al lllL TERMS OF THE CONSTITUTION 0 ii*T» Kr lV r,ON ' hj ir ‘* ■ oM yr * r tlfr - •*> ®jj'ree* *' "WMIW $•». I*«r»Lic So «s WEEKLY EDITION, p 0 Vltr„-d r* Tue,d»,e. fljr rw, fl 10: »:* n*,M.hf *J 00. Payable is J£X» Ik vTl'-VH.— Lsiok at the t.r.nu-4 UKel cut OUShTITUTION, ao. 4U, volume X f^nae and trouble that he can raise 1 feet on the attending crowd ; that it Jay Gori.o an 1 Judge Fuiiert*. make a *;.«rlc>rg '**m. id Wells are still faith- Tutu fraud t»t grow in irU^.— H Tbe ham rom crying on*, "If ■ « If begin* to to >i ontinues r >n ad vane |>4prra will now be * ar** von Hayes?” a to lo >k ua if they were go mg to have Trouble in Europe. Haying oroken all of Gladstone's window.-, the British r mgh is g**ong restive. 7 Wo fiifour AMT MILLS. Mr. Siephtne is the bur eat man in congreos. On Monday of this week lie l>r* sen ted two important measure*, both of which are beiug freely dis eased by r e press. The first provides for An investment of savings at a low rite of interest. He proposes that the United States shall issue postoffie bonds of the denominations of $J, |5 IIO, $35 $50 and $IOO, to be printed or bank note paper, and to l e redeemable •t any poatofiice of the United States having funds for the purpose, or any sub-treasury, when presented in de nominations of $10 or over. These bonds «re to bear interest at the rate of 3 05 100, and the interest to be paid every three monthsatthe rateof ninety cents on every $100. The hill was re ferred to the committee on banking and currency. The other is a bill lo increase the su preme court to fifteen members. While it is plain that the business of this court demands some relief, yet it is asking altogether too much of a democratic house to pa-s a bill that would let Air Hayes put six more HurUnnon the bench, finch a measure w’i d lx* an eminently just one after 1880; for n that way the grossly par tisan nature of the court could be ameliorated. Mr. h.ephena’s bill should lie over until the fourth of March, 1881 TtU! DEAF AX It It lxUS ASYLUM. We call especial attention to the let ter of Hon. A J. K ng, concerning the deaf ami dumb asyiu n, which appear^ in another column. Mr K l ng occupies a per nliar posiuon ss will be seen from hie card, and his (i terances, const: qu-ntly, have great weight. It irt a matter of regret that so mag nificent a charity should not he utilized more thoroughly than this one appears to lie. With six hundred deaf mutes in the state, there were not forty in attendance upon the institute last year That the n mber ia increased to seven ty-one Ilia year, is a matter of con gratulation, hut it should be speedily pushed up to two or three hundred. I would cot the at ate very little more t«. support twice the nuiuOer that ere now at the institute. It the parents o! those nnfortunatca who are not at tin irihiitute, would only visit Cave Spring and see how the condition of the chil dren there is improved, and how hap py and contented they are, he would no: hesitate a moment about entering his chi I '. No maa is too poor to send his child. Even if he depends on It for the w ork it may do about the huise, i will he economy to send it to the tusy- |ym : forma few years the child will come hack, pr ii dent in a trade am able to read, write and improve him self. We trust that the report will b*- n»d by everyone. thirty buthels of corn, and can buy twice as much with it. The introduc tion t S cotton as a money err p in North Georgia, has elevated the farmers of that section, and gone very far towards enriching them. The successful for mula for farming in the south, it ape pi-ars, would be, first to raise on the farm all needed farm supplies; second, 1 to put all the surplus energies into cot ton as a money crop; and third, to carefully husband all the small re sources of the farm. This last item is a very important one, and one that the southern farmer has seldom regarded. I' means the saving of the fruit and berry crop, attention to the poultry walks, the farm-yard, the sheep-fold, die apiary and the truck garden. With these points carefully guarded success is certain, and a competency assured. It must lie remembered, though—and years of experience only emphasize this trj;h—that, on all the farms from Maryland to Texas, cotton rears its white and kir.gly head, monarch by concurring rights, and all other indus tries are grouped around it as accesso ries and incidents. • WANT OF I'A IRON AGE: ; phlll.' ml agtii f.tC Under this caption the Atlanta Tri tme of yesterday morning announces a own suspension in these words: Alters pAtiu .t If not a brave itrugg'e for a pctetUon in the jou-naUntfc world, the fii&ur* it 'hi* morning forced to join the long proc'a<‘.on o' Atlanta'* d-ad newspaper*. The manag- treat of the IriibuM brought to the fight expert- et.c\ prudence, and economy, and jet tbejare > oinpeiied to accept the fate that aeemi to await all a ho endeavor lo eatabliah another paper in Atlanta. The effi t waa. we regret to itate, a thorough one. The evening Tfifjvne waa rue- need* d by a morning Tribune. and both have gone to the wall for want of support. We di-1 no*, iqu mder money in “grand jour nalutlc enterpriseswe sought rather to win ftur*?j*« by aenaible, prudent method*. We garnered the new* faithfully, and practiced very possible economy. In order that we might fiiml-h a paper within the mean* of the poor- it citizen. The effort haa resulted in the le- -raai of our fondest hope*. The truth 1* there is not room enough in At laula for two papers. All the patronage that Atl nia i.«»*:»a.-s is needed to auateln suen a pip^.raa the city ■ tould have. How near our NU(C'*n:oi c-mlcinporary comes to the standard do not care »o ray We only dealra to ray of our experience, there 1* not a city of At- tn’aiuin America that furnlahea less ad- vurtbii.g patrouage. Its merchants are enter- prtaiug and pro*perou«. buv they uae drummer* instead of m-w-piper loflaence We have no dir(>4xiiii>in to a. old mu ."ho ly Ibis morning, an' are raUrfli-l with tho»tt »rt we have made. We h ive diMMTi-ie 1 the d.fferenoe between the promlaea and th- p-rformancas of those who noimly clamor for "another paper ” The i Ucc we have fl led will be vacant after thi* morning, and 1* open to all com rn, hut we wU eoui-cil any from claiming it We apeak from i.o theoretical atandpdnt, but from kuow- .odge Kcqo re 1 In the business The c .inpioy that control and own the Tri- fruasare uuwllliug to spend more money in a vatu t-lTort to c.#*Z tie people to aurutu it. There is no little truib in the an nouncement of our late contemporary ; but the situation in nevertheless not wholly, or at leas: not plainly, present ed Let us add our experience to that of the Tribune for the benefit of ah concerned. Owing to the demands of this grow ing city, the weekly expenses of an A'lunta morning paper are steadily in creasing, in spite of all judicious efforts to the contrary. Atlanta ia an ambi tions city, and her people will not ac ccpt a second-class paper. She wants at least as g »od a paper as is publish ed in the cotton states. What .s the result? The weekly expen .ire swelled to fully one thousand dol- 1 irH, often exceeding that amount, with 4 tendency towards still higher Ugures hrongh special dispatches, and extra editorial labor and composition. While Atlanta munis such a paper, she ia not willing 0 adequately pay for it. There .ire no grounds of com plaint so far as circula’ion is con erned ; hut, as the Tribune truthfully *ays, Atlanta is the poorest city of its aixein America for advartisiug. We have no shipping, and will have none oven if the city becomes a port of de livery; our jobb9rs d) not seem t« hmk that their customer? ever read an Atlanta paper, and our revenue from tdvertising is thus almost |w holly confined to the retail trade brief it takes all the revenue that tact and enter prise can muster in Atlanta to keep atl >at such a paper as the pe »ple of At anta h* ’ te accustomed to ani will hr«after de ».*nd. A nt w p.*per suould therefore be able *.» crush the existing one—to seize it* circulation anil business—to, in a word drive it out of the field ; for the busi ness is incapable of material di vision. That two papers can not exist, in the long - prevailing learth of advertising, is shown by roll of papers th t Tub Constitution uas seen ittsaawav. The list include? the Opinion, the New Era, the Intelli gemer, the True Georjian, the Evening ErpnM, the Nun, the Herald, the Xe the Courier, the Times, the Comvu Health, the OmmoireaUh-Herali and the Tri bun*'— i most exhaus 1 ig the vocabulary of popular titles. tiOO it will buy 1 tAX) I These papers represent the diflerent line , when it would former \ | of newspaper activity, iiclnding the t rutty out Kjsa. > had i-t old K i, it at h« of all tl newgpAp• g Gotten - :i held hist presses the passion for crimes, that it appalls the incipient criminal, and vinces everybody of the maj-rsty and s-'rnnesa of the liw. Our opi .ion is, that these are all in correct premises. We are opposed to public executions of any sort; or to a public administration of the law. We do not believe that the sight of suffer ing prisoners has a tendency to check crime. We Lave no idea that the di viding of the state convicts into tqaads and sending them over the stale has made tbe penitentiary system any more efficient for the prevention of crime than it waa when the felons were all imprisoned within four walls. We are very positive in our opinion that pub lic executions subserve no useful end. We believe, on the contrary, with Combe, that 14 ev-ry public execution breeds a new stock of criminals.” We find that the worst elements of society are usually present at these public hangings. In their inflamed eyes, the man on tbe ecsff *ld, the central figure vast a c owd, the victim of 60 ter rible a tragedy, becomes a sort of hero and a martyr, and inspires more of em ulation than he does of fear. Tbe mor- :d love of notoriety that lives in the hearts of many of our social deepera- does would lead them to walk in the racks of the dead man, merely that they might have so conspicuous an end. Besides these people, the young men and boys of the country, usually attend these public bankings. The sight of the scaffold and its attendant sufferings gives them a sort of disre gard of death and flavors their thoughts with blood and murder. It gives un natural and abnormal sensations to the whole community, and unsettles the public mind. Physicians .declare, too, that many a man has been born the victim of uncontrollable passions, and possessed of homicidal nature, simply because his mother, just before his birth, was the witness of 6ome horrible scene of bloodstied ; such as a public execution. This one fact of itself should be almost conclusive against public hangings, as it is a well known fact that women always attend them m large numbers. Another very serious objection to public hangings is the fact that they never fail to draw a rough and disor derly crowd. Whi-ky always flows freely on these occasions, and feeds the assions of the meeting already inflanr ed by the sight of the death upon the scaff ild. Trie day generally closes with senes of figh f s and a genera display >f rowdyism. It is much worse than an ection day scramble—more demoral iziug and more dangerous. We hope thut we shall see no mere public executions in Georgia. It is the certainly of punishment, and not the sight of it that makes crime hide its head, and vindicates the majesty of the law. Let the decree go forth that all shall sufier. Let the officers stand by ibis decree and nothing else needed. A private execution is ire impressive to the public, and more terrible to the criminal, than one in public. The “e ar chamber” under stood the refinement of punishment, and it made its executions not only private but short. It tried its awfu hand upon a victim, and he disappear* ed from the siglit of men forever. The mystery that hung about its method nfirmed its dominion. Let us imi tale in so far that our jail walls shall hide tho operations of our law—let the public stand in silent wonderment and know only when the dishonored coffin comes from the awful gates of the jail yard, that the law haa avenged the wrongs of While we h ive once and awhile tipped the old king * re,>r *of, we art- c .id to be able to say that we have never joined in the indiscriminate abuse that ha* been heapul upon him. And we rise this morning to remark that he never held suck revel dominion as he holds never w.te seated ro steauiily < throne A hale of cotton wa* never so vvliable *h it is now. It would nevei buy »o many of the artie’es of pure necers’.ly as it will buy to-day. In short, a bale of cotton never represented so much wealth as ii d es right now. The decline in pr.e s has carried nearly every staple article down to ante-bellum low-water nwk, and many of them below it ; bu cotton stdl stands away above the old tiiuie% and seems to have determined to come no lower. Ia*t ns look at the comparative value ol a bale of cotton ace uding to the prepent figures. A hale of cotton wil ; buy 833 pounds of btcoa, when ii wool forms ri; yard" ol JLNbWEHH 2 0 Ct> KM B bFOXDES TB. McDosocgh Ga., March S5. Editors Constitution : C.in you tell me wby the 34:h volume of Georgia report*coats more than any other volume. T. C asd W. N*. Because only a few number* of the book were printed, and the most of them were 'e- eiroyed during the war. The book U almost out of print. That **D»r.eeof Dealb. Atlanta, Ga.. Marcn £5, think to distribute? H We have read it. and carefully, too. A dirtier, nastier book—one fuller of suggestive and vul gar thought* we never saw. It is not relieved by a single gleam of decency. Bead it vour*el* and see what you think of it. It should be sup pressed rather than distributed. See ToeMlny * Fairer. A correspondent a*ks us a number of ques tions concerning tbe in* email oral Sabbath rcboo! convention. He will fir d them all an swered In Tuesday's Constitctiox. r. nud Ulna at Last. The follow icg is in response to the inquiry o “J. M Constitution: Calhoun, Ga.. March 23. Editors Constitution: The address •Gnu-8 Maurice Thompson, or an we know him here, "Mat” Thompson, is Crawfordavil e, Montgomery county, Indiana. B. SPICE AND SPORT. 2HE WOULD OF CHANCE AND FORTUNE . late issue of Tux ‘*XI»e Dance of Death ” Bomx Ga., March28. Editors Constitution: What i? the origin of the phrase * The Dance ol Death." C. The phrase bad Its origin in an ancient reli gious dance, in which a figure of Death swept i j among the dancers, and selecting a partner, vanished hom the room. The dance was prac ticed for many centuries. The phrase ha* latti-ily be- n given to a celebrated senes of paintings representing the allegorical dance. Its last revival i* as tne title of a very low and vulgar book which attacks the waits, and was written by a San Franciecau. From this book it drifted into tbe newspape There la no Way to do It ‘A. L F ” asks us if all the convicts have been leased, and A not. bow can be bid lor number of them T Wen ply that tLey have all been leased, and there ia no way to get any of them except by a sub-lease. The lease runs for twenty years, commercin next April. Ihe present contracts, aa they expire, are me ged into that e e. All About the Botbaehllda. Dalton, Ga., March 23. Editors C-institutioIi : Can yon tell r now much Eat lard owes the Fothscbtlds, and wbat interest *\ «• pays? Also what is the ealth of their faml ;J? T M. 0 Your first question is resr kHu'ly referred tc ie chancellor o? the exchequer rf England, or the officer that attends to the finances. A s to the I question, we can find no estimate of the wealth of the family. There are four establish ments, at London. Paris, Fr. nkfort and Vienna, and each one is o* ned se parately. The head of of the brau'di esbibliahments died some * ago leaving a personal fortune of over no.ooo.ooa II I.on?, n That Way. Bclingbbcke, Ga., March 23. B ip a land holder. C is a laborer, and agrees to work for B during the space of one i»nd B ou the strength of that rgreemtn? furnishes C rations and money. C of his own ;ccord breaks the agreement. Does C get goods under false pretences? W. D. H. We don’t know ihe law of the case, but it inks thU way according t»ordinary lights. The circumstances may have justified “C." Bill Arp raid a fellow $10 In provisions to dig a well The fellow ate the provisions and didn’t dig tbe Bill Arp thereupon rendered a bill, “Mr- s Bill Arp, dr. To one wed which you didn’t dig, $10 ” ‘•UNCLE REMUS/’ UNCLE REMUS A.\D THE SILVER DOL LAR. Wat’s dis ’bout dat silver b : zne ??’ axketl Uncle Remus yesterday. "I heir Min Sally re 'dm’ ’bout it. and axed her, but sha ?*y dat 1 mu*’ ax M uiJohu, an’ den I John, an* Ma- Johu say I mu*’ go ter deee yer noosepsp -r men w i’t kick uoall de devil nit—I b’lotve uat wus -1e l&ngwidge be used. Ua, that’s a.l settled, Ui.c e Remus. Every thing Is fixed.” Who hilt de blgges’ ban’ In de game J” The stiver m.*u They did o't carry all the; nts, but they are tolerably well satisfied.” What's de upshot er de frsca-, den ?” Why we are to have the o;d-f.iRhioued dol- —tbe old sliver dollar that suiUd eo well.'' I noils d*» I aiu't got mine yit ’’ ‘Oh. its too soon yet. They will be put in cir culation just as fast as tbe miuts can make item ’’ • VVhar ’bouts la de 'serabiy you speck I’r settln*, boa* ? How fur back fum de mu i rsshuus out de »e*d* dux you reckon I is?” • Oh, the tiilvi rf-lo iare w.ll be circulated just lik • any other money. You get it if you it." ••Hav’ fer ter scramble arter it i c aa be- vish am! the j>ru-!ent,the bo’d and the •nations. The Herald, in ita best days, »a? ceriainly daring enough, and the Tribune mast have satisfied th>*e who preferred a gradual and quiet effir: to >htain a foothold. The plan of the ■aid managers was in truth the only » that could succeed. They never buy 300 to 400 yards. It will buy vu, p-m.ds of sugsr, when it would formerly bring 450 po inds. It wil bring Si barrels of fiour, where it would formerly bring about six barrels. I' j pt' will bring 35 socks of salt, where ir j formerly brought about it) sacks. It ! will bring 150 gallons of syrup, 350 i ov «,> n , ds or ci ffee, 635 pounds of lard.' for oue moment expected to become a 1 350 pounds of iron, 400 pounds of j rival of 1 he Constitution ; they in cotton bagring. Any farmer who look? i ended to supplant it. They saw t it over the?* figures wi l see very readily (there was not enough business to sup th»t lb. i>uic';tu‘in« pj«er ol » h*l» o) j P°rt two accepuble paper.; and t moil 13 from one-third to one-tali' the bninen haa greatly decreased greater now than it waa before the war j while the running expenses have Sh « f ha:?, a.l cotton mauuf&e:ured great!v increased since that time. There goods and woolen good, have gone | -hould, in the nsual coarse of d »„ lo rn one-fourth to one-half in Uflaire, be more advertising in Atlanta, price, wnile cotton still ranges about hut as long as there is not, it ls nMless on.' i .nr;h igher than before the war «> «*’k «»W “two papers, The moral ol these figures is plain. | eriorated sheet, are meant. It Adnata I> is this: toton is and will remain I want* the best paper to the cotton ,h Sing staj'ie ol the country. It is states, .he mast not only get along tbe beat and mosr lucrative staple crop 1 witn one, bat she must support that that the southern Uimer can raise, [owe batter than she has in the past. Bv savin* this, we do not mean to sav ! Oar readers may depend upon « tha. •hat the farmer should not diversify bi« i Thk Coxstitctios will be kept fnUy up crops. We believe that he cau predt-! to the patronage that it receives. *y v rai?«* on the farm ail lt:at he need — : carry hia family, hi* laborers and H0W shall we UaNO 1BEU? j. ^ ik'oek through the year. While he ... ni y not be aole to raise it as cheaply I Th* public eiscuuon of Angtutas a. he coaid buy it, he “Well, den. in regA’ds rer dst silver bill, I’d bln what de liule boy wux w’eu be made amouf at de cow," “Where was that. Uncle Remus?” “Oa de top rail er de fens. Bui dar's a nuddt pint, bo*s,” coutiuued the o.d man, refl.' fsv moment*. “I hear talk d*t de*e ytr Mexl- kin doller* ain’t up ter high-water mark i wufueaa.” • Weil, tho*e who p*y you a Mexican dollar will sive you a nick l to make up the i that is if you call tbeir atteutio t to it.” “Den I don't git de nickel, c x? a silver do: 'cr’s good cuff fer me, weVddcr ? w .e’s Nuniud State* er w’dder she’s furrin. Nobo ly d hav’ tor ter coax me fer ter take a silver doEer." thinking a few minutes, and A SAD ACCIDENT. Kail road Yesterday morning about 10 o’clock there oocurr d st the Forsyth street railroad crossing one of those unfortunate accidents which seem to be 00 frequent in cur city. The morning passenger train on the Western tbe trains'are made un and taken apart. As the cars mot i d rather slowly several boys limped ou the platform to take a free ride imoiu; these waa a lad about ten years old. Tbe Horse and HU Coaeomllanta- Kaess and Hagsra-Genfral Note* of Intercot to tbe Fast and Ibi Fickle. WAR OF THE SAINTS. TBE BURNING OF ANTIOCH COL ORED CHURCH. The Cbrqnersd History of the Con. grecaflon — A standln* Quarrel — Ihe Nccoud « bnrct>-BarLluR. of Mr. W C. Ruggl. s, who reside* on Foundry street. When Ihe ctrs were crossing For-yth *t-eet, young Kurgles endeavored >o jump off tbe platform. ’ Unfortunately his feet slipped and he FKLL ON THE TRACK. Instant thy heavy coach behind him had parsed over him and his loft leg was frightfully cruaned just below the knee. A large crowd soon c l ecied on the spot where the unfortu nate child lay tnffering. He was carried as oon as to-sibie to hts father’* residence, where ir Willis Westmoreland was summoned to .•tend him He amputated the cruabed limb just below the knei with his um-U akill, and yesterday (afternoon the wounded bov wu reported as doing very well. Tbe accidem teaches a lesson, and gives strength to com plaint whkh we hear frequently made. It Is said that boys are allowed by the train hands of nearly all the rewls e which e switched to and fro so freely right in the d, and the triin bands who fall to put proceed e< . No; much Not dis season. W’en Mars John gimme my wages I’ll take de Mexlklu doller lef do nickel fer him an’ his muider-’n aw fer ter fight ’bout, an’ I'm bleat ef I don’t e de ole ’oman ’4 mount ’iia an’ conge un fer a heap less din d*t Ain't you got a backet er water dat you want brung, b ws ?” Whereat, the old man toddled off » the pump. li. A".\ ! A UO I'UW.l — O a -u- i4 u ,*, ,. w certain of Johnaon, under the extraordinary cir LT-r^always I cumstances that summnded it, has lie will not have to go in ! provoked anew the discussion of a very X-kto get I.and will have to ;w»y no j old question, vis: "How shall we hang iu ■ nts pereentage of interest. oar criminals ? ’ But, heo be ha. raised enongh corn The ivne is of course between public wu i.3.n and hav to supply his home! vP>i private execnaons. While the ncW-iee he should pul bie sarplos i ««i«ht of exp.rience and mveatigaaon crvi' ato outton. ft is the best money ^been “ ° f exscuuona ’ , , ’ ^ raise and the most certain 'here me many who hold to the pirn, of The south cannot aflord to eater iuto j having them m pubhe. It at certain -omoe-ition With the west in the that the sight of the felon on tbe ',, aluc i, n oi corn and batxm for the , «-sffoid, the solemnity of the proceed- eereiai in trket. A fsrmer can raise a 1 inea, she awful drop, and the horror of hslec roitcnwith iust the same ex- he dteth agoniee. have jb^nefihel ef- Uncle Beams ami old man Plato, who are excellent specime:.* of the old- darkey, met at tbe passenger depot yesterday and compared cotes. Dm* is mighty hard time*. Brer Remus.’’ von’er hoopin’, now. honey; aa’ deyer cittin’ harder. Demndat giua dol.ar des* days is jonlimber hi?*e f. sho’s youbo’a. He’s got to git ’rona’ like he wux at a camp-Electin' rsstle.” "Dst's w’at I call* knockin’ at de frunt do*,’’ mid old Uncle F.au>. by way of expreasin; his he*rty assent. “De time done come. Brer Plato,” continued Fuels R .mus, “w en niggers ain’t got no:;e i ’▼AUlAge er po’ w’ite folks. Some aa um. , nrda kia set ia de sun aa* g;t fat. bat wil r bit’s* *caffl.e and t scramble trem day's e.a ter day s eeni.au' I'm monst'ous gladw'i uigat one* el I got er slice er bicoa rine ter ter gre*X-‘ my stammuk wid ” • Some er dme yer niggers. Brer Remus, wat # taa*» 'roan* h suns deyse'f iook like dxt fiey got lich kia #lks somewhere*.*' “Nouae ferler bodi-.r 'bout d«rkia-folk*. Brer Plata Er ’twm'nt fer d«?*e sunshine rig ger*. de chain gang wool in't be able fer ter dig a pus' noli. Hit 'ad be mighty nigh ex weax ex de toddy Wat Mars. John mixes fer de baby Nigger* don’t ratten on no sausb.ne Wcm you waxe d« to' day an’ hear de hen’s a cacklin’ an' a squallin', voa’k'n da* put it down dat one er deee yer sunshine nigger? :» mikin' hi? livin', sm’ ef a p'ieeceaoo happia fer ter ta uter up, dere's anudder cusdy lit fer de chain gang " - Yon’er chawin' guvunment terback- r now. Brer Rem oa." responded C-cle Pi*:©, approv- BISBOF FIERCE, HI* sermons Hero Snndny List Bnndxy morn if, in Bpite of wind and blinding dust, the First Methodot church w*t filled so full that there was not a vacant seat fro p'he dtor to he alter. The cause of the 0«afmblf>dKe of this Urge audience, com posed of m ny of our announcements that Bi-hrp George F Pierce would preach. He has been heard time and again in our city, but each appearance has added to the number of hi admirers and hi? attractions as a preache i ne.-er fail to be honored by the puDiic of alj deLominations. The bishop preached Sunday on that beautiful scene iu Mark’s gospel, where Mary annointi the Savior's feet with pre. clous ointment and w pc* them with her hair. The f ermon began with a graphic and touch ing description of the scene, in which there much of the b-'anty of that f-uitli as rhetoric for which the bishop is famous. After telling the story ia his own charming way. the pieacher drew from it several very important let sons, the chief of which was that advice ot Judas to sell the ointment and give the proceeds to the p»r was felse in religion philosophy and that the rebuke of Christ plain ly u-aches that a present deed of duty should be postponed in view of a future contingent . responsibility. The event described also teaches that all hu- lan event* conspire, perhaps unconsciously, to work out the perfect will of God. Ia «p : te of all apt-arent aberrations and all abnormal acci dents. still the steady eerene purpose of God is worked surely to its end The sermon was more than an hour in length but so full was it of pro found thought, brilliant fancy, bold Imagination and original figure* that tt held the closest atten tion of all the congregation. Several time* during its delivery the preacher ws* elcquent in remarkable degree. Hi* fluency i* wonderful, and bis diction is marked by the most difficult ports of hi# sotject this peispicuity sirows in all its power and enables the simplest under standing to follow the dose reasoning which is to dearly put. The bishop seems to lose none of his power as he grows older, while als rich, harmonious voice maintain* yet o'.d time volume and ewettneaa. After u * sermon Sunday morning he made an appeal to the congregation to raise $3 CC0 to complete the church edifice by the timed the meeting of the general conference in May. Eight number* of the church gave $1C0 each. Tue bishop announced that a gentleman whose came he would not rive would dona’e $1QC It ia very strongly suspected that the donor wai the bishop himself. Besides the** literal dona uems, there was raised $1,250 in donations of vsrioos sixes, 'has making a total ol $1 550 Only snout $1,200 more ia needed to complete the chutch. which will surely be finished before the conference meets. The bo-rdof the church me: las: n gbt to devise the mast practical plan to raise the dtfidt- Last Sunday night Bishop Pierce preached again to a very large congregation. His sermon was remarkable for the same excellence and ekqaence which delighted his hearers in the morning. Ihe bw*‘*r* \- K w Yoke, March 37 —The Swatara has gone to Sinto Domingo, to look i Cough Syrup in time, and remove bom . . . ... • liant arol I fVt. a. n -- 1 *. ontl e ffnAt rtf vnn f li 1 Cf-'I !Tt, —The violation of any of nature’s laws brings ita warning by the feeling of discomfort. Exposure will induce colds, throat diseases, consumption, etc., all of which give warning by a troublesome eougfc. Use Dr. Bull’s after the American residents there, and 1 the cause and effect of your discom- Their interest* danng the revolution. 1 fon, 43 Many of our cit’z ns are in doub*? a« to the existence of “White Cloud,” the An gn-ts horse so much ?poken of but so little seen. Is he mythical? Wbort eberry Hnckleterry Moore, of Augusta, come to Atl.nt* Sa- day Dst and stat.d t‘at be tad been authorised by the owner# of “White (.load'* to challenge “Storm,” “Min-ie Tayl- r" or any o'hcr hors in At am* to trot f r from $250 to $!00. Bill aays th-.t he will polish the cha lenge when b? returns home in tbe News. “Kimb e Jackson,” tbe Griffla eti'.iion, at •resent is too bnsy ploughing to come to At- linU and wlu $501 So eays Mr. H. L. Travis, alias John Hightower, in a tecer.t communica tion to Mr. C int Taylor, of this city, the own -r of “S'orm.” Now, a-* Mr. Taylor says that be wi lpay “Kimble Jackson’s” ^xpen-e*, it lo ks fon y to see Mr. Travis ploughing a hoi could so exslly come to Atisnta and walk away with a bundle of five hundred dollar*. This premium hor-e might even carry back a rec r of 2:30 if he could be spared from the cotton pitch at ihe Griffin ra?3 t-ack fo on - single day. i his five hundred do la's so ca liy to e won by Kimhle is more than all the purses won by him ast year amounted to, aud about twice the value of tbe animal in flush times, ibese are que r tim rswhen chalenges ere accep ed in a blood curdling style, and the pa-ty accepting fnils ei her to come forward or s nd a repreeenta ive to make the acceptance good. authorized to state that Mr. Grot Tay lor his three horses that can throw dust in Kimble Jackson’e eyes. There was ,a fine trotting race at Thunderbolt racetrack near Savannah ou the 18:h ii st. There three entr.ee, “Hickory Ja-k,” by Mr. Jack Ctumbtr-i. of Augusta, “Mauu,” by Mr. Mclutire, sn-i “Ir sh Gir ,’’ by Mr. M J. Doyle. Hickory J-ck” did not arrive iu time, conse- qu ntly th.* race waa trot ed iy ’Maud’' and •Iriaa Girl." The former waa d iven by Mr- ‘at Summ.rs, a well-known handler of horees who is In tbe employ of Mr. D. yle, while tbe latter was driven by Mr. M. J. Doyle her owner Maud ’ won > he tret beat and “Irish Gill” the three :oliowing which gave her the race. The track being quite heavy it was credits as 15 seconds slow. After the race there was a general dis*-t:sfaction abjut tbe result, and many persons declared that Bnmmtrs had pu led hi? “Maud,” not deairing to oct speed “Irish Girl,” owned and being driven by hiitmpoye, Mr. Doyle. There i? every proba bility that another lace will be made, provided Mr Mclntirecin procure another driver. Tbe best time ma le In the hut heat snows a speed of 2.58. The three h undred mile wa it, Prof. J. E- Con slgny, the champ on lcng distance walker of Canadi, complete t his two bun ;re .th mile last night at 8 o’clock at the Nat on .4 hotel ball room. His wa k will close ou next Wednesday ni : ht, 2?tn instiut, at 11 o'clock. It is thought l y many he will not comp etc his task. It was mo e - ifficult to arouse him on ye t -iaay than at any tim-- previoua. It s p ssible that a consid erable amount of money wi l be wa/cre t that be wlli no- succeed iu tbis attempt Atra g ments . re be ng ma *e to have him make a : peed v alk of flvi-bun :red miles for a purre o' $500 at the fait grounds.—Mar on T« legrrpb, March 24. Mr. Cuarles Brown, of Macon, was iu Augusta Saturday eveniug Ust with thirty game th ck- eni. They are ol the very finest br ed and al- most blood red. He will take them to Char lotte, North Carolina, where a main is to be fougLt between Georgia and North Carolina on April Uth. Mr. C int Taylor, the owner of “Minnie Tay lor,” has refund $100 for her. This off.r was msde by Mr \t S Ilolmin, of Bow.lng Green, Ky Col. W B.rd Berry also mode an oiler of tbe same amount for tbe mare. It is said a g« ntl in tn in Athens has made an offer (er “Storm,” the handsome stallion owned by Mr. Clint Taylor. CU. chuck Anderson, of Marietta,' will have a flue stable of horses on the track the comi ng seAson. Thomasville, Ga, claims quite a number o’ runners and trotter*. Col. C. A. Hamilton of Joae* county, is put ting several runners in condition at the Macon track for the spring ml fall meeting. “dplder,” the Columbus trotter, ia crow-hop ping in Alabama. By the departure of Deacon Hodges Chi cago, Atlanta has lost a gentleman who H made it quite lively In racing circ.es for tbe past two months. Great interest is being taken in Atlanta in racing circlet. Beaumont, the dark bay stallion, tbe proper, tyol Col Chuck Anderson, of Marietta, is still in Augusts, being handled by Mr Bradley. Toe Covington C. F. C.. will either attend in body, or send a delegation to Charlotte to take part in the chicken main, to be fought in that city on the 9th of April There is a general desire by onrturf loving ciuz.ro? to have a spring meeting the rec-course. The open piece of ground surrounded by the race track at Ogle'horpe park, ie being planted with clover aud blue grass, byCapt Geo. W. ii* a, who has charge of the grounds. The North Georgia Fair and Stcck association is receiving much encouragement in the shape of large subscriptions to tbe capital stock of tbe company. Citizros or Atlanta, from whom assistance was exp c;ed, have come forward and subscribed liberally. '• storm” is considered the best bred stallicn Georgia. A oremium to this effect was g< him at the Griffin fair last year. There are at least twenty horses in Atlanta that can trot a mile in three minutes. Chariey Nichols has a number of good tn ten, which he recently brought from Indiana The Miliedgevillians can't boast of a tingle race bone, bat they have several flecks of fine blooded race ge-.se that show their speed uptn the Oconee river. Colonel Fiezzy Stovall, of the Augusta Chron- and Con, thinks of organ zing a regatta club the Augusta k—naul, which will be his maiden float. Gint Taylor’s stable is the headquorteis for hone talk. Oliver Jones ha? sold his race mule. Mr Andy English has shipped “Kilty Glover' to August*. A three days’ racing at Oglethorpe park under the auspices of the Young Men’s library ts*o- ciation about the 15th of next month, is teing much talked about The contest that nun- attract th* most attention is a race lor buggf hones that have never beaten 3:15. The citizens of Atlanta who had money het •hat “etorm” would outdip “John Kimb' Jackson” are qaite disappointed about the Griffin parties backrog out. THE OUTSIDE WORLD. TbeTnunaay trots are getting to oe a earure , at the driving park Two events were advertised for yesterday, and they were both of an inter eating character. The “slow” race was on« Alcalda, winning the flretaecond and filth h< Belle Dart taking the other two. Mary Harding won the “fast” race in four hefts, Linck’ Maggie caoturing the second heat. This proved qaite an upset to the informed, and sadness settled upon the countenances of those holding tickets on the wrong neg. Three minutes were beaten in bo'h race* — Nashville Banner. Benheba and Clara L, both by Bonnie Boot land are broken down, and were last Tuesday Belle Meade stud farm, to be stinted John Morgan. A rumor is afloat that Vera Cruz is in the wont condition of any hone at the Louisville course. Tuoee Tennessean* who have b*en backing Burgundy in the becks for the Kentucky Der by, have already sunk their funds. This colt will go direct from Nashville to St. Louis, understand. Georg* Rice haa itemed the colt by Pat Mal loy, dam by Capu Elgee, “Lord Murphy.” G. W. Stewart’s stable of thorougbreds arriv ed at LouisTiile lately, to bo trained lor spring campaign. R. J. Johnson, of Lexington, has bought dam of Survivor and Conner. She is to foal to Waverly. Price paid, $1,000. P. G Cox now owns the stable of hones that as once called Dixro A Wimmera. He has Courier, Radamante and Blue Gown. They go to New Orleans and frtm thence to 8l Louis. There are nearly twelve hundred two-year- olds with engagements to meet on the English turf between the Lincoln meeting this month, and the Warwick meeting In October. LongsulTs hones, comprising Partnership, Freebooter, George IV., Shylook, Higrin? and several your* ol*i are to be sold this week. It is reported that the Long Branch roc course will be purchased by the American jockey c ub. and a summer meeting gives. Its sale under force: reure of mortgage is announced Sunburst, by Planet, dam Betty Ward, haa been sold to a Michigander for $500 Barney Kelly, the trotter, has been sold fer $1,500 Mr. John F. Metrow, of Beacon Park. Boston, has sold the black gelding, Richard P. to Mr. R'gers, of Peabody, for I5.0C0. Richard B. has no recor ?, but vl timed last year, when a green here*, in IM, la one of hie raoss. Yes'erday morning about two o’clock Antioch B<ptist church (colored), situated Marietta street a short distance beyoud the roll ing mill, was discovered to be ou fire. An alarm was given by residents ci the vicinity, and soro alter the tells at the various engine bouses were rung aud i general alaim given. The en gine* res onded WITH TlKIk USUAL PROMPTNESS but w reef noservice as water was too far dis tant to be utilised. The bui.ding, which was a one story frame, house, waa burning very rap id y when the firemen arrived on the ground’ and the combustible material of which the chnrcu was constructed was good food for the flames to devour, which they did in a very few minutes Ihe building was, we understand, uninsured, and w?s a total loss. The property was not owned by the church, but was routed by ih.‘ congregation fora place of worship. It th7t ( is the general impression that the fire was the work ol an incendiary. TUe origin o! this church haa an interesting ory attached Nearly one year -ago the con gregation of Macedonia cnurch got into a tq tab iu church affair?, ana the congregation sep arated. About half of them, under the pastoral charge of Rev. Robert Jfcppa, ciiored, branched off from MACEDONIA CHURCH, and after renting the building which horned yesterday morning, organ ized a church aud called the work the Antioch Baptist church, where they continued their religious recess to the present time. The other division < t the congregation remained at Macedonia chdrch, and continned to worship under the ministerial charge of Rev J M Jones, colored, who haa been the pastor ol Vacedou a church for a number of yean. short time before the division of the con gregation Macedonia church was discovered on at midnight. Before the fire had worked its headway tne fl unis were put out, AND THE SANCTUARY SAVED. The cause ol this fire was also said to bo the work of an incendiary, and a member oi the cnurch was tried on a charge of setting fire to building, bat was acquitted after a pie imi- nary examination In Justice Butts’ court. Tnis trial caused considerable stir among the mem bers of the church and was one of the causes which led to a division in the oongregation. The causes which led to the fire yesterday morning WILL BE RIGIDLY SIFTED, and if possible a cine to the origin discovered. We understsud that when the ccnjreg&tion separated it was decided by a vote of t e mem ben of the cba:ch that tbe building, with the land upon which it stood, would be sold aud the proceeds divided between the two congre gations Whether this was done we are unin formed. The half oi the proceeds to go to the congregation of tbe brunch church was to be ppi:ed - o a but Id it g fund for the nutpise ol a new c .urch ior the Use of the congre- .lion of the Antioch Baptist church. t° yonr correspondent that president alluded more than once — .v'* 18 “tjxck Howe was to mike upon the administration, and, while he spoke no word which led his companion to form a conclusion that he was worried over it, his actions un- mtstakably rave evidence that he was tie is wise enough to know that ht cannot expect to continue to receive party support while he snubs those who pass upon his appointments, and is amiably stubborn" enough to keep in the path he has marked out, because to do otherwise now would be retreat, mg under dre aud show signs of ct uy in his personal character, which would invoke nothing but contempt trom hts present admirers. The dem- ocrats generally seem to be pleased with the speech, and will order a large number of copies for circulation in the south. They say its vein oi sectional hate will stop any independent move ment in that eection, and keep the democracy solid; that there will be no defection eo long as northern senators furnish such pabulum as did Howe to 1 1 AH TIRED.*' liOlfi£*4 HOWL. What In Said ol tbe Autl-Adm|»|N irnttou rirade-CotilillUK Prepare* appleuieutarjr fiMsanlt. Washington, March 26. — Howe’i speech ia the subject of comment, prin cipally on sccouut of the advance ad vertising given it. Senator Morgan, of Alabama, says that there was nothing it to annoy sou:hern democrats; that he said nothing in it to call for a response. Ben Hill was exceedingly anxious to reply, and it was all that Thurman and ot ere could do to re strain him When the senate went into executive session, Hill expressed grets That he had not KICKED OVER THE TRACES and respond d. Senator Eustia, of Lou tsiaua, eaid that Howe groealy mi. rep resented Judge Whittaker, and be wanted to correct his statement; but Thurman and others insisted that nothing should be said. The general disposition among democrats is to allow Howe’s speech to pass unanswered. Mr. C inkling has collected some mate rial for a speech, but is reported as ii dined to wait for Senator Matthews’. Special to the Louisvill • Courier-Journal. There were two classes of listeners tj whom the speech g ive general satisfac tion. One was the class of IRRECONC1LABLES, who regard the bloody shirt and the carpet-bagger as essential to the future of the republican party, and who be** rate the president for not coming up to tl e ideas and demands of the maenine- politicians. All these, as a general rule, sat profoundly attentive to the speech L save one senator, who went to sleep within the reach of the orator’s long arms and legs. Conkling and Blainb looked happy. Mr. Wm. £. Chandler was promptly on hand to hear and wit ness the execution of his policy. The other set who were tickled with the speech was the very small clique of democrats who have not got over the hallucination tha., by some sort of jx> litical incantation and combined with Conkling and the republican leaders, Hayes will yet be turned out of the White House, aud Samuei J. Tilden in yested with the purple. This last class egard Mr. Howe as a champion repre sentative of honesty in politics. The democrats listened to Howe curiously. They Had heard the war blast, and wanted to see on what lice the battle was to be pitched. It was evident that Howe’s tactics were, by IN&ULTS TO THE SOUTH, to provoke southern senators into sectional debate. Howe’s partisans gave out in advance that the southern' to be insulted until they would be forced to answer. Of course, if they did this, they would be held up as impenitsut rebels. If they sat silent, they would be held up as con fusing themselves guilty, as indicated by the elongated bore from Wisconsin, fhe democratic senators up to this time have shown no disposition to re plv. They seem to thi. k the time has gone by when the jawbone of ax a danger us weapon, THE MEANING OF IT ALL. Special in Cincinnati Enquirer. The speech has not created more than*a ripple of passing excitement. The real feeling uppermost is to divine what it really means. 1 here are muny who believe that the republicans who are dissatisfied with Hayes induced Howe to make it as an initial attack, be followed by the Goliaths of the party in a movement which has for its end the reading of Mr. Hayes out of the repub lican camp. There is no use to con ceal the tact that the radical leaders have made up their minds to stop dilly dallying. They propose to make one final effort to force Hayes to take the back-track, or to rely hereafter on democrats tor his support. And just; here is the dilemma. If Hayes is to be upheld by democrats,they want a more liberal share of the patronage. If democratic senators, in the event of the president’s complete abandonment by his party, consent t9 nold the ad ministration up by the tail, as it were, they will hardly care to do it if Hayes continues to make republican appoint ments, and worse still, personal ap pointments. If th9 issue was joined as to which party is to support Hayes, it wduld not be a month, u it falls to the lot of the demxrrats, before the leaders of that party would be quar reling over the spoils as much as re publicans are. The trouble witn the president seems to be tnat he means well, but demonstrates badly. Repub licans are vexed, not because he occa sionally appoints democrats to office, but because he refuses to take coun-.el and advice of the party iu selecting persons for public service. He would no doubt act tbe same with the demo crats if he received the support of that party in congress, and the position of affairs to day would be reversed in three months: * because, unless Hayes does make up his mind that he cannot snub senators with impunity, he cannot ex pect nor will he receive the honest sup iffects a total indifference to the gloomy situation in whicn he finds himself. Nevertheless those who know him in*? timately do not hesitate to say that he i is ill at ease. An Ohio gentleman who A Tennessee Tonug Lady Commit* utclde. Nashville, March 27.-The Ameri can this morning prints the following: The residence of &qoire Lice Scates who resides three miles north of Mc- Lemoresville, war, Friday last, the scene of a terrible tragedy. The fol lowing are as near the facta as your correspondent haa been able to pro- cure: * Enquire Scates had a beautiful an l intelligent daughter, Elvira, who had been, since last Christmas, often very melancholy and despondent, telling hprfr-ends that she was greatly trou bled, though they could nevei Induce her to tell them what the trouble waa enday morning last there appeared nothing unusual about her. Sue waa moving around and actiug in a manner that gave no suspicion of the terrible event that was to follow. Early in the morning Elvira had requested her la ther to LOAD THE RIFLE, which he had been in the habit of keepipg in the house- He complied with her request, having no suspicion that anything was wrong, and some time afterwards left the house and went mill, leaving no one at home but El- -aand a younger sister. The young ladies paised the time as usual until about 1 o’clock in the afternoon. They $ere both sitting in the same room, E - vira reading a book, when she suddenly rose, saying, “i AM TIRED,” an ^ J®ft the room, going into another j djoining, and iu which the rifle was kept. It was not more than fifteen minutes afterwards when the younger sister heard a ringing report, and rushing in, found her sister lying on the bed, her clothing saturated with blood, and SHOT THROUGH TUE HEART. The only movement Elvira made when her sister appeared in the door* way, she placed her hand upon her n >Bom. Tbe rifle was lving upon the floor but a short distance* from the bed, and as no string was attached to the tngeer, she must have pushed the hammer back with her foot, and sud denly letting it fall, occasioned the dis charge. The young lady was about seventeen years of age, and much esteemed by everyone who knew her. It is reported that she had had a quarrel with her lover ashort time before, and that this was the cause of the melancholy event. Esq Scates is an honorable and re spected member of the community in which he resides.and has the sympathy different kinds, of a great number of friends in hia great «»***«•« affliction. AGRICULTURAL. IHR FIELD, THE FARM, AND HOUSEHOLD. otton — torn — Pofatoe* — Flowrr*- Tt»e Horae— Rural New* — ft'a-iu Note* —Fur Farmer*’ Wives— Ir 1st* JPotatoe*—Home and Household. GOOD AS GOLD The citizens’ Bank Pay Out tbe Yel low HiulTlor Check*. On Siturday morning, those persona who presented chtciu to the cashier of the Cltl bank, were surprised to see that genUe- E BEHIND HIS TAWNY MUSTACHE, aud reach under rhe counter and present shining yellow gold In payment of their d -afts. The gold wss paid out at par, ju«t as green backs would have been, aud the cashier an nounced himself ready to keep ap the lick. The most of the customers preferred to take only a piece or two of the gold, and the balance of their checks in greenbacks. About on* thous and dollars was paid oat, we believe. Oue man deposited back in .the bank oa yesterday sixty dollar* of the gold that had been paid oat on Saturday, and doubtless the most of it will find its way back within a few day* after the novelty has worn off. WHAT IS SAID ABOUT * THK GOLDEN DRIP." .We dropped in at the bank on yesterday (to have a f2,C0j check cashed), and asked Presiden Brown what he meant by thus resuming specie payment, without giving due notice to the gov ernment. “Well,” said he, smiling, “a gentleman came in here on Saturday and deposited one thousand dollars in gold, dollar for dollar, and we thought we would pay oat gold in the same way. It is worth in AUanta only a fraction above par. Yo.a could prooabiy not sell It at a half cent pre mium. Indeed, we found that many of oar customers woald not take the go.d. but preferred the greenbacks. There is a little temporary demand for the gold on account ol the novelty but I think that a thousand or two thousand doilats in gold is all that would be needed to satisfy all callers for gold.” “Will yon continue to pay it out?" “Oh, ye*. U any ol our customers want geld we will let them have it” And here we gathered up our $2,OCO and de par led. SOMETHING OP A SHOWER THIS EVENING. Th* Constitution will pay off its employees this afternoon In gold. The pay-roll amounts several honored doila»,and will make a very respectable shower of the yellow ducatx We learn that one or two other bank* in the city have announced their readiness to pay gold for checks upon demand. There is little proba- bUIty, however, that the yellow boys will drive the greenbacks out of the market It appears that the gold, after a few days’ trip around the city, will find Its way back to the bank vaulta and that the reliable old greenbacks willcou tiuue to do the hn«lne»« of «h • city. FLOWERS. We do not propose that the farmer, like Cicero, should sleep on roses and violets. Tnat, like Verres, he should ride on cushions filled with rose leaves. Nor, like Propertius after death, be buried in them, hoping that the earth would lie lightly on him. But why not have a few flowers and shrubs around your house to add to the pleasure as well as refinement of the family ? Se lect some flowers that make the best show without great expense, that are easy of cultivation, and arrange them about your yard, according to height and color. Work good rich manure into your ground ;and see that the soil is freed from lumps, rocks, &c. Do not plant small seed too deep; just cover lightl- with fine Larger seed can be sown deeper: In transplanting, cho.se a cloudy day, and shade or cover the plants if the sun comes out warm and bright; disturb the roots as little as possible; water for a few dj*vs at sun set, if *hev wilt much, and care for them until well established. It does not require very great care or trouble to have your yard in flower beds, edged with pansies, iris, daises, some species of pinks, or violets. There is nothing that adds more to the attractiveness ef a country home than flowers, and the care and expense are more than made np for in the pleasure they afford. POTATO LAND. Have your land thoroughly aud deep ly broken, seeing, too, that it is fertil ized with stable manure, cotton seed or wood ashes. As soon as you have the slips bigin to set out. If at any time your sups are ready, it is unnec essary to wait for rain; make a loblolly, by mixing cow manure with water, and apply to the end of the slip, or get wet mud (rich soil) from some creek or branch bottom, and apply to the root of the slip, and then set out, Dressing the slip fir—ly in the ground. THE HORSE. Grease Heel—Poultice the heel for several days with ground linseed and bran, and, before applying each pouU tice, sprinkle the heel with fiuely-pow- dered charcoal. Then dress the wounds in the heel occasionally with carbolic acid, one drachm; sugar of lead, one- half ounce; rain water one pint; mix and apply with a sponge. Stop him from work. Colts—A dark stable is a poor place to keep a colt. Colic H rses subject to it should never be watered for at least one hour either before or after feeding. They ehould be fed regularly three times a day, on food of go d quality, aud iu limited quantity. It is a good idea to mix cut hay, straw or chaff with the oats. It is imprudent to give a full meal to an overworked Dorse A good general reii edy for colic: Carbonate of ammonia, 1J drachms; bicarbonate soda, 2 dracums; laudanum, 1 ounce; water, 8 ounces; mix for. one dose. This dose may be repeated in one hour if necessary. Check Heins - Put them on a draught horse aud they will injure aud worry him more than the ordinary work he is required to perform. IRISH POTATOES. We have received two or three letters asking something of the varieties of Irish potatoes. As our dealers offer ' do not like to ex press an opinion. We will say that mere are several new varieties which are highly r-pjken of. The Trophy, a new seedling of theKuby, impregnated with the Excelsior, aud an improve ment on both They are of medium size, productive, a good keeper, some week or too later tnan the Early R tse. It is white, and of excellent quality wi-On baked. The Triumph is a cross of the Early Hose and Peeriesi. It is productive, ol good quality, and matures some ten days in advahee of the Early Hose. The Harlequin is a new variety, with variegated foliage; about as good qual ity as the the Early Rose, and matures about the same time. The Superior—a cross between Brow nell’s Beauty and the Peachblow, rip ens early, keeps well durieg winter,and retains its mealiness through the entire E<?g Evting Hens.—A sure cure is | fill in a tumbler by your plate each onintftULan'oKoci meal; moisten with your coffee, tea, milk, or warm water, 'and eat or drink all of it with your food. Be sure not to leave it till through eating. —The iuice of elderberries or burnt cloves will blacken the evebrows. —Lemon juice applied several times daily will sometimes remove freckles. Another, equal parts pure glycerine and rosewater, apply every night and allow to dry. —To renovate silk, take hot water enough to sponge theamouutyou want fo clean, and put in all the old black kid gloves you have and boil in the hot, water. When cool, take the gloves out and sponge the silk on the right side, then press wi.h a hot iron, and it will look like new. THE UF-COONIRY. What a Member of the LrzUlatar* Tttlnb* About tbe (sentiment Iu tbe Seventh. We had the pleasure on yesterday of a call from Mr. A P King, one of the member* from Floyd county, and a moat careful ob server, and experienced politician. We qu-’shoned Mr. King casually as to tbe feeling ap in tbe seventh, and he informed us as follows: •We will all go for Gordon for senator, I think against the field. That la certainly my pdktioi. in the race. I am for him against anybody. I don’t think he will have any trouble. “As tor the governor’s race, everybody ap there admire General Co'quitt very much, and are his friends. If ne don’t run, Gen Toombs in my opinion, will carry that whole section hardly thing any local <*n be found strong enough to consolidate the section. I think that Senator Jim Brown is the strongest of the possible candidates up there. ABOUT THE INDEPENDENT MOVEMENT. “Can Dr. Felton make the race lor governor in the independent schedule, and whip the fight?” ‘Oa. no! I don’t think the independent move ment has any strength, except a local strength. This strength is confined prettv mnch, 1 think. district. Tne independent move- grew out of abuses in the conven tions, and haa been strengthened by renewed . ‘ was an organize! until after the Kingston I then determined submit to such dictation no o>nger. these cause* do not exist elsewhere, and, of coarse, the same strength cannot be found else where.” “WMF seventh as he ha* heretofore bad?" “Wi l Felton find a* strong a following in the Felton will c rtalnly teat him, or any other non 'hat can be nominated.” “Weal abiut th* speakership 7' “1 think our people will combine on some one rom tnis end of the state. We f*el that we _>eed *ot depend forever upon Macon to fareish ns a speaker. I am dispose! to favor Hammond or Mynatt from this county. I do not knew how this will be, however, as it la too far off to i pec ulate on." -What about tbe eapitol ?“ Well, we are quietly waiting for Atlanta to CORN. If your ground was fully prepared the working of yonr corn will depend somewhat on the nature of the soil. If you did your duty lo the crop before planting, by thoroughly breaking the ground, perhaps as good a plan for the first working is to bar off with a turn plow, lapping up the earth in the mid dies, leaving the corn standing on a narrow ridge for the p esent. Others deem it sufficient to run round the corn deep and close, a single furrow. Others again run a single scooter furrow deep on each side of the corn. If the land has not been sufficiently prepared, the better plan is to run a good aiding fur row with a long narrow scooter, and let the middles be broken out. Watch your plow hands and see that the voung corn is not covered; for this purpose, let the hoe hands follow, uncovering the corn, chopping oat grass and re ducing the stand of corn to on^ stalk. cotton. In some sections of the state the corn crop has been planted, and prepare tions are actively being pressed for planting the cotton crop. In time, the farmer should have de cided what land to plan 1 ; how plant L how cultivate, and have had his land all thoroughly broken ap. If the work of plowing was well done the benefits will be seen m the future in the crop. Now lay off your rows for the cotton, with a shovel; the distance between rows, as a matter of course, will vary according to the quality of the soil. In previous articles we have given direc tions as to how to prepare the beds. When ready for planting, the center ol the bed is opened with the ccooter plow, and the seed scattered iu the hot tom of the bed. Home parties use patent planters, but they require watch lulness and care to make perfect work, i'be planter must use judgment in se lecting gpod sound seed. Should tbe planting be followed by heavy rains biking winds, run a light harrow over the bed to loosen the surface. After he cotton is up and has several leaves, let the chopping out be d me. Run the bar side of a tnrn plow next to the cotton, throwing the earth and grass from the plants, leaving them on a ridge. Following the plows come the hoe hands, chopping out and cutting out the grass, leaving three or four plants in a bunch, the richness of the soil to regulate the distance of the bunches. In a few days ran round your cotton with the shovel side next to the plants, throwing back the earth to them and let the plowing continue between the rows until the land is broken and the grass covered. At the next plowing the hoe hands follow, chopping out all grass and thin ning the cotton to one stalk. One great requisite in making a cot ton crop is to have a good stand, and to have a good stand you must have sound, healthy seed, and in having yonr ground in such order that when the seed germinate they ran break through the sutface. the farmers’ wives. To Coor Cabbage.-Firstboil it until tender in water enough to cover it;the pour the water off; some milk with an I rode out with him on Sunday aaifl don*-.' spoonful of flour is then added; let it stew about five minntes, and it is done. Ducks.—Hens make very good moth ers for duck hatching. Yonng ducks should be kept away from tbe water until they are three to five weeks old. Many young ducks are killed by cramp _ w and chills from allowing them to rush SriakS“jM n h “^^u^'*?“ water before the down upon iu When she does w« will stood hy sod see it their skin is thick enough to resist these to cut off the hen’s head. Roaches. Five cents worth of pul verized borax spread where roaches come, or in their hiding places,will run them off. For Preparing Lard to Keep Through Summer. To one gallon o lard put ore ounce of sal soda, dissolved in a gill of water. D i not fill your ket 'tie more than halt full for it will form and perhaps boil over. No other water ia required than what the eoda is dis solved in. When it is done it is very dear, and will keep two years. Strain through a coarse cloth and set away. Fried Chicken.—Put one pint of cream into a frying-pan lirg^euongti to hold a chicken, and set it over a mod erate tire until it begins to color; then lay into it one chicken, nicely dressed and cot in joints, and fry until the un der side is nicely browned ; when the cream acquires a rich brown hue dip enough to serve as sauce for the dish, and set it aside to keep hot Season ihe chicken with pepper and salt, and turn it over in the pan. Let it brown equally all over. Do not let the cream hum. When done lay it upon a flat dish, and pour the cream into the center. Brandikd Peaches.—Four pounds of white sugar, dissolved with a verv little water; let it come to a boil. Add four boneds of jaeeled peaches; let iaem boil fi ye minutes. Skim out the peaches, and let the syrup boil 20 min utes. Add one pint of the best white brandy, and remove at once trom the tire. Place the f uit in gloss jars that have been rolled in hot water. Pour on the hot syrup. When cool, seal up. To Preserve Corn.—Take good corn boil until the milk is Killed; when cold cut from the ear and put in a s’one jai; allow one pint of salt for three pints ot corn; put in a layer of salt and one of corn until the jar is full; when opened for use remove the top; soak till fresh; then season as you would fresh corn ; add one tablespoonful of white sugar, and cook in milk or cream. Pickled Onions.—One peck of amaT onions; peel and lay them in salt water, strong enough «o bear an egg.for three days; take them out and’pu? them to soak in fre a h water for one day; then put them in milk; when come to a boil take them out and drain until dry; place them in jars with red pepper pods; boil the vinegar and spices to gether; when lukewarm pour it un the oniont; in a few days they are fit for use. Tomato Pickle*.—To one-half bushel of green tomatoes, sliced, take one ounce each of cloves, white mus tard eecd, Cayenne pepper,and allspice in the berry, one pound sugar, three tablespoonfuls ginger and six onions; add vinegar sufficient to cover the to matoes; place all on the stove and let them teald (not boil) for an hour. One of the Indispensables - A bot tle of spiri’s oi ammonia at hnu-e cleaning. Keep the bottle tightly losed. Pot a teaopoonful of ammonia oa quart of warm soap sud*,dip in a flannel cloth and wipe dust and fly specks To a pint of suds add a tea spoonful of ammonia and dip your silver in it; rub with a brush and polish with chamois skin. It is excellent for washing mirrors and window*; pui a few drops of the spirits on a piece of paper and rub offsp .ts or fingermarks on the glass It will take out grease from every kind of cloth; put ou the ammonia' nearly clear, lay blotting paper over the place and press a hot fl at iron over it for a few moments. Use ammonia to clean laces and mus lins, nail and hair brushes, put a te spoonful ot ammonia into a pint of water, and sh ike tne bruBh through the water, when they look white rinse them in clear water and put them in a w*rm place to dry. Economy, to renovate black silk, boil an old kid giove (cut tt in sm all shred ) in a pint of water till the water is re ducetl to ha'f a pin t , then sponge your silk with it, fold it down, and ten min utes after iron it on the wrong side while wet. If dirtc ion^are followed, the silk will retain its s? f ness and las tre, at the same time have “the body' of new silk. Asthma.—Two teaspoonfnls of salt in a half g'ass of brandy mixed, and drank rapidly will prevent and avert an attack of asthma. Ringworm Remedy.—Oil of paper made by burning a sheet of ordinary writing paper upon a plate, will cure a ringworm, which is caused by conta gion or some impurity in tne blood ; the oil will be seen after the paper is burned in the form of a yellow spot; this applied with the finger twice a day will in a very short time cure the worst of ringworms. rural news. —During the past four months Ameri can produc a ra have shipped to England about 600,000 barrels of apples. Rev. Mr. Mayo, of Massachuusetts, says that the averag • American agricul ture is simply an assault and battery on nature. —Five million cans of corn are pack ed annually in Maine, yielding a busi nets to the state of $l 150,000, and giv ing employment to about 10 000. —A Montgomery county, Pa ,’ farmer has a three-acre orchard. From the sale ot hpples from the trees - from hogs and sheen which run in the orchard, wool, etc., his yearly sales reach $900 We manufacture in this country 62,000,000 gallons of dis illed spirits - year, and it requires ou au average 32 bushels oi corn to ihe gallon, or in round numbers, 232,000 000 bushel'. Oor es'imated crop for 1877 was 1,280, 000,000 bushels, so that only about oue- titih, instead of nine-tenthB, goes into distilled spirits. FARM NOTES. —Corn cobs are an excellent absorb ent to place behind cattle in sta le; the cobs soak up << great deal of liquid and soon decay iu the manure heap, adding their own substance lo increase its fer tilizing value. —Horse colic —take a table spoonful of lard (not too soft) and place on it about as much red precipitate as will lay on the point of a pocket knife blade, then give it to the sick animal; if it falls to afford relief, repeat in fifteen minutes. —To have good laying hens, keep them well oh food not too fattening, and give plenty of green stuff and a shel lered yard. — Do not forget to have a chufa lot Plow them in rows some two and a half feet a part some twelve to eighteen inches in tbe row, with light, shallow cultivation, on sandy land. —Your farm is your fixed capital the improvements you make on it a investments, if you make them wise 1 they will add to your profits. —For warts on cows’ teats, touch each wart two or three times a day with a email swab dipped in nitric acid Persist in this treatment for a week Be careful not to put on too much, to touch any part of the bag but the wart, keep from yonr hand anl cloth ing. —The pulverization of the soil plowing, grubbing, harrowing, rowing, hoeing, and other operations is a main department of agricultural labor. HOME AND HOUSEHOLD. —Slow aud long cooking will make tongh meat tender. —Let your pot be boiling when you put your meat in it» —One onnee of kerosene oil with one grain of morphine is good for burns. —For hoarse ess: The white of two well beaten etrg*. two tablespoonsfu white sugar, hatf a nutmeg, grated, s pint of warm water; stir well and drink often. —Mildew can be remedied by UB6 of chloride of lime; about a spoonful of lime to two gallons of wa ter, being careful to dissolve well. Le the clothes lie in that a short time,then rinse thoroughly and lay on the grass. —Coarse, damp salt sprinkled carpets before sweeping prevents dust ar<s ng, make" them look fresh md new, and preven.s moths getting in them. —For dyspepsia, get clean, fresh bran, sift, if you prefer, through a very coarse sieve. Place a large tablespoon- CARVBD » DR A TH. Jrntous Negro Lover 'm* a Rival Frarlally— Ihe Mayer .File* From JaNiice Yesterday morning Joe Thrash, col ei, died at bis home in tho third ward, near iht cemetery. His death was enured by a FEARFUL CCTTISO he received the night previous at the hands of a negro named Tom King, wnc has since 11 d from justice, is now anxiously looked for by tho officers of the city and the state. It appears that tho case preajuts an iustauco r RAMI BLOOI8HED quite unpsi don able la ihe eyes of the law. The circumstances as ga<h>rod from ■ veral conflicting reports seem probably to have been as follows : Tom King visited regular y a negro girl named Wilson who resides in a two room nouse in the first ward, near the negro college, wi!h a com. panion named Sar.th Stubbs. The two girls, It believed, lead A GAY LIFO, and the former was under the special care of Tom King, who visited her quite frequently. On tbe fatal night the fickle remale and a ne gro named Joe Thrash, a rival of Tom. as it ap pears, were seated in the girl's room talking quite familiarly together when tho lover enter ed aud soon became TERRIBLY IRATE. He and Thrash got into a quarrel which w a y conducted for a few minutea, and them Tom King drew a k* lie with a huge blade, and with this deadly weapvn ho ratde a lunge at Thrash. There was an ugly gash In hi* aide in consequence. Another blow of the knife aud tho blood came FRXSH FROM ANOTHER WOUND. Still another gash followed and the wounded man su ik weak anl help- under his fierce assailant. Tho women, frightened fearfully, endeavored to intercede and to prevent the bloody work Tb«y did not succeed until the victim had re ceived the deep gashes that were to prove his death wounds. The case was kept remarkably close all that night. The police received no inkling of what had happened. Tne wounded man steadily sank uuUl yestcr* moru lug the effects of his w.muds. Sarah 8'uHbs, ol the women in the hnu*c where the fatal ffray occurred, has euel out before Justice Henry Taunt r a warrant cha'ging Tom King th murecr The warraut In now in the hands the ■ Sects of the law, but no news of Tom hdl. It appears that after the deed of oiooi he MADE HIS ESCAPE, has not been seen in the city i-inca. It will difficult lor him to • scaps He Is a negro ol maracd features, and if he is not soon cap'ured, full description of h m will be published, and thousand eyes of the injured law will hunt out the fugitive. r*|»llOl Nut**. — 1. J. C'erne its Haa been c.Mutnis- aloned a commissioner of Elbert county. --The precincts of the eapitol were quiet yejjterd <y. Th° M owintr j’i=it ; c*8 of he neace ' ' el: John Ityall#, for the K. Mailing, commissi • i :«9th di tnct G. M. of „ the 103 d di tdcl G. M. Gilmer county. The foil »wnj5 notaries public have Bernard Curley, for thi f r*lbot conn v. E imont • Ta-b'4 _ Si r et G Walker bounty; M. G. Icra- nt«. for tno 953! dis ret G M. of Waikcrc uulv; J bn II. g, lor tue 923th dia.ric. G. M. of Houston DOWN IN DIXIE. —Wheat crop prospects are very good over the state of Louisiana. Not a single death reported in Chattanooga last week. — Diphtheria in a very malignant form is in Columbia, Tenn. Nearly every child attacked has died. . —'Th** A'abama medical! convention meets at Eufaula on the 9th proximo. —A number of Chicago gentlemen prospecting in the iron and coal re gions of Alabama. The Southern Presbyterian goneral assembly will meet in Knoxville on May 16lh. —A man in North Carolina has ini vented and patented a machine for picking cotton, w' ich he claims will do the woik of one hundred men. Mrs. Haskall. prate librarian, is preparing the biographies of the gov* ernors of Tennessee from the beginning of the stale until the present period. Judge Hawkins, ex-member of congress from Florida, whose death we lately mentioned, was married seven rimes, and, we believe, outlived all of wives. -Hampton endorsement meetings are being held all over South Carolina. The people know who is their friend and the man who has saved them, and they are not so ungrateful as to ignore him. —The executive mansion at Frank fort, Ky., is a rickety old edifice, built 1808, and two of the workmen en gaged in its construction, Metcalf and Letches, afterward occupied it as gov ernors, the former working on the stone masonry, the other carrying mortar in a hod for the bricklayers. —Virginia and Tennessee last vear went far ahead of North Carolina, which has long headed the list, as pro ducers of peanuts. The estimated fati ng off this year in the three states is five hundred and fifty-two thousand bushels, or more than one-third of a crop. —Charleston, 8. C., is receiving the same treatment at the hands of the legislature that Vicksburg got from the Mississippi legislature. She has been put into a black district where the chances are all in favor of colored epresentation in the legislature. The Vickaburgers, however, went faithfully o work and elected a democrat and a good man. General Cnaimers, from heir black district. Charleston can, j doub*, do the same thing. —Judge George S. Hawkins, former ly member of cor.gress from Florida, died at Mariana, in that sta'e, on the 14 h inst., at the ripe age of 77 years, fudge Hawkins had b*na citizen of Florida for fifty two years. He was a captain in tbe Seminole war, and re ceived & wound while in that service wnich lamed him for life, and from the effects of which he haa been unable to walk for the past eight vears. General Loring, of Confedente and Egyptian fame, was his orderly sergeant during lhat camnaigi. At tbe time of his death Judge Hawkins was engaged in codyfying the laws ct Florida, and had accomplished much of the task. A Horse I'rrmallnD. Cincinnati, May 27 —A special dis patch says Dr. Jacob**’ barn near Madi son, Wis., waa burned Monday,together with a number of imported stock, in cluding H'aliions R bbie Bums and Na poleon III and short horns Haron and Cates the VI besides an amount of ■r^ain. L >83 not stated ; insurance $12,- o°°. ti Aegro Mnrdereri v *»nge.l. New York, March 27 -D-.xer Mc Creary and Fortune Buab, colored, were hanged at Barnwell Court-house, Friday, for the murder of Stephen Eoicks, hia wife and two children. Af- er killing the parents, the murderers fired the dwelling and the children were burned to death. A Bell able Article. It is a pleasure to commend an ar ticle of a th roughly relltb e character, and we do not be*lta e to do so it epea-it g of Doolsy's Yeast Powder, whi h an experience of over ten yean convrocea as 1* tho beet aid most re liable baking powder In th* market,